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OF THE TWIN C1TIES-R0AN0KE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY
VOLUME 1«. ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 1931. _NUMBER 41.
INCORPORATION TO SAVE TIRED BACKS
WOMEN
LUGGING
BUCKETS
Will Be Seen No More;
Other Benefits Of
Incorporation
(By Carroll Wilson)
This is the second of a series of
heart-to-heart talks on some mighty
important local questions which face
this community in the next few
weeks.
The reason we are putting a name
at the top of them is that we have
asked our quizzers to sign their ar
ticles and feel, in justice to them, we
should do the same. And we want
you to feel that these articles are
just what they are: facts and senti
ments from one who has n oaxes to
grind but wh ohas the interest of this
community foremost at all times.
Last week, the article entitled
“Facts and Figures” explained the
percentage paid by the corporations
for city school taxes. You will re
member they pay about 85 per cent
while the rest of us pay 15 per cent.
Then we showed how the same per
ccntage had been agreed on in in
stalling water and sewerage in the
whole community. Now tied right in
with this water and sewerage, and
you can’t separate them, is the plan
to have the big city here, with the
mill plants left out, butthe mill vil
lages and all other mill property in
cluded.
Folks, it’s a downright shame. A
stranger can’t find a toilet to use.
That’s bad enough for Ringwood or
Hobgood, where you at least do have
the great opfcn spaces. But more
than that, this same stranger is com
'J:*zly l.-J*
One minute he finds himself in
South Rosemary. Before he knows
what has happened he is at Roa
noke Junction. He starts to spit and
lands in Rosemary, only Vo wipe his
chin in Roanoke Rapids.
You try to tell somebody away
from here about the town you live
in. Here’s how it sounds to your dis
tant friend. “I live in Roanoke Ra
pids, get my mail at Rosemary, have
a place of business in South Rose
mary and get my freight at Roanoke
Junction.”
After your friend has failed to
solve that Chinese puzzle, he asks
you how many people live in your
city. You proudly tell him about
9,000. He replies that it is quite a
little city and you agree with him.
Until he looks it up in the census.
“Say, are you trying to kid me?”
he says. “The census gives 4,000.”
You then try to explain that the oth
er 5,000 live in Rosemary and Roa
noke Junction. He fails to even find
those names listed in the census.
When you tell him those sections are
not incorporated he just looks at you
hard to see if the weather has gotten
the best of you and gravely changes
1 the subject.
Or he may ask you why the dif
ferent sections don’t incorporate as
one town and when you say there
are a few people wh odon’t want it
done, so it just hasn’t been done, he
sends fo rthe bug-house keeprs and
has you put safely away with the
rest of the nuts.
Folks, we have naa every experi
ence mentioned above exceptthe last
one. (Here’s a good chance for
somebody).
Now, seriously, what will it mean
to you to have this incorporation
bill passed. We can’t tell you all the
benefits at one time. But it means
most important of all, water and
sewerage. We mean that. No incor
poration, no sanitary system. Are
| we bluffing? Listen folks, we’ve
| been working for these things for 23
I months and these plans must all go
I through. Take our word for it.
I am talking to you women who
go out in the cold to frozen pumps
for your water. I tell you that the
success of these plans means run
ning water in your houses in twelve
months or less. It means the end of
nasty, filthy septic tanks. It means
the end of muddy streets and stag
nant pools of water. It means the
end of many unsanitary outhouses. It
means the death of a million, million
flies. It means the last call for a bil
lion vile mosquitos. It means hot wa
ter, plenty of it, and a good shower
or tub after a hot and sticky day at
mill or store. It means less broken
backs and tired limbs from carrying
NOTICE
New Subscribers
The first reports of the contest
will be made Saturday night and
all names turned in at that time
will he placed on the mailing
list and will receive their first
issue of The Herald next week.
This week’s issue of The Her
ald is being sent only to paid
up subscribers prior to the cam
paign. To give our advertisers
full coverage this week we are
mailing out some 500 sample
copies to nearby rural routes and
more than 750 copies will be de
livered to prospective subscrib
ers by contest workers.
In order that new paid sub
scribers may not miss an issue,
they may show their receipt and
get a copy of this week’s paper
at the following places: in Roa
noke Rapids, at The Herald of
fice. In Rosemary, at the Rose
mary Drug Co.
