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□ THE ROANOKE RAPIDS If 17 13 A f r\ ||||iggp|g|p|«j|| H H VI More News — More |B.fl( ■ M ^P. ■ ■ Advertising — More I I CAROLINA’S HRStN^ I M l “ SMb8Crtbera 1 M ^TAB/oi(/iP»NEHS/w/)cr -- VOLUME TWENTY-SEVEN ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 20,1941 NUMBER 17 Shaw Post’s Armistice Day Program 5 " ' > " m ,::: f Dr. Leroy Lewis, professor of public speaking at Duke University, is shown at the left above address ing some sixty members and invited guests of Shaw Post No. 38 of the American Legion at a special Armistice Day program at Weldon last week. Seated at Dr. Lews’ left is Mrs. Mike Josephson, wife of post commander, and Commander Joseph son is seated in front of the flag. In the picture at the right is shown part of the crowd on hand to hear Dr. Lewis’ discussion of the “American Way of Life?’. Wreck Car Stolen Here LOCAL YOUTHS OUT OF JAIL UNDER BOND Two local ’teen-age youths are free under $500 bond each awaiting trial at the Halifax County Supe rior Court term opening Monday on charges of stealing and wreck ing an automobile. The youths, Leonard Moseley and Auburn Warick, were given a hear ing before Magistrate W. O. Thompson here Monday night on the charges, and bound over to higher court. They allegedly drove away from its parking place in front of Ray’s Place on Roanoke Avenue last Saturday night a new Dodge au tomobile belonging to R. E. Mer ritt. The automobile was turned over two or three times near Belmont toy the youths, who were arrested toy Deputy Sheriff C. F. Gray as he was passing the place at the time of the wreck. HEALTH FESTIVAL TO BE AURELIAN SPRINGS SCHOOL County-Wide Af fair Planned For Nov. 28 A Health Festival is being plan ned for Friday, November 28, at the Aurelian Springs School. The program will begin at 1:45 p.m. and continue until about 10 o’clock that evening. Dr. H. W. Brown of the Univer sity of North Carolina will speak at 7:30 p.m., his address being the feature of the program. Other speakers on the program will be Dr. Robert F. Young, County Health Officer; Mrs. Ray Bowers; Dr. Walter Wilkins, State Health Department; Supt. V. C. Matthews of Halifax County Schools; and Miss MacVeigh Hutchison, State nurse. The festival will get underway at 1:45 o’clock with an opening song by the parents and pupils. Supt. Matthews will then make the opening remarks. Dr. Wilkins will present pictures supplemented by comments of his own. After the pictures, the seventh grade pupils will be called upon to participate in the program. (Continued on Page 8, Sec. A) New Store On Roanoke Avenue J.C.PEJNNIIE J. C. PENNEY COMPANY’S NEW STORE, which opened here a week ago today at 1037-1039 Roanoke Avenue is shown above. Hundreds of citizens in this section thronged the store for the formal opening, and Manager H. E. Baker declared it was a tremendous success. Manslaughter Cases On Docket For Trial Superior Court Term LOST AT SEA HUGH HOUSE, Gunner’s Mate 3c, who icas lost when the U.S.S. Reuben James was torpedoed west of Iceland on October 30, is shown above icith the loving cup he won at the close of his high school career for being the best aU-round student. *■ After graduating from high school, House ran a mercantile business near his home at Pal myra, and then joined the U. S. Navy on October 11, 1939, at the age of 20. When his preliminary training was finished he was stationed on the U.S.S. Claxton until it was turned over to the British at Hal ifax, Nova Scotia, in 1940. (Continued on Page 8, Sec. A) p __, Judge Harris Is On Bench For Two Weeks Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh is slated to preside at a two weeks mixed term of Superior Court which will convene at Halifax on Monday. Heading the docket are cases of manslaughter in which B. S. Kirk land of Whitakers and William Jones of Greensboro are charged with the death of Blanche Walston, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Walston of Scotland Neck. The girl was fatally in jured November 5, by a car driven by Jones and owned by Kirkland, as she was boarding a school bus in front of the filling station op erated by her father. Both defend ants in the manslaughter case were said to have been drinking heavily. Another case of interest which will probably be tried at the two weeks term is that of J. Winfield Crew, local attorney charged with embezzlement and fraud. Other cases range from drunken driving 1 *3 roon v Jurors drawn for the two weeks term are: FIRST WEEK Ben G. Braswell, Enfield; C. E. Medlin, Roanoke Rapids; F. R. Hamill, Faucette; E. C. Gupton, Butterwood; W. N. Aycock, Brink leyville; A. D. Glasgow, Butter wood; J. B. Porter, Brinkleyville; John M. Stephenson, Weldon; J, N. Collins, Brinkleyville; B. H. Jenkins, Roanoke Rapids; Sam Freuler, Faucette; J. D. Cameron, Roanoke Rapids; T. C. Aycock, Faucette; M. C. Crawley, Butter wood; B. A. Hudson, Roanoke Rap ids; J. L. Smith, Faucetts; C. H. Langston, Roanoke Rapids; W. E. Bellamy, Scotland Neck; Tom B. (Continued on Page 8, Sec. A) National Art Week Exhibit National Art Week is being observed throughout America this week, and shoum above are a few of the paintings of Mrs. Ruth Pope Turner, (seated at left) on exhibit at the Woman’s Club building. Mrs. Turner, an artist of wide experience, has opened a studio here and plans to instruct art classes.
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