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The N. C. Press, official bulletin of
'1 he North Carolina Press Association,
carries the following in its latest is
sue:** Early this month the Roanoke
Rapids Herald issued a 50-page “Keep
Huilding” edition which was a credit
to both the publishers and the town.
Its contents and appearance indicate
that there is nothing akin to a
depression in that hustling North Caro
lina industrial center. The special
edition was attractively dressed up in
tabloid style, convenient for reading
*. nd for filing.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Hancock an
nounce the birth of two daughters,
Alma Lee and Thelma Marie, Thurs
day, April 21.
The Rosemary Concert Hand will
play a concert in Weldon at the city
park Sunday afternoon at 3:30. This
is lirst of a series of concerts which
the local hand will p lay in various
parts of the county.
Miss Evangeline Pendleton, whose
recent organ and piano recitals at
Flora MacDonald College provoked
such favorable State-wide comment,
will be at the organ of the First Pres
byterian Church here Sunday morn
ing. On Sunday evening at 8 p. m.,
she will give an organ recital and the
entire service will be devoted to mu
sic. An invitation is extended to Miss
Pendleton’s friends and music lovers
in the community.
The Womans Club will meet Mon
day afternoon at three o’clock at the
Country Club. They will have as their
special guest at this meeting the wo
men from the country. All local mem
bers are requested to help make this
meeting a success.
Typhoid vaccination will be given
free for six weeks on Tuesday and
Saturday after <> o’clock. For Roa
noke Mills Co., at the hand hall; for
Rosemary Mfg. Co., the doctor’s of
fices; for Patterson Mills Co., the
cannery.
Revival services are in progress at
the Rosemary Methodist Church by
the pastor and will continue until
May 8th.
Ladies Night was enjoyed by the
Kiwanis Club last Thursday night at
the Country Club, with seventy mem
bers and guests present.
Junior League Starts
June 1st With 8 Teams
Beginning June first the boys from
the age of 12 to 15 will be eligible
to play in the Junior League of Roa
noke Rapids. This league is to be
made up of eight different teams and
if possible some of the teams are go
ing to come from different churches
in town. Boys seeking information
on this can see their Sunday School
superintendent. This league will have
three games a week coming on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday after
noons. It will give the young boys i
around town something to be inter
ested in because some of the better
talent will be picked to go on Bill
Alligood’s American Legion team.
These games will be above the aver
age playground type and when the
different teams are named there will
be printed weekly their standings in
the league. The leading pitchers and
hitters will also have their average on
the sports sheet.
Pool Tournament
Play Each Night
Pool and billiard fans of the sec
tion are gathering each evening at
7:30 at Cherry’s pool room to watch
the fancy cue work of twenty-one en
trants in the pool turnament which
started last night and will continue
each night for three weeks.
Those in the tournament are Jack De
Vane, Hugh Rooke, Jasper Mills, Red
Taylor, Gene Kimball, Fenton John
son, Jeff Lassiter, Ted Speight, Geo.
Burgwyn, Sam Jones, Geroge Murray,
Wm. Daniel, Joe Williams, Wrennie
Elmore, Clifton Grant, Ed Simpkins,
Shaker Teele, Mickey Whitie, Ovid
Harris, Elbert White, Bennie Hutcher
son.
Misses Lena Wright and Johnnie
Horton spent Sunday in Norfolk.
TAX LEAGUE HEARS CANDIDATES
Gary Audit Case Settled Out Of Court
GARY AUDIT
CASE WAS
COMPROMISE
Countv Will Net Only
$5,500 After Two
Years of Audits
and Discussions
SHORTAGE SHRINKS
The unaccounted for balance of the
Gary audit, as shown by the audit of
Hollowell, Gorham & Co., of a net
deficiency of $22,613.50 has shrunk
to $12,442.87, the amount finally
agreed upon for settlement.
But the shrinkage does not stop
there, for the costly audit will set the
county back approximately $5,000,
leaving a little over $7,000 to accrue
to the county.
And it is now said that probably 20
per cent of this last balance must be
paid out by the county for other ex
penses connected with the case, which
would leave the county a net of ap
proximately $5,500. I
I Oils will end, so far as the tax
payers are concerned, the Gary case.
It was this case which the auditors
for the county stated in their report
that the amount of shortage over a
period of many years could never be
ascertained, due to the inadquate re
cords kept by the office. It is a well
known fact that, for many years, no
audit was ever made of the office.
Had this been done, it is probable
(there would have been no need for
the following opinion of the court by
Judge Henry A. Grady, who found no
evidence of moral turpitude on the
part of S. M. Gary, but who said that
the known differences appear “by
reason of the failure of S. M. Gary to
properly keep books.”
