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1 mi "THnran Vernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin William Scott, William H. Camp, Jr., Robert E -May, R. H. McCommons, Jame* W. Whitby. _,L ..II li || 4| 1 || D J ®povep Woodruff, Winfield Hasty, Daniel E. Faison, Robert Lee Moore, Curtis E. West, Edgar H King, Robert Lee lnrf~ ,,,]| lill II "'ll III! II 1,1 31 'HLln ?^hon-laS ,A' c®°P®r» Maryhi F; Matkins, James G. Whitby, Thos. H. Cook, Jr., Elmer E. Chambliss, Randall White, Robert L. _ . muHllUlllllllludblHDllllinullbmiJUhli Hams, Joseph A. Crouch, Davie L. Harper, Brutas W. Rook, Roht. R Northingtn, Eugene Basil Glover William C Moody Harris, Wayne C. ^ Rufus S. Finch, Lawrence W. Myrick, Waiter G. Cooley, Charlie L. Whitby, Melbourne Barry Jones. Robert * Rogers.-’ RnfJiHr T W««l ftarri^ShBarta Deberry’ Hepbert S- Edwards, H. Charles Leatherwood, Jr., John Wayne Thomas, Alex Bullock, Jr., Frank P. Hunter, Cecil Coburn, Wilbur Anderton, Latt THE ROANOKE RAPIDS hepai n® I I CAROLINA'S FIRST^S^ I 1 rUlj 1 * HTAB/ok/ \_/ fVQfrUME XXXIROANOKE RAPIDS, N. CX, THURSDAY, JUNE 27th, 1946 NUMBER 38 J. B. Wollett l)ies Suddenly At Littleton Joseph Bitner Wollett, 56, a member of the State Board of Cor rvation and Development since January, 1945, died sudden ly at his home in Littleton Tues day afternoon. He had been in de clining health for the past eight months. Funeral services will be held from the Littleton First Baptist Church on this afternoon at 4 o’clock. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Littleton. Me. Wollett was a prominent civ;~, and church leader of the Littleton community. He had been a commissioner of the town of Littleton for about 25 years, and had served as a member of the board of deacons of the Littleton First Baptist Church for 20 years. He was educated in a Warren ton preparatory school, and served in the Army during World War I. He was active in the affairs of the Littleton Post of the Amer iwe. Legions - He was married to Mrs. Lollie Johnston Smith of Littleton who survives him, along with two step children, Mrs. Lawrence Reese of Washington and Clinton J. Smith of Littleton. Also surviving is his mother, Mrs. E. E. Wollett and one sister, Miss Anna Wollett, both of Littleton. Upon learning Tuesday night of he death of Mr. Wollett, Governor 3h ty wired Mrs. Wollett. “Just learned of the passing of *pur distinguished husband. He yas my true friend and his many ine qualities made me a better nan. His interest in public aff airs attracted to him a host of eople who relied on him for gui dance. His record has been an open book that all could read with profit. The State has lost one if its best citizens. I extend to loi ny sincere sympathy for your Bereavement.” Kidd Is Bitten By Poisonous Spider Roy Kidd, an employe of White lotor Company, and who lives in he 200 block of Hamilton street, /as bitten sometime last night zhile in bed by a “black widow” pi r. Kidd, suffering from the ite early this morning, was aken to Roanoke Rapids Hospi kl for treatment. He is said to be ■it of danger and apparently suf Bring no ill effects from his ex perience with the poisonous insect. eagles Schedule )oubleheader for Mext Thursday | “Big doings” have been schedul «d by the Roanoke Rapids Eagles ■v asehall club for next Thursday, I uly 4 First is a ball game at immons Park at 10 a. m., and - lien will come a big barbecue and [runswick stew dinner at Poplar prings. In tee afternoon at 4:00 mother game will be played at I mmons Park. The opposing team , Oth games will be Franklin, Tnckets for the ’cue and stew are : flw On sale at Smith’s Barber bop, Recreation Parlor and Her man's place; Chief Issues Warning On Street Play By Children Chief of Police H. E. Dobbins issued a warning today against children playing in the streets of the city and especially against ball playing. “It has become a dangerous and serious problem,” said the chief. “During the past few weeks the police department has received many complaints about children playing ball in the streets, and not pay:ng any attention whatsoever to the approach of motorists. In some instances motorists, report, the chjldeen refuse to move out of the way and automobiles have to come to a complete stop. “This is a condition that par ents can remedy. If their coopera tion m the matter is not obtained some one’s child may be killed or maimed for life." The city playgrounds afford a splendid place for the children of the city to find recreation and this season the program of activity is one of the best. “It's better to send the children to the playgrounds,” said Chief Dobbins, “than it is to send therr. to a hospital after being hit by a car.’ 