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VOLUME IS._____ ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY, N. C. THURSDAY. APRIL 24th, 19.10. " ~ ' “NUMBER 2.
ELECTION OFFICERS
FOR JUNE PRIMARY
APPOINTED BY BOARD
NEW BALLOT
TO BE USED
First Election With New
Australian Ballot
June 7
The Board of Elections of Halifax
County met at the court house in
Halifax April 19th, W. R. Neville, W.
C Myrick and E. L. Travis, Jr., be
ing present to appoint election offi
cials for the Primary June 7th.
This primary will be the first elec
tion held under the new Australian
B;illot Law, and the Board requested
voters from the several parts of the
county to meet with the board and
confer as to the advisability of di
viding the larger precincts. As each
locality preferred to maintain the
present precincts, no changes were
made. E. L. Travis, Jr., was elected
Chairman and Secretary of the Board.
The following Registrars and
Judges of Election were appointed:
Republicans are marked (rep), al
ternate judges are marked (alt). Al
ternate judge will serve in the pri
mary only in case no Republican pri
mary is held. They will not serve in
the General Election in November.
Butterwood Precinct—R. S. Clark,
Registrar; J. A. Patterson, J. W.
Bowers (Rep). W. E. Nicholson (alt).
Connoconari Precinct—J. H. Marks,
Registrar; Cary White, Me. D. King
(Rep). J. H. Darden (alt).
Enfield Precinct—R. E. Shervette,
Registrar; L. B. Meyer, J. D. White
head (Rep). J. R. Powers (alt).
Faucette Precinct—J. B. Dickens,
Registrar-; J. H. Lewis. A. A. Hedge
peth (Rep). S. P.’Johnston (alt).
Halifax Precinct—Quentin Gregory,
Registrar; R. W. Carter, C. E. Shaw
(Rep). W. T. Roberts (alt).
Hollister Precinct— B. C. Manilet,
Registrar; T. C. Qualls, W. T. Ro
bertson! Rep). R. P. Harris (alt).
Keuhukee Precinct— Chas. Cannon,
Registrar; R. H. White, Ezra Myatt,
(Rep). Wm. White (alt).
Littleton Precinct —W. S. Clark.
Registrar; J. W. King, F. W. King,
(Rep). Chas. House (alt).
Palmyra Precinct—D. B. Harrison,
Registrar; J. W. Roberson, J. T. Mi
xcllc, (Rep). C. N. Andrews (alt).
Ringwood Precinct—M. E. Cousins,
Registrar; C. A. Williams, J. E. Harp
er, (Rep). II. L. Adcock (alt).
Roseneath Precinct—R. L. Bradley,
Registrar; Clarence House, II. C. Bass
(Rep). Jim Downing- (alt).
Roanoke Rapids Precinct—J. F.
Welch, Registrar; F. J. Hawley, S. J.
Bounds, (Rep). Loftin Moody (ait).
Rosemary Precinct—M. G. Jenkins,
Registrar; A. N. Martin, L. R. Hasty
(Rep). C. C. Shell (alt).
Scotland Neck Precinct—B. F.
Bracey, Registrar; Irvin Clark, N. E.
Winslow (Rep). II. II. Riddick, (alt).
Weldon Precinct—C. S. Vinson, Re
gistrar, J. A. Dickens, Jno. D. Sheax
in (Rep). R. M. Purnell (alt).
MILL FIRE
Colton In Warehouse Afire Yes
terday Morning at Rosemary
Fire at 6:30 yesterday morning
caused havoc in Warehouse Number
Two of the Rosemary Manufacturing
Company.
About twenty bales of cotton were
partially burned and about two hun
dred bales were damaged by water.
The automatic sprinklers worked
without’ a hitch and had the fire un
der perfect control when it was dis
covered. However, the heat was in
tense enough to set off about half of
those in the warehouse and the top
and bottom bales out of the fire re
gion were deluged with water.
The Mill Fire Department was on
the job and had a line of hose con
nected up. They were able to handle
the part of the building which was
afire with ease.
Supt. T. W. Mullen stated that the
origin of the fire was unknown. He
could not estimate the damage but
said most of the cotton bales damag
ed could be salvaged. Only the out
bid# of each bale was damaged by
either the fire or water. The goods
had all been dyed.
