HAPPENINGS
TWIN CITY
Mrs. F. G. Jarman was hostess on
Friday evening with three tbales of
bridge, on eof uaction nda two of con
tract. Holly and red candles wore
used for decorations. The high score
auction prize was won by Mrs. Tom
Royster who was presented a novelty
score set. The auction prize was won
by Mrs. David Clark, a deck of avds.
A sweet course was served at evven
o’clock. Those playing auction were
Miss Betty Gray Long, Miss Rosa
Heath Long, Mr. Winifred Crew and
Mr. David Clark. The contract play
ers were Dr .and Mrs. Tom Royster,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Long. .Miss Tran
sou, Mrs. R. P. Beckwith, Mr. B
Rawls of Tarboro and the hostess.
The Monday Night Bridge Club
was entertained by Mrs. David
Traynham at her apartment over the
Citizens Bank on January 5th. There
were twelve players and an interest
ing game was played. Mrs. Frank
Hawley was winner of high score and
was given a box of bath powder. A
salad course was served at 10:30 to
the following players. Mesdames J.
W. Ross, Frank Hawley, Julian
Allsbrook, Howard Pruden, C ..
Hayes, Misses Margaret Clark a
Ruth Transou. Guests Mi iaiv,
Frank Kemp, Tommie Gates. Id. t d r
Dickens, Frank Williams ami Mis
Florine Holt.
The Woman’s Club held its i ..ndir
monthly meeting on Monday a d
noon in the Domestic Seim'...
of the High School. Mr;, id.
Brown presided at the me. ;.ng
the usual business was trammeled.
The program for the afternoon was
under the direction of Mrs. A. L.
lor, chairman of American 11 me . v
- partment. Mrs. Effio Vln. <3 r-1 m.
Home Demonstration Agent mi \ . i
County gave an interesting talk mi
“Curb Market Activities,” and out
lined plans for making a curb mar
ket. Mrs. Leslie Wheeler told of the
work done in the county by communi
ty clubs. Miss Virgini aBlount told
of the work accomplished by the
Home Economics Department of our
school. Helpful household hints were
given by various members of the
club. Sandwiches and tea were ser
ved.
Mrs. C. L. Grimmer was hostess on
1 uesday afternoon to the Auxiliary
of All Saint'.-; Church. Mrs. A. L. Tay
lor presided at the meeting. Reports
were given by the various secretaries
« t‘ the work accomplished during the
Following those reports officers
and secretaries for the new year were
el cted. President, Mrs. A. L. Tay
lor; Vice President, Mrs. T. W. M.
l.-ng; Secretary, Mrs. W. L. Long;
treasurer, Mrs. M. R. Nick. The va
rious secretaries . of departments of
Church work were Mrs. J. N. Bynum,
Mrs. B. B. Cullom, Mrs. F. G. Jar
man. Mrs. E. W. Elmore, Mrs. C. L.
Brimmer and Mrs. V\\ F. Joyner. Two
new members were welcomed to the
Auxiliary. The hostess served tea
and sandwic hes. Those present: Mes
-. li. !..
Bell, J. N. Bynum, B. B. Cullom, F.
G. Jarman, K. H. Barrow, F. M.
Br .vn, '•!. W. Eim. : . \Y. F. Joyner,
• I. VY. Shay. M. R. Vick, C. A. Webb,
1 i yeily, Emmett K.-eter and A.
L. Taylor.
Charming ‘Sweetie’ Gets
Dramatic Part Again
\\ hen Nancy Carroll appeared in
“The Devil's Holiday” at the Pa:a
nr.t Theatre in New'York early last
summer the metropolitan n e w s
j-ers were as one in citing her capa
bilities as a remarka! !y talented dra
matic actress.
This public appreciati a of her gift
for the more weighty lyp.■ of char
mtora portrayal i< ; Paramount to
decide upon “Laughter" as her next
I his Week — ihurs.-rri.
“DERI LICT”
With George Bancroft
Bargain Matinee 2:30, Admis
sion 10-25c—Night 7:30*9:15—
Admission 10-30c.
SATURDAY
“TEMPLE TOWER”
.asuire
1 S; d Satisfaction”
on. Rapids, N. C.
PROGRAM FOR WEEK OF JAN. 12
MONDAY TUESDAY
Bargain Matinee 2:30—Adm. 10-25c Night 7:30-9:15—Adm. 10-50c
America’s most beauti
ful dramatic star in a
drama more powerful
than “The Devil’s Holi
day.”
SCANDAL—to one woman it means dis
grace, hut, to the pretty ex-FoIlies girl,
\t means freedom. She takes the dangerous
road to romance. See why!
