I|||,,,MI| ""'ipmil" l,t,«U Vernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin William Scott, William H. Camp, Jr., Robert G .May, K. H. McComn.ons, James W. Whitby, T:HmIjjahljT--"—-;-.■ ; .. ruff, Clinton P. Deberry, Herbert S. Kilwards, II, Charles Leatherwood, Jr., John Wayne Thomas, Alex Bullock, Jr,, Frank P. Hunter. THE ROANOKE RA_ IDS VOLUME XXXI ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. CL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th, 1946_ NUMBER 21 MAN AND WOMAN BELIEVED VICTIMS MONOXIDE POISON English War Bride and * Baby Join Husband Here Mrs. Edna Old Butler, 16, and her son, Richard Benjamin, 13 months old, arrived in Roanoke Rapids at 1:15 a. m. Wednesday. She is the English war bride of former Corporal Benjamin Frank lin Butler, 655 B. Charlotte Street who met them in New York where tftey landed Monday. “We stayed over an extra day in New York which explains our delay in arriving home,” said the young war bride, and with a twinkle in her eye, added, “It was our second honeymoon.” “The trip over was pretty rough and both the baby and I were sea sick but tell my folks I am feel ing fine now.” said Mrs. Butler when told the London Daily Ex «ess was anxious to know how e and the baby were faring. “The baby is not feeling so well today but we are not worried a bout him.” Dr. John W. Martin was called in early in the afternoon and in spected the fine, healthy looking boy. “Looks like his Daddy, but better looking,” was the doctor’s professional comment. “He has one degree of temperature,” add the doctor, “due to the rough trip over and also to teething, but he will be fine in a day or so. He is fat and a well-looked i_n_t> MUIUJ • “I like him,” said Mrs. Butler after the doctor left. “He is just like my doctor back in England . . easy to talk to.” “I am sure I am going to like Roanoke Rapids and I love “Bill's” people who have welcomed me «fih open arms,” Mrs. Butler stat . And then added with a de termined set of her attractive chin, “I feel I am going to be very happy. I have come a long way to be with them and have made up my mind to be happy.” Her husband, 24, was with the 8th Air Force stationed in Eng land. They met when Edna’s bi cycle was stolen and later re covered by our men. It was a case «£f love at first sight. They were married soon after. Edna lived in Surbiton, Surrey Ki the su burbs of London. The young couple hope to have a house of their own in the next two weeks. “Bill” works in the Spooler Room at Patterson Mills Company and says "the man” says he can have the next vacancy in a house. He received his discharge from the army in September and 'dBiaa been working here since, ^vaiting for wife and son. For the present they will live with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Butler, 655 B. Charlotte (Continued on page IS—Sect. A) Serving In China Above is pictured Pvt. Clyde O. Wrenn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vergie C. Wrenn, 214 Jefferson Street, who is now serving his country in China. Wrenn en tered the service in' July, 1945, and is attached to the “famous First Division.” Dr. Hart Is Speaker Here Dr. Hornell Hart, professor of sociology at Duke University, was ihe principal speaker at the Clara Heame School P-T. A. last Thurs day night at which time he dis cussed the training of children to be emotionally stable. He featured his talk around a two and a half year old boy, “Sandy,” whose fath er was in Japan and told how the child was transformed from a tan trum-possessed child into an ord erly one. He also made clear the fact that he was not opposed to the paddle in certain' cases. Following the lecture questions were answered from the floor. I. E. Ready, Superintendent of Roanoke Rapids Schools, presided over the meeting. Recorder's Court In Session Today Roanoke Rapids Recorder]’s Court, with Judge Charles R. Daniels presiding, was in session today. The docket, however, was light, with no important cases. House Votes Money For Buggs Island Flood Project Washington — Funds for con struction Of the $30,900,000 Buggs Island flood control reservoir were inoluded in the War Department’s civil functions appropriations bill reported to the House yesterday by the House Appropriations Commit tee. The committee asked the House to aprove a $3,000,000 appropria tion to begin work on the huge project which will be designed to curb the flood menace to the low er Roanoke Valley and the com mercial cities of Roanoke Rapids, Williamston and Weldon. The appropriation approved by the House committeee represents a $1,000,000 cut in the amount re quested by the Army Engineers for expenditure during the fiscal year 1947. me engineers naa asnea permis sion to spend $4,000,000 during the first year of the project’s con