Cutting
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COTTON PROH'ITnEKIN'l.
J Our farmers are getting around
; 12 cents fur cotion these days Or
j so the prices are quoted in the
market reports but as a matter of
j fact they are netting a good deal less
; than that in remote country places.
' Vi'e happen to know of one ship
I merit of low grade cotion at $36
! a bale.
And why ? Because nobody
I wants il any price, the buyers say;
the carry over is excessive, ihe
nulls on this side are overstocked,
i and the demand overseas has
I ceased. Such are the current rea
sons handed nut to our cotton farui
. ers since the slump in cotton prices
late last August.
Now ihe fact is, export demands
I. t law onion were hardly less in
HL'O than in 1919. The ship
ments abroad tor the year ending
last December were barely 400
thousand less than the yearbclurc.
j See ihe Jan. 27 report of the I-'ed-1
er.il Department ol Commerce.
There us economic chaos abroad,
. but it is dead certain ihat our ex
porters are shipping no raw cotton
except tor gold or on gill-edge se
curity. j And while they were shipping a
little less they were gelling a good
deal more lur it upon an average
of t r-r MK :l nut I II it in 1 Pt) :1 u lilKt
to the material, educational, political I .' . .
, ,. , f ,ii f. ,. I 3.i cents in 19 1 y!
There you are. lixponers get-
"Cutting a wide
wath" in any walk of life
mcana that you muit have good
blood, ateady nervca and strength in
raaer a.
t hathcim, Va "I was so wean and
run-down last spring that 1 cnulil not
work two hums without slttint down
In the Held anil resting. 1 bunt and
aot a buttle ol Dr. fierce' Colileu
Medical Liiseovery. It did mo so much
good that 1 sent (or three more bot
tles. Alter taking them I felt like a
lie mini I do believe that it it hud
not been for this niedii me. I would
have had to mve up work." J. K
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OLD WELDON. ! THE WARRENTON DISTRICT CONFERENCE
Things That Happened 33 Meets W ith The Methodist Episcopal Church In
Years Ago in Town VVeldon.
and Vicinity.
April 5, INSS.-Kev. P. N,
Stainback left Friday to make a
short visit to his old home in
Brunswick county, Va.
Capt, R. O. W'hitaker is now
conductor of the train on the Scot
land Neck branch in place of Capt.
Hassardshort, who has leave of
absence.
Mrs. L H. Hale, of Halifax and
Mrs W. B. Whitehead, of this
place, are visiting their father, the
Rev. Mr. Norilnngion, at Littleton.
Mr. Frank Garrett, one of the
most popular young men of Ring
wood, has gone to Little Rock,
Ark., to go in business.
NUISiil SIBSl.KIITHiMN HVAM.I.:
Hue Year. ;ly mail) I oatpaul, I'M"
Sin Mouths,
I.IHI.
A weekly Democratic journal devoted
and agricultural interests of Halifax and
sunouudiugeouuties
Advertising rates reasonable and
dished on application.
fur-
Statement of the Ownership,
Management, etc., required by act
ot August 24, 1912, of The Roa
noke News, published weekly at
Weldon, N. C, by J. W. Sledge,
Editor, Publisher and Owner.
Known Bondholders None.
J. X'. Sledge, Owner.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 1 st day of April, 1921.
Jame Hayward,
Notary Public.
Farmers' co-operative organi
zations in California last year did a
Uotal business of $275,000,000.
According to Dr. C. C.Taylor,
of the State College, the tobacco
farmer get 8 cents out of the dol
lar you spend for tobacco today.
"The fesent fight," says Dr.
Clarence Poe, "is to give us a
marketing system of, by and for
the people and not for the speculators."
ting 3ti cents a pound from foreign
consumers and paying domestic
producers 12 cents or less !
If cotton and tobacco farmers
cannot or will not bunch up in
business-like ways to protect the
prices they fairly ought to have,
they are wooden-headed beyond
words.
