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R H OANOKE APIDS ERALD Volume I.Number 28. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, OCTOBER 9, 1914. Subscription, $1.00 a Year PERSONAL AND Items of Local Interest in and Around Roanoke Rapids Rosemary, and Patterson Mills Mrs. E. H. Adkins left for Charlotte Saturday where she will spend sometime visitim friends. Mr. T. 0. Vamrhan. .if Wel don, was in town a few hours Tuesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Julian M. IW ell, of Hamilton, V a., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jenkins. Messrs. W. C. Bass and T. I .. Edmondson left fr Richmond Sunday where on Monday they attended the Fair. Several horses are now in training at the Emporia Fair Grounds race track for the local races. The local races hid fare to be better this year than u. ual. Advt. ! Mr. T. W. Mullen and fainilv Vo thio H-.1..L 1 .c ... i ...o.s, , lmo .... .v visiting ai me nome oi iyir. .uui- tL.l .Ml.. u .i IW- fU T.,.I.M I M V-l Mr. Samuel Senie, of the Senie Clothing Co., Rosemary, is this week changing his place of business toJRoanoke Rapids. Mr. William Wood and wife, left for Richmond Wednesday, to be gone two or three days taking in the State Fair, which is being held there this week. Mr. Baldy Hamill, of Thelma, j was in town a few hours Mondav on business. ! Adams Greater Shows is the Carnival Company secured by the management of the Emporia Association, as one of the mid way attractions. They will have a big brass band, and a splendid free act in addition to Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Side shows, Fortune Tellers and other at tractions. Advt. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Crews re turned Tuesday from Richmond, where they had been to take their little son to the hospital to be operated on for throat trouble. Mr. J. C. Butts and daughter. Miss Alice, of Garysburg, N. C, spent Tuesday evening with Mr. J. G. Butts and family. Mr. L. E. Beckham, of Bur lington, N. C. arrived last week, and has accepted a position with the Patterson Mills. Mrs. J. T. Garner after an ex tended stay in Raeford, N. C, visiting her parents, returned Saturday. Besides the local races at the Emporia Fair, the Association is offering six purses of $:i(ii).UU each. Emporia is in the circuit with Richmond, and Petersburg, anu a goou many noises noiu iL... ..... .., . -n uiese iwo places wm Lmpona including Judge lal - mer, ana otners ownea oy a. a. Slagle, Rosebud, McKenney, and others owned by C. W. Mangum. -Advt. The Rosemary Christian Sun day School is proving a splendid success. Only recently started, the attendance is steadily climb- ing. On last Sunday they had, in spite of the rain, an attend- ance of eighty two pupils, five teachers, three officers and four visitors, making the total num ber present ninety four. They extend a cordial invitation to everybody. Carpenters are now being en gaged at the Emporia Fair grounds building additional sta bles for cattle, and coops for poultry. A new building is being erecting for the exhibit of swine. The association will be in a bet ter position than ever before to take care of stock, and poultry of all kinds, and it is hoped that a good many exhibits will be made in these departments. Advt. The Senie Clothing Company have moved their business from the Second Floor of the Rosemary Theatre Building to a location several doors below the postoflice in Ro-jnoke Rapids. See their advertisement elsoewhere in this paper. LOCAL MENTIONS W. I). Tillery spoilt Thursday Scotland Neck. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Breed l'iv and children. id'()xford, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. H. ( lioVti-. Mioses Florence and Bessie Tipett, of Townsville. are visit-' ing Mr. ami Mrs. I'., B. Glover. J. F. Frown pent three days lis week at the Virginia State air ill Richmond. nuis Mabry attended the Fair llichinoiid this week. Mi s Anne li Hamilton arriv- 'd this week to take charge of ''he Roanoke Rapids Hospital. lMi Hamilton is a graduate nurse of the Virginia Hospital at Richmond, Ya. Saturday afternoon at foil .- - - lha H ,u invi .in- .