The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia (2024)

October 31, 1937

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Roanoke, Virginia

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Sunday, October 31, 1937

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our THE ROANOKE TIMES ROANOKE VIRGINIA: SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 31 1937 1 REPUBLICANS MAKE RADIO APPEAL OR VOTES AS CAMPAIGN REACHES INAL PHASES 4 JnoMOakey Phone DIAL' 6283 Save us to HI Uf 1HI1IC MHtH UrtHiMllHIH An Area Which Is Growing The equipment we makes sit possible for answer and econom ically calls coming from miles away New equip ment as we add it in creases our ability to serve at a distance: with the result that the area covered byOakey service is constantly widening1 "INCORPORATED MORTICIANS ROANOKE VIRGINIA ji tiHlr rts Potentate of Kazim Temple a to WALKER PETTYJOHN CITY DEATHS yet ROANOKE VIRGINIA I DIAL 6283 for MEMORIALS incastle and MtK conducted Lowry at Real Estate Transfers The following real estate transfers were admitted to record in the of fice of the clerk of the courts yes terday: Dossie Craig to and Susie Leonard lot 13 section 23 Rugby Land company addition $4900 Annie Printz to Icy Turner part of lot 6 section 4 West End Land company $1350 Kelly Still Unconscious The condition of Bert A Kelly of 1314 Hamilton Terrace in New Al tamont hospital Christiansburg suf fering from injuries sustained several weeks ago in a motorcycle accident near Blacksburg re mains un changed it was said here last night He has never regained conscious ness since the accident" To Give Party The auxiliary 'of the Old Virginia Lodge No 377 Brotherhood of Rail way Trainmen will give a Hallow een party at 1702 Staunton avenue Tuesday evening Members of Big Lick lodge No 818 are also invited The New BLUET ONE finish an exclusive Rock of Ages feature is now on display in our show yard Observe Day St Episcopal church will hold special services Monday morn ing at 10 :30 o'clock in observance of All Day it has been an nounced BEANS GROW AT LAST LONDON After 30 years of experimenting North bot anist has succeeded in growing the soya bean in England He predicts that by 1939 approximately 1000 acres will be under cultivation Thousands is expected 9 boys from the of St Episcopal Morris Helman Morris Helman 62 died at his residence 367 Moun tain avenue He is survived by his widow Mrs Rosa Helman one son Abe and a brother Aleck Hel man of New York Xuneral services will be afternoon at 4 at BethIsrael cemetery Youth Snatches Purse rom Woman On Street One week after police arrested two youths to clear a similar case a white youth last night snatched a purse containing 38 cents some keys and papers from Mrs Green of 911 Orchard Hill it was reported to police The robbery occurred just east of Jefferson street on Mountain ave nue and a moment after receipt of the call police dispatched three radio cars into that area but offi cers failed to find a trace of the thief who ran towards Elmwood Park Mrs Green told police she was walking alone along the street when accosted by the youth who was de scribed as about 18 years of age six feet tall and dressed blue sweater and cap Police Indicated they expected an early arrest PLANS COMPLETE OP CEREMONIAL Climaxing the fall ceremonial Rajah Temple 195 last night held its annual dance at the Roanoke auditorium for ah Pythians and their ladles The activities opened on riday evening when a class of 150 can didates was initiated by the two Pythian Lodges which conferred the three degrees Opening the activities yesterday was a parade at 3 o'clock from Elm wood Park to the auditorium where the majority of those upon whom degrees were conferred on riday night were given the Temple de gree The work was con cluded about 6 mt and square dancing got under way at 7:30 with round dancing from 9:30 until mid night The thirty eighth reunion of the Scottish Rite bodies of Roanoke will be held at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday Thursday and riday when degrees from the fourth through the thirty second will be conferred on about 40 candidates Many high officials of the order will be guests of the bodies dur ing the reunion these including Stanley Clark Warner 33rd degree Grand Chamberlain of the Supreme Council of the Thirty Third De gree and Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Colorado Robert Crump 33rd degree Grand Minister of State of the Supreme Council of the Thirty Third Degree and Sov ereign Grand Inspector General