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THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES
Vernon Edgar Whitley, Marvin William Scott, William H. Camp,
Jr, Robert E. May, R. H. McCommons, James W. Whitby, Grover >
Woodruff, Winfield Hasty, Daniel E. Faison, Robert Lee Moore,
Curtis E. West, Edgar H. King, Robert Lee Ingram, Thomas A.
Cooper, Marvin F. Matkins, James G. Whitby, Thomas H. Cook,
Jr, Elmer E. Chambliss, Randall White, Robert L. Harris, Joseph
A. Crouch, Davie L. Harper, Brutas W. Rook, Robert R. Northing
ton, Eugene Basil Glover, William C. Moody, Frank W. Harris,
Wayne C. Green, Rufus S. Finch, Lawrence W. Myrick, Walter
G. Cooley, Charlie L. Whitby, Melbourne Barry Jones, Robert A.
Rogers, Rufus J. T. Woodruff, Clinton P. Deberry, Herbert S.
Edwards, H. Charles Leatherwood, Jr, John Wayne Thomas, Alex
Bullock, Jr, Frank P. Hunter, Cecil Coburn, Wilbur Anderton,
Latt Harris Shearin.
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paper told the local editor, “Roanoke Rapids is
one of the livest and most active cities in this J
state.”
Yes, it is, and the baseball attendance is just
one of many examples of the spirit of Roanoke
Rapids.
Most every cross-roads town has a bak
ery, but not this progressive city of Roanoke
Rapids. Must be because there is a shortage
of sugar.
Homes—Apartments
Last week we wrote of the efforts of a new
comer, Boy Scout executive, George E. Brown,
to provide homes for veterans in this area. This
week he stopped in the Herald office to tell us
that he had received a number of inquiries and
that he would be glad to have more of them
from interested parties.
This newspaper is in business to aid this dis
trict. It is interested in its growtn, interested in
making possible the provision of homes for the
hundreds of families who are desirous of living
in this area.
This newspaper is interested in any and all
organizations or individuals making efforts to
provide homes. If they will make themselves
known we will be glad to bring their projects to
the attention of the public.
And while we are writing of homes, it would
U- in order to point out that this city needs
apartment houses and that apartment houses ran
now be built with !R) per cent of the money fur
nished by KHA.
Legion Nine Opens Slate
With 19-3 Win Over Edenton
Coach Cranford ^loyle’s Ameri
:an Legion nine opened its 194'
:ard Monday night by firmlj
rouncing the Edenton Juniors
19-3, at Simmons Park.
Roanoke Rapids exploded for 11
runs in a hectic first inning tha
saw four pitchers parade to th<
lill. Eight walks and two errors
along with six hits, including i
double and a base-cleaning triple
t>y Lowder, paved the way fo:
this big parade.
The locals picked up two mon
runs in the second on three sue
cessive hits by Oakes, Lowde
and Elting, and added their fina
tally in the eighth on a walk
n single, and a double by Man
rice.
Troy Hasty started for the .lo
rals, but retired in the third afte
his mates had built up a com
fortable margin. Raymond Ed
wards relieved Hasty and 'wen
the remaining distance.
Big Hanes Lowder and Catch
er Teeny Elting sparked the win
tiers’ 12-hit attack. Lowder, wh
drove in five runs, all cominj
In the first, collected three hit
Elizabeth City.
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The Jays obtained a new pitch
er Tuesday in Jack Lawson*
nghthander. Lawson, who is th
property of the Pittsburg Pirate:
came to the Jays from Sal is
bury of the North State Leagiu
He is expected to bolster greatl
the Jays’ overworked pitchln
stuff
* * *
Hob Leach wins the $.0 mes
ticket at the Croatan again thi
week. Big Bob is the leadifl
hatter with a .339 figure. The N<
2 batter is Martin, who will als
be awarded a free meal. Marti
was runnerup to Leach at pres
time with .330.
* * *
Balls and strikes . . . Gashous
Parker’s home run in the Tai
boro game traveled 385 feet an
was the longest blow yet hit i
Simmons Park. . . . Jake Danii
nt the New Bern Bears, forme
playing manager there, has returr
ed to the Class D Georgia-Ale
bama League where he hit fort
home runs last year. . . . Her
May’s circuit clout in the Rock
Mount game was claimed by man
as the hardest hit ball seen her
this year. . . . Billy Baxter, wh
has been convalescing at his hom
i’ Pennsylvania, has returned t
the Jays squad for another trj
out. Baxter had been forced t
retire from the game for seven
w eeks because of being hit in th
mouth by a batted ball.
in tour trips, inning nit auiejy ;
in each of his two off leal ap
pearances.
Box score:
Edenton AB R H E
Altman, 3b _5 12 0
Hassell, 2b . 3 0 0 0
Goodwin, rf-p _ 0 0 0
Rogerson, lb _4 0 10
Bynum, ef _3 110
Harrell, ss _4 0 12
J. Hab\t, If _3 10 1
Leary, c _ 3 0 0 0
A. Habit, p _ 0 0 0 0
' Owens* p _ 0 0 0 0
Lassiter, p _ 0 0 0 0
‘ Bass, p-rf _4 0 10
‘ Totals _34 3 6 3
Roanoke Rapids AB R H E
Acree, cf _3 2 10
Maurice, rf _10 10
Moore, 3b _ 5 2 0 0
• T. Wheeler, 3b _ 0 0 0 0
■ Oakes, ss _ 5 3 2 0
t Lowder, rf _ 4 3 3 0
Wells, cf _ 0 0 0 C
■ Matthews, rf _1 0 0 C
■ Elting, c . 2 2 2 3
> Wright, c _.... 2 0 0 0
< Williams, If _. 0 2 0 C
> Edwards, p _ 2 0 0 C
‘ Clemmer, lb _... 4 10 3
, Waters, 2b _ 2 2 1 C
Bullock, 2b . 1 l o C
Tuesday Fire
Results In
$300 Loss
Fire, caused apparently by a
smoldering cigarette, resulted in
approximately $300 worth of dam
age to Tickel’s Pool Room in
the 900 block of Roanoke Avenue
early Tuesday morning, according
tii Roanoke- Rapids firemen.
