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I Halifax County Farm And Home News Yj.-tory Food Conservation — Xhv two days of Food Conserva tion Meetings were a success un dei (lie leadership of Miss Myra Scidl District Supervisor for Farm Security. Plans were laid for car rying the information to every family, both town and rural, in Hu ifax County. Professional He im Economists will train rural finders and black leaders will take cave of informing the city fami lie Oi Weldon takes the honors—On Ifn.ch 24th Weldon was the only lev. n in Halifax County that had Coi ipleted its Block Leader or ga ization and had their leaders at the Victory Food Conservation Mi ting- The other towns in Hali fa>. County watch this group of leaders, they are planning for th> people of Weldon to have food foi everybody next fall and win . tei What Weldon can do others atmuld be able to follow suit. If f th> other towns need help to get tin Victory Food Conservation , pregram started the Chairman of the Block Leaders should contact the 1! one Economics Teacher of the town or tHe County Home A ger.t or tile Farm Security Home Ec nomist. HALIFAX COUNTY A. C. A. |j The AAA Office has received notice that the Commodity Cred it Corporation has several thous ann bushels of Woods’ Yellow soy beans which grade No. 2, avail able at the Southern Cotton Oil Mid plant at Tarboro and addi tional quantities of Wood’s Yel low, Tokio, and Arksoy, which grade No. 2, at the company’s pin q at Hertford. M These beans have been cleaned, be ged in two bushel lots, and tagged with the official North Ca rol.na Department of Agriculture gei initiation test tag. They are a vai.ahle to any soybean producer at $2.25 per bushel F.O.B. the tv plants. Hi This is part of the Corporation's pt gram which was a- mu need so: e time ago to make ,_-ed a va. able to producers for meeting •tHLJ food production goals at rea sonable prices. These beans Mere purchased last year by the com pel.y for the account of CCC and ha - e been cleaned, bagged and taggd in accordance with CCC re lations and the price at which ,ey are available was set up by lie corporation. P.T.A. Meets -J The 1 'arent-Teacher Association herd its regular meeting Monday in the school library. i>urmg the business session it Wit reported that 5>loll._’l had bei n turned in to the P.T.A. from th< Salvage Committee. After dis CU ,on it was decided to use the mo y for stage fittings for the ne auditorium. Mrs. D. VV. Sei feii, Mrs. T. H. Holmes, Mrs. C. G. 1'ilghman and Mrs. C. R. Dan iel were apointed on a committee to work on this project. ■ Mrs. ('. R. Daniel discussed the re* rut legislative program point ing out in particular the new ft •!>' nth- school term and the bonus for teachers. k,: Mrs. Blackwell Pearce, the pro gr.m chairman, introduced MUs Jpurenco Cox, County Home De monstration Agent, who talked on jBiclory Cardens emphasizing the . importance of planting a Victory j Garden and of canning the surplus | food. Miss Cox urged that each Organization send two represen ts' ives to the pood Demonstration to be given in Halifax Wednesday March 114th. The attendance flags went to iBBh-s. Vick’s room'for the grammar grades and to Miss High’s for high school Halifax Wins . Halifax County in North Caroli na and Cowetta County in Geor S : "am the Atlantic Cotton Asso ciation’.-; annual awards for great •s! all around improvement in cm ton production, J. A. Bakifr, fharlottu, president, announced Joday, ! l’he Halifax farmers will re §*•'■0 their award April Id at ® dland Neck, the presentation to .I- made by U. N. Gilbert, Greens ■>01'o. a director of the associa Ji 01. flu- Cowetta County farmers ,v receive their award April b :®t Newman, Ga. Heads Loan Drive ; Metcher II. Gregory of Halifax, ftxccutive vice-president of the SgThink of Halifax, has been np fj'ointed by Hugh Leach of Rich .