* 'figs WHY, ERMYNTRUDE! 1 To enjoy this one you should hear it from the local policemen who has been on vacation for the past ten days. He said he heard it happen in a cafe in his home . » town of Burlington. A couple seated across from each other at a nearby table were $ in deep conversation: He: “There's mustard on the tip of your nose, dear, wipe it off.’’ She: “You wipe it off-you’re closer to it than I am!” | (So there). | HE had a point. There are no few curious inci . dents which project themselves in to the life of a policeman— inci-1 dents which, in themselves, are not of sufficient importance to crush the front page, but some times they should get in merely on m their oddity. Not long ago, a young local gen tleman set forth in pursuit of ad venture in a perfectly good auto mobile at an early hour of the evening. Shortly after he began his leis urely ride he very rudely on Jack son Street interposed the hood of his automobile between one driven by another and more sedate local g, man and his immediate destina 1L® tion, with disastrous results to that gentleman’s vehicle. From then on his tale is one of woe for the chief of the local po lice department happened by coin cidence to be directly behind the lad when he so shockingly demon strated his lack of proficiency with a steering wheel. As he raced across Roanoke Avenue (he later told the chief , he closed his eyes when he did !**• it) he barely missed a southbound bus and a northbound passenger car. He lumbered along all right through the block but when he got to Hamilton Street he crashed headlong into a passenger car. When the proceedings came to a halt, the driver of the other car was on the pavement and the 1 young man was vainly trying to extricate his car from the grip ^ of two young trees, which ap ^ parently had attacked it. The first question was propound ed, not by the chief, but by the young automobile operator and in full consisted of: "Who’s going to pay for the damage to my automobile?" And although no one ever heard him say it to the knowledge of the Rambler he probably follow ed this up soon afterward with: — “Who’s going to go my bail?” MORE SIAMESE The Rambler started something with his Siamese Squash story of a couple of weeks back. This week Lonnie Hansley, of Jewel Street !in Belmont, brought in two per fectly formed Siamese Cucumbers, whose combined weight is two and f a half pounds. The “cukes" are eight inches long and look to be about six inches in circumference « and they are growing from one stem. The next thing we are wait ing for is for some airlines pilot to bring in two Siamese Saucers. (Then we can throw away our glasses, having seen everything). NO TORNADO. The tornado which was reported Tuesday morning at Palmyra turn ed out to be non-existent. . ^ W. G. Bunch, local business “ man, phoned his father in Palmyra when he heard the reports and * was told that, although they were having a heavy rain and wind, there 'was no tornado. STATE-WIDE SILENCE. For the first time in the history of North Carolina and since fire crackers were first made avail able to the general public, the Pf} state celebrated the Fourth with out the popping of the toy ex plosives. There are no doubt those who regret to see the passing of the tradition in the Tar Heel State— there are also those who heave a big sigh of relief in view of its i departure. Both factions, however, will aagree (although in different tones of voice) that it was a quiet 5P FOOLISH SIGN Just inside Virginia on route 301 between Weldon and Emporia there Is a railroad crossing and signs which reads: “Slow down; 5 miles per hour; Va. Law.” The law of Virginia permits a 50-mile speed up to the railroad crossing, then only five miles per m hour, but the sign cannot be read ™ by motorists until they are within a few feet of the sign. Therefore, even if the motorists are travel ing at much less than the ~50 I miles limit permitted, they are 1 unable to slow down to the five 1 miles in time to abide, by the l law. \ Wish those who made signs had |\ tc abide by them, ^don’t you? 19 Kellett Assumes Duties On Local Police Force; Succeeds T. L. Glosson Harvey Kellett, 32, for the past five years a member of the Alex ander Park police force of Nor folk, Va., has been added to the Roanoke Rapids police force, re placing Officer T. L. Glosson who reAgned effective July 1 to return to his home in Burlington. " Kellett, who comes highly rec ommended by his superiors and cltiisne of the area near the park will move his wife and family to Roanoke Rapids as soon as ■ bouse becomes available. Cream fat for butter maktei should contain 10 percent butter tit. A gallon of eueh ceram wtl yield about I pound* of buttar. 