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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1948
Page
4
Halifax County graduates of 1948 are urged to value reading and learning beyond diplomas. The piece stresses using print to gain perspective on past knowledge, natural laws, and spiritual truths, warning that printed aids can spread error if not questioned. It also cautions about water hazards and warns parents to teach children caution in aquatic environments.
The piece discusses upcoming party conventions in June and July to nominate a candidate. It notes founders did not foresee nomination by party deliberation and that modern party strategy with pledged Electoral College delegates reshaped presidential selection, effectively altering the constitutional process.
Summer brings vacations and outdoor activity, but drownings rise when people venture beyond safe limits. The surf inland lakes ponds and rivers claim victims due to carelessness or non swimmer status.
A patchwork of local memories spans the 1930s and 1947 with reports of a Semi Centennial pageant, queen hopefuls, a hotel attack, city attorney appointment, mill vacations, church finals and picnics, a river drowning incident, hospital surgery, a surprise marriage, a death from a fall, a road explosion, heat waves, and early 20th century shopping deals. Strong local names appear, including Joyner, Hargrove, Beckwith, Burke, Buse, Fahey, Price Hines, Hodges, Martin, Revelle, Smith, Tickel, and Roosevelt confirming era
Five years ago on June 17 1943 two soldiers were arrested one for assaulting a high school boy and another for resisting arrest that extra MPs be stationed in Roanoke Rapids on weekends A local woman stood charged by a dying man for shooting him amid a love affair dispute Other notes include Red Cross water safety classes at Rosemary pool new summer hours for the rationing board and war effort admonitions plus Kiwanis Flag Day observance. Ten years ago on June 16 1938 a Halifax County youth was shot and killed while escaping a road gang on Jackson Street another prisoner fled and remains at large Lions Club featured wild beast cinema from Ferdinand Schmied former resident now in East Africa All Saints Episcopal Church pact reverend absence and UNC Phi Beta Kappa induction for three locals.
George and Mrs. Bill Taylor, in a hoskie, spent Sunday afternoon with Estelle Taylor. W. J. Brown and Hazel Copeland were in Rocky Mount Monday. Rose Taylor visited her mother Estelle Taylor. Clay Vann and Charlie Vann visited H. T. Vann. W. S. Bell and Mabel Parker toured Eclipse Ocean View and Virginia Beach. G. B. Timberlake traveled to Franklin Va. Raleigh Taylor of Portsmouth weekend with Estelle Taylor and R. T. Vick, attending Rose Taylor’s graduation from St Mary’s School in Raleigh. J. T. Parker went to Richmond last Tuesday. Parker remains at St Elizabeth’s Hospital for treatment.
Rudy Valle performed in International House with Stuart Erwin at a local theater. The pairing drew curious crowds and amplified entertainment for the evening.
Miss Ruth Parker leaves Wednesday to attend summer school at ECTC. Several girls attend Home Economics Girls Camp at White Lake with Bazemore assisting as recreation director. Scholarships awarded by Cedar Grove Friends Church fund the Institute of International Relations at Greensboro June 15-18 hosted by Friends Service Committee. Attendees include Parker family members and Raleigh area students. Family visits to Wilson and Dallas noted along with relocations to Suffolk and Lake Worth.
Woodland residents host Mrs Burgwyn's mother and Lem Gibbons of Hamlet. C W Beagle spent last week at Nags Head. Wake Forest couple stay with Mrs Bazemore. Hubert Lassiter Jr of Charlotte visits aunt Essie McDaniel. Ben Askew weekends at Nags Head. Northampton 4 H members attend Scout Pond with Lydia Booth and Mr Dixon. Evelyn Griffin heads to Boone for Appalachian Teachers College. Burgwyn family plans short Nags visit.
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