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THE ROANOKE RAPIDS N. C.'s TABIoid Picture NEWSpaper — All Home-Print — CAROLINA'S FIRST TAB/oic/^BNEWSAawi' More News — More Advertising — Mere Paid Subscribers VOLUME TWENTY-SIX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1940 NUMBER 22 PREPARE FOR HOLDAT , * - INTERIOR VIEW OF NEW STORE HERE Interior view of McCrory's Store, newest and one of the largest in Ε astern North Carolina, which opened in Roanoke Rapids last Friday. Huge crowds attended the opening and have been visiting the new store all this week. Many visitors from outlying sections of this and adjoining counties were seen among the many shoppers. The new sto re is located at the corner of Roanoke Avenue and Tenth Street. Only a portion of the main floor can be seen in the above picture. The full store covers floor space 75 χ 140 feet for main floor space with full storage basement underneath. (Photo by Brasington — NewsKut by Brigman) JACK HIPP IS IN JAIL AT HALIFAX ON RAPE CHARGE AHeged Attack Took Place Last Sunday Night Jack Hipp of Newberry, S. C., is being held in the Halifax jail with out privilege of bond on a charge of rape. Miss Lula Colline, of near Smith's Church, is the plaintiff in the case. The alleged rape took place on the old Halifax road about a mile beyond the Preventorium building some time Sunday night as Hipp was taking the Collins woman home fr^m the show in his car. A warrant was sworn out for Hipp Moftday and he was arrested Monday night by Chief H. E. Dobbins, W. M. Erwin, and Jack Brigman, local policemen. No bond had been allowed Hipp late today. The victim df the alleged attack told officers that she and James Capps, a friend of hers, had start ed home from the show Sunday night and were waiting for the bus at the Junction. They had planned to hire the bus to take them to her home near Smith's Church. While they were waiting, Hipp came along and offered to take her to her home. She told policemen that she accepted the in· ? vitation and started on the trip home alone with Hipp. She said that Hipp forced her from his car in the vicinity of the O'Brient home on the Halifax road and proceeded with the attack, which she claims was successful. Neither she nor Capps knew Hipp by name, police say, when she ac cepted the invitation to ride with him. They obtained his name through the number of his license plates. Hipp has been employed here as a carpenter with a construction company for the past several weeks. He waived his hearing before W. O. Thompson. It is reported, how ever, that he is considering asking for a hearing in the case yet. Christmas Seals Merit Your Support Now On Sale OUT-OF-SCHOOL BOYS MEETING AT WILLIAM R. DAVIE afe May Set Up Course In Mechanical Operations At School Out-ot-school rural boys between the ages of 17 and 24 inclusive are asked to meet at the William R. Davie School on U. S. Highway 158 five miles west of the city on Tues day, December 17, at 7 p.m. At that time a training course in me chanical operations will be dis cussed. This course is being established over the country for the purpose of teaching young men how to oper ate the various machines that they may be called upon to operate in the giant defense program which has been started in the nation. Interest shown among the boys who attend the meeting will deter mine whether the course will be given at the William R. Davie school, according to to J. S. Liles, agriculture teacher at the school. Present employment by the young men would in no way be interfered with, Mr. Liles pointed out. Those taking the course will not receive any pay for the time spent in study, nor will they have to pay any fees. The courses which may be of-1 fered are as follows: 1. Operations, care, and repair of tractors, trucks, and automobiles (gasoline and diesel engines). 2. f Metal work, including simple welds, tempering, drilling, shaping, and machinery repair. 3. Woodwork ing. 4. Elementary electricity, in cluding operation, care, and re- ) pair of electrical equipment. In- ] structors will be selected from ex perienced tradesmen and me- ( chanics. I The step is being taken at the ι William R. Davie school as an out growth of an announcement by J < Roy H. Thomas, State Supervisor i< if Vocational Agriculture of the ι State Department of Public In- [ struction. He pointed out recently that North Carolina will receive $385,000 for this work. The supervision of this work will be left to the agri culture teachers in the schools of the state. Those eligible for the training are any of those boys who would profit by the knowledge they would get from the course. Those who take the course have a pos sibility of securing employment in the defense program, Mr. Thomas said. =±j/tÊL ' 10 MORE SHOPPING DAYS YET With only 10 more shopping days left before Christmas, the city finds itself ready for the big rush that is expected to get underway this week-end and continue throughout next week. Practically ill of the stores have completed Iressing their windows and finish ed decorating their interiors. The Merchants Association had ;he Christmas lights turned on ruesday night. In keeping with the :ity's plans, many homes have jompleted their exterior decora lions and lighted the out-of-doors ;rees. Holidays nave oeen aiinouiiueu it the mills and the schools. The textile mills here will close on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 23, 24, and 25, giving the employees five days including the preceding Saturday and Sunday, rhe schools will close on Friday, December 20 and will remain clos ed until January 6 (first Monday in the New Year). Other schools in the county will follow the same schedule for the holidays. The civic clubs have or are ar ranging their activities for the Christmas season. The Lions Club has planned the annual Christ mas party for the underprivileged md the "White Christrrias" for 50 needy families. The Christmas party will be broadcast over sta tion WCBT, beginning at 8:15 p.m. next Thursday. Some of the scouts are planning .ο play Santa Claus to the children )f needy families in the city. The ligh school pupils are planning ;heir annual "White Christmas" irogram. Each room usually gives ι basket of groceries and toys to lome family selected by the room, rhese baskets are carried to the amilies by the members of the ithletic teams at the school under he supervision of Coach Cranford loyle. The Community Chorus, under he direction of C. L. Williams of he high school faculty, has plan ted a Community Sing at the high chool auditorium this coming Sun lay. The program will consist of Christmas songs and a part of the Messiah". Opening Night Beginning next Monday night and continuing until Christmas, the stores of Roanoke Rapids will remain open at night. This policy was adopt<vl by the Mer chants Association in order to give shoppers more time In which to do their Christmas
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