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[VOLUME 16. ROANOKE RAPIDS—ROSEMARY, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 12th, 1930. NUMBER 9.
NORWOOD LOSES BY 57 VOTES
JOYNER BEATS BACK
TERRIFIC ATTACK BY
POLITICAL MACHINE
—
Lack of Local Organiza
tion Almost Loses En
tire Fight
!i a drizzly morning and
st skies part of the after
Roanoke Rapids and Rose
voters cast a light vote
red to 1928, but managed
30 per cent of the entire
f Halifax County,
two local precincts voted
in the Bailey-Simmons
hile the entire county vote
: race was 4,419.
10 voting 30 per cent of
t in Halifax County, Roa
Rapids township lost its
sentative, W. J. Norwood,
•ent down to defeat by a
/■margin of 57 votes to Clement S.
Ifctchin of Scotland Neck and D.
Mac Johnson of Enfield. C. 0.
!®yrd, the fourth candidate, fail
ed to carry a precinct in the
county and showed fair strength
•m in his home precinct which
he lost to Mr. Norwood by 88
Vdtes.
i Byrd’s entire vote in the coun
,ty was less than the vote Nor
wood received in Roanoke Ra
nds alone.
r Joyner is in
W. F. Joyner, local candidate for
the all-powerful Board of County
Commissionei s, ran into terrific op
i position from certain forces in the
! county, but was able to tide over the
'storm with a small majoi ly over the
[sixth man entered, Ivey A. Crawley.
| “Beat Joyner,” was the v.ord that
went out on the eve of the election.
“Scratch Joyner,” was the command
j of certain ring leaders. A study of
[the returns is sufficient to show how
close they came to succeeding, but
large votes in the two local precincts
with good votes it: Scotland Neck and
Littleton proved the undoing of the
[effort against the lccal men.
The fight against Mr. Joyner was
made when he refusal to knuckle
down and tell Mr. Steadman, political
[boss of Halifax and other rural town
[ ships, that he would vote for Mr.
| George Green of Weldon for another
term as county attorney. Give us your
pledge and we will not l.ght you,
was the promise made tr Mr. Joy
ner. When Mr. Joyner rightly told
♦hem it was his duty to represent the
feeople of this township and their
Krishes and that he had nc right to
say what ho wculd do if elected, his
frank refusal to commit himself was
taken as a negative rep'.v end the
fight was on.
In the course of it, it shifted also
to Mr. Norwood, who was defeated.
The plan seemed to be to match ev
ery man from this township who
would be in any position of import
ance. Mr. Joyner returns as a mem
ber of the Board owing allegiance to
no man or bone.. He will continue his
fearless fight to protect the interests
of this township. The machine was
not quite powerful enough to defeat
him. It is reported here that this
fact has rather taken away the pleas
ure of the Norwood defeat.
Citizens Here Aroused I
The near defeat of Mr. Joyner and
the loss of Mr. Norwood has aroused
the people of this township to a fever
heat which leaders say they have not
seen before. Hundreds who failed to
vote are going through the well
known process of mentally kicking
themselves. While those who did vote
now see where they could have voted
^differently.
P All admit the lack of leadershpi and
regardless of personal feelings are
willing in the future to join together
in a urnted leffort to play the politi
cal game as it is properly played.
Generou3 Roanoke Rapids gave its
votes to all the candidates. Its local
candidates led, but in races where
more than one was to be chosen, it
split its vote among the other can
didates, while the political enemies
of the township were knifing the lo
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HALIFAX I
COUNTY
TOTALS
For U. S. Senator
Bailey _ _ 3,1 1 1
Simmons 1,308
Estep _21
Bailey majority over Simmons,
1,803.
For Corporation Com
mission
Pell 2,896
Holoway _ . 894
Pell majority, 2,002.
For Solicitor
Parker _3,903
Tyler 560
Parker majority, 3,347.
For Representative
Kitchin _ 2,384
Johnson _ 2,384
Norwood _ 2,327
Byrd _ 643
Kitchin, Johnson elected by 57
rotes over Norwood. 1,741 over
Vyr4. '
For County Commis
sioners
Warren 3,617
Futrell 3,230
Sheperd 3,249
Whittaker 3,080
Joyner _ 2,659
Crawley 2,564
All but last named elected.
