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Ciwanians live Away <■ Six Calves (Editor’s Note: Due to limited _-;pace, a more comprehensive jry cannot be published this A-eek. Next week, the Herald will carry a feature story com plete with pictures.) One of the outstanding events rn Halifax County in recent years took place yesterday aft ernoon at Chockoyotte Dairy when the first annual awards of the Roanoke Rapids Guernsey Calf Chain were made. Six deserving 4-H Club mem bers — Lawrence Best of Hali • fax. Route 2, Wilbur Garner of Roanoke Rapids, Route 2, James | Woodrow Hale of Littleton, Route 2, Robert Henry Medlin of Halifax, Route 22, Frank Warren of Littleton, Route 2, •and Robert Edward Gardner of "Halifax, Route 2 — were the recipients of registered Guern sey calves. The awards were the result of a survey made by the Agri cultural committee of the Roa noke Rapids Kiwanis Club, working through and with the office of the Halifax County Agent. Total value of the six animals was estimated by mem of the committee as about "$1000. Members of the committee are: J. Ed Shaw, chairman; W. A. Thorne, Ned Manning, Henry S. Loy, Howerton Gowen, Rives Manning and Graham Dean. J Roanoke j Ramblings VFW Auxiliary Thank* Merch ants Mrs. N. T. Jones, president of the VFW Auxiliary wishes to -thank the following merchants •of the city who contributed to the memorial window displays at Betty Shoppe and Bunch's Betty Shoppe, Bloom Bros., Rosemary Drug Co., Farber’s, Williams Funeral Home, Wrenn Funeral Home, Bunch's, Wood row Wright, and Fannye’s. Woman's Club House The Woman’s Club House can now be rented for $5.00 without *the use of the china. China can be used if desired at a small ad ditional charge. Attends Meeting in Haleigh Superintendent of Schools 1 E. Ready has just returnerd from Raleigh where he attended a meeting of a committee ap pointed by the Governor to study pupil-personnel relations in the State’s schools. The com, gmittee, which Mr. Ready heads, met in final session Monday and Tuesday of this week to formu Uate recommendations which will be presented to the State Education Commission June 14 through 18. Banks To Cloie May 31 All banks will be closed Mon dday, May 31, in observance of National Memorial Day. Membership in Rho Chi Wesley T. Collier, city, was one of 30 students at the Uni versity of North Carolina, whose membership in Rho Chi, honor ary pharmaceutical fraternity, was announced at annua] Awards Night exercises held at Chapel Hill last week. (Continued on Page 20) Coroner Rules Warren County Death Accident Warrenton, May 25 (Special) a —James Thomas Davis, seven I year old son of James Davis, Negro of the Afton Section, was fatally injured last Wednesday morning around 10:30 o’clock when struck by a pick-up truck ^ driven by Horace Jones, alsc ^colored. The accident occurred near Aycock’s store on the Louisburg highway when the boy jumped off a wagon and darted into the path of the vehicle The force of the impact knocked hire about 51 feet and he died in about 30 minutes. State Highway Patrolman R. C. Dickerson, who investigat ed the accident, said the wagon * was headed north and the truck headed south. The information was given Dickerson that the boy had started to Aycock’s store after jumping from the wagon. The patrolman said he dis covered no negligence on the part of the driver and Coroner Edward Petar said that, in view of the evidence, he saw nc ^reason for hording an inquest. POSTAL EXAMINATION The United States Civil Serv ice Commission announces an open competitive examination for the position of Substitute Clerk for filling vacancies in the , Post Office at Littleton, North Carolina The usual entrance salary ol fthiq position is $1.04 per hour ‘Application may be obtained from the Local Civil Service Secretary a^ the Post Office in Littleton, NIC., until the needs 4 of the\serv:Je have been* met, * * * THE ROANOKE RAPIDS * * * , What Roanoke Rapids Makes Herald classified Advertising -Makes Roanoke Rapids Getg Results * * * * ★ * VOLUME XXXIIIROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. MAY 27, 1948 _NUMBER29_ 19 Seniors Participate In Job Placement Program I "".Til" 1MI MWi Pictured above are stuaenls taking me paper and pencil test of the General rvpmude Test Battery, part of the High School Job Placement program being administered by the local N. C. S. E. S. office. Seated around the tables from left to