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Roanoke Rapids, N. C. November 4, 1933 Editor, Roanoke Rapids Herald, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Dear Sir: In the Oct. 22nd. issue of your paper, you published an article: “What Is a Mad Stone, and Why?” and you give a column and a half to the subject. So I am hoping you may print this letter of mine, not solving your problem exactly, but feeling it a propitious time to say a word in behalf of the dogs own ed by people who really love their own dogs, and even the poor old tramp dogs that roam the country side because they have no own ers. Writers who have studied the dog and his nervous system, say that estimating fairly, the real importance of hydrophobia de serves little space; but unfortun ately the average reader would not be satisfied. Many able physicians have stout ly insisted that hydrophobia is purely a disease of the imagina tion for which the newspapers and their hair-raising descriptions of the supposed victims of that so called disease are accountable. These physicians insist and en deavor to fortify their assertions ■with statistics that hydrophobia never occurs in the human family. Others claim that if it ever occurs in the human family it is one of the rarest of all diseases. Another fact of equal prom inence is, that hydrophobia is one of the rarest diseases of the can ine race. For a long time one man who has made a life study of dogs and written numerous books says, ‘T was a most obstinate unbeliev er, but now I believe that there is such a specific malady as rabies and dogs are sometimes the vic tim of it. But that it is so ex tremely rare, that the most exten sive breeder of dogs and zealous investigator is never likely to see a case of it.” The power of suggestion is so strong in human beings that when the picture of hydropobia is so stamped upon their minds, after being bitten by a dog, throws im aginative people into such panics of nervous excitement that they unconsciously reproduce its sup posed symptoms and die without having experienced a real touch of it. In the fifteenth century Alsat ian peasants imagining that they were changed to wolves, ran on all fours howling and tearing children to pieces, showing the influence of the mind over the body. At all events it is safe to assert that not one dog in a thousand supposed to have hydrophobia really has it. In hot weather dogs suffer in tensely from the heat and if de prived of fresh water and shade, are then extremely liable to be come delirious, run wildly about and finally go into convulsions. Such an attack occurring while a dog is away from home is sure to be seen by someone ready to yell Mad Dog” and the dog stands every chance of being killed. Robies hk is rage, and Hydro means water. Bones being hung a cross the roof of a dogs mouth, or between his teeth will cause dumb rabies. Dumb rabies is more dis tinctive than the maniacal form, and may be induced by an irritant poison which taken into the mouth causes the tongue to swell and pro trude and his mouth to be red and constantly open, and he will plunge his head in water up to his eyes in order to get relief. Young Caruso Sings - rftftttnn - J Enrico Caruso Jr., above, son of I the late famous opera tenor, has been given a leading song role in a Spanish production . ^ . and if suc cessful he will be given English parts. I could give more real know ledge which might induce the real lover of dogs to become more con siderate of their pets in extremely hot and extremely cold weather, 'making unnecesary the method of treatment devised by Louis Pas teur, the French scientist, which is so well known, or the use of the Mad Stone you spoke of, which it seems is rather obscure and inef fectual. Yours very truly, Susan E. Holladay. NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of the authority con tained in a certain deed of trust executed on the 30th day of March, 1930, by T. W. M. Long and Min nie B. Long, his wife, to Julian FI. Allsbrook, Trustee, recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Caro lina, in Book 402 at page 547, de fault having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness thereby secured, the undersigned Trustee will on the 4th day of December, 1933, at 1:30 o’clock P. M., in front of the postoffice door in the Town of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real property, to-wit: Those two (2) certain lots or parcels of land and all improve ments thereon, situate in the Town of Roanoke Rapids, County of Halifax, and State of North Caro lina, known as Lots