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924 ROANOKE AVE.
Hines Is Named President
Of Baseball Oraanization
The baseball picture in Roanoke
Rapids is quickly developing into
a successful scene, but official act
ion will begin by the weekend at
least when the “Roanoke Valley
Athletic Association, Inc." receiv
es its official charter from Secre
tary of State Thad Eure.
Since last Sunday when an or
ganizational meeting was held in
the Roanoke Rapids Municipal
Building, special committees have
been at work under the direction
of L. D. Hines, local soft drink
bottler, who was elected tempor
ary chairman of the corporation.
Hines election as “temporary”
head is tantamount to being elect
ed president of the corporation
Official designation of the officers
was delayed pending the receipt of
the charter for the group.
Other officers elected at the
meeting Sunday include: William
White and Amos Capps, first and
second vice presidents respectively;
and Jack Vincent, secretary-treas
urer.
Members of the board of direc
tors of the corporation also were
named Sunday. They are: W. A.
Thorne, Joe Talley, Moody Hedge
peth, Frank C. Williams, George
N. Taylor* Darrell Hines, I. F.
Rochelle, F. J. Bounds, Fletcher
rirp-crnrv .Tr. William White. N. E.
Mitchell, Amos Capps, Jesse Helms,
Jack Vincent and M, C. Newsom,
Sr.
Most of the directors are Roa
noke P.^nids residents, but it will
be noted that Weldon, LittlfecOn
and Areola are also represented
on the board.
Much work will be necessary in
order to prepare Simmons Park,
leased to the corporation by Pat
terson Mills on a dollar-aryear
basis, for play by April 24, the
opening date for play in the Coast
al Plain League. Stands and dress
ing rooms must be built and a
lighting system must be installed
—not to mention the organization
of the team.
It’s generally felt that Irv Dick
ens, Roanoke Rapids native and
manager of the Wilson team last
year, will be tendered the posi
tion of player-manager for the
team if he wants the job. How
ever* that phase of business has
not been decided at this point.
Efforts are being continued this
week to raise the remainder of
the $50,000 which has been set as
the figure necessary to finance the
team and the improvements of the
park up to the opening date of
the season.
Hines was to have selected a
committee to work with the Junior
Chamber of Commerce on that
score. The Jaycees, you will re
member, are responsible for the
Coastal Plain franchise being
awarded to Roanoke Rapids.
Stock 'is being sold to all comers
at ten dollars a share. Scores of
stockholders have been pledged
for one share of stock, and in
vestors up to $5,000 each are on
the books.
Allsbrook and Benton have been
retained by the corporation as at
torneys. The Rosemary branch of
Roanoke Bank and Trust Com
pany v/as selected as the corpora
tion’s depository by the group?
Another meeting of the board of
directors is scheduled at the latter
definite business arrangements—
such as discussing of contracts—
will possibly be discussed. The ex
act date of the next meeting had
not been set this afternoon.
However, the baseball wheels
are revolving in Roanoke Rapids,
and there’s no doubt in anybody’s
m'md now that the park, team and
sundry items will be operating full
blast come opening day of the sea
son on April 24. But, at best, it’s
almost an impossible task ahead
for the corporation known as the
“Roanoke Velley Athletic Associa
tion, Inc.’1
Trustee Election
Community Chest
The annual contributing member
trusteed election of the Roanoke
Rapids Community Chest will be
held next week—Monday through
Saturday. Any one who contribut
ed to the Community Chest last
year is eligible to vote. Ballots
and boxes will be placed in the
post office and Industrial plants
for the convenience of those wish
ing to vote. There are four vacan
cies on the board and seven nomi
nee# from which to ehoo##.
Lawrence Is •
Supervisor of
ABC System
Will Lawrence of Scotland Neck,
associated with the Alcoholic Bev
erage Control system in Halifax
County for several years as a
warehouseman, was last week
named by the ABC Board to the
position of supervisor of the en
tire system. He will have entire
authority over all ABC stores in
the county.
