I ESTABLISHED IN 1866. VOL. L\ I II. A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. WELDON, N. ('. TILUltSDAY, MAHCII <>, i!)24. Terms >t Su!>seriDtion--$2 00 Per Annum NO. 42 ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARY. Personals and Other Items of News From the Grea Manufacturing Twin-City. [By Our Special <’orreNpomlent \jr | S. Cannon and Mrs, W 0, Thompson were called to Spar lanburtf. s C , on Tuesday be cause of die serious illness of iliei muiher, who died Thursday. Mi Jasper N. Burnette. belt representative of the State Boart of Missions of the Baptist clnircl and Rev (. .1 Sheets will conduc aSunday School B. Y. P. U. In stitute >n die Roanoke Rapids Bap list church, March 2-7. The game between the CTirl' Basket Ball T eams of Roannkt KapiJs and Rich Square played or ihelocal court Saturday night war won by the home team. Miss Mary Shortwell of the State Department of Public Welfart made a splendid address before ihe Woman's (Tub on Mondaj afternoon. The Blue Bird Patrol of the (itr. Scouts held a ba/aur in the Hays building Saturday afternoon. Music lovers were given a treat on Monday night when Gamble Concert Go., gave a concert in the high school auditorium. The men of All Saints [episcopal church held an oyster supper Fri day night. Miss Minnie Johnson has re turned front a visit to Richmond. Miss Verna Transon, of Wins VVOMAN’S CLUB. An Interesting Meeting Meld. The regular quarterly meeting ol the Woman's Club was held Feb 18th, 0124, in the Baraca room of the Methodist church. The meet tng was presided over by the Pres idet, Mrs. Laurence Wall and in teresting reports from the Welfare Civic and Music departments were read. These different departments are domg splendid work in and all who heard their reports were greatly pleased. Mrs. Mary !:. Bounds was elec ted Chairman of the Civic Depart ment to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Mrs. Margaret Green. Mrs, George C. Green, was appointed Chairman of the Curb Market Committee with Mrs. R S Travis and Mrs. Mary E. Bounds. This Committee ts mak ing plans towards the furtherance of this very splendid and mutually profitable (to to the rural and the town folk) enterprise. A letter was read from the Fi nance Committee of the State Fed eration, urging this club to com plete us quoto of the Endowment fund before the end of ths Club year, April, 1924. Mrs. Henry House and Mrs. R. S. Travis were appointed a committee to interview •he members of the club relative to this. At the annual meeting April 1924 the election of of officers for the year 1924-25 will take place. A nominating Committee was ap pointed as follows: Mrs, J. A. Johnston, Chairman, Mrs. T. C. Harrison, Mrs. O. W. Pierce, Mrs. Lee Johnson and Mrs. H. B. Harrell, Jr. Mrs. R. S. Travis and Mrs T. G. Harrison were elected delegates to the State Convention to be held in Raleigh in May. Mrs. J. S. Turner and Mrs. Bascotnb Harreli were elected alternates. The President urged the mein hers to attend the District meeting to be held in Oxford, sometime in April, date to be announced later. USED TO IT. t I wo women were discussing a wedding ihat had taken place at their church the previous day. (i “And do you know,” said one, just as Frank and the widow started up the aisle to the altar every light in the church went out?” lhisstartling bit of information was greeted by a number of "Oh's.” What did the couple do then?” inquired one. Kept on going. The widow knew the way. A 0o»uP. Chamberlain’s Stomach sand v"1 tablets for indigeation, gassy ktins that crowd tlie heart, bhiousneas j CUQ»tipation; Chamberlain’s Salyc Iur ^urna, scalds, wounds, piles, etc. 1 oa’t m„8 lon-Siilem, was the guest Iasi weel of her sister, Mrs, Eugene I h - man. Mr J. C Odell has accepted posiiion with the J. J. VC’ade Co. , Messrs. W J. and C'.eo, Nor wood have returned front ,a visi with relatives in Ante, Va. Miss Lula VC illiarns is visitint I relatives in Henderson. Mr. Norman Taylor will leavt iliis week tor Nashville, where lit will take charge of a store for N L. Stedman. Mr. \V. O. Thompson has re turned from a business trip to \X ii son. Mr. and Mrs .J I. Diughtry.n; 1 Norfolk, are visiting re I inves her. : Mrs E B. t il tv :r w as hostess on I uesday afternoon t > die Ladies Aid Society of Roanoke Rani Is Methodist church. I he B. Marks Department Store is being remodelled and when fin ished will be one of the mosi ai tractive in