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ano amblings ♦ HAVING FRIENDS in the right places makes things easier. No one disputes that and Jack Vincent and Bill Carter least of ail. Jack went to school with George Stirnweiss, New Yorit Yankee baseball star, so he got tickets to the first two games of the recently concluded World Series through the courtesy of Stirnweiss. Bill said they saw —three of the games—two in Yan kee Stadium and one by televis ion. THE HERALD STAFF got a big uplift Tuesday afternoon when Cyrus M. Kitchens, man ager of the Atlanta, Georgia, branch of Southern Bell T. & T. Co., called up from Atlanta to place his order for a subscrip tion. Ed Elmore says Cyrus was in his class in high school here -and Cyrus’ father was once an ^overseer in No. 2 mill. HE CLAIMS IT'S what he said. Rufus Britton we’re talking about. Rufus had to go to Ral eigh on business about a week ago and while up there he said he couldn’t find the office he was - hunting. He walked in a uoor and there sat Governor Cherry who promptly asked the Halifax coroner if he had an ap _nninfmpnt. Then, according to ^hufus, Rufus said, "No and l don’t want one.” Finally, after much searching, he found the l ight office and was told'there tney’d better wait on him be fore he went right on up to Washington with his business. WE SEE THAT BY courtesy of the Navy, R. C. Knight’s boy, Kenneth M., has gotten through with his recruit training at the A San Diego (California) Naval ® Training Center and has been promoted to seaman, second class. Mr. Knight lives out on Dolling Road. Now, says the Navy, Kenneth will either be assigned to a £leet unit or sent to a service school for specializ ed training. STILL NO ONE has answered our plea for the names of those two young men who are attend fc ing Louisburg College. One of them used to be either in the Navy or Merchant Marine and the other probably was in the Army. Of course, we could prob ably Write Louisburg College for a list of local students enrolled but that would be the easy way. It’s still a mystery. BUT THERE'S nothing myster ious about the news from Mars Hill College that five students » from Halifax County are enroll ed there this fall. Susan Gleen King of Essex; Charles Edward Pubinnett and Bennie Leggett Parks of Halifax; and Lucy Irene Ransone and Kesler Askew, Jr., of Enfield are their names. They aiorg with 712 otiiei Nortn Car olinians, help to make up the largest part of the total enroll ment of 981 at that school this year. | AND FROM OVER IN WEL DON we learn that Lawrence McKirdy, A1 Oakes, Benjamin Josephson, Alex Lassiter and A. P. Ellis are attending the Uni versity of North Carolina. WE DROP BACK to Roanoke or.fl fir.fl P.hnrlp-S Pullen is a student at E. C. T. C., at Greenville. AND THEN WE GO on to Lit tleton where the information has f arrived that a former resident of that city — Miss Mamie Jen kins—who now resides in Suf luik, Va., will leave there Sat urday for Margaret Hague Ma ternity Hospital in Jersey City, N. J., to take a postgraduate | course in obstetric nursing. Miss Jenkins has already graduated from the Lakeview Hospital School of Nursing in Suffolk and - has been attending the Univer I sity of Virginia and studying Nursing Education. She is the daughter of the late Mr. and £ Mrs. Edward S. Jenkins of Lit 7 tleton. IN CONNECTION WITH the £ city-wide revival several local \ laymen have been speaking over WCBT this week. Tuesday, Claude Cannon spoke, represent ing All Saints Episcopal Church; Wednesday, Zeb Denny, repre senting the First Presbyterian I Church; Tonight at 6.28 J^hn Lackey, representing the Rose mary Methodist Church, will speak and Byron Gurley, of the Rosemary Baptist Church, will close the schedule by speaking at 3:40 tomorrow afternoon. HERE AND THERE — The more waist, the less speed . . . Kenneth C. Royall, the capable six foot, six inch, Secretary of War, is being talked of as a can didate for Governor. His home town of Goldsboro is plugging foi him with a campaign that has already started. Incidentally Mr. Royall is a great booster for (Continued on page 4—Sect. A) WAN I fcU TO RENT 2 Houses A 3 or 4 room house, preferably just outside the city, or as far as a mile outside. A 5 or 6 room house