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ABLISHED IN 1866 A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE Terms of Subscription—$2.00 Per Annum LXV. WELDON, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1930 NUMBER 16 UTER REVIEWS IEWS OF WEEK Bults of National Election lajor Topic Discussed At State Capital BLElGATES ARE NAMED By M. L. Shipman (LEIGH, Nov. 17.—The major of discussion here during the has been election results in ; Country, the State, districts and ities. Nationally, the Republicans “hold the whip hand” for an r two years, and they may not. largin of only one or two votes either house of congress by no jns assures dominance by Presi it Hoover and his party. In the the Republicans find them res in a hopeless minority, with |y six members of the House of presentatives and two members of _Senate. Their nominees for tlhited State Senator polled 210, |§i|l votes to 323, 620 for his opponent, giving to Josiah W. Bailey a record “Mjority of 113.073, the largest a jmdidate of any party ever received ? la North Carolina. And unofficial returns indicate that the majority tor the Democratic State will be even larger. Mr. Bailey carried 89 ^ of the 100 counties, Mr. Pritchard eiving majorities in Avery, Chero Davie, Henderson. Madison, ;hell, Randloph, Sampson, Swain, Ikes and Yadkin. re State Board of Elections, feting in special session during week to canvass the results of Mip special elections held in the lifth and Seventh congressional ‘ districts on the day of the regular election, announced a majorty of 20, 376 for Frank W. Hancock in the ' former and 9,787 for Hinton James In the latter. The vote lor Senator, ’‘-.State officers and congressman for S Regular terms will not be opened, it . Is said, until Monday, December 1, ;,4he time fixed by law for the offi cial canvass. Messrs. Hancock and ’James take office at once as the fuccessors of Major Charles Manly Btedman ad William C. Hammer respectively. ^ Defeat of the proposed tax clas itication amendment to the State Constitution is indicated by unof ficial returns. It also appears that _.ie amendment offered separating lolicitorial and judicial districts and the proposal to increase the number 5f Supreme Court justices from l three to five met a similar fate, L-hile the referendun to authorize (the issuance of another $2,000,000 [tor the Veteran’s Loand Fund was ratified by around 45,000, having jeer, approved by the voters of six [jty-nine counties. Senator elect Bailey’s term starts ;cn March 4th, 1931, but actual ser vice will not begin until December following unless President Hoover . .should decide at special session ad lyisable and this is not likely. It is |iaid that Mr. Bailey is perfectly content to wait until the expiration .jf the present Congress, which is ' overwhelming Republican, rather ‘than become satisfactory to the £arty responsible for the great honor that has come to him. He has not yet announced to appointment of a private secretary, but the “do pesters” figure that C. L. Shuping. Greensboro attorney who managed his campaign, can have it without tii6 &skin^. Activities of the State, Chief Ex ecutive during the week include a speech at a union meeting of Ra leigh churches held in the interest of the Community Chest, a state ment approving the "Buy Now” movement launched over the State by the North Carolina Merchants Association, naming a successor tc the late J. K. Norfleet as a member of the State Tax Commission, ap pointment of delegates to the White k House Conference on Child Health "and Protection, issuing paroles tc eight prisoners and commutation oi the death sentences of two to life imprisonment. To fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. K. Norfleet, of Winston Salem, the Governor appointed Robert Lassiter, of Charlotte, as £ member of the State Tax Com mission. Mr. Lassiter was a membei of this commission during the ad ministration of Governor McLear and is believed to be admirabls suited to the task of compiling date on taxation matters. The Tax Com mission is now collating informatioi collected during the past two year preparatory to submitting its repor and findings to Governor Gardne and the 1931 General Assembly. I meeting of the members is schedule< for an early date for the purpose o (Continued on Page 3) iClub Women Stage Meeting At Dawson Church A most interesting Thanksgiving Christmas program was given by the Halifax County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs in the Dawson Baptist Church, on last Thursday. The Dawson Club very skillfully entertained over 200 delegates representing every club in the county except one. The visitors cup went to the Darlington Club and the member ship cup to Tillery Club. The Reverend Kirk, pastor of