this section of the State. Mr. Wilson and family will oc cupy their new home on Roanoke Avenue this week. Miss Esther Marshall delightfully entertained a number of Iter friends on Monday afternoon at her home, Rosemary Lodge. March 3, 1924. FARM MOTHS. By W (). Davis, County Agent Weldon, N. C. To make poultry more profita i ble it is necessary to first get rid of all the unprofitoble chickens. This ! means the sale of the excess roos terr, hens over two years old and culls. I d assist farmers in this the two agricultural ageni are try ing to work up a car load shipment of poultry about April I5ih. A poultry car will siup at certain sta 1 lions in die county at advertised ; hours and buyers will be ui die car paying cash for die poultry ai Phil adelphia prices on that day. In order to make the sale a success we will nave in gel enough chick eus io load a car. To find out ap proximaiely how many chickens we can expect we will soon send out blanks asking farmers to list approximately how many chickens they will have to sell. If you are interested m this help us locate enough chickens to warrant going ahead with the project. Maks your plans now to get in sufficient spring oats to help out the long feed during ihe summer. Remember this year's cotton must be shared with die weevil and if it musi also be shared with the teed merchant there won’t lie left much for you. Also plant rape now for the hogs and chickens. Rape planted on rich land will furnish grazing in eight weeks. Plain in rows, sow ing l) to t> pound-, of seed per acre. Soy beans plained in rows tor harvesting and se’hng die seed for planting purposes otters a easli crop to substitute for part uf the cotton acreage. Plant mammoth yellow variety tm dns Have y,.j nude up a farm budget for this year's woi1 he budget system puts business methods into your farm work and u is the only method to use to really gel the most good from your money. It is also the only w ay to make your year’s allowance last all the year. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. We desire to direct special at tention to the many new udver tisements to be found in the col umns of the Roanoke News, among them, the Rahil Department Store, “The Famous,” the Florence Oil Stove, for sale by The Willey Moore Hardware Co , The Pee Gee Paint, for sale by ihe Caroli na Building Company and the S. V. F A. Insurance Company of Raleigh, represented here by Mr. R. H. Merchant. “Hlu’’ Coughs Hang On. Some victims of the “Ilu" uever fully recover the health of tile luuirs, and coughs that "hang ou“ are the coughs that threaten. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy puts a soothing, healing coat ing on the inHained surlaces, relieves tightness and soreness, raises phlegm easily. Uood for bronchial coughs, and night coughs, too. 3 14. Our ’phone No. is 3i 14, if you care to give us news items. We cannot read your minds but would like to have all the news i you are able to give us. DEDICATED rhe Beautiful High School Build ing Dedicated lost Sunday The colored people of Weldot 1 have great c:uise for congratulatiot mil rejoicing over ihe successfu ■h'i1 enthusiastic dedicatory ser vices held in their new school au ditoriuin, on Sunday afternoon j March 2nd last. It was indeed an occasion it j which a number of the Schoo | Board, Prof, lid wards, superinten dent of schools, the faculty of the whit-.-, school, and a number of oth i er white friends united with the large audience which Idled the ca pacious auditorium in the interest ing exercises. Prof. Jones, of the colored school, while entirely at ease presided with dispatch and eiliei rcy After singing “Ameri ett," a id a number by the choir, k’ev J is.Johnston led in a compre hensive prayer of praise and thanksgiving. Prof. Jones then staled that the purpose of the meeting u is twofold, to express ( gratitude for tire progress already I made m educational equipment for j the colored school and to ask for ; money with which to perfect this i equipment so that the colored chil dren of Weldon would want to go to school as they would find there things beautiful and attractive and so be inspired to a higher standard of living. A roll of the different church and fraternal organizations was called and each responded with amounts donated and already m hand by their respective socie ties which aggregated nearly six ; hundred dollars. Of this amount one woman’s society donated $100 to build