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ANDREW ). CONNER, PUBLISHER
CAROLINA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER"
, SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.09
VOLUME XXXV
RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1926
NUMBER 4
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SEVERN NEWS
Selling Peaonts at Advanced Price
Will love le PendletoDHeasles
General News
With the exception of measles
the general health of the com
munity seems to be good. Our
physician. Dr. A. R. Hodge, who
located here last August, is giv
ing efficient service in every way.
Mr. Geo. A. Williams of Nor
folk, Va., is spending sometime
with his sister, Mrs. J. N. Steph
enson. Mr. E H. White will leave
Wednesday for New York City
to take a business course.
Quite a number of our farmers
have sold their peanuts since the
riae in price to 5c. Some of the
buyers seem to think the price
will even be better in a Bhort
while.
Mr. Leroy Taylor, of Jackson
Drug Co., Jackson, was a caller
in the heme of Mr. Ernest How
ell Sunday evening.
Mr. Geo. W. Johnson and fam
ily have moved to town, in the
residence recently purchased by
Mr. J. B. Mann from Mr. J. E.
Benton.
Mr. R. E. Maddrey is soon to
move bis family to Pendleton. He
will build the new Baptist church
at Pendleton, known as Robert's
Chapel Church. Mr. Maddrey
did right much of the work on
the new Baptist church here and
supervised the work in general.
Mr. W. V. Crawford, who has
been with the Farmers Mfg. Co.
for a number of years, has been
transferred to their plant here.
Misses Evelyn White, Willie
MaddreyHilton Jones, Florence
Bark ley, Dorothy and Lucille
Long, having finished, their ex
animations at Chowan College
early last week, spent several
days in their homes here before
beginning the second semester,
They left for the college late
Monday afternoon.
Rev. A. W. H, Jones preached
two very strong sermons at the
Baptist Church Sunday morning
and evening. The morning ser
mon was on "The Power of
Prayer." Evening was about
"Ahab." Large crowds attend
ed both services. Miss Julia Cal
vert sang a beautiful solo in the
morning, and Misses Evelyn
White and Julia Calvert rendered
a much enjoyed duet at evening
service.
There will be preaching ser
vice at M. E. Church first Sun
day evening in February.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pritchard
and cbildran of Windsor, spent
the week-end with her sister,
Mrs. D. S. O'Neal.
Mrs. G. S. Pruden and Miss
Sabrina Holder of Boykins, Va.,
spent Monday with their sister,
Mrs. D. S. O'Neal.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Johnson
of Pendleton were guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wood
ard Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wood of
Branchville. Va., were callers in
the heme of the Misses Williams
and Wood, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Hilton Jones of Chowan
College spent the week-end with
her parents. Rev. and Mrs. A.
W. H. Jones.
: Misses Elizabeth Carlton and
iViola Raynor of Chowan College
.were week end guests of Miss
Hilton. Jones ' . . "
r Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Taylor, and
daughter Maud, and their moth
er, Mrs. Cordelia Barnes, bpent
a short whita Sunday afternoon
in the home of Mr. vV. J.'Bjrnes
near Froncisville " '
Mr. nbd Mrs. R. E Maderey
epentr Tuesday.in Franklin-, Va ,
Endorses Dr. Parker For Legislature
My Dear Mr. Conner:
I, as a former college mate,
now as a close neighbor and fellow-townsman,
wish to add my
endorsement to the proposed
candidacy of Dr. C. P. Parker
for the next Legislature.
As a student he was faithful
and ambitious, as a neighbor he
is thoughtful and true, bb a
townsman, he is a man of vision
and hope. In every progressive
movement he is always to be
found in the lead.
He has a great passion for his
home section of the State. He
is a good road enthusiast. He
believes in the great possibilities
of his county and I am sure no
man in the county would safe
guard the interests of this sec
tion more than he.
W. 1): Barbee.
Seaboard, N. C.
Meeting of Milwaukee Auxiliary
The Milwaukee Auxiliary of
the Woman's Missionary Society
met January 23rd in the home of
Mrs. R. Q. Martin. The meet
ing was called to order by the
President, Mrs. F. L. Johnson.
Seventeen members were pre
sent After the reports of the
different committees we went
thru the ceremony of installation
of officers, led by Mrs E. B.
Craven, of Conway. We think
the officers for this year are very
interested and will faithfully at
tend to the duties of the offices.
After the business, we indulg
ed in a bit of "Neighbsrhood
Gossip," led by Mrs. John Wood.
