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House Is Symbol Of Historic Halifax i By RAY S. WILKINSON One of North Carolina's most historic old buildings has been dis covered in Halifax and after ex tensive research is scheduled for restoration this summer. The building is one of the rare 1 examples of early American architecture in North Carolina where in the gambriel roof was used. This frame building boasts a number of beautifully paneled doors, original H-L hinges, wood paneling and enormous heart pine exposed beams in the cellar. Restoration Seen The structure has been recent ly purchased by the Historic Halifax Restoration association and with the aid of private dona tions and a grant from the state restoration work will begin soon, j The building in its present con-1 dition opened for visitation during [ the celebration of Halifax day \ April 12. On this date in 1776. ; Halifax was the site of the North Carolina Provincial Congress con vention which declared independ ence of Great Britian in the Hali fax Resolves. This was the first action taken officially by any of the 13 Colonies to declare inde pendence. A picture of the building has been preserved in the Library of Congress as an example of rare quality in early American archi tecture. Until recently the old building had been overlooked as an historic site. Colonial Roots Its obvious value came to light after the director of historic sites for the N. C. state department of archieves and history, W. S. Tarl ;'ton, recognized its significance in a survey recently completed in the historic town. J. C. Taylor, a local attorney, began a laborious search of the title- and first hopes were soon HU FH AM'S Mm'S STORE THE HOME OF GLEN-MORE CLOTHES FACTORY TO YOU ! 123 N. Front Street WSLMiNGTON, N. C. confirmed. The site had belonged at various times to a number of Colonial leaders and in its later j history was used as a Confederate hospital in the Civil war. The site was originally part of j a 13-acre tract owned by Joseph Montefort in 1772. Montefort was ; the first and only grand master i of the Masons in America. His grave is located across the street from the building to be restored in the yard of America's first Masonic Lodge built for the purpose of holding Masonic meet ings. Who Built It? In 1781 the , site was sold to William R. Davie, former gover nor of North Carolina, Ambassa dor to France and Revolutionary general. According to estimated made by the historic sites department of j tiie N. C. state department • of : archieves and history, the present J building was built in the late j 1770’s or possibly the 1780’s. No i official record is available as to i which one of the early owners actually built the present build ; ing. The building became a doctor’s home in 1809 when a transaction was recorded in the name of Dr. ON YOUR WAY TO OR FROM WiLASNGTON ORTON tUeSTAL'RANT. GRADE “A” —At Brunswick River Bridge —COURTEOUS SERVICE— ULL'AN & BiLL SMITH, Managers YAUPON BEACH SKATING RINK OPEN TR DAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY NIGHTS. Gavis Dean “A Virginia Doctor of Physic”. After a number of other trans actions it came into the hands of George W. Owens in 1847. After Owens’ death in 1850 it went into the estate of Mrs. Owens. During this period it was used as a hospital by Confederate forces in the War Between the States. Present Plans Present plans of the Historic Halifax Restoration association are to restore the building, furnish in keeping with its day of glory, and open it to the public. A gradual restoration of many old buildings has been taking place in this historical little com munity during the past four years. The town which had until re cently been by-passed by the surge of modern America was found to hold a treasure trove of historically important frame and brick buildings. The town is unique in the fact that modern buildings have not replaced many of the original j frame buildings, standing in Col onial times. The rich history of Halifax has been recently made public infor mation for the citizens of the na tion by the restoration associa tion. Historical Town It was the site of the signing of the first Declaration of Independ ence on April 12, 1776. It was a one-time home of John Paul Jones .visited by George Wash ington and Cornwallis. Flora Macdonald pleaded for the , freedom of her husband in this community after he was captured in an early battle of the Revolu tion as a Tory combattant. The old “gaol” in which the Tories, captured at the Revolu tionary battle of Moore creek bridge, were incarcerated has been restored and is now a muse um of Colonial history. This year the celebration of Halifax day on April 12 officially kicks off the celebration of Hali fax county’s 200th anniversary. The full celebration of the Hali fax county bi-centennial wall be held in the second week of May. Market Review Hogs & Poultry Declines Noted EDITOR'S NOTE: Following Is a summary ol market price in formation for tlie week ended April t, 1958, as gathered and edited by the Market News Serv ice of the N. C. Department of Agriculture. Fryers and broilers declined one cent per pound over North Carolina during the week. Farm prices early last week were re ported at 20 cents per pound. By the middle of the week, how ever, a general slowness in de mand along with a decrease in prices at other nearby producing areas had brought about addition I al weakness on the local markets. | Closing sales around the state i were reported at 19 cents. | Closing prices for broilers in j the North Georgia area ranged I from 18 to 19 but mast sales were I at 19. Delmarva and the Shenan doah valley reported light sales at j 19 to 20 on Friday but the bulk ! of the closing trade in these two ! areas were on prices to be deter ! mined later. ! Heavy hens declined one to two ’cents per pound in North Carolina j during the week. Increased offer I ings and a weaker demand ac i counted for the decline. Closing | farm sales ranged from 21 to 24 , cents per pound but most sales j were at 22 to 23. Eggs Down Eggs dropped off 6 to 7 cents per dozen on the state’s leading markets. Closing