9 * * * THE ROANOKE RAPIDS * * • * * ★ What Roanoke Rapids Makes Herald Classified Advertising -Makes Roanoke Rapids Cel8 Quick Ke8u|l8 * * * V * * VOLUME xxxn- ROANOKE RAPIDS. N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY 10th. 1947 NUMBER 36 President Congratulates Queen Elizabeth Local Man Is Killed In Auto Wreck Inquest Verdict Of Acci dental Death In Fri day Night Mishap A six-man coroner’s jury, im paneled by Coroner Rufus Britton Monday night returned a verdict of accidental death at an inquest into the automobile accident which claimed the life of Isaac R. Cobb, Jr., 25, of Roanoke Rapids, last Friday night. The jurors returned with the finding of accidental death after they had heard Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Winston and R. H. Joyner of Wil son, occupants of the car which Cobb had passed only seconds be fore his car turned over, and Cor poral Teague of the State High way Patrol, testify as to the cause of the accident. Teague testified that he hail been called out to the junction of U. S. Highway 301 and North Carolina 125 about 11:20 p. m., the night of July 4. Upon arriving at the scene of the accident (about three miles south of Halifax), he said he found a 1936 model Ford sedan, standing upright and point ed toward the northeast, contain ing the body of a man later identified as Cobb. The Winstons said Cobb was at tempting to regain the highway after passing them on the right side of the road when he sud denly lost control of the car and turned over two times. Funeral services were held in Elm City Sunday afternoon at 4:30 from the Elm City Meth odist Church with Rev. E. C. Neese officiating. Interment was in the family cemetery in Elm City. Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Cobb, Sr., his wife, the former Rose Lee Rob erson of Robersonville; one son, 15-month-old I. R. Cobb, III, ana two sisters, Mrs. M. D. Coston and Mrs. William J. Mountford, all of Roanoke Rapids. Local Youth Arrested For Hog Stealing Lefty Downing, 19, of Roanoke Rapids, was arrested by local po lice Tuesday night near Broad nax, Va., on a charge of stealing four hogs belonging to h'is father. Roger H. Downing, 106 Monroe Street. He was returned to city jail here when he waived extradition and his bond was set at $1000. Police said he had a reform school record. The elder Downing, in his com plaint, said the hogs, weighing altogether about 1500 pounds, were taken from a pen - about noon Tuesday. He estimated the largest hog would dress about 500 pounds and the other three would average about 300 pounds each and their combined value was about $400. Young Downing, who is mar ried and lives In Roanoke Rapid admitted taking the hogs, acoord ta* to police, and >ald he (old them to E. B. Bowman, local tro car, for WOO. Local officers expressed thslr appreciation tor the fine coopera tion of Virginia law officers In making the arrest. Lion Ed Knott, immediate past president the local civic club, congratulates Miss Elizabeth Beck with, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Beckwith, after she had heen chosen Queen of the Semi-Centennial Celebration at the Coronation Ball in the Armory last Thursday night. Opening Wednesday after- ! noon with a parade stretch ing from the downtown to the uptown section of the city (one of the largest ever staged in' Roanoke Rapids) the Lions Club-sponsored Semi-Centenni al Celebration reached its cli max at a gigantic square dance Friday night. Ben W’illiams, of Ahoskie, was announced as ! the gr&nd prize winner. Al though In uiu not present at the dance, Williams was pre sented with a certificate on Saturday entitling him to an eight-day all-expense tour through New’ England and various sections of Canada. Spokesmen for the Lions pro nounced the celebration a success in the matter of publicity for j the city and as commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of Roanoke Rapids. Following the parade Wednes day afternoon there was an as sembly in Simmons Park for the formal opening of the celebration. Speakers on the program included Mayor J. T. Chase and Dr. Clyde Erwin, state superintendent of public instruction. In his remarks Chase empha sized that “rather than review the past it should be our purpose tj instill in our young men the incentive to build in the future a greater Roanoke Rapids.” Erwin, who was introduced