struction, $9,000,00 each year for the two following years and $8,600, 000 during the fiscal year 1950. The sum of $300,000 has already been obligated for planning purposes. The committee also asked House approval for a $300,000 initial ap propriation to begin preparing specifications on the $5,240,000 Philpot reservoir in Virginia. The Buggs Island project, au thorized in the 1944 Flood Con trol Act will consist of a concrete dam and powerhouse on the Roa noke River, about 179 miles above the mouth and about 18 miles up stream from the Virginia-North Carolina line. Average annual value of power to be generated by the dam is estimated at $1,758,900. Work will be begun, the engi neers said, with a $1,000,000 initial appropriation provided last fall in the deficiency appropriation act of 1946. The Army Engineers estimated in a report to Congress that if the Buggs Island dam had been operating in August, 1940, during the highest flood or record on the Roanoke River, the flood damages which exceeded $3,000,000 would have been reduced to less than $1,000,000, and the height of the flood at Weldon would have been reduced about* 10 feet. Lellie Bryant Found Dead In Bed Sunday A. M.; Wife Dies Hospital Early This Morning Guest Speaker Joseph S. Merritt of Dundalk, Md., will be the principal speak er at next Tuesday’s meeting of the Roanoke Rapids Rotary Club. Mr. Merritt is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Dundalk, which he helped or ganize in 1938, and was the first President of that Club. He has served Rotary International as District Governor and Commit tee member,- and, for 1945-46, is member of the Extension Com mittee for the USCNB (Eastern Region). Arrested For Truck Theft Albert Vincent, 20-year-old white youth, who lives near the junc tion, and Paul Simpson, 15-year old boy, whose home is said to be in Burlington, were arrested this week charged with the theft a truck from James McDaniel’s service station Monday night. The truck was owned by McDaniel. Ar rest of the youths was made by Deputy Sheriff A. J. Brigman. After taking the truck, Brigman said, the two youths headed to ward Hodgesitown, but when only about 300 yards from the service station they ran it into a ditch and abandoned it. Barnes Reenlists For 4 More Years Burrelle W. Barnes, P 1-c, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Barnes, has reenlisted in the Navy for a period of four years. "Billy,” who recently spent a 40-day leave here with his parents, is a vet eran of World War II, seeing act ion overseas. Lelhe E. J. Bryant, 46-years-old, 1017 Hamilton street, was found dead in bed last Sunday morning a few minutes before 12 o’clock, and his wife, Mrs. Mary Jernigan Bryant, was in an unconscious condition. Mrs. Bryant died early this morning in Roanoke Rapids Hos pital. Cause of her death has not been announced. The death of Mr. Bryant is be lieved td have been caused from monoxide poison gas which es caped from a coal heater in the bedroom. This theory is advanced from an investigation conducted into Mr. Bryant’s death early this week when vital organs were sent to Dr. Haywood M Taylor, mem ber of Duke Hospital medical staff tor an analysis by Coroner F. N. Rowe. In his report to Coroner Rowe, Dr. Taylor stated that he found, definite evidence of the poison in the organs, but would not say it was in sufficient quantity to pro duce death. However, a "quantity” test is now being made. The dead man and his uncon scious wife were discovered by Mrs. Doc Miller, a neighbor, who lives in an apartment in the same building. Funeral services for Bryant were held Tuesday afternoon at 4 from Williams’ funeral chaipel, con ducted by Rev. C. L. Lyles. Inter* ment was in Roanoke Rapids cem etery. Surviving are two brother^ W. G. Bryant of Hopewell, Vs, and A. D. Bryant of Colerain, N. C. Services for Mrs. Bryant, 41, wiu be held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Williams’ Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. C. I* Lyles and Rev. Luther Evans. Surviving her are two sons from a former marriage, Millard Jerni gan of this city, and Donald Lea Jernigan in the U. S. Navy; fiva sisters, Mrs. H. J. Finch, Mrs. R. C Finch, Mrs. J. W. Reid, all at Roanoke Rapids; Mrs Irene Mur ray of Chinquapin, N. C., and Mrs. Roena James of Pitt county; sin brothers, Linster Jenkins and Lea lie Jenkins of Chinquapin, Luther of Wallace, Clyde of Richland. Norman and Jessie who are ia the army. Face Burned In Coal Gas Fire G. A. Hux, Sr., of Halifax, while in the basement of his home last Sunday struck a match causing coal gas which had escaped from the furnace to become ignited. Mr. Hux was painfully burned about the face and hands. No damage was done to the building.

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