To anokcj
Ra mbl in gsj
aw Theater Opens
A new air-conditioned theater
.as opened in Littleton — appro
priately called The New Littleton
leater. Movie-goers will be
of the latest movies. Roy Champ
.reated to a continuous showing
ion, of Weldon, is the owner.
Besides having the latest in
Western Electric sound equip
ment, the theater boasts com
fortable cushioned seats. Frank
Rightmyer, of Roanoke Rapids,
formerly of Littleton, was the
f contractor, and H. F. Ragsdate,
of Atlanta, Ga., interior decora
tor.
Alumni To Have Rock Muddle
Rock muddle will be enjoyed
at a meeting of the Upper Hali
fax County North Carolina State
Alumni Club at the Legion Cen
ter in Weldon tomorrow night
at 7 o'clock. All alumni and
li iends of State College are cor
y dially invited.
Teachers To Be Honored
The public is cordially invited
to attend a reception given by
the Roanoke Rapids local unit of
the North Carolina Education
Association and the School
Board, honoring Miss Clara
Hearne and Miss Mary Lowder,
both Of whom are retiring at the
end of the school year. The
4 reception will be from 8 to 10:30
Saturday evening, May 22, at
Coletraine Iiall.
Grandson An Editor
Gene Lehman, grandson of
Mrs. E. W. Lehman, of this city,
was recently elec -id editor of
the “Sanspur,” student newspa
per at the Presbyterian Junior
College in Max ton.
14 Who's Confusing Who?
Signs stretched across Roanoke
' Avenue Tuesday night stated
that the Jays were playing
Goldsboro, but when the Ram
bler settled down at Simmon's
Park he found to his bewild
erment that the team in play
was from Tarboro.
A Job Well Done
Traffic Officer Crawford C.
H Deese, who resigned from the lo
cal Police Department Monday,
is leaving behind many friends
who hate to see him go. Deese
has been on the job here since
November of 1946, having come
here from Graham, N. C., to
work with Chief Davis. The
Chief has to say of Deese: “He
was a mighty ellicient officer
and we’re sorry to lose him.” I
Yates Duffy, of Seaboard, will
^ take Deese’s place on the force.
He comes highly recommended
and will begin tonight on the
night duty shift.
Make Honor Roll
Three students from Halifax
County have made the Deans
list in the School of Commerce
at the University of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill. Vivian A
Parks, Halifax, made all "’B’s '
- mo less than 90 to 95 on any
v course) and Wilbur Y. Bridgers
of Enfield and Jack R. White,
city, averaged "B” on all
courses.
At Maxwell, Ala.
Pfc. Raymond A. Brown, son
of Mrs. Lottie A. Brown, city,
has been assigned to the 108tn
Airways and Air Communications
Service Squadron at the Max
, well AF Base, Ala. Brown has
* just completed his basic training
at the Lackland AF Base, Texas
"Just Folks"
-Despite their dignified appear
ance during the concert Monday
evening, members of the North
Carolina Symphony showed that
they, too, left their hair dowm in
moments of relaxation. Riding
out to the Country Club Recep
tion in chartered buses following
• the concert, the group sang songs
and kidded each other as any
other group of young people dc
A bass violist gave an amazing
take-off on Gladys Swarthout
singing snatches from "Carmen ’
and "Rigoletto” in the prima
donna's style.
At the reception. Dr. Benjam
in Swalin, the orchestra’s direc
tor, told us that he and Mrs.
?v Swalin always feel as though
they are "coming home” when
they play Roanoke Rapids.
Enfield High School
Announces Plans For
Graduation Program
The following program of
Commencement Exercises hive
been announced for the Enfield
ft High School. On Sunday, May
30, at 8:00 p. m. The Rev.
Felix Arnold, pastor of the En
field Baptist Church will preach
the Baccalaureate sermon.
