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READ IT FIRST IN THE ROANOKE NEWS — BRINGS YOU COVERAGE OF HALIFAX COUNTY THE ROANOKE NEWS EST \BLISHED IN 1866 — THE OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLIN \ THE BEST NEWS AND ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THIS ENTIRE SECTION Sixty-TSiintli ^ rar Published Ever} Thursday — Weldon, North Carolina IJimxIav. I‘Vlir»arv 20. 1936. Chief of Police Moore Shot In Seolland \eck Sunday Morning •/ <7 Finn) Ritos Are Held on Monday Afternoon AO CLUES Sheriff Says it is "IVrleet Clime" Scotland Neck. Feb. 111.—Fun oral services wore hold hero Mon day for A. P. Mm re, Chief of Pol ice. who was killed Ji re Sunday. Chief Moore was mysteriously shot and killed shortly after three o’clock Sunday morning when of ficers surmised he surprised rob bers about to loot the Bank of Halifax here. Sheriff G. 11. Johnson said Monday it appeared to him to have been “a perfect crime" as he had found no clues. He was di recting an intensive investigation. There was no evid nee any rob bery had been perpetrated in the bank nor in any business 'house here. It was the habit of the bank to leave the door to its vestibule un locked and it was believed Chief Mo, re surprised a lookout in the vestibule as a gang was just start ing its work. The chief was srot at close range with a shotgun, the shot entering his body going downward as if his assailant was standing on the steps in the vestibule. Moore's jugular vein and heart were pierced by the shot. The shotgun has not been found. Pistol Not Fired Chief Mcore fell backwards, his flashlight in his left hand and his unfired pistol in his right. He was the only night policeman here. J. V. Daisey, manager of a hotel across the street from the bank, heard the gunshot and noted a dog of Moore's was howling. Without dressing lie ran across the street and found Moore on the sidewalk just as he died. The dogt "Nfcro.” was a straggle* winch started hanging around the Chief a year ago. Daisey said he saw no one leave the scene and did not hear a car. A son of the chief, A. P. Moore, Jr., was two blocks away stirring up a fire in the mayor's office, which is also police headquarters. He heard the gunfire and ran to the bank, where he found his dead father. The young man said he saw no one in the vicinity except Daisey. A telephone operator at work nearby said she looked out of the window when she heard the gun shoot but saw no one. A resident in northern Scotland Neck, however, said a speeding car passed going in a northerly direction about the time the kill ing took place. Residents commented on the co incidence between the slaying of I Moore and the death from apop- : lexy Saturday of Eugene Bishop, a ; former policeman who was am bushed here 12 years ago but nev er recovered from his wounds. Moore is survived by his widow and several children. Funeral services were conducted here Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Meredith Offers Scholarships to Hi School Girls Notice has recently been issued by officials of Meredith College to the effect that the scholarship good for $75. which have been authorized by the Board of Trus tees of that institution, will be awarded on the basis of grades through the first semester’s work. As was announced previously, these $75 scholarships are avail able to th< girls of the Senior classes of the various schools who have mad the highest averages in their classes during their years in high school. This statement that averages for the first semester ot this senior year will be accepted, makes it possible for the eligibles to made immediate application. In the event that the highest avera ger cannot accept the scholarship, the girl rating second high is per mitted to apply. The number of scholarships thus offered is limited to 103, so that girls eligible for consideration are urged to file application at an early date. Additional infoi mo tion will be furnished on applica tions received by Mrs. G rdan Maddrey, Woodland, or Dr. Chas. E. Bruner, Meredith College. Ra leigh. I | Seaboard’s New Free Service Proves Popular “Just what wo wanted and a wonderful solution to the problem of getting small shipments t > and from the freight station” seems to be the opinion of all merchants storekeepers and individuals who have tried Seaboard Air Line Rail way’s free pick-up and delivery service as innumerable shipments of all descriptions are daily being j transported between shippers' doors and the freight station in locally owned, • S, aboard -c n-1 traded trucks. The new Seaboard plan has 1 proven a boon to all shippers and i receivers of less than car-load I freight who do not operate their j own trucking equipment bring- | ing them a dependable, d ior -to- ! | door service at prevailing low | freight rates, while to those who i operate their own drayage equip- ! merit, an allowance of live cents j per hundred pounds is granted for j performing*either the pick-up or \ delivery service themselves. Kerr Plan is Creating Interest Offers Advantage to All Farmers (’ooperal ing Washington, Feb. 1!).