North Carolina Newspapers

m \HLISHIil> IN 1866. A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. Terms of SubseriDtion--$2 OC Per Annum V;)l LV III. WELDON, N. THURSDAY, AKH sT HO, IDJR. no. ir» ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY. Personals and Other Items of News From the Great Manufacturing Twin-City. [By Our special Cor.eHpomleiit ] Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Holoman, ol Weldon, visited friends here Iasi Thursday. Miss Mary Nelly Holt has ac c-li|...| the position of assistant Physioj1 Director in Chowan Col lege Misses Josephine Hege and Thelma Mills leave on August TO for Greensboro where they will enict N C. College fur Women. Kev R. H Broom held revival services last week in Smith's church, South Rosemary. Misses Sara Elizabeth and Lillian Bell Jenkins were the guests last week of Alice Virginia Poe, ol Rocky Mount. The funeral services of the in fain son of Mr. and Mrs. Stduev Miles, of Washington, D C , were held Friday at noon in Roanoke Rapids cemetery by Rev. E. N. Harrison assisted by Rev. A. G. Carter. Norman Harrison, Jr., spent the week-end here with his parents. Mrs. T. M. Jenkins and chil dren spent last week with relatives in Hampton, Va. tdward Knighton, of Anniston, Ala , w ill spend the winter at Led gerwood Hall with his aunt, Mrs. Ella Wooley. Mesdames Applewhite, Shaw and Dickens, of Halifax, visited friends here Sunday. Miss Sallie Medlin, who has been visiting relatives here, return ed to Richmond Sunday. Mrs. Sam Thompson visited rel atives in Littleton this week. The annual excursion of Roan oke mills to Ocean View took place Saturday. Twelve cars were tilled. Prof, and Mrs. Matthews, of Aurclian Springs, spent several dap here last week visiting rela lives. Mrs. George Savage and son, of Durham, are the guests of Miss Telia Urey. Mrs. C. F. Ogletree and children are spending this week in Norfolk, Va. Miss Eva Sadler has eniered Massey's business College, Rich rnond, Va. Miss Ruby Smith, of Kittrells, is ihe guest of Miss Viola Clover Mrs. C T. Harunaii and son, ol Hopewell, Va , were ihe week t ml guests ol Mrs J. I Cobb. Mrs M l-aison and daughl r, are yisiung Rsv and Mrs. J S Cobh, of l net > v 111 e, Vj. Mr. C. E. Sanford spent tht I week-end in Petersburg. Mr. S 1 Suggs and family, ol Charlotte, are visiting in the home of Mr. ,J p. Welch. Messrs. W. 1. Council and R L. Cooper have returned from a trip to Blowing Rock. Master Wilson Ch miller, of Nor folk, is visiting in. Allsbrook. Miss Ira Pitt is visiting her grand parents in Norfolk, Va. Mr. Seabrooke Jones has return ed from a visit to Sanford. Mrs. W. C. Thorne, of Flor ence, S. C., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mamie Matthews. Miss Louisa Kochtit/ky, of Mt Airy, is the guest of Miss Trayn ham Wyche. Miss Lillian Pettiway has gone < to Palm Beach, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Warrick are visiting in Northampton county. 1 Miss Eva Gurley, of Raleigh, is ; visiting her brother, J M. Gurley. Mrs. Morris, of Rockingham, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. L.Clark Miss Leona Newton, of Chici d is i^e guest of MissCassie Alligm d Mr. R. J. Wrightmeyer and family are visiting in Philadelphia Mr. C. G. Matthews, of Kansas City, Mo., is visiting his parents here here. James Carr Loftin.of Whitakers, spent Sunday tit h his aunt, Mrs W. C. Williams. He enters V M. 1. next week. Mr. and Mrs N. M. Hockaday are spending several days at Pine hurst. August 27. 192.5. CLUB RESOLUTIONS Pulsed by the Club Qirls of Hali fax County. Whereas, we ihe Club Girls of Halifax county having attended the encampment at the Glenview school Aug. 13 17, IB23, find it impossible to convey all uur deep eh appreciation to those who con tnbuied to ihe preparation andcul initiation of our welfare, happiness a id comfort? do beg to submit the following resolutions: 1st. To the Glenview communi ty-at large we extend hearts full of gratitude. 2nd. To Mr. Adcock, Mr. Vick, Mr. Barnhill, Mr. Bloomer, Mr. Neville, Mr. Viverette for cleaning the yards and fixing the grounds, building the cooking shack, making our beds, bringing the chicken coop, the ice chest, the lanterns, the women for the cooking uten sils and all the many provisions. 