Roanoke County notices and sports wrap up
Weldon Commissioner Meade Mitchell earns director post with state association and plans district commissioner meeting in Elizabeth City on the 25th. Scout Troop 141 wins Scouts Baseball Tournament with praise for director Ry an Gurley and coaches. Halifax County Tournament kicks off as Weldon Tornados vie for title amid local events and minor crimes including a Chrysler Chevrolet theft and a grocery store break in Roanoke Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade Mitchell
Weldon
State Association of County Commissoners
Elizabeth City
Boy Scouts
George Brown
Ryan Gurley
Venters
Cagle
Brown
Halifax County
Kiwanis Club
Cranford Hale
Yellow Jackets
Simmons Park
Tommie Merritt
Huster Seay
Roanoke Rapids
FBI
Hugh Kincaid, Jr
C. R. Green
C. 1
Harvey Kellett
Laci
Rooke Beauty Shop
Reid Son in Germany Attending Radio Operator School
William L. Reid son of Mr and Mrs J W Reid 1514 B street is now in Germany attending a radio operator school in Frankfurt His address lists 14247952 hg ASA Europe APO 757 care Postluster New York NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyt
William L. Reid
J. W. Red
B Street
Germany
Frankfurt
Willian L. Reid
Hg. Asa
Europe
APO
Care Postluster
New York
N. Y
Pre Easter Services Set at Local Churches This Week
Pre Easter week services run March 22 to 26 at Rosemary Baptist and First Methodist. Each service lasts 25 minutes with 10 minutes worship and 15 minutes sermon. Two ministers lead each church daily with different pairings listed for Rosemary Baptist and First Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Baptist
First Methodist
Lloyd Boger
W. R. Stevens
J. R. Edwards
Gordon
Price
Rigmund Berkeley
John T. Maides
Marshall White-Hurst
Jerome Hodges
John Langston
John M. Walker
John Walker
Floyd Borer
Gordon Price
Edmund Berkeley
Lottery charges lead four men before city court
Levi Jones and John Haislip were bound over to Recorder's Court for wilfully operating a lottery in a game of chance. Sam Jones and Jack Bell received a nolle prosequi from Mayor W B Allsbrook. The April first Recorder's Court session was scheduled following Monday's March 6 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Jones
John Haislip
Gocal Police
Recorder's Court
Mayor's Court
Sam Jones
Jack Bell
W. B. Allsbrook
Square and Compass Club Forms at Wake Forest
Wake Forest College forms the Square and Compass club with Warren Bush as a junior member and Alex Bonner of Raleigh as president. The campus group lists a small roster of members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Bush
Compass Club
Wake Forest College
Peharies Partes Anes
Square
Compass Ith
Alex Bonner
Ralaigh
Roanoke Rapids Choir Tops Raleigh District Contest
Senior Chorus earned honor rating at the Raleigh District Contest on Saturday March 13. Junior High Chorus praised but not eligible due to registration error. Soloists and groups from Roanoke Rapids High School also received ratings in multiple categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids
Shirley Baggett
Gwendolyn Bennett
Barbar Boyd
Doris Ann Whitby
Thelma Britton
Pattie Ann Mitchell
Edith Lynch
Derle James
Peggy Teal
Betty Carol Pair
Jeanette Oison
Linda Anderson
Josephine Harris
Betty Debateh
Father Thomas
Betty Pullen
Margaret Page
Joan Hancock
June Ann Johnson
Connie Holl Fay
Ponky Hux
Grady McNeil
Shirley Jordan
Joan Batley
J Johnson
Bonor
Kathleen Lahey
Vance Collins
Herbert Moore
Gene Waters
Bobby Watson
Roy Rawls
Jerry Kidd
Lewis Ivey
Honor
Payne Harris
Vivian Haggins
Patricia Topping
Reverend Clarence Haden to Lead Roanoke Rapids Lenten Service
Rev Clarence Haden rector of St Phillip's Episcopal Church Dughar will preach at All Saints Episcopal Church Roanoke Rapids Friday night Lent service to begin at eight o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Haden
St. Phillip's Episcopal Church
All _ Saints — Episcopal Church of
Roanoke Rapids
Balloting Results At Roanoke Mill No 1 Under NLRB
Ballots counted total 787 with 428 in favor of the union 309 against it 9 challenged and 2 void. Balloting occurred last Friday at Roanoke Mill No 1 under supervision of the National Labor Relations Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Mill No. 1
NLRB
Union
Methodist Conference Meets in Goldsboro at St Paul Church
