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READ IT FIRST IN THE ROANOKE NEWS — BRINGS YOU COVERAGE OF IIAEIFJ0K. COUNTY 77//; BEST NEWS AND ADVERTISING MEDIt'M IN THIS ENTIRE SITTION f I SixtvNintli 'i t ar I’uldi-lied Kvcr\ TImr.-da\ — Weldon, \oilh (Carolina Tltmxhiv. Vjril 30. 1936 Three People Killed In Two Wrecks Al Roanoke Rapids Sat, Car Overturns Killin'; 12: Child Struck By A Passing Auto Two people died in Roan. kr Rapids Hospital Saturday night i result of an automobile aeeidenl which occurred Saturday alt. r noon around tw o'clock, when a Pontiac Sedan driven by Claude Shaw missed the railroad crossing at the intersection of tenth street and Bolling road. The dead are Claude Shaw and his mother, Mrs. Delia Karnes, both or near Thelma. Other oc cupants of the car. who were un injured, were: Pressley Barnes and a negro. Sergeant Kirkland, of the Roan oke Rapids police f rcc, viewed the wreck and stated it was caus ed by reckless driving. A short time after the other ac cident and near the same place a car driven by Mrs. R. T. Perkins, of Littleton, struck five year old Albert Hughes Jarvis ol Roanoke Rapids. The child died later at the Roan oke Rapids hospital. Albert Hughes had foil wed a friend. Floyd Bryant, across the street and then turned and start ed back to where his grandfather | waited on the other side of the street. Bryant saw the child in the1 path of the approaching car and tried to save it but was unable to do so. Mrs. Perkinson is suffering from 1 shack and is under a doctor's cure. A warrant lias been issued against her charging her with reckless driving. However, no hearing has been held because . f her serious condition. The little boy was buried Mon day afternoon in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery, with Rev. J. J. Boone. I officiating. At the Baptist Church Sunday The pastor’s subject for the! morning hour will be: "W.lat Have I Done?” His subject for the evening hour will be:: “The Great Supper.” Our auditorium was almost filled with people last Sunday morning, and the evening congre gation was very good for a rainy night. Six new members were re ceived into our Church by bap tism last Sunday night, and t':ure| was one who confessed Christ as j her Saviour in the evening hour of worship. There are many Bap tists living in Weldon who have their church membership else where. We invite all of them to move their church membership to our church. There have been sev eral who have requested the pas tor to write for their church let ters within the last two weeks. We hope that others will make this same request. “A lady who had for many years been a great sufferer said, after a visit from the sainted Dr. Chal mers: “Oh. yes, I am bettor ibis , afternoon. Mr. Chalmers lias been here today, and he never comes' but after he is gone I think that is just how Jesus would have come to see me: that is just how Jesus would have spoken to me: that is just how Jesus would have look ed.” God help us so to live that people who remember us will al so remember Jesus Christ.— (Re cord of Christian Work.) “It is said that upon the table land of Asia Minor, the women may be seen at dawn of day going out-doors and lo. king up at then neighbor’s chimneys. They would see the one out of which the smoke is coming. Tit her they would go to borrow live coals with which to kindle a fire in their tvn homes. Do men watch tbys their lives? II in our hearts the Holy Ghost has kindled a sacred Arc. shall they not come to us for warmth and in spiration?”—W. R. Lambuth. By the Pastor.. COMMUNITY CLUB MEETS TUESDAY The regular meeting of the Wel don community club will be held at the Legion Hut Tuesday even ing at 6:30. An interesting pro gram is being planned. camud tri; ton RECORDl:ACS U DC! Manning Studio, Greensboro DR. W. A. CARTER, Weldon veterinarian, who announces i.: this ii rffice of R Judge. Freddie Bounds, Jr.. Buried Today Freddie Bounds Jr.. the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Bounds die i at hi.s home on Wash ingto:. Avenue, at four a. m., Wed nesday. !!-, was .