the Dawson Church, the Reverend Shore of Weldon, the Reverend Hall of Roanoke Rapids, Mr. A. E. Akers Superintendent of Schools, Mr. R. L. Applewhite, of Halifax Woman's Club were the speakers and demon strators of the day. The Reverends Kirk, Shore and and Hall conducted the Devotional and related a number of the Moral Blessings for which Halifax County women should be proud. Mr. Akers reviewed the Origin and Customs three outstanding physical blessings of Halifax County, namely, Children, Soil, and Climate. Mr. Britt followed along the same line of Mr. Akers, talk and urged each lady present to insist on her husband making more use of Hali fax county’s physical blessings and learn not to depend solely on tobacco, peanuts and cotton crops. Mr. J. B. Hall made an appeal to the clubs of the county for the un fortunate. Each club is to help Mr. Hall in his welfare work in its re spective community and contribute any surplus for him to use in com munities where there are no clubs. Mrs. Applewhite gave a splendid demonstration on Live-at-Home Christmas Suggestions. Mrs. Apple white said, “Every Child in Halifax county must have some things at Christmas to make him happy for he cannot understand the financial distress and hard time cry.” With this in mind Mrs. Applewhite showed this could be done without money by putting forth a little effort and by using odds and ends. She demonstrated the following to show how the children could have a happy Christmas at scarcely no cost: decorating a Christmas tree with pop corn, elderberries, gilted acorns, paper rings, and a star made of chewing gum paper, the making of doll furniture out of oat meal boxes, doll bassinets, out of a wood en box, doll beds out of card board boxes, dolls out of rags and stock ings. The women were not left to go home and say, “The children would not enjoy those things,” be cause half a dozen children or more were so interested they had to come to the front and play with the things Mrs. Applewhite was work ing with. She did not overlook the grown ups for she showed many useful and inexpensive possibilities for Christ mas gifts. She urged the women to send their town friends and rela tives peanuts, canned goods, cookies and nuts. If you want a more pre tentious gift you may salt the pea nuts. She made the ordinary shoe box, thread box, etc. into attractive Christmas boxes by using paper mats and crepe paper. Many other Christmas ideas were suggested by a display of articles the women brought to the meeting. The plucking of tulips which had been arranged by the agent afford ed much pleasure, and gave sug gestions of useful household articles which may be bought for ten cents. The federation will meet in March with the Hardrawee club. Famous War Picture To Be Presented At Local Opera House “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a picture of the World War and happenings behind the German lines, will be shown at the Opera House on Thursday and Friday nights, it was announced by a mem ber of the American Legion, which organization is sponsoring the pic ture. Those who have seen the show are vary high in their praise of it, and it is expected that many who have read the book will be on hand to see the picture and help the “Buddies.” ; More sweet potatoes, more sor ; ghum molasses and more turnip ■ patches in Clay county this Fall 11 than ever before is the way County l1 Agent E. D. Bowditch reports one ; feature of success in the local live at-home campaign. LUCKY BREAKS —-By C R. Miller :5H0RrOlNNiER FORERUNNER OF GLASS EVE Phoeni Knoeni cians, coox in, H. I their dinner,round tho £ men (Jinncr,iuunu mol sand had fused under hot kettles and form ed a transparent, -x brittle substance \ Glass was discovered. n ' -V REC.IM. PAT. OFF. <sm/6 Bishop Cheshire Holds Confirmation Services On Sunday A good crowd welcomed the Bt. Rev. Joseph B. Cheshire. D. D., Bishcp of the Diocese of North Carolina on Sunday night when he held confirmation services in Grace Episcopal church. The following class was present ed by Rev. D. P. Moore, pastor of Giace church, for confirmation: Mrs. Curtis Turner, Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Wetmore. Bishop Cheshire will hold con firmation services at St. Mark’s Episcpal church in Halifax on Sun day morning, November 23, at 11 o'clock, the Rev. Mcore announced. Captain Teaches Rooster To Swin Seattle, Wash., Nov. 19.