But will they ?
The farmers of one 'Carolina
county, have recently surrendered
more than a half million dollars to
blue-sky artists selling worthless oil
stock, fertilizer factory stock and
the like; or so a local bank report
ed last week.
If they would invest a half mil
lions in public education, co-operative
enterprise, and common sense,
the county would lead the Siate in
a jiffy in progress and prosperity.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Lyman will j
preacn ,il tne Dptscopul church in
this place on X'ednesdpy night at
the usual hour.
Vt h ile going home Saturday
from here, Mr. J. J. Goodwyn,
was severely but not seriously
hurt, we hope. He fell out of the
wagon accidentally, and the wheels
passed over his body inflicting
painful wounds.
Mr. Bernard T. Simmons, of
ihis place, w ho stood an examina
tion some months ago, was a few
days since notified that he had
been appointed to a thousand dol
lar clerkship in the Surgeon Gen
eral's office at Washington City,
and was requested to report at
once. Mr. Simmons' health is too
feeble to accept.
IU a
VX'e acknowledge the receipt of
an inviuiion to attend a hop which
was given at Edmundson's Hall in
Scotland Neck on Tuesday night.
Following were the managers: E.
T. Whitehead, P. W. Purrington,
R. S. Neal, W. T. Currie, A. L.
Purrington, J. B. Neal, Jr., Chas.
Gregory, C. Speed, J. S. Paul.
The Warrenton District Conference met iii the Methodist Episcopal
Church here Tuesday evening, at 8:00 o'clock, Rev. E. M. Snipes,
presiding. A large number of ministers and lay delegates have already
arrived.
The doors of our homes are thrown wide open to the visitors and a
warm welcome is extended to all.
Services will be held mornings and evenings during the session of
the Conference and all are most cordially invited to attend the services.
We will endeavor to give a full report of the Conference in our next
issue.
The following program is being carried out:
Fiusi Skuvh a Tuesday evening at eight o'clock, The sermon was preached
liy Kev. I.. It. Jones, l'astor of Roanoke Rapids M. K. C'liurcli.
Coulereuee convened at uine-liiirty Wednesday morning, with the Presiding
Kliler, K. M. .snipes, in the chair. After organization, Hie Con
lereuce will he in ciiaijre of Uev II. M. North, Conference Ed
ucational Secretaiy, who will lay belore Hie t'onfereuce aud tlie
( 'haute Financial Diiectois tin- plan lor the liuaucial program
of the F.dueution Movement. As much time as is uecessarv
w ill be given to this cause on ednes lay.
i ,1-in i at routine and special business will be the older of the day for Thursday.
Aud the Conference Willi adjourn in the afternoon.
Preaching will lie done by dilleient liiiunters, and addresses by ( ounectloual
dtlicers. announcement liciug made in due time. This will in
clude a seivice each evening.
I'd Hosts The larger number of delegates will ainve on Wednesday morning,
and you will nuet your guests at the Church, or true instruc
tions to the F.ntertainmcul Committee A few ol the delegates
w ill arrive uu evening trains on Tuesday, and if your guest as
signed you airivea you will be notified at once. Tor your con
vrnieuce, Urn committee will have some one in the Pastor
study on Tuesday aud throughout the Conference with a com
plete list of guests and you may get information there.. For
further matters inquire from the l'astor.
Til i,l KsT'S Apply to the l'astor or any one of the Committee, or at the Pas
tor's Study for information concerniug any matter you niav
wish to know about. You will rind telephone in the Pastor's
Study for your convenience with Long Distance connections.
We waut you to have a good time and enjoy every minute of
your visit to Weluou.
COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENT
I.. D. Havvus, Chairman.
D. H. Zoi.i.urin im, Mrs. II. V. Hoi nus,
.1. It. .ol.Lll'oFFIK, C. J.OwiN,
REMOVAL NOTICE!