with 2 or 3 bedrooms. Good Location. CALL DEBNAM Herald Printing Co. PHlONE r-326 * * * THE ROANOKE RAPIDS * * * Wliat Roanoke Rapids Makes u ™ 1 * j . r Herald Classified Advertising Makes Roanoke Rapid* Get* Qui(;k Re8uJtB * * * * ★ * VOLUME XXXII ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 1947 NUMBER 49 County Will Have New Airport City Authorizes Purchase Five'New Traffic Lights Teague’s Successor Assumes Duties Here Corporal Logan B. Lane, a i native of Goldsboro, a highway patrolman with eight years service, am. ?d in Roanoke Rapids Monday after having been assigned here for perman ent station effective October first. Lane, who has been station ed at New Bern for the past seven years, succeeds former Corporal C. L. Teague. Territory in Lane's division includes Bertie, Hertford, Hal ifax and Northampton Counties and his immediate superior is Sgt. A. W. Welch. Lane is married and has two children, a boy and a girl. 5 Local Men Join Army In September Five Roanoke Rapids young men enlisted in the United States Army during September, figures released today by the local re cruiting sub-station show. In all 11 young men from Halifax, Warren and Northamp ton counties were enlisted last month through the local sub station. Harold B. and James W. Wal ker, Earl H. Johnson, Rufus T. Mountford, Jr., and John W. Wi) liams were the Roanoke Rapid enlistees. Others enlisting during Sep tember were: Robert N. Benson and Leland M. Collins of Wat renton; John R. Allen, Norlina Thomas R. Connor. Gaston; Otis Ricks, Conway and Edgar L. Pittman of Scotland Neck. M/Sgt. Robert M. DeYoung, j sub-station commander, stated that the Regular Army is now offering assignments near homo to previous service men who do not desire foreign service. Choice of schools to high school gradu ates and mariy other fine oppor tunities are offered to young men who can meet the high mental and physical standards now re quired for enlistment, the serg eant stated. Further information may be obtained from the U. S. Army and Air Force Recruiting Sub station. State Guard Armory, Roanoke Rapids. Five new traffic lights have been voted for by the Roanoke Rapids board of city commiSsion Meeting in their regular session nt the municipal building Tues day afternoon, the commission ers voted to install the lights at the following locations: Ninth una Hamilton Streets; 10th and Hamilton Streets: Seventh and Hamilton Streets; Fifth and Jack son and 10th and Jackson. At previous discussions con cerning these locations it has been brought out by several oi the commissioners that there are three schools on Hamilton Street and the lights may serve to slow up some of the Hamilton Street traffic which has been travers ing that thoroughfare in order to escape the delays caused by the lights on Roanoke Avenue. Several minor details were straightened out by the board members including a change in time of the meeting from 3:0C o’clock on the first Tuesday ir the month to 2:00 p. m. on the same days. Petitions Almost Ready The petitions which property owners have been signing arc almost completed, a reported wa; told yesterday morning, anc when sufficient names have beer affixed a bond election will be called soon in order to provide funds for the new street pavint project. Civic Clubs Send Members To Buggs Island Buggs -Island, Va. — Plan: have been virtually completec here for a public tour of the Buggs Island project on the Roa nuke River on October 17. The tour will be conducted by the U. S. Army Engineers, who an in charge of the project, and ha: been arranged under the auspice: oi the Roanoke River Basit Association and the Roanoke Riv er Flood Control Committee ii cooperation with the District En gineer’s office. The purpose of the tour is tc show the people of the Roanoke River basin the progress whicl has been made on the huge flooc control and hydroelectric project which when completed is expect ed to control floods permanently on the Roanoke River and t< furnish a large quantity of elec trie current for industrial devel opment of the valley. Several Roanoke Rapids civi. clubs are sending three and fou man delegations to the tour. Local Unit of Teacher Group Express Willingness To Aid Community Projects Here ■ i National Girl