MARRIAGE
LICENSES
Cupid Has Busy Season;
County Issues Many Licen
ses To Virginia Couples
27 WHITE
Undaunted by depression, twen
ty-seven white couples, as will be
seen from the Record of Marriages
in the Register of Deeds Office
from April 6 tj August 1, have
decided to find out if two can real
ly live as cheaply as one. Quite
a few of this number come from
Virginia as well as all parts of
the state.
List is as follows:
April 8. Paul Wells, of Roanoke
Rapids, to Myrtie Wallace, of Wel
don.
April 16. Earl Cullen Myers, to
Edith Lyndall Lee, both of Lawn
dale, N. C.
April 22. Charles W. Hawkins to
Eula Barnes, both of Dinwiddie,
Virgir.u.
April 26. James F. Cooke, of
Richmond, Va., to Ruby Vernell
Hendricks, of Rocky Mount, N. C.
April 30. H. E. Branch, of
Heathsville, to Roxie May Hask
ins, of Littleton.
May 17. M. C. Dickens, of Little
ton, to Alma Gray Dickens, of
Halifax.
May 18. Francis T. DeVere to
Nellie Mason, both of Roanoke
Rapids.
May 26. Louis Cotty to Frances
Smith, both of Hopewell, Va.
May 26. Francis C. Carpenter
to Mauro Helmo, both of Hope
well, Va.
May 26. Joseph Alexander Walk
er to Mary Edythe Vaughan, both
of Portsmouth, Va.
June 5. David C. Clark to Mary
Traynham Wyche, both of Garys
burg, N. C.
June 7. John R. Crawford, Jr.,
of Salisbury, to Hester Kitchen,
of Scotland Neck.
June 9. Clifton Crawley, of Lit
tleton, to Mercer Dickens, of Hali
fax.
June 12. Guy Cuthrell, of Bel
haven, to Elsie Lee Mason, of
Bath, N. C.
June 16. J. J. Burt to Pearl Eli
zabeth Neville, both of Enfield.
June 17. John C. McRae to Mild
red Lee Tucker, both of Hopewell,
Virginia.
June 19. Ras Stansbury to
Maude Carter, both of Littleton.
June 22. Robert Johnson Rouis
to, Ruby Lee Brayhill, both of
Hopewell, Va.
June 26. M. Gordon Draper, of
Weldon, to Annie Speight Shaw,
of Halifax.
July 2. Younger Fletcher Snead,
of Raeford, to Nellie Wright Vin
cent, of Weldon.
July 7. Jesse J. Melton to Annie
Hugh Eason, both of Enfield.
Children’s Day at the Fair
"Well, just how would you go about mounting a camel?” asks
little Joyce Grosberg (right), three year old Chicago World’* Fair
victor from St. Louis. Her twin sister Jacqueline is holding the
woolly beast while Joyce climbs aboard. They were among the
t i of bo s and girls who swamped Enchanted Island at A
Cer* ~v of Progress on a recent Friday (Children’s Day).
July 8. Andrew J. Adkins, of
Washington, D. C., to .Alma Lee
Vaughan, of Roanoke Rapids.
July 8. Louis Duke to Eva Gray
Williams, both of Enfield.
July 8. T. B. Rainey to Almeta
F. Taylor, both of Pair Store, Va.
July 10. Ernest A. Spain, of
Petersburg, Va., to Myrtle Irene
Bryant, of Emporia. Va.
July 14. Willie K. Sutton, of
New York, to Syretha Pearl Ly
erly, of Roanoke Rapids.
July 20. James Gardner to
Gladys Elizabeth Rider, bo'.k of
Littlet n.
More colored than white couples
ignored depression, or perhaps
trusti lg the New Deal followed
at Canid’s behest. They are as
follows:
April 8. Turner Smith to Sarah
McNeil, both of Scotland Neck.
April 8. Hector Henricks to
Palmer Thorne, both of Enfield.
April 14. Henry Harrington, of
Halifax, to May Roberson, of Lit
tleton.
April 14. Jim Farbcr to Hattie
Patterson, both of Littleton.
April 15.Acy Silver to Nicie
Pittman, both of Enfield.
April 21. Talmage Silver, of Es
sex, to Lillian Boone, of Whitak
ers.
April 21. Randolph Green, of
Essex, to Lillie Boone, of Inez.
April 22. Blake Alston to Candis
Kearney, both of Littleton.
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SMOKE
STEADILY
AT A PARTY
pH J YOU CAN SMOKE^
CAMELS ONE AFTER THE
OTHER .. .THEY TASTE
GRAND AND NEVER
JANGLE YOUR NERVES J
CJcanels costlier l&kucos
never <jetcrw ycrur'llervei..fUever "tZre yvurTaite.
