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ANDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER
"CAROUNA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER"
SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.00
(LUME XXXV
RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1926
NUMBER 18
KILLED m AUTO ACCIDENT
Two Men and Two Women Piled Up
in Roadster Meet Disaster on
Righway 48-One Hilled
Last Saturday two men and
two women, said to be from
Rocky Mount, met with a terri
ble disaster on highway 48, be
tween Jackson and Conway,about
two miles from Conway, when
the Dodge roadster they were
driving at a rapid rate of speed
turned over several times, injur
ing all of the party. One of the
mm, H. Cullens, died a short
time after the accident occurred
without regaining consciousness.
The other man who gave his
name as W. E. Detterline and
the two women who finally gave
their names as Ruth Butler and
Helen Field, after a hearing be
fore a magistrate secured other
conveyance and proceeded on to
Norfolbr.
Detterline is reported to have
stated that he and Cullens were
married men with families and
lived in Rocky Mount,
After Cullens died a warrant
was issued against Detterline by
Justice J. P. Garris charging
him with manslaughter and other
crimes and the women with lesser
crimes. The accused employed
lawyer R. Jennings White to de
fend them, and Stanley Winborne
of Murfreesboro was sent for to
represent the State. The defend
ants had the case removed from
Justice Garris’s court and it
went before Justice J, T. Nelson
of Newtown. After hearing the
evidence Justice Nelson held the
man under a $100 bond and the
women under $50 bond each for
their appearance at Fall term of
court. The wrecked automobile
was accepted as surety and the
three left, giving a Virginia city
as their destination.
It is not expected that they
will return for trial.
The women at first, are report
ed to have claimed to be unme^-
ried, but afterwards one admit
ted to be divorced and the other
to be a grass widow.
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
POULTRY
Last week we sold 7418 pounds
of poultry for about $200U. This
was only about half what we
sold in the first car but it was
more than we expected this time,
The next car will come about the
first week in June and will stop
at Rich Square and Conway. You
should cull out each year at least
half of your old hens and replace
them with pullets. These culls
should be sold in the next car as
poultry usually gets low in pries
during the summer. It is impos
sible for me to cull all the chick
ens in the county but I will send
instructions for culling free of
charge to those that request it.
These instructions are easy to
understand and no great amount
of experience is necessary for
culling at this time of the year.
HAY
We see farmers hauling hay to
the farm nearly every day now.
This hay is costing them around
$30 ton and they could have
raised it for much less. Do not
put off planting of soy beans and
Sudan gryss too long. Both of
these will make greater yields if
planted early,
Sudan grass on good land will
make hay in a short time. You
can plant now and cut around
the middle of June. Plant only
on good land ai d use plenty of
seed, about 35 or 40 pounds per
acre The seed will cost about
bi e mts a pound
E P, Gulledge,
County Agent.
SEABOARD NEWS
Death of J. W. F. Irvin-Embroldery
Club and High School Faculty
Entertafned'-Other News Items
Prof, and Mrs. H. M. Lynch
left Saturday for a brief visit to
Mr. Lynch’s parents near Law
renceville.
Mrs. Herbert Brown, Kittrell,
arrived Monday for a few days
visit to her aunt, Mrs, J.R. Brad
ley.
Mr. and Mrs. J, T. Maddrey
and son Wayland, Mrs. Susie
Suiter and daughter, Mary Craig.
Garysburg, were Sunday after
noon guests of Mrs. R M. Mad
drey.
Mr. Robert Reese left Satur
day for Garysburg to spend a
few days the guest of his aunt,
Mrs. R. E Brown.
Mr. D. Garland Grubbs, Nor
folk, spent a few days here the
past week on business.
Messrs Thomas Long and Ell
wood Ford spent Wednesday and
Thursday in Norfolk visiting rel
atives.
Dr, Carl P. Parker spent
Thursday in Raleigh attending
the Democratic State Conven
tion, He was accompanied as
far as Henderson by his little
son Carl Jr., who visited his un
cle, Mr. J. H. Bridgers.
Mr. Paul Worrell of Louisburg
high school faculty arrived Fri
day to spend the summer months
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
G. T. Worrell.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D, Barbee
and daughter Nancy left Satur
day for Zebulon to visit Mr. Bar
bee’s brother. Dr. Barbee Mr.
Barbee assisted his brothers in a
quartette Sunday morning on the
occasion of* the Baccalaureate
sermon before Zebulon High
School. They were accompanied
home by Mr. Barbee’s sister,
‘Mrs. Lula Baucom.
