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■m 1 '■^1 ANDREW J. CONNER. PUBLISHER "CAROUNA. CAROLINA. HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER" SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.00 ilLUME XXXVI RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNH, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1927 NUMBER 27 ROAD BONDS DEFEATED Northampton Voters Reject Bond Is- slfD And County-Wide System of Roads The election held throughout Northampton County last Satur day to ascertain the will of the voters on the question of a bond issue to the amount of $288,000 to build roads in the five unbond ed townships—Roanoke, Kirby, Wiccacanee, Seaboard and Pleas ant Hill—the county to assume the payment of the outstanding bonds in the four bonded town ships—Rich Square, Jackson,Oc coneechee and Gaston—and to levy an ahnual road maintenance tax not exceeding 40 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation of property, all to be controlled by a road commission of fiv^ mem bers, was refected by a vote of 362 for to 1449 against, accord ing to unofficial returns received from every precinct. Very little interest was mani fested in the election and the vote was light. Only two of the nine townships gave a majority for bonds and consolidation— Seaboard and Gaston. Potecasi and Newtown precincts cast solid vote against, while Rehoboth gave only one vote for. West Gaston gave its solid vote for bonds and consolidation. Pleasant Hill township cast only two votes for, and Roanoke only 8 for, but the largest majority againstbonds was given by Kirby, an unbond ed township, followed by Rich Sauare, a bonded township, the majorities being 405 and 339 respectfully. Following is the vote by pre cincts: Precinct For Against W. Gaston 48 0 E. Gaston 30 5 Creeksville 6 116 Galatia 61 37 N. Kirby 16 87 Newtown 0 144 Pleasant Hill 2 58 Occoneechee 6 48 Seaboard 134 51 Rehoboth 1 60 Potecasi 0 89 Lasker 7 132 Jackson 27 60 Conway 5 193 Rich Square 8 191 Woodland 10 166 SEABOARD NEWS Total 362 1449 CROP REPORT With the exception of cool nights, weather conditions' for growing crops have been favor able during the past week. A good rain fell Thursday night, about an inch, which was needed for corn, and cotton on stiff land. The season for planting pea nuts of all varieties is over. On an average perhaps there is not half a stand. Some farmers planted over three times and now have only about one fourth of a stand, not enough to pay to cul tivate them. It is now too late to plant any but a hay crop. Many cotton fields are spotted. The plant made good growth during the past week, but many tenant farmers are still in the grass and will hardly get their crops clean by August, the usual quitting time for cultivation of crops in this section. No blooms are reported, though the first usually appear a week earlier. There is some good corn, but in travelling along the public roads one is apt to gain the im pression that corn is the neg lected crop. It evidently comes last on too many farms. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Pruden, of Conway, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pruden. Mr. and Mrs. Zell Ward and son, Edenton, were week end guests of Mrs, Ward’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ford. Mr. Dallas Kee. Portsmouth, was the week end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R C. Kee. Mr. Ellwood Ford, of Norfolk, spent the week end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Crocker spent the week end in Ports mouth, guests of Mr. and Mrs H. F. Plummer. Mr. and Mrs. D. S, Crocker and children, Garnette Leake and D. S. Jr , left the past W'ed nesday for Port Norfolk for an extended visit to Mrs, Crocker’s mother, Mrs, Lucy Leake, Mr. Henry Russell Harris Jr. returned home Friday from Rich mond where he underwent an op eration at Grace Hospital a few weeks ago. He is recuperating rapidly. Miss Nancy Hudson Barbee spent the week end in Raleigh the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Lula Baucom. Miss Anna Harris left Satur day for Norfolk to spend several days visiting relatives. Miss Julia Blanchard, Wood land, spent the past week here the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ju lian Morgan. Miss Sarah Alice Harris left Monday for a month’s visit to her aunt, Mrs. G. F. Crocker, Wrightsville Beach. Mrs, W. R, Vick left the past week for Keswick. Va., summer resort, to spend several weeks. Miss Selma Bradley, who is at tending summer school at