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ESTABLISHED IN 1866-THE OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA SIXTY-EIUHTH YEAR PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY WELDON, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1988 Officers Hunt 3ank Robbers •ul officers anil state patrolmen _d the highways leading into jn today on watch for three ban who robbed the Planters Bank in ttleboro of $5,153.00 cash. Officers on the loockout in other parts on rn Carolina. ne trio, heavily armed was led, el believed, by Paul Rdwards, alleg >d ringleader of a band of car and warehouse robbers who li.is been son *ght by police in this section of the State on several larceny charges. M. P. (Railroad) may, formed riedmox. League ball player and Jimmy Itil awaiting ftrial on larceny charge! were ident tied by the bank c.ashie and a number of wUnevws as two c the in.m participating in ti e iobber,\ Two of the men said to have bee Ray and Udw..rda, wads' t into tl. bank a few minutes after A aslstan Cashier James A. Daugl.tendga op ened the vault, asked Daughteridge for 25 pennies for a quarter and when he handed the < hange across the co' ’ ter, confronted him with two pistol. Wh.de the man Paugbtridgc Ulentifle from photographs as Kdwards cov ere! him with a pistol, the man Ideal fied as Ray went back of the toller1' counter, scooped all available more out of the cash drawer, and took mor. than $4,000 from the bank vault. It is believed that these same men visited the Bank of Weldon building n few days ago. According to Miss Pal tie .^yffciuqt two mon entered the n stood at. a window. In he bank Miss Kitzhugh that it was closed and d. Their mission was vith which to get some nnon At t Church Sun. pastor was asked by isiness man if the is in the Bible. Of /ered him affirmative « .1.7: 12). _. summation of the Mosaic .eluding the Ten Command .1, and also the entire teaching o.'•Jesus. It is the Law and the Gos pel; it embodies the moral idea in the utterance of every prophet. The inquiry of the above mention ed gentleman was for the purpose of establishing his own opinion, but it was suggestive to the Preacher. The moral equity and fairness of this passage is so apparent that we sup posed all men had recognized it as a universal Christian doctrine. Per haps that accounts for the fact that is not more often preached from. After due consideration w'e con ducted that it would be wise to use thiS text Next Sabbath. If you are in terested in the broad scriptural in terpretation of human relation, con duct and moral attitude, we invite you to the Methodist Church Next Sabbath, 11 A. M. Euclid McWhorter, Pastor. Seaboard Runs Train From Portsmouth To Protect Excursionists The Seaboard has arranged to op erate a special train leaving Ports mouth at 9.00 P. M-. Sunday, Jqly 23rd to afford week-end passengers who visit Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Ocean iVew to spend the full day at these resorts, returning, to leave Portsmouth in the evening. The Beaches are in the height of their season. and should attract a large number desiring to enjoy the amusements and the special train which the Seaboard is to operate giVes the passengers the entire day at these resorts. Miss Elizabeth Clark has returned from a visit to her brother in Chapel Hill. Mr. Pete Clark left Thursday even ing for Fort Bragg to spend several weeks. News Among Local Frats K Of P Initiate One The Weldon lodge Knights of Pyth ias after taking on new life a few weeks ago with the installation of new officers, attendance contest, etc. last night administered the third de gree to A. L. Hux of Halifax. Mr. IIux is the first new member to be taken in for several months but prospects for several new ones are blight. A larger attendance each Thurs iny night is putting new spirit into ' In '- • n,t 1 it is expected that in very short time . Ights of Pythias ,f \v\. „:i will talc, is former place the out:!adding fieternity here. fti.15vm.fr Class Coming Knir'-fn of Pythian singing ,ivt co inert class from the Pythian Orphan Home will be In Weldon on lext Tuesday night. The group of ' tvs ant I girls will arrive here In the i,: e: :'OOit . r \; t i e it In !..