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ANDREW J. CONNER. PUBLISHER MUME XXXVI "CAROLINA, CAROLINA. HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER" RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1927 SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.00 NUMBER 34 NEWS FROM KELFORD THE CROP SlTOAnOV All in Readiness lor School Opening • Fine Crops-Where no License Required Revival services commenced at Kelford Baptist Church Monday afternoon and will continue through the week, Rev. Mr. Mc Millan, of Wake Forest, doing the preaching. Mr. A. C. Johnston, manager of the Kelford Coca Cola Bottling Co., spent last week with friends on a fishing party at Portsmouth, N. C. Mr. Johnston says that it is the only place in North Caro lina that license are not required for automobiles, as there are no roads, all traffic being done along the ocean front on the sand at eb tide. A company of Rocky Mount’s business men on a good will tour will arrive at Kelford Friday morning at about ten o’clock. Mayor Cobb and the good people ^ill be ready to give them a hearty welcome. The largest watermellon seen in Kelford this season was ex hibited in the show window of Mr. J. C, Cherry’s store last week. It measured 28i inches long and weighed 58 pounds. Mr, W. C Evans gave a de lightful barbecue and Brunswick stew at his tobacco barns last Friday evening, it being the closing of the curing season. Miss Doris Alford, of Ports mouth, Va., is visiting he? kins people in Kelford and assisting in the song services at the reviv al meeting at the Baptist church. Miss Alford is an accomplished singer, having studied music at several of the leading music schools in Virginia. The Roxobel Kelford Public School will open Monday. Sep tember 12:h. with the following teachers: Prof. D, P. McCain, McCommick. S. /C,, principal; assisted by Miss Mattie Liver- mon, Roxobel; Miss Jennie Mae Hartsfield, Wilmington; MissLil lie Sheario, Rocky Mount: Miss Jessie Fly the. Roxobel; Miss Jes sie Bazemore, Lewiston; Miss Allene Langley. McCommick. S C ; Miss Maggie Brown, Rich Square; Miss Mamie Jenkins, Kelford; Miss Irene Langley, McCommick, S. C.; Miss Irene Allen, Valentines, Va ; and Miss Foy Peele, Roxobel. The school board has made all provisions for an accredited High School and with an enrollment of last season ot 42 pupils and 24 from the seventh grade of last term to go into the high school this year and a Parent-Teachers Associa tion of 125 members all actively at work the coinmunity feels sure of one of the best accredited High Schools in Bertie County Crops in Roxobel Township are particular good this year. Corn, cotton and peanuts are equal to an average, while tobacco is little below in quantity, the qual ity is there. The best growth of cotton around Kelford is seen in a four acre field of Mr. J. B. Smith, on Mr. Geo. T. Parker’s farm on the Lewiston road. Mr. J. C. Cherry has the best fruited cotton in the county in a two acre field, inside the town limits Mr. Cherry’s cotton is not so large as Mr. Smith’s, but at this writing it will average some forty bolls and forms to the stalk with half of the bolls nearly grown. Mr. Cherry will easily pick four bales from these two acres if the boll weevil do not get into it. He has forty acres of the same cotton on his farm on Lewiston road that, while not so good as these two acres in town, will easily pick 50 bales Mr. Cherry has already booked orders for more than two hun dred bushels of seed for next year’s planting. Showers and cloudy weather prevailed the past week, good for corn and peanuts, but hard on cotton. The corn crop, except late planted, is made, and it is a good one. Taking this section as a whole there will be a surplus of corn the coming year. The hay crop is also very fine, and with favorable weather to cure it there should be no Western hay brought in here next year. But curing hay is a particular iob, especially at times when rains are frequent Boll weevils are ruining some fields of cotton. Just how wide spread they are has not been determined. There are more than in any previous year. We have seen some fields where none could be found. Taken as a whole the Roanoke Chowan section has the best crop prospect, but for the boil weevil, in years. The farmer who has a variety of crops is in the best position at this time. Curing of tobacco is about com pleted. The crop is good and said to be of fine quality. NORTHAMPTON SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER ElliHTH HALIFAX HAS SIX GASES TO NORTHAMPTON’S ONE CONWAY LOCALS of En- Mamie Miss Janette Powell, field, is visiting Mias Bridgers. Mr. Wilson Garriss. of Norfolk, spent the week end with his parents here. Mrs Milton Flythe and baby spent last week with her brother Dr M. P. Futrell. in North