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« I THE GREATER CITY I | NO ROOM FOR j 15,000 POPULATION |j | KNOCKERS NOW!— j _—11—1——I OF THE TWIN CITIES-ROAN OKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY 1..wajohw«ow^.J VOLUME 15.ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY, N. C., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 2<lh, 1929. NUMBER 3; A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO All W. A. PIERCE FUNERAL MONDAY Leading Business Man of Wel don and HalifafcCounty Dies From Influenza Sunday WAS 68 YEARS OLD Vice President of Cotton Coops; Bank Director; Interested in Many Tri-City Enterprises W. A. Pierce, one of the Stag’s leading business men, died at his home in Weldon Sunday afternoon at 3:45 o’clock from pneumonia follow ing an attack of influenza. The fu neral was held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Weldon Methodist church followed by burial in the ce metery at Weldon. Mr. Pierce was OS years old and is survived by the widow, Mrs. Salic Grainer Pierce; a daughter, Miss Martha Pierce, a student in Salem College, and sons. F. G. Pierce, a law yer connected with the firm of Tiilet, Tillet & Kennedy, Charlotte, and W. A. Pierce, Jr.7 a student in engineer ing at Cornell University. The en tire family was at home for the Christmas holidays when the end came. Sruviving also are the following brothers and sisters: Dr. S. B. Pierce and O. W. Pierce, Mrs. J. A. Mus grove, Mrs. 3. Johnson, all of Wel don, and Mrs. W. S. O’B. Robinson of Goldsboro. Mr. rierce was tne son oi tnc Dr. Alexander B. Pierce and Mrs. Hannah Williams Pierce. Moving to Weldon in 1882, Mr. Pierce soon became prominently identified with the business interests of the town. His first business con nection was in 1890, when the firm of Emery and Pierce was formed. Later he became a member of the Pierce Whitehead Hardware Co., in which business he was a partner untli his death. In 1900, he became associat ed with his brother, O. W. Pierce in the Carolina Peanut Co., and in 1900 he and his brother began farming on an extensive scale. In addition to this, Mr. Pierce was a director of both the Weldon banks, manager of the Weldon Bonded Warehouse, treasurer of the Weldon Cotton Manuaftcuring Co., stockhold er In the Weldon Furniture Co., be sides from time to time being in terested in other enterprises in Wel don and Roanoke Rapids. Since its formation, Mr. Pierce has been a director of the N. C. Cotton Growers Association and was at the time of his death vice president of the organization. This was a cause that appealed very strongly to him, commanding much of his time and thought and he was on a mission in behalf of cooperative marketing when bis fatal illness was contracted. He was one of North Carolina’s representatives at the recent joint meeting of the directors of coopera tive marketing and representatives of the Federal Farm Board at Memphis on December 10 and 11. On the way to Memphis he contracted influenza and before he reached home pneumo- | nia had developed. A member of the class of 1883 at Trinity College, Mr. Pierce took high stand in college. For many years he was prominent in all movements that tended to ele vate his community. For 25 years he was a steward of the Weldon Me thodist Church and the Superinten dent of its Sunday School. _n_ Power Co. Party Office employees of the Virginia Electric and Power Company made “whoopee” around the Christmas tree and the festive board in their an nual Christmas party yesterday. More than fifty guests attended the Christmas tree festivities in the of fices of the Company here where gifts were found hanging on the tree for everybody. Some of the gifts were most appropriate and the speeches of acceptance even more so. They then retired to Cherry’s for the Christmas turkey dinner. It was a hilarious occasion and thoroughly enjoyed by all. -□ Miss Hilda Lacy is visiting rela tives in Richmond. Howerton Gowen Gains More Honors At Washington-Lee Lexington, Ya., Dec. 24.—Hower ton Gowen, son of Mrs. Job Taylor of Roanoke Rapids, was one of twelve Washington and Lee University stu dents who were today “tapped” to membership i^ Omricon Delta Kappa, national leadership fraternity. Gen real John A. Lejune, U. S. Marine Corps, superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, who delivered the annual oration on the occasion of the “tapping” of new members, was also “tapped” to membership in the frater nity. Gowen, a senior in the com merce school is president of the Co tillion club and a member »>f Alpha Tau Omega, social fraternity. -□ WHITE XMAS iS E R VIC E S Hundreds Attend Christmas Serv?ces at H’.gh School Sunday Night Despite the cold, sleet ami snow of Sunday night, the huge High School auditorium was comfortably filled hundreds of Twin City folks who braved the fury of the elements to worship together in the Sunday night Union Services and White Christmas program. The pastors