G. H. Johnson, chairman of the
board* and who also held the posi
tion of supervisor, was relieved of
his duties in this capacity by re
cent action of the. board.
Mr. Lawrence will assume his
duties on February 1.
New Vestry
Is Elected
At the annual congregational
meeting last Sunday after the 11
o’clock service, the following ves
try for 1947 was elected: M. S.
Benton, G. A. Berkstresser, M. S.
Broun, Russell Buxton, Claude
Cannon, J. B. Dunn, Howerton
Gowen, W. J. Long, A. N. Martin,
T. W. Mullen, W. H. Proctor, Rich
ard Taylor. Yearly reports of work
done were heard from Mrs. Gra
ham Jarir on, Sr^ President of the
St. Mary’s Branch of the Woman’s
Auxiliary; Mrs. John Dunn, Vice
President of the Katherine Web
ster Branch, reporting for Mrs. M.
S. Benton, President. Mr. Mullen
reported as treasurer of the re
buus.iuv/uvu U11U uu t am,c 1U11U l
post-war relief at home and over
seas, $1,200.00, and Mr. Buxton re
ported $6,400.00 in cash for the
new Parish house fund.
A new 'idea arising from the con
gregational meeting was to drop
the man who missed the most
vestry meetings during the year
and put a new man on in his
place, and at the first meeting of
the new vestry it was decided to
make this a policy if the rotating
system of the vestry is adopted in
full so that the three men who
were absent most during the year
be the ones dropped and new ones
added.
At this first meeting for organi
zation of the new vestry T. W.
Mullen was reelected senior war
den and treasurer, Dr. M. S.
Broun, junior warden, Scott Ben
ton, secretary.
Officer Sworn In,
Another Quits Job
L. H. Nelson^ of J3eaufort, who
was recently appointed a member
of the Roanoke Rapids police
force, was sworn in last night.
Nelson is a former OPA enforce
ment officer and state highway
patrolman.
H. G. Weaver, who joined the
force about three months ago, ten
dered his resignation this week
to Chief T. J. Davis. Weaver is
returning to his former job with
the state prison department.
Check For
$202,424.83
Is Received
By Lancaster
A check for $202,424.83 was re
ceived this week from R. S. Dick
son Company, Raleigh, in payment
for the $200,000 bond issue recent
ly voted by the people of the Roa
noke Rapids Sanitary District.
The check was drawn on the Wa
chovia Bank & Trust Company of
Raleigh, and made payable to the
secretary of the sanitary district.
The bonds sold: $120,000 at 2
per cent, and $80,000 at 2 per
cent. The money will be used in
sewerage and water system im
provement. Work on the sewerage
will begin about March l, said Ben
Lancaster, superintendent, and
work on the water system will
start immediately after the sew
erage project is completed.
Blythe Bros., of Charlotte, are
contractors for the work
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secona i raining
Course Meeting
Monday Evening
The second meeting of the
Scouters training course will be
held in the Scout Cabin of troop
142 on 10th street, monday even
ing at 7:30, announced Halifax
District Training Chairman Edwin
Akers.
The first meeting, held last
Monday evening in the scout hut
proved to be one of the best train
ing meetings ever held in this city.
Iviors than 14 men attended the
session hekf unfh?F 41l§. leadership
or' chairman Akers Akers wa^
elected to be Scoutmaster during
the courseN with C. D. Liske as
senior patrol leader and Rev. Ed
Berkeley and R. J. Waters as pa
trol leaders for the course.
The opening and closing services
for each meeting will be under the
leadership of the newly organized
Sea Scout ship with Sea Scout
A1 George, Jr., in charge of the
opening and Sea Scout Billy Moore
responsible for the closing exer
cises.
Parking Law Vi
Be Given 'Little
Mayor's Afteri
Exchange Club to
Bring Show Here
The Roanoke Rapids Exchange
Club will sponsor the Old Dominion
Barn Dance, featuring “Sunshine 1
Sue," here on Friday nighty Feb
ruary 7, it was announced today by
Lunceford Crew, president.
