GAPT, Wi T, SH A W
This Young Officer Is the First Weldon Man
To Die in Action.
A pall of the deepest grief and sorrow spread over the town
on Friday evening last, when the news reached Weldon, that
Captain U'm. T. Shaw, Jr ., had been killed in action on July
16th in the offensive advance of the Allied armies in France.
The message was sent from the Vl'ar Department and was
the first information received by the family. Although they
were aware that he was on the firing line as he was an officer
in the 3rd Division of the American forces.
"Bill" Shaw as he w as lovingly called, was a young man of
sterling qualities, a perfect specimen of physical manhood and
has "made good" in all he ever undertook. He was educa
ted at the A. & I:. College, was a fine student from childhood
and graduated with high honors with the class of 1 914.
He (hen took up textile work and alter doing practical
work for a year in Danville, Va., was made Superintendent
of the mills of Weldon Manufacturing Co., uf which his
Father is president. This position he held until August 1917,
when he volunteered and entered the officers Training Camp
at Fort Oglethorpe, C'.u. While at college he was elected
Captain of the military company which gave him such
preparation for the work at the Training Camp, that at the
end of the term he received a Captain's commission and was
sent back to Fort Oglethorpe as instructor for the third term.
In May last the detachment to which he belonged received
"over sea" orders and he has been in France since last May.
After receiving marching orders he was married to Miss
Blanche Stanton, of Tatum, S. C, who with his father, moth
er and three young sisters are heart broken at his untimely
death. He was loved and admired by all, and of the many
young men who have been called to the colors from Weldon
it would seem that he gave promise of the most successful
career, and we all feel that Weldon has more than paid her
quota in giving this choice young man on the altar of Liber
ty, Right and Truth.
Captain Shaw was a communicant of the M. F.. Church, in
Weldon, and appropriate memorial services will be held there
at an early day when a "golden star" will take the place of
the blue one on the service flag which adorns the walls of the
church.
The News and Observer in speaking of Captain Shaw's
death says :
"The college Hag will hang at half-mast today in his honor
and the first gold star in a service flag representing over six
hundred men in service will take the place of the blue. "He
was a good student and a splendid young man," Dr. VI'. C.
Riddick, president of the college, said of him last night."
While this bereavement in its freshness, with all the sense
of irreparable loss which it brings, shadows the home of those
to whom we would gladly speak a magic word ot comfort, if
it were given to us to do it; we trust that the supporting
strength of the Everlasting Arms underneath will be a con
scious experience of the members of that stricken household.
There are many other anxious hearts in Weldon as nine
of our boys are known to be in France, and we wail with
bated breath for each days news from the frort.
CALU0I2.
100 Colored Men to Appear August
2nd and Entrain Here lor Camp
Oreene at Charlotte on August
.?rd, 1018.
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IF YOUR CHILDREN
ARE DELICATE OR FRAIL
under-ihe or undtr-weight
remember Scott' t Emulsion
ia nature's erandest erowing-
food: it strengthens their bones,
makes healthy blood and pro
motes sturdy growth.
Snt HoWTlf, lll . tiihrlil, N. .
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I pledge allegiance to
MY FLAG and to the
Republic for which it
stands, one nation in
divisible with Liberty
and Justice for all.
0000 ADVICE.
There are about six or eight
Iowa editors who should read, con
sider and consider again, says the
Sac City Bulletin, the following
paragraph from Barney Bruce's
Rolfe Arrow, one of the good Re
publican newspapers of the State:
"We're for Woodrow Wilson,
president of our country and commander-in-chief
of our army and
navy. No partisan appeal will
turn us from him. He's on the
job, and we must win or lose with
him. He's an American, and that
beats being either I Democrat or a
Republican. If there is anything
a weak-minded, weak-kneed lover
of the good old V. S. A. can do to
help out, we're at his command.
Up with the Star-Spangled Banner
and to hell with Wilson's critics,
until after the war, at least."
Try It. A good deal of hard
times are brought about by calling
them hard. The limes are some
thing as coy and sensitive as a wo
man. Tell her she is ugly and she
will pout and fret and be ugly. Tell
her she is pretty and her face will
assume a prettier expression. Give
the limes a little flattery now and
then and see how much easier
they will appear.
We are happy in this world just
in proportion as we make others
happy.
