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THE ROANOKE RAPIDS U r O A T Fv N. C.’s TABloid mm H H More News — More ■ ( Picture NEWBpaper II M H i ^ ■ ■ ■ Advertising - Morel ■ s/“ 1 1 CAROLINA'S WiTstV^ I J I -JL J| ^xAB/oii/J^^NEWS/MjpejT A PLUME TWENTY-SEVEN ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, AUG. 21,1941 NUMBER 5 ROMANCO HURLERS Slated to do the hurling for the Roanoke Rapids Romancos in the it District State Softhall elimination series here are the above hers. They are, left to right, Dick Lee, Speed Hux and Russ lerry. The Romancos are meeting Rocky Mount here tonight in the i-finals of the district tournament, and will play the same team in finals here Saturday night. DeBerry was the pitcher defeating Wil Tuesday night here in the tournament, 1-0. ch Business tecutive May i Heard Aug. 28 >cal citizens will have an op unity next week to hear Robert lore LeTourneau of Peoria, ois, who is America’s No. 1 istian layman, give his testimo for Christianity in Roanoke ids. :Tourneau will be presented un the auspices of all the church f Roanoke Rapids at a joint ci and service club meeting on rsday night, August 28, at 6:30 >ck, which will be followed im iately by a city-wide mass ting in the high school audi lm at 8 o’clock. is address before the joint ting of Roanoke Rapids clubs been arranged by the Rotary ), which will meet that night ead of Tuesday night of next k, and members of the Ki is and Lions clubs will be ent. r. L. G. Harrison of Roanoke ids will introduce the principal iker at the club meeting arid at the program to be present sit 8 o’clock in the high school itorium. le Rev. Gordon Price, pastor the First Baptist Church, is irman of the committee in rge of arrangements for the public address of LeTourneau. The Rev. F. W. Haynie, pastor of the Rosemary Baptist Church, will pre side as president of the local Min isterial Association. In addition to LeTourneau’s talk, two hymns will be sung at the city-wide meeting. The Rev. Daniel Lane, pastor of the Methodist Church, will offer the invocation, and the benediction will be by the Rev. T. E. Tomerlin, pastor of the Christian Church. Choirs of local churches will oc (.Continued on page 12, Sec. A) SOFTBALL DISTRICT TOURNEY Finals Scheduled To Be Played Saturday The semi-finals of the First Dis trict Softball tournament will be played here tonight at 8:30 o’clock in Ledgerwood Park between the Roanoke Rapids Romancos and the Rocky Mount softball team. Both Roanoke Rapids and Rocky Mount defeated Wilson Tuesday night for a place in the district finals, and the game tonight will be played at Ledgerwood Park be cause of the condition of the Roa noke No. 2 Park where it was originally scheduled to be played. Finals in the district are set for Ledgerwood on Saturday night, starting at 8:30 o’clock. The dis trict champs will be decided by a two-of-three series, and the finals Saturday night may develop into a double-header unless one of the teams wins two games straight. WILSON OUT Wilson was eliminated Tuesday on the opening night of tourna ment, dropping games to Rocky Mount and the Romancos of Roa noke Rapids. In the first game of the double header for Wilson, Rocky Mount opened the scoring after Ashe, Wil son hurler, had walked the first two mn up at bat. Bullock, who drew a pass, came in on B. Inscoe’s hit for the first run. Rocky Mount threatened to score again in the fourth frame after Ashe had walked Ezzelle and Har ris hit a line drive. The threat was nipped, however, when Harris’ drive landed smack in Bill Adams’ glove and Ezzelle was caught at first for the only double play of the game. In the sixth inning Rocky (Continued on page 12, Sec. A) Traffic Manaaer W. uienn Humphrey, traffic man ager, has been associated wit! Carolina Traihvays since 1929 and is directly responsible for the con venient schedules and low fares or which Carolina Trailways operate Young Girl Is Struck By Cab Here Miss Nita Beeves of 40 Jackson Street was injured here yesterday about 12:30 o’clock when she was struck by a taxi operated by Au brey Johnson near the canal bridge. The fifteen-year-old girl, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reeves, suffered lacerations of the head and both legs in addition to bruises. She was rushed to the local hospital where her condition today was described as “good” by attaches at the institution. Chief of Police H. E. Dobbins in vestigated and stated that it ap peared to be an unavoidable acci dent. No charges have been brought against the cab driver, who rendered all assistance possible, be | cause of a request of the girl and her father that he not be prosecut ed. I NEW BUS STATION IS OPEN Carolina Coach Officials Here Today The opening of the new $20,000 Carolina Coach Company bus ter minal here at noon today was marked by an appropriate dedica tory ceremony in which officials of the company and prominent lo cal citizens participated. R. C. Hoffman, Jr., president of the company, dedicated the bus station for the benefit of this sec tion. Mayor Kelly Jenkins in ac cepting the terminal on behalf of the city expressed gratification that it has been built here and is now open for the convenience of the public. The ceremony, which was broadcast over the local radio station, was opened with a prayer offered by the Rev. Lawrence Stell, pastor of the local Presbyterian Church. During the half-hour exercises at the bus station a number of other citizens were heard, and a large number of citizens were on hand for the grand opening, j Among officials of the bus com pany here were Mr. Hoffman, of Roanoke, Va., the president, whose father as president of the old Gas ton-Raleigh railroad put together sections of the Seaboard Air Line many years ago; George D. John son, general manager, Raleigh; W. A. Eiland, superintendent of trans portation, Raleigh; J. E. Keith, su perintendent of equipment and maintenance, Raleigh; W. O. Bell of Macon, superintendent of the Raleigh Division of the Company; Fred Wall and Bill Mullen, travel ing passenger agents; J. M. Bar nett, purchasing agent; and W. Glenn Humphry, traffic manager. Also present was J. M. Edwards, Jr., of Raleigh, who was the archi (Continued on page 12, Sec. A> LIONS FESTIVAL QUEEN AND COURT Mamie Little Cooper, Queen of the Lions Mid-Summer Festival this year, is shown in the center of the above photograph after she was crowned by Julian R Allsbrook of this city, who may be seen at extr erne left. At the right is Mrs. W. Bernard Allsbrook, who directed the contest of the young ladies competing for the title. Those composing the Queen’s Court above are Mildred Fulghum, Estelle Braswell, Geraldine Butler, Fannie Stephenson, Virgie M. Whitby, Margaret Tucker, Helen Pope, Lucille Butler, Mary Alice Jones, Evelyn Eldrldge, Dorothea White, and Lee Baird.
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