TOWN
TALK
Misses Charlotte and Lottie
Pruitt, who have been the guests
of M'ss Margaret Cox, have re -
turned to their home in Burling
ton.
Rev. J. E. Kirk attended the
Northeastern Pastor’s Conference
which was held in Williamston last
Monday. Rev. J. B. Hipps of Shang
hi, China was the principal speak
er.
Study Club Reports
$125 Raised In Sale
Of Christmas Seals
The Study Club met on Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Frank Willson
as hostess, twelve members re -
sponded to roll call. Mrs. R. P.
Beckwith, presided.
Mrs. Frank Williams chairman
of the tubercular seal sale report
ed $125.00 worth of seals sold. The
club retains seventy five per cent
for local use in fighting tuberculo
sis. This is a splendid report and
the members of the Study Club are
'to be highly commended for this
outstanding work.
A program comml'ittee was e'ect
ed for next year: Mrs. Alfred Mar
tin, Chairman, Mrs. A. Meikle, Mrs.
Paul Reid, Mrs. Frank Nash and
Mrs. Heath Lee. The program for
the afternoon was “Queens of Long
Ago” there were two splendid pa
pers given. Mrs. A. Meikle gave
a paper on “Queen Elizabeth” and
Mrs. Pendleton Grizzard gave one
“Clopatra”. The club had as
their guest, Mrs. J. T. Alderman
of Henderson, N. C., house guest
of Mrs. T. R. Manning. The mem
bers present were: Mesdames Man
ning, Frank Kemp, Pendleton
Grizzard, A. Meikle, J. N. Bynum,
Heath Lee, PaulReid, Frank Nash,
Frank Williams, R. P. Beckwith
and R. L. Towe.
HALIFAX
U. D. C. Meets
The U. D. C. met with Mrs. R.
L. ^Applewhite, its president on
Thursday. After communications
read and a business session, a
Lee-Jackson program was given
with Mrs. C. L. Musselman in
charge of the program. A paper on
Lee was read by Mrs. Ida G. Shaw.
Lee’s favorite song “How Firm a
Foundation” was sung by the mem
bers. A paper on Jackson read by
Miss Nannie Gary. The song writ
ten about Jackson’s death “Let Us
Cross Over the River and Rest
Under the Shade of the Trees” end
ed the program. Mrs. Willie Cop
pedge was hostess for the meet
ing.
The County project No. 161, gra
vel surfacing of a 9 mile stretch
of road between Tillary and Enfield
will be completed by June 1st.
According to a report the Black
well Pierce farm at Tillery has
been bought by the government to
cut up into small homes for people
on relief in Halifax County.
Register of Deeds, Meade Mit
chell issued marriage licenses to
62 couples in the month of Decem
ber. Business has picked up in this
line since the law for medical ex
amination was repealed. Many of
the couples were negroes. The
fee has gone up $100, costing $5.00
for a license.
Flattery is sweet food for th,ose
who can swallow it.
Greet Array of Fateful Evidence Faces
Hauptmann in Kidnaping Trial
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The life of ease led by Bruno Hauptmann in the period following the kidnaping of the Lind* , i
bergh baby is suggested in the picture at the left, taken during a hunting trip in Maine. Ransom
money and gun found hidden under planks and in a slotted wood panel on the Hauptmann premises, (j
the wood from which the kidnap ladder was made, the similarity of Hauptmann’s handwriting, ||
bottom right, to that on the kidnap note, top right, comprise other evidence. i *
STAGGERING amount of In
criminating evidence faced
Bruno Richard Hauptmann as the
stolid German carpenter went on
trial In Flemington, N. J., for the
"Crime of the Century”—the mur
der of the Lindbergh baby. And
the nation has figuratively leaned
forward in eagerness to learn how
the accused’s attorneys fare in
battering down the wall of clews
that block Hauptmann’s path to
acquittal.
Consider some of the most^or
midable items that point an»ac
cusing finger at the defendant:
There is the automobile license
number—jotted down on a $10
bill by a Bronx gasoline station
attendant—which led to Haupt
mann's identification and the dis
covery of more than $13,000 in
ransom bills in his garage.
More of the ransom money was
found later, inserted with a gun
in slots gouged out of a plank
from his garage wall.
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Experts have pointed out that
Hauptmann’s Germanic script and
the handwriting on the ransom
notes bear the same peculiarities.
Millard Whited, a native of the
Sourland district, has stated that
he saw Hauptmann in the vicinity
of the crime.
Road maps of the region near
the Lindbergh home were found
in Hauptmann’s trunk.
The ladder used In the "snatch
ing” was home-made, the state be
lieves. Furthermore, the prose
cution contends it was made with
lumber from a yard where Haupt
mann worked as carpenter.
It is contended that in the two
years following the Lindbergh ab
duction, Hauptmann did only a
few days’ work, that he dabbled
in stocks, and that he lent $7500
to Isidor Fisch, a friend. (Haupt
mann maintained that the money
found in his home had been left
in his possession by Fisch when
the latter sailed for Germany
shortly before his death.)