<ixt-.cn years -of age. The fun-eta! services Were con ducted from his home, at four 'clock Thursday afternoon with Rev. J. O. Long, pastor ot the .Me thodist church, officiating. Tlie pallbearers were friends of Freddie, Jr.'s age: John Shearin, Jr.. Howard Bounds, Jr.. Vincent Wychc. C. P. Bounds, Jr,, Luther Draper, Jr., and Jimmie Ellis. Interment followed in the Ce darwood cemetery. Though Freddie was an afflict ed child, his .sunshine will be miss ed in his home. He was born in Weld n, and has lived here all h - life. He is survived by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Bounds. Sister of Local Man Dies in R. R. Funcal services were held from tlie residence in Roan he Rapids Monday afternoon, April 27 for Mrs. J. O. DeVane wh ■ died Sun day morning Roanoke Rapids hospital following an illness of only a week from pneumonia. The rites were conducted by Rev. G. I, price, pastor of tlie Baptist church and interment followed in the town cemetery. Mrs. De Vane, wh before her marriage was Miss Mamie C lyde Williams, was born in Williamston but had been a resident of Roan oke Rapids since she was five. She was the daughter of Mrs. J. W. Williams. Surviving arc her husband, two small sons. Jack and Tommy De Vane, her mother, one sister. Miss Inez Williams of Roanoke Rapids and five brothers, B. F. Williams of Weld n. J. L. Williams, C. D. Williams. Claud ■ and Haywood Williams, all of Roanoke Rapids. 2 Weldon Boys Receive Honors I Donald Ward, son of Dr. anc Mrs. W. J. Ward of Weldon, ha been elected secretary of the risinj soph more V. M. C. A. cabinet a the University of North Carolina I He has been an active member o the freshman friendship counci this year. Edward O. Baicy, another Wei | don boy at the University has th< | honor of having made the scholas i tic hon-tr roll for the last quarter To make the hon.r roll, a stu dent must make an average of 1 (00 to 95) on all of his courses. [ Kidnap Sentence A gainst Trio : is Taken Oil The* Stipromc Court f N. C * yesterday struck out the charge of kidnapping against Georg Smith, Dick Tudor and Jewel , Gray and affirm d the sentence of conspiracy and assault agains ’ Smith and Tudor. According to this decision, Smitl j and Tudor will serve sentences o l six months each. After being found guilty in Su perior C urt in January of char* s brought by Frank Mitchell unc ! !, hard Weaver, Judge Paikei ! -ent' need Smith u> from five t< i eight years in prison for kidnap , ping; Tudor from three to live years: Gray 18 months. T each was added six months for con spiracy and an ther .six months for a-sault as to Smith and Tu dor: the latter six months Judge Parker suspended. Week’s Term of Criminal Court Superior Court began a weeks term of cr.initial court on Mon day. April 27. 1036, with Judge F. H. Cranmer of Southport, presid ing. The following cases were con I tinned under former rder: Fred | Forest and P. B. Ivey, charged ! with liquor; R. F. Crawley, charg ed with 1.<|J r; and M. H. Cotton, charged with driving while drunk. Percy Bell, charged with reck less driving and larceny. Instanl , r capias returned “not found". Whit Newsome, charged with driving while drunk. It appear ing to the Court that the d. fond ant abandoned appeal to Superior Court and has paid the costs, the case goes ff docket. George Davis, charged with driving while drunk. Defendant called and failed Judgment nisi sei fa capias and continued. Julian Johnson, charged with forgery, pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 16 months in jail to work under the direction of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. Quinton Dunlow, charged with aiding and abating in forgery, ! pleaded guilty. He was sentenced : 18 months in jail. Spencer Baker, charged with breaking and entering, pleaded not guilty. Hi was found guilty and entenced to State’s Prison for two Htv.ekiah Avent, charged with embezzlement, pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty and sent,ne ed to 12 months in the common jail. Dick Lynch, charged with reck less driving, remanded to Record