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VOL. LVIV.
WELDON, N. C., THURSDAY, AI’lilL !>, l‘)2r,.
NO. 47
THE WOMAN'S CLUB.
Very Interesting and tin
thusiastic Meetinglield
In The School Audito
rium.
Tni Woman's Club of Weldon
held a very interesting and cmhu
siasiic quarterly meeiing in iheau
dilorium of die graded school on
Wednesday, April 1st, the presi
dent, Mrs John 1’ Holoinan, pre
siding, with about sixty ladies pres
ent. Fine reports were given of
work done in the different depart
ments and plans outlined for in
creased activities. The club re
ports a membership of one huu
dred and twelve with its finances
in good condition. Mrs. James
Brodie, of Fienderson, was intro
duced by Mrs. George C. Green,
and as district president, spoke
very attractively in the interest o:
club work in general and offered
some practical suggestions for de
partmental work.
The incumbent officers were re
elected for another year and are
as follows:
President—Mrs. J. P. Holoman.
Vice-President—Mrs. J. S. Tur
ner.
Secretary—Mrs. O. W. Pierce.
Treasurer—Mrs. N. S. Barnes.
Mrs. Mary E. Bounds and Mrs
C. K. Emry were elected delegates
to the State Federation which meets
at Pinehurst on May 4th next.
,A,t the conclusion of the business
nn ’ attractive program was an
nounced by Mrs. Green, the sub
ject of which was “Flowers."
“Beautiful Garden of Poses,"
by Miss Barbour.
Recitation: “Old-Fashioned Gar
dens of America,” Mrs. Pierce
Johnson.
“The Message of the Violets, '
Miss Brewer.
The soloists are both much ap
preciated members of the faculty
of the school and they were ac
companicd by Mrs. Anne Woodall,
|cacher of music and expression.
At the conclusion of Mrs. John
son’s reading Mrs. Brodie gave
tiume interesting facts in regard to
the Middleton Gardens near
Charleston, S. C., which remain
in outline as they were planted
250 years ago and in which many
colored azaleas and other old-fash
ioned flowers grow luxuriantly as
they did in the past. The program
was given by the Civics Depart
ment which also served cream,
tdke and old fashioned bouton
nieres of sweet violets to each one
present. The stage was elaborate
ly decorated with evergreens and
baskets of spring flowers.
The Club is planning for a May
Day Festival with the hope of es
tablishing this old custom. Much
jriteiest in the cultivation of flow
#rs and the annual show will be
held in the fall.
Plans for “a curb market" tor
Weldon are also being developed
and it is hoped that these will ma
ture at an early day.
Shelton-Russell.
Gf interest to friends in North
Carolina and Virginia, is the mar
riage of Miss Nellie Russell to
Farrar Vitas Shelton, which oc
curred on March 18, at the winter
home of the bride's parents in
Jacksonville, Fla. The ceremony
|ygs performed at high noon by
Qr. Robert H. McCaslin, pas
tor of the Riverside Presbyterian
Church, in the presence of the im
mediate families and a few friends.
Mrs. Shelton is the only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W.
Russell, formerly of Weldon. She
received her education at Peace
Institute, Raleigh, and the Uni
versityof Virginia.
Mr. Shelton is from Burkeville,
Va.. and is Field Agent for the
Tobacco Growers Cooperative As
sociation in the state of Virginia.
He is a graduate of Virginia Mili
tary Institute.
4fter a trip to Miami, St. Augus
tine and Palm Reach, Florida, Mr.
and Mrs. Shelton will be at home
in Rurkville, Va.
Meld Services.
Judge G. E. Midyette filled the
pulpit at the M. E. Church, in this
place last Sunday morning in the
absence of the pastor. He made a
most excellent talk to a good con
gregation. His theme was the
v "‘Home Rife.” The Judge said
In his opinion, the automobile and
and the moving picture show was
responsible for a great deal of the
crime.
A Weldon man isn’t old until he
starts in to tell what a whirlwind
h« was in his younger days.
