DAMAGE IN CITY
FROM FIRE TOTAL
*8,550 FOR 1940
Total damages from fire In the
city in 1940 amounted to $8,550, ac
cording to estimates from the Roa
noke Rapids Fire Department. This
was an increase of approximately
$8,000 over that of 1939, that year
having the lowest record of any in
the history of the department.
The Rosemary Drug Company
fire and the Duncan fire near the
Junction were the two big fires of
the year, the former being estimat
ed at about $6,000 and the latter at
about $2,000 by the fire department.
During last year there were 51
fires that the firemen helped to put
out in the city. There were 13 fires
that the firemen went to outside
the city limits. Only one false a
larm was turned in during the year.
Fires in dwellings led the year
with 29. Grass fires were second
in number with 22.
Damages by fires outside the city
amounted to approximately $920.
An average of 15 firemen attend
ed every fire that the department
was called to during the year.
Funeral Held For
Robert Beasley
Tuesday, Jan. 7
Funeral services for Robert Jim
mie Beasley, 20, were held at the
Williams Funeral Home Tuesday
afternoon at 3 p.m. with the Rev.
Gordon Price conducting. Inter
ment was in the Roanoke Rapids
Cemetery. The young man died
at the home of his stepfather,
Lee Morris, in South Rosemary,
after a short illness Sunday night.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Lee Morris; his step father,
Lee Morris; three half sisters,
Mary Lee, Dorothy, and Betty
Love Morris; and a whole brother,
Garvie Beasley.
Pall bearers were Joe Wells,
Jr., Roy Taylor, Cecil Pearson,
Buddy Sandford.
Mrs. J. S. Brown
Buried Yesterday
Mrs. Estelle King Brown, 23, of
Fayetteville died in Highsmith Hos
pital Tuesday noon, Jan. 7, follow
ing a very brief illness.
Mrs. Brown was well known here
and in Weldon, having graduated
from Weldon High School.
She is survived by her husband,
Julian S. (Pete) Brown; her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. King, of
Fayetteville; grandmother, Mrs. J.
A. Grooms of Roanoke Rapids; 4
uncles, M. H. Grooms of Fayette
ville, J. J. Grooms of Lithia, Fla.,
Walter and Zeb Grooms of Roa
noke Rapids, and one aunt, Mrs.
Allen Rickman of Roanoke Rapids.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday at 3 o’clock at Galatia Pres
byterian Church, Cumberland Coun
ty, with burial in the church cem
etery. [tffi
Paul Watson of Richmond, Va.,
spent the week-end in town with
friends.
First Methodist
Church
DANIEL LANE, Pastor
lunday Services:
9:45 a.m. Church School. W. Gra
lam Lynch, Superintendent.
11:00 Morning Worship. Pastor’s
Sermon Theme: “Open Gate”.
6:45 p.m. Epworth League Meet
ngs of Intermediates, and Senior
Young People.
7:30 Evening Worship. Sermon
Topic: “Answered Prayer”.
The public is cordially invited to
all services. A friendly welcome
awaits you.
LITTLETON
Ben Browning, Jr., left Friday
to resume his studies at Chapel
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Taylor of
Fayetteville spent last week with
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Johnston and
other relatives.
Mrs. Frank Rightmyer and chil
dren of Weldon visited friends
and relatives in town Wednesday.
Miss Claire Benthall of Wood
land, a former teacher in the
Littleton high school, was among
the visitors in town last week.
Mrs. Walter Kooper and Miss
Helen Marian Kooper spent the
week-end in Petersburg.
William Skinner left Saturday
to resume his studies in Auburn,
Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Parker, of
Norfolk were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Parker.
Mrs. D. S. Carr of Wilmington
was the guest of relatives in town
during the past week.
Mrs. A. W. Person spent Thurs
day and Friday of last week in
Norfolk.
Mrs. Vinton Reid, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. H. New
som, returned Tuesday to her
home in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Harriss of
Norfolk were guests of Mrs.
Henry Harriss during the past
week.
Mrs. Henry Townsend, Miss Ann
Langdon Townsend, and little son,
Henry Langdon, Jr., returned
Sunday to their home in Marshall,
Va.
Mrs. Lewis Rosenthall and lit
tle son, Herbert, have returned to
their home in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirkland
spent Friday in Norfolk.
Mrs. Charles Lambeth spent the
week-end in Norfolk.
Miss Ballard Mohorn, of Wel
don, was the guest of her grand
mother, Mrs. J. R. Boyce, for sev
eral days during the past week.
Miss Catherine Hudson of Roa
noke Rapids was the week-end
guest of her cousin, Miss Olin
Pike.
Mr. and Mrs. Macon Moore,
Miss Jack Moore and Mrs. Willie
Wayner returned Friday from an
extended tour to places of inter
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Perkinson,
who have been making their home
in Union, S. C., arrived Tuesday
to make their home in Littleton.
Mr. Perkinson has accepted em
ployment with J. H. Newsom.
Miss Lucy Perry spent the
week-end in Rocky Mount as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. W. W.
Shaw.
Mrs. E. G. Oxenham left Satur
day to spend a few days with Mr.
Oxenham in New York City.
Mrs. R. D. Belch, of Norfolk,
was the week-end guest of Mrs.
Alton Parker.
Mrs. L. H. Justis, Miss Mary
Shields Justis and Miss Mary Al
ex Wells spent Friday and Sat
urday in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Williams
have returned from Pittsburgh
where they spent several days
with their son, Sidney Ray Wil
liams.
Mrs. Mattionette Cassada has
returned from Norfolk after
spending some time with Mr. and
Mrs. Pi cot Cassada.
Mrs. E. R. Harger of Freeport,
Texas, was the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. G. T. Vick, and other rel
atives for several days during the
past week.
TOWN
TALK
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bass of Gum
berry and Mrs. Joe Shearin were
guests of Mr and Mrs. W. L. Kee
Thursday.
James Willingham of Washing
ton, D. C., visited friends in town
a few days last week.
Gerald Sims and Shorty Sims
returned to Fort Jackson after
spending the past ten days with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luth
er Sims.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Cobb and
Children, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tyson
and children spent the week-end
with relatives in Snow Hill and
Farmville.
Verden Hutcheson of Buchanan,
Ga., is spending some time here
with Mr. and Mrs. Edward M.
Hutcheson.
Ben Butler returned home Mon
day from the Roanoke Rapids
hospital where he has been a
patient for the past few days.
Mrs. Joe Crew spent Friday in
Henderson.
Rives Worrock of Fort Hunt,
Alexandria, Va., spent the week
end with Mrs. Olelia Butts in
South Rosemary.
Birthday Dinner
Mrs. S. L. Moon gave a delight
ful dinner Sunday in honor of her
husband’s birthday. Members of
the family, children and grand
children attended, besides a few
invited guests including W. P.
Taylor and children, Betty Sue
and Donald, R. B. Bennett and
Woodrow Stokes. Mr. Moon re
ceived many useful gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Matkins
attended the funeral of Mrs. H. L.
Bobbitt in Littleton Sunday
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