in Virginia and Robert Barrett 33rd degree of Alexandria The candidates are to report at 9 a Wednesday at the Masonic Temple and the degrees from the fourth to the sixteenth inclusive will be conferred and communicated on that day On Thursday the de grees from the eighteenth through the thirtieth will be conferred and communicated Mr Crump and Mr Warner guest speakers will be received in the lodge in full Jorm prior to the banquet at 6 to which all Scottish Rite Masons of any de gree are invited An attendance of300 is expected On riday afternoon there will be a class reorganization at 2 o'clock followed by conferring of the thirty first and thirty second degrees Alexander A Waldrop 49 pres ident of the Roanoke Auto and Im plement company met instant death when he hurtled from a third floor Window at his place of business 12 East Church avenue shortly before 9 yesterday morning Dr Charles Irvin city coro ner said last night he had not completed his investigation and had arrived at no verdict Mr Waldrop was' said to have been cheerful when he arrived athis office yesterday morning andshortly afterwards he went to the third floor with Thrasher serv ice manager in search of clues in connection with the theft of a bat Xtery from the building during the night Thrasher said told officers that he had just started downstairs after leav ing Mr Waldrop when he heard a thud Rushing back to the window he saw what had occurred and sum moned an ambulance and a physi cian White sales manager went to the scene a moment later and found Mr Waldrop dead He said" Mr Waldrop often stood at the win dow one foot propped on the sill 2 and explained that he could easily have lost his balance A native of Rockbridge county Mr Waldrop was graduated from I in 1913 and with his fath er in law the late Bear or ganized the Roanoke Auto and Im plement company in 1916 Surviving are his widow Mrs Carolyn Bear Waldrop and three sons: A A Waldrop Jr John Wal drop and Louise Waldrop uneral services will be conduct ed at the residence 529 Allison ave nue at 3 this after noon by Dr Spencer Edmunds Interment will be in Evergreen TWO BOYS HURT BY AUTOMOBILES MANY CITIES REACH a CHEST DRIVE GOALS SCOTTISH RITE TO CONDUCT REUNION Series of Degrees To Be Conferred This Week ifntbalanM The family's heartfelt wish in their saddened hour is tor a service of fitting tribute We satisfy in the highest degree this most natural desire regard less of the cost The weather man may not agree but Roanoke is going to be getting warmer and warmer forthe next 10 and to register the temperature there has been installed a 10 foot neon thermometer high up on the building on the east side of Jefferson street directly across from the American Theatre build ing The thermometer is graduated in dollars instead of degrees and will record the progress in Roa noke's 1938 Community und campaign for all to see as the drive progresses It runs up through the center of a huge red heart and on either side are the campaign slogans calling on Roanoke to aid in reaching the $116871 "or a Better Roa noke" "ifteen Appeals in and But Enough for jNGKOWKEYk INCORPOftATlD fi MORTICIANS Next Sunday afternoon 'the an iai Memorial service will be held in the Roanoke auditorium at which time Representative Clifton A Woodrum will speak Many who took part in the color ful service last year including two bands a drum and bugle corps and combined church choirs' will par ticipate in the service sponsored an nually 'by the Roanoke Committee on Patriotic Affairs Program Highlights Ong' of the highlights of the progfam will be the singing of Star? Spangled by Mrs Ruth Rodeheaver Thomas accom panle'd by Mrs? Mary Atkinson Hen son and assisted by the Str John's Episcopal church choir The 5000 seats in the auditorium are expected to be filled next Sun day afternoon: The 'service in the' past has not only attracted Roan okers but many citizens from throughout Southwest Virginia Colonel Jordan said yester day that the north side of the audi balcony is reserved for colored people and in the main sec tion there will be reserved seats for the Gold Star Mothers Confederate Veterans and specially invited guests Captain Charles Nerren chairman of the usher committee assisted by Boy Scouts is in charge of seating arrangements The service will begin at 3 and will last about an hour The Jefferson high school and 116th In fantry bands the American Legion Post No 3 junior drum and bugle corps and the Kazim 'Chanters are among the musical organizations to participate sing ing of Christian is part