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I Roanoke Ramblings | By MILTON WICK \ Maybe He* Right v Your editor has a 16-year-ol< son, named Walter, who is quit diligent in writing to his father The last few lines of his las letter were amusing, so I am let ting you in on a look-see a: them: “We have only 3 more days un til school is out and I feel sur« they will be the longest ones 1 have ever spent in school. - “I have finally figured out why " we have schools. It is not tc teach a person to think for him self, but to keep him out of mis chief. (I seem to get into enough of it anyway) The only reason that the girls go to school, too, i* to make the boys more willing to go. They use them as bait.” Mrs. J. P. Bounds has replaced Mrs. F. L. Starke, as superin tendent * released by the hospital ** this week. Mrs. Sbarke, who has been sup erintendent since February of 1943, resigned because of poor health. Mrs. Bounds, graduate of the Roanoke Rapids Hospital School ol Nursing, first came to Roa noke Rapids in September, 1935, when she enrolled in the school. Since graduation she has been £ with hospitals at Duke^ in.Wash ington, D. C., and various other points. She recently taught in the local nursing school for a short period. Could Be Woman (in bank): "I would like to get a loan.” Bank official: "You’ll have to see the loan arranger # first.” Woman: "Who?” Official: “The loan arrang er. The loan arranger.” Woman: "Oh, you mean the one wtyo says, ‘Hi ho, Sil The Best Damned Yankee Story . . . An old Confederate soldier was visiting in New York City and ^ while walking down the street, he noticed a badly crippled man sit ting on the sidewalk selling pen cils. The cripple had neither arms nor legs. “How did you get that way?” psked the old Confederate sol dier. “In the war,” replied the crip ple. V “And, by the way, what war v'ere you in?" the Southerner 11 asked. "Why, in the War Between the States,” responded the invalid. “And what side did you fight with?” “With the North, of course.” “Well, sir,” said the Confederate scldier, “that being the case, here is five dollars for you. You're the first damned Yankee I ever seen trimmed down to h'is right size." t -—■ Historic Buuilding Burns It is always with awe that we regard history; with a magnitude of respect that we regard Inani mate objects once a part of that history. In Halifax County theie are quite a few landmarks and homes which once knew the tread of famous men of the American past. The town of Halifax was . the home of quite a few famous f men—Wilham R. Davle„ John Paul Jones and others. It is, therefore, with no little regret, that we learn of the com plete destruction by lightning and the resulting fire last Friday night of a small frame building on the old Davie estate In Hali fax. Wilham R. Davie, one of the foremost characters in the early > history or the state or North Carolina, held many important po sitions, He was once the United States ambassador to Prance. His home (now the home of W, T. Stephenson) is yet to be seen in Halifax. Near that home, on the same property, was a small frame build ing which by Its location appears, ai one time, to have housed the servants of the Davie mansion, It was this building, in a state of disrepair, which was set afire by a blinding lightning flash last Friday night and destroyed ere firemen arrived, Before its destruction, Mr. Ste phenson had planned to rebuild the small hand-hewn frame build ing and use it to house his col lection of antique furniture, silver and pottery, Today, seared oaks, which yet retain some of their majestic splendor, crowd around a black ened circle—the charred remains of a part of History Utelf. W. ¥. HARVEY, Sr, The above named Individual now residing in Lowndeaville, S, C. sent a message to this newspaper along with his subscription, 'His message should be of interest to old friends. It is reprinted here with in parti I am a native of Halifax County and formerly practiced law in Littleton, leaving that town about twenty years ago and moving to South Caro, lina. However, I * would like to keep up with some friends down that way and am always glad to get the news of what la going