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WELDON - THE GATEWAY TO EASTERN CAROLINA THE ROANOKE NEWS ESTABLISHED IN 1866 — SERVING HALIFAX AND NORTH AMPTON COUNTIES SUPPORT THE PAPER THAT ADVERTISES YOUR TOWN Seventieth Year Published Every Thursday — Weldon, North Carolina Thursday, Jan. 27, 1938 KEEN INTEREST SHOWN IN “CASH OFFER CAMPAIGN LOCAL NEGRESS SLAYS SAW MILL WORKER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT Witnesses Give No j Reasons For Shooting w -o Very little reason has been found for the fatel shooting of (lus-f Blount, 24 year old ('reswell Negro, by Cora Evans, middle aged, respected Negress, here late Saturday night, although a tho rough investigation has been ma de by local police and the coroner, Blount died instantly of a pi.tol shot which several bystanders said Cora fired into his head when he tried to leave her home a gainst her wishes, although he had just arrived and had not spoken to her or molested her during that time. According to the testimony at a hearing before a coroner’s jury here Sunday morning, four ne gro men, Curley Brown, A bel t Allen Mays. Leroy Hill. Gus Blount and a 13 year old negro hoy, Na than Underdew were visiting at Cora’s house Saturday night. A round ten oclock they suggested leaving and Cora is alleged to have taken a pistol from a clothes basket and put it under her pil low on the bed and told the men that none of them could leave un til she said so. They got up to leave anyway and she grabbed the pistol and stood in the doorway and after saying “you don’t be lieve I’ll shoot you, do you?” sud denly shot. The ' bullet struck Blount in the left cheek and he died instantly. Hi 1, according to the evidence attempted to raise Blount up as he fell but seeing that he was dead rushed to the police sta tion and reported the shooting. When police came upon the scene the Evans woman had pulled the body to the’ front porch and had thrown the pistol out of the back door. It was brought out at the hear ing that there had been no mis understanding or argument and although Corn had been drinking she was not drunk and no cause was given for her act of violence. She was bound over to Superior Court and failing bond is remain ing in jail at Halifax until her trial next week. Blount came here about oigh >en month i ago to work at a saw iil! and was unmarried. He had n r been in trouble and was com ' r ed a good negro, lie is survive by his aged mother who lives in C 's well, N. C. Cora Evans has always lived here and has served one white fa mily for more than twenty-five years. She was considered of good character and had never been in trouble before. -0 Mrs. Anna Lea Harris, home a gent of Richmond County, is the new persident of the North Caro lina Home Agents Association. P.-T.A. Meets In High School Library -o — The Parent-Teacher 'Association met in the Library of the jiigh school Monday afternoon, January 17. This being the first meeting in the new year, the president Mrs. Philip Moore opened the meeting by requesting the secretary to read the .State Presidents Ntw Years Message. After the usual' business had been dispensed, Mrs. Poster Jennings, Child Welfare chairman gave an interesting financial report ask ing for some plan to be made whereby funds for this cause could be raised She had previously ask ed for" a pounding for the pantry. A generous response was received and Mrs. Jennings thanked every one for their donations both in money and canned goods. Mrs. T. II. Holmes reported that the pro ject for completing the tennis courts had been approved and the work would begin on them imme diately after the Community Cen ter project has been completed. The. program for the afternoon was a pape • prepared by Mrs. W. G. Suiter <.n ‘'How Physical Chang es in the Adolescent Child Affect Mental and Social Development” read by Mrs. Pierce Johnson. Mrs. Davis announced the at tendance flag awards, Miss Wig gins and Miss flridge.rs rooms re ceiving them. -0 Health Dept. Nurse To Study In N. Y. —o- j Miss Davis Dickens, nurse of Halifax County Health Depart-j ment who lives here, has been I honored by being one of three * nurses chosen from this state to be sent to Columbia University in New York for further study in Public Hea th nursing. Dr. Fox of the North Carolina State Health Department selected Miss Dickens and she is being sent by the Children’s