Class Night, “The Wedding of
Experience and Education” will
be held in the school auditorium
on Thursday night„ June 3, at 8
o’clock.
Graduating exercises will be
held Friday night, June 4, at 8
d o’clock in the auditorium. Dr.
D. B. Bryan, Dean of Wake
Forest College, will deliver the
commencement address.
The Navy’a air arm reached
maturity on ita thirty-first birth
day—May 8,1042—when it play
ed its first Important role in
modern \Varfere in checking the
advance of the Japanese at the
two-day crucial battle of the
Coral Sea.
* * * THE ROANOKE RAPIDS , * * , ,
What Roanoke Rapids Makes _ .. „ ... , . .
.. , „ . Herald Classified Advertising
—Makes Roanoke Rapids ^ „ ,
^ ^ r Gets Quick Results
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VOLUME xxxm _ ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C._MAY 20, 1948_ NUMBER 29
B. P. W. C. Has Fifth Birthday
Shown above at the annual Business and Professional
Women's Club dinner held at the First Baptist Church last
Thursday night are, left to right, Mrs. John Edwards, Mrs.
Frances Hoffman, of Raleigh, guest speaker, and Miss Jose
Moore, president of the club.
Annual Dinner
Marks Club's
Anniversary
The Business and Professional
Women's Club, of Roanoke Rap
ids. celebrated its fifth anni
versary at an annual dinner held
in the main dining hall of the
First Baptist Church Thursday
night, May 13, at 7:30 o’clock
with 100 members and guests at
tending.
Special guest speaker for the
occasion was Mrs. Frances Hoff
man, of Raleigh, who was in
troduced by Miss Josie Moore,
president of the club.
A program arranged for the
evening featured Mrs. Agatha
Miller, who gave the “Collect”
as a solo, accompanied by Mrs.
Alice Miller at the piano, and an
after dinner quartet. The quar
tet was- composed of Tom Tay
lor, Monroe Starke, James C.
Wrenn and Gilbert Baughan,
members of the Men's Choral
Club. They gave several selec
tions.
Miss Moore presided at the
dinner, and Miss Hazer Hancock,
of Weldon, gave the Welcome.
Response was made by Bernard
Allsbrook.
Special guests included the
presidents and their wives of all
local civic clubs. Among the
guests present were the late
Rev. John Edwards and Mrs.
Edwards, of the First Methodist
Church, Mayor, and Mrs. Allf’1
brook, Mr. Guy M. Leedy, oi
the Herald, and Mrs. Leedy, and
Mr. John Lackey, of the Mer
chants’ Association, and Mrs.
Lackey.
Master Plumbers
Form Association
A group of licensed plumbers
of Roanoke Rapids held an ini
tial meeting last Thursday night
at 8 o'clock in the Norwood
Cafe to form a Master Plumb
ers’ Association. Charles Zeiler
was named president of the new
organization.
Other officers elected to serve
with him are C. M. Pitt, vice
president, and R. U. Gilbert,
secretary.
Purpose of the new organiza
tion will be to bring better serv
ice to the people of Roanoke
Rapids at fair competitive
prices.
Miss Miriam Shearin
Graduates From
Nursing School
Miss Miriam Shearin, of Roa
noke Rapids, was graduated
from the Norfolk General Hospi
tal School of Nursing, Norfolk,
services held today at the Christ
Virginia, during commencement
Sc St. Luke’s Church in that city.
Miss Shearin received her
school pin and diploma marking
the close of her three year
course in Professional Nursing.
During her years as a student,
Miss Shearin served as repre
sentative on, and secretary to
the Student Faculty Association
of the school.
Miss Shearin anticipates con
tinuing her education by work
ing toward a B. S. degree.
No Demands Made; No
Agreements Made In
Union-Mill Meeting
A committee representing the
Roanoke Mills Company and a
committee representing the Unit
ed Textile Workers Union of
America, CIO, met in the office
of the Company on Friday, May
14, 1948, for the purpose of bar
gaining and negotiating a possi
ble union contract.
