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L ZrErEZ.i THE HERALD r.31per cent i f fil9 1 JL A JL JLJ JL JLMmJiJL \i ll dm X l Of Halifax County Population 1 II__I OF THE TWIN CITIES-ROAN OKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY L.-S12ISL2 ZNSHIP^J I VOLUME 16. ROANOKE RAPIDS—ROSEMARY, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 10th, 1930. NUMBER KS. CHILD IS VICTIM OF AUTO 4TH Rosa Lee Johnson Killed Instantly In South Rosemary By Car One dead and two injured is the sum total of casualties over the Fourth of July holidays in the Twin ( ides as reported publicly. Rosa Lee Johnson, nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jete John son of South Rosemary, was instantly ■■ killed when struck by a car driven by l Jack Hux of Rosemary. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McAllister were injured when their car was pushed from the road in Northampton County by an 1 other car. The little Johnson girl was killed at 10:45 on the morning of the Fourth. According to testimony given to the Coroner’s jury, the child was crossing the road in front of her home which is located on the South Rosemary road just beyond Chocoyotte Creek bridge. Hux was driving a Chevrolet road ster heading twoard Rosemary. A Duck was passing him in the direc tion of Littleton. The girl is said to ' have run out from behind the truck in the path f the Hux car. i Her skull was fractured and one leg broken. Death was almost instan , taneous. The Coroner’s jury returned a ver dict in which it stated the accident v as unavoidable. He was later arrest ed however, by Chief Dobbins on a charge of driving a car with insuffi cient brakes and brought before Ma Igisrraie ». imimpson woo piuceu him under a $200 bond to Halifax Su perior Court. Officers say Hux had practically no brakes on the car and could not possibly have stopped, g Funeral services were held Satur day afternoon at the Johnson home h in South Rosemary with Revered C. £ T. Thrift officiating. Burial was in j the family cemetery near J a5k.su n. Few details could be learned about the accident of Mr. and Mrs. McAl lister on the Fourth. It is reported d they were driving along and were | < vowded from the road by another H car. Their car was turned over sev eral times and was demolished. They were brought to their home here for medical treatment. No other accident« were reported except that s<\eral beach visitors are reported to be suffering from aggra vated cases of sunburn. I Wife Trailed And Officers Arrest Missing Husband m A neat piece of detective work was h| turned in by Chief Cray and a Rich || mond railroad detective Sunday wire:: a Leroy Ethridge, charged with break K *n the freight depot here severed P months ago, was arrested in Rich p mond. After the theft, Etheridge had di.* fcjjV appeared and was recently located HI by local police* working in Delaware, lie was trailed in Richmond. On Suu d day, his wife was seen leaving the (' • mrot at Weldon. Chief Cray sent a fllpman to : • t a description of Lei glar wearing ar.nan !. ij|! lie then called the Richmond do f|| tective and described the woman R When she arrived in Richmond . h. R was spotted. She stayed half an h uu R in the depot and then went to a res V tnurant nearby where she used a te’.e ff phone. W A few minutes Inter Etheridge wnlk 1 ed in the restaurant to meet her and jf was arrested by the detective. Chici I Gray went to Richmond and brought I t}le man back here to stand trial. County Tonsil Clinic Held Here This Week Dr. T. Mitchell, County Health officer of Halifax County, assisted by a number of nurses is conducting a tonsil clinic at the Junior High School building a tRoanoke Rapids this week. Dr. T. H. Royster is doing the operat ing. It will last for five days and twenty-seven patients are taken cave of each day. They come from all sec tions of Halifax County. Lunch has been served to visiting mothers by the Red Cross Chapter of this com munity r.nd those partaking have ask ed The Herald to express their ap peciation to the Red Cross. -□ Misses Mary Cameron, Hazel Tal bot, Edna