Bureau of the Social Security department. She is leaving Monday, January ."1 and will remain there two months. -0 New Type Lights Are Taken Down The two sample lights erected in one of the business blocks on Washington Avenue last spring were taken down this week. These lights were put up to show the improvement over the O d style lights which have been in use beer for many years. Ac cording to a plan proposed more than a year ago by the Merchant Association seven of these bril Gar Theif Captured After A Brief Chase _.r Cat ! H. Baker, 2-'! year old white man of Nashville, N. C. is in the Halifax jail awaiting trial for the larceny of a ear belonging to W. T. Whitehead, which he allegedly took from its parking place in front of the Pierce-Whitehead Hardware Company Store Tuesday afternoon. A man who happened to be standing in front of the store anew Mr, Whiteheads car and as it was driven away by a stranger he re ported it to the owner, who imme diately got in touch with the po lice. P. R. Kitchen, Chief of Police, State Patrolman J. Long, State Patrolman L. I?. Howell of Mur freesboro and Deputy Sheriff C. H. Jordan of Northampton County got on the man’s trail a few min uti’s after the crime. The thief had the audacity to stop twice and picked up a hitch hiker each time. One within three blocks of where the car was stol en. It was while he was taking on the second passenger in Gaiysburg that the officers sighted him and the chase was on for several miles. The climax of the race came when Baker sidcswiped a car driv en by an Edgecombe County De puty Sheriff as he tried to pass. The fleeing man ost control of the car, ran off the highway and turn ed over. Baker was given a hearing be fore Mayor J. T. Maddrey, short ly after the arrest. He was bound over to Superior Court and then lodged in jail to await triaL Breaks Leg While Playing At School William Clay, 13 year old white hoy, was playing on the school ground at the Ha ifax school Wed nesday when he fell and several other children fell on top of him. Upon examination it was found that the large bone in the Gay boys leg was broken and he was rushed to Roanoke Rapids hospi tal. The boys parents had recently moved on the Resettlement Farm near Halifax and he had entered the sixth grade. June Carlisle June Carlisle, 51, died at his home here this morning following an ill ness df several days. Funeral ser vices will be held Friday afternoon from the residence and will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Sanders of Roanoke Rapids. Interment will fol low in jCedarwood Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, two daughters Misses Ruby and The' ma Carlile both of Weldon, two step-daughters, Mrs. Lewis Little of Seaboard and Mrs. Sam Harris, of Gumberry, one step-son James Bland of Weldon and a brother Lonnie Carlile of Henderson. Large Group Farmers Expected Here Monday 4th. Member Howard Family Dies In 15 Months’ Times Throe brothers and one sister of F. L. Howard, local Fire Chief and Deputy Sheriff have suc cumbed during the past fifteen months. The latest to die was a sister, Mrs. Ella Howard Taylor of Nor folk. Va., who passed away at St. Vincent’s Hospital last Friday at 2:00 a. m. after being: ill with pneumonia for two weeks. Mrs. Taylor was born in Hert ford County 07 years ago. How ever, she has resided in Norfolk the past 25 years. The deceased is survived by her husband, one daughter; two brother : J. VV. Ho ward, Ahoskie; F. L . Howard, VVe don and one sister: Mrs. Mary Howard Edwards of Ahoskie. Funeral services were held in Norfolk Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. The President Asks Aid Chinese War Sufferers RECORDERS COURT NEWS -0 Cecil C. Dickinson, white of Roa noke Rapids was found guilty of driving with improper lights and prayer for judgment continued on payment of costs. Roland Scott, white of Weldon DO days on the roads for assault on Green Nowell. Emma Austlin, colored charged with illegal possession of liquor prayer for judgment continued on payment of costs and on condition she does not Violate any criminal laws for two years. Clifton Augburn, colored, plead guilty to larceny and was given four months on the roads. Mary Dixon, colored, plead guil ty to possession of non-tax paid liquor and was given four months in jail. Ernest Brooks colon, d, charged with reckless driving was found not