of every .hurch in the Twin Cities were present and took part in the services with the excep tion of Rev. Leon Hall, who is still confined to his home with influenza. Hundreds of gifts were brought for the White Christmas offering, to be distributed among the needy of the community. Special committees from all the churches distributed the gifts Monday and today. As if to do her share in the White Gift Service, old Mother Nature had covered the Twin Cities with a cloak of Snow Sunday night. A combinde choir from all the sev en churches led the singing of Christ mas carols uner the leadership of Miss Scales. Rev. J. E. Kirk of the Rosemary Baptist Church was pre siding officer. The opening prayer was given by Rev. A. P. Mustian of the Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church after the singing of “O. Come All Ye Faithful.” The Scripture was read by Rev. C. T. Thrift of the Rosemary Methodist Church, being the complete l Biblical story of the Birth of Christ. This was followed by prayer offered | by Rev V. H. Grantham of the Christ ian Church and the singing of the carol “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night.” “Christmas Day” was the sub ject of an interesting talk by Mr. W. V. Woodroof of the Roanoke Rapids Methodist Church, followed by the darol, “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing.” Anouncements were made by Rev. J. N. Bynum of the Episcopal Church, followed by a silver offering and an anthem by the choir, “Silent Night.” Rev. S. H. Bradley of the Presbyterian Church told the stqry of “Other Wise Men,’ ’in a most effec-1 tive manner. Then came the carol “O, Little Town of Bethlehem” and the closing benediction by Mr. By num. __n__ I Another Landmark Disappears in Path of Progress’ March Another old landmark passes away j this week with the completion of the ' job of wrecking the original Koanoke j Rapids Baptist church. The wrecking \ crew has swept it away from the bell in the steeple to the last rock in the j foundation. A few weeks ago, the ; members of the congregation moved to thei* new and magnificient quar ters in the big brick church on the corner of Roanoke Avenue and Fourth Street. The frame church on the cor ner of Fourth and Hamilton, which lias served for so many years, came tumbling last week under the scienti fic methods of a modern building wrrecking crew. In another week, every vestige of a building will be re moved. The Herald is anxious to get a story of the church that has disap peared and we will appreciate stories from any of our readers about the founding, building and early history Df this old landmark. BIG FIRE AT WELDON Office Structure Partially De stroyed With Da macros Esti mated at $50,000 Fire of undetermined origin Friday partially destroyed a two story brick office building at Weldon with a loss estimated by fire department offi cials at $50,000. Water flooded the equipment of the American Telephone and Te’ograph Company exchange, located in the building and cut Weldon off from communication with outside points for several h^urs. FaRu.re of tele phone and degrap!. - s caused ru mors to spread to mmri v towns that the entire business see*: n there had hi on destroyed. While the flames • <■ confined to the one building, the h--• appeared at o-'o time to be thre'J • ting adjoining i stru tu"os and a earl was sent to Pocky Mount and Roanoke Rapids ! for aid f'om the fire departments [there. The message to Rocky M~unt (was gotten out through railroad tele 1 graph wires. j lire irufK ana six men me. le n rapid trip of the "6 miles from Rocky Mount to Weldon, but by the time it arrived the blaze was under control. The Roanoke Rapids Fire Department was on the job at once. The building wag owned by the Daniel estate. Damage to it was es timated at $15,000 to $25,000. Loss of office furnishings by various pro fessional men who had offices in the building and the telephone company’s loss combined with the loss to the building to make up the total esti mate of $50,000. Partial nort1, and south telephone service was restored that afternoon but the town was still without tele phone service Saturday. The blaze was discovered about 8:30 in the morning in the rear of the building. While the cause has not been deter mined, the theory has been advanced that it resulted from an overheated stove in one of the otfices. The loss is understood to be par t;ally covered by insurance. n TO SURVEY ROANOKE Government To Spend $200,000 In Investigation; Lindsay Warren Pleased Washington, Dec. 20.