QUERY AND ANSWER CDLUMN.
?
All Our Readers Invited
To Send in Questions
of Any Nature.
A. M., Rosemary When pc -
pie s.iy “money talks" why i!
they In iii ilk?
Ans. They can’t. It goes m
fast it gets out of breath, we r e
sume.
F. S., Halifax; Can you tell
me how long the Panama ( mal
is? Also its width and its cost to
build it?
Ans The Panama Canal is 5' .
miles long, is TOO feel wide (aver
age) and cost $375,000,000.
Student, Thelma: I would like
to ask in the question column win
was secretary of stale under Geo.
Washington ?
Ans. In his eight years as pres
ident, George Washington had
three secretaries of state—Jelfer
son, Randolph and Pickering.
J. B., Weldon: I overheard a
divine say that everybody should
be thankful. What should I he
thankful for, when I can’t even
pay my bills.
Ans. If you can’t pay, just be
thankful that you don't owe your
self.
Mr. Fditor: I am anxious to
know what day of the week I was
barn. The date was May 4,1901 ?
Ans. You were born on Satur
day.
Sam, Weldon: What is the fast
est time any passenger ship has
crossed the Atlantic ocean?
Ans. The Mauretania crossed
the Atlantic Feb. 13-18, 1909, in
4 days, 17 hours and 6 minutes,
covering 2,891 miles. The same
ship Sept. 10 15, 1910, crossed
the Atlantic from Queenstown n
New York in 4 days, 10 hours
and 48 minutes, (2,800 miles )
Mr. Fditor: Can you answer
in your column who is the chain
pion horseshoe piicher of the
world?
Ans. In a world's tournament
at Minneapolis Sept. 17 to 21,
1924, in which O. P. Mossman, of
Hldora, Iowa, was winner in the
professional class with 152 points,
he is recognized as the world's
champion.
Query: Is there a certain num I
ber of square miles a territory must
have before being admitted as a
State? If so, how many?
Ans. No.
J. I). S., Rosemary: How many
years will it take before the dates
will be the same as this year?
Ans. In 1931 the calendar
throughout the year will be the
same as 1925.
H. A , Weldon: Do you believe
in long engagements or should
young couples marry quickly and
get started in life?
Ans. Both have their drawbacks
and advantages. Lung engage
nients shortens martied life, wltih
with quick marriages, each other's
temperament is soon revealed.
A. A., Enfield: 1 want to ask
you how much per capita is the
public debt of the United States?
And is the amount increasing or
decreasing?
Ans. The public debt of the
United States at the beginning ol
1925 was $21,178,045,27 1.03—
or $188.14 rer capita. The amount
is decreasing now about $3 a year
per capita.
M. S , Garysburg: Can a per
son tell the weight of ship’s cargo
by the displacement!’ What is
meant by displacement?
Ans. Displacement is the amount
of water displaced by any vessel.
If a vessel is floating in equilibrium
in still water the weight of the wa
ter she displaces is called displace
ment and equals the weight of the
vessel itsell with everything on
board.
School Notes.
The High School Commence
ment will be held the ninth and
tenth of June at eight in the even
ing,
The boys have begun to play
base ball and are hoping to have
some match games soon.
Mrs. Barnhart's two classes in
Seventh Grade Science have some
real nice tomato p|an|s fop sale.
They have been transplanted in
small tin cans and are ready for
the gardens.
The pupils at school are taking an
interest in the clean up campaign,
and are helping at school and at
home.
To most people America is a
place where the first duty of 3 man
is to keep a woman dressed up.
SPRIGHTLY SPARKS.
(lathered Here and There
and Kveryw here.
They used to use the mail, hut
now our "expert agriculturalists"
who can’t tell a -.quash from a
gourd ire broadcasting over the
radio.
11 begins t look as though some
of our American girls have come
to ihe conclusion that they’ve eith
er got to go without clothes ot
without men.