Since the county audit was com
pleted, after one year, in November,
HUl, the auditors for the Gary estate
succeeded in finding an allowance of
$5,304.81, which was credited to the
shoratge on the first audit. They
were also successful in persuading
county officials that $6,241.68 more
was doubtful and might not be proved
in court. In short, the Gary estate
auditors showed up the firm em
ployed by the county to the tune of
$11,546.49. And yet the county is be
in charged approximately $5000 for
the audit, almost half of the total
amount the county will receive. I
According to the judgement of the
court, the bonding company, the
American Surety Co., of N. Y., upon
motion of George C. Green, attorney
for the County of Halifax, was re
leased of all liability in the case.
The settlement has been made, the
money has been paid in to the Clerk
of the Court, E. L. Travis, Jr. Be
low is printed in full the judgement
of the court following the compromise,
agreement and settlement.
JUDGMENT
North Carolina,
Halifax County.
In The Superior Court.
State of North Carolina on Rela
tion of E. L. Travis, Jr., Clerk
of the Superior Court of Hali
fax County,
vs.
Nannie M. Gary and Emily G.
Gary, Executors of the Will of
S. M. Gary, deceased, and
American Surety Company of
New York.
This cause coming on to be heard
before His Honor, Henry A. Grady,
Judge holding Courts of the Third
Judicial District, and it appearing to
the Court that the matters and things
in controversy herein having been com
promised, agreed upon and settled:
Now, therefore, on motion of
George C. Green, attorney for the
Plaintiff, and by consent of Dunn &
Johnson and Stuart Smith, attorneys
for the defendants, Nannie M. Gary,
Emily G. Gary, Executors of the es
tate of S. M. Gary, it is ordered and
adjudged by the Court that the Plain
tiff take nothing by his said action
against the Defendant the American
Surety Company of Nw York, and that
the said defendant be, and is hereby
released from any and all liability
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Have You Seen Him?
LOST, Strayed or Stolen, since
April 24, small wire haired terri
er, male, year old, white body,
brow n ears and head, small black
spot on shoulder, slightly lame
in left foreleg, short tail. Was
wearing harness. Reward for re
turn to Herald Office or to C. L.
Wilson, corner Jackson and 4th
Street.
ELECTION
OFFICERS
APPOINTED
Those Who Will Act at
Primary On June 4th
Are Select
ed
BY ELECTION BOARD
Pursuant to the law, the County
Board of Elections met at the Court
house at 11 a. m, Saturday, the 16th
of April, the following being present:
J. I). Whitehead, Jr., J. R. Wollett and
A. I*. Kitchin.
After being duly sworn b y the
Clerk of the Court, A. Paul Kitchin
was elected chairman and secretary.
The Board considered numerous re
commendations and appointed the Re
gistrars and J udges for the several
precincts, electing lie same officers
when possible, as the attached list
will olio-'ri-.
I Jtsuttenvood Precinct. R S. Clark.
Democrat, Registrar; J. W. Carlisle,
Democrat, Judge; J. W. Bowers, Re
publican, Judge; D. L. Bowers, Re
publican, alternate judge; W. E.
Nicholson, alternate.
Conoconara Precinct: J. H. Marks,
Registrar; Cary White, Democrat,
Judge; Mac D. King, Republican,
Judge.
Enfield Precinct: R. E. Shervette,
Registrar; L. B. Myers, Democrat,
fudge; J. D. Whitehead, Sr., Republi
can, Judge.
Faucetts Precinct: J. A. Pittard,
Registrar; J. H. Lewis, Democrat,
fudge; A. A. Hedgepeth, Republican,
Judge; Ed. Dickens, alternate.
Halifax Precinct: G. H. Dickens,
Registrar; R. W. Carter, Democrat,
.fudge; C. E. Shaw, Republican,
J udge.
Hollister Precinct: B. C. Hamlett,
Registrar; T. C. Qualls, Democrat,
Judge; W. T. Robinson, Republican,
Judge; R. P. Harris, alternate.
jvenuKee rrecmct: T. U. Savage,
Registrar; R. II. White, Democrat,
Judge; Ezra Wyatt, Republican,
Judge.
Littleton Precinct: W. S. Clark, Re
gistrar; D. G. Dickens, Democrat,
Judge; W. C. Myrick, Republican,
Judge; J. W. King, Democrat, alter
nate Judge.
Palmyra Precinct: D. B. Harrison,
Registrar; C. N. Andrews, Democrat,
Judge; J. E. Harper, Republican,
Judge; J. T Mizzelle, Republican,
Judge.