E. C. T. C., Greenville, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bradley. Miss Ruth Spivey spent the week end in Enfield visiting rela tives. Mrs. Bettie I. Pruden and dau ghter, Mrs. Robert L. Moore, and her children, Mildred Lee and R. L. Jr., spent Friday at Vultare, guests of Mrs, Wm. Vincent. Mr. Ben Worrell, of Massey’s Business College, Raleigh, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Worrell, Miss Emma Cox and Mr. T. J. Stephenson Jr,, who are attend ing Wake Forest summer school, spent the week end with their respective parents. Mrs. John Harris and children. Branchville, were guests the past week of her mother, Mrs. Georgie Harris, Mrs. J. L. Harris is spending several days at Ahoskie at the bedside of her father, who is critically ill. Mr, and Mrs. Clyde Smith and children, Portsmouth, were the week end guests of Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R C. Kee. Mrs. E. F. Story, Portsmouth, was the week end guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Foster. Miss Alice Kelly Harris left Saturday for Norfolk for a week’s visit to her friend. Miss Helen Driskell. Mr, A, K. Harris spent a few days in Norfolk the past week visiting his brother, Mr. Marvin Harris. Mrs. Wm. Vincent and chil dren, Barbara and Marylyn, of Vuitare, were guests Saturday of her mother, Mrs. Bettie I. Pru den. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Yates and daughter spent the week end in Norfolk visiting relatives. ■ Mr. J. P. Harrell, Portsmouth, PLAYING FOR POSITION Gaston-Occoneechee billzens Ask for Designation of Ronte 40-No Decision Made The fight oyer State highways through the upper part of North ampton County was last Monday taken before the board of County Commissioners in an effort to in duce that body to recommend to the Highway Commission that the State road extending from Garysburg to the Virginia line near Pleasant Hill be designated as a part of Route 40, which now extends across the State from Wilmington to Weldon, along the old Wilmington & Weldon rail road, now a part of !he Ailantie Coast Line system. There was a large attendance at the hearing from Garysburg, Gaston and Roanoke Rapids. After hearing all who desired to be heard the commissioners decided that numbering or nam ing Slate highways was a matter beyond their jurisdiction—entire ly within the power of the State Highway Commission and there fore declined to take action in the matter. The decision was a dogfall, neither side winning. At this time the State road from Garysburg to Pleasant Hill is designated as Route 481 Garys burg people claim that it is the shortest and most direct route to connect with the Virginia State road that follows the old Halifax road to Petersburg that soldiers in the armies of the Civil War period heard about and traveled over so much. Partisans on both sides of con troversy seem to think that the numbering or designation of the road is of great stragetic advant age, and the fear is sometimes expressed that the State wiH not build and maintain two roads so near together as the proposed road from Roanoke Rapids would be to Garysburg Pleasant Hill road, hence the maneuvering for better positions. NEWS FROM HELFORD First Cotton Bloom is Seen in Lincoln County July 1st Lincolnton, July 1.—R. L. Mit- cfaum, farmer, residing near here brought the first cotton blossom of the year in this county to town today. Mr. Mitchum lives on the Will Costner place, famed for its cot ton growing soil. He says that two years ago he made over a bale per acre. He has 16 acres in cotton this year and hopes to make at least 16 bales. Mr. Mitchum says that his cot ton is clear of grass and over knee high. — Charlotte Observer. Sharks to Be Capitalized A new Industry, which will depend upon the shark for Its products is to be established in New Zealand. Prod ucts obtained from the shark Include leather, a fertilizer, valuable oil, glue and a substance from the pancreatic gland for medicinal purposes. The aim of the promoters of the enter prise, among whom are some of the foremost men In the country, Is to secure a dally catch of 1,000 sharks, which abound In New Zealand watera. was the week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. E Foster. Mrs. R M. Maddrey and chil dren. Crocker, Bailey and Josie, spent Sunday and Monday at Chapel Hill, guests of Miss Mar guerite Maddrey. , Mr. R. L Moore. Portsmouth, arrived Sunday and is spending this week here with his wife and children. Mr. Charlie Johnson and Miss Lena Barnes spent Sunday and Monday at Chapel Hill, guests of Miss Carrie Barnes. Tribute