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Miss Dolly King spent the week
ped in Littleton with friends. j
WOMEN OF
COUNTY TO
VISIT HERE
Better Homes Week In
Halifax County April
27 — May 3
The week of April 27-May 3 is
National Better Homes Week of
America. All of Halifax County is
joining in with this big National
movement. Each community in the
county is putting on some kind of
project, exhibition, contest, communi
ty sing, picnic or whatever they may
choose.
On May 1, a County-wide May Day
Health Program will be given in the
Halifax School Building. Aurelian
Siprings, Dawson, Draling'ton and
Halifax will each present a Health
Play. Slider, on sanitation and better
homes will be shown; a picnic lunch
served, and at two a tour to observe
four Better Homes in Halifax. These
are the homes of Mrs. Quentin Gre
gory, Mrs. Ed. Travis, Jr., Mrs. S. S.
Norman and Mrs. Edwin Coppcdge.
Each home represents a different type
of construction. Everybody in the 1
county is invited and urged to attend ,
this program.
On May 3, the County Clubs and
their friends are invited to come to
Roanoke Rapids as the guests of the
Roanoke Rapids Womans Club. The
American Homes Department of this
club has planned a most interesting
day for the visiting clubs.
The people will meet at 10 o’clock
on .Mrs. Fred Brown’s lawn. ' »Ityr
observing this beautiful lawn, the vis
itors will be carried to see the store
windows and other Better Homes
Demonstrations on display. Luncheon
will be served at the Country Club,
and the remainder of the day spent
there.
n
30 ROUNDS
OF BOXING
T O MORROW
Local Fighters Mix It Up
For Music Club Fund
At High School
Fight fort.-; and those who enjoy
clean amateur boxing will be treated
to a ring feast of 30 rounds at the
High School Auditorium this Friday
night.
More than a dozen of the cleverest
boxers of the Twin Cities will engage
in a friendly elimination contest for
the ring championship of these parts.
From, over at Darlington come two
Warren brothers who will represent
the county in two bouts.
The proceeds of the show will go to
the fund which is being raised to send
the Music clubs and orchestra of the
local High School to the State Contest
at Greensboro.
Promoter J. R. Cross heads this
show with a five round main bout be
tween Lester (Knockout) Edmondson
and Shellie Butler, this latter boy be
ing anything but a poet. Both these
fellows have been doing some boxing
and both scored knockouts in their
last fights.
The main preliminary will be a five
round go between Sterling Warren.
Darlington champ, and Wilbur Out
land of this city. Those boys both mix
it up plenty and show real science in
the art of self defense.
Other preliminary set-tos are Char
lie Whilby vs Fred Mills, Bernard
Edmondson vs Bruce Hughes, Wilson
Warren vs Leonard Glover and a blind
fight between Roy Blythe and John
Matthews.
As added attraction there will be a
wrestling match between two local
stranglers and a Battle Royal which
will be plenty of fun with nobody
hurt.
The boxers have been training regu
larly at the High School Gym and are
in the best of shape. None of the
bouts are long so that the boys can
go Hie limit. The first glove will
smack at 7:30 Friday night and from
then on its the best man that wins.
Ringside seats are 75 cents, adult
tickets 50c and school children 25c.
CAROLINIANS—Know Your State!
COPYRIGHT 1930 BY BOYCE & RANKIN
CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. CHAPEL HILL 1
FOUNDED in 1 789, this is the oldest State University in America. The original!
State Constitution provided for the maintenance of a State University. In 1789,
a bill was passed in the Legislature providing for its support, appointing forty truss
ties for its management The present site of Chapel Hill was chosen in 1792. In;
February 1795 the first building was opened, with a faculty ef three professorv;
Forty-one students enrolled the first year. Today, the University has ever 200 facultj|
members and an enrollment about 2»6_0Q students, gyj'f".*'"'"’"*
TWIN CITY
BROADCAST
PLENTY HOT
Comments From Fans of
Richmond Station Still
Pour In
Old “Hello World” Henderson isn’t
worth a Doggone compared to the
Rosemary Concert Band, Twin City
singers and speakers, as the world
[heard it last Saturday noon over Sta
tic.* WRVA\»t Richmond.
I It was peppy, as diversified and as
artistic a program as anyone could
hope to tune in on. The band gets
better with every broadcast, the
speech by Mr. Sam Peace certainly
told the country about the Twin Ci
ties from A to Izzard, Dick Martin,
band soloist, is even parting his hair
like Rudy Vallee after all the compli
ments, and the Triple R quartet wan
plenty good. Outside of that it was a
terrible program.