—You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but Captain E. A. Swift, a boathouse resident on the Lake j Union Canal has taught a rooster how to swim. [ Many visitors have made the trip to Captain Swift’s boathouse to watch “Swiftwater Bill” do his daily paddle. According to Captain Swift, the rooster’s only companions of the feathered variety have been ducks and in order to be "one of the boys” has had to take to the water. “You see,” the skipper explained, “Old Bill was kind of lonsome here on the raft. He used to watch the ducks swoop down and swim about and apparently wanted to be sociable. So one day he just jumped into the canal and found that it was no trouble at all for him to swim.” That’s the skipper’s story and he sticks to it. Negro Faces Carter On Assault Charge Though no licks were passed nor damage done Willie Ellis, negro, was charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, to-wit a stick, upon Levy Hudson, white, in South Weldon on Saturday night. Ellis was arrested by Deputy Jack Thorne and tried on Monday before Magistrate Carter who bound him over under $100 bond. Failing to raise bond the negro was carried to the Halifax county jail to await trial during the next term of crimi nal court. School Boys Enroll In Cooking Class Des Moines, Nov. 19—Boys cook better than girls and leave their kitchens much neater, the teacher of a high school cooking school here learned. Shool officials were amazed when 23 boys signed up for the cooking course, The boys prepare menues 1 and do cooking that outdoes the girls it was found. Chief J. R. Crewe Leaves Hospital; Is Anxious To Work Chief J. R. Crewe, who for sever al weeks fought for life in the Roanoke Rapids hospital, where he was carried after being shot below the eye by Buddy Jackson, negro, w hom he tried to arrest, returned j to his home here on Thursday and is on the road to recovery, accord ing to latest information. The Weldcn police chief is suf ficiently recovered to take walks each day and see a few of his friends for a few minutes at the time, it was stated. Though still quite w-eak and un derw'eight, Chief Crewe is anxious to get back on the job, stated Mrs. Crewe. Negro Placed In Jail On Assault Charge George Gillam, negro, is nursing a couple of cuts on his head and back and Vance Underdew. negro, is in Halifax county jail awaiting trial upon a charge of an assault with a deadly weapon. Tire cause of the argument is not known but the men went to gether on Sunday night in South Weldon following a few heated words which resulted in Gillanr s receiving a couple of minor cuts. Deputy Sheriff Thorne arrested the men and they were tried on Monday night by Magistrate W. A. Carter, who bound Underdew over under a $50 bond. The negro was placed in the ccunty jail in default of bond. Joker’s Jubilee To Be Presented On Friday The Parent-Teacher Association is presenting the juniors and seniors of the Weldon high school in “The Joker’s Jubilee” at the high school auditorium Friday night at 8 o'clock. The proceeds from this minstrel show will be used towards buying playground apparatus for the school grounds. “The regular monthly meeting of the P. T. A. will be held in the school auditorium next Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Tire play, "A District School," will be pre sented by the children of the 4th, 5th and 6th grades. Bishop Mouzon Holds Services On Sunday Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon preach ed to a large crow dat the Metho dist church where he held services on Sunday morning. The Bishop’s seimon was both instructive and en joyable, stated one present.^ Bishop Mouzon held services in the school auditorium in Jackson ten Sunday night where it is un 1 derstood he was also met by a large crowd. CITIZENS ANSWER CHARITY APPEAL Janvass Went Over Top In Good Fashion, Dr- W. G. SuUer Declares MINIMUM GOAL $1000.00 With the exception of a very ;ew, who flatly refused to aid the )oor and needy around them, the :anvass made by the Board of As ;ociated Charities on Friday went jver the top in good fashion, stated 3r. W, G. Suiter, a member. Weldon people responded most iberally, the physician stated, and ,hose who were not able to give in noney. gave in old clothes of fuel or in some way to this worthy cause, le said. The Board of Charities set their >oal at a minimum of $1000 but were anxious to raise every penny oossible to meet the demands al ready made upon them and to aid hose who will undoubtedly call for lid during the Winter months. Though the actual drive to raise lunds only .extended through Fri day, if there are any who feel that they would like to donate clothes, fuel or money to this splendid ;ause. they are asked to get in touch with some member of the loard. The Board of Charities wishes to extend its sincere thanks to all those who so liberally and gladly gave to the association, stated Dr. Suiter, who said in conclusion that he felt at the beginning that tire citizens of Weldon would be counted upon to do their bit in such a just cause. Department Creates A Clearing House RALEIGH, Ncv. 19—The Division of Commerce and Industry