on, I understand Roa noke Rapids has made rapid progress in the last fifteen yean of whloh I am proud, Roanoke Rapids’ new mayor, J T, Chase, In holding hie fire Mayor’s Court, related he onl| handled about U or M cases bu they "seemed more like SO.” Re and taa-moa A. K. Aker fOowflWW* Ok R*f* |A | *** THE ROANOKE RAPIDS ... ★ ★ ★ What Roanoke Rapids Makes B_ , „ . , __ . _ Herald Classified Advertising —Makes Roanoke Rapids _ ° ^ ' Gets Quick Results :_ _ ★ ★ ★ VOLUME XXXII - ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1947 NUMBER 31 Harness Kacmg Season Opens At Chockoyotte With out of town race fans some of them from as far away a South Carolina, comprising a majo: part of the crowds, Chockoyotti Park was the scene for the open ing of the 1947 schedule of th< Atlantic Coast Racing Circuit or Saturday and Sunday, May 31 anc June 1. The fame of Chockoyotte one ol the fastest tracks between New York ’ and Flof'ida, having been spread far and wide since. Last year when records fell In bunches here, approximately 120C fans witnessed some fast harness racing on each of the two days. RECORD FALLS In the free-for-all pace, Col gate, owned by Blackwell Pierce, of Weldon, brought dowm his 'bwm record of 2:10 (which he had tied in the first heat) to 2:09 and four fifths in the second. SATURDAY RESULTS Results of opening day races were 2:28 trot-Majel, owned by Waters and Robbins, of Washington, N. C., first; Shirley Temple, T. B. GJover, Roanoke Rapids entry* sec ond; Scottie Hanover, W. A. Hor ner of Richmond, Va., third. Time; 2:20.8. Second heat tended In the same order but the time was 2:24.4 2:23 pace-Irish Hanover, Tommy Crank, owner, of Elizabeth City; Sunlight, C. Horker entry of Wav erly, Virginia; MarionBenjin.Jr. Taylor, Washington, N. C„ Time 2:16.4. The second heat ended in the same order in the time of 2:16.8. 2:19 trot-Princess Miss Watts, owned by Frank Albertson, Ham pton, Va.; Brighten Up* owned by Eenth&ll Stockyard; Waverly Re turn, owned by W. R. Lowrey, of Elizabeth City; Roman Scott, own ed by Carl Brumsey of Coinjock. Time: 2:13.4. The second heat end ed m the same order. Time of the second heat was 2:14. rree-ior-aii uroi-uresuawn mac, owned by W. R. Lowrey; Cub Hanover, J. K. Wyatt entry from Elizabeth City, N. C.; H. Casey, owned by T. B. Glover; Bonoparte, owned^by Frank Albertson, Ham ton, Va, Time: 2:12.9 Second heat: same order and time was 2:14.6 SUNDAY RESULTS 2:28 pace-First heat: CFint Stone, owned by D. M. Jackson, of Eliza beth City; Charlie Boy, W. A, Horner, owner* of Richmond, Va.; Tommie R. Direct, owned by Mr, Benthall of Suffolk. Va. Time: 2:18 and three-fifths. In the second heat Charlie Boy took it away from both Tommie R. Direct, who finished second, and Clint Stone and came in at 2:19. 2:23 trot-Flrst heat: All worthy Gold, Mr. Oakley, owner, of Roa noke Rapids; Little Me, owned by Roy Riddick, Elizabeth City; Miss Bowl, owned by Frank Alebrtson; Mickey Volomite, owned by Leslie O’Neal, of Hyde County; Hal Trim, owned by E. N. Miller, Elizabeth City. Time was 2:19,4, In the second heat, All Worthy Gold made it iin 2:17.4 wUh Hal Trim, Mickey Volomite, Little Me and Miss Bowl trailing in that order. 2:19 pace-First heat: Royal Adams, owned by Mr, Oakley, of Roeoioke Rapids; Symbol Mayo, owned by Waters and Robbins of Washington, N. C,; Harkaday, owned by Mr, Brothers, Elizabeth City, Real America, owned by Frank Albertson. Time 8:14. Royal Adams came home in 2.12 'in the second heat with Harkaday taking number two spot, trailed by Sym bol Mayo and Real America, Free-for-all pace-First heat: Colgate, Blackwell Pieroe entry, Weldon, N, O.; Captain Castle, Owned by Mr, - Cartwright, Elisa beth City; Trooper Lee, owned by Frank Albertson. Time 8:10, Sec ond heat: finished in same order with Colgate breaking his record, coming in at 2:09.8, RETURN TO CHOKOYOTTE 2l»t. Following the races here, the racing circuit moved to Elizabeth City and from there will go to Suffolk, Va, Next racing at the lo cal track will be on the 21st and 22nd, of this month. Students Escape Death As Bus Smashes Auto i * Five Weldon High School stu dents miraculously escaped seri ous Injury and possibly