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ANDREW J. CONNER. PUBLISHER
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LUME XXXVI
RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1927
NUMBER 29
HELD FUR SUPERIOR COURT
Three Northampton Men Charged
With Hilling Noah Vann in
Whiskey Raid
Aboskie, July 16. —S. H. Parke,
constable of Kirhy township,
Northampton county; M C Brett,
mayor of Severn, and M. T.
Davis, of Conway, were placed
under bonds of $2,000 each this
afternoon foilowinj? an all day
hearing before Magistrate J. R.
Garrett on the charge of having
killed Noah Va'^n, 20 year old
son of Charlie Vann, All of the
parties are from Northampton
countv.
The shooting took place some
time Thursday morning between
3 and 5 o’clock in the woods lead
ing to Jones’ ferry on Poteeasi
creek, in Hertford county. An
inquest held immediately after
the shooting before Dr. W. B.
Pollard, of Winton, and a jury
composed of H. ti. Jones, T. D.
Northcott, W. L Daniel, E, L.
Banks, W. M. Eley and J. A.
Shaw, decided that the man met
his death at the hands of some
person unknown, and that the
three men bound over today had
acted in self-defense
A warrant was obtained here
yesterday, however, and the
three men, together with three
others, T. R. Davis, of Conway,
E. C. Deloatche, of Conway, and
W. E, Joyner, of Severn, who
accompanied the party to the
woods, were tried here this af
ternoon. The latter named men,
who were not present at the act
ual shooting and killing, were
not held for further trial.
The six men from Northamp
ton county testified to having se
cured information that the de
ceased, Noah Vann, a Northamp
ton county man. was operating a
still in Hertford county. They
came down early Thursday morn
ing to locate the still, according
to their testimony. While hunt
ing for its location, they said
three men suddenly came upon
them and began firing which was
returned by the three men held
for Superior court. As result of
the general firing, Noah Vann
was killed, two companions of his
escaping.
On Friday Nodie Spence, 21
year old white man of Pendleton,
gave himself up, and Guy Flythe,
a negro, also surrendered to the
authorities, the two admitting
that they were the partners of
the dead man. On the stand to
day both steadfastly claimed that
they had no weapons and that
the Northampton men who were
in the searching party were the
aggressors in the shooting melee.
Both admitted having helped
make the liquor.
The trial here today started at
10 o’clock and' lasted until 5 with
200 or 300 persons in attendance,
the majority being from North
ampton county, the home of all
the principals in the case. The
three men gave bond immediate
ly after the trial.—Greensboro
Daily News.
Mrs. Moore Entertains
Seaboard, N. C., July 18 —
Mrs. R. L. Moore very delight
fully entertained the Embroidery
Club at a porch party Friday’
Friday morning, July 15. Three
tables were placed for Rook. Tbe
prizes were presented Mrs Par
ham Edwards, club member, and
Miss Elizabeth Bre^r, guest.
The hostess assisted S^Irs. Wm.
Vincent served a delicious lunch
eon of club sandwiches, tea and
pie a la mode. The guests were
Miss Elizabeth Brewer of Rock
ingham and Mrs. Wm Vincent
of Vultare
PENDLETON NEWS
Mr Henry B. Long of Hamlet,
arrived Sunday to spend the day
with his parents. He was sc
companied by his daughter, Mil
dred who will spend the re
mainder of the summer with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs B
P. Long.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Harvey Vin
son and family, of Menola, and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Grant, of
Jackson, spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Stephenson.
Mrs. W. M. Stephenson and
children, Randolph and Foy,
motored to Wilmington to visit
her sister Mrs. J. T. Bynum.
She was accompanied by her
sister. Miss Mabelle Ward, of
Ryiand, who is spending some
weeks with her.
Miss Janet Jones, of Hamlet,
is spending the summer with her
grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. B.
P. Long.
Miss Nila Britton spent last
week in Raleigh attending the
State Home Economics meeting,
representing Pendleton’s 4 H
Club,
Mr. D. K. Edwards left Satur
day to visit bis niece. Miss Elsie
Edwards, who is in Sarah Leigh
Hospital, Norfolk.
Miss Elizabeth Stephenson, of
Raleigh, is spending the summer
with her uncles, Messrs W. M.
and W. C. Stephenson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Britt of
Boykins, Va., spent Sunday
afternoon in the home of her
father, Mr. D. N. Stephenson.
Misses Morris Woodard and
Thersa Davis are spending
several days in Richmond with
friends.
