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Commissioners Meeting Is Held The regular meeting of the Coun ty Board of Commissioners was held Monday with all members and the county attorney present. Mrs. Wheeler turned over a cheek for $50.00, same to be cred ited on the curb market building note. Messrs Reg Alston and William K. Bellamy, members of Roanoke No. 34 came before the board re questing a donation to help in stall some telephones throughout the rural districts in helping out in the defense program that is being carried out through the A merican Legion and on motion second and carried $50.00 was do nated for this cause. Dr. Young, County Health Offi cer came before the board and made quite an interesting report on all clinic work that is being tarried on through his department also discussed the appointments a to the inspectors in doing Rubles vaccinations. On proper motion seconded and carried the following resolution was passed. Mayor Kelly Jenkins, chairman of the Armory Committee, report ed that the Armory building in Roanoke Rapids has been leased to the United States of America !'■ r the purpose of housing soT diets, etc, until June .'10, 1042 with t' e privilege of renewal until Jan uary 1st, 1943. He also stated that he conferred with General Von! Melts, Adjutant General, State of] North Carolina and that General Mehs approved the same. A dup licate original of the lease dated March 27th. 1912 was road by him. t)n motion unanimously adopted it was ordered that the said Arm ory Committee now composed of Kelly Jenkins, Mayor of Roanoke Rapids, chairman; R. L. Towe, se cretary; and ,J. R. Wrenn, he vnl they are hereby authorized to re new said lease with the United States of America from term to term for thy duration of war or for such period as required by the United States of America during the emergency. LIVESTOCK The Farm Bureau of Greene j Uoutity is sponsoring a better live stock program among 4-H Club members of the county, reports] J. W. Grant, assistant farm agent] of the N. C. State College Ex tension Service. FQgyiCTORY ) BU V i 'ill BONUS 1 THE ROANOKE ESTABLISHED IN 1866 — SERVING HALIFAX AND NORTH AMPTON COUNTIES n H^YiCTORY ■ '% BLV Iff UiHNSi / • / ^ BONDS * 4 *£? -VD V . . CT» wr.C Seventy-Fifth Year Published Every Thursday — Weldon, North Carolina -- ■ . ■■■- . .. ■■■ - -- Thursday, April 9, 1942 KEEPS THE FAITH — Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Commander of United Nations Armies in the Southwest Pacific, is regarded as the outstanding military leader of anti-Axis forcn*. Farm Bureau Meeting To Be Held Friday, April 10th The Farm Bureau will hold a meeting Friday, April It) in the Agricultural building at Halifax at 8:30 1*. M„ War Time. The purpose ot tne meeting will be to organize a Farm Bureau U nit for Halifax, Weldon, Roanoke Rapids and Faucette townships. Similar Farm Bureau Units are also be organized at Scotland Neck, Enlield, Aurelian Springs. The Farm Bureau has already done much for our farmers, hut during this war period it is ab solutely necessary that our farm ers have a strong organization to represent them in State and Nat-J ional Planning. We need this or ganization now, but will need it j many times more when the war is ! over and readjustment begins. You are urged to attend this meeting to help start a strong j Farm Bureau Unit around Hali fax. Bring as many farmers as j you can. W. O. Davis, County Agent. ACA Announces Meeting i Schedules For Halifax Co. Community meetings will be held for the purpose of electing Community Committeemen of the Halifax County ACA, announces W. A. Kitchen, chairman. Each producer who is cooperat ing in the Farm Programs admin istered by the County ACA is el igible to vote and is urged to at tend the meeting in his communi ty. All meetings will be held in the afternoon or night. Schedule of meetings follows: Monday, April 13th Scotland Neck, 2, Town Hall, 8 clock. Tuesday, April 14th. Airlie, Thorne’s Store, 2 o’clock. Aurelian Springs, Aurelian Springs School 8 o’clock, Brinkleyville, Mohorne’s Stoirc, 8 o’clock, Calvery and Thelma, Informa tion Filling Station, 3:30 o’clock, Darlington, Darlington School, 8 o’clock, W. R. Davie, W, R, Davie School 2 o’clock, Dawson, Dawson Community Building, 2 o’clock, Enfield, Enfield Town