J A X and JAYS
SPORTLITE
By WILEY WARREN _
Right now the Jays are amidst
the natural letdown that follows
long game winning streaks.
One thing is certain, however,
they’re out there hustling und
giving everything they have to
give the local fans a winning
team.
Leroy Carlton, the lanky right
hander from Durham, pitched his
sixth straight win Tuesday night.
It was also Carlton's second shut
out and now opposing batters
are treating him with all the
respect deserved by a topnotch
pitcher.
Bouncing back from a pair of
defeats suffered at the hands of
the Goldsboro Bugs the Birds
drew 3hutout blood for the sec
ond time this year when lanky
Leroy turned in a v 0 four-hit
job over the Bugs.
The way it looks now it'll be
quite a while before Roanoke
Rapids will boast a - .viinmm .
pool.
Ail of the various na ■dub::
have discussed the idea and it
th&y finally du approve a. w:.l
then present ft t<> the *•:ty board
The city board will have their
say.so about it and if t rent ho.
their O. K. status will m turn
place the suggestion at tin hands
of the people.
The people will then have to
vote for higher taxes in order
to pay for the project. So, it's
really going to be a joint exe
cution and maybe one of these
days you can look back and say.
“I helped build that pool."
Manager Stu Martin and V i!
Gonzalez kept right on climbing
in the batting parade this week.
Both are now well 1 vr the
.300 figure. Martins like Or Man
River, keeps rolling aloe, at i
consistent pace. The Birds' skip
per has collected 15 hits m his
past 35 trips at bat for a blis
tering .42d average.
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Centerfielder Ralph Winstead
was shelved for the second time
this season when he sustained an I
ankle injury and will be out for
an indefinite period. Winstead was
hitting .2x8 at the time of his
injury.
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Ray Skelton, the Jays' colorful
shortstop, was asked recently who
was the best shortt'iekler in the
circuit. Ray calmly replied: “That
follow that played second base
last year and warmed the bench
a while with Tarboro.
The puzzled questioner then
asked who that fellow was. "It
was me doggone it,' Ray exclaim
ed omly he didn't say doggone
it).
Skelton, who will receive a
.'.liolgun at the end of the sea
son if he bats .230 or more, is
out front of that figure now by
points with a .275 mark.
l.tfty Glenn Titus stepped up
two notches in the pitching col
umn thL week by adding his
_:ii and ldrii wins, tie has lost
tight. With 2k more games to
be p!awd tobacco-chewing Glenn
may have a chance to reach the
..ii gam- winner class.
Hits ii* errors. Bill Bosenuui
•in Weldon product, can easily be
assed as the Jays' "hard luck
I pitcher. . . Roy Kennedy, Tar
I Loro bit fielder, will return u
i anama in order to resume his
civil service duties sometime this
; month. . . . Every club in the
league wants to buy A1 Kinimel
for his relief services. . . . Fans
who saw the playground games
..l Ledger wood Park last week
were greatly impressed the way
the teams handled themselves,
both afield and at bat. . . . Ha‘s
if to all the fans that attended
stu Martin night -he sure said a
.loathful when he claimed that
. ir :' .ns are the finest in basc
1 nil. . . Verne Blackwell, broth
er of the Jays' Merle, drew his
i cl case from Rocky Mount and
is now playing with the Ports
mouth Cubs of the Piedmont
i League.
ChiM/koyotte Opens
Again August 1(J-17
Harness horse racing will re
sume at Chockoyotte Park th's
Saturday and Sunday. August 36
and 17% with six races on each
of the two days, it wu an
nounced this week by ofiicials
of the “fastest track in the
South.”
The races this week wiU fea
ture among others, those fasf
horses already well known to o
cal race followers, including C* I
gate (2:09), Empire Grattuo
(2:06', Mickey Vplemite (2:10'.
Chreslawn Me (2:06, Ellis Dean.
(2:06’, Royal Adams (2:07>, Stan
ley Hanover (2:12’. A! worthy
! Gold (2:10», Sultana Duvall (2:061,
Karkaway and others, which are
! the fastest horses in the coun-1
try.
I The races each day will get i
under way at 2 p. m.
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The Loccu Week
'Cwntmucd m ptijfc twie ^t-Ct .4
compared to a state average ratio
to total nun-agTRultural employ- j
mtfiu in 1940 of 43.9 per cent.
Magazine Salesman l,’re#*tl
Howard Bass, arrested several
| weeks i m Roanoke Rapids on
r charge of obtaining mo tie v un
j der false pleteiiseH, Was tiled and
fou.ud in’i guilty .n superior Com *
Monday .it Halifax.