'Peeping Tom' To Be Tried Next Monday F. W. Roughton, white man, is scheduled for a hearing in Mayor Kelly Jenkins’ court next Monday on a charge of “wilfully and un lawfully peeping secretely into a bedroom window at Proctor’s boarding house on Hamilton street. The alleged offense is said to have been committeed on Mon day night, June 17. The room at the time was being occupied by five young women. Officer C. R. Green arrested Houghton and he is now at liberty under a $200 cash bond. Boy Scouts Will Give Carnival Boy Scout troops 144 and 145 will stage their annual mid-sum mer carnival on Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, July 11, 12 and 13, it was announced today. There will be plenty of rides, games and other amusing entertainment dur ing the three days and nights. The Scouts give this annual event to raise money with which to buy needed equipment and to advance scouting in this section. Bridges Hurt By Explosion Of Truck Tire Grady Bridges, white farmer of Jackson, received treatment this week at Roanoke Rapids Hospital for head injuries sustained in an unusual accident Tuesday after noon about 1 '-45 o’clock. Bridges, it is said, drove his truck to King Tire Service on Ten th street to have a tire changed. Employees of the place were busy and. Bridges being in a hurry, de cided to make the change him se'f. After he had begun his task the tire, containing 80 pounds air pressure, exployed blowing the wheel completely off the truck and knocking him to the ground. Bridges was taken to the hospital I in an unconscious condition. After treatment of his injuries he was kept there a few days for obser vation Yes, Sir: Well Buy Five of 'Em “Doc” Hester, local A&P store manager, is back on the job after a two weeks’ vacation. While enjoying his rest, Doc went to Norfolk for a brief visit. Stroking along one of the busi ness streets he noticed a parti cularly pretty hand-painted tie in a show window, paused and adm’red it and then decided it couldn’t be more than about 98c in price. In the store Doc went,’ to be greeted by beautiful fixtures and a gust of cool, refreshing air. He right then changed his mind about the price of the tie. But Doc figured he’d ask “the man” how much it cost. A clerk* dressed immaculately came toward him beaming with smiles, and bowed politely, say ing: “Yes, sir: Yes, sir: Yes, sir: May I help you, sir?” To which Doc replied: I was just admiring that hand-painted tie in the window, and wonder ed how much it was.” ’Yes, sir: Yes, sir,” said the clerk, adding: “Our customers usually buy five of them at the time, sir, they are only $5.00 each.” Now, Doc,Hester is “Mr. Po liteness,” himself. But that was one time his affable disposition almost failed him. His knees be gan to shake and sag and he slowly backed toward the door through which he had just en tered. When he reached the street beads of perspiration be gan popping out on his forehead and he forgot entirely about the tie he wanted, and his thoughts turned to Roanoke Rapids to which he came tieless. Office Moved To Another Location HMiss Bernice Hitchins,, Halifax ■punty welfare case worker, an gpunced today the removal of her ■jtee in Roanoke Rapids from i^Mkar to the Peoples Theatre 3' ^-Office cormerly occupied by Hhltf Dr, T. W. M. Long over ™--The office Business in City To Celebrate 4 th "Lowly Sardine" Expensive Dish 4 “Boots” Taylor walked into a local grocery the other day and saw some cans of sardines on the shelf. Without asking the price he picked up two cans and, thinking of how good they would taste and how much he was gonna enjoy ’em, began smack ing his lips and went to the cashier to pay for his delicacy. “I got two cans of sardines here,” he said. “How much are they?” The cashier replied: “They are 42 cents each, sir.” Taking