Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-18
Roanoke
RannbIinqs
By PAT NANTz

BY PAT NANTZ
Six football fans attending
the Carolina-State game on Sat-
urday, were Marvin Woodland,
Billy Nixon, Noah Sadler, Dom
aid Taylor, Dwight Citing and
Walter Shearin.
One of Roanoke Rapiws' AZ
graduates who visited here this
weekend was Walter Bear"
Myrick. Bear" visited his
parents and family. He is a
freshman at High Point College,
at High Point, N. c. -.
Mrs. ]. R. Wrenn has return
ed to her home after having
spent a week in Norfolk, Va,
with her sister, Mrs ]. W.
Leslie.
Finding time to leave their
studies and come home for the
weekend were Jack Wrenn and
Harry Fuzzy" Weathers. Both
are students at Wake Forest Col
lege. -.
Wishes for a very happy birth
day 60 to little Clarence Hale,
Jr., and Priscilla Hancock. :.
Clarence is in the first grade
and Priscilla is in the third. {.
may you both have many, many
more just as happy 49,.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
A. Nantz over the weekend was
Mrs. Pinkie Burton, Of Richmond,
Va. . Mrs. Burton is a sister
of Mrs. Nantz -.
The semi-pro football team of
Roanoke Rapids didn't have a
very good start this season i.
they lost to Portsmouth, yester-
day, at a score of 42-0. 1t
was, however, the teams first
game, they and their coach,
Flip" Edmondson are hoping
for better scores in the future
Z FIVE from college this week
tie, hi were c. D. "Dickie" Clark.
Charles Smith, A. R. Handbook"
Hardison,e and Wiley Boone"
Warren all are attending
Wake Forest College. -.
Here's something that may be
news to you :. Billy White, a
'48 graduate of the Roanoke Ra-
pids High School is an alternate
drum-major at High Point Col
lege Bill plays in the band
as a drummer during one game
and then during the next
game, he takes over as drum
major. he was the drum
major of the Roanoke Rapids
band during his senior year, last
year.
Jerry Kidd and Fred Etheridge
left yesterday for McDill Field
j Tampa, Florida. Jerry and
Fred spent a twelve day leave
here with their families. both are
'48 graduates OF the Roanoke Ra-
pids High School,.
One Of the outstanding fea.
lures of the band performance
Friday night, was the killing
of the OIL grey while the
band was marching during the
half of the game an OIL grey mare
came on the field and proceeded
to aggrevate the majorettes....it
was representing the Edentor
team. when the drum-majorette
failed to be able to make 1t leave
the field, she called on Jesse
Harren,, Jr. for help. Jesse shot
the grey mare. while the band
played an engagement Of
"The or Grey Mare"
then after having shot it twice
they played a funeral march
while Sonny Hines and Johnny
Lynch carried the dead mare
from the field on a stretcher..
Little Carylon Stafford, Of Fran
kiln, Virginia, celebrated hel
fourth birthday at the home o.
her grandmother, Mrs. Mamie
Braswell, on Madison Street..
Carylon was honor guest at
party on Saturday afternoon.
A man who was wanted by thu
police had been photographed il
six different positions and thu
pictures were circulated amont
the police. The chief in a small
town wrote headquarters a few
days later, saying: II dull,
received the pictures Of the 81,
miscreants whose capture is de
i, ,aired..I have arrested five o
" them; the sixth Is, under obser
walton and will be taken soon...