a cement walk in front of the school and another more than that amount to furnish and equip .1 Domestic Science room in con nection with the school. Rev. Grady, pastor of the M. H. church, made the opening speech which was listened to with much interest and was followed by Hun. Geo G Green lit a heart to heart talk of congratulation, encourage ment and wholesome advice. This was received with many expres sions of approval and was most appropriate and helpful. Pt I lid wards added to this in a pleasing manner, after winch a handsome picture of Prof. Edwards was pre sented by the faculty to be placed ill the auditorium of the school and was put tn position while the choir sang "Ho, for Carolina," the au dience standing. Tins was follow ed by a voluntary collection from the Inends present amounting to about In looking hack over a score of years when there. were no schools m Weldon, small and inconsequent churches, wmle seven saloons or bar rooms occupied con ptcious places on our principal streets v.. can but see the advance that has been made in the enlight ening and improving conditions that now exist among our people. "I III-: MASONIC RINU" Senior lJluy luodav Night, Mar. Ilth, at S U’c'ock liach senior class leaves a me tnoiial to the school and a play is given to defray the expenses ol such gift. This year the class is presenting a play with a very catchy title ‘The Masonic Ring.” A synopsis of the play follows: A girl just out of college marries a young business man,even though she was a member ol the never marry club He becomes jealous of his wile, for he says she is wear ing an old Masonic ring, with the words "Rowland Hall” engraved thereon. Although these words are the name of the dormitory in which his wile lived while at school — the husband mistakes them for the name of a rival and hence is jealous. Come and help the class tor their memorial goes to the school li brary. Admission: 50c. and 25c. Remember the place—School building Time: Tuesday night, 8 o'clock, March I I. Choruses, duets, etc. THE FIRST SNOW. On Wednesday of last week it be gan snowing early in the morning and snowed continuously during the day. When it ceased snow ing, it measured about six inches— the only snow this winter and the largest one in three years. But one good thing, snow does not last long in this part of the vineyard. In a few hours the only snow seen I was in shady places. SPRIGHTLY SPARKS. Gathered Here and There and Everywhere. March, march away. Get your kites ready. This is March. The ground hot; got m Ins work last week. Who said we were not going to have any more snow ? Half of the world doesn't know how the other half lives—but it j has iis suspicious. The storm last week was about I the end of winter. The sun is running too high. How many of you have noticed that all taxes look mighty high to the fellow who is short. A Weldon man wants to know why some people are so much like onion sets — little; bui loud. We read where a Kansas City pair divorced 25 years are going to remarry. That's the longest vacation on record. Possibly the reason that some men argue home isn't what it used to be is because they don't spend enough time there. Critics can’t agree on the ten best books, but around Weldon the most interesting one just now is the seed catalogue. The golden streets of the here after are going to be mighty hard walking for the fellows who are so lazy they wont want to fly. Women may be taking to politics but they’ll always be more inter ested in hats in a show window than hats in th' presidential ring. Women are getting so unreason able. Here is one in New York who wants her husband jailed be cause he hacked her head with an axe. Why is it so many women can come out in public looking nicely dressed when any one of them will tell you that she "hasn't any thing lit to wear.” Why is it that when some Wel don men get to talking down town they consider themselves comman ders hut when they get home they are ium high privates in the rear ranks. Our friend Mr. Luke Shearin is quite a philosopher. He says us better to learn from a paying teller that you have no money coming to you than it is in learn it from a fortune teller. Chief ol Police Crew says there are a few fellows around town who get nervous if someone approaches them from behind, as though they were alraid somebody might slap them on the hip. Lonnie Hull says he is satisfied now tile world hasn’t changed any He