Mrs. W. J. Beale and son,
William, of Jackson, are spend
ing a few days with friends and
relatives.
Mr. J. T. Woodard spent a few
days in Norfolk last week.
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Stephen
son and children, Carrie and
Margaret, and Misses Janet Jones
and Annie Laura Beale spent a
few days in Norfolk and Ocean
View last week.
Little Miss Ernestine Vinson,
of Menola, spent last week with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Stephenson.
Miss, Jewell Weatherly, of
Portsmouth, returned home Sat
urday after spending a few days
with her friends, Misses Tom
Long and Ethel Edwards.
Miss Rosalind Horne spent last
week in Murfreesboro with her
aunt, Mrs. J. A. Boyette.
Mrs. Ida Joyner and daughter,
of Severn, spent Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J, M.
Burgess.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilliam,
of Milwaukee, were callers in
town Sunday.
Mrs. Mary P. Stephenson and
daughter, Lizzie, are spending a
few months in Raleigh with their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Charlie
Johnson
Miss Roussean Parker, of near
Conway, is spending some time
with her sister, Mrs. J., M. Ed
wards,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Edwards
motored to Norfolk and Rich-
moad Sunday to accompany Miss
Elsie Edwards, who has been
very sick in Sarah Leigh Hospi
tal. Norfolk, but was removed to
a hospital in Richmond yester
day. She is being cared for by
ail available specialists.
Rev. J L Price preached two
excellent sermons Sunday. His
subjects were, “He Must Reign”
and “Seven Steps to Grace.”
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of Robert’s Chapel Church
will serve an ice cream supper at
the school building next Friday
night. July 22, at 7 o’clock. At
8 o’.clock a play entitled, “The
NEWS FROM KELFORD
Condition ol Crops-»Two Deaths—A
Pleasant Visit to Rosemary-
Roanoke Rapids
Crop conditions at the end of
last week in Bertie County were
very encouraging. While cotton
and peanuts are at least ten days
late they are in a very thrifty
condition and corn and tobacco
are looking fine. The corn crop
is especially good and tobacco,
while not so large as usual, has
a very fin^ texture and will cure
out splendidly.
Tbe friends of Mr. and Mrs
W. C. Hardy, deeply sympathize
with them in the loss of their
infant son, Edgar Leo, oh Friday
of last week.
Messrs Clarence Roberson and
Lee Hoggard, who have been at
Fort Bragg for the past month
training in the Citizens Military
Training Corpse, returned home
last Saturday.
Kelford Baptist church will
take a religious census of the
community on the fourth Sunday
afternoon.
Friends of tbe family deeply
regretted to learn of the death
of Mr. George C. Parker, which
occurred at his home in Norfolk
last Saturday morning. Mr.
Parker left Kelford nearly forty
years ago and has made his home
in Norfolk since.
Mrs. Paul Leicester took sev
eral friends to Rosemary and
Roanoke Rapids last week and
they spent the day going through
the large textile mills in those
progressive towns. Mrs. Lei
cester, who is president of the
Parent-Teachers Association of
Roxobe! Kelford community and
deeply interested in welfare and
community work, was highly
elated over the cordial reception
given her party by the manage
ment of the mills they visited.
She says it was a revelation to
them to see what was being done
at the twin cities of Roanoke
Rapids and Rosemary. The
beautiful and intricate work of
making textile articles of various
kinds and colors was interesting
and instructive in the extreme.
Mrs. Leicester says a days visit
among the good people of Rose
mary and Roanoke Rapids and a
stroll through the mills is well
worth the time and the trip and
will leave a pleasant feeling that
will not come oif.
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
Hogs are now selling at lOi
to 11 cents a pound in Richmond
which is about If cents above
the low price of a few weeks
ago. A car will be shipped from
Rich Square about the middle of
August. If you will have any
ready to go at that time let me
know, as from present indica
tions we will have a full car.
Bur Clover: I am offered bur
clover, in the bur, at 5e a pound
f. 0, b. McCormick, S. C. Crim
son clover is now selling at 16c a
pound and some of our farmers
are going to try bur clover this
fall. Bur clover should be plant
ed not later than the latter part
of September as it is slow to ger
minate.
Forestry: R. W. Graeber, State
Forester, and Mr. Matteen, of
the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture,
will be in the county August 18th.
We will visit any farmers that
are interested in improving their
timber. Perhaps thinning as well
as other forestry problems will
be explained.
