U *<>il(j mill Vernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin William Scott, William H. Camp, Jr., Robert E .May, R. H. McCommons, James W. Whitby,
** J ,,,| i 4 Grover Woodruff, Winfield Hasty, Daniel E. Faison, Robert Lee Moore, Curtis E. West, Edgar H. King, Robert Lee Ingram,
j || ’’j ml ml Thomas A. Cooper, Marvin F. Matkins, James G. Whitby, Thos. H. Cook, Jr., Elmer E. Chambliss, Randall White, Robert L.
,18 llllkis nmi ■illllii Harris, Joseph A. Croueh, Davie L. Harper, Brutas W. Rook, Robt R. Northingtn, Eugene Basil Glover, William C. Moody,
Frank W. Harris, Wayne C. Green, Rufus S. Finch, Lawrence W. Myrick, Walter G. Cooley, Charlie L. Whitby, Melbourne Barrv Jones, Robert A. Rogers, Rufus J. T. Wood
ruff, Clinton P. Deberry, Herbert S. Edwards, H. Charles Leatherwood, Jr., John Wayne Thomas, Alev Bullock, Jr.. Frank P. Hunter.
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VOLUME XXXI ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1945
This Isn't "Bargain Day" — It's a Nylon Hose Sale
Picture above shows the eagerness with whish women, and men, too, visited Proctor’s Depart
ment Store recently to buy the precious Nylon nose put on sale for one day. Over 5000 pairs were
sold during the day.
White Man
And Woman
Found In Gin
When George Harrison, operator
of the Rosemary Cotton Gin, called
^police this morning and told them
that his place had been broken
into, the officer responded to the
call immediately. After being told
by Mr. Harrison what he had
found upon opening the place an
. intensive search of the premises
was begun,
Following up evidence that who
ever had entered the place appar
ently had disturbed a large pile of
cotton seed the officers turned
gk their attention to that. And be
queath the seed, snugry away from
the cold, was found a white man
and woman—David Conwell and
Eula DeBerry, both of this city.
The pair were arrested and lodg
ed in the city jail to await a pre
liminary hearing.
First 1945 Snow
m Is Falling Today
The first snow fall of the win
ter in Roanoke Rapids began this
morning about 10:15. The fall was
not so heavy, but was steady and
continued to come down for sev
eral hours. The ground was froz
en and the snow was "sticking,”
covering the streets and houses
with a blanket of whiteness.
s Falls Through
Elevator Shaft -
Miffs Billie Davis of this city was
■ seriously injured last Tuesday af
ternoon when she accidentally fell
through an elevator shaft in Jack
son' and suffered a head injury.
Miss Davis is in the Roanoke Rap
ids Hospital. « 7
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Passes His Way To Stardom
Willis E. Murphrey, Jr., dynamic 148-pound halfback of the Roa
noke Rapids High School 1945 football team, was last week named a
member of the Greensboro Daily News’ All-State Football eleven. This
honor each year is awarded by the Daily News to the eleven outstand
ing North Carolina high school football players who merit it by their
ability and sterling performance during the season.
Two other Roanoke Rapids players—Silas Baggett, guard, and
Bobby Weiss, tackle, were given honorable mention by the News.
Murphrey, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Murphrey, gained state-wide
recognition through his brilliant passing, having the uncanny ability of
throwing a football to his receiver at the right time and in the right
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Robbers Break In
Cafe; Cigarettes
and Money Stolen
Burglars broke into the Rose
mary Cafe in uptown Roanoke
Rapids sometime between 11:30
o’clock Saturday night and 6:30
Sunday morning. Entrance was
made by breaking a pane in a
window in the rear of the kitchen,
unfastening the window and rais
ing it. Exit was made through the
back door of the establishment
which was left open.
The robbery wais discovered early
Sunday morning by Miss Helen
Wheeler, an employe of the cafe,
when she opened it for the busi
ness of the day. Miss Wheeler said
when she entered she saw the cash
register lying on the floor and
thought to herself: “This is a fine
time for Mr. Carras to be work
ing on the register.”
Investigating, however, she dis
covered the register had been torn
to pieces, and called the police.
Upon arrival of officers it was
found the place had been robbed,
$75 in cash and three cartons of
cigarettes stolen.
Fingerprints were found and
photographed which may lead to
the robbers. No other clues were
discovered.
Saturday night the Chevrolet au
tomobile of Deputy Sheriff Frank
Cray was stolen, later being found
on the Littleton highway between
Vaughan and Warrenton. Another
car, a Ford, owner unknown, was
stolen from in front of the Nurs
es’ Home Sunday, report the po
lice.
Pfc. Lassiter Is
Given Discharge
Pfc. Clarence B. Lassiter has re
turned to his home with a dis
charge after three years in ser
vice, 26 months of which were
overseas. He was in MP service in
Normandy, Northern France, and
the Rhineland, and is the wearer
of the ATO, ETO with three
bronze stars, the good conduct
medal and the Victory medal. He
and his wife, the former Miss
Willie Mae Jenkins, and son, are
making their home in West Rose
mary. He will return to his old
job with the Rosemary Manufac
turing Company.
Clifton Everette
Now Improving
Clifton L. Everette who is in the
Oliver General Hospital in Au
gusta* Ga., is improving gradually
from wounds received in Italy in
February. “Lefty” was brought to
the United States in a plane after
he was wounded, and his address
at the hospital is Ward 16, in
care Oliver General Hospital.
First Methodist
Church Services
Due to the illness of Rev. Les
ter Tilley, pastor of the First Me
thodist Church, visiting ministers
will occupy the pulpit next Sun
day at both the morning and even
ing worship hours. The public fa
cordially invited.
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Liske Given
Outstanding
Scout Award
C. D. Liske of Roanoke Rapids
was one of four leading scouters
to receive the Silver Beaver, high
est recognition that can be earn
ed in the Boy Scouts of America
program.
The award was made last Mon
day by the East Carolina Council
at its annual council bnquet which
was held thas year in Kinston.
There were more than IOC* leading
scouters from this section of the
state in attendance.
Mr. Liske, for the past two
years, has been chairman of the
Halifax District Committee.
The Silver Beaver award is made
each year to three or four out
standing leaders of the East Caro
lina Council, which is composed of
twenty counties of Eastern North
Carolina. The three or four men
of the Council who have contri
buted the most toward the train
ing and development of youth in
these twenty counties is selected
by a secret committee and the
award made at the Annual Coun
cil Banquet. The selection of the
Silver Beaver receivers is made
not only on the outstanding ser
vice in the Scouting program, but
from the contribution made to and
(Continued on page 5—Sect. A)
Watch Your Step
About Fireworks
Chief ol- Police H. E. Dobbins
calls attention of the public that
on October 6, 1942, an ordinance
was passed by the city commis
sioners making it unlawful for
any person to transport, possess
or shoot fireworks of any kind
within the corporate limits of
the city of Roanoke Raoids. The
ordinance is still in effect and
carries a penalty of a $25 fine
for its violation.
So watch your step about fire
.vorus. jiue police i>aty got. you.