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I)N the fragrant hay lay Mary gazing lovingly on her baby, while the
J shepherds stood in awe-struck silence in the doorway.
— The very air seemed charged with gladness as if, faraway, the angels
were rejoicing and the music of their voices came faintly down to earth,
i Now had every prophecy come to pass and the gentle Savior been born.
| We all believe the teachings of this Prince of Peace. Some day we will foi’c-”
j them and know Peace at last.
; Copyright. 1949. Kin* Feature* Syndicate, Inc.
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L F. Adams
appreciates
:lood Data
Richmond, Va., Dec. 24—The
ter resources division of the
•ginia State Department o f
nservation ar.4 Development
s credited yesterday with
ping a Roanoke Rapids indus
save man-hours and trouble
ing the recent period o f
■eatened folld early in Decem
letter from Kirkwood F.
ams, resident manager of the
lifax Paper Company, Inc.
Roanoke Rapids, told the sto
. He wrote a letter to Senator
rd and to Donald S. Wallace,
ad of the water resources di
jion in praise of the division’s
>rk.
He said when the Roanoke
ver was rising on December
the company was faced with
e potential need of temporari
abandoning their plant and re
oving some machinery if the
ater was going to reach a cer
in stage, the company needed
hour-by-hour check to deter
ne whether it would shut down
rk and prepare for the flood.
The Roanoke Rapids firm call
d on the Virginia agency and
le North Carolina state weather
ureau to' supply information on
le river’s rise. Both groups
lrnished information hourly to
ive the Halifax Paper Company
alculations to figure the high
rater peak at the plant.
As a result, the letter from A
id, the gompany deter
uned it would not have to cease
perations or move out its ma
inery and this it failed to in
jr needless cests.
Two EH*av
l'ines On
lunting Count
ialifax — Two men who had
sealed fines levied by a Scot
d Neck justice of the peace
charges of killing deer on
ich the antlers were not plain
visible had the fines re-im
»ed and costs made greater
recorder’s court here, county
ime Protectot C. M. Pettitt
is announed.
Pettitt said Raymond Bottom
Elm City and Arthur Joyner
^Sharpsburg were each fined
5 and costs amounting to $20.
> each by Judge Charles R
>aniel in Halifax County record
r’s court. The men had been
reviously fined the same a
tount by justice of the peace
len Bragg in Scotland Neck and
ad appealed the magistrate’s
ecision.
Two small buck deer weigh
P6 pounds for both were in
deed by the game wardens
ddence. The deer had been
i and kept in a freezer
r.until the trial.
ROANOKE RAMBLINGS I
By PAT NANTZ I
Some more young gentlemen
who have come home to spend
the Christmas holidays with
their parents and families are
James Bridgeman and Thomas
Northington of Chapel Hill and
Lionel Northington and Doyle
Satterthwaite of Duke Universi
ty .. .
The second home - town boy
to bring home a German bride
arrived here on December 12 . .
. he is Sgt. Lloyd Jarman Wil
liams, son of Ebb Williams and
the late Mrs. Williams of 1805
Powell street. He was married
on September 24 to Miss Herta
Frenzel of Bremen St. Margus,
Germany ... an employee of the
American Army Exchange Ser
vice. They plan to remain here
until January 4, at which time
they will go to Langley Field,
Virginia, where Sgt. Williams
will re-enlist... He is a veteran
of ten years service . . .
After having asked the ques
tion yesterday about why carols
weren’t being played this year,
Mrs. Elva Martin informed me
that when they were played last
year, it was because she and a
few others were unaware of a
city ordinance which stated that
no loud speakers could be used
outside of a building without
special permit. .. not only did
it take a special permit last
year, but it is reported that dur
ing the two weeks they were
played a “record - changer” had,
to be paid and it turned out to
be a very costly project, even
though it was an enjoyable one
Also another of my items were
answered yesterday afternoon,
soon after the paper was out . . .
“Pee-Wee” and Sylvia Hall
have found their little eskimo
spitz which they lost last Sun
day...
The only ones that I could find
who was born on Christmas
Eve were Tommy Holloman and
Josephine Fayed . . . and little
Carolyn Harris was lucky e
nough to be bom on Christmas
Day, so she will have double
reason for celebrating tomorrow
. .. Here’s wishing you all a
very happy birthday and may
you have plenty more ...
The personnel of the local ra
dio station seems to be planning
a big Christmas celebration. Bill
Brothers took his leave early
and has been visiting With his
family in Henderson for a few
days already. Mrs. Claude Wil
son, bookkeeper, will journey
with her husband to the Western
part of the state, while Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Meares and family
go to South Carolina to visit.
