ANDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER
"CAROUNA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER"
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 LUME XXXV
RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926
‘ NUMBER 17
(iEORGE-WOODLAND NEWS
Ueath of Two Good Eitizens-Wins in
State Contest-Fine Sermon-
General News
Mr. W. F. Outland and Mr. A.
J. Brown were in Greensboro
last Thursday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K Martin.
Suffolk, spent Saturday and Sun
day iu the home of Mr, and Mrs.
W. J. Parker.
Mrs. Betty Blanchard spent a
few days the past week with ral
atives at Norfolk,
Mr. Paul Sykes, Tabor High
School, is spending a few days
with his mother here.
Mr. and Mrs C B. Pond and
children, Suffolk, visited oyer the
week-end in the home of Mr. J.
L. Outland.
Mr. and Mrs. E G Griffin and
Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Brown were
in Norfolk a fe w days last week,
Mr. A. E. Copeland, Mr. Wal
ter Brown Jr., Misses Anna Re
becca Purvis, Mabel Parker and
Dora Boyce^ attended Friends
Quarterly Meeting in Chatham
County over Saturday and Sun
day.
The foundation is being laid
for a modern brick Methodist
church building here which, when
completed, should add consider
ably to the looks of the East end
of town.
Mr. Phillip Miles, who has
been confined to his room for a
number of months.quietly passed
away Wednesday night of last
week. Mr. Miles had been a hard
working man. having been able
until a few months ago, to look
after his farming onerations. A
little more than a year ago he.
with his wife and son, moved
into the George community,
where he bought a lot and had
planned to build, but his sickness
which soon came upon him pre
vented him from building. Dur
ing his illness everything that an
attentive companion and loving
friends and neighbors could do
for him, was done for his com
fort. The funeral was held in
the Baptist church in Woodland
and he was laid to rest in the
burying ground at Potecasi. We
greatly sympathize with the be
reaved members of the family.
Miss Gertrude Blow, a senior
in the High School here, has just
been announced the winner of
$20 00 in gold and first prize cer
tificate in State wide contest put
on by the American Chemical So
ciety, on “The Relation of Chem
istry to the Home.” Reynolds
High School, Winston Salem, was
winner of second prize in this
contest. Gertrude’s paper has
been sent to New York by the
State committee to compete in
the national contest. Six four
year University scholarships are
the prizes in the national contest.
Gertrude is a very deserving girl
and her many friends are hoping
she will win one of the scholar
ships.
A gloom was cast over our
whole community last Thursday
when the sad news was flashed
around that Mr. C, H. Griffin had
passed away. Mr. Griffin suffer
ed a stroke several years ago,
from which he never entirely re
covered. Until that time, though,
he was a very active man, both
in church work and business ac
tivities. He was for a greit
many j’ears cashier of The Farm
i-rs Bank here. His going takes
away one of our best citizens, a
inviag and f.ff-'ctianate father
and husband and a faithful work
er in the Baptist churcn. The
^unera! was held in the Baptist
church here where be had long
been a member, he being the
first superintendent of the Sun
day school after the church was
built and remained in that posi
tion for a number of years. Rev.
D. P. Harris of Seaboard assisted
Mr. Billings, local pastor, with
the services, Mr. Harris had
known him a great many years
and considered him among his
warmest and truest friends. He
paid him a most beautiful tri
bute. Besides his widow, he
leaves four sons and one daugh
ter and the whole community
sympathizes with them in their
Bffliction and bereavement. H.i
was gently laid away in the old
Hebron burying ground beside
his first wife.
The commencement sermon
preached at the school here las;
Sunday morning was the out
standing event of the whole
school year. It was delivered by
H. Frederick Jones, pastor of the
Memorial Baptist Church,Green
ville. He was heard by 500 peo
pie and every one we have heard
refer to it, has pronounced it the
best sermon ever heard at this
place. His subject was, “Build
ing Against the Storms of Life,”
a subject and the lessons there
from were most appropriate for
the occasion and was received
with approval from the large au
dience made up of members of
five religious denominations.
Other commencement exercises
will be as follows; May 14th, an
Operetta by Primary and Inter
mediate Grades. May 18 ;h, Class
Day exercises May 19th, Grad
uating exercises. High School
play and literary address. An
nouncement will be made later
more in detail.
The school here is turning out
one of the best Seventh Grade
classes this year in the history
of the school. There are 32 in
the class, that number took the
county examination and passed
it 100 per cent strong.