to the Life of Mrs. Pulaski Tyler-P. T. Association Active- Personals Miss Sallie Harrell Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parker, returned from Sarah Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, last week where she underwent an operation for appendicitis several weeks ago. The Parent-Teachers Associa tion of the Roxobel Kelford Com munity gave a delightful twilight tea at the school building last Ttiursday evening. The occasion was liberally patronized and high ly enjoyed. The next number on the program is a Negro minstrel show which will be put on in the near future. Some of the sweet est singers and best impersona tors in the community have been engaged and are hard down prac ticing for this delightful, time. The Kelford Symphony Band will furnish the music. The Kelford colored school building will soon be completed and will be one of the best color ed school buildings in the county. It is built from plans furnished by the Rosenwald foundation and has all the comforts and conven iences that can be safely put in a wooden building. The colored people are very proud of this progressive move and will bend every energy to have one of the leading schools of the county. Miss Sallie Livermon, Assistant Cashier of Bank of Kelford. went to Norfolk last Friday to be with h(r Piece. Miss Agnes Cobb, dur ing an operation for appendicitis. The death of Mrs. Pulaski Tyler last Thursday evening at her home near Rich Square, caused deep sorrow among her kinspeo- ple and friends at Kelford where she was reared. Mrs. Tyler was born at Kelford nearly fifty eight years ago, the eldest daughter of the late Joseph John and Eliza beth Livermon Harrell. She was a woman deeply devoted to her home and family and highly es teemed and much loved by her friends and neighbor^. Her hus band and children worshipped her with a love and admiration that knew no bounds. She was a Christian woman of strong spiritual convictions, always ready to act the part of the good Samaritan wherever time and op portunity afforded. As the body lay in state in the home on the day of the funeral, loving hands covered the casket with an abun dance and a profusion of fiowers, which spoke in a language of love and esteem more beautiful and more eloquent than could have been uttered in words; they all loved her and paid their last tribute with a token of beauty and sweetness that could not be mistaken. In the death of Mrs. Tyler the strongest link in the family chain has been broken, yet a family so devoted to each other as is her family, will not disintegrate, the broken hearted husband and seven children will keep the grave of mother green and cherish her memory ever. Those who will feel most keenly the loss of this good woman, are her husband, Mr. Pulaski Tyler, her sons, Dr. N. B. Tyler, Her bert, Walter, Ashley and Harold, and two daughters. Miss Bettie and Miss Julia. She leaves the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. D. Me. C. Alford, Mrs. A. L. Hayse, Mr. J. C. and David Harrell, Portsmouth; Mrs. Char les Godsey, Richmond; Mrs. E. M. Wimbrow, Jackson; Mrs. Geo. T. Parker, Mrs. H. C. Stephen son, Mrs. W. H. Parker and Mr. J. R, and R.H. Harrell, Kelford. CAPTURE AUTOMOBILE AND BIG QUANTITY OF LIQUOR Rosemary, July 3 —Special De puty W. H. Massey of Pleasant Hill, located a touring car just across the river from Roanoke Kabids, which he suspected con tained whisky, on Saturday morn ing, July 2. He came over to Roanoke Rapids and secured the help of Sheriff H. L. Bell and Policeman Gray to assist him in making the capture. The car was a short distance from the road concealed in the woods, and as they approached the car two men escaped. Upon examina tion of the car they found four cases of whiskey, thirty-four gal lons in all. It is tbought that the car was there during the night and a good deal of its load had been disposed of. The car and whiskey were seized and the license number of car taken as evidence in locating the owner. The car carried Virginia license. BUDGET ESTIMATES ADOPTED WOODLAND NEWS Miss Marie Beaman, of Troy, is spending sometime with her sister, Mrs. J. E. Griffin. Miss Annie Futrell has return ed home from Nashville, after a week’s visit to her brother. Her little niece accompanied her home. Mrs. Billings remains very ill. The entire town is in sympathy with them. Miss Elsie Benthall spent the week end at Whiteville and Wrightsville Beach. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Britton have recently moved here from Winton. They are occupying the house that they lived in several years ago, which has been re modeled. We feel that it will be a great addition to our town to have these splendid people in our midst and we extend to them a most cordial welcome. Mrs. Tom Long and children of Roanoke Rapids, were dinner guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. W, H. S. Burgwyn. Miss Christine Vick spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Vick. Miss Nell Benthall attended the marriage of Mias Ruth Shaw Britton, of Colerain. From there she joined a party to tour New York and Canada. Mr. and Mrs. W. E Whisnant and Sarah Elizabeth left Sunday for Morganton. Mrs. L. McDaniel was home Saturday from Wake Forest sum mer school, Mrs. Lillie Boyce, of Ports mouth, is visiting Mrs. Bettie Blanchard. Mr. and Mrs, Cbas. Billings and Miss Moore visited Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Billings Sunday. Mr. I. T. Blanchard and family and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Griffin spent the week end in Norfolk. Lanler-Martln Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Martin announce the marriage of their daughter, Gertrude, to Gene Daniel Lanier, which took place Sunday, They will be at home in Conway, N. C., after July tenth. The funeral service was held by the grave side on Friday after noon, conducted by Rev. R. M. Von Miller, of Rich Square, as sisted by the Rev. J. I. Kendrick of Lewiston. The body was laid beside that of her daughter in the family burial grounds near her home, The pall bearers were J. R. and R. H. Harrell, of Kel ford, J.C. Harrell of Portsmouth, and her five sons. Summary Must be Published in News paper-People to Know Where Money Goes Raleigh, July 4 —Now that the Board of County Commissioners has adopted the budget estimates giving the amount of money ex pected to be spent in the counties during the year ending next June 30, the Board must take steps to make these figures public. The new law provides that a summary of the budget estimat es, that is, the money the de partments and subdivisions of the county propose to spend, be published in at least one news paper published in the county. This statement must show at least the total appropriation re commended for each separate fund or function. Ocher figures muse be made public, so that the taxpayers may know what is being proposed in the way of activities and ex penditures. For example, the rate of taxation for county pur poses and the rate for each sub division which will be necessary to levy in the current fiscal year must be worked out by the county accountant and published. The publicity now required of all county affairs involving money will put a new responsibility on the county commissioners and other officials. The people will not only have an opportunity of seeing how their money is being spent, but they will be able to make comparisons between the efficiency of their officials and those of other counties. A Call to Duty While our farmers have been fighting grass in the fields, weeds have been growing on streets and vacant lots in town, until Rich Square presents to friends and passers by from other parts of the world, the aspect of a ragged wayside beggar, instead of the thrifty clean shaved look of a hustling, progressive, up to- date small town. Our new mayor, who keeps his own grass cut, is asking that we, the citizens of the town, enter into a grass and weed cutting contest. We are to cut the grass and weeds in our own yards, and on our vacant lots, and the town will cut them along the side walks. While we are doing this we should drain places of stagnant water, in order that the mosquito nuisance be abated. A few hours work will make us prouder of our town. This is a call to the “Commun ity Club,” “Parent Teacher As sociation,” to the “Sons of Rest’' and the “Daughters of I Will Arise,” Lets get busy today. Citizen. Missionary Federation Date Cbanged The Northampton Missionary Federation will meet at Woodland Thursday, July 2l8t, This change in date has been j made, with the approval of Wood land auxiliary and officers of the Federation, to accommodate the speakers on the program. The program will be published next week. Mrs j. B. Stephenson Co. Chairman. Only One Month Only about one month remains to plant and cultivate this year’s crops. What is not done by the tenth of August to cotton, corn and peanuts, our principal crops, is hardly worth doing. Too many quit cultivation first of August. This is a month of hard work on the farms or the crop yields will be poor.
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