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“The American spirit of sportsmanship demand s that the consumers sup port those who first sup port Uncle Sam.” —General Johnson. WE CO OUR PAM ESTABLISHED IN 1866-THE OLDEST WEE KLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAH PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY WELDON, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER ‘20, 1 DJt3 Associated Charities Hold First Meeting; Pierce Johnson, Pres. Mel Tuesday Night In Home Of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Seifert; Plans For Year’s Work Discussed; Next Reg-j ular Meeting Called For November C. The Weldon Associated Charities ^ met Tuesday night in the home of j Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Seifert, elected . officers and began preparations for the year's work. Dutch Seifert, past President pre sided and the following officers were elected: President, Pierce Johnson: Vice-Pres. W. B. Josephson, Secre tary and treasurer. Miss Nettie Culh rell. Those Present were: Itev. Fountain Messrs. Pierre Johnson, D. W. Seifert A. W. Oakes, L. C. Draper, \V. 13. Josephson, N. J. Shepherd: Mesdni.v: K O. Carlk-k. D. W. Seifert IT. It. Neville, T. C. Harrison and Miss No! tie Cuthrell. The past year’s work was revi'-'w * and plans for tire coming year dis cussed. The treasurer’s report reveal ed that only $14-1.00 was spent for Telief last year while the year before approximately $500 was spent the dif fercnce being caused by Federal ai 1. It is expected that local work will be heavier this year than last sinco Federal aid will be cut short. ; The regular drive will be put on within the next few weeks and the or ganization desires that everybody keep this in mind and be ready to donate liberally, remembering what President Roosevelt has said that Federal aid only will be given when the local people have exhausted them selves. All organizations are asked to ap point members of their group to at tend the next meeting of the Chari ties which will be held on November 6 at a place to be announced in ne-.t week’s NEWS. At this meeting details of tlie drive will be worked out and committees appointed to carry on the winter’s work. Free Subscription To Newly Weds The depression Is over, at least op' parently so with Dan Cupid. The mat rimonial bee has stung several coup les in Weldon recently. The past ten days has see nthe fol lowing couples united Mr. .vd Mrs. J. I. Wyche, Jr., Mrs. Wyche was formerly Miss Mary Hall Benn of Weldon; Mr. and Mrs. John S. Turner, Jr., Mrs. Turner was formerly Miss Audrey Dupton Emery of Weldon and Elizabeth City; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Myrick, Mrs. Myrick was formerly Miss Hazel Martin of Jackson. To these three couples the NEWS extends its congratulations and best wishes and in rddition we are giving them a six months subscription to the NEWS free. Painfully Hurt When Truck Leaves Highway A Mr. Britt was painfully injured Monday afternoon about five o’clock when the light Dodge truck he was driving swerved, ran off the highway and turned over about a mile from here o nthe Garysburg road. Mr. Britt was headed towards Wel don at what evidently was a very high rate of speed. His truck ran off the road, down a three foot embank ment and continued for about 75 ynrds down the field beside the road when the truck went into a blind; ditch, it lurched out of the ditch for about fifteen yards and turned over.; Britt was very painfully hurt and at first thought to be seriously if not fatally injured. He was rushed to the Roanoke Rapids hospital where he was examined and treated. The truck was badly damaged. It belonged to a Mr. Womble of Wilson t who serves this section with pool, tables and vending machines. One; pool table in the truck was torn to pieces. Mr. Britt is from Murfrees 1 boro. m I i Mr. R. F. Shaw and children of Enfield spent a few hours in town on Friday. Tornado Loses 3rd Straight to S. Neck The Weldon High School Traveling Tornado suffered its third defeat in as many starts Friday at Scotlnad Neck to a well balanced and aggres sive football machine by a one-sided score of 32-0. Coach Francis started three rook . s in D. Seifert at right tackle, Greg ory at left end and Harris at full lack. These boys performed well bile in the game and much is to ,0 expected from them before the ■ isi.n is over. Scotland Neck started a drive in ,c first quarter that was halted on oldon'a ten yard line. Again they mt-ated tr Weldon's twenty yard only to be held in check by a „ l ting Tornado forward wall, but , *,' • late 2nd. quarter the boys the Neck just wouldn't be de nies and pushed over the only marker ,r the l;;t. half. Weldon had shown .vo great stands during the first period. The second half told