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+ ' < ». THE GREATER CITY | I I jC LJ L' Wj J NO ROOM FOR 15,000 POPULATION B B I a\3 KNOCKERS NOW! — IN 1934! WATCH US GROW ‘ -- OF THE TWIN CITIES-RO ANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY VOLUME 15._RUANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY, N. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21th, 1!I2<). NUMBER 28. GREAT INDUSTRIAL DE- j VELOPMENT PREDICTED I . FOR HALIFAX COUNTY | Former Director State Department Conservation And Development Says “County Posesses The Great Assets Upon Which Successful Manu facturing Enterprises May Be Builded and Maintained—Great Supplies of Raw Ma terials, Efficient Labor, Ample Pow er, Good Transportation Facilities And a Healthful Climate By WADE H. PHILLIPS Former Director, State Department of Conservation and Development Halifax county, long famous for the fertility of its soil and consequently as one of the greatest agricultural nuitfl of the State, has visioned the I opportunities offered by the utiliza tion of its natural suorces for ma nufactaring purposes, and is now pressing forward toward a wise ex ploitation of these assets. Today, standing in company with other progressive counties of North Carolina, Halifax has com* lato a re lization of its adaptibility to indust rial development. That manufacturing on a large seals is successful in Halifax County is amply demonstrated by the firms that are now operating, outstanding among which are the large pulp wood plants and the great textile mills, as well as a number of smeller enter priees. Agriculture and industry walk ha ad in hand, each being complimentary to the other in a well ordered and cbm >**?» y derclegmat af * Stdtc. County, or Community; and to a large extant, the proeperity ej an* i> i» pendent upon good qfUdilieup if fha edher. The famte* find* a wffr for hia product* apMfgr 4ha mitt popf* lation, which in turf tnppttea with a»ufi<i!c that ha needs/ The Federal census of If*), it has been points* out bf econoidifcts, mark* ed the transition in the United State?! from an agricultural to an industrial country. North Carolina atill shows a balance, considering the population involved, on tha side of agriculture, but this, condition is undergoing a no tieable change in that census figures show a steady drift of population from rural to urban communities. Farming today is conducted today under more scientific methods than in the past end more products are being grown today on less land and with a smaller operating force, leaving num bers of those formerly engaged in ag riculture free to man the great manu facturing plants of the country. This situation is amply borne out in Hali fax County, which is credited by the census of 1900 with having 380,027 j acres in farm lands; in 1910, 351. 786; and in 1920, 33,803 acres. How- J ever, in spite of the reduction in acreage, the amount of production j has grown, while at the same time j the enumerations have shown a dc-, creasing number of persons engaged in agriculture. During this entire period, Halifax County has steadily progressed and increased in population, the census of 1900 showing a population of 30,793; in 1910 there were 37,646 persons; and in 1920, 43,766. The farms of Halifax provide huge j supplies of materials whihc may be tised in manufacturing processes. Farm products furnish ;ho basis upon which almost innumerable industrial enterprises may be built. An excel lent example of this possibility is found in the peanut, which, it has been demonstrated, may be used for as many as 200 products, many of which, however, may not be practic able, but a number of which may pro v^de a profit for the manufacturer. Halifax is an excellent livestock county and the development of this industry will prove a basis upon which a number of industrial plants may be built. Creameries, dairies, wool produc tion, meat packin, cereal plants, ean peries should be natural outgrowths from an increased livestock producing program. The greatest of the natural resour ces of Halifax County as a producer of raw materials is the forests, con sisting larjfity of the pine, with some hardwoods 1ft' the bottom lands. Al ready the large pulp ’dillls are utilis ing to an advantage large quantities of wood, and smaller manufhcturing plants are turning ouf other wood products. With already