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VOL. LXV.
WELDON, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1930
NUMBER 2
WRITER REVIEWS
ELECTION RESULT
Republicans Plan Hot Sena
torial Ffeht; Gives Num
ber of Votes Cast
FEW SECOND PRIMARIES
By M. L. SHIPMAN
RALEIGH, June 23 —Not since
Furnifold M. Simmons wrested the
Unite States Senatorship from
Marion Butler nearly thirty years
aim have the Republicans of North
tft^nllna^~ until this year, felt the
^jjhtest encouragement to nomi
nate a candidate for that office.
Now, the stage is set for, what they
consider, a worth-while tussle for
that exalted position and the son of
a fusion Senator will battle with
Josiah W. Bailey, the Democratic
nominee, for the senate seat occu
pied by Mr. Simmons for “nigh on”
to thirty years. Senator Jeter C.
Pritchard, father of the Republican
nominee for Senator this year, was
accounted the most popular Repub
lican in the State during the fusion
regime. He succeeded Senator Thos.
J. Jarvis, who held the office by ap
pointment during a brief period fol
lowing the death of Senator Zebulon
B. Vance. That was ’way back in
895. Eight years later Lee S. Over
lan, Salisbury attorney and Demo
jat, came along and walked away
le honor and Senator Pritch
■ame a Federal judge by ap
jtment of President McKinley,
those days the Pritchard name
js a political asset. But the old
,jard has passed from the scene and
onditions are not what they once
.ere. Son George is acclaimed a
lice, clever boy, but this does not
ssure success for a Republican can
lidate in North Carolina today,
lere is the vote in the recent pri
lary: Josiah W. Bailey. 200,242;
leorge M. Pritchard, 22,287.
Josiah W. Bailey, who won tne
Democratic nomination for United
tetates Senator, carried eighty-four
the 100 counties and had a ma
«dty of 67,775 over his two oppo
Doctor Estep, the wet can
did not carry a single county
kira received only 2,592 votes in the
fclir?~S*"te. Senator Simmons re
fcved 129,875 votes and carried the
pillowing counties: Caswell, Craven,
rporsyth, Hertford, Hyde, Iredell,
Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Mecklenburg,
New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Rich
mond, Robeson, and Wilson. The
Senator and his managers over the
State have pledged support to the
successful contestant in the general
engagement to follow with the Re
publicans. Three hundred thirty
two thousand, seven hundred and
ping votes were cast for the three
aspirants for the Senatorship in the
recent Democratic primary, or
around 50,000 more than Governor
Smith received in the State two
years ago. Democrats consider this
most encouraging.
Comparatively few second prima
ries have been requested in the
[counties and districts of the State,
bn the ninth congressional Hamil
ton C. Jones, second in the race, asks
djpt another round with Major A, L.
Bulwinkle, and T. D. Bryson Jr„
candidate for solicitor in the twen
tieth judicial district, requests a
second race with John M. Queen of
Waynesville, leader in the first pri
mary. Many ‘ runner-ups” have re
tired in the interest of peace.
Governor O. Max Gardner de
cides to forego the pleasure of a
tr'p to Salt Lake City, Utah, later in
the month for a meeting of the
Council of Governors on July 2nd,
and promises to address the Denio
r atic State convention here on the
5th. Former Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court L. R. Varser of
i.umberton, accepts the invitation of
!ian Mull to preside over the
tion temporarily which means
e will deliver the key-note
Josiah W. Bailey, the sena
aomin.ee, is also on the pro
or an address. The adoption
latform is the only business
ortance to be considered, but
ng adjournment of the con
t the newly elected State
ive Committee will meet and
t Odus M. Mull chairman to
1 himself. The Governor an
s that Mr. Mull, who is
ve counsellor, will be granted
>f absence long enough to
t the Fall campaign,
ifficial statement as of May
vs that the State had a bal
f $2,951,189.65 in its general
t that time, and for the first
months of the fiscal year
,848.11 was- expended from
neral fund. The State's total
debt is listed at $178,262,500.
ng, it is said, the following
r—
Body of Drowned
Youth Is Recovered
From Roanoke River
The remains of George William
Harrison were recovered from the
waters of the Roanoke on Friday
afternoon and laid to rest in Cedar
wood cemetery on Saturday after
noon by members of his class of
the Weldon high school.
The young man who was 17 years
old was the only son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hardy Harrison and was
drowmed in the Roanoke River on
Monday morning while in swim
ming with his playmates. Though
a constant search was made and
every known method tried, his body
was not recovered until it had
risen following the third day it
went down.
