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r Frank W. Harris, _ _____ ruff, Clinton P. (Deberry, Herbert S. Edwards, H. Charles Leatherwood, Jr., John Wayne Tiiomas, Alex Bullock. Jr., Frank P Hunter. Cecil Cobum. Wilbur” Anderton,* 1 a«* I Harris Shearin. - J VOLUME XXXII_ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2nd, 1947_ NUMBER 11 Buying Hits Peek Here; Merchants Are Pleased Roanoke Rapids business con cerns experienced “a very satisfac tory” Christmas shopping season and look forward optimistiealy to an easing of the shortages after the next six months, according to a survey made Monday while many retailers and wholesalers were in ventory-taking. One drug store proprietor while he openly stacked Kleenex on the counter, admitted it to be the best shopping season his store has ever experienced. “We had more to sell,, we sold more and we have more left over than ever before,” he added. A department store head stat ed conservatively that it was “a satisfactory season,” with more merchandise available but that it did not compare — in his opinion —with 1945. Fireworks and alcoholic bever ages did a booming business while with more light articles and small electric appliances to offer in many seasons past, sold almost complet ely out of these lines. Automobile agencies and heavy appliance dealers have no idea when they will catch up with back orders, but on the whole, local business life views the year .947 with unshackled optimism. Most merchants look forward to a gradual increase in the realm of supplies after the next six months. Pre-Christmas reductions here occurred largely in seasonable ladies’ wear,' while toy markj-. downs came about as the result of the fact that much of this mer chandise arrived late in the sea son and somewhat unexpectedly. In fact, invoices are still being re ceived in some stores for Christ mas merchandise that has not ar rived even as the New Year rings in. Retailers in ladies’ ready-to-wear suffered considerably as the result of this winter's unseasonabe weath er. Fall and winter coats and suits went on sale when they should have been in heavy demand. This condition was duplicated almost everywhere in the country. Department stores expect cur rent shortages in “desirable” men's wear — clothing and shirts — to continue for at least the next six months. Rumors of nylons at 72 cents on northern markets brought the explanation here that they were “seconds” or “thirds.” “We could have had plenty of nylons here, too, for a price,” one mer chant said Meaningfully. Nylons, not in plenty, but in greater quantities, are expected to be readily available in six months. Radios, small tables, chairs, elec tric irons,, toasters and other small electrical goods were in heavy de mand. An almost adequate supply was available for the first time since 1940. Continued shortages are antici pated for the next several months in certain drugs and less import ant items as well as in heavy ma chinery and electrical appliances. In the field of groceries a great er variety than in many years past was on hand for the shopper to pick and choose from, but grocers wore of one opinion as to the pros C?om Mwued on page 8—Sect. A) lb All Our £ On Gild A ^ -"HAPPY i [STEW YEAH j 194 7 GOOD LUCK TO YOU! ^ Cdid days ^ Cdid times ★ Old friends For auld lang syne we bring you this cheery New Year message. j Guernsey Cow Sets Record A daughter of the registered Guernsey sire, Argiila Oliver,, own ed by W. L. Manning, Roanoke Rapids, has completed an official Advance Register record. She is Chockoyotte Hildroli which pro duced 10257.5 pounds of milk and 501.7 pounds of butterfat on twice daily milking for ten months. Argiila Oliver has sixteen daugh ters in the Performance Register o( The American Guernsey Cattle Club. This record was supervised by the North Carolina State College and reported to The American Guernsey Cattle Club for approval and publication. The Blue Smock1 In State Exhibit “The Blue Smock,” a recent painting by E. C. Langford of this city, was among the exhibits at the tenth annual North Carolina art display held in Raleigh last week. The exhibits will move to Chapel Hill and from there will be shown throughout the state. The local artist and his wife will fpend the month of January in Sara: ota, Fla., where Mr. Langford with study at the Farnsworth School of Art. New Officer Will Join Police Force L. H. Nelson, former highway patrolman, stationed for about five yes.rs at Rich Square, will join the Roanoke Rapids police depart ment on January 15, Chief T. J. Davis announced today. This will bring to 10 the number of officers now in the department, i ■MHMRH 95 Arrests Were Made In December A total of 95 arrests were made from December 9 through Decem ber 31, by Roanoke Rapids police officers, it was reported today.. The arrests were from "most any thing’’ from breaking and enter ing to just plain traffic violations. According to department records, property valued at $1,784.50 was re ported to the department as stolen. Of this amount $1.2 7.00 in prop erty value was recovered by the officers. Charges of being drunk led the list in number of arrests, there be ing 60 persons "taken in’’ by of ficers for this offense. New Advertising Rates Effective Due to steadily increasing costs in newsprint and other necessary expenses incurred in publishing The Herald, it has become nec essary to raise our advertising rates. The new rates, effective with the next issue, will be as follows: Regular advertisers per column inch _40c Non-regular advertisers per column inch _45c Foreign advertisers per column inch _63c Classified rates: 15c per line (5 words). one insetrtion 12c per line (5 words) two insertions. 