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2______ 1 mV»»\\ ""MP'UH" Vernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin William Scott, William H. Camp, jr, Robert E .May, R. EL McCommons, James W. Whtthy. ill n I IHll k i I L i I u 4 lnfl * J Grover Woodruff, Winfield Hasty, Daniel E. Faison, Robert l ee Moore. Curtis K. West. Edgar H. King, Robert Lee Ingram, ill I, l| mil |w| I uil m| | lli ] llll| h a Thomas A. Cooper, Marvin F. Matkins, James G. Whitby, Thos. H. Cook, Jr., Elmer E. Chambliss, Randall White, Robert L JIMmIm lumlllllllll lilllis iillllll miimliiiuilnluil Harris, Joseph A. Crouch, 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 Barry Jones, Robert A Rogers. Rufus J. T Wood ruff, Clinton P. Deberry, Herbert S. Edwards, H. Charles Leathcrwood, Jr., John Wayne Thomas, Alex Bullock, Jr., Frank P. Hunter, Cecil Coburn, Wilbur Anderton, Latt i Harris Shaarin. __ ____ THE ROANOKE RAPIDS rrrgm t i r p a t 'rxiiii TsrAr I I CAROLIMAS FIRS^^S^ I J V_ * A ^TABloki V--r ^VOLUME XXXI ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. d, THURSDAY, JUNE 13,1946 NUMBER 36 k m A a Name Lynch As Chairman Another Year Graham Lynch of Roanoke Rap — ids was re-elected chairman of ®the Halifax County Chapter of the National Foundation for In fantile Paralysis at the annual meeting which was held Tues day at Halifax. V. C. Matthews of Halifax was re-elected vice-chairman, Father Peter M. Denges of Roanoke Rapids was re-elected treasurer and Eric W. Rodgers of Scotland Neck was re-elected secretary. Named to the Executive Com Oi mittee were J. R. Wollett of Lit tleton, Mrs. Walter Clement, Jr., of Enfield, U. Bixby Pierce of Weldon, Dr. Bahnson Weathers of Roanoke Rapids and Mrs. Eva C. Williams of Essex, all of these being re-elected. To take the place of Rev. C. E. Crawford of Hob good the meeting elected W. F. White, Jr., of Hobgood, as a member of the committee and al so as a member of its Executive Committee. To take the place of Dr. W. A. McDowell the board elected" to the corrimltt'ee'Df. Rob ert F. Young of Halifax who succeeded Dr. McDowell as dis trict officer and he was also nam ed to the Executive Committee. Discussion took place concern ing a number of cases which had been handled^ by the committee and it was revealed that the most severe case, one of almost total J(l paralysis, a boy from Littleton, ^ had virtually recovered after be ing kept in the Infantile Paralysis Hospital at Charlotte for about ■seven months. It was shown that direct aid to infantile paralysis patients of Halifax County dur ing the past year ttoaled $2,065.00, all of this coming out of the local X.._1 The annual report of the Hali fax committee to the National ^ Foundation was read as was the treasurer’s report by Father Den ges. It was reported that $3, 650.3? was collected in the 1946 March of Dimes and of this sum one half remains in the county while the other half goes to the National Foundation for its re search and hospital work. The secretary was instructed to write a letter of appreciation to C. S. Alexander of Scotland Neck who gi was chairman of the county cam V paign. As a final item of business the committee named John W. Mc Gwigan, of Enfield as the chair man of the March of Dimes Cam paign to be held next January and authorized the secretary to write Mr. McGwigan that he would have the privilege of pick ing his own co-chairman. ^ Food Campaign Comes to Close The campaign for food for the starving peoples of war torn countries came to an of ficial close here last Monday. But, according to J. Reece Welch, chairman of the drive, contributions will be accepted for the next 10 days or two M weeks while packing of goods w received is going on. Any further contributions anyone wishes to make will be accept ed at Hermans’ Place, between First .and Second streets in "downtown” Roanoke Rapids. I Vice-President Above is Virgil E. McDowell of this city who has been elected vice president of the Soi.them Textile Association, McDowell Is Elected Vice President of Textile Asso. Vii^'il E. McDowell* assistant superintendent of Rosemary Manu facturing Company here for the past three