guilty. James Dixon, colored, charged with larceny was found not guilty. Charlie Lynch, colored plead guilty of driving car while drunk and was fined $50.00 and costs. License revoked for 12 months. The beer license of Bessie Wil liams colored ,of Enfield Town ship was revoked by virtue of sec tion 514 - chapter 127 Public Laws of 1937. liant, new lights were to be put up in the two blocks. The Virginia Electric & Power Company agreed to co-operate in the plan to improve these two blocks by furnishing the new lights and fixtures, and only charge for the small amount of additional cur rent which the new lights use. The power company further a greed to modernize the wiring sys tem along the street by eliminating all lines crossing the street and making all the poles the same size and heights. The Carolina Tele phone Company has also agreed to cooperate in this project. However the who e project is at a standstill until the Town Board of Commissioners gives its consent and agrees to pay the ad ditional small yearly current cost. The project was brought before the Board at its November meeting but has not been acted upon yet. Work with 4-H club members is the most, important job for the county home and farm agent at the present time, says Dr. C. W. War burton, national director of exten sion work. The President has addressed, the following letter to the Chairman of the American Red Cross: “My dear'Admiral Gvaysori:' “There is, l am confident, a wide spread desire on the part of our citizens in every section of the country to contribute to a fund to aid in meeting the extreme distress of millions of civilian peop e in China. 1 feel that our people are. deeply sympathetic with those in need in this situation and will wish by their voluntary contributions to lake some larger part in aiding in this humanitarian task in which the peoples of many countrie.- are participating. The need of the Chi nese people is evidenced by the fact that when the International Red Cross Committee, made inquiry of both the Japanese and Chinese Red Cross Societies the Japanese So ciety replied that their resources were adequate to deal with their -situation and the Chinese stated that they very much needed out side assistance "In order to give effect to this desire to aid the people of China it is necessary that some organi zation lie designated to supervise the collection and distribution of the funds and for such a task we naturally turn to the Red Cross "I should like to request, there fore, that the Red Cross take such steps as it may deem appropriate to afford tlie American people an opportunity to respond by theii contributions to the need of oui suffering fellow-beings and I trusl that their response will resu t ir a good-will offering of as much as perhaps one million dollars, in re sponse to such an appeal I urge that all our citizens give promptly and generously. Very sincerely yours (Signed) Franklin I). Roosevelt’ In response to the Presidents re quest that the American Red Croat take appropriate steps to providi an opportunity to the America! people to contribute in relieviiq distress among the civilian popula tion in China, I am addressing thi letter, with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Con tral Committee, to you and to al other Red Cross Chapters to as! you to receive such contributions Kittner’s Sale Will . Start Frida> L. Kittner announces this weel the start of his annual winte Clearance Sale. He says he is of fering his large stock of merchan dise at sacrifice prices in order ti clear it out and make room fo the arrival of spring merchandise A large attendance is expected at the Annual Stockholders’ Meet ing of the Weldon Production Cred it Association, which will be held on January .’ll, at Weldon, in the Opera House at 10:01* o’clock, ac cording to Lynwood J. Judkins, Secretary-Treasurer of the Asso ciation, who said that arrange ments for the meeting are com plete. The Weldon Production Credit Association serves Halifax and Northampton Counties and furnish es short-term credit for general agricultural purposes to its mem bers. The Association now has a membership of 800, and Mr. Jud kins said that it is hoped that ev ery member will be present at the Annual Meeting. The Officers and Directors of the Association are: W. E. Smith, President; W. J. Long, Vice-Presi dent; H. S. Ellis; and J. M. Per