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y^UMEJ7.-_--ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY, N. C., THURSDAY, .TUNE 18th, 1931* NUMBER 10.
ARREST NEGRO DOCTOR AFTER GIRL DIES
Huge Registration For . Election
__UP AND DOWN
THE AVENUE
_WITH THE EDITOR
Figure it up yourself. In the pro
posed incorporated area, there are
now 2,700 registered voters. In that
fame or an approximate area are
more than 2C00 school children. There
,re a few hundred voters not regis
tered, there are many hundreds be
low school age and over school age
and not yet 21 years old. It means
that the Bigger City will have a popu
lation of around 9,000.
After the election next Tuesday we
hope the Kiwanis Cloub or some simi
lar organization will take a house to
house census of the new city so we
will •know exactly how many people
we have. It will be lots of fun to do
1 something like this and a census al
ways reveals so many interesting
facts about a community.
There has been a little talk about
taking the result of the election to
the courts by opponents of incorpora
tion. That is their privilege as citi
zens. To say nothing of the expense,
if this should be done, those who
contest the election will accomplish
nothing but to delay the installation
of water and sewerage in a commu
nity of 9,000 souls where an epidemic
fiom unsanitary conditions would
wreak horrible disaster.
In fact, in the caucus a few nights
ago, Dr. Long made the public state
ment that luck and nothing else had
saved us from an epidemic thus far.
He said we were living over a vol
cano, speaking of the hundreds of
septic tanks and open privies, which
we hope will soon be a thing of the
past.
One of the most exaggerated tales
yet told by those who oppose city ex
tension is that city automobile li
cense tags will cost five dollars. So
far as we know, not a city in the U.
S. charges that much for city auto
Why they stopped at $5, we
font know. $10 would have made a
much better story. As a matter of
fuct, city auto tags in Roanoke Ra
pids cost ONE dollar per year. The
money is used for street repairing.
Don’t let anything interfere with
jour voting next Tuesday. If you are
'ick and cannot get to the polls, no
tify your registrar at once and he will
see that you get the necessary sick
certificate and vote at home. If you
are 8°in& to be out of town, notify
Jour registrar and vote an absentee
wllott before Tuesday. Remember,
ohn Clark is registrar in the South
Ward and Jeff Welch in the North
Ward.
Dr- R. P. Beckwith traveled the
Uj“jr w«y to his class reunion at
■ niudelphia last week. He took one
o the huge passenger planes from
Richmond to Philly and return. He
so attended the American Medical
ssociation where he won the golf
ornament but failed to receive the
'°P because his opponent forgot to
urn m Doc’s score. Better luck neat
’•we, Doc.
The heading of this column was set
P and sent us by Prank Steber, now
wonaging editor of the Ashland, Va.,
era d-Progress, former advertising
Prankf61* °f The Herald. Thanks,
Sometime, get Henry Fitts to tell
il," ik"1* k'8 do* stori*s .eapeci
h y *hc one about the old flea-bitten
„ t whipped the Georgia Bob
briH “*nry ontertained a bunch of
mie-bschelors for an hour the oth
" »'*ht ,t the drug store.
The filter plant was HgHted up last
Ur, * nd '°0ked like a milUon do1
fe r“m bbe new highway. A high
«r»e "38 keen around the re
in 'r keep anybody from slipping
**“ « feet deep bath tub.
SPECIAL
ELECTION
TUESDAY
City Voters Go to Polls
Next Tuesday To De
cide on City Ex
tension
VICTORY FORECAST
Exactly 2,691 voters in the new
proposed city area from the canal to
Chockoyotte Creek are registered in
the new city hooks and ready to vote
in the election when the polls open at
sunup next Tuesday.
The North ward, from the canal to
Tth Street, registered a total of 1,465,
while the South ward from Tth Street
to the Creek had a total registration
of 1,226.
This huge registration was the re
sult of the activities of the group of
men who met last week and organized
for this and future elections. The en
tire area was divided into 30 districts
with a crew of men in each district
to see that the people were regis
tered.. How well they did their work
is better realized when more than
1.000 persons were registered on the
last three days.
Saturday of this week is challenge
day when the name of any person
on the registration books can be chal
lenged and reasons shown why they
should not be allowed to vote. Very
few challenges, if any, are expected.