STORE HAS
BIRTHDAY
“M” System Overcomes 1930 as
Largest Herald Food
Advertiser
The “M” System Store of Roanoke
Rapids, this eek is celebrating its
fi**st anniversary.
In addition to being one of the
leading food stores in the Twin Ci
ties the “M” System is also the
largest food store advertiser. From
January 18 to December 31, 1930,
the store carried a total of 1991 inch
es of display advertising in The Her
rld. It has constantly kept its name
before the public since opening its»
dt.*rq for business and each week
has sent to housewives of this com
munity its food messages.
Aurelian Springs Glee
Club Will Broadcast
Sixteen members of the Glee Club
of Aurelain Springs High School will
broadcast over WPTF from Raleigh
February 16 from 11:30 to 12 o’clock.
Tune in and enjoy the vocal and in
strumental music of these Halifax
County children.
Springs Woman Dies
Miss Fannie Smith. 70, died at her
heme at Aurelian Springs last Tues
day, following an extended illness.
Funeral services were conducted on
Wednesday and burial made in the
family burying ground there.
Ford Prices Drop
Reductions ranging from $5 to $45
on the Model A Ford are announced
this week by the Tri-City Motor Co.,
of Rosemary, local Ford dealers. The
new prices wrere issued recently by
the Ford Motor Company and were
effective as of Monday, January 15.
An advertisement appearing else
where in this issu eof The Herald
gives the scale of new prices on Ford
cars.
Miss Snipes Buried
Miss Blanche Snipes, 37, of 937
Vance Street, died at the Roanoke
Rapids hospital Tuesday morning,
at about 7:30 o’clock, following an
extended illness of tuberculosis. Fu
neral services were conducted from
her late home Wednesday afternoon,
at 2:30, with the Rev. Mr. J. E. Kirk
pastor of Rosemary Baptist Church,
officiating. Interment was made in
the famliy burying ground near Wel
don.
a thousand pails of water.
It means sewers to clear out
streets and vacant lots and low plac
es after a rain. It means healthier
children, with flies, mosquitos and
other disease bearers routed.
It means ample water for fire pro
tection in every portion of our com
munity at any hour of the day or
night: It means we can have a real
fire department, and a savings in fire
insurance rates that will be enough
to pay a man's taxes.
It means a hundred more good
thing—We’ll tell you about some
more of them next week. And yes,
before we’re thru, we’ll tell you just
about how much it’s going to cost
you, if that worries you any. See
you next week.
Form County Recorder’s Court
FIRST REPORT MUST
BE MADE BY WORKERS
SATURDAY NIGHT
Extra Vote Offer For First Period Is Greater Than
At Any Other Time During
The Contest
OTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO WORKERS
Saturday night, January 24th, ends the greatest vote getting
opportunity of the entire circulation drive. After this period a re
duction will be made in vote value on subscriptions, and positively
at no future time will they count as many votes as now.
One member of the campaign in conversation with the cam
paign manager remarked that some of her ‘best friends’ advised
her to ‘hold’ some of her subscriptions as they were sure more
votes would be given later on. While we do not doubt the sin
cerity of these friends, nevertheless, it was indeed very poor ad
vice, as never again will subscriptions count as many votes as
those turned in under the present offer.
-- --
As a matter of fact, each one-year
subscription turned in by next Sat
urday night will count more than
four times as many votes as the
same subscription would, turned in
the last week of the campaign. This
is just another safeguard used to
protect the worker as the contest
enters the closing days.
Without a doubt the member that
is farsighted and energetic enough
to secure a comfortable lead now
while subscriptions have such tre
mendous vote value will have a de
cided advantage over those who de
lay.
Members residing outside the Twin
Cities who find it inconvenent to
make their reports in person Satur
day may mail their subscriptions in
anytime Saturday and they will re
ceive full credit on the offer, even
though their letter does not reach the
office until Monday or later. Howev
er, the letter must bear a postmark
of not later than midnigh f the 24th.
The Herald office will remain open
until a late hour Saturday night so
that each member may have as much
time as possibe to collect their prom
ised subscriptions and get them in
unuer tne Dig vote oner.
Your Prospects
There are 2,000 homes in Roanoke
Rapids- Rosemary, and every home
is a prospect. There are about 12,
000 homes in Halifax County and ev
ery one a prospect. There are about
0,000 homes in Northampton County
and half of them are prospects.
There are hundreds of people who
have moved from this vicinity, but
who would like to keep in touch
with the old home town and county.
