Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], April 17, 1941, SECTION B, Page 3, Image 15

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

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VARIED PROGRAM
FOR VISITORS AT
WELDON FESTIVAL
Practically every type of enter
tainment will be available to visit
ors at the Rock Fish Festival to
be held in Weldon on April 27, 28,
29 and 30.
There will be parades, concerts,
fishing and other contests, dances,
and the famous rock fish muddle
for all who attend. “America On
Parade”, a spectacular pageant of
America as tradition has handed
it down to people of today, will be
presented each of the three nights
to make it one of the largest at
tractions ever held in this section
of the state.
Over 200 people from Northamp
ton and Halifax counties have been
selected to stage the pageant. Ap
proximately 40 young people from
Roanoke Rapids have entered the
• cast and are at present preparing
to present one of the most color
ful of all the scenes.
The spectacle will tell in panto
mime, dance form and ip dialogue
the amazing history of America and
some of the high lights will in
clude “The Ride of Paul Revere”;
the wagon trains of pioneers mov
ing westward; the dramatic events
of the War Between the States; the
gay dashing days of the Gay 90s
and the America of Today.
a tremendous playing stage has
been arranged in front of the Com
munity House and seats are being
prepared for two thousand. The
spectacle is under the direction of
the John B. Rogers Producing
Company.
Following is a complete tentative
schedule of the festival program:
Sunday, April 27—Religious Ob
servance Day; Huge Vesper Service
| at Community Center, 5 p.m.
Monday, April 28—Official Open
ing, 11 a.m.; Fishing Contest, 5
a.m. to 11 a.m., 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.;
Old Timers Get Together Picnic,
12 to 2 p.m.; Museum, 11 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.; Athletic Events at Base
ball Park, 2 to 4:30 p.m.; Music—
Roanoke Rapids Choral Club, 4:00
p.m.j^ Governor’s Speech at Com
munity Center Grounds, 4:30 p.m.;
Huge Rock Fish Muddle at Com
munity Center Grounds, 5:30 p.m.;
Band Concert at Town Park, 7:15
p.m.; Concert preceding Spectacle,
7:45 p.m.; Coronation of Queen by
Governor Broughton, 8 p.m.; Pag
eant Spectacle “America on Pa
rade”, 8:15 p.m.; Coronation and1
Governor Ball. 10 D.m.
Tuesday, April 29-—Viewing of
Historical Windows, 10 to 11 a.m.;
Fishing Contest, 5 to 11 a.m., 3 to
5:30 p.m.; Museum, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.; Parade of Floats, 4 p.m.;
Huge Rock Fish Muddle at Com
munity Center Grounds, 5:30 p.m.;
Fiddlers' Convention, 7 p.m.; Pag
eant Spectacle, 8 p.m.; Street Dance
and Square Dance, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, April 30 — Fishing
Contest, 5 to 11 a.m., 3 to 5:30 p.m.;
Museum, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Baby
Parade, 11 a.m.; Baseball Games
and Athletic Events, 2 to 4 p.m.;
Pet and Kiddies Parade, 4 p.m.;
Maypole Dance, 4:30 p.m.; Chil
dren’s Picnic, 6 p.m.; Concert, 7
p.m.; Pageant Spectacle, 8 p.m.
The gigantic Spectacle entitled
“America on Parade” will be pre
sented each evening during this pe
riod on a huge outdoor stage con
struction on the banks of the Roa
noke River.
E. S. Jenkins of Franklin, Va.,
spent the holidays at his home
here.
Miss Mattie Hardy is spending
some time here with relatives.
CALVARY CHURCH
There will be no Sunday School
at Calvary Sunday a.m. on ac
count of the baccalaureate ser
mon at Littleton High School.
Raymond Parker
Gets Promotion
At Fort Monroe
,
Headquarters today announced
the promotion of Corporal Ray
mond W. Parker, Battery H, 74th
Coast Artillery, to the rank of
Sergeant. Sergeant Parker will
continue his present duties of in
structing and training the selec
tees that are bringing the regi
ment to full war strength.
Sergeant Parker enlisted in the
United States Army in Richmond,
Va., December 29, 1936, at which
time he was assigned to duty
in Battery A, 51st Coast Artillery,
Fort Monroe, Va. Two months
later he wa3 transfered to Head
lery. He re-enlisted December 29,
1939 at Fort Monroe, Va., and saw
service at Fort Moultrie, S. C.,
and Camp Stewart, Ga. Returning
to Fort Monroe he joined Bat
tery D, 74th Coast Artillery and
on January 2, 1941, he was trans
ferred to Battery H.
