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READ IT FIRST IN THE ROANOKE NEWS — BRINGS YOU COVERAGE OF HALIFAX COUNTY THE BEST NEWS AND ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THIS ENTIRE SECTION Sixty-Ninth Year Published Every Thursday — Weldon. North Carolina Thursday. April 9. 1936. Body of Rapids Man Taken from Reservoir Disappeared Wednesday In Drunken % Stupor The body of Henry Pulliam, 4.1 year old white man, was found in the reservoir of the water works here Saturday night. Pulliam, who lived in Roanoke Rapids had been missing from his heme since Wednesday. His wife came here Saturday and reported his absence to the police. An in vestigation got underway immed iately and it was discovered that Pulliam and another man, whose name could not be learned, got a room at a hotel here Wednesday night, A short time after going to the room Pulliam, who was said to have been drinking, went nut to get sandwiches and never return ed. The other man made ns at tempt to find him but after wait ing for him until ten o'clock Thursday morning lie return :d to Roanoke Rapids and took Pul liam's car to his wife. Mr. Hudson, who is night wat chman at the Weldon C.ttcn Manufacturing Company stated that he saw Pulliam about 2 o’clock Thursday morning and or dered him off the mil property. He said the man went in the direc tion of the water plant. Police investigated and found tracks near the reservoir. Searchers then started dragging the water and the body was discovered. It was in good state of persavation. Coroner Cooper was called from Enfield but no inquest was held as the death was an accident, it be ing evident the man fell into the open lake in the dark. Pulliam, who was employed by the Roanoke Mills Co., leaves a wife and five children. Says F.arm Fight Has Just Begun — Tarboro, April 8.—“Put farm ing on a paying basis, and when that is done, other economic ills will adjust themselves," said At torney A. O. Dickens, of Wilson, before a large gathering here in : his opening speech of the cam pagin for congressman from this ^ district. The speaker told of the things j being done in the vast farm pro- j gram, and stated that the farm I fight was just begun. He showed why prices must be kept to fair figures, in order that the East Carolina farmer might make a liv ing from his labors, and have a greater security. Attorney Dickens is scheduled to come to Bertie County in the near future, to see and speak to many of the county people. County Board Meeting Monday The County Board of Commis sioners had their regular meeting Monday, April 6, the following members were present: J. W. Whitaker, chairman, N. W. War ren, J. W. Collier, M. W. Perry and J. R. Wrenn. Peddlers license was issued to Geo. W. Edwards, a disabled World War Veteran, subject to being revoked by the Board at any time they so desire. Mr. Akers with the Board of Education and the Roanoke Rap ids school Board came before tile Board asking for additional school room and buildings, the matter was deferred until a later date. Miss Winnie Burt came before the Board outlining in general the work the sewing rooms through out the county is doing. She also had on demonstration some gar ments made by the Sewing classes. The following resolutions were passed. Resolved that we the Board of Commissioners of Hali fax wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to Miss Burt for the much needed and splendid work she is doing through the sewing rooms in the county. J. B. Hall, Welfare Official, turned in his monthly report, same being accepted and ordered filed. Liming land is one of the soil improving practices for which credit will be given in the new soil conservation program. T. S. Royster of Gaston county lost only 7 chickens during the first week out of 500 Reds brooded with a brick brooder. Garysburg Girl Wins $1)0 SVizc Miss Florence iJose Vi ins Top Honor in Smitli I )onglass ('.ontesi Finest word-hunter among 42, 329 boys and girls in Virginia and | North Carolina is the idle of which Miss Florence Rose, Garysburg, can boast today. Miss Rose re ceived notice this week that she was the lucky winner of the first prize of $150 in the $1500 prize contest sponsored by the Smith Douglass Company, fertilizer man ufacturers of Norfolk, Va., for finding the greatest number of ob jects whose names began with the letters S or I) in a picture pub lished by the company. The