They are prospects, and The Herald
will furnish you free circular letters
to get in touch with them. They are
prospects. Practically every person
who has been receiving The Herald
has been dropped from the list. They
are live prospects for you to work on.
Keep plugging. We are running an
honest campaign, so don’t pay any
attention to every rumor you hear.
Nine times out of ten, they are start
ed for a purpose. Let the other fel
low worry—you work. Don’t be
bluffed or discouraged. Keep right
on going. If a person can’t sub
scribe this week, go back to see them
in a couple of weeks. You’d be sur
prised how many you will get that
turned you down the first time.
CIRCULATION DRIVE NOMINEES
Notice Drive Members
All members who do not make a report by Saturday night,
January 24th, will be dropped from the list of workers. All are
invited to share in the prizes so be sure and qualify by making a
report, Saturday, even though it be a small one.
Mrs. Geo. Lampley, Roanoke Rapids . -— 20,000
Mrs. Bill Alligood, Rosemary - - 20,000
Leonard Langston, Roanoke Rapds _ -20,000
Herman Tickle, Roanoke Rapids - - 20.000
Mrs. Cha^. A. Webb, Roanoke Rapids _ 20.000
Rosa Williams, Roanok - eRapids-20,000
Mrs. H. C. Taylor, Roanoke Rapids _ 20,000
Mrs. D. W. Etheridge, Rosemary,_20,000
Mrs. Peter A. Shell, Roanoke Rapids-20,000
Mrs. H. M. Fowler, Roanoke Rapids_20,000
Richard Reaves, Roanoke Rapids_20,000
Mrs. M. Armstead, Weldon ’_20,000
Estelle MdGee, Weldon __20,000
Mrs. W. H. Daughtrey, Roanoke Rapids _20,000
Mrs. E. P. Hyman, Garysburg_20,000
Julia Turner, Weldon _20,000
Mrs. W. H. Pruden, Rosemary_20,000
Mrs. H. H. Bugg, Rosemary_20,000
Clifton Garner, Rosemary, Route 1_20,000
Mrs,. Winfield Warren, Aurelian Springs _20,000
Mrs. R. L. Martin, Rosemary_20,000
Vera Bullock, Rosemary_20,000
Mrs. E. W. Cox Rosemray _20,000
Mrs. F. C. Williams, Roanok eRapids__20,000
Mrs. V. H. Grantham, Rosemary_20,000
Carl Ray, Roanoke Rapids _20,000
Ella Lee Taylor, Roanoke Rapids_20,000
Tempie Pearson. Rosemary, Route 1_20,000
Anna Fitts, Roanoke Rapids -20,000
Mrs Nannie Peel, Roanoke Rapids_20,000
Ollie Mae Cooley, Littleton _ 20,000
Mrs. Maggie Crawley, Aurelian Springs _20,000
Virginia Shaw, Thelma _20,000
Edna Shearin, Rosemary, RoutgJ._20,000
Roy Kennemur, Roanoke Rapids_20,000
Mrs S. H. Allsbrook, Scotland Neck_20,000
ROANOKE RAPIDS BAPTIST
CHURCH
At the Roanoke Rapids Baptist
Church next Sunday morning, thje
pastor, A. P. Mustian, will use for
his subject, “What's Right With The
Church,” and at the evening hour will
bring a special message to the young
people. We shall be happy to have as
many young people as may be inter
ested to worship with us. Sunday
School at 9:45 a. m B. Y. P. U. ai
6:30 p. m. Special music at the morn
ing service will be a solo “One Sweet
ly Solemn Thought,” sung by Miss
Elma Holding and at the evening
worship the choir will sing “God
That Made Earth.and Heaven.”
POOR PAY
DECIDED
BY PLAN
Credit Bureau Would
Aid Merchants In
Collecting
E. W. Stewart and H. G. Horne,
representing the Merchant’s Mercan
tile Agency, of Washington, D. C.,
are in the city and county inter
viewing the merchants for a credit
rating bureau.
The functioning of such a ’ureau,
is pointed out, is a protectio ;o the
merchants against charge i counts.
The bureau keeps a check on all buy
ers and these buyers are given a rat
ing. Whenever a person wants to
open a charge account the merchant
can, by quick telephone call ascer
tain whether that person is good pay.
The bureau als oaids in collecting
accounts and also in following per
sons who leave towns with debts be
hind. All this work is entirely con
fidential and is known to the heads
of concersn only.