Hall, 8 o’clock, 'Essex, R. P. Harris Store, 2 o’clock. Glenview, Neville’s Store, 8 o’ clock. Halifax, Halifax Agricultural Building, 8 o’clock. Hardrawee, Hardrawee School, 3:30 o'clock. Heathsville, Neville’s Store, 8 o’clock. Hollister, Ivey Crawley's Store, 2 o’clock, Littleton, Littleton Town Hall, 2 o’clock, Pittard’s Store, Pittard’s Store, 2 o’clock, ~ Ringwood, Ringwood School, 8 o’clock. Scotland Neck 1, Town Hall. Scotland Neck, 2 o’clock. Jt ISlashes, Halifax Agriculture Building, 2 o’clock. South Rosemary, Cobb’s Store, 2 o’clock, Weaver’s Chapel, Faucett’s Store, 2 o’clock, Weldon, Weldon Town Hall, 3 o’clock. C. H. Banks, Jr. Secretary Halifax County. High School Graduates Entering Navy V - 1 Program Maxton, N. C., April 2nd. 1912— Presbyterian Junior College has just received notification from the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy ! Department, that in the Navy is | V - 1 Program, high school grad I uates who enter college as fresh men are eligible for enlistment in the U. S. Navil Reserve. Under the V-l program, a student who enrolls in the new set UP and does i satisfactory work will be allowed i to remain in college until he re 1 ceives his B. A. or B. S. degree, i At the end of the first two years of college, the student may I enter the V-5 program, whereby ! he will get further training and ; be subject to call as a naval avia 1 tion cadet. Or he may be trans j ferred to the V-7 program, and 'alter finishing college and receiv. | ing his degree, may enter a naval ' officers training school and train as an ensign in the Navy. This program makes it possible tor a student to complete his college ed. ucation before he enters military service, Book Club Meet* On Tuesday afternoon April 7 t'he Book Club met in regular ses sion in the home of Mrs. George Green with fifteen members pre sent. The president, Mrs. S. B. Pierce, opened the meeting by reading a beautiful Easter mes sage. After a business session the discussion for study were lead by Mrs. W. O. Davis and Mrs. S. B. Pierce on the “Free Fench Move ment” and “Sir Stafford Cripps, New Deal man for India. Mrs. Will Norman was welcom ed as a new member of the club. Mrs. Green, assisted by her daughter, Mrs. John Daniel and Mrs. Allen Pierce served a delic ious salad plate. Miss Bill Hicks Purvis of Sal isburg was a guest of the club. Scout Camporee To Be Heldjn Roanoke Rapids Gov. Broughton And Bobby Feller To Attend Meeting i Plans have been completed for | the Boy Scout Camporee to be held i in Roanoke Rapids, April 17, 1* j ar,| l'.i for twelve Scout districts. I 2000 boys representing the 177 j troops of the council are expected I lo attend. I Governor Melville Broughton | j will be present on the opening day to lead the parade. Outsland-’ ing visitors on the second day will | be Iiobby Feller, the famous Clev- i : eland Indians “Boy Wonder” pit-1 I ehing star and Sam Chapman, star I shortstop of the Philadelphia Ath- j | letics, also Johnnie Hutchinson, a j rookie pi etcher for the Detroit Ti I gers. I Norman Scrivener, Field Scout! Executive for the Halifax District! Boy Scouts of America will act as Camporee Chief. On Sunday, the final day of thoJ camporee, a mass for Catholic Scouts will be held at 9 o’clock i and devotionals for Protestant Scouts will be at 10 o’clock. Thomas Norfleet, 92 Oldest Alumnus, Dies Roxohel Resident Who Was Oldest Living I 'NO (Graduate. Pass es after Illness Rich Square, April 7 Thomas Spruill Norfleet, died at his home at Roxohel Tuesday after noon after a long illness. Funeral services were conduct ed from the home Thursday after noon at 15 o’clock, and interment followed in the family cemetery near the home. Mr. Norfleet was a member of a prominent family of Bertie County, lie was the oldest alum nus of the University of North Carolina, having graduated in the Class of 18(59. Surviving are four sons: Thom as F., William S., and Dr. Edgar F. Norfleet of Roxohel; Judge Eric Norfleet of Jackson and a daughter Mrs. Carl R. Livermt n of Roxohel. Aurelian Springs Re-elects P.T.A. Association Officers _ ! A. G. VVillcox, member of the j County Board of Education, Mrs. I 1 Pete Warren and Mjs. S. D. De war were re-elected president, vice president, and secertary-trea surer of the Aurlian Springs Par - ent Teachers’ Association