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READ IT FIRST IN THE ROANOKE NEWS — BRINGS YOG COVERAGE OF HALIFAX COUNTY THE BEST NEWS AND ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THIS ENTIRE SECTION Si\t\-\iiiili ^ car \v .-Won. North (Carolina Thursday. January 9, 1936. WELDON HOST TO FARMERS NEXT WEDNESDAY Says That Program Is Unconstitutional Collections of All Process ing Taxes Stopped By Treasury FARMERS OF NATION SHOCKED BY RULING Authorities Declare Some Way Out of Dilemma Must Be Found Farmers in this county and sec tion, as well as all over the na tion, wire informed Monday af ternoon by radio, newspapers, telegrams and hoar-say that the AAA had met the fate of NRA when the Supreme Court killed President Roosevelt’s extraordin ary New Deal farm relief pro gram by an unco npromising G-3 , decision. Immediately after the decision the treasury halted all processing tax collection, and stated that for the present, no checks will be is r sued for benefit or rental pay ments, or refunds, or for admin •i- istrative purposes. All salary t checks to the full-time and par - time employees of the AAA have been halted. The county agent ■ has received instructions from Raleigh to cease all surrender of surplus cotton certificates under the Bankhead measure to the na tional pool, and all sales and transactions of these surplus cot ton certificates have been stopped. Authorities in Washington have said that President Ro :sevcl! hopes to find means under the de cision to pay farmers who have fulfilled existing contracts—up to | their invalidation Monday. 1 Mr. Roosevelt had said that if I processing taxes, through which farm payments were financed, were held invalid, he would ask new levies to raise the hall'-bil lion. Other Now Deal legislation that is threatened by the ruling i t the high tribunal is the Bankhead | cotton control measure, the Kerr i Smith tobacco law, the potato act and the sugar act. Proposals for a constitutional amendment were heard immedia tely and it is thought that unless [ Congress and the New Deal find a way within the decision to pur sue the same objectives, pressure weuld be organized behind a t move to assert federal authority ! over farm surplus problems. The overthrow of the AAA by the Supreme Court was a source i of heated comment by authorities, ; as well as by growers in the | State. The Supreme Court’s blow was i the second to a major cornerstone | of the New Deal. Last Spring it : unanimously overthrew NRA codes through which the govern ment tried to regulate industry. Legion Auxiliary District Meet Here The meeting ot the Fifth Dis trict of the American Legion Aux iliary will be held in Weldon on Friday, January 10th, at the Methodist Church at 11 o'clock. All members are urged to attend this meeting. We are to have with us Mrs. Thomas Gause, State President, Miss Aurelia Adams, State Secre tary, Mrs. H. M. Newell, Slate Membership Chairman, and Mrs. Haywood Foxhall, district commit tee woman, as well as reports from different Units in our Dis trict, including Scotland Neck, Tarboro, Rocky Mount, Wilson and Littleton. An interesting pro gram has been arranged, and we feel that this meeting will be an inspiration to every raemb.r. Please come. Luncheon will be served at 50c a plate. Please notify Mrs. Pierce if you plan to stay for lunch. Mrs. Chas. R. Daniel, Publicity Chairman Farmers To Learn New Me! hods | Monday night, January 13th. | marks the beginning of a series 1 i of evening classes for adult fnrm I ers of the Aurelian Springs C<*m ; munity, according '.> E. K. Y< :,ch. 1 teacher of agriculture. Every far | mop in this locality is urged to :n | tend these me.‘tings as there will ! be an important subject discussed ! each Monday night. Mr. Veaeh will have agriculture specialists at these meetings from time to time that have true know- ' ledge of the practical .-id-1 of farming as well as the technical side. No matter whether you a re j interested in crops, fertilizer, live stock, soil erosion, soil improve ment, dairying or poultry you can get the information through this agriculture department that will help you make or save money in ' the year 1936. In tiic first meeting on Jan uary 13th., P. If. Massc y, director of soil conservation service t om Frar.klinton Hall will be p:v on* to discuss the problem of “soil erosion.’’ This meeting should be very interesting to ;ho fan uis of tills section as the protection of our soil is one of the greatest problems we have to deal with today. The subject for the January 20 ; meeting will be announced at the | first meeting, so let’s use as our motto, “come and bring a far- • mer.” Special New Year Service M. E. Ch, A very impressive New Year's service was held at the Methodist Church on Sunday evening, Jan uary 5th. Detailed programs had been prepared by the pastor and distributed among the congrega tion so tilth all might take part in tiie responsive service. Beautiful and appropriate I hymns were sung by the choir, with a special number by Mrs. J.i I'’. Robinson and Miss Katherine j Pierce. I The candle light procession was execpftonally effective with Mr. W. L. Knight taking the Reader's part and the other parts taken as follows: “Spirit of Truth”, Sara West Dttvi: : “Spirit of J-y”, Jeanette Robinson; ‘"Spirit of Good Will”. Isabelle Gariick; “Spirit of Peace." Alice Moore: “Spirit of Faith”, Katherine Hardison; “Spirit of Hope”, Franc.s Johnson; “Spirit of Love”, Nancy Suiter. A brief but inspiring New Year’s message was brought by the pas tor. A large congregation at tended. P.-T. A. Asks Aid For Children With the Federal Aid for un dernourished children in the high school Cafeteria entirely cut off. the outlook for the ensuing year is everything but encouraging, for only $200 is provided by the As sociated Charities supplemented by a small amount from the Red Cross and P. T. A. Treasury. No one knows whether or not there will be more when this is used. In order to supplement this small amount in a way that every one can help, the P. T. A. has asked the public to give a pound ing. Anything that can be used in preparing the meals for these unfortunate children will be ac ceptable. There will be someone in the high school building on Monday, Januray 19th, to receive these gifts. Let everyone bring something whether large or small to be used for one of our most worthy and needed causes. CLINIC AT RAPIDS The regular clinic for cripples will be held in Roanoke Rapid:; next Wednesday, January lath, in the Rosemary Baptist Church at one o'clock. Cancels 7,000 Debts ^Sm / KNOXVILLE, Trim. . . . <': u' 3 G. Armstrong (above), jit L;,nt, made a Christinas prisont of 0 •■) to >7,000 charge customer.-?. lie “wiped tlie sluto (•:«■:!n’, on rdi ac counts. “ You don't owe me a unt,’1 he s-*; h v. vi J COUNTY APPROVES BIG I! I I) S Ti p County Board of commis sioner-' held their regular month ly meeting at the courthouse in Halifax Monday, dvoling the ma jor portion of their time t rou tine business, accepting bids for plumbing ami heating jobs and paying bills. A peddler's license was issued to P. C. Johnson, a World War veteran. Bids for about $70,000 worth of plumbing and heating and re pairing in schools, contracts were received and approve d. These included: I.illle Building Company, Charlotte, N. C.. for building and repair work. $54, 000; Harris Hardware C Wash h gton, N. C.. for plumbing and heating material, $4,120: Rowe Cov,aid, Inc., Durh n, N. C,'., plumbing and healing jobs. $4,890; C. I.. Russ, Greenville, N. C., heating job, $6,765. T1 - bid laid been previously received by the Board of Education in con ncction with PWA jobs in county and had to be approved by the beard. On proper motion, second d a :d carried, the following revolutions were passed: “That we the Board of Com missioners of Halifax County do hereby recommend that the State Highway Commission < f North Carolina look ov. r and maintain following public load: Beginning at Littleton-Halifax highway near Hawkins Chappel connect ing with Aurelian Springs-Weldon highway near Anderson's Cross Roads—total mileage of this road is approximately 3 miles. Another resolution passed was: Re.