—The United States Government will spe-.u the sum of $200,000 for a survey and in vestigation of Roanoke River, with the view of control of its floods and investigtaing its water power possibi lities, according to Congressman Lindsay Warren who was today no tified by the board of engineers that they had approved the preliminary report of Major W. A. Snow, district engineer and had sent the matter back , to him for a complete project study. ! The investigation will require many months. After his next report if still favorable, Congress will be asked to ' appropriate many millions of dollars for the work. Mr. Warren stated this was in addition to the navigation pro ject for Roanoke River, which will be included in the rivers and harbors bill The prelmiinary report for the flood control of Tar River was un favorable, but Mr. Warren today re quested the chief of engineers to send it back to Major Snow for further in vestigation as a disastrous flood has occurred since he filed his report. Congressman Warren requested that public hearings be had on this newly discovered evidence at Rocky Mount and Greenville. The bills for the flood control of Roanoke and Tar Rivers were intro duced by Mr. Warren three years ago and passed by Congress. Congressman John R. Keer, through whose district both rivers also run, is actively in terested and rendering full coopera tion. Excessive and unprecendented Hoods of the two rivers have made farming along their banks quite pre carious. The expenditure of $200,000 for investigation alone of Roanoke River is one of the largest appropri ations for that purpose of any Sou thern river and Mr. Warren is quite pleased. Mrs. Hazel Wheeler Halifax Chairman Appointment Made by National Office of Better Homes in America This Week Mrs. Hazel Ervin Wheeler has been appointed to head a committee of lo cal citizens for the purpose of plan ning a Better Homes campaign in • Halifax County. The appointment was made from the National office of Better Homes in America in Washington, I). C., which each year sponsors a nation wide program for the improvement of housing conditions. The organiza tion is headed by Secretary Wilbur, who sueceedc President Hoover as its president. Kr. Hoover now servos a< honorary chairman. Hr. Janies Ford is in active charge of the campaign. Better Hones in America is a non commercial,,; educational organization which hasS|-«r its object the improve - ; men! of hob .in,' conditions and the 1 promotion a wholesome type of i , heme and ily life. Its program is I • adapted to |wal needs by each of the . ! thousands committees which have j i boon established in cities, towns and I v illages throughout the country. The | [campaign is sponsored locally by par jent-teacher associations, women’s clubs, civic ^organizations, and in some communities by schools and colleges, as a part of their educational pro gram. This is done in the study of home economics, manual training, ci vics, English and art. . __n_ KIWANIS HAS NEW OFFICERS Officers for the coming year of 1930 was elected Thurs. Dec. 19, by the local Kiwanis Club after a regu lar election with ballots, flamboyant political signs, campaign promises and all the other ballyhoo which at tends the average selection of offi cials by the great commno people. Getting down to serious business, the members of the club chose the following men to lead the club during its second year; Frank Wilson, Presi dent; Carroll Wilson, Vice President: Hugh Bradley, Secretary; J. W. Ross, Treasurer. Frank Joyner, immediate past president, was chosen as Club Trustee and member of the Board of Directors ex-officio. The new Board of Directors chosen consists of George N. Taylor, Alfred N. Martin, Ned Manning, J. T. Chase, A. E. Akers, Howard Pruden and Ju lian Allsbrook. All new officers will be installed the first meeting night in January, \ftth appropriate ceremonies. The Kiwanis Club, which is a ser vice organization of business and pro fessional men, with a limited mem bership divided among the different clasifications in the business world, was originated here in March of this year. Therp are fifty active mem bers and meetings are held in a spec ial club room each Thursday night. Supper is served and a business ses sion follows at which time matters re lating to the welfare of the commu nity are discussed. The meetings serve to make closer friendships, teach the men to speak their mintjs and with a social pro gram each night in addition to the ' business session and the committee work, Kiwanis serves to teach the | members how to cooperate, how to en- ' joy life, how to be better citizens and neighbors. -n Policeman Knocked Down by Autoist Policeman C. L. Lew ter of Rose mary was knocked down and severe ly injured Monday afternoon by a car driven by Luther Powellt colored, ; of Thelma. The Negro was driving North in front of Smith’s Service Station and swerved his car to m?ss another car backing out. Mr. Lewtev was crossing the street and was hit ; before the driver saw him. The blow threw Mr. Lewter into another car knocking him unconscious for the moment nad cutting his neck severe ly. He was rushed to the hospital for first aid treatment. 