right are: Jack Wheeler. Reuben Slade, Annie Erwin, Helen A. Poindexter, Eugene B. Hay, Shirley Draper, Mildred Ferrell. Robert Blake, David Nobles, Earl Waters. Dorothea White, Carolyn Wilson, Doris Barrow. Virginia Scott. Norma Sporhase, Agnes Slade, Doris Hancock, Nellie E. Pulliam, and Jeanette Acres. Administering the test and standing from left to right are: Miss Vernie Eddins. high school counselor: Howard W. Winstead, manager of the Elisabeth City N.C.S.E.S.; Fred W. McNeil, Jr., local N.C.S.E.S. manager; Miss Edith Merritt, receptionist; and Miss Kathleen Jackson, Elizabeth City interviewer. ___ Employment Office Tests Job Aptitudes As part of the High School Job Placement program being conducted by the looul North Carolina State Employment Ser vice, the general aptitude text battery was administered to 19 high school seniors last Monday. The aim of the N.C.S.E.S. is to aid all high school seniors not going to college and who do not have definite jobs ,in mind to decide on the kind of work they wish to do and to develop job openings for these students by visiting employers in this area. The high school job placement program, as planned by the N. C. S. E. S.f consists of the fol lowing steps: (1) taking applica tion for work which includes personal data, education and training, work experience, inter est and ambition; (2) Vocational interest inventory which meas ures the applicant’s vocational interest in various fields of work; (3) administering the General Aptitude Test Battery. By the use of these three tools the Employment Office is able to assist the student in choos ing the vocation in which he is most likely to be successful. The validity of the general aptitude test battery has been measure of the ten aptitudes found to be necessary to success ful performance in a large num ber of jobs. Aptitudes measured by the test are: intelligence, ver bal aptitude, numerical aptitude, spatial aptitude, form perception, clerical perception, aiming or eye-hand coordination, motor speed, finger dexterity and man ual dexterity. The Employment Service can not create jobs but rather de pends upon the cooperation of local employers, stated Fred McNeil, Jr., manager of the lo cal office. In return for their cooperation, local employers who can use entry workers in their establishments, will be sent high school applicants who have definite aptitudes for the kind of work required by each em ployer. For example, here is how it works: In order for an applicant to be successful in performing electrical wiring or radio repair ing work, he would have to score a minimum of 85 on in telligence, 100 on spatial apti tude, 100 on form perception and 100 on finger dexterity. Needless to say, a number of the Roanoke Rapids high school students tested, surpassed by far the minimum requirements in a number of the fields of work for which they might qualify. One student’s aptitudes indi cated that he would be success ful in any of the following fields of work in which his in CIO Leader Speaks On Southern Drive . Atlantic City, N. J. (Special) — George Baldanzi, TWUA exe cutive vice president and assist ant director of the CIO organ ization drive, told delegates to the fifth biennial convention ‘‘that the real test of our prog ress in the south will take place when a dip in the eco nomic curve starts a wave of wage cutting and stretch-out.” Delegates applauded and cheered as the TWUA executive vice president said that economic reversals will start ‘‘one of the damndest storms in the south you ever witnessed and then we will organize.’* “I say that to determine whether or not the CIO cam paign is a success or failure, we must measure whether or not during these two years we have built the kind of machinery and perfected the kind of personnel that will be able to take ad vantage of that situation when (Continued on Page 10) terests might lead: electrical wiring, radio repairing, typesei ting, hand -composing, routine recording work, equipment and material checking; grinding and tool dressing, including hand forging; or visual inspecting; electrical unit assembling; tex tile, fabric or paper machine op erating and tending. This information, along with other information gathered from the student such as interest, school grades, and courses tak en, any work experience, etc., assists the counselor in the em ployment office in guiding the applicant into a field of work in which his qualifications