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of 8 THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1941. BERTIE RECEIVES NEW COURTHOUSE Over 500 Attend Dedicatory Exercises in Courtroom of Renovated Building Windsor, Feb. County's beautiful remodelled courthouse was formally dedicated Monday. The building has been recently enlarged by the addition of three wings, and the inside renovated and refurnished at a cost of $40,000 for building materials and for wages the workers.

Over 500 persons attended ons the program. The dedication took place at the opening of the February term of Superior Court, with Judge R. Hunt Parker, presiding. The exercises were held in the beautiful courtroom, was decorated for the occasion the Frank Byrd Chapter which, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. dedicatory exercises were in charge of: M.

B. Gillam, president of the Bertie Bar Association; C. Spoolman, Clerk of 'Superior Court; L. S. Mizelle Bertie County Register of Deeds; J.

B. Davenport, Judge of the County Court; W. R. Lawrence, chairman of the County Commissioners; John R. Jenkins, solicitor of County Court.

After the singing of and the invocation by the Rev. M. R. Brown, Solicitor E. R.

Tyler introduced as chief speaker Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn, whose address was followed by a vocal sung by John R. Jenkins, "God Bless J.

B. Davenport then introduced C. C. McGinnis, State WPA Administrator, who made the address presentation. W.

R. Lawrence, chairman of the board of county commissioners, accepted the rebuilt courthouse for the county. The WPA project was formulated while chairman of the commissioners. He memorialized the the late George Mizzelle, under whose supervision the construction took place. Mr.

Mizzelle died "on the job" a few days before the project was completed. The formal program lasted over two hours. Besides the introduction of visitors, among the others called upon for talks were: J. A. Pritchett, representative in the General Assembly from Bertieis thee Senatordesignate, E.

A. Wallace, WPA district manager; E. L. Winslow, WPA engineer; C. Wayland Spruill.

The Rev. W. O. Andrews pronounced the benediction. The entire assembly then went to the County Farm, where they enJoyed a Bertie County barbecue dinner which was prepared a and served under the auspices of J.

Fred Phelps, manager of the farm. NEGRO OBTAINS AWARD OF $14,000 DAMAGES Hearing on Motion to Set Aside Wayne County Verdict Slated for March 1 Goldsboro, Feb. hearing on the motion to set aside the jury's verdict in a damage suit of Jesse W. Jackson, Negro, against his landlord, Parks, will be held before Judge Clawson Williams in Goldsboro on March 1. The jury awarded Jackson a 000 judgment against Parks for allegedly twice wrongfully placing Jackson in the State Hospital for the Colored Insane, and for prosehim for larceny without probsuiting cause.

Jackson sued for $50,000. The case consumed the week, Judge Williams presiding. The verdict was turned in after the jury had deliberated two hours. The plaintiff presented numerous witnesses who testified that Jackson appeared mentally normal before, during, and after his stay in the hospital. The defendant offered witnesses who testified that Jackson spoke of hearing voices, of seeing visions, that he claimed that he could turn the Little River into blood, that he had peanuts he claimed he could sell for $50 apiece, and that he oftered high-salaried jobs to officials of the State Hospital.

ASSOCIATION EMPLOYS BIBLE SCHOOL WORKER Buie's Creek, Feb. Baptist ministers of the Little River Association in regular monthly session at Campbell College Monday decided to employ Miss Zula Rogers as fulltime associational workers for the Summer months. Miss Rogers, Campbell alumna of Mamers and Anitoch Church, will begin her duties immediately working with churches on week to plan for daily vacation Bible schools, Summer every curch in the association conducted such a school. present, of whom the Rev. T.

Pastors, Dunn is president, were the Rev. Mr. Hux, R. F. Hall, Waldo Early, S.

F. Hudson, James Butler, Ford 'A. Burns, and Charles B. Howard. L.

H. Campbell, moderator of the association, was also present. VISITING PASTORS TALK AT SMITHFIELD CHURCH Smithfield, Feb. Rev. J.

J. Boone, pastor of Centenary Church in Smithfield, has arranged to have a number of visiting preachers take part in the mission study course for the church this week. The pastor began the course at the regular preaching hour Sunday morning; the Rev. W. A.

Cade of Goldsboro led the study Monday evening; the Rec. J. C. Glenn of Edenton Street Methodist Church in Raleigh, Tuesday evening; the Rev. O.

L. Hathaway of Selma will be the leader Wednesday evening; and the Rev. W. R. Stevens Goldsboro, on Friday evening.

SPRING HOPE BOY WINS HIGH FARMING HONORS Spring Hope, Feb. Boykin is among the five North Carolina young rural leaders awarded the American Farmer Degree, the highest honor given by the national organization of the Future Farmers of America, at the recent annual national convention of the Future Farmers of America, held in Kansas City, Mo. NEW SHIP NAMED FOR NEW BERNIAN Destroyer Building at Charleston Named for Rear Admiral Fabius Stanly New Bern, Feb. new destroyer for the United States Navy, now under construction at Charleston, will be named the U. S.