The Cooperative Marketing
contracts now being signed in
North Carolina are the same con
tracts used in Oklahoma, Texas,
Virginia and South Carolina and
are based on ihe successful expe
rience of 1 4,000 farmers co-operative
associations in the I'nued
States.
The Co-operative Marketing
contracts provide a strictly business
commodity association, legally or
ganized under the laws of North
Carolina, on a permanent basis, to
get the best possible price for the
grower for his cotion and tobacco.
Everything in the contracts has
been proved and tasted by growers
in oiher co operative organizations.
These contracts are a "New Decla
ration of Independence" for the
farmer.
Lady Guff-Gordon said at a
luncheon:
"The fashions are gradually be
coming more modest. They are
noihing like so shocking as they
were last year.
"A young woman went into a
very smart shop one day last year
and said to the saleswoman:
" 'I want to buy an afternoon
gown of the very latest fashion.1
' 'Yes, madam,' said the sales
woman. 'And does madam prefer
a gown that is altogether too short
or one that is altogether too trans
parent? We stock both kinds.'
bo Loionei George Harvey is
acceptable to the British Ambassa
dor from the United States. We
txpectthe Colonel's appointment
would be more acceptable to the
British than to the majority of the
American people. There are
many Republicans who object to
his appointment on the ground
that he is not a "good enough Re
publican. Many point out that
in 1912 he was a Democrat. Later
he was a Progressive and after he
could not rule or run Mr. Wilson
and the Ua Campaign lie was a Re
publican, While we believe Mr,
Harvey is not hi to be Ambassador
to Great Britain, or any other
country, we cannot agree that he
is not a 'good enough Republican.
If there is anyone in the world
who hates Mr. Wilson more than
George Harvey hates htm. we
have not heard of him. His at
lacks on the former president were
ir . ;, s 1 1 ! i iii ;rl ninM bitter
and os haiing Mr. X ilson is the
only requisite positively required
in all Republicans, we think the
Colonel is heart and soul fit for any
Republican job under the sun.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
COTTON'S BKST FRIEND.
Farmers have been warned that
another large cotton crop in 1 92 1
will be ruinous, and it has been
generally agreed that every farm
er is to cut his cotton acreage, but
there is still great fear, economists
say, that another large crop will
be grown. The Rock Hill Herald
speaking of ihe tendency to plant
cotton regardless, says:
"The farmer toJay seems to be
the besi frtend cotton has. No
body seems to want it as badly as
he does. About (H) per cent, of
the cotton of Nurili and South Car
olina is still in the hands of the
farmer and nobody seems at all
anxious to buy it from him. The
farmer loves Ins cotton and he
thinks he will love another big
crop this year. Just as surely as
he lets his love for cotton over
power his reason, the South will
be absolutely ruined. With such
an abnormal amount of cotton as
we now have on hand, and w ith
the consumption of the world light
er than it has been for years and
years and years, it surely takes a
brave heart and questionable judg
ment to plant a big crop."
The farmer who figures that his
neighbors are going to cut their
cotton acreage and increases his
own, will discover too late his
great mistake. It is a question of
co-operation by every farmer.
Concord Tribune.
DOUBLE MONSTER.
Child Born In Rowan County Hal
Two Heads, One Face, Two
Bodies and Four Arms and Four
Leis.
M lis.
.Uks,
L. C. DuAi'au,
Hi. W. (i. Si nan.
Select Your
Victrola Now
A negro woman residing in Rowan
county has given birth to what is
known in the medical profession
as a double monster, which is
treated by medical books under the
heading, "Torana Anadidyma."
The child was born dead according
to physicians who attended the
woman, and is of female sex,
weighing about eight pounds.
The physicians have had photo
graphs taken of the double mons
ter, it was learned, and these will
be turned over to medical journals
while the body will be preserver)
for study by the profession. Ac
cording to the description given by
the physicians the child has two
heads one face and four ears.