er Court. George Bowers and Otis Bow ers, charged with breaking and , ntering and larceny, pleaded net guilty and were found not guilty. Furman Mayton and Herman C- ok. charged with larceny. Ca pias ad testificandum to Alamance County for Richard Washington. Johnnie Alston, charged with Rape, pleaded guilty of assault with intent to commit rape. He was sentenced to not less than four years and not nr .re than eight years in State’s Prison. Elizabeth M. Harrell vs. Carl Gocrch and “The State” Magazine, it was ordered that the defendant be allowed to file amended an swer in above case and tha’ the plaintiff have thirty days from date in which to file a reply should she so desire. James Butler and Buck Hardy, charged with larceny of automo bile. Butler was given 18 months suspended sentence on cor.diti1 n he remains of good behavior and re ports to the Judge of Recorder Court every Tuesday to show good behavior and pays costs of act! n and cost of repairing automobile of J. T. Williams. Clerk of Su perior Court to issue capias at any time on motion ot Solicitor, If at the expirati n of 18 months he has remained of good behavior and has reported to the Judge ol Rec rd.r Court the case to be stricken from the docket. Buck Hardy found not guilty. Jolin Woodley, charged with receiving stolen mney, pleaded not guilty and was found not guil ty Johnny Wilson, charged with larceny, pleaded guilty and it was - ord red he be sent to Stonewall Jackson Training School. A. F. Sexton, charged with reck > less driving. Instanter capias ad • testificandum for Otis Williams. Andrew Crowell, charged with - carnal knowledge. Further pro 1 ctedings of case stepped and cast (Continued on paye 2) SENTENCED TO DIE .11 M. I UmiilMUBfe Evans “Snooks" Macklin. above, w ho may be the lirst from Halifax County to die in the lethal gas chamber at State I'rison. lie was found guilty Wednesday night of the shotgun slaying of Chief of Police A. f\ Moore in Scotland Neck, February 6. Juniors to Meet Here Wed., May 6 The annual district meeting of I the J. O. U. A. M. Council No. 22 j will bo h Id in Weldon, May 8. i Many slate and national officers i and members from ail over Eas tern North Carolina are expected to attend. The business session will be hold at 11 o'clock at the c uncil hall with F. G. Shearin, of Scot land X. ck. <lisi i i deputy, presid ing. Speakers at this time will be F.. I.. Gavin, itc vie -coun selor; C. F. Tanker :iey. Jr., past state c .un.scion; K. V. Harris, tield secretary ar.d Gurney P. Hood, state treasurer. A rock ti.sh muddle will be given at the Coca Cola plant from (i to 7:3C p. m. At eight o’clock the crowd will gather again at schrol auditorium. F. I. Robinson of the local council will make the address t welcome ■ aid Senator Julian R. All-brook of Roanoke Rapids is expec; cd to j make the response. Speakers far the evening will be Mr. Rupples national vice counselor and M n roe Adams, state counselor. A string band from Scotland Neck will furnish music for the occasion. W ell Known Lady Died Wednesday! Mrs. L-. u Powell, 65. widow of' the late Lafayette Powell, promin ent Halifax county farmer, died Wednesday night follow ing an .1 - ness of four months. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from Smith's church with Rev. J. J. Boone officiating. Interment will take place in the family burial ground. Mrs. P well was a valued mem ber of Smith church and a mast beloved and outstanding citizen of the community in which she liv ed. Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. K. R. Hawkins, Mrs. H. W. Cherry. Mrs. K. M. Coburn and Miss Helen Powell, all of Roanoke Rapids; one step son, George L. P, well, also ■ f Roanoke Rapids and three sisters, Mrs. Carrie Ivey, Mrs. Mollie Shell, both of Roanoke Rapids at d Mrs. Jim [ Wright of Lawnwceville. Va. Poppy Day ^ ill !>e Observed Poppy Day will bo observed in Weldon this year on Saturday, May 23. who:, memorial poppies ■ ' city too Weldon unit f tin* Amer can Legion Auxiliary. Tiio \ ensive preparations fci the servance of the day under the leadership of Mrs. F. S. Moore. P oppy Day chairman. The poppies, made of crepe pa p !