Scout Leader Visits Here Mrs. Lucy Stroup, from Nat ional Headquarters Girl Scouts of America, visited the Roanoke Rapids Girl Scout Council yes terday. Iler visit marked the first time since 1944-that the local coun cil has had a visitor from Nat ional Headquarters. In 1944 Miss Frances Lee conducted a week long training course for leaders, troop committees, and council members. “Although Mrs. Stroup could only spare one day, many prob lems were solved and plans for a Leader’s Drive and Training Course were made,” one local Girl Scout official commented. Cotton Market To Open Monday Roanoke Rapids will have a cotton market starting next Mon day when Dean Cotton Company Inc., of Tarboro, will open their new business at the Farmer’s Warehouse next to Simmons Park. Graham Dean, who with Eu gene Wood will operate the lo cal market told the Herald to day that “our plans are to bu3 all grades and staple of cottor from farmers and ginners. “Our cotton market will bene fit this area, the merchants farmers and the mills. We ex pect to establish a good cottor market \j4iich will adequatel: serve Halifax and surroundini countie/” : ThL annual Community Chai driri gats undtr way today. L< cal mural an urgad to cox trlbuta gantrouily. The Public Relations Commit tee of the local unit of the Nortl Carolina Education Associatioj net September 29 with Mis Omara Daniels presiding. ‘The purpose of the Publi Relations Committee is the in terpretation of the school to th community,” members explained “It is a master salesman whc through the child, must sell acti vities of the school to the par em. This committee must als' interpret the activities of the lo cal unit to the community s that the school may work wit, the community and vice veTsa.” Means of performing this dut, of informing the public on schoc activities are: radio, newspapei exhibits, public forums and horn visits by teachers. Plans were made at this meel ing for observance of America Education Week which is schec uled for November 9-15. The lc cal papers and theatres are cc operating to the fullest in the ot servance of this week. Committee spokesmen said th group is seeking the cooperatio of every civic club in the cit: They urge that if, at any tim. they can render any service 1 the community, they would lik to be informed. Members of the committee ar< Miss Omara Daniels, chairmai Miss Elizabeth Lang, local N. ( E. A. president; Misses P< Rhue, Ruby Maddrey, Marti Rob Cherry, Genevieve Hodgii Nan Abell, Dorothy Clark ar i Mary Lowder and Mesdami Doug Debnam, Kathleen Suit) ; and Margaret Reynolds ^nd Me srs. Will Nelson and Georj Baird. t Local officers are Miss Lar . president; Miss Grace Clai • vice-president and Mrs. Guilio Lewis, secreUry-tressurer, Wrenn, Mitchell, Dickens Vote Majority Approval After Heated Discussion Maddrey, Allsbrook, Pruden, Others Pick Up Verbal Gauntlet Flung Down by Davis On Halifax County School Set-up. A 3-2 vote of the county commissioners Monday afternoon made possible a $200,000 airpor t for Halifax County. Twice approved, then delayed last month when Commis sioners John Davis of Enfield and C. Shields Alexander of Scotland Neck voted against it, the project was assured of completion when G. D. Dickens of Littleton, chairman of the board, cast his ballot with those of Commissioner;: Jun ius Wrenn of Roanoke Rapids and Meade Mitchell of Wei rlnn tn fnrtn Hfl aDDl'OVintJ ITUl- I ! I “ ! ! jority. The vote followed a recess for lunch which had been preceded Ly a not always unquiet visit from approximately 70 promin ent citizens from Weldon-Roa noke Rapids-Littleton area, led bv Dr. Crocker Maddrey who had led the fight for the pro ject from its inception. Hearing Starts Quietly Enlivened at times by heated verbal clashes in which Davis and Alexander figured promin ently, the open hearing started off quietly enough when Dickens welcomed the group at 11:25 a. m., stating the board would be glad to hear anything anyone had to say — either, for or against the project. Dr.Maddrey, acting as spokes man for the delegation, took the floor and for the next la minu tes approximately recited the his toiy of the proposed airport from its beginning on April 2, 1945, when the board of county com missioners voted approval. "We came down here again on October 7, 1946 and you gentle men again approved the pro ject,” Maddrey began. "The coun ty now has tfh investment of $32,000 in the chosen site. TlM-ough the efforts of our rep resentative in Congress from this custnct, juagc- .. 