recently saw a fellow eat four boxes of sardines and a pound of crackers and then ask for a piece of cheese for an appetizer. painful accident. During ihe sleet last week, Mrs. W. J. Ward in walking down the street, slipped and Fell, breaking a bone in her left arm. We are glad to learn that she is getting along well. meeting called. More than 100 men have enrolled as members of a Josephus Daniels- for ■ President Club. A meeting will be held at the I own Hall Friday, March 7th, at 7:30 I*. M., for organization to which all citizens are invited. |)EA I II OF MR I). S. COBB. We regret to announce the death o! Mr. 1) S Cohh, who died at his residence near Halifax, Wednes day of last week. He was 64 years of age, and died of pneumo nia. The remains were laid to rest at the Trueblood place, near Weldon. NEW CORPORATION. The Weldon Sheet Metal Works has been incorporated, with author ized capital of $25,000 and $5, 500 subscribed by Mrs. Linda I. Harris and T. A. Chappell, of Weldon, and H. B. Harris, of Kinston IMPORTANT MEETING. The Welfare Department of the | Woman's Club will hold its regu 1 lar monthly meeting, March 12th, 1924 at 3:30 p. m , in the school building. A full attendance ts specially urged as matters of con j siderable importance will be i brought up at this meeting. A,MONO THH VISITORS. Personal Items About Folks and Their Friends Who Tiavel Here and There. Mr. D. R. Anderson visited Ral eigh last week. Miss Mattie McGee visited Rocky Mount, last week. Mr. Jack Anderson spent the week end in Durham. Mrs. Maude Hale, of Littleton, was in town last week. Mrs. R, S. Travis spent the week end in Scotland Neck. Mr. T. A. Jones, of Bunn, spent the week end with relatives here. Miss 1:11a Lindsay spent the week end with friends in Littleton. Miss Rosa Rod.veil spent the week end with relatives at Macort. Mrs I'. J Miles, of Littleton, was a visitor in Weldon l ist week. Mrs. Virginia Poe has returned from a vis;; to relatives at Rocky Mount. Mrs. J. Owen and Mrs. L. L. Hayward visited Richmond Wed nesday. Mrs. Ruth Hunter spent the week end with relatives at Vaughan. Mrs. B. Scherr, of Richmond, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. William Josephson. Miss Pattie Shaw has returned from a visit to relatives at Wash ington, D. C. Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Lassiter and Mrs. Robert Musgrove spent Mon day in Richmond. Mrs. W. S. O'B. Robinson and little son, of Goldsboro, visited rel atives here last week. Rev. N. C. Duncan, a former rector of Grace Episcopal Church, was among the visitors here last week. Mrs. Lee Johnson left for Golds boro, Tuesday, where she will spend several days and from there will visit relatives in Kinston. Mrs. R. S. Travis was called to Richmond Tuesday on account of her daughter, Mrs. Troy Myatt, who is in a hospital lor treatment in that city. AN OLD PAPER. We are in possession of the Weldon Herald, published March j 28th, 1850 and edited by J. P. Simmons. This paper has been preserved these many years by Mr. f. J. Miles, of Littleton and is highly prized by him. The reason that this paper was preserved is because it contained the death no- , tice of Mr. Henry Sledge, a man of great piety. It also contained letters written by him just before his death. Mr. Sledge was the grandfather ot Mr. Allies He uas many other grandchildren and rel atives throughout tuts county and Slate. I Ills paper w is well patronized i at dial lime, as it contained 120. advertisements ot business houses of Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond and Baltimore, with only three from Weldon. It is interesting to note the dif ference m tile commodities for sale then and now. NX e notice also that in order to buy a ticket from Weldon to Baltimore, the same might be purchased from R. A. Ellis, Weldon or C. C. Pugh, of Gaston and the tare was $10.50. It contained an article from the Philadelphia Bulletin concerning Messrs. Clay, Calhoun and Web ster, who were then living and taking an active interest in the af fairs of the nation. DELEGATES ELECTED Ai ihe second ciuiinerly confer ence held ai the M. E. church, in this place on last Friday night, the following delegates were elected to attend the District conference, which meets in Scotland Neck, some time in May: W. T. Shaw, Dr. W. G. Suiter, D. K. Anderson and N. M. Shear in. BIRTHDAY PARTY. Master Thomas F. Gregory en tertained quite a number of his little friends