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BE SURE AND REGISTER FOR SPECIAL ELECTION i 1930 CENSUS T A V y-vwwwvwwwuvvvvvwwvwwwvwwvwv, Roanoke Rapid. Townahip ij I Hr Hr K A II I ij 31 PER CENT \ 16,612 ^ A AJLj JL AA^IJL !; Of Halifax County Population j| L~---* OF THE TWIN CITIES-ROAN OKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY ■ VOLUME 17.______ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 4th, 1931. NUMBER 8? indictments against PUBLIC-PRIVATE OFFICIALS bankers deputy SHERIFFS Grand Jury at Halifax Finds True Bills Against 10 Coun ty Men _ TRIALS 1 N AUGUST The following news dispatch from Halifax appeared in part in this morning’s News and Observer. Halifax, June 3. — Four deputy sheriffs, one bank president, two bank cashiers and three well-known business men, all of t ali f ix County, are tonight facing charges ranging from violations of the hanking laws ic embezzlement. True hills were presented by the grand jury to Judge E. H. Cranmer, judge presiding here today. None of the cases will be tried at this term of court, having been continued by Solicitor R. Hunt Parker until the \ugust term. R. S. Travis, Sr., of Weldon, for many years president of the Weldon Bank and Trust Company, which losed its doors the latter part of De cember. 1930, is under $10,0000 bond for his appearance at the August term of criminal court to answer to charges of conspiracy, receiving de posits knowing the bank to be insol vent and misapplying monies by means of promissory notes. •I. \\. Ross, of Roanoke Rapids, formerly cashier of the Roanoke Bank v)d Trust Company and H. H. King,, of Rosemary, formerly cashier of the Rosemary Branch of the Roanoke Bank and Trust Company had true bills returned against them for em bezzlement, conspiracy, abstraction and violation of banking lawa by making false entries. M arrants for the arrest of J. R. Myrick, N. M. Shearin and D. L. Traynham, prominent business men of Roanoke Rapids, have been issued. Mr. My rick and Mr. Shearin each faces charges of embezzlement, ab straction and conspiracy, while Mr. Traynham faces charges of conspir acy and abstraction and misapplying bonds, money and funds. County Funds Involved W. C. Mitchell and M. P. Crawley, former deputy sheriffs are under $2, 000 bonds each for appearance at the August term of criminal court and G. M. Hamlet, former deputy sheriff, is under a $1,000 bond for his appear ance at the same time, each facing a charge of embezzlemnet of county funds. According to the bills returned by the grand jury, R. S. Travis, Sr., waa charged with receiving and permit-, ting his employees to receive deposits w i t h the knowledge that the Weldon Bank and Trust Company was insolvent, with misapplying the %um of $6000 by means of a promis sory note of the Tri-City Motor Co., -f Roanoke Rapids, with making false statements as to a deposit by mean:- of a deposit slip where he deposited a promissory note of the Tri-City Motor Company, in the sum of 6000, the said note being dis counted by the bank and misapplying the sums of $4000 and $3900, fespect lvely, by means of promissory notes of the Weldon Motor Company. Mr. Travis also is charged with conspir acy jointly with H. H. King, J. W. Ross and J. R. Myrick, who, accord Jng to the charges, on the 12th day l* December, 1930, drew checks on <anks for payment of money, know ]ng that there was not sufficient unds to pay same upon presentation oays He Can Refute Charges The capias for the arrest of Mr. fa vis was served on Tuesday by ‘eriff g. h .Johnson. Bond in the “mount Of $10,000 was signed by Prominent citizens of Weldon. In a * atement made to the press this af ternoon, Mr. Travig said that he could explain and refute all charges made “gainst him at the proper time. H ue bills were also found against ■ H. King and D. L. Traynham for “ a “action and misapplying bonds, °»ey, funds; concealing correct and I™/"tries and making 1« false en h"d *°"ed cashier checks which were "“died through the Waldon Bank * (Continued on back page) Attendance Reports Show Unusual Interest By Local Children Unusual interest, especially in the closing days of school, in the Roanoke Rapids High School has resulted in unusual attend ance records and due partly to that, to a higher percentage of promotions for the year. On Thursday, May 28, the High School, with an active enrollment of 543 pupils, showed the unpre cedented report of 540 present. Thirteen rooms in the Junior-Se nior High School reported perfect attendance for that day with three rooms having one absent each. On yesterday, the graded schools showed a report of only 35 al'sent out of an active enroll m< nt of 1,450. Eighteen graded school rooms had perfect in at tendance yesterday. Asked about the High School next year, Supt. Charley Davis stated today that the High School enrollment for next year will pass all previous records. Thirty six graduate tomorrow night, but 150 come up from the grades to take their place. CRIMINAL COURT IS FINISHED Negro Who Burned Boy Alive Is Sent To In sane Asylum at Goldsboro 3 YEARS FOR FAISON