The Home Economics Depart
ment gave a tea to patrons and
friends Tuesday afternoon of
this week and exhibited work
done by classes during the year,
consisting of interior decoration,
embroidery, dress making, milli
nery, hand tie and dye work,
sewing and canning.
GROUP COMMENCEMENTS
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
Do not forget the poultry sales
this week. Wednesday at Con
way and Friday at Seaboard. The
people near these two points
should take advantage of this
car as the next car will probably
make other stops in the county.
We will run this car once a month
as long as there is sufficient in
terest.
SWEET POTATO PLANTS
Because of the late spring I
understand that it will be around
the middle of May before the
plants south of us begin to move.
Because of a short crop and un
usual demand the prices are yery
high. The lowest price I have
had from a reliable firm was
$1 65 a thousand while most of
them ask from $2 to $4, Last
year we could buy in large quan-
ities at a dollar or less while this
year large orders do not seem to
interest them.
COTTON
Cotton planting has started.
If we are to get a stand we must
use plenty of seed and the seed
must not come in contact with
I the fertilizer. It is cheaper to
use two bushel or more of seed
per acre than to plant over or
leave only a half stand.
Where cover crops were plant
ed last fall is a good place to
plant late corn or soy beans. Tne
growth of the cover crop to date
in most instances is very little.
If allowed a little more time to
SEABOARD NEWS
Held at Garysburg and Jackson Last
Week-First and Second Winners
The second Group Commence
ment was held at Garysburg,
Wednesday April 21 Although
this was a group of two and one
four teacher schools the number
of contestants was large. The
small schools vied with each oth
er in doing their best.
The contests were the same as
were held at Conway In public
contests places were won as fol
lows:
Grammar Grade Chorus—1st
place, Garysburg; 2rid p!ac5. Me
Iver.
Scory Telling—1st place,Garys
burg; 2 id place, Pleasant Hhl
Primary Singing—1st place,
Squire; 2ad place Garysburg.
Health Stunt—Ist place,Garys-
burg; 2.id place, Gumberry.
Oral Composition, Fourth and
Fifth Grades—Ist place, Garys
burg; 2nd place, Gumberry,
Oral Composition, Sixth and
Seventh Grades—Ist place,Pleas
ant Hill; 2Qd place, Garysburg,
Total number of points won in
public literary and musical con
tests were Mclver 10, Squire 15,
Gumberry 20, Pleasant Hill 30,
Garysburg 95
In private literary contests
Vultare won 5 points, Mclver 10,
Gumberry 10, Pleasant Hill 50.
Garysburg 145.
The exhibits from Garysburg
school were of an unusually high
order and covered every phase
of school room work. Notebooks
were not spontaneous productions
but were made up of leaves of
work done thruout the year. 595
points were won by this school
as a product of their everyday
work. 10 points were won by
Gumberry and 20 by Squire.
At the close of all contests
Garysburg served a free public
dinner and barbecue to all visit
ors and home folks.
In the afternoon points in ath
letics were won as follows: Gum
berry 10. Vultare 10, Mclver 75,
Pleasant Hill 55, and Garysburg
170
The last series of Group Com
mencements was held at Jackson
April 23
The public literary and musical
contests were as follows:
Grammar Grade Chorus—Ist
place, Jackson,
Story Telling—1st place. Jack
son; 2nd place, -Margarettsville
Primary Singing—1st place.
Jackson; 2nd place, Rehobnth.
Health Stunt—1st place, Jack-
son; 2nd place, Rehoboth.
Oral Composition, 4th and 5:h
grades—Ist place, Margaretts
ville; 2id place Lasker.
Oral Composition, 6ih and 7th
grades—Ist place, Lasker; 2ad
place Margarettsville.
Pleasure Reading—Ist place,
Jackson.
Total points in these were: Re
hoboth 20. Lasker 30. Margar
ettsville 40, Jackson 85
In private literary contests
points were: Lasker 10, Dusty
Hill 15, Margarettsville 30, Jack
son 85.
In exhibits points were Lasker
5, Union 15, Mt. Carmel 30, Mar
garettsville 15, Jackson 105.
In athletics points were as fol
lows; Mt. Carmel 50 and Jack-
son 140.
County Commencement will be
reported next week.
grow your land will be improved.
If a disc is available, cover crops
should be disced and then plow
ed. The small growth which
cover crops have made is due to
the late spring. I think they
were at least twice as high this
time last year.