Negro Arn sled Monday
James Whitaker, colored, who
said he was born and raised in
EnfteUl. but had lived most of
his life in Boston. Mass., was
arrested about noon Monday' on
a charge of disorderly conduct
at the bus station when a bus
; driver complained to police he
was drinking whisky on the
coach. Whitaker posted bond of
§25 and • lie case was continued
■ for one week in Mayor's Court
Monday afternoon.
Revival Services Begin
; Revival services beg’m at Beth
| lehem Baptist Church Sunday.
' August IT, at 3 p. m.. with Rev.
Lee Pridgen, associational mis
sionary, as visiting minister. The
first service will be held at the
church. Beginning Sunday night
services will be held at William
R. Davie. School aduitorium at
a p. m.. continuing through the
week.
Stolen C ars
Although police are continuing
their in\vM;gation of the two car
tiiefts of i-ist week, no break in
either case was reported today.
Grand Jury
fContinued from page one - Sect A
tnt time.
Grand Jury talked with Mr.
Best, county mechanic, about the
county school bus situation. In
this conference it was found that
ill busses have been repaired ex
cept those written up for replace
ment, seven of which are in YVil
,-on for bodies, which are incom
plete and have been promised
. tiring August or first of Sep
tember. A total of 13 busses are
needed to put fleet in first class
. ondition and meet adequate re
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Eyes Right!
No. it isn't a Teddy Bear
or a Martian infant it’s
just an lii.'h potato that was
grown by E. L. Morgan of
Con Way. L> W Barnes of
Roanoke Rapids brought it in
to the Herald office recently.
iini ernents
We find that all justices of
t h> peaCe h;«v** I lid 1 reports. as :
required by law. except I >. f
Johnson of Weldon.
v roM\TOKs
Mrs. Alice Johnson of West :
Ihvsemary sent her son-in-law.\
I: S. Culleni. in Wednesday with,
what can only be caJled “a!
tomatoes". It consisted of three
or four tomat.oes grown together |
from one blossom. “Together’’ the1
tomatoes weighed about a pound
and a quarter.
Mrs. W. H. Proctor
Honors House Guest
At Country Club
Mrs. W. H. Proctor honored her
house guest, Mr>. Tommie Mar.
tin. of Newport News, with a
cold drink party at the Country
Club on Thursday afternoon. Aft
c-r the arrival of the guests, sand
wiches, cookies and iced drinks
were enjoyed by the following:
Mesdames John Dunn, Scott Ben
ton. Fannie Hayes. Edward Ford.
William Button. Tom White, Al
fred Martin. Edwin Akers, R. H.
Hundley, Julian Allsbrook. How
ard Pruden, Don Tillur and Tom
mie Martin of Newport News.
Party Honors Guest
At Ingram Home
Misses Margaret Anne and Bet
ty Wynne Ingram entertained at
a soft drink party at their home
on Hamilton street last Tuesday
morning honoring their house
guest. Miss Frances Davis of
Wades boro. Iced drinks and cook
ies were served by the hostesses
to Misses Frances Davis, Ernes
tine Smith* Doris Fahey, Rae
Martin, Joyce Witherspoon and
Sara Ix>u Debnani.
Aged Veterans (let
Pension Increases
Washington. Aug. 13 -The Vet
erans Administration announced
today that a 330,000 annual in
crease in pension checks for
North Carolina's Spanish.Ameri
can and Civil War veterans, voted
b> the recent Congress, utake
effect beginning with tl.r Sep
tember checks.
Part of this money will be in
the form of death compensation
benefits and neither veterans nor
their dependents need make any
application as the increase will
be automatic, VA officials said.
Births
Babies born in Roanoke Rapids
Hospital recently:
To Mr. and Mrs. J. T Brown,
city, a girl* August 3.
To Mr. and Mrs. H. C Davis.
Conway, a girl, July 29.
To Mr. and Mrs. James Mitch
ell, Emporia, a girl, July 31.
To Mr. and Mrs. A. M Reilly,
i ity, a girl, August 4.
To Mr. and Mrs. J. P Shields.
Jarrett. a girl. August 3.
To Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Smith,
F.roadnax. a girl, August 1.
To Mr. and Mrs. George Moore,
city, a girl, August 3.
To Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Ed
wards, city* a boy, August 3.
To Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jenkins,
city, a girl, July 28.
To Mr. and Mrs. Van ban Jor
dan. City, twin boys, July 31.
To Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tiday,
city, a boy, July 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gums an
nounce the birth of a baby girl
cn July 26.
