VEPCO proposes $18 million Roanoke River dam plan
President J G Holtzclaw of Virginia Electric and Power announces VEPCO will file with the Federal Power Commission to build an $18 million dam and hydroelectric plant on the Roanoke River near Roanoke Rapids. The project would flood about eight square miles, create a 4000 acre reservoir, and produce about 65 000 kilowatts per hour while boosting output by roughly 60 percent. Construction could begin in 1949 and finish by 1952 pending federal approval.
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Sucnuwua
J. G. Holtzclaw
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Federal Power Commission
Roanoke River
Roanke Rapids
Holtzclaw
Herald
Inia Electric and Power Company
Charles T. Main, Inc
Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation
Boston
VEPCO
Roanoke Rapids
Buggs Island Dam
Army Engineers
Eric W. Rodgers
Roanoke River Flood Control Committee
Roanoke River Basin Association
The
Power Commission
Power Company
Warrenton Tobacco Market Opening Day Tops Belt Prices
Warrenton opening day sales led the Middle Belt with an average of 58.87 per hundred dollars for 149,660 pounds, totaling 88,110.69. Prices exceeded 1947 figures as acreage constraints and earlier season impact the belt, while growers debated acreage distribution and costs of production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Middle Belt
Edgar R. Wood
Louisburg
Oxford
Henderson
Durham
Sanford
Carthage
Aberdeen
Fuquay-Varina
Warren County
F. B. Lynch
Lynch
M. T. Abbott
Afton
Abbott
M. E. Wilson
Warrenton Star Route
Wilson
Building Permits Near Three Million Dollar Mark For First Eight Months Of This Year
Roanoke Rapids sees booming construction with eight month permits totaling 2 911 200. Residence and commercial projects push toward a three million dollar target by year end, led by Roanoke Mills Company dye house and multiple residences. July activity shows 40 000 for residences and 60 850 for others, while August slows with 2 050 in residences and 21 500 in other permits, listing several named property projects and builders.
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Roanoke Rapids
J. E. McGee
Monroe Street
Florence Jenkins
Jefferson Street
E. D. Williams
Cedar Street
G. S. Wood
W. L. Moody
Roanoke Mills Company
Jackson Street
T. B. Glover
C. W. Hawthorne
Henson Street
Alfred Moore
Birdsong Street
J. B. Battop
A. P. Dickens
Tenth Street
Douglas
Pig Born with Elephant Like Snoot at Roanoke Rapids Farm
On a Roanoke Rapids farm Willie Doughton Negro Route One a piglet born last Saturday exhibited an elephant like trunk. The runt died within ten minutes while a second pig survived and thrived. the unusual birth drew local notice.
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Willie Doughton
Roanoke ‘Rapids
Doughton
Woman to earn degree after 44 years at NSC
Dora Early Tucker of Claremore will receive a bachelor's degree from Northeastern State College in Tahlequah this summer. She first enrolled 44 years ago when the school was the Cherokee Female Seminary and returned to finish her studies in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahleuah
Okla
U.P
Dora Early Tucker
Claremore
Northeastern State College
Cherokee Female Seminary
Jaycees Sponsor Hell Drivers Show At Chockoyette Grounds
The Roanoke Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a two hour Hell Drivers stunt show at Chockoyette Fair Grounds at 2 00 p m next Sunday led by Johnny Hand who returns to the act after Knoxville injuries. The program includes Betty Dean among six performers with ramp jumps Roman races precision driving and a 60 mph end over end coach roll. Officials expect a large crowd for the thrill event. ST. Louis authorities spike rum into the Mississippi after failing to auction 130 to 150 proof stock from the Virginia Islands. Between 9 000 and 10 000 gallons were poured into the river to dispose of the rum due to high warehouse fees.
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Hell Drivers
Chockoyette Fair Grounds
Roanoke Rapids
Bruce McMinnix
Junior Chamber of Commerce
ST. Louis
U.P
Virginia Islands
James R. Wade
Boger Resigns As Pastor Of Church Of God
The Rev. Floyd A. Boger resigns as pastor of the Church of God to accept the pastorate in Fayetteville and serve as District Overseer of the Fayetteville District. The Rev. C. S. Gogan will lead the local church and preach his first service next Sunday at 1 a.m.
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Floyd A. Boger
Church of God Here
Churh of God
Fayetteville
C. S. Gogan
Church of Good
Family Wants Jail Stay as Bowen Family Leaves
Sheriff Ralph Welker refused to allow Mrs and Mrs John Bowen and their son Bob to remain in jail after serving a $10 fine and costs for intoxication. Bowen said they wished to stay another week due to a $54 monthly pension and no food, but the sheriff insisted they leave.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Welker
John Bowen
Bob
Roanoke Rapids Jays Name MVP Meyer
Jim Meyer, star left fielder of the Roanoke Rapids Jays, was voted Most Valuable Player in a Tar Heel Sports Shop ballot over 1948 season. Meyer received a trophy shoes and his chosen glove after a fan voting run with nearly 000 ballots cast at the final game Monday night.
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Jam Mey We
Roanoke Rapids Jays
Jays
Tar Heel Sports Shop
Meyer
Seaoa
Lions Club Talent Night Seeks Local Entrants September 23
Roanoke Rapids Lions Club invites local talent for a September 23 festival at the high school athletic field. Auditions are underway with prizes based on audience applause. Entry deadline is September 11 with forms available at the Herald. Contestants provide their own instruments beyond a single piano. Mack Outland will interview entrants.