There's one time when a NX’el
don woman can depend on tier
husband staying at home—and
that’s when she wants him to take
her out
Two people wire badly hurt in
a Charlotte taxi the other day
when the driver thought a girl on
the sidewalk looked better than the
road.
You’ve possibly noticed as you
traveled through this world that a
smooth tongue is more to be fear
ed than a rough neck.
It may he hard for a rich man to
enter the kingdom of heaven, but
it’s our opinion that a lazy man has
no chance at all.
Can’t is a longer word than can
and yet it seems that people find it
easier to use the longer one.
A good life insurance solicitor
makes you believe that it would
be a pleasure to die if you were in
sured in his company.
It doesn’t matter how homely a
man may be, if he’s good to a
woman lie’ll look handsome to her.
And just to think only a few
weeks more and we'll be slamming
screen doors again.
The papers refer to Rockefeller
as an uplifter. We notice around
Weldon that he uplifts the price of
oil every now and then.
The one difficulty about cutting
off the expense of government is
that most all of the expense can
vote.
A Kansas editor admits he is a
regular reader of the Congression
al Record. Now we know yvhat's
the matter w ith Kansas.
We overheard a Weldon man
say last week that the only differ
ence between home cooking at a
restaurant and at home is that you
don't see the can opened in the
restaurant.
It looks like the only Indians
who are going to be left to live in
peace at e those who haven t got
anything the white man wants.
Another thing, the world was a
lot better off when people looked
on divorce as a disgrace instead of
a chance 10 gel their name in the
papers.
A scientist says the weather has
n’t changed in a billion years.
That makes some old timers around
Weldon look like liars.
Every time the State finds a way
to save the taxpayer a little some
one cumes along and has n de
clared uncons, ituiional.
Uncle Sam can'i enforce all his
laws, bin nobody has yei been able
to break old Dame Nature’s laws
and not pay the penalty.
The average woman will do a
lot of sacrificing during Lent, but
she won’t sacrifice her lu pe of a
n ew Easier hai.
The Lecture.
There were a go nily number of
people from a distance here Sun
day 10 hear the Christian Science
lecture. 1 here were lour cars
front Rocky Mount, two from
Richmond, one from 1arboro, one
front Palmyra and one from Con
way.
Play Changed,
It has become necessary to change
the date of the Chowan College
play to be given in Weldon High
School. This play will be staged
in W'eldon on Thursday night,
April Huh, at b o'clock. It will be
presented by the faculty of Chowan
College. W'. B. Howards.
On The Way.
In a few weeks rock fish, the
finest fish known, will he plentiful.
Already a few have been caught.
People motor forty miles to Wel
don to eat rock muddle on the
batiks of the Roanoke.
Shoe Repairing.
For better shoe repairing and
good job with best leather go to
South Weldon Shoe Shop, next
door to the drug store. All work
done in first class iob by an expert
shoemaker.
Ideal American Shoe Shop.
DOTS UNO DASHES
About Folks You Know,
Will Know, or Ought
To Know.
Mr. C. R. Daniel visii il Rich
in ind ihis week.
Mr. J. 1: Suiter, ot Garysburg.
paid us a pleasant visit Monday.
Capt. R. S, Hall, of Scotland
Neck, w as a visitor here Iasi week.
Mrs. W. I.. Scon has returned
front a visit to relatives in Peters
burg.
Mr. Alex Johnson is spending
a few days at a hospital in Rich
inond.
Mrs. Ida Wilkins and Mrs. J
W. Sledge spent the week-end in
Norfolk.
Mrs. W. A. Pierce and daugli
ter. Miss Martha, visited Rich
mond last week.
Mrs. J. L. Howell, of Rich
inond, is spending a few days with
her daughter, Mrs. H. G. Garlick
Misses Mattie Hutson, Blanche
Thompson, of Rosemary, spent
the week-end with Mrs. Ann Rus
sell.
Mrs. W. A. Pierce, Mrs. O. W.
Pierce and Mrs. R. A. Musgrove
attended the alumnae meeting of
Greensboro College at Rocky
J Mount last Thursday.
Afternoon Club.