-.f i"- " ithe Fnisconal Church will have .. ' ' ;it , Mrs. 1. . M. Long. The Alston Furniture Com- pany. Mr. R. I. Jones, Manager, have begun the work of start- ing their new furniture store, which is located in the new Moore & King Building on Roa- noke Avenue at Rosemary. Mr. Jones is from Scotland Ne"ek and has had manv vears of exneri- ence in the furniture business. I'resbyterian services will be held Sunday morning in the Rosemary Opera House, 11:00 A. M., conducted by Rev. H. F. Morton, subject; "The Call from Macedonia." Evening services will be held in the People's Thea tre at Roanoke Rapids, 7:3UP.w., subject: "The Dynamics of Christian Life." The Presby byterian Sunday School is held every Sunday morning in the Rosemary Opera House, Mr. J. T. Chase, Superintendent. Mrs. J. M. Grizzard Entertains At her home on Hamilton Street, last Friday afternoon, Mrs. J. M. Grizzard delightfully entertained a number of friends at a "5 o'clock tea." The ele gant home was beautifully dec orated with palms, ferns and pot ted plants. Delicious refreshments were ments are any better or more daintily served by Misses Mary ; vigorously kept up. Thearrange Norlleet Grizzard, Virginia Hart, ment in regard to the sanitary Josephine Tillery, Susan Hollo- day and Mrs. (i. L. Hayes. Those enjoying Mrs. Grizzard's charming hospitality were: Mrs U" II Tilli.rv Mrs .Inli ; T j w' M , Mrs.A.V.Taylor,Mrs.McMurray, mi.i..n. I Mrs. W. E Fiwlieh, Mrs J. G. 1 Butts. Mrs. M. V. Froelich, Mrs. Charlena Hart, Mrs. W. F. Hor- ner, Mrs. G. L. Hayes, Mrs E. W.Lehman, Mrs. R. P. Beck- with, Mrs. T. M. Jenkins, Mrs. Beckwith, Mrs. C. A. Wyche, Mrs. R. J. Wyche, Miss Jose- phine Tillery, Miss Mabel Mc- Murray, Miss Charlena, Hart, Miss Virginia Hart, Miss Wat- son, Miss Alston, Miss Elizabeth - Baglev, Miss Bowen, Miss Susan Holladay. A Factory on the Farm 1 A silo is a factory on the farm and therefore lends to co-operation of the commercial and agri cultural interests. The farmer gets the profit of both producer in the highways of progress and and consumer. in such a situation the Umlertak- Wo need more of these twin er is an important factor in devel agencies of prosperity on the optnent. Scarcely a day passes farms of North Carolina and bu- that they do not add a new ter siness men cannot render a bet- mr to death by refusing to join t,.r service to their communities than in encouraging the building ,,f ,.j,w The silo is irrent busi- ness educator. It arouses the spirit cf enterprise, develops bu- si ness ingenuity iiid awakens the joy of ownership. A farmer can build a silo for two or three hundred dollars, and it will, under ordinary con- ditions, pay a dividend of 40 per i cent where it is run to capacity, LATESI" HEALTH SUR- vfv nc rnMMUNiTv Splendid Tribute to the Success of the Sanitary Measures Adopt ed. Government Engi neers Praise Dr. Long's Work Mr. I .a Prince, Sanitary Engi neer, and Irs. R. C. Dtrivaux and R. 11. Von Iv. Im f, sent out by the United States Govern ment, completed a thorough sur vey of the sanitary conditions of the entire community this week. lr. Vim Ezdorf, who was in charge of the work, is an expert in his profession, having had charge of the medical work in the Canal Zone and has just re cently returned to this country from Vera Cruz. Dr. Von Ezdorf stated that they h.Bl " through inspec- uuni iinewo k nidi mui ueeu done here in the way ot drain- age to get rid ot the malaria ocaiing iiLObouiio. lie siaieo Wrti iiik HLObi Uiio. lie Milieu .1 . .. , . . mat the work lias oeen ... .. ,.. " u,e ,' malaria carrier, is the creek on the other side of Roanoke Junc- tion. He stated also that ninety five per cent of the malaria cases in this community this summer were relapsed cases. Especially gratifying to Dr. Von Ezdorf is the fact that his recommendations made on a previous visit have been so painstakingly carried out. He mentioned as an en couraging phase of the situation, the fact that so many people are carrying out Dr. Long's advice in regard to "quinine prophylax is "or the taking of daily doses of quinine as a precaution against malaria. In addition to the health sur vey, the party obtained blood specimens from TSil persons in this town, about one half the number being children attend ing school. These specimens will be examined and a report rendered as soon as possibleof all specimens found to be infected with the malarial parasite. Last year one person out of seven was found malarial,' but Dr. Von Ezdorf feels confident that the percentage this year will be much smaller. Dr. Von Ezdorf stated: "I have never seen a place of this size where the sanitary arrange- closets and the anti-malarial work are simply fine. Your Dr. Long is one of the best health officers in the South. We are u-nvL-in.r nnlv in i,lufta that arc particularly" interested in the work and where we can get the fullest amount of co-operation. This place was selected from fern is to provide storage facil many other places in the State