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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1938
Page
2
A Roanoke Avenue incident near the business district describes two children playing near parked cars when a car narrowly missed them. The writer absolves the driver of blame and urges parents to keep kids off streets at night while drivers remain cautious in crowded, parked-car areas.
The column recalls a near miss that changed a driver’s habits and laments Halifax County’s high highway fatality tally. Fourteen deaths have occurred this year with three months remaining, marking an all time county record and prompting calls to face the facts and improve safety.
Officials blame Halifax County road deaths on three factors: reckless driving, excessive speed, and aging or faulty vehicles. Patrolmen note that slowing to 50 or 55 mph improves stopping time and safety, urging careful driving and vehicle maintenance to reduce the fatal toll.
The City Board asks for a State Highway Department survey of the proposed underpass at the Junction to gauge costs for right of way and damage claims. Citizens agree on facts but doubt great city benefits. A $130,000 government expenditure looms but decisions await survey results.
A wartime opinion piece laments the sale of Czechoslovakia and questions if democracy was sacrificed for peace. The author argues resolve is needed and warns against repeating such concessions.
The writer critiques appeasement and Churchill’s “Peace at Any Price” stance, arguing Hitler seeks more concessions including Czech reparations for damages in Sudetenland. The piece faults England and France for unpreparedness and fears for future security, urging realism over comforting slogans.
The writer suggests Germany may seek a most favored nation trade treaty with the United States. The piece notes Czech oslovakia textiles would come under German control, competing with Roanoke Rapids mills under a Czech treaty. It argues the United States had no such treaty with Germany.
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