3rd. To the neighborhood boys tor the use of their cars. 4th. To Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Moss for the use of their pond. 5th. To our instructors, Misses IMuline Smith and Dorothy Dean w ho so ably taught us. bth. To our chaperones, Mrs. 'K I1- White and Mrs. Bettie Brown and Miss Udnh Parham for their untiring efforts in helping to make every girl in camp happy. 7th. To our Home Demonstra tion Agent, Miss Bernice Allen,we extend hearts filled with the mem ory of these instructive and happy days. Sth. Lastly, to any person not mentioned in the above resolutions who contributed toward making our encampment a success, we extend thanks. This shall be read at the last meeting of the Girls' Club and a copy sent to our county newspa pers for publication. Signed : Miriam Crawley, Ruby Liles. Jessie Bradley, Edith Parham, Committee. 066 quickly relieves Constipa tion, Biliousness, Headaches. Cold and Lagrippe. PARAMOUNT PICTURES I he National Demonstration For Better Pictures. The Roanoke News has been chosen by ihe Famous Players Lasky Corporauon as the best medium in this locality through which to spread its message for “The National Demonstration for Belter Pictures” to be conducted the week of September 2nd to 9th During the five week period be ginning August 27th, and ending September 29th, more than 15, 000 theatres in the United States will play at least one full week of the famous Paramount Pictures and most of them will play these pictures solidly for the five weeks. ' In order to solicit the public’s 1 co operation in this movement, Adolph Zukor, president of Fa mous Players Lasky Corporation, ‘ producers of Paramount Pictures, 1 has selected 2,000 newspapers 1 throughout the country through which to reach the bigger part ol 1 the American public In North and Souili Carolina fifty papers have been selected, and The ROA NOKE NEWS will carty the adver tisement for this district. Nearly ' 300 theatres in both states and ' part of Tennessee will be repre sented and their programs pub- ' lished. Mr. Zukor referred to the con- ‘ ference of authors field in New York last month, which was called the First International Congress of the Motion Picture Art. It was called by Mr. Zukor under the auspices of the Author’s League of America, and among the delegates were Fannie Hurst, Rex Beach, George Barr Baker, and nearly ( every other author of note. Five . nations were also represented. The outcome of the conference was a permanent program for the ' elevation of the movies which is ' now being drafted. BARBECUE. Mr. J. W. Pierce gave the ball club an old fashioned barbecue last Monday, at his residence on Elm street, which was greatly enjoyed by the boys before leaving for their respective homes. ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT Of the Home Demonstration Club (lirls of Halifax County. The annual encampment of the Home Demonstration Club Girls of Halifax county was held at the Glenview School, August 13th to I 7rh. Miss Bernice Allen, Home Dent. Agent for Halifax County was in charge. She was assisted by Miss Dorothy Dean, Idgecombe County's Home Demonstration Agent, who had charge of the recreational exercises, and by Miss Pauline Smith, I hsinci I tome Dent Agent, who assisted with class work. Mrs. VC P. White, of Hobgood, Mrs. Butte Brown, of Roanoke Rapids, and Miss Hdith Parham, of I tilery, were the offi cial chaperones. The whole neigh borhood for (titles around were the benefactors of the young campers, furnishing from their gardens, hen roosts and smoke houses good things to eat of every description The excellent wn rk done during the week by Miss Allen and her tssociates is indeed worthy of com mendation in the highest terms. The morning houses were devoted to classes in balanced meals, serv ing ol meals, club girl enqueue. Jelly making and canning demon strations were given before these classes by different club girls. The real constructive work of the week was done through this part of the day. I ne atternouns anu evenings were devoted 10 recreaiional exer cises and games, especially