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JULIAN ACREE RETAINS HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE __ *-— Hux Shows His Office Not At Fault In Case It appears that a great deal of publicity has been given the revo cation of a Halifax County man’s driver’s license—when it was not the intention of the court that the license should be revoked at all, in the ease of one Julian Acree, Littleton resident. Latest developments in the much publicized case came on Wednes day of this week, when the News and Observer carried the following story: Major Arthur Fulk. director of the Highway Safety Division, yes terday authorized a correction of the recent announcement that Ju lian Acree of Littleton had lost his license for drunken driving, at tributing the error to the court clerk reporting the revocation. The Littleton man, according to written evidence, was convicted in recorders court August 24. 1937, of drunken driving and fined $50 and costs on top of a 12 months sus pended sentence. The Highway Di vision then suspended his license while he appealed to superior court, where the State accepted a tendered plea of guilty of reckless driving and Judge W. H. S. Burg wyn gave Acree a 90-day road term suspended on “sober and good be havior for a period of two years.” A. Leonidas Hux. clerk of superi or court in Halifax County, recent ly denied that he or any member of his department had reported A cree as convicted of drunken driv ing, hut Major Fulk yesterday dis played a formal report bearing the seal of the clerk’s office and stat ing that Acree was convicted in October, 1937, of drunken driving and assessed court costs. The re port was not signed by Hux, but by Deputy Clerk Clennie Read. Major Fulk said it was on the basis of this signed and sealed re port that Acree’s driver’s license was declared revoked. "We make mistakes sometimes,” he said, “but this was not our er ror. We will notify Mr. Acree that his license has not been revoked and our records have been chang ed.” A. Leonidas Hux, Clerk of the Superior Court of Halifax County, in an interview Wednesday after noon, explained that neither he nor his office was to blame in the matter, but placed the blame rath er on an incomplete form furnish ed him by the Highway Safety Di vision. Mr. Hux produced a copy of a letter to Major Arthur Fulk, in which he pointed out that if the Major would refer to the reports furnished his department by the Halifax County Superior Clerk’s office, he would find the report contained nothing that would indi cate Mr. Acree was convicted of driving while drunk, nor that his driver’s license had been suspend ed. Pointing out further discrepan cies in the form furnished his of fice for reporting such cases, in that there is no place upon which the plea of the defendant or the verdict of the court can be shown, Mr. Hux further stated: “I say that it was not an error made by Miss Clemie Read or this office, and had it been we would not have placed the blamed on someone else or given misleading and incorrect information to the newspaper or JENKINS IS LION SPEAKER Mayor Kelly Jenkins was the principal speaker at the regular meeting of the Roanoke Rapids Lions Club tonight. Stressing the importance of be ing registered in order to be able to vote at the coming election on May 3rd, the Mayor briefly outlin ed the city street improvement project, and told of the forward step it would be in the building of Roanoke Rapids. He was enthusiastically greeted, and his address thoroughly enjoy ed by the 50-odd Lion members present. A nominating commutee com psoed of Byron Gurley, chairman, W. B. Allsbrook and Allie Wood, was appointed by President Scott Benton, to bring out a slate of of ficers to be voted on at the May 19th meeting, at which time the Club will elect officers for the com ing year. Bill Button introduced as his guests Messrs. W. W. Pearman, Louie Cruickshank and L. B. Cook of Richmond. In Hospital J. Winfield Crew, Jr„ prominent city attorney, was taken to Johns ton-Willis Hospital, Richmond, Sunday, where doctors say he is suffering from a nervous and phy sical breakdown. Although it is possible the popu lar city attorney will return home the first of the week, it is said he must conform to a rigid diet, and decreased activity in order to re gain his health. H. C. Robbins of Fort Monroe spent last week-end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robbins. anyone else. We would have done the honorable thing- we would have apologized when finding we made the error.” A copy of Mr. Hux’ correspond ence was also sent to the News and Observer, in Raleigh, in the hopes they would correct the statement made in Tuesday’s issue. NEWSOM FUNERAL TUESDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Newsom, who died at her home in Littleton Monday, April 18th, after an illness of several months, were conducted from the home Tuesday afternoon, April 19th, by Rev. Fran cis Joyner, Rev. G. A. Hendricks and Rev. C. R. Jenkins. Burial fol lowed in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were: J. H. Raucom, A. J. May, Norman Mitchell, Jack Bobbitt, Walter Bobbitt, and D. G. Jones. