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mil nil injl || |rB^BTrMA^»vyJ^UM^^^JAMES^fflra?NB!7ocU^^^^l ||||f # _jiiiimiin . THE ROANOKE RAPIDS urrai n - H I ■ H H Bp Advertising — Afore | I I CAROLINA'S FIRST^^^^ I M I Paid Bubmribera \ _ A M ^TABZoif/^KNEWS/iaper Mm^ \-r * VOLUME XXV1I1 ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 15,1943 NUMBER 37 e NICK ELIAS FIRES SHOT . NOON TODAY Good Chance To Live § Unless Complications Set In, Doctors Say Nicholas Elias, 69-year old Syrian resident of the city, fired a pistol shot into his temple shortly before ft1 noon today at his residence in the 1300-block, Roanoke Avenue. He was taken to Roanoke Rapids Hos pital by a W. C. Williams ambu lance, where his condition was re ported to be critical at 3 p. m. Elias had been in ill health for several years, it is said, and the shooting is attributed to that fact. Unmarried, he lived in a small house, a portion of which he rents to tenants near Roanoke Junction. .► He had been a resident of Roan oke Rapids for some 20 years, com ing to America from his native Syria some 35 years ago. His closest of kin is George Shaker and his three sisters, second cou & sins of Elias, who live in Boston, Mass. JOHNSON IS ' EXONERATED . AUTO DEATH Absolved Of Blame In Accident Resulting In 0 Death Of Dick Weaver A coroner’s jury exonerated Ray mond Johnson, city youth, of all blame in an automobile accident resulting in the death of Dick ^ Weaver, city textile worker, who died at Roanoke Rapids Hospital on Tuesday, March 16th, after having been run over by a car on Roanoke Avenue driven by John son the previous Saturday night. 0 The coroner’s jury ruled that 'Weaver came to his death as the result of an unavoidable accident” F. N. Rowe, county coroner, pre sided at the inquest which was originally scheduled for Friday, » March 19th, then postponed until Friday, April 2nd, and which was Anally held at the courtroom of the municipal building last Satur day afternoon. A number of witnesses were (%,' heard at Saturday's inquest Carl ’ Greeen, city policeman, testified (Continued On Page 8—Sec. A) Rationing Office To Close Friday The city office of the ration ing board, in the Armory, will be closed all day Friday, accord ing to announcement made the first of the week by H. B. Speight, chairman. Speight and the entire personnel of the lo cal office will spend the day at tending an important meeting of the Wilson Rationing Board. Their visiting the Wilson office should result in giving more ef ficient service at the local of fice, Speight explained. BOND SALE IN CITY OFF TO GOOD START Confident Of Topping $695,600 County Goal; Large Sales Reported Leaders and workers in the Hali fax County organization to put the second War Loan over the top are busily engaged in Campaign efforts which Fletcher H. Gregory, chairman for Halifax County, feels confident will result in sales over the $695,600 quota assigned the county in the national goal of $13,000,000,000. Mr. Gregory announced comple tion of the campaign organization the first of the week, and pointed out that most of the personnel al ready were busily engaged in the campaign. “Already rapid pro gress is being made to bring Hali fax County in line with the na tional campaign, which opened on Monday,” ?Ir. Gregory said. “We’ve really got one big job to do this month, but interest is at a high pitch and I feel confident that when the campaign closes we will have caught up with the rest of the nation, and that both Roan oke Rapids and the county will be well over their $695,600 goal." W. L. Manning, president of Rosemary Manufacturing Co., is in charge of sales for Roanoke Rapids, being assisted by J. L. Suiter, H. E. Lee and Wm. Alfred Thorne, local bankers. Although actual figures as to the amount of bonds sold locally to date could not be secured, a detailed report from the entire county will be made next week by Mr. Gregory, rt is thought that both the city and county quota will be reached — perhaps exceeded, with a lot of hard work on the part of those sponsoring the sale of bonds for the second war loan. LOCAL UNIT PROGRAM TO SAVEFOOD Plans to reach every family in the Roanoke Rapids area with up to-date information on the preser vation of food were made at a meeting of the Citizens Service Corps of Civilian Defense held at the Municipal Bldg, yesterday af ternoon. Chairman G. A. Berkstresser presided and explained the plan as outlined by State Director R. L. McMillan of the Office of Civilian Defense. The training program for section and block leaders was explained by Miss Virginia Blount and Miss Amanda Tillman. Dem onstrations will be given in can ning, dehydrating, salting and brining and proper storage of home food. Section leaders will be trained by State demonstrators who plan to be here the third week in May and will be assisted by Misses Blount and Tillman, Mrs. Hazel Wheeler and other