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ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C„ TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1948
NUMBER 35
Ro
a η ο k e
s Ramblings
Receives Degree
Ruth Norman Ekstrom (Mrs.
Karl E.) of Weldon received tne
degree of Bachelor ·it" ocience in
Public Health Nurs-n»; f'oin ihe
Frances Payne Bolton School of
Nursing of Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, Cnio, at
Commencement exercises, held
June 16. Degrees were awarded
to 1100 students. Mrs. Ekstrom 's
the daughter of Mr. ana Mrs
William Norman of Weldon.
wgt. Mahaffey
Tokyo, Japan, June /—Corpor-1
al John T. Mahaffey, son ot Mr.
and Mrs. D. L. Manaifey, 925 j
Franklin Street, Roanoke |
Rapids, has been promoted to ι
the rank of Sergeant with· tne j
United States Air Force in Jap
an. Sgt. Mahaffey is assigned to |
the Airways and Air Ommuni
cations Service. Prior to entering
the service in 1946 Mahaffey
was a etudent at Roamke Rap
ids High School.
Why noi?
Why Not organize a Little
Theatre group in Roanoke Rap
ids- We've heard that there's a
lot of good ham that's just wait
ing to be cured. Besides furnish
ing entertainment for this area, j
who knows what Barrymore or
ed? The project could be a very
good one for some civic organi
zation. Think of the money that
could be raised periodically for
worthwhile causes.
Merchants Directors to Meet
The Board of Directors of the
Roanoke Rapids Merchants As
sociation will hold its regular
monthly meeting in the office of
the Association Thursday morn
ing, June 24.
Shuford, Kiwanis Speaker
Forrest Shuford, N. C., Com
mission of Labor, will speak to '
the Kiwanis Club its regular ι
meeting July 1st.
New Stop Lights
The city has installed stop ;
lights this past week at the fol
lowing intersections: Jackson ,
and Fifth Street, Jackson and j
Tenth Street, Hamilton and Sev- ·
enth Street, Hamilton and Ninth !
Street and Hamilton and Tenth
Streets.
Named Notary
Mattie Lee Taylor, Halifax,
was appointed a notary public ;
by Governor Cherry last Thurs- j
day. '
Local Sc«5\·**:
Go To Fioricta
For National Meet
Six members of Sea Scout !
Ship 208 of Roanoke Rapids will
leave Saturday to attend the
National Sea Scout Rendezvous
in Jacksonville, Fla., lasting one
week.
Members who will attend are
Skipper Fred Cooper, Dwight
Elting, Bob Murray, Noah Sad
ler, Donald Taylor, and Billy
Murray.
While at the rendezvous, the
local scouts will stay at the
Jacksonville ÎTaval Air Station
and will be treated to an ocean ι
cruise on a navy destroyer. They j
will also be given flights in
naval planes.
Big social climax of the meet
ing will be a dance. Dates will
be secured for the Scouts for
the affair.
License Probe
Report Is Given
Attorney General
An investigation report on an
alleged driver's license racket
was turned over to the office
of the state Attorney General
Thursday by officials of the
State Department of Motor Ve
hicles.
Contents of the report, sub
mitted by Highway Patrol Sgt. !
A. W. Welch; were not made j
public, but some two weeks ago,
Welch said that a man named
Ervin Weeks of Scotland Neck,
a license examiner, and Ed
mundson Branch, a Negro taxi
driver of Ahoskie, were under
investigation.
In Roanoke Rapids, Irwin R.
Weeks of Scotland Neck told
the Herald following publication
of the details of the investiga
tion that he had no other com
ment to make except that he
was not guilty of any irregulari
ties. Weeks had been a license
examiner for Roanoke Rapids
and vicinity for several months,
but resigned on May 24th.,
Sergeant Welch spent an hour
in conference with Assistant Di
rector S. L. Gay nor, Jr., of the
Highway Safety Division Thurs
day afternoon but declined to
comment on the case.