No demands were made by the
union representatives and no
agreements were made by the
company representatives. After
some discussion between the two
committees the meeting adjourn
ed without setting a date for a
future meeting.
Fifty-three U. S. Navy bands!
are at present stationed on ships j
and at shore stations over the i
world. .. |
W. Paul Edwards
Of Seaboard Dies
In City Hospital
Seaboard—(Special) William
Paul Edwards, 53, prominent
businessman and owner of the
new Jean Theater in Seaboard,
died Tuesday morning in the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital, fol
lowing five weeks of illness.
Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at 4 o’clock
from the Seaboard Baptist
Church with the Rev. Earle
Rogers, the Rev. C. M. True
blood and the Rev. J. P. Pegg
officiating.
Mr. Edwards, who was born
born and reared in North
ampton County, was well known
in business and farming circles.
He carried on an intensive farm
ing program in the county and
at one time was owner of the
Edwards Cotton Gin. He was a
deacon in the Seaboard Baptist
Church.
He was the son of Thomas
Burgess Edwards and Ella
Conner Edwards. His wife, Lil
lian Jones Edwards, died July
1, 1947. He is survived by one
daughter, Emma Jean Ed
wards, of Seaboard; two broth
ers, A. W. Edwards, of Jack
son, and J. R. Edwards, of Sea
board; five sisters, Nannie T.
Edwards, Mrs. J. P. Jordan,
Mrs. John Whitehead, Mrs.
Robert Stephenson and Mrs.
L M. Morgan, all of Seaboard.
* Interment was in he Edward
family plot in the Seaboard
v-emetery.
High School
To Graduate
80 Seniors
Eighty seniors of the Roanoke
Rapids High School will walk
across the stage of the High
School Auditorium to receive
their diplomas next Friday night,
May 28, at 8 o’clock.
Delivering the commencement
address will be the Rev. Robeit
W. Bradshaw, pastor of the Jar
vis Memorial Methodist Church
m Greenville. The Reverend
Bradshaw, who talked to stu
dents during the Career Day pro
gram of the high school, was
invited to make the address at
the special request of seniors who
enjoyed his earlier appearance.
The Baccalaureate Sermon will
take place Sunday evening, May
23, at 5 o’clock, in the auditor
ium. The Rev. Ray Holder, pas
tor of Christ Church in Raleigh,
will deliver the sermon.
A Snpfial nrnovom knc 1__
ranged for the service and wiil
be as follows: Prelude—Opus 40
No. 1 (Chopin), Brandol James
Processional — "Priests’ March”
from “Athalia” (Mendelssohn);
Hymn—"Son of God Goes Forth
To War,” by the congregation.
Invocation—The Rev. John
Walker; "Battle Hymn of the Re
public” (Steffe), Chorus; Respon
sive Scripture Reading—The
Rev. Edmund Berkeley; Prayer
—The Rev. Jerome Hodges; In
troduction of Speaker—Claudius
Irby, president of the Senior
Class; Sermon—The Reverend
Holder; Hymn—"God of Our
Fathers”; Benediction—The Rev.
W. R. Stevens; Recessional—
"Priest’s March” from "Athalia"
Postlude—"Opus 48, No. 1"
(Schutt).
Class Night will take place
Wednesday night, May 26, at
8 o clock in the auditorium. A
play, "The Senior Follies,” un
der the direction of Miss Evelyn
Josephson, will be given and
special awards made. The play,
which to be given in song,'
dance and story,- is divided into
three acts. The first act,
which takes place at the present
ume, opens with four colored
waiters preparing for the Senior
Follies.
The next act will transport the
audience Into the “Land of His
tory”; there to meet seven of
the muse* of education. The
third act, which takes place 15
years later, will be a reunion of
the Class of ’48. All members
of the Senior Class are particip
(Continued On Page 16)
.1
Democratic Convention
Opens in Raleigh Today
Halifax Delegates Vote
For Uninstrucied Ballot
Rev. Edwards
Dies of Heart
Attack Mon.