New bureaus are springing up all
I over the country and in many places
the chamber of commerce and retail
bureau are combined.
lhe service comprises a credit
1 guide book for each subscriber, a
complete set of master card files, fre
; quent bulletins and a clearance for
! old or slow accounts for each sub
, scriber without extra charge. The
| crdeit guide contains the name, ad
| dress and occupation of each person
I in the city and trade territory and
will show in code how many mer
chants the buyer deals with and the
exact manner in which they meet
their obligations.
The system gives the proper credit
to the person who can pay and is do
ing so; it shows the one who is slow
but sore pay. It proposes also to
show the one who is simply unfor
tunate and cannot pay by revealing
his true condition. It also shows the
one who can pay but will not.
Wheeden Heads
Rosemary B. & L.
The regular annual stockholders
meeting of the Rosemary Building &
Loan Asscoiation was held Tuesday
night when Lee Wheeden was elect
ed president to succeed Frank D.
Wilson. S. D. Brown was chosen for
vice president to succeed F. L. Nash.
J. H. Matkins was elected second
vice president. Three new members
were elected to the board of direct
ors: V. C. Matthews, John L. Vest,
J. A. Lipsdomb. The Association
showed an increase of 92 per cent in
assets for the year.
RELIGIOUS SERVICE
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, on Highway, Halifax, N. C.
Rev. F. J. McCourt, Pastor.
Sunday, January 25th, 8 a. m.,
Holy Mass. Sermon on “The Love of
God.” Holy Communion, Benediction.
Confession for half hour before
Mass. Sunday School after Mass.
Farmer’s Market Here
Along Rocky Mount
Style Being Planned
A curb market for farmers
only, along the lines of the mar
ket in Rocky Mount will be spon
sored in the Twin Cities by the
Kiwanis Club. Mrs. Gordon,
Home Demonstration Agent for
Nash County, and Mrs. Hazel
Wheeler, Halifax agent,, were
guests of the club last Thurs
day night and presented the
plan.
The general plan is to have a
place for the farmers to bring
what they raise, and they must
raise what they sell, to a central
place for two hours only once
a week. Prices will be ranged
in accordance with local prices.
Mrs. Wheeler will have active
charge of the market.
More than 30 Halifax Citizens
went to Rocky Mount last Sat
urday to study their market.
There were 60 booths and busi
ness was rushing.
Did You Vote Today
In Special Election?
Today was one of the quietest
election days in history. It was
a special election in Halifax
County. Dr. Long was the nomi
nee for the Democratic party and
he had no opposition for the of
fice of Representative to fill the
vacancy left by the death of
Clement Kitchin of Scotland
Neck..
Because of the law, it is neces
sary to go thru with the motions
of an election. Dr. Long will
take his seat at Raleigh Monday.
When it was rumored that oth
er names might be written on the
ballot, Doc Long’s home precinct
came to the front and polled 550
voters, 400 of them this after
noon, and all but two for the doc
tor. Rosemary precinct polled
about 160. Scotland Neck 75.
Says Spiritual Revival
Necessary Background
For Business Revival
Much interest is being shown in
the revival meeting now in progress
at the Roanoke Rapids Methodist
Church. A special feature of this
week has been the chorus of the Ju
nior and Senior leagues. Emphasis
in preaching has been placed on the
needs of a spiritual revival as well
as a business and industrial revival.
Sunday’s sermon will be “Convert
ing Spiritual Liabilities Into Spirit
ual Assets. The interest in the
meetign is such that there is a strong
probability that \-he meeting v^ll^he
continued beyond next Sunday.
Dr. Pierce Elected Vice
President Citizens Bank
At the annual meeting of the di
rectors of th eCitizens Bank and
Trust Company, Dr. S. B. Pierce of
Weldon was elected a vice president
of the bank. The officers nwo are
L. Patterson, President, J. A.- Moore,
and S. B. Pierce, vice presidents, F.
L. Nash, cashier, E. F. Brown as
sistant cashier.
TH-THRILL-LLS!
“Safety Last,” that great Harold
Lloyd classic of the art of thrilling
movie audiences, was made seven
years ago, but is still in demand, and
there are few who can forget the
breath-taking situations, when Lloyc
dangls by his finger tips from the
hands of a clock twele stories in mid
air. The thrills of “Safety Last”
seemed for a long time impossible to
surpass or even equal. Even Lloyd
himself had abandoned the idea of
doing more thrilling scenes,
scouting for a new idea for “Feet
First” Lloyd hit upon a scheme which
when developed offered what he feels
has been his greatest opportunity for
presenting spine-tingling entertain
ment. This is another sky-scraper
angle, but different from anything
that has gone before.