-nlv cl by the Commis sioners of Halifilx County: Tliat the State Highway Cam mi -ion of North Carolina be and it is hereby rou'ested to tar the road leading from Moonlight Fill ing Station on Route 125 to the Town of Enfield and the road from Enfield to a point where the Enfield road connects with the road leading from Littleton to Ri cky Mount at a point near Ringwood. World-Famous Japanese. To Speak In This State Toyohiko Kagawn, world-fam ous Japanese writer, evangelist, and friend of the poor, who is now on a seven months’ tour of the United States and Canada, will be in North Carolina January 12-15, at Asheville and Durham, and at Richmond, Virginia, on Ihc 16th and 17th, The hours at which he will speak have been announced as follows: Durham. Tuesday, January 14, at 11:30. 2:30 and 7:30: Wednes day, January 15, 11-30 and 2:30. Richmond. Thursday, January 16. at 5:45 p. m. and 8:15 p. in.; Friday-. January 17. at 1 o'clock a luncheon for ministers. Arrangements to see and heat the distinguished Japanese visitor can be made through Professor J M. Ormond, of Duke University for Durham and Dr. C. S. Greene pastor of Grove Avenue Baptis' Church, for Richmond. A number of people in the Weldon community have express ed the purpose to hear Dr. Ka gawa at Durham or Richmond. Production Credit Association To Hold Annual Meet Wednesday Seven nr eight bur.deed farmer: ire- expected to bo in Weldon to • n!t• nd ii;:> Annual Stockholders Mi-.'a _ i: :. V.'i'!''• 11 1 i.iu : ion Credit Association t. 1:held on i Wednesday. January J5th. The meeting starts at 11 o'clock a. m.. and will ibo held in the Weldon I high schorl auditorium. ! The Merchants Association and Civic organizations of Weldon are : planning to royally entertain these farmers. An oyst r r ast will be enjoyed after the meeting at the Coco-Cola plant. Many other en tertainment features have been • planned for the farmers on this i day. At the Annual meeting of the ! stockholder--, (every farmer who . -.■cures a loan through an associa i lion becomes a stockholder of the ! association from which he secures i his loan) a Complete report of j-----— I the y. mis operations of tlie asso | cii.l'on will bo presented. There | arc no secrets in those associa tions. The stockholders are given full and complete information and i V( ry p< nny ret eived and dis bursed during the year is account ed for. Then there is the election of of ficers. Each stockholder has one vote and a board of directors will be elected to manage the affairs of the association for the coming year. The Weldon association is comprised of farmers of both Hal ifax and 'Northampton counties. Ernest Graham, President, and other officials of the Production Credit Gorporati n of Columbia will be present at the meeting to discuss the progress made by the Associations as a whole and to counsel with and advise the stock | holders. 9/ Brief Session Oi Recorder’s Court Only \ cases were on docket f at the regular meeting of Recor (U \ Court Tuesday, January 7. I, mis Drake, charged with driv ing while drunk, plead not guilty. IIa was found guilty and lined $.70700 and costs. License #to drive rev ked for a period of 12 ; months. Sam Wade, charged with dis posing of mortgaged property, plead not guilty but was found gutty. Prayer for judgment con ' tin >1 on condition the defend ant pays the costs and the sum of $15,('U into the Clerk's office for the use of W. N. Babbitt, and oil condition lie remains of good bc havi. r for one year. Edward Harding, charged with larceny, plead not guilty, but was found guilty. Prayer for judg ment continued on condition de fendant pays the costs, and a fine ! of $10.00 and the sum of 98c far the use of Rose's 5 and 10 cent Store (./Bryant Fulghum, charged 'with driving while drunk, plead guilty. He was fined $50.00 and costs. License to drive revoked for 12 months. George C. Williams, charged with reckless driving, plead not guilty. He was found guilty of reckless operation of a mot r ve hicle. Prayer for judgment con tinued on condition defendant does not operate a motor vehicle for a period of 4 months. Mary Hawkins and Melvin Re gers, charged with assault with deadly weapon, plead guilty of an affray in which deadly weapons were used. Each of the defend ants w as sentenced to 3 months in jail, Melvin Rogers to be assigned to do work under the direction of S. H. Sc P. W. C. Execution of the i foregoing sentences suspended on o ndition each defendant pays 1-2 costs, $7.50 for the purpose of paying Doctor’s bill for medical services rendered defendant Haw kins, and