The Thursday Afternoon Club
held its regular meeting with Mrs.
Pierce Johnson, April 2. The
meeting was called to order by the
President, Mrs. Hlliott Clark. Af
ter the business was disposed with
the program was given as follows:
First paper—Literary anecdotes,
: written by Mrs. Lassiter, but read
| by Mrs. Harry Smith. Miss Nar
cisa Daniel then gave Book reviews
of two very popular novels, "The
French Girl" and "The Able Me
Laughlins.”
The Club was »ery fortunate in
having Mrs. Woodall present, w ho
read a scene of "Everywoman."
teach character was portrayed
beautifully and the reading as a
whole was exceptionally w ell ren
ered. Mrs Woodall has been
quite an addition to our contmuni
ty this year and we hope that it will
be our privilege 10 have her again
next year.
After which the hostess, assisted
by her little daughter, Frances
Johnson, Mrs. S. B. Pierce and
Mrs. W. L.. Knight served a de
licious ice course, candies and cof
fee. The spirit of Easter was car
ried out in the decorations.
The visitors of (he Club were
Miss Alleyne Spencer, of Waco,
Texas, Miss Burruss, Mesdames
Lee Johnson, Wall, N. S. Barnes,
Anne Woodall, W. L. Knight, W.
W. Barnhart, R. A. Musgrove, S.
B. Pierce, W. A. Pierce and O.
W. Pierce.
Portor-Ritl.dick,
The wedding of Miss Madeline
Riddick and Mr. Roscoe M. Por
tor was solemnized on Thursday
evening at the home ol the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Rid
dick, with Rev. Reuben Meredith
officiating.
The home at Spring Hill was
decorated with beautiful boughs of
dogwuod and lovely Spring flow
ers.
To the strains of the wedding
march from Lohengrin, played by
Miss Clara Pope, the bride en
tered with the groom.
Only the family and intimate
friends of the popular couple w ere
present. She is a lovely brunette
who has endeared herself to al,
who knew' her. The groom is a
popular employee of the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Portor will make
their home m Weldon.
Death of Mrs Dickens
We copy the following from the
Scotland Neck Commonwealth:
"The funeral of Mrs. Corinne
Draper Dickens, wife of Truest
Dickens, was held Thursday ufter
noon, interment being made in the
Baptist cemtery. Mrs Diekem;
was 3(3 years old, anvf death came
alter an illness of several months.
She is survived by her husband
and three children, Laura Dean,
Danforth and Hubert. Her father,
W. L. Dickens, of Aurelian
Springs, and two sisters, Mrs.
lfarly Neville and Mrs. L. C.
Dickens, also survive h£p
puneral services were conducted
by Rev. b. L. Hillman, assisted by
Rev. R. C. Campbell.
Group of perfectly formed artists models with the Musical Revue
Land of Joy, People’s Theatre, Roanoke Rapids, Friday, April I Oth.
Delegates To highway
Convention,
There waa a very enthusiastic
meeting held in this place last
week of the Coastal Highway As
sociation. The meeting was held
for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the meeting to be held in
Jacksonville, Fla., on April Hath.
The following delegates were elec
ted:
Dr. S. B. Pierce, Geo. C. Green,
C. R. Fmry, C. I-'. Gore, N. J.
Shepherd Dr. W. J. Ward and
J. P. Holoman.
There will be a meeting at the
school auditorium at S o'clock on
Friday evening, April J4th, and it
is earnestly requested that every
business man in town attend.
Much depends on the action taken
at this meeting, so be sure and at
tend.
Freshmen Debated.
The State-wide freshmen inter
collegiate trugular debate was held
Tuesday night between Carolina,
Wake Portal and Davidson, on
tiie query, "Resolved, That North
Carolina should ratify the Port
Terminals and Water Transporta
lion Act.”
North Carolina’s affirmative team
will debate Davidson's negative in
Chapel Hill; Davidson's affirmative
meets Wake forest’s negative in
Davidson; and Wake Forest’s af
firmative will encounter Carolina’s
negative in Wake Forest.