by | State Senator Julian Allsbrook, congratulated the city on its fif tieth birthday, stating that Roa noke Rapids and Clyde Erwin were exactly the same age. He declared that Roanoke Rap ids is insuring itself of future giowth and advancement by the quality of its educational facili ties and congratulated city and county officials on their school systems. Wednesday night at a boxing and wrestling show in Simmons Park the 10 candidates for queen of the celebration were officially introduced to the public for the first time. i iie ceieurauon cuuunueu inurs day evening with a stage show in the high school auditorium, fol lowed by the impressive corona tion ball in the armory. Shortly before the intermission at the coronation ball a committee of judges, made up. of members of the various civic clubs, selected Miss Elizabeth Beckwith, daugh ter of Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Beck with, queen of the festivities. Friday night’s activities consist ed of a hillbilly show in the high school auditorium followed by the square dance in the armory and announcement of the grand prize winner. Firemen Galled Out Firemen were called out about noon Friday to a colored beauty parlor located on the Gaston Garysburg road. A storage bat tery being used for electricity had apparently been short-circuited and aJthough there was no fire, the occupants of the building had carried out the furniture and call ed the fire department. The main points to consider in providing quarters for a bull are: protection from weather, exercise, and safety in handling. Under most circumataneca the cow should be fed all roughagi that she will eat up clean, anc the grain ration should be ad justed to the milk production. Ambulance Brings Unconscious Man Into Hospital An unconscious man, later iden tified by police as R. B. Baughin of route 1, Roanoke Rapids, was picked up and brought into Roa noke Rapids Hospital by ambu lance about 11 o’clock Tuesday morning. Quite a large crowd had gath ered., after ..the man's presence hr a yard approximately 5 yards east Of the Seaboard depot on the Weldon highway was discovered, most of the persons believing the man to be dead. Police, who talked to the man’s daughter, said he was subject to spells, and, evidently feeling that one was imminent, had tied up a mule he was driving and laid down. Buggs Island Fight Continues In Senate With W. Lunsford Long of Roanoke Rapids/ scheduled to testify against the project and Representative John H. Kerr and Eric Rogers of Scotland Neck, slated to testify for it, the Buggs Island dam project is in for a stiff fight in the Senate Appro priations Committee. Meeting date for the Senate group’s hearing on the subject is not known exactly but hearings on general flood control will be gin this week. Long, owner of a tungsten mine in the reservoir area, opposes the project on the grounds that it will wreck his mine. Kerr has been the House lead er in the fight to have appropria tion allocated for continuation of the project. Wilkinson Reunion On July Fourth week-end a family reunion was held in the home of R. R. Wilkinson, 403 Mon roe Street. Mr. Wilkinson was honored by the presence of all his children with the exception of two daughters, Mrs. Joseph D. Collins of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. M. L. Bryant of Southport, N. C. The celebration was cli maxed by a gala chicken fry on the back lawn Saturday afternoon and a Brunswick stew and bar becue on Sunday afternoon. Those present were as follows: Miss Vera Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Camp and son, Cary Mitchell, of this city,, (the former Miss Nesbit Wilkinson) Capt. and Mrs. Arnold Kohn of' Washing ton, D. C. (the former Miss Helen Wilkinson of this city), Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wilkinson and son, Ronald Leroy, of New York; Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Wilkin son of Rocky Mount, Miss Ruby A. Wilkinson, formerly of this city, but now a travel counsel lor for a travel bureau in New York City, and Miss Maisie Bur bage, granddauughter, of Wash ington, D. C. Numerous friends and relatives called throughout the week end to extend greet ings to the entire family. Skim milk contains much leaf fat than whole milk, but baa the protein, carbohydrates and mineral matter. It iray greatly increase the nutritive vaJue of the diet if used freely in cooking, PEANUT FIGHT The following telegram was received this morning from iV ashington: ‘Representative Bonner ap|>eared today to have