Gaynor said the report was e
being turned over to the Attor- d
ney-General's office to deter- *
mine whether charges should be v
brought in the case. n
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Welch specified that the al- t:
leged racket consisted of the is- li
?uance of drivers' licenses to h
*>plicants previously rejected." t:
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTE 25 CENT TAX INCREASE
Miss Leathers Named New
Executive Secretary Of
Roanoke Rapids Red Cross
Miss Betty Leathers was el - j
ected Executive Secretary of the j
local chapter of the America η
Red Cross at a Board of Dir -
ectoVs meeting last Thursday
She will succeed Mrs. Frank B.
Neal, present secretary of t h e
chapter, whose resignation be
comes effective August 1.
Miss Leathers, who has held1
the position of Church Secretary
of the First Baptist Church for
the past year, is a graduate of
Winthrop College, Rich Hill, S. j
C. While in college she was j
circulation manager of the col
lege newspaper, secretary of the j
Senior Class, a member of the j
JfWCA cabinet, on the Baptist J
Student Union Executive Cou η- ;
cil and a member of the stu- j
dent senate. Miss Leathers, who
majored in sociology, worked at
a camp for underprivileged ch.il
dern in New York state during
a recent summer. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
iam Heney Leathers of this city.
Four new members of the
board of directors of the Ro a -
noke Rapids chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross took office at
the Thursday meeting. Th e y
,,,η,.η· rwlt. 1-ΐ^^.τ··^
Patterson Mills; George Wilkers,
representing the downtown busi
ness section; Ken Johnson of ra
iio station WCBT and W. A.
;Bill) McClung of the Herald.
Three more directors at large j
will be named with the week j
to represent the Rosemary bisi
ness section, the Roanoke Rap
ids Hospital and the VFW.
Warrenton High
School Principal
Resigns Position
Warrenton — Paul )V. Çoooer
pr; icipal ο « jhn Graham Hig? ,
School of T.u.rrenton for the)
past 13 years, has resigned to ac
cept a position as principal of
Cary High School of Wake Coun
ty
He, Mrs. Cooper and their two
sons, Paul and David, will leave
Warrenton for Cary July 15.
Cooper came to this county
:rom Enoree, S. C., in 1928 as
orincipal of the Afton-Alberon
School. In 1933 he became prin
cipal of the Littleton High School
ind remained there until he ac
cepted the position as principal
)f the local school in 1935.
While there Mr. and Mrs.
hooper have been active in civic
ind church work and both have
ieen narticularv intprpstprl in
Scouting. Cooper has also been
ictive in the Lions Club, having
îeld several offices.
13,000 State
Drivers Lose
Auto Licenses
Raleigh,—In North Carolina,
3,062 motorists lost their right
ο drive last year because of
raffic law offenses and prac-*
ices detrimental to safety, the
dotor Vehicle Department an·
lounced today.
This was an increase of over
,000 from the 1946 total of 8,
35.
Department officials stafed
hat the sharp rise in license re
ocations and suspensions indi
ated a progressive tightening of
ontrol measures to curb the
angerous driver. North Caro·
na's highway patrol was douhJ
d last year from 213 to 423,
a this meant a double force of
atrolmen on the roads to ap
rehend drunken and reckless
rivers.
The revocation and suspension
2port showed that 9,068 of th-î
947 revocations were for drunk
η driving. This was around 70
er cent of all revocations and
ispensions. Officials noted that
ie average of drunken driving :
evocations for the nation as a ·
'hole was around 40 per cent,
'hile for this State it ran to 70
er cent. 1
The Department pointed out J
îat from 70 to 80 per cent of all
ighway accidents are caused by 1
ie driver himself—his careless- ι
ess and sometimes ignorance of
affic rules and regulations. In i
ti effort to eurb this human 1
lement as the cause for acci- i
Bnts, the last legislature passed t
ie Driver Re-Examination Act, i
hich requires that all drivers
lust be re-examined for a new
cense. The Department reports
îat of the drivers already re- c
censed, around four out of ten r
ave failed the test on the initial I
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Dog Tags On Sale;
400 Sold Here In
Past Two Weeks
Approximately 400 Roanok e
Rapids dog owners, men, wo -
men and children, streamed into
the city clerk's office during the
past two weeks to buy the r e
quired 1947-48 license which ex- ;
pires June 30. A total of 55 0
tags have been sold during the
past year. It is estimated thai
the city's dog population is i η
the neighborhood of 700.