■ by the wives and daughters of disabled veterans at Otecn will be o'! red on the streets by volunteer w rlcers from the Auxiliary unit. Auxiliary members and other vol unteers will distribute the flowers in the business district throughout the day and will also work in the residential section. Contributions for the welfare of th.* disabled vet : rans and needy families of ve terans will be asked in exchange lor the flowers. “Wearing the poppy is a per sonal tribute t • the men who gave their lives in the country's ser vice. By having a p ppy on the coat or. Poppy Day, all can show that they still la member and hon or ;nc sacrifices made for America during the World War. The poppy i; the flower which bloomed on the battle fields where they fell and cn Poppy Day it blooms again ver the patriotic hearts where they are remembered.*’ “We; sing a poppy also gives the wear, r a part in the vast work carried out by the American Le gion and Auxiliary for the war's living victims: the disabled, their families and the families of the dead. Every penny contributed for a poppy go.s to the support of the welfare activities of the local Leg is n Post and Auxiliary Ur.it. Blackface Minstrel At Rosemary A blackface ministrel will be staged at the S. Rosemary school next Friday night, May 8. Real .Xpert ametuer talent and lively entertainment is promised. MUSIC RECITAL SEALK)ARD Miss Hazel Muddrey will pre sent her Seaboard piano students in a recital at the Seaboard high school Thursday evening at 8:15. The public is cordially invited to attend. EVENTUALLY THE SHORTEST WAY SOUTH!” - VIA WELDON Wo druft. S. C\, April 28 -The detailed .suggest! cl route aer <- • N. C. of the recently propped Sou thern Short-Way from X.». l. . to Houston was .-et forth last week by the Anders n-Woudru!T-Y.>rk Highway League. Headquarters unit of the Southern Short-Way Association in a letter i mplying to Frank A. Pierson, Scu ri.irv ot j Durham (N. C.) Chamber of Coin I merce. The letter states: “Ultimately jit will follow ’a straight line, a near as a State* (N. C.) survey I would advise along a line drawn from near junction of U. S. 321 and S. C. 101 East of Hickory Grove, S. C. thence to Southern outskirts of Charlotte, N. C„ dir ect over present Yadkin bridge near Nov London, over straight line to Siler City, direct to Frur.k linl n, N. C., thence direct via Airlie to Weldon, N. C., where it will connect for Richmond and lor Norfolk, Ya. Tile Great Sou th, in Short-Way front Norfolk, to Hons! n, Texas will follow this route when completed after ten years or more. •'However, please note that as stat: cl in first announcement that . . . ‘Since most of the suggested (Continued on page 2) Three Men in Race for Judge j c Recorder s ( our! For the fir. t time .since its estab lishment by the Gen*, ml Assem bly in 1931. a race will be run for the ohice ot Judge of Recorders Court of Halifax County. D W A. c. : . : \V< #!.*?; and T. Emmett Mar-mall . f Enfieid are .seeking the office now held by Ciias. R. Daniel, Weldon attorney. All three are running their an no ir. cements m tii s issue. Mr. Daniel wa.- appomted to ihe job in January 1931, anu has field lb-1 - 1.- -m • lb .v, ■ trn and :< i:vd m Weldon and . 41 years old. and prior to his appointment a Judge, was Town Alt may fi m 1920 to 1932. In 1923. was elected to represent the county in Gener al Assembly. He has also served the Town of Weldon a. Mayor Ro many years and has studied and practiced law. Dr. Carter was born and reared in this county in the Pierce Cross Roads section. For the past 18 year* has been a vwi-ranan in Welclnn. He has served as Justice of Peace for many rears. Although the writer hasn’t an opportunity to interview Mr. Mar > leann Justice of Peace |or fivt years and Ls well known in the Enfield com munity. Seaboard to Have Town El eel ion Four ( andidalt1' For M;t\ or \nd Ten l or ('om mis^ioners ()n Ballot Four candidates arc aspirins* tv. b(' Seaboard's next mayor and are >al > for the t Arn elect n which