And it is plain to those who will
witness this picture at the Peoples
Theatre Monday and Tuesday that
these new thrills begin where “Safe
ty Last,” left off. It is a nerve
wrecker if ever there was one.
Alhtough Lloyd had thought it im
possible to equal “Safety Last,” he
had not reckoned on his own imagi
native and creativ egenius. He made
the thrill scenes which come to
ward the end of ‘Feet First,’ at great
personal risk, spending several
months at work which required him
to swing by his hands in precarious
poses. Without his splendid physi
que he could never have accomplish
ed such feats. But the work was sc
aidous that this time it seems likelj
he will le t“Feet First” stand as his
high mark for gasping thrills anc
will now leave it to the rest of th«
film industry to try to equal his ex
ploits.
Although “Feet First” has been cui
dowm to the conventional 9,000 fee
or so f the usual feature length, th<
Lloyd organization “shot” a total o:
342,259 fee tof film in making it
This is approximately 60 miles o:
celluloid, and is believed to consti
tute a record in acreenland.
METHOD
USED IS
AS USUAL
Local Commissioner I g
Nored But Saves Tax
payer Money
Following the immediate passage of
a bill at the present legislature plac
ing Halifax County back under the
general statutes providing for Re
corder’s Courts a special meeting
was called Friday and the actual
formation of the new court was em
bodied in a resolution to be adopt
ed by the County Board of Commis
sioners.
A few members of the board were
surprised to note on hearing the reso
lution read that incorporated in the
resolution were the names of the
proposed Judge and solicitor. In
short to vote for the resolution car
ried with the automatic appointment
of the officers of the court without
recourse.
Frank Joyner, Commissioner from
Roanoke Rapids township, stated
that he understood the court officials
were to be appointed by the Board.
‘‘This resolution appoins them,” he
was told.
"cut 1 nave not voiced my opinion
as to the men or anyone else for the
offices. No one has asked me wheth
er these men are agreeable to my
its. There may be other
e county who would like to
the positions and they
given an opportunity to be
heard,” answered Mr. Joyner.
The Roanoke Rapids man was giv
en to understand that, if he didn’t
approve of the men, he could vote
against the resolution. Those named
were Charles R. Daniel of Weldon,
for Recorder and Wade H. Dickens
of Scotland Neck, for Solicitor.
“But,” explained Mr. Joyner, “The
men are agreeable to me and I was
cne of those responsible for the Re
corder’s Court. The point is that the
resolution establishing the court
should be divorced from any action
as to who the officers should be.
That should be taken after full con
sideration by all members of the
Board of any and all applicants, if
there should be any others.”
In spite of his objections, the re
solutions were put to a vote and car
ried.
Then came the question of sala
ries, which for some reason, was not
incorporated in the resolution. The
county attorney, Mr. Green, who had
drawn up the resolution, was asked
regarding the salaries and he sug
gested $1,800 a year for the Record
er and $1,500 a year for the Soli
citor.
i 111 agauifli tuai, i,uu, soiu
Mr. Joyner.
The county attorney asked him
what he recommended and the Roa
noke Rapids man stated that there
should be a discussion as to how
much time the new of
ficers would give to their
work, how much their other work
would be affected and the possible
costs and receipts of the new court.
He was in favor of not more than
$1,500 a year for the Recorder and
$1,200 per year for the Solicitor,
which was a total of $600 a year less
than that suggested by the county
attorney.
Afer much discussion, Mr. Joyner
won this tilt, thus being instrumental
in saving the taxpayers $600 a year.
His economy plea appealed to other
members of the Board.
“Do you think Messrs Daniels and
Dickens will make the best officials
available?” Mr. Joyner was asked
here.
“Of course I do,” he replied. “I
would gladly have voted for them
under the proper conditions, but I
was not going to have them or any
body lese ‘steam-rollered’ over me
as was attempted and done.”
The new court convened Tuesday
of this week when several cases
were docketed for trial.
John W. Meisner of Cleveland was
' remarried recently to the wife he di
vorced 28 years ago and his son was
the best man at the ceremony.