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[ , - r VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.THURSDAY, MAY 30,1940 , RETURN COUNTY OFFICERS Old County Boards Are Voted Back ► - Daniel And Mitchell Are Returned By Big f Majorities The County Board of Commis sioners and the County Board of Education were returned to office intact by the voters of Halifax County Saturday for two year terms while Meade Mitchell, Regis ter of Deeds, scored a sweep over Clayton Gurley and Recorder Judge Charley Daniel was renom inated by almost 2 to 1 over his op f ponent, Irwin Clark. J. R. Wrenn of Roanoke Rapids led the ticket for County Commis sioner with J. W. Whitaker, W. J. Collier, N. W. Warren, and M. W. Perry renominated in the order P named. The average for the old board was about 2 to 1 over the opposition. The same lead was taken by the County Board of Education with R. L. Applewhite leading that ticK | et. R. C. Rives, Mrs. Anna Kitchin Josey, A. G. Willcox, and Mrs. J. T. Thomason were renominated in the order named. Meade H. Mitchell won for Reg ister of Deeds over Clayton Gurley ) by a vote of 5,142 to 1,906. Judge Daniel won over Irwin Clark for Recorder Judge by a county vote of -4,430 to 2,402. (Complete returns - _ by precincts on Pages 4 and 5) ’* ■ a ! • ■ m a neogepem ana Newsom, Cleaton, ^ Sanitary Board M. H. Hedgepeth and M. C. £ ^ Newsom were renominated to the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District I, Board in Saturday’s primary and 4 R. E. Cleaton was nominated for 1 Tithe third position on the board. The vote was: Hedgepeth 1589, ' Newsom 1528, Cleaton 1257, Har as rel! 1117, Mountford 899. . V ; ' r~ Breaks Leg While Playing Baseball 1 Richard Brown, 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. S. Brown <*f South Rosemary, broke his left leg while playing baseball at his honhe Tuesday afternoon. He was brought to the hospital where he received treatment. His condition was con sidered improved today. ■ The boy's leg was broken tween the knee and ankle. L, 1 Will You Sign A Petition? The editor of the Roanoke Rapids Herald, after due thought and careful consideration, offers the following petition to the citizens of Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County, which is a truly true and topical American community. Copies of this petition will be placed in conve nient places if you wish to sign it, after which it will be sent to the President of the United States as expressing the feelings and desires of those who sign it. PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT We, the undersigned citizens of Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County, North Carolina, after calm and deliberate consideration, respectfully petition that legislation be enacted to repeal the so-called Neutrality Act and any other acts which prohibit freedom of action of the people of the United States who desire to give aid and comfort to the Allies in their uneaual struggle against Germany. Our belief is that the German Army and the German people, by their invasion of friendly, neutral countries and by their inhuman treatment of these conquered people, no longer are entitled to the respect or sym pathy of civilized nations. Their utter disregard of all the moral and humane principles which we hold sacred forces us to the conclusion that our duty lies with those nations who are now struggling for the preserva tion of Life, Liberty and the Peaceful Pursuit of Happiness. It is also our belief that the vast majority of the people of this nation desire some immediate action on our part which will hearten the nations who are now desperately struggling against utter destruction, and in this struggle are fighting for us as well as themselves and that the Neu trality Act does not represent the present thought and feeling of our people. We therefore believe that it would be for our best interests and the lasting benefit of humanity to give to the Alljes everything they may require of our material resources regardless of price or terms. (Signed) Carroll L. Wilson. NEW PARK OPENS I __ / Above is a picture of the newly lighted park at Roanoke Mills Company plant No. 2. The park was officially opened with a double header between the No. 1 and No. 2 plants Tuesday night, May 28. An estimjated 1500 spectators turned out for the christening. TO SEEK AID FOR ’60000 STRUCTURE » . ■ s - 4 committee from Roanoke Rapids composed of a member of the/school board, from the board of commissioners, and Dr. T. J. Tay Vor, commanding officer of