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary had charge of the flowers. Mrs. Newsom was 77 years of age. She was born near Vaughan, the daughter of Nathaniel Nicholson and Jane Pope Nicholson. She was married in 1883 to T. C. Newsom of Halifax County who preceded her to the grave. She is survived by three daughters, Miss Fannie Newsom of Littleton; Miss Addie Newsom of the Kenly faculty; Mrs. M. N. Gideon of Washington, D. C.; four sons, Robert, Tom, Charlie, and Jim Newsom of Littleton and Frank Newsom of Halifax; foui sisters, Mrs. C. J. Tucker and Mrs. T. J. Myrick of Vaughan; Mrs. Y. B. Bobbitt of Littleton and Mrs. W. P. Edwards of Richmond; one brother, E. P. Nicholson of Vaugh an; and four grandchildren. The large crowd attending the fu neral and the many beautiful floral designs were evidence of the love Mrs. Newsom’s host of friends had for her. Baby Daughter Buried Beside Mothers Grave Weldon residents were shocked to hear of the death of little Betfie Jean Lewis, three year-old daugh ter of Kerwin Lewis, former resi dent of Weldon, and employee of the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. here. Little Bettie Jean died at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Smith, in New York, on A pril 17th. Her body was brought to Weldon, where after a short fu neral service at the grave, she was buried beside her mother who died about two-years ago. Besides her father and grand mother, she is survived by one brother, Billy, and three sisters, Barbara May, Ruth and Florence. ( I KNOW THAT CHOICE TOBA033S MAKE A BIG \ DIFFERENCE IN A aGARETTE. AND BEING IN THE L / BUSINESS OF GROWING TOBACCO, I'M PARTIAL TO THE < ( OGARETTE I KNOW Buys UP THE CHOICE KINDS OF TOBACCO. THAT'S CAMEL. I SOLD THE BEST LOTS OF 4 (ifliii Wiy LAST CROP TO CAMEL MOST OF THE 1 0 ^ ^ROWERWIEREDip TOO^ J 4 x r • m WALTER DEVINE gets high prices at the market, smokes Camels "VyTHAT cigarette is made from costlier to W baccos?” Planters who grow tobacco— and get the check for it —give the answer. They know Camel buys up their extra-choice tobacco. "Most smokers who grow tobacco,” they say, "favor Camels.” Camels are different ...made from finer, MORE EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS—Turkish and Domestic. WE SMOKE CAMELS BECAUSE WE KNOW TOBACCO*' - CITY IS HOST TO HOME BETTERMENT TOUR FOR COUNTY _ *-— County Clubs To Get Together In City April 28th Roanoke Rapids will be the host to a group of interested members of the County Home Demonstration Clubs when they meet here on A pril 28th for a “Home Betterment Tour,” plans of which were discuss ed and approved at the council meeting of the county clubs held Wednesday, April 19th, according to announcement made by Mrs. Hazel E. Wheeler, home demon stration agent this week. In a form letter, sent to all mem bers of the various county clubs this week, Mrs. Wheeler announced that all arrangements had been perfected, and it is hoped that a large number of the county women will be in the city on the day set aside for the tour. Present plans are for the visiting club-women, and their male escorts to meet at the Woman’s Club building here at 10 A. M. on Thurs day, April 28th. From there they will be escorted by special guides provided for the occasion, to some eight or ten homes and gardens opened for their pleasure and bene fit. Prizes have been provided for the club registering the largest num Want/iYcomesjmm LKENTUC b BE B .A ber attending the entire tour, and for the club registering the largest number of men over eighteen years old participating in the entire tour. Mrs. Wheeler explained: “We feel the Home Betterment program is a joint one between husband and wife and that it will be impossible to accomplish very much without the husband’s co-operation, and so for this reason, he should see these improvements along with his wife.” A great deal of interest was man ifested in Home Betterment Tours at the council meeting, and it is thought that' a great number of Halifax County clubwomen will a vail themselves of the opportunity of seeing the various homes and gardens to be visited on this first tour. Mrs. J. B. Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Abbott Phelps, Bennie Jones and H. C. Robbins spent Saturday in Lewiston, N. C. visiting Mrs. J. C. Jordan. SO YOU THINK YOU’RE TOO SMART TO BE SWINDLED? You wouldn’t buy a gold brick, of course, but you would prob ably be an easy prey to some of the clever schemes exposed by the National Better Business Bureau in The American Week ly, with Sunday’s WASHING TON HERALD-TIMES. _-i»os5HSciwi^|^?^Urf25cl SWS®XE“CLE ANJ£Sj 1 j^JAME^Mgr-^--|-m^rs
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