•gtdotul, governor of the Federal SResoPve Bank as chairman for •■Halifax County of the war finance •committee to sponsor the second f'var loan drive starting April Id. Talr. Gregory named J. Irwin Wals of cotland Neck as vice-chair K’’an t'or southeastern Halifax ~ounty and Erie W. Rodgers as publicity director. ESTABLISHED IN 1866 — SERVING HALIFAX AND NORTH AMPTON COUNTIES KEEP IN FRONT OF YOU .. Seventy gallons of gasoline will drive your car a thousand miiea. Seventy gallons of gasoline wih keep a fighter plane up one hour. This is still a free country. .Make your own choice. Seventy-Sixth Year Published Every Thursday — Weldon, North Carolina THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1913 Third Week In May, 17-22 Declared Halifax bounty Food Conservation Week On Tuesday, March 2;i. a ot trained Home Economisi et Halifax County met in the h: atory of .Miss Florence Cox, Horn Demonstration Agent, to a’.b nd a food conservation demons::;.thm given by Miss Myra >. .Scull, Hi trict Home Management Sup rvi sor, Farm Security Adniini e,ra tion. Following the demon tra ' a the county was organized • • that each town, rural community, and farm family can have the o: u tunity of seeing this demon.-’: a tion. This program is being .-ndersed hy the State Council ,.f Civil;:;:: Defense. North Carolina i; the first state in the Union to attempt such a program. The program v. ,, started by Mrs. Stella K. Cusiek, State Home Management Sup .■ visor, represented in this i unit;, by .Airs. Lucille C. Clark, U, hi. N. C.; Miss Ruth Current, Slate Home Agent, represented by M Florence Cox, Home Agent ami i Estelle Edwards, Asst. Home A gent; and Miss Katherine Dennis, represented hy all of the Hone Economics teachers in the coun ty. This group organized the Mini communities so that each section of the county will have a chance to attend a demonstration. We are anxious to have more and !>• : ter Victory Gardens and that mom food be canned than ever b e. re. We must grow and conserve our food in order that our families he well fed, that our defense work"! army and lend-lease get Uuir needed supply of food. We are faced with the greatest food prob lem that we have ever known and this problem must be solbed by you, the women of small towns, rural communities, and farm worn On Wednesday, March ill, tins demonstratioti was again given, and this time to the idock 1.aider, of the towns of Halifax t o mty. We found that Weldon was very well organized and that our other towns need a similar organixa: ion. Each block leader is resp msi'de for the women in her block or tion. In this way every person will be helped. Now look for your Idock leader. She will be to see you. Start your Victory Garden now and look for definite plans for your demoikstration the third week in May. T. A. Sledge Funeral services were conduct ed from the Episcopal Church Tuesday afternoon at ‘‘our o’clock for T. A. Sledge, who died at his home in Roanoke Rapids on Sunday. The rites were conducted by the Rev. Esmond licrkley and burial followed in the Roanoke Rapids cemetery. Mr. Sledge is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Sledge, five daughters, Mrs. Rufus Munford, Mrs. Wingfield Tayior, Airs. E. E, Pearson, Airs. G. W. Cooper of Roanoke Rapids, Airs. W. A. Spashare of DeLand, Florida, and two sons, Robert Seldge and Sam uel Sledge, both of Roanoke Rap ids. Robert L. Pritchard Robert Leroy Pritchard, <>'>. died Sunday from a sudden heart at tack which he suffered while at tending services at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Funeral s-'-vioes were conducted from Mount Car mel Church Tuesday afterim u by the Rev. H. D. Herring, by the Rev. C. II. Trueblood ol Seaboard, the Rev. Richard l.!oyd of Jackson and the Rev. I.. A Watts of Raleigh. Burial followed in the Pleasant Grove Church coin etery. Mr. Pritchard was a native of Northampton County wher- he had served for a number of years as a rural mail carrier. Survivors include his wife, M; Betty Taylor Pritchard, fiv ■ dau ghters, Mrs. Manley Whitley of Rocky Mount, Misses Willie, Sol mu, Iola and Bobbie Pritchard of the home, one son, Glen Pritchard of Seaboard, a brother, Paul Prit chard of Richmond, Va., two sis ters and two grandchildren. The Catawba County J ‘rsav Cattle Club will offer 115 'ininrils, including 11 milking cows, a: its annual concignment sale on May 12. Catalogs may he obtained from Earl Brintnall, Newton. Roanoke Rapids Hospital Receives New Funds I'rustees of the Duke Endow ment In a recent meeting appro, printed $7'>9.545JJ2 to 105 hospit al.4 ami 40 orphan homes in the Carolina.4 