ities for the cotton crop of Hali- because we could get the com - plete co-operation of your health officers." He summed up by saying: "Remember the beginning of this work has just been realized, Vigilance, energy and co-opera- tion are necessary to carry it on. The benefits will bw felt in your community to an even greater degree next year than now." The Undertaker A Developer There are in many communities successful husines fanners who stand men and like stumps with public snirited citizens in a movement for the upbuilding of their community or hv tluir in l difference snag an industrial en- terprise. It takes live men to build a community and there is no sad- der sight in life than a few noble spirited citizens staggering un- der a load of dead timber. The undertaker is oft times a develop- er. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Miss Esteiie House to Wed J. m. Johnston in November It is a common thing for a man Scotland Neck, Oct. 4. The to become a member of a cum Sewing Club was delightfully en- mercial organization such as the tertained by Miss Esteiie House Board of Trade of Roanoke Rap- Olllliucll niirilium IIUII1 lOUI V. .. ..ft....,,.,.,., e in six o i-iurn. The guests were met at the door by the hostess and invited under the trtes, where there were comfortable chairs placed, these adding to the pleasant informality of the occasion. .-i.ifi an mini .speni in nappy f ..... .... l i . " , - - sewing, a delieious salad course was served. Afterwards the guests were invited into the par- lor where quite a surprise await- ed them. 1 In a table was a lovelv u-ti-- diny cake suronnded t,v a cir.-ln of h()y leayes From the ieaves were suspended bags of rice tied with blue ribbon. Each est WM tolJ t0 pu a bag aiK on !, .J f .1,,, I. 4' ....... , , ,.i ne ,u un,. uQf -OJ w.v ...... e,,eu' lulu ulu 1,1,1 ever true story of a wedding that is to be. In white on the green leaf were the letters, the social side of the city's life J. M. J. A. E. H. wh're it touches the questions November 25th of public morals and health; all . This announcement came as a of these, and in truth, every surprise to the many friends of channel of activity comes under Miss House, and they all with its practical eye. one accord showered her with It must always and everywhere rice and good wishes. preach the gospel of sane, safe The cake was cut amid much and sound development, unself fun, the thimble being cut by ishness, public spiritedness and Miss Mattie Josey, the ring by civic pride. Its motto, must be, Miss Hattie Leggett, and the "If its good for the community, coin by Miss Lillie Bell Allsworth. then let us have it." What helps homes. The important fat.ts very near the scene of the pres The wedding cake and ice the community as a whole, has contained in the bulletin relating ent m'htary operations. We are cream were then served by Miss es Mattie Josey and Sallie May josev daughter of Mka Hniwe in Mr. and Mrs. John T. House, is one of Scotland Neck's most at- tractive young ladies, and her marriage to Mr. J. M. Johnson, of Roanoke Rapids, will be look- ed to with unusual interest. Those present were Mesdames A. C. Liverman, Chas. J. Shields, J. B. Edwards, W. T. Hancock, Kathleen Kelly, J. E. Bowers, and W. H. McDowell; Misses Lillie Bell Allsworth, Sallie Mav Josey, Louise Josey, Mattie Josey, Cornelia Josey, Hattie Leggett, Lizzie Leggett. Stella Hoffman, Louise Futrell. New Enterprise for Roanoke Rapids On thursday afternoon was organized the Roanoke Rapids Cotton Storage Warehouse Com- pany, which will incorporate at once for $5000.00 capital -stock. The incomorotors are S. F.Patterson, W. S. Parker, of Henderson, and C. A. Wyche The object of the new con- j fax and Northampton Counties. 1 Work will begin as soon as possi- ble on the warehouse which will be large enough to contain some thousands of bales. Further de- tails in regard to the Company will be announced later. . . . ... North Carolina Farmers Moved Frequently Washington, D. C. Oct In compilingdata for the last Feder- al Census, the enumerators ask ed every farmer in North Cam- lina this question: "How long have you lived on the farm you now occupy?" This question was answered by 225,057 of the 25,'!,725 farm operators in this State. More than 111,000 stated that they had occupied their farms only' one year or less; 54, V40 from 2 to 4 years: 1 .0 from 5 to 9 years and VIS, 4bX 10 vears and over. The most rH.. class of people in this Stale is the tenant who operates his farm on the share basis. There are S2.21S of these farmers in this State: 