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VOLUME TWENTY-SIX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.— THURSDAY, JAN. 3,1941NUMBER 35
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LIONS ENTERTAIN CHILDREN
Above are two views of the Lions Club’s Christmas party held here for
approximately 50 underprivileged children in the city. Upper scene shows
the children being fed. Lower picture shows Santa Claus distributing gifts
to the youngsters. The children were fed and given gifts, which included
eats and something to wear. (NewsKuts by Brigman)
FOUR VOLUNTEERS
READY TO ENTER
TRAINING JAN. 8
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Four volunteers have been de
clared ready for induction into
the Selective Service training by
the local Board. They have had
their phsyical examinations and
will leave for Fort Bragg next
Wednesday with the six to go in
the second call.
Three other men are to take
examinations Friday. Out of these
three are expected to come the
remaining two men. The third
one is being examined as an al
ternate. Two of the men to
report for physical examination
tomorrow are draftees. The oth
er one is a volunteer.
Those who have already been
declared ready for induction are:
Sanford Wood of Weldon; John
Wilson Joyner of South Rose
mary; Sammy Leon Jones of 210
Hamilton Street, City; and Solo
man Powell, whose box number is
525, City.
The draftees to report tomor
row are the first to be called by
the local board. All others have
been volunters. These boys who
will report Friday have the or
der numbers 8 and 14. If No. 8
passes his physical examination,
he will be the one to go to Fort
Bragg. If he is found unfit, No.
14 will go, provided he is fit.
However, the board will still
accept volunteers in this call.
Those who would like to go at
this time may do so by getting
in touch with the board early
Friday.
If the other volunteer passes his
examination tomorrow, he will
give the local board a total of
seven volunteers to bo inducted
into the service. Two have de
cided to get into the navy; one is
serving a term on the road; two
are disqualified legally because
of having been convicted of a
felony; one has been disqualified
because of physical disability. He
is placed in IB class and iB sub
ject to call if ever needed.
Those who would like*, to volun
teer for the expected call in Feb
ruary are urged by the Board to
do so early in order to get in
duction papers out of the way
before the laiit minute.
Golden Gloves
AU amateur boxers in Halifax
and Northampton Counties who
wish to enter the Herald 1941
Golden Gloves Tournament are
invited to report at the Roanoke
Rapids High School gym at 8;80
Monday night, Jan. 6th for in
structions and first training by
Coach Lonnie Blackwelder.
Bring your trunks and shoes for
workout.
The Tournament Committee is
also asked to meet at the same
time and place. (More details
inside)
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ELECTION TO BE
HELD TUESDAY ON
LOCATION, BONDS
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An election to determine wheth
er the City of Roanoke Rapids
will construct a jail in and ad
joining the present Municipal
building will be held Tuesday,
January 7. The polls will be open
ed for all qualified city voters
at 7 a.m. and close at sunset on
that day.
Polling place in the North Ward
will be at the Boy Scout hut on
West Second Street. The regis
trar in the North Ward will be
Henry Fitts. Judges will be S. C,
Cook and J. O. Brown.
Polling place in the South Ward
will be the Rosemary graded
school. A. M. Cameron will be
the registrar and Curtis Shell and
Allie Wood will be the judges.
Citizens of the city will be ask
ed to vote "yes’’ or "no” to the
following question: “Shall an or
dinance passed December 3, 1940,
authorizing not exceeding $12,500
bonds of the City of Roanoke
Rapids for paying all or part of
the cost of constructing a jail in
or adjoining the Municipal build
ing, and a tax for said bonds, be
approved ?”
If the majority of voters in the
election approve the ordinance
next Tuesday a jail will be erect
ed in or adjoining the Municipal
building. The shop now used by
the Sanitary District and the
Street Department will probably
be converted into a jail in the e
vent the ordinance is approved.
If the ordinance is not approv
ed, the Board of City Commis
sioners plans to hold another e
lection to vote on $21,000 bonds
for the construction of a jail at
some other location, undecided at
the present time.
A majority of votes cast for
the approval of the ordinance will
decide the election in favor of
locating the jail in the Municipal
building. A majority cast a
gainst the approval will defeat
the measure and another election
will have to be called. All citi
zens properly registered on the
city books are eligible to vote.
Last August (1940) a group of
citizens signed a petition protest
ing the construction of a jail in
the Municipal building. Follow
ing the presentation of the peti
tion to the Board of Commission
ers, the board decided against
placing the proposed jail in the
building.
An investigation as to the cost
of a jail constructed as a sep
arate unit was made. The expense
was found more than had been
anticipated by the commissioners,
who later decided to hold the
election.
The City Health Department
has declared the present jail
building not suited to its purpose
and the County Grand Jury has
warned the City that it must im
prove its jail conditions or be
forced to be without One.
An ordinance authorizing the
issuance of bonds for $7,500 for
the construction of a jail was re
pealed recently at a meeting of
the commissioners. The bonds
were never issued They were re
pealed because they were insuffi
cient to construct a jail' adequate
for the city.
3700 AUTO TAGS
SOLD HERE SINCE
OFFICE OPENING
A total of 3700 automobile tags
has been sold at the local license
bureau since its opening on No
vember 30, according to reports
from the office force. There have
been 815 truck and 320 trailer
tags sold in addition to the pas
senger vehicle line.
December 31 (Tuesday) led in
a single, day’s sales. On that day,
the last day that drivers were
allowed to Operate with old li
censes, the local office sold a to
tal of 755 tags which amounted
in dollars and cents to approxi
mately $12,009. A line of auto
mobile and truck owners remain
ed at the windows practically the
entire day. A rushed order had
to be called in to Raleigh for ad
ditional tags before the day was
over.
Tile first two days of the new
year were very "slow” at the of
fice, Mrs. Mfncher, who is head
ing up the license sales, said to
day.
City tag sales have increased
this year also, it is reported. To
day there had been 745 city tags '
sold ,an increase over former
years for the entire 12 months.
No definite check has been
made as yet, but it has been es
timated by those who have been
closely associated with jthe tag
sales that a "good” 50 per cent
of those people buying licenses at
the local office came from com
munities outside of Roanoke Rap
ids and immediate territory.
The office force handling tho
plate sales here took the job with
some misgivings, but report that
they have encountered little diffi
culty in the sales. ' ; j \ \ J