The show is made up of many :
entertaining musicians and is :
broadcast out of Richmond
Leaves for Japan
Mrs. A. W. Knott, formerly Miss
Miriam Smith, left this week for ■
Japan where she will join her hus
band, Captain A. W. Knott, who
i3 stationed there.
No Change in Newsprint
Situation; Still Short
There has been no change in the newsprint paper
situation and The Herald this week was forced to change
the size of its pages from tabloid to standard seven-column
pages. This issue was made possible through the courtesy
of the Roanoke News, B. F. Turner, editor, who generously ,
loaned The Herald the last sheet of newsprint paper he ]
had over what was needed to publish his paper this week.
H the Roanoke News does not receive a shipment of paper 1
this week it will be necessary for the owner to go out and 1
borrow some for his paper. The Hearld greatly appreciates '
this gesture of fraternalism on the part of the News. __
In today's issue we are carrying only advertisements j
that could he handled in the eight pages. There are several ,
regular advertisers whose ads are missing from the col- ,
umns, but we are certain they and our readers will under- j
stand the situation. i
A shipment of newsprint is promised us this week. It i
will be enougii to publish only 16 pages tabloid size each
issue for the next four weeks. <
We’ll do our best for our advertisers and for our j
readers until the shortage of newsprint paper is eased.
FRANK R. THOMAS, '
Advertising Manager. ,
Dimes Drive
Is Under Way
Airport Gets
$30,000 For
Work In '47
The Civil Aeronautics Adminis
tration has allocated $30,000 to the
Halifax County Airport for work
to be undertaken this year, accord
ing to an announcement by Con
gressman John H. Kerr.
This amount will be matched
by a like amount from the local
authorities, bringing the total sum
to $60,000. This money will be used
to clear, grub, grade, drain turf,
fence and mark the landing area
a a well as to construct one land
ing strip approximately 500 feet by
3000 feet.
Judge Carr, in his statement,
said that he would remain in con
tact with the Civil Aeronautics Ad
ministration and that he would do
everything possible to see that the
local authorities are given all of
the assistance possible on this pro
ject.
Banks Will Close
On Next Monday
The banks m the city will be
closed next Monday in observance
of the birthday of Robert E. Lee,
it was announced today. The pub
lic is urged to govern itself ac
cordingly.
Marjorie Vincent
Honored as Queen
Marjorie Overstreet Vincent, a
senior at Louisburg College, was
lonored as “queen” and crowned
it the Christmas ball held at the
:ollege, according to an announce
nent received today. Marjorie is
:he daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.
3. Vincent of this city.
iolators To
} Tickets' To
loon 'Matinee*
Violaters of parking law in
loanoke Rapids are go:%g to get
i “little ticket” to Mayor Keildy
renkins Monday afternoon mat
nee if the don’t watch out.
So says Chief of Roanoke Rapids
lolice T. J. Davis. Chief Davis
leclared that something will have
o be done about the all-day
larking in certain sections of the
msiness district, and that begin-,
ling February 1 he is going to in
itruct his officers to fully en
brce the law.
Here are the streets where it
s unlawful to park your auto
nobile longer than two and one
lalf hours:
Raonoke Avenue between First
ind Third streets
Roanoke Avenue between Ninth
ind Twelfth streets.
Second street between Hamilton
ind Jackson streets.
Third street between Hamilton
uid Jackson streets.
Tenth street between. Hamilton
ind Madison streets.
Roanoke Avenue between Ninth
ind Eleventh streets.
Tenth street between Hamilton
ind Madison streets.
Eleventh street between Ham
lton and Jackson streets.
In the past the parking or
dnance affecting the above streets
las been flagrantly violated, said
he chief, and much criticism
las been directed toward the
lepartment by merchants in the
ity. The chief believes that most
>f the violations are by clerks
tna ousiness men wno drive their
ary to their place of business
.nd park them in front of the
tores all day. This practice will
ave to stop, avers the chief, or
lse violators will be given a
ummons to court.
