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6 VOLUME XXXI ’ ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.,THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 1946 _NUMBER 45
Negro Jailed
On Charge of
Riding 'Bike'
i While Drunk
Garrett Squire, Garysburg negro,
was arrested late Tuesday after
noon by Police Officer M. T. Rog
ers and jailed on a charge of rid
ing a bicycle while drunk.
The officer reported that he saw
Squire “breezing along” on Roa
noke Avenue on his bike which
was equipped with a Wizard mot
or. Rogers hailed the negro and
he “parked” his bicycle in the
driveway of Dr. M. S. Broun’s
residence at 606 Roanoke Avenue.
When asked for his driver’s
license by Officer Rogers the
negro made an attempt to run
mto the Broun house and escape,
but he was unsuccessful. He was
locked up and later released un
der bond of $100 for his appear
ance in Mayor’s Court next Mon
day.
Boys Injured
When Hit By
Automobile
Two young boys, Lloyd Cullom
and Horace Spence, riding ‘double’
on a bicycle, were slightly injur
^ ed last Monday afternoon when
hit by an automobile driven by
Mrs. B. W. Israel at the inter
section of 12th and Hamilton
street. The youngsters were hos
pitalized for treatment but were
soon released from the institu
tion.
According to Chief of Police H.
E. Dobbins, who investigated the
accident, the two boys were rid
ing east on 12th street and reach
411 ed the intersection just as an
automobile turned into the street
from Hamilton. Mrs. Israel, driv
ing behind the first car, did not
see the youngsters when they rode
into Hamilton, neither did they
see her. The accident was unavoid
able, said the chief, and no
charges have been brought.
The youths are sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Cullom and Mr. and
s Mrs. Horace Spence.
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17 Divorces
Are Granted
Seventeen couples were legally
separated in Halifax County Sup
erior Court last week when the
court granted divorces, all on two
years’ separation. Cases heard
. were:
'W Ethel T. Hill vs. Benjamin F
Hill. Penny Hines vs. Dorsey
Hines. Virginia Mae Peffer Camp
bell vs Algernon E. Campbell; Ber
nice Allen Conwell vs. Williair
David Conwell. Mary Belle Vau
ghan vs. David Earl Vaughan
Flora B. Fahlmann vs. Carl C
Fahlmann. Mabel Morris vs Wil
lie Morris; Marvin D. Andertor
vs. Mary Lee Anderton. Hattii
Finche Tripp vs Charlie Tripp
€* Jr. Helen Harrison Parish vs
Frank B. Parish. Frances Louisi
Gray vs Elmo Lincoln Maramon
Lois Stansbury Stainback vs Lloyi
Green Sta back. Fannie M. Hew
ett vs. i-' ndy Lassitter Hewetl
(Continued on page 5—Sect. A)
Negro Was Taking
An 'Awful Chance'
Monday morning between 3
and 4 a. m., Norman "Preacher”
Garner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Garner, was awakened by a
noise from the chicken pen in
the back yard. Slipping out
of bed and finding his gun,
Garner crept through the shrub
bery and around the house to
find a negro standing near the
alley. When asked what he was
doing there at that hour, the
negro replied, “Nothing.” ^ince
Garner had no evidence of what
he was doing, he advised him
to be on his way. If the negro
had known that the boy who
crept out and caught him was
a former corporal of the U. S.
Marine Corps, recently returned
from Japan, with two battle
stars and several medals for
sharp shooting to his credit, he
would probably have wondered
if the price he could have paid
for prowling around that time
of the morning was worth the
chance he was taking.
Romancos
Lose Out In
Tournament
The Romanco Softball team of
the Rosemary Manufacturing Com
pany left Wednesday morning of
last week by bus for the State
Softball Tournament at Greens
ooro. Reservations were made for
the team at the King Cotton
Hotel, and the tournament was
held at the Memorial Staudium.
