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VOLUME 1«. _ _ ROANOKE RAPIDS—ROSEMARY, &C., THURSDAY, MARCH 19th, 1931. NUMBER 49.
WOULD AID
OPENING OF
SHUT BANK
Bill Would Allow Pub
lic Funds Aid Open
ing Weldon Bank
The Bank of Weldon reopened
for business Monday of this
week, once more giving our
neighboring city banking facili
ties which they have been with
out for the past several weeks.
The bank opens with new offi
als headed by J. A. Suiter, cash
ier, former Rocky Mount banker
Raleigh, March 19.—Representa
tives Long and Johnson of Halifax
County introduced a bill in the Gen
eual Assembly Saturday by which
the board of county commissioners
of Halifax County and the board of
Trustees of the Weldon Graded
School District are authorized to en
ter into contract with the Bank of
Weldon, at Weldon, in case the Cor
poration Commission permits the
bank to reopen, to allow funds for
the two units to remain on deposit
for an agreed period as a means in
aiding the bank in re-opening.
The commissioners and trustees
are directed to retain any collateral,
guarantee, or both, they now hold se
curing the funds on deposit at the
lime me Dame suspended operation,
provided that amounts collected are
lo be credited against the deposits
tor which the collateral was given as
security.
The agreement does not relieve the
l ank of any guarantors on any bond
or contract previously executed as
guarantee of the funds previously
placed in the bank, nor relieve the
bank from its duty to allow with
drawals of deposits in accordance
with the terms and conditions of any
contract which it may enter, as pro
vided in the act.
The bill, as in numbers of other
cases, allows the funds on deposit
when the bank closed to be “frozen,”
that is, not subject to withdrawal,
for a period agreed upon by the di
rectors of the bank and the commis
sioners and trustees, in accordance
with terms under which other de
positors agree to let their deposits
remain for a given period, thus aid
ing the bank in its purpose to open
again for business.
Under supended rules, the bill was
passed by the House and sent to the
Senate.
Representative D. Mac Johnson
was co-introducer, with W. W. Neal,
of McDowell, of a bill providing that
all roads hereafter constructed in
North Carolina and of hard surface,
shall not be less than 18 feet in
width. This would prevent con
struction of any other 16-feet roads,
oi eight or nine foot roads as in
some of the eastern counties.
Representative D. Mac Johnson’s
bill regulating the drawing of jurors
for the Recorder’s Court in Halifax
county was ratified in the General
Assembly last week and is now law.
Julian Bell Second
Julian Bell, star salesman for F.
F. M. Coburn’s Shoe Store, won sec
ond place in a shoe sales contest in
35 stores of the State for 1930. A
Raleigh salesman beat Mr. Bell by
only $900 but the local man leads
the State by a four years total. He
"on first place last year by a sub
stantial margin, selling more shoes
than any salesman in the 35 stores.
JAMES W. ROSS, JUNIOR
A fine, eight pound boy was born
on Friday, the Thirteenth, to Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Ross. The young
nian will be christened James Wick
liffe, Jr. Mother and son are doing
nicely at the local hospital where
they will soon be permitted visitors.
Circle No. 2 of the Christian
Church is giving a silver tea at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cox, 911
Madison Street, Saturday p. m. from
2 to 4 o'clock and in the evening from
7 to 9 o’clock. The silver offering
will go to the benefit of the Chris
tian Church and Associated Chari
ties. Everybody invited to attend.
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Making the Longest Golf Drive
Man is .linking I lie longest golf drive on record—Got) yards. Lie Is
on i in' topmost point of Pinnacle peak in Rainier National park, Washington,
O.uoo foot above sea level. In the background is the majestic Mount Rainier.
Officers Drop In On
Party After Property
Owner Complains
Officers have received complaints
about uninvited parties using the
Ransome estate on the Weldon road
for night time frolics. Sunday night,
officers Dobbins and Green dropped
m on one of these parties and ar
rested J. A. Worley, Henry Hatem,
.). Thompson, J. H. Ivey and S. J.
McWaters, all of near Emporia.
The boys were having liquid re
freshments about this time and their
car, in which some liquor was found,
has been confiscated. Worley, whom
officers say admitted owner of the
refreshments, was held to Superior
Court on a charge of possession
while the others paid fine sfor dis
orderly conduct.
The officers say they are keep
ing an eye on the Ransome property
i or other parties who have been dis
turbing the residents.
Clubs Annual Meeting
The annual Spring, meeting of the
County Federation of Home Demon
stration Clubs will be held in the Ma
sonic* Temple at Enfield on March
26th at ten a. m. The Hardrawee
Club will be in charge.
ROANOKE RAPIDS BAPTIST
CHURCH
At the Roanoke Rapids Baptist
Church next Sunday, March 22nd,
the pastor, Alfred P. Mustian will
preach at both the morning and ev
ening services, using for morning
theme, “The Cloud With a Silver
lining.” His subject for the even
ing hour will be, “Heavenly Recogni
tion.”
