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DIAL R-326 ALL DEPTS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1945 _SECTION B—PAGE 1
Enfield Town
Board Favors
Flood Control
Enfield — Enfield Commission
ers at a meeting held November 26
passed the following resolutions:
WHEREAS it has been brought
to the attention of the Commis
sioners of the Town of Enfield
that a survey has been made by
Army Engineers, which survey '
shows that it is feasible to control
the flood waters of the Roanoke
Rjfer, by erecting a dam at
Bugg’s Island, in Virginia, and
at possible other locations south
of that point on the Roanoke
River, such engineering work pro
viding adequate flood control for
certain counties in Eastern North
Carolina, Halifax County being
among the number; Now therefore
be it, . .
RESOLVED by the Commission
ers of the Town of Enfield in spec
iij| meeting assembled November
26j 1945, that we hereby approve
the proposed project and further
recommend to our Representatives
in the Congress of the United
States, that all legal means be
used in order that the waters of
the Roanoke may be controlled, so
that no further heavy damages
will be sustained by land-owners
and manufacturing plants. BE IT
FURTHER
AESOLVED that copies of these
resolutions be forwarded to Sen
ators Bailey and Hoey, and Con
gressman Kerr of the Second
North Carolina District.
Halifax Zone
yeetinef Held
fhe Halifax Zone meeting of
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service was held at the Rosemary
Methodist Church, November 14, at
10 o’clock. The meeting was called
to order by the zone leader, Mrs.
Ralph Rives, of Enfield. Mrs. Wm.
L Knight, of Weldon, gave the
devotional. Greetings were given
by Mrs. W. R. Stevens. Response
by Mrs. W. C. Moore.
Roll call, minutes, treasurer s
mnort and presidents reports of
e»h society. Offering. Mrs. Cos
well Shaw of Halifax gave a solo
Mesdames H. O. Lineberger and
D. S. Coltrane of Raleigh, gave
the addresses. Lunch was served
by the hostess church at the Busi
ness and Professional Club House
at twelve-thirty. At one-thirty the
meeting was opened for the after
noon session by Mrs. W. E. Knight
of Hollister, with a devotional.
»s R. G. Willey, of Eden, gave
report on the Seminar held at
the First Methodist Church in
October at Roanoke Rapids.
Mrs. Fred L. Johnson of Con
way District Secretary, led the
question hour. Enfield church won
the prize for traveling longest dis
tance to attend the meeting with
largest attendance. Unfinished
business discussed. Benediction.
There was a large attendance
Tax Institute
Dec. 6-2th At
Chapel Hill
The Jocal County Tax Supervisor
for this county and members of
his office staff have been invited
to attend the annual Institute of
the Tax Supervisors Division of
the Institute of Government, op
ening with registration at the In
stitute of Government building in
Chapel Hill at one o’clock, Thurs
day afternoon, December 6 and
continuing through Friday noon,
December 7, according to an an
nouncement made here today by
Albert Coates, Director of the In
stitute of Government.
The instruction staff will in
clude Peyton Abbott, Assistant
Director of the Institute of Gov
ernment and other members of the
Institute staff, the President ' of
the Tax Supervisors Division of
the Institute, Virgil Joyce of For
syth County, together with vice
at this meeting despite bad weath
er.
Town Talk
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Lynch,
Graham Lynch 111, Miss Elsie
Corbett and Harvey Woodruff at
tended the Duke-Carolina game
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Grant,
and Mr. and Mrs. Areh Mc
Caskill of Rockingham, N. C.
spent the week-end with Mrs. L.
B. Crouch.
Mrs. A. L. Gilliam and son
A.1 Spent the Holidays in Wilson
with A. L. Gilliam who is a
patient at Wilson Hospital.
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presidents, John A. McGoogan of
Hoke County and Eugene Irvin of
Rockingham County, and represen
tatives of the State Board of As
sessments. ,
The instruction program includ
es a discussion of the following
topics: Statutory Changes of the
1945 Legislature Affecting Ad Val
orem Taxation; Preparation for
Tax Listing Period; Methods and
Procedures in Discoveries; Refunds
and Releases; Tax Situs; Exemp
tions; Standardization of Assess
ment Procedure; and a Round
Table Discussion.
Death Calls
Mother of
Rev. Deages
Mrs. Flora Magdaline Denges,
nee Weber, mother of Rev. Peter
M. Denges, pastor of St. John's
Catholic Church, of this city, died
in Baltimore, Maryland, Friday
night, November 23. She was buried
from the Baltimore Cathedral, the
Basilica of the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuesday
morning, November 27, at ten
o’clock. Her three sons, who are
priests, officiated at the Solemn
High Mass of Requiem. The cele
brant of the Mass was Father
Peter M. Denges, of Roanoke Rap
ids; the deacon was Father Jos
eph F. Denges, of Rock Point, Md.,
and the sub-deacon was Father Q.
Benedict Denges, C. SS. R., of
Tampa, Fla. The master of cere
monies was the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Harry A. Quinn, pastor of St.
Ann’s Church, Baltimore, and the
sermon was delivered by the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Joseph M. Nelligan,
Chancellor of the Archdiocese of
Town Talk
Mrs. Andre DeShane and son,
Kendall, of Elizabeth, N. J. has
returned to their home after be
ing guest of Mr. and Mrs. T.
O. Wilson for a few days.
Neal Benn is a patient at the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital.
Baltimore.
In the sanctuary were several
Bishops among whom was the
Most Reverend John J. McNamara,
D. D., Bishop of Baltimore and
Washington; scores of monsignori,
hundreds of priests and monks and
nuns and brothers and sisters
from Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, New York and Pennsyl
vania. Among the honorary pall
bearers were Frank J. Baure, state
senator of Maryland, a nephew of
the deceased, and the vice-presi
dent of the Maryland Fidelity and
Trust Co., Leonard Seims, a cous
in of Mrs. Denges.
Father Denges extends his heart
felt appreciation to his many
friends in this community who
so thoughtfully remembered his
mother by their Masses, Holy
Communions, flowers, letters and
cards of sympathy.
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