a different U y though. Scotland Neck backs ; t pounding away at the line and ihiding little daylight thore for the bail lolers to romp thru they resorted to sweeping end runs and passes that completely had the Weldon backs baffled. Four touchdowns were coin ed out during the last two quarters. Chas. Coppcdge got off several good boota, one of these traveling for fifty yards. This boy also played a whale of a game on defense, Warren looked pretty good at his no wpost at center. He was hurt a bout the head late in the game but remained to finish oul a fine game. living at tackle looked good along with Page, Weldon right guard. These two boys broke thru to stop Scotland Neck ball carriers lots of times. The poor defense that Weldon showed against Oxford certainly must have come to life for every man in the Tornado front wall fought to the last whistle. Weldon starting line up: left end, Humbert; left tackle, Seifert; left guard, Gay; center, Warren; right guard, Page; right tackle, Ewing; right end, Gregory; quarterback, How ell, left half, Coppedge; right half, Holmes; full back, Harris. Substitutions, Pope, Tillery, Pierce, Harris, D. Gay. P. T. A. Holds Meeting The first meeting of the year of the Parent-Teacher Association was helil on Monday afternoon in the High School Library. The president, Mrs. T. II. Holmes presided and opened the meeting with a few remarks, calling attention to the fact that this is the beginning of the fifth year of P. T. A. work in Weldon and expressing her apprecia tion for the splendid cooperation that lias been given her as leader. It was decided that the objective for the year will be supplementary readers for the grades. Mrs. Holme called attention to the "Thrift St >p" which will soon be started and asked that, every one try ami be ready to contribute towards this. Roll call showed Miss Kitchin’s room to be winner of the flag. At this time the Association en joyed a most interesting talk given by Mrs. Quentin Gregory of Halifax who is the President of the County Council of the P. T. A. She gave a brief history of the National P. T. A.. showing the purpose for organizing and some of the benefits which have come from it. She stressed the fact that the county and local are a part of the whole. The parents and teachers then en joyed adclightful social hour at which time delicious hot tea, sand wiches and cookies were served. SISTER OF LOCAL PEOPLE DIES IN LYNCHBURG, VA. Mrs. C. J. Owen and Mr. W. B. Lawson were called to Lynchburg, Va., last Friday on account of the death of their sister, Mrs. R. V. Ham erley. STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF DROPPED 10.8 PERCENT DURING SEPT. Northampton County One of Six Counties In Stute Leading In De crease; Halifax Decreases Number Families In September From Aug ust By 101. Relief work in Halifax County was reduced during September by 101 families from that of August. The number receiving aid during August were 420 while September saw only 316 families being helped. Northampton was one of the six counties in the state leading in de crease. The number receiving aid in that county decreased 44% from tli€ August number. Number of families in August was 313 while in Septem ber only 1 .'3 received aid. Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 25, 1933—Ac cording tc figures released today by Mrs. Thorn si O'f.erry, State Rebel Administrator, the net number ol families re -wring unemployment re lief in Se) tember was 50,587, a de crease of 10.8% for the State as com pared to Augu.-t tiguvos, which were 56,630. However, the decrease in cast load was far from being uniforir throughout the 100 counties of thi Stal» In some counties the numbei of tie dilute families diminished by mo: -than 00%, while in many othci com.tie', the number of families aidec during September Was Tar !n excess of the number in August. The six counties leading i:i the do crenc column are Hertford, 64% Onslow, C3%; Perquimans, 62% Cherokee, 51%; Northampton. 44% Franklin, 4.T.{. The six counties show ing the greatest increase in ease lost are: Clay, 43%; Burko, 41%; Jones 31%; Sampson, 28%; Tyrell, 24% Haywood, 23%. uovernor rroclanns Education Week The week from November 6 to No vember 12 has been designated by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus as A merican Education Week. The special week is sponsored by re a: ral organ izations of nation-wide scope. The Governor’s proclamation fol lows : * “Understanding that under the sponsorship of the United States Of fice of Education, the American Le gion and the National Education As sociation, a week, known as American Education Week, is to be set aside each year to stress the mporlance of our public school work and the un iversal consideration of public school problems, and