Dog tags for the coming year
will go on sale at the city clerks
office July 1. The new tags will
be effective from July 1, 194 8
to June 30. 1949.
Anyone who's been trying to
get an idea from some of th e
following that appeared on dog
tag applications:
"l uddle-Duck" (Johnnie J. Bal
me*; owner); ,,Butcherboy"
(John Lackey); 'Trash" (E. L.
Coker) ; 'Smut" (B. G. Gray);
"Big Dog" (Thomas Prude η ) ;
'Jiggs" (Dallas Joyner) ; 'Blitz"
(J. W. Harrell) ; 'Leap" Beanie
Jones) and "Wimpy" (T. J. Al
ford).
Other "interesting names in
clude: "Cinder Lou" (Ν. I.
Campbell); 'Debutante" (E. C.
Langford); "Button" (W. C. Ly
nch); "Cheater" (Cary Massey) ;
'Ring" Λ. R. Johnson); 'Tinker"
(F. C. Brown); "Bullie" (I. D .
Rainey); 'Boss" (J. C. Leggett
"Rip (J. R. Meikle) ; "Black
Gal" (Ernest Hux) ; "Little Bit"
(J. P. Little); 'Bozo" (Cranflod
Hoyle); "Sniffy" (G. L. Tickell
'Sparky" (Η. M. Tickel) ; "Din
kie" (W. T. Phelps) and "Ter
mite" (J. P. Maurice, Sr.)
Rev. C. E. Carroll
To Fill Pulpit At
Warrenton Church
Warrenton—The Rev. C. E.
Carroll has accepted a position
as assistant minister of the Wes
ley Memorial Methodist Church
:or the summer. He will conduct
:prvir»r>«: in thp ahcon™ nf +
^ev. C. W. Robbins, pastor, who
s conducting a revival in Mac
>n.
The new assistant preached
lis first sermon at the morning
iervice Sunday.
Peddler Arrested Here
3n Larceny Charge
James Odom, 25-year-old
Jtah shoe peddler, is being held
η the Halifax County jail under
>300 bond on charges of grand
arceny. According to police,
)dom entered Rightmyer 's
ooming house last Friday night
nd took $62.50 belonging to
Cenneth Van Kurin, U. S. Ma
ine Corp, of Camp LeJeune.
learing was waived and the
ase was bound over to Superior
'ourt.
Exchange Club
Hears Rev. Maides
The members of the Roanoke
tapids Exchnage Club heard the
lev. John T. Maides discuss
The Kind of Person I Would
'ike to Be", at the club's reg
lar meeting last week.
The club is planning several ι
iteresting meetings for the fu
ure and has rented several ]
ilms on the work of Boy Scouts ι
3 be shown during those meet- <
ags. .
Attends Scout Meeting
Woodland, .— S. R. Motznom,
hairmân of the finance com
littee of the Chowan Boy Siout
district, attended a Dohrd meet
ig in Greenville last week.
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Warrenton Group Sets
$110,000 Hospital;
Name Site Committee
VVarrenton—A $110,000 appro -
nation was agreed upon for a
ospital to be built in Warren
on by the local hospital board
neeting with Dr. John A. Fer
ell, Executive Secretary of the
.•forth Carolina Medical Care
Jommission, and the County
ioard of Commissioners last
.light.
The sum will make possible a
35-bed hospital, Uu£u Holt, sec
retary and treasurer of the Hos
pital Board, said today. Local
appropriations will amount to
one-l'ourth the total cost of the
building, with funds available
from the State Medical Care
Commission, meeting three
fourth of the τ ,r, Holt exp.tun
ed.
Dr. Ferrell, who met with the
group to give exact cost of
the construction, advised that a
committee be appointed at once
to select the hospital site.