11, appropriation ol $40,(5uU V»y the Federal government was raised to $73,000. The approximate cost of this airport to local citizens will be $105,000, although this is a flexible figure and it may be more or it may be less. At any lute, 25% of the cost will be borne by the government and 75% by citizens of Halifax Coun ty. “Everything is ready for con tinuation of this project except the approval of the board of county commissioners and we respectfully request you gentle men to vote in favor of it," Mad drey concluded. Citizens Testify Introducing William Manning! , and submitting a letter from b\ C. Williams, Maddrey told the . board that their respective com-' v punies had a tax evaluation of approximately $12,000,001). Man ning said he was whole-hearted ly in favor of the project and Williams’ letter ostensibly was in the. same vein. Maddrey then called on Mayor J. T. Chase of Roanoke Rapids who told the board that, although he had never ridden in an air . plane and never expected to, he t would venture the opinion that t in a few years the skies would 5 be filled with them. He pointed out the enormous tax evaluation ol the Littleton-Roanoke Rapids .’ Weldon area and asked the board • if the yitizens in that area were : not entitled to some considera • tion for the amount of money , they contributed to the county - treasury. Then followed Mayor J. T. ) Maddrey, of Weldon; D. W. Sei ' fertk Weldon business man; Jack • Vincent, representative of the l ~ Iovpmc non Tillar, president of the Roanoke , Rapids Kiwanis Club; B. Copen 1 haver, manager of the present airport; Fred Bounds, president [ of Weldon Rotary Club; Ben Lancaster, president of the Roa noke Rapids Rotary Club; How - erton Gowen, Roanoke Rapids 1 businessman, who gave several - logical reasons as to why the - county should have an airport— - ‘ Industry is moving South, gen • tlemen! And we’re not getting our share of it!” Gowen repeat ed vehemently several times, l} “10,000 acres of cotton, peanuts • and tobacco have been dusted ’• this year in crop-dusting pro cedures from airplanes. These D planes can land anywhere, bul e they must have some specific spot in which to be serviced.' • Gowen said he knew of a con • cern interested in a certain in dustry in the eld on area and ir t v questionnaire sent him the of a ficials asked, on the third ques j tion. “What is the setup on ail d travel—do we have to go tc ,s Rocky Mount or Emporia every ,r time?” Allsbrook Came From Court re Then State Senator Julian Alls brook, who obtained permissioi to leave the courtroom in orde g. to express his view in the hear k, ing, expressed 100% endorsemer •d of the project. “One need only go down fai Vllfcl IlllO lilt; OUUUl 11 un far ahead the great State of North Carolina really is,” he declared, "and it has not been done by any direction from Ral eigh -it has been done by the efforts of the communities in this state. We. in Halifax Coun ty, have l/60th of the area and population of the 100 counties in North Carolina. We rank 14th in amount of wealth. I’m surpris ed as to the need for this hear ing. 1 thought you gentlemen had already approved this pro ject. We need this airport as a step forward. It has my 100% endorsement.” Takes Herald To Task After Maddrey declared his case at an end, C. Shields Alex ander who had cast one of the dissenting votes at the last ses sion of tlxe board, rose to his f»et to explain his position in the matter. "An editorial in a Roanoke Rapids newspaper,” said the Scotland Neck commissioner • would make it appear that 1 voted to block this airport ir CMCICI uuuuu « .