Ringwood Precinct: M. E. Cousins,
Registrar; C. A. Williams, Democrat,
Judge; J. E. Harpei4, Republican,
Judge; H. L. Adcock, alternate.
Roanoke Rapids, No. 1: J. F. Welch,
Registrar; Ray Goodman, Democrat,
Judge; George N. Lampley, Republi
can, Judge; Loftin Moody, alternate.
Rosemary Precinct: A. N. Martin,
Democrat, Judge; C. C. Shell, Demo
crat, Registrar; S. D. Brown, Repub
lican, Judge.
Roseneath Precinct: R. L. Bradley,
Registrar; Clarence House, Democrat.
Judge; H. C. Bass, Republican, Judge;
Jim Downing, alternate.
Scotland Neck Precinct: B. F. Bracy
Registrar; Irwin Clark, Democrat,
Judge; C. E. Drake, Judge; H.H. Rid
i dick, Alternate.
Weldon Precinct: Marion Inge, Re
gistrar; J. A. Dickens, Democrat,
Judge; John D. Shearin, Republican,
Judge.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Brinkley of
New Bern spent the week with Miss
Lucy Wood.
Misses Blanche Waddill and Lucy
Clements spent the week-end in Nor
folk.
COLLIER,
JENKINS,
NOMINEES
Democrats Select Pres
ent Commissioners to
Serve Three Year
Term
M. D. Collier in the North Ward and
I. M. Jenkins in the South Ward were
selected as the Democratic nominees
by the Democratic convention held
at the High School Tuesday evening,
lor three year terms as City Commis
sioner s of Roanoke Rapids.
Iherc were no other nominations
made. Mr. Collier was proposed by
CIeorge N. Taylor and seconded by A
b. Akers; Mr. Jenkins was nominated
by A. N. Martin and seconded by L.
S. Cannon.
The final city election will be held
on the first Tuesday in May. Unless
independent or Republican candidates
iilc, the election will simply be a
matter of form. Messrs Collier and
Jenkins compose the- city street com
mittee which has done such good
svork during the past j ar. A. L.
Clark was chamn.-.n 01 the conven
tion a'-,l b. Wilson, secretary.
SEMI-PRO
BASEBALL
SCHEDULE
--
Henderson Romps On In
dians at Slagels; Score
Is 12 to 3
April 30, Setvanee, here. May 1,
Navy Yard, Slagels Lake. May 7th,
Graham here. May 8, Graham, Sla
gels Lake. May 14, Seaboard Red
Sox (Va.) here. May 13 Seaboard
Red Sox Slagels Lake. May 21st,
Youngsville, here. May 22, Peters
burg, Slagels Lake. May 29, Oxford
here. All other games up until Sep
tember first pending.
A large crowd saw the Indians win
a double header over the Atlantic
Christian College baseball nine Sat
urday. An ideal day for baseball and
the locals put up a good exhibition
barely nosing out their opponents in
both games. The scores were 7-6
and 6-2.
Otto Palman’s all-star team from
Henderson gave the Indians a severe
trouncing last Sunday at Slagels Lake
ball park when they licked them 12-3.
A medium sized crowd saw the locals
get bumped for the third time this
season.
The Indians scored one run in the
first, second and third inning and
from then on they went scoreless.
The visitors scored three runs in the
first, third and fourth, two in the 7th
and one in the ninth. The all-stars
jumped on the delivery of Crowder
and Johnson and neither proved ef
fective on the mound. Parrish and
“Red Oak" Edwards led the Hender
son nine at the bat while Johnson
and Edmondson featured for the In
dians.
Ryals hit a homer for one of the
Indians’ counters. It was not altogeth
er 'the pitchers’ fault that Coach
Welch’s boys lost as they made one
do^en errors which accounted for
about as many runs. The Indians will
meet Sewanee here at Simmons Park
next Saturday and then Sunday they
will combat with the Navy Yard
team from Portsmouth at Slagels
Lake.
LOCAL TEAM
WINS TWO
Coach Welch’s Indians came thru
last Saturday in good style and won a
double header from the Atlantic
Christian College baseball nine. The
opener was a slow game that was
scheduled to last eight frames. John
son started on the mound for the lo
cal club but was bumped in the 4th
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County Registration
Books Open Saturday
For those who have not regis
tered on the county and State
hooks, there will he a special re
gistration with the hooks opening
this Saturday and remaining open
until May 21. Saturday, May 28,
"ill he challenge day.
.1. F. Welch is registrar for
the North Ward and C. C. Shell
tor the South Ward.