of the program To Receive Crosses our men and a woman will re ceive war crosses of service from Mrs Wheeler president of William Watts chap ter of the United Daughters of the Of the 22 Community und cam paigns completed to date in cities all over the United States 17 have either readied lheir 1938 goals or raised more than in the 1937 cam paigns it was revealed in a letter from Community Chests and Coun cils Inc of New York national as sociation of community funds re ceived by Thornton Wilcox execu tive director of the Roar uke i last night Among the cities comparable to Roanoke 'in size to accomplish a successful campaign (with popula tion and amount raised) are Davenport Iowa 64000 $iz0592 Lincoln Neb 81000 $162202 Plain field 48000 $129406 Sioux City Iowa 90000 $169222 Wheel ing Va 63000' $143300 Green ville SC 33000 $61241 Stockton Cal 58000 $85467 and Lynchburg about 42000 ralsd nearly $70000 about short of their goal though the campaign is net definitely closed Both Knocked Down When They Run Info Street Tri Statc Electrical Co In New Quarters The Tri State Electrical Simply Company Inc with headquarters in Hagerstown yesterday moved into new quarters at 416 West Sa lem avenue and a buffet supper was tendered to contractors wiremen and retailers in the new building last night The company opened a branch here a year ago and during the past six months the business has quad rupled it was said by 'George Parsley manager The concern does a whole a bu ic in radios and general electrical supplies Confederacy The crosses will be presented to Col Marion Battle postmaster John Lloyd George Misell A Renick and Mrs William Yancey Readings a moment's silence laps by two buglers and a number of solos are scheduled i Nine boys from the choir of St Episcopal church who will sing will appear In novel garb" Three will 'we'ar red vest ments three white and three blue Processional Jefferson high school band medley of patriotic airs 116th infantry band: invocation Rabbi Maurice Goldblatt: "Onward Chns tianScJdiers combined cnoirs chanters and assefnbMge: first ot ficeiMreati ng) CoiE Jordan: presentation of World War crosses of military service Ito Coi Battle Mr John Lloyd Mr George Misell Mr A Renick and 'Mrs William Yancey oy Mrs Wjieeier president Wunam Watts chapter Trumpeter' Charles Beard accompanied by Mrs Mary A Hen son second officer treading) Major Clem Jonnston' patriotic music junior drum and bugle corps (Amer ican Legion Post No 3) "Christ in landers Holland Persinger accompanied by Mrs Mary A Hen son third officer treading) Major Carleton Penn prayer Rev Nolan Harmon Jr Kipling's Reces sional Kazim Temple Chanters ac companied by Mrs Mary A Henson fourth officer' (reading) Captain King unkhouser Anvil Mc Donald "America chorus church Spangled Mrs Ruth Rodeheaver Thomas ac companied by Mrs Mary A Henson (repeat by assemblage) fifth officer (reading) Major Allen per junior drum and bugle corps (American Legion Post No 3) sixth officer (reading) Captain Thornton address by Clif ton A Woodrum The lag Goes By" Kazim Temple Chanters landers ield" (unseen voices) John Saul and Masinter one minute of silence entire assem blage Taps Alvin A Campbell Battery 226 A Rov Goggin 116th Infantry band A benediction Rev A Campbell recessional the Beauti ful" combined choirs and chanters Two Roanoke Puppies Victors At ort Myer Two Roanoke puppies stepped out at the show at ort Myer yesterday to win in their classes and go on from there to become reserve win ners Both were Scotties Mrs Koontz' male puppy Major Boy by Champion Walnut Aristocrat dam Cabrach Bar Brig and Heywood bitch Wood hart Charmer sire Champion Cedar Pond Charmer dam Marlu Mona captured equal honors in their re spective classes Three hundred and seventy nine dogs were entered in the show Salem Deaths Crawford Thomas uneral services for Crawford Thomas 80 who died yesterday morning at his home in South Sa lem will be conducted at the South Salem Christian church at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon by Elder Helm assisted by Elder Hash and Rev Zeigler Interment will be in Sherwood Active pallbearers will be: Ed Bur tord Sink A Poff Gearhart and Boitnott Honorary pallbearers will be: Starker Harry Slough Dr Darden McCray Rev Page Minnix Wells Mr Compton Wertz Mowles Jim erris Albert Sisk Wilson A Swaker Grubb A A Grubb Carl Moran Arthur A Hockett and George Grisso Surviving are his widow Mrs Martha Thomas: three sons Clarence of Salem Wilton of South Salem and I of Monte Vista three daughters Mrs Agee Mrs Ethel