10c per line (5 words) three insertions. 9c per line (5 words) tour or more insertions. The Mrald regrets to take this action, but there is no alterna tive due to the high cost of pro duction. FRANK R. THOMAS, Advertising Manager. Halifax County Sanatorium Wets Reopened Last Monday , Chief Warns About Skating In The Street Many complaints have reached the police department about child ren skating in the streets in the c;ty, said Chief Davis this morn ing. “It is indeed a very dangerous practice,” said the chief, “and if parents allow it to continue, a serious accident may be the result.” With many children getting skates for Christmas presents an unusually large number are seen skating in the streets and danger ously close to passing automobiles. The other day a prominent busi ness man almost ran over a little girl when her skates slipped and she fell almost directly in front of his car. “Before it is too late,” said Chief Davis, “I want to caution parents and the youngsters to stop the practice of skating in the streets. There is a good skating rink at the High School and it’s safe,” he added, "so why not send the child ren there for skating instead of letting them promiscously play in the streets. The danger is too great.” Negro Man Found Dead on Highway Mack Soloman, 60-year-old negro tenant farmer, was found dead on the Weldon-Roanoke Rapids high way early last Tuesday morning by his wife after he had been missing from home since Monday night. Soloman apparently died from a heart attack, no sign or evi dence being found by investigat ing officers of foul play. A small scratch on the face of the man that could have been caused as he fell into a ditch at the side of the highway, was the only mark of injury. The negro had previously suffered with heart trouble. Two Watches and Bracelet Stolen From Jewel Shop Police officers are investigating the breaking of the glass window at the Jewel Shop in downtown Roanoke Rapids sometime after midnight last Sunday. Police dis covered the broken window, and checking with the manager, M. C. Moore, found two watches and a ladies’ bracelet had been taken. No arrests have been made as yet. Department Has Quiet Christina The Roanoke Rapids Police pajtment had one of the qui Christmas weeks in many yea was learned today. There wer. major crimes committed and o* a few arrests were made for just “plain drunkenness.” I Following a meeting of the Board of Hospital Managers for Halifax County Sanatorium on December 17, at Weldon, and fol lowing an inspection of the County Sanatorium by the Hospital Board, the Sanatorium was reopened last Monday. At the meeting on December 17, the Board passed certain rules and regulations governing tuberculosis patients at the Sanatorium and also set up the policies that would be followed for admitting all pati ents to the Sanatorium in'*- r future. These rules and regulatm-.. and admission policies will be fol lowed strictly in the operation at the Sanatorium in the future. Miss Savannah McDonald of Roanoke Rapids, will be superintendent of the Sanatorium and Mrs. Harris; also of Roanoke Rapids, will be Miss McDonald’s assistant. Many improvements have been made te the Sanatorium since it was etee ed in the early summer. Dr. R •W. M. White of Halifax, -will have charge of the medical care of the patients, while Dr. Robert w b Young, county health officer, will ha/e charge of the administrates; of the Sanatorium. The following are the policies that will be followed in admitting patients to the Halifax Count; Sanatorium 'in the future. All applications for admission b the Halifax County Sanatorhi must be made to the County Health Department. No patient is eligible fc mission unless he has actr monary tuberculosis. All patients must have X-ray made before adnt Sanatorium, and in the tubercle bacilli in the/spi gastric contents the X-pa. nosis must be confirmed Eastern Sanatorium or the Sanatorium. Patients will b? admitted s. ly in the order in. which they no application. There will be n' ception to this rule. All patients must sign appl: for admissior and thereby a1 abide by all the hiles and tions of the Sanatorium. All patients must be irite by the Halifax County Department w'lth "eferene, ability to pay foi and must be certi) erintendent of thr ment for admissi It is especially only patients wi losis will be adir torium in the fi is to avoid filli torium with pa be treated at h< who are not da family at home, three or four pa-' ing to be adm • torium, and ' *> others who during ti'v
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