E. P. Gullege,
County Agent.
Tenant House Burned, Colored Youth
Cremated—Paving Contractor
Begins Operations
Mrs. W. Parham Eiwards de
lightfully entertained the Em
broidery Club at her home last
Wednesday afternoon from 4 to
7 o’clock. A color scheme of
white and pink was carried out
both in decorations and refresh
ments. The home was tastefully
decorated with spring fljwers.
I Miss Bettie Long of Severn
High School faculty spent the
week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs, J, T. Long.
Mrs. Jennie Worrell of Ports
mouth is the guest of her cousin,
Mrs. W. T. Norveli, this week.
Mr, and Mrs. H. C, Maddrey
spent Monday in Norfolk.
Miss Kate Saunders, a student
of Chowan College, Murfrees
boro, was the week-end guest of
h?r sister, Miss Trixie Saunders,
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
L Stephenson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Maddrey of
Garysburg were Sunday guests
of Mr, Maddrey’s mother, Mrs.
R. M, Maddrey.
Mr. Ernest Stephenson, Suf
folk, was the week-end guest of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Stephenson.
Mr, Randolph Pruden, student
of King’s Business College, Ral
eigh, spent the week end here
the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Bettie I. Pruden.
Mr. G. Fenton Crocker, Wil-
mingtor, was a week end visitor
here.
Prof. K. E. Vick of Margar-
etfsville high school arrived Sun
day and will spend the summer
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R, Vick, his school having
closed the past week.
Mr. Crocker Maddrey, a So
phoraore of Wake Forest College,
spent the week-end here the
guest of his mother, Mrs. R, M.
Maddrey.
Miss Edith Bradley of Louis
burg high school faculty spent
the week-end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J, R Bradley.
Misses Mary and Bettie Spen
cer, Ida Matthews, Flora Butler
and Mary Stephenson, students
of Chowan Cellege, were week
end guests of their respective
parents.
Mrs, Jno. T. Ramsay. Rich
mond, Va , arrived Friday to be
at the bedside of her mother in
law. Mrs, Bettie Phillips Ram
say, who has been alarmingly ill
the past weak. It is with pleas
ure that we can report her condi
tion slightly improved.
The Northampton schools are
ail having their closing exercises
this week. Seaboardians antici
pated a smaller crowd here than
formerly, but its the concensus
of opinion that Seaboard High
School closing exercises have at
tracted. this year, the largest
crowds in it’s history. The spa
cious auditorium was well filled
Sunday when the sermon to the
graduating class of 14 girls and
6 boys was preached by Rev. H
S. Hardcastle, pastor of Suffolk
Christian church, but the climax
for attendance was reached Moa
day night when the graduating
exercises were held. Every seat
was taken, vestibule full and
many stood around the windows
throughout the entire program
Perfect order reigned and never
in the history of our school has
any class carried off as many
honors. Supt. Lynch and bis
efficient helpers have put their
best in the session just closing
and the results of their training
was evidenced on every hand in
the creditable manner each ren
dered his and her part This is
written previous to the rendition
of the senior play, “Turning to
the Right,” on Tuesday night.
Mr. Grover Stephenson, Frank
lin, Va., spent a short while in
town Sunday afternoon with his
sister, Mrs. R, M. Maddrey.
The contract for our street im
provements has been given to
contractor Collins, Raleigh, N.C.,
and he has notified the town
commissioners that he will begin
work Monday, May 3
A farm house on the premises
of Mr. J. H. Ramsay was destroy
ed by fire last week. The negro
occupants lost all of their wordly
possessions, except one trunk,
but sympathetic friends living as
faraway as Conway and Severn
have responded nobly to the
needs of this stricken houshold.
A community spirit has been dis
played that is indeed commend
able. A negro youth, 15 years
old, could not be awakened in
time to escape, so was cremated
in the doomed building.
Rev. H. S. Hardcastle. Suffolk,
delivered the past Sunday one of
the finest baccalaureate sermons
ever heard here. He made a fine
impression upon our citizenry all
of whom will be glad to have him
come our way again. While here,
Rev. Hardcastle was entertained
in the hospitable home of Mr. C.
R. Kee.
Mrs. D. P. Harris left Tuesday
morning for a brief visit to Ports
mouth friends.
Mr, Jno. Long and wife of
Petersburg, Va,, were guests
Friday of his cousin, Mrs. H. R
Harris. Mrs. Mattie Gay, who
spent some days with them last
week, made the trip, across coun
try, with them.