Nos. THREE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN (317) and THREE HUNDRED NINE TEEN (319) which front on the West side of Hamilton Street thirty (30) feet each and run back between parallel lines and at right angles to said Street 140 feet to an alley; being the same lots or property conveyed to T. W. M. Long by deed of Halifax Paper Corporation, dated October 2nd, 1922, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Halifax County, North Carolina, in Book No. 331, at page 527, reference to which said deed is hereby made for greater certainty of description. This notice dated and posted the 2nd day of November, 1933. JULIAN R. ALLSBROOK, 4t-ll-23-JRA Trustee Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted. Office near Roses 10c store. Up stairs. Hours 9 to 12 and 1 to Sftln every day except Mondays. Dr. E. D. Harbour Optometrist Roanoke Rapids, N. C. TOWN TALK Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawley, Frank, Jr., and Mrs. Hawley, mother of Mr. Hawley, spent the week-end in Christiansburg, Va. Mrs. Hawley remaining in Christ iansburg. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Grizzard, George Grizzard, and Mrs. J. M. Grizzard spent Sunday in Rich mond, Va., with Mr. and Mrs. Page Taylor. Miss Susan Holliday and Mrs. David Clark spent Thursday of last week in Portsmouth and Nor folk, Va. On their return they were accompanied by Mrs. C. A. Wyche who had been visiting friends in Suffolk, Va. Misses Josephine Taylor, Ruby Taylor and Howard Taylor spent the week-end with Mrs. J. S. Tay lo rin Emporia, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Cole, Misses Merle Cole, Lizzie Cole were the guests of Mrs. Lee Bail'd, at La Crosse, Va. Mrs. Bernice Watson, of Em poria, Va., is visiting Mrs. W. A. Taylor. Miss Irene Turner spent Satur day in Weldon with her mother, Mrs. M. A. Turner. Zell Burnette and Miss Thelma Burnette, of Garysburg, visited Mrs. John Baird, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Williams and daughter spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Doyle, at Brink, Va. Mr. and Mrs. George Pappindick were in Winston Salem Wednes day. Mrs. Lloyd Allen, of Graham, spent the week-end with Mrs. Chas. Shell. ROANOKE RAPIDS GRADED SCHOOLS ROANOKE RAPIDS, NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1933 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION Current Operating Capital Funds Account Total ASSETS: Cash in Bank for Operating Purposes $ 14,998.22 $ $ 14,998.22 Cash in Office for Operating Purposes 129.85 129.85 Accounts Receivable 512.10 512A0 Due from Halifax County Board of Education 3,957.82 3,957.82 Taxes Collectable 22,611.05 22 61105 Note Receivable 1,860.00 1,860 00 School Property—Depreciated Value $613,200.00 613,200.00 Cash in Special Fund for Building Purposes „ 12,000.00 12,000.00 TOTAL ASSETS $ 44,069.04 $623,200.00 $669,269.04 LIABILITIES: Accounts Payable $ 133.35 $ $ 133.35 Accrued Salaries—Payable July, Aug ust and September 11,059.60 11,059.60 State Loans Unpaid—None Past Due— Pays1 e $6,250 Per Year 72,250.00 72,250.00 Bonded Indebtedness—None Past Due— Payable $12,500 Per Year for next six years, and at varying amounts thereafter 453,000.00 453,000.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 11,192.95 $525,250.00 $536,442.95 Surplus of Assets over Liabilities 32,876.09 99,950.00 132,826.09 TOTAL LIABILITIES & SURPLUS $ 44,069.04 $625,200.00 $669,269.04 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR: Actual Budget Difference REVENUE: From the State $ 46,204.19 $ 46,469.93 $ 265.74 From the County 6,961.76 6,925.81 35.95 From the Local Funds 127,754.84 119,313.13 8,441.71 TOTAL REVENUE $180,920.79 $172,708.87 $ 8,211.92 EXPENSES: ' Instructional Service $105,843.50 $107,038.24 $ 1,194.74 Capital Outlay 17,960.20 16,842.00 1,118.20 Debt Service 47,292.44 47,288.841 3.60 TOTAL EXPENSES $171,096.14 $171,169.08 $ 72.94 EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES $ 9,824.65 $ 1,539.79 $ 8,284.86 AUDITOR’S CERTIFICATE We have audited the books and records of the Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, for the twelve months ended June 30, 1933, and have submitted to the Board a detailed report thereof; from which the above condensed statement was pre pared. WE HEREBY CERTIFY that, in our opinion, the above statement shows the financial condition of the schools at June 30, 1933, together with the operating result for the twelve months ended at that time. „ _ A. T. ALLEN & COMPANY, Certified Public Accountants. Raleigh, N. C., October 25, 1933.
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