death about 10:30 a, m„ Tuesday when the automobile In which they were riding was struck and completely demolished by a northbound pas senger bus north of Weldon. The students, riding In a oar belonging to John A. Suiter, of Garyaburg, and driven by his daughter, Elisabeth, were on their way to see the fire which had destroyed Bell's Sendee Station, a) few hours earlier. The oar was dragged approximately 40 feet aft er having been struck by the bus, but neither of the occupants of the smaller vehlole nor any of the bus passengers were hurt. Highway Patrolman A. F. Fields, ; who Investigated the accident, said the notion of the driver.In lock i lag Me brakes and sliding ap | proxiaaieiy *o (set befere the im< pact was m large parr responsi ble tor the miraculous escape ot the students and no charges would be tiled against him. After a short delay the bus continued Its northward trip. The student* were listed by Fields as: Jane Turner, Margaret Hamlll, Martha Craig Suiter, Elis abeth Suiter and T. D. Medhn. Enfield Firm Gets $18,000 REA Loan Washington, D. C„ June 1 1947. Congressman John H,Ken announced today that the Rural Electrification Administration In formed him that they had approver an application tor a loan to thi Halifax Electrto Membership Corp oration. The loan In the amoun of 119,000 will bo used tar thi construction ot office headquarter In Sn field, Mr. Bilfour Sunn l rmUrn* qf (kit ciryortilifi ■ % <;;??:■ j> .-*■ 1. • v. # fulfill UALL» FOR COOPERATION OF LOCAL PARENTS Cooperation of parents in keeping children out of the city streets during the summer va cation months was requested today by Poliee Chief T. J. Da vis In an interview with a rep resentative of the Herald. In asking the parents to ob serve the precautions which could prevent possible tragedy, Chief Davis pointed out that much of the ball playing In the busier streets which has taken place during past years very easily be transferred to the safer location of a city pnrk. Youth Dies As Auto Goes Into Spin David Hale, 24, of Enfield, died pen route to a hospital following an automobile accident which oc curred late Tuesday night about a half mile west of Enfield on state highway 481. Johnnie Serie, also of Enfield,, driver of the car, suffered minor bruises and shock in the acci dent which happened when he lost control of the vehicle as it was rounding a curve. As^the car turn ed over. Hale was thrown out and fatally injured, Corporal C. L. Teague, state highway patrolman, reported. The automobile was proceeding west on highway 481 in the direc tion of Enfield and turned over several times after it went out of control. Taking part In the Investigation along with Teague were Deputy Sheriff C. F. Strickland and Coroner Rufus Britton. A coro tier’a inquest will be held Friday night at 7:80. Senator Allsbrook Among Guests of Officer Group The regular monthly meeting of the Halifax County Law Enforce ment Officers Association was held Wednesday evening at the New Rosemary Cafe in Roanoke Rapids. The association^ composed of all the law enforcement officers in Halifax County had present as guests during its dinner meeting last night. State 3enator Julian R. Allsbrook, J. T. Chase, Roa noke Rapide mayor; Howard Pru den and James Sears, city com missioners; Solicitor Ernest Tyler, H. W. Zimmerman, State Bureau of Investigation, and Jesse Helms, local radio announcer. The association is headed by Sheriff H. A. House and Roanoke Rapids Police Chief T. J. Davis is vice-president. Former Resident Elected President Biltmore College Major Ray Sumner, former resi dent of Roanoke Rapids, has been elected by the board of trustees of Biltmore College, Asheville, as president of the college. Major Sumner will assume the duties of his new position on June 3 with the summer session of the college. While in Roanoke Rapids Major Sumner was manager of the War Manpower Commission and made many friends here. He Is still a frequent visitor to the city. Since leaving Roanoke Rap ids he has been a member of the 'college faculty at Oak Ridge Mil itary Institute, i - Fire Destroys Service Station Near Weldon Fire of undetermined origin completely destroyed Bell’s Serv