■ i, not true. Anytime 1 vote for or against something it will be regardless of faction or party or friendship—it will be decided by my conscience and my con \ lotions.” Davis Defines Stand Following Alexander’s remarks. John Davis stood up and said • I'll tell you exactly why 1 voted against this airport. Our schools aie crowded—many are without toilets. What comes first in Hali fax county—our little children or an airport? I say the little children!” Dr. Maddrey picked up the challenge—"To put our schools in the condition in which Mr. Davis wants them would cost one mil lion dollars. If schools must be fixed—I say—FIX THEM TO DAY! Float a bond issue. Raise the tax rate. Let’s don’t wait ten years doing nothing if oul schools are in as bad shape as tney are pictured!” Maddrey then pointed oul where the county might possibly get the money. 28,000 people in the Roanoke Rapids-Littleton W eldon area last year paid $152, 000 in taxes to the county. Money from the ABC stores goes intc ti.e county treasury and 61.4% cf sales from these stores was made in that area. Davis returned to his feet U agree on the airport location. Hi said, "If there’s to be an air port—whether now or later—i should be in the Roanoke Rapid: aiea. I don’t dispute that.” Commissioner Wrenn, a veter an of 13 years on the board, ex piained that in the budget thi year was an item of $182,000 cap ital outlay for schools, and tha $225,000 a year for schools coul< lw nhtained without raising thi tax rate. Then he declared, 111 still vote for the airport." Davis replied "Mr. Wrenn has not tak en the tour of schools I have or he would know they've done away with several of the luial schools.” Then The Fireworks Julian AUsbrook asked what the tax evaluation in the coun t- was for 1946—when told it was $40,000,000, AUsbrook esti mated it would be at least 50 million this year. “If our schools are so bad, said the Senator, “Let’s get the school experts down here and have them look over the situa tion. No one is a better friend tc pubhc education in this state than am I—I think my record in the General Assembly will bear me out in that statement. Uut, gentlemen—let’s move right now to meet this school situa tion!” On the latter statement, AUs brook drew a round of applause and Davis, obviously nettled, rose to his feet and declared, ■ I’m going to vote to raise the tax rate 35 cents the next time whether anyone likes it or not! Then he sat down. And thus it went—Alexander wondered aloud whether air trav el was going to cause a big loss in coUectable taxes from rail • roads and Howard Pruden, Roa i noke Rapids city commissioner * answered with the statement tha - trucks and buses hadn’t run thi t railroads out of business, an( neither would airplanes. - ^t the wind-up, around 1M« ABC VIOLATORS Several persons, arrested rec ently as a result of an investi gation into illegal liquor sales by state Alcohol Beverage Control agents, who have already been tried in Recorder’s Court, will be sentenced at this Tuesday’s ses sion of court in Halifax. Prayer for judgment had been continued in these cases until all had been tried. Several similar cases will be tried in Roanoke Rapids at next Thursday’s session of Recorder’s Court. FIGHTS EXTRADITION A Roanoke Rapids man, Joe Goddard, was arrested Tuesday in Newport News, Va.. and local police said he was wanted here foi abandoning * his wife and three children. Police said Goddard had de cided to fight extradition. FIRE SATURDAY City firemen were called ou' at three o’clock Saturday morn Joseph Norwood, CAA represen tative from Wilmington, was tell ing the commissioners and th< assembly that, aviation was n< plaything and that the CAA wa not out to sell airports. Then suddenly it was all ove and after the luncheon recess th commissioners voted 3-2, wit IWrenn, Dickens and Mitche forming the majority in Jtavc of the project. Three Players Out of Friday Grid Game As Yellow Jackets Journey to Edenton By WILEY WARREN Minus the services of three first line players who have been benched for disciplinary reasons, Roanoke Rapids’ Yellow Jackets will attempt to make it two wins in a row tomorrow night when they tangle with the Edenton Aces at Hicks Field in that city. Coach Rock Venters disclosed Monday that three of his first stringers would be ineligible when the Jax, whose win last week over the Tar boro Tigers gave then a .500 mark in con ference standings, move- out un der the lights for their third game of the year. The local men tor said he had suspended block ing back David Cox, tailback O. B. Crumpler and tackle Vixon Harris for a week as a result of some of their actions