those games in which physical exercises play a prominent part. "Setting up" exercises, or cdethenics, were required as in must schools and in die army, during ihe early morning hours before breakfast. The afternoon exercise was there fore of a different naiure, being mainly recieational. Swimming, running, jumping, pmato races, three legged races were all in vogue, and ihe girls ei i iyed them to the utmost. Miss Dorothy Dean, of Tarboro, had charge ol lins pari of die work. During the evenings, an audi ence usually gathered Irom die neighborhood to swell die number. Singing, individually and collec tively, was indulged in. Siuii.s were put on by different clubs and by individuals, sometimes to die amusement of pari of the audience and the discomfort of die oilier part. The encampment closed T'riday afternoon, with a meeting in the school building of the club girls, their instructors and people of the surrounding country. Mr. A. T. Akers was present for this meeting and addressed the gathering, as had Mr. N. L. Stedman, of Hali fax, a member of die Board of Ed ucation on the night before. Mr. Akers stressed die need for getting every part of the County schools to function properly and in accord with those of every part of the ccuniy, and gave an interesting sidelignt on the enormous amount of work required of die office force of the County Superintendent's of fice. Miss Pauline Smith, District Home Dent. Agent, talked well and seriously to their girls and their parents about the necessity of taking club work and the lessons taught therein seriously and pro fil ing by the work, reciting numbers of cases where club work had made a belter neighborhood. Miss Allen thanked everybody for everything that contributed to the success of the encampment,and stated that plans had been made for a larger and better work by the clubs during the next year, and for a good camp next year. Miss Allen's wotk, although she is too modest to admit it, has shown ex cellent results and much credit is due her. And last but not least, the good people of the Glenview School community deserve very honorable mention for so ably assisting in making the encampment a success They did everything possible for folks to do and then did some It is impossible to mention all their names, but their deeds will live after them in the hearts of the girls and their teachers. With such help as they gave the work of the Dem onstration Agent and the Girls' Clubs has received a wonderful benefit._ The woman with a history may be a book agent. 660 cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It destroys the germs. REV. FRED CHENAULT, D D , Who is now conducting a revival in the Method.si Church in Weldon OLD WELDON Things That happened 33 Years Ago in Town and Vicinity. August 28, 1890.—Mr. J M. Mullen, of Petersburg, w as in town a few days ago. Mrs. H. C. Spiers left Tuesday to spend several weeks in Wilson. Mr. E. W. Brown, of Peters burg, was in town on a visit Sun day. Capt. J. A. Musgrove returned Saturday from a visit to Virginia. Miss Peggy Ousby, of Halifax, is visaing the Misses Gary. The Misses Gilliam and Miss l ou Hill, of Halifax, are visiting in Littleton. Miss Susan Gary who has been visiting friends near Halifax, re turned last week. Mrs. E. T. Clark, of Halifax, left Thursday for a trip to the mountains. Miss Nellie Lyons, of Richmond, who has been visiting relatives in town, returned borne Monday. Mr. Willis Johnston,of Elurenee, S. C., is visiting his father, Col. J. W. Johnston, in Eaucetts. Miss Mattie McLeod, of South Carolina, is visiting her relatives here, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Gooch. Mr. P. N. Stainback is in Bruns wick county, Va., looking after his farm in that county. Mrs. Hawks, of Petersburg, mother of our townsman, Capt. G. D. Hawks, is visiting friends in town. Mrs. J. K. Campbell, who has been on a visit to Littleton, return ed home Tuesday. Miss Annie Stainback, who has been visiting relatives in Bruns wick county, Va., has returned home. Miss Lucy Mills, of Wake 1 or est, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. P. A Lewis, lor the past two weeks, returned home