For County Road
Board
Taylor 3,522
Chase 3,467
Randolph 3,238
Bailey_ 3,238
Harvey _2,537
King _2,346
All but last named elected.
For U. S. Senator
Republican
Butler _ 32
Pritchard _ 26
Tucker _ 12
Dorsett _ 3
Total Republican votes cast 73.
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Politics ???? Sure
For Representative
ENFIELD
Norwood _ 187
Kitchin - 135
Johnson - 451
Political Note—The ballot said
“Vote for Two,” but its not agin the
law to vote for just one. That’s what
Enfield did. Compare with the vote
in the same race in Roanoke Rapids
or Scotland Neck precincts.
HOW ITS DONE
See the pretty rabbit? Messrs Nor
wood and Joyner running in Halifax
precinct, home of Mr. Steadman.
Scrtach-scratch.
Halifax Precinct
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Norwood-50
kitchin -151
Johnson _ — -173
FOR COMMISSIONER
Joyner — 46
Sheperd - 175
Warren -- - — — -192
Crawley - 172
Futrell - 136
Whittaker - 172
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Mrs. William White is visiting re
latives in Brunswick County, Va.
County Winners At
Aurelian Springs
Hannah Heptinstall, a junior in the 1
Aurelian Springs. High School will
represent the Eastern district in an
essay contest in Raleigh Tuesday,
June 17. This contest is sponsored
by the N. C. Cotton Grower’s Coopera
live Association. Her subject is ‘‘How
the Benefits of the Agricultural
Marketing Act Can be Brought to the
Cotton Farmers.”
Leo Pittard a sophomore in the Au
relian Springs High School and pre
sident of the Aurelian Springs Chap
ter of the Y. T. H. F. Club, will rep
resent this district in the State eli
mination contest of the F. F. of Amer
ica public speaking contest to be held
in Raleigh. Thursday, .June 10.
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1930 CLASS
GRADUATES
139 Finish Grades; Misses OHie
Powell, Priscilla Mullen
Win Awards
The Roanoke Rapids schools closed
another successful year’s work on
Thursday night June 6, when the1
final commencement address was ’
made by I)r. Robert H. Wright, pres-'
ident of Eastern Carolina Teachers i
College of Greenville, N. C. Among !
the many strong points brought out j
by Mr. Wright he said, “Nothing1
worthwhile is ever achieved without
sacrifice.” He was introduced by Mr.
A. E. Akers, superintendent of Hali
fax County schools, and his address
was greatly enjoyed.
Mr. T. W. Mullen, chairman of the
Board of Trustees presented the di
plomas to the thirty eight graduates
and Miss Clara Hearne, supervisor
of Elementary grades presented the
one hundred and thirty-nine certifi
cates to those entering Junior High
School.
The Patterson medal which is given
each year to the best all round stu
dent was presented to Miss Ollie
Powell, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Ru
fus Powell, by Mr. R. L. Towe.
Dr. T. W. M. Long presented the
scholarship medal to Miss Priscilla
Mullen who has made an average of
97 during the four years of high
school work. This medal was created
by the graduating class of 1929.
Special music was rendered by the
Rosemary band and a few of the
members of the (lice club, and Mrs.
V. A. China with a violin.
Mrs. Arthur Overmeyer of Norfolk,
Mrs. Van Daughtry and Miss Doro
thy Daughtry returned yesterday
from Charlottesville, Va., where they
attended the graduation of Miss Min
nie Daughtry, who returned with
them.
HALIFAX
VOTE BY
PRECINCTS
Roanoke Rapids—Bailey 655.
Simmons. 145; Pell 540, Hollo
way, 156; Parker 756. Tyler 49;
Norwood 653, Byrd 122; Kitch
in 442, Johnson 270; Joyner 697,
Sheperd, 563; Warren 635.
Crawley 500. Futrell 516, Whit
taker 555; King 467, Harvey 472
Taylor 648, Chase 713, Randolph
594, Bailey 626.