Everybody in this section who c^ulJ
get to a radio last Saturday noon was
nght there and stores with radios tk 1
a rushing noon bu? mess. Evidently
the people of Richmond kn V a good
thmg when they heai it, if one can
Kliove a lawyer. A local attorney
who van in Rich nr: no returns to say
the looai broaden.-1 was the tali; cf
‘he town.
Director R. L. Martin and his hand
boys are receiving more fan mail on
this broadcast than ever before. The
director states he cannot answer all
telegrams and letters and has asked
this paper to express the appreciation
of the band to all who sent in com
ments on the program.
We publish below a few of the com
ments from various parts. Space will
net permit the printing of but a lim
ited number. Here they are.
Heard your program today. It was
wonderful, we certainly enjoyed the
entire program. Please do so again
and play “The Old Home Down on the
Farm.”—Mrs. R. H. Craig, Hender
son.
Mr. R. L. Martin, Rosemary, N. C.,
Dear Noble Martin:—
1 have just spent a very pleasant
hour at home for dinner and listening
in on radio to your band over sta
tion WRVA, Richmond. The whole
program was extra good, and it was
really a treat to have such good nm
(Continued on back page)
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Sterling M. Gary
For Superior Court
This is to announce that I will be a
candidate for renomination for Clerk
of Superior Court of Halifax County
subject to the will of the Democratic
Primary to be held June 7th, 1030.
I pledge myself if nominated and
elected, I will execute the duties de
volved on me to the best of my ability,
ever remembering with sincere grati
tude the loyal support that has been
given me in the past by the electors
of the County.
STERLING M. GARY.
6-pd.
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30,000 attended Moravian Easter
services at God’s Acre near Winston
Salem Sunday.
MOST ATTRACTIVE
AINT DAT SUMPIN ?
Hero is what the syndicate
from which The Herald is buy
ing the new feature about North
Carolina in pictures has to say
about our local newspaper.
Gastonia, N. C., April 16, 1930.
Dear Mr. Wilson:—
Under separate cover we are
mailing you our “Carolinians-—
Know Your State,” service. Please
note that you will now find re
lease date on each mat.
Our new mats are 100 per cent
better with guide lines for side
bars, screen No. 5? and our pic
tures will give more detail and
contrast.
Thank you for sending us
copies of your papers a short
while back—THE MOST AT
TRACTIVE WEEK LY W E
HAVE SEEN.
Very truly yours,
lloyce and Rankin,
By R. W. Rankin.
NEXT WEEK
All Set for Making Twin
Csties Look Spick
and Span
Clean Up Week in the Twin Cities
is next week and every citizen and
store owner is urged to do his bit
during the week to clean up and paint
up his premises and stores and to
help with any general work which
may be done.
The Womans Club is sponsoring the
work and wish to call attention to
several features of the work. Wed
nesday is the special day set to haul
away all rubbish and trash which has
been gathered Monday and Tuesday.
Trucks have been promised for this
work by the Rosemary Manufacturing
Co., Triple R. Grocery Co., and Joy
ner Motor Co. George N. Taylor is
chairman of this work and a call to
him will bring a truck to your place
some time Wednesday.
Friday is the day set to clean and
beautify the Cemetery and all citizens
who are able are asked to go them
selves or send someone to help with
the work there.
Two flower beds are being built, one
in Rosemary and one in Roanoke Ra
pids. The Virginia Electric and Pow
er Co., furnished dynamite to blow
up the plots, the work being done by
Jake Matthews. Chains to protect the
two beds were donated by Rosemary
Manufacturing Co., and Roanoke j
Mills Co. j
Merchants are specially asked to |
clean up the business section and the j
Avenue, both street and pavement, as j
well as the front of buildings and va- j
cant lots. It is hoped to make a mark
ed improvement in general appearance
both that local citizens may sec the
difference and that this greatly trav
eled section might be more attractive
to visitors.
The Rosemary Merchants Associa
tion met this afternoon and voted
(Continued on back page)
366 DAYS
FOR BILL
CHANGER
Norman Dickinson Sen
tenced in Federal
Court
One year and one day in the Fed
eral penitentiary was the sentence
placed upon Norman Dickinson, 30
year old currency changer, in Federal
court at Wilson this week.