extensive uses that are being made Of the tim ber resources, it is still possible that additional provisions for the’ develop* 4th Grade Boy Sets School Wear Style While the pajama craze has not hit the local public schools, as yet, William Floyd, age 11, fourth grade, who lives on 600 Street, has aet a new style of garb for rainy days such aa last Monday was. Miss Womble, 4th grade teach* er, was amazed to see William take hi« seat Monday morning clad only i* a bathing suit. He was sent ut once to tke office of Miss Heume, principal. “What it tke world do you ums coming to school hi o both* i»g •■it?", Mum Harm, . "It rained no hard Last night," iwrtnd William, "that it made ■ lake near mg haw* and I had ta awim t* gat te ackeel." __ — The going man wee eent hama ta unt an name clethea bat (ail ed ta aba. a, nag mara that dag. It wpe thaaght ha might bare dreamed Iwimming back hama, bat he wit reported at kla dank aa(a and aoaad, Taaadag mara matt, et wp»d-uaipg industries may be had ia4bf couKty. ' > '.{ v. Survey^'^^$it«wcbtt wt<-4«gf..j tbs csvnty pssseess tbs great assets upcs which suecesai^il manufacturing ent<tt$r$£to may .be buildsd mad main tained—great supplies of ,raw ma terials, efficient labor, ample power, good transportation facilities, and a healthful climate. . In comparatively recent years, the development of electric plants and the connection with sgeat transmission lines furnish ample cheap power for manufacturing purposes and solve one of the most important questions of industrial development for Hali-1 fax county. The significance of am ple and well distributed power is that ( industry may be established near the source of raw materials, saving dup lications in freight charges and mak ing possible a wide diversification of manufacturing enterprises. This fac tor is especially important in Halifax with its great natural resources. One of the most important factors in the almost phenomenal growth of industry of North Carolina has been the large amount of efficient labor that may be obtained at reasonable prices that allow the manufacturer to profit fi-Qm his investments. Labor in this State and section is noticeably efficient, free from the great strife that is prensent in some centers, in telligent and loyal. Halifax is typi cal of North Carolina Counties in this respect. Taking all of the factors into con sideration, it is, therefore, natural that residents of the count yand state should look forward expectantly to continued and rapid development of the County industrially. DRUG STORE FLOOD RESULT OF RAINS Taylor-Mat'hews Co. S’orp I. I leode ’ ’Cloudburst Carly Tuesday Morning “Water, water, everywhere, hut not a drop to drink.” Thus could have sung “Toots” Matthews, local drug gist, on Tuesday morning. Aroused from bed at 1 a. m. to fill a prescription (a common occurrence in the lives of Twin City druggists) and pajama-clad, he journeyed to his store only to be met with a rush of water as he opened the front door. The entire basement was filled with water and the store floor was flooded. Poor drainage had thrown half the overflow of the town in his store and the one next door of S. C. Cook, gro cer. From 4 a.m. until relief came hours later, Mr. Matthews wielded a broom in a brave endeavor to keep the water from entreing his showcases. The heavy rain Monday night and early Tuesday morning, amounting almost to a cloudburst, was responsible. Other stores and residences in the Twin Cities reported plenty of water damage on tha same occasion. - CHESSONS IS ROBBED •_• • .' ' TMevm, Fnter TlvV Window and Steal Men*’ Clothing: Canh Register is Empty Thieves entered the More .of R. L. Cheseon Co. at Rosemary laat Thora dajr night and neaped with several pieces of men's, clothing, according to manager Lamm, who dtoeccocod (ha burglary on Friday morning. A • The exact amount taken is pat known bat a careful chock of the stock chewed.the following missing; fivs sr alx meny suite, two overcoats *5*1*; F»ir of highte? ■&**, Apr pafcUr<&4a of the Jadlce clothing wat steieu. -/•' - *'•» Entrance vh mad* through a window, which Mr. trnmih Ihink*. fixed for th« occasion by the thieved probably tome time l\ursday. ^ night light in the rear of lh« etore waa out when Mr. Lamm arrived. The few pennies in the curb register wore taken as well as the, key to the cash box of the safe, which was lock*. ed. The