Beginning Thursday night the
Romancos first game was with
Greensboro Coco-Cola team, the
Romancos winning by a score
of 12 to 8. Friday the Romancos
met Mooresville defeating them
4 to 0; i Saturday they defeated
Wilmington, 5-1 while defeating
Raleigh 13-0 on Sunday. The state
finals were played on Monday
night between the Romancos and
Burtners of Greensboro before a
crowd of approximately 3000 peo
ple. The Burtner team defeated
the Romancos in eight innings,
2 to 0. In this game the teams
were evenly matched with DeBer
ry allowing three hits and strik
ing out 13 men, while Zimmer
man of Burtner’s allowed 3 hits
and struck out 13 men. The Rom
ancos fgiled to score in the last
half of the seventh inning after
Harry Overton doubled to right
field with none out. The winning
score was made when the Burtner
catcher was hit by a wild pitch
from Deberry and was advanced
to second base by a sacrifice hit,
scoring on a double to left field.
Burtners, winner of the state
tournament, received a handsome
trophy and was awarded a trip to
St. Petersburg, Fla., to compete in
the regional tournament. The Rom
ancos were awarded the runner
up trophy .while Henderson was
awarded the trophy for winning I
■ the consolation game.
Fire Department
Is Called to Mill
. The Fire Department was called
> out at 2:30 o’clock Monday morn
. ing when several oil rags in the
1 Rosemary Weave Room No. 2 were
- ignited. The sprinkler system at
. the mill extinguished the blaze
oefore any damage was done.
City Schools Set for Fall
Opening Tuesday, Sept. 3
Lions Spend
Large Sum
During Year
The Roanoke Rapids Lions Club
leld its regular weekly meeting
ast Tuesday night at which most
the time was taken up with
msiness matters, especially final
Dlans for staging the annual Lions
Festival all next week. Reports of
/arious committee chairmen were
leard and President Ed Knott
?ave out the list of committees as
signed for duty at the show
grounds.
The Lions have spent a large
sum during the past fiscal year
and C. S. Kennemur, treasurer,
rendered an itemized report which
was as follows:
Boy Scouts -$129.19
Civilian Air "Patrol -$365.08
Miss Gladys Paulson
N. C. State Blind Case
Worker _$257.85
Xmas party for underprivileg
ed children and Xmas Bask
ets for the needy-$391.41
X. S. State Blind Comm. —$200.00
31inci and Welfare Work —$350.02
X. C Symphony Orchestra—$100.00
reen Age Club -$ 7.30
TOTAL _$1800.85
Money derived from the staging
>f the annual festival is spent
visely and for many splendid
-auses in Roanoke Rapids by the
dub.
Guests at the meeting were
Superintendent of Schools I. E.
3.eady and James Batton.
Veterans Get
Priority To
Buy Farms
Veterans of World War II and
occupants to Whom commitments
to purchase have been made, have
a priority in acquiring land com
prising economic farm units in
Resettlement and Rural Rehabili
tation projects now being liqui
dated, J. B. Slack, regional Farm
Security Administration director,
has announced.
Holdings are being liquidated in
accordance with Public Law 563,
approved July 30, 1946, which di
rects that the land be sold in
economic farm units, in accord
ance with the Bankhead-Jones
Farm Tenant Act, and on the basis
of its earning-capacity value.
In accordance with the legisla
tion, economic farm units will be
offered first to veterans of World
War 11, unless a commitment tc
sell to the present project occu
pant was made prior to July 30
who meet eligibility requirement;
specified in the Bankhead-Jone;
Act, Slack said. If present occu
pants abandon their units or can
cel contracts, veterans will havi
priority over other project occu
pants. In the event veterans o
World War II or present occu
cants with purchase commitment
are not available, units may b
(Continued on page 5—Sect. A)
Johnson Gets
Orders Stay
Out of State
For 10 Years
Jul'an Johnson, white man, who
faced Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn
in Halifax County Superior Court
last week on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon, p.eaded
guilty and the Court sentenced
him to two years on the roads
and the costs of the case. Judge
Burgwyn suspended the sentence,
however, on condition that John
son stay out of North Carolina for
a period of 10 years.
The case was the outgrowth of
a shooting affray on Saturday
night, June 8, in the “Black Bot
tom’’ section on the Weldon road.
During the disturbance O’Dell
Deaton and Walter Deaton, both
white, were slightly wounded.
Johnson made his escape at the
time, but was later apprehended j
in Fayetteville.
