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^ THE ROANOKE RAPIDS I H uK^A/D OLUME XXXI ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1946_NUMBER 22 dice Break obbery Of Donut Shop Chief H. E. Dobbins of the Roa noke Rapids Police Department, {announced today the "breaking” I ; of the Donut Shop robbery case. The shop, located at 127 West Tenth street, and operated by C. % M. Credle, was broken into on 2 Monday night, January 28, and ap ^ froximately $300 in cash stolen, sf Last week Dolphus Williams, f alias “Pigeon,” and Linwood East er, both negroes, were arrested • and charged with several rob | beries to which they confessed. The Chief, while working on 5 these cases, also obtained evidence against Williams and Moses East er, cousin of Linwood, that has led to these two being charged with the Donut Shop crime. The two ^egroes are now confined in Hali fax County jail with bonds set at $500 each, pending trial. Heart Attack Is Fatal To J. W. Babb James W. Babb, 44, of 206 Mad ison street, died last Sunday morn ing about 1 o’clock. Death was caused from a heart attack, it is said. Mr. Babb was taken ill Friday and was admitted to Roanoke Rapids Hospital Saturday night for treatment. It was after his ad mission to the institution that he suffered the attack. A resident of this city for many .years, he was employed by Roa, ^frfoke Mills No. 1 Funeral services were held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 4 co/f^cted by Rev. Gordon L. PriG$5 pastor of the First Baptist Church. Interment was in Roa noke Rapids cemetery. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Martha E. Babb, and several bro thers and sisters; his wife, Mrs. Annie O. Babb; one son, J. T. f>abb in the Navy somewhere in he Pacific, and five daughters, Lucy Mae, Margaret, Peggy, Caro lyn and Doris Virginia. Woman Arrested, Alleged Bigamist Ruby McDowell Gardner, 19 year-old white woman, is being held in lieu of $500 bond as an ^alleged bigamist. She was arrest ed in Weldon Wednesday night by Deputy Sheriff J. L. Mount castle. It is alleged that the wo man married a man named Me dowell from Delaware, who is now Overseas, and then married Norris Gardner of Halifax last December. Local Red Cross 1945 Report The following tabulated report of the activities of the ftoanoke Rapids Chapter of The American Red Cross was issued this week by Doris Hedgepeth, executive secretary: No. of Cases: Army Navy Ex-Servics Civ. Total February, 1945 48 18 13 5 84 March, 1945 59 18 11 2 90 April, 1945 52 27 . 8 1 88 May, 1945 65 22 8 4 99 June, 1945 61 28 19 2 110 July, 1945 79 32 7 0 118 August, 1945 75 35 11 2 123 September, 1945 69 39 12 2 122 October, 1945 62 41 22 2 127 November, 1945 58 33 37 1 129 December, 1945 4p 39 26 4 109 January, 1946 56 26 50 1 133 Office Report: Phone Calls TeL Int. Visits Letters March, 1945 160 52 85 31 54 April, 1945 100 50 79 24 47 May, 1945 139 44 105 ' 35 51 June, 1945 164 44 111 42 57 July, 1945 200 60 110 33 77 August, 1945 316 156 118 61 115 September, 1945 162 80 119 45 6 October, 1945 194 90 126 39 107 November, 11945 170 65 103 31 159 December, 1945 137 58 84 27 89 January, 1946 174 87 116 25 106 Total Expenditures February, 1945 — January, 1946 Salaries, Telephone & Telegraph, Supplies, Loans, For Needy Families, Production, First Aid and Water Safety, Nurses Aid; Total —$5,043.89 Proposed Budget for 1946—1947 Local, $5,100.00 — National, $3,400.00 — Total _$8,500.00 Mrs. Mabel Luter Is In Hospital Mrs. Mabel Luter, wife of P C. Luter, Jr., is confined to Roa noke Rapids Hospital suffering from spinal meningitis. Mrs. Lew ter, bookkeeper for The Herald, was taken ill last Friday after noon. Reports today say she is steadily improving. Raymond Garner Now In Germany Pvt. Raymond H. “Fuzzy” Gar ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Garner, has arrived overseas and is stationed in Germany. “Fuzzy” was formerly connected with Bat ton Grocery Company. His new ad dress is: Pvt. Raymond Garner, Co. M„ 311th Inf., APO No. 751, Care Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Dynamite Being Used To Destroy Mosquito "Nests" All these roaring, blasting, thundering sounds you hear these days are caused by Ben Lan caster, superintendent of the Sanitary District. Lancaster’s de partment, in cooperation with the city, is using "atomic energy” in the form of dynamite to Mast out ditches so they’ll drain prop erly and rid the city of mosqui toes. Law Offices Are Opened J. Winfield Crew, Jr., and his brother, Lunsford Crew, announced this week the opening of offices in the Kidd building for the gen eral practice of law. The firm will be known as Crew & Crew. Lunsford Crew, who enlisted in the Navy July 30, 1943, weus dis charged February 1, with a rat ing of lieutenant junior grade. He served 30 months in the service and is a veteran of the battle of Okinawa. Cage Tournament Schedule The schedule for the invita tional basketball tournament to be held in the Roanoke Rapids Armory, starting next Wednes day, February 27, was issued to day. Following is the schedule: Wednesday afternoon, 3:15, Au relian Springs vs. Scotland Neck. Wednesday night, 7:30, Em poria vs. Enfield. Weldon and Roanoke Rapids drew .