His suggestion was acted upon
at once, with Page Perkinson be
ing named chairman of the com
mittee. Appointed to serve with
him were James Hundley and
John Wilson. The three will se
lect a suitable site and more de
finite construction ptans will be
made within the next two
weeks, Holt stated.
The $110.000 local appropria
tion was raised by a bond is
sue voted in Warren County in
March. A 12 cents tax to be us
ed in supporting the hospital
was also levied at that time.
First plans formulated for the
hospital called for a 50-bed ac
commodation, but Dr. Ferrell, in
a letter to Holt, advised that a
standard hospital req oreti !?Ί ?■ -
000 a bed, which would make
necessary app ropriations
amounting to $152.000 as the
county's share of the funds. ,
The local group decided last
night that $110.000 was all that
the county could afford at this
time, and that a ?5-b"d ac:ovi-j
dation hospital would be built.
In advising the group of desir
able qualifictaions for the hos
pital site, Dr. Ferrell pointed out ι
that the site should be centrally I
located and accessible by high- !
way and sidewalks. It should !
consist of from three to six acres, ι
preferably not less than five, he |
advised. Room for expansion !
should also be considered, he j
warned. Other considerations to !
be remembered, he told the
group, were nearness to the citv !
water and sewerage facilities. I
Before the site is selected, Dr. |
Ferrell, said that it would ce1
well for the hospital trustees to
ask the Medical Care Commis- j
sion and the State Health De- j
partment to inspect them before
actual purchase of the site is J
made. ' I
Scotland Neck
Negro Found
Dead In Home
Scotland Neck, (Special)—
James H. Smith, 65, Negro, was
found dead yesterday noon by
some men working on the riçht
of-way near Smith's home four
miles south of here.
The workers reported that
they went to Smith's house for
some water and saw him lying
on the kitchen floor with a
shotgun across his legs.
Smith, who lived alone on his
25 acre farm, was last seen
about Λ o'clock Saturday after
noon working on his porcn. Cor
oner Rufus Britton, who inves
tigated the death, said ihat
Smith had been shot in the right
eye with a 12 gauge shotgun.
The front door of the house wa.i
locked, the back door was open
Britton said the man died s<Jme
time between 6 and 12 p. m.
Saturday night.
An inquest will be held here
Monday evening.
Roy Parker 111 In
Richmond Hospital
Roy Parker, professor of jour
nalism at the University of
North Carolina, and a widely
known newspaperman, was tak
en to Johnson-Willis Hospital in
Richmond last Sunday suffering
from severe throat hemorrhages.
Parker, whose home is in Ahos
kie. has been in ill health for
several months;
Polio Case Reported
Warrenton—One case of Polio
las been reported in Warren
bounty. The victim, who was
rrippled by an attack, is from
Siorlina and is now being given |
nedical attention in a Durham
losDital.
Dickens Resigns
As Recorders
Court Solicitor
Wade H. Dickens submitted his
I resignation as Solicitor of Re
corders Court in a letter to the
Halifax County Board of -Go m -
missioners yesterday. Stati η g :
that he found it necessary to de
vote full time to his private prac
tice, Dickens asked that his re
signation be effective as of July
1st. His regular term expires the
first Monday in December.
The commissioners took no ac
tion on the resignation at yester
day's meeting.
Rosemary Baptist
Taking Part In
World Relief
The Rosemary Baptist Church
is taking part in the observance
of World Relief Week, which has
been so designated by the
Southern Baptists for the week
of June 27 to July.
A spokesman for the observ
ance points out that people in
other parts of the world are de
stitute and hungry and in dire
need of such essentials as cloth
ing of all kinds, bedding, shoes
and various household items
and kitchen utensils.
Food is also needed ,such as
canned meats, bulk qunatities of
beans, rice and items for chil
dren, including school supplies,
layettes and clothing.
Any person or firm having
any of these items which they
will contribute to the World Re
lief Program is asked to contact
Mrs. D. C. Rader, phone R-673-1
or the Rev. M. B. White-Hurst,
pastor of the church and the
contribution will Ko —J
Passerby Saves Weldon Woman From
Killing Herself By Breaking Fall
In Woman's Leap From Second Floor
Weldon—Mrs. Pauline Perkea.
ion of Weldon was thrwarted in
ι suicide attempt Sunday when
1er leap from an apartment over
t downtown store was broken ,
>y a passing pedestrian.
