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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1931

Page

8

Almost 1 000 Less Autos In Halifax This Year Than Last

Halifax county totals show 4 425 passenger cars and 670 trucks on the month compared with 5 380 cars and 775 trucks a year earlier. National and state registrations are listed with October figures. autos lead declines while trucks fall less steeply. Motorcycles numbered 115. county averages cited and a lost ladies brown kid glove is noted with a reminder to return it.

Halifax Halifax County L. S. Harris Motor Vehicle Bureau Guilford

Mecklenburg Leads Truck Counts Among Counties

Mecklenburg has 8,080 trucks, leading amid counts across Mecklenburg 21,850 Forsyth 18,100 Wake 1,830 and Burn 4,850. Guilford shows 2,210 or 2,550, Wake 2,200, and Duncombe 100 in the related figures.

Mecklenburg Forsyth Wake Guilford Duncombe

Calvary Schoolhouse Benefit Play At Halifax

Calvary Schoolhouse hosts a three act play The Bean Town Choir last Friday night to aid church funds in Halifax. Mrs L S Dickens leads as a widow with a mistreated stepdaughter Elizabeth Coppedge who rebels and schemes to marry the minister Leonidas Hux. Reverend E Carlton Wilson led the choir. a comic mix of stunts and songs ends with a wedding mistaken identity and a hired boy implicated in the plot. The show, featuring many local names, was praised as very good and will tour Aurelian Springs real soon with date to be announced.

Auere Calvary School House Halifax Ladies Aid Sosiety Methodist Church Aslifax Bean Town Ting E. Carlton Wilson Leonidas Hux E. L. Travis Sr Raymond Millikin Minster Misses Woodard Bil W. D. Dickens E Travis, Jr Edwin Copredge Perry Millikin Charlie Dickens W. M. Johnston Joe Butts Travis, Jr Aurelian Springs Real Soan

Horner Town Preaching at Primitive Baptist Church

Elder C L Robbins and others will preach Sunday at 11 o clock at the Primitive Baptist Church in Horner Town. Saging begins at 7:00 PM. Mr and Mrs T J Lew is Willie Deaton and Mrs Jones visited Rocky Tend preaching. Mrs Ruth Cooper of Rocky Mount visited Horner Town Saturday.

Horner Town Primitive Baptist Church C. L. Robbins T. J. Lewewis Willie Deaton Mrs. Jones Rocky Moore Ruth Cooper Rocky Mount

Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude to Neighbors

We express sincere appreciation to our kindly neighbors Dr Beckwith and Miss Harris for kindness during Mrs Janet Elizabeth Taylors illness and watch and for the floral offering The convention was filled with reports of the States work A Memorial service honored King's Daughters who died over the past year Mellie Venter honored as the only Junior King’s daughter to die this year with a white bud placed in memory

Beckwith Sliss Harris Janet Elizabeth Taylo Annie Brown Katherine Traynham Ag Ain Akers Mellie Venter Danter

Up and Lown the Ave. Betting and County Audit Matter

The column discusses betting on outcomes and questions who advises county officials on the audit. Mrs Thad R Manning returned from Salisbury as a delegate from Miss Fannys Sunshine to the State Convention of the Kings Daughters and Sons, accompanied by Ann Akers representing Circle.

Thad R. Manning Salisbury The Kings Daughters and Sons Ann Akers Circle

Tar Heels Have Booth

The piece notes soil bacteria aid in plant growth and soil warming when bacteria are active. Organic matter reduces surface runoff and erosion by absorbing moisture, highlighting microbial and organic contributions to crop health and soil protection.

Legume Crops Improve Soil Nitrogen and Fertility

The article explains that organic matter reduces leaching and helps retain plant food. It notes that applied fertilizer depends on soil moisture and quality, and that more organic matter allows greater fertilizer use. Legumes fix nitrogen via root nodules, improving soil, with several suitable options and factors for legume selection and crop rotation.

Winter forage notes highlight clovers and vetches

The text identifies clovers and vetches as the most important winter forages with rye as the leading non legume. It underscores their value for grazing and soil health, reflecting emphasis on legume sustainability and cover crop benefits.

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