Carolina's affirmative team is
composed of J. W. Crew, Jr., H.
P. Brandie, and Alvin A. Kartus,
while the negative will he upheld by
lsadore Black, M. H. Mogulescu,
and Beniamin Baton,
House Presidents Chosen.
Twelve students house preci
denis have just been chosen as
a result of recent elections at
North Carolina College, who
will have their part in jhe gov
ernment of college dormitory
affairs as officers of the Student
Government association. Among
those elected trom this section, we
notice the names of Miss Margaret
G. Hudson, of Weldon, and Miss
Flsic Mae Crew, of Pleasant Hill.
One Week
The following are the jurors for
the April term of the Superior
court—commencing April 27th:
Vi'. IT Barkley, J. R. Baird, C.
R. Collier, G. H. Myriek, J. L.
Allsbrook, J. M. Taylor, B. S.
Pender, A. H. Horne, P D Bice,
G. W. Buxton, K W. Coles, F.
P. Bellamy,,). A. King, C. A.
Wyche, B. B. Higgins, l.. A.
Patks, A. A. Hedgepeth.
District Meeting.
District No. 15, United Daugh
ters ol the Confederacy will hold
their annual meeting in Weldon on
Friday, April 17 ill. Mrs. Cleve
Stallings, of i inleion, will preside.
Mrs. J. Dolph Long, State Presi
dent and several other of the State
officers will be present and it is
hoped a large attendance from the
Chapters of the District will attend.
Airplaines.
There w?r« eight or ten airplanes
vircling over and around town last
Tuesday morning. ' Some of these
monster machines were flying just
above the tops of the houses.
Hinding of Oil.
The well digging force at the
Country Club, about a mile and a
half from Weldon, back of the old
Zollicoffer farm, on Chockyayotte
creek, was reported to have dis
covered oil. There was some ex
citement in town when the report
got out.
Several containers were filled
with this liquid, which appears to
be composed of a large percentage
of water, and a small portion of
oil, and it has odor of kerosene.
Much work is being done on the
grounds stumps are being blas
j ted, nd the ground is being pre
pared t r a golf course and a large
lake. \ large, rustic log house
Will be erected, the material having
been placed on the property, and
a foundation of rough rock and
cement is being laid. The incor
P enters are composed of some of
the leading citi.tens oi Weldon,
Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary.
EAT
DOWN
TOWN
I wish to announce unity friends
and patron-; that I will open a Tea
Room on the Mezzazine of my
store. Help eliminate the servant
proposition and HA P down town.
MRS. P A. LEWIS.
A Message for
Women who Drive
:iml who air not iamihar with the oper
ations of an auto Idling station; We
want you t» feel assured t^at when you
.lnvr up to tlos ttaVion foi gasoline, oil,
lubne«,ut, wLv, you will get a square
.leal quantity, quality, right price,
Bounds Motor Co.,
Phone 207 VCEl.DON, N. C.
3 .» ly
FOR SALF.
At'.’o’clock P. M , Saturday, April
is, iwo will veil the tallowing de
scribed property at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash:
1 1924 Chevrolet Touring Car, M.—
1.13913. N.C Title No. 196569A.
I 1924 Oldsmobilo Touring Car M.—
A11002, N. C. Title No. 32130?.
1 1923 Chevrolet Roadster, M.—.132554
N. C. IT tie No. 29213. A.
1 1924 Chevrolet I'ouring Car, M
1311 Si*I N C. Title No. 31113:%
1 1923 Chevrolet Touriug Car— M —
l!7(>ltw, N. C. l'ttle No x<»sd;
l 19&4 Chevrolet Roadster,M.—-G5163G
N. C Title No. 197.7HK.
I 1924 Oldsmobile Roadster, M.B4040,
N. C. Title No. 3201 UN.
1 4923 Chevrolet Sedan, M.-L687760.
1 1923 Chevrolet louring Car, M —
K 1109 N. C. Title No. 297028.