Rev. D. P. Harris preached for
our colored friends at the First
Baptist church here the past Sun
day evening. They welcomed
him gladly and enjoyed his ser
mon immensely.
Our farmers are up and doing
this week. Everybody planting
cotton and corn. Very few loaf
ers can be seen around town this
lovely spring weather.
Mrs. R. M. Maddrey left Wed
nesday for a visit to her brother,
Mr. Grover T. Stephenson, Frank
lin. Va.
Miss Essie Baggett, a former
teacher of S, H. school, but this
year a member of Whiteville high
school faculty, arrived Monday
night and is the guest of her
friend. Miss Vera Bozeman, at
the dormitory.
Messrs T. J. Stephenson and
Leon Spencer, students of Wake
Forest College, arrived Monday
to attend the commencement ex
ercises.
Mr. and Mrs. MattR. Stephen
son spent the week-end in Ral-
eigh.guests of Mrs. Stephenson's
mother, Mrs. Marshall.
Mrs. Elmo Crocker, of Ports
mouth. is the guest of Mrs. Net
tie D. Crocker,
Mrs. Wm. A. Vincent and dau
ghter Barbara, Vultare, are the
guests of Mrs. Bettie I. Pruden,
POTECASI LOCALS
Oxford Singing Class Coming—Cont-
menceraent Exercises-Teacliers
Leaving For Homes
Everybody remember this and
come. The Singing Class of the
Masonic Orphanage of Oxford
will be here on the evening of
May 22ad. You, perhaps have
heard them, but it will do both
you and them good to hear them
again.
Our school closed Thursday
evening. The operetta on Wed
nesday evening was especially
good and showed wonderful work
on the part of both pupils and
teachers
W’e were looking forward with
much pleasure to having Judge
Winston with us Thursday morn
ing but for some reason he failed
to come. The play on Thursday
evening was very much enjoyed
by all. The school has passed
through a most successful year
and the teachers are to be highly
complimented on the excellent
work they have done. We hope
to have them with us next year.
The teachers left for their
respective homes Sunday and
Monday. Mr, W. K, McLean to
Burnsville, N. C,; Miss Coving
ton to Renert; Miss Parker to
Franklin; Miss Hayes to Louis-
burg, and Miss Overton to Cole-
rain,
Quite a number of our people
attended the County Commen
cement held in Woodland Satur
day, and Jackson Friday evening.
Dr. Harrell of Murfreesboro
and Mr, John Vick of Conway
were callers in town Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Britt of
Severn were the guest of their
sister, Mrs. A. J. Harrell Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lassiter
and Miss Overton visited in
Severn Sunday afternoon.
Miss Imo Vinson, who has been
visiting Miss Gladys Lassiter re
turned to her home Tuesday.
Mrs. Laura Parker of Menola
was the guest of her son, Mr. E.
C. Parker several days last week.
Federation of Missionary Societies
To Meet at Pleasant Grove
Farm Work
Farmers are very busy plant
ing cotton and corn, which has
been delayed on account of the
cool, wet spring. All farm work
is behind.
Fall sown oats are yery fine.
The almost general use of
tractors enables farmers to put
their land in better condition for
planting, and also enables them
to do the work quicker, once the
land is in order.
Subscribe to The Koanoke-Cho-
wan Times—Only $1 per year
Northampton County Federa
tion of Missionary Societies will
meet in Pleasant Grove M. E.
Church Thursday, May 6, 1926,
Very important business is to be
attended to at this time and we
hope the meeting will be other
wise interesting. Will not each
member make an effort to be
present?
Program: Morning 10:30
Hymn.
Worship—Pleasant Grove Aux.
Greetings.
Report of Annua! Conf. —Mrs.
J. E. Underwood.
Report of Belle H. Bennett
Memorial—Mrs. Luther Johnson.
Special Music—P, Grove Aux.
Business.
Vocal Duet—Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. Barbee.
Address—Mrs. Harvey Boney,
Conf. Cor. Sec., Rose Hill.
Hymn.
Afternoon. 2:00 o’clock.
Hymn.
Worship—Woodland Aux.
Half Hour with Pleasant Grove
Xoung People and Bright Jewels.
Special Music—New Hope Ax.
Reading—Miss Flora Butler.
Report of Scholarship Fund.
Talk—Mrs. E. J. Gay.
Reports of Committees.
Unfinished Business.
Hymn.
Benediction,