Monday. Capt. L. W. Chamberlain, who has just recovered Irnm a slight attack of typhoid lever, lelt on the 21 st for Atlantic (Tty Mr. Charles R Entry, who has been summering in the mountains of Virginia, returned home Satur day and left Sunday night for the Horner school at Oxford. A charier has been granted by the Superior Court of Halifax county to the Great Palls Water Power, Manufacturing and Im provement Company. The offi cersare: W. M. Habliston, Pres idem, J. L. Williams, Vice Presi dent, Charles Cohen, Secretary, A. S. Patterson, Treasurer, J. M. Mullen, Attorney. The principal object of the Company is to devel op and utilise the water power of the Roanoke river along the great falls of that stream, at a point about four miies above town. FARM NOTES. By \V. O. Davis, County Agent, Weldon, N. C. — I Last Fall Mr. J. W. 1 tilery, of the Tillery section, plowed under ten acres of rank pea vines, applied two and one half tons ground lime stone per acre and planted alfalfa. On June 25th this summer he cut his first cutting of hay. Since then he has ntade three tit ire cuttings 1 and will still get another making1 five cuttings in all. At each cutting he has averaged a ton ol hay per acre. Alfalfa is a great crop lot Halifax county. Plant a patch tins year. The State Uepartinem ut Agu culture will furnish free wilt resist ant tomato seed to farmers who are bothered with tomato wilt if the person having wilt will send in sample of a stalk damtged by wilt. Send the stalk to me and I will for ward specimen on to Raleigh and | assist you in getting seed. It you haven't been able to grow toma toes in your garden send me your I name and I will try to gel you some of these seed to try. Have you noticed how good corn is where it was planted after crimson clover? Now is the time to plain crimson clover on all your land you expect to put in corn next year. If you expect to put the same land back m corn scatter climson clover seed in the corn middles. Mr. Charlie Shaw, of Aurelian Springs raised a peach in his home orchard this summer that measured thirteen inches in circumference We need more home orchards m Halifax that will make peaches like Mr. Shaw's orchard. We can have excellent home orchards if we will give them the necessary care. "1)00 DAYS.” What has become of the old fashioned Weldon boy who used to slay nut of the swimming hole along about this time ot year be cause ol the terrible stories of altlc iioii and death Ins folks used to connect with “dog days?" TJuc.i lum and enlightenment have es tahlished the tact that "dog days," coming about tins time each year, brutg^io special form of evil to the world But many ol us can re member w lien people took the mat ter seriously and when, though great was the temptation, hoys ab solutely relaxed to enter the water of their favorite swimming hole. We nev er found out who invented the "dog day’’ story. But we have since supposed it was some inge nious mother who had to use ex treme measures to get a little stove wood cut. But whoever was re sponsible for it was certainly no friend of boyhood. And when we think of the days we were kept out of a swimming hole by threats of dire results from "dog day" poi sons, we are certainly out going to start in now to urge that a monu ment be built to their memory. NEED POLICE PROTECTION. V\ l- copy ihe: following from the Routtok e-Chowan Times: "People who travel over the Stale highway between Jackson and Weldon tell us that there is more law violations on that road than on any they know, that it is famous for road hogs. It is said to be really dangerous to travel over it on account ol the much reckless driving and speeding, especially at night. It is a pity that sum.