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fZZnSSiiri THE HERALD w ^reTmrri ™--1 OF THE TWIN CITIES-ROAN OKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY VOLUME It.___ ROANOKE RAPIDS—ROSEMARY, N. C„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20th, 1930. -NUMBER 32. COMMITTEE TO SELECT PLANT SITE Commissioners Discuss Gas Proposition At Special Meeting Meeting in special session on last Thursday afternoon the Town Board of Commissioners failed to arrive at a definite conclusion on a site for the erection here of" a plant to supply ar tificial gas to Roanoke Rapids, Rose mary and surrounding communities and before the meeting closed, a com mittee composed of three mem bers of the board was appointed by Mayor George N. Taylor to select a suitable location for the proposed plant. j Members of tne committee include F'. C. Williams, chairman; M. D. Col lier and C. E. Matthews. The commit tee was given full power to definitely decide on a location for the plant that will be to he best advantage of the entire community, and it is understood that their ‘decision on this matter will be final. The committee is to make its report to the Board as soon as pos sible. Meeting with the Board last Thurs day was St. Julian L. Springs, con nected with the Greensboro and Dur ham offices of Shuman and Co., who represented Shuman and Co., and oth er interests interested in locating the plant here. Mr. Springs thoroughly explained the gas proposition to the Commissioners. He informed them that the gas to be used here is non poisonous and odorless and is safe for domestic use. When it was first learned that plans were being made to locate the gas plant here it was understood the gas was to be manufactured here. Mr. Springs brought out in his talk be fore the Commissioners that the plant would serve only as a dispensary. This will mean that the gas will be shipped ' here and will be transmitted-from the plant through the mains to consumers. The type of gas proposed for use in this community is much different from what is known as natural gas, which is used in some states where it is drilled from the ground. Much care must be exercised where natural gas is used, and in the event of care lessness asphyxation and explosion may result. Mr. Springs informed the Commis sioners that the artificial gas to be used her ewill not harm humans or vegetation. The establishment of the gas plant here is assured and plans for the erec tion of the building will be started after a suitable site is selected. To Play Grid Game For Charity Cause A benefit football game for chari table organizations of Roanoke Rapids and Weldon will be staged at Sim mons Park, here Thanksgiving day at 3 o’clock, between the Roanoke Ra pids All-Stars and the Weldon All Stars. The teams will be composed of present and former high school stars of the two towns. Police Surround Wrong House And Convicts Escape While officers surrounded a house located between Rosemary and Roanoke Junction where they were supposed to have been hid ing two escaped prisoners from the Caledonia State Prison Farm made a successful escape, Tues day night, by smashing through a window in a house on the op posite side of the street, where they had ooncealed themselvejB. Shots fired at them while they were fleeing failed to be ef fective. I he names of the two prison ers are said to be Ashley and Whitley, honor prisoners at the State farm, from where they es caped early Tuesday morning. Tuesday night, at about ten o’clock. Chief H. E. Dobbins, of the Rosemary police force, re ceived word that the prisoners had escaped. Later, he was in formed that the two men were hiding at the home of a family named Peevy. The Peevy family, j last week, moved from the house where the prisoners were hiding Tuesday night to the house across the street, where they now live. This was not known at the time word was received of the prison ers* escape and the oficers were directed to the wrong house. Chief Crew Removed To Home At Weldon J. R. Crew, Chief of Police of Wel don, who was shot and seriously in jured on Sunday, October 19, last, by Erwin (Buddy) Jackson, colored, whom he was attempting to arrest, wras removed last Thursday to his home from the Roanoke Rapids hos pital, where he was a patient for over four weeks. His condition has greatly improved. The policeman was hit one time by a bullet from Jackson’s pistol. The ball entered under the right eye, sev eed the optic nerve of the left eye, passed through the lowrer part of the brain and came out behind the left ear. The negro was hit four times, two of the bullets passing through his stomach. He claims the first shot was inflicted by Chief Crew. The others were inflicted by members of the pos se who captured him. Jackson was a patient in the hos pital for nearly two weeks. He was removed about three weeks ago to the Halifax County jail. For several days both men lingered between life and death. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. VanBuren Daughtrey, of Roanoke Rapids, announce the en gagement of their daughter, Martha Elizabeth, to Alton Brooks McLeod, of Mebape, N. C., son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. McLeod, of Raleigh. The wed ding is to take place in December. Miss Winifred Caldwell, who has been spending some time here with her sister, Mrs. R. P. Beckwith, left Saturday for her home in Newfound land. TERM HONOR ROLLS OF TWIN CITY SCHOOLS Grade 7, section 1, teacher, E. Da vis. Scholarship. Davis Elmo, Wa ters, William, Askew, Dorothy, Clark, Mary Miles, Mills, Ethel, Pair, Ethel, Vick, Clara. Citizenship: Akers, Henry, Coley, Charlton, Davis, Elmo, Garris, How ard Grimmer, Winifield, Hux( Oswald Long, Thomas, McGee, James, Mc Lendon, Thomas, Rook, Forest, Nor thington, Rudolph, Waters, William, West, Stanford, Eubanks, Ernest, As kew, Dorothy, Balmer, Mildred, Brown, Mildred, Clark, Mary Miles, Nethercutt, Nellie, Mills, Ethel, Odell, Hattie, Pair, Elsie, Thompson, Cath erine, Vick, Clara. Grade 7, Section 2, teacher, Sarah Gurley. Scholarship: Catherine Sey more. Citizenship: Lilie Carlisle, Margie Carlisle, Kathleen Caston, Helen Fowler, Dorothy Harris, Esther M. Joyner, Page Howell, Alice Taylor, Elise Joyner, Louise Taylor, Jerome Cook, Lonzo Gamer, Charlie Hall, Gordon Hux, Edward Padgett, J. B. Thomason, Tyrus Woodward. Grade 7, section 8, teacher, A. Sheridan. Scholarship: Jenkins, Tom mie. Citizenship: Baird, Alda, Bennett, Martha, Coppedge, Myrtle, Delfenthal, Annie, Gloiler, Elisabeth, Holliday, Isoline, King, Susie, Kinker, Alice, Lyles, Ella Mae,, Rook, Lucy, Smith, Rosa, Tripp, Lennis, Wrenn, Agnes, Cross, Robert, Hale, Earl, Hancock, Rossie Jenkins, Tommie, Kidd, Chas. Wood, Russell, Wright, Edward. Grade 7, section 4, teacher, Claudia Hunter. Citizenship: Bristowe, Julian, Davis, Woodrow, Edmonds, Grover, Harrison Clifford, Nicholson, Lee, Sledge, Robert, Cullus, Prances, Da vis, Lucille, Denton, Aileen, Ether idge Lillie Belle, Harris, Lucille, Re velle, Mildred, Taylor, Jessie. Grade 8, section 2, teacher Aline Cannon. Scholarship: Brown Louise, Etheridge, Elma, Fisher, Eileen, Long, Margaret, Moss, Mildred, Whitley, Mabel, Davis, Alston, Dick ens, Erwin, Edwards, Shelby, Mullen, Wilson, Nethercutt, George, Taylor, Tom. Citizenship: Brown, Louise, Ether idge, Elma, Fisher, Eileen, Long, Margaret, Moss, Mildred, Spivey,. Bet ty Mae, Wilson, Frances, Whitley, Mabel, Coburn, Clarence, Crew, Luns ford, Davis, Alston, Edwards, Shel by, Mullen, Wilson, Nethercutt, Geo. Taylor, Tom, Jarman, Graham. Grade 8, section 2, teacher, Aline Cannon. Scholarship: Moore, Willie Rivers, Riggan, Annie Mae. (Continued next week) HOTEL COMMITTEE WILL REPORT TO THE KIWANIS CLUB TONIGHT A final report on the progress made toward the sale of stock for a new hotel for Roanoke Rapids and Rose mary will be made to the members of the Kiwanis Club of the Twin Cities at their regular weekly business dinner tonight by the committee appointed by the club to handle the sale of the stock. A total of $7,200 has been subscrib ed in stock for the new hotel by lo cal people, according to figures fur nished The Herald this morning. There remains a balance of $5,300 to complete the amount of $12,500 in cash to be raised by the people of the Twin Cities. The amount will be equalled by the Guarantee Finance Corporation, of Richmond, Va., t ototal the capital stock of $25, 000. _ It is expected the Kiwanis Club and other local business men interested in building the new hotel here will decide something definite on the ho tel project at tonight’s meeting. Members of the hotel committee, however, appear to be