Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], September 10, 1936, Page 36, Image 36

About Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1931-1948

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Amelia Earhart To Seek New Firsts
Miss Earhart is shown with President Edward C. Elliott of Purdue University inspecting a model of her
Flying Laboratory. Below she is shown with the finished plane.
Amelia earhart, holder of
many of aviation’s "firsts” Is
getting ready to add another “first”
to her long list, this time as the
first person to undertake scientific
aeronautical research with a “fly
ing laboratory” which has been
especially designed and equipped for
this purpose. She recently took de
livery on the Pacific coast of a new
180-mile-an-hour airplane which she
•will pilot under the auspices of the
Amelia Earhart Fund for Aeronau
tical Reseaich, of Purdue Univer
sity, Lafayette, Indiana.
Miss Earhart's first long official,
flight in this new ship will be a
shakedown trip on which she will
take-off late this fall. Her probable
itinerary is from Los Angeles to
Mexico City. Panama, Havana, New
York and return to L03 Angeles. On
this initial experimental flight she
will study the effects of fatigue on
aviators, the question of diet for
fliers engaged in long flights and
various problems relating to eye
strain in aviation.
She will also carry on experi
ments in the use of the new 100
octane gasoline which is at least
thirty per cent more powerful than
commercial aviation gasoline. This
new product, which was developed
by the engineers of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey research
laboratories, will be tested for
power, take-off under load, and
economy, and Miss Earhart s re
searches will be correlated with
various laboratory studies ot the
product already made by Esso
Marketers technologists.
Miss Earhart's Flying Laboratory
is a Lockheed Electra monoplane,
normally equipped to carry ten pas
sengers and two pilots. It has been
built to suit her unusual require
ments, with a total fuel capacity of
1,250 gallons of gasoline and to pro
vide a cruising range of 4,500 miles.
The Flying Laboratory is powered
by two Wasp engines developing
1,100 horsepower, has a cruising
< speed oX 180 miles per honr and ft
I top speed in excess ot 210 miles per
hour and. weighs 16.000 pounds
I loaded.
Merchants
Plan Fall
Campaign
Flans for a Fall Trade Days cam
paign, similar to that of last year,
were approved by the Merchants
Association today and the officers
and Board of Directors instructed
to report back next Thursday de
tailed plans to the membership in
a special meeting.
It was also voted to have a peti
tion sent to all business firms ask
ing them to agree to burn their
window lights on week days after
they close so as to attract out of
town visitors and show-goers at
night.
A city directory plan was tabled
until the matter could be investi
gated by Association officials in
more detail.
Wm. Harris III, manager of the
R. R. Bonded Warehouse told
members that they could inform
their farmer friends he would buy
long staple cotton on weekdays and
•cotton used by local mills on Sat
urdays. He also said he would
have room for peanuts and advised
some local man who knows pea
nuts to get proper connections with
large peanut users and buy in
small quantities here until he had
accumulated car load lots.
MANY men in this community know that
clothes custom tailored by Nash assure more
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of fabrics fo- ''"■•'I ,-<nd W’nter wear. Just
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If you knew what
we know about
your watch—
Accurate repairs to
any timepiece.
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Roanoke Rapids. N. C.
BOY KILLED
IN WRECK IS
BURIED TODAY
Funeral services for Garland
Harrison were conducted this aft
ernoon at four o’clock, from the
residence in Weldon. Rev. R. S.
Fountain, pastor of the Weldon
Baptist Church, officiated, assisted
by Rev. J. O. Long, of the Weldon
Methodist Church. Interment was
at Cedarwood Cemetery.
Young Harrison spent a year and
a half in a CCC camp in Waynes
ville, and the day before he was
discharged he fell from a tall tree
and broke his back. After several
months in the hospital he came
home, and has since been looking
AT NOKTHINGTON
FUNERAL MONDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. White
head and family, Claude White
head and family, Henry F. White
head and family of Richmond,
Chas. Vick of South Hill, Mrs. Jo
hn House and daughter, Virginia
of Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Raines, Atlanta, Ga„ Mr. and Mrs.
Cooper and children of Savannah,
Ga., Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor of
Littleton attended the funeral here
Monday of G. A. Northington.
for employment.
Harrison is survived by his fa
ther, E. B. Harrison, two broth
ers, Raymond and Earl Harrison,
all of Weldon.
Quality Wedding Gifts
$1. to $5.
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WELCOME TEACHERS
GIFTS I YNLHLS JEWELRY
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ROAN^E RAPIDS, NORTH CAROLINA
KIWANIANS
HEAR ABOUT
TEXAS TRIP
Kiwanis Club tonight heard Law
rence Stell give a vivid report of
his recent trip to Texas and the
Texas Centennial at Dallas and his
visit to Houston and other parts of
the Lone Star State. The most
beautiful part of his trip, however,
said Mr. Stell, was Newfound Gap
section of Western Carolina, after
he left Asheville.
The Club voted $10 toward pay
ing the deficit of bringing the
Charlotte Softball team here and
challenged the Lions Club to a
softball game to help raise funds
for this purpose. It also voted a
gift of $25 from the Boys and Girls
Fund for the purchase or rental of
school books for certain needy
cases.
Celebrating Constitution Week
soon, the Club voted to sponsor an
essay contest in the High School
Civics class on this subject. Guests
of the club were Fred Sprock of
Charlotte, Bill Harris and Bill
Duke.
The Cavalier Hotel at Virginia
Beach sends us the following no
tice: We have the pleasure of
numbering among our recent
guests Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Williams
of your city.
Kufus Woodruff, Irvin Adkin3
Miss Edna Larsen and Miss Helen
Burke of Washington, D. C. spent
the week-end in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. V. Woodruff.
Additions
Local Mills
Being Made
An addition to the cotton ware
house at Roanoke Mill No. 1 with
new equipment for an opening
room will be built and installed
right away. Similar departments
are being installed at other local
mills. At Roanoke No. 2 the in
stallation work is about completed,
while the new machinery will soon
be placed in Patterson Mills Co.
where space is now available.
Found—the Lake of Cleopa
tra’s Slave-Fating Crocodiles.
An Interesting Illustrated Page
on New Discoveries at Ancient
Hersonthis, in the American
Weekly, the Magazine Distribut
ed with Next Sunday's Wash
ington Herald.
CRAZY THINGS PEOPLE
BUY
An Interesting article expos
ing the fantastic fakes, frauds
and foolish gadgets that people
buy will be found in the Sep
tember 13 issue of the American
Weekly, the big magazine which
comes regularly with the BAL
TIMORE SUNDAY AMERI
CAN. On sale every Sunday
morning.
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