desiring that the cit izens of North Carolina generally may be fully informed of the problems cf the public school and the great tasks of training cur youth for the duties of citizenship; “And recognizing the desirability ol eo operating with other States in tilis undertaking and providing an oppor tunity for a full, fair and fiee dis cussion of the situation and the prob lems involved: “Now, therefore I, Joan C. B Eh • Ingliaus, do hereby proclaim and des ignate from November G to November 12 as American Education Week and linee the same is to be generally ob icrved in other States, do hereby re ipectfully request that all • i .irons of he Commonwealth of North CaiO'ina observe it accordingly, to the end that vc may malt ’ proper appruis d of >ur situation and prepare o' a selves for the adequate discharge of the ie sponsibilities involved." Col. Langston To Speak At Roanoke Rapids Col. John D. Langston of Goldsboro will address a mass meeting in the Roanoke Rapids School Auditorium next Sunday afternoon at 4 p. m. All persons interested in the coming elec tion are requested to attend. Mrs. L. C. Howell of Jackson was a visitor in town on Monday. budan lemple lo Give Oyster Roast Here Next Thurs. Coca Cola Plant Is The Place; Nobles From Halifax, Northampton Anil Warren Counties Arc Expected To Attend. In the olden days when one thought of “Ft” he usually thought of the “three Rs” but since that is a thing of the past the letter "R” today brings to our minds oyster time and that reminds us; Mr. R. T. Daniel was in the office yesterday and told us of a big time the Shriners are planning to have here in Weldon on November 2--next Thursday night — when the Sudan Temple Mystic Shrine of New Rern will gather here at the Coca Cola plant and be host to the Nobles of Halifax, Warren and Northampton Counties at an oyster roast. , The Nobles in this particular sec tion will be notified of this event from the office in New Bern, however, every Noble is expected to attend and bring with him a lqdy; big YVifs> sweetheart or somebody rise's wife if he cares to. This is not a businoss meeting but a purely social occasion at which the members of the Sudan Temple are expected to get together, renew friendships, eat oysters and have a good time. There will be an orchestra present, Mr. Daniel said, so that any Nobles I and their ladies who desire to dance j may enjoy that delightful pastime. I For further information yqu are ! requested to see R. T. Daniel. D. W. Seifert or J. O. Carter, local com mittee. Mr .and Mrs. Don Harris and son I of Detroit, Mich., visited in the home l of Mr. and Mrs. J .P. Holoman Tuos i day night. | Mr. W. W. Ellis of Roanpke, Ya | spent the night in the home of Mr, and Mrs. J. P. Holoman this week. “Florida Special” To Have Birthday The "Florida Special” A. C. L. is ; lo have its 47th birthday this season, according to announcement made ! here by Coast Line employees. This ; season Nos. 87-88 will run from New York to Miami in 28 hours, from Bos ton to Miami in SS1/. hours begin , ning new schedule on January 2, 1934. It will be the fastest train in the world for the distance traveled. j 2,725 Recruits Called For Conservation Corps. Attention Halifax Men i -- A total of 2,725 young men will be recruited to fill vacancies from this State in Civilian Conservation Corps I Camps. County quotas have been cal culated on the basis of population and family case load for September. Halifax County’s quota is 32. Please observe that no man who has heretofore been discharged for any cause from Civilian Conservation Camps will be eligible for re-enllst ment. Only unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 25 need apply. Wages $30.00 per month, of which the major portion will be sent to the needy members of the family. Those wishing to apply please come to Halifax at once and fill in official application at the office of the Supt. Public Welfare. NOT NECESSARY TO REGISTER AGAIN The question has been raised whe ther or not it is necessary to register i again for the election November 7th. I Any person who has not registered will have to register but if you have I registered in the past and voted in a State election it will not be neecs ! sary to register again. Registration books will be open Saturday. — Miss Margaret Johnson of Roanoke Rapids was the week-end guest of 1 Miss Gerlene Keeter. i Miss Lois Dundore of Fredericks burg, Va., and Mrs. Jeff Lassiter of i Roanoke Rapids spent several days I last week with Mrs. E. L Williams. Drunk Drivers Lead In Court Recorder's Court Meeting In The Commissioners' Room Tuesday Dis posed of 16 Cases The Majority of Which Were Driving While Drunk. Driving while drunk comprised the majority of cases of a sixteen-case docket in Recorder’s Court, having seven