con test began in February and ended March 15. During that time 42. i 329 boys and girls tried their hand ! at building a list of words in or der to win a share of the prize money offered. Also, Smith-Douglass awarded 388 other prizes in amounts rang ing from $15 to $1. In addition to this, the Smith Douglass company is happy to an nounce that every one of the en trants who did not win will re ceive a consolation prize of a hand some streamline automatic pencil. In making announcement of the prizes. O. F. Smith, president, and R. B. Douglass, vice president of Smith-Douglass Company, Inc., sent this message to all contestats: “The general level of answers in this contest was amazingly high. We regret that a cash prize could not be given for every good list. To the winners we extend our hearty congratulations and to all entrants we send our thanks for ■their interest.” At the Baptist Church Sunday Special Easter Sermons to He Given INext Sunday The pastor will preach sermons appropriat ’ for Easter both next Sunday morning and night. Our choir will have special Easter Easter selections for the morning and the evening heurs. Let us all be present at both hours as we think about our “Arisen and Tri umphant Lord.” “On an island noth of Scotland there is a slate quarry. The workmen descend to it by means of a ladder. One evening a sud den violent storm drove the quar rymen from their work, and in their haste the ladder was left fas- : toned to the cliff. The night was dark and stormy. A ship was driv en close to the island by the waves and her crew knew that if they were wrecked on that steep coast they would be lost. The waves dashed over her, tilled the cabin with water and drowned the wife of the captain. Then the sailors took to the riggin, but they were at the mercy of the wind and the waves even there. They gave gave themselves up for lost as she struck. But lo, as she struck, their terror changed int.; joy. For there beside the clift was a ladder that seemed to have been placed there on purpose. They hastily climbed up to it and reached the top in saf-ty, while the vessel went to pieces at the bottom. The Easter hope is the ladder of life— tlie ladder of life." By The Pastor. ENTERS SCHOOL Hardee Rowe, son of Mrs. Annie Rowe, left Saturday to enter Re novard Training School for Em baliners at 300 Fourth Avenue, New York City. Hardee will be gone six months and though his many friends will miss him greatly they wish for him much success. CLINIC WEDNESDAY The regular monthly orthor pedic clinic for Halifax ccunty 1 cripples, children and adults, both ! colored and white, will be held Wednesday, April 15, from one till four o’clock in the Rosemary Bap tist church. Dr. Cole of Greer.s I bero will be in charge. Fishing Allowed Easter Monday I - Lake Mattamuskcet Re mains Open During (ilnseil Season Game Protector, J. H. Ramsey i : been notified by the State De part mf t of C •n.iervation and De velopm.nt that rvving to the fact that Ea ter holidays come during :ii do. ed season for fishine., and .since Easter Monday lias always been a popular day for fishing, the board has ugr- ed tj lift the ban on that day, permitting the taking of game fish on Easter M n.d; y. There will b, no ob jection to fishing on Easter Sun day. These two days are the only open days that the board will al low during the closed season, and Mr. Ramsey has been notified to govern his work accordingly. Of interest to a number of fish ermen here is the fact that the U. S. Bureau of Biological survey lias agreed to let Lake Mattamus keet remain open for fishing through the closed season. This applies only to such waters as are within the boundaries of the re fuge. All the waters outside of the refuge are closed the same as other state waters. The lake is well supplied with fish and excel lent catches are being made there f bass, crappie, white perch, and goggle eye. Student Officers Chowan Installed Miss Martha Yates Sey mour, and Others, Are Placed in Office Murfreesboro, April 7. — The Student Government Association of Chowan College held its annual installation service Wednesday, April 1, in the college auditorium at the regular chapel hour. Ruth Stephenson, president cf the re-1 tiring Student Council, presided, i Taking charge of the service, Miss Stephenson asked for the co operation of the student body with the new Student Council. Martha Yates Seymour, incoming