The same organization, with the
help of many others, mentioned above,
will be active again on election day
when automobiles will be drafted with
drivers and workers to see that all
those registered get to the polls and
vote for city extension.
Two main reasons are given for
wanting a huge majority for city ex
tension. First, that there will be no
doubt in the minds of any court or
i>ny persons as to what the people of
the community want. This is just in
case anyone is foolish enough to con
test the election. Secondly, the citi
zens here want to show the rest of
the county and State just what the
voting strength of this city is. In the
future this community plans to vote
its a unit on public questions and of
ficials and it is to be reckoned with
when the time comes for caucusing.
In recent years, local squabbling and
indifference has hurt the influence
and recognition which belong to this
section.
The ballot to be voted is a small
one and easy to vote. There is a
line of explanation at the top telling
how to mark the ballot. Beneath are
two lines which read
For City Extension
Against City Extension
To the left of each line is a small
box. To vote For City Extension
simply make a cross mark in the box
to the left of the word For. To vote
against, a cross mark to the left of
the lower line.
There will be many who have not
voted before. When you enter the
polling place, walk up to the Regis
trar and give your name. He will look
you up on the registration book and
tell one of the clerks you are eligi
ble to vote You will be handed a
ballot and shown a place where you
can mark the ballot, which you mav
fold and hand back to one of the
judges who places it in the ballot box.
If you need any help in marking your
ballot, you may call or. any of the
election officers who will be glad to
sh w you cr answer any questions.
Nobody can ever foretell an election
vote. But this writer feels that ho
las been in close enough touch to be
able to predict an overwhelming ma
jority For city extension, IF every
body does his and her duty and votes.
You can’t win election! and you can’t
make predictions, even, unless peo
ple vote. Let nothing keep you fiom
that duty next Tuesday.
And not only next Tuesday, but on
every election day. Let’s make this
the votingest city in the State and
Futtrell Resigns
The resignation of Mr. J. I\
Futrell, Scotland Neck, was ac
cepted by the Board of Commis
sioners on Monday, June 15. Mr.
B. B. Everette, Palmyra, has
been suggested to fill this vacan
on the Board.
Another resignation accepted
by the County School Board this
week was that of Wade H. Dick
ens ,who is now Prosecutor of the
County Recorders Court. Mr.
Dickens' successor will be chos
en by the precinct chairmen of
the Democratc party of the coun
ty organization.
CHARITY
DRIVE IS
SUCCESS
Over $1,500 In Cash and
Pledges For Local
Associated
Charities
BOARD IS PLEASED
The drive for Associated Charities
held the last three days of last week
went over the top with a total
amount subscribed for the year of
$1,538.76 of which $609.41 was in cash
and $929.35 in monthly pledges.
Rev. J. N. Bynum, president of the
Associated Charities Board, stated
the Board was astonished at the
splendid response and the drive ex
ceeded expectations. The money
pledged, and more, too, can be used,
{nd with several persons yet to be
seen, it is hoped to have a final to
tal of $1,750 to carry on the charity
work in the community during the
coming twelve months.
Those who were not seen during
the three day drive will be visited
during the next few weeks by mem
bers of the Board as soon as a check
up shows just who has subscribed.
The plan of part cash and part
monthly payments was most success
ful.
1 lie Kiwanis Club team in the
North end headed by George N. Tay
lor, led the list of workers with a to
tal of $549.00. It might be explained
that this total was helped consider
ably by a generous gift from the
Virginia Electric and Power Co.
The Kiwanis team under Alfred N.
Martin in the South end of the busi
ness section reported a total of
$343.50. Rosemary Manufacturing
Co. team, S. D. Brown, captain,
headed the list of the mill teams with
a total of $330.90, and Patterson Mills
Co., with A. Meikle as captain re
ported an even $100.00.
Roanoke Mills No. 2, Guy Murray
as captain, subscribed $83.41 and No.
1, under John Hines reported $76.25.
Halifax Paper Co. employees turned
in $32.40 in cash and the Womans
Club on Saturday collected $23.30
from around the curb market and on
the Avenue.
One of the most encouraging fea
tures of the drive was the fact that
while subscriptions of the mill em
ployees were smaller this year, many
more gave than last year.
Pass State Exams
C. W .Hale of Rosemary Drug Co.
passed successfully the examination
of the State Board of Pharmacy held
at Raleigh June 10 and 11. Among
those nurses passing State Board ex
aminations for registered nurses last
week were Janet Harvey, Lottie Mat
thews, Blonnie Taylor and Lucy Hays
Saunders.
then watch them sit up and take no
tice. There’s where everbody is equal
and one man’s vote counts as much as
another’s.
Last Call: Vote Tuesday, Vote
FOR City Extension, Vote for a
united, working, ambitious, communi
ty; Vote For Health and Happiness.
MAN DIES
drinking
APPETIZER
Aurelian Springs Man Is
Dead After Drinking
Four Bottles of
Tonic
FOUND ON FLOOR
Baldy Carter, age 39 years, died
suddenly and alone Monday afternoon
nt the home of his brother, Samuel
Carter, near Aurelian Springs. Death
was attributed to the deceased drink
ing four and one half bottles of an
appetizer, a dose of which was one
teaspoonful in water before each
meal Baldy consumed the four and
a half bottles in less than an hour.
He had been carrying water from
a nearby spring and was sent upstairs j
to get some clothing. This was about
4 o’clock Monday afternoon. When
he did not come down for several
minutes, Harriett, a niece, called to
him. He answered and said he would
be down in a few minutes. Almost a
half hour passed when Harriet went
upstairs after him. He.^was lying on
a pallet, dead.
Membei’s of the family told Coroner
Williams that the appetizer had been
left by a family formerly living in
the place. They had moved recently
and had left some other things. Al
tho the family say they knew Baldy’s
weakness for drinking anything in m
bottle, they had concealed the appe
tizer in another room, thinking the
former residents would call for it.
Four of the empty bottles were
found in the closet. The man had evi
dently emptied them and put them
back. The fifth bottle, once half full,
now empty, sat on the floor by the
dead body. It was evident the de
ceased had had convulsions just be
fore death. It was impossible to un
lench his hands. The coroner felt no
ncjuest was necessary as the facts
'poke for themselves.
The appetizer was one of the “dol
lar a bottle” kind and the description
cn the bottle reads: “Recommended
for loss of appetite, loss of sleep, loss
L»f energy and general run down con
dition in which a stimulating tonic is
indicated. Dose: One to two tea
■.poonsful in water before each meal.
Funeral services were held Tues
lay afternoon with burial in the
Tucker cemetery near Aurelian
Springs. The deceased was unmar
ried.
ASSEMBLY
PASSED
13 ACTS
Relating to Halifax Co.,
Which Were Local
Bills; List Given
Below
(Special To The Herald)
Raleigh, June 18.— Halifax coun
ty had a total of 13 laws enacted by
the 1931 General Assembly which re
late to the county or its activities,
designated as Public-Local or Private
laws, the records of the Secretary of
State show.
These, of course are in addition to
the numerous other public laws which
relate to the State as a whole, or to
some large part of it, such as the
school, the road ,the local govern
ment and other enactments which
reach every county, and the numer
ous laws which touch every county in
s general way only.
The Local Government Act, which,
in many respects is equal in import
ance to the school and road acts, is
already showing its value in bringing
about a readjustment and atpblmng
the financial affairs r.f counties, ci
ties, towns and other units, some of
(Continued on back page)
New Catholic Church
Dedication July 5th
The date for the Dedication Cere
monies of the new St. John’s Catholic
Chapel, now being erected on the cor
ner of Hamilton and Ninth Streets,
has been definitely set for Sunday,
July 5th, according to an announce
ment by the Rector, Father McCourt.
The exercises will begin at 11 a. m.
with the Right Reverend William J.
Hafey, Bishop of Raleigh, dedicating
the new edifice. The Litany of the
Saints will then be recited, followed
by High Mass, during which a spec
ial appropriate sermon will be preach
ed. Everybody is invited to the ser
vices.
MULLEN,
M. R. VICK
HONORED
T. W. Mullen Elected
President Southern
Textile Associa
tion
VICK IS ON BOARD
| _ I
I Charleston, S. C., June 12.—T. W.
