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VOLUME EIGHTEEN —----- .
- -ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 2nd, 1932. NUMBER SEVEN.
UP AND DOWN
bhe Avenue
WITH THE EDITOR
In case of Fire or for Police, Dial
155 or 356.
The Roanoke Rapids Hospital adds
five more girls to its list of nurses
who were successful in passing the
State Hoard, which was recently held
in Raleigh: Miss Katie May Groce,
Miss Josephine Hargrove, Miss Na
dine Clark, Miss Elizabeth Vaughan,
Miss Ruby Connell. These girls re
cently graduated from the nursing
staff of the hospital.
The Woman’s Club will hold its reg
ular monthly meeting Monday after
noon at 3 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
('. A. Wyche. Please note the place
of meeting. This will probably be the
last meeting of this club year.
The ladies of the First Haptist
Church will serve a cafeteria dinner
Saturday, June 4, in the cafe next to
the People Theatre. Proceeds to go
to the Church biulding fund.
—
157 to Graduate From
Elementary Grades
Thursday night 157 children went
from the elementary grades to the Ju
nior High School. This is the lar
gest number of children ever to re
ceive their Jurior High School Di
plomas. There will 190 children in the
elementary rooms to receive perfect
attendance certificates for being
neither absent or tardy during school.
This year the young peoples gradua
tion exercises were held exclusively
for the grammar grades. They had
charge of the entire program. The
pupils to receive diplomas Thurs
day night were:
Iula Bullock George Davis, William
Dill, Wilma Dolby, Wilh'am Floyd,
John Fowler, Etta Lee Haisiip, J. W.
Hardison, Jesse Harris, Woodrow Hor
ton, Walter Howell, Bralton Humph
ries, Mary Elle : I r • •- Edith Kiog.
David Lyles, Beckwith Lynch Var
nell Mayes, Gwendolyn Me Clung, Ber
nard Medlijn, Jarman Mill*-, B*.n
Mills, Erma Pridgen, Mary Frances
Riggan, Cliftoi Rook, Lili an Stans
bury, Lucile Sutton, Annie Mae Tan
ner Herman Vaughan, Louis.' Whit
by, Amice Brown, Premnne Finch.
Lillie Moore, Lucy Rook, LeRoy Bar
ty, Curtis Lyles, Willie Nicholson.
LeRoy Tudor, James Wood, Clauoia
Allen, Elizabeth Blanton, Carte:
Briggs, Ruby Clements.
Ray Goodman, Lillian Coppedge,
Bernice Green, Daniel Edwards, Dor
othy Finch, Willis Hux Henry enkins,
Lucille Kidd, Jesse Love, Margaret
Matthews, Rosa Boyd McLendon, Ed
na Murray, Lucille Myrick, Leburn
Mills, Mary Lee Nicholson Ruth Pair,
CJlara Phelps. James Pope, Ruby
Ricks, Paul Robinson, Monroe Starke,
L. H. Taylor, Jr., Rufus Turner, Lois
White Woodrow Wright, Louise Wil
liams, Alvin Coston, Eugene Davis,
S. T. Edmondson, William Fanney, P.
D. Harris, Willie Inscoe, Francis
Jones, Ollie King, David Kendrick,
George Outlaw!, Thomas Perkinson,
Sam Smith Johnnie Sasser, Windell
Young, Noah Brown, Addie Connell,
Rosalyn Doyle Mabel Lassiter, Mar
jorie Lee, Alice Mosley, Roxie Out
man.
Leonard Holmes, Ida Mae Pulley,
Undine Shearin, Rosa Taylor, Mary
Frances Tudor, Pauline Waters, Lucy
Whitehead, Lois Batts, Catherine
Armstrong, Charles Bennett, Gordon
Bennett, Clifton Boyd, Alese Bristow,;
Roxie Buffaloe Foy Clark, Braxton
Cooper, Isabel Cummings, Doris Har
rison, Henry Fitts, George Hayes,
Beatrice Kemp Virginia Kirby, Mar
tha Lamm, Callie Mae Lattimore,
Thurston Lowe, Marie Lyerly, Mil
dred Matthews, Mary Lillian Meade,
Agnes Merritt, Edith Moody, Thomas
Moore, Roberta Kate Nash, M. C.