• i iii T > uiic-.': ii P.'thi'iiv! net that night at c:,h1 • ol.i.'k i . t! ' high school auditorium • >vi!l give a concert. fh .e-el young girls of Weldon vil •o'I tickets for the concert. Admia-' ilon will be 10 and '.!3 cents, tlet your | ■ icket early, , Junior Order Pro gressing’ Nicely Edison Council Junior Order United American Mechanics of Weldon is run ning along smoothly under the new leadership of J. D .Wheeler, Council or. The Junior Order is the youngest fraternity in the city having been or ganized a little over a year ago and has a membership of close to a hun- j died. W 0 W To Reorganize The Woodman Of The World, na tional insurance fraternity will re organize Willow Camp No. 56 here in the near future. O. O. Kiff, District Deputy of Ahoskie has been working j around town for the past several, days rounding up old members and ^ soliciting new ones. He has been sue- j cessful in securing about 20 members! so far. He expects to return in about j 15 days to reorganize the camp and put it on its feet once more. Willow Camp was first organized in 1900 and was active until about ten years ago when interest dragged to the extent that it completely died. The Woodman of the World is a fraternal insurance operating on a 4% legal reserve with $400,000,000 in force and more than $110,000,000 re serve. The organization boasts a $2, 500,000 war memorial hospital at Omaha, Nebraska, for the treatment of tubercular patients. National head quarters are in Omaha, Nebraska and its official publication with which most everybody is familiar is “The Sovereign Visitor.” Local Couple Broadcast One of the features on the radio program from station WRVA at Richmond, on Wednesday morning! was a 15 minute program by Emily i and Temple Chappell of Weldon. Temple sang several popular num-j bers and was accompanied at the piano by Emily, who also rendered a piano solo. The program was splendid and their many friends here hope to hear | them again soon. Mrs. D. G. Lewis and son are visit- ^ ing relatives in Goldsboro. Miss Agnes McGee is spending some time in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Monty Graham and children of Richmond are the guests of Mrs. L.I T. Garner. Mr. William Johnson is spending some time at Ocracoke. Miss Annie Sue Howell has return ed from Warrenton where she taught the past two weeks teaching Bible School. ^ Smith-Doufflass Loses l’o Tarboro and Rapids The crippled Smith-Douglass base ball aggregation staggered through another defeat on Wednesday of last week when Tarboro dished out a 3 to 2 licking. The boye from Weldon were minus the big attack tha Beaman and Allen are capable of producing, both stars being on the suspended list. Cole was in good form throughout the encoun ter bearing down all the way aod hoi ding the strong Tarboro nine to six safeties. John Daniel and Garner foun Buck Ixiyds slants to their liking and combed him for 5 of the 9 blows gath ered by Weldon. With two down in the ninth John Daniel hit a screaming single to right, stole second, but the rally that is characteristic of the Smith, Douglass boys fell short when Jenkins speared Cochrane’s liner at third. The Smith-Douglass nine went down to defeat before the Roanoke Rapids Kilo Swats yesterday by a -core of 4 to 2. Woldon trailing looked like a whitewash until the eighth /hen two runs were scored. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Mins Louise Williams of Ports mouth, V,i„ in tho guest of Miss Vir ginia L. Bosom an, Mr. David Ward of Blusfiekl W. Virginia, was the guest of Ills parents last week. Mrs. Stamford Travis and children spent several days last week in town. Mias Martha Hawkins is visiting relatives in Goldsboro. Miss Mary Wyche is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tunstall in Eliza beth iCty. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. C. Hill of Kin ston is visiting in the home of Mrs. C. P. Vincent. Mrs. Charles Vincent is spending a few days in Norfolk, Va. Mr. B. S. Stancill of Seaboard was a visitor hero on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. C. Hill visited relatives in Norfolk the first of this week. Misses Elizabeth and Jeanette Dic kens of Wilson are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dickens. Mr. J. H. Rowell and son, James, spent Saturday in Norfolk, Va. Mrs. C. F, Dixon of Winston Salem and Miss Frances Dixon of Trenton, N. C„ were the week-end guests of Mrs. A. C. House. Mrs. Mattie Heart of Phoebus, Va., was the guest of Miss Blanche John son lest week. Miss Helen Rowell left Monday to spend some time in Norfolk, Va. Misses Doris Spruill, Margie Col lins and Mr. Harry Rpllins spent Sunday in Washington, N. C. Miss Ethel Parker returned to her home in Woodland Saturday after spending several days with Mrs. W. A. Carter. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Edwards of Seaboard were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Clark. Mr. John Cates left Saturday to spend several days at his home in Eden ton, N. C. Dr. Stephenson, Messrs. Will Selden Shorty and Sterling Pierce have re turned from a fishing trip to Ocra coke, N. C. Mrs. B. T. Dawson, Jr„ attended a house party at Bay view this week. Mr. and Mrs. George Alferman and daughter Hertha of Jacksonville, Fla., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. K. Lewis. Miss Dorothy Blalock of Waltf Forest is the guest of Mrs. R. W Carter, Jr. Miss Winifred Holoman of Ra leigh, N. C., is the guest of Mrs. J P. Holoman. Misses Dorothy Stephenson and Helen Taylor of Gumberry are the guests of Mrs. B. E. Stephenson. Sam