The Jtev. John R. Edwards,
59, of Roanoke Rapids, died sud
denly Monday morning of a
heart attack while visiting at
Halifax. He was pastor of the
First Methodist Church, coming
here the latter part of October
from the Fifth Avenue Metho
dist Church in Wilmington, N. C.
Funeral services were con
ducted yesterday morning at 10
o’clock from the First Methodist
Church. The rites were conduct
ed by Dr. A. H. Hobbs. A motor
procession led by local police
drove to Siler City for burial.
Active pallbearers were Cur
tis Christman, Almand White,
Blair Gibson, George Taylor,
Leslie Towe and Edwin Akers.
Honorary pallbearers were
thp RnarH of of *V,o
First Methodist Church and vi
siting pastors.
The Reverend Mr. Edwards
was born in Mount Vernon
Springs, N. C. He was the son
of James Robert Edwards and
Rebecca Phillip Edwards. He
was a graduate of Trinity Col
lege and served as pastor at
Wilmington, Graham, Bethel,
Mt. Gilead, Whiteville and By*
num. He was a member tf the
Masons and Rotary Club.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Gertrude Selby; a dauth
ter, Mary Elizabeth Edwards, of
Lumberton; two sons, Robert D.
Edwards, of Greensboro, and
the Rev. J. Paul Edwards, of
Orrum: a brother, Lowton E.
Edwards, of Siler City; and five
sisters. Mrs. Alson Brooks and
Mrs. Hugh Dixon, of Siler City,
Mrs. J. E. Chandler, of Greens
boro, Mrs. Henry Dixon, of
ReidsviUe and Mary B. Ed
wards, of Greensboro.
Memorial Services
Special memorial services for
the late Rev. Edwards will be
held this Sunday at the First
Methodist Church at the Morn
ing Service at 11:00 A. M| and
the Evening service at 8:00 P. M.
Mr. Will Nelson will conduct
the memorial services.
Convention Tells
Committees For
County Precincts
Precinct Committees for Hali
fax County were certified at the
Halifax County Democratic Con
vention held Saturday, May 15.
Listed below are members of
the Committees. In each listing
the first name is the chairman
and automatically is a member
of the Democratic County Exe
cutive Committee.
Democratic County Executive
Committee — Henry T. Clark of.
Scotland Neck, Chairman; Mrs.
William Alfred Thorne of Roa
noke Rapids, Vice-Chairman; and
Eric W. Rodgers of Scotland
Neck, Secretary.
Butterwood Precinct — E. W.
Liles, Chairman; John Liles, Jr.,
George Roberson, Brantley
Gupton, H. C. Crawley.
Conoconnara Township — J.
E. Martin, Chairman; Mrs. Ray
mond Riddick, Mrs. O. C.
Weeks, Willis M. Dickens, Al
fred Cooke.
Enfield — R. E. Shervette,
Chairman; J. H. Evans, W. R.
Davis, Mrs. R, T. Beal, Mrs.
Asa Whitley.
Fawcetts Township — R. H.
Hux,. Mrs. L. M. Butts, J. F.
Shaw, J. W. Dickens, Archie
Williams.
Halifax Precinct —George A.
Hux, Chairman; Mrs. P. C. Milli
kin, Mrs. Will Pittman, W. T.
Stephenson, J. R. Twisdale.
Hollister Precinct — T. C.
(Continued on Page 16)
Perdue School Of Dance
To Present Recital
The Perdue tSchool of Dancing
is presenting 'its annual recital,
“Tapping Toes of 1948,” under
the sponsorship of the Roanoke
Rapids Girl Scouts, at the High
School Auditorium tonight at 8
o'clock. Dancihg is under the
direction of Mrs. S. E. Perdue,
with Mrs. A. L. Slaybaogh as
accompanist_^
v
Expect 4000 Democratic
Delegates To Attend
Session From Districts
Nearly 4,000 Democrats, del
egates from each of the state’s
districts, are meeting at the
State Democratic Convention in
Raleigh today to elect delegates
i to the National Democratic Con
vention.