on further condition each defendant remains of good j behavior. Man\ Parity ('hecks to Be I tistrihuted In This (.minty Following the announcement at noon Monday that by a 6-3 deci sion tiic Supreme Court of the United States had declared the Agricultural Adjustment Act of the Roosevelt administration un constitutional and an invasion of the rights of the states by the federal government, there had befn much concern locaily, as to whether or not the terms of ex isting contracts with farmers made by the AAA would be car ried out. Also what action, if any, would be taken to discharge the obligations encumbered during the past year by the AAA in its crop limitations program. On Tuesday, follow-ing the Court’s decision of the preceding day, Ihe word went out from Washington that all AAA em ployees in all states were to be dismissed, and that the distribut ing of parity and rental checks was to be stopped until further notice. Following this oificial mandate, banks in many sections stopped the cashing of AAA checks of all description, and County Agents began to make prepara- • lions to wind up their business under the AAA, bringing it up to the date of the decision. Later in the day Tuesday, another wire was received, advising ttie Coun ty Agents to proceed with their distribution of checks, with only a limited office force, and to incur no other expenses for the opera tions of their work with the now defunct AAA County Agent W. O. Davis says that it is his opinion the admin istration will find some way to carry out its agricultural .pro gram which has been of such great benefit to farmers. NURSES, PATIENTS THANK FRIENDS Wo wish to thank all cf you in Weldon and Halifax who so gen erously contributed to our Christ mas Tree Fund. It was the means of us having one of the happiest and most cheerful possible. Nurses and Patients | of the Sanitorium. Jackson Day Dinner Is Success; Many Attend Approximately 175 Democrats of the 2r.d Congressional District fivm Halifax, Northampton, and Bertie Counties, attended the Jackson Day Dinner which was held in the Halifax Community House, at eight o’clock, Wednes day night, January 8th. The din ner was arranged as a part of the nationwide celebration by Young Democratic clubs and proceeds, whiclt were around $200 will be turned over to the National Dem ocratic organization. The chief speaker of the even ing, Senator I.ee Gravely, of Rocky Mount, was introduced by Julian AlLsbrook, who made a short speech before introducing the sptaker. A few well chosen remarks were also spoken by heads el' the vari us delegations: Archie Gey. Northampton; C. F. Moseley, Warrenton: W. M. Sut ton; A. I.. Hux, Halifax; Dr. John W. Martin, chairman of the Democratic election committee of Halifax county. W. O. Davis, county agent, spoke on what the AAA had done for the farmers in Halifax county. Carroll Wilson, President of the Young Demo cratic clubs of Halifax county presided. Each one present signed a pledge of allegiance to the Pre sident, which will be forwarded him. The dinner was a huge success. It was served in five courses by the Home Demonstration Club of Halifax County. The hall was tastefully decorated lor the oc casion. i Champion’s Bride-To-Be CHICAGO . . i A new photo of Miss Dorothy Hurd, herself an ardent golfer, who is soon to be come the bride cf Win/*"Xau'sou Little, amateur golf king of Lug land uud the United States. THIS COUNTY GOT MILLIONS AAA PROGRAM Records Show Farmers ol County Got Over Four Millions I mler Plan A glance at the records shows that Halifax county farmers have received an enormous sum of money from the AAA program since it started operating in this county, over and above what they would have gotten under the eld plan of “Plant-what-you-please and sell-for-what-you-can-get." Lire 1934 and iy35 crops of to bacco brought f: ur times as much each year to Halifax farm rs as the entire crop brought in 1932, The 1934 crop in Halifax brought well over a million and a quarter dollars. The 1935 crop brought almost as much. In 1932, before the AAA pro gram got going. Halifax county farmers get only $236,105 fur their whole crop. In 1933, they receiv ed over $1,187,385 for their cotton crop, and about the same figure the next two yearn, or more than twice as much as under the old plan. The total increased income for the peanut growers since the AAA program started in Halifax, is 31, 000.000. Halifax c< unty farmers have seen the total value of their crop; increased over four million dol lars under the workings of the AAA. The total rental and bene fit payments have amounted to nearly a half million dollars. The following is an exact copy of the N. C. Census records for the three money crops in the county: 1931— Cotton, 32,490 bales at 6.3c p t pound, $977,204.00. Pea nuts, 483.000 bags at 2.1c per pound. S862.162.00. Tobacco, 4. 