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oanoke Rapids Herald Volume I. Number 26. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, SEPTEMBER 25, 1914. Subscription, $1.00 a Year PERSONAL AND LOCAL MENTIONS Items of Local Interest in and Around Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary, and Patterson Mills A. I . ("lark is visiting friends1 in Mount Airy, N. C, tins week, Mrs. K. Jenkins, will have her Millinery Opening, Friday an. I Saturday Sept. Uf.lh and :!tith. Advt. It. Miss Rebecca Clark arrived last week and has taken (.barge of Mrs. K. Jenkins' Millinery Department. Miss Hattie Koontz, milliner for B. Marks arrived last week. Messrs. Clyde Mizelle and John nery wjll stay through the Smith left Monday for Tampa, winter. Fla J. L Patterson returned home Mr. and Mrs. I-ouis Grimmer 0n last M idav from Asheville are visiting relatives in Jackson- where he spent a few days with ville, Fla., this week. Mrs. Patterson and the children. Kirkus Taylor, of the Patter- ,, . T u . . .. ., ,,. .,: ' , Mrs. A. I.. Haine and family, son Mills village, has moved to ,. n , , , , .,,,,. of Greensboro, have moved here Weldon to live. , ,. i to live. Mr. Baine is supenne- The family of Mr. Jones, new tendent of the Roanoke Mills boss spinner at the Patterson Company and has moved into the Mills have moved here from residence formerly occupied by Greensboro to live. J. F. Wicker. H. B. Griffin left for Green- W. R. Carroll, of Raleigh, N. ville, S. C, Tuesday w here he C, is here and is putting togeth has accepted a position. er the new school desks which R.L Wood of the Patterson 'aied. th'3.. an(i whidl Store Co., spent Sunday with his mother in Enfield, R. B. Hayes left Sunday for Wake Forest, to enter the Wake Forest College. Dr. G. A. Smith, of Black Creek, was in town Wednesday. M.S. Smith, superintendent , congregations, of the Local Beaver Board Plant j There wi 1)e a S)twM servi ,e left Tuesday for his home held at the M. E. Church Roa Pennsylvama. , noke Rapids, Sunday morning Miss Nell Mercer left Thurs- 'Sept. 2ith at 11 o'clock under day for her home in Norfolk. the auspices of Roanoke Tribe Mrs. F. M. Shute is visiting her parents in Williamston. Mrs. Lykes is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charlie Webb. The 9th Annual Fair at Em- poria will be held October 20th, 21st, 22nd 23rd. Don't forget the date. PRESERVING PEARS FOR j SALE -TOO bushels first class j pears for preserving purposes, j Place your order with A. L. Clark. Advt. The High School girls will give : married on last Sunday after an ice cream supper in the park ! noon at two o'clock. Rev. Wil tomorrow night. Miss Ruto Davis j liam Towe performed the eere in charge, The proceeds from mony. Mr. and Mrs. Brewer will the sunoer to go to the Basket ; Ball Team. J. B. Boyd and L. S. Mosher will go to Richmond to-night on business. One of Northampton county's most aged inhabitants passed away on Thursday of this week ! were married at the residence of - Betsy Norwood, colored, age j the bride's parents on last Sun 102 years. I day afternoon. Magistrate R. jW. Brown performed the core BOX RENTERS TAKE!mony Mr. and Mrs. Hux will NOTICE-Unless your rent is j resido in Roanoko Rapids. paid Dy uci., isi your man win be put in the general delivery. M. McRae Faison, P. M. In addition to the regular pro fessional races at the Emporia Fair, there will be amateur races for Greenville and adjoining Counties. Write to the secre taries for full information. Iflua l?iil,.r, Pnvil luff fnr Char btte, Sunday, where she . . , , , ' , , , . . : spiration and made us more de goes to resume her studies at tQ a li8h M Queens College. fm. thg upbui,dintr of the com. Mr. D. Keeter, of Weldon, munity in the name of Christ. was in town a few hours Wednes- The Society is enthusiastically day on business. Miss Lena Jones, of Ro. emary 1 -..,, ,wi V, . - U ; V I lias iciuuicu w uci uume in i-u- wards, N. C, on , account of the severe illness of her mother, Mr. W. F. Morton, the new several visitors. Come visit us Presbyterian preacher will hold and see what we are doing. You services at Rosemary Sunday are always welcome, morning at 11 o'clock at the Mrs. Hayes served a most de Opera House and at Roanoke lightful concoction that she call Rapids, Peoples Theatre, Sunday ed "something in a glass" and evening at 7:30" o'clock. AIL snow balls. We can't tell you who are interested' in a good; what the "something in the cause are cordially invited and glass" was.no, not because it the 57 membersj'are especially i won't do to tell, but we just urged to be on hinjd with their! don't know, only 'twas "awful" friends. Reduced rates on all railroads on account of the '"Five County Fair" at Fmporia Oetolter :!"th to Coupons attached ad- mitt you to the fairground.