Police officer Ward of the
Veldon Police department, who
vitnessed the \ump gave this ι
version.
Ward said that he saw Mrs. ;
-'erkenson jump from the second
itory of the M. F. Fried store
milding and land on a woman
vho was passing at the time. «
The woman who broke Mrs. '
'erkenson's fall was identified 1
>y Ward as Mrs. George Dumas '
»f Nanjemoy, Md. <
Mrs. Dumas was examined by 1
)r. W. G. Suiter, who reported
hat she suffered minor injuries '
rnly, which included a bruised 1
,rm and some shock. - i
Mrs. Perkenson, who was 1
:nocked unconscious in her leap
rom the building, was taken «
ο the Roanoke Rapids Hospital j
/here she was examined» Mrs. ]
'erkenson suffered a fractured ]
eg and is being held at the hos- ι
)ital under observation until the
ull exten; of her injuries can be
tscertained.
Mrs. Dumas, in an interview,
aid yesterday morning that she
ind a companion, Miss Madeline
Cnight of Burlington, N. C.,
vere walking together six feet .
>ehind her husband, George
)umas, when she heard Mrs.
'erkenson. scream, "Watch out!
am going to kill myself."
She said she gave Miss Knight
. push and then felt a severe
mpact on her left side. The
orce of the falling body knock
d her down and she just miss
d hitting her head on the side- '
iralk.
Miss Knight said at the inter
iew that Mrs. Dumas' quick ,
hinking probably saved her
rom receiving the full impact of
he fall.
The trio hid planned to attend
lunday's ball game, but the fall
nterrupted their plans. They .
iave been In this area for the
ast few we^ks as street photo <
raphers. - _ I
Âcfîon Taken Âî Meeting Of Three
Members With Davis, ABexastder For
The Raise; Dickens Arrives Late
Many Cases
Heard During
Court Terms
A long list of alleged law vio
lators appeared before two ses
sions of the Halifax County Re
corders Court last week, one in
Roanoke Rapids and the other
at the courthouse in Halifax.
Most of the cases were heard in
Halifax.
The Roanoke Rapids court
meted these fines and sen
tences:
William L. Trippe was found
guilty of driving while under
the influence of intoxicants and
lined $100 and costs and his li
cense was revoked for 12
months. Trippe filed notice of
appeal to Superior Court and
bond was set at $200.
George W. Lane, J\, was
found not guilty of driving
while under the influence of in
toxicants and reckless driving.
But Lane was adjudged guilty
of hit and run driving and fined
$25 and costs
Samuel Daniel was found
guilty of destroying property.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued on the payment of costs
of court and on the condition
that Daniels buys a coat for
Catherine Copeland. He was
given 30 days in which to com
ply with the court's ruling.
Eddie Garner was adjudged
guilty of driving drunk and
was fined $100 and costs and had
his license revoked lor 12
months.
Francis Daniel and Sam
Daniel, who faced charges of
selling beer without a license
and allowing a minor to sell
beer, were found guilty of sell
ing beer without a license, but
were found not guilty of allow
ing a minor to sell beer. Each
is to pay one-half the costs of
court and refrain from apply
ing for a license to sell beer
for two years.
George Mangum was foun d
guilty of driving drunk and oper
ating an automobile with impro
per lights. He was fined $100
and costs.
Ernest Nethery was found
guilty of speeding and was fined
$10 and costs.
Elmer H. Daughtry was found
not guilty of assault and reck
less driving.
Buck Wright was found guilt y
of recklPRS drivincr anH
ing. He was fined $50 and costs.
James Thomas Reeves was
found guilty of driving witho u t
licnese. He was fined $25 and
costs.
Charles F. Todd was found
guilty of driving drunk.
Calf in L. Spense was fou η d
guilty of reckless driving an d
was fined $10 and costs.
Recorder's Court met in Hali
fax June 15, 1948.