the medical unit of the National Guard located here, will appear before the County Board of Commissioners next Monday, June S, to present plans for a proposed armory build ing In the city and ask for assis tance from the county In the erec tion thereof. H. A. Linthlcum, Ra leigh architect, will acoompainjr the local committee in order to explain any details of the plans of the pro posed building. The plans, as shown to a commit tee of citizens in a meeting here Tuesday with the architect, cell for a brick building a story and i half ligh located on the high school grounds adjacent to Ninth f Street. The building, containing facilities for the guard unit, a high school gymnasium, physical educat: on e quipment, shower and locker rooms for the athletic teams of the i school, — IT'S BROUGHTON ~Kr iMHWWWaa JfiPlCTHt Some Doubt As To Second Primary Now When W. Erskine Smith, who trailed Rege L. Harris by only 10, 000 in the State for Lieutenant Governor, declined to run in a sec ond primary today it left Wilkins P. Horton alone to call for a sec ond primary and stand the onus of costing State and county units over one hundred thousand dollars for an extra election. Mr. Horton, who trailed J. Mel ville Broughton for Governor bj more than 40,000 votes, insisted to night that he would demand s second primary. Reports from Ra leigh tonight were that he was still trying to raise “big money” for s second race but that “big money’ was shy. There was some doubl in official circles as to a seconc primary. Other reports were that rea friends of Mr. Horton would per suade him to withdraw a demanc for a second primary in the bes< interest of the State and nation a' this critical period in world history This added to the doubt about an other primary. It was shown that Mr. Brough ton carried counties in every sec tion of the State and “the will o the people" had been spoken in m uncertain terms. With Mr. Max well, Mr. Gravely and Mr. Grad; for him now and with Mr. Smitl refusing to enter a second primar for Lieutenant Governor, Raleig observers said tonight that Mi Broughton could be counted on a the next Governor of North Care lina. a library and reading room, thre basketball courts—will cost betwee 60 and 70 thousand dollars. Th government, through a WFA gran will bear 60 percent of the costs. Broughton Sweeps City And County J. Melville Broughton for Gover nor swept Roanoke Rapids in Sat urday’s primary election with a to tal vote in the four precincts ef 1,776 votes which was 623 more than the combined vote of his six oppo nents. , City totals were: Broughton 1,776, Horton 404, Gravely 350, Cooper 156, Maxwell 128, Grady 106, Simmons 9. The city cast 2,929 votes. In Halifax County, including this city, the total vote of 7,408 was di vided as follows: Broughton 3,143, ' Gravely 1,418, Horton 1,249, Max well 1,057, Cooper 332, Grady 194, Simmons 15. In addition to the four Roanoke Rapids precincts, Mr. Broughton carried Butterwood, Enfield, Fau cett, Halifax and Ringwood pre cincts. Mr. Gravely carried Hollis ter, Kehukee, Roseneath, and Scot land Neck. Mr. Horton carried Lit tleton and Palmyra. Mr. Maxwell carried Weldon and Tillery. Other State office leaders in the county were R. L. Harris for Lieu tenant Governor, Thad Eure for Secretary of State, George Ross Pou for Auditor, W. Kerr Scott for Commissioner of Agriculture, Dan C. Boney for Insurance Commis sioner. (Vote by precincts on pages 4 & 5) SPEIGHT FUNERAL Mrs. Addie Speight, 79, died at the Roanoke Rapids Hospital this morning at 12:30 after an Illness of a week from pneumonia. Funeral ‘ services will be held Friday after noon, May 31, at 4 o’clock, at the 1 Christian Church with the Rev. T. • E. Tomerlin and R. L Topping of • ficiating. Interment will be in the • Roanoke Ra.pids Cemetery. Mrs. Speight, whose husband, J. W. Speight, died in 1895, moved to Roanoke Rapids from Pitt Coun ■ ty in 1897. ■ She is survived by three daugh > ters, Mrs. H. A. Johnson and Mrs. . John Taylor of Roanoke Rapids and r Mrs. Robert Shell of Fayetteville; i two sons, C. H. Speight of Roanoke ■r Rapids and Jesse Speight of Wash i ington, D. c.; three half sisters, •. Mrs. Fannie Willoughby, Mrs. She s ba Flannigan, and Mrs. Lizzie . Flannigan, all of Pitt County; a brother, Ivey Smith of Pitt Coun ty; a half brother, Ben Smith of Texas; and several grandchildren, e Pallbearers for the funeral will i be her grandsons: Ikey Johnson, B Ted Speight, Lonnie Daughtry, :, George Carter, Carlton Taylor, Ba sil Speight
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