Newsome, James Patrick, Jewel
Reaves, Euzelia Ricks, Cleo Robbins,
Lucille Rook, Jessie Simmons, Mil
dred Smith, Martha Speight, Wood
row Stanley, Mary Louise Sullivan,
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USUAL RUN
OF CASES
AT H ALIFAX
'Upldon Blacksmith Must
Sprvp One Sphtpncp
For Blackmail
Frank Crayiel was tried at this ,
court on three charges of blackmail.
Defendant had sent three threatening
letters to .loo Ransom of Northamp
ton County demanding various
amounts in ca h. To all three charges
Crayiel pled guilty. To two charges
a 12 months on roads sentence was
given each, sentence being suspend
'd on good behavior. Defendant sen
tenced to 5 months on roads on last
charge, this sentence to he served.
•T. H. Clay pled guilty to driving
car drunk. Defendant was fined $fiO
and costs. License to drive a motor
vehicle revoked for three months, but
net to interfere with his business.
Defendant given until August 1ft,
1932, to pay cc: ts and fine.
Mark DeBerry was called and failed
to appear to answer a similar charge
of driving car while drunk. Capias
issued for his arrest and case con
tinued.
.J. M. Walker pled guilty to driving
ear while drunk and was fined $100
and costs. License to drive revoked
for six months.
Ross Webb pled guilty to liquor
charge, given C months on roads sus
pended on payment of costs.
Theodore Zollicoffer was given a
six months road sentence for driving
while drunk, suspended on payment Of
a fine of $100 and costs. License to
drive revoked lor twelve months.
Duke Shearii' was sent to the roads
for 12 months for liquor violations,
and Jim Rawlings got 12 months on
roads for a similar offense.
S. B. Sadler on charge of disorder
ly house was continued.
George Smith was found not guilty
>f assault.
Charlie Merritt was given eight
months on roads for vioation of pro
hibition laws. Capias to issue June 1,
if found in county.
Ross Webb found guilty of assult.
had prayer for judgment continued on
payment of cost.
Wright Jones and Richard Scott
plod guilty of unlawful possession of
liquor. Each was sentenced to three
months on r.>a<Ss suspended on pay
ment of 1-2 of costs and $•> fine each.
G. L. Driggres and Dan Driggers
were charged with liquor violations.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
a? to G.L. Driggers and 0 months road
sentence as to Dan Driggers, Capias
to issue May 26, 1932.
Annie Driggers and Rufus Brant
ley were found guilty of assault and
larceny. Prayer for judgment was
continued.
G. L. Driggers and Annie Driggers
were found guilty of the charge of
disorderly house. G. L. Driggers was
given 6 months in jail to be assigned
to work the roads and Annie 6 months
in jail to be assigned to County Home,
capias to issue May 28th 1932 if either
of defendants be found in county.
Prayer for judgment was continued
on payment of costs in case of Rob
ert Medford, who pled guilty to lar
ceny. Defendant shall appear the 1st
Tuesday in every month to show he
has been of good behavior.
The following cases were continued
to June 21, 1932: J. J. Inscoe, charged
with slander. Sidney Pierson charged
with assault. J. J. Inscoe and S. B.
Sadler, charged with assault.
The case of Woodrow Ashe was
continued on the docket.
Tuesday, May 31st.
Woodrow Wilson and Sam Pulley,
young white men from Littleton, were
convicted of stealing chickens, lar
ceny being the charge. The defend
ants were found to have systematic
ally gathered chickens b y nightly
prowls, kept them in coops down in
the vootls anJ carried them to city
markets when a load was complete.
Having made their last haul after
a rainfall the car of the thieves was
easily tracked to the coops and chick
ens. Each defendant was given six
months on the roads.
There were numerous cases on trial
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STATE
BALLOT
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY BALLOT
United States Senator and
State Officers
INSTRUCTIONS
1- To vote loi a candidate on the
•‘allot make a c»-oss (X) mark in the
iiiare at the it ft of his name.
2. If you tear or deface or wrong
!y mark this b; Hot, return it to the re
gistrar and get another.