entrance was effected much ih the same manner as it was in the ■ Cherry-Smith robbery a short time ' ago. It was evidently done hy ama teurs. . _n_ YOUNG TAR HEELS HAD FARM BOOTH All who visited the Halifax Coun ty Fair last week and observed the exhibits, no doubt noticed 'he voca toinal booth nut on by the Younjf Tar Heel Farmers of the Aurelian Springs High School. These Young Tar Heel Farmers are the High School hoys who are taking *the work offered in vocation al agriculture. The pm pose of this evil»iit was to show the differences i* production of certirn farm crops by boys before and after taking training in agriculture. The figures , shown in the booth stated averages j and were taken from actual records. The boys who have had agricultural training make high records because of the fact that they put into their supervised practice program many of the “approved practices” that have been outlined by our Agricultural Ex periment Stations. WE SEEK INFORMATION CONCERNING COWS ETC. We ask The Herald Readers to give us the following information regard ing cows and creameries: Are there enough farmers around the Twin Cities, say within a radius of ten miles in this and Northamp ton Counties, keeping sufficient cows to warrant building a creamery in the Twin Cities? Would the people of the Twin Ci ties be interested in having such an industry? ,. ..jnj boqa ' Where do thq.fcrgiora around Twin Cities dispose of their cream nowT Where is the nearest creamery lo cate!? The above questions have been ask ed by the Miller Construction Com pany, Inc. of. 4329 Hanover Avenue, Richmond, Va. through its manager, Mr. A. L. Hepler. Th e letter of in quiry was addressed to the postmast er of Roanoke Rapids who turned it over to The Herald. If you cannot answer all of the questions, answer part of them and we will send the desired information. The letter also says: “Most towns are desirous of having new indust ries locate in their midst as it means additional business and increased prosperity.” Unconfirmed answers to one. of our questions was that there ^ not a single creamery in Halifax Copnty, but none seemed to tinow where the -nearest* one is ft&kled. If that first part be true, hbrb is a county of over 40,000 population, bne of the largest in the State, without * very easeri-’. tial industry. We believe, on first thought, that the people of the Twin Cities, wherein is amassed at least 25 per cent of the entire population of the county, would be vitally in terested in such an industry. GET READY Committees of Twin Cilie; Meet This Wr“k and Lay Final Plans NOVEMBER 7, 8, 9 Business Men To Be Seen This Week-end F’or Copy; Visit ors Have Privileges Plans for the three big Dollars Day celebrations on Thursday, Friday and i Saturday, November 7, 8, and 9, which will be entered into nearly every merchant and business man in the Twin Cities, rapidly neared com pletion today with the meetings this week of the two committees working out the details. At a meeting of the Rosemary com mittee, Messrs Walter Crowder, chairman, Frank L. Nash and V. T. Lamm, and of the Roanoke Rapids committee, Messrs J. W. Roes, chair man, R. T. Smith,-F. M. Coburn and C. L. Wilson,;it was decided to set the date on November 7, 8, and 9. Plans far extensive advertising the three-days wore mapped out with Urge placards to cover two counties and o special 12 or If poge circular to bo moiled to eveheme it) this snd Northampton Counties Entertainment-W1U be furnished visitors by various mesas. The ma aager of one of the two picture' showy bee been eppreeahod aad has con sented to peradtcail out of town peo ple toeuter matin*ee eh Thursday and Friday afternoons. November T and ■ upon presenting ticket* which may be obtained tt*» at_^he store* participating ia the event.,. The tee nager ef the '-kther theotre eriil be oeee for thejs—W• fnrpopS .. Ifli hoped do haPe-ti* band ifivo fk *h*ft csmjt pi Batkrtay after noon aad other fonaaref entertain ftient Arc bein* jprorke^* <A*t. | TheMg eireufax Will beworkedop , tW« 'week* wdd* ae it will neoteatUte day and night work until mailed, all merchant* are urged to have every thing in readiness When the commit tees call upon them. Tile Twin City Store*; numbering over 7£, with a combined stock of merchandise of every description end kind, worth from a million and a half I to two million dollars, invites