-'. K. 11. I!i.-ks spout Sunday at his lioine in F.nfield. Miss Maude H-nry. of Wendell. M. C, cine this week to visit her -iter. Mrs. M. H. Foster. She was accompanied by her small brother, Ward Henry, who 'will spend a few das. Miss will be installed tor the present, in the Rosemary School house. P.ev. R. L. Topping, of Wilson, filled his regular appointment at the Rosemary Theatre Building Sunday, both morning and "even ing. He preached two able arid instructive sermons to large ; No. 3'X Improved Order of Red i Men. Services conducted by ! Rev. James McClure. of Peters- lulrfe, Vil All visiting brethren ;are earnestly requested topartic- ' 'Pate with the '"embers in this : service, andthe public is cordially ; invited to attend, I - Brewcr-Horne Miss Lena Home and J. ller- bert Brewer, both of the Patter- ;son Mills village, were quietly make their home in the Patterson Mills village. Hux Lynch Mis.s Eva Lynch and Lawrence Hux, both of Roanoke Rapids, Mrs. Hayes Entertains The Presbyterian Aid Society had a most delightful meeting at the home of Mrs. G. L. Hayes Tuesday afternoon. The presence of our new min ister, Mr. W. F. Morton, and his working for a bazaar to be held at Roanoke Radios about the last of November. You can de- , . i, ,. . . ,.:.u UL'IIU Oil US HI 1UIIM-II )UU Willi . your Christmas presents. We had two new members and good. Come to see us. Reported. MASS MEETING DISCUSSES COTTON SITUATION Dr. II. 0 Alexander, of Charlotte, Speaks. Resolutions Adopted and Views Expressed by Many Representative Citizens Present Tin' mass meeting of the farm ers, merchants, bankers, lnanu tin turer- and others called to ni.ft at Halifax on THirssday, September o( vas Wl, attended. Practically every precinct in the county was represented in the meeting ami every vocation had representatives in attendance. It was a gathering together of men much in earnest -of men from every calling -all realizing the gravity of the situation now confronting the south as a whole and Halifax County, the third cotton producing county in the State of North Carolina, in par ticular. Promptly at eleven o'clock the mass meeting was called to order. Mr. Frank P. Shields, of Scot land Neck, presided and intro duced Dr. H. 0. Alexander, of Charlotte, who spoke for nearly two hours on the subject nearest to the heaits of his audience the cotton situation. His talk was forcible, lucid and convinc ing, giving a vivid picture of the efforts which have already been made to better the situation by the organised farmers and prom ise that these efforts shall not be abated until relief has been ob tained. Dr. Alexander touched on the work done by the conference of southern fanners and business men held in Washington the lat ter part of August. He spoke of the relief that will be given the situation by the emergency cur rency issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the further re lief expected from this source af-' ter the Regional Reserve Banks j began operation, which will be about October 15. His treatment of the whole situation was strictly from the i farmers' standpoint. He out- i lined the strong probability that: exportation of cotton to England, ' at leat, would soon be resumed, ! mentioned the fact that the cot ton takings of American manu facturers this year would in all probability break all previous records and stated that he did not believe the surplus cotton which would have to be carried over into next year would1 amount to more than five million bales. j Dr. Alexander stated that all' plans to carry over cotton into ; next year could only be brought! to. successful termination on the predicate that next year's crop ' will be materially reduced. He stated that the Farmers' Union was opposed to the scheme of taxing acreage to curtail produc-' tion on the grounds that it was not feasible or practical and if it could be made so it would set a dangerous precedent. j He advocated the extension of i the "Buy a Bale" movement, the inducing of merchants to pay 10 a pound for cotton to farm ers who were unable to carry over their own cotton and the securing of pledges from indi-, vidual farmers all over the' South to the effect that they would materially reduce next year