The North Carolina Methodist Conference of Womens Society of Christian Service holds its meeting this week at St Paul Methodist Church in Goldsboro. Mrs Gurney P Hood, former Marion Stevens, presides. Delegates from Roanoke Rapids include Miss Eselle Daniel Mrs D L Wheeler and Mrs Lillian Batton Kinker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Methodist Conference of Womens Society of Christian Service
Goldsboro
St. Paul Methodist Church
Gurney P. Hood
Marion Stevens
St. Paul Church
Roanoke Rapids
Eselle Daniel
D._L. Wheeler
First Methodist Church
Lillian Batton Kinker
Rosemary Methodist Church
Barbecue Supper for Wake Forest Alumni Association
Alumni Association of Wake Forest College will stage a get together at the Country Club Friday night March 26 featuring a chicken barbecue supper. Dr Eugene Olive head of alumni activities will be the guest speaker and Jim Weaver director of athletics will also attend. About 350 members in two counties are in the association and a large crowd is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alumni Association of
Wake Forest College
Country Club
Eugene Olive
Wake Forest
Jim’ Weaver
Willlso
Joyner in Korea with Provisional Guard Detachment
Noah Joyner Jr. of Lillington North Carolina serves in Korea with the 61st Ordnance Group Provisional Guard Detachment at Bupyong guarding ordnance installations in the Inchon area. He previously served in the Navy in World War II and joined the Army in 1946 arriving in Korea in March 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Joyner
Littleton, N. C
Navy
Pacific
Army
Korea
Rochelle Arrested for DWI After Sunday Night Crash
Rochelle of Roanoke Rapids was arrested Sunday night after eight. He faces driving while drunk charges. A hearing is set for Monday before Magistrate W. C. Thompson. He is free on a $200 bond. The car Rochelle drove struck two other autos in South Rosemary and Roanoke Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County Sheriff's Department
W. C. Thompson
South Rosemary
Roanoke Junction
Donald M Higgins Reported At Keesler Field
Donald M Higgins, nephew of Mrs J M Taylor of 427 Jefferson Street, is listed at Keesler Field in connection with an Airplane and Mechanic School. The report notes ongoing work and training, with emphasis on maintenance tasks and related duties at the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Higgins
Keesler Field
Pfe
J. M. Taylor
Jefferson Street
O |Mechanica School
Remodeling Completed At Roanoke Rapids High School Auditorium
Remodeling of the Roanoke Rapids High School auditorium was completed last Friday under architect Eric Flannagan with acoustone sound proofing. Bonitz Insulation Company of Greensboro installed the material, improving sound, insulation, lighting effects and appearance. The acoustene was suspended on a metal system below steel trusses and extended to the balcony areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke] Rapids High School
Henderson
Eric Flannagan
Bonitz Insulation Company
Greensboro
Roanoke Rapids Lions Club
Lions Club Annual Ladies Night Banquet
The Lions Club hosted its Annual Ladies Night Banquet with flower-decorated tables, a turkey dinner, and supervision by Mrs. Frank-RB. Thomas, high school principal. Zeb Denny served as toastmaster, Ted Speight led songs, Rev. Ed Mund Berkeley gave the invocation, Joe Talley welcomed the ladies, and Ed Knott introduced Cullen Johnson of Raleigh who performed Capers by Cullen. A dance followed at the Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandlin
Frank — RB. Thomas
Lurehroom
Zeb Denny
Ted Speight
Edmund Berkeley
Joe Talley
Ed Knott
Cullen Johnson
Raleigh
Cullen
Airport bids set. meters to begin tomorrow
Roanoke Rapids firm low bidder for Halifax County airport lighting at 18 291 76 dollars while Rea Construction and E H Hines also won their bids for site prep and seeding. Parking meters go into service tomorrow at 8 am with 12 minutes per penny and 48 minutes for a nickel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
Board of County Commissioners
Fitts-Crumpler Electric Company
Rea Construction Company
Charlotte
E. H. Hines Construction Company
Greenwood
S. C
Joseph Norwood
BA. Waldenmaier
CAA
Wilmington
Purdy Leaves Colonial Ice Co After 24 Years
Raymond B. Purdy, longtime Colonial Ice Company executive, resigns effective around June 15. He plans to start a coal and oil business in Halifax and Northampton counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond B. Purdy
Colonial Ice Company
Purdy
