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(gm KSI'ABLISMKD IN 1806. A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. Terms of Subscription--$2 00 Per Annum VOL. LVIV. WELDON, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1924. NO. 13 ROANOKE RAPIDS-ROSEMARf. Personals and Items ol Interest from the Twin City. [By Our special < 'orrespoudeut 1 Mrs. Joe Brown and children have returned from a visit with Mrs. Brown's parents at Red Oak. Prof, and Mrs. E J. Coletrane and daughters left Friday to spend their vacation in Western North Carolina. Mrs. Clarence Pyle and little son are spending this week in Rocky Mount. Rev. S. E Mercer, presiding el der of the Weldon District, preach ed in Rosemary M. E. Church Sunday morning and in Roanoke Rapids Baptist church in the even ing. Miss Lelia Urey left Sunday night for Albemarle because of the serious illness of her little niece. Mrs. Herbert Poe and daughter were the guests of Iricnds here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Ogletree w ere called to Norfolk the latter part of the week by the serious ill ness of Mr. Ogletree’s mother. Mrs. B. P. Beckwith and daugh ter, Miss Winifred, have returned from a visit to Buffalo Springs, Va. Mr. A. C. Zollicoffer is spending his vacation at Virginia Beach. Mr. Gordon Council left Thurs day to spend sometime in the west. Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Crank have moved into their new bungalow on Washington street. Mr. George Smith is visiting his sisier in Baltimore. Mr. A. A. Duncan is visiting friends in Durham. Mrs. C. L. Smith is the guest of Mrs. Phelps in Norfolk. Mr. Charles Hoffman, of York, Pa., is installing new machinery tor the Roanoke Rapids Power Company. Mrs. W. P. Taylor has as her gust this week Miss Olivette Wil kinson, of LaGrange. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Chase and children are spending sometime at Asheville. While away Mr. Chase will attend the N. C. Section meet ing of the American Society ol Civil Engineers. r’ Mrs. P. J. Srniili and children are spending [lie summerat Faison. Miss Annie Louise House, who has leen the guesi of Miss Corinne Marks, has returned io her home in Scotland Neck. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Green will move to Richmond about Septem ber 1st, as Mr. Greene has accept ed a position as manager of the sales department of the Virginia Railway and Power Co. Kcanoke Rapids Canning Club, with Mrs. B. F. Brown in charge is camping this week at Panacea Springs. They will be joined there by the County Club under the direction of Miss Bernice Al len, county demonstrator. Mr. and Mrs. George Savage and son, of Durham, are the guests of relatives here. Miss Madge Brinkley, who has been visiting relatives here, lias returned to her home in Rocky Mount. Rev. and Mrs. Sidney Cobb and children, of Cartgrsville, Ga., are me guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. jk Cobn. Miss Mary Belle Thomas is vis iting tdatives in Hyde county. Thr many friends of Miss Mar j " i- Mendenhall, a member of the tuaii- chool faculty, regret to learn of l ir ■ udden death of her younger broth, r in Greensboro last week. Master George Hayes enter tained a number of his friends on Tuesday afternoon in honor of his fourth birthday. August 11, 1924. THE CROPS. The crops continue to improve throughout this county. With an o-casional rain there will be an av e age crop made in some sections. S .me cotton fields have attained a fine growth, while others will not mu ce enough to pay for the fertil izer ustd. The crop seems to be about a month behind in fruiting. The corn crop is the poorest we have ever seen in this section. Most of the farmers, from the ap pearance of the crop today, will have to buy corn next year. The peanut crop generally is very good, also the tobacco. “BY-GONE" DAYS. Things That Happened 33 Years Ago in Town and Vicinity. August 13, 1891.—Among the convicts on the State Farms near near here is a full blooded African. He has only one hand, the other having been bitten oft above the wrist by a tiger in the jungles ot the dark continent. Mr. V. M Burton hands in the best snake story of the season. Last week while on his way to school in the country he discover ed what appeared to be a large brown snake crawling along the road. He procured a big stick anJ struck the snake a terrible blow, when to lus astonishment the snake separated and moved in many directions. He was greailv astonished to find that the snake was composed of an army ot small worms about two inches long. The worms had formed a perfect look ing snake, tapering down from a large head and body to a long, keen tail. It is with much regret that we announce the death of Major Will Whitaker