—Consider able interest has been manifested here by both Virginia and North Carolina tobacco growers in the past few days in a resolution in troduced by Congressman J-iui H. Kerr, of the second North Caro lina district, to supplement the Administration Biil which, in all probability, will be enacted as a ■substitute for AAA degislation. . .Asked by newspapermc n to-day to explain his resolution, Judge Kerr said: "The Department of Agriculture has prepared and presented to tiro ■ Congress if the United States an I amendment to the Soil Conserva- l tion Act through which amend ment and {aw the Uopartment hopes to be able to encourage tire production of certain crops and regulate the production of others. This is ci nditioned upon, and an inducement for, the farmer vol untarily withdrawing certain acreage from cultivation of certain crops. Those farmers who com ply with these methods of culti vation are given certain grants or payments by tiro Department of Agriculture, which payments come through general appropriations fr nr the Government. The far mer is not compelled to enter in to any contract with the Govern ment nor is he compelled to enter into any agreement whatsoever— the plan is purely voluntary and there is no element of compul sion, either as to reduction cf crop or to the entrance upon the part of the farmer into an agreement with the Department of Agricul ture. This method of conserving the soil and as an incident to this the reduction of acreage of certain crops will be administered by the Department cf Agriculture until the first day of January, 1938. Af ter that date this Act provides that the U. S. Government shall make certain payments and grants to the states in the Union upon state compliance with rules and regulations made by the Depart ment of Agriculture through which the states can make direct grants and payments to the far mers who will consent to take out of production that part i f their land which should be conserved and the fertility thereof be en hanced. This agreement which the farmers .may have with the respective states will be governed also by rules and regulations pro vided by the Department ot Agriculture, in order that grants may be made and money appro priated for the purpose of this Act. The Act does nit give the Department of Agriculture nor the | states any authority either to re ! gulate the production of crops ex ■ cept as an incident to the with drawel of acreage for soil conser vation purposes. I shall support this Bill because it stems to be in the light of the Supreme Court’s decision recently about the only way the Federal Government can (Continued on page 3) ISchools May Open Monday, Feb. 24 C. B. Thomas, Superintend ent of the Weldon Schools announced today the schools would open Monday, February 1 14 The schools, which have l been closed for some time, will re-open if no more bad weather is experienced in the meantime. The “worst winter in the 20th century” has made most roads impassable to any kind of traffic, thus stopping the school busses which transport most of the pupils to and from school. TWO MEN AND 180 GALLONS OF SPIRITS CAUGHT Hum Knnners Arc Taken After a Long (lliase One of the bigg.st loads of illegal whiskey ever taken in this section was captured Sunday night. Two men giving the names of Marvin Thompson and R. V. Har ris of Henderson, driving a Ford V-8 pickup truck were captured after a chase of about 30 miles. Patrolmen Longhand Arnold tried to stop the mrf, because thej truck did not have a tail light, all unry.sburg. Ihe driver would not stop, driving on at a high rate of speed. The truck turned in Weldon towards Roanoke Rapids. Bl tween Roanoke Rapids and Weldon, Chief of Police Ro binson of Weldon saw the truck and Patrolmen when they passed! him as he was c ming to Weldon, | realizing something was wrong lie turned around and joined the chase. In Rosemary the truck turned' towards Littleton and when the rough streak that is in the road was reached the Patrolmen were] forced to abandon their motor-, cycles. Chief Robinson picked I them up and continued the race. After a furious chase, which at times readied speeds i f 75 and 80 miles per hour, the officers caught the bootleggers between Littleton and Wurrenton. i In Recorders Court Tuesday the men were found guilty of having, illegal whiskey in their possession and Thompson was given 12 nvuiths on the roads. Harris was sentenced to five m, nths. New President of Chowan Presented to Student Body Murfreesboro, Feb. 18.