W ITH
CL (paramount picture
with—
( FREDERIC MARCH
and FRANK MORGAN
PEOPLES SOUND NEWS AND OTHER ENJOYMENTS
Wednesday - Thursday
Bargain Matinee 2:30—Adm. 10-25c
^Night 7:30-9:15—Adm. _ 10-50c
Monte Carlo
f Tean«jtte Maf
Friday - Saturday
Friday. Bargain Matinee, 2:30, Night
7:30, 9:15—Saturday Continuous Per
formance 3 to 11—Admission Both
Days 10-25c
RAFFLES
—With—
Ronald Coleman Kay Francis
OTHER E)NJPv,n:.\TSa •) lx
dramatic release.
' “Laughter” comes to the Peoples
Theatre Monday and Tuesday. It la
an original story written by Douglas
Doty and Harry D’Abbadie D’Arrast.
In the play Nancy is seen as the
ex-Follies girl wh omarries a very
wealthy old man, her ‘second choice,
alter her young lover forsakes her
for an exciting trip to Paris. Upon
his return to New York her "first
love” becomes a pal to Nancy's hus
band but slyly tries to make advances
to her. The dramatic and thrilling
events which follow are high points cl
interest in the powerful snow.
ihe part oi tne pnnanuering young
lover is played by Frederic Mai on,
me capable young leading man who
deserted the stage the talkies about
two years ago and who has since
achieved considerable distinction as a
par tray er ol emotional roles.
lie was in "ihe Wild i.arty,” “The
jjtudio Murder Mystery," "6arah anu
^un," "true to the -Navy,'’ and "Man
slaughter," March never played op
pusite Miss Carroll before tins pic
ture, and was only in one prouuctioii
'., . n her-— "Paramount oil Parade,
iicmg in diifeient sketches in that
miaous revue picture, they were, oi
course, not exactly "together ill it.
Lone Xmas Jail
inmate Keleased for
Day Does iNot Keturn
• .. c:> •!* Banks, colored, of North
. . a Cunty, entered a plea oi
, - ma.ge of being drunk and
u mi e Magistrate ii. L.
.min 1 i i i,.. and was lined $o and
costs.
x ill.* night before Christmas
. blanks was arrested by W. A.
: at, night policeman, and taken to
i.ic Lwiuoke ibapids jail. A numuer
i.b Un istmas articles he had at the i
,,.c ’.iiu removed to tne local bas-j
with him.
Auer the colored man naa suiiiu
ueienty rev . red t-> carry on a con
versation lie was interviewed in the |
Police C iifton Massey
Banks wanted to go home for Christ
mas. He was the on.y prisoner in
jail. Chief Massey accepted a cash
rond for his appearance in Magis
trate’s court and Banks was soon on
ha way home.
When Mag strate R. L. Martin
opened court oil the day Banks trial'
was scheduled the prisoner failed to:
make his appearance. Chief Massey,
officially notified JDcput ySheriff L.
id Jve. ;«-r of the colored man's fail
ure t attend curt and the latter of
ficial .cut ail or dim ' ith the pro
per credentials.
Banks was arrested and appeared in
court here last Friday.
City Dog Tax Limit
Set for January 15
< He!" "f 1' lice Clifton Massey ad
vises all dog owners to pay their
IP P-:.:l dug licenses before January
15. The licenses have been due since
lust July 15. Chief Massey stated
t:.Is uni; that a check-up will soon
i >“ made of all dogs within the cor
porate limits of Roanoke Rapids and
ifcir rightful owners will be question
i why top proper licenses have not
I >en supplied, failure lv dug li
v ense is subject to a fine, the offi
cial stated.
Mrs. B. T. Browning
Dies Here Sunday
Mrs. B. T. Browning, 74, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. B. ‘
Bowler, of South Rosemary, Sunday;
morning, about 5 o’clock, following
a stroke of paralysis. She had been
in failing health for several weeks.
Interment was made in the Browning
family burying grounds at Heaths
ville, N. C., Monday afternoon fol
lowing funeral services conducted at
the grave by Rev. A. P. Mustian, pas
tor of the Roanoke Rapids Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Browning is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Sarah
Sawn, of Buckingham, Va.; and Mrs.
Pearl Totson, of El Paso, Texas. Her
husband preceded her to the grave
a number of years ago. Illness pre
vented Mrs. Totson from attending
her mother’s funeral.
Shleid’s Walking Army
Rides On To Victory
Twenty three cars and some fifteen
walkers comprised the “March on Ra
leigh” made Tuesday afternoon by
Charles J. Shields of Scotland Neck,
who says he had received hundreds
of telegrams and letters from sup
porters of his tax relief program who
had promised to be on hand to parade
with him to impress the Legisla
ture with his cause.
In his statement to the press Mr.