succeeded in throwing a monkey wrench into an Illinois Congressman's efforts to break the peanut market. ‘‘Bonner found listed as introduced in the House a bill by Rep. Dirksen (R. 111.) to allow the CCC to sell its peanut stocks at sub-market prices. This, Bonner said, was a move to help Chicago peanut candy manufacturers. He charged it would roll up a deficit in CCC.' peanut stabilization operations and result in a Republican howl in a year or two to abolish the peanut program. Chairman Wolcott (R. Mich.) of the House Bunking and Currency Committee told Bonner hearings on the Dicksen hill were scheduled Friday. Bonner said he would demand full hear ings for himself, other peanut belt congressmen and 10 or 15 peanut growers from the First district. "Wolcott said he could not refuse full hearings to fellow members of congress and that if protracted hearings were nec essary he would tell Dirksen that the bill couldn’t be taken up at the current session of congress. "From what the chairman told me,” Bonner said, "I don’t think the bill will come out.” WCBT Gets Final Permit From FCC For $60,000 FM Station Building Radio Station WCBT, Mutual's station in Northeastern North Carolina, today announced plans for operation of a 10,000-watt fre quency modulation broadcasting station, tentatively scheduled to 50 on the air about August 15. WCBT will spend an estimated R60.000 to add the new station. It will give the station the lead ership in Eastern North Carolina n "FM" broadcasting. When at full power, the station should cov er Norfolk. Richmond and part af Raleigh. The Federal Communications Commission has just granted the final construction permit to WCBT, Inc. Ground has been broken on East Tenth Street for a new transmitter building which will house the equipment for both stations. For the time being, the new radio station, which will operate under the call letters “WCBT-FM,” will operate from the present downtown studios of WCBT. Claude W. Meares will serve as chief engineer for both sta tions. and is supervising the ac quisition and installation of the new frequency modulation equip ment. S. E. Crew, president and gen eral manager of WCBT. Inc.,, jointed out today that ordinary radio sets will not be able' to pick up "FM" broadcasts. How ever, frequency modulation sets rje being rushed to the market. These sets will pick up both stand ard broadcasts (such as WCBT now carries) and the new "FM." A tower, three times as tall as the present tower on East Tenth Street, will be erected at the same site by next February. This tower will be 447 feet in height. The present tower is only 158 feet high. WCBT-FM has been assigned a choice spot on the dial. Its brbadcasts will be tuned in at 98.5 megacycles, a point almost in the middle of the dial. WCBT and WCBT-FM will op erate with a staff of three full time engineers, and with virtually the same production staff. As the new station begins op eration, it will r.ot .seek commer cial business, and possibly will operate on a shorter schedule than the 18-hour run WCBT now makes daily. A. L. Drew is commercial man ager; Jesse Helms is program, di rector and Miss Mamie Nash is traffic manager. They will have similar authority with WCBT-FM when that station takes the air. Hotels Subject Of Discussion Decision Postponed Pending Investigation Of Public Opinion A new hotel for Roanoke Rap ids was discussed at a meeting in the court room of the munici pal building Monday afternoon when 15 prominent citizens of ths city gathered to hear a talk by M. D. Hockenbury, manager of the Hockenbury System, Inc., of Harrisburg, Pa. Hockenbury, who was brought here through the efforts of the Roanoke Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce, explained how his firm had helped over 200 towns and cities in 45 states and prov inces in the United States and Canada to build hotels since his tather founded the corporation in 1920. Frank Neal, president of the Junior C. of C., acted as chair man of the meeting and intro duced the Pennsylvania man, whose firm contracts to raise 60 per cent of building cost by local subscription. Pointing out that although thj cost of building materials right now may be excessive to the point of being prohibitive, Hockenbury asserted that it would be a com paratively easy matter to raise money at the present time and invest it until such time as the materials come down to normal. Emphasizing that his corpora time tin f intprpsfpd in financ ing nor in. promoting the build-1 ing of a hotel here, he stated rather that its