Those who have not registered
in the past and who wish to vote
in the county and State primaries
and elections and in the Presi
dential election should register
now.
JOHN SMITH
CANDIDATE
Will Run As Independent Can
didate Against T. M. Jenk
ins In City Race
John C. Smith announced his can
didacy this morning for the office of
f ity Commissioner of the South Ward
Mr. Smith will run as an indepen
dent candidate against T. M. Jen
kins, present Commissioner, who is
the Democratic nominee.
The election is next Tuesday, May
3rd.
No independent candidate has an
nounced against M. D. Collier, Demo
cratic nominee in the North Ward.
"Faithful service to my city and hon
cimJ inir dealing in all trans
actions” is the promise of Mr. Smith
in making his anouncement.
13 lucky
FOR JAX
Behind the brilliant hurling of
James McNeil, Coach Hoyle’s Yellow
Jackest evened the count with Eliza
beth City, who had beaten the locals
last week 3 to 2. The Jackets play
ed errorless ball, while the visitors
made five errors. These two teams
are the winners in two different
districts of the State race and the win_
ner will meet the winner of another
district to decide who will play in
the semi-finals.
McNeil whiffed thirteen of the
Elizabeth City batsmen and only gave
up three singles. Led by Lefty Starke
who hit a home run over the right
field fence and a single, the Jacket
batters hopped on Price, the visiting
hurler for a dozen hits. Dickens,
Womble and Grant got two singles
each. This was the Jax 13th game of
the season. They have won twelve
and lost one. The Jackets have not
lost a high school game in the State
race or Conference at Simmons Park
j since 1930. This game was McNeil’s
fourth win of the season against no
defeats.
CHARITY
MEETING
The Associated Charities meets on
Thursday night. May 5th, at 8 in the
Episcopal Church for the election of
officers for the ensuing year and to
hear reports of work done the past
year, according to President J. N.
Bynum.
It was two years ago this May,
representatives from all the churches,
lodges, clubs ar.d corporations met at
(he Episcopal Church and organized
numbered about forty. For the last
year or more there have never been
more than ten or twelve for a meeting
and usually about eight. This doesn’t
speak half as much for the interest
that should be taken. For one reason
or another, cuhrches, clubs and
lodges have largely left the Associa
tion to slide along in the hands of a
few. This is not a healthy situation
for the Association and all organiza
tions in the community should awake
to an interest in the Associated Chari
ties.
If the work of the Associated Chari
tis has proven helpful it deserves this
interest and must have the necessary
cooperation to carry on its work.
MET HODIST
CONFERENCE
FOR 2 DAYS
300 Visiting Preachers
and Laymen Guests
of City Yesterday
And Today
ROCKY MT. DISTRICT
After one of the best two-day con
ferences ever held, over 300 visit
ing delegates to the Rocky Mount
District Conference of the Methodist
Church which was held here Wednes
day and Thursday, returned to their
homes tonight loud in their praise of
the hospitality shown them while in
the city, and of the good accomplish
ed at the meeting.
The conference was held at the
First Methodist Episcopal Church,
South in Roanoke Rapids and 300 dele
gates, comprised of ministers and lay
men attencjed. The Rocky Mount
district includes some 30 pastoral
charges, comprising over 16,500
members, and a total of 93 church
es, all of which were well represent
ed at the city conference, which was
in the capable charge of Rev. L. B.
Jones, presiding elder of Weldon.
Rev. T. G. Vickers of Rocky Mount,
delivered the opening address of the
conference on Wednesday morning,
followed hy the sermon of Rev. H. L.
Hendricks of Farmville Wednesday
evening. Lay activities were in
charge of Rev. W. L. Knight of Wel
don, who is district Lay leader. Mr.
Knight was assisted by Prof F. S.
Aldridge and Dr. Gr^/en, of Duke
Universiv.
Thursday morning was consumed by
reports, highlights of which was a
report on “Christian Education,” by
Rev. J. O. Long of Bethel, and the
“Spiritual Life” report of Rev. O. P.
Fitzgerald of Rich Square. Distin
guished visitors from outside the con
ference included Rev. J. M. Ormond
of Duke University, Rev. F S. Love,
presiding elder of the Raleigh dis
trict, Rev. M. T. Plyler, editor of the
Christian Advocate, and Rev. A. S.
Barnes, superintendent of the Me
thodist Orphanage at Raleigh.
The next meeting p’ace of the con
ference, which is held annuatly, was
to have been decided this afternoon
before adjournment of the confer
ence.