Dickinson, who was arrested here
last month, pled guilty to the charge
and threw himself on the mercy of the
court, claiming it was his first of
fense. Judge Meekins gave him 366
days which precludes any possibility
of a parole.
Chief Dobbins, who assisted in mak
ing the arrest here, and Mrs. Frank
Horowitz and Miss Gladys Lewis, em
ployee of the Rosemary Bargain
Store, which took one of the fake
twenty dollar bills, were at Wilson for
the trial. The ladies were not called
on to testify as the man pled guilty.
It will be recalled that Dickinson
was arrested at a local drug store on
March 13 by U. S. Agent L. 0. Pad
cot t .md Chief Dobbins. The former
had i railed the man here from Hen
derson where he had been recognized
after passing one of his “twenty” dol
lar hills. Merchants here and at Wur
[rentn also had a taste of the same
j medicine prior to this,
j For at least two months before his
j arrest, Dickinson had been slowly
[making and passing the fake bilks.
His favorite stunt was to change good
five dollar bills to “twenties.”
Tie said he picked up the idea him
self after a careful study of the new
bills and accidently catching on to the
likeness between twos, and tens and
between the fives and twenties. He
insisted that he was a lone wolf and
did the work in his room, at odd times
when he knew he would not be dis
turbed. As he was staying with his
brother J. O. Dickinson, when he was
here, he was only able to do a little
work each day and he says it some
time; took him three days at odd
Limes to change one bill.
Tin. was done by carefully cutting
out by pattern the figure HO and past
ing over ti e original five; by recolor
(('•-.•itinued on back page)
W.T. Clement Candidate
For Register o f Deeds
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for renomination as Register
of Deeds for Halifax County, subject
to the Democratic Primary, June 7th,
1930.
I pledge myself, if nominated and
elected, to execute the duties devolv
ed on me to the best of my ability,
remembering with sincere gratitude
the loyal support given me in the
past.
W. T. CLEMENT,
apr 25 to j G-pd.
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Criminal court will begin Monday,
April 28, for trial of criminal cases
only. Judge Clayton Moore of Wil
liamston will presid^. There arc
around ISO eases on docket for trial
at this time.
OFFICERS RECAPTURE
ERNEST SHEARIN AND
OTHERS WHO ESCAPED
OFFICIALS
DSD FIND
WEAPONS
Prison Farm Officials
Unearthed Death Wea
pons on First Search
The weapons discovered at Cale
donia State Farm after the disturb
ance there last week were found by
the officials of the Prison Camp and
not by Coroner Billy Williams as was
erroneously stated in several state
papers, including the Raleigh News
and Observer, according to Mr. Wil
liams.
The News and Observer carried a
.story which stated in substance that
the weapons were found by the Coro
ner after a search by the prison offi
cials had disclosed nothing. This state
ment appeared in the Raleigh paper
on Thursday and Mr. Williams says
he has called by telephone several
times and asked for a correction and
a true statement of the facts, but his
request has been ignored.
The only connection the Coroner had
with the weapons, which were found
by the prison officials, was in taking
them in charge during his investiga
tion of the death of one of the prison
ers. While in his care, The News and
Observer asked him for a photograph
of them. Mr. Williams went to the
trouble of having the picture made
and rushed to the newspaper. Beneath
the picture appeared the misstatement
about the discovery of the weapons,
which made it appear that the prison
officials had failed to find the wea
pons. The coroner has no idea how
this information was started nor
where the News and Observer got its
details.
His conversation to them over the
phone was in substance, “I have the
weapons here which were found at
the Prison Farm.” It was then the
photograph was requested.
This newspaper printed the picture
of the weapons with the story as it
[appeared in the News and Observer.
This was done because the “mat” from
which the plate for the press was cast,
contained the story also. While not
asked for a correction by the Coroner
this newspaper feels that in justice to
the prison official:; a true statement
of tlic fact." should be made as they
not only handled the recent trouble
with "remarkable ability but shewed
keen perception in unearthing the
weapons cleverly concealed by some
of the convicts. We also appreciate
the Coroner’s position of wishing to
place the credit where it is due.
Further investigation discloses the
report that Prison Official Pou one
time used his fist on the features of
one of the Daniel’s family and it is
said there is no great desire on the
part of the publishers of the News
and Observer to put Mr. Pou in any
thing but a dim light; and therefore
the uncomplimentary report about
the failure of the prison officials’
search.