Funeral services were held from
the home on Saturday afternoon at
4 o’clock with the Rev. R. S. Foun
tain, pastor of the Baptist church
in charge, interment was in Cedar
wood cemetery. Active pallbearers
were: Hardy Rowe, Alex Hardiscn.
John Ben Trueblood, Serward Som
erville, John Chappel and Jack
Moore. Honorary pallbearers were:
Gordon Draper, Waddell Lowe,
Temple Chappel and Ben Wyche.
The following girls, members of his
class, were in charge of the flow
ers: Misses Gerline Keeter, Gladys
Cook, Lillie Mae Carter, Frances
House, Elizabeth Hargrove, Edner
Chittendon, Mary Cooke Green, Sel
ma Whitehead and Evelyn Stephen
son.
Parasites Cause Big
Loss to Poultryimen
Warm weather parasites, such as
mites and lice, cause the poultry
man untold losses in North Caro
lina each year through a decrease
in egg production and curtailment
of growth in young birds,
"Mites are found on the perch
poles and in crevices about the poul
try house during the day and mi
grate to the bodies of the birds after
nightfall,” says C, F. Parrish, ex
tension poultryman at State College,
“These insects are blood-sucking
parasites which feed on the body of
chickens and when present in large
numbers cause serious trouble. They
may be controlled, however, by
spraying the perch poles and house
and painting the perch poles.”
For a spray, Mr. Parrish recom
mends old cylinder oil and kerosene
mixed in equal parts. This material
should be used to paint the perch
poles and as a spray all over the
inside of the house. Carbolineum is
also recommended by some poultry
men for this purpose. To facilitate
covering all crevices in mite control,
it is best not to nail down the poles.
Lice, says Mr. Parrish, differ from
mites in that they stay on the birds
all the time. Any method of control
adopted will naturally involve the
bird. Sodium fluoride used as a dip
or dust is recommended for con
trol. When used as a dip, one ounce
of the sodium fluoride to one gal
lon of water makes the best solu
tion. Heat the water to about 90
degrees and submerge the bird
completely in this solution. Place
the index finger over one eye and
the thumb over the other so as to
give the head and neck a thorough
dipping. In the dust method, a pinch
of sodium fluoride is enough for the
vent region and under both wings.
The same amount may be worked
innto the feathers of the back and
neck. Either treatment must be re
peated in ten days or two weeks.
AlltNU JUNE UEltalAN
Among those attending the June
German at Rocky Mount on last
Friday evening were Miss Margaret
Pierce. Messrs Burwell Allen, John
Daniel, William Pierce, Sterling B.
Pierce, Jack Pope, James Harris,
Jack Anderson, Red Anderson, Alex
Johnson, Seldon Pierce, and Sam
Rose of Richmond.
BEARS ENTERTAIN BULLS
Divided into two sections, the
bulls and the bears, members of the
local lodge of Pythians have been
holding a membership and attend
ance contest that ended in a bar
becue at the local hall on Thurs
day night when the bulls under the
leadership of W. A. Carter, were
guests of the bears, headed by D.
H Moody.
TRAVEL BY AIR
Air travel comes to Weldon, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Johnson, local citi
zens, flew with Pilot Johnnie Max
well to Emporia on Saturday.
THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN
I'd better leave this
OUTSIDE THE GENTLEMANS DOOR
BECAUSE IF | CARRY IT INSIDE
JNETLL SURELY GIVE ME FlfTY
CEJNTS AND
THAT Y^OULD
EMBARRASS ME
'
John H. House, A
Civil War Veteran,
Dies At Thelma
John H House, 86, Confederate
veteran died at his home at Thelma
last Wednesday following an illness
of a week’s duration. Old age is
given as the cause of death.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home on Thursday by the
Rev. Francis Joyner of Littleton,
Episcopal minister, a long-time
friend of Mr. House and chaplin of
Roanoke Minute Men, chapter of
the Uniter Dauters of the Confed
eracy. Interment was in the family
cemetery at Thelma.
Active pallbearers were Dr. Horace
Palmer, his physician, and five
nephews, Harry House, Charles
House, Arthur House, Joe House
and John House. Honorary pall
bearers were T. J. Miles of Little
tor,, W. P. Vaughan of Roanoke
Rapids, Lon Knowles of Greenville,
and Leroy Crews, Ashley Wilkins
and Jack King of Thelma.
Mr. House is survived by his
widow, three sons, T. M. and L. J.
House of Richmond, and H. A. House
of Littleton, by one sister, Mrs. Bet
tie House Pough of Tnelma, and
one brother, former Sheriff J. A.
House of Thelma.