on the bases of their work for 1912. Amon'' the hospitals receiving contributions vvas Roanoke Rapids Hospital which received S3,732. Juniors And Seniors Have Annual Banquet The annual Junior-Senior ban quet. of the Weldon High School was held in tin new gymnasipm Friday evening. A Victory motif j was most effectively carried out iu the decorations, place cards and souvenirs. •Tames Dickens acted as toast master and made the introductions. Tony Elias, pro ident of the jti ‘ nior class, gave the toast to the ■oriel's to which Steve Millikin. president of the senior class re sponded. Alice Joyner gave a vocal se lection whicli was followed by the t cist to the school by Virginia Sledge. Mary Dell Johnson and Foy Pierce gave a specialty tap dance. Urn. st Rahil propos ed a least to the faculty and Mrs. William Wallace made the re sponse. Following the banquet dancing was enjoyed until mid-night. Those present besides the mem bers of tile junior and senior class es' were a large number of invit ed gues, s and the following mem bers of the school faculty: .Mr. | and Mrs. B. Thomas, Mrs. Ka trine \\ . Wallace, Miss Eva Irene Poole, Mrs. W. B. Joyner, Miss • Sara Baity, Miss Frances High, ! Mrs. Alex Johnson, Miss Sally Anderson, Kev. E. D. Weathers, Rev. W. W. l-'inlator, Miss Kathe ; fine Pierce and Mrs. Wiley Ellis. Three Jeeps Assured In Local School Drive The grammar grades of the | Weldon .School have raised $2b92, 20 in the “buy-a-jeop" campaign which is being sponsored by the schools. This amount will buy two jeeps and givi s the grades a good start on their third with one mare (lay left to add to this with the further sale- of War Bonds and Stamps. Ti e quota for the grades was $93-1.t:! and through their splendid efforts, responsi, leader ship and cooperation they have more than gone over the top. The Victory Corps which is composed of the Hig'h School stu beii s. has completed sales of rough War Bonds and Stamps for the purchase of one jeep and are well on the way toward the pur chase of another. Missionary Union Gf| Roanoke Association Holds Annual Meet Tli Baptist Woman’s Mesion avy Union of the Roanoke Asso ciation which is made up of 5i> j churches in Halifax. Nash, Edge combe, Wilson, Martin, Plymouth, Pitt and Beaufort counties, held its annual meeting at the U lpti -t ('hmvh in Washington, N. C. on I u .-day. Mrs. W. IK Joyner of Rocky Mount, presided over the all day meet.ng which convened at 10:,' 50. Mi.-s Katherine .Alice, State field worker from Raleigh, condurte 1 a conteivnce and Mrs. 1). F. Stamps, a returned tnissiora y from China, was the principle speaker at both the morning and afternoon sessions. Serious Gardner Goldsboro—The Rev. R. P. Rob inson, pastor of a church near here is serious about bis victory, gardening. A sign posted at the I edge of his garden reads: "1 will shrfcd and kill every ‘feathered Jap’ (chicken) that en ters this victory garden to de stroy the food supply of She na tion. Owners of the saboteurs can identify their chickens and ro I reive $1 each.” TO THE CITIZENS OF WELDON F’or several yoai.> many m' our eic,.-i,> have* boon interested in wal king out sonic F»uu u no oui ceme.ci y would have moxe and better inainitnancc. Diiieieiu g'loui-- nave eiscussed means or flails lor this purpose. i .. \ c.u. ago im V* ei-ion Community dun ap pointed a committee t , . u.viy la. I'lom-.m and to recommenu to me i m * a worhaoie plan. 1 nrougn me i i. 11 >n m. •. commi e ■ a plan aas presented and approved bj tne Louimunily Liuo vvnn .. pmyuies ior permanent and aaequate care oi our cemetery. Briefly lac plan contain.-. ihc following provisions: i. 1 no appointment, Ij> Uiv town Commissioners, of a cemetery Commission composed ot lice citizens ol W eldon. j. Authority to purctia. c additional land, divide into editable lots and to 11 said lets lor cemetery purposes. To levy a tax, not to exceed 10c on tile $1011.011 property val uation, tin- money to tie used m maintaining the present end new cemetery. At, the request ot the Weldon Coin nullity Club a bill was presented to tin- Ibid Leglsta ■ in i-. and pa sud, iio,uizing the citizens of Weldon to accept or reject Im- proposal. 