Halifax
Northampton Counties
Mrs Susan Robertson of Williamston Dies at 86
Susan Elison Robertson 86 died at her home on South Watts Street Monday morning after a week of critical illness. She was the widow of Joseph Lawrence Robertson and mother of 18 children with eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 4 with ministers from Stantonsburg and Roanoke Rapids officiating. Interment followed in Woodlawn Cemetery. A market basket ad follows describing a container for cleaning supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamston
Susan Elison Robertson
South Watts Street
James Henry
Charlotte Hatton Ellison
Joseph Lawrence Robertson
Robertson
Sadie
Methodist Church
Eli Robertson
Owensboro
James H. Robertson
Washington, N.C
Charlie A. Robertson
Heidi stage play at High School Auditorium next Wednesday
The Clare Tree Major Children's Theatre of New York will present Heidi at the High School Auditorium on March 24 at 2 0 PM. The juvenile classic captivates children with lively episodes and reflects early ideas on psychology and environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Byri
Heidi
Clare Tree Major Children's Theatre of
New York
Clare ‘Tree Major Company
Roanoke Rapids
Association For Childhood Education
Enfield Man Fatally Shoots Self. Coroner Rules
Robert Harper, 50, of Enfield, was found dead at home yesterday afternoon around 3 30 by his 15 year old daughter. Coroner Rufus Britton ruled death by own action with no inquest needed. His wife worked at the Enfield School cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harper
Enfield
Rufus Britton
Britton
An Nee Ee
Negro man dies after beating in Northampton County
Mason Scott a negro man died in Roanoke Rapids Hospital from wounds after being struck three times with a wood stick near Garysburg Sunday night. Mable Evans the common law wife of Scott was arrested by Gaston Constable John Dixon and Halifax deputy sheriff A J Brigman in vest. Evans held in Northampton county jail awaiting hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Scott
Roanoke Rapids
Mable Evans
Garysburg
Northampton County
Gaston
John Dixon
Halifax County
A. J. Brigman
Evans
Scott
Contracts Let For Paving City Streets
Bids opened last Thursday afternoon at the clerk’s office in the Municipal Building. Contracts awarded include storm sewer construction to Willam F. Bowe Co of Augusta GA curb and gutter to FLD Cline Construction Co of Raleigh NC and bituminous surface treatment to Sam Finley Inc of Roanoke VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam F. Bowe, Co
Augusta
Georgia
FLD
Cline Construction Co
Raleigh
Sam Finley, Inc
Roanoke
Virginia
Hospital News Out of Town Patients Listed
Out of town patients at Roanoke Rapids Hospital include Mrs Cecil Allen of Emporia Mrs J R Conway Mrs Ridley Brown Wood EB C Davis Branchville Mrs J F Draper Conway Mrs G J Harrap Boykin Va P W Harris Littleton D E Hedgepeth Conway Peter Luther Casper Emporia Miss Virginia Martin Conway Mrs C F Ogletree Enfield J T Reid Littleton H C Triplett Seaboard Mrs James Wright Littleton Mrs Edgar Gums Rich Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Cecil Allen
Eimporia
J. R. Conway
Ridley Brown
Wood
C. Davis
Branchville
J. F. Draper
Conway
G. J. Harrap
Boykin
P. W. Harris
Littleton
Cadet Myrick Visits West Point During Exchange
James E. Myrick USN midshipman, son of Walter B. Mirick of Littleton NC, visited the U S Military Academy at West Point as part of an exchange with Annapolis. Sixty nine cadets toured Annapolis as another exchange visit scheduled by the academies to foster understanding and friendships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Myrick
USN
Walter B. Mrick
Littleton
N. C
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Annapolis
U.S. Naval Academy
Roanoke Rapids Man Held on Hit Run Charge Bond Set
Whit Newsome of Roanoke Rapids is jailed in Halifax County on assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill DUI hit and run charges. Bond set at 1200 dollars. He allegedly sped off after officer T L Glosson signaled him to stop causing the officer to be knocked down during pursuit. Newsome is slated for Halifax County Superior Court with trial opening April 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whit Newsome
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
Newsom
T. L. Glosson
Glosson
Malcolm Smith
Information Service
Halifax County Superior Court
