Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], April 17, 1941, SECTION A, Page 2, Image 2

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Hayes Crashes Flaming Boardwall
* ABOVE is a scene from “Suicide” Bob Hayes’ 1940 “Hell Drivers”
show, in which the veteran Georgia hell-driver is shown crashing into
a flaming board wall after having jumped a number of stock cars. He
will attempt a similar stunt at the Fairgrounds here next Sunday at
which time he will attempt to better his own record by jumping 18 cars.
HAYES WILL PLAY
CITY FOR ONE OF
FIRST 1941 DATES
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Springtime that season of the
year “when a young man’s fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of love”,
appears also to be the season
when Roanoke Rapids thrill-seek
ers thoughts turn to "Suicide”
Bob Hayes. Or maybe its vice
versa. At any rate the weather
for the past few days leaves
little doubt that Spring is de
finitely here—and Suicide Hayes
will be at the Halifax County
Fairgrounds for another of his
famous “Hell Drivers” shows next
Sunday afternoon.
Last year Hayes presented his
first show of the season in Roa
noke Rapids on Sunday, April 7th.
He also wound up his 1940 sea
son here, giving his last perfor
mance on Sunday, October 6th.
The large grandstand at the co
unty fairgrounds was filled prac
tically to capacity for both shows,
and Hayes is said to hold the re
cord locally for “packing ’em in”,
having appeared here previously in
1939 for several engagements.
Next Sunday is scheduled to
be more than “just another show
day” for the devil-may-care Hell
Driver from Georgia, for it is
said he plans to try out several
new stunts which if successful,
will be used in his show all sea
son. Hayes is booking Fairs
"right and left” this year and
leaves here on an itiuerary that
will take him to points in Maine
and Canada.
“I always like to start the
season off in Roanoke Rapids,”
Hayes told a Herald representa
tive this week, “altho I invariably
draw one of the most appre
ciative audiences of anyplace I
play it is also a ‘hard boiled’
audience. Folks here know what
real “Hell Driving” is, and if a
stunt pleases that crowd out
at the Fairgrounds Sunday after
noon it will please any audience—
anywhere I play,” he said.
Hayes has added a number of
new routines to his show for
the current season, and will this
year feature in addition to stunts
performed with automobiles, se
veral new motorcycle stunts. His
new 1941 show has been carefully
planned and rehearshed for the
past several months while he and
his company of hell drivers have
been in winter quarters in his
native Georgia.
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Climaxing ouxmoj -
program, Hayes will attempt an
18-car jump, at which time after
gaining tremendous speed from
going around the one-mile track
at the fair grounds his stock car
will leave the ramp high in the
air and be catapuled over 18-stock
cars parked next to the ramp.
Hayes first introduced this stunt
to Roanoke Rapids by jumping
ten cars . . . then the number was
increased to 12 ... to 14 .. .
and finally at Hayes’ last show
of the season here in October,
he jumped 16 Cars crashing into
a flaming timber barrier. Sunday
afternoon marks the first time
in the history of the Georgia dare
devil that he will attempt to
to jump 18 cars, it is said.
Many of the old favorites of
the Hayes Hell Drivers will be
seen at next Sunday afternoon’s
performance here, along with new
recruits, and preparations are be
ing made to take care of a re
cord crowd.
Weldon Furn. Co.
Local Sponsors
Tomlinson Show
The Weldon Furniture Co., of
Weldon, is again this year join
ing with the Guild of Tomlinson
dealers in distributing a huge
number of personal invitations and
courtesy admission cards to the
Tomlinson exhibit, “Topping the
Trends”, which will be held in
High Point all of next week.
The annual style revue is being
sponsored by furniture dealers
throughout eight Southeastern
states, and is said to be exciting
lots of enthusiastic comments al
ready. It was learned today that
many local people expect to at
tend the style show of furniture
next week, and will journey to the
North Carolina furniture manufac
turing center to enjoy admission
to the show with the compliments
of the Weldon Furniture Company.
Besides presenting a “pre-view"
of the latest trends in home fur
nishings, “Topping The Trends” is
said to be animated, alive, re
freshing and revealing, and among
many other features includes two
moving picture shorts in Techni
color, presented twice daily. The
show is staged continuously each
day for the entire week of April
21st. Local people interested in
attending the exhibit in High
Point may receive courtesy ad
mission cards from the Weldon
Furniture Company.
Christian Church
Rev. T. E. Tomerlin, Pastor
Bible School 9:45 a.m. Morning
worship 10:45. Sermon topic, “The
reality of God.” Christian En
deavor 7:00 p.m. Evening worship
7:30. Sermon subject: “The Savior
hood of Christ.”
These are the opening sermons
of our twelve weeks of evangelism.
The work will be done by personal
contact through specially appoint
ed committees. Each week’s work
climaxing in the Sunday morning
and evening evangelistic service at
the church. Special features of
work will be carried by the several
Circles through the Council, also
through the whole organization of
the Bible School.
First Methodist
Church
DANIEL LANE, Pastor
Sunday Services for Sunday, A
pril 20, 1941.
9:45 Church School. We have
classes for all group ages. You are
welcome.
11:00 Morning Worship with Ser
mon by the Pastor, Rev. Daniel
Lane. Sermon Theme: “I Believe
in the Resurrection”.
6:45 p.m. The meetings of the
Intermediates and Senior Young
People.
7:30 p.m. Evening Worship. Pas
tor’s Sermon Theme: “The Religion
of a Warm Heart”.
We invite you to worship with
us and to make our Church your
religious home in the community.
Negro Child Dies
Here After Being
Struck By Auto
Alvin Jackson Wood, small Ne
gro child of near Emporia, died
in the Roanoke Rapids Hospital
on April 14 from injuries re
ceived when struck by an auto
mobile on the highway in front
of his home on April 14. He re
ceived fractures to both legs and
a head injury.
The machine that struck the
child wes driven by W. H. Prell
man of Bassett, Va. The victim
ran across the road into the path
of the car, it is reported here.
Mrs. John R. Stone of Dunn
is spending this week as the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Tickel.
William Long, who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. T. M.
Bullock, returned to Marian, Va.,
Tuesday.
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