job was merely one of acting in an advisory ca pacity and directing the subscrip tion. drive. “We have put on subscription campaigns in 10 cities in the coun try since the war and have not failed to reach our assigned quota in a single instance. Five of these ttwns were in the South and the other five were scattered through out the Northeast and North west, he told the group. “One thousand other cities in the nation need hotels just as badly as does Roanoke Rapids and our files go back consider ably farther on them than our 1939 papers on this city." A short discussion, led by Neal, followed Hockenbury’s talk and the group decided to take the remarks and proposition under-ad visement until a later date. In the meantime, Neal told those present he would discuss the mat ter fully with the Junior Cham ber of Commerce and report the results. Farm flocks In the United States laid 6,146,000,000 eggs In May, ac cording to a USD A announcement. Always handle a bull in a firm manner and never trust him. A person may be killed or seriously Injured by taking unnecessary chances with a bull, No viV’V.i’jipu&cnts In Safa Cracking .No developments in the in vestigation of last week’s two safe robberies were reported this week by the sheriff’s de partment or the Roanoke Rap ids poliee department. Nash County was the scene of two similar jobs this week. Local officers said the work seemed similar to that done here, but declined to say the cases were connected. Halifax County Court House News June 2\ Frank Devine, colored, of Little ton township, was found guilty of assault and given eight months on the roads, to be suspended upon condition the defendant does not visit Halifax or Warren Counties' for a period of two years. Columbus Day, colored, of Scot land Neck, plead guilty to in decent exposure and was fined $15 and costs. Joseph Ernest Ward, white, of Baltimore, Md., plead guilty to driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages and was fined $75 and costs. His license was revoked for 12 months. Robert Ashford, white, of Scot land Neck, was fined $10 and costs for driving without an op erator's license. Willie C. Young, colored, of Portsmouth, was fined $15 and j Johnnie Gary, colored, of Wel don, plead guilty to larceny and v. as given five months on the roads. Willie Edwards, colored, of Wel don, plead guilty to receiving stolen property and drew six months on the roads, suspended upon payment of the costs and a fine of $25 and costs and good behavior for two years. Henry Silver, colored, of Essex, plead guilty to driving with inv proper brakes and lights and was fined $15 and costs. Clarence White, colored, of Smithfield, was found guilty of speeding and judgment suspend ed upon payment of the costs. Everette L. Doffermyre, white, of Dunn, was fined $15 and costs for speeding. July 1 George R. Whitfield, colored, of Greenville* plead guilty to speed ing* and was fined $10 and costs. Elie Smith, colored, of Hobgood, plead guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and was fined $35 and costs. Bernard Hux, white, plead guil ty to assault on a female and as sault Prayer for judgment con tinued upon, payment of the coats and on condition he remain ol good behavior for two years dur ing which period he shall refrair (OonHittwi on tme i—8ect l) Law Enforcement In Halifax County Gets Streamlining Police Radio To Improve Old Method House, Davis Issue Advice on Summoning Peace Officer Aid Advice on methods of summon ing law enforcement officers was tendered citizens of Halifax Coun ty this week in a joint state ment issued by Sheriff Harry House and Roanoke Rapids Chief of Police T. J. Davis. “With the installation of new radio equipment completed, Ro.i noke Rapids police headquarters now' becomes the headquarters for lew enforcement in Halifax Coun ty,” House said. “In the event a citizen in any section of the county—whether n Enfield, Halifax, Weldon, Sco: land Neck or no matter where needs the help of the sheriff or :ns deputies and is unable contact them he should phone R-356 in Roanoke Rapids (the po lice department) and Chief Davis and his men will relay the re quest to all cars over the rad*o net. “Since the sheriff’s office »s closed at night, this will speed the arrival df officers at the scene of a crime or other emer gency," House concluded. Davis pointed out that the new • equipment ties in with the 10 pa trol cars of the county and into the State Highway Patrol net. As a result, all county cars, loaded with police from other communi ties, could be in