in the 20-13 victory over Tarboro. Local Police Chief Returns From FBI Retraining School; Anderson Retires As Prexy Juvenile Delinquency, Communism Covered During Course Chief of Police T. J. Davis re turned this week from Washing ton, D. C., where he had taken a week long training course at the FBI National Police Acad emy. A member of the 17th class, Davis said a class which was graduated last Wednesday was the 36th since the G-men started their school in 1935. Since it was organized the academy has turn ed out 1748 graduates from all Rotarians See Veteran Film At Monday Meet The Iloanoke Rapids Rotary Club was treated to an excellent program Monday night when El ton C. Parker, manager of the local office of the North Caro-1 hna State Employment Service, i and James M. Kennedy, Jr., and U. A. Wadsworth, of the Raleigh1 otfice of the NCSES showed some enlightening films. One film, dealing with the re-1 turn of the handicapped veteran tc civilian life, showed how men. minus one arm, or one hand, both legs, or even both hands— along with the blind—could earn an honest living in present day American industry. Of course, the gist of the les son brought out by the film showed, cooperation must be ob tained from employers. Following the showing of the film concerning the handicap ped, Kennedy ran a film “Dream of an Empire” which told the story of the 10 years of the Chinese campaign for the Japa nese Army as it prepared for the war with Biitain and the U. S. The latter film was narrated by former ambassador to Tokyo, Joseph C. Crew, and parts of ;t had been seen in commercial theatres in "The March of Time. ’ Several guests were in attend ance when President Ben'Lan caster rang for order. The Rotarians congratulated ; Dr. M. C. Maddrey for his vic 1 tory on the county airport pro ject which had just been an nounced that afternoon. over the United States and 500 of them were in attendance at the retraining session. Walter F. Anderson, director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, retired us president of the academy graduates association after six years service in that capacity. He was succeeded by Chief of Police Peterson of San Diego, California police department. Davis said great stress was placed on the use of chemistry in crime detection at the retrain ing session and on two other subjects in which the law en forcement officers are vitally in terested — Communism and juvenile delinquency. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Ollie Hux of Hamilton Street, joined Mr. Davis in Washington to see the graduation Wednesday and Mrs. Hux visited some friends in the capital before returning to Roa noke Rapids. White Cane Sale Indications Good Bullock Reports Although final tabulations on the Lions Club’s White Cane Sale will not be known until after the club’s next meeting this Tuesday night, Thurman Bullock, chairman of the committee in charge, said last night that indi cations pointed to a very good collection. Bullock said the goal for Roa noke Rapids in the drive had been set at $500 and. with the aid of tiie Girl Scouts on Saturday, early reports from several of the Lions were very encouraging that the goal might be reached. INTERRACIAL MEET The Woman’s Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church of Roanoke Rapids will sponsor a negro conference on October 19 at 2:00 p. m., at Quankey Bap tist Church. The subect to be discussed will be "The Christian Home” and speakers, both laymen and min isters, of both races will parti cipate in the conference. Mrs. Iowa Johnston will preside. | The Local Week, ■ ■ | ing when fire broke out in a vacant house located near the Weldon highway. The firemen were unable to get near enough tr use their equipment in time and the house burned down. HIGH SCHOOL PTA MEETS The Roanoke Rapids High School Parent Teachers Associa tion will hold its first meeting of the year next Thursday night October 16th, in the high school library at eight o’clock. Association officials urge all members to be present for thi; important initial session of the year. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Fire Chief W. C. King remind td local citizens that the week October 5-11 is Fire Preventior W’eek. MUSIC CLUB MEETS At a meeting of the Weldor Music Study Club, the follow ing officers were elected for thi coming year: president, Mrs Sterling B. Pierce; vice-presiden Mrs. W. A. China; secretary Mrs. J. B. Dunn; treasurer, Mr: W. B. Joyner. Club publicity chairman, Mr i Jessie Johnson; ways and mean i committee chairman, Mrs. Grac Kennedy; program chairmar ■ Miss Louise Farber; symphon ; chairman, Mrs. W. A. Chin: i symphony co-chairman and f 1 nancial secretary, Miss Kut r l'ranseau and symphony rapor er, Mrs. Foster Jennings. Edenton, without a win nailed to their flagpole yet this season, finds itself in the same position as the Jax a week ago. The Aces were beaten 25-12 in their opening day battle with Kin ston and were firmly trounced by the league-leading Washing ton Pam-Pack, 34-12, in their last appearance. First Since 1944 The last time Roanoke Rapids and Edenton tangled was in 1944, i.i Venters’ first year here. Coach Rock” came to the Jackets from n.denton, where he coached all three sports. That year the Jax triumphed by an embarrassing 40-7 count. Nothing is known about the kind of offensive tactics that Ed enton employs, however they should be a much tougher outfit than Tarboro’s Tigers proved to be. It’s obvious that the Aces will be out for revenge and will be keyed up for better showings than they have previously dis played. The Jackets have been sent through lengthy sessions all week in efforts to improve both their defensive and offensive game. Hasn't Named Starters Venters hasn’t posted his start ing lineup yet, pointing out the probability of many changes. It is expected by observers that the team on the field for the kickoff will read something like: Felts and Frank Johnson at the ends; Lowder and Ivey, tack les;- Hald anrl tit guards; Edison Nicholson at center; and Sam Wood, Walter Myrick, Art Brown and Vance Stewart in the backfield. Rev. Ray Holder To Open Mission For Episcopalian Tne Rev. Ray iiolu<.- . I n. D, Rector o^ Christ Episcopal Church, Raleigh, N. C., will open a Preaching Mission at All Saints’ Church, Roanoke Rapids, October 12th at 8 p. m., and run it for a week, ending Fri day, October 17th, as the Episco pal Church’s share in the cur rent city-wide revival and evan gelistic campaign. The public is cordially invited to attend these sei vices, which will be held at 8 o’clock each evening. They will be informal in type, no choir, but congregational singing, and tnere will be a question box and question box period for asking ana answering questions about religion and the Episcopal Church. This will be a mission on Personal Religion, which will nil. gcuciai BUUJCU Ul XVII. (Continued on page 4—Sect. A) BPWC Meeting Tonight Closes Week's Program In observance of National Business Women’s Week, the lo cal BPW Club opened the week’s activities with a lunch at the club house on Jackson Street, Sunday, October 5, with Mrs. J. J. Priest as guest speaker. Mrs. Priests’ subject was "How are we facing the future spiritually? ’ The meeting was well attended. The second meeting of the seri es, a luncheon, was held at the Rosemary Cafe on Tuesday at noon when the club members anti several guests met again to hear Rev. Edmund Berkeley on the subject, “How are we fac ing the future socially?” The activities of the week will be climaxed with the regular monthly dinner meeting which will be held tonight at 7 p. m., in the Rosemary Cafe when Mr. 1 E. Ready will be the guest speaker. The Business and Professional Women’s Club is considered a civic organization and is active in all worth while community pro (Continued on jage 4—Sect. A) Bids Friend Goodbye; Train Amputates Leg; Weldon Negro Dies Stepping from a train in the Weldon depot after bidding a ■ departing acquaintance goodbye. . Charlie Roy Jones, 29 year old t negro, was fatally injured when , the train ran over him, severing . his right leg and crushing his shoulder Monday afternoon. Jones was taken from the 3 scene of the accident and ad i mitted to a local hospital at 5:30 i, p. m., approximately 15 minutes / alter the accident. He died at i: 8.20. County Coroner Rufus Britton, h who investigated the accident, said the death was accidental and no inquest was necessary.
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