Tickel, Ruth Williams, Su sie Webb Thrift and Laura Nell Thrift are spending the week at Lcuisburg college as delegates to the Epworth League Assembly of the .North Carolina conference. I Errand Boy Uses Strong Methods To Secure A Holiday On The Fourth On (he morning of the Fourth, a big crowd was in the Taylor Drug Store at Rosemary, but it took only a split second to clear the store when “Wesley” colored errand hoy, dropped a gallon jar of strong ammonia. For two hours the ammonia fumes held sway and the store was automatically closed. Finally manager O. Griffin donned a gas mask, entered the building and mopped up the ammonia. Later it was possible to enter the store. Some accuse Wesley of drop ping the ammonia on purpose. It was the Fourth and he wanted a holiday. Some of the stores had closed. He got his holiday for about two hours but that was all —the store reopened for business and stayed open the rest of the day. SCHOOL TO OPEN HERE ON MONDAY Daily Vacation Bible School Opens For 2 Weeks July 14 Final plans for the Daily Vacation Bible School arc being made for the opening on Monday morning, July 1 I. at 9 o’clock. A meeting of the minis ters, helpers and department chair men will be held at the High. School Building Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. This will he an organization meeting to go over the daily sche dule and make final plans. The following is the set up of the faculty, subject of course to change if necessary: Chairman of Daily Vacation Bible School, S H. Bradley. Superintendent of the Primary De partment. Miss Georgia Keene. Superintendent of the Junior De partment, Miss Beverly Neale; as sistants, Miss Julia Bradley and Mr. J. L. Stuart. Superintendent of the Intermediate Department, Bov. Mr. Shell; assist ant'. Mrs. L. M. Hall. Helpers for the different depart ments: boy’s handwork, Mr. R. (I. Knight. Edwin Akers, C. T. Thrift. Jr. Girls handwork. Miss Edna Wofford, Miss Alma Vaughan, Miss Wiihelm ina Branch. The play ’.round directors are to have 2d minutes each morning to put on a course of games and physical education. The ones in charge un grateful and glad that this part of the work will ho so veil handled. The ministers will also have a de finite part in the school. Rev. C. T. Thrift will teach a coivse to the .Ju nior- o'i “MisMonary Heroes.” Rev. J. X. Bynum will also teach the Ju niors and will give a course on “Bible Heroes.'’ R e. Mr. I\';k will give the Interm, bate a course on “Mis s-it.ns,” ami Rev. Mr. Mu-lam will give them a course on "’l uv; People ami Service.” The sHvo! w'll be free to any boy : > in :he co an y vho has ha i enc years work in s« hool anil who is I r.ot yet a member of the Senior High j tVnool. I'i'-mernb'-r the opening is .Monday morning r.rnl be there early t ) be registered. Xo n-.vo pupils will be registered eft-, r Tuesday morning as this would bre a: into the com-', red delay tl; ■ v:k of the others. Be tit ere on the first day. On Monday night at eight o’clock at the Senior High School building will he held the first session of the Teacher ; raining i mss. i ms us iic ing * - iitIi tel under the auspices of the Mmistes ial Association as a Union school and it is the hope of every • aslnr that a large per cent of the Sunday School teachers and young people will take this course. Rev. L. M. Hall is chairman of the Sunday School Training V ork. Mi s Georgia Keen and Mr. Shell, loth of the Methodist church, and Loth specialists in Teacher Training work are to carry the burden of the teaching. Credit will be givbn to those who successfully complete the work. Our community is unusually fortu nate to have such a project in Religi ous Education carried on in our midst in cooperation with the Vacation Bible School. Any one who misses their op portunity in engaging in it will miss a great privilege and joy. -□ Messrs Allen Zollicoffer, H. L. Bell, W. L. Long, A. N. Martin, R. Hunt Parker, Dr. John Martin and others attended the Democratic Convention in Raleigh last Thursday. ■ I eechtt.fr gold press, used at RUTHERFORDTON ¥N 1329 Christopher Bechtlcr, a