cases, The ease of Charlie Malone, who was tried for driving while drunk, and assault, was continued. The case of Joe Neal, charged with abandonment and non-support, was reinstated. Capias was issued. In the case of Linwood Jemigan, charged with driving while drunk, judgment was absolute on bond. The case was nol prossed with leave. Arthur Pittman, tried on liquor charges, was found guilty. Judgment was suspended on payment of costs. The case of Lonnie Hicks, charged with driving while drunk, was con tinued. Herman fisher, who was tried on liquor charges, was found guilty and sentenced to sixty days in jail to be assigned to work the roads. Sam Small and Andrew Shepherd, charged with liquor and larceny, were found guilty, and sentenced to five months in jail to be assigned to work under the direction of State Highway and Public Works Commission as to euch of the defendants. Judgment in the case of Ira Bag gett, who was tried for reckless driv ing, was continued on payment of costs. Judgment in the case of Jim Hewitt charged with driving while drunk and reckless driving, was suspended on payment of costs. The case of C. C. Hazelwood, charg ed with driving while drunk, was con tinued. The case of T. D. Lewis, who was up for driving while drunk, was con tinued. Elbert Lewis, charged with speed ing, was fined $5.00 and costs and was ordered to pay $10.00 down and $5.00 per week. Russell DeBerry, charged with speeding, was fined $5.00 and costs and was ordered to pay $10.00 down and $5.00 per week. Ashby Delbridge, charged with speeding, was fined $2.00 and coats, Leo Nicholson, charged with speed ing, was fined $5.00 and costs and ordered to pay $10.00 down and $5.00 per week. The car of Raymond Felt3, who was found guilty of driving while drunk, was duly advertised and sold Tuesday for the sum of $26.50, which amount was duly credited to the costs of his case. Charles Smallwood Charles Smallwood, for many years i resident of Weldon, died at the home if has daughter near here Tuesday, October 17, following an illnoss pf aeveral months. Funeral services were leld from the Rowe funeral parlor Wednesday afternoon and were con ducted by Rev. R. S. Fountain, pas ;or of the Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Olaude Wiley, who lives near here; ind one sister, Mrs. Agnes Cheek, )f Weldon. ! Vliss Laura G. Browning- j Miss Laura Gray Browning, 41, ( lied at her home In the Brinkleyville. lommunity Monday, October 23, fol-; owing an illness of several months ’rom paralysis. Funeral services were | leld Tuesday from the home and in ;erment followed in the family cemc :ery. FOR STORM RELIEF The total amount rated through Weldon Chapter Amer ican Red Cross for storm relief In North Carolina was One Hun dred Two * 60-100 Dollars ($102.60). This amount has been forwarded for distribution, an nounced Mrs. W'm. L. Knight, Chairman, today. Ollie Richardson Sentenced To 30 Years In State Penitentiary For Murder Of Lewis Jeffries Tornados Prepare For Tarboro Test With the entire squad in good shape after the 32-0 drubbing handed out by Scotland Neck High School last Friday the Tornado went to work Monday afternoon in earnest and the boys are hoping to give Tar boro a battle royal down there this Friday. Much improvement has been made since the Oxford game when they were dished out the worst licking in football history of the School, 91-G. The line especially has been looking good as was shown in the Scotland Neck encounter when Scotland Neck backs had to resort to the air to put over two of the touchdowns that were made. Then two more came on long runs after the line had held in fine fashion. This was due to the backs coming up too slow to make the tackle. One of these was due to poor generalship. All these mistakes and weaknesses have been carefully ironed out this week so the Tornado should be able to give Tarboro ft great battle if the spirit and morale of the boys has not been hurt by last week's drubbing. Coach Francis is looking for more power in the backfield, mainly block ing that to date has been sadly miss ing, so he is juggling the different backs in an effort to find the best combination, Tho best combination or the back field that has shown more power this week is composed of Dixon at quarter Howell. Holmes and Coppedge at the halfback posts and Page at full. Page has recently been moved from guard with Pierce filling that position now. Pierce was originally a guard before going into the backfield. He didn't come up to expectations as a block ing back but looks more at home at guard, pulling out of the line and run ning interference for the ball carrier. The squad nas been drilled mainly on blocking this week. No help to the ball carrier at all was exhibited in last week’s game. The reserves or second