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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
9
Halifax County shows a 1940 census drop in white and Negro tenants and croppers. White tenants decline 10.7 percent, Negro tenants down 36.2, with Halifax reporting a 609 decrease in Negro cropper tenants. The shift marks a historic loss in cash crop counties across tobacco and cotton areas.
Mrs. Harvey Hazelwood Miss Marjorie Hazelwood and Mrs Julian Glover are spending this week at Carolina Beach.
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