Jim Mulqueeny has announced
that he will travel to Richmond,
from where he will fly to Chi
cago, Illinois ... we never did
get it straight just which way
he would fly... on his own po
wer or that of an airplane, but
I have my own idea . .. and last,
but by no means least A1 Drew,
who is so indefinite about every
thing that he has not yet decided
where he will be tomorrow . ..
Jerry Elliott, the ol* married
man of the group, says he will
stay at home this year... for
the first time ...
And now, I would like to wish
you all a very Merry Christmas
and the Happiest of New Year’s
... and while members of our
families may be absent from the
celebrations of tomorrow, as
they travel through the world
trying to preserve friendship ;
may the lamp of friendship in
our homes be lighted by the oil
of sincerity ...
Dreary Weather
By The Associated Press
Dreary weather, including
freezing rain or sleet for North
Carolina, fs predicted for the
Carolinas during the Christmas
holiday period.
Occasional rain is expected to i
begin in the west portion of
North Carolina this afternoon
and last through tomorrow. The
freezing rain or sleet was anti
cipated over the north portion
late tonight and t ^morrow col
er temperatuz*es were due t o
last through tomorrow.
For South Carolina, the fore
cast was the same, except for
no freezing rain. However, oc
casional showers were foreseen
for the extreme north portion
this afternoon or tonight, and
were expected to continue
through tomorrow.
Episcopalians To
Give Offering For
Missionary To Deaf
The Rev. Edmund Berkeley,
Rector of All Saints Episcopal
Church, announced today that
the entire offering at Sunday
morning’s service at the church
will go to the support of the Di
ocesan missionary to the deaf.
The Diocese of North Caro
lina has provided a full - timi
missionary to the deaf parish
oners of the diocese for about
30 years. The late Rev. Roma
C. Fortune filled the post until
his death in October, 1942, and
was succeeded by his son, the
Rev. James R. Fortune.
U. N. Council Orders Immediate
Halt To Fighting In Indonesia
And Release Of Captured Officials
Local Firms
Extend Yule
Greetings
The Roanoke Kapiaa and Wel
don business community,
through this issue of the Herald,
are wishing their customers and
friends a joyius Christmas and
a prosperous New Year.
The firms whose messages are
included are as follows: Auto
Service Station, Bank of Halifax,
Patts Grocery, Bloom Bros., I.
K. Braswell, Brlckell Motor Cr.,
Brown Furniture Co., Bunch’s,
Butts Grocery.
Carolina Motor Sales, Inc.,
Chandlers, Chimney Corner, Cit
izens Bank It Trust Co., Citizens
Realty Ins. Agency, Inc., City
Barber Shop, Community Gro
cery, Cycle Shop.
David's Clothing Store, De
Luxe Laundry — Dry Cleaners,
Dixie Auto Body Rebuilders, Di
xie Grill, Eagles 5-10-25 Cents,
Electronics Service Supply.
Faison-Ogletree, Inc., Fashion
Shop, Wm. Farber, Fitts-Crump
ler, General Amusements, Gib
son’s Hardware, Glover's, Grit
fin Drug, Grimes-Morgan.
Halifax Finance Co, Hatcher's
Restaurant, Helene Beauty Shop
Herald Printing Co., Jewel Shop,
Joyner Furniture Co.
u. i. ruaa, rung nre service,
L. Kittner Dept. Store, Lady Fair
Beauty Shop, Lady Fair Gift,
Leggett's, Lindale Dairies, Inc.,
Little's Clothing, Livesay's
Radio, Lloyd's, Long's, Marks
Shoe Store, Master Service Sta
tion, Matthews Drug Co., Mel
vin Grocery, V. C. Morgan’s, Me
Crory’s, M. C. Morris, “M." Sys
tem, Myrick Grocery Co.
Newsom Oil Co., Northeastern
Distributing Co., Peggy A njk
Frocks,. Dr. Pipper Parkin
son's Gblf Statiori, Procter Real
ty Co., Pruden’s, Ranhorn's
Rapid Supply Co., Roanoke
Bank & Trust Co., Roanoke
Builders Supply, Roanoke Hard
ware, Roanoke Dairy Products
Co., Roanoke Motor Sales, Inc.,
Roanoke Pharmacy, Roanoke
Plumbing Co., Roanoke Rapids
Lumber Co., Roanoke Transit,
Roanoke Valley Milling, Rose
mary Building & Loan, Rose
maryCafe, Rosemary Drug,
Roses.
Sandlin Flower Shop, Snd.
Street Lunch, Seven - Up Bott
ling Co., Slipper Shoppe, E. W.
Smith, Inc., R. I. Starke, South
side Grocery, Standard Furni
ture Exchange, S. & W. Groc
ery.
Taylor Drug Co., Taylor
Furniture Co., Thompson Coal
Co., Thompson Grocery Co., Tri
City Motor Co., Tickel Dry
Cleaners.