MAN Pov i;h .
VI e read much uf mm nminr
these days; human puwer is a bet
ter term, because n emnhasie th.
fact that the women and children
also constitute a great factor in this
"" In the final victory every
man, wuni.tn and child in America
can and should have a part.
In comparing the man power uf
Cerniany ,, Hut 0I the United
States it must be borne in mind
that a much larger proportion of
me manual labor uf the man nmivr
of ihe Nation is perlormed, is ex
erted by the German women than
by the women of America. It i
said that in peace times the women
constituted 2 per cent of the ag
ricultural and industrial labor of
Germany. They work in the
fields, in the factories, in the mines.
at the very hardest and most labor-
urns tasks, doing the work only
dune by men in tins country. Willi
a great proportion of the Germ.n,
men in the army, it is not imnrnh-
aWe that women now constitute by
tar the larger half ol German man
ual labor.
The women of the United Stales
are nobly, unselfish! . manfully.
one may say, bearing their share
ol the burdens ol war. By the
grace of God and the power and
courage of America the fate of the
German women is not and will
never be theirs. But it will be
with their assistance and co-opera
tion and their full assumption of
the burdens and duties ot the day
that the United States is to exert
its full power in ridding the world
of that intolerable German kulnir
which makes brute soldiers of the
men and slaves of the women.
THAT drive Germany starrpH
toward Paris was slow compared
to the drive we are pushing "on to
Berlin."
$100 REWARD. $100.
The readers of this paper ill tie pleased
tu learn that there is at least one dread
ed disease that science has been alili- to
cure in all its slaves, and thatist'atanh
Hall's t atarrh Cure is tho only positive
-uiv uus kuuwn to the medical frater
nity. Catarrh hew a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the. mu
cous mil faces uf the system, thereby de
stroying the foundation of the disease
anil giving the patient sliength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting in
doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers that
they oirerOne Hundred Hollars for any
case that it fails to cure.
t. J. CHKNEV A CO.,
Toledo, Ohi o
Testimonials sent free. Trice 75 cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Hall's Family Pille lor Constipation
The radiant face.the noble form,
the lady-like courtesy, ihe helping
hand are jewels of rarer worth than
diamonds.
The following colored men will
leave here for Camp Greene at
Charlotte on August 3rd:
Jack Harvey, Brinkleyville
Louis Pierce, "
H. Daniel,
L. Solomon, "
Zack Perry,
I. Nicholson, "
T. F. Lee,
Wm. Anderson, "
Texie Demery, Enfield
O. McWilhams,
Joe Gram, "
J i mi Wright, "
R. Bailey,
W. J. Barnaul,
Jack Jones, "
Pearly Pope,
W. II. Airington "
L Perkins
A. C. Brinkley,
P. Peterson, "
Gaston Philips, "
John Junes, "
W. E. Hawkins, "
L. Wills
Ernest Tillcry,
Johnny Jones, "
G. Whitaker
Perry Lowe, "
B. W. Johnson, "
Ira Saunders, "
Cicero Mitchell, "
Waller McC.ce,
Walter Crowell, "
Roscoe Moore, "
H. Copeland, "
J. J. Jones, "
Cheatham Gunter, "
Cary Richardson, Essex
Jesse Macon, "
Jesse Tillery, Halifax
Paul Crowells, "
Frank Allen, "
L. T. Mcrritt "
John Clark, "
David Hamill,
Arthur Brown, "
N. Crowell, "
Ashley Purnell, "
Jas. Amos, "
R. E. Rudd, Heathsville
Thomas Edwards, "
D. Hawkins, "
G. Quarles, "
C. Davis,
Jesse Johnston, "
P. A. Lucas, Hobgood.
James Drumgoole, Littleton
Willie Boyd,
Bub Hill.
H. Alston, "
T. Jenkins, "
James Fatilcon, "
H Boyd, "
C. Fins, "
A. A. Faulcon, "
Howard Johnston, "
Perry Cannon, Palmyra.