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Roanoke Rapids Lions Club
Weeek
Ions Club
Roanoke Rapids
Mack Outland
Lions Club
The
Herald
Beer And Wine Voted Out In Northampton County
Northampton County voters approved the beer and wine ban by about three to one in a referendum held last Wednesday. Official canvass showed 2,385 to 911 against beer and 2,419 to 889 against wine with only East Gaston West Gaston and Rich Square voting for continuation. The measure abolishes beer and wine sales once machinery to enforce the ban is set in motion. Northampton becomes the 18th North Carolina county to outlaw sales in this wave of votes.
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Jackson
Northampton County
Board of Elections
W. H. S. Burgwyn, Jr
Woodland
Elections Board
East Gaston
West Gaston
Rich Square
North Carolina
Severn
Milwaukee
Conway
South Kirby
Pendleton
Lasker
West Roan
East Roanoke
Ae Bt
Jackson Rich Square
Seaboard
S. Wiccacanee
N. Wiccacanee
Occaneschee É
Pleasant
First Bale of 1948 Cotton Ginned at Rosemary Gin
Mrs. Pearl Love of route one Roanoke Rapids qualified for free ginning of a 530 pound bale, the first 1948 crop bale, Monday at Rosemary Gin Company. The bale, graded strict low middling with 11 18 inch staple, sold for 33 cents a pound to Marvin D White and Company, Littleton buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Love
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary Gin Company
Marvin D. White and Company
Littleton
State Beer Tax Totals During August
State beer taxes collected in August totaled 553 108 with August receipts bringing year to date to 3 674 751. Half of the state receipts will be distributed to counties and municipalities where beer is sold. The figures exclude local and federal taxes on beer dealers.
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Raleigh
State Department of Revenue
Negro Mother And Children Burn To Death
A fire on a tobacco farm near Warrenton claimed the lives of a Negro mother Rebecca Davis and her six year old daughter. Stepchild Rebecca Rose died late at Parkview Hospital in Rocky Mount. An other stepdaughter survives with non serious burns. A stepson escaped unharmed. Cause of the blaze remains undetermined. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Greenwood Church.
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Warrenton
Here
Rebecca Davis
Rebecca Rose
Parkview Hospital
Rocky Mount
W. R. Riggan
Richmond Davis
Greenwood Church
Parking Meters Collect $1 034 In August
Roanoke Rapids parking meters yielded 1034.29 dollars in August, announced by City Clerk Dorothy Shearin. She noted summer receipts run below year end levels when shops stay open six days a week, and praised meters as a satisfactory solution to downtown parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Dorothy Shearin
GOP Senatorial Candidate to Speak at Lions Club
John A. Wilkinson, Republican candidate for U S Senate, will address the Roanoke Rapids Lions Club next Tuesday evening September 14 at 6 30. Ottis Reynolds says Wilkinson will give a non political Civil Rights history talk then record a paid political broadcast at WCBT at 9 p m. His Roanoke Rapids visit leads to a Republican rally in Rocky Mount September 16.
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John A. Wilkinson
Washington, D. C
U. S. Senate
Roanoke Rapids
Lions Club
Wilkinson
Ottis Reynolds
Halifax County
Republican Executive Committee
Reynolds
WCBT
North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Former Local Boy Enters Boys Town Nebraska
Roland Hubert Sutton Jr., once of Roanoke Rapids North Carolina, is now a resident of Father Flanagan's Boys Town in Nebraska. His admission was funded by the Roanoke Rapids Community Chest and supporters. He was selected by Superintendent Father Edmond C. Wash for outstanding personal traits despite many nationwide applications.
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Avery
Neb
U.P
Nebraska
Omaha
T. A. Neal
Neal
Boy
Boy's Town
Nebaska
Father Flanagan
Boys
Roland Hubert Sutton, Jr
Roanoke Rapids
No Rest After All Inventor Builds Rust Proof Home Aids
Stephenville Texas AP report: F A Ray feared retirement so he invented rust proof coating for windows doors and paths. Demand spurred production beyond hobby level and nearing full scale. Ray plans to expand into a two person firm with employment.
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Stephenville
Tex
A.P
Ray
Money Counter Installed For City Offices
A new coin counting machine was added to the Municipal Building in the City Clerk’s office to count pennies nickels and other coins from parking payments and assist the Tax Collector. The Abbot Coin Counter Co device should save hours of manual labor as Mrs. Dorothy Sherain, City Clerk, expects to flip the switch rather than handle pennies by hand.
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Abbot Coin Counter Co
Dorothy Sherain
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C. S. Thompson
North Carolina Concrete Masonry Association
Ocean Terrace
Wrighteville Beach
G. S. Sinnicks
Charlotte
G. D. Owen
L. W. Stallings
Winston- Derby
A. S. Johnson
Salisbury
Pig
Jaycees
Chockoyette Grounds
Uncle Samuel
Boger
Church of God
Jim Meyer
Dog
Northampton
Nis
Tacoma
Wash
U. P
Harry Pitcher
Pitcher
GOP
Lions
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