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READ IT FIRST IN THE ROANOKE NEWS — BRINGS YOU COVERAGE OF HALIFAX COUNTY THE ROANOKE NEWS ESTABLISHED IN 1866 — THE OLDEST WEEKLY NEWS BA PER IN NORTH CAROLINA TIIE BEST NEWS AND ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THIS ENTIRE SECTION Sixty-Ninth’t oar Published Every Thursday Weldon. Norlli Carolina Thursday. February 6. 1936. DRIVERS LICENSE ! CHECK-UP BEGINS In a few days State Highway Patrol T< Conduct Permit Survey JRIVERS WILL BE ASKED Ol EST 10AS The State Highway Patrol will ;et orders to start a driver's li nse check-up in a few days. All rsans without them will be cited nto court. The job of issuing driver’s li nses to the many thousands in state is about finished, accord ing to the Bureau officials. Any one who has not received word from an application made before Nov. 1 should see one of the Hi ghway Patrolmen stationed here for instructions. All drivers over sixteen years of age, who want to make an ap plication must observe certain rules. The drivers examinations are held at Halifax on Tuesdays and Fridays for Halifax County appli cants and at Jackson on Thurs days for those living in Northam pton County. Printed below is a list of the questions and answers which ap plicants should know. Applicants must answer ten of them. 1. How old must you be to ob tain an Operator’s license? ANS: Sixteen years. And ap plication must be signed by parent or guardian. 2. Who has the right to stop or question the driver or owner of a motor vehicle? ANS: The Highway Patrol and any other peace officer. 3. What is the cause of most accidents? v ANS: Reckless driving, 'Flog ging the road, failing to give sig nals, and pulling out of line. 4. Is it unlawful to use another person’s operator's license? ANS: Yes. 5. How may a motor be used as a break when going down a steep hill? ANS: By shifting into first or, second gear. 6. What should you do on ap proaching a railroad crossing? ANS: Slop and look for ap proaching trains and do not shift into high gear until across the tracks. 7. It is lawful to stop a vehicle on the driving portion of the high way? ANS: No. 8. What is the best way to stop skidding if you skid when you apply your brakes? ANS: Release brakes and turn ! in direction of the skid always having clutch in. 9. To whom must all accidents be reported? ANS:To the Department of Hi- ! ghwav Safety on forms furnished by them or any peace officer. 10. 'Is it necessary to speed to cause reckless driving? ANS: No. 11. When a driver of a car be hincUyou signals to pass, is it law ful tt> increase speed.? . Aiis: No. Move to right to al lsw car to pass. \12. What should you do at the sound of a siren, bell or whistle? ANS:Pull over to side of road and stop. 13. What is the fine for not stopping while a school bus is loading and unloading passengers? ANS: Fifty dollars fine. 14. Is it necessary to bring a vehicle to a complete stop when approaching an intersection mark ed by a S T O P sign? ANS: Yes. ( And unlawful not to stop.) 16. What are the three principal violations for revocation of a driver's license? ANS: Driving intoxicated; fail ing to stop in case of accidents; purgery in obtaniing your licen se. 16. Is it lawful to dfive in the center of the highway? ANS: No. (You should drive on the right hand side always.) 17. Is it unlawful to coast down a hill with gears in neutral? ANS: Yes. 18. What danger signal must be placed on the c-nd of a load that extends beyond the body of a ve hicle over three feet? ANS: A red flag in daytime and a red light at night. (Continued on Page 6) NOTICE i Thorp will bo a mooting of , tho White Ex-Service Mon at tho American Legion lint at Weldon on Friday, February 7th., for tho purpose of mak ing out applications for Ad justed Compensation. This meeting is not confined to I.o gicn members, but is open to all Ex-Service men. On the following Friday. February 14th.. a similar meeting will be held for the colored Ex-Ser vice men. Woman Hurt W hen Auto Turns Over On Slippery Road Mrs. Minnie Levine Sus tains a Fractured Shoulder Blade I - A Chevrolet coach, driven by j Miss Florence Golden of Woonsoc ket. R. I„ turned over on a cu-wc below Weldon on the 'Halifax road. Sunday evening. Miss Golden