Mowles and Mrs Eura Edwards all of South Salem one sister Mrs Tinnie Griffin of Pat rick county and 40 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren A WALDROP IS KILLED IN A ll Arrangements have been com pleted for the all state Shrine cere monial to be held here riday night and Saturday by Acea Temple Richmond Kazim of Roanoke and Khedive of Norfolk honoring Wal ter Sugden imperial potentate of Sistersville Va Several potentates from through out this region have indicated that they will be present for the Grand Ball on riday evening at Hotel Patrick Henry arid the program on Saturday which includes a parade competitive drills and band con cert ceremonial banquet reception for disinguished visitors ana dance Win Draw The ceremonial draw several thousand Shriners from throughout Virginia and the event is expected to be the most colorful in the history of Virginia fraternalism About 200 representatives are ex pected from Richmond and a like number from Norfolk Both dele gations accompanied by the patrol and band will arrive by special train on Saturday morning The specials will leave here about 2 a Sun day Among distinguished guests who have accepted invitations are: A A Rahn imperial deputy potentate member of Zurah Temple Minne apolis Minn James Price im perial recorder member of Acca Temple Richmond 'P Steuart imperial treasurer and past imperial potentate member of Almas Tem ple Washington Se brell past imperial potentate mem ber of Khedive Temple Norfolk Roy Koller potentate of Osiris Tem ple Wheeling Va A Dan iels potentate of Almas Temple Washington Proctor potentate of Sudan Temple Ox ford and Charles McWhor ter chief rabban of Beni Kedem Temple Charleston Va laying for the Grand Ball at Hotel Patrick Henry on riday eve ning will be Dan orches tra of New York while the Com modores of Roanoke will furnish music for Saturday dance at the Elks club Judges for the patrol drill at Elm wood Park Saturday afternoon1 will be: Col John Hyatt Col Davis and Maj Blackwell The trophy to the winning patrol will be presented by Adjutant Gen eral Gardner Waller Mr Sugden was elected imperial potentate at Detroit Mich on June 23 this year the elevation to the highest post coming after many years of 'active work In the order Bom in Amsterdam he was graduated rom Phillips Andover Acaderffcr Jp I899 and from Harvard University 'in 1903 and attended Harvard Law school He was initia ted as an Entered Apprentice on January 2 1908 and has since passed through many offices He was crea ted a Noble of the Mystic Snrine of Osiris Temple A A at Wieeung Va on May 20 1910 He served as potentate of this temple in 1920 was representative to the imperial 1920 and from 1924 mntil IDS was elected imperial outer guard at Los Angeles in 1929 Mr Sungden has practiced at law at Sistersville since 1912 and served as city attorney from 1917 to 1928 He is a vestryman of St Paurs Epis copal cnurch and served as district governor oxkiwaius in Business Man Drops Three Stories to His Death DO YOU NEED MONEY? full details sent free Write I BRAXTON SALES COMPANY Dept Gassaway Vx RAJAH TEMPLE HOLDS ITS ALL CEREMONIAL Virginia Shriners to Honor Sugden Saturday will be the subject of the message at 11 A Sunday This is the last Sunday of Church Loyalty Month AILmcmbers and friends invited Thermometer to Record Results Terrorism Renewed By Holy Land Men JERUSALEM Oct 30 Snipers renewed Holy Land ter rorism today by firing on constables guarding American stone quarries outside Jerusalem and cutting tele phone wires No casualties were re ported Police aided by bloodhounds rounded up one entire gang of ter rorists British troops carried out extensive route marches through Arab villages combing the hillsides and searching homes for suspected marauders Despite strict frontier guards bands of Syrians slipped into Palestine but royal airforce de tachments prevented them from joining terrorist groups 5VERCREEN BURIAL PARK Most Beautifully Cared I Cemetery In EVERY LOT CARED OR PAC1 ii rnnev un Representatives: rank Mitchell Gleason ord Office: Dial 2 2593 Robert A Padgett Robert A Padgett 62 died at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home 644 Montrose avenue Surviving are his widow Mrs Lena Padgett and the following children: Padgett Goode 'Padgett Bedford Padgett Roanoke Mrs Cannaday Goode Mrs Higgins Roanoke CW Padgett Monroe Mrs A Roanoke Carson PadgettSoode and Padgett Roanokehis mother Mrs Padgett 'Goode and the following brothers and sisters: Padgett RoanokeN Padgett orest Mrs Crist Washington Pad gett Roanoke