BEATE. CITY
2 OUT OF 3
Acree Pilches Almost Perfect
Game to Put Jackets In
Semi-Finals
Ollie Acree starred for Coach
Hoyle when he pitched an almost per
fect game against Coach Honey
suckle’s Elizabeth City nine at Aulan
der yesterday afternoon. Acree gave
up only two hits, both singles. that
came in the eighth frame. Up un
til the 8th inning no Elizabeth City
player had reached first base. Acree
brok ethis record when he hit the vis-1
iting shortstop.
The Jacket pitcher was the local’s
star and held the spotlight for this
game as he came close to pitching
a perfect game. Now that the Jax
have beaten Elizabeth City in their
three game series they will go to
the semi-finals for the Eastern cham
pionship of North Carolina.
Town Commissioner Alfred N.
Martin was on hand to see the Jax
lick their old time rivals. The Jax
hopped on Forman, opposing hurler,
for seven hits. Seven of the Jackets
got hits and all were singles except
one and that was a triple hit by Hen
singles were: Dickens, Womble, Har
dison. Matthews, Harrison, Sullivan
and Acree. This game was undoubt
edly the best game that the locals
ha\*e played th assieosnshrdlupupp
have played this season and it seems
that Coach Hoyle has the best hurling
staff in Eastern Carolina. The Jax
stand a good chance to win the State
title if the can win their next two
games.
BIG CROWD
PACKED IN
HALIFAX
Senate Race Takes Spot
light As Two Candi
dates Speak; Bowie
Is Speaker
MOSS FOR HOUSE
Before a packed courthouse, with
standing room only, a crowd estimated
from 500 to 750, tax matters were
discussed and candidates were heard
at the meeting of the Halifax County
Taxpayers League yesterday morn
ing.
Prior to the public meeting, at a
meeting of the Executive Committee
of the League, Alfred N. Martin, lo
cal druggist and civic leader, was
elected a member of the Executive
Committee. To expedite matters, a
resolution was drawn up by the com
mittee calling for revaluation of pro
perty, a matter disregarded by the
last General Assembly, economy in
government by reducing expenses to
a pre-war basis, with special emphasis
on salaries, and the consolidation of
county offices wherever possible.
The resolution continued a s fol
lows: “If our people desire their gov
ernment to be responsive to the ideas
of cost and accomplishment, we re
commend they elect candidates whose
records and attitudes are what the
voters approve, instead of support
ing candidates whose primary quali
fications is pleasing personality.”
The resolution was unanimously
adopted by the entire assembly, most
of whom were farmers from every
township in the county.
W. T. Shaw, of Weldon, President
of the Taxpayers League, called the
meeting to order, explaining that no
unit of government could continue at
the present cost. He stated the Lea
gue was vitally interested in the type
of men who went to the Senate and
House at Raleigh next year.
u. b. Moss started the general dis
cussion with a comparison of his tax
es in 1912 and 1929. On practically
the same property, he paid $87.50 in
1912 and $747.50 in 1929. While in
1912 he was receiving 12 1-2 cents
per pound for cotton and in 1929 G
cents, with other money crops in pro
portion. Find out how much money
can be raised and then make the bud
get, said Mr. Moss, instead of work
ing the reverse plan as now used.
Later in the meeting Mr. Moss an
nounced for the House of Represen
tatives. F. M. Taylor and L. W. Leg
gett are the other candidates for this
office, of which Halifax County has
two.
Raleigh Daniels stated all was
doomed unless the tax burden was
relieved. He recited a case of wasted
pension money paid by the govern
ment. In regard to candidates, Mr.
Daniels urged sending men who would
have some consideration for the un
derdog and to pick officers who were
above reproach.
L. W. Legget tof Hobgood, candi
date for the House, was next called on.
He told how as Representative in two
sessions, 1925-27, he killed the
which had been passed in the Senate
to raise the salaries of various Hali
fax County officials. His platform
was for strict economy in government.
W. J. Norwood, candidate for the
State Senate, was asked to speak his
sentiments, and confining himself to
the five minutes alloted each candi
date, Mr. Norwood stated that, after
all, the people are the government
and the will of the people should be
obeyed. He said a candiate should
have no other boss than the will of
the people and promised, if he was
elected, and in doubt about what he
should do, he would come back to the
people for instructions. He said he
would not be swayed by private in
terests nor would he listen to the
whisperings of all the lobbyists on
Capitol Hill. He asked for the vote
and support of those present promis
ing no glowing returns, but honest
and conscientious service as the ser
vant of the people of Halifax County.
He came out plainly against a gen
eral sales tax, which he said would
burden the poor still more. Mr. Nor
wood concluded with a promise to
lower government expense, work for
revaluation o f property and more
equitably distribute the tax burden,
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