Blanche Threewitts
To Wed Melvin Daniel
Kuhns at Littleton
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Threewitts,
Sr., of Littleton, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Blanche La-Roy, of Littleton and
Newport News, to Melvin Daniel
Kuhns, son of D. A. Kuhns of
Punxsutawney, Pa., and the late
Mrs. Kuhns. Mr. Kuhns, after
serving IK months with the USN
in the Pacific, is attending the
apprentice school. Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock Com
pany The wedding will be sol
emnized on October 16 in Little
ton
Proctor Home Is
Scene of Party
Miss Barrett Proctor, daughter
of Mr and Mrs VV. H. Proctor,
was hos'f.ss Monday of this week
with a watermelon and canta
loupe party at her home honor
ing little Miss Martha Dunn Kim
ball o;' Williamston, Cagle Thorn
ton of lanky Mount, and Malissa
Marlin of Newport Newsv Va.
Soon it ter the guests arrived
iieii watermelon and cantaloupe
v.eie s.-rved During the party
game- a ere enjoyed by all. Miss
Porto. delightful hospitality
was enjoyed by the following
giii t Martha Dunn Kimball.
Alaii-si Martin. Jane Ray White,
Mary Berkley. Cynthia Proctor,
John Bunn and Cagle Thornton
Aubrey Mae Hux Weds
John William Cook
Nil" Aubrey Mae Hux became
thi bride of John William Cook
on .July 2i> at Lebanon Church
i.i.ir Garysburg. The wedding, sol
emnized by Rev. R. W. Vaughan,
pastor • : the church, was simple
tut impressive. The bride wore
a street length dress of white
crepe with white accessories and
her cor .-age was an orchid.
The couple left immediately
after tin- ceremony for a honey
moon trip. The bride is the
oaug.r.of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Hux of Jackson street. The groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Cook o: Garysburg.
Mr. ami Mrs. Cook will make
then home at 1221 Jefferson street.
Alice Ann Fields
Weds W. I. Rouse
Miss Alice Ann Fields, daugh
ter of the Rev. and Mrs. Paul
H. Fields of Southport, and Dur.
wood E. Rouse, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William I. Rouse of Rose
Hill, were married on Tuesday
afternoon, August 5, at 5:30 in
the Trinity Methodist Church.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Mr. Shields
father of the bride.
Nuptial music was rendered by
Mrs. Dali is R. Pigott of South
port. org mist, and Joseph Brown
ing Fields of Scotland Neck, so
loist. and brother of the bride.
The bride, given in marriage
•»y her brother, Paul H. Fields,
Jt., of Richmond, wore a gown
ivory satin, fashioned with
>'■ fitted bodice, a low cut em
i udered neckline and long fit
: 1 sleeves which ended in calla
* y points over the wrists. Her J
eil of illusion and imported lace
.is held in place by a beaded
.ara and extended the length oi
the long circular train. She car
ied a bouquet of brides roses,
dowered with stephanotis and
entered with a lavendar orchid.
Her only ornament was a strand
of pearls* a gift of the bride
groom.
boro, was maid of honor. She
wore pale yellow taffeta, a lav
indar halo crown and matching
gloves and carried lavendar as
ters showered with feverfew.
The bridesmaids wore identic
ally designed dresses of pastel
i*iue and pink taffeta and car
i >ed pale pink asters. They were
Miss June Sullivan of Greens
boro, Mesdames G. C. Odom of
Gibson, .Joseph B. Fields of Scot
land Neck and Paul H. Fields.
Jr., of Richmond.
Eris L. Rouse, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man. Ush
er-groomsmen were Thomas R.
Garrison of Charlotte, Roy T.
Holten of New Bern, Alton M.
Faries of Wallace and C. Harold
Williard of High Point.
Mrs. Fields, mother of the bride,
wore a floor length dress of light
blue lace and a corsage of pink
roses. Mrs. Rouse, mother of the
bridegroom, was in pink crepe
and wore a corsage of pink
roses.
Mrs. Rouse was graduated in
1944 from Greensboro College
v/ith a degree in primary educa
tion and for the past three years
has been a member of the fac
ulty of Robert E. Lee School,
Danville, Va. For traveling she
wore a dress of oyster white
gabardine with white and black
accessories and the orchid cor
sage from her bridal bouquet.
Mr. Rouse was a student at
Mars Hill College prior to three
years in the Army Air Corps.
He is now a senior in •electrical
engineering at State College in
Raleigh where Mr. and Mrs.
Rouse will make their home aft
er the wedding trip.
The Rev. and Mrs. Fields en
tertained at a reception at their
home immediately after the cere
mony.
Coburn-Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Fonsus M. Co
burn announce the engagement
of their daughter, Gwendolyn
Paige, to Frank Adrian Cole* Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adrian
Cole of Weldon. The wedding will
take place in October.