78,200 of them made ai - swer to the query and their ri- plies indicated that lift, 041, or about 40 per cent of them moved every year. )utjes 0f a Commercial Organization T u: :.i . i 1115 loMMnp, UILOOUI IUIOWII11J jusi wnai me organization stands for and strives for. Why should a town have a commercial organi- zution? Because if it lives up to its duties, it will be the most potent force in the community for progress. It's duties are to i .i . i .1. oo aruming ami everyinmg a. -u ...w.:..l o, building and better building of the town and its environs. Its duty is not only to make a town grow, but also to make it better, a more sanitary, a prettier and morp pniov-abla iilaco in which In live Its ,)rovilR.e or field of work reaches out in every branch and takes cognizance of every phase 0f the town's life. Thecommer- ...u i i . :i :i,t.. .-U..I ,l ui imwrau, n nuiconic, irion anu mauulaciunng, uie protes- sional interests; the government of the City, County and State; a like beneficial effect upon every one within its boundaries. It is the duty of the cummer- cial organization to interest it- self in educational matters. Up- on the schools depend the future ability and activity of a city's people. In short, the duty of the com- mercial organization is to do any and all things necessary and in- 'cident to the upbuilding of -town, community, county, state and nation in all channels of com- mercial and social activity and this duty should be performed upon an impartial, unselfish, non-political basis and in a wise and safe manner. The Board of Trade of Roanoke Rapids Township, will meet next Monday night in the May- or s ofnce. We will be glad to have you come up and join us and help us to boost the community in which you live. M. McRal Faison. Secretary. Results Of Frequent Change By Farmers Washington, D. C. Oct An official of the Federal Census Bureau, in discussing the report recently issued by the govern- ment, dealing with the term of occupancy of farms in the United States, said: "This frequency of moving from farm to farm, or instability of occupancy, very likely, forms one of the chief causes for the decline of rural prosperity, or is a hindrance to greater progress. Frequency of removal of farmers results in general shiftlessness; the roads and bridges are gener- ally in a poor condition because .s.tlt j North Carolina, fighting the farmers, moving at frequent tuberculosis, periods, are not particularly in The larger part of the money terested in their upkeep. Farm js llStMJ in the community where buildings of such farms are not the fas m-e bought, hi some usually kept in good repair, as places they employed visiting the farmer who is about to nurses; in others they sent pa move w ill leave the repairs for tients w ho are unable to pay to the next tenant to make. The the State Sanatorium; in others same reasons will apply for lack thev bought eiri's. milk and food of interest by the "unstal. farmer in the schools, church and general welfare of the com inunity. 1 hey move frequently they do not remain on a farm long enough to get the best re- suits from it, consequently they are usually in a poor financial condition." - If you have more free advice than you can dispose of, can it up. A Sta,ement of Persons Prominent- ly Interested in The Hancock- House Company Piano Contest We, the undersigned, desire to say that we are entirely satisfied with the way the Piano Contest t)f tlie HitlCOCk HoUSC Company was managed. We believe that it was at ail times the desire of the management to accord just and impartial treatment to all parties concerned, that they showed no prejudice in the con test and did not. either hv m- nutMu.e ()im.t ,. ;jn 3) , jt,,j woi k ti further the interests of am contestant over any other. We are satisfied with their management, are confident that every one who participated in the for contest received full value every dollar spent during the time the contest ran, and we Committee to get plans and unhesitatingly recommend to specifications for the contemplat the public at large the courtesy, ed new county jail. This jail prompt service, and fair busi- has been badly needed for a ness dealing of the Hancock- good while and this action of the House Company. Mrs. Chas. Welsh, Sr. J. T. Chase, Mrs J. M. Jackson, Mrs. L. S. Mosher, Mrs. Eliza Keeter, Mrs. R. H. Banks. Ownership of Halifax Homes County The United States Census De part at Washington has just is sued a bulletin dealing with the ownership ot Halifax county to this county are as follows; There are 7511 homes in Hali- fax