Emporia, Va. Mrs. Charlie Cannon and son Clyde of Marion are visiting her daughters, Mrs. R J. White and Mrs. B. H. Johnson here. Miss Elizabeth Futrell visited her sister, Mrs. T. A. Dawson, near Stantonsburg last week. Messrs B. M. Rawlings and D. H, Hedspeth have returned home after a motor trip to Washington, Baltimore and other places of interest. The Boy Scouts, accompanied by Mrs. E, B. Crews. Mrs. L. Johnson, Mr. Peele and Mr. Mor rison spent last week at Colerain Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Britton-of Florida, spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brit ton. They made the trip by a motorcycle and sid^ lar attached. Mrs, Susan Brisiow and Mrs. W. P, Odom accompanied by their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Grant, of Orlando. Florida, Mrs. Scott Grant and son, ot Haw thorne, Fla,, are visiting rela tives in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Atkinson and son Freeman of Ricbmonc are visiting relatives here. Among those who attended the funeral of Mrs. J. W. Lassiter from a distance were, Mr. Jesse Martin, Mr. E. A. Martin and daughter, Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs C. C. Martin, Mr. A. Martin, Durham; Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Phoebus. Va ; Mr. and Mrs. Make Martin and daughter of Roanoke, Va ; Mr. and Mrs. R E, Lassiter. Langly’s Field; Mrs. ,Vtettie Host. Raleigh; Mr. E. Flythe and Mr, Tom Martin of Graham. Mr. J. T. Rice visited his father near White Oak last week Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Browne, and Mrs. J. M. White sperit day at Ocean View. Dr. and Mrs. Kelly Bessemer, Ala., who visiting his father. White, are spendin in Norfolk with he^ Mr. Wayland 1 Norfolk, is visitir. . All schools in Northampton County will open Thursday, Sep tember 8th. Any child who is six years old or will be six by Tuesday, January 3rd, may enter now. Beginners under seven years of age who fail to enter before September &6th will not be accepted until the term 1928 29, Unless a child is well de veloped it is generally a wiser plan not to enter him before he is six years old. Those entering at six and a half or seven often make the most progress. On September 5th principals of the county will hold a separate conference. All teachers will hold a conference on September 6th and 7th. Parents are invited to be pre sent at all meetings and learn the plans for the school year. They are urged to be present on the Parent-Teacher Day. Septem ber 7th. Every item will be of interest to the parents and they are needed to help the teachers do their best work thruout the year. There will be prominent speak ers and helpers from outside the county on each day’s program. Blanche Penny. FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT SEABOARD NEWS FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK HOGS A full car of hogs shipped from Rich Square last week. The full returns from this car not yet re ceived but a wire states that the bulk of them sold for Ilk pound. The next car will be shipped in about three weeks. If you will have any ready then or later please let me know as I can arrange for their sale. I am beginning to have re quests for pigs weighing 40 to 75 pounds. If you have any now or will have any for sale bj. the time for them to go on peanut and please list with me at once. Any farmers that expect to buy hogs to run in the fields will do well to let me know at once how many they will need and at what time they will want them, PYROTOL I have secured orders for a half car of explosives. If vou will need any early, before Christ mas, you should have it come in this car. We never have more- than iust a few boxes come in a car for which we have no orders. If you need it you must place your order in advance. RED SPIDER I have given information several times through this paper in regard to control methods for this insect. If you are still having trouble see me about metljiods. E. P. Gulledge, County A “Is Halifax more wicked than Northampton? Our friends from across the Roanoke will tell you that it required only two days to clear the docket, both criminal and civil, last week when Judge Parker went to Jackson to pass judgment on his home folks. He didn’t find much judging to do, but this week he has had his ju dicial hands full at Halifax and the prospects now are that the criminal docket will not be com pleted this week. A murder case, one for selling poison liquor which killed the man who drank it and several other offenses yet remain to be tried. The criminal docket alone will take more than « week. Halifax is larger and more populous than Northamp ton, but not six times as large, and that is the ratio of criminal Offenses to be tried. Although no statistics are at hand just