ice Station, on* and one-half miles north of Weldon on Highway 301 early Tuesday morning. The Weldon fire department an swered a call at 3 a. m„ but upon arriving at the scene of the blaze found themselves unable to save the building. (Alexander Is Named Successor | To Commissoner G.H. Johnson Collier Is Elected Head Of City Commisioners M. D. Collier, long time veter an of the Roanoke Rapids Board of Commissioners, was elected chairman of the new board in its first meeting since its installa ton Tuesday afternoon. Mayor J. T. Chase, presiding over Ms first meeting since tak ing the oath of office on Mon day, gave prompt attention to appointment of finance, fire and street committees and an addi tional committee to study the means of effecting better street lighting. Named on the finance commit tee: A. M. Cameron and J. W. Sears and on the street commit tee: Collier and W. H. Pruden. Pruden was also appointed to work With the sanitary department on mosquito control and. in this con nection, the board approved a pro gram of spraying DDT which was carried out last year under the supervision of Street Superinten dent George E. Justice, Mayor Chase, Collier and Pru den will form a committee to study the contract with the Vir ginia Electrio k Power Company and report to the board on ways of Improving lighting on the city's streets. The mayor and Chief of Po lice T. J. Davis were to lnvestl gate the system of bus stops throughout the city and report to the board in that respect at a continuation of the meeting next ' Tuesday afternoon. Philip D. Freeman, Norfolk en gineer, attended the meeting and discussed proposed street im provements with the board. He will return next Tuesday morning for further conference with Mayor Chase after which he will attend the board meeting. Other business included granting of a permit to sell beer to Henry ' Jordan, operator of the Chicken Diner at 930 Roanoke Avenue, 1 closing of an alley in the Harvey 1 Circle area and discussion as to 1 the legality of the zoning ordi- 1 nance passed last month. In the last named matter, the clerk was instructed to write Senator Julian Allsbrook for his legal opinion of the law and report to the board upon receipt of his reply. The closing of the eastern 150 feet of the alley was in response | to a petition by all property owners In the block bounded on the south by Second street, on the west by Walter Avenue and , or the north and east by Harvey Circle, with the resolution being . passed unanimously. Check Bounces, W Auto Returnei Several weeks ago Sam Ewell, Enfield business man, “sold” an -automobile and was “paid” by the buyer with a check for $1,000. Soon after the “sale," Ewell die covered the check was no good and the law was set out in search of his automobile and the pur. chaser. This week, the car was recovered and returned to him, but ruefully, reported Ewell, it returned minus -a spare tire and, during its ab sence, two tires had been switch ed, several windows had been smashed and the motor had suf fered from overheating. Lodged in Nash County jail aft er having been arrested in Rocky Mount this week* was a negro, at various times giving his name as Johnnie C. Clark, James Clark and Sambo Clark, who, during those various times, had, it was -alleged, affixed his current name to, and passed, several phony checks. One of these resilient pieces of paper, it was further reported, for $1000, was given in Henderson in payment for pur chase of an automobile. Since it was also reported that Clark, whether Johnnie C., James or Sambo; had passed another in Enfield, it is generally assumed that it, as well* was In the amount cf $1000 and—like its ill-fated brother in Henderson—was ten dered -as payment for purchase of an automobile. Job Openings Decrease Here Figures Show Job Seekers now outnumber available jobs In Roanoke Rapids and job openings are decreasing. nvvviuiug iv cut wuivuuvcuiwi una week by Elton C. Parker* man-1 ager of the local office of the. U, S. Employment Service. f This is, \n part, accounted for by the fact that high school and college students are now seeking summer employment to occupy their vacations. j At the end of April there