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vui^iui, xwj^xy-BJEVjjJjN KUAiNUKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 1941 NUMBER 13 CROP ADJUSTMENT ASKED BY DEFENSE BOARD IN COUNTY 4e_____ Halifax Farmers To Help Meet Goals Set The Halifax County U. S. De partment of Agriculture Defense Board will ask Halifax County farmers in company with producers in ali parts of the nation to ad just their 1942 production to help meet the goals established by Sec retary Wickard in the defense e mergency. Goals for the county are as fol lows: 4% increase in milk, 3% in , crease in milk cows, 11% increase in eggs, 500 acres in soybeans to be thrashed, 25,000 acres peanuts for OIL, 140 acres oats, and 320 acres barley. inese goals will De reviewed ana adjusted by the county board, and each farmer in the county will have an opportunity to indicate on a plan sheet how his 1942 produc tion can be brought into line with the desired production, it is ex plained by R. H. Pope, Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the AAA county committee. Other members of the board are: W. O. Davis, B. N. Capel, Ira J. Hoover, Balfour Dunn, Jesse E. Wilson, and W. M. Bruce. "For years the national farm pro grams have been used by farmers to tackle the most pressing of ag < Continued on Page 8, See. A) INSTRUCTOR I W Shearod H. Crumpler of this city, Chairman of the Roanoke Rapids Red Cross Chapter First Aid and Life Saving Committee, has just been appointed by the American Red Cross as First Aid Instructor for Greenville County, Virginia. A class of 25 firemen and 25 in terested citizens has been arranged at Emporia, Va., to receive instruc tion from Crumpler, and other classes are being formed in Green ville County. DISTRICT MEETING OFNCEA Teachers must read and heed the sign posts demanding more train ing for the young, pointed out Fred W. Greene, secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina Education As sociation, at a leadership confer ence here yesterday afternoon at the local high school. The meeting servicing six county and local units was one of eighteen recently held throughout the State. (Continued on Page 8, Sec. A) Halifax Exhibit Wins Fair Prize . ~ I Halifax County won first prize of $650 at the State Fair last week in the County Progress exhibits, ana shown standing in front of the Halifax exhibit above are Josephus Daniels, ambassador to Mexico, and D. S. Ooltrane, assistant to the State commissioner of agriculture. The prize-winning exhibit featuring the industrial, educational and agricultural progress of the county is at the Halifax County Fair this week. ★ ★★★*★★★ STATE’S PRISON ■ —. , ——... — It. W. JOYNER OVER GOAL The local Community Chest drive for funds last week ex ceeded the goal of $16,473.75, and officials today were able to report cash and pledges a mounting to $17,610. It was stated that a few more dollars would probably come in to swell the total, but not in any appreciable amount. Leaders of the campaign stat ed that Rosemary and Roanoke Mill No. 1 surpassed the quota set for them, and expressed pleasure at the success of the drive in general. “We wish to express appreci ation of the Community Chest to all those who contributed of their funds, time and energy to help make this a most success ful campaign”, stated President Frank Sherry of the organiza tion. Enfield Wins Enfield high school’s football team defeated the local Junior High team here this afternoon, 7-0. Stevenson put on a one-man scoring act for the visitors by taking a lateral in the last quarter and sprinting about 35 yards for a touchdown, and then kicking the extra point. Reaves was best in the back field for Roanoke Rapids, and Uraughon showed up well in the line. NEGRESS DRAWS A PENALTY Two Murder Trials At Court Term R, W. Joyner of Weldon, who waived preliminary hearing for the slaying of Mrs. Janie Stokes, 47 vear-old textile worker, last. An gust and was confined in the coun ty jail until his trial in Superior Court this week, was sentenced to 30 years in State Prison yester day. A "victim of infantile paralysis in his right leg since he was two years old, the 48-year-old white man entered a plea of guilty to second degree murder through his attorney, D. Mac Johnson, at the conclusion of the State’s evidence. Judge John J. Burney of Wil mington discharged a jury drawn from a special venire of 75 per sons outside Weldon and Roanoke Rapids, and passed sentence after the court accepted the plea. Witnesses for the State were Curtis Strickland, 20, and Miss Dorothy Louise Carter, 19, who were sitting in the woman’s coupe with Mrs. Stokes when Joyner came out of the house and cut her throat from ear to ear with a knife; Mrs. Stokes’ mother, a Mrs. Jarrell; and Deputy Sheriff J. I* Montcastle, Officed H. L. Ward of Weldon; and F. L. Rowe. According to testimony Mrs. Stokes was sitting in her automo bile, a coupe, with Miss Carter and Strickland about 10 o’clock on the night of August 23, in front of the house on First Street in Weldon where she lived with Joyner. The trio had returned from a ride, and Joyner came out of the house to start an argument with the woman he had been living with as his common-law wife, and accused her of treating him wrong. During tho fuss he pulled the knife from his pocket and slashed her throat, severing the jugular vein. The two witnesses were also cut by Joyner about the arms, hands and shoulders when they attempted to (Continued on Page 8, Sec. A)
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