- way cannot be found to afford some police protection along that road, for a snort time at least, mill! a few are taught to respect the law.” RECEIVERS APPOINT El) EOR I! \NK OH HOLLISTER. Tor investigation l>y the banking department, the Bank of Hollister was lound to be insolvent, and at the hearing before Judge John H. Kerr, at Halifax, there was so.ne dispute by the different interests as to the choice ot receivers. S. G. Daniel, of Littleton, represented certain creditors and stockholders, and Harold Cooley and L. T. Vaughan represented certain other creditors and stockholders. Judge Kerr appointed V. R. Vaughan, of Vaughan, and C. W. Cope, of I lollister, as receivers. THE GREEN BUILDING SOLD. The Green building on the cor ner of Washington avenue and Third street, has been sold to the Bank of Weldon. This is one of the most magnificent structures in Pastern Carolina. Situated as it is, at the head of Third street, where nearly all the trafic will center, makes it a most desirable location for a bank. Some time in the near future, the bank will be moved to the room now occupied by the Bounds Motor Company. CLEAN-UP WEEK Next week, beginning Septem ber 3rd, will be final clean-up week for the town. All tin cans, boxes, buckets, kegs, barrels, old glassware, &c , in fact everything that can hold water and breed mos quitoes should be removed. Also do away with all trash and old rubbish. Begin early and be ready w hen the truck comes to move it it away We warn a clean town. Signed W. W. Wiggins, Mayor, THE BALL SEASON OVER. Last Saturday’s game between Weldon and Roanoke Rapids Rosemary club brought to a close the base ball season for 1923; our neighbor winning the last two games. FIRST HALL OPENING. Mr. I‘. A. Lewis will have her first fall opening—showing to her friends and customers the new fall and winter styles—on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 30th, 31st and September 1st. Be or hand and get a look at the very latest styles. AMONG THE VISITORS. Personal Items About Folks and Their Friends Who Travel Mere and There. — Mr John Baucom, of I.inleion, was in lown Sunday. Mr. 1:. Clark, Jr., has returned I from a visn 10 Asheville. Mrs. R. J Lewis, of Liuleton, I is visiting relatives in town. Mrs. Virginia Sledge, ol Norfolk, is visiting relatives in town. Miss Katherine l iollier, of (iarys burg, is visiting Miss Hazel Grant. Mr. Hmry Green, of Greens boro, is visiting relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Utley, of Norfolk, are visiting relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs William Joseph son have returned from their bri dal tour. Ur. and Mrs. II. G. Lassiter have reiurned from a visit to Lake Juiuiluska. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gregory have returned from a visit to Lake Junaluska. Miss Narcissa Daniel has re turned from a visit to relatives at Scotland Neck. Mrs. Joe Fountuin and children, of Lakeland, Florida, are visiting relatives in town. Mr. A. L. Stainback and daugh ter, Miss Lillie, spent the week at South Hill, Va. Mrs. J. T. D. Railings and little daughter are visiting relatives in the Enfield section. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hardison and children are visiting relatives in Morehead City. Misses Mary and Elizabeth Ken- j drick, of Portsmouth, are visiting relatives in Weldon. Mr. J. D, Turner who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. I. T. Wal lace, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Musgrove j and little son, of New York, are ! visiting relatives in Weldon. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pierce and family are spending a while in [he mountains of Norili Carolina. Miss Alberta and i.ucille Wallace who have been visiting relatives in Farmville, have returned home. Mrs. L. 1). Dayman and chil dren have returned from a visit to relatives in die western part of the State. Miss Elizabeth Scarborough, of Mt. Gilead, who lias been visiting Miss Anna Shaw, lias returned home. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Allen, of Greensboro, who have been visit ing relatives here have returned home. Mrs. E. D. Burnell who has been spending some time at Berk ley Springs, W. Va., has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Owen and daughter, Miss Virginia, have re turned from a visit io relatives in Virginia. Mrs. Belle Suiter and grand daughter, Miss Ola Bell White head, are visiting relatives in Nor folk and Portsmouth. Miss Maud Harris who has been spending the past two months in Richmond, has returned to her home near Garysburg. Misses Helen Poster, Louise j Poster and Marion Boltz, of Rich