Mullen, of Rosemary, N. C., today
was elected president of the South
ern Textile Association at the con
cluding session of its semi-annual
meeting here.
Frank K. Petrea, of Columbus, Ga.,
was elected vice president, and H. H.
*I!er, of Greenville, S. C., chairman of
the board of governors.
Others named to the board of gov
ernors were M. R. Vick, of Rosemary,
N. C.; R. J. Jennings, Lanette, Ala.,
Fred Still, Gree, S. C., and Culver
Batson, Lynchburg, Va.
L. A. Elmore of Rhodiss, N. C., and
J. O. Corn of Columbia, S. C., the re
tiring president, weite given Ark
wright medals in recognition of ser
vice to the association.
Invitations for the next semi-an
nual meeting, to be held next fall,
were received from Hendersonville
and Asheville, N. C. The board of
governors will accept one of the in
vitations later.
The prediction that smaller textile
plants will soon merge of necessity,
was made by M. R Vick, of Rose
mary, N. C.
Asserting that “cut throat mer
chandising has about ruined every
body in the business,” Vick said mer
gers were inevitable.
In discussing mergers Vick said un
less “cut-throat competition” is stop
ped “the smallest plants will have
to merge. We don’t like that word,
and we don’t like the idea but neither
do we like being starved. When the
merging comes, there will be some
men big enough to organize. Instead
of a few individual plants at a capi
(Continued on back page)
The King’s Daughters
Camp at Chockoyotte
“Miss Fanny’s Sunshine Girls” had
their annual camp at the Country
Club last week, where they had a
most delightful time. Each day and
night was filled with pleasure for
the girls—hiking, wading and games
during the day. On Friday night the
annual picnic was held. All the re
latives and friends of the girls were
invited and had a sumptous supper.
Friday afternoon eleven new mem
bers were taken into the Order and ,
were presented with silver crosses,
on which were engraved the King’s
Daughters pledge “In His Name.”
Miss Julia Bradley and Miss Lucile
Smith gave splendid help in enter
taining the girls and making them
happy. Master Robert Towe was
“mascot.”
The girls are divided into three
circles, as follows:
Circle No. 1: Miss Marjorie Can
non, leader; Lelia Murray, president;
Ann Akers, secretary; Aileen Fish
Continued on back page)
ENFIELD GIRL DIES
ON STRANGE FARM
IN HALIFAX COUNTY
Negro Doctor of Rocky Mount In Jail May Face
Murder Charge After Operation—Another
Girl Found On Farm In State Custody
VEPGO IS
NATIONAL
WINNER
Local Power Company
Receive Coffin
Award At
N.E.L.A.
BEST CONTRIBUTION
The Charles A. Coffin Award, a
national prize in the public utility
industry, has just been won *jy the
A irginia Electric and Power Com
pany and presentation of the prize,
consisting of a gold medal and $1,000
in cash, payable to the employees
benefit association, was made at the
annual dinner June 11 of the National
Electric Light Association which held
its convention last week in Atlantic
City.
The award was received by Jack G.
, Holtzclaw, president of the Company
| who has been Vn attendance at the
| convention alorg with other officials
of the company, including Robert J.
'Throckmorton, Vice President and
Tom D. Fulford, Sales Manager.
The Charles A. Coffin award is an
annual prize offered by the Charles
A. Coffin Foundation to that electric
light and power company which dur
ing the year “has made a distinguish
ed contribution to the development of
electric and power for the conveni
ence of the publit^and the benefit of
the industry.”
The brief submitted by the Vir
ginia Electric and Power Company
is a volume of over 400 pages, includ
ing t£xt, photographs, photostats,
maps, graghs, statistics and other
material submitted in evidence of
the achievements set forth.
