INVESTIGATING
RESERVOIRS FOR
FLOOD CONTROL
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Army Engineers
Making Study Of
Problem In Area
Reservoirs for flood control in
the Roanoke Rapids area of the
Roanoke River are being investi
gated, according to W. W. Laps
Icy, Captain, Corps of Engineers,
War Dept., Norfolke, Va. He said
that one reservoir 3 miles above
the city, one at (old) Gaston, and
one at Buggs Island, approxi
mately J(5 miles upstream, are
under investigation.
These investigations are under
way, but the study of the prob
lem of alleviating the flood si
tuation in this area is not yet
complete, he said.
The reservoir 3 miles above the
city would be 7 miles long; the
one at Gaston would be 35 miles
long, while the one at Buggs Is
land would be 45 miles long, ac
cording to the engineer.
In reply to a questipn as to
who would operate the proposed
hydroelectric plants below the
reservoirs, he said that “This of
fice is unable to state whether
the Federal Government or a
private establishment would op
erate any of the multiple-purpose
developments recommended for
construction, as this matter is de
termined by the United States
Congress.’
In connection wnn tne reser
voirs, Captain Lapsley said that
the total damage to Halifax
County during the recent August
flood had been placed at $1,650,
000. Damage to Northampton
County has been estimated at
$300,000, he said. Damages include
towns, railroads, public utilities,
highways, and agricultural bot
tom lands. These estimates, he
went on to explain, are prelim
inaries only. They will be care
fully reviewed and verified in
the detailed field surveys in early
1941.
The following table (sent to the
Herald by the engineer) shows
that the official rise of Roanoke
river at Roanoke Rapids rose a
bove low water to a height of
37.75 feet above low water mark
established here September 21,
1932:
DATE OF FLOOD RISE AT
R. Rapids Weldon
Aug. 18, 191,0 39.0 58.0
Nov. 26, 1877 * 51.6
Mar. 18, 1912 50.S
May 25, 1901 - 47. 8
Jan. 23, 1936 21,.7 1,6.5
Jtm. 2, 1902 hOA
Low water in 1932 at Roanoke
Rapids was read at 1.25; at Wel
don 9 feet.
These figures were taken from
gages operated by U. S. Geolog
ical Survey lMs miles below bridge
here and by the U. S. Weather
Bureau on the highway bridge at
Weldon.
“"(Figures for the years 1877, 1912,
1901, 1902 in Roanoke Rapids are
not available)
Shearin - Keeter
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Mr. and Mrs. Claude Keeter of
Roanoke Rapids announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Marjorie,
to David Loy Shearin, son of the
late L. H. Shearin and Mrs. Betti e
Shearin Jenkins. They were united
in marriage by Rev. B. P. Robin
son at his home in Weldon, Satur
day, Dec. 21, 1940. They will make
their home in Roanoke Rapids.
LITTLETON
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Bridg
ers of Greensboro were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Newsom dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Abernathy
and Master Charles Abernathy
spent Christmas with relatives in
Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harrison
and Tommie Harrison of Green
ville were guests of Mrs. T. N.
Harrison during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald King and
baby of Spartanburg, S. C., were
among the visitors in town for
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen
Jones of Baltimore were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jones on
Wednesday and Thursday of the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ray Brown
ing of Greensboro were guests of
Mrs. Alice Browning over the
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bass of
Nashville spent Christmas with
Mrs. Bass’ parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. D. King.
Mrs. J. W. Montague left Sat
urday to spend some time with
her daughter, Mrs. Hill Holloman
in Norfolk.
Mrs. Claude Nicholson or Ka
leigh is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Taylor.
Mrs. Alice Browning and Miss
Carrie Myrick spent Christmas
day in Enfield.
Tasker Williams of Washing
ton, D. C., spent Christmas with
his mother, Mrs. T. C. Williams.
Mi?s Virginia Williams of
Richmond, Va., and Edward Wil
liams of Raleigh were guests of
their mother, Mrs. Claude Benton,
during Christmas.
Jack Moore of Norfolk was the
guest of his brother, C. G. Moore,
during the holidays.