home demonstration experts. Mrs. W. A. Thorne, nutrition chairman of the local Defense Council, announced the following section leaders for this area: Mrs. Dora Hawkins, Mrs. Charlie Cooke, Mrs. Whitby, Mrs. J. T. Thomason, Mrs. Loftin Moody, Mrs. J. Tay lor, Mrs. Ross Edwards, Mrs. Mor ris, Mrs. Nathan Frank, Miss Vella Nelson, Mrs. Tommy Jenkins, Mrs. Claud Cannon, Mrs. Jim Taylor, Mrs. L. A. Tilley, Mrs. E. W. El more, Mrs. Gordon Price, Mrs. M. M. Moore, Mrs. E. D. Harbour, and Mrs. W. E. Murphrey. Short talks on the food conser vation program were also made by Mrs. Hazel Wheeler, F. C. Wil liams. W. L. Manning, A. Meikle and Father Denges. About fifty members of the local Defense Council attended. ELECTION AT HALIFAX SET FOR HAY 4"' The town of Halifax will hold its regular town election on Tues- : day, May 4th, to elect a mayor i and five town commissioners. G. A. Hux, Jr., is the present mayor, while C. H. Boykin, A. W. Gregory, W. T. Stephenson, C. E. 1 Shaw and R. L. Dickens, are com- : missionerf. Thus far, no one has ; filed to itejL agginst the present ■ mayor and commissioners. ] *'■ 1 ' . , Killed Overseas Roland Moore, former city youth, serving with the Marine Corps ov erseas, was recently reported drowned while on maneuvers “some place overseas.” Complete details including a letter to his father from Col. James Roosevelt, son of the President, will be found on Page 1 — Section B, this issue. CHURCHES OF CITY UNITE FOREASTER 4nnual Community Sun Rise Services Will Be Held At Ball Park The' annual Community Easter Sunrise Services will be held at Simmons Park on Easter Sunday norning, April 25th, starting at i:15 o'clock (E. W. T.) according ■o announcement made today by i speaker for the city ministerial issociation. All churches in the city and vi linity will participate, and an ap jropriate service is being planngd, jomplete details of which will be innounced next week. Local min sters and laymen are working out inal details for the program, vhich is one of the outstanding ivehts in religious activities in the jommunity. The public, regardless of their ■eligious affiliation, is invited and lrged to attend the Easter Sunrise Service in the city. More than 500 attended lasc rear’s Sunrise Services, and an iven larger attendance is expected ■his year. Inaugurated several rears ago, the Easter Sunrise Ser rice is sponsored by the Roanoke lapids Ministerial Association. COUNCILMEN ARE WITHOUT OPPOSITION Mayor Kelly Jenkins Will Be Opposed By Welch And Thompson . ^' Three men tossed their hats in to the ring as candidates for mayor before filing time for city offices closed Tuesday. Kelly Jenkins, now serving his fifth term as may or of the city announced for re election. He will be opposed by S. M. Thompson and Jeff F. Welch. A. N. Martin, councilman from the South ward, and W. P. Taylor, the North ward city commissioner, announced for re-eleOtion. They will be unopposed. Registration books for the reg istration of new voters who have not previously voted in the city but who are entitled to vote, will be open until Saturday of this week. The books will be at the regular polling places until 9 p. m. Saturday. The following Saturday April 24th, will be “challenge day/* The election will be held Tues day, May 4th, from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. The Rosemary Graded School Building will be the polling place for the South ward, while North ward voters will cast their ballots at 200 Roanoke Avenue. HfnirA. _1_1_A. —-““ mvuuiuciU, was first elected Mayor of the city in 1931, and with the exception of one two-year term has held office continuously. He was born in Scotland Neck. His family moved to Roanoke Rapids in 1910, where he completed his elementary schooling, to enter the University of North Carolina, following which he was admitted to the bar in 1922. He has practiced law in the city since that time and now serves as county attorney. Jeff F. Welch came to Roanoke Rapids in 1913, as overseer of the spinning department of Roanoke Mills Co. He left their employ in 1931, and served for a time on the city police force. On January 1st, 1934, he was appointed deputy col lector, serving 38 Eastern North Carolina Counties, for the Internal Revenue Department of the federal government, a post he held until 1941. A native of Gaston County, he is a home owner and has eight children. S. M. Thompson is a native of Halifax County, being born at Thelma. -He came to Roanoke Rapids in 1910, where he entered the mercantile business. He has been connected with the ice and fuel, real estate and general con tracting businesses here, and serv ed as magistrate from 1913 to 1915. Mr. Thompson is a property owner, and his two sons are in business in the city. The successful candidate will start the new mayor’s term June 7th, and will serve for a two-year period.
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