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Roanoke Rapids Herald Volume I. Number 35. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, NOVEMBER 27, 1914. Subscription, $1.00 a Year PERSONAL AND LOCAL C. A. Wyche spent Wednesday n Richmond on business. Misses Mary Robinson and Hat- tie Floyd, of Hamilton, are visit in i Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Robinson. Miss Anna Hall, G. D. Shell's 0f a Richmond traveling sales milliner, spent Thanksgiving man: Ernest ot Wilminir- in Richmond". Miss Mary Walters, of Hert ford, is visiting Miss Sarah Wal ler. Mrs. W. P, dren spent Vaughan and chil Thanksgiving in Richmond; Wilson Brantley, who holds a position in Southern Pines, spent several days here this week with his relatives, returning to South ern Pines on Friday. John Smith and Haywood Cherry attended the Virginia Carolina football game in Rich mond on Thanksgiving. Miss Mabl Byrd spent Thanks- ffivintratherhomeinSmitrneld.jwt At this tim thv wn : m p r i a u t Messrs. R. L. W ood and R. L. 1) ckens snentThanksr v nirw th tneir parents at Enfield. B. D. Hamill. of Thelma, , snent a few hours here Tuesday on business. Mrs. C. R. Barkley and chil dren left for Littleton Thursday, to be gone a few days visiting relatives. . iu. inompson leit veanes- day morning for Littleton and ( Thelma, where he will be for a iti ujs uii a iiuuvmg v-ui- aeaKing, n is a personal re-t-ion. spor.sibility. To us of North Car- Will Cleaton who was called olina it comes as a grave re i.ereon account of the death of .sponsibility, imposed by the 6000 his sister, Mrs. Saunders, return ed to his home in Richmond, Va. Friday. Monroe Jenkins left for Nor f ni Thursday morning to spend Thanksgiving. Rev. Mr. Blalock, filhd his reg ular appointment last Sunday night at the Rosemary Baptist , Church. At this service the ' singing of Messrs. Faison, 1 culosis, or some teature pertain Jemigan, Jones and Johnson was ing thereto. The movement is a special feature. undenominational and nonsectar- ... .... ,, ian. Its aim is to reach Jew and Miss Addie Bene Gammons -. .-i n . in ur . f f u I Gentile, Protestant and Catholic. ,eu i ,uu, ,.... iU. , am Vo tt cnoml Thflnli acri inner 1 u r ' j j r 1 church, through its message and with friends and relatves. ! pr 8entatIon. to reach lodges, Miss Ellen Bowen is away for schools and various social and a two weeks vacation visiting civic bodies of the country, friends and relatives. i At the State Sanatorium for Owen Williams, of Littleton, is ' the Treatment of Tuberculosis here for a few days visiting his i where there is space for only brother, W. C. Williams. ; sixty patients, but where ninety , , . ... r. . or more are crowded in and hun- rry j fi will meet next Tuesday after noon at 3:00 o'clock with Mrs. S. P. Scott and Mrs. Enderline. Mr. James McGee who former- 1.. I'-JI 1 1 .....4 . Kf Um 1 ly ueu ner uui receuuy ui River, N. C, arrived Sunday and ;lC iM.uM.mu, Patterson Mills. Mrs. Senie, of Philadelphia, is spending a few day3 here visit-; ing her husband, Mr. Samuel genjei r, , x mt. i R-C Sale spent Thanksgiving in Richmond attending the Virginia-Carolina football game. John Sale sffered a painful accident on last Monday morning at the Halifax Paper Corporation i nlant. his arm cettimr badlv i scalded. Holland Brantley went to Dur ham on Thursday, where he will take part in the declamation at Trinity College, which will be participated in by the majority of the high schools of North Car olina. The declamution ill take place Friday morning and even ing. Mr Brantley represents tne ttoanoKe napias nign ocnooi. Protracted services at the Baptist Church in Roanoke Rapids are being held this week. These services are being conduct ed by Rev. Jesse Blalock, assist- J. W. House went 10 Scotland t-ri hv Rev. .1. F. Black, of Daila. N'ccK on last Tin hi v to uUl'uu Texas. These services are meeting with great success. They are being well attended and a large number of conver sions have been made bo far. PRISONERS ESCAPE AGAIN FROM STATE FARM Six Get Away This Time. Cotton and Mills Second Break Earl Cotton, of Raleigh, serv ing: a 30-vear term for the killintr ton, serving a sentence for break ing