George Cherry, Ringwood
Willie Carroll,
Joe Johnston,
H. Avent, "
Albert Putney, Roanoke Rapids
James Johnson, "
Anson McPhail, "
Junius Patillo, "
Willie Debose,
Forest Lowe, Rosemary
R. Turner "
Wm Miles,
Win. Rowe, Scotland Neck
W. II. Mitchell,
Henry Southerner, "
Willie Webb,
Eugene Smith, "
L. Reynolds, "
Sam Watkins, "
Prince Smith, "
Joe Hill,
James Reynolds, "
Jim Cotton, "
Is. Anthony, "
N, Knight,
Charlie Hicks, Thelma
Geurge Hockaday, "
Fletcher Faulcon, "
R. L. Ashe,
Rufus Shaw,
Richard Miles.
Tommy Tillery, Tillery
C. Clark,
R. Edmonds, Jr. '
A. Tillery,
Sam Battle, "
Dave Johnson, "
W. J. Davis, Weldon
Geo. Brown, "
John Jones, "
B. Powell,
Norman Mitchell "
Lix Mitchell, "
L. Hendricks, "
Wm. Drumgoole "
Johnnie Wallace, "
Joe Batchelor, "
Henry McNeil, Whiiakers
Lloyd Wilkins,
Charlie Robinson, N. Emporia, Va.
Johnnie Harper, Snow Hill.
Sympathy. Sympathy and en
couragement are the spurs to
greater deeds. One grain of sym
pathy can be compared 10 a grain
of mustard seed, but one seed plant
ed and replanted will be enough to
spread over the whole field. A
living seed once fell from a (Tying
bird's beak into a crevice of a rock.
It grew and multiplied until finally
it burst ihe rock in iwain. This is a
scientific fact, a real happening.
Be not selfish with your words of
encouragement and sympathy.
There is nothing so "cheap" and
yet nothing can be more valuable.
WELDON 33 YEARS AGO.
From The Roanoke News,
30, lo5.
July
Mrs. W. R. Smith is visiting rel
atives in Oxford.
Mrs. J. T. Pope is visiting rela
tives in Greensville county, Va.
Miss Emily A. Long left Tues
day for a visit lo friends and rela
tives in Kiltrells and Henderson.
Dlt:t).---On Tuesday, at two
o'clock the death of Mr. John T.
Clark, of this place, occurred after
a protraeied illness. He had been
a citizen of ihis place for iwelve or
fifteen years and was quite popu
lar. 1 Ic was 4 J years old. I lis
funeral look place yesterday morn
ing at the family burying ground
in the country.
Ni-w Pas run. The Baptist
church at this place has called to
the pastorate the Rev. W. B. Mor
ton, of Rockingham, and he has
accepted. Mr. Morton will have
charge also of Sharrons and Gard
ner's churches in Warren county,
but will reside in this place. We
welcome Mr. Morton to our town
and hope thai he will be one of us
a long lime.
Died. We regret to announce
Ihe death of Mrs. Annie M. Fen
ner, which look place at the resi
dence of her son, T. W. Fcnner,
in Scotland Neck, on Friday morn
ing last.
Caught Breaking Into a
Cah. On Sunday Capt. Anderson
noticed that the seal on a car load
of meat was broken and suspecting
an attempt would be made to enter
the car had it watched. About
8:30 o'clock a negro man, Alex
Davis, was caught while in the act
of breaking the car open. He was
sent to jail by Mayor William 1 ..
Capcll.
Picnic There will be a select
picnic at Ringwood on August 5ih
to which we acknowledge an invi
tation. It is given by the Ring
wood Glee Club. Committee on
Invitation H. S. Garrett, A. S.
Harrison, R. D. Bullock, J. L.
Tyree. Floor Managers M. F.
Cook, Paul Garrett.
The Right Man In the Right
Place, This division of the 4th
Collection District is entitled lo
two gangers, t nere is one vacan- i
cy. The other has been held lor
a number ol years by Mr. John A.
Johnston, ot this county, who has
alu, ays attended to Ins dunes with
fidelity to the government and sat
isfaction to those With whom he
comes in business contact. His
experience of six or eight years
in the position has rendered him a
most excellent and expert official.
BIG-SOULED MEN
NEEDEDJNY. M. C. A.
For Overeeis Work With Red Triangle
Forces too Recruit Asked For
Out Of Southeast During July
Annual Report
The Weldon Building and I oan Association of
Weldon, N. C, made to the stockholders as
per requirements for the year ending June 29,
1918.
Incorporated 1 1' I 4 . Commenced business July 1st, 1 V I 4 .