The outstanding achievements de
scribed in the brief include in the
main, the company’s activities toward
popularizing the use of electricity by
the inauguration of lower rates and
the development of ways and means
for extending the use of electric ser
vice in the rural districts. Also im
provement in the personnel in the
matter of developing employes along
educational lines as well as in the
direction of more efficiency in the
service they render; the reduction of
accidents to employes by increased
(Continued on inside page)
D. FAISON
ENDS UP
IN J^RISON
Latest Episode Was At
tempted Robbery
Of Filling
Station
WROTE SOLICITOR
Jackson, N. C.-Dan Faison, Halifax
County young man who has been vio
lating a court order to leave North
Carolina for quite a while and who
has flouted the officers of the law
with his flippant messages in recent
months, has run his course. He was
on Monday sent to the Halifax Coun
ty roads to serve a sentence of three
years for “all the crimes in the cata
log.” Bowser Daughtrey, another Ha
lifax young man, is behind the jail
bars at Halifax awaiting trial in
Northampton Superior Court for at
tempted robbery of the Pine Fork
Service Station near Jackson late
Saturday night.
Faison and Daughtrey stopped
their car in front of the service sta
tion in the dead hours of the night,
w ith the expressed purpose of making
(Continued on back page)
The death of Elizabeth Weeks, 25
year old white girl of Whittakers,
restaurant worker in Enfield, under
mysterious circumstances at a strange
farm near Enfield last Saturday, led
to investigation by the Coroner's of
fice of Halifax County and the sub
sequent discovery of illegal proceed
ings which ensnared two wliite girls,
three white men and a Negro phy
sician.
The latter, J. J. Hood, Negro doc
tor of Rocky Mount, is in jail there
charged with performing an illegal
operation and a charge of murder
may also be placed agrainst him af
ter the preliminary hearing next
Tuesday in the city police court of
Rocky Mount.
The Weeks girl died at a farm of
Richard Smith, a bachelor, seven
miles from Enfield. Due to her condi
tion, a midwife was summoned but re
fused to attend the girl and Dr. F. C.
Whittaker of Enfield was called. He
stated death was due to septicemia
following childbirth.
Due to the mysterious surroundings
and rumors among the people of the
community, Coroner Billy Williams
was summoned Monday morning to
investigate the case. He discovered
the girl had been taken to Rocky
Mount where she received illegal
medical attention on Wednesday, June
3rd; that she had been taken there
by Calhoun Braswell, young white
man of Enfield, who was a clerk; and
that after the operation the girl had
been brought to Halifax County by
Braswell to Richard Smith’s house,
where she died ten days later.
The coroner also found another girl
on this strange farm. She was Hattie
Harrell, age 23, said to have been
brought to the farm Saturday, June
6th, in the same condition the Weeks
girl had been. Norman Judge was
named to the coroner as the man
who brought the Harrell girl.
As a result of these investigations,
Mr. Williams started to Halifax to
swear out warrants for Smith, Bras
well and the Negro doctor, when he
was met by Braswell at the Smith
farm. Braswell told the coroner he
wanted to tell the whole story and
take the consequences.
When he told that most of the pro
cedure took place in Rocky Mount,
Coroner Williams took him to Tarboro
to Solicitor Don Gilliam, where Bras
well told the entire story in detail and
stated he was ready to assist the
prosecution. His information was not
divulged but on the advice of Mr. Gil
liam, Coroner Williams swore out a
warrant for Dr. Hood, charging the
performing of an illegal operation,and
the Negro physician was arrested in
Rocky Mount midnight Monday.
Prosecuting Attorney T. J. Pearsall
of Rocky Mount said Braswell was
not under arrest but would be used
as the chief witness for the State.
Hood denied all charges and said he
knew nothing of them. He is in jail,
being unable to fill the $5,000 appear
ance bond. Reports from Rocky
Mount are that he has been suspected
of such practise as he is now charged
with at previous times but no evi
dence was ever procurable.
The Harrel girl was taken from the
farm by Rev. H. Ik Anderson, Bap
tist preacher, and Rev. E. McWhorter
Methodist preacher, of Enfield, and
turned over to the County Welfare of
ficer. She is in Weldon today in his
custody while he is making arrange
ments to have her placed in the State
Maternity home at Wilmington.
The Weeks girl was buried Sunday.
The Negro doctor is reputed to be a
heavy drinker and a victim of a ner
vous ailment. He stoutly denies all
charges.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Dr. W. C. Preasly, president of
Peace Institute, Raleigh, will preach
at the Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. His subject
will be Christian Education. The
public is invited. There will be no
evening services.

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