Ill was innocent enough at first,
but after the news had passed as
mny as eighteen tongues it was
very much twisted and exugger
ated. Seeing how easily this
could be done we all decided it
wbb best to pass only the good
news along. So our hOBtess,
Mrs. Martin, immediately passed
candy, of different kinds, and
apples, which we enjoyed very
much. The meeting adjourned
to meet in the home of Mrs. J.
M. Martin in February.
Reporter.
having dental work done.
Misses Ethel Taylor, Mavis
Lewter and Mr. Russell Joyner
were shopping in Murfreesboro
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Bettie Long of the high
schools acuity is on the sick list
this week.
Mr. Arthur Johnson and Miss
Porter of Boykins, Va., were
Sunday afternoon callers in the
home of Mrs. W. E. Glover.
Mr. and Mrs. Barham Porter
of Conwav were guests of their
mother, Mrs. Ellen Porter, Sun
day, i
The Music Club of the High
School, met in the home of Mrs.
A. M. Fleetwood Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Spencer
and son Edmund, were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Bryant of Boykins, Va., Sunday
evening.
Mr. J R. Taylor attended the
Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M. at
Raleigh last week. He leaves
Saturday, January 30, for East
ern Tennessee to Duy mules,
horses and milk cows for his
spring trade. He has brought
some good stock to this town.
Mrs. Charlie Edwards of Lew
iston was called to the bedside of
her mother, Mrs. M. I. Johnson,
Saturday. '
v Mr. Ben Worrell' and sisters
Callie Mae and Odel'e of Sea
board were callers in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Berkley
Sunday afternoon.
' Miss Jennie Benton spent the
week-end with her grandmother
nearRoxobel. '
SEABOARD NEWS
Masonic Lectures High School Will
Present Play Embroidery Club
Entertained Personals
Mr. Herbert Long, Norfolk,
spent the week end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Long.
Mr. Randolph7 Pruden spent
the week end in Raleigh.
Miss Katharine Essex of the
high school faculty spent the
week end in Courtland visiting
friends.
Mr. Howard Long and Miss
Frances Robertson were visitors
in Con,way Sunday.
Mr. Dallas Kussell iv.ee was a
caller in Weldon Sunday.
Mr. G. T. Stephenson, Frank
lin, Va , was a Sunday guest of
his sister, Mrs. R. M. Maddrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stephenson
left Saturday for Raleigh. Mrs.
Stephenson will spend some time
with her mother while their home
is being completed.
Miss Pearl Jordan, Richmond,
arrived the past week and is the
guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Jordan.
Mr. Reese Bullock, of Wilson,
Mr. Thurman and Miss Sallie
Bullock, Roanoke Rapids, were
week-end gue3ta of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bullock.
Misses Vera Bozeman and Lena
Stephens of the high school fa
cultyspent the week end in Nor
folk.
Misses Mary and Bettie Spen
cer, Ida Matthews, Flora Butler
and Mary Stephenson, students
of Chowan College, Murfrees
boro, were week end guests of
their respective parents. Miss
Stephenson had as ber guest her
friend and classmate, Miss Julia
Grady.
Mr. W. D. Barbee left Wed
nesday for Durham in response
t ) an invitation from the Durham
Kiwanis Club to be present and
assist in the entertainment Wed
neaday and Thursday nights at
the opening of the new half mil
lion dollar theatre and auditorium
Mr. Clellan Lcng left the past
week for New York: where he
has accepted a traveling position
with a shoe firm. His territory
will include North Carolina and
Virginia,
Mr. G. F. Marquette, Rich
lands. N. C, Grand lecturer of
the Grand Lodge of North Caro
Una, will meet with the Seaboard
lodge each night for this entire
week. It is hoped that rli the
memberaof this and surrounding
Masonic lodges will avail them
selves the opportunity of hearing
Mr. Marquette. The lodge will
be opened each evening at seven
o'clock.
Seaboard High School Dramatic
Club will present "Will o' The
Wisp" in the first preliminary of
the nigh school one act play con
test sponsored by the Carolina
Dramatic Association. The clubs
of Ahoskie and Murfreesboro
will compete with Seaboard in
this contest which will be held at
Chowan College, February 19.
Mildred Carelton, formerly of
Norfolk, will play Will o' The
Wisp.