Gregory and R. B. Harrington returned Monday from Camp Hanes. Mrs. Curtis Howard and children of Kinston are the guests of Mrs. Lee Johnson. Mrs. J. B. Parker of Woodland spent Thursday in town. Miss Hazel Clark left Thursday te spend several weeks with relatives ii Roanoke, Va. I SEABOARD NEWS Mrs. Mollie Buchwalter, Ports mouth, arrived the past week lor an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. Russell Edwards. Mrs. Garland Lee ' and daughter, Betty Jean, of Weldon, are guests of her parents Mr. and !Mrs. H. L. Duf fee, this week. Misses Alma and Irene Kee spent a few days in Lewiston the past week the guest of their friend, Miss Janice Saunders, Misses Margaret and Doris Phelps, of Margarettsville spent the past week here guests of their friend Miss Lucille Spencer. A Senior B. Y. P. U, was organized at the Church the past week with the following officers, visa: Leader, Rev. C. H. Trueblood; President, Mattie Jane Kee; Vice President, William Lewis Norveil; Recording Secretary, Mary Spencer; Corresponding Secre tary, Mildred Norveil; Treasurer, Burgess Stephenson; Bible Readers Leader, Doris Stephenson; Pianist, Miss Ruby Jordan; Asst. Pianist, Miss Margaret Whitehead; Chorister, A. W .Edwards, Jr.; Group Captains, Irene Keo, Mattie Spencer, Helen Edwards, Elizabeth Harris; Councilor, Mrs. Gordon Maddrey, The Young People of town gave Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Parker a sur prise miscellaneous shower at their home near town, Wednesday night. Th.jy received several Useful gifts. Mrs. Annie Vick of Emporia ar rived the past week and is the guest of her son, Dr. C. L. Vick. The Young People’# Division of Pleasant-.Grave ..MM&*ai«t - Church held a social on Friday evening, July Uth, in honor of the delegates who attended the Assembly at Louisburg College. The Delegates were, Miss Willie Pritchard, Miss Iva Parker, Miss Iola Pritchard, Miss Helene Tay lor, and Mr. Poe Parker, the president They began with a service in the church, at which time, the delegates gave their report on the Assembly. Miss Helene Taylor had charge of the program. Whan the reports were com pleted, the entire group joined hands and marched out of the church, sing ing "Bless Be The Tie That Binds”. The social hour was spent in the open on the church yard. They formed themselves into groups and sang As sembly song. A program of games and stunts had been arranged and was enpoyod by the whole group. Seventy Five persons were present. Ice cream and cake was served, after spending three weeks in Chi cago and Canada. Messrs. James Bradley, Kell Gay, John Henry Long and George Harris left Sunday for Colerain Beach to spend ten days camping. The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Seaboard Methodist Church held their regular monthly meeting in the church on Monday afternoon, July 10th, at 4:30 o’clock. Mrs. J. H. Ramsey, the President ,had charge of the program, and presided over the business meeting. The meeting was well attended. ] The Young People's Division of the Seaboard Methodist Church enjoyed a social outing at the swimming pool in Rich Square on Thursday after noon and evening, July 18th. The en ! tire group assembled at the church at 4:30 o'clock and drove to Rich Square I in automobiles. In spite of the fact that "we were having December weather In July” and Old Sol was failing to do his duly on a perfectly good July afternoon they got into | bathing suits, and had a "good plunge | into the pool. There was some “ehat ! tering of teeth” when the cool north easter blew strongly, but the water I was warm, and a good swim is always invigorating. George Harris was more ■ daring than the others, for he was the | first in his swimming suit, and the first to splash the cooling waters, carl Parker had the most indurance for he was the last to leave the pool. Nancy Barbee and Betty Phillips 1 larris was doing fine, until they came up from a long dive, and were struck 1 by the breezes, and then, they ran for \ the bath, house. Francis Ramsay, al ways at home in th» water, stayed j a little longer. After the swim, lunch was served. Plenty of food, good ap ! petites, and lots of fun were much la | evidence. Mrs. Mattie Maddrey Of Seaboard Dies Seaboard, July 17 Mrs. Mattie Maddrey, widow of the late R. D. B. Maddrey, died at noon Wednesday, July 12, at her home in the Mt. Car mel section after a lingering illness of several weeks. Mrs, Maddrey was nearly 78 years of age and had spent most of her life in Northampton County where she is well known. Be cause of the wonderful personality, which she possessed, her friends were by her acquaintances, Those who knew her best loved her most. The deceased was the daughter of the late James K. Long of this com munity. She recieved her education at Chowan College, Murfreesboro, and later was a teacher in the schools of this county. For several years Mrs. Maddrey was a member