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THE ROANOKE RAPIDS M VOLUME XXXIROANOKE RAPIDS, N. &, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1946 NUMBER 43 Brantley Given Road Term On Charqe Assaultinq Wife Jack Brantley, white man, who was arrested last week and charg ed with assaulting a female (his w&e), was tried this morning in Roanoke Rapids Recorder’s Court. Evidence tended to show that Brantley, while under the influ ence of intoxicating beverages,, “got into an argument” with his wife at their home on Jefferson street Sunday afternoon, July 21, “tore her clothes off, beat her with his fists, knocked her down twice and finally dragged her up the steps and onto the porch by bm hair." Judge Charles R. Daniels in dicated after the evidence had been concluded that he would send the man to the roads, but had not made up his mind for just what length of time he would give him, preferring to wait until just be fore adjournment of court this afternoon before passing final judgment in the case, attorney Ottis J. Reynolds ap prared for the defendant and Lunce Crew of the firm of Crew & Crew appeared as special prose cutor. Most Schools In County To $)pen in Sept. V. C. Matthews, superintendent of Halifax County Schools, an nounced this week that most of the schools in the county system will open next month. White and colored county schools which ise bus transporta tion will open Thursday, Sep tember 5. All other colored schools in the county will open on Tuesday, September 3. The ''w:-County colored school at Bricks will open on August 26. The new colored grammar school budding at Enfield is expected to be completed m time for the Sept ember opening, said Mr. Matthews. More Marriages Than Divorces In County Last Year Thera were 530 marriage licenses issued in Halifax County from January 1, 1945, through July 19, 1946, according to the records in the Register of Deeds office. A number of the licenses issued, however, were to couples from other counties and states. The records show also that there were a far less number of divorces abated by the courts during the s«ne period. There were 135 couples legally separated, all from Halifax County. Draft Board Will Close Two Weeks Halifax County Selective Service Board No. 1 offices will be closed for two weeks from August 5 ■ through 17, it was announced to 4ly. Closing of the offices is for the purpose of allowing vacations for the personnel. The board of fices, however, will be open on the morning of August 6 to send a group of colored men to Fort Bragg for pre-induction physical examinations. Employment Is Showing Increase In Halifax Co. Employment is still showing a gradual increase in Halifax Coun ty, but material shortages are hindering employment expansion —especially in the construction in dustry. Job openings have been gradually decreasing which has res ulted in a corresponding in crease in the number of persons filing applications for employ ment. There are now 260 job appli cations on file in the local U. S. E. office, which is an increase of 27 pel cent over the preceding month. Veterans remain as the main source of male job seekers with 170 percent of the active job ap plicants being veterans and only 18 percent of the total are women. Thirty percent of the veterans registered are only available for temporary work as they are en tering school in the fall. Per sons registered at the office fall into the following occupational groups: professional and mana gerial, 19; clerical, 38; service, 6; agriculture, 22; skilled, 48; semi skilled, 76; and unskilled, 51. Job openings on file have shown a 19 percent decrease over that of June with the greatest demand being for laborers. Job orders now fall into the following occupational groups: professional and manager ial, 4; clerical, 38; service, 15; agri cultura, 61; skilled, 36; semi-skill ed, 12; unskilled, 141. The greatest labor demand at the present time is for skilled and unskilled con struction workers and as more material becomes available this demand will increase the present shortage of skilled and unskilled workers. Problems of housing, transpor tation, veterans expecting to enter school in the fall, jobs on file not , matching applicants’ qualifications, and numerous other complications ; contribute to the condition of sur plus applicants for work, while at the same time, a demand for workers exist. (The actual labor demand being 50 above the avail- , able supply at present.) The short age of laborers seems to be the most critical labor shortage at this time and this is expected to increase as the number of con struction jobs increase in the county. On-The-Job Training for vete rans is proving to be the answer to many employers’ employment problems, said H. W. Winstead, U. S. E. office manager, and, at the same time, it trains the vet eran for a job skill that is needed in the community. It has become nearly impossible to fill any orders for workers that pay less than 50 cents an hour as jobs are plenti ful in the laboring classification 