—Dr. R. R. McCulloch, who came to Cho wan College, Saturday, February 15, to take up his duties as presi dent, was presented to the student body at the chapel hour, Monday, February 17. With Dean Schaible presiding, the Rev. J. H. Bunn, pastor of the local Baptist Church and professor of Bible in the college, introduced the incoming president whom he lias known for several years. After a special number by the college glee club, “Adore and Be Still”, by Gounod, Dr. McCulloch spoke to the students and faculty members, using as his theme a passage from John 15:5, “I am the vine, ye are the branches”. He stressed the idea that in the Master’s plan there is a place for every individual and institution. Becoming more specific he said that Chowan College had its place and its purpose and that eacli one in the personnel of the college had a definite, though maybe a small part, in fulfilling this mission. Further, he pointed cut that it be hooved each one to seek tnat place through the help of prayer. As for himself, the president stated that he intended to seek, humbly but sincerely, his own pe culiar place, and to perform his task by the help of Divine guid ance, “This principle,” he said, “applied by each and every one of us, will be the secret of future growth for the college.” ““"in NEW YORK Miss Fannye Marks of the Ladies Specially Shoppe, Roanoke Rapids is spending two weeks in New York on her spring buying trip. While in New York Miss Marks is stopping at the Hotel St. Moritz. New Farm Relief Rill To Replace The AAA Is Passed By Senate Measure is Given a Large Vote Calls for $.100,000,000 for Soil (lonsci vation Suhsidv < ,rop (iontrol FARMERS OF SECTION INTERESTED IN BILL Proponents Declare it Conforms to Supreme Court Decision The farm relief bill, sponsored by the administration as a means of relieving the acute situation brought about in agriculture py the invalidation of the AAA, was over whelmingly passed by the United States Senate in Washington last Saturday. The vote was 56 to 20. The bill now goes to the House. Koanoke-Chowan farmers have been watching the fate of the bill in the upper house of the national legislature with a great deal of concern. The measure calls for 5500.000,000 to be used in a soil conservation-subsidy brand of j crop control. It would authorize j expenditure of the half-billion dol- j lars in Federal subsidies to farmers based on their acreage of crop j land, soil-improving and erosion- | preventing crops, changes in farm ing practices and a percentage of normal production entering domes tic channels. The farm bill passed by the Sun ate would: Set up both temporary and per- j manent federal aid systems under which farmers would be paid di -ectly or through states for curtail ing production for soil conserva tion and other economic uses of thair lands. Authorize half a billion dollars lor that program. The temporary system would ■un for two years, during which .he Secretary of Agriculture would oe given virtually unlimited power .o make grants to farmers on the oasis of the productivity of their I ands during the year for which payments are made. After January 1, 1038. the per nanent system would become op erative, with states having the -ight to adopt control system sub iect to Federal formulas and re ceiving Federal subsidies to carry them out. No aid would be given after two years where a state took no af firmative action. State legislatures meeting any time before the two years are up could adopt a plan and join the permanent system immediately, out the Secretary ol' Agriculture would have veto power over the plans and administrative person ncl. Under the temporary plan. Fed eral grants would be measured by the acreage of crop land, acreage of soil-improving or erosion-pre venting crops, changes in farming practices during the year in which payments are made, and the per centage of normal production re quired for domestic consumption. No contracts, such as were en tered into under the AAA, would be permitted. The secretary could utilize the old AAA personnel and also the agricultural extension service, county and community commit tees of producers or such other state agencies as he deems neces sary. Payments would be subject to review only by the secretary, but with the Comptroller General hav ing authority to pass on legal phases. No state plan would be approv ed unless it provided for an ef ficient administrative agency or for submission to Washington of such reports as arc deemed neces sary to ascertain whether the plan is being carried out according to its terms. On or before November 1 of each year, the secretary would appor tion among states that adopt soil plans the funds for carrying out the control methods in the next calendar year. In determining <he amounts, the secretary is directed to consider “the acreage and value of the ma jor soil-depicting and major ex port crops produced in the re spective states during a represent ative period.” As an amendment to the 1935 soil conservation act, the bill de clares the broad policy aims to be: 1— Preservation and improve ment of soil fertility. 