! Howell Gets
Six Months
On the Roads
James E. Howell, Roanoke Rap
xds white man, was found guilty
of assault last week in Superior
Court and was sentenced to serve
six months on the roads by Judge
Burgwyn.
Powell’s grief was brought about
when Police Officer C. L. Mas
sey arrested Randolph White,
young white man, at the square
dance in the Armory on Saturday
night, June 15, for being drunk
and disorderly.
Powell didn’t like it and assault
ed the officer breaking his nose
and glasses in the affray. Others
mixed up in the disturbance were
Wilbert White, W. J. Hargrove,
Wilbert Davis, Linwood Waxriek
and Loraine Newcomb.
3 Wrecks;
No Charges
Two automobiles, one driven by
% white man from Warrenton and
the other operated by a negro
from Garysburg, collided Saturday
afternoon at Tenth street and
Roanoke Avenue. No names were
given police and no charges were
filed, the damage to both cars
being settled agreeably.
While Officer M. T. Rogers
was investigating the first wreck
another occurred on Tenth street
i between the Avenue and Hamil
i ton. This involved a Johnson Cab
■ and a car driven by Jabo New
■ some. Newsome admitted being in
! the wrong and settled with the
■ cab company. No charges were
1 made in this case.
In another wreck Wednesday
3 afternoon on Fifth street some
5 damage was done to two othei
(Continued on page 5—Sect. A)
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Roanoke Rapids schools are ail
set for the fall opening on Tues
day, September 3, according to a
schedule of opening activities re
leased this week by Superintendent
I .E. Ready. Mr. Ready also re
leased the complete personnel for
operation of all city schools for
the coming semester.
The schedule of work for th*
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
is as follows:
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2:
9 A. M. All children beginning
the first grade are to go to their
respective buildings. All new stu
dents entering the Roanoke Rap
ids City Schools in any grade
above the first report as follows:
(a) Second grade through the
sixth grade to the Sixth Grade
Buildings.
(b) Seventh grade through the
twelfth grade to the High School
Auditorium.
11 A. M. General teachers meet
ing for white teachers in High
School Library.
1:30 P. M—JWhite elementary
teachers meet in the Sixth Grade
Building. White High School tea
chers meet in the High School Li
brary.
3:00 P. M.—General meeting fox
colored teachers at John Arm
strong Chaloner School.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3:
8:20 A. M.—Sixth grade stu
dents report to High School audi
torium. They will be dismissed at
10:30 A. M.
8:30 A. M.—Students in the
first five grades report to their
respective buildings. They will he
dismissed at 10:30 A. M.
9:00 A. M.—High School stu
dents report to the High School
auditorium. (Stay outside until
the sixth grade students leave.!
High school students will fallow
a shortened schedule until one o’
clock.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER At
Full schedule at all schools, ex
cept that first grade Children will
be dismissed for the day at noon
for the first two weeks, and sec
ond grade children will be dis
missed at noon for the first week.
SCHOOL PERSONNEL FOR
1946-1947—
GENERAL — L E. Ready, su
perintendent of schools; Clara.
Hearne, elementary school super
visor; Elizabeth Lang, public
school music supervisor; Mrs.
Lucy Mayfield Brown, elementary
school physical education supervi
sor; Mrs. Kathleen M. Suiter;
school nurse; Ruth Chapman, sec
retary to the superintendent; Effi*
Woodruff, secretary to the high
school principal; Mrs. Margaret
B. Taylor, secretary to the ele
mentary school supervisor; Mrs;
Eloise Bryan, matron, Coltrane
Hall; Roy Medlin, superintendent
of buildings and grounds; A. E.
Akers, tax collector; Julia Cooks;
assistant to tax collector.
CENTRAL SCHOOL — Imogen*
Booker, principal and fifth grade;
Omara Daniel, fifth grade; Edith
Barrett, first grade; Margsuiit
Boone, second grade; Mra. Mary
F. Bunch, fourth grade and mu
sic; Ruby Madry, third grade.
ROSEMARY SCHOOL — Viola
Glover, principal and fifth gndfeg
Annice Mitchell, first grade; linfj
Lowder, second grade; Mrs. WiJmi
(Continued an page 5—Sect. AS