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1?| IVernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin William Scott, William H. damp, Jr, Bobert E JMav. B. BL McCnmmnna Jam— w kcmm— I Grover Woodruff, Winfield Hasty, Daniel E. Faison, Bobert Lee Moore, Curtis E. West, Edgar H. King, Bobert Lee *"1 am I Thomas A. Cooper, Marvin F. Matkins, James G. Whitby, Iho s. H. Cook, Jr., Elmer E. Chambliss, Randan White, Bobert L. _InilllltamriliiMn Harris, Joseph A- Crouch, Davie L. Harper, Brutas W. Book, Bob! B. Northingtn, Eugene Basil Glover, William C. Moody, Frank W. Harris, Wayne C. Green, Rufus S. Pinch, Lawrence W. Myrick, Walter G. Cooley, Charlie L. Whitby, Melbourne Barry Jones, Bobert A Rogers, Rotas J. T. Wood raff, Clinton P. Deberry, Herbert S. Edwards, EL Charles Leatherwood, Jr., John Wayne Thomas, Alex Bullock, Jr., Frank P. Hunter, Cecil Coburn, Wilbur Auderton, 1 -** | f Harris Shearin. THE ROANOKE RAPIDS HE-RALn I 8 CAROLINA'S FIRSI^^^ I M A M ^TABloic? ^—mEWSpaper LUME XXXII ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C* THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1946 NUMBER 6 'j* -;--—— ---. HOWELL BROTHERS WILL BE TRIED NEXT JANUARY True Bill of Indictment Is Return'd by Grand Jury; Both Charged 1st Degree Murder True bills of indictment were returned by a Halifax County (Grand Jury Tuesday against Walter Francis (Pee-Dee) Howell and his broth er, Henry Lee (Skinny) Howell charging first den gree murder in the slaying of Clifton Massey, Roa noke Rapids police officer, last Thursday night. Judge R. Hunt Parker, presiding over the present term of Superior Court, consented to a continuance of the case until the January term. viuluh mtusaey, nuanuKe rway-* Ids police officer for several years; was killed last Thursday night in the doorway of the stairs lead ing to the Rosemary Billiard Par lor. The slaying of Massey been admitted by “Pee-Dee” Hoar ell in a statement made to Hali fax County Sheriff Harry House and Chief of Police T. J. Davis of the Roanoke Rapids police de partment after the two brothers were arrested last Saturday night about three miles from in Cooley’s store. At a preliminary hearing held Monday afternoon before Uay^r Kelly Jenkins, five witnesses were examined by Solicitor Ernest Ty ler, conducting the case for the state, assisted by Julian AUsbrook and Lunceford Crew. The first of these witnesses was J. T. Warren, employee of Hie pool room. Warren said that Mas sey entered the billiard parlor 15 or 20 minutes before the How ell brothers. “He was sitting in. a chair near the stairway water ing a friendly game of pool” when the Howell boys came in «"<< each ordered a bottle of beer. A few minutes later one of the boys asked where the men’s rest room was and they retired to it Cum ing back, Walter Howell is — to have thrown his beer bottle at the officer and immwftntfjy followed it up with an attack on Massey, “hitting him with everything he had,” and calling to his brother Henry to “get his G- d- gun and kill S-of a b_” The two men toppled down the stairway to the street entrance; Walter calling again to bis bro ther, Henry, to “get his gun and kill the S_ of a b_ At this point, Warren mid, Henry Howell rushed down the steps, “snatched Massey’s pistol from its holster, raised it as If he was going to hit the officer, and I hollered to him not to hit him.” “He then ran out the door and a few moments later Walter fol lowed. I ran to the front win dow, about 20 yards, and saw Walter (Pee-Dee) running back to the door and heard two shots. I went back to the head of the (Continued on page 8—Sect. At Chief Warns Violators Of Parking Law Chief T. J. Davis of the Roa noke Rapids police department, issued a warning today against violations of the parking ordin ance, especially in “uptown Roa noke Rapids.” The ordinance prohibits park ■ms of automobiles and other ve hicles longer than two and one half hours from 8 a. m., until. 6 p. m., on Roanoke Avenue between Ninth and Eleventh streets; Tenth, between Hamilton and Madison, and Eleventh between Hamilton and Jackson. “Due to the unusually heavy traffic at this time of the year,” said Chief Davis, “much difficulty Is experienced by motorists in ob lllning parking space in that area.” Most of the violators are employees of the stores, the chief believes, and if they would cease the all-day parking it would do much to alleviate the condition. Parking conditions are now be ing studied by officials and the chief requests that motorists not violate the parking ordinance in that area. Shotgun Used In Shooting Geo. Daniel Charley Lashley, 23-year-old negro, is in Halifax County jail charged with assault with a deadly weapon, outgrowth of the alleged OWting by lashley of George Daniels, 21, another negro. The trouble occurred last Fri day night near Mitchell’s saw mill. Deputy