Shields blamed the shrinkage in his
army to the lack of organization. He
als oadmitted that his proposal to
close the schools was “drastic” and
made with the intention of stirring
p in the nature of a ballyhoo.
us Fire Averted
Department Speed
and efficient work by the
'artment saved
esic^ncc of Me
on Hamilton S ;reet Tuesday after
noon and preve nted a more serious
conflagration when the high wind
threatened to c arry the fire to the
servants quarters and residence of
M. Brown.
lhe lire caught in the upper part
1,1 the building and burned the roof.
Origin is unknot yn unless,it was from
detective wiring . Total damage was
abuui -15U. W( od stored in part of
the shed made the fire more difii
cult to fight.
R. R. Methodist
Revival To Start
Sunday, Jan. 11
A series of revival meetings will
oegin at the Roanoke Rapids Meth
ou:L Church on Sunday, January 11,
ami continue lur two weeks, closing
ounday mgut, January 2o. The
meetings will be conducted by the
pastor, Dr. J. W. Harrell. Music will
oe iurished by the church choir un
uer the direction of Miss Mary
Scales. Singers from other chuicnes
in tne iwin Cities are invited to
join tile choir during tne meeting.
Services will he iieid at 3:30 and
<:-io p. m., each week day and at the
regular hours on Sunday.
At each alternoon service the first
week oi Die meeting Dr. Harrell will
lecture on ihe Sermon on ihe Mount.
Dank At Littleton
fails 1 o Open Doors
W ednesday Morning
! he Farmers and Merchants Dank
oi Littleton failed to open its doors
\W>,.iesuay morning. chief Slate
Da; .. Examiner John Mitchell was
no i ied the same day. i n its can
sin. ment of September 21, the bank
lino a capital stock of .>-.,000; total
1-c.v nr.vs of $160,213.72; total do
pe.l >118,716 and limns and dis
coun. of $128,660.04.
L. .1. Johnson was president and
ed i . le, hier. Mr.
'if."i. also county treasurer oi
iialu . .’unty. it is uiuk rstood the
bank h.HU about ijUo.OUO of county
fund.- . .. was protected by bank
rect i\ ...a - ui a. out twice the amount
of the deposit. The county is also
protected t»i a 1 nd -igned by several
citizen.- . 1 the county, so the closing
of the honk w l have effect on
the county funds. .1 is .-aid.
Two Automobiles
(Continued from page one)
one of the n,o.-t d<- dr;.ole of the many
models . which .la -Greatest Chev
rolet in t nevrolet History’' lias been
built. -\1 d the World wide acclaims
with wh.. it the Chevrolet Six has
beei ’( ivtd since its first intro
duc .on two years ago needs no en
laiT ng upon. Thl> other prizes, and
the worth, are best guaranteed by
th( well known (reputation of the
Rc •nary-Roar. ke Rapids dealers
fro whom thc\ were purchased.
strings \ : atever are attached
to e offe.. . . those who do the
be. work gel ■ ne best pay. That’s
propos in a nutshell. It
nothin, enter the campaign
aid compete he prizes, thus you
S.. all to g. .. . nd nothing to lose.
jLasu c'ijc Weeks
The drive will be short and snappy.
It will be inti resting* from start to
finish. Just six weeks and two days
from the time the names of those
who are to take part are published,
the two beautiful aut.-mobiles and
it her prizes will be in the hands of
'-heir new owners. After reading of
these wonderful prizes it is only na
tural for one to ask: “What must 1
do to share in this prize distribu
tion?” The answer is simply this:
Clip out the nomination coupon ap
pearing in the page advertisement
in this issue and bring or mail it to
The Herald office. Or one may en
ter by telephoning and giving their
name and address. But whatever you
do, don’t hesitate a moment.
Votes Easy To Secure
Everyone knows just what The
Herald is. No one knows better than
a present reader. Have the folks who
take it renew their subscriptions
through you and it will yield you
thousands of votes. However the
SAW MILLS
Parties owning saw mills will
please address a letter to us at
Koanoke Rapids, giving address
and telephone number So our
Superintendent may get in touch
with you and secure your quota
tion on Filter Plant Job.
EST & SONS
g Construction
N. C.
prime object of the campaign is to
secure new sugseriptions but the
same votes are allowed on renewals.
That’s all there is to it, and the ones
who will profit most will be the ones
who decide right now' and get ready
to start when the word is given for
its official start, instead of making
up their minds later. The most im
portant thing is to get your name in
right now, by either mailing or bring
ing the coupon in, that you may get
your receipt book at the* very begin
ning. It will start soon.
Clip the nomination coupon now
while it is fresh in your mind, and
mail it today. It may mean that
new car you have been wishing for.
Here is the pportunity to own one
1’ the best cars that money can buy,
w ithout the cost of a penny to you.
GET IN AND WIN.