com pare favorably with the em ployer’s occupational require ments. Superior Court To Open; Hear Weldon Lawsuit A one week mixed term of Halifax County Superior Court will open Monday in Halifax. It will be followed by a one week term of civil court in which at least one case of much county-wide interest is slated for hearing. Informed sources reported this week that the suit filed against several of the town of ficials of Weldon on January 17th by Weldon attorney George C. Green will be heard in court on Thursday, June 10th. Clerk of Court George Hux said the suit was tentatively slated for hearing on that date. In the suit, Green, represented by Stuart Smith of Scotland Neck, seeks to recover $675 in salary and $425 in expenses paid to Weldon police chief P. R. Kitchin while he was attend ing the FBI National Police Aca demy in Washington, D. C., in April of 1946. Named as co-defendants in the action along with Kitchin are Mayor J. T. Maddrey* and com missioners W. A. Pierce, C. R. Turner, Walker Campbell and Pierce Johnson. They have re tained Allsbrook & Benton of Roanoke Rapids to represent them. Criminal Casa Among criminal cases slated for trial is that against John Brown, Negro city street depart ment employee, charged with first degree burglary and crim inal assault, both of which are capital offenses. The charges came about when Beatrice Johnson, Negro house servant of Dr. and Mrs. M. S. Broun, reported having been attacked, threatened and criminally assaulted by a Negro man early in the morning of Saturday, May 15th. No License Examiner With the resignation of Ir win K. Weeks, the position of drivers license examiner for Roanoke Rapids and vicinity has been vacant since Monday. Corporal Logan B. Lane of the Highway Patrol advises that there will probably be another examiner here by next Monday and persons are asked not to request an exam ination by the local police de partment personnel. Cemetery Lots Lots in the newly completed Cedarwood Cemetery are now offered for public sale, accord ing to Mrs. Dorothy A. Shearin. City Clerk. Prices range from $200 to $600. Anyone interested in making purchases ‘may do so at the City Clerk's "JHlce. r;%'j..’ .._Mt' , Freak Wreck Telescopes Two Autos And Truck Warrenton, May 25 (Special) —Considerable damage was done to two automobiles here last week, but no one was hurt as a quick stop by a large transfer truck at a local inter section piled up traffic behind it. The auto directly behind the truck, driven by Tom Basket, young Warren Plains Negro, plunged underneath the larger vehicle as it came to a quick stop to avoid hitting another car. And, finding himself un able to stop in time, Alexander Bullock, Warrenton Negro, drove his auto into the rear of the Basket car. The two automobiles sustain ed considerable damage in the freak mishap, but no one was injured. The driver of the car which caused the truck to stop so suddenly was qoft identified. Local Man Held Under $2500 Bond Sterling Harris, 30 year old white resident of 1505 South Roanoke Avenue, is in Roanoke Rapids city jail this week in default of $2500 bond following his arrest by local police on charges of “breaking and enter ing into the home of James Ed wards of Roanoke Rapids and assault on his wife, Edlar Ed wards, by beating her, choking her and threatening to take her life”. Loal police report that the alleged assault, according to the complaining witnesses, took place in the early evening of May 3rd and that Harris was arrested in the vicinity of the Edwards house on Tuesday of this week. Preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for Monday at 1:30 P. M. in Mayor’s Court, the police said. —-—. An Editorial Let's Get Them Off The Streets “Little Johnnie won’t have a home swim ming poo! this year.” (The Herald, June 19, 1947.) He definitely won’t have one in 1948 either. There is a chance though that he can have one next year. Public sentiment has now been sounded out (See page 10 in this issue) and, while there ap pears to be no opposition to the project of fur nishing some 2000 young citizens of Roanoke Rapids with a recreation center, there has yet to be a definite aggressive move made toward real ization of such a project. If everyone is agreed, then it is up to the civic leaders of the city, whether in or out of municipal office, to take immediate positive steps toward completion of the project (i.e circulation of a petition