County. Farm Homks-Of this number 40ns are farm homes; 1054 of the farm homes are owned by their occupant and are free 0f mortgage incumbrance; the mortgaged farm homes number 2112; renters occupy 2684 farm homes in this county. Urban Humes-Out of a total uf 7511 homes in the county ;i44;i are urban homes; there are 770 urban home owners in the coun- tv- of this number 117 are mort- gaged; til 19 of the urban owned homes are free of incumbrance there are 2410 rented urban Vimes in tie county. The census enumerators were unable to secure data pertaining to the ownership of a small per centage of Loth the rural and urban homes in this county. I War on Tuberculosis Red Cross Seals Compose the Army Yuletide will soon be here. Your letter of good cheer to a friend, or your package that you send as a present, will not be complete without the Christmas Sticker. The Red Cross Seal js as representative of Christ mastide as any other sticker you can buy. Besides, the entire proceeds from the sale of Red Cross Seals is spent in the fight against tuberculosis. The people in North Carolina who desire to do some good, who desire to be of service to man- : kind, bought a million of these Red Cross Seals last ear and used them on their letters and , packages and the $10.lHlO.0O they paid for them was every bit for tuberculosis patients w ho were unable to provide these - things ; Why buy Chistmas Stickers from a corporation when you can do as much good as this with your money? These Red Cross Seals will be on sale in every town and in every community in the State. Buy them, use them, and enjoy the good you ,can do to others thereby. COUNTY COMMIS- S10NERS MEETING Held in Halifax, Monday, October 4. New County Jail Com templated. Tax Assess ments Made The County Commissioners of Halifax County held their regu lar monthly meeting in Halifax on last Monday returns for 191 I Complete tax how a total tax receipt from the county of $1:28, 'X'. 'i.". 'faxes from Roanoke Rapids Township amounted to $20.512.:!7. The new tax rate for 191 1 is as follows per hundred dollars of property: for county He'; roads, 2.V; school, 20''; State 2Yri''. The Board of Commissioners appointed Messrs. Whitfield, John Branch and W. F. Horner as a Commissioners will very proba bly meet w ith the approval ofmost of the citizens of the county. German Citizen of Roanoke Rap ids Receives Letter From Sister In War Zone Mr. Baker, a citizen of Ger many who is at present residing in Roanoke Rapids, has handed this office a copy of an interesting letter he received this week from his sister, near Mulhausen, Lor raine, a province of Germany printing a translation of this let ter tor the benefit ot our readers: 1 will write you a little about the war. Our peaceloving Ger- many has been forced into war vvitn uI-her countries. We are "gluing against France, England an Kuss'a- The old pr(ierb tnat savs Lord will nev" 'eave Ui 's oe'n fulfilled for ,ar 1'u Germans have led l,attle after battle. on L'"urse' mallv f our Po'r are losing their lives. re ' 'ie F'rench are terrilas I f pl. It they would come : to this country, we would all lost. There has just been a threi or fm,r davs battle riht by Saarburg. It frightened us all. Many towns have been des troyed and the French troops have treated the inhabitants very cruelly. "The second day of Augnst was the first day of mobilaza tion. Every man from seven teen to forty five had to leave on that day. It was terrible. You can imagine how hard it was for every wife to see her husband leave t nd I"- left alone to take litre of the children. At the same time everybody was willirs. to uo i heir duty, believing fiit of that God is with King and Father-" land. "My husband was gone only fourteen days, after that time all postmasters were allowed to return to their homes. I thank the Lord, because I have six small children and it would be hard for me to go through life without him. "The crops are pretty nearly harvested. The son of the schoolteacher was one of the first from our town to get killed. We all pray to the Lord that the war will soon he over and that tier many will win, then we will never have to be anything but Germans. Reward Offered By the Board of County Commis sioners. There will be paid to the per- son or persons the sum of FIFTY DOLLARS for any information and conviction of the person or persons who murdered Will Lawrence in the month of Au- gust in this County, near the Fed Whitehead place on the A. C. L. Rail Road, Board of County Commis- sioners of Halifax County J. H. Norman, Clerk Oct. 8, 1914. -Advt. 1 (