Miss Selma Bradley left Satur
day for Kittrell to visit her cous
in, Mrs. Herbert Brown, and at
tend the Kittrell high school
commencement.
Mr. and Mrs. Zsll Ward of
Edenton were week end guests
of Mrs. Ward’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Ford.
Mr. H. B. Lassiter left Sunday
for Portsmouth to visit his moth
er. Mrs, Mollie Lassiter.
Mj. and Mrs, Charlie Pruden,
Mrs. Bettie I. Pruden and chi!
dren, Mrs. R. L. Moore and Mr.
Howard Pruden, attended the
burial of their relative, Mrs.
Josie Pruden Lawrence, at Frank
lin Saturday afternoon.
Mr Leonard Vick spent the
week-end at Norfolk visiting his
mother, who is a patient at Sarah
Leigh Hospital,
Miss Virginia Edwards return
ed home Sunday after visiting
her aunt near Branchville.
Mr, and Mrs. H. W. Riedel and
son Billie spent Sunday in Ral
eigh visiting Mrs. Riedel’s broth
er, Mr. Mills.
Mr. Herbert Long, Norfolk,
spent the week end here with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. M, F.
Long.
Miss Reba Long left Thursday
for Powellsville to spend a few
days visiting friends and attend
ing the commencement.
Miss Agnes Edwards of Little
ton high school faculty spent the
week end here the guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R W. Ed-
I wards.
j Prof, and Mrs. Russell Everett
jof Conway high school faculty
arrived the past week to spend
the summer months with Mrs.
Everett’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R Vick.
Mrs. Frank Saunders, Rocky
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SMITH’S FERRY BRIDGE
Formal Opening Next Tlmrsday-Uon-
nectlng Link Between Nnrtli
Carolina and Virginia
The forma! opening of Smith’s-
Ferry Bridge, over the Black
water river, between Como and
Franklin, Va , will take place at
the bridge and at Franklin next
Thursday, May 13, the demon
stration beginning at the bridge
at 11 o’clock. All North Caro
lina cars are requested to be at
the bridge at 11 o’clock to get
into line for the trip to Franklin.
Gov. Byrd, of Virginia, who is
making a record similar to our
own Governor McLean, wili be
one, of the chief speakers on this
occasion. Many distinguished
Virginians and North Carolinians
will be present.
With the opening of this bridge
there wiil be an unbroken stretch
of concrete road from Virginia
Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth,
Suffolk and Franklin to the North
Carolina line near Murfreesboro;
and with the completion of the
Rich Square-Murfreesboro link
of highway No. 12 in North
Carolina there will be an almost
straight stretch of road through
North Carolina by Como, Mur
freesboro, Woodland, Rich Square
and Scotland Neck to Tarboro
and other points South, It wili
be the shortest route from the
Virginia cities above named to
Goldsboro, W’ilmington and other
points South.
Let North Carolinians turn out
in great numbers on this dav,
which has been designated by
Virginians as Virginia Carolina
Day.
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
GET VACCINATED
Before methods were establish
ed for preventing typhoid fever,
namely, vaccination against it
and the construction of sanitary
privies, one person in every ten
who lived to an old age had this
disease and one person in ten
having the disease, died. Be
tween the years of 1914 and 1920
over forty thousand people died
in North Carolina from typhoid
fever. Still there are a number
of people who have not taken
the time to protect themselves
against it. They still take chances
with one of the greatest causes
for death and yet have a safe in
surance against it.
It matters not how strong and
heakhy you are, how young or
how old you are, you may take
typhoid unless you have already
had it or have been successfully
inoculated against it.
At some time during the sura
mer I shall be in every coramun
ity in the county for the purpose
of giving free typhoid vaccina
tion, Some redness of the arm
with some slight systemic reac
tion may be expected to follow
the vaccination, but never a ser
ious reaction.
Watch this paper for notices of
dates and places as they appear
in the columns from time to time
and be on hand when the date
is set for your community. Be
sure you are there for your full
treatment of three doses.
I shall be at the following
places on the following dates for
white people only.
Seaboard school building, May
10, 17, 24. from 3 to 5 P. M,
Margarettsville school building
May 11, 18, 25, from 3 to 5 P. M.
Galatia school building. May
12, 19, 26. from 3 to 5 P, M.
Mt. Carmel school building.
May 13, 20, 27, from 3 to 5 P. M.
Union school building. May 14,
21, 28, from 3 to 5 P. M,
Dr. W. E. Futrell,
County Health Officer,
County CommencemeDt Held at Jack-
son and Woodland -List of tbe
Winners-Big Pageant.