Andrew Mitchell was tried for
bastardy and non-support. The
Court found that the defendan t
had violated the terms of the jud
ment entered June 20, 1944, and
that he is in arrears in the
amount of $345. It was ordered
that the defendant be confined in
jail for a period of 10 months
ο be assigned to work the roads.
The execution of the sentence to
be suspended upon condition the
defendant pays in cash the sum
Df $100 for the use of Margaret
Doyle and the sum of $20 month
ly thereafter, payment to be
Tiade through the office of Dept
}f Public Welfare of Halifax
bounty.
George Rohanna was char g ed
vith speeding but the case was
ιοί pros with leave.
McCoy Hunter was found guil
,y of driving while drunk an d
lined $100 and costs and license
vas revoked for 12 months
Charles Henry Stephenson was
uuuu guiuy οι speeding. H e
vas fined $10 and costs.
Cyrus Jones was found not
ïuilty of driving while drunk.
McCoy Wiggins was charged
vith possession of illegal liquor.
3rayer for judgement was con
inued upon payment of the costs
nd on condition he remained on
iood behavior for two years.
Cleveland Batts was charged
vith the manufacture and poss
esion of liquor. He was sen
enced t,o two years in jail to be
issigned to do work under the
lirection of State Highway and
3ublic Works Commission. The
•xecution of the sentence to be
iuspended upon condition the de
endant pays the costs and a fine
f $150 and remains on good be
lavior and out of Halifax Coun
School Officials Ârsd Others
Wait Outside As Board Acts
Jn Session Closed To Public
Halifax — Two of the three members of the Halifax County
Board of Commissioners present for a meeting here Monday, voted
to increase the county tax rate 25 cents. This places the tax rate
for the next fiscal year at 90 cents. Five cents of the increase
will be used for general county expenses and 20 cents for the
benefit of schools.
Closed Meeting
Present at the closed meeting were: Commissioners John B.
Davis of Enfield. C. Shields Alexander of Scotland Neck and
Junius Wrenn of Roanoke Rapids. Also present were Irwin Clark,
Halifax County attorney, and Frank D. Wilson, Register of Deeds.
— 1 Dickens Corne» Lale
Check Forger
Being He!d
In County Jail
Rexford Joyner, 25, white, of
Rockingham and Roanoke Rsp
ids, is being held in the Ha.,:
fax County jail under $5,000
bond to await trial on charges
of check forgery in Halifax find I
Richmond counties, police re
ported today.
Joyner is reported to have
forged the name of W. S. Dean,
city, to five checks diav/n on
the Rosemary Branch of the
Roanoke Bank and Trust Com
pany in amounts totaling appro
ximately $250. The checks were
made out to fictitious persons,
and, according to bank officials,
the signature of Dean »vas the
"crudest kind of forgery."
The following stores cashed
the checks: Batton Grocery, R.
I. Starke Grocery, J. M. Bull s
Store, Standard Grocery, and ûû
C. Morris.
Joyner was picked up by lo-j
cal Dolice last Fridav niant. He
will be tried during the August
term in the Halifax Superior
Court.
Joyner has also be':n charg
ed with check forgery by Sher
iff Holland of Richmona County
where he is said to h* 'e Gorged
the name of A. R. Williams,
Rockingham, on checks totahng
approximately $250.
Closed Monday, July 5
The local office of the North
Carolina State Employment Ser
vice will be closed Monday, July
5. Unemployment Compensation
and Readjustment Allowance
claimants may file the follow
ing Monday according to infor
mation just received from the
Budget Bureau of the Employ
ment Security Commission m
Raleigh.
ty for a period of five years.
Ben Carney was found guilty
of the manufacture and possess
ion of liquor. He was sentenced
to two years in jail to be assign
ed to do work under the direc
tion of State Highway and Public
Works Commission. The execu
tion of the foregoing sentence to
be suspended upon condition he
pays a fine of $150 and costs and
remains of good behavior for two
years during which period he
shall report to this Court eac h
first Tuesday and show compli
ance with this judgment.
Frank Lane Barnes was found
guilty of speeding and fined $10
and costs.