were I 120 job openings fisted with the local office, but at the end of lest month this figure had slump ed to 86. One hundred and sixty three persons meeting employer specifications were referred to lo cal business establishments during May, of which number 60 were veterans of World War n. % Although there has been an in crease in the number of job seek ers (there tare now 201, Including 65 World War II vets, listed) claims for unemployment com pensation and readjustment allow Iances have been kept at a mini mum since the first of the year with the past month showing lit tle or no ncrease. I In releasing the Information, Parker requested all employers to, Hat their job openings with the | j local office In order that quail-1 J fed persons may be referred to them. Mr. and Mrs. Atwell Taylor and son of Richmond spent the week end In town with relatives. Mlse Caroline Hudson of Wash ington, D. C, spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. Lucy Hud son. Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Grissard ' and baby of Emporia were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. w, a auk riter Tripped; i, But It's Stripped Nursing School Chooses Entry The title “Miss Roanoke Rap ids Hospital School of Nursing for 1947” has been awarded Miss Margaret Nelson of Vaughan, N. C., It was announced today by Mrs. Mary P. Bounds, director of the school. * MIS; Nelson was selected -for the honor among the 44 local stu dent nurses on the basis of per sonal appearance, aptitude for nursing and spirit of service. As recipient of the title, Miss Nelson will compete against win ners from 38 other schools of nursing in North Carolina for the coveted title of “Miss North Carolina Student Nurse of 1947." Her photograph and a statement of her qualifications have been forwarded to headquarters of the State Nurses’ Association in Ra leigh by officials of the local nursing school. The next step in the elimina tion process in the state will be a grouping of the 38 winners into nine groups corresponding to the nine nursing districts in the state. The board of directors of the Nurses’ Association in each of the respective districts w'*ll 3erve as judges, and will announce their select'ioins not later than June 21 in the second roundjJj eliminations. The lucky nine who survive this second round wUl be guests of the North Carolina Hospital As sociation in Raleigh on July 4t!i for final judging. The Winner of this last eliminaton will be award- ■ ed the title of “Miss North Caro lina Student Nurse of 1947,” a ' title which will be accompanied .« t>y an all-expense-paid vacation : it the beach or some other suit- 1 able award. A committee of North Caro lina’s leading citizens, headed by from Rocky Mount, will serve as Judges, and Governor Cherry has been asked to crown the winner. The state-wide contest to pick ‘Miss North Carolina Student Nurse of 1947” is a part of the campaign being waged by the North Carolina Hospital Associa tion to recruit 1,000 student nurses needed to meet fall enrollment quotas at North Carolina Schools oi Nursing. Local Girls Graduate from Woman’s College Four local girls are among the seniors who graduated from the Woman’s College of the Univer sity of North Carolina Monday morning. They are Misses Katherine Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Wood, 314 Jackson street; Miss Helen E. Daughtry, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Daugh try, 806 Hamilton street; Marilyn F. Vincent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Vincent, star route, and Evelyn Nancy Shaw, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Shaw, star route. Harison-Cox Mr. and Mr*. E. P. Cox of this city announce the marriage of their daughter, Chrtetlne, to Earl J. Harrison, on April M In Em psrla, Vs. Mr. Harrison is tbs ass Of loeria Harrison of Weldon, Monthly Water Sales Show Big Increase Three hundred million nine hun Ired fifty thousand gallons of wa er were consumed by Roanoke >apids residents during the pe iod January 1 through May 31, iccording to figures supplied by i E. Lancaster, superintendent •f the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District, today. The