W. F. DANIEL, Pres. J. 0. DRAKE, Sec. W. I.. KNIGHT, Any.
KIXEII'TS I niSHl!HSI3MI:NTS
Cash on hand Dec.31 $1699. Mi ; Instalments withdrawn $2,608.50
Instalments rec. 191 S 8,910.25 Profits on withdrawals 120.93
Fines received 191 !S 10.25 Loans on Mortgages ti.000.00
Entrance fees rec. 191 S 21.00 " " Shares. 4,950.00
W. D. fees rec. 191 S 1.50 Burrowed money repaid 1,000.00
Mortgages Loans Repaid 2,8110.00 lixpenses
Stock " " 2,200.00 Salaries 100.00
Interest received 191 S 1,592.90 Taxes State and county 129.89
General license, bonks
and postage 7.50
Total Disbursements 15,522.82
Balance cash on hand 1,719 04
Total, 7,241.8a Total, $17.211 80
ASSIiTS I l.lAllll.li His
Loans on mortgages $48,131.00 Instalments paid in $51,040 50
" " Shares (i.titi.S.OO
Cash in bank June 29 1,719.04
Total,
$50,515.04
linapportioned profits 5,474.5 I
Total.
$50,515.04
PKOl JT AND liOSS ACCOUNT.
lexi'i-Nsies incomi;
Profits paid on withdrawn Total Profits last report $4,208.71
siock $120.93 Interest on mortgages re
Salaries, 100.00 ccived including due
Advertising and printing 7.50 and unpaid, 1,592.90
Taxes, State & county 129.89 Fines, 10.25
Other expense, general 1.50 Entrance Fees, 21.00
Profiis unapporiioncd 5,474.54 Withdrawal Fees, 1.50
Total $5,840.30 Total, $5,840.36
"Pass the word on, and pass It
quickly, that (00 of the most capable,
earnest anil big soulod Christian busi
ness men are needed Immediately out
ot the Southeastern Department tor
ovrspas work with the Red Triangle
Forces," according to Dr. W. W. Ales
ander, direotor ot the War Personnel
Bureau, Army and Nary Y. M. C A.,
tor ihe Southeastern Department. The
Quota ot 600 tor the department tor the
cast month was exceeded by 121 en
listments. The call now comes (or executives,
ot much business experience and spe
cialists In all lines. No man la Amer
ica Is too blf tor the smallest Y. U.
C. A. Job "Over There." Today the
leading men ot the nation are Tolun
tearing tor the work: Bank presi
dents, college presidents, office hold
ers, political leaden, religious leaders
and kindreds ot esrporatlos heads
are riving all tun to the work sritk
America's Sons In TYance.
State recruiting commltum tie op
erating In the seres Southeastern
states. Information as to the oppor
t unities and the work can be secured
through the state racrutUng sasKta
ties, as follows!
Cha. H. NorOeet, Y, li. 0. A.,
Wluton-Salem, M. C
Heath Btrtrtw, 1. M. 0. A., Colum
bia, I C.
W. B. Hetroa, . M. a A.. Atlanta,
On.
O. E. Maple, V. II. 0. A., jackson
TlUa, Fla.
TTUJMD h. II colli, T. M C. A., Bir
mingham, Ala.
Uf. J Watt Rein-, W-srdl Kstel,
Jeokeon, Miss.
r. at Maaaey, Y. M. C. A., Naahttlla,
Tana.
CROIX DE GUERRE GIVEN
TO Y. IUJL WORKER
Taking his frotx de Guerre from
Its own breast, a French army cap
tain, by orders of his general, pinned
It on the coat of Edwin Ely, of No 71
West ElfhtyelshtB street, New York,
according to a cablegram just received
from overeeas. Mr. Hlr Is a Y. M. 0.
A. secretary of s Foyer du Soldst
Ely was later Invited to dinner by
the Commanding General. When be
entered all the officers stood at saints
nntll he was seated at the side of the
Oeneral. The General made an ad
dress thaasiag Ely and the Y. M. C.
A. far their work In Prance and el
pressed regret that ha was not aMa
to confer an official decor.iUoa.
THE foundation of many a big business has
been the hard savings of some poor boy.
Do you want to "get ahead ?" Do you
want your boy to "get ahead?" An account
started at this bank today may spell the differ
ence between future success and failure.