will be held Tuesday. The four candidates .seeking the nom ination and election are S. L. Yates, J. PI. Bradley. A. L. F "d and E. L. Edwards. The seats of the this e town com missioners are equally s ugh: al ter, with the names of Ii. R. Har ris, C. W. Hal >. J. L. Gay. Dr. C. L Vick, W. T Nor\-ell, G F. Crocker. W. D. Barbee. IV A. Bul lock, -J. R Stephens •. and S. V. Edward' appearing on the ballot. CONDEMNED 1/ /\ DEM tl\S ( IIIAAil l I. Being sentenced to die is a ser ious thing, but one would have s me doubts if “Snooks” Macklin i is an example. I“’Snooks" was visited by the writer today and even though h had only lav night been condemn ed to die in the lethal g.ts chani- 1 ber for killing Chief A. P. Mo.se of Scotland Neck, the negro w;i> by far the m si cheerful person in. the jail. Macklin says there is nothing' much to tell f his past life. He was born near Scotland Neck and has remain, d there all twenty years of life. “Snooks" says he did not like to go to school and i did not get very far. The main “accomplishment" in the nt*gi'i>N lie emed to b ac quiring tin' reputation f being a “bad negro”, stealing anything j and never working very much. All during the time he has been in jail; and throughout the trial hi seem-« ed the least interested and con- i ct rued ovur his fate. While talking to him one can: readily realize the negro lias! plenty of sens'e. He has an easy ; flow of conversation and always give* a very clever answer to questions. ‘•Sn.oks" said he had nothing to say to the public. He thinks noth ing can save him now. SHORT SESSION OF RECORDER’S COl’RT Only four cases were disposed of in Recorder’s Court Tuesday, j O. S. Clark, charged with driv-j ir.g while drunk, found guilty, j Fined $50.On and cost. License to j operate a mot r vehicle tor 12 months revolted. E. F. Coppedge, assault on fe- i male, found guilty of simple as sault, prayer for judgment con tinued on condition defendant pays ace unt of doctor for attend ing prosecuting witness burned hand and the cost of this case Jake McKee charged with driv ing while drunk. Found not guilty. Hubert Powell, assault on fe male. Prayer for judgment con ;tinuad on payment of cost. Nogro Sentenced To Dio For Slaving Of ! Youngest Educator I P.A.S. ATLANTA . . . J. D. Roan, 22 years old (above), of Mcans ville, Ga., has the distinction of being the youngest executive ed ucator in the U. S. He is super intendent of Pike County schools for a 4-year term, winning the election*over an opponent who had held the post 20 years. Peanut fillers Up Prices To Meet Oil The peanut market lias strengthened perceptibly this week, following the entrance on the market of concerns l>u>ing under government con tract for diversion of surplus peanuts into oil. and several lots of large bunch and jumbos have been sold for as high as 31 _• cents per pound. First purchases of peanuts for oil were made in this section Fri day of last week, at a price of 3.05 cents per pound for pea nuts grading 65 per cent meat, and several lots moved at this price. Previous to the applica tion of the government’s oil program, the market was dull at around 3 cents for the best grade?, the strengthening of the market and the boost in the prices offered by millers following the movement of farmers peanuts to the oil mills at the 3.05 price. Hoey Names Co. Campaign Mgr. W.liter D. Allen, local attorney was w . w.rk appointed cam paign manager for Clyde R. Hoey. .eube: nal rial ru nduiclc. for Hali fax County. Mr. Hoey is scheduled to speak in Scotland Tv. ck in the aftern on Frick.;-. May 15, and in Roanoke Rapids. Saturday afternoon, May 16. Farmers I jetting Ahead With The Planting of Crops W th continued fair weather broken only by a light rain Sun day night, farmers are pushing rapidly ahead tt> catch up with their Spring work, and this week has seen hundreds ..f acres of crops planted. It is expected that to bacco transplantings will be start oil on many farms by the close 01 the week, and that practically al transplanting will be crmpletec before the nex: v.e.k closes. Al though blue mold has been report ed in a i w isolated instances, nr serious damage to plants has oc curred in this section. />. T. Singleton Is \eie Police Seaboard Commissioners f rthe t wn o Seaboard m.t Tuesday night anc elected D. L. Singleton of Weldoi as policeman to succeed M. J Ray, who died Sunday night afte serving the town as policeman fo about two years. Mr. Singleton i to begin his duties today in Sea board. He handed in his resigna lion here Tuesday. Jim Find- 120-^ card )!