Born April 29, 1918 in Roanoke
Rapids, Sergeant Parker attended
public schools in that city, and
the Roanoke Rapids High School.
He is the son of Mrs. Janie C.
Parker, 204 Jackson Street, Roa
noke Rapids.
Fire Monday
A trash pile behind the R. G.
Knight home on Bowling road
caught from a can of burning
trash Monday morning, resulting
in the first fire alarm in the
city for over a week. A truck
arrived in time to keep the fire
from spreading. No damage was
done.
Game Postponed
The game the Jax had scheduled
to play with Tarboro here last
Thursday afternoon was called off
due to a conflict the Tarboro
team had. A date for the playoff
has not been set at this time.
Tarboro met Scotland Neck last,
Thursday in a state-race game, the
Halifax County team winning.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hopkins
last week in Danville, Va.
Crowning King And Queen
Main Event In Program
Held In Littleton April 7
_ —— _
Crowning the “Health King and
Queen” as a part of Halifax Coun
ty Negro 4-H Club program held
at Littleton, April 7, won the great
est applause from the 310 mem
bers and visitors present. The e
vent was an observance of the 27th
National Negro Health Week. Al
so featured on the program was
the final-elimination 4-H Song
Conest.
Winners in the County Health
Contest were Edwin Arrington of
Eastman 4-H Club and Doris
Qualls of Eden. Doctor R. F.
Young, County Health Officer, and
Doctor J. A. Tinsley examined 23
boys and girls who represented the
12 4-H Clubs in the county. Assist
ing them were two of the
county nurses. Doctor Tinsley and
Nurse Holmes conducted the
Health Coronation Ceremony. The
clubs represented were: Chestnut,
Mary Taylor and Walter J. Hines;
Dawson, Dorothy Parker and A
mos Johnson; Eastman, Helen
Wills and Edwin Arrington; Eden,
Doris Qualls and Wiliam Pitt
man; Everett, Maggie Flemings
and Edward Flemings; Felton,
Anzella Johnson and Cleo Rich
ardson; County Training school
(Weldon), Otelia Cooke and Ro
bert Neville; John Armstrong
(Roanoke Rapids), Queen Ivey and
Walden Shaw; Littleton, Clara
Brown and Roger Hawkins; Piney
Grove, Cleveland Coppage, Jr.;
Sam’s Head, Josephine Bell and
Charles Pierce; Tillery, Magnolia
Wilkins and Andrew Williams.
Eden 4-H Club won in the Coun
j <-y oung contest, i_,itueton placed
• second and Dawson third. The
J winning club will represent the
i county in the State Negro 4-H
J Song Contest at the Agricultural
* and Technical College of Greens
boro in August. Mary Phillips
of Bricks, Carrie Kellog
of Warrenton and Mary Morisey
of Enfield judged the singing.
C. S. Wynn, Waxren County Negro
Farm Agent, presented the banner
to Ray Thonrton, president of
Eden 4-H Club.
Transcribed musical selections
were dedicated to 4-H Club boys,
girls, leaders, parents, and the
public.
:: Calvary-Thelma \ \
Miss Bertha Walston spent
Easter at her home near Wilson.
Ray and H. D. Myrick of Ral
eigh spent Sunday with their par
ents here.
Miss Sarah King of Halifax
spent the week-end at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Woodlief and
daughter of Richmond, Va., spent
the week-end with friends and re
latives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Reid of
Reidsvile spent the holidays at
their home here.
Mrs. H. S. Harper and daughter
and Mrs. B. C. Jenkins spent
last week-end in Richmond, Va.,
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Stephenson
and son of Fremont and Mrs.
Paul Etheridge of Littleton spent
last Sunday in the home of Mr3.
H. L. Faucette.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Perkinson
and family of Norlina spent the
week-end with Mrs. John Myrick.
Joe and Randolph Mitchell spent
the week-end with their narents
here.
H. S. Harper of Reidsville spent
Easter with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Riggan
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
E. S. Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C Newsom
and Mrs. Dunning of Roanoke
Rapids were visitore of Mrs.
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