; CHEST TRUSTEES
WILL BE ELECTED
HERE NEXT WEEK
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Annual Meeting Comes
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Four trustees for the Roanoke
Rapids Community Chest have
' been nominated, for the election
to be held next week. Two other
trustees remain to be nominated
at this time.
The annual meeting of all the
Officials and contributing mem
bers has been set for Wednesday
night, January 22, in the Muni
cipal building.
Ballots will be placed in the post
office and at other public places
by next Wednesday, January 15. I
The ballot will be printed in the
next issue of the Herald. All con
trifouting members of the Chest
axe eligible to vote.
Those who have accepted the
nominations to the Board of
Trustees are as follows: T. W.
Mullen, Dr. T. W. M. Long, E. H,
Graves, and W. H. Pruden.
Member and contributing agen
cies in the city are to certify
their trustees as soon as possible.
Those that have not certified their
trustees at this time are as fol
lows : Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
Preventorium, Associated Chari
ties, School Lunch and Book
Fund, Lions Club, Virginia Elec
tric and Power Company, Roanoke
Mills Company No. 1 and No. 2
plants, Patterson Mills Company,
Halifax Paper Company, and the
Manchester Board and Paper Co.
Manufacturing Company, Kiwanis
Club, Library have been certified.
Trustees from the Rosemary
ting members are certified from
the various councils set up in
the groups.
The Letter Will
Be Shown Sunday
Monday At Levon
Bette Davis will be seen in an
other drama that will be long
remembered by those who see the
picture, “The Letter”, unreeled
Sunday-Monday at the Levon The
atre, Weldon. Herbert Marshall
will be presented in the opposite
lead.
Tuesday-Wednesday the recent
release, “The Lady in Question”,
will be shown with Brian Aherne
and Rita Hayworth in the leading
roles.
Judy Garland will be seen in a
role, quite1 different from any she
has played heretofore in “Little
Nelly Kelly” which will be present
ed to the Levon patrons Thursday
-Friday. George Murphy and Chas.
Winninger are also in the leading
cast.
Saturday only two feature pic
tures will be shown and Chapter
fifteen of “Deadwood Dick”. Jean
Hersholt and Dorothy I,ovett will
be seen in “Remedy for Riches”,
and Bob Steele Tn “Billy the Kid
in Texas”.
Arthur Lake And
Penny Singleton
At Pitts Sunday
Lum and Abner, favorites of
millions of radio fans, will be
brought to their mar'' fans on
the screen of the Pitts Theatre,
Emporia, ThursdayFriday when
“Dreaming Out Loud” will be
shown. Frances Langford will be
seen in a leading role also.
Saturday only Tim Holt will be
seen in “The Fargo Kid.”
Bringing another Blondie pic
ture to the screen the manage
ment has scheduled “Blondie
Plays Cupid” for the Sunday only
attraction. Penny Singleton and
Arthur Lake will be seen in their
usual roles.
MondayTuesday ‘The Howards
of Virginia” will be brought to
the screen with Cary Grant and
Martha Scott playing the leading
roles. The picture is said to be
very good and snouiu not De
missed.
A double feature program will
be presented Wednesday only,
Bargain Day. “In Old Missouri”
will be shown with the Weaver
Brothers and Elviry in the cast,
and “Sky Murder” with Walter
Pidgeon will be unreeled.
Accepts Work In
Du Pont Plants
M. H. Vaughan, chemist at the
Halifax Paper Company, has ac
cepted employment with Du Pont
and will take up his new duties
at a Niagara Falls plant some
time next week. He will leave
here on January 17, according to
present plans.
Mr. Vaughan has been with the
Halifax Paper Company for the
past three and a half years, hav
ing come here from the Albemarle
Paper Corporation in Richmond.
He was originally from Richmond.
Hospital Patients
from Out-of-Town
Girl Geraldine Huckstep of Gas
burg, Va.; Leroy Jenkins of Wel
don; R. E. Shearin of Vaughan;
Clarence Wynn of Weldon; Wylie
Weaver of Valentine, Va.
Davis - House
Mrs. Emma Wright announces
the marriage of her daughter, Mrs.
Manie Wright House, to George
Thomas Davis of this city on De
cember 7th, 1940.
Born At Hospital
Three girls were born at the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital this
week. They were: to Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Wilson, a girl, January
2; to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Pearson,
a girl, January 4; to Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Horne, a girl, January 5.
Robertson-Powell
P. I. Powell announces the mar
riage of his daughter, Naomi Ag
nes, to John Manning Robertson
on Wednesday, December 25, 1940.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson are now
at home with Mr. Robertson’s
mother, Mrs. Laura Robertson.
Infant Dies
Carroll Boyce, two year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Boyce of
George, died in the Roanoke Ra
pids Hospital on January 3, after
an illness of several weeks from
meningitis. He was carried back
to the home where funeral ser
vices were held.
Entertains Friends
Miss Doris Bridges entertained
a number of her friends with a
New Years Eve Party. Games
were played and refreshments
served to the following: Misses
Doris Bridges, Margaret Bennett,
Catherine Burnett, Gladys Pear
son and James Bennett, Bennie
Vester, Alvin Pitt, Carl Msser,
Preston Blue, Warren Bush and
Edward Johnson.