Special music Sunday morning will
be a male quartet singing “Cross
ing the Bar,” and for the evening
worship the choir will sing.
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Local Senator Strikes
Death Knell to Track
Bill In Changing Vote
Senator Allen Zollicoffer, who
voted for the Buncombe County
race track bill at the first read
ings, was the first Senator to
change his stand, which foresaw
the death of the bill when clinch
ered after the second reading
and passage.
Mr. Zollicoffer made the fol
lowing statement to the Raleigh
press:
“I was gratified to re
ceive today a telegram from my
father, who is nearly 80 years
old, showing his keen interest in
the opposition to the Pari-Mutu
el bill.”
“It was the only telegram I
received on the matter. It was
good for me to know that my po
sition, taken upon reflection be
fore receiving the telegram, was
the same as my father’s. At
first I thought the bill was a
harmless one, and a purely lo
cal one, but after examining it I
saw that it had the seeds of a
danger and told my friends on
Thursday morning of my deter
mination and I voted to help se
cure the hearing which demon
strated the strong sentiment in
the State against it.”
Two More Fire Calls
The Fire Department answered a
call yesterday morning to the W .F.
Joyner residence. A defective flue
was the cause with the wall paper
burned and a piece of furniture near
the flue. Saturday afternoon and
night, the Department put out a
woods fire between here and Bel
mont.
The Garden Department of the
Womans Club met Monday afternoon
with Mrs. Bahnson Weathers as
hostess, with thirteen members pres
ent. Mr. C. A. Wyche had charge of
the following program: “What To
Do When Spring Unlocks The Soil,”
by Mrs. T. R. Manning. Origin and
Planting of Sweet Peas,” by Mrs.
Bahnson Weathers. “Flowers That
Star in the Movies,” Mrs. C. A.
Wyche. “Making Cut Flowers Last
Longer/* Mrs. Frank Joyner. The
program was ended by helpful sug
gestions for a garden, by each mem
ber present. The hostess served re
freshments to the following mem
bers: Mesdames A. Meikle, Frank
Joyner, C. A. Wyche, T. R. Manning,
Hugh Camp, W. S. Dean, George
Hayes, H. K. Barrow, Howard Pru
den, Billy Vaughan, Frank Williams,
and Mrs. Underwood.
YOUNQ BOY
PROHI f- LAW
VIOLATOR
Horse and Bilggy Latest
Liquor Conveyor—
Other Court News
Recorder's Coart made way for
Civil Court and convened Tuesday
morning for one days session in the
grand jury room.
The first case tjjat Solicitor Dick
ens called for tho morning was that
of William Haislip, a seventeen year
old white boy of Scotland Neck, who
entered a plea of c*s>t guilty to trans
porting liquor ifT the purpose of
sale. Although the evidence tended
to show a rather had reputation for
the boy, Judge Daniel after much
thought of the plight of this youth,
due to his extreme youthfulness, and
to the plea of a young Scotland Neck
attorney, gave the defendant on pay
ment of the cost of the action a sus
pended sentence on a six months
road assignment. The judge also in
structed the defendant to appear the
first Tuesday in every month for a i
year and to prove tha the has pur
&ucu some useiui occupation ana tnat
he has been of* good behavior, advis
ing the boy to attend Sunday School
and Church and to stop going around
with bad companions.
A vehicle new to the court in trans
porting liquor for purpose of sale,
was introduced by two colored men
of Scotland Neck, Elliot Smith and
Major Cotten, an old time horse and
buggy. Elliot Smith took all the
blame, claiming the liquor but plead
not guilty for purpose of sale, and
declared that the ' other defendant
knew nothing whatever of the pres
ence of the intoxicating beverage.
Each of them was sentenced to be
confined to the common jail for 4
months. Major Cotten’s judgment
suspended for two years on payment
of cost.
Hollis Howington plead guilty to
forcefully entering upon the premis
es of C. C. Wilson, a white man. A
verdict of guilty was rendered and
the defendant was sentenced to the
jail for five months to be assigned
tc the roads.
Johnnie Wilkins was sentenced to
ten months on road for possessing
and tranporting liquor for the pur
pose of sale.
A plea of guilty was made by Bil
lie Coleman, white man of Roanoke
Rapids to possessing and transport
ing liquor. Prayer of judment con
tinued for two years on payment of
cost, to be paid by third Tuesday in
May.
The two colored men, Charlie
Lewis and Charlie Saucer, who were
up for selling stolen cigarettes were
continued until the agent of the rail
road could be procured. Charlie Wil
liams plead not guilty to receiving
the cigarettes and a verdict of not
guilty was rendered.