the con* | sideratioa of the people of Halifax' [and Northampton Counties. Here can j be found everything needed by the human family. On these three days, special prices will be offered by every store parti cipating and an opportunity afforded to buy fall and winter necessities at lower prices and to even slip in a lit tle Christmas shopping. All stores entered will be properly designated, i o that all visitors and customers may know where to get picture show tick ets and bargains. More particulars will be given in The Herald next week. STEAL PREACHERS CAR ON SUNDAY M*”>n Thief Confiscates Auto of Baptist Preacher; Complete Description of Car Of all the persons to steal an auto- ! mobile from, and on Sunday night at that, we think a preacher is the worst. Yet that is the fate that has befallen the car of the Revered A. P. Mustian, pastor of the Roanoke Ra pids Baptist Church. His car was stolen Sunday night and has not been found. i The description of the car is as fol lows: 1927 model Chevrolet sedan; blue body; black fenders; N. C. Li cense No. 294,398; Roanoke Rapids City License; Motor No. 3,541,337; Serial No. 9AA61047. Sieberling tires on rear. Address any information to Chief of Police G. F. Gray, Roanoke Rapids, or to Mr. Mustian. Cards are being mailed to police officers in this sec tion of the State and in Virginia. -□ “Flapper Grandma” At Halifax School .< ■ '•■.v v>v>b i ~ “The jyFfoppep. MiGrandruither^* clever musical coittedv full df 'Clean, wholesome fun is befog sponsored by the Halifax school and will be shown there this Friday night. A past <f fifty characters, all home talent, will take part. There will be beautiful costumest and an attractive .chorus. The show will start at 8 o'clock. A Strange Request Sam Joyner holds the distinct record of having requested his incarceration in the city jail. At one o’clock Monday morn ing, Chief Cray was awakened at his home by Sam who insisted that he wanted to go to jail. Chief Cray sent him down to Night Police Clifton Massey to w hom he repeated his strange re quest. His wish was granted. On Monday, in Mayor Long's Court, Sam was fined $5 and cost for drunkeness. FOX HUNTER IS FINED $5 Mr. Whitehead of Weldon Found Guilty of Trespassing on Coun try Club Property Mr. W. T. Whitehead of Weldon was -fined five dollars and. cost for trespaaaing on the property of the Cheeoyotte Country Club by Judge W.. O.. Thpmpeon Monday afternoon. He appealed the case. Testimony for the plaintiff wae to the . effect that Mr. Whitehead and his pack of .fox hounds were eA the Country. Cinb property, evidently af ter a for. That in the past, Mr. Whitehead had been warned te keep his doge off the property, which was posted, and that on the day in ques tion, which was in the second week of this month, be wae on the property again, and was twice asked to leave before he did so. ■ :The defendant admitted being on the property with his dogs on the day meptlocad but stated that the hunt started on adjoining property and led inadvertently to the Club property. 1ft stated also that the hunt was to be' On tho other tide of the clnb but t^e dogs hit a hot trail and were pa thnfa way Wore they could be stop ped* A two hour hunt followed en the ed joining jWqpqrty, before- tho for evidently nought - sooetuary on the posted; property. ThoM who listened to the testimony .wer* allowed to hear some expert in formation concerning fox hounds and th^ .chase. He court was told re peadedly that it would ruin a gopd fox hound to take him off a hot trail; | that the only feasible way was to work him off gently, a period of from thirty minutes to fifty minutes. To make him quit at once, it was ne cessary to whip him off, which, as everyone knows, is hard on a fox hound. *■' Judge Thompson recalled his fex hunting days when he returned from the chase a mass of cuts and bruises, sustained he knew not how. He was citing that it was possible for a man to forget himself in the excitement of the hunt. The bay of the hounds, the crash through the underbrush, the thrill of the catch were all described for the benefit of the court. However, stern reality returned when the judge explained that there was no malicious intent on the part of the defendant and the extent of the damage minght be negligible, still the law was the law, and regardless of intent or dr mage, the fact remain ed undisputed that