Rosemary—Bailev 410, Sim
mons 166; Pell 276. Holloway
110; Parker 478, Tyler. 107;
Norwood 340, Byrd 252; Kitchin
125, Johnson 163; Joyner 479,
Sheperd 260, Warren 427, Craw
lev 427. Futrell 243. Whittaker
271; King 315, Harvey 320, Tay
lor 354. Chase 460, Randolph
273, Bailey 300.
Littleton—Bailey 223, Sim
mons 77; Pell 222, Holloway 37;
Parker 270, Tyler 30; Norwood
178, Bvrd 37, Kitchin 150, John
son 170; Joyner 241, Shepered
238, Warren 278. Crawley 235,
Futrell 211. Whittaker 145;
King 240. Harvev 124. Taylor
262. Chase 244, Randolph 222,
Bailey 220.
Scotland Neck—Bailey 546.
Simmons 113; Pell 499, Hollo
way 115; Parker 588, Tyler 89;
Norwood 334, Byrd 17, Kitchin
614, Johnson 362; Joyner 556,
Sheperd 567, Warren 555, Craw
ley 341, Futrell 628, Whittaker
441; King 420, Harvey 364, Tay
lor 559, Chase 526, Randolph
566, Bailey 621.
Weldon—Bailev 355, Simmons
252; Pell 416, Holloway 132:
Parker 525, Tyler 7C: Norwood
207, Byrd 31, Kitchin 300, John
son 362; Joyner 130. Sheperd
446, Warren 427, Crawley 157,
Futrell 429, Whittaker 454;
King 237, Harvev 303, Tavlor
405, Chase 392, Randolph 395,
Bailey 362.
Enfield-Bailey 223, Sim
mons 264: Pell 338, Holloway
74; Parker 480, Tyler 14; Nor
wood 187. Byrd 35. Kitchin 131,
Johnson 451; Joyner 138, Shep
erd 406, Warren 402, Crawley
105; Futrell 416, Whittaker 481;
King 132, Harvey 363, Taylor
432, Chase 345, Randolph 440,
Bailey 334.
Hollister—Bailey 112, Sim
mons 35; Pell 87, Holloway *3;
Parker 118, Tyler 63: Norwood
SO, Byrd 28, Kitchin 103. John
son 96 Joyner 55, Sheperd 100,
Warren 139, Crawley 174(, Fu
trell 93, Whitaker 110; King 80,
Harvey 112, Taylor 154, Chase
120, Randolph 122, Bailey 104.
Butterwood—Bailey 46, Sim
mons 44; Pell 62. Holloway 18;
Parker 87, Tyler 2; Norwood 49,
Byrd 10, Kitchin 59, Johnson
55; Joyner 43, Sheperd 77, War
ren 87, Crawley 67, Futrell 75,
Whittaker 78; King 64, Harvey
48, Taylor 85, Chase 80, Ran
dolph 76, Bailey 65.
Faucetts—Bailey 108, Sim
mons 47; Pell 114, Holoway 29;
Parker 141, Tyler 15; Norwood
105, Byrd 15, Kitchin 85, John
son 102; Joyner 36. Sheperd 140,
Warren 147, Crawley 136, Fu
trell 135, Whittaker 140; King
59, Harvey 119, Taylor 140,
Chase 128 .Randolph 134', Bailey
134.
Kahukee—Bailey 78, Sim
mons 21; Pell 75, Hololway 18;
Parker 94, Tyler 10; Norwood,
48, Byrd 9, Kitchin 74. Johnson
55; Joyner 87, Sheperd 89, War
ren 90, Crawley 87, Futrell 90.
Whittaker 23;
King 75, Harvey 35, Taylor 90,
Chase 90, Randolph 77, Bailey
104.
Ringwood—Bailey 64, Sim
mon-. 26; Pell 28, Holloway 48:
Parker 44, Tyler 47; Norwood
25, Byrd 44, Kitchin 17. John
son 76; Joyner 38, Sheperd 48,
Warren 54, Crawley 65, Futrell
54, Whittaker 77: King 47, Har
vey 35, Taylor 75, Chase 57,
Pandolph 77, Bailey 58.