goldsmith of * Germany, emigrated to America and settled near Rutherfordton. He began mining in the vicinity for gold, silver and semi-precious stones, and coining money for his neighbors who had the highest regard for his intcrity. The gold used in the Bechtlcr coins was almost without alloy, being twenty carats fine. They are in two series. The first series was issued before 1834 but the coins hear no date. The second series starts in 1834, the coins of this series bearing the date, the name of the maker, his town, weight, fineness of the gold and the value of the pieces. Between 1831 and 1840 over $2,000,000 was coined at the mint in denominations of $1, [$2.30, $5 and $10. Coining of money by private [concerns was not authorized by the Govern jment, but in this instance nothing was done 'to stop it because it was difficult to supply jrnoney from the national mint on account cf -the distance and transportation facilities. The 'mint was discontinued about 1832. Several [years ago the original press was given to the American Numismatic society, New York City. I f 38 MILLION VALUATION Tax Kate for Halifax County Is One Cent Higher Than Last .Year The County Board of Comntissicn trs met in regular monthly session Monday and set the tax rate for the county fiscal year which began .Tune 30th. The new tax rate shows an in crease of one cent over last year. Tit's year the rate will h(» $1.11. divided as follows: general fund .15. county home and outside poor .05, school fund .55, bond inteijlst, redemption and sinking fund .27, road fund .30. A comparison with last years tax rate shows the general fund and the school fund remained the same, while the road fund took a cut this year of six cents, Ioc-cases of two cents iri the county home fund and bond in terest and sinking funds of 5 cents to taled more than the savings in road work for the next year. In round numbers the budget shows it will take 70-1 thousand dollars to 'tin Halifax County from June 3'h 1030 to June 30. 1031. The amounts : ccossary for the different depart ments and funds are as follows: coun ty Is mo and poor $20,000; genera! fund $01,000; road fund $150,000; bond interest and sinking funds $ldl, 000; school fund $275,000. Of the $701,000 total, $108,000 is availabb from miter titan tax levy, while practically $5:50,000 must be tamed by county taxes. the (climated valuation of Halifax e unity is set at thirty eight million collars. Children Have Bi'j Time At the City Playgrounds Tlie Boys at the High School pi ay 54 i -unds arc playing t; b<-ys from ib ;.n>*ke Uaphhs each Tuesday and Thu • -dry m u .dag in the piayg'vund l.a.-c' al! aerit a To date ea.-h team has WMji two .game ;. The only tiling the ’ ci" in * needs is a good umpire. IV. day was a great oc casion. There v i re pets of all descriptions. So many were brought that the judges could not decide whic h was the small c '. ro they ruled ar.ts out entirely. I'm-..were awarded on white rats, an adigator and various other pets. The playgrounds are to cooperate vith the Daily Vacation Bible School during the next two weeks. The1 morning urograms will be modified at the playgrounds so as to enable both children and directors to attend the school. There will be no change in the afternoon hours at the play grounds. The tennis courts at the school building have been used but very lit tle so far. The nets may be had at al most any time, so if you find other courts crowded come on over to the school courts. Miss Annie Lcwter and Mr. Law rence Denton motored here from New Bern to visit Miss Lewter’s parents,, Sunday. , LINES OF POWER CO. EXTENDED Carolina Prepares to De liver in Richmond And Norfolk Henderson.