Mrs Willie Ashe Webster Padgett Roanoke Mrs Mcarland Padgett Goode Ashe Roanoke Zuneral services will be wt Timber Ridce church 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon by the Rev Bailey Interment will be in the church cemetery Memorial Service or War Dead Planned Next Sunday Recorded OREVER Instinctive in a i the worthy commemoration of loved ones can be a lasting record for all generations when expressed in a monument of KNOWN character rances Edmonds rances Marie Edmonds 8 month bld daughter of Mr and Mrs ElbertD Edmonds yesterday after noon at the home of her Russell street Norwich Surviving besides her parents is aLfiister Ada Edmonds uneral services will be conducted at the grave in the family cemetery near Radford James Clossin James Clossin died at 10 £jast night at his home 504 Broad vTway South Roanoke Surviving are his widow and a brother Clossin of Dixie Ga arrangements will be an nounced later Two boys were injured neither seriously when struck by automo biles here yesterday it was reported by police Burford Burnett 6 of 1112 Tomp kins avenue suffered a frac ture of the right leg just above the knee when he was said to have run in front of a moving automobile in front of his home about 11:30 o'clock yesterday morning He was removed to Jefferson hospital in an ambu lance Playing in Street Patrolmen rank O'Donnell and I Belcher who investigated said the lad with several others had been playing in the street and ran in front of a car driven by Mrs Basham of 826 Montrose avenue The right front fender and end of the bumper struck the childit was stated A technical charge of reckless driving was placed against Mrs Basham Walter McNowlin 12 colored of 617 Moorman road received minor cuts about the head when he was said to have run into the street and was struck by an automobile at Moorman road and Seventh street early yesterday afternoon Long of 1910 Staunton avenue said by Patrolman Cal lis to have been the driver took the boy to a hospital for treatment He was docketed on a technical charge of reckless driving PENHER 45o Church i Bands and Choirs Will Join Annual Observance Woodrum to Speak CARD THANKS wish to thank our friends andYetghbors tor their kindness shown dur the illness and death of our daugh ter and sister Margaret Adkins also tor ha beautiful flowers and use of cars We especially wish to thank Dr John san and the nurses at Lewis Gale vUWspital for their great kindness MR and MRS ADKINS AND ELIZABETH mvr LAGNER and MEMOSCRIPT SECRETARIAL COLLEGE 215 Third StS BEGIN YOUR COURSE NOW Shorthand Accountancy Typing English Spelling Secretarial Training etc CITY ITEMS Class Anniversary'' The Defenders class of the Ra leigh Court Presbyterian church will celebrate jhe second 'anniversary of its founding with a social at the church Tuesday night at 8 for members of the congregation and other friends of the class A silver offering will be taken Authorized Dealer Granite Memorials 80 91 Winona Ave Wasena Dial 2 6350 Second Presbyterian Church Third St and Highland Ave TV "The Lost I Democrats ire Last Shot Tomorrow Night Mrs Alene Hough and Par sons Explain P's Program Two Republican speakers one of them a candidate for the House of Delegates broadrast appeals for support of Republican nominees during radio addresses last night while local Democrats looked for ward to their final program on Mon day night In what few speeches there have been in the campaign preparatory to the general election on Tuesday Republicans and Democrats alike have stressed the privilege of voting and have asked for a big turn out at the polls Reviews Platform Mrs Alene Hough Republican candidate for the House reviewed her platform during a radio address over WDBJ last night and Parsons former chairman of the Republican city committee sum marized the qualifications of the Republican candidates for local and state offices They divided a 15 min ute broadcast starting at 9:30 Mrs Hough declared that Vir ginia is confronted with many press ing problems at this time and that a study of the state and local gov ernments will indicate "even to the casual that a great deal needs to be done to modernize and simplify them seems to she said the state of Virginia is a good ex ample of a governmental organiza tion that has failed to keep pace with the functions it is called upon to perform We do not have one or more governments but instead a multitude of commissions agencies and officers to wrhom we must go to pay our fees and make our re There is a great opportunity for economy by reorganizing