“byes.” Weldon will play the winner of the Aurelian Springs-Scotland Neck tilt on Thursday afternoon at 3:15. Roa noke Rapids will play the win ner of the Emporia-Enfield game on Thursday night at 7:30. The finals will be staged Fri day night, starting at 7:30 o’clock. Reuben P. Thornton, White Soldier, Near Death After Being Slashed By Negro Man Negroes Mob Weldon Chief On Thursday Late last Thursday afternoon a fight broke out among negroes in front of the Weldon Hotel. Chief cf Police P. R. Kitchin, called to the scene to break it up and ar rest the participants, was mobbed by the negroes. The Chief’s blackjack and his gun was snatched away from him during the scuffle and he was as saulted with a club and brick. Norfleet Clark, white employe of the Weldon Water Department, started to the aid of Chief Kitchin, but was stopped by a negro wield ing a blackjack. After Chief Kitchin freed him self from the struggle he recover ed his gun and shot William Jones negro, in the foot and leg. As an aftermath of the affair. Jones and his wife, Annie Lee Jones, and her brother, Willie Clark, are in jail awaiting trial. Jones is charged with driving drunk, resisting arrest and as saulting an officer. His wife and the Clark negro are charged with assault and interfering with an cfficer. Wind Smashes Big Windows During the severe wind and rainstorm last Tuesday night two large plate glass windows of Mc Crory’s store in uptown Roanoke Rapids were smashed. Consider able damage was done to stock on display in the windows. Official Total In 'March of Dimes' Last Week Cranford Hoyle, Roanoke Rapids chairman of the “March of Dimes” campaign, an nounced that $1,082.64 had been contributed. Since then Mr. Hoyle has received an addition al $48.66. This makes a grand total of $1131.80 and officially brings the campaign to a close. In the report last week the Fire Department wan left off the list of contributors through au overnight However, Mr. Hoyle says the firemen gave a dance which netted a nW gum and was highly appreciated. ^ i IFF Weldon was the scene last Sat urday night about 7 o’clock of a near riot as a result of a fight be tween Reuben P. Thornton, 22 year-old white soldier, and his un cle, Foy Allen and several negroes Thornton was slashed across the chest with some kind of sharp in strument, either a long-bladed knife or razor, and is now in Roanoke Rapids Hospital in a seri ous condition. Reports from bis physician, however, day that he has a "fair chance” of recovery. The affair, it is said, started when Thornton and his uncle were returning up the street from the Center Theatre where they had been to take Allen’s children to the show. Meeting four or five negroes, one of them, it is al leged, knocked Thornton off the street. Getting to his feet he re monstrated with the negro and a mixup ensued in which Thornton was getting the best of the fight. The other negroes, it i3 said, join ed in the melee, and, of course, Al len plunged in to aid his nephew. It was during the free-for-all fight that the young white soldier was slashed. The wound was long and clean, giving evidence of a very sharp instrument being used. Thornton was rushed to a doc tor’s office where he collapsed and after first aid treatment was brought to the hospital here. H. L. Ward, Weldon police of ficer, was the first to reach the scene. Realizing the beligerent at titude of the crowd he summoned Sheriff Harry House. After getting to Weldon, the sheriff deputized several citizens, but was unable to quell the disturbance, and he call ed Raleigh for State Patrolmen. Shortly afterward several of the state policemen, led by Sergt. J. W. Welch of Ahoskie. arrived and the disturbance was quickly put down. Investigation by the sheriff and other officers led to the arrest of four negroes, Amburs Boone, 19, of near Garysburg; John Sledge, 19, and Cleophus Scott, 18, both of Gaston, and Woodrow Hardy, 26, of Pleasant Hill. All four of those negroes had knives on their per son with blades longer than al lowed by law. They were locked up and after questioning Sunday and all but Sledge were released. During tire investigation three other negroes, Lonnie Sledge, 22, and Claude Sledge, 17, brothers of John Sledge, and James Moody, 18, all of Gaston, were arrested. These four are now being held in Jail with bond set at $6000, in connec tion with the affair and pending the outcome of Thornton’s condi tion. I ' I
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