presi dent, asked for the aid of each stu dent by quoting from Kipling, “For the strength of the wolf is in the: pack, and the strength of the pack ] is in the wolf.” As a part of the installation service the incoming officers made a pledge of “individual responsi bility, loyalty, and honor” to the Student Government Association. These officers are: Martha Yates Seymour, president; Ruby Edens, vice president; Swannanoa Ben thall, house president; Mattie Grey Hoggard, secretary, and Loyd Moore, treasurer. Dr. R. R. McCulloch, as speaker for the occasion, read as his scrip ture the 13th Psalm, which fur nished the theme of ciitzenship. "Education is said to be prepara tion for life”, he said, “but this is an error, for it is life itself. “It is also citizenship, and since not many of the student body have yet an active voice in our national government, it is fitting that we are privileged to take a part in tile government of our institution. We ,-hould realize the opportunity which is offered to us, and should make the greatest possible con tribution to our college." CAROLINA RIVERS are over flowing their banks, causing deaths and property destruction and disrupting highway traffic, as a result of the wind and rain st.rms that swept over the State ! Monday and Tuesday. A twister j that struck Greensboro Thursday night of last week did millions of dollars property damage, cutting a wide swath in the residential and business district of the city. THE KNOWN DEAD from storms that have swept over south ern states during the past week are listed by states as follows: Mississippi 219: Georgia 183: Ten nessee 12; Alabama 11; Arkanses 1; South Carolina 1. Gainesville, Ga., was the hardest hit $,f any city, suffering a loss in life of 103 and property damage of $10,000, 000. Sam Houston's Son a DALLAS, Tex. . . Andrew Jack son Houston, 82, (above), only living son of Gen. Sam Houston, hero of the Texa* Revolution against Mexico 100 | years ago, is to be an honorco guest at the opening of the Texas Centen nial here oil June 0 Thieves Euler Warehouse Here Tires and Fertilizer Haul ed Away in Truck Thieves entered the warehouse ot the Eastern Fertilizer Corpora i tion here Thursday night and l ok twenty nine bags of fertilizer and ah. four automobile tires belong ing to ii. W. Carter, Jr. Entrance was made by removing ! the lock from the front door. The back door was uni eked from the inside and the truck backed up to the door and loaded. The truck tracks were traced early Friday morning from the warehouse down the old mad to the river where it turned around and returned to town where the tracks were lest. There was no evidence of ar.yojie having gotten out of the truck . r unloaded any thing along the way. Police have r clues as to the identity of the robbers. Those connected with ,lh. ware house here are pleased that the quality of Eastern Fertilizer so appeals to people that they must have it even if they have to steal it. Death Results From Rad Fall Alter Ill ness Mrs. Lou Ray Barnhill Willis. 40, died at her home here Monday evening at 7 o'clock from injuries which she sustained in a fall early Monday morning. She had been sick since Friday and at an early hour Monday she atu mpted to get up and fell in a faint su lk ing her head and breaking her jaw bone. Funeral services was held W od nesday afternoon at Chase City. Va., and the men employees of her store acted as pallbearers. Mrs. Willis was manager f nc of Weldon’s leading business houses, the Acme Grovery Com pany. She was a former presi dent of the local Merchant's Asso ciation and took an active part in [ the business and civic affairs of l this community. She was born and reared in Bethel, N. C., but she and her i family moved here about fifteen i years ago where Mr. Willis was I e nnected with the Weldon Fruit I and Produce Company later be coming manager of the Acme Gro cery Company. He proceeded Mrs. Willis to the grave by , xactly to the day four years and she took his place as manager of the store. urviving are three sons, C. E. Willis, Jr.. Jack and Divid Willis, all of Weldon, her mother, Mrs. M. A. Barnhill of Miami, Fla., two sisters. Miss Mabel Bure.hille ol Bethel, Mrs. Norman Tucker of Spring Hope, and four brothers, Joe Barnhill, ot Bethel. H. Barn hill of Richmond, Va., W. T. Barn hill of Stella, N. C., and Donald Barnhill of Miami, Fla. As a result of the recent