stated the cat struck a patch of ice on the high way as she was negotiating the curve. The car skidded and over turned in the woods on the side of the road. Miss Golden's mother, Mrs. Minnie Levine suffered a frac tured shoulder blade and minor cuts and bruises. The other lady, Mrs. Sarah Mittler, and Miss Gold en were only badly shaken up and bruised. They were rushed to the Roanoke Rapids Hospital immed iately after the wreck for examin ation. The car was only slightly dam aged. Green Is Chairman Of A Loan Clinic Mortgage Loan Clinic At Greensboro 7 to 12 Greensboro, N. C.. Feb. 4— Emry C. Green, president of Pilot Life Insurance company, will ser ve as chairman of the sponsoring committee of the insured mort gage loan clinic of the federal housing administration to be held here February 7 to 12 inclusive, J. L. Suiter, state FHA director said yesterday. A committee of approximately 25 Greensboro business men, who are leaders in their profession, will be selected to serve with Mr. Green in tIre undertaking. Plans for the mortgage loan clinic have been under way for several days and already many leading groups in the city have approved the pro gram. The clinic will be the only one in the state. Feeling that the clinic will ben- j efit the city of Greensboro and its citizens, Mayor Roger W. Harri son issued a proclamation yester day calling the Greensboro cit izens to attend the moss meeting on Thursday evening, February 6, and also to take part in the clinic. The mass meeting is scheduled for Odell auditorium at Greensboro college, starting at 8 o'clock. A banquet at fi o’clock at the King Cotton hotel precedes the mass meeting. Harry McManus and Donald Linville, special financial repre sentatives of FHA from Washing ton, are enthusiastic regarding the progress made in the program here. Mr. McManus cited experi ences he has had in more than a score of cities and said that the clinic here would rival those in the midwest and southwest dur ing the past eight months. “The men and women have taken to the FHA clinic with a great deal : of enthusiast!) and they are plan I ning to put the campaign over. The cold weather isn't keeping any I of your citizens from working,” he said. I Eastern Carolina is returning to ! the holding of swine feeding dem onstrations to determine best j methods of fattening hogs for [ market. (Mrs. Viola Collier Pneumonia Victim | Funeral Services for 15c lovcd Lady Arc Con ducted Tuesday Funeral service for Mrs. Viola Collier. 81. who died M. nday was conduct d at the First Methodist Church at 2 o’clock Tuesday af ternoon. Interment followed in the family cemetery in Northamp ton County. The rites '.vert' per formed by Rev, K. Ii. Fisher, pr. - sent pastor and Rev. R. S. Star nes, former pa. tor of the 1 cal church. Mrs. Collier was widow of Jo- -ph P llier and was before her mar riage, Viola Giant. She was born in Northampton County and has be n a resident of Roanoke Rapids for 38 years. She was an earnest worker in the service of the church, charter member of the Ladies Aid Society and served as treasurer for 28 years. She was active and regular in attending church, until one week before her death when she suffered a stroke. Practically all the local churches were represent ed at. the services ministers as well as laymen attended. Relatives and friends from many sections of the state gathered to see Mother Col lier laid to rest. Her grandsons and nephews were pallbearers: James Coley, Charlton G. ley, Marvin Collier, Jr., Wilmer Collier, Jimmie, Char lie and Henry and W. W. Grant. Survived by three children: Marvin D. Collier, Rufus Collier and Mrs. Sam Coley, of Roanoke Rapids, in addition whom she reared also survive Mrs. T. K. Ratchless, Durham; Mrs. Jimmie Limer, of Warrenlon. Episcopal Vestry Installed Recently The new vestry ot St. Mary's house. Episcopal student group at the Woman's College of ,the Uni versity of North Carolina. was~fii stalled recently at a service at which the Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick spoke. Miss Susan Ham lin, of Garden City, N. Y„ is pre sident of the vestry. Other members of the vestry are: Misses Willie Boyd, of Ayden, vice-president: Miriam Gault, ,cf Lake Waccamaw, secre tary; Frances Mullican, of Wal