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Weldon.
ABLE MEN ARE WANTED BY
Y. M. C. A. FOR RUSSIA
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American V. M. C. A. Workers Teach Returned ftueelan Soldiers Useful
Tradee
With the Goternment at Washington prepared to lend economic and
philanthropic supinirt to ItuHsia, the National War Work Council of the
Y. M. c. A. la actively recruiting to reinforce tho Red Triangle workers
already manning huts over there. Agricultural experts, physical direc
tors and regular V M. C. A. secretaries aa well aa oOjer men familiar with
welfare work In communities are being sought.
A further consideration of a definite policy toward Russia has served
virtually aa a "go-uhead" order to the association The Y. M. C. A., through
all uncertainties ot the past few months, has kept 100 ot Its secretaries 11
Russls. These men have been kept busy duy and night tn an effort to
build up the morale of the rltitens and soldiers of the unfortunate coun
try. The secretaries today are In all parts of Russia.
In the dark days of Russia the American secretaries "stood by" all
over that country lo serve the people in every way possible. Thousands ol
Invalid prisoners were (alien rre of . thsy returned from Couul. Most
all the men wars broken In hoalih. They died, almost without exception,
with curses against Germany. Hut greater even than their hatred was Oulr
wander that their countrymen could have made "peace" with such an
enemy.
"Ths Y. M. a A. leaders In Russia." said Dr. W. W. Alexander, direo
tor of the War Personnel Board of the Southeastern Department, National
War Work Council, -have never doubted the essential soundness of ths
Russian people. Despite all difficulties and Inevitable lossea and discour
agements, the Y. M. C A has remained In Russia, seeking to serve and
watching for a better day The day is now evidently coming "
Fifteen new secretaries, with ability to contribute some constructive
element to the Russisn life of the future are being soarohed for throughout
the Southeastern Department. Some agriculiurlsis are wanted, some
business men, but the csll comes stronger for men skilled in rural Y. M.
0. A and Community work. All are to go with the purpose of helping
Russia help herself
American Woman Furthest Front
By Dlayd Cable from Chateau Thierry Front Wtth American Forest
tn rranot.1 Mrs. Clara Simmons, Grafron, Mass., woman Y M. C. A. work
r furthest front, Placidly runs canteen while shells drop In adjoining
Mi. aftksa not chocolate and distributes cookies to men going Into ae
W. JtUW policeman killed by shell near her hut. Husband wish m.
, ft ii $mmm Krnmmt. twists.
LOOK!
UTZ & DUNN'S
SHOES
M. F K 15 1 1) ' S
.16 Imh While Voile, lovely
quiillty, 25c. lo $1 the yard.
.lft Imh Inruy Striped ond plaid
Voiles, Hatiste and l laxons, JS
and Silt the yard.
27 Imh I'amy Voiles, Crepes
and I'luxona. IK and J5c yard.
.to Inch All Silk Marquisette
several patterns. 65c the yard.
All trades ol silk, includlnf the
white and turquoise wash silks,
lor skirts, waists and llnierle.
Another new leaturs Just added
to our line It the "STANDARD
NliMO COttSET." Voucontervt
both health and money when you
wear them.
M. FREID,
LADIliS AND GliNT'S OUTFITTER,
WELDON, N. C.
CLOTHES DON'T MAKE H
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BUT
THEY
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THAT is, they help him in business as well as
social life, by giving him a properous, well
groomed appearance,
Men who dress in good taste say they like to
buy here because of the excellent assortment to
choose from. Everything in the store is carefully
selected by experts and quality is the first consideration.
In men's hosiery for Instance, we sell the reliable
Interwovan socks--"The Hosiery of a Gentleman."
All fashionable colors; all weight-; in Silk, Lisle
Cashmere and Cotton at
40c. 50c. 75c. Per Pair
FARBER & JOSEPHSON,
Mens and hoys Outfitters
WELDON, N. C.
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Home-Made Pies,
Hot Chocolate,
(Whitman's Make)
Tomato Boullion
Sandwiches,
Coffee.
jLyimhaven Bay. Oysters
j on the Half-Shell
i For Those who
Prefer The Best.
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) Fruits, Cigars, Medicines,
Complete Luncheonette in Connection
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