Next Sunday, being 5th Sun
day, according to a previously
arranged custom. Rev. D.P. Har
ris will preach at the Methodist
church Sunday evening at seven
o'clock. When the next 6th Sun
day comes around Rev. Culbreth
will occupy the pulnit of the Bap
tist church
MrsrH. R. Harris delightfully
entertained the Embroidery Club,
the high school faculty and a few
other invited guests at her beau
tiful new home Friday evening
from 7:30 to 11 o'clock. The
guests matched-partner! with the
NORTHEASTERS) DISTRICT HONORED
Supervising Agent To Represent State
College At Meeting of Southern'
Colleges
Dean Schaub of State College
has announced the delegates from
State College to the meeting of
the Agricultural Colleges of the
fifteen Southern States, in At
lanta, February l-5th. Among
these will be Miss Pauline Smith,
Field Faculty Member of State
College, in charge of Home
Economics in Northeastern Caro
lina. Miss Smith is well known
by; club women here as she has
visited this section many times
in interest of Home Economics
Home Demonstration Agents of
the District feel honored that
their supervising agent is to re
present both the district and the
college at this national meeting
new author tallies of Every Play
er'Your Partner system. Pro
gressive Rook was played at five
tables. The top score club prize
was won by Mrs, W. Grady El
wards. The top score guest prize
was won by Mrs. Robt, L. Moore.
The entire lower floor of the
home was very tastefully deco
rated with potted plants, narcis
bus and evergreens. Mrs. Harris
served two courses, first a salad
courss. sandwiches, saltmes.
stuffed dates and pickle The
second was heavenly hash. cake.
mints and coffee.
Miss Eulie Foster, our resident
trained nurse, returned Saturday
from a case she has been nursing
in Halifax, N. C.
Mr. J. T. Maddrey. wife and
little son, Wa viand, Garysburg.
were Sunday afternoon guests of
his mother, Mrs. R.M. Maddrey,
The Seaboard Post Office hav
ing been declared vacant early in
December, notice by the P. 0.
Department was posted that a
civil service examination to fill
said office would be held in Wei
don Jan. 23. Messrs. Herman
Lassiter, the present incumbent,
W. T, Norvell and Mrs Julian
Morgan were the contestants
Several months will doubtless
elapse betore any appointment is
made.
Revs. D. P. Harris and Frank
Culbreth filled their regular ap
pointments here last Sunday
morning and evening.
The weather man forecasted
rain for Monday, but instead the
most beautiful as well as largest
snow or the season visited us. it
wps of the fine, clinginu: variety,
making the landscape on? of in
describable beauty. All we need
to complete a typical Christmas
scene is the sleigh,
The following clipping from
The Bedford Gazette" will
prove interesting reading to the
numerous friends in the county
of Mrs. Alexander Millar:
"J. L. Borden, principal of the
Bedford High School, received a
etter recently from the Borden
Company announcing that the
school had won a pr-iza of three
hundred dollars for one of the
st ayeraire gains in weight
during the Borden Health Con
test which was conducted by
Mrs. Alexander Millar. In ac
cordance with the rules of the
contest, Mrs. Millar received on
hundred dollars and the school
two hundred. This money is to
be used to further health work
in the school. The school and its
patrons are grateful to Mrs. Mil
lar for the work she has accom
plished, and to the Borden Com
pany for the award."
It will be remembered that
during the pastorate of her, la?
mented husband, Kev. Alexander
Millar, that Jackson Graded
School secured the services of
Mrs. Millar. Many of her patrons
still speak of her work lav most
complimentary terms.
DEMONSTRATION WORK
The Home and Farm Agents
wiU have Mr. C. F. Parrish,
Poultry Specialist from State Col
lege, in the county the first week
in February. Meetings have
been arranged as folio we:
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2:30
P. M., meeting of Poultry leaders
at Jackson. 7:30 P. M. Wood-
land.
Wednesday 2:30 P. M., Pote-
casi. 7:30 P. M. Conway.
Thursday 2:30 P. M. Lasker
7:30 Garysburg.
Friday 2:30 P. M. Rich Square.
7:30 P. M. Seaboard.
Mr. Parrish will demonstrate
the latest methods in culling
poultry, will discusss housing and
answer any questions asked.
During the week a County
Poultry Association will be or
ganized and plans for the pur
cnase or ieea ana sale or eggs
will be made. We expect a good
attendance at all these meetings.
Come and bring the family,
Ihe Agricultural teachers at
Conway, Rich Square and Wood
land are assisting with these
meetings.
E. P. Gulledge, County Agt.
Mary Sue Wigley Home Agt.
Lasker News
Mr. A.- J. Dixon delightfully
entertained his pupils in the
home of Mr. J. E Collier Friday
night, Jan, 22, from seven until
eleven.
Miss Ruth Britton spent the
week-end with her parents in
Galatia.
Mrs. C. C. Parker has been
undergoing treatment in St. Vin
cent's Hospital, Norfolk, Va. At
last reDorts she was better.