the gov ernment and eliminating unneces sary offices she declared Mrs Hough charged that pol' tax requirement has been retained for the express pur pose of keeping the in control of local govern ments and that it has long been the opinion thinking that the greatest need in Virginia probably the restoration of popular government to the Would Make Way Easy She said that could be done only by making the path to the ballot box just as easy as possible after the undesirable voter has been elimi nated through proper registration laws She pledged herself to work if elected for an Immediate repeal of the requirement for the payment of thjee yarppiLtjajcea ixmonths before eiertlonris ii prerequisite to vol ng Regarding the schools she said that education lagr in Virginia jnd that every earnest voter should seek to determine why facts she added "that time and again this (Democratic) machine has diverted jmoqeyJIrorn educational purposes to provide jobs for tiieir faithful How abbut' the was found to have been? 11 verted literary fund aYew'yeargago to feed the fee system by paying officers to obtain convictions under the Layman Mrs Hough said she favored a full nine months school term adequate increase in the salaries of school teachers an old age retirement plan which will insure a living for all school teachers after reaching retirement and the Be Kind to Your Eyes Making your eyes strain and squint in light that is too bright and dazzling for comfort i like driving your car at full speed wearing it out in half its normal life Restful comfortable vision means the proper amount of light the amount you get when vou wear Soft Lite Lenses the deli cately colored lenses that reduce glare Let us show you CONVENIENT TERMS STATE OPTICAL CO 301 irst St Ground loor Shenandoah Life Bldg elimination of political control from the school system She recommended that a portion of the profits derived from the op eration of the liquor stores be used for educational purposes favored legislation to improve working con ditions throughout the state to ade quately take care of the aged and to provide for persons injured while engaged in industrial occupations and a ffair for collective bar gaining Opposed to Diversion Mrs Hough opposed diversion of road funds and said she favored adequate legislation to protect the railroads from unfair competition of buses Mr Parsons asked for support of Republican state and local offices or governor the Republicans are running Powell Royall of Taze well county for lieutenant gover nor Dr 8 A Reynolds of Pittsyl vania county and for attorney gen eral Gerould Rumble of Norfolk Mrs Hough and Houchins are the local candidates for the House of Delegates Democrats will put on a 15 minute broadcast Monday night beginning at 7:45 Brief remarks will be made by Mrs Margie Hutcherson of Mel rose ward Benton Dillard and Murphy of Jefferson ward Carter of Raleigh Court ward and Chockley chairman of the city committee New River Project Named or Claytor The new hydro electric project of the Appalachian Electric Power company on New River above Rad ford has been named Claytor Hy dro Electric project in honor of Graham Claytor vice president and a director of the company Construction of the dam is now well under way arid is expected to be completed in 'the earlv part of 1939 Mr Claytor began his career as engineer for the Roanoke Railway and Electric company in 1907 and in 1924 he was made general man ager of the American Electric com pany When the present company was formed in 1926 Mr Claytor was named vice president and a direc POLICE COURT Aubreyj Eanfes'' and ''Casey Pugh 'whd were said to have almost com pletely wrecked a residence kt 310 Shenandoah avenue riday afternoon were given riionths in jail at yesterday's session of po lice court Phil Harrison ac cused with them was' given six months suspended Paid Political Advertisem*nt VOTE OR 'JERRY VIA If your treasurer change On the SECOND just arrange To vote for Jerry Take your neighbors by the handTell them Jerry Via's Stand They'll vote for Jerry Hr Mark' your vote for Jerry Via If a Square deal you desire He will give it He will hold the office down To the honor of your town 'Like a rivet A Via could not vote for one That his party last had run So they ousted Jerry If one does not man Let him vote as free men can Mark your vote for Jerry Honest Jerry will riot rob always on the job Bright and merry receive Your tax with thanks Take your money to the banks Vote for Jerry i I porrrwre.

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