at the organization’;; final meeting of the year on April 2. Mrs. Hazel Wheel or, County Home Demonstration Agent, talked to the members a- - I bout their part in the war effort ; as the feature; on the program. Before the nominations were an. ; nouneed Mr. Willcox reviewed, briefly the year’s work of the as. j sociation and thanked his commit tees and the members for their cooperation in making the year a success. Principal Zeb R. Denny told the organization that it had meant much to the school and expressed a desire for its continuation in spite of the curtailment of the tire producing program. Mr. Denny also announced the registration of a scout troop, con- i taining eleven boys. This troop ; was organized under the sponsor- S 1 ship of the P. T. A. organization. 1 The scout committee is composed ! of A. G. Willc’ox, chairman; C. L. Kelly, Rev. Daniel Hux and Rev. D. D. Broome. iS. D. Dewar is act 1 ing as assistant scout master ' while Mr. Denny is the scout mas ter. j At the meeting an announce ment was made eonj|rning the pledges turned in by the parents of the school children for canned goods next year. Already several 1 hundred quarts of all types of ve-; getables have been pledged. This project was undertaken by the PTA in order to assure the school lunch room of sufficient food for operation in spite of the reduction of tin goods on the market. Aurelian Springs Debators In Finals i ■ Debators from Aurelian Springs are planning to leave Thursday, April lfith, for Chapel Hill where they will participate in the state wide debates on April 17 and IS. They are: affirmative — Wilma Shearin and Addie Lee Hedgepeth negative—Mariam Shearin and Louise Harlow. The Aurelian Springs debtators won the right to participate in the state wide debates by winning over Bunn and Red Oak in the triangular meetings held recent ly Miss Dorothy Marks, English and social science teacher, is the debate instructor and will accom pany the teams to Chapel Hill. AVAILABLE Eight staple fods, four varie ties of fresh fruits, and all fresh vegetables, including potatoes, will be available during April to par ticipants in the USD A Food Stamp program. FLUOROSCOPIC CLINICS HELD The tub* vulosis x-ray clinics ■ or Hal '*' 'munty were com pleted Friday, April 3rd at the Rosemary Clinic in Roanoke Ra pids. Ur. Pock from the State Sana torium, working in cooperation with the county health department reported that a total of 21)! pa tients were fluoroscoped. There new active cases of adult or sec ondary tuberculosis were discov ered, all of whom were colored, while twelve cases of childhood or primary tuberculosis were dia gnosed, eight of whom were col ored. During these clinics, hi) cases of j tuberculosis, previously o^agnos- ' ed, were examined and found to be making favorable progress in overcoming this disease. Of the ^ total patients examined, 183 of them were negative for tuberculo sis. Most of these cases, were con tacts of active eases of tuberculo sis, whom the physicians and health departments are keeping under observation, in order to es tablish an early diagnosis should this insidious disease develop. These flouroscopic clinics are part of the tuberculosis control program being carried on in the county to lower the incidence of this disease. This program is more essential than ever during periods of stress such as we are exper iencing at the present time, and it is hoped that the citizens of Halifax County will continue to show an ever increasing interest in this work. Celebrates Birthday Miss Mary Ann Daniel was hostess at a lovely dinner party Wednesday evening celebrating 1 her fourteenth birthday. A color scheme of lavendar and yellow was effectively carried out and following dinner numerous games were enjoyed. Those present included the Misses Ella May Shirley, Char lotte Jones, Helen Rahil, Ann Nash Doris Williams, Betsy Jane Us ser.v and the hostess. PRICES Prices of dairy products, eggs, and truck crops declined during the month ending March 15, while prices of hogs and cattle, cotton, grain and fruits advanced. CONVERSION Large scale conversion of rail road cars used for transporting automobiles and automobile parts to box cars suitable for grain and | other types of freight will begin, shortly. I It-'. . . ts I&J1.’:-. ■ .'v.. ■ •: _M'f 1 • DEFENDER OF THE l’HIL IPPINES — Lieut. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, successor of Gen, MacArthur in command of United States troops in the Philippines Halifax County Medical Society Will Meet Friday April 10 The Halifax County Medical e >« ciely will have a special program Friday night, April 10th at the Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Brigadier General H. C. ( - burn, Post Surgeon, Fort Bragg, N. C., has arranged for Major William C. Emerson and Firs! it. A. Kaplan to visit the society and present papers on "Compound Fractures and Physiotherapy in the Military Hospital.” Robert F. Young, M. I). ('minty Health Officer. Zollie Pickett colored of Scot land Neck, charged with noil-sup port not guilty. Benny Evans, colored of Enfield, non support nol pros with leave. Benny Evans, colored of Enfield charged with carnal knowledge of a child !•'! years of age transferr ed to Superior Court. Bond $200. Joseph Wiiie.v, Defendant called and failed. Judgment nhsolut" on bond. Nol pros with leave. Larce Pittman, colored of En field, charged with transporting and disposing of stolen property transferred to Superior Court. Bond $500. Clarence and Roosevelt Gilchrist I colored of Littleton, charged with reckless driving and without licen se transferred to Superior Court. Bond, $200. Otiis VV. Dorman, white of Wel don charged with non support up-1 on recommendation of prosecuting1 witness nol pros with leave. | Woodrow Jackson, dependant called and failed. Judgment nisi I sci fa capias and continued. Roy Pittman, colored of Weldon reckless driving, not guilty. William Ambrose, colored of Halifax driving without license and reckless driving. Judgment suspended on payment of a fine o; $5.00 and costs. Ernest Candies, colored, assa. . not guilty. Farrow Sledge, colored of En field, A. 1). W. id months on the roads suspended on condition he remains of good behavior for two years and during said time ile is not to visit the premises of Flor ence Sledge. ilill Underdue and Della Wilk ings charged with affray, Della) 00 days in jail and Underdue JO days on the roads to be suspend ed as to each upon payment of 1-2 the costs each and on condi tion they remain of good behavior for two years. Johnny Squire, colored of Plea sant Hill. Driving drunk and with out license. Fine $50. and costs. License revoked for 12 months. Thomas Sledge and Buddy Law rence colored of Enfield affray. Sledge not guilty. Lawrence 00 days in jail. John Jones and Josh Bullock, colored of Tillery assault, (1 mon ths on the roads each to be sus pended on payment of 1-2 the costs each and on good behavior for 12 months and during said per iod they are uot to use any alco holic beverages of any kind. S. T. Lyles, white - ke Rapids, charged with assault not guilty. Wilkins Pittman, colored of Halifax, driving while drunk. Pin ed $50 and costs. License revoked for 12 months. W. If. Jones of Franklin. Va.t was a guest of his sister here last, week. Begins Drive For Scrap Iron-Steel Tues., April 14 W. P. Boone Dies At Scotland Neck \\ . P. Boon . manager of the laiiters N'ut and Chocolate Cotn • >ny. 11 i■ •, 1 at hi- home on Satur ay at 9 a in. of a stroke. ■ 1 r. If. : i■ had been cone *tted ■litli the company nine wars, the a- seven of which lie spent iii ■V it land Neck. ii viv. r> ale his wife, tile form s' Ai:s. Paulne Welch of Roanoke Rapid.- ; two small daughters, Ko lya and Helen; his mother, Mrs. e. . lioone, hr., of .Hickson; a ister, Aiiss Helen Boone of Ual i i; and a hrother. .1. S. lioone "f W ashington, 1). C. Funeral services were held a! the .Methodist Church at .Scotland Neck at -‘i;HO p. m„ Sunday, con ducted by the Rev. A. C. Lee, the pastor. Burial was at .lackson at d p. m. City Truck Will Call For Your Scrap Metals, Rubber, Rag! And Waste Paper We need every pound of sera] metals of all kind to scrap the \xis. Il will take every pouni you can give to send our hoys, a: ihe commander of Wake Islam aid “Send Us More Japs.” Witl air s eel nerve and our fightim ii n our boys will “mow then down.” To you at home—Do you I’an -in this small way. A scrapped passenger ca yielding about 1500 pounds of me tals will make thirty 100 poum aerial bombs or 1“00 hand grena des. The eit.v truck will call for you scrap metals, rubber, rags am | waste