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Times, ANDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER "CAROUNA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER" SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.09 uLUME XXXVI RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1927 NUMBER 19 MARGABETTSVILLE NEWS Mr, and Mrs. J. S. Gay and dausrhter PeKfty spent Sunday afternoon in Jackson, (guests of Mrs. Mary Taylor. Mrs. Nannie Bridgersof Jack- son was here several days of last week visiting relatives and friends. Mr. M, L. Gray and daughter Barbara and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Moyer, of Wav- erly, spent the week end in Rich mond with Mrs. Gray. Mr. and Mrs. W. T, Norvell and children, Mildred and Wil liam Lewis. Seaboard, were the guests Sunday afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Carpenter. Mr. Warren Vick of Emporia spent the week end with friends here. ,Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Scott of Jackson spent the week end here in the homes of Mr. J. G. Bot toms and Mr. Walter Garriss. Miss Bessie Bottoms returned Weduesday from Jackson where she was a member of the high sihool faculty, and will spend the summer vacation with her father, Mr. J. G. Bottoms. Messrs H. C. Bottoms and L. U. Garriss spent Tuesday in Wel don on business. Mr. J. G. Stancell of Seaboard was here Saturday on business and was the guest for dinner of his friend, Mr. J. G. Bottoms. Rev. A. W. H. Jones filled his regular appointment at the Bap tist church here Sunday morning. Mrs. J. A. Lanier and son. Gene, of Creeksville, spent Tue^ day here with her sister, Mrs. H. P. M. Garriss. Mrs. Rosa Norvell of Ports mouth is spending sometime here with her daughter, Mrs. M. N. Carpenter. Mrs. Romie Gay and daughter Virginia of Seaboard spent a few hours Saturday afternoon with Mrs. H. P. M. Garriss. Mr. J. S. Gay spent Tuesday in Norfolk on business. Mr, Joe Rogers of Seaboard visited his friend, Mr. Loyde Garriss, Sunday afternoon. Messrs M. B. Garriss. Marcus Garriss. H. P. M. Garriss, A, S. Garriss and J. G. Bottoms at tended the Mother’s Day servi ces at Seaboard Baptist church Sunday evening. Lambert-Alston South Hill, Va.—Of interest to friends in North Carolina and Virginia is the following: Mrs. Paul Farrar Lambert an nounces the marriage of her daughter, Alice Irving, to John McGee Alston. The marriage took place at the Monticello Hotel Norfolk, Va , on Saturday even ing, April 30th, Rev. F. T. Hol land, of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Among those pre sent were Mr. R. H, Lambert, the bride’s brother, of South Hill, Va., her sister. Mrs. Sarah Blalock, of Meredith College, Raleigh, and Mrs. H P. Steph enson, of Severn, N. C, Just before the ceremony Mrs, Blalock played Chopen’s prelude in C minor and the Meodelsshn- Liszt, on Wings of Song. Mrs. Alston was a student in the music department for three years at Meredith College and since continuing her studies at Pea body Conservatory and Columbia University, has taught in North Carolina and at St. Mary’s Junior College, St. Mary’s City, Mary land. Mr. Alston is from Warren County, N. C. He was in the aviation corps during the late war and is at present with the Seaboard Railroad at Severn, N. C. FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK Timber: Our farmers have as a rule given very little attention to timber. They either cut over their woods with little care as to future usefulness or fence them to make very indifferent pasture. By proper handling many farm ers can secure ail the fuel and timber needed for the farm from rather small lots of timber. He can do this work during the win ter when other work is slack. Mr. Graeber, extension forest er, will be in the county one day soon and would like to visit a few farmers that would be inter ested in the proper care of their timber. If you would like to discuss this matter with Mr. Graeber you should let me hear from you. Bees: Honey finds ready sale where it is produced in market able condition. When bees are housed and cared for properly they will produce several times as much honey as when kept in home made boxes and given no attention. Mr. Sams. Bee Spe cialist, is coming to the county to tell and show our farmers how to care for their bees. He will dem onstrate how to transfer bees from one hive to another, how to requeen bees and many other things of interest to the man that keeps