Besides the election of dele
gates, main issue of the conven
tion will be whether or not to ,
instruct the State’s deleggtior 4*
I the Na tional convention. 4.
Delegates from Halifax Coin*
i ty were instructed to vote for r
totally uninstructed delegation
to the National Convention at
the County Convention held Sat
urday, May 15. At the county
convention, Henry Clark, of
Scotland Neck, was named
Chairman of the Halifax County
Democratic Executive Commit
tee to succeed J. Waldo Whita
ker, of Enfield.
Elected to serve with Clark on
the Executive Committee were
Mrs. W. A. Thorne, of Roanoke
Rapids, as Vice-Chairman, and
Eric W. Rodgers, of Scotland
Neck, County Secretary.
D. Man .Tnhnsnn r>f TTnfial/4
introduced the resulution- to in
struct the delegates to'the State
Convention to vote for an uri
instructed delegation to the Na
tional Convention. His resolution
was carried unanimously. Said
Mr. Johnson in speaking in be
half of his resolution:
“For more than a hundred
years the County of Halifax has
championed the Cause of Demo
cracy and the principles of the
| Democratic party. On many oc
casions this Great County has
been the standard bearer of
Democracy. We have felt the
disappointing pangs of defeat
and tasted the sweet fruits of
victory with the Democratic
party. There have been times
when others fell away from the
leadership of our great party,
when Halifax County remained
loyal and faithful. The Demo
cratic party in Halifax County
has not always stood for all of
the principles of the entire par
ty, but Halifax County has al
ways held to the position that
more good for the people can be
accomplished with and in the
Democratic party and by re
maining loyal and faithful to the
Democratic party than by
breaking away from the party
and endeavoring to start new
lines.
“Allied with the Democratici
Party and the principles upon
which it stands we have seen
freedom of the people elevated
and the individual advanced to
higher planes. We still believe
that the Democratic Party
serves the people more and bet
ter tan any other political or
ganization. We still believe that
working in and with the Demo
cratic Party the flame that was
lighted by Thomas Jefferson will
continue to burn, and will utli
mately bring the political world
to a full day.
-jjjjj u XV-Hi
SOLVED that it is the sense of
the people of Halifax County in
convention assembled that we
remain faithful to the original
principles of the Democratic
Party, and to that end that the
delegates sent from this conven
tion to the State Convention be
instructed to throw their weight
against any instructions from
the State Convention of the
Democratic Party of North
Carolina to its delegates to the
National Conventiion of the Dem
cratiic Party of the United
States. So that when the clouds
now threatening the survival of
our great Party have rolled
away that Halifax County and
North Carolina shall still stand
among the leaders of the Demo
cratic Party.”
After a tally of the Democra
tic vote for governor in the last
election and a division of same,
Mr. Clark announced that there
would be 44 delegates elected to
the State Convention and called
for the naming of delegates.
Mr. Clark then adjourned the
convention after a motion by D.
Mac Johnson to the effect that
the delegates to the convention
should caucus immediately
to make their selections for the
permanent committee post to
be elected by the State Conven
tion. This motion was carried
and the convention adjourned
after which the chairmen of the
(Continued on Page 19)
Two Die in Automobile
Accidents; First in ’48
On Halifax County Roads
The first fatal highway acci
dent in Halifax County for 1948
occurred last Saturday morning
when Esther Anderson Pugh, 64
year-old Weldon negro woman,
was fatally injured about three
miles from that city on highway
301 when she was hit by an
automobile driven by Frank B
Neal, Roanoke Rapids bank of
ficial.
In the car with Neal, who was
driving south, was another Roa
noke Rapids bank official, H. E.
Lee. Neither were injured.
According to investigating of
ficers, a group of negroes were
standing on the left side of the
highway when the Pugh woman,
apparently not seeing the ap
proaching automobile, started to
run across the highway to get
with a friend on the other side.
Neal told officers he saw the
woman, applied his brakes in an
effort to avoid hitting her, but
her body struck the left side of
the hood. She suffered a broken
neck, arm and a compound frac
ture of the right leg. She was
taken to the office of a Weldon
physician, but was pronounced
dead upon arrival.
Coroner Rufus Britton has or
dered an inquest into the fatality
to be held tomorrow night.
Second Fatal Accident
Rigdon Green, 20-year-old ne
gro youth, is being held under
$2000 bond, accused of reckless
driving and manslaughter. The
charges are the result of the sec
ond Halifax County highway fat
al accident for 1948 in which
George Walter Batchelor, three
year-old negro child, of Weldon,
was struck by a station wagon,
last Monday morning at Garner's
and Bounds’ crossroads junction
on the Aurelian Springs road,
three miles southwest of Weldon
The child suffered head and
body injuries and died in Roa
noke Rapids Hospital at 12:30 a.
m., Tuesday.
According to Patrolman J. S.
Woodall, who investigated the
accident, Green, driver of the
station wagon, and accompanied
by seven other negro youths, was
headed toward Weldon. Reaching
the intersection of the crossroads.
Green said he applied his brakes
but they failed to work properly
The negro driver said he then
threw the car into second gear,
but it skidded sideways, leaviruf
the road on the left-hand side
and running into a wagon in
which the Batchelor child was
seated. The wagon was. complete
ly demolished.
Coroner Rufus Britton has or
dered an inquest into the af
fair to be held tomorrow night
in Weldon.
Firemen’s Association
'folds Tegular Meeting
The Roanoke Firemen’s Asso
ciation held its regular meeting
in the Community building in
Halifax Wednesday evening.
Rufus Britton, president of the
Association presided. George
Hux, chief of the Halifax fire
department, introduced Billy
Norwood, former state senator,
who addressed # the group.
At the business session it was
decided to take the Battlesboro
Fire Department into the As
sociation. Mr. Norwood was
made an honorary member of
the Roanoke Firemen’s Associ
ation. About 125 firemen from
the Enfield, Weldon, Roanoke
Rapids, Whitakers, Rich
Square, Halifax and Scotland
Neck fire departments attended
the meeting at which brunswick
stew and barbeque were served.
The next scheduled meeting
will be held in Whitakers on
July 20.
The Navy has developed a sea
plane dock which can be carried
to advanced bases by the planes
that are to use it.
VF^V Auxiliary Elects
EuAmp/nent Delegates
Delegates and alternates \yere
elected to attend the State Vet
erans of Foreign Wars Encamp
ment at a meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the local VFW held
Tuesday night. Planning to at
tend the Encampment which is
scheduled for June 4, 5, and 6
in Winston-Salem are: delegates
Mrs. Lula Bell Rogers and Mrs.
Louise Smith. Alternates nam
ed were Miss Frances Keeter
and Mrs. Deanie Holadia.
Also attending will be Mrs.
Pearl Jones, Auxiliary President,
and, three department officers:
Mrs. Bessie Hyman, senior vice
president, Mrs. Mamie L. Camp,
district treasurer, and Miss Vio
let Dean Hux, state color bear
er.
At the Tuesday night meeting
plans were discussed for the
VFW Poppy Day to be held May
29. Proceeds of the poppy sale
will be used to aid disabled vet
erans and their families.
Three new members joined the
Ladies Auxiliary: Miss Mary
Elizabeth White, Mrs. Odessa
Camp and Mrs. Benie Boyce.