MARYLAND CREDIT
FINANCE CORPORATION.
By U. B. UAURLLL, Jr,, A tty.
Flowers!
! Cut Flowers
Wedding
Flowers
Funeral
Flowers
Easter
Lillies
Place your orders NOW for
Easter Lillies, both cut and pot
ted, to insure your receiving
just what you want.
Call me for prices on Corsages
of many styles and prices.
I solicit orders for Bridgers, "The Florist," of Henderson, N. C.
They GROW the flowers they sell. Train connections with this point
are good and you need have no hesitancy in placing your orders with
me for anything you want in the flower line.
Thanking you for what business you may throw my way, 1 remain.
Yours very truly,
MRS. GEORGIA C. CAPELL.
Pot ted Plants
Bedding
Plants
Tomato and
Cabbage
Plants
Corsages
Phone 319
An Act Relating to Public Roads And Bridges
In Halifax County.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA DO
ENACT:
Section I. The standard right-of-way for all County Highways in
Halifax county shall be TWENTY FEET from the center of tne roadi
way on either side
SECTION 2. No person who owns or cultivates land adjacent m any
County Highway shall be allowed to use any part of the right-of-way
for cultivation, storage of wood of ANY kind or for any other purpose
without the written consent of the Highway Commission of Halifax
County.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation,
to obstruct any lateral road drain, or any relief ditch by plowing into
the same, or by piling wood, logs, cross-ties, lumber or any other sub
stance. the effect of which is to stop up said ditch.
SECTION 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corpora
tion to load logs, lumber, or any material of kindred nature to any
vehicle while said vehicle is standing within the right-of-way of any
public road of Halifax County.
SECTION 5. No person shall be allowed to leave any vehicle, load
ed or unloaded, within the right-of-way, or to leave any wood or logs,
or other obstruction aFter dark without placing thereon a red light,
showing such obstruction.
SECTION 6. It shail be unlawful for any person to dig any hole
within the right-of-way of any public road w hich they do not imme
diately fill up.
SECTION 7. It shall be unlaw ful tor any person to construct any
fence on the right-of-way.
SECTION 8. It shall be unlawful to dump refuse, trash or any other
matter in, or upon any of the high-ways of Halifax County.
SECTION 9. The power to cut trees which shade the public roads
of Halifax County, by and upon the right-of-way, is hereby granted,'
bur, compensation shall be made to the owner of said trees as is pro
vided by compensating owners for material, under Chapter 534, Pub
lic Laws, I &19, provided said trees are not a part of any grove, sur
rounding a person’s house.
SECTION 10. The Highway Commission of Halifax County shall
cause a copy of this bill to he published once a week for four succes
sive weeks in each of the following newspapers, published in Halifax
County to-wit: Roanoke News, Roanoke Rapids Herald, Enfield
Progress, Commonwealth and the News Reporter.
Section II. Any person violating any of ihe provisions of this
act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than
$50.00 or imprisoned not more ihan 30 days for his offence.
SECTION 12. This act shall he in force from and after its ratification.
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Double Vision Glasses
Just one pair of glasses 10 do the work of two pairs. They are
more convenient and more satisfactory in every way.
My office is open every day of the week and I will give you expert
optical service at reasonable cost.
J, P. TAYLOR,
Registered Optometrist, EMPORIA, VA.
CFRT1LIZERS FOR SALE.—11
I have for sale Fertilizers of all 1
kinds. Also Lime. Write, see or
Rhone 93 L T. Garner,
Weldon, N C.
lOK RENT—Two Hve room flats
' and bath, over South Weldon
Drug Store. Will rent to two,
three or four parties. Apply to
Dixon Lumber and Millwork
Co.
For Mayor.
1 hereby announce myselfa can
didate for Mayor of the Town of
Weldon, subject to the action of
the next municipal Democratic
primary. W. W. Wiggins.
POR SALE.—A large size Walnut
crib for child. Will be sold as
a reasonable price. Good as new.
Apply at W. W. Wiggins.