George Wilkins, was charged with
assault with a deadly weapon upon
two colored women, and Judge Dan
iel sentenced him to twelve months
in jail to be assigned to work on
the roads.
Dude Towns plead not guilty to
transporting liquor for purpose of
sale. Judgment was suspended for
two years on payment of cost, on a
eight months road assignment.
The case of Pleasant and Nelson
Staton, which was remanded from
the Superior Court. Nol pros as to
Nelson Staton. Nelson Staton or the
prosecuting witness cannot be found
bond of Pleasant Staton to be dis
charged on the amount of $25, a nol
pros as to Pleasant Staton also.
Found By Herald Ad
Mrs. J. A. Dickens of Weldon
was shopping here last Wednes
day afternoon and lost her pock
etbook near the Rosemary postof
fice. Thursday afternoon, she
advertised the loss In The Her
ald. Friday noon, W. A. White
brought the lost purse to this
office. Mrs. Dickens was notifi
ed Friday afternoon and Satur
d a y morning retrieved that
which she had lost.
And some folks still aay it
does’at pay to advertise.
Miss Martha Jane Hanchey of
Warsaw visited friends here Sunday.
World’s Prettiest
Little Miss Townsend of Chicago,
who was selected by the judges
as the first prize winner in the Inter
national Child Beauty contest staged
in Budapest, Hungary.
BULL-RIDER
BEHIND THE
BARS AGAIN
Bad Negro Is Charged
With Thefts; Chief
Tells of Arrest
Willie “Bull-Rider” Jones, bad ne
ro of the Lincoln Heights section, has
run afoul of the law again and is
once more in custody charged with
various and sundry thefts.
After an investigation by Chief
Dobbins and Officer Carl Green, last
ing several days, when stolen articles
were found hidden in various places
in the colored part of South Rose
mary and the Heights, Bull-Rider
was arrested Monday by officer
Green and railroad detective Buck
Wilson.
The Negro admitted he knew of
the stolen goods but denied all con
nection with the tftefts. Several
box cars on the Seaboard between
here and Summit were broken in last
week and the articles are now be
ing checked. Officers believe part
of them are those found by them.
Other stolen goods resemble those
taken from the store of S. T. Thomas
at Airlie. Officers think Bull-Rider
may know something about both rob
beries.
The Negro has a long list of con
victions to his credit, headed by mur
der, and has also been convicted of
everything from larceny and boot
legging to vagrancy. He was con
victed of killing a colored woman
several years ago.
Harking Dack to some oi ms de
linquencies, Chief Dobbins told the
other night of a happening just a
week before Bull-Rider killed the Ne
gro woman. The Chief had a war
rant for his arrest on a vagrancy
charge but had not been able to catch
up with him. One day, the Chief ar
rested some bootleggers with a load
of liquor and as he brought them in
he saw Bull-Rider at the Junction.
He called him over and told the Ne
gro to help him look after the li
quor. “Yas-Suh,” said Bull-Rider
and jumped up by the Chief. When
they reached the business section, the
Chief ordered the Negro to take the
liquor in a store and give it to the
merchant to put in his safe. The Ne
gro willingly complied. Chief then
told him to ride on down to the jail
and help him put the prisoners away.
This also pleased Bull-Rider who
now considered himself a full fledged
deputy. They put the men in jail
and Chief Dobbins then told the Ne
gro to go back into a cell and close
the door so he could test out the lock.
“Yas-Suh,” he said and the minute
he stepped in the cell, the Chief
threy the bolts and started away.
“Heah, Chief, you done forgot and
locked me in here,” yelled Bull-Rid
er.
“Sure,” answered the Chief, “I got
a warrant for your arrest.”
“Well,-” said Bull-Rider,
“Ah been thrown in jail, knocked in
Jail, dragged into jail, but this is
the fust time ah has ever been talk
ed into jsiLM
WILL START OPERATION
IN ABOUT THIRTY DAYS
FULL TIME IS REPORT
Bought by Hopewell Men Who Plan Full Time
Operation, Employing Some Fifty Men—
Closed For Months
LEGION IS
AFTER NEW
MEMBERS
War Veterans of Local
Post in Midst of Mem
bership Drive
The drive of new members being
waged in this community by the local
Post in participating in the Aerial
Round Up of the American Legion is
making good progress and gives
promise of success in reaching the
quota of seventy five which will give
Dmaask Post the largest membership
in its history.
The membership committee re
ported 67 new members following the
first three days of the drive. Mem
bers of the committee have gone
about the job with enthusiasm, and
the contact they have had with the
the veterans of the community, and
the service they have been able to
lend them is well worth while, had
not a member been signed up.
Upon the conclusion of the mem
bership effort which will be Thurs
day night, the local post of the Le
gion will send its membership cards
by courier to Raleigh Friday morn
ing where they will be tabulated by
State Commander Con Johnson or
his personal representative and then
carried by airplane to State Head
quarters at Mooresville, N. C.