years, was last week elected vice president of the Sou thern Textile Association at its convention meeting held at Myrtle Beach, S. C. John M. Caughman, general sup erintendent of the Spartan Mills, Spartanburg, S. C., was elected president, being elevated from the vice presidency. Mr. McDowell came to Roanoke Rapids in 1936 from Columbus, Ga., where he was associated with the Eagle and Phoenix Cotton Mills, and accepted a position as card ing room overseer. He has been very active in the Eastern Carolina Division of the association and has served as chairman of the division for the past four years. Mr. McDowell was chairman of the board of the Southern associa tion last year. Moseley In Halifax Jail For Assault Thomas Moseley, 20-year-old white man, is in Halifax County jail in lieu of $500 bond, after be ing bound over at a preliminary hear.ng here Monday afternoon before Mayor Kelly Jenkins. Moseley is charged with secret assault on W. A. Slade, 60-year-old white man, with a deadly weapon. The offense is said to have taken place in the “Black Bottom” section on the Weldon-Roanoke Rapids highway sometime after Friday midnight, and it is report ed that Slade received serious bodily injuries when Moseley is alleged to have choked and beat him. Moseley is scheduled to be tried in Halifax Superior Court during the August term. Charles Ogletree, Sr, Dies In Auto Accident Charles F. Ogletree, Sr., of En field, was instantly killed last Friday morning about 9:45 o’clock on highway 301 about four miles from Weldon in an accident which involved two automobiles and a truck. According to witnesses, Mr. Ogle tree. who was alone in his car, was attempting to pass several other automobiles on a straight stretch of the highway when he crashed head on into an approach ing car which had just passed a truck. The other car was driven by Buck W. Pridgen of Elm City, route 2. Behind the Pridgen car was a truck which creshed into the two wrecked cars. Both the automobiles were practically demcH lished. Pridgen was accompanied by hi3 two sisters, Miss Rebecca Prid gen. members of the Roanoke Rap ids school faculty, who suffered from multiple bruises and shock, and Miss Louise Pridgen, who was not hurt. The Pridgens were en xoute home after being in Roa noke Rapids to get the older sist er who had just completed her schoool term. Pridgen received a severe cut over his left eye and suffered from shock, he and his sister were hospitalized in Roa noke Rapids Hospital. The truck was owned by the North State Transportation Com pany of Raleigh and was driven by Wilton Avery Honeycutt of Wenlell. Honeycutt said the two cars crashed directly in front of him and he was unable to stop before crashing into the wreck age. He was uninjured and his truck only slightly damaged. The accident was investigated by Patrolman J. C. Long, Sreriff H. A. House and Deputy Mount castle. No charges were filed against anyone involved in the accident. Funeral services for Mr. Ogletree were held Sunday afternoon from the Enfield Methodist Church, con ducted by the pastor, Rev. P. F. Newton, assisted by Rev. Ross Cadle and Rev. Mr. Hare, Bap tist ministers. Interment was in Roanoke Rapids cemetery. Surviving are his widow, one daughter, Miss Virginia Ogle tree of the home; two sons, Char les F. Ogletree, Jr., of Roanoke Rapids, and J. W. Ogletree of New York City; one sister, Mrs. W. M. Billups of Norfolk, and two brothers, Marvin Ogletree of Mem phis, Tenn., and C. P. Ogletree. State Health Board Issues Emergency Regulations Dr. Robert F. Young, health of ficer of the Edgecombe-Halifax District Health Department, has just received the following emer gency regulations governing polio myelitis in North Carolina as pass ed on June 3 by the State Board of Health: “In view of the fact that epide mics of poliomyelitis are now known to exist in Florida and Tex as, states from which visitors fre quently travel to North Carolina resort areas, the following regula tion is hereby adopted as an emer gency measure to prevent, in so far as possible ,the spread of this disease from the epidemic areas: “All persons under sixteen (16) years of age who come into