which occurred at his home near Enfield, on Friday last. Miss Hawkins, a bright young lady and the daughter of Mr. B. W. Hawkins, of this county, died at her home Monday of a peculiar disease of the throat. Last Feb ruary she commenced to experi ence great difficulty in swallowing and soon afier she realized that her throat was closing up. Three physicians were called but ihe dis ease balfled iheir skill. She ac tually died of starvation, with an abundance around her. On Thursday morning last, the Oih insiam, this community was tilled with sorrow by the announce merit ihat Joe Gooch was dead having passed away at 5 o’clock. Mr. Gooch was born in Granville county about forty-one years ago. Five or six years ago he married Miss Sallie Lockhart, who, with one child, a boy, survive him. Miss Rebecca Hill, ot Halifax, is visiting Chapel Hill. Mr. J. M. Mullen, of Peters burg, was to town Monday. Mrs. J. If. P. Leigh is visiiing friends in Littleton. Mrs. J. T. Gooch and Miss Em ily Long left Monday for Blowing Rock. Mr. S. B. Pierce left Saturday to renew his studies at Trinity Col lege. Misses Eva and Estelle Edwards returned home Thursday from a visit to Enfield. Mrs. W. E. Daniel and Miss Sallie Snead left Friday for a visit to relatives at Fork Union, Va. Mrs. M. C. Stainback and Miss Nannie are visiting relatives ;i Brunswick county, Va. DON’T HOC1-TIE DOLLARS. Here's a maxim iliai has guided many a merchant in success: "Money is made in turnovers; Hom y is Ium cm leftovers.” Solid smcks. chained 10 the shelves, eai ihnr heads off in car rying charges. The merchant who lets his goods dawdle in (he store for lack of selling policy—backed by sieady advertising—is hog- tying his dollars and cheating himself. Quick turnovers cut down interest charges and operating expenses. It multiplies the number of profits per year for each invested dollars, and it therefore permits a lower price on goods. Lower prices bring more customers. Where is there in Weldon a businsss man who wants to argue that as long as he has got the goods he isn't los ing money? Where is there a man who can dispute the fact that no merchant is making money if he isn’t turning over his stock? And where is there one to argue that advertising won’t turn over a stock —get it off of the shelves—quicker than anything else in the world? OFFICERS ELECTED. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Weldon Ware house and Storage Corporation on August 2nd, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President—W. T. Shaw. Vice-President and Gen. Man.— W. A. Pierce. Secretary and Treasurer—Elec tion deferred. Board of Directors—G. E. Ran som, W. A. Pierce, W. L. Knight, H. V. Bounds, W. T. Whitehead, W. L. Reed, W. T. Shaw. SPRIGHTLY SPARKS. I (lathered Here and There and Everywhere. August court. Cornfield peas are ripe August about half gone. The crops are improving. The ice business is thriving. Have you been to the seashore? Now for barbecues and Bruns wick stews. The watermelon crop is a com plete failure. Superior court convened at Hal tfax Monday. We have been having some cot ton weather of late. The Weldon public schools will open September I 5th. Apples and peaches were never know n to be more plentiful. Hot weather is the thing needed now to make the cotton fruit. This is the month for protracted meetings at the country churches. Only a few country-raised cante loupes have been brought to this market. After all, a man is just as old as he feels and a woman just as old as the tunes she hums. Insurance men declare the span of life has been increased. Yes, but not at grade crossings. Five children in a flivver and one dog in a limousine is about the way it averages up in most of our cities. The editor of a New York paper asks other editors to quit printing "wet" jokes. But who wants to read dry ones? Probably when Henry begins to manufacture fertilizers he can make two Fords grow where only one grew before. There are a lot of people in this country who feel that radio is not a success as long as it doesn’t broadcast calamity. A fool and his money are soon parted, but what most people al ways want to know is where the fool got the money. Many a Weldon wife can tell you that some men who were per fect babies in their infancy never get over it in old age. Maybe the reason some men brag to their wives is the same tea son dial makes them whistle when they pass a graveyard. Some Weldon women can have a good lime by sining down and worrying because ihey haven’t anything to worry about. Those who think the toot and mouth disease doesn't affect hu man beings never watched a Wel don gossip on her rounds. Sheriffs are always handy men. They're are line to have around to wind up a business when a non advertiser let's