—Extensiorw f +he lines of the Carolina Power ano Light Com pany from Henderson to the point on the Roanoke River, some twenty miles north of this city, where the project id water power evelopment is sche duled in the near future, has been practically completed, and is expect ed to be finished by or soon after July 1. it was learned here today. It is understood a power lino has al ready been cx.ended to that point from Roanoke Rapids, where connec tion is had with Virginia rower Co. circuits. Connection of the Carolina Power line at the river with the Vir ginia company will make possible the delivery of larjjo quantities of elcctrh ■power to Norfolk and Richmond f’wi the water power plants of the lina company in North and S"i: Carolina. There is no definite information a to wht n the wo w act ual on buildiivr of tin* ;*• ver dam on the Ronn.tko river, near tids e*ty. Tii have 1 a n.iMi's a: various timo it: the pa. : w ar or > > li.at it voik . heyin at i "■ e, bm no inform-*t i • ■•lid be ’ aJ hoe a- >* the exact tin. . S .met hot:-nulls of acres of land u ivrthern V - and acres:,, the M.y iin. in Vi-e • ia bn • been ac-qui1 ; fee back va» • • .'r. v the lake. The Carolina i.-y ' and Power C is extendi nt* its la •-•f steel tow, : om II* nderson . • 'xto. d and tin. I.* Roxboro. and : . i the lattoi j connection will i . 1 !e with the Aa :piachain i*«* '. • * puny al Danvi:! . jllie steel tower ! fmm Head to Oxford is . .. 1 to be conn. - . in the next sev months. £ii ■ ! lowers h«.vc .* keen er. . , . from Raloie1: ic i lender, on. King’s Dav..-iters Camp At The Country Club Mrs. T. R. Manning (affectionately Known as Mis.-. F. -ny) is in camp lid week at the <' ".in:ry Club wit); her twenty-five in m.'>ers of the Kings Daughters of wYch she is leader. These girls meet once a month with Mrs. Manni’i. and do many helpful things for others. They look forward each year to them week in camp and always have a most delightful week which is so well planned by their leader. Tonight the mothers of the girls are invited out for a picnic s up per at G o’clock. Among those seen at Washington Sunday who saw the Senators take their fourth straight game from the Yankees were J. W. Taylor, M. I). Collier, Sam Young, J. E. Brown, M. F. White, Tom White, «T. R. Myriek, Alfred Martin, Clarence Grimmer, Carrol’. Wilson, M. H. Hedgepeth, Ivey Mohorn, J. Cramwcll, George L. Hayes. BAKERY IS SOLD Washington Baker Buys New Bakery at Rosemary From D. W. Etheridge Announcement was officially made this week of the sale of th.. New Bakery at Rosemary, by J). \Y. Ether idge to Martin Iroe. The new owner took charge of the business July 1 and will continue r> \»j.<. ,5,- it from its present location. Considerations involved in the deal were not made public. It is understood Mr. Iroe pur chased only the physical equipment and good will of the Twin Cities only bakery. Mr. Etheridge has been identified with the business life of the Twin Ci ties for the pas 8 years. I!, <\.;ab li.l'.ed bis business in Roanoke Ra pids, where he operated for a few years, later moving to the location :n Rosemary whe-o the bu.dress i-- n< w located. Mr. Iroi has been engagt i in tile bakery business for about twelve ; . He comes to this section " ■tii Carolina highly reeom.monded i" 1.:i particular branch of buMmsc. i i 'riov , • ids Coming !:;•»•(» be Ope'-H -i! j a b bo ry business on Penn. \d\ania ; '' • . ia Wash in vn. I). Bte j! iai's most noted s • Hi: is ”Mammy’s O n” Brvo !. and products that 'nave bon riv ■ n in the hor.ic-.. of fids ’ n. The :k-c of trui! «; ■ ; ‘ d by Mr. Etlierid ■;<* will ecu’. d :i : ’ • b • • -ei-atrd by the new !.i a ••ti and delivery of fresh p:\nk; -□ District B. Y. P. U. Meeting Is Held • ■ <!! • • : -t meet-ng of the P. V. P. : . ' • • Eufiel . i. on Tijir.r-uay .July ;.!•!, ,'..o Mrs. if L Holm of Scot! ;n 1 N ":r - Y v. C. 1-. Gu-o . ;.; •' • • i|,v-»tii"is and made an in- ni > • ;; 1 tall. . n ’ Tile 01m joe of Iv 1 ■ '> ■ 'i • given by the Scotland Xuck .'n:n< which do.nonst rated tin* do th- of ofi i-vrs. committees, etc. of r. . ■ i onj ivod. 'i'no • f« roiiiH :: Of the Senior. In to modi.'to and Junior l/nion.