any spot within 2L or 30 minutes and well over 100 officers could be there within two hours. “We have someone on duty in our headquarters 24 hours a day. ’ the local chief declared, "and we will gladly pass on any phone call, either directly to the sheriff at. his residence, or to which ever of the county cars happens to be in the vicinity from where th« c$.il is placed.” f •f This* arrangement is typical of, the close cooperation which, exists among all branches of the law' enforcement agencies in Halifax County; the type of cooperation ■ which led to the formation of the Halifax County Law Enforce- y^ Iment Officers Association. Graduate Nick Long, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. T. YV. M. Long, graduated recently with a B. S. degree in Commerce from the University of North Caro lina. He plans to continue his studies by taking a two-year law course at the University. Window Display Prizes Awarded by Merchants First prize of $25 for the best decorated window display during the Semi-Centennial Celebration was awarded to Fannye’s in downtown Roa noke Rapids, it was announced today by Mrs. Klva Martin, secretary of the Merchant’s Association. Winner of the second prize of $10, given by the Trade Promotion Committee of the group, was Leggett's Depart ment Store. INVITED TO SERVICES Pough’s Memorial Christian Church invites the public, to at tend the Sunday afterno»*r. serv ices. From 2 until 2:30, a0*4 serg. ices and announcements. From 2:30 until 3, Sunday school, fol lowed by preaching by Rev. John J. Langston. New fans' have been installed in the church which add. greatly to the comfort of th. worship hour. Two Million At Stake For Halifax Growers In Saturday Election $6,100,000 Worth of Tobacco Grown Here During 1946; 40% of Which Was Exported Haliiax uounty growers nave a 52.440.000 stake in the flue-cured obacco referendum Saturday, July L2. This is the amount they re ceived for their tobacco that was exported in 1946 and represent* 10 per cent of the $6,100,000 Hali fax growers received for their crop last year. B. B. Everett, Palmyra, Coun ty Farm Bureau president, today urged all flue-cured farmers to get out and vote Saturday, as he disclosed these important facts. “In other words,” Everett said, ‘ 40 cents out of every dollar to bacco brings to growers must come from sales to other coun tries. The referendum will deter mine whether the farmers are willing to assess themselves 10 cents per acre -or about 45 cents per year for the average pro ducer during the next three years. That market meant $200 per acre or almost $1,000 to every flue cured grower last year.” Everett revealed that the 2,034 Halifax County farms produced 11.600.000 pounds of flue-cured to bacco from 10,086 acres last year. ‘‘If two-thirds of the farmers voting in the referendum Satur day approve the assessment," Everett said, “a broad three-year program for protection and ex pansion of foreign trade in flue-' cured tobacco will be stepped up j immediately, looacco Associates, a r.on-profit organization formed to administer the program, is al ready operating, with the full co operation of the Farm Bureau, the Grange, the State College Ex tension Service and tobacco allied interests.” Everett emphasized that the se curity of a healthy foreign mar ket is vital to everyone living in the flue-cured belt and added that the program is endorsed by bank ers, warehousemen and all other businessmen. JONES WITH EIGHTH ARMY With the Eighth Army at Na gai, Japan — Private First Class Obis J. Jones, son of Mr. Roland Jones, Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Is now serving with ths First Cav plry Division, which Is on occupa tion duty In the ten prefecture* of ths Tokyo-Yokohama area, Building Box Score Total this week:_$ 3,500 Total this year: _$421,050 Only one permit was issued * during the first ten days of July hy the city building in spector. It was the Slowest week in the past three months. Roy Savage was given a per mit to build a one story brick residence with four rooms and bath on Clinton Street at an estimated cost of $3,500. Legion Juniors Close Card Here Friday Coach Cranford Hoyle’s Ameri can Legion Juniors will wind up their regular season schedule here Friday night by entertaining a vastly improved Elizabeth City unit. •" In the last two battles between these clubs Elizabeth City took the first one by a 17-7 score, bill lost the final issue by an embar rassing 25-4 count. It is highly expected that Hoyle will usp Trnv Wnstv Willin l» waited or burn*) fur ?