INSTRUCTIONS
For UNITED STATES SENATOR
For Term Ending March 3, 1933
(Vote for One)
( ) TAM C. BOWIE
( ) FRANK D. GRIST
( ) ROBERT R. REYNOLDS
( ) CAMERON MORRISSON
For UNITED STATES SENATOR
For Term Ending March 3, 1939
(Vote For One)
( ) FRANK D. GRIST
( ) ARTHUR SIMMONS
( ) ROBERT R. REYNOLDS
( ) CAMERON MORRISON
( ) TAM C. BOWIE
For GOVERNOR
(Vote For One)
( ) RICHARD T. FOUNTAIN
( ) J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS
( ) ALLEN J. MAXWELL
For LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
(Vote For One)
( ) A. H. GRAHAM
( ) DENISON F. GILES
( ) DAVID P. DELLINGER
For SECRETARY or STATE
(Vote For One)
( ) .TAMES A. HARTNESS
( ) STACEY W. WADE
For AUDITOR
(Vote For One)
( ) BAXTER DURHAM
( ) CHESTER O. BELL
( ) GEORGE H. ADAMS
For ATTORNEY GENERAL
(Vote For One)
( ) PEYTON McSWAIN
( ) DENNIS G. BRUMMITT
For COMMISSIONER of LABOR
(Vote For One)
( ) A. L. FLETCHER
( ) JOHN I). HORTON
( ) W. HENRY DAVIS
( ) R. R. LAWRENCE
( ) B. FRITZ SMITH
( ) CLARENCE E. MITCHELL
For CORPORATION
COMMISSIONER
Term Expiring December 31, 1933
(Vote For One)
( ) C. C. MACON
( ) STANLEY WINBORNE
For INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
(Vote For One)
( ) DAN C. BONEY
( ) D. W. MORTON
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOT
United States Senator
For UNITED STATES SENATOR
For Term Ending March 3, 1939
(Vote For One)
( ) GEORGE W DePRIEST
( ) JAKE F NEWELL
Rev. Towe To Preach
Next Sunday Morning
Rev. Wm. Towe, a former paster,
will preach at the First Methodist
Church at Roanoke Rapids next Sun
day morning at 11 a. m. The public
is cordially invited to hear him. On
the following Sunday night, June 12.
Tohn Tyler, who is a convert of the
Jerry McAuley mission in New York
will speak at the Methodist Church
at 8 p. m. Mr Tyler has been called
the greatest lay preacher in America.
He is eighty years old, but is vigor
ous, and has a glowing religious ex
perience that everyone should hear.
He has the endorsement of leading
preachers and Christian workers in
this State ana all over the country.
More will be said about this service
next week.
A schoolteacher in New Haven,
Conn., who noticed one youngster
continually scratching his back, in
vestigated and found $1,100 pinned to
the boy's undershirt, put there by his
parents for safe keping.
W. J. Norwood, Candidate For The State Senate
JURORS FOR
I.RJNE TERM
The following is a list of county ci
tizens called for jury duty for the
.Tune, 1932 teim, Halifax Superior
Court:
First week beginning June T>, J. B.
Rives, H. L. Roebuck, W. A. Walston,
A. G. Wilcox, Jr., H. D. Myrick, C.
H. Speight, G. Harold Myrick, W. T.
Floyd W. E. Hawkins, C. R. Bose
man, W. H. Batts, C. R. Turner, F. J.
Bounds, Dossie Edmonds, J. A. House,
Jr. Tom W. Cole, Dan Williams, Bruce
H. Pope, W. V. Brown, Louis John
son, S. T. Maynard C. P. Bounds, G.
C. Howell, I. H Smith, C. W. Walston.
Second week, beginning June 13, H.
M. Neville, B. D. Hamill, G. W. King,
T. H. Cook W E. Fuller, Arthur Mc
Daniel, W. A. Cameron, Alex Mitch
ell, D. E. Josey, G. R. Atwood, M. C.
Crawley, G. E Pendleton, C. J. Barn
hill, W. D. Wood, E. R. Green, R. H.
Shearin, J. R. Liles, N. G. Pitt, L. A.
Dickens, L. G. Bowles, C. H. Hender
son, J. H. Braddy, Balfour Dunn, Jr.,
W. L. Scott, Bernard Edmondson M.
E. Bryant. ,
Leerion Decides Not To
Push Poppy Sales Now
Because of the extensive drive soon
to be made in the city by Associated
Charities, and other worthy causes,
the local Post of the American Legion
has decided it might be unwise to in
stitute a very large Legion Auxiliary
Poppy sale in the city.
Last Saturday was official “Poppy
Day” all over the country, however,
the workers did not appear on the
Streets in Roanoke ’Rapids. * Monday,
a small delegation of workers came
over from the Weldon Post, but did
not wage a very active campaign
here when told of the plans of the
local Post.
Automobile Crash On
Weldon Road Saturday
Perry Smith electrician at Roanoke
Mills Company No. 2, escaped uninjur
ed from a small accident on the Wel
don road last Saturday afternoon.