bad weather, many mountain farmers report a shortage of feed. J. T. | Randall of Madison County lest four valuable beef cattle in the recent snow. Business men of Brevard are cooperating in the Transylvania Farm Program of lime, legumes, I livestock and poultry based on soil conservation. Copier! by Hicnard S. F nnluin rj"hc resurrection hope takes the sting oul of deatii. Too mo. y Christians suffer from the fear of ! death, though we are sure that ; they do not fear as others do. But the flesh is weak, and we shrink ■ from fear. The cure f. r this is to be found in a fuller c nfUT nee in oui Heavenly Father and in the a- urance of immortality. The ia'e 'Ton Maclaren" u od ?n be fond of relating the following beautiful littl story, as serving to allay the needless fear.- of God's people when they enter the valley ! of fie shadow of d ath. There ; was <i dear old Sc ten lady who \ wanted bodily to go t-u the city of Edinburgh. But for years she could not be persuaded to take the railway j urney, because of I her great dread of the tunnel | through which she would have to ! pa<s. One day, however, circum | stances arose which compelled her • t. take the train for Edinburgh. For awhile her Cars were great, ; and her agitation increased as the train on its journey drew -car to the dreaded tunnel. But before the tunnel was actually reached ; the old lady, worn out with ex ; citemcnt, drjppcd peacefully to i sleep, and when she awoke it was ! to gladly discover that the tunnel | had b. en passed. Two irreligious young men were discussing the resurrection, tell ing each ther why it was impossi em to ai t - rise. Th:n Deacon Myers came passing by, and in a joking way one of the young fellows called to him: “Say, Deacon, tell us why you believe that Jesus rose again!” “Well’ he replied, “one reason is that 1 was talking with Him for half an hour this very morning.” We all may have experimental pi of ol His resurrection and pre sence. More than a hundred years ago. an inffdel died in Han ver. Before his death he ordered that above his grave several large slabs of granite should be placed, bound n^jyther with iron bands, and above it all a huge stone block weighing almost two tons. It was done. On the st ru the inscrip tion was put: “This grave is pur chased for eternity; it shall never be opened.” But a little p plar n ,'d was inclosed in the mold within toe tomb. God in His pow er caused it to sprout and a little shoot found a crevice between the s on-bound slabs. In the course j f tim. its latent power broke the j iron bands asunder and moved i every lone out if its original po.s- i itior.-. The whole structure was displaced thereby and the grave opened. The tree still lives and waves it - branches over the rent sepulchre, which the infidel de clared should never b. opened. It just needed a tiny seed, one of j God’s marvels in creation, to an swer the challenge of the infidel. If a tiny seed can burst pen a grave, how much more can an omnipotent Lord make good His promise. V” JOH\ II. HI BB IRD Garysburg, April 7.—John H. Hubbard, 08, well known citizen of Greenville county, died at his i home in Garysburg Sunday, March 29th, Religious service were conducted at the Zi.n Bap tist church here, of which he was a faithful and devoted member, on Monday by the pastor, the Rtv. Finch. He is survived by his wife and two children, Sam Hubbard and Mrs. J. W. Davis f Petersburg, One brother, Arthur Hubbard of | Norfolk, and one sister, Mrs. H T. ! Edwards of Emporia, also survive. HOEY TO SPEAK a* I HON. CLYDE HOEY, candidate for Govern:r of North Carolina, who will speak at the high school building in Conway, Monday, April 13th, at 8 p. m. World Fashion Champion [ • * IP.A.S.I **• w'-zzzd NEW YORK . Miss Aida Meyers (above), of New York, is the fashion design winner wherein 23,(54") entrants from 14 countries through out of the world competed. The award was made by the Fashion Guild of Fans. Local Man Dies of Heart Attack Body is Laid lo Rost Sun da) in Northampton County Bennett Edward Stephenson died at his h me here Friday morning, April 3rd, foil -wing a , heart attack. Mr. Stephenson was borr. in i Northampton County. August 29, | !B7!). thus dying in his 57th year. He was the son of Mrs. Georgia i Stephenson and the late Bague i Stephenson. On August 30th, 1894 j h. was married to Miss Stella ■ Muse, of Portsmouth, Va. Captain Stephenson, as he was i kr. wn t his many friends wa an Atlantic Coast Line conductor for rty one years < e ex ; piration of that time on account ot I impaired health. He was a i member of the Methodist Church, i the Masonic Lodge and the Order : of Railroad Conduct rs. He came | tj Weldon in 1929 from Plymouth. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon' at 2:30 from the Methodist Church and were con ducted by Rev. J. O. Long. Rev. E. H. McWhorter, of Tarboro and Rev. R. S. Fountain. Pallbearers | were I-i. Farber, C. E. Carter. J. | H. R. well, C. J. Owen, J. J. Wil ley and J. T. D. Rawlings. Mem bers of the Masonic Lodge attend ed the funeral in a body. Inter ment followed in the family burial, g>r und in Northampto: . Surviving are his widow, one daughter, Mrs. EcUvard Smith, of Goldsboro; one -an, Dr. Bennett E. StepL.nson, Jr., wh is connect ed with tlie James Walker Mem orial Hospital in Wilmington: his' mother. Mr ■. Georgia Stephenson,. of Gumberry: four sisters. Mrs. Maude Flythe. of Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. Grace Harris of Garys burg; Mrs. Aria Gay and Mrs. Ruth CappclJ both of Gumberry; one brother, Blackwell Stephenson, als. one grandson. Legion Members to | Be At Ridi Square Next Tuesday Nile Josephus Daniels. Jr., and J. M. ('aniwell. \\ ill Be Present Josephus Daniels, Jr., comman der of North Carolina Department of American Legion, and .J. M. Caldwell, departmental adjutant, will bo present at the next moot ing of Northampton County Post No. Ill at Rich Square, Tuesday night, April 14. at 7 o'clock. Plans are being made to make this one of the biggest meetings of the American Legion in the Roa | noke-Chowan section this year. The officers and members of the i ! Hertford. Gates, Bertie, Martin and Halifax county posts have been invited. A dutch supper will be served at 7 p. m. The meeting vviil be opened in ritualistic form, using the new post colors just pur chased, which will be dedicated during this meeting. Commander Daniels is very . nxieus that every post in the above counties be represented as it will be impossible for him to visit every post in the State and he has a very important message for this meeting. Those who arc planning to at tend are asked to mail post card j to J. G. Madry, chairman of cor.t I mittee, advising number expect ing to attend. Red Cross Issues Call For Additional Funds Peanut Prices Go | Up the Past ^ eek Following the announce ment last week of tlie gov ernment's nil diversion pro gram for peanuts, prices have strengthened considerably and farmers are being offered from three cents to three and one- ( quarter for the best grade stock. No peanuts have been bought iocaliy for crushing for oil under the diversion agree ment, thr forms to he used in connection with it not having been complete, blit the an nouncement of the plan has ; rent regular millers’ prices to ant’, above three cents at the farm for farmers' stock. Sev eral lots have moved to the millers at the higher prices, al though the bad roads and a disposition of the farmers to hold peanuts until still bet ter prices are offered by mill ers have had the effect of hold ing down the volume of sales. Rate Reduction Is Announced By V. E. P. Company Recent Reductions to Roth; Domestic and Com mercial Users A small rate reduction, estimat ed to save Roanoke-Cht wan con sumers many thousands o£ dol lars annually, has been announced by the Virginia Electric and Pow er Company through the State Utilities Commission. The reduc tions are effective April 1 on both commercial and domestic billings, j Under the reductions ann.unc- j ed, domestic charges have been 1 reduced from 6.5 cents to six cents J per kilowatt hour for the first j block of CO kilowatt hours and commercial rates have been cut from 6.5 cents to 6 cents per kil owatt hour for the first block cf j 100 kilowatt hours. Other rates were unchanged. ■ Under them, domestic rates will i be 3.5 cents for the second block , of 60 kilowatt heurs, two cents for the next block of 60 kilowatt hours and 1.5 cents for all in excess of 180 kilowatt hours. There have been a number of j reductions on the part of the com- I pany since 193!) when the top rate was 15 cents a kilowatt hour. The reductions are the results of several months’ negotiation be tween the Utilities Commission and the power company. Stanley Winborne. State Util iti.s Commissioner who announc . d