Halifax— Bailey 161, Sim
mons 61; Pell 140, Holloway 47;
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THE STEAM ROLLER
ROLLS
(An Editorial)
When Frank Joyner told the County political
machine which has ruled this county for many
years that he would not play with them if it was
necessary for him to make a pre-primary pledge
concerning how he would vote for Green for Coun
ty Attorney, he brought down the open wrath of
said machine upon his head and the Green-Stead
man steam roller went into action and it was only
by the grace of Scotland Neck and Littleton that
he pulled through tor a place on the County Board
of Commissioners. While the other local candi
date, Billy Norwood, was being slowly but surely
defeated by the same machine in his race for rep
resentative.
And so it conies about, in this year of Our
Lord, 1930, that Roanoke Rapids township, with
more than a quarter of the population and 40 per
cent of the county’s wealth, has no representative.
Just 57 votes kept Billy Norwood from victory.
An analysis of the vote, precinct by precinct,
in the county shows beyond a shadow of a doubt
wherein the strength of this township lay and al
so its weakness; proves the strength of the Stead
man-Green machine and shows how easy it would
have been to topple that machine into the mud.
With Norwood defeated, it is now admitted
by even those who voted for Byrd that the direct
defeat of Norwood and the fact we have no rep
resentation can be laid to the simple fact that we
had two inimical candidates from this township.
That fact is indisputable. While Byrd made a
miserable showing in the balance of the county,
failing to carry a single precinct, he made a hard
enough fight on Mr. Norwood in the two local
precincts to help defeat him. The rest of the work
was done by the same machine which almost suc
ceeded in defeating Mr. Joyner. The figures
- . speak for themselves.
To dispel,,ail furthfarguments tha* tlr's
township was "running” Mr. Crawley of Hollister,
we point to the vote from Hollister, where Mr.
Joyner ran a poor low man with 55 votes while
Mr. Crawley was polling 147. Mr. Crawley got a
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SOLICITOR
PARKER IN
BY 5,660
Overwhelming Majority
Of Local Man; Carries
Five Counties of Six
R. Hunt Parker carried five of the
six counties in this judicial district
to win for Solicitor hy an overwhelm
ing majority of 5,660 over his oppon
ent, Ernest Tyler.
Tyler carried one county, his home
county of Bertie, by a majority of
862. Parker carried his home county,
Halifax by a majority of 3,348. Hert
ford County was a real battlefield
with Parker emerging victor in Ty
ler’s neighboring county by a 40 ma
jority.
Northampton County, long claim
ed by Tyler supporters, went to Park
er by 354 majority, while Vance Coun
ty gave the latter a handsome majori
ty of 1413.
Warren County was the real bat
tlefield. The native county of Jo
siah W. Bailey has long been controll
ed by Congressman John Carr, who is
reported to have spoken of Hunt
Parker as his worst political enemy.
Mr. Carr left Washington and came
home to wage a spirited fight in War
len against Mr. Parker. He is said
to have made a house to house cam
paign in Tyler’s behalf, appealing to
Warrenites to vote for Tyler as a
personal favor to their Congressman.
Notwithstanding this fight on him by
tho once powerful Congressman, Mr.
Parker carried Warren County by a
majority of 872 votes.
It is said that the Parker majority
of 5,f>G0 sets a record for the district
majority and Mr. Parker has been re
ceiving congratulations from every
section of the State on his outstanding
victory..
His enthusiastic supporters already
speak of him as the opponent of
Congressman Carr two years from
now, to which Mr. Parker says noth
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How Strong Are We?
Here are some interesting to
tals for those who are interest
ed in Roanoke Rapids Township
and those who don’t cd.s for us
as well.
The largest vote in the pri
mary was cast in the Parkor
Tylcr race.
Roanoke Rapids cast 1,300
Rest of the county 3,073
Every time three ballots were
cast in the entire balance of the
county, we were casting one and
one third ballots.
Roanoke Rapids township lack
ed only 100 votes of casting as
many as Enfield, Hollister, liut
terwood, Faucett, Kehukee, Con
eonnara. Palmyra, Halifax, Rose
neat h and Ring wood combined.
That leaves only Scotland Neck,
Littleton and Weldon in the Coun
ty.
This township cast 70 more
votes than the combined vote
cast by Weldon, Enfield and Hali
fax townships.
And lastly, we voted only about
30 per cent of our registered vot
ers. Wait until we work on that
other 70 per cent. Some day we
will prit these figures again.
They wouldn’t be a bad thing to
save for reference.