paper. Please pile it ii j your front or back yard earl; I Tuesday morning April 14th. Hit - Kim Victim Dies 01 Injuries CHIEF OF STAFF - Gen. George C. Marshall, Chief of the ! General Staff, Army of the United States, _ * I Isa-ore Dombrower Succumbs in Enfield | Short funeral services were held 1 in the home of Mrs. Otto Meyer Friday at noon for her father, Isadore Dombrower, who died | Thursday evening al ter a few (lays illness. William Josephson and Eli Farber, of \\ eldon, read Scripture passages and had prayers after which the body was taken to Richmond where services were concluded and burial made in tne family plot in Oakwood cemetery, .alibi Edward Callieh of Rich a.. .. . ...id charge of services at the grave. Grandsons of Mr. Dom brower and Ed b amuisa.... Richmond were pailiiearers, and 1 honorary pallbearers were among! friends in Enfield and in Rich mond. Mr. Dombrower, who was S. years of age, came over here from 1 Germany when quite a young man. He married and lived in Richmond until the death of his wife do years j ago, since which time he has made his home n Enfield with his dau ghter, Mrs. Meyer. Survivors ale two sons. Joe Dombrower of liradentoii, Fla., Ralph Dombrower of Richmond, two daughters. Mrs. Morton Marks of Richmond and Mrs. Ot to Meyer of Enfield; and six grandsons. Miss Tyree Elected At W. C. U. N. C. Miss Mary Scott Tyree, a mem ber of the junior class at W. C. U. N. C. has been elected junior house president to be in charge of fresh man halls. Miss Tyree is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. .1. Owen of Weldon. Recent warm rains and favor able weather have stimulated the growth of tobacco plants and small grain in Wilson County, rc I ports J. A. Marsh, assistant farm! • agent. I YOING TRIVK DRIVER t II A lit. KD WITH C RIME Patrolman Long Makes Arrest Here Sunday Morning Charles < . Thorpe TO of Brook lye, N. M, os! in Ro Tv Mown Sunday uoriiing as a result >' m juries he received when strucl down justoutside of the city hm its of Rocky Mount, hy a true! driven by Aaron Russell Leonard 20, of Martin, Fla. Leonard failed to stop aftei knocking down the victim, polict reports stated, and was no. arrest, ed until he reached Weldon, where he was taken into custody by Cor. poral J. C. Long of the State Highway Patrol. He was takei hack to Rocky Mount and chargee with hit and run driving. Although no eyf-wi-.nespes to ihe accident have been discoveiei from police investigation and iron Leonard's own testimony the acci dent was concluded to have occur red at about 0:08 a. in.. Sunday. Leonard said he was driving his truck, owned by O. B. -McGill o! Lake Wales, Fla. As he approach ed the city limits, the police report said, Leonard stated, he noticed the. vieim walking along the highway As the truck approached him the report continued, Thorpe was seen to step on to the pavement of the highway and attempt tc cross the road. The right front fender of the truck struck Thorpe and knocked him a distance of about *>5 feet. When he was picked up hy an ambulance, it was noticed that his watch had stopped at 0:08. . ..... .aken to a hospital where doctors round that he had a fractured left leg, internal injur ies and fractured skull. He lived until about 9:30 a. m. when hos pital officials pronounced him dead. . Leonard, the report said, "ailed to stop and continued north on highway 301. By means of radio and telephone, local police notified officers north of here to watch lor the truck. Finally, Leonard was stopped and arrested, by t ot poral Long in Weldon. The funeral home announced that Thorpe’s relatives in New' York had been contacted and his body had been already been shipp ed north. The victim was a retired railroad worker. William R. Hunt William R- Hunt HieH at his homo in Raleigh early Saturday morning after an illness of sev eral months. lie is survived by his wife, Mis. Man- Allen Hunt; one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt Pickering of Raleigh; two sisters, Misses Ella and Annie Waite Hunt of L°u'*: burg- one brother. H. A. Hunt ot Littleton and several nieces and nephews. . , A Funeral services were conducted at the graveside in Fairview Ce metery at Franklinton. Mr Hunt was the uncle of Mrs. Coley B. Clark of this place.
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