bees. One meeting will be held and he will also visit several bee keepers in the county. I would like to have the names of those that have bees so I can notify them when he is comiqg. Cotton: The flood has so en couraged many of our farmers that they are increasing their cotton acreage. While prospects look some better we have no as surance that cotton will sell at a profitable figure this fall. Our farms should be so operated that they will as near as possible be self sustaining for man and beast. In this connection do not for get about Sudan grass and Soy beans for hay. For those that prefer millet it is certainly cheap enough to use. If you have any trouble locating seed for plant ing I can get them for you. Do not delay getting the seed as quite a demand will come from the flood area for seed as soon as the water is off the land. E. P. Gulledge, County Agent. Farmers Meeting The Roanoke Farmers Club will meet at Lasker Wednesday, May 18tb, at 8 P. M. Mr. V.W. Lewis, Marketing Specialist from the State Department of Agri culture, will discuss “Markets for the Farmer,’’ Among other things he will discuss the forma tion of an egg marketing associ ation similar to the one now op erating at Scotland Neck. Our farmers need some assistance in marketing their eggs. You aro invited whether a member or not. We hope to have many far mers to hear Mr. Lewis. (Signed) D. A. Parker, Important Meeting The regular meeting of the Kirby Township Farmers Club will be held at Conway Friday afternoon. May 20, at 3 P. M. Mr. B. F. Brown, Dean of the School of Science and Business, State College, Raleigh, will be the speaker. Look for further an nouncement next week. James E. Smith, Sec. COUNTY WIDE APPEAL Since ail the branches of the Northampton American Red Cross are not active, and there is a most immediate need of aid, the Red Cross is urging the Sun day Schools to help present the need of the Mississippi Flood suffers. Each superintendent is asked to appoint committees to solicit funds for same. The quota for Northampton as in all other places was doubled Friday, now being $600, He gives twice who gives quickly. A telegram from Red Cross headquarters states: “Please make every ef fort to secure as Farge amount as possible. We will depend on your continued loyalty as in all former crises.’’ The Rich Square M. E. Church turned in $78 80, Baptist $63 Please every other church do likewise. Any private donation will be gladly received, Mrs. E. a. Huggins, Chairman Northampton Red Cross. Bethany Adult Missionary Society The Womans Missionary So ciety of Bethany M. E, Church. Milwaukee, held its regular monthly meeting May 7, 1927. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Fred L Johnson. After the singing of the opening hymn, the bible lea son was presented by Mrs. L. C. Davis, followed with prayer by Mrs. C. W. Martin. The president then welcomed the visitors and members of the Junior Society to our meeting. We were especially glad to have a number of Juniors present as the topic of discussion was “childhood,’’ The regular order of business was next. The roll was called with the members answering with some quotation relating to the subject of “childhood.” The minutes were then read and ap proved. Next came the reports of the different superintendents. These reports were eepecially good and prove that these lead ers are earnestly working. The chairman of the social committee is planning to enter tain the Young People’s Mission ary Society at a camp supper next Saturday evening. The society is clothing an or phan boy at the Methodist or phanage, Raleigh, and is send ing $25.00 for his spring cloth ing. Also we are working for a piano for the primary depart ment of the Sunday school. The amount raised for this is $74.96. The Supt. of Mission Study is planning a Bible Study class to begin soon. After the business session was completed, the following pro gram was given. Hymn 682 was sung. Splendid talks were then made on the subjects, “The Child and the New Earth,” Mrs. John Wood. “The Child and the Woman’s Missionary Council,” Mrs, Emma Piland. “The Child in Our Midst,” Mrs. L. L. Gilliam, The Juniors then sang “Help Some body Today,” and Mrs. F. R Britt prayed a special prayer for the children. The society then enjoyed a social hour. Mrs. L. M, Lassiter and Mrs. Henry Johnson were in charge of this. Much merri ment was caused by the cracker race, Mrs. Jessie Futrell was the lucky winner, she being able to whistle and eat crackers at the same time. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Lassiter then served homemade candies. SEABOARD NEWS Mrs. Parham Edwards very delightfully entertained the club at a Rook party Thursday after- nooni of last week. The prize for highest score was a lovely linen set, won by Mrs. Herbert Harris. A dainty salad course was served by the hostess Mr. Robert L. Moore, Ports mouth, spent the past week here visiting his wife and children. Mr, and Mrs. Herbert Harris and children, Weldon, were Sun day guests of Rev. and Mrs. D P, Harris, Misses Mary Lizzie and Marie Duke left Saturday for Richroojnd to visit their sister, Mrs. B. T. Lassiter, who was quite sick with Lagrippe. Mrs. R. M. Maddrey spent Sat urday in Norfolk consulting a specialist. Master Billy Harris spent Sat urday in Suffolk. Mrs. Harvey Bridgers and niece, Henderson, were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Carl Parker a few dairs the past week. Mr. and Mrs G F. Crocker and Master Reid Harris, Wil- mii^gton, spent' the week end here. Miss Agnes Edwards, a mem ber of Littleton high school fa culty, arrived Monday to spend the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Edwards, her school having closed the past week. Professors Earl Andrews and C, Gordon Maddrey, of Lewiston high school faculty, were week end guests of Mrs. R. M. Mad- drfey. ReV. Frank Culbreth returned hoirffe Monday from Fayetteville where on Friday he attended the burial of his step-mother. Mr. and Mrs. Perry, of New port News, and Mr. and Mrs. H. I'\ Plummer, of Portsmouth, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Crocker. Mr. Lewis Howell and Miss Mamie Hart were quietly married at Emporia Sunday afternoon. After a short honeymoon they will make their home with the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Hart. Miss Josie Maddrey, Norfolk, was the week end guest of her mother, Mrs. R. M. Maddrey. Mr, Dallas Kee, Portsmouth, was a guest Sunday of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Kee. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Smith and children, Portsmouth, returned home Sunday after a week’s visit to Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Kee. They were ac companied home by Mrs. Kee and her daughter Mattie. Mrs, W. Grady Edwards spent Monday in Norfolk shopping. Dr. Carl P. Parker spent Mon day in Raleigh on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Maddrey and children, Weldon, Mrs. Susie Suiter and daughter,Mary Craig, Garvsburg, were Sunday guests of Mrs. R. M. Maddrey. Miss Vera Bozeman, Ahoskie, was the guest of Mrs. Grady Edwards Sunday evening. Miss Selma Bradley returned home Sunday after a week’s visit to her friend. Miss Cora Johns ton, Belhaven. Mrs. Martha Buffaloe arrived Thursday after ah extended visit to her daughter, Mrs, Robert Davis, Fayetteville. She will spend the summer months with her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Mad drey. Mrs. Pattie Lou Garris, whose illness has been noted in these columns many times, recently, passed to her reward at her home here Monday afternoon. May 9, 1927. Mrs. Garris had been a UONDiTION OF CROPS Fall sown oats and clover are being harvested this week, and are unusually good. The weather has been too cool for cotton, corn and peanuts but seems to have been just right for oats and clover. The Fulghum variety of oats seem to be the favorite in this section. Another crop can be grown this year from the land from which they are har vested which will come off in time for oats to be sown on the same land this fall. Cotton and corn are fully a week behind. The first of this week very little cotton had come up and planting was not finished Peanuts are late being planted. County Meeting of Cotton Cooperaiion Calls are being issued to mem bers of the North Carolina Cot ton Growers Cooperative Asso ciation in Northampton County for their Annual County Conven tion to be held in the County Agent’s office, Jackson, on Fri day. May 13, at 2:00 P. M.' The purpose of the Convention will be to select the county’s quota of 7 delegates to the Number 1 Dis trict Convention which will be held at Weldon on May 17, at 2:00 P. M. The County Convention which will be held Friday is a part of the Association’s annual election of directors. The members in each county meet in' the County Convention and select the county quota of delegates to their Dis trict Convention. The