??????
Great minds run in the same chan
rel.
For County Commissioner
Weldon Enfielc!
Joyner 130 13£
Sheperd 446 40C
Warren 427 402
Crawley 157 10.'
Putrlee 429 4ir
Whittaker 454 481
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Father Buried Sunday
Mr. L. H. Patterson, father of Mrs.
C. E. Matthews, died Thursday night
at his home at Patterson Springs
near Shelby after a lingering Uiuer.;
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews were at the
bedside when the end came. Funeral
services were held Sunday.
BAILEY
LEAD IS
7 0,0 0 0
Landslide For Raleigh
Man Astounds Entire
Nation
Josiah Bailey was swept to victory
over U. S. Senator Furnifold M. Sim
mons in one of the quietest, yet most
dramatic campaigns in many years,
while the nation gasped as the tide
rushed over the aged Senator, thirty,
forty, sixty, seventy thousand majori
ty.
1.702 precincts out of 1811. leaving
only 109 unaccounted for yesterday
:n the State, gave
Bailey _ 197.078
Simmons _ 128,081
The above figures give Bailey a
majority of 68,997 over Simmons.
This will pass the seventy thousand
mark as practically all the late re
porting counties in the Western part
1 of the State showed heavy Bailey
! majorities.
, Nor was the Bailey victory con
fined to any on eseetion of the State.
From the sea to the mountains, from
Virginia to South Carolina, county af
ter county fell into line behind the
Bailey forces, with just a spot here
ai d there showing any considerable
Simmons strength. Even the larger
cities, where Simmons was supposedly
strong, failed to give him substantial
majorities.
Halifax County, banner Democratic
county in the 1928 disaster (for Mr.
Simmons) cast' 3,111 votes for Bailey
and 1,308 for Simmons, a Bailey ma
jority of 1,803. This was less than
the 1928 majority is said by leaders
here to be the result of too much con
fidence on the part of Bailey support
ers and also the interest in certain
sections of the county in local races.
< Congre<jsr>»*y .George VV*«fear-i of
.Asheville, Republican* nfll m?k? *-he t
race in November against Mr. Bailey.
He received 19,985 votes with 100 pre
| cincts out, while his nearest oppon
I ents, George Butler received 6,294.
Rev. H. G. Dorsett, Wake Forest Bap
tist preacher, who demanded the Re
publican primary, ran last with 1,137
votes in the State.
Senator Simmons returned t o
Washington Tuesday. He has made
no comment on the race nor has he
yet congratulated the winner. Tues
day he did say, “1 have no further
statement to make, for I assume the
people of the State know that I shall
keep the pledge I made when I enter
ed the primary, and support Mr. Bail
ey.” This was in a wire to Col. John
D. Langdon, his State advisory cam
paign committee chairman.
J. M. Broughton, Kaleigh lawyer*
who gained fame in introducing Mr.
Bailey last Friday night in his only
speech of the campaign, when Mr.
Broughton wisecracked about the Sen
ator’s farm sale in Maryland being
indicative of his certain return to N.
C., was also in Washington Tues
day. He was one of the authors of
the Australian Ballot Law, which
went into effect this election, and de
clared himself well pleased with the
results. He admitted imperfections
but said they were minor ones and
could be remedied. Withal it was a
simple process, though not altogether
a perfect secret ballot.
Mr. Bailey made the following
statement Tuesday morning.
Railev Statement.
“I am profoundly grateful,” said
Mr. Bailey, “to the Democratic party
for the nomination for United States
Senator, and to the leadership and
support which have brought me so
distinguished an honor and so great
a responsibility. I have no means of
expressing the gratitude that fills my
heart. It shall be the object of all
my endeavors to justify the confi
dence thus reposed in me.
“The contest within the party is
ended. The function of the primary is
to unite all Democrats in the great
mission of the party. I desire to do
all possible to bring this to pass. I
will cooperate with our party’s offi
cial leaders and every nominee and
not less with everyone who would
promote its welfare and maintain its
supremacy. Let us all now labor to
gether in Democracy’s great cause.
“We now look to the approaching
Democratic State Convention, which
I am sure will prove to be the occa
sion of a great reunion of us all.
“Beyond the convention the con
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