the defendant bad t espasse*i. -□ Rev. Thomas J. Davidson of Kigton •Eng., has walked 19,600 miles during his 66 years as preacher. GAME WITH GREENVILLE ENDS IN TIE N either Team A We To Score an ! Game ICnds 0-0; Jimmy YVomhle I’nahle to Play Brown Out E. STARKS STARS Yellow jackets Outplay Rivals But Injuries and Penalties Take Punch Away The Twin City \ el low jackets jour neyed to Greenville last Friday where they battled th^ Greer.,iP® High School to a scoreless tie in the third game of the season. Playing without theservices of the stellar quarterback, Jimmy Womble, and feeling also the absence of Brown at tackle, the local team played a good game and completely outclassed their rivals in every branch of the game. Elmer Starks, halfback, ran wild on several occasions and with the aid of the best interference yet shown was able to make substantial gains. Speight, substituting at quarter, did well for his first game. Coach Parks refused to alibi, but admitted under cross examination that *ix straight penalties called on the local team for offisd* play did Fht Greenville into our territory for the only time to even threaten dur ing the game. At another time, the Yellow jackets carried the ball over for a touchdown bat were called back for another pen pity. The local boys made more first downs, gained mere yardage, and played constantly in enemy territory. They just didn't have the necessary punch to score and the final whistle blew with the score 00. Hty Friday the Yellow jackets trav el to Wilson to meet that much tout ed team which in picked to win the Conference championship thin yon* They . have won 'every game by big scores this season. Coach Parka mat try to playonly a defensive gams and keep the score down, as Hopes are slim for a victory this year. How ever, football is a game of surprises .end these boys here may play over their heads. At least, Wilson will know they have had a game. The following week, the local team again leaves town to play Rocky Mount. It is believed that Akers will be in condition to play by then and his presence will help the boys a lot. The final two games of the sea I son will be played here at home. HOSPITAL NEWS Births: To Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Spragins, a boy, on October 19; to Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Conwell, a girl, on October 18; to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Holland, a girl, on October 17; to Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Sewall, a boy, on Oc tober 22. Operations were performed during the past week on the following: C. A. Webb, Miss Lorine Walker of Pe tersburg, Sam Coley, Miss Minnie Bass of Garysburg, C. F. Stansberry, Mrs. J. C. Johnson, W. M. Priest. New patients at the hospital this week include Mrs. Bettie Wheeler of Jackson, Mrs. R. M. Powell. Cather ine Jordan, Mrs. Martha Worrell of Seaboard. Mrs. E. R. Edwards, Mrs. J. D. Lee, Mrs. Howard Pruden. THIEF CAUGHT IN KITCHEN GIVES FIGHT IN BATHROOM [ Still challenging Kinston on its freak animal and fish stories, we pro- ^ duce this week the following episode j as told The Herald by Mr. S. M. Thompson, Twin City business man. For some time, a thief had been en tering the Thompson kitchen and opening the lower dOor of the kitch en cabinet, purloining from the cabi net various edibles. The mysterious proceeding contin ued for several mornings without the discovery of the guilty party. The other night, Mr. Thompson, sitting irt another room, heard the cabinet door open. Looking in, he,saw a huge rat, the size of a full grown squirrel, standing on its hind legs thot door with his front paws. The dP°r 1 stood almost a foot from the floor. ifr. Thompson gave chase, properly armed, but the crafty rat eluded hin\ and disappeared. fhortly after the discovery, M. orty” Knisley, who occupies an apartment in the Thompson residence, came face to face .with the monster rat in the hall upstairs. The rat ran into the bathroom with “Shorty” giving chase, armed with shovel. Closing the door, Mr. Knis Icy faced Herr rat, who showed his teeth and dared him to come closer. The bathroom was small and the rat seemed larger than ever. “Shorty” swung the shovel and dazed Mr. Rat. Round one for “Shorty.” ' Recovering fast, the rat, true to the tales of cornered rats, turned on Mr. Kinsley and attacked him viciously. To escape