Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-22
Roanoke
RonnbIings
BY PAT NANTZ

The heartiest of welcomes is
extended to A. S. Gonseth, who
has just become resident of
our city this week. Mr..
Gonseth took over the duties of
manager of the local McCrory's
Store on Tuesday of this week.
Prior to accepting the position
here, he was manager of the
McCrory Store in Railway, New
Jersey. Mr.. Gonseth, a very con-
scientious worker, was promoted
from the Railway store, which
is third class to the second class
store here = in only eleven
months. His wife and two chill
dren, a boy who is five months
old, and a girl five years old,
expect to join them here in
about two weeks. They will
make their home at 1904 Wash
ington Street.
The high school students who
were delegates at the twenty
second annual meeting of the N.
c. Student Council Congress,
from Roanoke Rapids High
School were James Warren, Ann
Grizzard, Nellie Ivey, L. B. Doy-
lie, Margaret Page and Make
Page and Max Lancaster {.
Miss VERNE Eddins accompanied
the group. The meeting was held
this year at Henderson High
School, on October 1920.
Hopes for a speedy recovery 60
to the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland johnson they took
Frances Earl to the Duke Hos
pital, Thursday where she will
undergo an operation. :.
Frances fell while playing near
some thickly-gr grown shrubbery,
last March, causing an injury to
her eye. her mnther is with
her at Durham, and expects to
remain until Frances is able to
be brought home. She is ex-
pected to remain there about a
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buddy Miller's
guests are Mrs. w. F. Miller and
Miss Evelyn Miller of Norfolk,
Virginia they are at the
Country Club home of the Mill
Mrs. R. P. Beckwith will lead
the devotional on Sunday, at the
Boone's Chapel. this will be
at the annual interracial Confer
ence, sponsored by the ladies OF
the First Presbyterian Church..
Expected to return from Ger
many in about two weeks is
Sgt. Keith Taylor. Keith has
been serving in Germany for
two years, but is receiving his
discharge when he reaches the
states. =. he was injured in an
accident about six months ago
and has not had the full use of
his left arm and hand since. The
accident was attributed to slip
perry roads during bad weather.
. he was driving jeep at
the time, and lost control of it,
causing it to go over steep
embankment. Keith was hospit-
allied for four months, but no.
thing could be done to bring the
use back into his arm and hand.
when he arrives he will
continue to receive medical care,
before getting his medical dis
charge from the army he is
the son of Dalton Keith Taylor
and of the late Mrs. Taylor, of
this city.
Several friends OF Mr.. Thomas
B. Conner, formerly of this city,
have received message pertain
ing to his death Mr.. Conner
was eight-two years of age and
resident OF Washington, D. C.
He lived in Roanoke Rapids,
however, until November of 1916
and had many friends and as
sociates, here. After retiring in
1915, he remained here for one
year and then decided to make
his home with his son, T. B.
Conner, Jr. 1t was reported that
he passed away at his sons
home, on Monday night, October
ID. Mr.. Conner had been in ill
health for about six years and
this accounted for mis- sudden re-
tirement.