Valentine It Garner, Young
Men's Shop, Walser Motors,
Weldon Furniture Co., White
Motors, Inc. Whiteway Taxi.
Negro Admits
Robberies
In Enfield
Enfield—The mystery of num
erous robberies occuring in En
field during the past several
months was cleared up Monday
night, when Samuel Miles, 18
year-old Negro from Phoebus,
Va., admitted in Mayor’s court
that he had broken into and rob
bed 13 stores in and around En
field.
He said that he had never
found it necessary to use tools
in gaining entrance to a store,
using only his hands, and taking
advantage of the carelessness of
Enfield merchants.
Miles was caught last Sunday
night at about 8:30 when two
taxi drivers saw him entering
the Davis Supply Store through a
rear window and called the po
lice.
Chief F. C. Sykes, night of
ficer Isaac Brown and two state
highway patrolmen surrounded
the building and W. R. Davis and
an officer went through the front
door. Miles was caught hiding
in the back of the store.
At Mayor's court Monday
night Miles confessed to the fol
lowing robberies: La Fayette
Cafe, Rothrock Motors, Overton
Motors, Stedman Store, Wood's
Grocery, New York Cleaners,
Davis Supply Store, Taylor’s
Wine Store, Service Grocery, Ad
cock Service Station, Shervette's
Grocery Store, Saunder's Jewel
ry and Anderson's Garage. He
admitted thefts ranging from a
carton of cigarettes to |75 in
cash and goods.
* PAKI5, Dec. 24 —AP)— The
Security Council today ordered
an immediate end to the fighting
in Indonesia and prompt release
of Indonesian leaders captured
by the Dutch.
The Council’s Christmas Eve
vote on these two issues was
seven for and none opposed.
Four nations abstained.
The Council turned down the
joint U. S.-Colombian-Syrian de
mand for withdrawal of Dutch
forces from areas seized since
the Netherlands attack on t h e
Indonesian Republic started Sun
day.
Five nations voted for it and
none against, but six abstained.
Seven votes are needed for pass
age in the Council.
Russia asked that the Nether
lands be condemned as an ag
gressor.
The Council order was based
on the American-Colombian-Syr
ian proposal, as amended.
Delegates made their decisions
in a series of ballots on separ
ate paragraphs of the three-pow
er project and two Australian
Syrian amendments.
Baker Funeral
Is Held Today
Smithfield — Funeral servic
es for Walter G. Baker of Wel
don, who was killed Wednesday
afternoon when he was thrown
from a motor rail car on the
Atlantic Coast Line right - of
way about four miles north of
Endield, were conducted this
afternoon from the Underwood
Funeral Home here by the Rev.
James A. Auman, Methodist
minister of Four Oaks, and the
Rev. Mr. Warren, Adventist
Minister of Four Oaks.
Burial was in Sunset Memor
Baker, a signal maintenance
man for the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad, died in an Enfield
doctor’s office a short time af
ter a motor rail car on which he
had been riding struck a dog on
the tracks and was derailed. A
companion, E. G. McGill, was
slightly injured.
The men were Inspecting re
cently - installed signals along
the railway between Enfield and
Weldon when the accident oc -
cured.
An employee of the ACL, since
1935, he was a veteran of World
War 11 and a native of Four
Oaks, He and his wife has been
making their home in Weldon.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Irene Boyete Baker of
Four Oaks; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter J. Baker of Four
Oaks; three sisters, Mrs. J. L.
Strickland of Smithfield, Mrs.
William Kasper of Portland, Or
egon, and Mrs. R. W. Vaughn of
Honolulu, Hawaii; and one half
brother, William Allen of King’s
Mountain.
Religous Ceremonies, Family
Gatherings Maik Christmas
Religious ceremonies and fam
ily gathering will take the spot
light here tonight and tomorrow
as Roanoke Rapids residents will
celebrate what promises to be a
quiet Christmas.
' Last-minute shoppers who
have waited until the final mo
ment of shopping time will be
thronging the retail stores in the
city until nine o’clock tonight,
when the tired salespeople who
have valiantly borne the trials
of Christmas shopping will have
a chance to get home to their
families and slip into shoes that
are comfortable.
For many of the residents of
the city the Christmas vacation
period has already started .
Most of the textile workers in
Roanoke Rapids began their va
ation on Wednesday when the
wheels ground to a stop to re
main closed until next Monday
morning. Schol children, of i
course, have been free to revel
in Christmas vacationing since
last Friday and many of the high
school students have been find
ing what work is like by taking
jobs as “extras” in the stores.
City offices and county offices
will give employees the “long
weekend” which comes with a
Christmas on Saturday, and all
day the roads into and out of
the city were busy with traffic
as college students, service men
and relatives poured in to spend
the Christmas time with their
families, or with others leaving
the city to visit relatives in
other cities.