the sharp teeth around his feet and shins, “Shorty” was com pelled to take refuge in the bath tub. Round two, for Mr.. Rat. The rat leaped into the air in an endeavor i to'get into the tub withMr. Kins ley, who did not*reli^h the Idea at all. Flailing the air with his shovel, “Shotty’si finally landed a lucky blow which proved to be the knockout punch (and..the rat went down for the count of. ten. Aa the sport writers put it: the winner was wobbly on his feet at the finish. That a cornered rht will fight is no mere Tumor; it is a proven fact,, says Mr. Knisley. BAPTISTS DEDICATE BUILDING •Cw Church Building Will Be Dedicated With Special Ser vies Starting Sunday 4 DA 4 jcROGRAIG Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church Building Ready For Official Public Opening Formal dedication of the hand some new edifice of the Roanoke Ra pdis Baptist Church will be celebrated with a four day program which starts this Sunday and lasts thru Thursday. The building was completed some time ago after being under construc tion for more than a year. Services have been held there recently but the formal opening and dedication was postponed until the interior work had been completed and all was in readiness for receiving the public. Built of stone and brick, the new church, standing on the corner of Fourth Street and Roanoke Avenue, facing the Methodist Church, is one of the most beautiful and complete structures of its kind in the State. Inside and outside, it is built and finished and furnished with the most modem material and furnishings. The main auditoriuft) is one of the largest church assembly rooms in this sec tion of the country. The dedicatory program will open at 11 o'clock Sunday morning when th# pastor, the Reverend A. P. Mus tpm, will preach. Mr. Mostia* is probably the one man to whom moot of th* credit for the now church build ing should g<o. The plan was conceiv ed sad pushed to triumphant cofcdo Mas under hit pastorate. On Sunday night, it 7r80 Dr. K. Vann of Raleigh will have charge of the. services. The Roanoke Rapids Methodist Chunk, th« fTi ilij^sili Chnreh and the Episcopal Church wjH all dispense with their Sunday even ing services and the members ef those churches will worship at the new Bap tist church in a union meeting of alT the Roanoke Rapids churches. The Reverend Jesse Blalock of Nashville will have charge of the ser vices on Monday night and will speak on 4,The Modern Sunday SchoolOn Tuesday night the Reverend Ri S. Fountain of Weldon will speak on "Missions in Principle and Practice." Wednesday night, the Reverend T. S. Crutchfield of Albemarle will speak on "The Place of Prayer Meeting on the Church Program,” and on the con cluding night, Thursday, ‘he Rever end C. H. Trueblood of Concord will spe:r«c on "Personal Evangelism.” All these evening services will start at 7,n0 and a most cordial invitation is p^emded to the public to attend any and all of the meetings. -□ Halifax Attendance Leads The State In a resume of the work done by the Home Demonstration Agents of the Northeastern district of the State, the State Department has the following to say about Halifax Coun ty: "Halifax County with Mrs. Hazel Ervin Wheeler led the district in the number of women attending State Short Course, 32 represeting Halifax County for the entire week. "Twenty four girls attended the Camp atColerain Beach , placques, hand made purses, swimming, recre ation and music appreciation were activities of the week. "This month was a very full one for Mrs. Wheeler, with 13 all-day canning meetings held at different points in the county. These canning days are held anually to prepare - vegetables for the hot school lunches, in which project Halifax County leads the State. This yean canning netted over 1200 cans for hot school lunches this winter. 44 FLAPPERS HERE M44 Flappers" is the name of the play which will be staged some time in November by the local High andf Graded Schools. The play i8 being sponsored by the Physical l^u^tW Department. Rehearsal has already started. MethodDit.^onlFerencc Rev. Leoft IJall flf. tig* Roanoke Rw. pide Methodist .Church prill attend tha N. C. Methodjst Conference which will be held at Kinstpn on next Tuesday. Messrs W. #. Woodnrff and J. W. . Taylor will .attend jU. delegates frogs this district. . ■■•er» :m> itf
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