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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
4
City Commissioners approve a 73 cent per $100 valuation tax rate for 1944 45 unchanged from last year. General expenses may reach $83 262 98 with debt service at $20 707 75. Sixty cents of the rate funds the general fund and 13 cents the debt service. A poll tax of 150 was ordered.
Chief Dobbins and officers combed the city and arrested five youths in Halifax. Juvenile Judge George Hux remanded Roger Lee Clanton 14 Clarence Bazemore 4 Levi Wilkerson 14 Forrest Jones 14 and George Terry 15 to jail in lieu of $500 bond for Superior Court appearance. Police recovered 50.80 dollars from the suspects and items they had purchased.
Second Lieutenant Marvin F. Matkins is reported killed in action in Italy after being listed missing on January 7. He entered the Air Corps in 1941, trained as a bombardier at Deming Field, served in Africa and Italy, and was a chiropractor by trade before enlisting. His family, formerly of this city, residents in Richmond Virginia.
A Roanoke Rapids High School casualty list notes an alumnus who joined the Army in December 1942 and has served since April. It lists three Moseley brothers in the service and mentions Staff Sgt. David Smallwood visiting from Fort Belvoir. Carrie Clifton and granddaughter Hileen Barnette visited Norfolk recently.
Sergt Moore, reported missing, was later traced moving from Keesler Field Mississippi to Salt Lake City Utah Sioux City Iowa and Nebraska He held diplomas as radio mechanic bomber mechanic and gunner His wife is Zelda Ballard daughter of Mr and Mrs H W Ballard of this city
The day and night desk sergeant position at the Municipal building has been abolished. Since the Civilian Defense Committee formed years ago the desk sergeant role was a 24 hour duty. With the committee dissolved the police telephone answering will be handled by regularly paid firemen.
The Women’s Society of Christ in Service at Rosemary Methodist Church names Circle Two and Four meeting Monday night at 8. Circle Three meets Thursday night at 8 at Miss Corrine Satterwaite’s Madison Street home.
The Business and Professional Women’s Club invites members to a picnic dinner at the clubhouse next Tuesday at 7. Bring food to share. A guest speaker will discuss government literacy and post war adjustment as part of NFBPW programs. Members urged to attend.
Basil Glover owner operator opens Glover's Sample Shop in a modern salesroom at Sec ond and Jackson streets Roanoke Rapidans six year old business moves from Ever-Ready Cleaners building to showcase cloth from around the world No ready made garments sold Customers can rest in a lounge while viewing extensive fabric selection Local visitors Mrs George Lampley Becky Goldsboro and others visit. Dr R M Bardin and family and M C Savage with son visit Virginia Beach this week
The city’s beer strike ended after last Monday, and dealers resumed dispensing. Applications remain in Raleigh for reclassification from 3-B to 2-B for most dealers. Since the OPA set beer price ceilings, many brands moved from 12c to 17c, with distributors reportedly lowering prices.
The six month old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Pittman ate rat poison yesterday and was taken to the local hospital. The father, Seaman First Class W. L. Pittman, is overseas and has not been heard from in about three weeks. The child is reported to be recovering.
Steve Kent Taylor two year old son of Mr and Mrs Tom Taylor of 920 Jackson Street was seriously injured by a car in front of his home Tuesday afternoon about five o clock. The child is in the hospital under medical care with condition described as very serious and no X rays have yet been taken to determine the extent of injuries.
The Romance softball team faces a picked Army club from Raleigh-Durham Airport in a two game weekend doubleheader at Ledgerwood Park. The first tilt is slated for 8 15 p m Friday night with a second game Saturday, promising strong competition.
The Girls Circle of the Presbyterian Church held its August meeting as a picnic supper. Planned for Thomas Lake, rain moved it to the church where about twenty five members and guests enjoyed a buffet style meal. Misses Marjorie Campbell and Libby Barnette had recently visited Norfolk and Suffolk, Virginia.
R L Gurley 49 of Goldsboro Route 1 longtime Wayne County official and county commissioner of eight years died Tuesday morning in Goldsboro hospital after a two month illness. He was the brother of Mrs Talton O Briant of Roanoke Rapids.
In Portales New Mexico on Saturday July first at eight o clock Evelyn B Barnes of Rocky Mount and Enfield married Sgt Howard R McBride. The Rev Joe F Grizzle officiated. Mrs Barnes daughter of Mrs Charles A Barber and the late Mr Barber of Middlesex has lived in Enfield and worked as a bookkeeper for N L Stedman and Co at Halifax. Sgt McBride son of Charles H McBride and the late Mr McBride of Manhattan Kansas. They reside at 104 N W Montana St Portales New Mexico.
The Roanoke Rapids Hospital reports births including a boy to Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Brown of 1525 Hamilton St on July 26 a girl to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Beale Jr of Jackson on July 30 a girl to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davis of this city on July 31 a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bobbitt of Littleton on July 0 a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Erwin of 604-A Washington St on August 1 and a boy to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stansbury of Littleton on July 29.
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