Smith, it seems, was driving a small
coupe when he was side-swiped by
another small sedan.
It is understood that the driver of
the sedan wes named Dickens, and
that he too was from Roanoke Ra
pids. It seems that some little argu
ment ensued over who was to blame
for the accident, but the matter was
settled satisfactorily before going to
Recorder’s Cotrt.
COUNTY
BALLOT
INSTRUCTIONS
'■ To vote for a candidate on the
ballot make a cross (X) mark in the
square at the left of his name.
2. If you tear or deface or wrong,
ly mark this ballot, return it to the re
gistrar and get another.
For STATE SENATE
(Vote For One)
( ) T. W. M. LONG
( ) W. J NORWOOD
For HOUSE OF REPRESENTA
TIVES
(Vote For Two)
( ) F. M. TAYLOR
( ) D. S. MOSS
( ) R. HUNTER POPE
( ) L. W. LEGGETT
For CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT
(Vote For One)
( ) E. L. TRAVIS, JR.
( ) QUENTIN GREGORY
For SHERIFF
(Vote For One)
( ) G. H. JOHNSON
( ) II. L. BELL
( ) S. M. THOMPSON
For REGISTER OF HEEDS
(Vote For One)
( ) MEADE H. MITCHELL
( ) ELIZABETH HALE HOUSE
( ) STANLEY C. WHITAKER
For CORONER
(Vote For One)
( ) W. C. WILLIAMS
( ) J. R. WRENN
For COMMISSIONERS
(Voie For Five)
( ) J. W. WHITAKER
( ) B. B. EVERETTE
( ) M. W. PERRY
( ) N. W. WARREN
( ) N. J. SHEPHERD
( ) W. J. COLLIER
( ) W. F. JOYNER
( ) T. C. QUALLS
( ) EDDIE W. LILES
( ) CLARENCE O. BYRD
APOLOGY
The name of Clarence O. Byrd, can
didate for County Commissioner was
omitted from our Political Announce
ments in this weeks issue by mistake.
We are sorry for this error, as Mr.
Byrd states that he is emphatically
a candidate. You will observe his
name appears on the “Sample” Coun
ty Ballot directly above this an
nouncement and Mr. Byrd IS A CAN. 1
DIDATE.
CHARITIES
DRIVE ON
NEX.TWEEK
Funds of Association Ex
hausted—Friday Is
Tag Day
Starting Monday, June 6th. next
week has been designated as the time
for th eannuat drive for local Associ
ated Chirities, according to word com
ing front the finance committee, and
funds will be solicited all next week
by various members of the commit
tee.
There has been much discussion as
to the advisability of putting on an
intensive drive for funds at this time
It was decided on for several reasons,
mainly because the money raised last
May in a similar drive has all been
used and the need for Associated
Charities work in the comunity will
be more necessary than ever this sum
mer and winter.
The idea of Associated Charities
is very simpl? and business-like. It
means that everybody in a community
gives to beggars and others during
the year. Some of this is worthy,
some is not. There is no orgainzed
effort to do for the needy in a com
munity. Instead of haphazard giv
ing, everybody gives to this organ
ized body, representatives from all
the churches, lodges and clubs, and
then oases are investigated by a
committee and what relief possible is
given in the right way.
Last year, which was the second
year of this organized work here, As
sociated Chirities collected and spent
nWit $1 .flsn.ao, which exceeded by
around $800 the amount collected the
first year. This fact, in view' of the
financial condition last year and the
first year of the existence of As
sociated Charities, shows the tenden
cy of favoritism toward this method
of organized relief. It is freely pre
dicted that the funds this year will ex
ceed last years collections, and of
course, more w ill be needed this year.
The Kiwanis Club is backing the drive
this year and will take an active in
terest in its success in the business
3ection.
lhe funds of Associated Charities
are now completely exhausted and
only relief work of the most dire ne
cessity has been carried on for the
past week. Two weeks ago all ex
penditures were cut to half, and for
the past week, only the most urgent
cases involving sickness and babies
have been cared for. Over 250 cases
have been cared for by the organiza
fcion last year.
The drive this year will be launch
ed under the direction of Rev. S. H.
Bradley, who is chairman of the can
vass for funds committee.
The prime purpose of funds raised
!>y the organization is to give tem
porary aid only. It is for families in
lestitute circumstances who need to
te tided over for a few days or weeks.