The County Commencement in
Northampton County began at
Jackson Friday evening, April
23rd, at 8 o’clock. Dr. Dingley
Brown of Meredith College ad
dressed the audience on the sub
ject “Music” for sometime. Fo!
lowing this were a number of
Primary, Grammar Grade and
High School choruses from all
over the county, the winners in
Group Commencements against
the three largest schools of the
elunty. These choruses were a
tribute to the music teachers and
the musical ability of the child
ren in our county. There were
seven contestants in piano. The
winners of this contest showed
unusual musical talent. All of
the numbers were worthy of
their teachers. These contests
were as follows:
Piano contest,
1st Place—Jackson,
2od Place—Garysburg.
Primary Singing,
1st Place—Woodland,
2nd Place—Jackson.
High School Chorus,
1st Place—Severn,
2nd Place—Jackson,
Grammar Grade Chorus,
1st Place—Severn,
2ad Place-Rich Square.
Judges were Miss Katherine
Batts, Miss Maude Cotton and
Dr. Brown.
Points won were as follows:
Rich Square 10, Garysburg 10,
Woodland 15, Severn 35 and
Jackson 40.
At the same hour ail Grammar
Grade Contests were judged pri
vately by Miss Jessup of the
county office and Miss Annie
Cherry, Supervisor of Rural
Schools in Halifax County. They
won as follows:
Oral Comp.—4th-5th Grades,
Ist Place—Rich Square,
2nd Place—Seaboard.
Oral Comp.—6:h-7th Grades,
Ist Place—Rich Square,
2ad Place—Seaboard.
Spelling—Elementary,
Ist Place—Garysburg,
2id Place— j Jackson,
I Rich Square,
Spelling—High School,
Ist Place—Garysburg,
2nd Place—Conway.
Arithmetic—Fourth Grade,
1st Place—Mt. Carmel,
2nd Place—Rich Square,
Arithmetic—Fifth Grade,
Ist Place—Garysburg,
2nd Place—Seaboard.
Arithmetic—Sixth Grade
Ist Place—Rich Square,
2nd Place—Pendleton.
Arithmetic—Seventh Grade,
Ist Place—Garysburg,
2ad Place—Milwaukee.
Points were as follows: Jack
son 5, Conway 5. Milwaukee 10,
Pendleton 10. Mt. Carmel 15,
Seaboard 30, Garysburg 50. Rich
Square 70.
On Saturday. April 24, the
exercises were opened at 10:30
o’clock on the Woodland Fair
Grounds by the pageant “Child
ren of Old Carolina,” written by
Miss Ethel T. Rockwell and com
memorating the history of our
country from Colonial days until
the present day. This pageant
was staged by Miss Katherine
Batts of the University of North
Carolina, Twenty or more schools
well represented the different
scenes without loss of time or
unnecessary noise. So well did
they represent their parts that
anyone at all acquainted with
North Carolina history could
easily follow the different scenes.
They came on as follows: The
Missionary Society To Give Program
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of Rehoboth Church will
give a short program at the
school building, Saturday night.
May 8 No admission charge.
There wiil be ice cream sold. All
are urged to come.
Masonic Communication
Friday afternoon at 2:30 there
will be a regular communication
of Rich Square Lodge No. 488 A.
F. & A. M.
SEVERN NEWS
Children of the Lost Colony by
Potecasi; The Children of Prim-
eral Days, Seaboard; Children of
English Parentage, Pleasant Hill;
Quaker Children, Severn; Swiss
Children, Rehoboth; Scotch Irish
Children. Severn; Scotch High
land Children, Margarettsville;
German Moravian Children, Rich
Square; The Children of West
ward Ho! Garysburg; The Spirit
of 1776, Jackson; The Hornet’s
Nest, Pendleton; Children of the
Cabin, Woodland; The Children
of the Big House; Creeksville;
Children of the Confederacy,
Holly Grove; Children of tbe New
Freedom, Conway; Children of
Today. ^
The Dominant Spirits thruout
the pageant were Sir Walter
Raleigh, Manteo, Edward Moae
ley. Governor Archdale, Baron
de Graffenreid, Hugh Waddell,
Flora MacDonald, Bishop Span
genberg, Daniel Boone, Cornelius
Harnett, Col. Wm. R, Davie.
Gov. Wra. A. Graham, Gen Matt
W. Ransom, Gov. Chas. B. Ay
cock, Spirits of North Carolina
and America and Father Time.
The principals of the schools and
several of the citizens of our
county took these parts and acted
them well. The most difficult
was enacted by Father Time,
Rev. Daniel Lane, Methodist
pastor of the Jackson Charge.