Miss Warrick Honored
A New Year’s Party was given
for Miss Ernestine Warrick at
her home on Madison street by
her friends. Games were played
and refreshments served to Misses
Marie Jernigan, Edna Earl Loom
is, Gwendolyn Butts, Geraldine
Britt, Beulah Mae Ogburn and
Ruth Wrenn, Watson Fann,
James Tickle, Jimmie Webb,
Thomas Hux, Marvin Singlebary,
Jr., Chester Wilkinson, and Mur
rell Jenkins.
TOWN
TALK
Lewis Cannon, who has been in
the Roanoke Rapids Hospital for
the past week, is reported improv
ing today.
Mesdames F. M. Coburn, Geo.
N. Taylor, W. P. Taylor, Miss Dor
is Hedgepeth and Milton Moore
attended the Inauguration ser
vices at Raleigh today.
J. E. Davis spent the week-end
in Atlanta, Ga., on business.
Grover Hossell of Henderson
spent last week with his mother,
Mrs. M. C. Hossell.
Misses Mildred Balmer, Mildred
Burton, Mary Coburn Woodruff
and Mary Virginia Jenkins spent
Sunday in Petersburg, Va.
Claude Hopkins and Lloyd Jack
son spent the week-end in Dan
ville, Va., with friends and rela
tives.
Edward Keeter of the U. S.
Navy , Norfolk, Va., spent Tues
day in town.
Lemuel Bridges spent the week
end in Enfield with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bridges.
Mrs. L. E. Keeter of Scotland
Neck spent Tuesday in town with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gibson of
Norfolk, Va., were business visi
tors in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lee and
daughter, Sylvia Jean, spent Sun
day in Seaboard.
Miss Dorothy Draper spent last
week in Rehobeth.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Archer and
son, Robert Henry, were the
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
L. C. Taylor in Danville, Va.
J W. Underwood spent the week
end in Norfolk, Va., with relatives.
Olin Warren and James Coley
spent Sunday in Robersonville.
L. E. Keeter of Scotland Neck
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Mamie Modlin of Norfolk,
Va., spent last week with her
mother, Mrs. Cora Davis.
Thomas Johnson spent last week
in Raleigh.
Miss Virginia Tedder of Bailey
is spending this week with Mr.
and Mrs. P. O. Hobbs.
Permits for new buildings and
repairs to old buildings, amount
ing to over a half million dollars,
were issued in Roanoke Rapids
during the past year, 1940. This
is an increase over the total cost
of buildings in the city for 1939
by approximately $300,000.
Repairs led the other construc
tions with a total of $216,650 go
ing for that one item. The amount
heads the list as a result of the
flood in the river industries here
in August.
Second on the list is the new
building which the McCrory Stores
Corporation occupies. The store
building and apartments over the
store are listed at an estimated
cost of $110,000 by the building
inspector Henry Fitts.
New dwellings are third on the
list in costs, approximately $100,
000 having been spent during the
year for new homes here.
Then next in order comes the
new office building for the Roa
noke Mills Company, addition to
filter plant, new bus station, and
new warehouse.
Following is a list of the vari
ous types and the estimated cost
as given by the building inspec
tor: Repairs—$216,650; new store
and apartment—$110,000; new
dwellings—$91,650; new office
building—$30,000; addition to fil
ter plant—$14,000; new warehouse
—$8,900; new filling station—$6,
000; ice plant—$4,000; new ga
rages—$3,250; alterations — $3,000;
additions to dwellings—$2,900; new
shop—$600.
Funeral Friday
For Mrs. Davis
Funeral services for Mrs. Della
C. Davis, 75, will be held at the
home near Seaboard Friday. De
tailed arrangements had not been
made late today.
Mrs. Davis died at the home early
this morning.
Business Girls Circle
The Business Girls Circle of the
First Presbyterian Church met in
the home of Miss Lelia Murray on
Jackson St. Thursday evening, Jan.
2. The meeting was called to or
der by the chairman, Miss Margaret
Wood, and Mrs. John Buck read
the minutes of the last meeting and
gave the report of the secretary
and treasurer. Both old and new
business was discussed. Miss Wood
read two letters to the circles. One
was from Miss Albright, chairman
of the Busines Women of Gran
ville Presbytery, accepting the in
vitation to hold a conference here
at the Presbtyerian Church next
October. The second letter was
from Miss Anderson of Barium
Springs, thanking the members of
the circle for the gift sent to the
orphan boy this circle helps care
for. Miss Gertie Wood had charge
of the program, which was on For
eign Missions and was assisted by
Misses Nellie Morris, Margaret
Wood, Mrs. Charles Dickens, and
Mrs. Graham Shell.
Miss “Pat” Daniel, a member of
the circle who is a bride-elect, was
presented a piece of silver in her
chosen pattenn. At the conclusion
the hostess served delicious re
freshments to the following: Mes
dames John Buck, Cy Wood, Gra
ham Shell, Charles Dickens, Mrs.
Bryant, and Misses' Nellie Morris,
Gladys Morris, Gertrude Wood and
Margaret Wood.
QUEEREST ACCIDENTS
OF 1940
An illustrated story telling of
many incredible mischances
during the year. Be sure to read
this unusual feature in the Jan
uary 12th issue of
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