The firemen were called out
at 6:40 a. m. The blaze burned
a hole In the ceiling ofx the estab
l'shment. Although there was quite
a bit of smoke, the blaze never
got out of hand and they re
turned to the fire station about
an hour after answering the call.
$1091.65 was collected in Mayor’s
Court during the month of May,
according to information released
this week by city authorities.
The police department reported
31 arrests. $155 worth of property
was reported stolen during the
month and $110 worth was re
covered by local officers. •
Hasty, p-lf -4 12 0
Smith, If _ 0 0 0 0
Totals _36 19 12 3
Score by Innings:
Edenton . 100 000 002— S
R Rapids ..1620 000 Olx—lfl
Town Talk
Mrs. Asbury, of Richmond, spent
the week end in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. O. George.
Mrs. W. R. Hackney, of Rocky
Mount, has returned home aft;:r
spending some time in the home ^
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bunn.
Mrs. J. B. Batton, Jr., and
daughter Judith and Pat and Mrs.
Perdue spent Saturday in
Richmond on business.
Mr. and Mrs. George O. Smith
and family, of Wallahalla, S. C.,
spent several days with Mr.
Smith’s brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Glover. The
Smiths arrived here Friday and
left for their home Wednesday.
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Editorials—
Most informed localites believe Roanoke
Rapids (inside city limits) will attain a pop
ulation of 15,000 by the 1950 census and at
least 25„000 a decade later.
Col. R. B. Davis Takes Issue
The alert publisher of the Enfield Progress,
Col. R. B. Davis, takes issue with the score of the
Enfield-Buzzard Town game back in the 1890’s
as published in the Herald two weeks ago. Col.
Davis’ story follows:
Carl Goerch in the May 17th issue of The
State repeats the wonderful score made in a
ball game between Buzzard Town and En
field in the 1890’s. According to Carl the
score was 32 to 14? in favor of Buzzard
'Town
The iate George Hux who was a mighty
fine fellow told us about this game and In
stated that the score was 55 to 187, with
Buzzard Town the winner.
All of the other facts connected with this
unusual baseball game are just about like the
story Mr. Hux told us.
Carl’s tale was repeated in the Roanoke
Rapids Herald of May 22 and we are giving
the correct score. We don’t want the es
teemed editor of the Herald, Milton Wick,
who has recently come from the mighty good
state of Ohio, to a better one, the Tar Heel
State, to be mislead.
It may not be according to ‘Hoyle,’ but
Cranford Hoyle is the image of that tall,
handsome, manly, movie hero, Randolph
Scott.
J A X and JAYS
SPORTLITE
By WILEY WARREN
By WILEY WARREN
Coach Cranford Hoyle's Ameri
can Legion baseballers will seel
.mother victory Friday by meet
ing the Ahoskie Indians at Sim
mens Park'. Game time is set fo:
7:45.
Either William Wheeler or Tro:
Hasty is scheduled to take thi
mound against the Indians.
Peter Rabbit Conwell's seconc
debut in the Jays’ lineup wai
everything on the side of im
^••ssive and the youthful speed
ster gave firm notice that h«
hadn't lost any ol his old forn
at bat or afield.
The Stony Creek (Va.) produc
1 vas given a great hand on hi
j return to the lineup. Conwell hat
■ been on the suspended list fo
J more than a week.
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The Jays received a severe jo!
this week when Outfielders Lei
Coleman and Red Kimmerle sus
tained injuries that will keep then
sidelined for an indefinite pe
riod.
Kimmerle was hit on the el
bow by a pitched ball in th.
Tar boro game. Coleman, wh.
broke a bone in Ins foot, ina;
be out for the remainder of th.
season. In fact, the injury
sr. severe that he may never bi
able to perform with the sami
ease and agility as before. Whili
not setting the league afire in bat
ting he did patrol his outfielc
post remarkably well and turnet
in a number of fine catches dur
ing his stay here.
* * *
Merle Blackwell’s shift to sec
ond and Ray Skelton’s move t<
shortstop proved to be a grea
success Tuesday night. The pai
pulled two double plays that snuff
ed out potential Tarboro scorinj
tnreats. Skelton handled eigh
chances flawlessly and Blackwel
authored six chances with nar;
a miscue.
* * *
Johnny Pavlich’s catching stil
ry, es as the highlight of th'
i--—■—
Jays’ activities thus far. Big John
seldom misses nabbing an at
tempted stealer at second with
his accurate throws.
At bat Pavlich rates as possi
bly the best clutch hitter on the
club.
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\ The Roanoke Rapids American j
Legion nine has eight more home
games. All of these contests will
be played under the arcs of»Sim
mons Park. The home schedule:
June 6. Ahoskie; 14th, Elizabeth
City; 21st, Ahoskie; 26th, Ahos
kie; 28th, Edenton; July 4, Eliz
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