Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13
By A. LEONIDAS Hulk,
Clerk Superior Court
Halifax County


u Halifax County is located in
4 the Northeastern section OF
q North Carolina. 1t is in the Sec
4 ond Congressional District, Third
4 Judicial District and Fourth SEN
A atorial District Halifax Town,
q one of the oldest and most his
/; torical towns in America, is the
4 county seat.
/! The climate of Halifax County
Z is mild, and farming is one of
Y the chief industries, cotton,
4 corn, peanuts and tobacco being
: the chief cash crops grown.
I Halifax, Weldon, Roanoke Ra-
2 pids, Littleton, Enfield, Scotland
I Neck and Hobgood are the out
I standing towns in the county,
4 Roanoke Rapids being by far
i the largest.
n Halifax
4 Halifax County was formed
y from Edgecombe County in 1853.
I 1t was named in honor of Char
q les Montague, Earl of Halifax,
! who was at that time Secretary
: of the British Board of Trade.
Z The first settlement was made
4 on the Roanoke River in 1923.
The first resistance to British op-
4 preston took place in Halifax
County in 1859. The first Pro-
vincial Congress met in session
/ in Halifax Town April 18th, 1915.
\ The famous resolution instruct
\ ing delegates in the Continental,
u Congress in North Carolina to
4 vote for a national declaration
4 of independence antedates all
y similar resolutions from other
4 counties. The first state govern
n ment was organized in Halifax
at the first Constitutional Con-
4 vention of North Carolina, Nov
ember y, 1875. From 1776 to
1882 practically every session of
the General Assembly of North
Carolina met in Halifax, there
fore we claim that Halifax Town
was at one time the capital Of
. North Carolina. Halifax County
had one of the representatives
(Willie Jones) in the Continental
Congress for many years. Hall
fax County has had one ambas-
sador to France (William R. Da-
vie) and one member of the
Presidents Cabinet q o h n
I Branch). Halifax County has had
twelve different members serv-
4 ing one or more terms in the
House of Representatives
/ The first Masonic Lodge in the
United States was organized in
Halifax. Joseph Montgomery,
the first and only Grand Master
, of the Continent of North Amer
lea lived in Halifax. Halifax
County now has the Past Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of
North Carolina and also the pre-
sent Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina.
Many historical spots, homes
and buildings are to be seen in
the town of Halifax. Lord Corn
walls and the British army were
encamped in that city in the Re-
/ volutionary War days. The first
convention hall for the Contin-
entail Congress still stands in
Halifax. John Paul Jones, so well
known in history, was the guest
of Wylie Jones of Halifax. John
Paul Jones real name was John
Paul, the addition of the surname
Jones being taken by him
through his extreme friendship
for Wylie Jones after he had
lived in Halifax for some time
The city is situated on a high
promontory overlooking the Roa-
noke River.
Weldon
The following are only a few
facts about the city of Weldon :;
It is the junction of the Sea-
board Air Line and the Atlantic
Coast Line Railways and has a
branch of the Atlantic Coast Line
from Weldon to Kinston. 1t has
an exceptionally low tax rate,
excellent railroad facilities, an
unexcelled climate, good water
and sewerage systems, ample
and cheap power furnished by
4 the Virginia Electric and Power
Company, excellent schools and
churches, a country club and
golf course. Weldon is 81 feet
above sea level with an aver
age winter temperature of 35
degrees and summer tempera-
ture of 80 degrees, making a
most healthful community in
n which to live.
/ Situated in rich agricultural
1 district, Weldon and vicinity
4 produce great quantities of cot
Z ton, tobacco, peanuts, timber,
4 Ashard wood, etc. Trucking crops
Z can be grown the year round;
y cattle, hogs and other livestock
Lean be raised profitably and
ithere are excellent openings for
idairies. Blood-tested chickens
lean be purchased at the small
:but up-to-date hatchery located
between Weldon and Halifax. An
senorrnous brick kiln and one of
1.-the most modern bott1ing plants
dn the South are located in We'll
fion
Exceptional opportunities are
1klered for manufacturers. A
namher Of sites are in close pro-
1gtriifY to the railroad tracks