Criminal session of Halifax Super ior Court closed yesterday afternoon after three days of trying cases. Judge Cranmer was presiding. Si licitor R. Hunt Parker represented the State. Samuel Stovalle, 17 year old Ne gro was tried on a charge of mur dering Willie Williams, 6 year old Ne gro, who died from burns received at the instigation of Stovalle on April 11th. Stovalle pled insanity and a verdict of insane was returned. He was tak en to the insane asylum at Goldsboro. It will be recalled \yith horror that the younger boy died a terrible death from burns and made a death state ment stating Stovall had built a fire in a field near Thelma and held him there until his clothing and flesh were burning. Another boy in the field heard the boy’s cries and came to the rescue. He found the child on the ground vith his clothing afire and Stovalle standing a short distance away . Dan Faison received a sentence to taling three years in prison on lar ceny and charges of breaking into box cars of the Seaboard Airline. Dan was arrested in this county by local c*ficers in a car stolen from Norfolk. Tne owner came after his car this Tuesday. With Dan was Bowser Daughtry (Continued on back page) GET READY For Charity Drive Which Starts Next Thursday, June 11, and Lasts 3 Days The drive for funds to carry on the work of Associated Charities here during the next year will Btart next Thursday, June 11 and last three days The Mills will be worked by a spec ial committee under the direction of Messrs S. D. Brown, J. H. Hines, A. Meikle, Guy Murray and E. A. Tel lega. The business section will be worked by Kiwanis Club committees under the leadership of A. N. Mar tin and George Taylor. Subscriptions will be taken in two ways: in cash for the year, or in monthly installments. A minimum of one thousand dollars is needed to carry on the charity work and every man, woman and child is asked to make a liberal donation for the year. Tags will be used during the three day drive and those who contribute are asked to wear their tags until the drive closes Saturday night. WHEN NEW BRIDGE WAS OPENED HERE The photographs above were taken by The Herald staff photographer on Monday, May 25th, when the new bridge was formally dedicated and opened to traffic. The picture above shows the Cot ton Festival Queen, Miss Ruth Tran sou, in the act of cutting the ribbon, the last part of the program spon sored by the Kiwanis Club. Soon af ter this, a parade of more than one i; lim !/'■ I//! hundred cars crossed the bridge for the first time. Only a small portion of the large crowd can be seen in the picture. The speakers stand, v\hich faced in the opposite direction, can be seen to the right of Miss Transou. The crowd was jammed on the first approach span of the new bridge, seen in the other photograph of the nine span, steel and concrete bridge. —Photos By Vries Speakers on the program were County Commissioner W. F. Joyner, State Highway Commissioner N. F. I £ tod man, Buxton Midgette, attorney | of Jackson, Solicitor R. Hunt Parker, and Charles Ross, of Raleigh, legal advisor to the State Highway Com mission. The bridge is on Federal Highway Route 17-1 and the Atlantic Coastal Highway. SUPERIOR CIVIL TERM STARTING First Civil Cases Set For Today; Expected to Lasts Six Days The civil term of the June term of Superior Court began today after the first of the week was taken up with criminal cases. Printed below is the calendar of cases set for civil court for each day of this week and next. Thursday. June 4th. Va.-Carolina Power Co., s. Camp Manufacturing Co., J. C. Hayes et al vs. Selds Cotten et als. J. N. Mose ley vs Jessie W. Cushwa. Friday, June 5th. R. P. Blackwell vs John B. Gray, A. P. Dickens vs W. J. Kee, Mamie H. James vs Wm. Glick Shows. Monday, June 8th, Henry Vaughan vs A. C. L. Rail road Co. Weinsstein Bros, vs South ern Junk Co. Tuesday, June 9th. Dixie Soda Fountain Co. vs L. A. Daniel. Roanoke Rapids Hospital vs. Mrs. B. M. Gurkin. Inland Oil Co., vs McGowan and Thompson. J. B. Pullen vs Travis and Meyer. Al Harper vs W. Herbert. Wednesday, June 10th. Lillian P. Glasgow vs J. N. Pepper et als. Sanky Lovegrove vs R. C. Josey, Sr. C. O. Price, admr. vs Life & Casualty Co. Luther Williams vs Will Coppedge. Thursday, June 11th. S. Pierson vs John W. Johnson. J. W. Bobbitt vs C. E. Matthews et als. Notion Docket W. H. Jones, vs A. M .Turner, Jr. In re Administration of J. E. Glas gow. Town of Littleton vs S. A. L. Railroad Co. Weldon Bank & Trust Co. vs A. Norinsky. W. V. Summered vs P. L .Edwards, J. D. Shearin vs Nathaniel Jenkins. Triple R. Grocery Co. vs Frank Johnson. W. Howard Hamilton vs E. B. Glover. C. C. Shed ct als vs L. G. Shell Co. Inc. Green ville Motor Co. vs J. H. Delfenthal et als. Mrs. E. T. Howard vs E. T. How ard. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wrenn spent Wednesday in Raleigh. CO. BOARD MEETING County Commissioners Hold Monthly Session At Halifax Monday The County Commissioners of Ha lifax County held thefr regular month ly meeting Monday with the follow ing members present: Chairman J. W. Whitaker, N. J. Shepherd, N. W. Warren, J. P. Futrell, W. F. Joyner. Miss Clemie Read, Clerk of Re cordes Court, presented the half fee reports from the Recorders Court, same accepted and ordered filed. The National Loan and Insurance Co., was appointed brokers tor coun ty Compensation Insurance on the same basis as last year. Several banks of county requested the board to lower the rate of inter est of special bank deposits from 4 to 3 pe rcent. This request was de nied by the board. The Register of Deeds was in structed to mail all regular salary checks the first of each month in stead of waiting as before until the first Monday. Hollowell & Gorham & Co., Auditors were appointed to audit the county books for the fiscal year, July 1, 1930 to June 1930. At the joint meeting of County Commissioners and the Board of Edu cation, J. B. Hall was reappointed Welfare Officer for two years at the same salary. Mrs. Hazel Wheeler, the County Home Demonstration Agent, with the help of the County Clubs prepared dinner for the county Commissioners which was served in the club room. TO VISIT WEST POINT Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Thompson will attend the graduating exercises at the University of North Carolina next week, when their son, William, will graduate, receiving a degree of Bache lor of Science in Commerce. The fol lowing week, accompanied by their daughter, Sarah, thj family will mo tor to West Point, to attend the final exercises at the Military Academy, where Glenn Thompson is a cadet. Cardell Phelps left last Sunday for Columbia, N. C„ where he will take a position with his first couBin, Hen ry Bateman. REOPEN TEXTILE EXHIBIT Exhibits From Textile Mills and Colleges Can be Seen This Week NAT. COTTON WEEK This is National Cotton Week and (he Textile Exhibit, which was opened during the Cotton Festival here, has I een reopened at the Shell Building, corner of Roanoke Avenue and Uth Street. The exhibit, which is the work of (he Woman’s Club, will be open each afternoon the rest of the week and (hose who have not visited it are urged to do so. There is one school of economists who will tell us that there is no such thing as overproduction, that the trouble is underconsumption. Maybe that is so. Which ever way you want to figure it out, when a man here in the South has two bales of cotton and the world will only take one, he has overproduced so far as he is con cerned, even if all Africa and half of the remainder of the world is go ing stark naked. With the situation (Continued on back page) St. John’s Church Dedication June 21 Father McCourt, Pastor of the new St John’s Catholic Church, now be ing erected at Rosemary, announced that owing to unexpected delay in the construction, the dedication cere monies have been postponed from June 14th to Sunday, June 21st, 11 a. m. The exercises will open with the dedication by The Right Reverend Wm. J. Hafey, Bishop of Raleigh. Then will follow the Litany of the Saints, after which High Mass will be sung, the Right Reverend Bishop presiding and delivering the sermon. The public is cordially invited to at tend the services. Mrs. Frank Mitchell of Henderson, jis visiting her parents ,Mr. and Mrs. IW. T. Glover. MAD DOG BITES MANY OTHER DOGS BEFORE BEING KILLED Proclamation After the disclosure by the Depart ment at Kaleigh positively establish ing the fact that (he dog which was found and shot on the streets here a few days ago was niad, I do hereby give notice t> the public concerning the said mad dog, the result of its be ing at lar;,e and the action taken by the Police Department, as a general warning to the public, and do here by order that all people residing in the corporate limits of the Town of Roanoke Rapids, and owning and keeping dogs within the said corpo rate limits shall keep said dogs con fined for a period of thirty (30) days, beginning Saturday, June 6, 1931. Owners of dogs found running loose on the streets in violation to this or der will be prosecuted, and in the event that owners of “stray” dogs, running loose cannot be found, the dogs will he shot. Witness my hand this the 4th day ol June, 1931. GEORGE N. TAYLOR, Mayor of The Town of Roanoke Rapids. FINALS AT HI SCHOOL FRI. NIGHT Commencement Exercis es Tomorrow Night With 186 Gradu ating DR. HARPER SPEAKS The Roanoke Rapids Public Schools will close for the year with final commencement exercises at the High School auditorium this Friday night, when 36 pupils will receive their High School diplomas and 7th grade certificates will be presented to 150 grade pupils. The commencement address will be given by Dr .William Allen Harper, president of Elon College for the past 20 years. President Harper has built up Elon College in that time to one of the outstanding schools of the State. He is recognized as an author ity on religious education and has written no less than ten books which have been used extensively as college texts in religious education. He goes to the Pacific coast this summer to give a series of lectures, and he will also teach religious education the lat-. ter part of the summer