REGINA HEN ON WAY
TO NEW LAYING RECORD
REGINA, Sask., June 24—An
egg-laying record for all times is on
the way to being smashed again by
Lady Victorina, a Plymouth Rock
hen belonging to the University of
Saskatchewan.
In 135 days Lady Victorina has
laid 130 eggs, tying her own record
for a similar period last year and
there is a no sign of a let-up in
sight.
Last year Lady Victorina rolled
up a total of 358 eggS in the 365
days. She may still keep one more
day and beat her record.
ATTEND CONVENTION
A. W. Oakes has been appointed
delegate and D. H. Moody, alter
nate, by the Baraca class of the lo
cal Methodist church to attend the
National Convention at Asheville.
They are expected to leave Weldon
today. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Knight
will also attend the convention
where Mr. Knight will take part on
the program.
CAR RECOVERED
A Chevrolet car stolen Sunday
night from S. Garfingle of Wel
don was recovered on last Thurs
day near Conway in a badly dam
aged condition.
Black Walnut trees planted by
4-H club members in McDowell
county last Pall are nearly all liv
ing and growing nicely.
Polk county farmers are planning
a better farming hour during the
week of July 28 to August 2.
Water, Shade And
Feed Necessary For
Dairying Results
To maintain high milk production
during the Summer, it is necessary
that the dairy cow have sufficient
feed, plenty of shade and a good
supply of fresh water.
"As the Summer advances, the
grass gets dry and short and its
content changes from high protein
and lowr fiber to low protein and
high fiber,” says J. A. Arey, exten
sion dairyman at State College.
"This condition necessitates the
feeding of more grain with a high
protein content together with silage
or a soiling crop. Grain feeding dur
ing this period should be as heavy
as during the Winter months.”
Hot weather will generally de
crease milk production and Mr.
Arey suggests that the animals have
ample shade during the hot part of
the day. Around cities, where the
pastures and lounging lots are small,
he advises that the milking herd be
stabled during the middle cf the
day.
Flies are also a source of a great
annoyance to cows in Summer, and
Mr. Arey says unless some method
is used to combat them the best re
sults from the herd cannot be ob
tained. Flies are controlled easiest
by destroying the breeding places,
he says. Stalls and pits should be
cleaned at least once each week and
the manure haulded from the barn
direct to the field. Any accumula
tion of litter or garbage furnishes
ideal breeding places for flies and
should be cleaned up as often as
possible.
Because it is impossible to destroy
all flies in the larvae stage by clean
ing up the breeding places, it is
further necessary to use poison, fly
traps and sprays to kill off the
younger brood after hatching,
recommends Mr. Arey.
To Hold Doll Show
At Rosemary Friday
A Doll Show will he held in the
Joyner Motor Co. at Rosemary on
Friday, June 27, from 4 until 6
o'clock, it was announced by a mem
ber of the Woman’s Auxiliary of
the Episcopal church, which organi
zation is sponsoring the show.
All grown-ups and children are
invited to enter their dolls. The en
trance fee will be ten cents per doll,
with a free ticket for each doll en
tered. Outside admission will be 15c.
All dolls from Roanoke Rapids or
Rosemary must be entered by 2:30
o'clock Friday afternoon and those
from out of town by 3:30 o’clock, it
was said. Prizes will be given for
the following: The prettiest doll, the
biggest doll, the best dressed doll,
the best dressed baby doll, the oldest
doll, the most modern doll, the best
foreign doll and the best character
doll.
Ice cream cones and candy will
be sold at the show, it was said, and
the ladies of the Auxiliary ask that
you make your dolls some new
clothes, wash their faces and
bring them to the show.
TERRIFIC STORM
STRIKES WELDON
Worst In Memory of Older
Residents: Building And
Chimneys Blown Down
MANY LIGHTS CUT OFF
Weldon was struck by a terrific
storm Tuesday night at 7:15 o'clock.
Old residents said it was the worst
storm in their recollection. A negro
lodge building was tylown down and
chimneys of several buildings were
blown down. Trees were uprooted in
various parts of the town. Most of
the telephones were put out of com
mission, and long distance commu
nication was interrupted for a time.
Lights were cut off in many homes.
It was reported that one man was
injured slightly but his name was
not learned. The high wind, which
reached almost the proportions of
a tornado, was followed by a driving
rain.
48 Per Cent Farm
Boys Attend School
RALEIGH, June 25.—Figures sent
out by the Federal Board for Voca
tional Education show that of every
100 farm boys in North Carolina
between the ages of 14 and 20, 52
are out of school and 48 are in
school, according to Roy H. Thomas,
State Supervisor of Vocational Agri
culture. The Federal Board for Vo
cational Education statistics show
that the farm boys between the
ages of 14 and 20 number 111,939
and that they comprise 14.7 of the
State’s entire male population. Of
this number 54,055 are attending
school while 57,884 are out of school.