Today a lot of families were
“getting acquainted” again and
new children and grandchildren
were being loudly loved and du
ly admired by relatives and
friends. By tonight the strange
ness will have worn off and
families will feel united for the
season which always brings
them just a litle closer than
any otter time of the year.
In hb#ies where sickness is an
un-holidaylike visitor or in the
hushed corridors of the hospital
Christmas will not be as joyful
as it might have been, but even
here the soft colors and gaily -
decorated trees will add a fes
tive note.
Churches Celebrate
Traditionally, the Christmas
carolers will fill the air of the
city in beautiful, well-loved
songs celebrating the Coming of
the Baby Jesus. A few of these
caroling parties will be sponta
neous, others will be planned,
as is the one which is due to
start from the Rosemary Bap -
tist Church tonight at 11:30 af
ter a short worship service.
At St. John’s Catholic Church
most of the members and a num
ber of non-members will gather
at midnight to hear the High
Mass of Christmas, and to join
in their worship of the Babe in
the Manger in observane of a
custom which is almost as old
as the Christmas Story itself.
Tomorrow the churches will
be open to worshippers, and in
several of these special services
will be conduted during the day.
Communion services, song ser
vices, Masses and Christmaa
praise programs will bring to
mind the sarced reason for the
elebration of Christmas.
The Christmas tree will be the
focal point of young eyes and
old ones, too) tomorrow morn
ing as families dig into the mul
ti-colored wrappings and strings
which hide the traditional ties
for Dad, handkerhiefs for Mo
cther, bracelets for sister and
nearly everything under the sun
for the smaller fry.
Police said yesterday they will
be on the job, but added they
are hoping the will not be call
ed into action.
Indeed, it looks like a quiet
Christmas-and a happy one—
for Roanoke Rapids.
SNOW
Visions of an old-fashioned
Whits Christmas flashed
through the minds of residents
of Roanoke Rapids early this
morning when a few teetered
snowflakes started flutering
down, with a promts of mere
to come.
By nine o'clock there was a
steady fall of large, white
flakes and in spots small white
patches began to mark the fall
however lest than an hour lat
er the snow had ceased to fall.
Leaden winter skies promised
to yield a heavier harvest of
the while stuff, though, if giv
en half a chance.
The weather outlok for
Christmas Eve and Christmas
Day brought a promise of
snow or rain for the holiday
season, and while children and
a lot of tradition-bound grown
ups loudly expressed their
wish for a heavy fall of snow
a lot of other residents of the
city said they had their share
of it last year and would just
as toon sails for a lot of sun
shine.
As press time approached, a
few more flakes slowly drift
ed down from the sky and the
issue of whether or not Christ
mas, 1948, would be white in
Roanoke Rapids sailed down
to a period of waiting to tee
McNeil Is
New Exchange
Club Head
Fred. W. McNeil was elected
president of the Roanoke Rapids
will suceed Lunsford Crew, out
Exchange Club in a recent elec
tion of club officers for 1949. He
will succeed Lunsford Crew, out
going club president.
Other officers for the club for
1949 include William F. King,
vice-president, Neighbor Green,
secretary, and Marion Hudson,
treasurer.
The club has announced that
further plans are being develop
ed for the hearing conservation
project which club members
say they hope to get started in
the Roanoke Rapids schools a
bout the first of February.
Legion Post Plans
Veterans Info Book
Sotland Neck—At the regular
meeting of Roanoke Post 34 of
the Am erican Legion which was
held Tuesday night, Henry Lee
Harrison requested all members
to send in information about
their service records for the
book which is being compiled by
the Legion.
No Herald
On Sunday
With the publication of ita
first Christmas Edition, the
I daily and Sunday Herald will
suspend publication for one is
sue in order to give its em
ployees an opportunity t o
spend Christmas with their
families and friends.
The Sunday Herald will not
come off the press this week,
but publication will be resum
ed Monday, when the editorial,
advertising and busdiness of
fices will be reopened after be
ing closed all day tomorrow
and Sunday.
The regular Sunday colored
comics will be found in today's
issue of the Herald.
Weather
North Carolina — Mostly
cloudy today, tonight and Sat
urday; occasional rain Satur
thia aftemon or tonight; some
freexing rain or sleet orer
north portion late tonight and
Saturday; slightly cooler to
day and tonight; continuedd d
coodl Saturday.
VFW Auxiliary’s Santa Claus Surrounded By Children
Suita Claui cama early is tonie 100 Roanoke Rapids Youn pilots last Kundt-/ afternoon at Sip Armory. If Mrs Is W SMS*
rounded by chlldryii who clambered up onto tbe Jeep in which t he Jolly Saint Mick was ridiitp to welcome him Santa rtVtrlhiitad
l sill* le the children at the annual Christmas party sponsored by the isatSsar *