E. P. Gulledge,
County Agent.
Fashion Show of Hicksyille,”
will be given by a large cast.
All friends are cordially invited
to spend an evening of fun and
frolic. Admission will be 15 and
25c. Receipts will go towards
the pews of the new church.
SEABOARD NEWS
Orpkans Carried to Orptianage-S. S.
and Ctiurcti Workers Active-
Personal Items
D|r. C. P. Parker and children,
Marshall and Carl Jr., left Tues-
day^morning for the Oxford Or
phanage and took four of the
late Micajor Little children, who
were admitted into the institu
tion;
Mr, and Mrs. D. N, Morgan
and|ion Victor, Elizabeth City,
weril guests of Rev. and Mrs. D.
P. Burris a few days the past
wee%
^Russell Edwards was giv
en a surprise birtliday dinner by
his vVife, mother and sisters at
his home Monday at noon. There
was a sumptuous spread and
about fifty present.
Mr. C, Gordon Maddrey spent
Tuesday at Chapel Hill.
Miss Constance and Mr. Mar
shall Parker were joint hostesses
to forty of their little friends
Thursday afternoon from 4 to 7
o’clock at their home, honoring
their birthdays. Several games
were played on the lawn after
which ice cream, cake and mints
were served. They received sev
eral lovely gifts.
Mrs. G. R. Kee and children,
Alma and Irene, and their guests,
Mrs, Oscar Cuthrell and her
daughter, Birmingham, Ala., re
turned Monday after a ten days
visit to relatives at Norfolk. Mrs.
Kee was accompanied home by
her si-sters, Mesdames Gordie
and Bass.
Mrs. W. R. Vick returned home
Monday after a month’s stay at
a summer resort in the moun
tains of Virginia.
Mr. Leonard Bullock, Wilson,
was the week end guest of his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. W, P.
Bullock.
Mrs. S. J. Kee, Weldon, was
the guest of her sister. Mrs.
Paul Pruden. Tuesday. She was
accompanied home by her niece.
Miss Ruby Pruden, for a brief
visit.
Mr. Thurman Bullock, Roan
oke Rapiis, is spending his vaca
tion here this week with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bul
lock.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Barbee
and three children, of Eastman,
Ga., Mr. Hick Barbee and daugh
ter were week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Barbee.
Mr, and Mrs. R. C. Kee and
children spent Sunday at Ports
mouth, guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Smith and Mr. Dallas Kee.
Mr, James Jones and Miss
Elmer Stephenson spent Sunday
at Greenville, guests of Miss
Maud Stephenson.
Mrs. Bedie McLendon and chil
dren, Rockingham, returned
home Sunday after an extended
visit to her sister. Miss Maud
Stancell.
Mrs. J. L, Harris returned
home Friday from Ahoskie after
spending several d'ays at the bed
side of her father, who has been
critically ill. She was glad to re
port his condition much improv
ed.
Mrs. J. T. Long returned home
the past week from Macclesfield
where she spent several weeks.
She was accompanied home by
her daughter, Mrs. Roy Brown,
and her daughter, Sarah Lois.
Messrs A. J. Crocker and W,
D. Barbee spent Wednesday in
Raleigh on business.
Miss Selma Bradley, a student
of E. C. T. C. summer school,
Greenville, spent the week end
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Bradley.
Mr. Charlie Brewer and daugh-
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CJiUP REPORT
Weather conditions the past
week were favorably to the
growth of all crops, but some
crops were slow in recovering
from the effects of cool weather
and excessive rains in sqme sec
tions.
The lack of good corn is still
very noticable. This crop in
Northampton, Halifax and Hert
ford is very poor as a whole.
Some good corn is reported in
the Conway section and on a few
farms in the Rich Square sec
tion. Over in Chowan county
corn is very fine and there is a
large acreage planted. As seen
from the public roads farmers in
that county appear to have plant
ed about one third of their land
in corn, cotton and peanuts in
equal proportions, and all the
crops seen in that county are
very good, the best we have
seen this season. They are not
so good in Gates. Across the
Chowan river from Chowan
county the crops in Bertie are
good.
Crops as a whole are not up to
the average in Northampton.
They are especially poor on a
number of Roanoke farms. Crops
are said to be fine on C. T. Har
rell's Thompson plantation on the
Roanoke, managed by W, 0.