Friday afternoon, Feb. 29th, the occasion being his eighth birthday. Good Digestion a Blessing. Why keep on sull'cring from those gassy pains that crowd the heart, indi gestion and sour stomach when t'ham berlain’s Tablets may he so easily had for so small a sum Only 25c fry them. This stove feeds A simple way to cut out drudgery and cut down expense \)\7HY not do away with lugging * ^ heavy coal scuttles? Have a stove that you never need to shake, with no drafts to bother with, no soot or ashes. Put a Florence Oil Range in your kitchen and see the difference it makes. You don’t have to do it on guesswork. Go to a store and let them show you how the Florence Range works. It is simplicity itself. Does not burn from a wick Just touch a match to the Asbestos Kindler. In a few moments you have an intensely hot blue flame close up under the cook ing. The flame is a gas flame. It is not a wick 1 ‘up under tk' ! /?ame such as you see in coukmg the ordinary oil lamp. Vapor from kerosene is what bu: :> Kerosene is a cheap fuel. You can r i late the heat to any degree. When not cooking, just turn out the flame. Every dish for the biggest dinner can be cooked quickly and well on this modern range. Quality is built into it Notice the quality of the porcelain en amel and the sturdiness of the whole Florence Range. Ask the man in the store to point out to you the ex clusive Florence features. This modern stove not only means a clean kitchen but is very attractive. Don’t put off visiting a department, furniture or hardware store to examine the Florence Oil Range. The Florence enable> ;. u to ret the store level on an uneven floor. Florence Stove Co., Gardner, Mass. For Sale by Willey-Mocre Hardware Co. PEOPLE’S THEATRE Roanoke TUESDAY 1 Qi 1 Rapids MARCH A Otn r g iB b m s tLtuof-Ocgors'i* a i bjjjJ.X] you con w;cr ro i/CNH(bu' rou:mHADDU‘f HAM TO Be ifiJLsil ft DuJ HUP Btino llnrisiupsts Adah-Samson -Solonian- Mark Ant homy Don Juan-Charles s-Louhib Jin Stillman KNEW--" Ask them!' MAIL ORDERS SffiW \(inc/udino te>/l ^nd ■sell-Hjddi essed \ ende/ope wiil be fille.d m orde^r rec&iJc.d DON'T DPI AY" DON'T DPLAY!! i mm Sj3§pf«||€fi a will M M| I illl 1 Prices:--$1, $1.50, $2.00, Plus Tax. Seat Sale at Taylor-Matthews Drug Co., Roanoke Rapids* PHONE 58 BASKET BALL The local high school boys will engage ihe high school quint: from Roanoke Rapids twice this I week, Thursday night at Roanoke Rapids and Friday afternoon here. These no doubt will be the best games of the season. Come out to the game Friday afternoon at 3:30, March 7th, TWO NEW RESIDENCES. Flans are being drawn by Mr. W. M. tlks, of the Carolina Build i ing Company for two handsome dwellings on Sycamore street for Mr. D. W. Seifert and Mr. J. A. Flarvell. Work will be commenced as soon as weather conditions will ' permit it. Let the good work go 'on. Watch Weldon grow. Notice Pythians Important Meeting of 1 Weldon Lodge, No. J 227, Thursday Night, j March 6th. Refreshments will be served. Lodge opens 7:30 P.M. C. F. GORE, Chancellor Commander. NOTICE. Having: qualified as administrator of the estate of Pallas Johnson, deceased, this is to notify all persons holding claims against said estate to present them to the uudersigned within one year from date hereof or this notice will he plead in bar thereof. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. This 14th February, 1924 ,T. K BRANCH, Admr. of estate Pallas Johnson, dcc’d. 2 21 tit Trustee’s Sale of Land. By virtue of power vested in me by that deed of trust executed to me on the loth day of December, 1917, by Mrs. Glenn C. Johnston. Lottie A. Brown and husband, S. B. Brown, and Fannie Johnston, which deed ot trust is of rec ord in the Register of Deeds Office for Halifax county, N. C., in Book280, page •148, I will, on Saturday, the 29th day of March, 1924, in the Town of Scotland Neck, N. C , in front of Burroughs-Pittman Wheeler Company’s store, between the hours of twelve and one o’clock, sell at public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder, that tract of laud in Faucetts Township, Halifax county, State of North Carolina, known as the “Bill Dan iel Farm,’’ and being the same land de i vised by will of W. Daniel to the chil dren of the late Charlie Johnston, and I containing five hundred and fifty-four I (554) acres I This the 21st day of February, 1924. 8. A. I»UNN, Trustee Childron Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CAS TOR I A