Leave This Afternoon for
Greensboro State Contest
Sixty seven local High School stu
dents in the Glee Clubs, orchestra,
and mixed choruses pulled out at one
o’clock this afternoon for Greens
boro to enter the State contest of
High School musical organizations.
More than half the boys and girls
were in a special bus chartered for
the trip, the others riding in the
seven or eight private cars furnished
by Twin City people.
There was lots of excitement in get
ting started, especially when the bass
horn player and his big bass horn ar
rived late with not much room left
for either. Part of those left behind
gathered around the bus and cars,
singing and cheering.
Besides a corps of chaperones, the
singers are led by Miss Scales and the
orchesrta is under the leadership of
Director R. L. Martin. Everybody was
dressed fit to kill and it was a splen
did looking crowd of young folks
which “left to represent the Twin Ci
ties.
THREE GET
OUT FRIDAY
Break Out Halifax Jail;
Shearin Rear rest ec!
T uesday
Ernest Shcarin. county des-f- •’ .io.
who escaped from the Halifax < .u ity
jail last Friday night with two r-iv.-rs,
was recaptured four miles fix*: • . re
early Tuesday morning.
This time he offered some resist
ance to the extent of firing his pistol
one time, tiie bullet passing between
Police L. E. Keeter's legs, near enough
to powder burn his breeches.
The officers , Sheriff Johnson,
Chief Gray and Keeter. saw Shear in
pass with a woman near Halifax late
Monday night. They went to the home
of Luscious Dickens, about four miles
from here, where the girl is s&iri to
live, and waited until four o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Shearm and the woman drove up
to the house with another driving the
car. When the driver got out Chief
Gray walked up and grabbed Ske&rin
who was sitting in the middle. The
latter went for his pistol, pui:ed it
and fired just as Keeter opened the
door on his side. Luckily, the Chief
had hold of his shooting arm which
caused the shot to go wild.
While the Sheriff was in the house
investigating, it is said that Shearm
got rough when the handcuffs were
about to be pat on him, and in. the
melee which followed he came out
with a black eye and the handcuffs
snapped tight. He was taken back to
Halifax jail Tuesday morning and
placed in one of Jailers Hux’s special
ly prepared cells, checked and double
checked with log chains ani extra
locks.
mere ne will remain until next
week when Superior Court meet*, to
face af least a half dozen charges.
Using a crow bar and hack saw to
force apart ban; over the cell win
dow, three prisoners escaped from the
county jail at Halifax I< riday after
noon.
Those v.ho escaped were Ernest
5’.; ?;-! in, of V>iaor., Peasley
and Gert Bridgers of Roanoke Rapids.
Shearin has been in jail since Ins Ar
rest several weeks ago at Eliza noth
City following an affray with Hali
fax County officers who sougzii to
arrest him on a whiskey charge. Pear
ly and Bridgets were jailed to Face
charges of robbery.
Escape of the men was discovered
shortly after four o’clock. Eigen or
ton other prisoners who were in. the
cell with the three did not attempt;
to get away, officers said.
The fugitives were trailed for iea‘ -
ly two miles to the Roanoke River,
where the tracks were lost. A sheriff's
posse scoured the woods along the
river and watched the roads leading
from the county.
James Peas ley was the first one
rounded up and he was captured Sat
urday night after a chase through
Deep Creek in this county. Officer
L. E. Keeter had the opportunity of
[dashing through six feet of water ir*
[Deep Creek to drag Peasley out. An
other man with him escaped in the
darkness.
! Peasley was one of those implicated
[ and arrested in the robbery of the?
j Oak Store here and is said to have
! told the officers exactly how it hap
pened.
Late Sunday afternoon, Officer
Cliff Massey was riding in South
Rosemary and his quick eye caught
a glimpse of the other fugitive, Cert
Bridgers in a small house in that sec
tion. Coming back to the city, Massey
got officers Gray and Keeter and re
, turning they surrounded the house.
! (Continued on back page)
Last Filing Day
Politics gets warmer, especially in
the State with tomorrow the last day
for filing for State offices. Senator
Simmons is evidently waiting until
th elast minute, not having filed this,
morning. We understand filing for
County offices can be made untli ton
days before tne primary on June 7
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The Senate Judiciary Committee
votes 10 to 6 against Judge John J.
Parker of North Carolina as a mem'
ber of the Supreme Court.