Sheriff A. J. Brig man, who arrested the negro, said no motive had been established for the shooting. Lashley, using a shotgun, fireif at close range, it is Said, the load tearing off one of Daniel’s kneecaps. $ Sanitary District Has Good Credit The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District has excellent credit a nong bond buyers. This, faot 1 s brought to light today when t $200,000 issue recently yoted 1 for improvement of sewerage water lines, was bought by f&) oncern for the splendid price 2.28 per cent rate. The regu • rate for this type of bonds j •said to be 2 l»er bent. The name of the firm buying the bonds was• not revealed in the announcement. Will Face Jury for Murder in January On the left is Walter “Pee-Dee” Howell and at the right is Henry “Skinny” Howell, brothers, who will be tried next January for the murder of Clifton Massey, Roanoke Rapids police officer Rosemary Manufacturing Cc Will Receive Safetv Award Rosemary Manufacturing Com pany, of Roanoke Rapids, has qualified for the State Labor De partment’s Safety Achievement Award by reducing its industrial accident rate from 4.4 in the first six months of 1945 to 1.3 in the first six months of 1946, a total reduction of 70 percent, it was announced today by Forrest H. Shuford, North Carolina Commis sioner of Labor. Constituting a "public recogni tion of outstanding achievement in the field of industrial safety,” the award will be presented as- soon as the printed safety certificate Is received by the Department of Labor, Commissioner Shuford »aid. The certificate will be signed jointly by the Commissioner of Labor and by the Secretary of Labor of the United States. During the first half of 1945, Rosemary Manufacturing Company put i a total of ,585,709 man-hours of work, and maintained average employment of 1418 employees, ac cording to Mr. T. W. Mullen, vice president of the plant. During the first half of 1946, a total of 1,528, 216 man-hours were worked and employment averaged 1567, Mullen stated. Lost-time industrial acci dents at the plant were reduced from seven in the first half of 1945 to two In the first half of 1946. The industrial safety award forms part of a general safety program for North Carolina in dustry which is being pushed by the inspection staff of the State Labor Department, with the as sistance of a large committee of safety engineers employed by man ufacturing plants throughout the (Continued on page 8—Sect. A) _ m Two Men Get Prison Terms In Car Theft Two white men, Gene R, Hinkle of Danville, 111., and Albert True Worthy of Bangor, Me., wer found guilty this week in Supe rior Court of the theft of an auto mobile belonging to James S Abernathy of this city severs weeks ago. Judge R. Hunt Parker, presid ing, sentenced Trueworthy t< state’s prison for a term of fron two to three years, and Hinkli drew a sentence of one to tw< years. Deputy Sheriff A. J. Brigmai arrested the men after an inves tigation of the theft. Christmas Clubs Paying Big Sums The Christmas savings clubs of the Citizens Bank & Trust Company and the Roanoke Bank & Trust Company (Rosemary Branch) are this week sending out checks to the members total ing $58,236.00, it was announced today. Basing the population of Roa noke Rapids on 12,000, this Is almost an average of $5.00 for each man, woman and child in the city. The two banks now have next year’s Christmas Sav ings Clubs open for enrollment Schedule Is Released For 'TB' Survey 1 First Week The tuberculosis X-ray survey will get under way in Roanoke Rapids next Monday morning at 3 o’clock, it was announced today by a district health department spokesman. The survey is being made to de termine what percentage, if any, of the people in Halifax County are afflicted with this disease, and if so, to acquaint them with the , fact so the proper steps can be . made to arrest the disease. “The success of the survey,” said ! the spokesman, "depends, of * course, on the cooperation of the ■ people. We have met with splen did response so far in making L plans for the work.” The following schedule for the first week of the survey follows: Monday, Tuesday and Wednes > day morning at 9 o’clock, Rose L mary Manufacturing Company, , (Continued on page 8—Sect. A) Lashley Gets Two Years In Theft Case Willie Lashley, negro man, was tried this week in Halifax Super ior Court on a charge of stealing $153 from the home of Miss Josie Moore last October, found guilty by a jury and was sentenced by Judge R. Hunt Parker to serve two years in State's Prison. Lashley*s "girl friend,” Rena Lee Banks, and his sister, Bessie Jones, involved In the case with him, were turned loose. The negro had told officers that information about the money be ing in the house was given him by his sister, a former employe of Miss Moore.
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