nut Oove, treasurer; Rachel Dar- i den. of Annapolis, Md.. social chairman; Susan Swett, of South ern Pines, social service; Aimee Moore, of Weldon, house; Ellen Parsons, of Petersburg, Va., altar; | Elizabeth Snyder, of Garden City, j N. Y., dramatics: Margaret Briggs, of Weldon, membership; Pene lepe Watkins, of Henderson pro gram: and Anne Putnam of Mont clair, N. J., publicity. Respected Citizen Passes Away Eri. - I R. W. Rawlings Succumbs to Heart Attack Last Week Funeral services wx-rc held from the residence here Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock for R. A. Raw lings, who died Friday night fol lowing a sudden heart attack. The rites were conducted by Rev. J. O. Long, pastor of the Weldon Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. J. J. Boone, of Roanoke Rapids, and Rev R. S. Fountain, pastor of the Weldon Baptist Church. Interment fol lowed in Cedarwood Cemetery. Mr. Rawlings had been u resi-1 dent of Weldon and near Weldon for more than thirty years, and had been a valued employer f the J. S. Turner and Sons lumber company for several years. Surviving the deceased are two daughters, M'. ses Essie and Sallic Rawlings, of Weldon and three sons, James and Harry Rawlings, of Weldon and Jobie Rawlings, of Roanoke Rapids; two step-sons. Willie Harrison, of Halifax and Lewis Harrison of Weldon, aL>o two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Finch, of Lawrenecville, Va., and Mrs. Hud son, of Emporia, Va., two brothers, W. G. Rawlings of Emporia, and T. D. Rawlings of Hopewell, Va. CCC workers have planted near ly half a billion trees in the past two and one-half years. An amateur radio station re cently saved an Indian baby’s life, en San Nicholas island, Califor nia, by reaching a physician on the mainland. [ Spring Fashion Parade Swings to Action NEW YORK . . . Spring fashions for women are now very much on parade here. On tin* left is an early straw with high pointed crown, trimmed with a sf-.-v of blue cornflowers and pink and yellow bachelor buttons. It is a sh:._v black basket-weave straw. The bow is of cornflower blue* silk taffeta. On the right is Miss Pamela Prime, wearing a navy blit*. * wool Spring coat with wooden buttons and hat to match. The coat has pockets on the sleeves and collar. TO PLANT IMPROVED COTTON SEED; BETTER YIELD-QUALITY Hears Complaints From Colton Mills About Short Staples Crown in the Section: Growers Frjrcd to Beware* of Cheap Seed Having had many complaints fro m cotton mills about the short staple cotton grown in tljis and suit unding counties, the county agent is urging farmers to make careful, selection Of tlieir cotton seed this year and use improved varieties which will pro duce longer lengths. Gotten mills are complaining that much of the c tton is less than 15-10 of an inch. Some of the cotton is being grown with 7-8 an inch staple, and even less. They advise that they find less than 15-16 is undesirable and say that in the future they will not be in a position to create a market for cotton of shorter length. The agent recommends the use i f improved varieties of Mexican or Cleveland seed, that are guar teed by the North Carolina agri culture experiment station. These varieties will produce a staple of from one inch to one and one six teenth of an inch. This will give a larger yield than the short sta ple and will at the same time give a staple that the mills want. Cheap cotton seed, given a fancy name and a high price, is being peddled in North Carolina again this year. Buying such seed is not only a waste of money, said P. H. Kime, plant breeding agronomist at State College, but it also leads to a serious deterioration of the cot ton crop. Last year, he said, farmers were fforeci Mars Rose seed, 010111100! to be a marvelous new variety, in packages of SI each. At this rate, the seed was selling for $50 a bushel. Yet actual tests have shown this j seed to be decidedly inferior to I the standard varieties recommend ed for this State, Kime declared. This year. Mars Rose and .Dixie ] Rose, both apparently just alike. , are being peddled again for "out rageously high prices,” he went on. Neither of those seeds will pro duce as high a yield as the stand ard varieties. Kime stated; their staple is nly 15-16 