of the State Department of Conservation and Development announced this week the creation of a Statewide clearing house bureau for the pur pose of fostering the industrial de velopment of the State. The bureau will seek to bring the holders of natural resources worthy of develop ment and those looking fer such resources together. It will also act as an impartial intermediary in bringing those together who are looking for industrial plants cf va rious sorts and those who have such plants for sale or location. "This Department has been acting in this capacity for several years, but it hepes to put this phase of its work on a little more systematic basis,” stated officials of the Com merce and Industry Division of this Department this week. Individuals and corporations who have natural resources to be de veloped are invited to send a de scription of them to the Depart ment. These properties will be brought to the attention of these who may be interested in the de velopment of natural resources. “Quite a good many inquiries come directly to the Department and we expect to develop others.” it was said. Likewise, those who have idle machinery or plants which they would like to sell or move, and those communities which desire new plants and which have special in ducements to offer prospective man ufacturing plants are invited to communcate with the Department of Conservation and Development in this city. “With such informa tion in our files, we believe that we can be of real service to the State,” added officials. Rev. Shore Makes An Excellent Report Rev. John H. Shore, pastor of the Methodist church left Tues day morning for Henderson where he will make the best report, both financially and in increased mem bership, that the Weldon church has made in many years, it was said by a member of the church. W. L. Knight, District Lay Lead er, left on Tuesday afternoon and will also attend the conference. FRATERNITIES APPOINT DELEGATES TO CONVENTION Chapel Hill. Nov. 16—John Phi: Cocper of Raleigh, and D. J. Ware of Weldon, were named recently b; the University of North Carolina In terfraternity Council as delegates to the annual convention of the Na ! tional Interfraternity Councils to bi held in New York City on Novem 'ber 28 and 29. Construction Crew To Pave Highway To New Bridge Under the supervision of Clayton W. Thomas, a paving crew of Powell Paving Company of North Caro lina. Inc., of Winston-Salem, ar rived in Garysburg on Friday and begun preparations for the paving of the short stretch between the bridge and the new State Highway in Garysburg. The road will be similiar to the standard State Highway and will be of the concrete type stated Mr. Thcmas, superintendent of con struction. Mr. Thomas stated tiiat weather permitting they would probably be gin paving today, and would finish in two or three weeks. It is not known whether or not the contract fo1' the read from the bridge to Washington Ave. has been let by the highway commission. Tells Method Of Processing Pork Fresh pork, formerly available on m. t farms at hog killing time only, may now be made available through out the year by using the pressure canner. This is how Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris, food conservation expert at State College tells how to do it: Select fresh, clean meat without fat and cook for serving without over-cooking. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Remove the bones because this reduces the processing time. Cut the meat into pieces suit able for serving and pack while still hot into clean, sterilized cans or jars. Cooking the meat before canning brings out its flavor and shrinks it so that more can be put into a can. Now use the pressure canner only. Other methods are unsafe. However, either tin cans or glass jars may be used. Where tin cans are used, pack them tightly to within three-fourths of an inch of the top and seal be fore processing. In using glass jars be sure to wipe off and seal and be sure to wipe off all the grease or fat as this causes the rubbers to disintegrate. Fill the jars in the same manner as the tin cans. Do not screw down the screw top jars nor press down the spring on the glass top jars. Use 15 pounds of pressure and process for 45 minutes without counting the time when the pres sure is reaching 15 pounds. Where bones are left in the meat, the time must be doubled. Let the canner cool and the pressure return to zero before attempting to take the cans from the canner. Remove the jars one at a time and seal tightly as they are removed. Canned meats are more attrac tive if no liquid is added to the pack, says Mrs. Morris. Following the methods given will permit of fresh pork for table use throughout the year rather than at the short period following hog