«l Npjrrn < > 11 i 11 \ O! Murder A Halifax County Superior Court jury convicted Evans Sn ■ Matklin, 20 year old ne gro. o! lii- t ft arc- murder Wed J nc day night at 10:30 o’clock, of I the shotgun slaying of Chief of I Police A. P. M ore, Scotland Neck i 16, al ■ b ting 1 r about two hours. Macklin was sentenced by Judge E. H. Cranmer, of Southport, to die in the lethal gas chamber in Raleigh on Monday, June 1st. Trial < W Ines morn ing at with 1 he sel ection of a jury from a special venire i 55 men. The presenta tion of evidence required slightly I.than ‘unco hour.-. Judge Cran mer ordered a night session when 1 it appeared that the case could be concluded then. 1 . f witness, T . - ston Augburn, negro, who said tin:' Macklin t..ld him prior to the murder that he was going to kill Mr. Me. c and ais i Sheriff G. H. Johnson if he saw him; he also aid that nv days after Moore I was slain in front of the bank I early the morning of February 16th that Macklin told him he had kilted Mr. Moore and if lie told he would kill him, too. Hilliard Taylor, negro, said he visited the defendant in jail, after a ■ arrest aild quoted him as s ty ing, "I killed Chiaf Moore, but I ain’t going t say anything about it un'tl tiie jury convicts me and then 1 will tell all.” Several witnesses for the defense were called including the woman with whom he lived and an uncle, bulb of whom testified that they saw him around eleven o'clock the night of the killing but he did not have a gun with him. Prosecuting attorn y. Wade H. Dickens, of Scotland Neck made his plea t the jury for fifteen minute.", asking that they find the defendant guilty. Counselor for tile defense. Bernard Allsbrook, of Roanoke Rapids plead far forty five minutes with the jury for the tit. of the defendant, pointing out that no witness had sworn that the gun in the case had recently been fired. .S licit or W. H. S. Burgwyn, re constructed the ease for tile bene fit of the jury. He brought out forcefully that the defendant, who I had stated to witnesses that ne j would have killed the dog if he | iiadn’i run, would not have known the dog was there had he not been there himself. Judge Cranmer, in his charge to the jury explained that all the \ idence in the case was eircum ' .■ tanliai and explained fully the i meaning f circumstantial evid II nee. On the other hand he ex ' plained that if the defendent was drunk . . the time of the murder that intoxication, was no excuse f. r crime, and lie read the law on intoxication to the jury. Bernard Allsbrook. counselor for defense gave notice of appeal to Supreme Court, and pit ad in open court for the lite of the de fendant. Thursday morning Macklin was tried on the charge of larceny and the case was continued with pray er tor judgment. In this case Macklin testified he had stolen five hams from R. J. Madrv and that his accomplice was Thursl n Augburn. Augburn was given 15 months on the roads. El'\ERAL HELD FOR SEABOARD POLICE Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Emporia for M. j. Ray, who died suddenly Sunday night of apoplexy at his home in Seaboard, where lie had been employed as town policeman lor the past two years, lie is sur vived by his wife wh before her marriage was Miss Viola Saun ders of Emporia, two sons, James Palmer and Bobby Saunders, and bv two sisters and a brother. HOME DESTROYED The residence of Willie Shearin ' which is located on the Perkins 5 estate, near Littleton, was com -: pletely destroyed early Thursday - morning by fire. Only part of the 1 furniture was saved.
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