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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
4
Only three liquor cases were tried last Tuesday before Recorder C. R. Daniel as Halifax County marked the first week of legal 3.2 beer. Ten total cases were heard, with sentences ranging from jail time to road work, and several defendants appealing or awaiting further action.
L E Warrick’s case for driving while drunk was continued. Floyd Solomon West Solomon and Elijah Nicholson pled guilty to petit larceny and were sentenced to five road weeks with suspended sentences on good behavior and one third costs. Hilliard Fenner pleaded guilty to disturbing peace and related charges and received two years. Andrew Lockett pleaded not guilty and was found not guilty.
Miss Helen Beale returns home to Red Oak after an extended visit with her sister Mrs. Troy Parrish.
Crowds of about 500 gathered in Roanoke Rapids as the new beer returned to North Carolina with midnight sales and celebrations. A Midnight Show at the Imperial drew over 250 attendees while many private parties marked the occasion. County licenses reveal Roanoke Rapids firms securing nearly half of new beer permits, with Scotland Neck, Weldon, Enfield, and Halifax also among license holders.
Prices for domestic beer drop to as low as 20 cents per bottle and imported beer to a quarter as brewers meet demand. A city restaurant may offer beer on draught though the five cent mug remains unconfirmed. Mrs. Morris returns from Littleton visit. Davenport and Worsham families visit an ill relative on Henry Street. cigarettes tax takes eleven of fifteen cents per pack. Theatres show Roanoke Rapids films. Salem College noted. rivalry between Winston-Salem and Greensboro noted. Many do not smoke Camels despite majority.
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