requesting the Mayor and Board of City Commissioners to call a special bond election for the purpose of financing the project). The youngsters of Roanoke Rapids cannot circulate nor sign such a petition—as a conse quence they are looking to their elders for safe guarding of their interests in this matter. Can we afford to let them down? Annual i^ddy Poppy Sale To Be Saturday, fciciy 29 announcement was made this week by th© Herald Printing Co.. Inc., of the ap pointment of Mirl Crosby of Tallahassee, Florida, as circu lation manager for the Roa noke Rapids Herald. Mr. Crosby, formerly assist ant circulation manager of the Tallahassee News - Democrat, has been in newspaper circu lation work since the age of 12, when he started handling a newspaper route. Married and the father of two children, Crosby has a great interest in the welfare of young boys, teaching them modern business methods of newspaper work. While attending Leon High School in Tallahassee, he was a member of both the football and baseball teams. Plans are imuer way for the annual V. F. W. Poppy Sale here on Saturday, May 29. This sale j £ poppies is conducted here .ach year by the members of .he locall V. F. W. Auxiliary. £ach popy offered for sale was made by a disabled veteran id a Veteran’s Hospital. All proceeds from the sale oi .hese poppies will be devoted to .he following purposes: For the aid, relief and comfort of needy veterans and their de pendents, widows or orphans} Maintenance and expansion of the V. F. W. National Home for orphans of veterans; Hospital or individual assist ance and entertainment for needy veterans or their depend ents; Rehabilitation, welfare and service work, including Veter ans Administration liason ser vice; Necessary expenses for mili tary funerals for deceased ex service men. Mrs. Mamie L. Camp, Poppy Chairman, urges every citizen to “dig down deep” when they purchase their poppy Saturday. Each contribution will comfort and in some way brighten the day of a comrade less fortun ate than those who are at home with family and friends. It is up to us to see that proud records of our heroes are never lost in history, that those who return from foreign wars may find a helping hand, that the children of men lost in bat tle and their wives may find strength to help them adjust their lives. To “Honor the dead by help ing the living,” buy a Buddy Poppy Saturday. New York Police Aid In Search For Auto Thief New York, Charlotte and local authorities are investigating the theft and subsequent sale of a 1941 Buick convertible coupe be longing to Wesley Carver of this city and recovered late last week. The Buick was returned to Roanoke Rapids Saturday by police chief T. J. Davis from Charlotte where it had been sold to man named Lindsay Davis. When sold, the car was bearing New York license plates; and the sale was con summated by means of a New York state title, Davis reported. Roads Near City Are Taken Over By State Highway According to information re leased to The Herald today by State Senator Julian Allsbrook, based on a report sent to him by Merrill Evans, First District highway commissioner, 22 roads in outlying sections of Roanoke Rapids have been taken over by the State Highway and Pub lie Works Commission for im provement, grading and main tenance. These roads, many of which are almost impassable in bac weather, are outlets for many people who work in the city. The projects as approved are: Ir West Rosemary; Vincent anc (Continued on Page 20) Class of ’48 Will Graduate Tomorrow Eighty seniors of the Class of 1948 will be awarded their di plomas tomorrow night at 8 o’clock in the high school audi torium. Deliveriing the com mencement address will be the Rev. Robert W. Bradshaw, pas tor of the Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church in Greenviue. The High School Band, under the direction of George Baird, will play the processional, “Pomp and Circumstance” (E - gar) for seniors to make their entrance dressed in their trad, tional caps and gowns. Invoca tion will be given by the Rev. Edmund Berkeley, rector of AL Saints Episcopal Church. The High School Chorus will sing “Onward Christian Soldiers” (Gould-Sullivan), and Claudius Irby, president of the Senior Class, will introduce the speaker. Special announcements will be made by Principal Talley. Presentation of diplomas will be made by W. L. Medlin, Chairman of the Board of School Trustees. Following