the acreatre they had plant ed to cotton this year. The big hanks over the South, especially the big National Banks in the money renters came in for a good ileal of criticism from Dr. Alexander for having misappropriated to their own needs emergency currency placed with them to relieve the cotton situation. He stated, however, that Secretary of the Treasury, McAdoo, had now come to real ize this fact and t'lat the full power of the present govern mental administration would be exerted to insure the emergency currency reaching the people for whom it was intended: i. e., the farmers. He advised the farm ers to hold every pound of cot ton they could. Dr. Alexander spoke vigorous ly in favor of tie taxation amendment which will be voted on, together with other amend ments, at the November elec tions. He stated that this was the amendment which the big money interests in the State w ere fighting and that the passage of the amendment would benefit greatly the farmers and inx.r ,,iet at Halifax Monday for the ear'y appearance in this city of people in the State. The pres- purjiose of nominating three tne Wheeler Bros. Circus X- The eiit assessment all over the (l0oj 'oiu., Commissioners and Famous Stampede Wild West. State was grotesquely and mani- tranacting other business. '3 one "' the world's largest festly unfair- -different classes Allot the townships were "'nusement enterprises, and ho of property should he listed for represented. D. E. Stainback of its peculiar combination taxation at different rates. The holding proxy of W. F. Homer, probably the most interest only fair and equitable basis for acted as chairman, N. Fitzpat- taxation lieing "equality of sac- rick acted as secretary. It is advertised by the manage- rifice." The following were elected meht lnat il is without a peer in At the close of Dr. Alexan- Roads Commissioners: W. G. tJoint ot performance, and it der's talk, the mass meeting ad- Hedgepeth. of Hobgood, P. C. v,0i seem as if this boast is journed for dinner, convening Gregory, of Tillery, and C. P. justified in a combination which again at two o'clock, at which Bounds, of Weldon. includes two such shows. The time the Committee on Resolu- The following resolution was Wheeler Bros, has for years been tions introduced the following introduced by W. T. Clement, conceded a place in the front resolutions: of Enfield, and adopted: rank of circuses, and in many (1.) Recommending the hold- "Whereas, the proposed P'nt3 it has been given first ing of cotton for better prices by amendments to the Constitution Place- It could not be excelled farmers all over the county as of the State of North Carolina tor 'ts horses, the quality and far as they can do so without in- jury to their creditors. (2.) Recommending the cur tailing of acreage planted to cot ton next year one third. (3.) Advising the co-opera- tion and united efforts of farm- the General Assembly of North refrained from featuring some ers, merchants, bankers and Carolina, both of said Houses five-second act as a thriller, used manufacturers to tide over this being strictly democratic; purely for advertising purposes, period of distress. Now, therefore, be it resolved tne'r patrons have always found (4.) Endorsing heartily the by the Democratic Executive man' surprises in store' and now "Buy a Eale" movement also Committee of Halifax County: they have come forward with the the "Use Cotton Goods" move- i. That this Committee ap- 0033 thriller of them all a Mexi ment. nrove said amendments and each can Bull Fight, a thrilling repro- Special stress was laid by Dr. Alexander, Mr. Shields and oth ers on the duty of the farmers to stand by and protect the time the Democratic voters of Halifax Wheeler Bros. Circus & Famous merchants who had advanced County to vote for said amend- Stampede Wild West was ae money on this cotton crop and ments at said regular election. complished, the amusement many of whom had obligations This resolution was adopted world vvas not surprised, as the which they were compelled to with the request that it be pub- como'natlon nad been predicted, meet. Farmers were urged to lished in all the county newspa-! ne dea' was a fortunate one for carry their cotton to their mer- pers; so as to get the matter be- amusement patrons, inasmuch as chants, merchants were urged to f(,rp the neonle i tnev are now able to see the two make arrangements to warehouse ftr. I, Green, chairman of snows for the prices formerly all the cotton they could: the key- the committee, tendered his