S. Stanly, in honor of the late Rear Admiral Fabius Stanly, born in New Bern on December 15, 1815, who died December 5, 1882, in Washington, after er long Naval service. Stanly was one of the sons of John Stanly, who represented the borough of New Bern in the State House of Commons 12 years and his district in Congress two times. He served as Speaker of the State House and was long one of its most able leaders and eloquent orators. It was while he was a Congressman that on September 5, 1802, in New Bern, after a long and bitter political campaign, he killed former Governor and Congressman Richard Dobbs Spaight.

John Wright Stanly, grandfather of Fabius Stanly, was an illustrious patriot during the Revolutionary War, losing 14 privateers but lending $80,000 to General Nathaniel Greene for the American cause. He built the handsome residence here that is now used as a public library. Fabius Stanly's only sister married Captain Addison Armistead, born the Stanly house at New Bern, became a Confederate, general, who in led in person division in the charge at Gettysburg in 1863, being killed ate the peak of the Southern advance behind captured Federal guns. One of the seven brothers of Fabius Stanly was Edward Stanly, who served twice in Congress and became State Attorney General and Speaker of the House of Commons. Later he served as Governor of the Federally controlled counties in North Carolina.

Afterwards he came near being elected Governor of California. While in Congress Edward Stanly fought a bloodless duel with Samuel W. Inge, Representative from Alabama, over a so-called "sectional" Rivers and Harbors Bill in 1851. I HEADACHE gives the aches from quick, headache, Crain: revel You'll STANBACK years! Millions SEE! neuralgia, yearly! Back Faster? With Try for (3) HEADACHE RELIEF Jefferson Davis was Inge's second in the duel. This was the last Congressional duel.

WORK ON TOWN CENTER IN SPRING HOPE FINISHED Library Is Moved into New Building; Plans for Dedication Being Made Spring Hope, Feb. on the Spring Hope Community Building is completed. The library has moved its quarters into the new building. Already the community is beginning to realize a benefit from use of the Community, Building. A number of entertaining functions have already been held and others are being planned for an early date.

Plans for the formal dedication are at present in the hands of a committee, and they will be made known as early as possible. COLLEGE DRAMA GROUP WILL PRESENT COMEDY Greensboro, Feb. Greensboro College Players will present a satirical comedy, George Kaufman's and Edna Ferber's "Royal Family," under the direction of Miss Charlotte Searles, instructor in the department of speech and dramatic art. on Friday, February 28, at 8:15 o'clock in Odell Memorial Auditorium. Cast for the includes: Misses Joan Kosberg, Elizabeth, N.

Grace Osborne Clayton, Roxboro; Alice Lee Harris, Wake Forest; Er- lene Greene, King; Margaret Cox, Greensboro; and Marie Haines, Merchantville. N. J. Miss Elba Henniger, head of the department of speech and dramatic art, in charge of technical arrangements, will be assisted by classes! in play production. LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS NEGRO COLLEGE CHOIR Smithfield, Feb.

11-The A. and T. College choir and men's glee club of Greensboro, which gave performance in the auditorium of the Johnston County Training School here, pleased larite audience. Approximately 100 persons were present besides the Negro audience. During intermission, Warner Lawson, the director, who is an accomplished pianist, played a selection on This was one of Pentertainment group which the school is bringing to Smithfield season.

A choral group from Shaw University will give the next entertainment. CELEBRATING the new judge's stand, of deeds; C. W. Spruill; Rear: Chairman of the Judge R. Hunt Parker; chairman Bertie ACQUISITION of Bertie County's WPA-rebuilt courthouse, left right, they are: The Rev.

Millard Brown; Lee A. Geo. C. Spoolman, a clerk superior court; Representative J. board of county commissioners, W.

R. Lawrence; Superior M. B. Gillam, president Bertie Bar Association; State WPA New Bern, Feb. a result of airplane inspection trips, an illicit liquor still was destroyed by A.

T. U. and A. B. C.

enforcement officers in this section, but two weeks later another still was discovered and confiscated on the same spot; disproving the old adage apparently believed by the moonshiners that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. a view to procuring general cooperation in the stamp distribution plan from the day of opening. It Does LEXINGTON CLUB BACKS FEDERATION OF WORLD Lexington, Feb. Lexington Rotary Club today voted endorsement of a resolution asking the legislature to endorse a World Federation of free nations as a guarantee of future peace, after hearing an address by Robert L. Greenville, former representative of a large petroleum concern at Paris for a number of years.

Similar action had formerly taken by the Kiwanis Club here after the resolution had been introduced by Judge H. E. Olive, who was a guest at today's Rotary meeting. A number of invited guests, in- the above men made the principal speeches. In front of Wallace, WPA district manager; L.

S. Mizzelle, Bertie register A. Pritchett; John R. Jenkins, Rev. W.

O. Andrews. Court Judge W. H. S.

Burgwyn; Solicitor E. R. Tyler; Administrator C. C. McGinnis; J.