--. proved most helpful. Hov. R. N. Childress of Rocky ’•'oui:t. X. C., addressed the meeting on '♦‘Growing in Grime Thru Christian Living.” Anotiier strong address was made l y Rev. R. S. Fountain of Wel don, on the ‘‘Value of Young ePople.” Special music by tht. Enfield Church was beautifully rendered. The effi ciency banner was awarded the Inter mediate union of Weldon, and the banner for the longest distance was given the Scotland Neck union. Lunch was served in the church and much enjoyed. The next regular meeting will be held at Weldon on Septem ber 28th. The Assoeiational meeting will be held August 22nd, at the Rocky Mount Baptist Church. -□ W. C. Billy Williams is confined at l ome today with sickness. Several Thousand Yards Of Cloth Lost In Fire At Roanoke Mills Co. Damaged cloth to the approxi mate amount of 83,000 t o$4,000 was th cresult of a fire in Cloth Room 2 of the Roanoke Mills Company Saturday night. The fir ov.as discovered by night watchman Jeff Welch, lo cated on the second floor near a wall and behind the stacks of fin ished goods. One automatic sprinkler was operating hut the fire was not hot enough to set off others. A hose was brought in play and the fire extinguished after burn ing a hole in the floor. Water stood six inches upstairs while some cloth cm the first floor was damaged by water pouring thru the hole above. The fire was discovered by Mr. Welch at 10:30 Saturday night. Its origin is unknown. The mill had been closed since Thursday last for taking inventory, re suming operations thi.-. Monday morning. CONVICTS CAPTURED 3RD TIME Men Taken Here Las! Week Escaped Again Henderson. July 7.—John and Berl Hilton and Ravmon Brickhouse. throf more or less desperate criminals, whi escaped from the Granville county jail last Saturday night for the seconr time in less than a week, were bacP in jail here today after a little more than a days freedom on this trip out John Hilton and Brickhouse were tak < n int ocustody shortly after 3 o’clock this morning at the home of AYi! \ Hester at South Henderson, next dooi to the Southsido Drug store. The\ l ad just reached there when the of fleers arrived on the scene. Bert Hi! ton was arrested at Dickerson, be tween Henderson and Oxford. The arrest was made by Police Ser grants J. L. Cash and AV. X. Stride lend and Deputy Sheriff II. F. Mir phy. The men were returned to Ox ford and re-committed to jail there ! lit told officers they would get ou again at the first opportunity. In their escape Sativday night th< t’io. who were kept in r single cel togther, picked the lock to their cel door, and went C anil duj do through tin- i rick \vn!i of tin .Til. according t > nffirry. In thoi: first cs. ape on A < nday morning o last week, the trio hi u;» .ini!.;- Are! ' with a pistol, tl-.en 1:n ek'd kin n and robbt <> i ana escap ■ 1 i:i the jailer's new Pontiac They were reea: tmvd i-y Uahi'a oimty Oil.eel's ! i V.\ i '; 1 ;pi rais and I.dtt'eS'n. All three v. held a (V fo- ] ft. '•re-hroaking. -rial a; • •: dug July l >: *' . • h. vo. J ' | : i'ton and B i ... . v • -p ! ! ‘'arc os.-apod fr-wi Stale prison an< ; '•< r( had f.nisln d 1 s t< rm there, V :o ; "■ rre doing time •* a -;iar off ‘ months At the sherift": . •';*;»-«* in Oxford i , '• a ; s.ici today d. 1 1 sd not hi •. I ''<*< Med v.-he the- to lake the Crave b "dier pile - for :a;f, W.dr ; p- idling their tri d. Xurthoound Seaboard train < ’’-ngnl Sunday from : :V) p. m.. 1 ’ m.. arriving in X rfolk at | :; ’ ' p. ni. Xo. 17 loaves X-nTolk at >-i '. n. in. arriving h re at 10:10. This ■-iv- ii -se who <ie. ire it an after ■ "Oii at tin* beaches. On Friday and Saturday of each week there is a •■■pedal round trip rate of $.2.29. Excursion Train A special excursion train for Sun day Schools will leave Xorlina for Portsmouth early the morning of July The train will pass here at about 0:20 arriving in Portsmouth at 9 a. in. and returning at 9:45 p. m. The round trip fare from here will bo $1.50 for adults, 75c for children un der 12. -□ A huge crowd attended the formal opening at FligePs Style Shoppe on Tuesday night and all visitors were tie-lighted with the remodeled store. Bridge score pads for ladies and cig ars for gjentlemen were given by the management. JULY 4 IS SIGNIFICANT IN HALIFAX Halifax Events Leading Up To Independence Day July the Fourth is of particular significance in Halifax County. The famous Halifax Resolution, the first of the kind in all America, was