Mr. W. H. O’Berry and Mrs. Birdie Brown were v'sitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor and Mrs Tommie Gates last week. Little Miss Doris Betty Waller of Kooky Mount was a visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor last week. A GOOD PLACE TO BUY YOUR FORD CAR! WE take personal interest in every purchaser of a Ford car and we are fully equip ped to give you good service. Our mechanics have been specially trained and our ser vice equipment is new and complete and unusually ac curate. Only genuine parts are used and all labor is bill ed at a low flat rate. That’s why we say this is a good place to buy your new Ford car. S435 up (f.o. b. Detroit) TRI - CITY MOTOR CO. Phone 199 Rosemary, W. BRODIE JONES IS LAID TO REST Funeral servees for \Y. Br I r<- . editor <>f the Warren Record and hu-ine.-s manager of the Pres* Publishing Co., were held from th home of his par,-nts last Thursday af ! _evn1'i M by the Rev J. A. Martin, oas tor of the Methodist church, assisted by Dr. T. J. Gibbs, and the Rev. F de Fix* Wagner, of the Episcopal church. Interment was made in Fair view cemetery. It was one of the most largely at tended funerals ever held there. Mr. •Iones, td t r of the Warren Record and business manager of the Press Publishing Go., and interested in sev eral other papers in this section, was w idcly known, having been for ten years a popular member of the news paper fraternity and active at meet ings of the State Press Assciation and in local and i'vic affairs. A large number of beautiful floral designs and numerous messages of condolence told of the high esteem in which the young man was held and of the sympathy felt for the stricken family. The pallbearers were W. K. Faulk ener, W. T. Polk, Alpheus Jones. F. G. i Allen. Tim Gilliam. Ed. Gilliam, Hugh I White and T. N. Ball. I Fire Spreads And Alarm Is Turned In Unable to stop the spread of fire whihe was gradually getting closer and closer to her home. Mrs. H. P Pope turned in the fire alarm at Wel Jon Tuesday afternoon for t.h • first time since the fire in th ‘ I> miel buliding before Christmas. Mrs. Pope was burning leaves in ,er back yard when the fire began to spread beyond her control. 1 he alarm k\as turned in and the fire meop.iny along with many Weldon citize ’.s L-ame on the run. The fire did no dam age other than to give excitement to Weldon citizens. ----1 NOTICE KATZ SHOE SHOP We Make Your Old Shoes New ! QUALITY THE BEST — 22 YEARS EXPERIENCE ! Work Called For and Delivered DONE RIGHT SHOE SHOP P-H-O-N-E 261-J Tenth Street — Rosemary FACTS ABOUT HALIFAX Officers Raid Still And Capture Man Deputy Sheriffs Mitchell and Hux and police officers Dobbins and Green, Gray and Keeter captured a 50 gallon capacity gasoline drum type still dur ing a raid last week. The still was found in a barn in the yard of E. Clay on the land of Tube Drewery between Dave's Crossroad and Halifax highway. The officers destroyed the still, four gallons of whiskey and three or four barrels of mash, and then arrested Ed Clay, who >aid he had the stuff to feed his hogs, ‘lay was placed in the Halifax jail ►vhere he is awaiting a preliminary tearing. Geo. L. Knight Dies At Hollister Home Hollister, Feb. 24.—Geo. L. Knight, one of the oldest and best known citi zens of the community, died Friday afternoon after an illness lasting only a few days, pneumonia and heart fail ure being the immediate cause of his death. He was past 84 years of age and there was never much hope for his recovery from the first of his ill ness. POTECASI BANK STOPS OPERATION The Bank of Potf*casi closed its doors for busbies; Monday morning. John II. Mitchell, ch.*f Mate bank ex aminer. taking cl.aig*- of the bank's business last MorcHy afternoon. Frozen assets v. as given as the cause of the bank’s failure. J. K. Draper was president, and G. K. Park er cashier of the defunct organization. It hail a capital stock of $9,850, ami was organized and chartered in 1919 and opened for business February 23, 1920. Cash in the bank was removed to the Farmers Bank, Woodland. Fiddlers Contest At Jarratt Tonieht Everything is all set for the Fid dlers Contest Thursday night, March 0th, 8:00 p. m. Place Jarratt High School auditorium. It is reported that fiddlers from nearly every commu nity in adjoining counties will be pres ent to participate in this contest. Mr. 2. M. Browder is manager and all the folks in the community are pulling for it. Bridge and Dam In Northampton? The contract price for building the 1 new Roanoke River bridge at Weldon is $204,000, about $45,000 less than the commission expected. It is a Fed eral aid project, a part fo the expense coming out of the Federal treasury. Except the abutment on the Halifax side the bridge will be wholly in | Northampton. So will the new dam to be constructed on the Roanoke above Roanoke Rapids by the Virginia Elec tric and Power Company. J. S. Nowell Dies At Home in Macon Funeral services for John S. Nowell, cashier of the Bank of Macon, were held from the Macon Baptist church at 3:30 o’clock on Sunday afternoon by the Rev. R. E. Briekhouse and Rev. J. .A Martin. Mr. Nowell died at his home at Macon on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock following an illness