son, Directors; and Lynwood J. | Judkins, Secretary-Treasurer. -0 - Superior Court Starting Monday Halifax County Superior Court will convene Monday, January 31 with Judge W. H. S’ Tturgwyn of Woodland on the bench. Among the outstanding cases on the docket are two murder cases: that of Arron “Scrap” Battle, charged with the murder of Hugh Gilbert, “Tuclt" Parker, 25 year old employee of an Enfield funeral home1. Battle is alleged to have fatally stabbed Parke*1 as the latter was serving as watchman at a Lion’s Club Carnival in Enfield November d. After a Magistrates hearing he was bound over to Superior Court and lodged in Halifax jail where he has been awaiting trial since he wa. arrested shortly after the crime. Cora Evans, 44, highly respected Weldon Negress, will be tried for the murder of Gus Blount, 24, C’reswell negro employee of a saw mill here last Saturday night. - 0 Board Prohibits Sunday Hunting At a meeting last week of the Game and Inland Fisheries Divi sion of the State Conservation and Dove opment Department, the board passed a regulation prohi biting Sunday hunting. This act will become effective immediately ' after being published as required | in the game laws, which will be i done this week, so that it will be I effective Sunday, February (i. i Violation of this board regula , Lion will be a misdemeanor as pro vided in the game aws. One of the state newspapers, ■ through error, stated that Sunday 1 fishing had also been ruled out, | but this is incorrect, as neither j the board regulations nor the law | makes any reference to Sunday 1 fishing. — 0 Young People Meet The young peop e of the Ep j worth League opened their meet ing Sunday night by singing the hymn “I Would Be Like Jesus”. ' Mr. A. W. Oakes, Jr., then lead in prayer. The business was attended to by the president, after which Isabell Garlick took charge of the program. She read the next Bible story from the book which we arc studying. This was followed by singing the hymn ‘‘God Will Take Care of You.” Buster Ogburn made a very interesting talk on “Death” j and then led the group in prayer. “Have Thine Own Way” was sung after which the League was dis ■ missed with the benediction. By Nan Anthony. - I) - Oscar Phillips, county agent oi Mecklenburg County, was elected ■ i presidi nt of the North Carolina . ] County Agents Association at the ■ | recent extension conference at . [ State College. o $500 and $300 In Cash Are Part of “Wonder Prize List” Offered Dotty And Daffy” At 8:00 o’clock Friday night, February ‘1 the Weldon Senior Class will give its play, "Dotty and Dally”. This play is a farce in three acts which tells of the ad ventures of two grown girls who dresi up as litt e girls to help their mother out of her financial diffi culties. Many comical situations re suit that make the play a whirl wind of laughter. The characters in order of their appearance are: Hilda Johnson—a Swedish maid —Blanche Mitchell. Alfred Hopkins—an English Out er— Sewell Moore. Molly O’Mulligan—the Irish cook—Susie S. Mohorn. Dorothy Travers—Phylis’ older daughter—Isobel Briggs. Dophne Travers—Phyllis’ young er daughter—Katherine Hardison. Jimmie Rand—In love with Dot ty- Bickett Hawkins. Freddie Rand—In love with Daf fy— Douglas Chapel. Mrs. Phy lis Travers— a widow —Frances Johnson. Paxton Belmont—a widower — F. I. Robinson. Jack Belmont— His son — Lee Bond. Aunt Hester Harley — Who ha tes men—Sarah Davis. Hugh Rand—Uncle of Jimmie and Freddie—Jack Willis. Tickets will be on sale next week —ArtuItSTickets will se'I for "35c and childrens for 15c. You really can’t afford to miss this play. Come and spend the most enjoyable evening you’ve had in a long time laughing at these able young actors and actresses in their comic parts. Remember the date, February 4th at 8:00 o’clock. Remember the place, We don High School Audi torium. -0 Robbed In D. C. Railroad Station -o — While awaiting between trains in Washington, 1). C., on his way to Detriot. last Sunday, J. D. Wheel er, of this place, was held up by two armed men and robbed of a hundred dot ars. He reported the robbery to Washington police, who are making an investigation but the guilty ones as yet htrge not been apprehended. Mr. Wheeler wired here for more money and continued- on ^o De triot, where he has gone on busi ness. -n Services At The Baptist Church The pastor’s subject for the morning hour