very enthusi astic over the progress they are mak ing in the sale of hotel stock and feel confident that the required amount of stock will be sold here. Several per sons who have consented to buy stock, who strongly favor the new hotel, but have not yet decided on the amount which they will subscribe, are expect ed to be signed up today. With the amount of stock already sold, and with the amount expected to be obtained today, members of the committee believe that the Twin Ci ties are assured of a new hotel. The new hotel is to be built on Roa noke Avenue at a point as near the center of the business sections of the two towns as possible. A few avail- j able sites have been taken into con sideration by the committee, and all information they have gathered with respect to sites will be turned over to the Kiwanis Club tonight with the hope that it may lead the way to the selection of a definite site for the ho tel location. Most of the work of investigating the hotel proposition and selling the stock has been done by the Kiwanis Club. Due to the present low price of ma terial and labor the Guarantee Fin ance Corporation is anxious to get the hotel matter cleared up and begin on the construction of the building as soon as possible. Hubbard Is Arrested On Capias Issued In Halifax County George W. Hubbard, Jr., was ar rested in Northampton County recent ly by Deputy Sheriff Keeter with a capias issued under the order of the judge of the Halifax Superior Court. He is in the Halifax County jail awaiting trial. Some months ago Hubbard was ar rested on a charge of check forgery. He was placed on trial at Weldon, found guilty, and furnished bond in the sum of $150 for his appearance at the last term of the Halifax Superior court. When court convened and his case was called, Hubbard did not answer. The bond was declared forfeited to the State and a capias was issued for the alleged fugitive from justice. Alumnae of E. C. T. C. Holds Meeting Here The East Carolina Teachers College Alumnae Club of Roanoke Rapids met tt the teacher’s home on the evening of November 4th, with Mrs. George Taylor, Misses Ruth White and Lee Arnold acting as hosteses. Autumn leaves and cut flowers formed deco rations in the home. • The president, Miss Ruth Dean, pre sided over the business session. After the meeting adjourned, bridge was played. Miss Thelma Toler won the high score prize which was a pic ture. A salad course and coffee and sandwiches were served. Those present were Misses Ruth Dean, Thelma Toler, Mary Lowden, Martha Spivey, Velma Boykin, Helen House, Catherine Reed, Sara Gur ley, Margie Caldwell, Ruth White, Mable Regan, Virginia Blount, Eve lyn Tillman, Amanda Tillman and Mrs. Cleaton, Mrs. Geo. Taylor and Mrs. Bill Neal. WHAT A MAN SAYS ANDREW W. MELLON Secretary of the Treasury No one can predict when or where disaster may occur or acute emergen cy arise. The American Red Cross represents our community insurance against such misfortunes. The or ganization stands ready at all times to render speedy relief to any strick en area in our own country or to as sist in the relief of disaster in foreign countries. The' Red Cross is the agency which carries on when emer gency has disrupted customary modes and means of life in a community. This is a type o'! service the value of which is as inestimable as the val ue of life itself. Yet with the excep tion of major disasters when special funds are required, the existence of the organization and the performance of this important service have been covered by the proceeds of the yearly membership roll call of the Red Cross. Response to the Red Cross Roll Call represents not only the support of a basic charity, but he covering of a personal and community risk CARDOF THANKS We wish to express our heartfelt thanks for the beautiful floral offer ings, to the officiating minister at the funeral of the late Miss Sallie Bell, and to those who extended many kindnesses at the death of Miss Belt Mrs. L. Powell and Family. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Camp spent Sunday visiting in Garysburg. SUPERIOR COURT NOV. Jurors For November, 1930, Term Halifax Superior Court Jurors for first week beginning No vember 24, 1930. R. O. Carpenter, J. H. Evans, W. G. Lynch, W. S. Hyman, J. C. Register A. D. Glover, D. E. Mizzell, J. H. Mat kins, John W. Edmondson, Jno. B. Gray, N S. Smith, D. J. Butler, C. J. Leonard, L. Wilkinson, Raymond Ward, J. H. Cranwell, W. M. Glasgow, J. R. Locke, S. J. Kee, J. J. Williams, P. C. Millikin, Waverly Davis, Leo Chumley, M. C. Moore, W. M. Mann, W. C. Allsbrook, E. E .Walker, Thos. W. Nicholson, J. L. Langston, V. T. Edwards. Jurors for second week, beginning Deceber 1, 1930. W. O. Willobee, L. M. Barnhill, W. S. Dean, J. {J. Clark, F. M. Drake, F. J. Hadley, W. N. Bobbitt, Gns Epps, B D .Hux, Hugh D. Camp, Ber nard Allsbrook, Spier Keeter, N. M. Hockaday, J. E. Whittington, S. A. Cullom, H. T Davis, H. M. Browden, S. H .Alexander, A. J. Jones, Geo. E. Justice, H. C. Draper, E. W. Wilson, D. A. Hudson, L. W. Epps, B. F. Col lins, Lawrence H. Whitaker, T. A. Harper, M. F. Partin, R. E. McDaniel, Daniel Williams. The Study Club was entertained by Mrs. A. L. Taylor on Friday after noon at her home on Washington St. The president, Mrs. \. E. Akers, con ducted the business meeting following which a prgoram was given. The sub ject for study was Italy. The first paper was given by Mrs. Fred Brown, “The Italy of Yesterday and Today.” Following this Mr. Martin gave a tolk on Rome. The members responded to roll call with a short talk on “The Italian Artists and Sculptors.” Sand wiches and tea were served by the hostess. Those present: Mesdames Fred Brown, J. N. Bynum, T. R. Man ning, C. A. Wyche, R. P. Beckwith, R. L. Towe, Frank Williams, David Traynham, Frank Hawley and A. E. Akers. CAN CATS READ? (BY THE ADV. MANAGER) , Disraeli is back home. Disraeli, a cute little yellow Angora kitten, ia a pet in the home of Carroll Wilson, publisher and editor of The Herald, and Mrs. Wilson. One day last week Disraeli disappeard. A thor ough search was made of the neighborhood, but no trace could be found of the little yellow An gora kitten that was lost, strayed or stolen. A “Want Ad” giving a descrip tion of the lost kitten, the name and address of the owner, and stating that a reward was offered for the kitten’s return was placed in last Thursday’s issue of The Herald. Friday morning lost, strayed or stolen kittens bfegan arriving at the Wilson home. The tele phone brought news of other kit tens. But none answered the des cription of Disraeli. Then Friday night Disraeli re turned — alone, unaccompanied. The reward offered for his return was cash, but Disraeli preferred a bottle of milk for bringing him self back homo—and he got it. P.S.—This is more evidence of the pulling power of Herald ad vertising. There are some per sons who still believe newspaper advertising doesn’t pay—but little kittens do. Flashes Three Pints Of Corn Before Cops—Is Arrested Flashing three pints of whiskey in the presence of officers, mistaken for prospective customers ,caused the ar rest of Edward Perkins, colored, about 17 years of age, who lives near Gar ner’s Cross Roads. The arresting offi cer was Deputy Sheriff Jack True blood. Deputy Sheriff Trueblood and oth er officers were searching for the Chevrolet coach of G. W. Massey, of Northampton County, father of Clif ton Massey, chief of police of Roanoke R&pids, which was stolen recently while it was parked at Weldon. The car had been driven to the neighbor ing town by Mr. Massey's son, Cary, and was taken while he was attend ing a show there. As the officers were driving along a road in the vicinity where the col ored boy was arrested, eEdward ran out in the road waving his hands to stop them. The officers stopped and the boy stepped upon the running board. “Do you all want to buy some whis key?” he asked. “Yes,” came the reply. “Then drive to my house,” the col ored boy said, “where I have a gal lon.” Then the car started off. “Wait,” the colored boy yelled. “I have three pints with me. You can take this and then we can get the other.” Then he exhibited the three pints —and the law took its course. The boy waived preliminary hearing and was placed in the Halifax County jail to await the next meeting of the Halifax Superior Court. Mr. Massey’s car was found about three miles from South Rosemary by Jim Powell, who reported to Chief of Police Massey that he found it in a woods. The machine was stripped of all accessories. DAIRIES October Milk Samples Show Good Analysis Grade “A” Dairies Jersey Dairy, Enfield, bacteria, 1,500; butterfat, 