Now, if you are caught parking
•ver the legal length of time
•fter February 1 the ticket to
layor Jenkins’ matinee on Mon
lay afternoon, provided you are
ound guilty, will cost you exactly
10.00 each time you ate charged
ritb a parking law offense.
ihe March of Dimes campaign
which began in Roanoke Rapids
yesterday is being conducted un
der the supervision of the local
Lions Club, Ed Knott, president
This year 150 dime banka will
be placed in strategic places
throughout the city where contri
butions oan be easily made by the
publio.
The Business & Professional
Women’s Club will have charge
of collections at all the theatres
in the city for a full week begin
ning yesterday and running thru
January 21.
Coin cards are being distributed
to all school children. These cards
have spaces for five dimes and
when filled will make a total of
50c for the campaign.
At some later date in the drive
"Tag Day” will be held at which
time high school girls will "tag”
individuals for a dime or more
contribution.
In order to acquaint the public
about the campaign Boy Scouts
in the city are distributing attrac
tive posters in conspicuous places.
The March of Dimes campaign
is being conducted to raise funds
with which to carry on the fight
against infantile paralysis.
X-Ray Survey
Machine To
Return Here
The mass X-ray program In
Halifax County continues to meet
with very good resulla dasptte un
favorable iVf:’..t'her. Ther»«re three
X ray buses*Tnvoperationm 1lpfcs
ent time, two of which are in and
around Scotland Neck and the
third bus is operating throughout
the rural section of the county.
One X-ray bus will transfer to En
field January 16th, and will con
tinue there through January 22nd.,
while the second X-ray bus will
move from Scotland Neck to
Spring Hill, Tillery and the Prison
Farm^ from there it will go to the
Enfield white schools. The third
X-ray bus which has a Diesel gen
erator attached has operated
Moonlight Service Station, Crow
ell’s Cross Roads, McDaniels
School, Heathville, Ringwood,
Eastman, Brinkleyville, and will
continue at Aurelian Springs on
January 16th and Darlington Janu
ary 17th.
Since there have been so many
requests at Roanoke Rapids and
Weldon for the X-ray units to re
turn at these two cities, arrange
ments have been made for one of
the buses to return to the street
location, that is Roanoke Avenue
and Tenth street, on January 27th
and January 28th, while a second
unit will set up at Weldon on the
street on January 27th and Janu
ary 28th. Schedule at these loca
tions at Roanoke Rapids and Wel
don will be from 11:00 until 8:00
p. m. each day. All citizens who
missed having their chest X-rayed
during the December schedule can
do so these last two days in Janu
ary. At the close of the schedule
at Roanoke Rapids and Weldon the
X-ray program will be transferred
to Wake County. The remaining
schedule for the X-ray buses Is
outlined below.
xuuiauay, dauuajry xoiu—CjIlLiexa,
Spring Hill, and Aurelian Springs.
Friday, January 17th—Enfield,
Tillery, and Darlington.
Saturday, January 18th—Enfield,
and Battleboro.
Monday, January 20th—Enfield,
Prison Farm, and Pierce's Cross
Roads.
Tuesday, January 21st—Enfield,
Enfield White Schools, Hobgood.
Wednesday, January 22nd—En
field, Information Filling Station
and Hobgood.
Thursday, January 23rd—Little
ton, Mclver Colored School, and
Airlie.
Friday, January 24th—Littleton,
Littleton High School, and Hollis
ter.
Saturday, January 25th—Little
ton.
Monday, January 27th—Roanoke
Rapids and Weldon.
Tuesday, January 28th-^Roanoke
Rapids and Weldon.
As previously outlined, the pro
gram in Scotland Neck has been
sponsored primarily by the Scot
land Neck Lions Club. The X-ray
program at Enfield will be spon
sored by the local Civic Clubs and
a* Littleton, the Littleton Lions
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