May 8. Alphonsa Hill to Mabel.
White, both of Scotland Neck.
May 9. Ernest Shields to Flos
sie Baker, both of Palmyra.
May 9. George C. Baker to Ber
than Smith, both of Scotland Neck.
May 11. Sterling Johnson, of
Littleton, to Mira Crews, of En
field.
May 15. Charlie Harris to El
r.ora Evans, both of Scotland Neck
May 15. Alvin Smith to Mary
Smith, both of Scotland Neck.
May 20. Richard Silver to Ora
Daniel, both of Halifax.
May 22. Robert Lawrence to
Mary Reynolds, both of Scotland
Neck.
June 1. Thomas Mitche'l, t'
Hessie Clanton, both of Enfield.
June 6. Elijah Johnson, to Essi
Perkins, both of Weldon.
June 10. Sam Manly to Sail:
May Green, both of Scotland Neck.
June 11. James Williams to Nan
nie Harris, both of Littleton.
June 17. Wilson Wilkins, or
Halifax, to Elnora Hawkins, of
Littleton.
June 17. Martin Lynch to Re
becca Spruill, both of Hollister.
June 26. Willie Parker to Julia
Edmond, both of Weldon.
June 26. George Clanton to Myr
tle Williams, both of Weldon.
June 29. Henry Neville to Alice
Lee Dickens, both of Enfield.
June 30. Amos Gardner to Eli
zabeth Sherrod, both of Scotland
Neck.
July 1. Bill Martin to Pearline
Hawkins, both of Halifax.
July 1.. Collier Bell to Mary
Coleman, both of Halifax.
July 7. Frazer Hawkins to Cas
sie Hawkins, both of Halifax.
July 8. Charlie Mears to Annie
May Barnes, both cf Littleton.
July 22. Marion Summerell to
Kate Martin, both of Halifax.
July 22. James Bishop, of Scot
land Neck, to Rebecca Pittman, of
Enfield.
July 22. Andrew Oliver to Vir
ginia Mills, both of Enfield.
July 25. LeRoy Coleman to An
nie M. Harney, both of Enfield.
July 25. Loyd Conor to Jennie
Jones, both of Roanoke Rapids.
July 27. James Bullock to Lucile
Brown, both of Enfield.
TOW N
TALK
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Mills and
Carson Mills visited Mr. and Mrs.
M. D. Mills at Tarboro, Sunday.
Miss Bobbie Allen, of Skippers,
Va., is the guest of Mrs. L. C. Tay
lor.
Marvin Chambliss and Dick
Burton spent the week-end in
Lawrenceville, Va., with Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Brewer.
Lloyd Bryant and Willie Cutler
were busines visitors at Caledonia
Farm Sunday.
Miss Esther Mae Joyner spent
the week-end in Aulander.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Williams
and daughter, Jackie, visited Mrs.
Luther Woodard at Littleton Sun
day.
George Baird visited his parents
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Baird, at La
Crosse, Va., Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Moore, of
Fitzhugh, Va., are the guests of
Mi-, and Mrs. J. B. Archer.
Miss Marjorie Carlisle has re
turned from a visit to friends and
relatives in Raleigh.
July 29. Jesse Williams to
Savannah Mitchell, both of En
field.
All of which goes to show that
Cupid, bright little mischief
maker, doesn't mind a little thing
like Depression, and perhaps, even
now, is smiling and saying, “Ah-a,
Old Depression, we’ll get the best
of you yet.
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we aa ms east
Steady Work, Fair Wages,
Time for Recreation
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in the 80 million dollar
annual payroll of Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey
and Associated Companies.
Employees of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey and as
sociated companies have been
working on the 5-day week for
more than a year.
As a result of this labor policy,
thousands have been kept at work
and large numbers drawn from
the ranks of the unemployed to
steady jobs and regular pay.
Wages have been kept at least
at the level paid in the commu
nity for similar work.
Employees of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey and as
sociated companies get good pay
—more than $80,000,000 finds
its way into their pockets annually.
During the period this policy
nas been extended, these com
panies also spent millions devel
oping Essoluhc, the only hydro
fined motor oil, and Essolene, a
motor fuel so superior to gaso
line that its composition is pro
tected by U. S. Patent Pending.
Try Essolene and give the Esso
station man your patronage.
A 5-day week means steady
work and regular pay days.
Good, steady pay means
more money in your com
munity. This money is
earned producing and sell
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Copr. 1933, Esso, Inc*
63 YEARS OF PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP