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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1947
Page
1
Roanoke Herald snips reflect busy week with stray phone misfires police chatter and a hit run injury in Charlotte. Neighbors note new buildings rising in the Avenue Chaloner Park area as town growth continues.
Fall term begins Tuesday September 2 for Stoonoke Rapids City Schools with early registration August 30 for piano students. Preschool registration September 1 in the morning. grades 2 6 register at Miss Hearne's office. high school register in the high school auditorium. Separate sessions for teachers and a shortened schedule for sixth graders. Principal Ready anticipates enrollment higher than last year.
B. B. Everett, head of Halifax County Farm Bureau, urged tobacco farmers to use government loans through the Flue-Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation. He cited 90 percent price support and prorated grades, and noted farmers can join ahead of market to avoid warehouse confusion.
Registration for Roanoke Rapids High School textile school adult classes will be held Monday at 1 PM and 7 PM. Classes include Machine Shop Design Spinning Weaving Carding Building Trades Cabinet Making and Drawing. Henry Thomas 28 died after a lumber accident near Halifax Manufacturing Co in South Weldon.
The Department of Commerce reports North Carolina operated about 600 000 cotton spindles in July 1947, more than half a million ahead of all New England states combined. North Carolina also leads South Carolina in active spindles by over 250 000.
Parker says Roanoke Rapids faces a labor surplus with 350 extra workers, mainly in semi skilled and unskilled categories. The August Labor Market Digest notes reduced labor turnover and more selective hiring, with 58 percent of 860 unemployed women and 20 percent veterans. Job openings fell to about 75 by July end as the outlook remains modest, mostly for replacements.
The Roanoke Rapids Romancos lost 5-2 to Mooresville in the state softball final after earlier defeating Kannapolis to reach the title game. Rosa DeBerry pitched the final, allowing nine hits as Mooresville tallied five runs on nine hits with one error. The Romancos offense collected eight hits and two runs, while Mooresville strengthened its state finals history with another championship bid.
The city schools reopen Tuesday with 18 new teachers as Superintendent Ready releases the faculty list. The document details administrators, department heads, and teachers across Junior Senior High Rosemary Clary Hearne Maury Street and other schools, naming principals and staff for each grade and subject.
The Local Week reports all city banks will close Monday September 1 for Labor Day. Store workers note a planned observance and local residents prepare for a holiday rhythm in the week ahead.
Postmaster J G Shell announces the Roanoke Rapids Post Office will close every Wednesday at noon year round to conform with postal worker hour regulations. The measure aims to keep full staffing on other days and avoid compensatory time during peak periods, with suspensions only during Christmas season.
Three former state highway patrolmen and Littleton acting police chief R. Jenkins face assault warrants after recapturing a prisoner. Claude Gregory, 45, and Marion Williams, 19, recount a brutal roadside incident amid manhandling claims.
James T. Martin, a former Army Medical Administration Corps captain, attempted to rob a Georgia bank in Duluth by luring cashier Errett Bagwell with government business. Bagwell was wounded lightly and not seriously, and Martin was captured about 45 minutes later nearby after discarding clothing, a briefcase, and the gun. He is jailed in Gainesville awaiting trial on attempted armed robbery.
Six births were reported at Roanoke Rapids hospital this week. From August 18 to 21 babies were born to families in Roanoke Rapids Emporia Freeman Va Ahoskie and Roanoke Rapids. Names include H B Muthig Griszard Charles Wiley James Daniel John Cox and R S Bradley.
In a Tuesday morning meeting the County Board of Education amended a prior request to Roanoke Rapids and Littleton school officials on pupil enrollment from the William R. Davis district. The new wording drops the 11th or 12th grade requirement but keeps the condition that pupils must have enrolled in Roanoke Rapids or Littleton schools before this term.
Captain Raleigh W. Seay announces that 17 year olds may enlist in the National Guard with War Department authorization. CoE 119th Regiment 30th Infantry Division NCNG receives initial gear and will fully equip all enlistees. In the first 11 months of the season mills used around 84 million bales of cotton.
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