If you are a former service man
and have not signed up in the Legion
for 1931, do it ow! If you have not
been apporached, see Adjutant Al
fred Martin at Rosemary Drug Co.
Lets reach that quota and go over if
possible.
Members of the local post gather
ed Saturday night and heard the ra
dio program from Charlotte as the
high spot in the Round Up of new
members for 1931. After the radio
program, the members heard Mar
vin Anderton give his winning speech
on “The American Legion.’’
Young Anderton goes to Raleigh
this Friday night to compete in the
State finals after winning out in
three preliminary contests.
John Fisher led the list, getting a
total of fourteen new members up
until last night.
Here is a sample of individual work
done by local Legion members. One
man sent this letter to his friends.
COMRADE:
Do you know that thousands of
our Buddies who stood beside us in
the Great War need everything done
for them that can possibly be done?
Do you know that many hundreds
of these same fellows are flat an
their back in hospitals absolutely
helpless ?
Do you know that there are many
other thousands needing hospital,
treatment who cannot get it because
the government has not provided
enough hospital space to take care
of them?
Do you know that these men are
looking to YOU and I to see that
the right thing is done for them?
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU AND I
GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
The American Legion can answer
all these questions. The American
Legion has always pledged its entire
membership to work without ceas
ing for the welfare of the disabled
man. Say, how about you and I
joining up? Come up to see me at
the Rosemary post office. I’d like
to talk the whole matter over with
you. I’ll be looking for you.
CARL CHURCHILL,
Service Officer,
Don’t be too sure
it’s a compliment tf
you are told you
sing like a bird. The
screech owl Is a bird.
The Roanoke Fibre Board Compa
ny mill plant and property has been
purchased by Mr. Curtis Karstromer
and others of Hopewell, according to
local report*, and those who haw
talked with these gentlemen here on
Saturday say they plan to have the
mill in operation within thirty days.
The mill, which manufactures box
board, discontinued operation a year
ago, throwing some fifty men out of
work. General business conditions
were said to be the reasons for the
shut-down.
Later, the property was bought by
the C. L. La Boiteaux Company of
Cincinnati and the president of that
company, Mr. Seaman, was here Sat
urday and made final arrangements
for the sale of the property to the
gentlemen named above.
Mr. Karstromer is a prominent
teal estate man and contractor in
Hopewell, where he owns much pro
perty, it is said. He will probably
move here later to look after the
business affairs of the new organi
zation.
The management of the plant will
probably be under the direction of
Mr. Uno Frykland, who has been
employed by the Hummell-Ross Co.
of Hopewell. Mr. Frykland is a na
tive of Sweden and has been in the
pulp and paper business all his life.
As is natural, the entire communi
ty is much interested in the new pro
ject and looks forward eagerly to the
opening of the mill. From 35 to 50
men will be employed when the plant
is in full operation, most of the ope
rations being handled by machinery.
It will take about a month to get
the plant in readiness for actual
work. The present equipment is for
the manufacture of box board and i%
is not known if the new owners plan
any other product at this time.
This property is the site of the
fir-st mill ever built here, according
to several old timers. About 1896,
John Armstrong Chaloner built the
mill as a knitting mill. The archi
tect was Stanford White, famous N.
Y. architect who was murdered sev
eral years ago. In 1909, the Roanoke
Fibre Board Co. bought it and chang
ed it to a board mill. W. H. Par
sons and Howard Whittemore of
New York and the Edwards brothers
of HartsvilBe, S. C. roganized the
company which was bought in 1921
by F. M. Brown and others.
A fire ten years ago destroyed the
building and part of the machinery
and the plant now contains modern
equipment, some of which was in
stalled in recent years.* The proper
ty is located at the approach of the
new bridge across the Roanoke Riv
er and the new owners will fix up
the outside of the buildings so as
to make a pleasing effect to strang
ers entering the city from the North.
What Is Cotton?
“Cotton is the overcoat of a
seed that is planted and grown
in the Southern States to keep
the producer broke and the buy
er crazy. The fibre varies in col
or and weight and the man who
can guess the nearest the length
of the fibre is called a cotton
man by the public, a fool by the
farmer and a poor business man
by his creditors.
“The price of cotton is fixed
in New York and goes up when
you have sold and down when
you have bought. A buyer work
ing for a group of mills was
sent to New York to watch the
cotton market and after a few
days’ deliberation wired his firm
to this effect: ‘Some think it will
go up, some think it will go
down- 1 do, too. Whatever you
do will be wrong. Act at once.’
“Cotton is planted in the
spring, mortgaged in the sum
mer and left in the field in win
ter.”
There are other definitions,
but none better.
Mrs. David Traynham has as her
house guest her sister, Miss Kath
leen Craddock.