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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1931
Page
1
Local fans recount a rough incident after Greensboro games that stained the city’s image. The piece notes youths and officials, Kiwanis outdoor meetings, missing hot dog stands moved to comply with city orders, and community efforts to improve areas like Nurse Home on the Avenue. It also covers camping for children, a sheriff bid by J T Thomason, school start looming, bumper crops, and police enforcing traffic laws with city tag enforcement.
The City Fathers held the second monthly meeting and will host a private session with a State Local Government Commission representative Friday to gather data on economical city operation. They will present 10 committee reports next week, likely setting the new tax rate. Dr. T W M Long was continued as City Health Officer. Police to take a census of autos and dogs. August 22 is the deadline for the one dollar auto license and business privilege license. Attending were Mayor Kelly Jenkins, Commissioner F Williams, A N Martin, George N Taylor, T M Jenkins, and M D Collier. Ned Manning was out of the city.
Seventeen members from the Aurelian Springs Y T H F chapter enjoyed a week at the Y T H F Camp at White Lake. Attendance reached 41 percent of the camp, with nine cottages for boys and facilities for 270 weekly. The camp, debt free after the season, features an athletic director, multiple sports, and a point system guiding events.
At a August 11 1931 meeting the Roanoke Rapids Board of Commissioners extended the deadline to August 22 1981 for purchasing automobile tags and displaying them on residents’ cars and for paying business privilege licenses. Police are instructed to enforce the ordinance.
The State Highway Commission chairman plans to restore Roanoke Rapids Road to the Federal Highway system and reinstate it on State maps as Route 40. New maps are being prepared, and Roanoke Rapids to Pleasant Hill may appear with greater prominence than on prior maps after losing Route 40.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports this year’s cotton production at 584000 equivalent to 500 pound bales. Aug 1 condition is 749 percent of normal with a yield of 185.5 pounds per acre, below last year’s 622 percent and 147.7 pounds. July 1 acreage is 41491000 acres, with total picked area around 40129000 after abandonment. The Farm Board admits defeat of stabilization and urges plowing up every third row, but cooperation among farmers is seen as lacking.
W. H. Cleary, 52, died Monday after a lingering illness leaving a wife and nine children. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the W. C. Williams Funeral Parlor conducted by Rev. W. H. Grantham, with interment at Roanoke Rapids Cemetery. Essie Mathins and Virginia Bell Vincent returned from a house party hosted by Miss Elizabeth Wilson near South Boston, Virginia.
The Roanoke Rapids Graded School district will hold its first trustees election on October 6 to fill three six year terms. A special voter registration is required. New books open August 29 and run daily until 9 p m on Saturdays through September 20. Registration is at Roanoke Rapids High School. P A Reid is Registrar, W J Norwood and S J Rounds are judges. Candidates must file with the Registrar at least five days before the election.
The local life saving corps led by Miss Nell Vincent and Sherod Crumpler trained over thirty youths daily, ages 12 to 25, in life saving. Seniors Cecil Pendleton Jimmie Beckwith Henry Grissom Phillip Newton Robert Leigh Yates Brown Fred Mills completed the course. juniors listed include Josie Chase Marie Downs Harry Cannon Charles Downs and others. Beginning Monday August 10 another seniors class starts. eligibility is 17 and over, no junior work offered now.
The Halifax county budget for the year ending June 29 1982 shows a total of 358 374 56 with an overall tax rate cut of 40 cents from 1 25 to 85 cents driving revenues of 318 445 81 from taxes on a 37 000 000 valuation. The budget lists general fund 86 704 28 county home and outside poor 25 694 00 bond interest and sinking funds 147 617 60 county school fund 98 958 00 and non tax revenues 44 928 75. A roads item is not included and rates are shown for several funds including general fund 12 23 cents and 8 1 2 cents for the poor fund.
The KnockOuts beat Weldon All-Stars 8 to 4 on Friday afternoon at Simmons Ball Park. Browning pitched for Knockouts while Outland starred in the field and Ferrell also contributed.
Coach Bill Alligood phoned from Gastonia to report the lineup for the American Legion region series. North and South Carolina state champions open the day with a 1 pm game, followed by Tennessee versus Virginia. Winners meet tomorrow in Roanoke Rapids. N. C., Chattanooga Tenn., Danville Va.
Building Inspector Henry Fitts faces strict enforcement of the state building code for fire zone zones in the city. Insurance Commissioner Dan C. Boney of Raleigh backs the approach, stating the law requires brick construction in fire zones and forbids new frame buildings in these areas. The August 6 letter from Boney makes clear there can be no time extension to meet the law, and only extenuating circumstances may be raised with proper authorities.
Wells D Tillery and his grandson were slightly injured when their car rolled over three times returning from Scotland Neck to Roanoke Rapids. They avoided a wagon without lights, blinding headlights caused a sudden brake, leaving Tillery with a facial cut and the grandson with a leg cut.
Roanoke Rapids fell 7 to 6 to Columbia 30 in Gastonia after two costly errors in the ninth inning ended their air tight bid. The Roanoke Rapids Junior Legion team, North Carolina state champions, travels with Coach Bill Alligood and a 12 man squad to Gas tonia for the elimination series facing Virginia and South Carolina.
The Rosemary Rinky Dinks defeated Boykins and Severn 7 to 5 last Saturday at Severn. Pitching by Riggans Outland and Lee anchored the win while Joe Collins caught. Whitby and Newton starred in the field and Massey, Newton and Shaw led the hitters with three of four. Next Saturday the Dinks travel to Milwaukee to face Conway.
Banking School Fund the State Board of Equalization and State Treasurer Nathan O Berry have worked out a plan by which money for the school fund of any county will be deposited in the nearest bank that has qualified as a State depository under safeguards. County treasurers handling these funds will be bonded under a blanket bond. The plan aims to save premiums and money.
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