this state from a poliomyelitis epidemic area shall be quarantined on their premises for fourteen (14) days. “Ali camps where children have already arrived from each epide mic areas shall be immediately quarantined as a unit until two (2) weeks has elapsed following the entrance of the last child from an epidemic area. Such qua rantine, in the case of camps; shall consist of the requirement that all children in the camp re main on camp property and not have visitors under sixteen (16) years of age. “New admissions to camps of children from epidemic areas shall be prohibited.” " There is no epidemic of infantile paralysis in tbe state as yet and there is no cause for alarm. Pvt. Edwards Helps Guard Bomb Secret Marine Private Marvin G. Ed wards. 24, whose father, William E. Edwards, lives at 324 Madison Street, Roanoke Rapids, has been assigned to a special U. S. Marine detachment which will guard the delicate test equipment to be used in atomic bomb experiments dur ing July at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. Edwards is a veteran of the Tulagi, Guadalcanal and New Georgia campaigns. He served with the renowned First Marine Raid er Battalion and is the holder of the Purple Heart, Navy Commen dation and the Presidential Unit Citation. Marines with “shoot to kill" or ders are already guarding the atom bomb around the clock, on Kwajalein Atoll. 4th District Masons Will Meet Here A meeting of Masons in the Fourth Masonic district will be held Monday, June 24, at the Clara Hearne School, Cedar and West Ehghth Street's, according to an announcement made today. Wor thy Grand Master William J. Bun dy and Grand Secretary Wilbur L. Mclver will meet the members at 4 p. m., in an informal gath ering. Supper will be served at 6:30 p. m., and the tiled meeting will open at 7:30. During this meeting the grand master will de Jver his address. Speas Asks Cooperation Of Citizens Dr. W. P. Speas, Jr, city health, officer, asks the cooperation of lo cal residents in the control of n** laria. Dr. Speas requests and urg es all residents in the city to look around the vacant lots of their homes and see whether there m any standing, stagnant water. Homes in Roanoke Rapids have been sprayed with DDT and the drainage ditches in the city asre being kept open as part of the malaria control program, but fish ponds, cellars, barrels, cans and other holders of standing water must be emptied if the spread <af malaria is to be prevented. Such water holders are breeding places for the malaria mosquito-v said Dr. Speas, and cause all why live nearby to be likely to con tract the disaese which is long lasting, incapacitating and at times, dangerous. These containers of standing wa ter should be emptied and thane which cannot be emptied sbondd be filled in with ashes or dirt. Section 16 of the Roanoke Ray ids Health Ordinance reads: “Stag nant water in cellars and upas lots shall be removed on notice from the chief of police to the person property owner permitting same to remain. Any person why fails to comply with the provie ion3 of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined $5.00 for em ery such offense.” Gives Schedule Service Officer E. H. Stallings, service offices, for lower Halifax County, has in used the following schedule which will be observed until further ao tice: Tuesday and Thursday* Thant Hall, Scotdand Neck. Wednesday morning, Qualls Stone, Hollister. Wednesday afternoon, grand j room, court house, Halifax. The Halifax County Service Of fice No. 2, which serves the vete rans of the lower part of the county is located temporarily in the Bank of Enfield and is open each week day. Shooting Affray Saturday Night In a shooting affray last Satar day night on the Weldon Highway, Odell Deaton was slightly wouadr ed, it is said, by Julius Johnscnv son of Joe Johnson of this city During the shooting Walter Deatoae was also hit with a bullet, but Mt badly hurt. Johnson escaped amR has not been located by affiesML. All the parties involved in the affair are white. It Was Serious. Dobbins Said So Daring the Goodale - wedding ternoon at a
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