4.95; temp. 37. Pine View, Enfield, bacteria, 2,000; butterfat, 5.00; temp. 41. Chittenden Dairy, Weldon, bacteria, 2,000; butterfat, 3.65; Temp. 50 1-2. N. M. Hockaday, Roanoke Rapids, bacteria, 3,000; butterfat, 3.55; temp. 49. v. fctrautner, Koanoke Kapids, bacteria, 3,000; butterfat, 3.70; temp. 45. E. L. Hamil, Weldon, bacteria, 3,500 butterfat, 4.20; temp. 43. Oakes Dairy, Scotland Neck, bacteria, 7,000; butterfat, 4.90; temp. 52. Matthews & Son, Rosemary, bac • teria, 7,500; butterfat, 3.10, temp. 53. Allen Dairy, Weldon, bacteria, 13, 500; butterfat, 3.95; temp. 46 1-2. Grade “B” Dairies Mr. Mark Moore, Hobgood. Grade “D” Dairies Mr. J. H. Harrell, Rosemary, N. C., Mrs. Chas. Speed, Scotland Neck, N. C., Miss Susie Shields, Scotland Neck, N C., Mr. Chas. VanLandingham; Scotland Neck, N. C., Mrs. E. T. Welch, Hobgood, N .C., Mr. G. C. Revelle, Rosemary, N. C. Miss Mary Nellie Holt of Washing ton, D. C. ,spent the week-end here with her sisters, Mrs. Pendleton Griz zard and Miss Florine Holt. She was accompaniedby Mrs. Thornton, Wash ington, Mrs. Loomis of Glenn Falls, N. Y.f and Mrs. Cromwell Daniel, who spent some time with Mrs. Grizzard and Mrs. Claude Edgerton. Illegal Selling Of Detective Service Lands Man In Jail Posing as a representative of the Birch Detective Agency, of Richmond, Va., J. W. Galloway, alias R. B. Cook, came to the Twin Cities some time ago and sold detective contracts to sever al persons. The contracts sold are a form of a protection service of fered by detective agencies. A few days ago Galloway was arrested in Reedsville, N. C., and held there for police authorities of Rosemary. Tuesday Chief H. E. Dobbins returned him to Hali fax county, and he was placed the Halifax Superior Court, when await the November meeting of the Halifax Superior Court, whne he will answer to a charge of fraud. While in the Twin Cities Gal loway had some work done on his automobile at the Brickell Gar age, for which he gave a check for $23.00. The check was not honored by the bank on which it was drawn, and was returned to the garage. Galloway also faces a charge of passing a bad check. The amount of money he ob tained here through his scheme was not learned. Board Approves Tax Collecting System The Board fo County Commissioners approved heartily of the new system of tax collecting when G. A. Hawkins, county auditor, made his report at the regular monthly meeting of the board in Halifax. Mr. Hawkins’ report included all taxes paid into the county up to No vember 1 and a comparison of the re ports of November 1 this year and last year favored the county with nearly six thousand dollars above the tax collections of last year. In his report Mr. Hawkins showed the commissioners that approximately 635 tax payers had paid into the coun ty’s treasury the amount of $107,797. 55 by November 1 this year as com pared with the sum of $101,898.63 which 143 tax payers had paid by November 1, 1929. J. Paul Speed, Sheriff Johnson’s county office deputy who is collecting the taxes on real estate from an offi ce in Halifax, and G. A. Hawkins, county auditor, are well pleased with the results obtained from the use of the new system. Many taxpayers have been taking advantage of the dis counts offered in October and No vember. Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church Regular services will be held at llo’clock in the morning and at 7:30 in the evening. The pastor will use for his subject in the morning wor ship, ‘Christian Service in the Church,’ and at the evening service, “What Shall We Do About Jesus?” The choir will render special music at both services. The anthem for the morning hour will be, “The Lord is Exalted,” and for the evening service a male quartet “God Is Love.” THANKSGIVING-XMAS PROGRAM BY CLUB A most interesting Thanksgiving Christmas program was given by the Halifax County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs in the Dawson Baptist Church last Thursday. The Dawson club very skillfully en tertained over 200 delegates repre senting every club in the county ex cept one. The visiotrs cup went to the Dar lington club and the membership cup to the Tillery club. The Revered Kirk, pastor of the Dawson Church, the Reverend Shore of Weldon, the Reverend Hall of Roa noke Rapids^ A. E. Akers, superin tendent of schools, J. B. Hall, county