inch in length and irregular, the lint percentage is low and the bolls are small. At the Piedmont branch station near Statesville, experiments with ten vari.ties showed that Mars Rose was the lowest in lint yield. A test in Alabama placed Mars Rose near the bottom in a test of 30 varieties, and in Arkensas a test of 40 varieties found Mars Rose next to the lowest. Similar tests in other States have given like results, Kime pointed out. And although the tests were made with Mars Rose, he said the same may be said of Dixie Rose, as the two appear to be very much alike. "Don't buy cotton seed," he urg ed, "unless it is from a reliable source and of a variety recom mended for your farm.” Ten Divorces Are Granted In Court Halifax County Superior Court Hears Cases Monday Ter. divorces were granted in this term of court which began last Monday at Halifax. They were as t Hows: VV. L. Home vs. Fannie L. Horne; Dorothy Beatrice Faison vs. Lloyd Thurman Faison; Ray Haywood Johns n vs. Gladys O. Johns n; Willis Morris vs. Rosa Morris; ,T. W. Halford vs. Ollia Mae Half rd; Charlie Mincher vs. Maggie Mincher; Austin Johnson vs. Lelia Johnson; I’earl Ruth Jo ss Hayes, \ . Horace Lee Hay < . Juniou I >ani 1 v - Katie Dana 1; Goirge Washington vs. Willie Pool Washington. The following civil suits were heard: : Mollie S. Shaw, Admx. of Wit lie Shaw, deceased vs Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Go. Action dis missed by consent. Ennis Bryan, receiver; M. Hoff man & Brother, plaintiff vs. James G. Shields, trading as Shields commissary, defendant judged that the plaintiff recover of the defendant t.he sum of the seven hundred and twenty-live dollars with interest thereon from the first day. S. B. Rose vs. Atlantic Coast (Continued on Page 6) PARENTS ARE ASKED TO COOPERATE Town commissioner, II. L. Grant asked the NEWS to print an ap peal this week to parents. He ask than to caution their children against piling up snow and leav ing obstructions in the streets. It is dangerous and costly. Some children formed a big pile of ice and snow in th :■ middle ot Cedar street, if hit by an automo bile it would have caused it to turn over. The street department was called on to send a man to rent1 ve this ice and snow. It- is understood that the children did not mean any harm and are only playing but at the same time they should not do it. A little caution from parents may illimin ate this dangerous practice. Believe It Or Not Jackson, N. Feb. 5.— J. C. Long, of Severn, writes THE NEWS: "Our dog went hunting and came home with her mouth sore. An examina tion revealed that something had cut her tongue. Later her tongue dropped completely out of her mouth. The dog now cats, drinks, can bark and bite, even though she has no tongue." And if you don’t be lieve that, Mr. Long says that you can see the dog at his home. Larjre Sales Shown In Liquor Report Total Sales ('omit} s AIK! Stores Amount to ,$133,944.05 The following report was sent to the NEWS for publicati >n by .1. If. Glasgow, supervisor of the . County A. B. C. stores. • At the time of the quarter end ing Sept. 30. 1935, sales amounted to $40,707.40. and the net income was $5,438 83: sale-' t.ix paid up 1 • thi- time was $1,192.58. For quarter ending Dec. 31. 1 1935. the report showed sales, $93,236.65; met income, $21,814.84; and sales tax paid was $2,659.53. Totals were sales: $133,944.05; net in< me. $27,253.66; and -ale tax, $3,852.11. Boy Scout Troop Sponsors Picture Mont*} Raised for Summer Seoul Encamp ment The Weldon Boy Scout Troop with Coach L. G. Woodward, Scout Master, sponsored a special picture at Ihe Rialto theatre, Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. "Moonlight on the Prairie,” with Dick Foran and Shelia Manners. The Scouts cleared a sum, ac cording to the Scout Master, of $13 to $15, after paying all the ex penses. 