Above the waist is a double chest
joined together, but with four per
fectly formed arms and four per
fectly formed hands. Below the
waist there are two separate bodies
each having two perfect formed
legs and two perfect formed feet.
The medical world it is said
knojvs few if any, cases of the
kind, and this one is attracting
mucn interest nere.
Mr. George E. Hunt, of Ring
wood, informs us that he has re
cently found on his land a very
fine paint mine. The paint is a
beautiful red in color, free from
grit and contains more or less oil.
Information was received here
yesterday to the effect that R. P.
Spiers, Fsq , had died at his home
in Culpepper, Va., on the 2nd.
Mr. Spiers was for a long time a
citizen of this county, having lived
in Halifax several years and subse
quently in this place. He was 45
years. Mr. Spiers was a good
husband, father and neighbor, and
was a good soldier, having been
severely wounded in battles.
The marriage bells pealed mer
rily in Littleton yesterday, the oc
casion being the marriage of Mr.
C. W. Gray, of Scotland Neck, to
Miss Paitie Browning, of Littleton,
the Rev. Dr. Hufham, officiating,
in his usual solemn and impressive
manner. The attendants were
A. L. Pope and Miss Agnes Small
wood; J. . Hancock and Miss
Blanche White; W. S. Bobbin and
Miss MattieCutchin; W.D. Tillery
and Miss Laura Browning; B. R.
Browning, Jr., and Miss Annie
Gray.
A union meeting of the Tar Riv
er Association will be held at Scot
land Neck April 26, 27, 28, 29.
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
Congressman Kitchin Expects To
Be Active on Ways and Means
Committee.)
The following is from the Wash
ington correspondent to the News
and Observer:
It will be good news to North
Carolinians to learn that Congress
man Claude Kitchin continues to
improve in health, and that he
proposes to do active duty in the
forthcoming extra session.
Talking with the correspondent
of the News and Observer he said
that as the majority of Democrats
had expressed the desire that he
remain on the ways and means
committee and hold the minority
leadership he would do so. In es
pecial it was urged upon him thai
as some of the Democrats on the
committee had departed from
Democratic doctrines on the tariff,
and had given their support to the
Fordney emergency tariff bill, that
he continue on the ways and means
committee and aid in holding
straight the Democratic position
on the tariff. It was represented
to him that he could do more to
harmonize and hold in line any di
vergent factors and he has con
sented to go on with the work be
cause of the desire of the Demo
crats that he do so.
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R()S!:MAKY. N. C.
At this time, the beginning of our Ninth year of business, we
heartily thank our friends for the generous patronage given us and
respectfully solicit a continuance of the confidence reposed in us.
We shall endeavor to deserve a large share of your orders by sup
plying the latest Novelties and Styles at ;i!l times and rendering a
service unsurpassed.
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KOSKMAHY. N. ('.
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INTERESTING
APRIL 10, 1921
Sunday School at 9:45.
Pastor will preach at II A. M. and 7:30 P. M.
District Conference April S, 6, 7.
IWELDON METHODIST CHURCH,
L. D. HAYMAN. Pastor.
If you are one of those who are thinking of buying just a "Talking
Machine," don't decide on an inferier make a Victrola costs no more.
. Let us demonstrate the many points of superiority. The Victrola
brings you all instruments it brings all ihe leading artists in tone
and reproduction it stands today in a class by itself.
A small initial payment will place your Victrola in your home. We
carry in stock all the latest records. Call at our store and let us dem
onstrate.
Weldon Furniture Company,
WELDON, N. C.
'At
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WELDON OPERA HOUSE
oi iqoaoai 10
Henry Ford says that cows are
superfluous and that a machine
can take their place. It is a safe
bet that his flivver has already
weaned more boys from milking
than any other modern invention.
China has established a school
for wives at Huchow. A Kansas
editor suggests a school to educate
brides. They learn how to edu
cate their husbands rapidly enough
without schools, and that's the
main thing wives need to do.