three hundred million and >dd gallons represented an in crease of approximately forty mil ion gallons over the quantity dis rlbuted for the same period in 946. From January 1 to June 1, 946, 261,783,000 gallons were dis ributed and $29,070.47 was col ected. Collections on water sales repre ent a $2,535.72 gain in the five r.onths' period over the same pe lod last year, or an average nonthly gain of $507. Playgrounds Draw 1,300 In Two Days By WILEY WARREN Coach Cranford Hoyle, director •f the city recreation for the sum mer, revealed today that the over ill attendance at the playgrounds or me nrst two days greatly ex :eeded the 1300 mark. Leading the attendance was tho Central School playground which ■ecorded 380 youths in the two norning and afternoon sessions. IMara Hearne School was the run lerup to Central with 350 attend ince in the four periods. Vance Street School also reached the 300 >racket, but Rosemary School, vh'ich included boys mostlj; fell .hort of the latter figure as they c tiled only 260. The playgrounds are open five lays a week and run from 8:30 0 11:30 in the morning and from j, until 4 in the afternoon. -'‘The City League is scheduled c open some time next week. Phere will be four or possibly fix teams in the loop, which will jrobably call for three games per veek. The ‘Knot-Hole” gang, which nade its debut at Simmons Park ruesday night, totaled 150 in the trand opening and is expected to •each the 500 mark at the next ;ame. Halifax County Court House _News Results of cases tried in Su >erior Court this week were: Moses Easter, Roanoke Rapids iegrot found guilty of fornica ion and adultery and placed on food behavior probation for two ears and to pay costs of court. Claud Harris, colored, also of loanoke Rapids, found guilty of 1 crime against nature and .sen enced to from three to five years n state penitentiary. Maggie Davis of Roanoke Rap ds, found guilty of damaging per or.al property, was given a six ponths’ suspended jail sentence in condition that she pay costs ►f court and pay Dorothy Hobbs 50 damages. She was also placed in two years good behavior pro rntion. J. H. Everett of Rocky Mount, ound guilty of issuing a worth ess check and proper judgment vas continued for two years on myment of costs. Buster Davis, Enfield negro, was bund guilty of breaking and en ering. He was given an 18 months’ tuspended sentence on condition le pay a fine of $50 and costs of :ourt. He was placed on good be lavior for five years. Robert Lee Carter, 14-year-old Weldon negro, charged with rape, sntered a plea of guilt to assault with intent to commit rape on a five-year-old negro child and was sentenced to from two to four years in the state peniten tiary. Douglas White and Lewis Lynch, charged with assault with intent to kill, were released when the case ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to agree. Roger Avery and Hilliard Peter son were charged with assault and robbery. The state took a nolle prosse as to Peterson. Avery was found guilty of forcible trespass and given two years’ probation, and ordered to pay costs of court. Reginald Taylor, Weldon negro,! charged with secret assault and robbery, was found guilty of high way robbery and given from seven to 10 years in the state peniten tiary. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Taylor and son, Francis Allen, of Cole rain, spent the week end in town with relatives. Mrs. Nettie Morris spent Sunday In ffcooky Mount with Mrs. A. T. Griffin. Former Official Resigns June 3; Left Post Vacant ■ ■ ^ " I - nome ouiiaing Continues Rise Through May Permits for building at an es limated cost of ,$127,550 were ssued by the Roanoke Rapids ;ity building inspector during May. vhich, although representing a general decline from the $186,450 igure registered during the same nonth in 1946, under breakdown •eveals continuation of the phe lomenal rise in home construc ion shown in a compilation of *.pril figures. While, the May, 1946 figure is swelled by one permit (of the .5 issued) in the amount of $150, •00, the amount represents 21 >ermits, 11 of which(for $68,500) vere for new home construction. -*ast year only four home building >ermits were granted during May or a total of $16,900. Remodeling and commercial per nits of this year overshadow by i substantial margins those of ast year. Comparative figures or the month of May in the last two years show: 1946 permit, $3,500 for remodeling 'ive permits, $5,250 for commercial. 