1 at 60 cents an hour or more. The ■ number of persons entering the : labor market is also expected to decline as the number of men be- i ing released from the service has i reached its peak and will be less : and less from now on. ] These Youngsters Made Good Showing In League Pictured above are the players, coaches, managers, mascot and others connected with the local American Legion junior baseball team which made a good record in the recent league schedule of play to determine the state champion team: Front row: left to right: A1 Gilliam, manager; Mac Newsom, mascot; Vick, manager. Second row: left to right: Clifton Acree, second baseman; Dwigbt Elting, first baseman; Troy Hasty, pitcher-outfielder; Bobby Oakes, second baseman, who broke hisr leg in the Durham game; Billy White, outfielder; Billy Wood, utility; Leo Rabil, pitcher-outfielder. Standing: Commander C. C. Churchill; Sherman Deaton, third baseman; Captain Vance Stew art, shortstop; Haynes Lowder, right fielder; Coach M C. Newsom, Jr.; Ruben Slade, outfielder; Robert Wright, catcher; Lloyd Williams, Jr., outfielder; athletic officer, F. S. Kemp. Absent when picture was made: Assistant coach Jack Vincent; James McDaniel, Jr., utility; James Hux, catcher, and Pat Edwards, pitcher-infielder. Team batting honors went to James Hux and Troy Hasty with a .333 average each, closely followed by Capt. Stewart, .273, and Dwight Elting, .261. The team ended the season with a 6-4 win-loss record, defeating the league leaders, Durham and Wilson. Negro Being Held Charge Of Stabbing Beewood Ivey, 17-year-old negro, s being held in Halifax County iail without privilege of bond pharged with stabbing Henry Brown, 23, another negro. The affray occurred last Fri lay night at the John Armstrong school gymnasium where a negro lance was being held by the Slegro VFW Post. Brown is in Roanoke Rapids Hospital in a serious condition, ivey was arrested this morning in iVeldon by Officer M. T. Rogers >f the Roanoke Rapids police de partment and Officer Ward of Weldon. It Cost lashley $42.75 to Speed Samuel Lashley, negro, had been >ut on "a date" last Friday light and he, with two negro 'riends, was taking the girls home. Lashley ran into trouble at Elev :nth and Roanoke Avenue when le ‘ ran through a red traffic ight.” Officer Rogers whistled at lim, but Lashley kept going. He va3 finally overtaken on the Wel lon load by police, who say the legro was driving about 60 or 65 niles per hour. Judge Daniels gave him a fine >f $20 and cost after Lashley vol int.nrily surrendered his driving icense for three months. It cost lim a total of $42.75. Spraying Of Homes With DDT Starts Next Week The second spraying of homes in Roanoke Rapids with DDT will Set under way next week, it was announced today. The first spray ing, which was held the early part of the year, was very suc 3es^fui in destroying insects, ‘specially flies, said a spokesman n charge of the work. This second spraying should certainly com plete the job. In order that the work may be lone with success it will be neces sary for occupants of homes to 3ooperate fully with the program ny readying houses before the spraying crew arrives. Advance notice of the arrival of the crew iV'll provide occupants with suffi cient time to make last-minute ar rangements. Here are some of the important instructions to follow: Move all furniture toward cen ter of rooms. Remove pictures and mirrors from walls and place them face Sown on tables or beds. Remove clothes from closets. Put out all fires. Store away cooking utensils Sinnerware, and non-canned or aon-bottled foods Or collect them in one place for covering with a Srop cloth by spraying crew. Remove curtains and draperies (not shades). If the house is ready when the (Continued cm page 8—Sect. A) Election On Bond Issue Next Tuesday The special election on the ques tion of issuing $200,000 in bapda for sewerage and water extensions in the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District will be held next Tuesday. The polls will open at 6:30 a. n*., and remain open until 6:30 p. m, Only those who reside in the sanitary district and who register 3d for the election as provided by law will be allowed to cast their ballots. An official spokesman for the 3ity said this morning that only a small number of people registered for the election. “If you are registered,” said tha spokesman, and you don’t go to the polls and cast your ballot, it will he a vote against the bonds.1’ Following are the voting places^ Precinct No. 1—Warehouse but Second street, in rear of old ton & Hub Store. Precinct No. 2 — Municipal Fitf Station. Precinct No. 3—Rosemary gradft' school, corner of 11th and Ha.-v ilton streets. - • n_if_n_i nuuiui u a Dana Will Play Here Dickey Radford’s all-veteran or chestra will play at a dance here on Friday night, August 10. The dance is being sponsored by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of VFW Poet. No. 3702, and will be held In the. Armory.
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