adop ted unanimously on the twelfth of April, 1776, antedating the Virginia resolves of the same nature a little more than a month. As is well known, the Continental Congress acted upon this resolution of North Carolina, which was well seconded hv Virginia by a like resolve on May 15, and a National declara tion of Independence was passed on July -1th, 1776. When the Provincial On gross met in Halifax on April 4, 1776. it found a sympathetic people to give ene^ur i gement to its deliberations. After matters of minor nature were dis posed of by the Congmms. the dis cussion of national affairs was enter ed upon. The sentiment for indepen dence was well nigh unanimous ar.d it was enthusiastically decided that the Congress should go cn rec* r,l in some expression regarding it. Accordingly e committee was appe inter, to draft suitable resolutions. Cornelius Har T’.ott was chairman of th>- commit tee1 and made the report < April 12. a« follows: me Hal.lax Resolution “It appears to your coin mi t tee that, pursuant to the plan concerted by the British ministry for sujugating America, the king and parliament of Great Britain have usurped a power over the persons and p:\ perties ot the people, unlimited and uncontroll ed, and. disregarding their humble petitions for peace, liberty and safe ty. have made divers legislative acts ('.enouncing war. famine, and every : pecics of calamity against the cr.n *:nent in general. The Br'rsh have ' been, and still are, daily employed ire destroying people and committing the most horrid devastations or. the coun try. The governors in different eolo i.ic-s have declared protect!r r> to slaves, who imbrue their hands in the blood of their masters. The ships, belonging to America are declared prizes of war, end many of them, have L.i-n violently seized and confiscated. in consv ( uen . i f all which, mi Ititu s of ] ••••> pie I'm • been 1 itroyt <!. or from easy eii\ u;ns,ar.ces re s. .1 to the i:.. si lan atabl d i- tre. s. “And , thi n( n h cr:o manifested by the I'r: d Colo nics, a: : tin v sincere ('. -ire to be recoin- i.d t<> t a mot lien t untry on constiunb :ub - :• m-ips s In . procur 'd t resakl |V ram . and u nth n : u> hope ) c mains o btai ; ng re .. th< ■ • means alone which have ... • n hitherto t'. led. y. u- i - ■ Y..-v of the i.pi'ii. u ;... : ti.. IT.n; •« 1 enter into tine Adbnvtu j rcsoiv-. : --v.it: “Re- . od that di-iv cs from this c.d :• in the : tul Cun igreus. 1m- t-mp-nv < red t c - ur with 11be (!■:•!•-gates the c.tin • ■ ■ nies in l (0 , n: • Tpd -■ e i ■ sinning , foreign allianu. s, reserving to this ('■loiyy i\\ .. .m am.! or.-it / sights ot - i ••rn.-ng a constitution a; '- laws in ibis colony, and < l a> Sitting do!e afrom time I.) tin.* (under the* - ■. <K"i ion of ni-’iev .. ■•••>s- in a •• .1 the:-, .ih a at tb i ' g u ,. ut j' ' oti'H r e<"d-s for sin 's, ••.urposes joau <■>( ns ri aiior pmn out. TV'.' Tirv:i of Halifax. : the incipient 0f the o. the to.vn of llu: fax was ny stirring events, adjou *i ment of th Pr< i . I < ■ ngre ' a tire Pi ov;r. .. ’ Council >.'. "i which V* J.r,vis was t'nguished member. w:.-. in <ms ‘ ' r ; - ‘ ialr.a.x for r,i <:\‘ 11:an a month '■ ur.ng t!ie summer of 1 77*'. While in '•••' -<m on July 22, news . ? the pas ■ of the Declaration . : Indepen at Philadelphia v. a- received. '1. count il immediately passed the following resolution: _ “K; ("i that the comm 7. tees of r< -'pectivc counties as.'. towns in State, on receiving the Declara tion of Independence, do c: use the .vovy. to be proclaimed in the most public manner, in order that the good people of this colony may be fully in formed thereof.” While in session July 25, the Coun •il proceeded to change the test oath so as to make it conform to the char acter of the State as free and inde pendent. By resolution, the preamble to the oath was made to say that the “Colonies are now free and indepen dent states, and all allegiance to the British Crown is now forever at an end.” On the 27th of the same month . (Continued on last page)
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