1947 i permits, $44,850, two permits, 514,200. Only in the general classifica tion of 'manufacturing and other” lid building show a decline. In 1946, five permits were issued for a total of $160,800 (of which me was for a $150,000 job) " Jw’v none NEW COMMISSIONER LONG ACTIVE IN BUSINESS LIFE Appointment of C. Shields Alex ander, of Scotland Neck, as a member of the Halifax County Board of Commissioners to suc ceed G. Herbert Johnson who re signed, effective Monday, June 3, was announced today by George A. Hux, clerk of Superior Court. Johnson, also of Scotland Neck, a county commissioner since De cember 7, 1942, and in public life since 1901, gave poor health as the reason for his resignation. He had recently resigned his post as a member of the Alcoholic Bev erage Control Board. In announcing the appointment of Alexander, Hux said he had canvassed the field of possibilities in the four townships which com prise the dstrict, Conoconara, Scot land Neck, Roseneath and Pal myra, and had found that Alex ander was favored by a large number of persons. Hux said he had received nu merous letters of endorsement of Mr. Alexander from citizens in the area and he is sure Mr. Alex 8 der’s services will not only be & credit to himself, but a credit to Halifax County and the people in his district. Mr. Alexander is a well known business man of Scotland Neck. He is 53 years of age and was bom in Scotland Neck. Until her recent death Mr. Alexander’s mother had resided in Littleton since 1925, and he has two sis ters who now live in Littleton and have for several vears. Mrs. -ireie L/rive ucai _ . it $7,500 each; J. R. Mason, one story concrete block residence, six •ooms and a bath, on Roanoke \ve., $5,000. Wayne Hedgepeth, one story as bestos siding residence with five ■ooms and bath on Jefferson street between Second and Third streets, $4,500; A. H. Driggers, me story cement block residence, ive rooms, on Williajns Street >etween Second and Third Streets, >4,000. REMODELING I. F. Rochelle, screen porch lddition to residence, $1,000; J. M. Vincent, repairs to residence on hfamilton Street between Second ?nd Third Streets, $1,000; J. V. Finch, addition to present building >n “B” Street between Railroad (4 B0. Luckie Fayed, addition to store building at 1348 Roanoke Ave. between 13th and 14th Streets. ?5,000; Patterson Mills Co. addition tr electric room, $4,600; Patterson Mills Co., dust chimney addition, $7,900; Patterson Mills Co., cloth room addition, $21,000 "W. L. Medlin, addition to Hudson’s ^5sso Station on Roanoke Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets, $3,900. COMMERCIAL Harold Bloom, one story cement and brick building to be ’sed as store oh Roanoke Avenue be tween Second and Third Streets, $12,000; Rosa Lillian Case, twc slory store building on Roanoke Ave., Lots 34 and 35 for store $2,200. Guest Speaker At Bethlehem Baptist Church Rev. Lee Pridgen, association* missionary ot the Tar River As sociatiou, will be guest spe&ke at Bethlehem Church June 15 a S o'clock in the afternoon an again at 8 In the evening. Th pastor of tha church extend* cordial invitation to tha public t attend th*** service*. interest and 'in the interest of maintaining prices on peanuts, cot ton and tobacco, and is well in formed on agricultural questions. Mr. Alexander is a director of the Scotland Neck Business Bu reau and a director of the Roa noke River Flood Control Com mittee and has worked unceasing ly to aid in bringing about fed eral control of floods on the Roa noke river. Mr. Alexander is a director of the North Carolina Association of Insurance Agents and at the last annual meeting a few months ago at Pinehurst was elected vice president of the state organiaa tion. He 'is married, his wife be ing the former Miss Mattie Josey of Scotland Neck. New Mayor, City Board Take Office ,
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