1 he entire hill is being piinted in this issue of The Roanoke News. 1 Tease note that this lull requires that an election be held and that a majority of the qualified voters of the town of Weldon vote l'UK the bill before it becomes a law. ibis means that those who are interested must manifest this interest by voting For and getting their friends to vote Foi the proposition. lhe election to decide this issue lias been called ioi luesday, Apiil 13, 1U43. , 1 . Not included in the bill but thoroughly understood by its spon sors is this fourth consideration, namely: All monies collected from tin- sale of lots shall he kept in a sinking fund. In the course of years this fund will continue to grow until the interest received therefrom will allow a reduction in the tax levied lor- cemetery maintenance. \Ve, the undersigned citizens approve the proposed cemetery pro position and urge the citizens of Weldon to accept it by voting hoi this plan on Tuesday, April 13, 11143. F. II. Clark r. S. Dickens M. Gordon Draper .1. 0. Carter 11. V. Hounds W ni. D. Norman C. F. Gore N. ,1. Shepherd ( has. U. Daniel l.i. \V. Seifert F. X. Rowe ,1. S. Selden Harry Johnson Mrs. J. J. Willey ]) H. Moody W iley X. Gregory 13. F. Turner Pierce Johnson J. T. Maddrey W. B. Josephson S. F. Shirley U. L. McGee Blackwell Pierce K. G. Garlick John Brown Lila W. Pierce K. G. Clark K. F. Bounds M. Josephson W. B. Joyner B. F. Williams Kmcst Sears, white of Knfiohl Township charged with assaun on Killian Sears was given sax mon ths on the mads, suspend • l upon payment of the costs mid on con dition he remains of good Beha vior for two years and dura g said time he is not to visit or molest Mrs. Lillian Sears m any manner. Willie Whitaker, colored of lvd i'ord was found guilty of non support of his five children and prayer for judgment continued on payment of the eosts and m i au dition he pays or causes to be paid to Hattie Clark $5.00 per week de fendant to give bond in amount of $100 for his appearance each first Tuesday to show he has com plied with this judgment. This cause is retained. Grady Tyre, Dalton Parker, Ir win Harris and Owen Dudley were found guilty of breaking op en an old safe of Phillips Milling Company and pr: yor for judgme: * continued as 10 each upon pay ment of 1-4 the costs and $L::2 each for Phillips Milling Com pany and further condition they remain of good behavior lor two years and during said time they are not to visit any pool room. Each of them to appear each fir st Tuesday to show good behavior. William Gridin, white oj R-vi n..ke Rapids charged with luive; y ol' cow probable cause found -imt defendant bound over to Superior Court under $400.00 bond. Ernest Sears, white of Enfield Township was found guilty M driving while drunk and was fin ed $100.00 and eosts. Linens.: in voked for Id months and A.lit Permit revoked. Ben Greene, white of Hr.field was found guilty of driving while drunk and \\ a fined $50 and costs. License revoked for 12 mon ths and A.B.C. Permit revoked. Frank Shaw, white of Norfolk was found guilty of being drunk on highway and prayer for judg ment continued on payment ot the eosts. Maggie Holloway, vvlii'-* of Roanoke Rapid- was foun 1 guiliv of driving without operators L cense and judgment suspeude ! on payment of the costs. Tom R. Brown, colored - f R >a noke Rapids, charged with non support nol pros with leave. Harvey Plane Jordan, white of Roanoke Rapids charged with aid ing and abetting in a person driv ing without operators license-nol pros with leave. Cecil Ellis, white was found guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverag es and was fined $50 and c >sts. License revoked for 12 months. A Town Election To Be Held Tuesday Next Tuesday, April 6, is elect ion day for the officials of the 1 nv n of Weldon. No opposition has filed against the present Ma yor and Town Board members and they will he re-elected for a term ot' two years. The encumbent officials arc- J. T. Maddrey, Mayor; 0. W. S-ifert, Fierce Johnson, Will, m Fierce and C. R. Turner. Members of the Town Board. A special election will be held Tuesday, April 13, to create a com . -cry commission for Weldon and bis proposal seems to meet with the approval of everyone here, but it will be necessary to get a majority Vote of all registered