1 NQRTH’TON SOIL SURVEY interesting- Report With Maps And Treatments in New Book let to be Sent Out The soiis on all the farms • f Morthampton County are mapped ard iescribed in the. Soil Survey Report if the co :».?y just issued by the Uu i-oau of Chemh’.ry and Soiis of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the North Carolina ldxpeviment Sta tion. Farmers of the county and other persons interested can now learn the names and location of the different soils on any particular farm in the county by reading this rrmrt and studying the map in it. The rep >r! name different type;, r-f sml in ad dit'-on to meadow and. swamp in Northampton County and 1..cates them i.'i the map by gicing a c> for each soil. It t.ii . the color, the tox:.U‘v\ and the depth of every tyi»e of soil, how far down thesuhsoil un der each kind is, and whether the subsoil is favorable to the u iwmva; ;i drainage and upward movements of soil moisture or whether it is hard pan or an impenetrable sub-soil which retards root growth and the move ment of soil moisture. Farmers who know their soils well will enjoy comparing their judgment of the different soils on their farms with that of the soil experts of the State and the U. S. Department of Agriculture have to say. Where the average farmer or landowner knows his soil to the plow depth the soil surveyor know it to a depth of four to six feet, and they describe it so minutely as to tell why some of the soils are droughty and unproductive in dry seasons while others hold water for the crops even in the direst years. The report advises as to the treatment, fretilizing, and cropping of the different soils. The report tells which of the coun ty's soils are the most productive and how to increase crop yields on some of the less productive soils. The map may show a considerable acreage of rich, productive land hidden away in the weeds which the landowner is likely to ignore while he is wasting time and money on less productive land that had better be growing tim ber. These arc matters upon which the report will help the best of farm ers to make sure they are using all their soil to the best of advantage. Norfolk fine sandy loam is the most extensive and one of the most import ant soils of the county, the report says. Fertilizing practices, crop ro tations, and other practical problems of farming are discussed in the re port. A copy of the report may be oh tained free from a Member of Cong ress or the Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C. _ n RICH BOY IS KILLED Another Is Seriously Hurt When Driver Leaves Road to Miss Wrecked Shool Truck Riding South to spend Christmas with his millionaire father, Warren Behrend of Erie, Pa., was instantly tilled and his schoolmate, Ned Riche ion of Richeson Springs, Cal., was se riously injured when they sought to ivoid hitting a school truck on the Peasant Hill road last Friday. The two boys attended school in Masachusetts nad were traveling South in a La Salle roadster, proper y of young Behrend. Between Pleasant Hill and Weldon, hey ran up on a Northampton Coun ty school truck which overturned in he road in front of their car. Beh end turned out of the road to miss he truck and their car turned turtle, >inning the two boys underneath. The body of the dead boy was taken o Weldon, and his father, who is re >orted to have been waiting at Wil nington for him with a beautiful racht as a Christmas present, was no ;ified of the sad news. The body vas shipped back to Pennsylvania, i’oung Richeson was brought to the Roanoke Rapids hospital for treat nent and is still there, having suf fered severe cuts, bruises and shock. School Children Win Gold in Essay Contest in County School children of Halifax Ccu.it> may enter the school essay contest which is now open and which closes March 15, 1930. The subject is “The Aims of Forest, Fish and Game Conservation.” The essays for Halifax County will be judged by the County Superin tendent. The winner will receive five dollars in gold, and his essay will be sent to Raleigh where officials of the State Department of Conserva tion will judge for the best essay in the 18 counties entered for an addi tional ten dollars in gold. The rules arc as follows: The es say must be original work of the con testant. Should not be mote than j 3,500 words. Typed copy preferred, ‘ al-.ho not necessary. Pupils from any j grade may compete. Essays must j be submitted to the office of the , County Superintendent by March 1G. j New White Way is Officially Turned on With Appropriate Ceremonies Friday Night It was exactly 22 minutes past sev en o’clock last Friday evening when the new White Way flashed on for the frist time after a brief but pleasant ceremony attended by at least one thousand people at the City Park. The chilly weather is probably re sponsible for the program started as advertised promptly at seven o’clock, and also for the briefness of the speeches. The crowd was entertained by several selections by the Rosemary band, which by the way, deserves special mention because of the many services it has rendered on many pub lic occasions. R. Hunt Parker, master of