'I he Scout troop is going to use this sum for the purpose of getting all the local Scouts an opportunity of attending a summer scout camp for a week, this summer. The Scouts appreciate the local co operation. and the cooperation of the management of the theatre. Seven Cases In Recorder’s Court Assault. Larceny. Resist ing Arrest and Speed ing Are Featured Junie Price, Thurston Price and Robert Lee Harrell, three white men of Scotland Neck were found guilty if assaulting Lester James. Harrell was sentenced to 30 days roads. The Price boys got 3 months each on roads. Junie Price was found guilty of resisting arrest and giv. n 60 days roads to begin at expiration of sentence of 3 months. James McEwan from New York was caught speeding and reckless’ driving by .1. C. Long S. H. P. Judgment suspended cn payment of costs. James Britt, colored plead guil ty of driving a motor vehicle while under enfluence of liquor, 5 months roads suspended on pay ment of a fine of $100.00 and costs, i License to drive revoked 2 years. Andrew Hicks and Henry Hines, colored plead guilty of stealing coal from the basement of the school building in Scotland Neck. Each was sentenced to 4 months roads to be suspended on payment of one half costs each. Capias to issue on moti n of Solicitor. Edward Whitfield and Hilliard 'Braswell called and (failed. A capias was issued and the case continued. Clyde Powell, colored charged I with stealing chickens was sen tenced to 4 months roads suspend ed ■ r. condition he appear the first Tuesday of each month for one year. METHODIST CHURCH Next Sunday is designated as Race Relations Sir day. The pur pc so, of course, is to foster a bet ter understanding among the dif ferent races. Th regular morn ing service will bo conducted as usual, the pastor preaching. At the evening hour, however, special emphasis will bo given to the above suggested question. Plans are being made to have a quartette from the local colored Methodist Church pros, nt to sing several selection. After the de votional service, the pastor will speak on the subject: "God And the Black Man* Effort will be put forth to make this service not only interesting but profitable. The people are cordially invited to attend. A thought for the week: No mule ever pulls and kicks at the sain; time. Do you see the moral with reference to church people? FLUE-CURED WEED COMMITTEE GIVES LENGTHY REPORT W eldon Schools Close Friday Weldon Schools wort* closed here today and Supt. Thomas stated that in the event of bet ter weather they would re open Monday. Feb. 10. How ever as tin* NEWS goes to I press a heavy snow is failing and it was impossible to drive ! schools can open Monday. Due to the freezing weather the roads held up and were passable until it started to get warmer the first of the week, then the roads thawed and it was impossible to dirve over some of them and others were so bad they were expen sive to drive over. The school blisses had to be pulled out numerous times and were forced to drive in low gear most of the time. It lias been reported one of the trucks burned 19 gallons of gas in a day getting over the roads. Flood \ ictim's Mother Succumbs To Brief Illness Mrs. Charlie Massey Sue-! eumhs to Attack of Pneumonia Mrs. Charlie Massey, G8, the ■ mother of Roanoke River’s flood j victim week before last, Paul j Mas-.y, died al her home on Ma ple street late Wednesday night, I with pngummijr.- *‘-" Mrs. Massey had been ill since ■ her son’s drowning. Her illness I developed into pneumonia Wed- j nesday. She was a faithful mother, | friendly and go d. She was for-; rnerly from Pleasant Hill; while! there she was a regular church member and a willing worker. Mrs. Massey is survived by her husband, Mr. Charlie Massey, one son, Walter; two daughters, Daisy : of Scotland Neck and Mamie of Weldon; als three grandchildren. The funeral services were held from Rowe funeral home Thurs day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The burial was at Pleasant Hill. BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor’s subject for the morning hour will be “The Second Beatitude". His subject for the evening hour will b< “The Second Commandment”. The second Beatitude is: "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." The second one of the Ten Commandments is: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or ony likeness of anything that is in Heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shaft not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, the Dord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth genera tion of them that hate Me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.” The pastor is preaching a series of sermons at the morning hours upon the Beatitudes, and he is preaching a series of sermons at the night hours upon the Ten Commandments. An aged Scot told his minister that he was about t > make a pil grimage to tile Holy Land. "And when I’m there,” said the pilgrim complacently, "I'll read the Ten Commandments aloud from the top o’ Ml. Sinai.' Th. minister looked al him with an eye of pity and said, "Sandy, lake my advice: bide at homo and keep them."