voters of the Town of Weldon in favor of it. Williams Rites Held Kni'ielu—Funeral services for A. R. Williams were held from the chapel of the Branch Funeral home here Monday afternoon and burial followed in the Carter bu rial ground near Bear Swamp church. The services winch were held at o'clock were conducted by Elder .1. (’. Jl, ore. assisted by the Rev. Albert Simms. Mr. Williams who was 71 years old, died suddenly at his home near Enfield early" Satin'- morning. his second wife, who Was f o i... diss Yoila War ren; six sons, Arclne a. d Hi b ird Williams of Littleton, Eduard Williams of Castalia and Ray. Raul and Billy Williams of tlm home; nine daughters, Miss Wes ley Williams of Rocky Mount, Mrs. W. G. Edwards of near En field, Miss Nida William.., Mrs. U. [.. Isles and Mrs. B. E. Hooks of Littleton and Misses Thelm i, Mary Boyd, Gene and Mamie Wil liams of the home. To Officers Candidate School 1 rpuntl Douglas E. Chappell, • ■n ul' Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Chappell ,if Weldon, has been transferred to the Officers Candidate School at Fort Monmouth, N. J. B.C. Permit revoked. Ralph Gay. Willias Daniel and Jack Taylor charged with assault with a deadly weapon nol pros with leave. Su'jn Richardson, colored of Hollister charged with murder-no probable caffse found. llenry Hopkins, white of Bur lington charged with non support of his minor children - prayer for judgment continued to May 4, 14143. Henry Hopkins is also char ged with marrying a second wife without laving been divorced from his first wife. Treating Peanut Seed Reduces Seed Decay Gasoline Available Now For Fishing Koanoke Rapids, March 2btli— H. id. Speight, chairman of Hali fax County Rationing Board Xo, 1 serving Koanoke Rapids. Weldon, and Littleton townships, stated this afternoon that a certain a mount of gasoline would be avail able for ‘lion-occupational fishing’ on the Koanoke River for the com ing Rock Kish season, but that extra allowances for transporta tion to and from the river banks for noil-occupational fishermen would not be granted. Occupational or commercial fish , ermen, those who spend a great1 deal of the season on the river banks, will be called upon to visit the local rationing board and show their exact status before extra allowances will be made them, Speight said. Gasoline coupons granted for use in water craft are "E" tick ets, calling for one gallon foi ea ch ticket. T. S Johnson, state director of the OKA, in an interview this week pointed out that: “As the ban on pleasure driv ing has been lifted, plus the fact that coupons applicable to water craft are not reduced, fishing trips will again be possible, l'ais supplement of family food rat ions will be most welcome espec ially in those sections of the sta te where fishing abounds. Willis King, supervisor of sta te fish resources of the Depart ment of Conservation and Devel opment, stated today that no signs of widespread joy have yet come to the departments attention, but that he expects it to be greeted with enthusiasm as soon as the implications are realized by the anglers. VICTORY CORPS WANTS CANS The Victory Corps of the local school will conduct a drive for tin cans in the near future. House wives are urged to prepare their cans and be ready to cooperate in this drive. Mrs. Maude Keeter Funeral services were conducted from the home of her son, L. A. Heeter, here this afternoon for Mrs. Maude Keeter, 51, who died Tuesday in Raleigh. The rites were conducted by the Rev. E. D. Weathers and burial followed | in Cedarwood cemetery. Mrs, Keeter who was the widow of the late Black Keeter, had spent most of her life here. She is sur vived by five daughters and six sons. ! Keports from various sections ef eastern .North Carolina indicate tliat the germination of many pea nuts will he exceptionally poor tins year. Howard If. Garris*, Ex tension plant pathologist, N. G. State College, -ays that farmers should not only be careful in the selection ol' their planting seed hut that they should also treat them. Tests .'how' that peanut ael-d treatment reduces seed decay and results in greatly improved stands and much larger yields. According to Garriss, arasan is one of the most practical materials for treating peanut