The average price received by
farmers for eggs in mid-June was
41.5 cents per dozen above the
previous June 15.
USDA estimates that egg pro
ducers will receive substantially
higher prices in the second half
af 1547 than in the same period
ot 1545.
Deaths
HENRY THOMAS DAVIS
Henry Thomas Davis, 75, died
at his home in Margarettsville
last Saturday night after an ill
ness of three years. Funeral ser
vices were held Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock from Galatia Church
in Northampton county. Serviced
were conducted by the Rev.
Teague. Interment was in the Da
vis family cemetery in northamp
ton. He is survived by his wife,
Nettie Bell Taylor Davis; three
daughters, Mrs. Lema Kee of
Margarettsville, Mrs. Mitty Ella
Barnes of Hampton, Va.. and Net
tie Ezelle Wheeler of Newport
News, li grandchildren, and one
sister, Mrs. B. C. Gay of Sea
board.
In Memorium
In sad and loving memory of
our dear son, Harvey T. Pruden.
who departed this life eight yeari
ago August 16, 1939.
The years are sad and weary
without you. A vacant place in
our hearts which can never be
filled. We loved you then. Wt
love you still. We miss him sc
and always will. In the cemetery
sweetly sleeping, where the flow
ers grow so green lies the urn
we love so dear. In a lonely anc
silent grave. But we miss you
Harvey We miss your voice anti
tender care. In our hearts are al
ways sadness, when we see yuiii
vacant chair. Your face is Jusl
as fresh and sweet to me at the
* nd of eight sad years, as the
cay you passed away. Gone bul
not forgotten.
MOTHER AND DADDY.
■ own iaiK
Miss Ann Bunn and her house
guests Miss Jo Ann Frank, Clyde
Martin,, Jr. and Mrs A. L. Gil
liam spent Saturday in Wilson.
Miss Jo Ann Frank returned
to her home in Henderson the
first of the week. She was ac
companied by Miss Nancy Wol
tar and Miss Ann Bunn who
will be her guests this week.
Ellis Crew *s spending the week
at Kill Devil Devil Hill with
his family.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Griffin and
children are spending the week
at Kill Devil Hill and Williams
burg. They will attend a per
formance of the "Lost Colony”
cr Roanoke Island, and also a
perfomance of “Common Glory”
in Williamsburg while away.
Miss Jo Anne Frank of Hen
derson was the guest of Miss
Ann Bunn last week.
Miss Vail Hope spent the week
end with Miss Ann Bunn.
Mrs. Bill Carter and son Billy
’re spending the month of August
at Kill Devil Inn, Kill Devil Hill,
N. C.
Mrs. E. A. Tellaga and sons
"Tel”, Jr. and Bill spent last week
in Jonesboro visiting relatives.
Mrs. YV. T. Tomlinson and son
Tommie of Winston Salem re
turned home Saturday alter a
two weeks here with relatives.
Harrison Giles and H. E. Cam
eron were called to Dunn Satur
day on account of illness in the
family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Liles and
children of Norfolk spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Gibson on Oak Street and Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Liles of Aurelian
Springs.
TOO LATE
TO CLASSIFY
FOR SALE — Single shot .22
rifles, $15.95; Repeaters, $23.95
shotgun shells, $1.75 and $2.15
minnow buckets. $2.69 and $2.99
Sportsmen lunch, 59c; skeet
hand traps, $1.49; gas camp
i-v-.., -
stoves, $8.95; gas lantern, $7.95;
bicycle tires, $1.89; aluminum
cooking set, 14 pieces,, $7.95; ra
zor blades, 6c; ball bearing
sprinkler, $1.29; tackle boxes, 99c
up; girls’ deerskin moccasins,
97c; cocoa door mats, $2.49;
rubber door mats, $1.95; white
T shirts, 69c; straw hats, 89c; j
baseball gloves, $4.95 up; pres
sure cookers, $8.95; thermos
jugs, $3.69. Tar Heel Sporting
Goods Company, East Tenth
street. lt-ch
FOR RENT—Large room in pri
vate home, twin beds. 416 Char
lotte street or call R-872-T1. Ip
WANTED—Two good men room
ers or couple who wouid like
to have bedroom with kitchen
privileges. Apply 100 Washing
ton street. lt-ch
WANTED — Two men roomers,
nice clean beds. 238 Jefferson
street. lt-p
SEWING — Slip covers and chil
dren's clothes u specialty. Call
R-415-1. Mrs. Z. GwalLney.
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BETWEEN ROANOKE RAPIDS
AND WELDON
On the Country Club Road
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