602,636 pounds at 9c per p und, $345,198.00. Total value of money crcps was $2,184,564.00. 1932— Cotton, 23,924 bales at 6.2c per pound, $700,126.00. Pea nuts. 373,275 bags at 1.2c pci pound, $380,741.00. Tobacco, 2.071,095 pounds at 11.4c per pound, $236,105.00. Total value of money crops was, $1,324,972.00. 1933.—Cotton, 25.641 bales at 9.7c per p und, $1,187,385.00. Pea nuts 316,800 bags at 2,54c per pound, $673,209.00. Tobacco. 4, 641,200 pounds at 15c per pound, $696,180.00. AAA benefit pay ments for cotton plowed up, $151, 574.00. Total value crops plus benefits, $2,708,339.00. 1934—Cotton, 119,952 bales at 12.5c per pound, $1,549,356.00. Peanuts, 436,400 bags at 3c per pound. $1,112,832.00. Tobacco, 4,301.283 pounds at 28c per pound, $1,204,359.00. AAA ben.fit pay ments, cotton and tobacco, $522, 278.00. Total value plus benefits, $4,388,825.00. Estimated 1935 AAA benefit payments — Colton, $273,406.00: Peanuts, $134,256.00: Tobacco, $17,675.00; Total, $425,337.00. PATROLMEN GIVES DRIVERS EXAMS Anybody who does not have ; drivers license yet and has no made application will be requirec to take an examination. Patrolmen Long and Arnolc give these examinations at Hair fax on each Tuesday and Friday Northampton county driver can take the exam on Thursda; afternoon in Jackson. Baby Found In Filling Station In Suffolk; Its Mother Arrested Here Al The Baptist Church Sunday The* pastor's subject for the morning will be: “THE BROKEN SNARE." His subject for the eve ning hour will be: “LESSONS FROM THE QUEEN OF SHE BA'S VISIT TO SOLOMON." “Part of the rich heritage that God has planned for you in the New Year is suffering. He will permit in the life of each child of His a portion—just the right por tion— of difficulty and trial and temptation. What we see in these trials and temptations will large ly determine the riches that will be ours in this year. A Christian layman recently wrote to a friend: "How line it would be to go out in the opening year so yielded that every fresh circumstance or trial or t.mptation would prove to have the sweet face of Christ concealed in it. or bursting like a Hood of glory through some rift in the cloud and filling with ra dience our uplifted faces; so that each now obedience should be but the parting of the curtain, usher ing us into new wonders and ex periences of His inexhaustable riches and fullness. Old things ] would then be constantly pass ing away, all things constantly be coming new." What glories of abounding grace,—that the worst that Satan can do against the child of God in this New Year only furnishes fresh opportunity for God to pour out the treasures of His unspeakable Gift!"—Sun day School Times. By the Pastor FREEDOM LEAP FUTILE A negro prisoner in the county jail took a long chance with hi.' life- Tuesday and while not losing his life lost freedom. Lawrence Jackson, who is awaiting trial on charges of store breaking, was br light into the courtroom while Recorder’s Court was in session. Asking a deputy to let him go into an anteroom on the excuse of talking to his law yer, Lawrence raised a window and jumped, a.s this was the se cond story he luckily was n t hurt. Several saw the negro run and gave chase. Among these was Leonidas Hux, clerk of court, who is “some runner” (or so claims the negro), after running for about a half mile Hux caught the man. Lawrence is back in jail won dering where folks get the idea that a scared negro can outrun anybody, ev n a Clerk of Court. j Community Club Molds Jan. Meet The Community Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday eve ning at eight o’clock in the Amer ican Legion Hut. The ladies of the Baptist