of Mt. Carmel Bap tist Church, but later joined Galatia Baptist church. Although in her latter years, she was not able to attend church regularly, she always showed the keenest interest in the service whenever she was present. As teacher of the Lida Stephenson Ladies’ Bible Class of Mt. Carmel Church, it was a joy to me to comply with her request, and send her Sunday School Liter ature for home study and a great in spiration to have her in the class whenever she could come. Always she added helpful remarks and spoke en couraging words. Surviving are the following children Mrs. June Darden, Murfreesboro; Robert Maddrey, Sunbeam, Va.; and David Maddrey of near Seaboard. There are also eight grandchildren, several brothers and sisters, a numbei of neices and nephews, and numerous friends. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at the home by Rev. R. D. Stephenson, Baptist min ister of Franklin, Va., assisted by Rev. J. C. Owen of Murfreesboro Baptist Church. There was a beautiful rendition of the following hymns by Mt. Carmel chonr: “The Old Rugged Cross,” “Asleep in Jesus", “Abide iWth Me”, and "God Be With You". Pallbearers were: C. G. Hasty, P. J. Long, J. E. Archer, E. F. Stephenson, F. E. Parker, and C. G. Matthews. Interment was in the family cemetery at the home. Mrs. Verda Long Dies At Seaboard Seaboard, July 19, 1933 — Mrs. Verda Ivey Long, aged 65, died this morning at seven o’clock after several years ill health.. Surviving children are Mrs. Emmett Cuthrell, Norfolk; Miss Edna Long, Seaboard; Mrs. Thurman Bullock, Roanoke Rapids; Mrs. Henry Woodard, Severn; Herbert and Thomas Long, Norfolk; Howard and William Long, Seaboard. Funeral services will be held in local Metho dist church at 3:30 Thursday. Miss Alma Wyche left Wednesday to attend Summer school at Duke. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Condrey of En field spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Marks. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Peoples spent Friday in Richmond. Mr. Campbell Tilghman and Mrs. Marlon Inge spent several days last week in Ohio. They were accompanied by Mrs. Tilghman and children, who remained to spend some time with Mrs. Tilghman’s sister. Miss Nannie Gary of Halifax was n visitor in town on Welnesday. Miss Georgia Mary Partin of Rocky Mount is the guest of her mother. Mr. Jim Dickens of Richmond, Va. is spending several days with rela tives here. Mr. S. T. Stephenson of Seaboard was a visitor in town on Sunday. Mrs. B. H. Scherr and Mrs. t . Rosenfeld and children of Rie! m< are the guests of Mr. and M..J. *Vill i Joseplison. Mr. and Mrs. Colli” a Cuthrell and I children of Enfield were the Sunday I guests of Mrs. .'. T. Garner. Mrs. Haywood Cherry, Mrs. Dora Hawkins and Mrs. L. Powell of Roan oke Rapids were visitors In town or Wednesday. COTTON OFFERS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY WALLACE Edward lirilt Forced to Ac company Abdustors Seven Miles in Automobile' The Triangle filling station near i here or Highway Number 305 was I robbed of ¥50 at 1 o’clock this rnorn j ing and Edward Britt, the night at tendant, was kidnapped and held temporarily by three white tnen, whom he says he can identify. One of the men entered the station and made a small purchase. He wait ed on the outside until several Ne groes in the place left. He then enter ed again with a companion and asked i for sandwiches. As Mr. Britt handed him the purchase one of them leveled a pistol on him and demanded the money in the cash drawer which a mounted to about ¥50. After taking the money, they forc ed Britt to enter their car. They then drove about seven miles below Garys burg and released him in a dense woods. Customers entering the sta tion and not finding anyone called the proprietor who discovered the robbery at once but could find no clue as to the disappearance of Britt until he returned- at 4 o’clock. After walking the seven miles from the woods where he was relea. ad. Britt suffered no ill effects from his experience other than being slightly nervous. The man were unknown to Britt but he believes ti’.it he can iden tify them. He says they were driving a 1931 model Chevrolet automobile. After releasing Britt they drove to wards the Virginia line. ‘At The Baptist Church’ The pastor’s subject for the morn ing hour will be .