combination is developing rapidly thus making things very uneasy for the starters of the first brigade but a welcomed de velopment to Coach Francis. Dutch Seifert who started against Scotland Neck in place of Tillery at right tackle has been coming along at a fast pace in workouts of this week. He, along wiu Gay, Price and Gregory may oust some of the vet erans yet. They looked much better yesterday in their scrimmage than the first line did. Time and time a gain these boys broke thru to nail the ball carrier behind tho lino of scrimmage. With the reserves showing unex pected power the Tornado should be able to present two full ball clubs of; about equal ability in Friday's eon-1 test with the strong Tarboro High j School eleven. Coach Francis expects to take a long the whole squad, for replace ments will certainly be valuable a gainst the powerful attack that Tar boro has. The Tornado suffered a blow Wed nesday afternoon when it was learn ed that “Gracy” Price, promising re serve end had broken his finger dur ing a practice session. Price probably will be lost to the Tornado for a couple of weeks. Ice This Morning Thermometer At 28 Any ice today lady? Yes. This morning found ice in several places in Weldon. The thermometer dropped to 28 degrees last night, the lowest point it has reached this fall. During the first cold snap this month It dropped as low as 33 degrees. Mrs. H. R. Seehler left Sunday to spend two weeks in Raeford. Dr. W. G. Sutter spent Tuesday in Richmond. Jeffries Shot Twice With Shot Gun In Richardson's Cafe Near Hollis ter; Other Cases Disposed of By Judge Clayton Moore. Judge Clayton Moore of Williant ston opened a week's term of criminal court in Halifax this week. A heavy docket faced him including a murder case in which the grand jury returned a true bill of indictment. Ollie Richardson was found guilty of murder in the Second degree for the killing of Lewis Jeffries in the latter’s cafe near Hollister during the early part of this month. The Jury returned the verdict last night about 9:30 and Judge Moore sentenced Rich ardson to 30 years in the State Prison The murder grew out of a fuss over the price of a barbecue sand wich. It seems that Jeffries went into Richardson's cafe near Hollister and ordered a sandwich. He was drinking and complained that Richardson charged him too much. An argument developed and Richardson left the cafe secured a shot gun wont back and shot Jeffries twice. Richardson was a half white and Jeffries a full black Negro. The following cases were or. docket at the October Term, Oct. 23, of Sup erior Court. Several were continued, as follows: Henry Gurkin, continued by former order. William Warren, continued by for mer order. Odell Scott, Pluries Capias and continued. George Livesay, continued. Will Tally, Alias Capias and con tinued. Ray Crawley, continued, former order. Richard B. Miles, continued, form er order. Clyde Smith,, alias capias and con tinued. It is ordered that judgment absolute be entered against the sure ty on defendant’s bond, George N. Balter, for the sum of $150.00. Patrick Coleman and Junius Price. The defendant Coleman is called tq appear, and fails to answer. Judg ment nisi, sci fa, capias and continued as to Coleman. As to defendant Price alias capias and continued. Sam Harper, the defendant is called and fails to appear. Judgment nisi, sci fa, capias. Instanter capias. Dolphus Woodruff. He was on ap peal from The Recorder Court. The defendant, by his counsel, Long and Crew, waives a bill and pleads nolo contendere as provided by the 1933 statute as upon a bill found charging him with carrying concealed weapon, to wit a pistol. Judgment o# the Court is not entered. Sam Harper, This was an appeal from The Recorder Court. N. Shaheen and Leo Shaheen. Upon payment by defendants of $5.00 to ba applied upon cost, this action is continued to Nov. Term. Royal Daniel, Jr., Alias Capias and continued. E. A. Matthews, Continued. When defendant is apprehended, the Court orders that his bond be set at $5, 000.00. ATTENTION YOUNG DEMOCRATS A letter received today from State headquarters North Carolina Clubs of Young Democrats states that any members of the Halifax County unit who desire reserved seats at the Far ley speaking program in Raleigh on November 3rd may get the-, by no tifying the Raleigh office immediate ly’ If any from this county want seats reserved if they will notify Leonidas Hux in Halifax or Robert Grady, Weldon, immediately arrangements can be made. Mr. Farley will speak In Raleigh at the City Auditorium on Friday morn ing, November 3rd, at eleven o’clock. Mrs. Annie H&ithcock of Littleton spent Tuesday with Mrs. J. O. Carter. Mrs. Margaret Trueblood of Golds boro spent Tuesday In town.
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