Mis sion! ry society served a delicious supper after which the following officers were in. tailed for tlit' en suing year: President, T. J. Mc Kim; Vice - President, Edgar Bounds; ad Secretary, D. H Moody. Loral junior Order j Installs Its Officers The J. O. U. A. M„ No. 201 held a meeting Monday night January 6th, for the purpose o the election of officers for the en suing year. These were: W. R Anderson, Councelor; H. M. Nev ille, vice-councellor; W. B. House Recording Secretary; W. M. Glas gow, Financial Secretary; J. T. D Rawlings, Treasurer; R. S. Fnun tain, Chaplin; C. E. Moss, Warden ; C. E. Meiggs, Conductor: W. J . Boseman, Inside sentinel; R. M , Mason, Outside Sentinel; Charle W. DuRant, Assistant Recordin; - Secretary; and C. B. Thomas Trustee. Haze] Clarj Lumis Fares Serious Charge of De serting Child A young Roanoke Rnpids mot her. Hazel Clary Lumis, is in a Suffolk, Va.. jail awaiting trial for abandoning her month old ba by in a service station there early ■* Tuesday morning. The woman was arrested by Weldon police Wed nesday morning in the South Wel don home of one of her sisters. The child was born about a month aga while its mother was visiting another sister in Norfolk. After the child was born, accord ing to tire woman’s story, her people made her leave and she caught a ride with a truck owned by a transportation company of Roanoke Rapids. When it passed through Suffolk, she asked the driver, J. W. Davenport, to stop at a filling station which was closed. When he did the woman carried the baby, which she had kept hidden under her coat, into the rest room and left it. The following account pub lished in many daily papers tells a graphic story of the finding of the baby: Baby Is Found In Gas Station Suffolk, Jan. V.—William Hcw cll, proprietor of the Standard Oil Service Station, located on Pinner^ , and East Washington street., found a tiny baby girl, around six weeks or two months old, lying on the concrete floor of the ladies’ rest 1 room of the station when he opened for business today. Mr. Howell heard the baby cry ing when he unlocked the station ' and went in the rest room follow , ing the cries. The rest room door is not locked during the night. He notified the police and Pa ' tirolman Tom Spiers came and .took the baby, nearly dead with cold and exposure, to his home, where Mrs. Spiers looked after it ; until the arrival of Dr. Edward 1 Joyner, city physician. The baby was taken by Dr. Joy ner to Virginia Hospital, where it . will remain until some disposition | can be made. The child is pretty and was I dressed in a blue silk cap and a little hand-made dress and a soil | ed cotton blanket. Dr. Joyner stated that he bc ' lieved the baby had been left by I some transient and that it had : been doped. It refused nourish ment at the hospital and appeared drowsy. The police are checking up in an effort to locate the par ents who abandoned the child. I One of the readers of the above story remembered seeing the truck stop at the station and when it came back through Suffolk Tues day night il was stopped by police and the driver after being quiz zed disclosed the information lead ing to the woman's arrest. While awaiting the arrival of Suffolk police Wednesday the woman told her story. She is also the mother of a two and a half year old boy. The child is staying with an uncle here. Her husband left her over a year ago, she said. The driver, Davenport, did not knew that she had the baby with her, the woman claimed.. The charges against the woman is serious as it is a felony in Vir ginia. Car Hits Wagon An automobile owned by Gar land S. Sydnor, vice-president and chief engineer of Sydnor Pump & Well Co., of Richmond, hit a wa gon near Pleasant Hill Tuesday night about 6 o'clock. The wagon, being driven by Nelson Adams and owned by J. P. Moore cf Tripplett, Va., was com pletely demolished, while the ne gro escaped with minor injuries. Mr. -Sydnor and his negro chaueffer, Charlie Carter, suffer ■ ed * painful cuts and bruises about the head and' body. The • car was considerably damaged; > One of the mules pulling the ! wagon was instantly killed while , the other so badly injured it had to be killed. • ■. ■ tib. *
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