killing. Officers Nab Negro Who Takes to Heels Vernon Brown, negro, took to his heels on Saturday in an attempt to evade the law, but was not quite fast enough before Deputy Sheriff Jack Thorne and Police Officer Bennie Arthur who caught him when he ran cut of the back door of Lee William's home with a pint of liquor in each hand. Brown faced Mayor Daniel on Monday and was placed under a $50 bond for his appearance at the next term of criminal court. He gave bond. Found With Bottle Whiskey In Pockel The neck cf a Coca-Cola bottle was the cause of Doc Shearin's be ing haled before Mayor Daniel or Monday facing a charge of the possession of liquor. Shearin. a local negro, was caugh by Deputy Sheriff J. P. Thorne oi Saturday night when the office: saw a Coca-Cola bottle sticking out of his pooket. Upon investiga tion it was found to contain liquii corn and so Doc is under a $5: bond for his appearance at the nex term of criminal court which con venes in Halifax on Monday. A milling company in Mecklen burg county is placing 1200 bushel ■ of high class seed wheat wit ! farmers this Fall with the condi ■ tion that the seed must be returne by next September. SUPERIOR COURT OPENS MONDAY Governor Orders A Special Term of Court To Begin On December 15th DOCKETS ARE CROWDED Criminal term of Halifax Super ior court will convene on Monday morning, November 25, with Judge Garland E. Midyette of Jackson presiding. The regular term of court will continue for two weeks. This will be followed by a combined criminal and civil term beginning on Decem ber 15, when an effort will be made to clear up the docket. The Halifax courts have become so conjested that the county com missioners asked Governor Gardner for a special term in order to re lieve this condition. This week the Governor ordered that this court be held with Judge Clayton Moore pre siding. The term will be for one week or until the business of the court is disposed of. Law School Heads Gives Pointers On Choosing A Wife CHICAGO. Nov. 19—Dr. Edward Lyman Cornell suggested to the law students of Northwestern University today that young lawyers would be better off generally if they married their secretaries. His remark let him in for a lot cf explaining after his lecture on "Marriage From a Medical Stand point,” for the benefit of the bud ding attorneys. “A lawyer's wife really becomes her husband's secretary in spite of heiself,” said Dr. Cornell, who is a professor in the medical school of the university. “She can't help it. Clients always are telephoning a lawyer's home. Soon his wife finds that she is in constant contact with hei husband's business. "And a young lawyer usually hires a secretary before he finds a bride. So I suggest that he choose his sec retary carefully and then marry her.” All that Dr. Cornell told the United Press after the lecture while the embryonie lawyers still were milling around discussing the ten points which he suggested each should look for in prospective wives. The ten points follow for the guid ance of other young law-yers over the land: 1— Health: Don't marry a girl who can’t run 100 yards in 13 seconds. Any faster may not be desirable on some occasions. Much slower is not a sign of health. 2— Jealousy: A professional man cannot afford a jealous secretary or wife. 3— Thrift: Most lawyers are pen niless at the beginning and cannot afford extravagant wives. 4— Education: A college degree is indicated. 5— Social training: Tact, good taste in dress and home manage ment and the ability to entertain are very essential. 6— Business training: This is most essential as most professional men are poor bookkeepers. 7— Children: She should be will ing to be a mother to children as otherwise the country wall suffer through depletion of its best types. 8— Home secretary: She should be willing and capable of acting as home secretary as the demands of the public on a professional man’s wife are many and exacting. 9— Freedom to work: She should be willing to allow her husband to attend meetings and conferences at any time. 10— Beauty: She should have a good appearance and be smart enough to maintain her good looks. Dr. Cornell said he placed “good looks” last because it was the least important requisite of a lawyer’s wife. Unfortunately, he continued, most people, including lawyers. | place beauty first in picking their , brides. “Marriage is entered into by many ’ of us with too little thought,” he t concluded. “Instinct is not the best I guide in choosing a wife. The civi le lized race has lost most of its in stincts from misuse. So do not de pend upcn the quality in choosing a wife, because you have lost it.” s COLLLEGE GIRLS DEMAND 1 LOVE FROM HUSBANDS GAINESVILLE, Ga„ Nov. 19.— i . Tire senior maidens of Brenau Col (Continued on Page 4)