2— Promotion of the economic use and conservation of land. 3— Diminution of exploitation and wasteful and unscientific use of national soil resources. 4— Reestablishment and mainte nance of farmers’ purchasing power. 5— Maintenance of a continuous and stable supply of agricultural commodities adequate to meet consumer demand at prices fair to both producers and consumers. C—Prevention of erosion of rivers and harbors. Under the fourth policy, the secretary would be authorized, in his discretion, to use any of the funds authorized by the bill for “the expansion of domestic and foreign markets or for seeking new or additional markets for agricultural commodities or the products thereof, or for the re moval or disposition of surpluses of such commodities or the prod ucts thereof.” The bill would apply to conti nental United States, Alaska, Ha waii and Puerto Rico. Last Rites for Halifax Man Fri Funeral services for Mr. D. M. Campbell of Halifax were con iucted from the Methodist church Friday at 3:30 p. m. by the Rev. Bascum Hurley, pastor, and the Kev. A. C. Wilson of Norlina, for mer pastor of the Methodist church aere. Mr. Campbell had been in ill nealth for several years, having suffered several strokes. He is survived by his widow and the fol lowing children: Mrs. Jack Jones af Tillery, Mrs. Edna C. Harris of Halifax, Mrs. Jack Cassada of Roanoke Rapids and D. M. Camp bell, Jr., of Halifax. The funeral was attended by a large crowd of friends and rel atives. Negro Assaults D. P. Lattimore; Takes $14 Robert Simms, colored man knocked D. P. Lattimore, of Roan oke Rapids, in the head with a wagon spoke Tuesday night, knock ing him unconscious, took $14 from him and left. It was reported that both the men were drinking. Lattimore was feund near Pat terson mills. The colored man is being chased but so far nothing has been found out about him. Prominent Man Dies in Norfolk kinsman of Loral People is Laid to Rest Charles Franklin Pillev, 42, se cretary-treasurer of the Moon Shipyard and Repair Corporation and many years a prominent fig ure in Norfolk marine circles, died at his residence in Norfolk, Mon day morning. He was a native of Bath, N. C., and also lived in Wel don for a number of years. Mr. Pilley has been living in Norfolk for a number of years the last 15 of which were spent in marine repair work. He accepted the position in 1928. which he held up to the time of his death. Mr. Pilley, active in Norfolk af fairs, was a member of the American Legion Post No. 35, the Maccabees, and the Propeller club. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine Broughton Pilley; one daughter, Miss Charlotte Brough ton Pilley; one son, Charles Frank lin Pillev, Jr., all of Norfolk; his father, Thaddeus Pilley, of Wel don: three sisters, Mrs. J. H. Spruill, Mrs. H. R. Hargrove, and Mrs. D. S. Browder, all of Wel don; and two brothers, James Pilley, of Weldon; and Thad Pil ley, of Washington, N. C. Jailor Hux Has Light Task Lone Prisoner in Jail is I nlike to Run A wav * Most everybody is passing away the time close by the fire, “cussing" and “dis-cuss ing" the bad weather these days and there is at least one man in the county whose job will allow an unlimited amount of this pastime. He is Deputy Sheriff Hux. well known Jailor of this county. Jailor Hux reported to the NEWS Wednesday that he had tmly one prisoner-something very unusual these days. A-, the prisoner is a blind man Mr. Hux does not have to wor ry about losing him. Bank Hearing Held In Halifax Sat'day Continued I nlil Next Sat urday, February ' 22nd A hearing ordered by Superior Court Judge R. Hunt Parker was held in Halifax last Saturday. It was called for the purpose of in vestigating the affairs of the closed Bank i f Weldon, following a com plaint made by Elliott B. Clark, local attorney, representing two depositors in the bank. At the opening of the hearing Mr. Clark complained that he had not been given access to certain old records of the bank, which right he thought he had secured in an order signed by Judge Par ker two weeks ago. G. Harold Myrick, liquidating agent in answer to the