seed. The rotary barrel-type machine, com monly used for treating cotton seed, can be used with good re sults. He suggests that the barrel be about half full of seed when the recommended amount of mat erial is applied. Close the barrel an(| rotate slowly for 5 minutes. If this type of machine is not available, any tight barrel or drum may lie used, by roiling it over and over for several minutes. The seed can be treated at any time before planting but after they are treated, they should be stored in a cool, dry place until planted. Garriss warns that treated seed should not lie eaten by humans or farm animals, and they should not be sold to the oil mills, because of the toxie materials used in treating. Matthews Announces School Term Plans V. C. Matthews, county super intendent of schools, has announc ed that plans are underway to qualify Halifax county for a nine months school term for the next school year. The superintendent stated that he is preparing the necessary in formation and is completing in formation forms to furnished by the state. When Lins prelimi nary work is over, he is expect ing to call a special meeting of the Halifax County school board to pass on the matter. Egg Production Is On Increase Raleigh, N. C. March 31— Egg production on North Carolina farms during February is estimat ed at 8(i million, or 32 per cent above the number laid during the same month of 1942, according to Frank Parker, chief statistic ian with the State Department of Agriculture. This increased pro duction is due to an increase of 20 per cent in the number of hens and the increased output of all hens over the figure a year ago. The number of eggs laid during the two first months of 1943 was 27 over that of January and Feb ruary of 1942. Additional Supply Of Feed Wheat Ready For Delivery Recent Congressional action freeing' an addi.i mil lo9,000,000 bushels of feed wheat will make it possible for Halifax County poultry and livestock dealers to obtain more federally-owned wheat for feeding purposes, it was an nounced today by \Y. A. Kitchin. chairman of County A A A, Commit tee. Ue ease of this wheat, Chairman Kitchin said, is aimed at relieving shortages of feed which have De em red in many areas and assist-j ng farmers in meeting their pro duction grade for livestock, i.airy and poultry in the 1943 Food for Freedom campaign. An allocation of 125,000,000 bushels of wheat for feeding purposes was made last summer, but the last of this a mount was sold earlier this mon th. Of the first allocation, North Carolina farmers purchased more than 950 carloads. The recently released wheat will be available to Halifax Coun ty feeders at $1.07 per bushel, de livered in carload lots to any railroad point in the county. Live stock. poultry and other feeders may place their orders with deal ers, the County AAA Committee or directly with the Commodity Credit Corporation, Mr. Kitehin said. 1 In placing orders, however, pro ducers must state the amount of wheat they now have on hand and their estimated monthly require ments. Orders will be accepted for a quantity which, together with the amount on hand, will not ex ceed a three months’ supply. Local feed mixers and dealers will be required to state the un sold quantity on hand and estimat ed monthly requirements, and total amounts will be restricted to not more than two months’ sup ply. Large feed manufactures, distributors, and County AAA Committees, also state quantities of unsold wheat on hand and weekly requirements, and total a mounts they may have will he re stricted to not more than two mon I th’s supply. “These restrictions are being placed on sales in order to assure an equitable distribution of sup plies which may be shipped imme diately,” Chairman Kitchin said. "It is possible that lact of ■'reight cars will delay filling of orders immediately, and those persons who have some wheat on hand should delay their orders as long as practical to do so.” He said, however that when it is impractical to accept an order for less than the amount of whe it in a bin, a carload, or the amount of wheat represented by a ware house receipt, the supply limita tions may be increased to one of these amounts.
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