it run down. We overheard a Weldon boy asking yesterday why, if it's legal to go 20 miles per hour in an auto if it isn’t twice as legal logo 40. An eastern doctor says the hear ing is acute when the eyes are closed. Maybe that's why so many men go to sleep in church. Once upon a lime a man obtain ed satisfaction out of a postoffice pen. But he got the satisfaction by throwing it out of the window. Sometimes a woman walks that way because she has corns on her toes, and sometimes she has corns on her toes because she walks that way. Our idea of an old-timer is the man who can remember when our small towns turned out great po litical leuders instead of great base ball players.'1 Scientists are still trying to com municate with Mars, and we heard a Weldon man wondering the oth er day what they would ask Mars if they got it on the line. These are days when the jealous Weldon wife wonders when her husband starts out with a fishing pole if he’s going after speckled beauties or freckled beauties. Nothing shocks daughter back to life more than to come across an old photo made when she was a baby and showing her silting stark naked in a wash bowl. STREET IMPROVEMENT. The street leading from Syca more street to Cedarwood ceme tery has recently been greatly im proved. The street has been widened, graveled and put in first class condition. In addition to this nice concrete side walks have been put down. retired from service. Having reached ihe age limit prescribed by the United States Posioffice Department for their employees. Miss Laura Powers who has served the Weldon peo ple for twenty two years faithfully and satisfactorily has been relieved ; from further duty in the posioffice. Miss Powers entered the office in 1902, while the late John O. Bur ton was postmaster and Theodore Roosevelt was filling out the term of the lamented President McKin ley as President. Through the in fluence of Dr. I. E. Green and Hon. F. M. Simmons she was ap pointed assistant postmaster, which place she filled well and to the ut most satisfaction of officials and patrons until I9M, when Mr. D. T. Clark was appointed postmas ter. The most of this time Wel don was a third class office with small salaries and three people to do the work. Some years ago it entered second class, the work has greatly increased and the force is double what it was. Under the new regime, Miss Powers was changed to the posi tion of auxiliary clerk and paid by the hour for the lime she was per mitted to work. She has served under five Presidents, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding and Cool idge, and three postmasters, Bur ton, Clark and Price. In all these years she has never had a day’s vacation, with pay, has never been late to her work and is an expert at deciphering illegible mail. She is thoroughly familiar with every department of the office work, knows the patrons of the office both while and colored, in town and country and has many friends who will regret not seeing her ever again at the posioffice window. She did not wish to stop work, was willing and faithful, but was not permitted to continue because she had reached a certain age. However, “Miss Laura" or the “Postoffice Lady" as she was of ten called, carries the good wishes of these friends with the hope that she may spend many pleasan' years in the quiet of her home. PAVED ROAD. We copy the following from the News and Observer of the 7th inst; "Wayne and Halifax sent tip the only delegations to appear be fore the commission, Wayne de siring to lend money if the State was temporarily without funds, and Halifax is demanding the con struction of a paved road between Roanoke Rapids and Littleton, in the First District. Commissioner Hart told them frankly that he had not the money, and that he did not even with a new bond issue there would be available funds tor that much paving in one county. Chairman Page ottered t' em a solution that was accepted by all sides. Mr. Hart will build them a gravel road and Mr. Page will ap ply a recently developed surface treatment that will eliminate dust and mud, giving them in point of service a road equal to a_ paved road. The delegation accepted the the judgment and returned to Hal ifax content with their day's work.’’ AN APPROPRIATE PLACE. An editor and a merchant were discussing the virtue of billboard advertising. The merchant con tended that more people read the billboard than the newspapers. After a lengthy conversation in which neither man would give in, the men parted. The next week the merchant came tearing down the street to the newspaper office wanting to know why the obituary of his wife’s mother was not in the paper, especially alter he had seen that a copy was taken to the news paper. '‘Well’’said the editor, "I knew you wanted the obituary read by the people so 1 took u oui and nailed it up on your billboard. SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER ISTII. The Weldon High School and the Weldon Colored School will open on Monday, September I 5th. Teachers will please reach Weldon on Friday, Sept. 121h. The white teachers will meet at 10 A M., on Saturday, Sept. 13th, and the col ored teachers at 2 H. M., on the same day. All new pupils for the white school, who were not in Weldon school last session, please meet at the High School on Friday, Sept. 12th, at nine o’clock, for registra tion. Walter W. Barnhart, Superintendent.' NOTICE TO PARENTS. I wish 10 inform parents of all school children that the compulsa ry smallpox vaccination law will be enforced this year. All children who need to be vaccinated and liv ing in towns where this law exist j must be vaccinated this fall. If the parents wish to have this work j done before school begins they can bring them to my office any Satur- ; day or have their family physician do the work. All children not vac cinated before school begins will 1 be given the vaccine by the health officer as soon as school be- j gins. E. W. Larkin, Health Officer. NICELY GRADED. Workmen have been busily en gaged for the past week grading the grounds in front of the school building A new lop soil has been put on and in future there will be a fine growth ol beautiful grass. Work is now in progress laying the concrete walks Irom Washing ton avenue to the school building. Mr. R. T. Daniel has the contract to do the concrete work. NEW TAX COLLECTOR At a special meeting of the Board of Town Commissioners on Fri day night of last week, Rev. R. E. Loven was elected tax collector for the town. In addition to collect ing the taxes, Mr. Loven will col lect the water rent and act as tax lister and clerk to the Board. His salary will be $175 00 per month, a saving to the town of $700. A CLUTCH TEST. A dutch can be tested for slip ping by letting the engine run at about 20 to 22 miles an hour. Hut the emergency brake on tight and shift the gear to high speed, then gradually engage the clutch. If the motor stalls the clutch is not slipping. If the motor continues to run, then the clutch needs at tention at once. DEATH OF MRS. SQUIRE. Died at her home in Northamp ton county on Wednesday of last week, Mrs. Ellen C. Squire, in the 7A tli year of her age. She was the mother of our former townsman, Mr. Deter Squire. The funeral took place at her late resi dence on Thursday and the inter ment was at the family burying ground. BARBECUE AND BRUNSWICK STEW. The Knights of Pythias of Wel don enjoyed an old-fashioned bar becue and Brunswick stew at Slagle's Pond on last Thursday. Slagle's pond is in the neighbor hood of Emporia. All expressed themselves as spending a most de lightful outing. PROTRACTED MEETING. A protracted meeting was com menced at Pierce’s church, about five miles from town, last Sunday. The pastor, Rev. Julian Midgett,’ is doing the preaching. WILL PREACH. Rev. R. H. Broom, of Roanoke Rapids, will fill the pulpit at the M. E. church, in this place next But suppose Fire* should interrupt. Fire has often interrupted busi ness. In some cases Hi e has slop ped a business enterprise forever, is your plain adequately insured so that if Hre comes, it would be only an temporary imerruption in routine? You need both adequate insur ance and RELIABLE insurance. This agency represents the Hart ford Fire Insurance Co. and for more than a century that company has been demonstrating both its willingness and its ability to pay losses caused by fire. For safe and sure insurance, call Allen & Draper Insurance and Surety Bonds Green Building Phone 304 WELDON, N. C. DOTS AND DASHES. About Folks You Know, Will Know, or Ought To Know. Mr. Pierce Johnson visited Ox ford last week. Miss Lucille Allen is visiting Virginia Beach. Miss Mabel Alston is visiting ' friends at Emporia. Mr. k. M. Purnell is visiting his I brother in Philadelphia. Mrs. Ruth Hunter is visiting friends at Douglas, Ga. Mrs. Ann Russell is spending the week at Ocean View. Mr. John B. Sledge spent the week end in Greensboro. Mrs A S. Allen is spending some lime ai Panacea Springs. Miss Mary Pierce is spending a while at Virginia Beach. Mr. James Pierce is spending a few days at Virginia Beach. Miss Ida V. Hayward spent the week-end in Margarettsville. Miss Blanche Johnson is visit ing relatives at Rocky Mount. Mrs. E. C. McLennan, of Wake Forest, is visiting relatives in Wel don. Mr. G. L. Cashwell and family are visiting friends in Pennsylva nia. Mr. J. B. Grimmer is visiting relatives at Whitakers and Tar boro. Miss Caroline Daniel has re turned from a visit to Washington, D. C. Mr. ami Mrs. F. J. Bounds are spending a few days at Virginia Beach. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Gray are spending a few days at Virginia Beach. Miss Mozelle Chilshalm. of Rich mond, is visiting Miss Margaret Garlick. Mrs. R. W. Carter is spending some time at Portsmouth and Ocean View. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carter and children are spending a few days at Ocean View. Mr. and Mrs. J A. Harvell and children are spe nding some time at Ocean View Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Zollicoffer and children are spending a while at Virginia Beach. Mrs. J. B. Fountain and chil dren, of Lakeland,Fla., are visiting relatives in town. Mrs. Clark Moore, of Ports mouth, visited her aunt, Mrs. P. A. Lewis, last week, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Boseman and children are spending a few days at Ocean View. Mrs. Sallie Brickell spent sev eral days in town last week, the guest of Mrs. P. A Lewis. Mrs. C. F. Gore and children have returned from a visit to rela tives at Washington, N. C. Mrs. Rosa Goren, of Baltimore, who has been visiting Mr and Mrs. M. Freid, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith and little daughter,Margarette,have re turned from a motor trip to Wash ington, D. C., and Richmond, Va. Mr. and Mrs. T A. Jones, of Bunn, visiied relatives here last week. Mrs Emry Green, of Greens boro, is visiting relatives in Wel don. Miss Katherine Crew, of Pleas ant Hill, is visiting Master John Crew, Jr Miss Margaret Garlick who has been visiting friends in Richmond has returned home. Mr and T. B. Jenkins, of Ports mouth, Va., are visiting Mr and Mrs. D. R. Anderson. Mrs. C. L. Jones and children have returned from a visit to rela tives at Bunn and Raleigh. Mr. C. R. Daniel who is a mem ber of the Legislature, is attending the extra session in Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Dickens and children, of Nashville, are vis iting Mr. and Mrs. L E. Hull. Miss Ernestine Renn who has been visiting Miss Elizabeth Allen, has returned to her home in Ports mouth. Mr. Jack Anderson who is at tending the summer school at Trinity College, spent week end in Weldon. Miss Mattie Summerell who has been visiting friends in Rocky Mount and Mount Olive, has re turned home. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Tyree and children, ol Rocky Mount, who have been visiting Mrs. C. J. Owen, have returned home. Miss Sarah Grainger Edwards who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. A. Pierce, returned to her home in New York City last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Stainhack and children, of GreensborOj^pent several days in town last^week. They were en route to/ Ocean View. Mrs. E. R. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Yeoman motored from Rochester, N. Y., arriving here Sunday evening. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. An derson. Dr. W. G. Suiter was in Rich mond several days last week and ( during his absence his patients were looked after by Dr. Donald Daniel. Dr. Daniel is here on a , visit. ] Mr. W. T. Shaw Disirict Chair man in the absence of the pastor C. M. Lance, visited Seaboard at 1 I o'clock last Sunday morning and Concord church at 3 p. m., speaking in the interest of the su peranuate fund. SEWER LINE EXTENDED. The sewer line has been extended from the graded school to the bayou, a distance of nineteen hun dred feet or more. WORK COMMENCED. Work has begun on the new ad dition to the water works, and when completed, Weldon will have an up to date water system. There will be water enough to serve the people should the town thribble in size. —because, in the war of 1812, an inspector of supplies for the U. S. army was Samuel Wilson, nick named “Uncle Sam.” The U. S. stamp which he put on boxes was said by jokers to be his own ini tials. Better lay in some Huneiebt iodine for burns, bruises and wounds which the future may inflict. A disinfectant powerful and safe. Use it to take the soreness out of insect biles, inflamed joints and “hurts" generally. One of 200 Puretest prepara tions. Every item the best that skill and conscience can produce. WELDON DRUG CO., The *R»xall Drul Store WELDON, N. C. Buy Milk From River View You need the milk, we need the business. Milk guaranteed to keep thirty.six hours, if properly handled after delivery. Get it at night, use it any time the following day—nice and rich. Delivered twice daily. Satisfaction guaranteed. Giye us a trial. P. C. DRAPER, Phone 320 Proprietor. AUGUST SPECIAL! HARDWOOD PORCH SWINGS WERE $9.00 NOW : $7.00 $6.50 now $5; $5.50 now $4 Get One Now! Will All Be Gone Soon. Weldon Furniture Co., 'PHONE 71 WELDON. N. C.
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