mond, are spending a few days with Miss F.llice Bounds. Mrs. M. Josephson and little daughter, Miss Evelyn, who have been visiting relatives at New port News, Va., have returned home. Rev. 1.. R. Christie, D. D., pastor of the first Baptist Church, Miridian, Miss , an old Halifax boo, paid our office a pleasant visit last Tuesday Rev. Dr. R. A Bowers, pastor of the first Baptist church, Knox ville, Tenn , is visiting relatives in this couriy. Dr. Bowers was I reared in Halifax county. Rev. C. F. Westman is spend ing his six weeks vacation in To ronto, Canada. During his ab sence services will be conducted at ; the usual hour by the lay reader, | Mr. Geo. C. Green. WE BUY TOMATOES. We pay 50c. per bushel for good j sound, ripe tomatoes, delivered at our cannery in South Weldon, just behind Garner’s cotton gin. Bring them Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays—mornings. ROANOKE CANNING CO. SPRIGHTLY SPARKS. Gathered Here and There and Everywhere. The days are getting shorter. The mosquitoes are humming. August will step out tomorrow.' The melon-cholic days are al most here. Next month will be September— then for oysters. September, the first fall month, is right at the door. Heaven help the man whose friends are all enemies. If you want to know what is wrong with most any Weldon wfo man, ask her neighbors. The “spirit of unrest" is always abnormally developed when the mosquito presents his bill. The lateness of the katydids this year portend an unusually late coming of the autumn cold. Some of tile charity that begins at home never gets beyond the fron't gate before it is homesick. Winking is said to be good for the eyesight. Maybe it is, if her sweetheart doesn't happen to be nearby. One nice use for the surplus of wheat which there is in the coun try would be to turn it into fried chicken. You don’t see children wearing copper-toed shoes any more. Fan cy suggesting such a thing to pres ent day kids. Always hope ler win: When melon lime gwine out De 'possum’s cornin’ in! It seems that no one has had time to figure out how many pe destrians can be run over to the gallon of gasoline. Folks differ as to the result of some crops around Weldon but goodness knows the weed crop hasn’t been a failure. A fortune big awaits the man Who will invent this wonder, A sofa built on such a plan A small boy can'i get under If Henry Ford is nominated we hope lie will issue an order to drivers of his cars around Weldon not to run over any voters. Weldon married people would do well to remember that neigh bors always know more about you than they let on like they do. After a man gets into a hole it’s surprising how many people could have told him what path he might have taken in order to avoid it. Another thing, Weldon girls seem to know everything nowa days about things old-fashioned people think they ought not to know. We heard a Weldon man say yesterday that about the only kind of callers he has is the kind to whom he says, often before they are through stating their business, "Well, how much is it? EVERLASTINO UIRLHOOD. The rejuvenation of women as well as men, and without the aid of the beauty doctor and the dress maker, has been promised by Dr. VoronoH', the famous monkey gland expert. Dr. Voronoft ex plained during the recent Interna tional Surgical Congress that he was making experiments at the present time, and expected to be able to announce the secret of ever lasting girlhood about November. HYMENEAL. We return thanks for an invita tion to be present at the following marriage: Mrs. Annie Cain Bridgers re quests the honor of your presence of the marriage of her daughter Elizabeth to Mr Jonathan Worth Daniels on Wednesday evening, September the fifth, at nine o’clock, Edenton street church, Raleigh, North Carolina. ANNUAL ELECTION. The stockholders of the Bank of Weldon met in annual session last Thursday night and elected the following officers for the eusuing year: President—W. E. Daniel. Cashier—L C. Draper. Asst. Cashier—E. H. Smith. Teller—E. A. Daniel. DIRECTORS. W. E. Daniel, Dr. D. B. Zolli coffer, J. W. Sledge, J. I. Wyche, N. J. Shepherd, R. T. Daniel, W. A. Pierce, W. T. Shaw, L. C. Draper, E. H. Smith.