complaint stated Ihe order specified assets and as the law required the court's permission when disclosing cer tain papers and records he felt it his duty to withhold the papers. However, he added there were no personal reasons for refusing Mr. Clark's request. In answer to a query by a NEWS reporter this ""Seek Mr. Myrick stated the records of the assets cf the bank had always been open to depositors. Judge Parker did not decide at or.ee on the first complaint but called for evidence in one of the complaints which Mr. Clark made at the January term of Superior Court when he secured a court order delaying the final sale of I assets cf the Bank of Weldon. The complaint was that a note of J. A. Dickens, with a face value of $2,000 was sold by the liquidating authorities for S200 some time in October, 193.1, to Louis Suiter of Scotland Neck and in a short time Mr. Rives, a merchant of Enfield, paid John Davis, a farmer who lives near Enfield, over $2,600 ft r the note. Mr. Dickens was called to the stand and testified that he did not receive a notice from the liquid ating agent that his note was go ing to bo sold. However, on cross-examination he admitted that he was financially unable to pay any thing at all on the note and that when it was advertised and offered for sale in April 1934. he had not bid a dollar on it. No bids were received for the note at that sale. It was adver tised lor four weeks prior to the sale. Mr. Dickens admitted he knew it was advertised then. Mr. Rives of Enfield testified that he paid John Davis over $2600 for the note in D.te fall, 1935. In defense of the sale cf the note Mr. Myrick testified that he had sold the note for $200 on the ad vice of the largest stockholder in the bank, J. A. Harvell, of Weldon; J. G. Branch, well known farmer of Halifax county and the attor ney for the bank Goo. C. Green. it is the usual procedure to se cure this advice and then a court order from a Supeiror Court Judge must be secured. The order lor the sale of this note was signed by a judge other than Judge Parker, (His name could not be secured when this was written.) At this time Judge Parker or dered Mr Myrick to show Mr. Clark any records available and the hearing was continued. The NEWS received the report today that the hearing wc uld be next Saturday, February 22. OUT ON BOND Dick Tudor one of the defend ants in the kidnapping case which was tried at the January Term of Superior Court and sentenced to State’s Prison from 3 to 5 years, appealed to Supreme Court. He gave bond in the amount of $2, 500.00 Wednesday and was re leased. ABC Board Plans to War On Bootleggers; OH (M’s $10 Reward Halifax Liquor Store is Robbed Hur*jlars 0<*t A\va\ \\ itli .$600 \\ ortli til I ,i<|uoi\s Some time during the* early m .mini* hours Tuesday the ABC store at Halifax was broken into and about 600 worth of whiskey was stolen. The burglar; gained an on entrance by forcing open the heavily locked fr nt door of the store, after which they proceeded to help themselves to sixteen cases and four bottles. And most of the stolen goods were high priced to the buying public. Ten dollars in change which is customarily left in each liquor store aft.r checking up at night was also taken. The m ney, which i.s usually left in the cash register, had been placed in a box on a shelf under the register. But this precaution availed noth ing as it was found by the thieves anyway. Necessity for a Balanced Farm Program in N. C. “Balance” may well be said to have become a major objective of the American people in these hectic years when so many bal ances have been upset by the worst depression in our history. Cries for balancing the budget, for balancing the farmers' income on a parity vvitn the income "of the Other producers, for a balance be tween the capitalist and the work er are heard on every side. Farmers, especially, are learn ing the need for balance in their farming program. They realize that they no longer can mine the soil of its fertility without re storing the balance through fer tilisers or soil-building crops— that a single cash crop, such as cotton oi' tobacco, must be balan ced with livestock or other crops. Cottonseed meal and hulls are North Carolina products that should prove a fundamental “bal ancer" for the agriculture of this State. As feed they are essential in a balanced ration for horses and mutes, beef animals and dairy cattle; and cottonseed meal is a good protein supplement in the source of organic nitrogen for re storing the balance of plant food in the soil. The fertilizer value retained in the manure after cot ton seed meal is fed to livestock is. also, high and the feeder can get this DOUBLE value by feed ing the cottonseed meal