will be: "GRASP ING HIS MIGHTY HAND ” His subject for the evening hour will be: “GIRDING THE MIND.” Also the ordinance of baptism will bo administered at the evening hour of worship. j A jewelry salesman, noticing his | hands to be somewhat soiled, said, j "This is very trying to me, of all I persons I should have soft and clean hands. It is awful to offer a diamond or pearls, or jewels of any sort, to a possible customer when my hands are not perfectly white and tidy. It makes a repul sive background for the piece of jewelry.” The Christian should have clean hands and a clean life. Whoever he may be, minister or not, he reeommends Jesus Christ and His salvation to the world. His life should not be a sorry and repelling ! background. They who bear the vessels of the Lord should have pure hands. The salesman was very senstive, and rightly so. He had cultivated a taste. Each pro fessing Christian should be scrupulously careful to maintain a consistent life.—The Presby mn. ANNOUNCE 300.000 EXTRA VOTE OFFEft FOR RE VI, WORKERS -0 - Big Opportunity For Those Who Desire Major Awards The entrants in The Roanoke News “Cash Offer’' Campaign are gradually swinging into line. The public is daily becoming more and more interested in this great pro fit sharing event and in the pro gress of the “live wires” entered in the race for the big awards. New entrants are coming in every day—people who rea ize the gen erousity of the “Cash Offer” as an easy way to make some real money during the next few weeks. Those who have entered so far have no particular experience in soliciting subscriptions. None is needed. They are people who for the most part, are occupied with their reg ular work during the day but who appreciate the possibilities of mak ing their spare time pay big divi dend). Big Extra Vote Offer For each and every .$30 club of both old and new subscriptions sent in during the first period 300,000 extra votes will be given in the “Cash Offer’” Campaign. These votes are in addition to the regu ar votes allowed for eaeh sub scription as showm on the front cover of the receipt book. Just think,of it! Two ten-year subscrip tion constitute a “club” and entit les the. contestant to 300,000 extra votes. Of course smaller subscrip tions count to make up the $30.00 worth just the same. Members are not limited to the number of subscriptions they may obtain. Any contestant may get as many of these big vote ballots as they choose—depending on their ability to sell The Roanoke News suDscripuons. This .'500,000 extra vote offer can be the means of placing you safely on the winning list. Remember this offer closes at the end of the first period, and there wi 1 be a big drop in votes after that time They go down— way down. Note—Each member must make u subscription report on Saturdays and Wednesdays until this time. The Campaign office will be open each Wednesday from 15 p. m. until 7 p. m. for the convenience of can didates in making their reports. More Candidates Needed There is sti 1 ample room for i more live wires. The campaign is itist starting. The chance for new entrants to step in and win the biggest awards is good. All it takes to win is the initiative to enter and solicit your friends and acquaint ances for new and renewal sub scriptions to The Roanoke News They wi 1 be glad to help you win one of the big awards that are to be given away. Everybody has an equal chance in this campaign. The race is short, lasting only seven weeks. Think of winning one of these big awards in such short time. Many of the best towns and rural routes in the field covered by this newspaper are not repre sented by a live wire candidate. The Roanoke News extends a spec ial invitation for nominations from these communities No I.osers—Everybody Wins There will be no losers in this campaign. Besides the wonderful list of awards there will a 20 per cent cash commission paid to a 1 active members who fail to win an award. Everyone who en ters and turns in subscriptions ac cording to the rules, will be paid for their efforts. The commission itself is extremely liberal, yet you have a chance to win awards that Will net you more than the income 'of many business or professional men in the territory for a like period of time. - 0 - A group of Beaufort County farmers recently ordered $60 wor th o pecan, peach and apple trees and grape and strawberry plants.