Separate Tax and Audit Offices Due to County Deficit
Halifax County will split the tax collection deputy sheriff’s office from the county auditor after auditors uncovered a deficit running into several thousand dollars over years. Former tax deputy J Paull Speed is jailed on embezzlement charges. the auditor C S Vinson’s accounts were not involved.
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Halifax County
Halifax
J. Paull Speed
Sheriff's Office
Speed
C. S. Vinson
Deberry Back From Chicago Tournament
Russ Deberry ace windmill softball pitcher for the Romances of Rosemary Mfg Co returned from Chicago where he played as a member of the 1938 State Championship Asheville N C Enkas. Ken Guilfoyle visited Barrie Ontario mother Mrs G K Guilfoyle before returning to Roanoke Rapids. Deberry noted two rule changes for 1939 and discussed pitching styles and defensive plays with coach Bill Alligood. The Romances plan winter workouts using a series approach and Deberry praised learning from the 1988 national tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Deberry
Rosemary Mfg. Co
Chicago
Ill
Asheville
N. C
Deberry
Morrison Hotel
Bill Alligood
Romances
Paul Armskin
Phoenix
Arizona
Tom Loudon
Toronto
Delegates Attend Negro 4-H Short Course At A and T College
Seventy two delegates from Halifax County join 18 4-H members and 11 clubs at the Negro State 4-H Short Course in Greensboro during September 29 to August 3. Jesse Francis was re elected president of the State 4-H Club Council. Francis manages five projects valued over 300 dollars. Halifax County placed third in the State Judging Contest with Craven and Granville teams ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County
A&t College
Greensboro
N. C
R. E. Jones
D. J. Knight
Jesse Francis
Eastman
4-H Club
Francis
Wood
James Francis
Daniel Chapel
Halifax
Craven County
Granville
Canadian tour note involves Briggs Silverware comparisons
A fragment notes a tour in Canada this year comparing Zard with Briggs Silverware of Detroit. The readable text suggests Briggs made a tour and faced a Canadian exposure this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Briggs Silverware
Detroit
Government Premiums Boost NC Cotton Deliveries
Raleigh Sept 15 Deliveries to the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association are more than double last year. General Manager M G Mann says government loan premiums for better grades and staples drive the surge. Premiums reach 12.25 dollars per 500-pound bale for long cotton, with other premiums listed for various grade levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Association
M. G. Mann
Commodity Credit Corporation
Mann
Asa Moore Dies at Halifax County Home at 59
Asa Moore, 59, died Tuesday at the Halifax County Home. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon with interment in Stephenson Cemetery near Halifax. He had no near relatives in the area and had formerly lived with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Neathery of Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Moore
Halifax
Stephenson
Mr. Moore
H. M. Neathery
Halifax 4-H Club Members Shine At Fair Event
William Pittman Warren and James Thornton of Halifax County led the 4-H Club at the fair with dairy poultry swine gardening table manners and homemaking lessons taught by extension specialists and farm agents. An evening of recreation followed with games songs and one act plays as more than 600 people attended the candle lighting ceremony Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pittman
Warren
James Thornton
Eden 4-H
Halifax County
New Priest Arrives to Lead St. John the Baptist Church
The Rev. Peter M. Denges has taken over the pastorate at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Roanoke Rapids. A Mt. St. Mary’s graduate, he was ordained in 1927 and previously served in Asheville Wilmington Wilson and Raleigh as secretary to Bishop Hafey. Father McNerny will host a reception September 20 at 8 p.m. for the new pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter M. Denges
Goldsboro
N. C
Roanoke Rapids
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Father Denges
Mt. St. Mary’s College and Seminary
Emmitsburg
Michael J. Curley
Baltimore
Asheville
Wilmington
Wilson
Raleigh
William J. Hafey
Scranton
Peter McNerny
Denges
Study Club Opens Fall With Mexico Canada Alaska Topic
The Study Club's first fall meeting was hosted by Mrs. D. C. Clark. President welcomed attendees as programs were handed out. The topic chosen is Our Neighbors, Mexico, Canada and Alaska. Resignations of Mrs. Paul Reid and Mrs. Frank Wilson were accepted. Guests included Mrs. Frances Wyche of Petersburg Virginia and Mrs. Miller of Daytona Beach Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Clark
J. C. Hoyle
Mexico
Canada
Alaska
Paul Reid
Frank Wilson
Frances Wyche
Petersburg
Miller
Daytona Beach
Fla
Clark
Mesdames A. E. Akers
Matthew Broun
T. R. Manning
Lawrence Stell
W. A. Thorne
Pendleton Grigzard
R. P. Beckwith
R. L. Towe
C. A. Wyche
A. Meikle
Frank Williams
Lawrence Clements
A. N. Martin
Miss Susan Holliday
Marriage of Helen Wyndham to Hermon Shearin
Mr and Mrs L H Wyndham of Savannah Ga announce the marriage of their daughter Helen to Hermon Shearin of Roanoke Rapids on Saturday September 3 at Ridge Land S C. They will reside in Savannah.
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Palmolive
Giant
Octagon Cleanser
Bation
Trippe
Halifax Waste Materials CO
J. Spire, Mgr
Weldon Road
Catholic Church
Shearin
Wyndham
Golden Maid
Oleo
Asp
Sultana
Sunnyfield
Swifts
Jos Ite
The
Great Alone
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