Mrs R, T. Walker left for
Woodland Monday to begin a
class in home nursing.
The Pollyanna Club entertain
ed Mrs. R. T. Walker Thursday
night, Jan. 21, Several games
were played. After an enjoy
able contest, refreshments were
seryed.
Mr. Elbert Peele has been se
riously ill. We are glad to report
that he is better.
Master Rudolph Bryant is bet
ter after having a case of scarlet
fever some weeks.
Mrs. J. B, Elliott and Mrs.
Annie L. Wade of Rich Sauare
spent Sunday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. Elliott's sister. Miss
Minnie Parker.
Misses Blanche Smith and
Mary Lee Bridgers Bpent the
week end with their parents
Mrs. R T. Walker and Miss
Bernice Parker spent Friday in
Weldon and Roanoke Rapids.
For the past three weeks Mrs.
R. T. Walker has been teaching
class in home nursing here.
About twenty-one ladies have at
tended regularly and enjoyed the
course very much.
Potecasl Locals
Mr. Archie Barnes of Suffolk
spent the week end in the home
of Mr. F. C. Jenkins.
Mr. W. K. McLean spent Sun
day in Suffolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Britt of
Boykins visited Mr. and Mrs, A.
J. Harrell Sunday afternoon.
Misses Clara Hayes and Mar
garet Overton spent the week
end in Ahoskie.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Lassiter
accompanied by Mrs, Euzelia
Doff ermyre and Miss Gladys Las-
Biter motored to Ahoskie Satur
day.. ;
Miss Jessie Marie Parker is
still quite tick at ber home. Her
many friends hope aha will Boon
be able to resume her studies at
Chowan College where she Is a
THE ROXOBEL-KtLfORD SCHOOL
Appreciation Expressed to Many
Workers Who Gave of Their
Time to Help Along the
Movement
I think that all who helped in
any way towards consolidation
and carrying the bond issue for
tha erection of our new school
building, are to be commended
for the good school spirit they
showed. All four districts were
represented in this movement.
One noticeable fact was that
those districts in which the four
and one-half mills will raise their
tax, voted just as largely for the
increase tax as in the districts
where there will be no increase
of mills. I was not surprised at
the returns of the election, for I
have always believed that the
average voter and taxpayer are
always generous towarda the
school. I had other reasons to
believe that Roxibel, Kelford,
Tyler, and Bazemore would vote
favorably on this issue. These
reasons were: The people real
ized that their present schools
were not meeting the education
al needs of their children; and
they were determined to fully
meet and discharge their duty
towards their children. I came
to the above conclusion as a re
sult of conversation on this topic
with people throughout these
four districts.
I wish to commend every one
who aided in this movement: Our
county superintendent, our presp,
The Roanoke Chowan Times
and The Aulander. Advance, our
boards if trustee?, men. and la-
dies. However. I wish to thank
Miss Mattie Livermin for her
untiring efforts and for her great
influence in this movement I
think she showed that intelligent
help and unselfish spirit so nobly.
I feel sjre that every one is
grateful to our registrar, Mr. C.
L. L. Cobb, for directing the re
gistration and election in a strict-
y legal way. I wish to say I ana
glad to know Mr. Cobb and per
ceive that big heart he has to
wards his community and espe
cially towards the pupils.
There were six ladies of Roxo-
bel who freely used their cars to
carry people to register and attain
to vote. They were Mrs. Mary
Spivey, Mrs. Janie Norfleet.Mrs.
Minnie Jenkins. Mrs. Verna May
Burkett, Mrs. Nettie May Wals
ton, and Miss Annie Norfleet. I
wish to thank these ladies for
their aid in this movement. 1
feel sure that all who aided will
be recompensed in later years.by
seeing a modern school plant
turning out young men and young
women, trained in body and in
mind, and with characters mould
ed" for progressive citizenship.
D. P. McCain.
senior.
Rev, C. M. Billings was a din
ner guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. C
Jenkins Sunday.
Mr. W. C. Beale went to Nor
folk last Thursday to see his sis
ter, who is quite ill with pneu
monia. '
Mrs. D. Cale and daughter
Martha are visiting her father,
in Roxobel, who is seriously 111.
Mrs. W. A. Davis is able to be
out a little after being sick for
some time. " ,
Mrs. George Tyler of Jackson,
Miss Hazel Grant of Ridgeway
and Miss Sarah Grant and Miss
Bailey of the Halifax school
faculty accompanied by Mr. Jack.
Grant of Jackson called in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Lassiter Sunday afternoon.