A. Speight, former cluding women, heard Mr. ber describe the condition out of which he declared a state of international anarchy had resulted. Either totalitarianism or democracy prevail in the world, declared the speaker, who urged that democracy must be provided with power to keep the peace, similar to that held by the federal government in the American federation of self-governing stats. 2,600 MEN AT WORK ON CHARLOTTE BASE Charlotte, Feb.

men worked on struction of the $1,250,000 U. S. Army Rapid air base progress here is today. being made on about 30 structures scattered over the 140-acre tract. Foundations for 50 other buildings have been set up.

L. Bulwinkle announced today that $298,508 in WPA funds had been approved for the construction of a secondary here. The new airport would provide adequate facilities for the training of civilian fliers. If the planes of civilians are not equipped with radios, they are barred CHARLOTTE GETS FUNDS FOR SECONDARY AIRPORT Charlotte, Feb. A.

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CAR CRASH TOLL MOUNTS TO FIVE George Skinner, 19, Dies in Wilson Hospital; Rites Held for Other Victims Wilson, Feb. Grady Skinner, 19, fifth victim of a automobile wreck that occurred near here on the Wilson-Rocky Ridge highway Saturday night, died early today in a local hospital. He was a brother of Jessie Skinner, 26, driver the death car who was also killed. All five persons who died as a result of wreck were in the same automobile. This leaves only two living who were in the car.

They are Lillie May Walls, 17, and George Walls, three. The two men in the other car, Roy Cook and Carl Long, were still in a serious condition tonight, as were the Walls girl and the child. The death toll of the wreck was the largest in any one wreck in the county in a decade. Throng at Funerals. Funeral services were held yesterday for Skinner, his wife, and old son, Roma Lee Skinnine Healthy Plains Church, near here, and burial was in the family cemetery.

Mother and son were buried in the same casket. Some 2,000 persons attended the funeral. Dozens of automobiles, choked the narrow country roads in the neighborhood of the cemetery slowing up the funeral procession. John Carlton Thorne, 22, the other wreck victim, was buried in the family cemetery yesterday, after funeral services at Contentnea Church a few hundred yards from the scene of the wreck. Funeral services for Grady Skinner will be Wednesday at 2:30 at Healthy Plains Church, and burial will be in the family cemetery.

E. L. Cobb will conduct the services. Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. Skinner, and four brothers, Mallie, Lloyd, Williams, and Roberts Skinner. WHITEVILLE MERCHANTS HOLD ANNUAL GATHERING Whiteville, Feb. of the Merchants Association in fostering a livestock program during the past year was reviewed at the annual dinner meeting of the organization last night.

The meeting was highlighted by a speech by W. Kerr Scott, State Commissioner of Agriculture, who spoke upon the importance of merchandising in farm produce. He had spoken earlier to a group of county farmers on the same subject. New directors for the association were named as follows: BraxL. Fuller, J.

H. Leder, J. R. Marks, J. A.

Maultsby, W. W. SchulF. Sears, R. L.

Sholar, Thompson, L. S. Thompson, and W. C. Black.

The group endorsed A. F. Powell, for reappointment as a member of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. FIVE PERSONS INJURED IN WRECK AT PINK HILL Kinston, Feb. police today tried blame an automobile collision in which two white women and three Negroes were injured.

The crash was in the outskirts of Pink Hill. Cars occupied by Mrs. Woodrow Smith and Miss Zelma Alberton and Andrew Roy Branch, Calvin Kenan and Edward Outlaw collided head-on, and all five were injured so severely they could not be cuestioned immediately. Doctors said all would recover. One or two suffered from concussion, patrolmen said they were told.

GUILFORD COUNTY GETS COTTON STAMP PLAN Greensboro, Feb. cotton stamp plan put into effect in Guilford "County March 3, with sales to start that day, states James A. Hutchins, area director of the Federal Surplus Commodities Division. It is expected that relief clients will procure 000 to $18,000 worth of cotton clothing each month by the use of the stamps, a dollar's worth to be given free with each dollar's worth stamps purchased. Hutchins will hold meetings of merchants and of prospective stamp buyers in Greensboro and High Point, with IF NOSE CLOGS AT NIGHT Quick Here's Relief Put 3-purpose 1 up each nostril (1) It shrinks swollen membranes; (2) Soothes irritation; (3) Helps flush nasal passages, clearing mucus, relieving transient congestion.

VICKS from the Douglas airport under terms of the lease signed with the Army, which will use that field as part of its base. Site of the secondary airport has not been announced. SPECIAL VENIRE OF 25 CALLED IN SLAYING CASE Smithfield, Feb. A. Hall Johnston, who is presiding over court in Smithfield, ordered a special venire of 25 summoned for the trial Ethan Williams, Negro, charged with the murder of Garland Rogers, Negro, in Four Oaks on 17.

claims it was in self-defense. Williams admits the shooting, but defended by Attorney E. J. Wellons. The trial is set for Wednesday.

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