Mrs. A. M. Newsom and family
spent Christmas with Mrs. New
som’s sister in Leesburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Taylor of
Fayetteville were among the visit
ors in town during Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Vinton Reid
of Atlanta spent Christmas as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Newsom.
Mrs. J. C. Sessoms of Durham
was the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Ben Long Rives, during the
holidays.
•p
Mrs. G. S. Prichard, of Whit
akers and Lynnhaven, who has
been visiting her son, H. S.
Prichard, left Friday to spend
some time in Lakeland, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reese,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wollett
during Christmas.
Mrs. W. W. Simms and Miss
Sadie Vinson of Wilson spent
Christmas with their sister, Mrs.
Horace Palmer.
Mesdames J. B. Boyce, Alice
Partin, Misses Sallie Boyce and
Beth Partin were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Mohorn in Wel
don on Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Myrick,
James Myrick, Miss Blair Myrick,
Mrs. Alice Browning, and Miss
Carrie Myrick were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. P. H. Rose in Hender
son during the Christmas holi
days.
Mr. and Mrs. George Prichard
and little daughter, Patsy Rives,
of Washington, D. C., are spend
ing some time with Mr. and Mrs.
Hinton Prichard.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lambeth
and Miss Elnora Lambeth spent
the week-end in Norfolk.
Miss Annie Tucker Moore spent
several days of last week in
Richmond, Va., with her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
John Wheeler Moore.
Mrs. George B. Crater, of At
lanta, Ga., arrived last Monday
to spend some time with her sis
ter, Mrs. J. H. Newsom.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hicks and
little daughter, Betsy, of Hender
son, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Cleve Stalling during the Christ
mas holidays.
Mrs. W. N. Thornton, Mrs. Wal
ter Kooper, Miss Helen Marion
Kooper, and Miss Martha Exum
Lewis of Raleigh spent Christ
mas week as the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Oxenham in
Staten Island, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Moore of
Raleigh were guests of Mrs.
Moore’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank King, during the holidays.
Miss Bettie Hardy spent Christ
mas at her home in Red Oak.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Smith of
Columbia, S. C., were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wollett during
the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Richard Thomas, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Delbridge ,left Sunday
for her home in Littleton.
Miss Ella Walker of Richmond,
Va., spent several days during
the Christmas holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Moseley
and Master Carlton Moseley spent
the Christmas holidays in Boy
kins, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Moseley
and little daughter, Virginia, of
Richmond, Va., and Miss Ann
Person of Charlottesville, Va.,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Person during the Christmas
hoidays.
Lieut, and Mrs. Donnely and
son of Nashville were guests of
Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Beecher on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cecil of
High Point were guests of Mrs.
Cecil’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Bragg, during the holidays.
Mrs. Rom Parker of Enfield
was among the visitors in town
Saturday.
Capt. and Hrs. Henry Kolshorn,
Henry Jr., and Mary Ann Kol
shorn, Mrs. M. D. Beecher and
Miss Blair Myrick spent Monday
in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. L. A. McCranie of Wash
ington, D. C., spent the Christ
mas holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hervey Walker.
Mrs. C. M. Hale spent Thurs
day in Raleigh.
Mrs. A. W. Harriss and family
spent Christmas day with Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Manning in Williams
ton.
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Davis and
son, Graham, and Harvey spent
the week-end with relatives in
Moore county.
Mrs. Alma Williams McCord of
Greenwood, S. C., spent Monday
and Tuesday with Mrs. A. J. May.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilson and
children of Grove Hill were a
raong the visitors in town during
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. China of
Roanoke Rapids were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. House on
Sunday.
Mrs. W. G. Hedgepeth of
Greensboro is visiting her moth
er, Mrs. K. B. Topping.
Armand Moore of Baltimore
was the week-end guest of his
niece, Mrs. H. P. Robinson.
Rev. and Mrs. Groves Of San
ford and Dr. Patsy Groves of Mt.
Holyoke were guests of Mrs.
Groves’ sister, Mrs. R. J. Lewis,
Monday.
Mrs. Robert Thorne spent the
week-end with her mother, Mrs.
Harry Darden, in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Clay Perkinson and son,
Buddy, spent Christmas in Oak
City.
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