Harrell of Rich Square. Over in
Halifax between Rich Square
and Scotland Neck and on the
road to Palmyra all crops are
disappointing. On the Everett
and Baker farms around Palmyra
they are said to be better, as
well as on the large Halifax Roa
noke plantations near the Martin
county line.
It seems impossible for cotton,
peanuts and corn in this part of
the State to make an average
crop except on a few farms.
Curing of tobacco is now en
gaging the attention of those
who grow it. There is some fine
tobacco in the vicinity of Rich
Square but the crop as a whole is
much below the crop of last year.
WOODLAND NEWS
Mrs, C. B. Pond and children',
of Suffolk, Va., are spending this
week with relatives here.
Messrs Edwin Brown and Ray
mond Benthall left last Thursday
for Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.
Miss Fraulein Penman, of Nor
folk, Va., visited friends here
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Benthall,
of Norfolk, were Sunday guests
of Miss Annie Futrell,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Purvis
and family and Miss Julia Blan
chard spent Sunday at Morehead
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hoggard.
of Portsmouth, were callers in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. T.
Blanchard.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Britton, of
Murfreesboro, visited their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. N, W. Brit
ton, Sunday.
Mrs. R. I. Leake and mother,
Mrs. Tucie Lassiter, of Rich
Square, were dinner guests of
Mrs. W. H. S. Burgwyn Sunday.
On Tuesday of last week Mrs.
C. M, Billings died, after a long
illness, and much suffering. The
funeral services were conducted
in tbe Baptist Church here, and
the remains taken to her old
home in Reidsville. Several ac
companied the family there.
Virginia E. & P. lio. Turns on Current
The Virginia Electric & Power
Company, having bought the
local electric light plant and com
pleted its own light and power
line to this place, on Monday of
this week turned on its current
and the town Is now lighted by
the Virginia company.
COOPERATION ASKED
Between County Accountants and
SciioQl Oiiicers-AIi Must Live
Wittiin tbe Budget
Raleigh, July 18.—Misunder
standings have developed in sey-
eral of the counties over the re
lations between the school offi
cials in charge of the school funds
and the county accountants, who
are charged under the new law
with countersigning all warrants,
contracts, or purchase orders,
according to Charles M. Johnson,
Executive Secretary of the Coun
ty Government Advisory Com
mission, who discussed this mat
ter in his opening address at the
County Institute at State College.
The Institute began Tuesday
with a welcoming address by Dr.
E. C. Brooks, who is president
of State College, where the first
county government school is be
ing, and also Chairman of the
County Government Advisory
Commission. Dr. Brooks was
followed by Mr. Johnson, who
confined his remarks to relation
ships between officials in the
counties.
“There was no intention when
tbe new laws were passed to turn
the running of the schools over
to the county accountant,” de
clared Mr. Johnson, “and on the
other hand, there was no inten
tion of allowing the Superinten
dent of Public Instruction to ex
ceed his budget, or to spend all
that be had in his budget and
then come up at the end of the
year with a lot of unpaid bills,
which would be obliaationa of
the county and would have to be
paid eventually, so in order to
elinainate ttiis condition, and to
comply with the law, it is abso
lutely necessary for each pur
chase order to come through the
county accountant.”
“This should not he carried to
tbe point of making it a burden,
of course. Take the case of gas
oline for school trucks. When it
is purchased from filling stations,
it would not be practical to get a
purchase order every time gas
was needed. The thing to do in
that case is to let it run for the
month, the county accountant
keeping in mind all the time that
this obligation is outstanding. He
can estimate about what it will
be. Of course, he will have the
CO operation of the Superinten
dent of Public Instruction. He
should be just as interested as
the county accountant.
“One suggestion that I want
to make is this: That the county
superintendent attach a copy of
the purchase order to each vouch
er, and also furnish the county
accountant with a list of all
teachers by names with the a-
mount of salary. This will pre
vent any congestion at tbe end
of the month, because in the
case of the teachers salaries, he
knows as long as the warrants
check with the list, that he is
within the budget for teachers
salaries. And in the case of sup
plies, he investigates the stand
ing of the fund, before he signs
the purchase orders, as they
come through during the month.
Then when the warrant comes,
with the copy of the purchase,
order that be signed attached.he
knows that it is all right because
be investigated it when he signed
it.”
The opening addresses at the
Institute were followed by prac
tical demonstrations and disoas-
sions of tbe new budget accofxot-
ing system as recommended by
the County Government Advisory
Commission. Nearly all the coun
ties in the State are represented
by county accountants or other
officials.