the awarding of diplomas, the g.ad uates will march out of the auditorium with the playing o “Pomp and Circumstance” by the band. Special awards were made to outstanding students last night during the Class Night exercises given in the auditorium. Prin cipal Talley made the following | awards: Music, Jerry Kidd; I Scholarship, Jeanette Shearin; Best All-Around Student, Cla ius Irby; Best Attendance Record During 12 Years of School, Shirley Mae Draper. Marshals who will usher at the graduation are Nellie Ivey and Sonny Hines, chiefs, Thur (Continued on Page 20) Twice A Week With the installation of ad ditional equipment and ap pointment of additional per sonnel. the publishers are pleased to announce that the Herald will become a srmi weekly on June 8th. Publica tion days will be Tuesdays and Thursdays. New correspondents recent ly added to the staff who will represent the Herald in their respective communities are as follows: Mrs. Selma Johnston, Lit tleton; Mrs. Leonard Daniel, Warrenton; Mrs. J. Milton Read, Ha'if ax; Mr. C. Kitchin Ramsay. Jackson; ahd Mrs. L. H. Mar‘in. Rich Square. Mrs. W. L. A’ston. Weldon and Miss Katie W. Riddick Enfield, have represented the Herald in their communities for several years. These cor respondents will be pleased to have your news, subsec tions, advertising or commer cial printing. Inspection Lane To Return July 1 (Editor’s Note—In response to numerous inquiries from local citizens as to why Motor Vehicle Inspection Lane No. 34 was mov ed from Halifax County to Mar tin County, the Herald publishes herewith an interview with Arthur T. Moore, Director of the Mechanical Inspection Division of the Department of Motor Ve hicles. For further comment, read the editorial page.) Raleigh, May 25—The Motor Vehicles Department said today it knew of no move on the par' of any citizens in Halifax Coun ty to have Inspection Lane No 34, which had been scheduuled to go to Roanoke Rapids on May 6, transferred to Robersonvilie The Department added that the lane was transferred solely be cause of a demand on the part of motorists in the Robersonvul area to have access to a lane Lane 34, which covers thr^e counties, Halifax, Bertie, and Northampton, has operated in Halifax County three-fourths of the time since it began opera tions on February 11. The ad joining lane, number 35, has seven counties to cover—Dare Tyrrell, Martin, Washington, Beaufort, Pamlico, and Hyde—• and consequently, with so much territory to cover, the lane has not been able to visit nearly mil the towns requesting a lane. Following numerous request? from Robersonville it was decid ed to have Lane 34 move into Martin County and aid Lane 35 in its operations. Arthur T. Moore, Director of the Mechanical Inspection Divi sion, Department of Motor Vein cles, said: ‘‘Lane No. 34 was di verted to Lane No. 35 territory, namely Robersonville, in that we are trying to reach as many peo pie as possible and lane No. 35 nnimrc coiun pnimtiM U/Viprpn .■ lane 34 covers only three coun ties.” He added that “It is necessary to inspect a'- many cars as pos sible in order to collect enough revenue to meet the Mechanical Inspection Division’s low budget Experience has shown that wc have better collections in smaller towns on first appearance." “I have had no request from any citizens to divert any lane from any territory; however, I have had numerous requests for lanes in towns not covered in the original schedule, and am now contemplating other similar moves.” Moore added that there is ab solutely nothing unusual about changing the schedule for an in spection lane; in fact, over half the lane schedules have been re i||] vised since the lanes started op erating in Jar-nary. He said sop * dules had been changed in der to include other towns 'il the visits; and to reach as people as possible. *V‘, As a matter of fact, the Rober-k sonville change made the second time Lane 34 had been changed since the original schedule was mapped out early in the year. The schedule for Lane 34 through July 1 is as follows: Roberson ville—May 6-12; Au lander — May 14-20; Windsor— May 22-29; Conway—June 1-6; Jackson—June 8-14; Rich Square —June 16-23; Weldon—June 25 29; Roanoke Rapids—July 1. After July 1 a new schedule will be made up to carry through the remainder of the year. County Exceeds Quota in Cancer Drive Just Ended Halifax County slightly ex ceeded its goal of $3,000 in the recently completed National