and put ting back on the land the liquid and solid manure. Widei- use of cottonseed prod ucts is one of the important ways North Carolina can achieve a balanced farm program, increas ing the income of farmers, im proving tlie fertility of soils and expanding the market for cotton seed, a leading product of this State. And, for the individual far mer. it is safe to say that "Bal ance on tile farm means a balance in the bank." L. AND A. CLUB MEETS The Literature and Art club met on Friday afternoon February 14, with Mesdames J. S. Turner, C. R. Turner and C. E. King as joint hostesses in the home of Mrs. J. S. Turner. The subject for the afternoon was "Purlitzer Prize Numbers." The first paper "A Brief of Jost ph Purlitzer" was given by Mrs. N. S. Barnes; Miss Margaret Garlick played “Souvenier” by Dredla; Mrs. Pierce Johnson then gave “A Review of the Latest Prize Winning Poem." after which she gave three of Kipling's poems, “On the Road to Mandalay," "If" and "When Earth’s Last Picture is Painted.” Miss Garlick then brought the program to a close with another piano selection "On the Beautiful Blue Denube" by Johan Strauss. The hostesses served a delight ful ice course in which the Valen tine motiff was carried out. iioney to be paid FOB INFORMATION The Halifax County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at a re i cent meeting decided to make war 1 on bootleggers. The board plans to exercise its light- under the law and attempt I > curb tin’ illegal sale of liquor. At this meeting the following resolution was passed: I "North Carolina, Halifax County. “At a regular meeting cf the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Halifax County, North Caro lina. held in Halifax, North Cam lira on the 24th day of January, 193fi, among other things, the fol lowing preambles and resolutions were adopted: “Whereas, the Alcoholic Bever age Control Board for Halifax County was crer'ed by the IDS.1) General Assembly, subject to a v he of the people of Halifax, for the purpose, among ether things, of curbing the illegal sale of al coholic beverages; and “Whereas, such illegal sale of ! alcoholic beverages has not been completely abolished in Halifax County: and "Whereas, it is the desire of the Alcoholic Beverage Control B ard of Halifax County to comply with the true intent and purpose of the Act of the 1935 General Assem bly in abolishing, insofar as pos sible. the ilegal sale of alcoholic beverages. “Now, Therefore, Be it Resol ved: That out of the fund of 5G. of the profits set aside for the en forcement of Chapter 493, Pub lic Laws, 1935, as provided for in Section IT of said Act, the Al coholic Beverage Control Board for Halifax County, offer and pay a reward of Ten ($10.00) Dollars . to any person who directly causes or procures the arrest and con ! viction of any person, firm or cor poration for engaging in the sale, or unlawful manufacture, of ille gal alcoholic beverages, or for en gaging in the illegal or unlawful sale, of alcoholic beverages, in Halifax County, North Carolina.” At the Baptist Church Sunday The pastor’s subject at the morning In ur will be the Fourth Beatitude which is: "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” His subject for the evening hour will be the Fourth One of the Ten Commandments which is: "Remember the Sab bath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Ford thy God: in it th u shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daugh ter. thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it." Our congregations at both ser vices last Lord's Day were very good. The pe. pie seemed to be interested in the study of the Beatitudes and of the Ten Com mandments. It is hoped that the house will be filled with people at both hours next Sunday. "A little boy sat in front of his father holding the reins that held a restive horse. Unknown to the boy. the reins passed arcur.d him and were also in his father’s hand, who saw occasion to pull them. The child looked around, and said, "Father, I thought I was driving; but I am not, am I?” I Thus it is often with men who think they are shaping n destiny which a Higher Hand than theirs i is really fashioning. They do j their own will, but they also do the will of G. d. A Stronger Hand guides them: a mightier hand holds the helm of the vessel, and saves from rock and wreck. Hap py are they who quietly yield to the guidance of an almighty Hand. I —Way of Life. By the Pastor. AMONG THE SICK Among those on the sick list this week are Mrs. J O. Long and son, Duncan, Miss Frances King, Mrs. Alice Hudson and Bill Harris for all of whom their many friends wish them a speedy recovery.
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