Further, it is known that
Hauptmann and his wife toured
the south in the period after the
kidnaping, that Mrs. Hauptmannj
visited Germany, that Hauptmannj J
did considerable hunting gn<)
otherwise led a life of ease. j
Hauptmann wa3 a resident hi 1
the Bronx, where the transfer of I
ransom money took place and
where the major portion of it waa •
spent.
The telephone number and
home address of Dr. John F. Con*
don, famed “Jafsle” who acted as
Intermediate in the case, were
found on a wooden panel in the
closet of Hauptmann’s home.
Dr. Condon, Colonel Lindbergh,
and Cab Driver Joseph Perrone
have tentatively identified Haupt
mann in connection with the kid
naping.
And, as another link in the
chain of damaging circumstances,
there is the fact that Hauptmann
was known to have had a previous
criminal career in Germany.
Mrs. Mohorn Hostess
Mrs. Ivey Mohorn was hostess
on Tuesday of this week to her
bridge club and several additional
guests. When the game was ended
at ten thirty the scores were add
ed and prizes were awarded to the
following: Mrs. Sam Bunn high
club prize, Mrs. Wilmer Collier,
2nd high for club member, and
Miss Edna Pope won high guest
prize. A tempting salad course was
served to the following players:
Mesdames A. O. George, Clyde Lis
ke, Bill Alligood, Steve Hamlet,
Wilmer Collier, Sam Bunn, George
Lampley, Zollie Powell, Lester Ed
Bet 65 Cents On
BRON-CHU-UNE
To Put That Tough Old Cough
Out of Business
So says Rosemary Drug Co.. The
Rexall Drug Store, and every drug
gist in the country.
One dose will give you imme
diate, unmistakable relief. A few
doses may stop your cough en
tirely. A half bottle may chase it
for good. If it doesn’t your drug
gist fill refund the 65c you paid
for it.
No dope. No sweet stuff. Won’t
make you a drug addict, nor up
set your stomach. But it may
STOP YOUR COUGH. What do
yoi| bet?
mondson, R. L. Martin, R. M. Pope,
Allie Wood, Mrs. Bunch, Msises Ed
na Wafford, Helen Turner and Miss
Edna Pope of Norfolk, Va., house
guest of Mrs. R. M. Pope.
To get pleasure give it.
Much worth, little boasting.
Hot words prevent cool judgment.
“Peace on earth” must come from
“good will to men.”
A personal to the . . .
PEOPLE OF Roanoke Rapids
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conveniently close to shoppimpoiitfj-TliSatriaal i
sections! A study incontras^fs...s ophisticdted b-,
Continental atmosphere.^wj|t (Afnejricdr^
comforts and service! Radio in every ^room.
Famous sidewalk CAFE DE LA'PAIX. RUMPEL
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Missionary Society
The Womans Missionary Society
of the Rosemary Baptist Church
held their regular monthly meet
ing on Tuesday evening. The topic
was, “The Banner of the Cross in
the land of our Lord.”
The topic of the Bible study was
“A Great High Priest” and was
found in Hebrews, 4: 12-16 and
was led by Mrs. E. T. Blowe.
GARDEN CLUB
There will be a regular meet
ing of the Garden Club in the home
of Mrs. T. R. Manning, Monday,
January 21st., 1935 at 3:30 P. M.
All members are requested to be
present.
Report of the Condition of the
Citizens Bank & Trust
Company
AT ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.
To the Commissioner of Banks
at the Close of Business on the
31st day of December, 1934
RESOURCES
Cash, Checks for Clearing
and Transit Items $ 34,258.06
Due from Approved
Depository Banks_ 34,709.69
Other Stocks and
Bonds_ 10,043.75
Loans and Discounts—
Other_i_ 171,064.77
Furniture, Fixtures
and Equipment_ 4,861.03
Other Real Estate_ 17,987.97
F. D. I. C. Fund_ 370.09
TOTAL RESOURCES $273,295.36
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Demand Deposits—Due
Public Officials_ 1,174.00
Demand Deposits —
Due Others_ 118,811.91
Demand Certificates of
Deposit (Due Under
30 Days)_ 2,000.00
Cashiers Checks, Certified
Checks and Dividend
Checks_ 2,280.44
Savings Deposits—Due
Public Officials_ 1,102.75
Savings Deposits— Due
Others _ 69,440.43
TOTAL LIABILITIES $194,809.53
Capital Stock—
Common -$ 25,000.00
Capital Stock— Pre
ferred “A”_ 25,000.00
Preferred “B”_ 22,000.00
Surplus—
Unappropriated_ 4,000.00
Undivided Profits_ 975.03
Reserve for Depreciation
Fixed Properties_ 1,450.80
Reserve for
Interest_ 60.00
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Total Liabilities
and Capital_$273,295.36
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF HALIFAX, ss
F. L. Nash, Cashier, F. D. Wil
son, Director, and J. Winfield
Crew, Jr., Director of the Citizens
Bank & Trust Co., each personally
appeared before me this day, and,
being duly sworn, each for him
self, says that the foregoing report
is true to the best of Its know
ledge and belief.
F’. L. NASH, Cashier,
J. WINFIELD CREW, Jr.,
Director
F. D. WILSON, Director.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this the 12th day of Jan. 1935.
RUTH ALLEN,
Notary Public
My commission expires May 31,
1936.