ICE PRICES
Effective April I, 1921.
TO OUR CUSTGMERS:
It is our desire to give to the public as much reduction in the price
of Ice this year as is possible, and in so doing we have effected a plan
whereby it will prove to your good as well as ours.
DCEiiuiiiig rtpiu i si, we win ptace on saie ice ncKets at ouc. per
hundred, these tickets will be sold for cash only. By purchasing tickets
you will find it an advantage in several ways. It will have a tendency
to make the drivers give you as near as possible the amount of Ice
asked for. You will also have the correct change at all times which
expedite the transaction and thereby allow the driver to get to the next
customer sooner, which will be a great help to us as well help us keep
a correct check against our Ice at all times.
To our commercial trade we will sell to those who will purchase as
ten (10) block tickets and pay for same on delivery at $1.60 per block,
or half block tickets at 90c. per half block.
We wish all to understand that the purpose of this reduction is to
make an inducement for our patrons to purchase tickets which will be
sold for CASH ONLY, and those w ho do not supply themselves with
tickets the following prices will prevail:
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.CV4s.
High Grade Pictures
Every Night of the
Week.
M I'ouodn Ice itie! UU Pounds Ice 4.",c
15 " " 12c 70 " " MC
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Si " " lHc SO " " t)Oc
an " " -J3c SW " " ti
:ts " " "Tc mo " " 7,r,c
4U " " -Mr 135 " " ' Rf
" " :Wc 1"U " " or half block tl.im
f " " :sc SHI " " or 1 block l.75
From ihe above prices you will see that it is to your advantage to
purchase tickets, which we feel sure you will find to be very conveni
ent in making change and much more satisfactory in every respect.
It is our desire that our cusiuihers get every pound of Ice paid for,
and that they have as good service as the prevailing circumstances will
permit and if there is any complaint we would appreciate same if you
would call our office and report same, in order that we may correct it.
Respectfully,
Weldon Ice Company,
By C. E. CARTER, Sec.-Treas
wrfilI'tyv SoM cPSi"" t-V furniture dealer,
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Relieve Rheumatic Pains.
"I tm lubject to rheumatism and
when I liav a apell of it one or two ap
plication, of Chamberlain'! Liniment
relieves the pain and make rest and
sleep possible. I would not think of
doing without it," writes Mrs. C Ows
ley, Moberly, Mo.
I They Speak Well ol It.
"1 frequently hear Chamberlain
Cough Remedy praised by friends and
acquaintances which only tends to
strengthen my good opinion of it" writes
Mrs. Kred Arter, Zauesville, Ohio. Try
it when you hare a cough or cold and
see for yourself what an eioellent medi
icine tt is.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
0
curing all the years the Fold Model T One Ton
Truck has been on the market, we have nerer had lone
cnmplaiut of rear aide ttoulil. We have had no eoui
plaiuU of motor tr.iuble. As the motor cod the rear
axle are the vital fundamentals iu a motor truck, we
liave the right to ronclude Ihat the Koid Oue Tuu
Truck has uul only met Ihe tlemsuds of business, but
has done so in a aalikfactory ami economic way. There
is no oilier rvnlenr convincing as that which comes
from Innj practical i.,.iieui-e. r urit i ne Ton Trucks
are serving aloug all iii,lu-liil and commercial lines.
You will Hod tbein cveiyfthrre. U these statements
were not facts, the demaud for the KordOueTon Truck
would not be s laige as it is, because people are nut
buying tiucks which do not give service. Coupled
with the dependability of the Ford Ton Truck in all
classes of usage, comes the economy in operation and
maintenance. On the farm, in laetory delivery, lor
the merchant, manufacturer, and contractor, in these
days of modern business methods, this worm-driven
One Ton Fold Truck lias become an actual necessity.
Come in and talk it over.
IWrlte, Wire or Telephone
Weldon Motor Company,
Telephone 328 . WELDON, N. C.
OR
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.
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