More Streets
To Be Paved
At a special meeting Wednes
day evening. May 12. the city
commissioners decided to con
struct storm sewer, curb and gut
ter and street paving on the fol
lowing streets in Roanoke Rapid
in addition to the present pro
ject now underway:
Parallel Streets: On Jefferson
Street from Third Street to Sev
enth Street and from Tenth
Street to Eleventh Street; on
Franklin Street from Fifth Street
to Twelfth Street; and on Madis
on Street from Seventh Street
to Eighth Street.
The following cross streets
will be improved: Third Street
(Washington Street to Charlotte
Street); Fourth Street (Washing
ton Street to Jefferson Street),
Fifth Street (Washington Street
to Jefferson Street); Fifth Street
(Washington * Street to Jefferson
Streret); Sixth Street (Washing
ton Street to Jefferson Street);
Seventh Street (Jefferson Street
to Williams Street) and Eleventh
Street (Washington Street tc
Marshall Street).
The William F. Bowe Co., of
Auguusta, Ga., will construct
storm sewers for the street pav
ing project. Curb and gutter con
struction will be done by the F.
O. Cline Construction Co., of Ral
eigh and bituminous surface
treatment by Sam Finley, Inc. of
Roanoke, Va.
The city’s street paving project
was begun April 2. .
Man Held Without
Bond On Assault;
Burglary Charges
John Brown, negro city streel
department empoye, is being
held in Halifax County jail with
out privilege of bond, to await
trial on charges of first degree
burglary and criminal assault,
btth of which are capital offens
es.
Brown, it is alleged, broke in
to the home of Beatrice John
son, negro house servant of Dr.
and Mrs. M. S. Broun, located
in the rear of the Broun resi
dence on Roanoke Avenue,
about 4 o’clock last Saturday
morning, entering, it is said, by
tearing away screen wire,
breaking a glass, unlocking and
raising a window.
After getting into the house,
Brown attacked the woman, she
claims, drawing a knife and
threatening to kill her, hitting
her with his fist and knocking
her across the bed where, it is
alleged, he criminally assaulted
her.
After the alleged assault the
Johnson woman escaped from
the house, going to the front of
the Broun home and ringing the
bell. Dr. Broun answered the
door and the Johnson woman re
lated her story to him and his
wife. Browm was positively iden
tified by Mrs. Broun who saw
the negro still loitering in the
driveway.
Brown was arrested by Offic
ers C. R. Greene, H. C. Kellett,
and C. D. Allen between 5 and
6 o’clock Saturday morning a
block or two away from the
Broun residence.
A preliminary hearing was
given Brown Monday afternoon
before Mayor W. Bernard Alls
brook, who bound him over to
Superior Court for trial during
the June term which opens May
31. Solicitor Ernest R. Tyler
conducted the state’s prosecu
tion and Kelly Jenkins appeared
for the defense.
High School Graduates
Need Security Cards
Prospective workers, who are
graduating from High School this
spring should obtain a Social
Security Card before they stair
to work, Marshall arney, man
ager of the Rocky Mount Social
Security Office said today. Many
employers are now following
the practice of not putting any
one on the payroll until he has
shown his Account Number Card.
Employers, all too often, have
been promised by the new work
er that he would bring his Se
curity Card in the next day, or
the next week, only to find on
reporting day that he doesn’t
have a number for each em
ployee on his payroll. They now
want to see that card.
If a young man or woman is
just seeking' work for the first
time, an account number card
is a must.
Jays' Veteran Outfielder
Herb May. veteran outfielder, recently purchased b; the Jays,
Esrtormed for the Rocky Mount Leafs last season. Miy led the
eague with a total of 190 hits in 132 games and endid the 1947
campaign with a .342 batting average. Included in his '-7 hit par
ade were 27 doubles, two triples, and 24 home runs. He Kored 100
runs and batted in a total of 113. In four games plftyei the past
week May has hit two home runs, one double, and bitted in a
total ot six runs. See Sports, page 9.