res- cna,'ged for one. To enable the note of the meeting was the im- jgnation as chairman, and with i Performances of the two exhibi portance of co-operation between regret the same was accepted, j uons to De K'ven simultaneously farmers, merchants, bankers and an( c, r). House, of Thelma, !and without cutting out a single manufacturers. Farmers were was elected chairman. act of either, has been a great urged not to hold their cotton at A committee was appointed to herculean task, but it has been home when they w-ere in debt to draw up resolutions on the re- accomplished, and the result will the merchants, as this was unfair tirement of Dr. Green from the e seen when the Wheeler Bros, to the merchants, giving them no chairman of the Democratic Circu3 & Famous Stampede Wild hold on the cotton at all and County Executive Committee, ' est Shows appear in Roanoke therefore no opportunity to use which he has held so long and RaP'ds on October 9th. - Advt. same as collateral with their cred- so acceptably to the great ma-: ltors. All of the above resolutions were freely discussed and were j unanimously adoped by the mass ! meeting. . j It is certain that the citizens of Halifax County as a whole are ' aroused to the seriousness of the cotton situation and the necessity for concerted and united action ' hr that mntPril hPnpfit will derived from the of yesterday. mass meeting Mrs. C. A. Wyche Entertains Last Monday afternoon 5 o' clock, at her home at Wyche- croft, Mrs. C. A. Wyche was a charming hostess, to a number of friends at an informal tea, given in honor of her guest, Miss Amy Butler of Henderson, N. C. The spacious living room and sunparlor were attractively de corated with ferns ami autumn flowers. A delicious salad course with tea followed by cream and cake was served by Miss Susan Holiday, Mrs. E. H. Adkins and Mks Mary Tray nham Wyche. Among those present were: Miss Amy Butler, Mrs. V. F. Horner, Mrs. J. M. Grizzard, Mrs. W. E. Froelid, Mrs. J. G. Butts, Mrs. M. V. Froelich, Mrs. T. W. Mnllen, Mrs. Andrew-, Mrs. Mettir, Nrs. E. W. Lehman, Mrs. J. E. Cox, Mrs. T. M. Jenkins, Mrs. L. G. Hayes, Mrs. JobTaLr, Mrs. 'J. T. Stainback, Mrs. A. W. Taylor, Mrs. E. H. Adkins, Miss Gatliii, ,Miss Bowen, Miss Alston, Misi Mabel Mc Murry, Miss Sallie Watson, Miss Susan Holiday, Miss Webber, and Miss Mary Traynham Wyche. COUNTY DEMOCRATIC ' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Met in Halifai Monday Dr. Green Resigns Constitutional Amend ments Approved by Resolution : the innumerable details of the The Democratic Executive exhibition of a large circus insti Committee of Halifax Count v Ultion ,lave leen made for ttie are to be submitted to a vote of ! the people at the regular election ' the attention given tothenumer to be held in November, 1914, ous details which are essential and whereas said amendments for the production of a perform have been agreed upon by :ance of unusual merit. Although three-fifths of each House of ' Tne Wheeler Bros, have always and every one of said amend- ment3. 2. That this Committee unre jority of the people. Resolutions of Repect R. L. Taylor Whereas the "Great Spirit" j ho doeth all things well has called to the "happy hunting grounds" our friend and brother Therefore be it resolved, that while we bow in humble submis sion to His Supreme Will, we de- i sire to express our grief in the' loss of our departed brother, and extend to the bereaved family our sympathy, by sending to them a copy of these resolutions. And that furthermore be it re-1 0,1 last Tuesday Mr. W. D. 1 solved that a copy be sent to the ! Bass suffered a serious and most "Tomahawk" and "Roanoke , liainful accident, piercing his Rapids Herald" for publication, eyeball with a nail. Mr. Bass and that a copy he spread upon : was in the shipping room of the the mimute book of the tribe, i Roanoke Mills Company hurry Respectfully Submitted m the work of Pamg some P. V. Matthews, W. J. Norwood, W. G. Stinson, Committee R mnoke Tribe No. 39. I. 0. O R. M. Advt. It. ' Patterson-Pearson the The following item from Norfolk Virginian-Pilot will be of interest to many people in this community. "Mr. Samuel Finlay Patterson, of Roanoke Rapids, N. C, and Miss Nancy Wyche Pearson, of Portsmouth, Va., were married in Court Street Baptist Church, Wednesday, September 16, at They left immedi- 4:30 o'clock. ately for Washington and other Northern cities. After October lXthey will be at home in Roa- , noke Rapids, N.C." COMBINED SHOWS ARE COMING The Wbeeler