Father Time spoke long and dis
tinctly. He made bis voice carry
well to the thousands of people
seated in the grand stand. The
county owes him a debt of grati
tude for the tireless effort he put
into this enterprise.
In the afternoon there were
the other county contests of the
Primary children, those in Pleas
ure Reading and Health Stunts
and those in Athletics. In
literary work points were won
by schools as follows: Pendleton
15, Rich Square 25, Garysburg
30. Woodland 30, Jackson 40,
Severn 55. Miss Annie Cherry
and Miss Jessup were judges.
In athletics points won were:
Pendleton 15, Garysburg 20,
Severn 35, Jackson 40. Wood
land 105, Conway 185, Rich
Square 225. Judges were Mr.
Hinshaw from Aulander and two
men sent from Roanoke Rapids
by Supt. E. J. Goltrane.
At 2:30 o’clock Supt. P. J.
Long delivered certificates of
promotion to the high schools of
Northampton County to one hun
dred and sixty nine seventh
grade students. When the
seventh grade at Rich Square
has completed its work the num
her of promotions will be double
what it has been in previous
years. We hope these students
will be able to cope successfully
and enjoy their high school work
There appears to have been
some misunderstanding of the
small charge of fifteen cents for
seats in the grand stand. This
plan was agreed on by a com
mittee of teachers to raise a part
of the funds to defray the ex
pense of the pageant. The re
ceipts from this source was
$62.20. The teachers raised $150
besides this to cover rental of
costumes and Miss Batt’s salary.
Blanche Penny,
Supervisor.
Sunday School Uonvontlon to Meet
Here-Town Election-Killed in
Auto Accident-Other News
Mrs. Katie Stephenson, Rich
Square spent several days here
last week, guest of relatives.
Miss Fannie Mae Martin, War-
renton, is spending this week
with her cousin. Miss Annie Mae
Martin.
The town and community sym
pathize with Mrs. A.W.H. Jones
in the loss of her sister, Mrs.
Nelson, of Nelson, Va. Mrs.
Nelson was operated on some
time ago. but could not recover.
Mrs. J. L. Joyner, who has
been on the sick list for seveia
days, is much improved at this
writing.
Mr. J. L. Joyner has recently
purchased the Bryant farm ad
joining the Morgan farm which
he bought sometime ago. These
farms are situated on the Galatia
road, west of town.
Mrs. J, M. White, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Sam Harrell, Sunbury, returned
to her home here Sunday after
noon.
Mr, and Mrs, H. W. Maddrey
were Sunday guests of her aunt,
Mrs. Sam Uarreli, Sunbury.
Mr. W. B. Smith, a former
Severnite, but now of Ports
mouth, Va., was a week-end
guest of his sister, Mrs. J. F.
Howell. We always welcome our
former citizens and we are
pleased to have them in our
midst whenever they can make
it convenient to come,
Mrs. G. S. Pruden, Boykins,
Va , was in town Saturflay Visit-'
ing relatives.
“Coin” was the subject of
Rev, E, B. Craven to the Metho
dist congregation Sunday even
ing. His sermon was vary im
pressive, He spoke of the auto
mobile wreck near Conway which
occurred last Saturday afternoon
in which one of the occupants o
the car was killed and the other
three were slightly injured.
Miss Mary Grant, Ridgewav,
after concluding a week’s visit
with her sister, Mrs. H. P, Ste
phenson, left for Potecasi las:
week.
Saturday afternoon Mr, M. A.
Britt of this place was out for a
ride on the N. C. 48 and about
two miies from Conway a Dodge
roadster passed him with four
people aboard, two men and two
women. They passed at a very
rapid rate of speed, as he states
he had his ’26 Ford coupe doing
about all it could do, and he felt
as if he was walking,they passed
so quickly. They did not go but
a short distance, before one of
the women who was driving lost
control of the car, turning it oyer
three times. One of the men
died in a few minutes after the
accident and all the others were
cut or bruised very badly. They
were from Rocky Mount and
stated they expected to spend
the week-end at Ocean View.
Mesdames James Limer and
Stephen Bowden of Warren Co.
spent a few days here last week
visiting relatives.
The town election Saturday
passed off yery quietly, but was
interesting. Mr. C. H. Britt was
reelected mayor. He won over
Messrs D. S. Barnes and J, R.
Taylor. The following are the
board of commissioners: Messrs
C. P. Spencer, J. B., G. R. and
H. P. Stephenson. Rev. A. W.
H. Jones and D. W. Watson tied.
W. E. Joyner was elected town
Sergeant.
Several from here are expect
ing to attend the Northampton
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