“SORROW FOR THE DEAD." IJis subject for the evening hour will be, "THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST, AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE CHURCH TO WARDS HIS SECOND COMING." These two messages are companion messages, and they will mean more to the hearers if they attend the morning and evening hours of wor- j ship and prayerfully enter Into, and, hear both messages, Mr. Spurgeon said, “It was said of { an old Puritan that heaven was in him before he was in heaven. That is necessary for all of us; we must have heaven in us before we get to heaven. If we do not get to heaven before we die we shall never get there afterward. An old Scotchman was asked whether he ever expected to get to heaven. “Why, man, I live there,” was his quaint reply. Let us live in those spiritual things which are the essential features of heaven. Often go there before you go to stay there. If you come down to-morrow morning, knowing and realizing that heaven is yours, and that you will soon be there, those children will not worry you half so much. When you go out to your business or to your work you will not be half so discon tented when you know that this is not your rest, but that you have a rest on i’ o hil's eternal, whither your heart mis a’ready gone, and that there your portion is in the everlast ing dwellings. "Lay hold on eternal life". "Get a hold on it now.” It i3 a thin; 01 the future .and it is a thing of the prase" t; and even your part of I i that is 1 aure can be, by faith, so realized a: .' grasped as to be actually : enjoyed while you are yet here.” By the Pastor Richard S. Fountain Mr. and Mrs. Albert Auten of Nor folk, Va., spent a few hours In town on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jones spent I Sunday in Hamilton, N. C. Mrs. Sam Sim rone of Petersburg, | Va., and Mr. Ellis Farber of Scotland ' Neck were the Sunday guests of Mr. 1 and Mrs. H. Farber. Washing ton, D. C., July 14—More than three million bales of cotton have been offered the Secretary of Agriculture by the cotton producers of the South during the campaign which has been under way for the past two weeks and three days, it was announced today by the Agricul tural Adjustment Administration. Secretary Wallace announced his determination to accept such offers as meet the legal requirements and comply with the regulations and a proclamation to make such benefit payments was signed today as requir ed by the Agricultural Adjustment Act. A processing tax on the first dom estic processing of cotton will, under the provisions of the law, go into effect at the beginning of the mar keting year which is August 1. Secretary Wallace in announcing that the cotton plan would be adopted and the producers’ offers accepted ssued the following statment: "Incomplete reports from the Hi cotton producing states that have been received by Mr. Cully A. Cobb, rhief of the cotton production section, indicate that the response of growers to the program has been sufficient for me to announce to day that offers will be accepted. "We estimate that, on the basis of the reports from the extension direc tors, approximately 3,500,000 bales have been offered to us under the terms of the proposals submitted to the growers. This amount of cotton represents in excess of 9,000,000 acres. Our reports further indicate that the estimates placed on their yields by growers have been conservative and fair. Considering the elimination af land that produces under 100 pounds of cotton to the acre, the es timates that have been made on pro duction appear, on the whole, entirely consistent with previously recorded averages. "A processing tax will, under the law, be in effect as of August 1. The rate of this tax is fixed by law and s being computed now. “I wish to emphasize that cotton producers should not construe this announcement as an acceptance of in lividual offers. Under the regulations ndividual acceptances are required, rhese individual acceptances are be ing prepared just as rapidly as the individual contracts can be examined and reviewed. They will be sent to the county agents as quickly as pos sible. The first of such acceptances will be mailed out promptly. No pro ducer should take steps to eliminate the acreage he has offered from cot ton production until he has been in structed to do so and his Individual acceptance received. It should be remembered that under the terms of the offer, we have the right to scale lown the amount of acreage offered. Also it is probable that there will be Dffers which may be legally defective Dr for other reasons must be rejected ar the defects remedied. Upon suffi cient evidence of compliance with the terms of accepted offers—which do not become a contract until the in dividual acceptances have been re ceived—the checks for the rental pay ments and the options on government held cotton will be immediately forth coming.” ' Highway Garage Destroyed Here The Halifax County highway ga rages now occupied by the State high way Department were demolished by fire at three o’clock Sunday morning of, it is believed an incendiary origin. The building' housed too’s, trucks, machinery and supplies. Much ex citement was caused by the explosion of several gas tanks and the rapid spread of the blaze. Weldon Fire Department deserves much credit for its valient work and daredevil fighting in keeping the fire from spreading to the nearby ware house and gasoline station of Bounds Motor Company.