welfare officer, J. B. Britt, county farm agent and Mrs. R. L. Applewhite of Halifax Womans Club, were the speakers and demonstrators of the day. The Reverends Kirk, Shore and Hall conducted the devotional and related a number of the moral blessings for which Halifax County women should be proud. Mr. Akers reviewed the origin and customs of Thanksgiving and mentioned three outstanding physical blessings of Halifax County, namely, Children, Soil and Climate. Mr. Britt followed along the same line of Mr. Aker’s talk and urged each lady present to insist on her husband making more use of Halifax County physical blessings and learn not to depend solely on peanuts, tobacco and cotton crops. J. B. Hall made an appeal to the clubs of the county for the unfortu nates. Each lcub is to help Mr. Hall in his welfare work in its respective community and contribute any sur plus for him to use in communities where there are no clubs. Mrs. Applewhite gave a splendid Demonstration in Live—at—Home Christmas suggestions. Mrs. Apple white said “Every child in Halifax County must have something Christ mas to make them happy for they can not understand the financial diBtresa and hard time cry.” With this in mind Mrs. Applewhite showed this could be done without money by putting forth a little effort and by using odds and ends. She demonstrated the follow ing to thow how the children could have a happy Christmas at scarcely “ no cost: decorating a Christmas tree with popcorn, elderberries, gilted ac orns, paper rings and a star made of chewing gum paper, the making of doll furniture out of oatmeal boxes dolls out of rags and stockings. The women were not left to go home and wij, “The children would not enjoy * these things,” because a half dosen 1 children or more were so interested ^ (Continued on back page) PLURALITY FOR BAILEY IS 113,073 Senator-Elect Carries 89 Of North Carolina’s 100 Counties Senator-elect Josiah William Bailey, Democrat, received a plurality of 113, 073 over hfs Republican opponent, George M. Pritchard, in the general election of November 4, according to semi-official fiugres compiled at the office of the Secretary of State, last week. The Secretary of State's figures show that Bailey got a total of 323, 620 votes to Pritchard’s 210,547. Mr. Bailey carried 89 of the state’s 100 counties, leaving only the following 11 in the Pritchard column: Avery ,Cherokee, Davie, Henderson, Madi son, Mitchell, Randolph, Sampson, Swain, Wilkes and Yadkin. Mr. Pritchard's 210,547 votes were the largest “off year” vote ever giv en a Republican candidate in this State. Two years ago, however, H. P. Seawell, the Republican candidate for governor, rode the anti-Smith move ment to the extent of 289,415 votes. Accurate figures on the three amendments are not expected until the Board of Elections formally opens the returns on December 2, but pres ent indications are that the tax clas sification amendments, around which the hardest fight was waged, came nearer passage thaneither the amend rearer than passage than either the amendment for separating solicitorial and judicial districts or the amend ment to increase the number of Su preme Court justices from five to seven. Annual Turkey Hop To Be Held Nov. 26 Jack Wardlaw and his Carolina Tar Heel orchestra will furnish music for the annual Thanksgiving dance to be held at the Rosemary Winter Garden, Wednesday night, November 26. The dance is being sponsored by the local Cotillion Club. Bill Allsbrook, of Roa noke Rapids, is a member of the or chestra. The orchestra this year is featur ing Billy Arthur, known as “Three Feet of Fun.” Billy is cheer leader for the University fo North Caro lina. One of his acts with the orches tra is to sit in the bass horn and sing a solo. His other acts furnish enter tainment for all. A large number of invitations are being mailed out to persons in Roa noke Rapids, Rosemary ,and neighbor ing towns, for the dance. The many firends of Noah Bell are glad to know that he is rapidly im proving from an accident he had in Connecticut while attending the Davis Tree Surgical Institute of Ohio. He arrived home Wednesday and while his body is still in a cast he is able to walk and expects to recover within a few weeks. He was in a hospital in Connecticut for over three months af ter the accident.