M. E. Conference
(Continued from page one)
to se tup and promote missionary cul
tivation. Two months each year are
ret aside for this work.
Rev. S. A. Stewart, a missionary
worker from Japan, gave an interest
ing talk on “The Contribution Chris
tianity Has Made To Japan.” Chris
tianity, he said has created a new
spiritual morale among the natives of
that country, and has become a real
factor in the life of the people. He
said a great foundation is being laid
foi future work there.
Rev. Stewart informed the church
workers that 200,000 heathens have
been won to Christianity. A cam
paign is now on to increase that num
ber to 1,000,00. In China, he said
there have been 430,000 converts. A
campaign is being conducted there to
in crease the number to 900,000.
Dr. B. A. Stanbury of Durham,
spoke on “The Unified Program of
(lie Southern Methodist Church.” Dr.
Stanbury is chairman of the Board of
( hristian Education, a newly created
board, which grew ut of the con
solidation of the Board of Education,
NOTICE
I take this means of extending
my sincere thanks to the ladies
of this community who express
ed their confidence in me by
signing the petition to reinstate
me as manager of Pender’s
Store, at Rosemary .and for
their efforts in having the pe
tition successfully approved by
the company.
R. H. POPE
Rosemary, North Carolina
- Board and too Ep
Sunda oard .
worth ’®. '• pre
Dr. hire lor *-he special
sented oaiifn cr. ring the
two ni nd abroad.
fields b Evangelism was giv
An at hart of Henderson,
en by . ^hr of the Hoa
Dr J. V iodist Church spoke
noke Ra » Benevolence.”
on “Ra ——-—
ict Let
n page 'ne)
^ontl e delay in acquir
years. Hu roperty t his work
ing the r artel si-: months
would ha'.. .Jed by many that
ago. It w a story several
The Hera la .j,e plans of the
months a. Rew mjll villages
mills for mprc* nents and
and for ,hi : ua, ne of the
additions. I that time for fu
projects i our he R,„ j has been
ture construe wi]i he
imperative a. ^tion.
through to ! _____
grading
CONTRACTORS
Parties doing grading contract
work will please address a letter
*o us at Roanoke Rapids, giving
address and telephone number so
our Superintendent may get in
lonch with you and secure your
quotation on Filter Plant Job. _
c. M. GUEST & SONS
Building Construction
Roa. Rapids, N. q
R VIVAL
4 "R VICES
! « 5T M. E. CHURCH
Jamn ry 11 to 25
. I Conducted By—
! DR. f w. HARREL, Pasted
|! —TIME —
3:3C and 7:45
1 < P. M.
I Week Days
•A, __. “ W |
STATEMENT OF 10 i^DITION
Roanoke Rapi ^Building &
Loan Ass^ ation
OF ROANOKE RAPIDS H TH CAROLINA
As of Decern > .1 i 1 930 ,
(Copy of Sworn Statement Submitted to n'88'°ner/ as Required by Law)
AS ± 7 I
i Fr inns' I
THE ASSOCIATION OWNS: i !,I J
Cash on Hand and in Banks \ ¥ 7,343.76
Mortgage Loans 244,200.00
Money loaned to shareholders for (he ■%*■' ■* ,f «nabli. ig them
to own their homes. Each loan secu ra* m°rtt 'age on
local improved real estate. , ,.
Stock Loans _' . ■ -—- 5,134.50
Advances made to. our, shareholders ap;,, their stock. No
loan exceeds UU', of amount actually d
Accounts Receivable r M 571.14
Temporary Advances for Insurance, T®s,
Office Furniture and Fixtures_I __ I- 2,653.67
Real Estate Owned _-— 11,318.65
TOTAL_lL_ I-5271,221.72
LIABILITIES
THE ASSOCIATION OYY’ks: I *;
To Shareholders j •'
Funds entrusted to iJur care in the for payments
on stock as follows!
Installment Stock L_ __ •. _ >143,348.25
Running Stock __ I_ __ 10,437.13
Full Paid Stock „ f_ 07,400.00 $251,185.38
Bills Payable [_ . - None
Accounts Payable [ - - None
Undivided Profits J__ — - - 17,274.90
Earnings held in trust for distribution t., j | ''-holders at ma
turity of stock. j 1
Other Liabilities_ L -- 2,761.44
TOTAL_l- -$271,221.72
State of North Caroling, County of Halifax—ss.
J. R. Manning sicretary-Treasurer of the above named Association
personally appeared bdfore me this day. ant being duly sworn, says that
the foregoing report isTtrue to the best of hp knowledge and belief.
! j J. R. MANNING.
Sworn to and s/ibscribed befoite me, thi 7th day of January, 1931.
I j I. H. KING, Notary Public.
\My commission expirefe April 6, 193 V.