now, one is led to believe that the ratio of offenses is even greater than six to one, for all cases which cannot be tried by a Jus tice of the Peace are carried to Jackson. Northampton has no county or recorder’s court. Hali fax has Recorder’s or Mayors’ courts in its principal towns. jMany cases are eliminated in these courts. “It is interesting to observe that more than half the cases tried at Halifax were charges of violation of the Volstead Act. It is even more interesting to lend an attentive ear to the street gossip that sixty percent of the liquor coming into Roanoke Rap *|idsia brought .from Northamp- toh. The accuracy of this state ment cannot be vouched for since little is known of the liquor traffic across the Roanoke save by those who foster it. Local officers with the assistance of Messrs Massey and Crew of Northampton, are making a heroic effort to break it up.” The above is taken from the Roanoke Rapids Herald. We are unable to answer the question, ‘‘Is Halifax more wicked than Nortnampton?” but venture to make a few observations. We had taken note of the fact that more law violators are brought to the bar of justice in Halifax than in Northampton, but had attributed much of this to the diligence of Halifax officers and a public sentiment for law en forcement in that county. Ther are probably two hundred in operation in Northampt they are, with few exc. small affairs and tur little more than is r the operators and friends. Over h kind of an into a drti Reports reached here Monday that there was an automobile ac cident on Route 12 between Mur freesboro and Como Sunday night about 10 o’clock in which a man named Whitley lost his life and others were injured. The reports were that the cars were meeting and Whitley lost control of his car and it dashed across the road striking the other car on the side with such force that Whitley was thrown through the windshield of his own car and a piece from the other car pierced his breast causing in stant death. The Whitley car was completely wrecked and the other badly damaged. GEORfiE-WOODLAND NEWS Mrs. C, C. Taylor and children Valdosta, Ga , and Mrs. D. A. Autrey, Moultrie, Ga., are ex pected here Friday of this week to spend some time in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Elfred Outland. High Point, are spending a few days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Outland, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Outland, Kinston, spent Sunday here with relatives and friends. A. W. Brown, who has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. R. S. Taylor, West Chester, Pa , re turned home a few days ago Mrs. Ella G. Jessup recently returned from a visit to relatives at Salem, Ohio. She was ac companied by Mr, and Mrs. L, H. Windle and little girl of Ahoskie. Dr, and Mrs. E. J. Griffin and son, Wallace, Edenton, spent the week-end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Griffin. Mr. E. G. Griffin recently re turned from a business trip to Asheville. Mrs. J. G. Frazier. Guilford College and Miss Mabel Frazier, Southern Pines, who have spent the past two weeks in t of Mr. and Mrs. Davi left Monday of thi Guilford College Mr. and Mrs, Franklin, ari days here Mrs. E is spend friend M Sn wi! Mr Revival Meetings— Oil on Camping Trip-Personal and General News Items Mr, Gordon Maddrey and Mis» Elizabeth Harris were guests of Miss Mabel Claire Jloggard, Ahoskie, at a wiener roast Fri day night. Messrs H, 0. Peele and Bea Courtney, of Williamston. were callers in the home of Mr. J. L. Harris Friday evening. Mr. Luther Bass, Greensboro, was the week end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, T J. Bass. Messrs J, G, and B.S. Stancell left Saturday for Rockingham for a few days visit to their sis ter, Mrs. Bedie McLendon. Messrs James Harris, Goodwin Waller. Ralph Matthews and Bruce Jones spent a few days in Chapel Hill on business the past week. Mr. Alvin Gay, Chester, Va.r was the guest of his sister, Mrs. W. J. Jones, the past week. Mrs. Cromwell Daniel, Little ton, returned home Sunday after a few days visit to her friend,. Miss Agnes Edwards. Mr, H. C. Maddrey spent a few days in Richmond the past week attending the Retail Mer chants Association. Mr. Ben S, Stancell spent few days at Virginia Beach thj past week. Mrs. George Ferguson, Darj ville, arrived Friday to visit mother, Mrs. Georgie Harris^ Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Crc returned home Friday af few days motor trip th: valley of Virginia. Miss Edith Moffet Va., arrived the pasi is the guest of her| Ida Long, and otir Mr. and Mrs. children and Mrj Norfolk, arrived and are guestj Mr. here. Mr, and Mrs, Lee Weldon visited his week. Mr. aqd Mr^ turned tc S. C., aj Mr. tinue
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