the reductions, affecting only the 1. west bracket, said the com pany plans further rate cuts “as soon as income justifies such a step.” I Baptist Laymen I To Attend Men's ! Meet Roeky Mt. I Conference for Both Lay-1 ; men and Ministers, Tues day. April 1 1 Delegates from the various Bap tist Churches in the Roanoke-I Chowan section are planning to attend a men’s meeting to be held in the interest of the work of the North Carolina Baptist Conven tion. Tuesday, April 14, at the First Baptist Church, Rocky , Mount, at 10:30 o’clock. Among the speakers will be R. ; N. Sims, Raleigh; Walt N. John son, Mars Hill; M. A. Huggins, Raleigh; and other distinguished Baptists. The conference is meant for the denomination’s men — both lay men and ministers. During the latter part of May or the first of June, a layman will be placed in the Baptist churches throughout the state to present to the many groups some phase of the Baptists great program in this state. Nine such meetings will he held throughout North Carolina. Aid for Tornado Victims in State Other States of South in ISood of Aid Follow ing Storms LOCAL WORKERS EXPECT MUCH HELP The Red Cross here has been called upon lo raise an additional amount of S2U0 over the amount raised in the recent drive for the aid of flood sufferers, to be used in extending relief to tornado vic tims of this and other southern states, necessitated by the storms of the early part of this week. This call for additional funds was received by Mrs. Wm. H. Knight, chairman of the local chapter from Nationad Headquar ters Monday afternoon and follow ed the wide-spread suffering and destitution which was left in the wake of the tornado which struck South Carolina, Arkansas, Mis sissippi. Alabama. Tennessee, and Georgia the fore-part of this week, bringing with it a death toll of between three and four hundred persons and an unesti mated property damage, and the tornado which struck Greensboro in this state on last week end, leaving a death toll of seven and a property damage running into thousands and thousands of dol lars. Heavy rains, floods, and fire hazards have added to the suffer ings of the victims of these tor nadoes and storms and the de mands for relief are urgent, there fore the Red Cross, while not re lenting in its work of rehabilitat ing the northern and eastern states j affected by the recent floods, is being called on to meet anoffier emergency and is issuing the calls to unaffected areas for additional donations. The local Red Cross, feeling the need for aiding the sufferers in our own state are therefore mak ing an appeal for additional funds to be used in this work, and feel that because of the nearness to No definite plans have been out lined for a county-wide canvass this county of the Greensboro suf ferers that there should be a ready response with additional dona tions to carry on this relief work, to raise this additional quota, but workers are confident that the people of Weldon will show a ready response to this call. TREASURY OFFICIALS have announced that first bonus bonds and checks would be ship ped to veterans by registered mail on June 15. Ebenezer Church Spring Rally to Be Held Sunday The annual Spring Rally for Ebenezer Church will be held at eleven o'clock on Sunday morn ing, April II). with dinner on the grounds. Rev. Win. Towe, a for mer pastor, and one who was greatly loved by the membership as well as others of the commun ity, will be present and do the preaching at that time. The pas tor, Rev. J. Basc.m Hurley, and the official board have set as their goal for that day the raising of half of their benevolences for the year. It is hoped .that every mem , ber of this church wjll make it a I point to attend this rally day ser vice and do all they can to make it a great day for Ebenezer. The public is cordially invited. Elementary l\ipht At Seaboard School The parents and friends of the local school are cordially invited to attend Elementary Night, which is to be given in the auditorium on Friday evening, April 17, at 7:45 o'clock. The program will be different from any ever given by the ele mentary grades and it will be an evening well spent. Some of the interesting features of the evening will be: "Inter pertive Dances,” English Dance, Toy Orchestra, Story Play and many other interesting features. There ■will be a small admission.
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