of fifteen weeks with angina Pectoris. Big Cleaning Sale! LASTING INDEFINITELY! We will CLEAN and BLOCK a Hat or Cap, Ladies or Gents, or CLEAN and PRESS TEN Ties or a SCARF— F-R-E-E- of charge with each $1.00 worth of cleaning— This offer equal to $2.00 worth of Cleaning and Pressing for only $1.00 ! t Also We Will Give Away Each Saturday Night A $5.00 CLEANING BOOK! TO PARTY HOLDING LUCKY NUMBER REMEMBER ! When you send us your clothes they are fully INSURED while we have them — Also we are equip ped with FIRST CLASS Machinery and Expert Cleaners, Pressers and Dyers. COLLINS CLEANERS AND DYERS PHONE 355 EVER-READY CLEANERS PHONE 65 TICKEL DRY CLEANING PLANT PHONE 117-J Mass Meeting At Scotland Neck Todav Mem1'Trf of tlu* C immunity Build ers Loagu*-’ «f Scotland Nock hel l their sc ond meeting on Tuesday of last we* ; and decided to call a mass meeting for all the citye-ns of that community next Thursday r’g'it at too Di.xe Theatre. 7:i0 o’clock, at which t me an out ef town speaker v id I sad tile di** .■->■( n on the “chain store menace.’' Mrs. Vann Laid to Rer-t At Scotland Neck A great mini her ‘‘f friends, rela tives and admirers gathei ed in the Baptist church :’t Y ''un i Nock Sat urday afternoon at d M1 'dock for tK* funeral of Mrs. Rchoro Tillman Vann, wife of Dr. R. T. Vann, former presi dent of Meredith ('(.liege, and twice pastor of the Baj iist dor h there. Kiwanis to Relieve Suffering; in County With that ever present Kiwanis spirit prevailing, the Knfield Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting on Tues day night in the Masonic hall at 6 o’clock. The club had as its guest Hon. R. Hunt Parker of Roanoke Ra Ipids, who made a short talk which was greatly enjoyed by those present. Twenyt nine members of the club were present at this meeting which was de voted largely to deeds of charity. Mrs. Pattie Fitts Passes Away In Durham Mrs. Pattie Fitts, age 74. died last Wednesday at the home of her dau ghter. Mrs. S. R. Tyson. 202 Trinity Ave.. Durham. Mrs. Fitts was for many years a resident of Roanoke Ra pids. beloved by her neighbors and all who knew her. Before her marriage to Mr. George C. Fitts, she was Miss Pattie Claiborn of Warren County, but her parents were originally from Vir ginia. Her husband was for many years Sheriff of Warren County and after his death sixteen years ago, she went to Durham to make her home. Mrs. Fitts was a woman of lovely Christian character, always ready to smile and speak a word of comfort to any who might be discouraged. She wsa an invalid for some time before her death, bis!, bore her suffering pa tiently and always saying she was willing to go at any time. She was a devoted member of Cavalry Methodist church in Durham and was active as long as her strength allowed her to be, and after she was unable to at tend services, she enjoyed hearing the hymns sung in her church which is next door to her daughter's home. She was an ideal wife, a devoted mother, and her friends will regret to hear of her passing, but though she is no more of the flesh her spirit will ever live, and her devotion to friends and home will ever be a pleas ant memory. Surviving are the f dlowing child ren: Mrs. S. R. Tyson. Durham, Rev. R. X. Fitts. Ocracoke. George C. Fitts Jr.. Henry. Oliver. Mrs. V. T. Lamm and William C. Fitts of Roanoke Ra pids and Dr. X. 1’. Fitts of Richmond, Frank Fitts of Durham. Sixteen grand children and two great grandchildren, George Fitts. Jr., and Richard Camer on Tyson of Durham. The funeral was held last Thursday, Feb. 7, at Calvary Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. O. D. Hinson, assisted by Rev. Geo. T Watkins, o* Grace Baptist church officiat'ng. In terment was made in Fairview ceme tery in Warrenton at 4 o’clock. The following served as pall bear ers: J. E. Carpenter, C. W. Ezell, X. I D. Holland, J. E. Abernethy, Captain 1 Julian Spring and Robert Wi itakor. Special friends who served as floral bearers were, Mrs. J. H. Harris, Mrs. W. A. Beasley, Mrs. J. E. Glenn, Mrs. L. H. Jones, Mrs. Mamie Crim, Mrs. W. J. Woods, Mrs. E. Berger and Mrs. J. O. Renn. -□ Misses Annie Fitts and Olive Lamm spent several days in Durham last week. Mr. S. R. Tyson of Durham was a week-end visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Lamm. -□ Notice of Sale Under and by virtue of the power of sale conferred upon the undersign ed Trustee by that certain Deed of Trust executed by Lister Bowser and Mary A. Bowser, his wife, dated the 13th day of May, 1924, and recorded in Book 357 at Page 177, office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indebted ness therein set out and thereby se cured, and having been requested by the legal holder of said indebtedness, T will, on the 31st day of March, 1930, at 11 o'clock, A. M., in front of the Rosemary Branch of the Roanoke Bank & Trust Company, Rosemary, N. C., offer for sale and sell to the high est bidder for cash at public auction the following described real estate, to wit: A certain tract of land lying and being in Halifax County, aforesaid, ;'.ml more particularly described and defined as follows- Beginning at a take in C. F. Hawkins division line 'nt No. 2 of said estate then a new di \ ision line through division line of