a surprised look at the lady “Boots” said: “I know where I got ’en,” and slowly wa’ <ed back to the shelf where he found ’em and gently put them back. —It was. a- great temptation .to ., go back and get ’em as he sauntered slowly out of the store, feebly smacking his lips on how good they would havfe tasted. Johnson Is Arrested In Fayetteville Julian Johnson, white man, who is alleged to have been mixed up in a shooting affray on the Wel don highway on Saturday night, June 8, was arrested in Fayette ville last week and brought back for trial. Deputy Sheriff A. J. Brig man went after the prisoner. At the time of the disturbance O’dell Deaton and Walter Deaton, both white men, are said to have suffered slight injuries during the shooting, alleged to have been done by Johnson. Johnson, court records show, was out under a suspended sen tence for another law violation. The sentence was revoked by the court and he is now serving an eight months’ road term. He will be g.'ven a hearing on the shoot ing charge at the next term of Halifax County Superior Court. New Plane Parts Brought Here For Civil Air Patrol The Roanoke Rapids unit of the Civil Air Patrol has just received several new airplane parts which will be studied and observed by the cadets. The equipment was transported from Garland, N. C., and the local unit extends its thanks to K. F. Adams, who made it possible for the equipment to be brought here. Captain A. C. Cul Jireth, commander of the squad ron, has announced that a new class will be started Tuesday night, July 2, and issues an invi tation to anyone who is interest ed in learning to fly to enlist in this class. Harvey Woodruff has joined the squadron as flying in structor and holds the rank of First Lieutenant. The classes are held each Tuesday night at the Armory building- at 7:80. Roanoke Rapids will present the appearance of a “deserted city’ next Thursday, July 4, as far as business is concerned. Practically all business firms will take the day cff in celebration of Independ ence Day. The banks, building & loan of fices post office, city administra tion offices and stores will close shop Wednesday at the usual time and will remain closed all day Thursday. They will reopen for business as usual Friday morning. Most of the business houses which now observe the Wednes day afternoon half holiday will remain open all day Wednesday. However, a few of them will close Wednesday at 1:00 and remain closed until Friday morning. No special programs for the day’s celebration have been ar ranged so far as could be learned today. • 17 Applicants Are Sent to Ft. Bragg Seventeen applicants have been sent to Fort Bragg by the Roa noke Rapids recruiting substation. Those who are potential soldiers are: Raymond Smith, Littleton; Clin ton Lancaster, Warrenton; Howard h. Cobb, Clevie A. Ennis, Onzfo Ennis, Lundy E. Hudson, James A Hale, William C. Stacia, Char es Smith, Jr., Lucius W. Pullen, David W. Worsham, Clarence R. Vowell, Paul E. Kinnin, Robert Courtney and Robert L. Cameron all white men from Roanoke Rap ids. William L. Harvey and Char les Adams, colored, from Little on. All the applicants hope to get im :he AAF, Pope Field. Teen-Age Club Is Reopened The Teen-Age Club has reop ened under the direction of Coach. ‘Rock” Venters, it was announc ed this week. The club extends an invitation to every boy and girl between the ages of 13 and 20 to join the club. Games will be played and dancing will be en joyed. The club will be open on Wed nesday nights from 8 to 10 o’clock and on Friday and Saturday nights from 8 to 10:30. Coach Venters also announces that any boy or girl bringing is the most new members during the month of July will be given a six months’ free membership. Dues of the club will be 50c to join and 35c per month. Any boy or girl within the agtt limit and residing within a mit of Roanoke Rapids is eligible to join, said Mr. Venters. U. S. Navy Signs Up Four More Men The following men from Roanoke Rapids and vicinity have recently Joined the United States Navy, it was announced this week ky Chief G. E. Jackson, local reenrifc er: C. B. Bryant, Gaston; W. X Oakes, Weldon; A. A. Kroner anA R. L. Edwards, both of Roanoke Rapids.
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