One man ha; a very good idea for
riving to Associated Charities. Know
ng that most of his promiscious giv
ng never gets to the right people,
-’very time a beggar asks him for
something, instead of giving it to the
heggar, about whom he knows little
ir nothing, he takes the coin he would
have given him and puts it in a sepa
rate pocket. Tnis money he accumu
lates and gives to Associated Chari
ties, where it is spent for the neces
sities and on worthy cases.
Begin saving now, for on those
three days, an organization will vis
it every man, woman and child in this
community to get some sort of dona
tion to carry on the charity work here
for another year. There has been a
noticeable lack of professional beg
gars on the streets since people here
have been sending them to Associa
h ilarities.
The word will be spread thruout
the community from the church pul
pit, the press, lodges and clubs, the
schools and the picture shows so that
everyone will know what is expected
of them when the representatives of
Associated Charities call for the do
nation. This si not a temporary gift
to last a few v'eeks. It should rep
resent what you would drop in the
hat, the tambourine and give the
pretty girl solicitors over a period of
Developments in t h e last forty
eight hours, especially in Roanoke
Rapids No. 1 Precinct, point to a de
cided trend in favor of W. J. Nor
wood, candidate for the State Senate,
the race which has occupied the spot
light since Mr. Norwood was the first
man to announce for the office.
In No. 2 precinct, Mr. Norwood’s
home precinct, mass meetings have
been held for the past two nights in
favor of Mr. Norwood’s candidacy and
enthusiasm for him is running high
there.
From every precinct out in the coun
ty. last minute reports from those
working for Mr. Norwood’s success
are most encouraging and he will
arrive in Roanoke Rapids with a fine
majority.
With even an offset in the two lo
cal precincts, his followers predict
victory, as Mr. Norwood’s candidacy
has appealed greatly to the rural ele
ment of the county.
Highlights in the county this last
week of the election included the
speech of Robert R. Reynolds candi
date for the U. S. Senate, at Roanoke
Rapids Wednesday night, the speak
ing and barbecue at Scotland Neck
Thursday for J. C. B. Ehringhaus,
candidate for Governor, and the speak
ing in Roanoke Rapids Monday night
in behalf of the candidacy of Dick
Fountain, cand:date for Governor.
Hal Cooley and I. T. Valentine spoke
at the High School Monday night for
Mr. Fountain. A crowd of 500 or more
heard these two distinguished speak
ers.
Mr. Reynolds spoke to a packed
house at Simmons Gym Wednesday
night and delighted the enthusiastic
audience with his platform and ex
pressions. Even those opposing him
admitted it was the best speech of the
campaign.
At Scotland Neck nearly 2,000 peo
ple attended the barbecue and band
concert and heard Mr. Ehringhaus
speak Thursday.
The two ballots are printed on this
page, one the county ballot and the
other the State ballot.
Voters are urged to study these
closely so. they can vote them quickly
on Saturday.
The polls wili open about 4:30 a. m.
•mil close about 7:30 p. m.
Crocheting Gains Wide
Popularity in City
Roanoke Rapids, long famed for
the heautfiul bedspreads manufac
tured here is now leaping into promi
nence for another type of spread
which dates back to Colonial days
when “Men were Men and Women
were ‘crocheters’. ”
If you have an uncle living in Sche
nectady, N. Y., or an aunt in Ypsilan
ti, Mich., tlie chances are they sleep
under a spread made in this very city
but the latter type referred to do°s
not come from the looms of the big
“river mills” but from the nimble
fingers of “crochet-minded” women
who have turned to this novel diver
sion, and who are, incidentally, con
tributing in no small way toward us
ing up the nation’s cotton surplus.
Spools upon spools of cotton twine
s consumed in making bedspreads,
runners, mats, cloths, doilies, covers
md other useful articles, and many
)f these are offered for sale at the
Home Demonstration Curb Market.
M is also a popular and worthwhile
pastime on the part of the younger
set who doubtless make them for
:heir “hopechests.”
It is understood that so many cones
>f cotton twine was ordered by one
Eastern Carolina Department store
hat a New York sales agency wrote
.0 ask what on earth so much cotton
string was being used for during
these times of depression. If such
quantities of string were being used
for package wapping, as is usually
their purpose, it denoted good trade
in Eastern Carolina, the agency of
ficial wrote.
Now that summer months are al
most here, this fad may be on the
wane, but before it leaves it is evi
dent many people will have useful
souvenirs of the crocheting craze.
A cow in Lubec, Me., has adopted a
black rabbit.
a year. Figure it up and give that
money to Associated Charities.