at the Uni versity of Chicago. He is a speaker of note and the local schools are most fortunate in having him here tomor row night. The music will be furnished by the Rosemary Band and there will be special music by a mixed quartette, the girls trio and a chorus. The High School diplomas will be presented by T. W. Mullen, chairman of the Board of Trustees and the 7th grade certifi cates by Miss Clara Hearne, Elemen tary Supervisor. Dr. Harper will be presented by J. R. Allsbrook, school trustee. Tonight is Class Night with exer cises being held at the High School auditorium. All the High School classes will take part in a play which shows a reunion of the class of ’31 in 1941 at the Rose Bowl Festival in Pasadena, Cal. Marvin Anderton of the class has been elected Mayor of Pasadena and there is plenty of fun seeing what the ten years has brought to each member of the class. A paeg i>nt has been arranged for the Bowl in which the Junior High School classes take a prominent part. Francis Starke ,’31 president and Calvin Ken nemur, radio announcer, have import ant parts. Miss Doris Moore and Miss Toler’s grade represent pre school and first school days. Miss Margaret Cranwell is Queen of Roses with Doris Mooney and Elizabeth Beckwith attendants. The High School graduates are: Mary Allen, Constance Barrow, Au drey Byrd, Ruth Baird, Margaret Cranwell, Margie Collier, E u 1 a Crum pier, Lucille Hodges, Blonnie Hodges, Crichton Harris, Pauline Kendrick, Daisy McCommons, Etta Mincher, Annie Mae Odell, Joanna Rook, Lucy Shearin, Ruby Shell, Sy bil Simms, Edna Smith, Ruby Tickle, Elizabeth Wilson, Mary Zeiler, Mark (Continued on back page) WARNING TO DOG OWNERS Officers Know o f More Than 25 Dogs That Were Bit By Mad Dog HEAD SENT AWAY Dr. F. G. Jarman received a telegram late this aft •* -.oon from Raleigh State Board of Health, stating the head of the dog ship ped yesterday showed all indica tions of rabies and pronouncing the dog mad. A late report just before press time was that a child was bitten this afternoon near Roanoke Mill No. 2 by a dog which had been bitten Tuesday night by the mad dog. A solemn warning to all dog own ers is made by local authorities af ter a dog, thought to be mad, ran wild here Tuesday night and bit at least twenty five dogs that are know of and I ossibly many others not reported or seen. All night Tuesday a posse of twen ty men searched the city for a white setter with light yellow spots, which had been seen at various parts of the city, frothing slightly, and engaging in a fight with every dog in its path. Several persons reported to offi cers they saw the dog run up to oth • r dogs, bite them, and then continue on, looking for other victims. Every indication pointed to the fact the dog was mad. About five o’clock Wednesday morning, night policeman Merritt of Roanoke Rapids, saw the dog on the Avenue. He followed him to the home of Jake Burton on Jackson Street. The officer said the dog’s actions were as reported by others the pre vious evening and he finally got close enough to shoot with a shotgun. One charge killed the dog instantly. The head was immediately shipped to Raleigh and a report is expected back Friday morning. The report will be made public as soon as received. Russell Birdsong of Rosemary re ported that two of his dogs were bit ten by the dog in question and he was going to kill his dogs at once. As it takes from nine days to two months or more for the dog bite to show up in other dogs .officers warn all dog owners to keep their dogs tied up for several months, have them innocu !ated against rabies, and watch for ! any unfavorable action. Mayor Taylor, in the interest of the public and especially the children, has issued orders to all city officers to shoot on sight any dog whose actions are suspicious . Citizens are asked to report any dogs bitten by a supposedly mad dog or the appearance of any dogs they suspect of suffering from hydropho bia. Poisonous saliva from a dog's mouth, followed by convulsions and an unnatural dread of water, are the plainest symptoms of the disease. All dogs should be innoculated at once, if they have not been in the past few months. Where Is The Money? Raleigh, June 4.—Charles M. John son, Director of Local Government, has sent out notices to officials of all counties, cities, towns and local tax districts, asking for a report on the amount of money on deposit in banks of sinking fund cash and cash of current funds, as of May 31, 1931, asking that the report be filed not later than June 15. This is one of the sections of the new Local Govern ment Law ,which provides for strict handling of public money by officers of the local units. THREE GRADUATE FROM N. C. 8. Three local boys will graduate this r ear from N. C. State College. They rre J. B. Gurley, Electrical Engin eering, Ivey Crouch, Chemical En gineers, and Rufus Vick, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Abbott B. Phelps left May 24 for Columbia, N. C„ where he will take a position with hie uncle, 1% 3. Clough.
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