Scouts Will H. Boards of Review Set for Monthly Sessions
Sherod Crumpler the new advancement chairman announces regular boards of review at the Municipal Building on the last Wednesday night each month. The March review will cover the List al Team and all scoutmasters must submit a list of Scouts to be reviewed no later than three days before the event with their rank and merit to be reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherod Crumpler
Boy Scouts
Halifax AAA Office Drops Saturday Hours
Halifax County AAA will close on Saturday mornings as the staff switches to a 40 hour work week. The office will be open Monday through Friday from 8 30 a m to 5 00 p m, announced C L Kelly chairman of the Halifax County ACA committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County
AAA
C. L. Kelly
ACA
Pasture Management Revolutionizes County Practices
J L Kelly, Halifax County Agricultural Conservation Committee chair, praises pastures as conservation crops. He notes ACP funded fertilizer and lime use rose sharply from 1938 to 1947, boosting pasture yields and soil fertility while demonstrating pasture growth as a key conservation outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J . L. Kelly
Halifax County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Seaboard Woman Wins in Local North Area
Mrs Robert B. Vick of Sea is listed among 41 North Faroen and 9640 reine Stans in Sea in a regional listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Robert B. Vick
Seain
North Faroen
Reine Stans
Weldon Striped Bass Hatchery Extended Cooperation
A renewed cooperative agreement between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission plans to operate the Weldon Striped Bass Hatchery. A Service fish culturist will manage hatching and care, with the state funding egg payments, labor, and maintenance. The hatchery is expected to operate about twenty five days starting in April along the Roanoke River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States and Wildlife Service
Wildlife Resources Commission
Weldon
Clyde Patton
The
Fish and Wildlife Service
Raleigh
North Carolina
Roanoke River
John W. Drewette Dies at 54 in Roanoke Rapids
John W. Drewette 54 died Friday night at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Bethel Church near Gumberry, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife Gertie, two daughters, two step sons, a sister in Florida, and five brothers from North Carolina and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Drewette
Roanoke Rapids
Bethel Church
Gumberry
B. Marshall White-Hurst
Rosemary Baptist Church
Gertie Drewette
Garland ,Taylor
Emporia
J. W. Drewette
Franklinton
Troy
Paige Allen
Minnie Barum
St. Petersburg
Fla
Charlie
Tom Drewette
Pleasant Hill
Walter Drewette
Seaboard
Norman Drewette
George Drewette
Florida
Births in Roanoke Rapids Hospital Last Week
Babies born to multiple couples in Roanoke Rapids and surrounding areas include a girl to Dickens on March 15, a boy to Evans on March 15, a girl to Mooney on March 13, a girl to Midgett on March 14, a girl to Rowell on March 15, a girl to Taylor on March 9, a boy to Wade on March 13, a girl to Allen on March 10, and a boy to Johnson on March 13. An additional birth notes D. Allen son of Carl Smith at Park View Hospital in Rocky Mount on February 1948. Mrs Smith is the former Miss Knight of Enfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
William Dickens
City
Lewis Evans
J. A. Mooney
Percy Midgett
Parker Rowell
Gaston
Carl Taylor
Seaboard
J.D. Wade
Percy Allen
C. C. Johnson
Carl Smith
D. Allen
Park View Hospital
Rocky Mount
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pyt. Wm. L. Reid
Joyce Ann Hall
Faye Kidd
Pauline Proctor
Mary Alice Daniels
Anne Wood
Katherine Dunlap
George Baird
Virginia Scott
Hazel Jones
Sue Thompson
Dorothy Cornell
Anne Bunn
Margaret Outland
Gladys Draper
Joyce Lewis
Josie Johnson
Jean Sheffield
Judith Parker
Delores Sheffield
Joann Black
Carolyn Chambliss
Josephine Hux
Hobbie Fisher
Ann Grixsard
Sue
Ruby Futrell
Erlene Keeter
Josse Ellis
O. B. Crumpler
Billy White
Jesse Edwards
Billy Murry
Rev
Haden
Methodist
Joyner
Lions Club
D. G. Dickens
Philip D. Freeman
Norfolk
Colonial Ice Co
Susan Robertson
Sage
Hospital News
James FE. Myrick
High Point
William Bobbitt, Jr
Margaret Bennett
Foras
High Point College
Bobbitt
St. Patrick's Party
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