A TRIP TO
HAWAII
MATTHEWS TALKS
ABOUT THE ISLANDS
Those of us who will live and
die in the U. S. A. like to know
how folks in other parts of the
world live, and in this part of the
country, stocked with native born
Americans, we get little opportun
ity to really know.
We read about far away places
and we see a little of them in the
movies, but that’s not like sitting
down and talking with somebody
who has lived there, and we don’t
mean somebody traveling, sight
seeing, just passing thru.
The writer talked to E. A. Mat
thews abouit the Hawaiian Islands
where the latter has lived for the
past three years. He did not care
to talk about the charges brought
against him nor about his per
sonal affairs, but he was perfect
ly willing to talk about the Ha
waiian Islands—and was as en
thusiastic about it as one could be
in his perdicament.
Hawaii is a territory of the
United States, consisitng of a group
of seven islands in the middle of
the Pacific Ocean. The largest is
land is named Hawaii but Hono
lulu, the capital and principal
city, is located on Oahu Island a
bout 200 miles from Hawaii Is
land.
Honolulu is 2,000 miles from
San Francisco, 3,500 miles from
Japan and 4,000 miles from Aus
tralia. That is why the Islands
are known as the “Cross Roads of
the Pacific.”
Matthews spent the entire three
years in Honolulu, his previous
three years in California. He called
San Francsco “Frisco” as they say
all Westeners do.
During his three years on the
Island, he never say anyone he
knew. (It has developed he was
seen by two, and possibly three,
Halifax county boys who were
servng in the army.)
We were particularly interest
ed in the climate, the volcanoes,
the kind of people, what they
dd, how they differed from us—
and, of course, the Hawaiian danc
ing grils on the beach at Waiki
ki.
He told us of the marvelous
climate, mild, the same the year
around, except for a brief rainy
spell. But you wore the same
weight clothes all year. No, it
was never hot. The Islands were
constantly fanned by the North
east trade winds.
The soil was very fertle, form
ed from disintegrated volcanic
rocks and decay of vegetable mat
ter. Sugar cane, pineapples and
other tropical fruits, corn, coffee
and truck garden produce are the
principal crops.
Yes, he said, the 18th amend
ment held good in the Islands but
com was one of the principal
crops. As in other ways, prohibi
tion there was just as it was in
the States. After December, the
Islands would be "wide open” a
gam.
While the largest volcano in
the world is on Hawaii, there were
no violent emotions during his so
journ and he never visited that
island.
The population of the Islands is
about 350,000. A third of these are
Japanese; Chinese, Portuguese and
Filipinos make up another third;
the final third are Americans,
British, German, Russian and
strangely, Hawaiian.
In proportion, a very small per
cent of the total are pure Ha
waiian. In generations gone by the
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about the younger generation the
kids seem to have a goo.d time in
their own way after all.
At one of tbs eastern colleges re
cently, the students built a big bon
fire to celebrate something or other,
and wet-e whooping it up all over
the place. While the flames licked
up the boxes, sofas, fences etc., and
everybody was making merry, one
of the boys just stood leaning
against a tree and looking on.
“What’s the matter, Jake?” says
one of his pals, “Is your bed on
there?”
“No,” Jake says sadly, “I was
just thinkin’ what a swell break it
would be if I had a store over
there.”
native race has intermarried with
other yellow and brown races
which settled on the islands in
large numbers.
Matthews stated there were
many wealthy farles in Honolulu.
During our bank holiday, their
banks did business as usual. There
are no beggars or tramps. Wages
are higher there altho it costs more
to live. They have all the com
forts of living we have in States
except house heating, which they
don’t need.
Since the U. S. annexed the Is
lands in 1898, good roads have
been built on most of the is
lands, partcularly on Oahu.
American automobiles abound.
Matthews worked for a company
selling high priced cars and busi
ness was good.
He was there during the famous
Massie case when the wife of the
naval lieutenant was raped and
her family killed her assailant. He
did not hear the trial because it
was impossible to get near the
courthouse on account of the
crowds.
Such conditions are not as bad
as pictured by the press, he claim
ed, and life is not so different from
that in the States—just a little less
hectic and more comfortable be
cause of the delightful climate.
He hopes to go back to live
there—someday.
Frazier-Hines
Mrs. Lucile Jenkins announces
the marriage of her sister, Miss
Mattie Sue Hines, of Roanoke Rap
ids, to Mr. Dennie Frazier of High
Point. The wedding took place
Wednesday, November 22, in Em
poria, Va., at 11:30 o’clock. The
ceremony was performed by the
Baptist minister, Rev. Grimmer.
Ruth Killebrew, of Roanoke Rap
ids, was bridesmaid, and Mr. Gene
Wilson, of High Point, was best
man. Mrs. Maggie Batton, of Roa
noke Rapids, accompanied the
couple to Emporia. Two couples
came with the bridegrorm from
his home, and returned with the
newlyweds to High Point.
Immediately after the wedding
the group left for their home in
High Point, where the wedding
supper was prepared.
Ladies Night Is
Held By Kiwanis
At Williamston
Ladies’ Night, the high spot in
the program of entertainment,
featured the meeting of the Wil
liamston Kiwanis Club at their
meeting this week, and was attend
ed by Jules Brazil, from the de
partment of comedy of the Nation
al Broadcasting Co., of New York
City.
In addition to the wives of the
Kiwanians, teachers of the Wil
liamston City Schools were guests
of the club.
R. H. Goodmon, president of the
club, and former Roanoke Rapids
resident, stated early in the week
that more than 100 Kiwanians and
guests were expected to attend the
club’s annual affair, and that it
promised to be the most entertain
ing since the club was organized.
Asserting her husband called
her a dumbbell, Mrs. Jeanette
Williams of St. Louis obtained a
divorce.
TAR HEEL
FARMERS
MEETING
The accomplishments during the
past year and the plans for this
year of the Young Tar Heel Farm
ers Clubs of Northampton and
Halifax counties were discussed
by representatives of the chapters
at the regular monthly meeting of
the Vocational Agriculture Teach
ers held in Rich Square on Nov
ember 17. Each chapter had two
representatives present and tak
ing part in the program.
The boys told of some of the
past activities of the clubs which
included: construction of a log
cabin chapter room; farm demon
strations on the use of pure
seed, pure bred livestock, improv
ed feeding and fertilizer practices;
pruning and spraying orchards;
soil building demonstrations; beau
tifying school, church, and home
grounds; taking part in judging,
essay and public speaking contests;
bulding furniture and shop appli
ances for the home and farm;
educational trips and recreational
tours; “Father and Son Banquets”
and socials; home projects; and
home agriculture libraries.
The chapter programs for this
year as told by the boys includes
the following general aims and
items: 1. Continuation of all worth
while past activities. 2 More chap
ter activities, particularly those
that develop leadership qualities.
3 Better shop and classroom equip
ment. 4 Larger communty service.
5 Each member have a definite job
and responsibility.
Those present at the meeting
were: Leon Knight, Michael Cook,
and E. K. Veach from Aurelian
Springs; Donald Taylor, James
Everette Brown and A. L. Vann,
from Rich Square; Kell, Gay, J. P.
Spencer, and E. L. Norton, from
Seaboard; Waverly Smith, Sam
Taylor, and A. B. Peterson from
Woodland; and Wilson Lassiter,
Joseph Piand, Kelly Martin, Ar
cher Lassiter, Wayland Johnson
and C. E. Morrison from Conway.
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