prices for clean, sized, minimum 80 per cent A quality large were reported at 44 Vn, cents per dozen in Raleigh. Mediums brought 42 and smalls, 30. In Durham, large sizes were reported at 43; mediums at 40 to 41 and smalls at 30. Hogs declined 25 to 50 cents at North Carolina’s daily buying stations. Here again increased offerings and a weaker demand accounted for the decline. Top hogs on Friday around the state were reported range ing from 20.75 to 21.75. This compares with tops of 21.25 to 22.00 a week earlier. In Chicago, hogs were down from 15 to 35 cents per hun dred and closing tops were reported at 21.50 to 21.75. Cattle prices were fairly steady on the Greensboro cash market. Closing prices for good to choice steers ranged from 25.00 to 27.25 while medium to good grades brought 22.00 to 24.00. Good to choice heifers ranged | from 24.00 to 26.25 and medium to good from 22.00 to 23.00. Beef type cows were reported at 17.00 to 19.00; dairy type at 14.00 to 17.00 and bulls at 20.00 to 22.00 Auction Prices for cattle were 1 steady to stronger on the Rocky ; Mount and Greensboro markets Good steers ranged from 23.5C to 27.50; good and choice heifer; from 23.00 to 26.50 and good anc choice vealers from 31.00 to 36.00 DO YOUR PIGS WEIGH 50-Lbs. ct Weaning ?— APE 80% OF YOUR CHICKENS LAYING ? DOES Each of YOUR COWS Give 5-Gals. Of Milk Per Day ? IS YOUR DOG HAPPY WfTH HIS PRESENT FOOD ? IF NOT, TRY OUR Purina Feeds J. M. PARKER & SONS SUPPLY, NORTH CAROLINA Phone CL 3-6290 MANY ACTIVITIES Continued From f'age One This week has been rather a busy one, with a meeting of the official board of the Yaupon church in the home of Mr. and Mis. A. A. Dixon. As soon as these special ac tivities are history, the pastor has announced further work on tine Clearing of the church lot, an 1 location of the exact site of the building. Provision is being made for a full spring and summer program of recreation with youth and other activities for adults. Workers have been secured for •this work, and full announcements will be made about the last of April. A meeting recently with Con ference Officials indicates that church building activities will get under way on the new church about the middle or latter part of the summer. Rev. Tom Collins, Church Extension Secretary, is to preach at Yaupon church on April 20. Bishop Paul Garber is to visit later in the summer. FLAG PRESENTED Continued Prom Page One E. L. Vereen, chairman of the WOW Camp auditors and chair man of the Waccamaw school board. The WOW camp ha^ approxi mately 22 members. LITTERBUGS ARE Continued From Page One ing to be particularly hard on folks who throw beer cans and liquor bottles out of their car windows; and the first ones we catch in these violations are go ing to wind up in court.” 'Commercial cows were reported at 18.00 to 22.25 and commercial bulls at 19.00 to 23.25. Grains Steady Shelled corn prices were gener ally steady on the state’s leading markets. No. 2 yellow corn rang ed from 1.50 to 1.52 per bushel in the eastern part of the state and from 1.55 to 1.56 in the Pied mont. No. 2 white corn was re ported at 1.75 to 1.85. Soybeans were also steady with No. 2 yel lows ranging from 2.15 to 2.16 at the close. Wheat, oats and milo were un changed. No. 2 red wheat brought 2.20 to 2.35 per bushel; No. 2 red oats, 90 to 95 cents; and No. 2 yellow milo, 2.40 to 2.55 per hun dred pounds. The price of cotton declined 2.50 to 2.75 per bale on the Char lotte market. Middling 1 lj32 inch averaged 35.66 at the close of the week. Strict low middling was reported at 31.41 and low middling at 25.61. 6 Changes in Percentage of Farm Receipts by County Between 1956-1957 Losses Worry Governor Urge 4Agri-Income’ Study Governor Luther H. Hodges has called attention to farm income losses from North Carolina’s | “Big Four” crops, and urged coun ty agricultural, business and civic groups to study local situations with their county farm agents and other agricultural leaders and plan for higher returns from these crops and new sources of income for 1958. The governor referred to a de ficit of $143,701,341 in farm in come in the state last year, with heaviest losses coming from to bacco, cotton, corn and peanuts. Earlier, the governor’s Farm Advisory committee, headed by Dean D. W. Colvard of the North Carolina state college of agricul ture, reviewed the income losses in 1957 from the four crops, and suggested that local county lead HEAD BOAT WILL Continued From Page One boat builder and will be ready for work by the middle of June. It will be diesel powered and will embody safety features inconform ity with Coast Guard specifica tions. It will be named “The Striker”. Byrd hopes to be able to lo cate a berth at a central location here in town to take care of the boat and for the purpose of load ing and unloading passengers. He ,says tihat he hopes it will be pos ; sible to get a local man to serve as skipper. Included among the facilities I aboard the new vessel will be a snack bar and restrooms. Byrd i said that it will be available for 'use for moonlight cruises. ers be alerted to opportunities available in 1958. Irvin Enzor, Columbus county’s area Farm Income contest win ner is a member of this commit tee. The governor said the picture was brightened by increases in livestock income and increases in government payments. Income from the latter was up $14,300, 000. Poultry income was up $12, 900,000; hogs, $9,000,000; eggs, $6,000,000; fruits and vegetables, $4,800,000; milk, $4,300,000; and beef cattle, $3,600,000. Income from all livestock and poultry was $37,438,000 higher than a year ago, leaving a deficit of $143,701,341 in farm income for the state. The 1957 income figures, by counties, were obtained in a sur vey conducted by D. S. Weaver, director of the agricultural ex tension service. Indicative of the jolt the lower income brought to farmers was the fact that the average loss in tobacco, alone, was more than $1,025 per farm. » About 125,000 farmers grow to bacco in North Carolina. The Coastal Plain and eastern Pied mont areas were hardest hit. 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