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VOLUME TWENTY-SIX ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 3,1941 NUMBER 50 NEGRO BOY KILLED 1 OF 5 VICTIMS OF WRECK YESTERDAY WALL IS SUICIDE MONDAY Litnuel M. Wall, 66, of the Bel mont section near here, died in the Roanoke Rapids hospital about 11:30 o’clock Monday night from a self-inflicted shotgun wound in the left shoulder which he receiv ed at the home of a son with whom he lived about 6:15 earlier in the day. Wall, who had been in ill health for the past three or four years, was employed at a local textile mill before his health forced him to retire. He was said to have been alone at tne nouse wnen ne snot himself near the back door. The report of the shotgun brought help immediately, and he was rushed to the hospital where his left arm was amputated in an effort to save his life. Local officers said it was apparently a clear case of suicide, and no inquest is planned. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Pleasant Grove Church, near Jack son. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are two sons, L. L. and L. F. Wall of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. R. O. Riggane of Roanoke Rapids and Mrs. Harmon Bordan of Emporia, Va.; a sister, Mrs. J. B. Pate of Durham; a brother, E. F. Wall of Rocky Mount; and several nieces and nephews. Will Re-Surface And Widen Roads In Eastern Part Of State Soon —See Story on Page 12, Section A CAMOUFLAGE The soldier shown above isn’t wounded or resting—it’s Staff Ser geant Ellwood L GoodfeUow of Company B, 105th Medical Regi ment, using camouflage to good advantage during the recent army maneuvers “some where” in Ten nessee. ANY MONTH June is the traditional month for weddings, but workers in the office of Register of Deeds M. H. Mitchell of Halifax County are of the opinion that the time of the year has little to do with the desire of loving couples to get married. During June the office issued 42 marriage license to 23 white couples, and 19 Negro couples —but more licenses were issued in January and April than in June, while December of last year sales were heaviest. A total of 64 marriage licenses were issued in December, 44 in January, 39 in February, 37 in March, 43 in April and 41 in May. WRIGHT MEMORIAL UNVEILING l k Shown above Is part of the large crowd present at the unveiling of monument in Cedarwood Cemetery here recently by Burchwood Camp Woodmen of the World, in honor of Ithe late Emmet W. Wright, oodmen O. L. Smith and W. A. Merritt 1 tad charge of the ceremony. ' CASE O CREW IS SETTLED The civil action brought in Hali fax Superior Court by the Citizens Bank and Trust Company of this city against J. Winfield Crew, Jr., local attorney and former president of the bank, to recover several thousands of dollars Crew allegedly owed the institution has been dis solved by mutual consent of the parties involved and Judge C. R. Daniel of Halifax County Recor der’s Court dismissed as temporary receiver of Crew’s estate upon or der of Superior Court Judge W. C. Harris Tuesday. Judge Daniel was appointed tem porary receiver of the estate as a result of the suit filed by the bank “in its own behalf and in behalf of all other creditors of J. Win field Crew, Jr., who comes to make themselves parties to this suit”, and the complaint alleged that Crew owed the bank a note for $3,753,46, and in addition around $10,000 which was unse cureu. Scheduled to be heard Tuesday before Judge Harris at Henderson, the parties agreed upon a settle ment as follows: note of J. Win field Crew for $4,200 and interest, note of E. H. Ricks for $1,000 and interest, notes of E. E. Bridgers for $2,800 and interest, note of E. B. Smith for $1,800 ’and interest, note of E. H. Ricks, trustee, for $493.93 and interest, note of R. O. Carpenter for $874 and interest, and A. R. Turner, taxes paid $125.01, a total of $11,167.93 and interest excluding the last item. It was further stated in the order signed by Judge Harris at Raleigh Tuesday that attorneys for the plaintiff be allowed $100, and C. R. Daniel $100 which was to be taxed as part of the costs. The defendant was also ordered to pay the court costs. George C. Green and Kelly Jen kins were attorneys for the plain tiff, and E. L. .Travis and Eric Norfleet represented Crew. J. L. Suiter is president of the bank, which entered the suit against the defendant WAR Wax is being declared here f on speeders, it was learned from an authoritative source today, by city officials and the police department. It is reported that officers will be stationed on streets other than Roanoke Avenue, and all offenders apprehended will find themselves In court to answer charges of speeding 1 if they exceed 18 miles per hour in the business district and on Roanoke Avenue and 35 miles per hour in the residential sec tion of the city. Reason For Smile I County Chairman Frank C. Wil liams, Roanoke Rapids, of the Hal ifax United Service Organizations, Inc., has a good reason for the broad smile he is displaying in the above picture—that stuff In his hands isn’t hay, and the neat little pile of coins on the desk in front of him isn’t slot machine tokens. Chairman Williams is shown with part of the $2,383 given in the coun ty during the recent USO drive for funds to provide entertainment and recreation for enlisted men in the military forces of the United States. The county quota was set at $1,750, and although complete re ports from all townships in the county 'had not been received to day, the total amount contributed is expected to be approximately $3,000. LEE DIES IN LOCAL HOSPITAL TRUCK, AUTO COLLIDE NEAR WARRENTON William Lee, 10-year-old Negro boy, died in the local hospital Wed nesday morning about 9:30 o’clock from injuries received in a wreck near Warrenton in which five Ne groes were fatally hurt and two others injured so badly they were brought to the Roanoke Rapids hospital for treatment. Those killed almost instantly in a collision about -6 o’clock between a south-bound automobile and atruck reported to have been loaded with peaches for the northern market were: Cecil Bowe, about 46, and his wife, Nora Bowe, 36; Sherley Chitte, 14, and Wyonette Bowe, 12. The death of the Lee boy here brought the total number of vic tims to five Wednesday. Carrie Hill, 32, and Howard Bowe, 13, were the two injured Negroes brought to the hospital here with Lee. The Hill woman suffered a broken ankle and was discharged from the hospital this afternoon. Attaches at, the hospital said Bowe had cuts about the face and arm, but did not appear seri ously injured although a nerve was But in his arm which might cause It to be crippled. The address of the Bowe family svas given as 17 W. 122nd Street, New York, and Sherley Chitte as E. 127th Street, New York. The iirl was the daughter of Ollie (Continued on Page 12, Sec. A) TENTING ON CAMP GROUNDS Pup tents used by local men in Company B, 106th Medical Regi ment, are seen in the above photograph pitched with mosquito nets in place. The sleeping and living quartets of the men while on maneuvers in Tennessee were camouflaged.
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