Of the 54,055 who are in school
only one out of 11 is receiving
training designed to prepare him for
the business of farming and life on
the farm. This specific training for
life on the farm is being given by
deparments of vocational agriculture
in 154 high schools.
A survey of 1.000 farm boys in 33
counties of the State shows that the
average North Carolina farm boy
out of school between the ages of
14 and 21 is about 18 1-2 years of
age and has an education midway
between the seventh and eighth
grades. Of these boys out of school,
64 per cent (nearly two-thirds)
work on the farm as helpers, 28 per
cent get a share of the crop, and
eight per cent are part owners. The
survey also reveals that of every
100 boys out of school on the farm
now, 21 left school to help at home;
41 stopped on account of being dis
satisfied with school; 31 left to make
money; poor health and failure in
school work caused six to leave, and
only one cf the 100 graduated from
high school.
Educators Plan To
Attend Conference
RALEIGH. June 25.—Many edu
cators from all sections of the State
have already expressed their inten
tion of attending the Sixth Annual
North Carolina Conference on Ele
mentary Education, which will meet
in Chapel Hill on July 17 and 18.
according to Dr. M. C. S. Noble Jr.,
who is serving as Secretary to the
Conference.
The Conference on Elementary
Education is devoted to a scientific
and practical study of educational
conditions in the public elementary
schools of North Carolina. Every
person who is interested, even re
motely, in the public elementary
schools of this State is invited to be
present during all of the sessions of
the Conference.
The program for this year's Con
ference will consist of concrete illus
trations, which reveal how the ele
mentary schools in North Carolina
are seeking to achieve the six car
dinal objectives of elementary edu
cation. The materials to be present
ed will be taken from actual studies
which have been conducted during
the current school year in the pub
lic schools of this State.
The committee in charge of the
program for this year's conference
is as follows: Dr. John H. Cook
Supt. C. C. Haworth, Supt. R. G
Anders, Supt. E. J. Coltrane, Mr. A
B. Caldwell, Miss Pauline Owens
Miss Annie Bostian, Miss Mildred
English, Miss Blanche Penny, Miss
Myrtle Mason, Miss Hattie R. Fow
ler, Pres. H. T. Hunter, Mr. T. E
Browne, Mr. B. B. Dougherty, and
Pres. Robt. H. Wright.
The dreaded Granville tobaccc
wilt has appeared in a field neat
Fountain in Edgecombe county.
Officers of Halifax
Have A Busy Week
With Criminal Class
Officers of Halifax have had a
busy week with the criminal class
and have made several arrests on
various charges during the week.
On Saturday morning Sheriff
Johnson and Deputy Sheriffs W. C.
Mitchell and George Hux gave chase
to two reputed bootleggers, and
though they escaped, the officers
seized the Pontiac car they were
driving in which they found 4 1-2
gallons of whiskey.
When the bootleggers saw the
law close in on them they began
throwing out liquor. The officers
overtook the car which the men
abandoned when it developed engine
trouble. The car and liquor was car
ried to Halifax for safe keeping
by Sheriff Johnson.
Deputy Sheriff J. P. Thorne, while
looking for liquor .discovered sever
al hundred dollars worth of goods
he supposed to have been stolen.
The goods were found in a home at
South Weldon and the officers
locked up James Moore and Eliziah
Duncan, white men who were visit
ing at the house. They were placed
in the town lock-up for the night,
but due to the aid of ouVlde help,
the men made their escape by
breaking a hole through the wall
of the lock-up. A merchant from
Speed, came to Weldon on Friday
and identified the goods which con
sisted mainly of general merchan
dise, and carried them back to his
store.
No word has been heard from the
men since their escape.
Suggests Methods Of
Cooking Vegetables
When vegetables cannot be served
raw, they should be cooked as quick
ly and with as little water as pos
sible.
"Cooking has a tendency to de
stroy some of the necessary vitamins
and if the vegetable is cooked in
water some of the valuable mineral
salts are left in the liquid," says
Miss Mary E. Thomas, nutrition
specialist at State College. "Baking
and boiling are the best methods to
use in cooking vegetables if these
elements are to be saved, but, since
boiling it most popular, care should
be taken that the loss is not great."
When a vegetable is to be boiled
have the water boiling when the
vegetable is put in and then bring
it to the boiling point again as
quickly as possible. This tends to
retain the food value as well as the
natural color and flavor, says Miss
Thomas.