— Dr. Bryce. By the Pastor. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. ar.d Mrs. T. R. Manning are receiving congratulations on the birth cf a son on Friday, Jan. 31. at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. James Tilghman announce tire birth of a son on Monday, February 3, at their home on Cedar street. Reduction of I.ast "V ear s Plantings Declared Necessary RECOMMENDATIONS MADE TO (GROWERS The duo cured tobacco advis ory committee announced its re port this week. The report, which follows, shows that a reduction of acreage under last year’s total plantings is necessary to stabilize tile market. "The Flue-Cured Tobacco Ad visory Committee, after receiving reports fr,..m all flue-cured pro ducing states and after conference with officials of the Tobacco Sec tion of the Department of Agri culture, members of Congress, Constitutional lawyers and others, has arrived at the following con clusions: “1. That the Supreme Court decision of Jan. 6, effectively did away with the very helpful and successful tobacco program car ried on under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration for the past three years. “2. That the Soil Conserva tion program now being consid ered by Congress will be very helpful to farmers wli, put them selves in position to comply with its terms, but will probably not offer to tobacco growers as effec tive means of production control as did the Agricultural Adjust ment Act. “3. That if flue-cured t.bacco growers carry out their present expressed intentions, a crop of 900 million pounds or more will be produced in 1936. "4. That the largest crop that it now appears can be sold at rea sonable prices with present de mand conditions will toe around -640 million pounds. ..* ■ "With this situation in mind, the Flue-Cured Tobacco Commit ipe makes the following recom mendations: “1. That all production credit agencies, including warehouse men, fertilizer dealers, and gov ernmental sources exercise ex treme caution in extending credit for tobacco production this year. "2. That flue-cured tobacco growers reduce their individual plantings in 1936 30 percent below their bases under the 1936 con tract. “3. That all tobacco growers attend the program planning and discussion meetings new being conducted in thoir counties, and put themselves in position to take advantage cf the proposed Soil Conservation Program or any new program offered by the Federal Government. "4. That as soon as Congress enacts Farm Legislation, the growers be notified of its provis ions, and what it will be neces sary for them to do to qualify for its benefits.” Late NEWS B-R-l-E-F-S State, National and Worldwide. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT rec ommended to Congress Tuesday that it scrap the Bankhead cotton act, the Kerr-Smith tobacco act, and the Warren potato act, thus doing away wih the AAA legisla tion that has either been declared unconstitutional or is expected to be so declared. This step was seen as preliminary to enactment of new legislation on the subject. SENATOR WILLIAM E. BORAH definitely entered the race of the Republican Presidential nomination by authorizing his friends to campaign for delegates from the State of Ohio. NINETY - NINE THOUSAND Americans died in accidents last year—one for every six minutes. The total bill for Americans’ care lessness was added up to approxi mately $3,000,000,000 in property damage, wage loss and medical ex pense. JUDGE ISAAC M. MEEKINS has been endorsed by Pitt County Republicans for President of tn® United States. His name may be ; presented to the Republican con vention at Cleveland in June, as North Carolina's favorite son can didate for the G. O. P. nomination.
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