Cancer Campaign, Mrs. Gordon Berkstresser, Chairman of the Halifax County American Cancer Society, announced to day. Total receipts for the coun ty were $3,017.24, the chairman revealed. Roanoke Rapids, though fall ing short of the sum raised last year, raised $1,558.90, exceed ing the $1,400 quota set for this year. In 1947 the sum contri buted was $1,648.55. The quota for the entire coun ty was raised from $2,000 of 1947 to $3,000 for this year. Towns of Halifax County that con tributed, the local chair man, quota and amount re ceived are as follows: Enfield, Mrs. Gilbert Neal, quota-$300, amount received, $217.5 ; Halifax, Mrs. Fletcher Gregory, quota-$150, amount re ceived-$184.48; Littleton, Miss Mary Pippin, quota-$150, wamount received-$151.00; Roa noke Rapids, Mrs T. J. Taylor, quota-$l,400. amount received. ..$1,558.90; Scotland Neck, Mrs. C. H. Smith, quota-$S00, amount received-$575.46; Weldon, S. D. Brown, quota-$500, amount re ceived $329.90. Mrs. Berkstresser said that chairmen of the sections not reaching last year's quota have assured her than they will con tinue in their efforts to reach (Continued on Page JO) BURGLARY AT AFTON Warrenton, May 2S (Special) —A store in Alton' belonging to J. K. Pinnell was entered on Friday night with a considerable amount of cash being taken from the cash drawer and a bog con taining Insurance money collect ed that day by Macon Re stria, a clerk in the store, also rsmov ed. Cigarettes, sboa palish tmt' other^amaUMtsmansass gjpp ga» —. - -i Building Rises To $2,740,460 The three permits for the con struction of new homes within the city limits during May so far in the amount of $9,100 brought the total building fig ure for homes for 1948 to $174, 900. Coupled with four permits in the “other” building classifica tion, the grand total for con struction in classifications other than residential construction rose by $5,850 to a grand total of $2,565,560. Added together, the total for local, building permit evaluation in Roanoke Rapids so far this year rests at $2,740,460. Latest Permits Listed Latest p«4mi>s iss/ivd during the month of Ma. (up to ana including Wednesday noon are as follows: to Mrs. C. T. Shear in, for an addition of one room to residence at 78 Washington Street, at an estimated cost of $250. } To R. L Ferrell for the con struction of a one story build ing on Jefferson Street to be used as servants quarters, $1200; to Leroy Barlowe, one story re sidence with six rooms and bath on Birdsong Street, at an es timated cost of $3500. To W. C. Williams, for re pair work on building at 932 Jackson Street, at an estimated cost of $1,000; to J. E. Davis, for the construction of a one story warehouse on Henson Street between Railroad and Creek, at an estimated cost of $3000; and to Stuart Harrell, for the addition of four rooms at 216-218 Washington Street, at an estimated cost of $1600 (four bathrooms). Harvey Woodruff Named Lions President Harvey Woodruff was elected president of the Lions Club for the ensuing year at the regular bi-monthly meeting of the club held Tuesday evening. Other new officers elected were: Dr. R. A. Daniel, first vice president; John Lackey, second vice-president; H. C. Johnson, treasurer; Houston Fuller, sec retary; M. C. Newsom, Jr., Tail Twister; E. E. Lehman, Lion Tamer; director to serve two years, Charlie Wills; director to serve three years, L. B. Brown. District governor, Gaither M. Beam, was guest speaker on the program and made a very inter esting talk on “Lionism.” He also gave a summary of what North Carolina will do in New York toward advertising the Tar Heel State in the coming Internation al Convention which will meet in July. School Safety Patrol Enjoys Weiner Roast Twenty eight members of the Schoolboy Safety Patrol of Roa noke Rapids and their guests enjoyed a weiner roast at the clubhouse of Mr. Dallas Allen in Northampton County Tuesday afternoon. Refreshments for the outing of the patrol (sponsored by Cor poral Logan B. Lane of the Highway Patrol and Officer L. H. Nelson of the Roanoke Rap ids Police Department) were furnished by M-System Groc ery, Starke’s Grocery, Ray’s Bar becue and the Dr. Pepper Bot tling Co. rs. Nellson and Mrs. Lane were co-hostesses at the affair. Nelson and Lane said that the Roanoke Rapids Theaters issue show passes once a week for members of the schoolboy pat rol in appreciation tot (hair
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