In cooking green vegetables, leave
the vessel uncovered to retain the
natural color.
According to Miss Thomas, ten to
fifteen minutes is long enough to
ccok most leafy vegetables and the
cooking should never exceed thirty
minutes. Overcooking causes a great
loss in food value and makes the
vegetables tasteless and mushy.
The size of the vegetable also has
much to do with its food value, says
Miss Thomas. To get the greatest
benefit, vegetables of medium size
should be used. The larger ones are
woody, strong in flavor and are not
so rich in vitamins. Then, too, they
require longer cooking which de
stroys their food value.
Two vegetables a day. in addition
to potatoes, should be served every
day, and one of these should be the
leafty kind. If possible, one should
also be served raw, advises Miss
Thomas.
Plans To Hold Picnic
At Tuscarora Beach
A meeting of the executive body
and standing committees of the
Woman's club was held in the home
of Mrs. Mary V. Bounds Monday
evening at 8 o'clock with good at
tendance. Several topics of interest
were discussed. It was decided to
hold a basket picnic next Tuesday
afternoon and evening, July 1. at
Tuscarora Beach Every member of
the Woman's club is requested to
join in this outing, also to take a
friend.
The community club has been
invited to join in the afternoon and
evening of fun and frolic. Tables
will be provided for the lunches to
be spread. Every member will be
expected to look after and spread
her own lunch. Boating, bathing and
other amusements will be indulged
in. Supper will be served at 6
o’clock. Let every member of the
club and her friend be there. A
good time for all is promised.
ROANOKE CLAIMS
A SECOND VICTIM
Beauregard Harlowe Drowns
While Searching For Body
Of George W. Harrison
WAS UNABLE TO SWIM
The Roanoke River claimed its
second victim within the week
v hen Beauregard Harlowe, 20 year
old youth of Roanoke Rapids, was
drowned on Friday afternoon when
the boat in which he and Clyde
Parker were riding overturned.
The young men were looking for
the body of George Harrison who
was drowned on Monday morning,
when the boat hit a rock and over
turned throwing them in the river.
Harlowe could not swim and be
fore Parker, w'ho just made it to
shore, could get help, the boy had
drowned. His body was recovered
about an hour and a half after he
went down.
All efforts to bring the boy back
to life failed.
Harlowe was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Harlowe of Roanoke Ra
pids and was the second son lost
by drowning.
Funeral services were held in
Roanoke Rapids on Saturday after
noon.
Says White Bread Is
Regarded Wholesome
The person who has been told
that he must eat whole wheat bread
for his health's sake, will rejoice to
know that white bread is also re
garded as a wholesome and nutri
tious product.
No less an authority than the
food experts of the United States
Department of Agriculture are cited _
by Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon. of the
State College Extension Service, in
support of this statement. A group
of scientific folks headed by Dr. A.
F. Woods, director of scientific
work in the federal department,
concurred recently in a statement
made public by the department.
This group said that white and
whole wheat breads are both whole
some foods. They are among the
mast important and cheapest
sources of .energy and protein in the
diet. Composition of the two kinds
of bread varies of course with the
differences in the flour used and
with the amount and character of
the added constitutients.
In general, however, the whole
wheat or graham flours contain
more of tlje essential minerals and
vitamins and more roughage than
white flour.
But no one person subsits on one
food. Each food should be chosen
in relation to the other constituents
of the diet. Bread, either white or
whole wheat, is always an economi
cal source of energy and protein in
any diet. The form may be left to
the individual when he remainder
of the diet is so constituted as to
contribute the necessary minerals,
vitamins and any necessary rough
age.
All dietitians recommended a di
versified diet these days and those
who give out information on food
values should be particularly careful
not to draw unwarranted conclu
sions as to toed values based on the
presence or absence of some partic
ular factor in any one food, says
Mrs. McKimmon.
Mrs. Grant Is Hurt
In Auto Wreck
Mrs. E. A. Grant, mother of H.
L. Grant of Weldon, suffered a
broken collar bone and bruises about
her head and face when the car
in which she was riding collided with
another machine driven by an un
known driver at Camp's store on
Sunday morning. B. D. Hamill of
Rosemary, driver of the car, Archie
Hamill and Miss Annie Grant,
other occupants of the car, es
caped injury.
Young Man Caught
With Stolen Goods
Caught with stolen goods in his
possession, Frank Twisdale, young
white man of near Enfield, was
bound to Superior court under $300
bond at a hearing before Magis
trate J. T. Moss. Twisdale was cap
tured on last Friday by Officers J.
H Johnson, W. C. Mitchell and J.
R. Crewe.