Ray Drake was found not guil
ty of allowing an unlicensed
person to operate his cai.
George L. Îîadden was foun d
guilty of driving while drunk. He
was fined $100 and costs.
J. M. Harper, Jr. was found
Sumy υι speeaing. lie was fin
ed $10 and costs.
Larry Vernon Harrison was
charged with driving after his
license had been revoked. H e
was given eight months in Jail
to be assigned to do work under
the direction of State Highway
Public Works Commission. The
execution of the foregoing sen
tence is suspended upon cond i -
tion the defendant pays a fin e
of $200 and the costs and r e -
frains from the operation of any
motor vehicle for a period o£
three years.
Herman Cain was found guilty
of driving without license and
was given 90 days in jail to be
assigned to work under the dir
ection of State Highway and Pub
li : Works Commission.
Roy Rogers was found not
guilty of carrying a concealed
weapon.
Willie Lee Hunter was found
guilty of abandonment and non
support. He was given eight
months in jail to be assigned to1
do work under the direction of
State Highway and Public Works
^ (Continued on page $). I
Chairman οι xne uoara 01
Commissioners, D. G. Dickens of
Littleton, arrived after the tax
increase motion had been pars
ed by a majority of the quorum
present. The meeting was sche
duled for 9:30 a. m.; it began at
10:45 a. m. Dickens expressed
strong disapproval of the action
taken and indicated that he
would have voted against the
tax increase.
Meade H. Mitchell, another
Commissioner, was out of town
and unable to be present.
Proxy Chairman
At the meeting Davis moved
that Wrenn act as chairman in
the place of the absent Dickens.
This motion was seconded by
Alexnader and carried. Davis
then moved that the county tax
rate be raised five cents for
general county expenses and
20 cents for the benefit of the
schools. This motion was sec
onded by Alexander. Voting tor
were Davis and Alexander. Vot
ing against was Wrenn. ~
After The Vote
After the voting took place
W. L. Manning, member of the
Roanoke Rapids School Board;
W. Hei^ry Overman, Superin
tendent of the Halifax- County
Schools; Superintendent I. E.
iicauj, v_. xj. iituv, i^nuiiiiiaii
of the County Board of Educa
tion and a Herald reporter were
admitted to the room.
Third Meeting
Yesterday's meeting was the
third this month that the Board
of Commissioners have had in
regard to a tax rate increase.
Originally brought up at the reg
ular meeting of the board on
June 7, the proposal w^s voted
down when Chairman Dickens
added his "no" vote to those of
Wrenn and Mitchell. Alexander
and Davis voted for the tax
increase.
At a meeting on June 14 the
absence of Mitchell left the re
mainder of the board members
deadlocked two to two and tne
commissioners adjourned until
yesterday's meeting.
$211.500 For Schools
Since the estimated taxable
valuation for Halifax County is
$45,000,000, the new tax levy
for schools, 50 cents out of Ihs
new 90 cent rate, will be more
than $211,500.00 annually.
The Commissioners said that
the County Board of Education
and the auditor could decide
what portion of this amount will
be spent on capital outlay and
current expenses.
The county's previous tax rate
was 65 cents.
School Awards
Available To
State Farm Boys
Twenty awards of $100 each
will be made to graduates of
North Carolina high schools who
wish to enter the curricula in
agriculture at North Carolina
State College in September,
1948. These scholarships are in
tended for farm boys who need
financial aid in beginning their
college education, and are made
possible by grants from the
Sears-Roebuck Foundation.
The scholarships will be
awarded primarily on the basis
of need, with consideration also
being given to scholastic record
in high school, participation in
4-H Club or FFA projects, and
other community activities. Vet
erans are eligible, especially
those who are married and have
children.
One-half of the award will be
paid to recipients on October 1,
and can be used for the payment
of any college expenses, includ
ing board and room. The second
installment will be paid on Jan
uary 15, provided the student,
has made a successful record
iuring the fall term.
Almost half of all Navy offic
ers on active duty have risen
from enlisted service, Burqau of
Naval Personnel statistics ^how.