ceremo nies, opened the meeting with a short talk and introduced Mayor T. W. M. Long, who welcomed the crowd on behalf of the city government. May or Long pronounced the completion of the White Way as only one of many forward steps contemplated and stressed the fact that this was soon to be one big city with all the im provements and comforts a city of tb’s size should enjoy. J. T. Chase, Carolina manager of the Virginia Electric and Power Com pany, was the final speaker, com mending the Town Board of Roanoke Rapids, to whom he gave the credit of the White Way. He publicly prais ed those n or. of his force who speed ed the work up so that the celebra tion might be held Friday night, and stated the Power Company which ho fepresentt d could always Ic rebec! on t odo its share in the . pbuiiding of this community. , Following his speech, Mr. Chas.1 pulled the switch whim Turned of; the lights at the band stand. The fire siren sounded and the White Way flashed on, amid the cheers of the crowd. The fira h-1 k came speeding uo , the Avenue with old Santa Claus on j top and there follow ed a busy half I hour while he dished out candy to all | the children in the cr 'vri and many of the grownups. He was assisted , by the members of the i re depart j ment, who like the band are ever j ready to assist at any public function. I --□ Cement Official Says South’s Business Will Improve Much in 1930 W. A. Edgcrton head of the Port- 1 land Cement Company for several Southern States, was a business vis itor fro m Wilson here last week. He is an uncle of movie magnate Edger ton of this city. The elder Mr. Edger ton was one of the several business leaders of the country who attended the Hoover business meeting in Wash ington recently and pledged them selves to carry on a most extensive building program in the country in 19*50. He stated that 1930 would be a bet ter year in the South because an ex tensive building program is being ar ranged to include dams by power com panies, improvements by railroads, more road building, construction of ; many Federal buildings etc. j; WOMAN IS DEAD FROIV IN JURIEl Mrs. Haywood Williams D This Morning From Injurie Sustained in Auto Crash CONVICT IS HELL Hit by D. J. Lewis, Repor Escaped Convict, Who is h Hospital ITnder Guard Mrs. Haywood Williams § Weldon died at 9:15 this mc| ing from injuries received !J Friday >vhen she was struck; a car driven by I). J. Lewis, ci to be an escaped convict fi| Caledonia. Lewis, who was I jured in the crash, is still in ; hospital under guard and in ditmrs ;to other charges, new face a charge of man? ghter. Mrs. Haywood Williams was ktl ed down and suffered a broken; when she was struck by a car t; en by D. J. Lewis, who then drovt car into the auto of Mrs. Stef Hilliard, wrecking her car and ing her to sustain sever cuts f, bruises. The two accidents occurred v* a few minutes of each other Iastf day week in front of the .ShejF Motor Co., in Weldon. It was later discovered that 1 had been going under an ass name while employed at the P son Mills Co., and that he w: escaped convict from Caledonia Farm. He was badly injured- and br to a local hospital for treat While there, he was constantly g ed by local police and will b I turned to the State Farm serve out his sentence and al face later charges of driving intoxicated and assault, as we escaping guard. While working here he ass the name of Parker and had here several weeks. Mrs. Williams was removed tf| home last week. Mrs. Hillardjjf is an employee of the Bounds £| I Co., received hospital treatment? v.Tar. aide to return to her home the accident. Her car was demff ed. Lewis was badly hurt abocM head and skull as well as suffffc body cuts and bruises. Battered Safe Is Left By Robbers Theft Is Myste The epidemic of safe robberies! tinues with the Northington Gr< Co., the latest victims. Thieves 1 in their wholesale grocery Su nieht and attempted to rob the Whether they were successfu not remains a mystery, as the combination was so badly battere one has been able to open it yet The robbers entered by the i door after tearing away enoug] :>f the door to prize the lock o Night policeman Lewter is sau Tave noticed the lack of light :ried both the back and front d Dut found them locked. It is tho josible that he might have frig! ?d the thieves away before they shed their work. It is. leported that the safe coni id sevmal hundred dollars in i ind checks. It had not been op his morning. _rt_ Service Station Sol) The Avenue Service Station old this week to the Standard; 'ompany of New Jersey hy J, fjg ick and associates. The deal losed yesterday. The new aw ilan extensive improvement* am nodeling, work to start th© ftoeg he year which will nude© th© ion one of the finest in this sjh •f the State. Standard Oil red ompleted a new station at th© J ion. Mrs. P. C. Hege and Miss M >hine Hege of High Point are sjfl ng the holidays here.
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