Bros. Circus & Famous Stampede Wild West Show All the contracts necessary for completeness of its equipment or duction by the Mendaza troupe of genuine Mexican bull fighters. When the combination of the i Announcement i j We desire to announce to our ! farmer friends that on account ! : of the present low market price of cotton, we will allow all of our customers 101' a pound for cotton on account. Our price for cotton seed this week is 26'' per bushel cash, or 2' per bushel on account. Hancock-House Company. Advt. Serious Accident To Mr W. D. Bass at Roanoke Mills cases. lie was standing near one of the cases which was being nailed up and a careless stroke of a workman glanced on a nail and shot a portion of it into his eye. He was rushed to Richmond at once to Dr. White, one of the best eye specialists in the South. We understand that Dr. White 'operated on Mr. Bass yesterday and tninKs tnere may he some chance of saving his eye. Special Notice We are expecting to arrive this week our celebrated line of HEYWOOD SHOES for fall and winter. The word Heywood is sufficient for quality, style, fit and comfort. Rosemary Supply Company Exclusive dealers-Rosmary, N.C Advt. DOING THINGS Nash County Health Officer Shows What One Man Can Do In Health Work Vaccinating over o(Hi0 people in one county against typhoid in alMiut three months is a fine record. That is just what Dr. B. V.. Washburn, whole time county health officer in Nash County, reports. During the month of August he immunized 1 . .". 1 people. The people of Nash County as well as their health ollicer seem to realize more than ever the real value of a health ollicer in saving lives and preventing sickness. The remits of only a few months of this kind of work are beginning to show in the decrease in the typhoid fever rate in Nash County On August at the height of the typhoid fever season, there were only sixteen cases in the entire county. This is said to be much less than usual. Besides the special work against typhoid, he Nash County Health Officer during the last month vaccinated seventy-eight people against smallpox, examin ed and treated twelve for hook worm disease, examined four specimens of sputum for tuber culosis, gave eleven lectures on health subjects, besides doing the usual work formerly done by the county physician, namely, visiting the jail and county home and making commitment exami nations for the State Hospital. The story of the progress of health work is best told in the closing paragraph of the August reports of the Health Officer, where he says: "Citizens in all parts of Nash County are be coming interested in public , health work, as is shown by the large attendance at the dis pensaries. The health officer is constantly called upon to give advice on problems relating to the betterment of sanitary con ditions about the homes and places of work, and the demand for literature on health topics is also increasing. These things , show that Nash County has de veloped to the point where fhe citizens realize the value of health and are ready to co-operate in any endeavor to prevent sickness." Railroads Innocent Bystanders A committee of railroad presi dents, headed by Mr. Frank Trumbull, has presented to President Wilson a brief of the difficulties confronting the rail roads brought on by the Europ ean war. The President, in turn, has transmitted the memoranda to the American people, direct ing attention to the extraordi nary emergency now confront ing the railroads. The railroads are innocent by standers in this war and they have been more severely wound ed than any other industry, for railroad property, although priv ately owned, is devoted to public services, and while the govern ment makes the rates and requir es expenditures, it does not guarantee receipts. The farmers suffer for lack of a market and business stagnates by the closing of foreign ports, but the warehouse and the bank vault will preserve their property from destruction w hile the rail roads, like Tennyson's Brook, must run on and on and cannot resort to any such expediency to protect their interests. I Zooratory There is no place like the House of Commons for a "nice derangement of metaphors." It will be a long time, however, before we have a mixture equal to the outburst of an effusive orator who said: "The British lion, whether it is roaming the deserts of India or climbing the forests of Canada, ; will not draw in its horns or re : tire into its shell!" Tit-Bits.
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