delegates from the various counties in each district will meet in the District Convention and select two nomi nees to be voted upon for Direc tor for that district, in the Gen eral Election, The names of the candidates nominated will be placed upon postal card ballots which will be mailed to all mem hers in the district. The mem hers will return these ballots to District Headquarters by not later than June 7th which is the day of the general election. In this way the members in each district elect the director for that district. The County Convention is a yery important part of the elec tion program and it is expected that a large number of members will attend. Mr. E. G. Griffin of Woodland will open the Convention as tem porary chairman. great sufferer with high blood pressure and other complications for years. She was 70 years old. The funeral was conducted Tues day afternoon at Seaboard Bap tist church by Rev. D.P. Harris. Neighbors and friends here, who held her in the highest esteem, will greatly miss her. White flowers and red flowers in sweet memory of “Mother” or in compliment to her, were in evidence everywhere on Sunday. Decorations in our churches were masses of red and white flowers. The morning service at the M.E. church had to be cancelled as pastor Culbreth was summoned to Fayetteville to attend the burial of his step-mother. At Seaboard Baptist church pastor Harris lauded “the ideal Moth er.” Special songs in tribute to “Mothers” were sung, Mr. W. C. Howeil returned home Monday from St. Luke’s Hospital, Richmond. His many friends are glad he is back home, Mr. Willie Mack Long, who has been receiving treatment in a Richmond hospital, remains much the same so he writes his family. SHIFPiNG MAY PEAii FROM HALIFAX COUNTY When the picking started Fri day afternoon, it was planned to move n minimum car of 500 baskets Saturday from wScotland Neck but the warm weather and recent rains had so filled up the pods that nearly everybody was picking Saturday. Instead of moving one minimum car from Scotland Neck, a capacity car was loaded here and another full car was trucked to Hobgood and loaded there. A total of twelve hundred and nineteen baskets were sold in these two cars. These two cars were sold f. o. b. tracks for $2 50 and they grossed the farmers of Lower Halifax $3047.50 Mr. D, E. Henderson of Scotland Neck bought both cars. Two cars «iii be loaded at Scotland Neck Monday and two will be loaded at Norfleet. The recent rains have improv ed the local crop immensely but will not overcome the damage done by the frosts about three weeks ago. About sixty percent of a crop will be the average thru this section. During the rest of the season loadings will go on each day at Scotland Neck and Norfleet, and if any change in this loading program occurs, the growers will be notified to that effect —The Scotland Neck Commonwealth, “The Spice oi Life,” Musical Comedy^ at Jackson “The Spice of Life,” a musical comedy, will be presented by the Parent Teacher’s Association at the Jackson school auditorium Friday evening, May 13th, at eight o’clock. The cast which is a good one, is composed entirely of local tal ent, and includes many of Jack son’s most popular and talented young men and women, There is a chorus of eight pretty girls whose songs and dances are alone worth the price of admission. The costuming is an attractive feature and the music is the timeful, catchy kind that you will whistle days later. x The play is under the direction of Miss Marjorie McGee of the Daniel Producing Co , rehearsals have been well under way for some time. Miss McGee is en thusiastic over the work of the cast and promises that the show will be a good one. Following is the cast of char acters: Col. Victor Peabody Dodge, A gay old dodger—Ballard S. Gay. Van Bluff, Proprietor of fash ionable cabaret—Jesse J. Scott. George, a dumb waiter—Will Seldon, Mrs. Sophia Mumm, a dashing widow—Dorcas Lassiter. Miss Helen Green, a New York dective—Ruby Turner. Miss Arbutus Quilty, a live one—Marjorie Fleetwood. Dolly Dodge, Daughter of Col. Dodge—Rockie Lou Fleetwood. Jimmy Paxton, a young mil lionaire—Raymond Beale. Lord Borrowmore, a nervous but ardent lover—Albert Lassi ter. Molly Makeup, a chum of Dol ly’s—Rebecca Long, Jiggs, a regular “Jiggs”— Leroy Taylor. Maggie, a regular “Maggie”— Kate Turner. Chorus Girls. Waiters, Mioa- ture Dancers. Flower Girls.
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