into stores in Raleigh; J. B. Watson, Henry Able, George Ryan and Linnie Houck made their escape from the Halifax State farm, of which Capt. C. J. Rhem, is supervisor, Tuesday night abont 8'ocbck. These six prisoners had retired for the night- They prized open miw uwt kj tutu iwiu, aiiiriuu out and got too great a start be- ft,-, ti,0 .,.. i.., . I, is. J " vl V, OVvll t J ,WUI UiJ who were in the building. This is the second time that Cotton and Mills have escaped from Halifax prison farm. They i made a most spnsationnl pscane durine - the ltter nart of .Tulv Uirkne Vnd were in the WnitnT j s ckness and w ere in the hospital. win mins ana couon at me time were captured the next dav nine w tie (.apiuieu uie nexi. urt.v " . , , 1 . !ne'r WoMnn .hQ, nn thQ,v edom they had broken into a re here. - (Roanoke News. ) j . ; ire , "au Dr,0Ke" ,n a , What Tuberculosis Day Should Mean to North Carolinians Broadly speaking Tuberculosis Day is a national movement hav- jng for its aim the prevention of tuberculosis, but more directly needless deaths annually in our state from this disease. While the plan of Tuberculosis Day is an educational campaign against tuberculosis, its ultimate aim is prevention, for knowledge is power. With this in view the preachers and the churches have been called on to present to their congregations tne nature and methods of prevention of tube - Futhermore it aim3 thr0Ugh the . dreds are waiting for entrance, is a most crying need that should have a heart-appeal to the vari- ous lodges, orders, clubs, organi-; zauons ana inaiviuuais oi j . J J 1 e rt. TT ft 1 1 i 1 siate. nere isaiioraea mem an opportunity by which they could. Wm; care ui uie luoeixumr mch , of their own members or those within their midst. Here is a oy wnicn tney couia ren- -d humanity an invaluable ser-: l vice and the way by which they ' could help the State protect and j8aveher unfortunates and con.; , . . fho QMrQ(ro ftf tn Wn.,ini The responsibility is upon them. One of the school days should be observed by the schools as Tuberculosis Days. The pupils - n this day should study or be- come informed as to the cause, nature and prevention of tuber culosis. Perhaps for the first'eypninB, November 2fcth at 7:0 time some child will know that it is positively preventable and pos sibly curable. Individuals have a responsibili ty. Besides being their brother's keeper they must also be keep ers of themselves the first law flf hcalth M wdl M nalure Crawford Crumpler i3 visiting r ..ativts here this week. tne marriage ol ni.s sister, .miss Esteile House, to Mr. Julian Marion Johnston, of LiUl.".on, which tjok morning. place on v e.risday FARMERS' UNION CONVENTION m.a. r "7i . w t Met At ureenville Last Week. Eig Attendance. Progress- ive Resolution, Adopted . The Farmers' Union held in Greenville the past week, was well attended and quite a num- ber of resolutions were passed, behind which, it is claimed, there are 40,000 farmers who want to see something progressive pass ed. The resolutions are as follows. Resolved, That we establishment of a nru-p the State-wide legalized primary for all offices from constable to president, the primary to be held for all parties the same day: regulated by a i . . rrJ corruPt Pcticc act. We recommend the curtail ment of the WIS cotton crop to not exceeding 50 per cent, of the cultivated acreage. Resolved, That a committee of three be annointed to confer with a like committee of the Farmers' Alliance as to the feasibility of ngi'ig these two into one or- f conization. nvi. ... . i . .i u un regara 10 uie Porilons 01 ., , , . i we president, s aauress reierrea t0 our committee we recommend: We urK the most riid ecom my in county and State govern to o..r rommittPP we rp.nmmpnd i Wo rcm iha mnat pllT:, 0nn ments, including a more econo mical conduct of the State legis lature, a better purchasing sys- i torn for State institutions, thp .u..,, ..,.t. ;.. ., 1 3y.,m the abolition of the office 0f wu'nty treagurer Ve also i , 'i ' to consider a more economical sys- tern of county government, in-: i-hidm. a! a r.,m;,i.rntmn nf commission government. That we a-;k the lpcnslnture rnndm.r. a thmntrhlv morn !aw for the management of co-operating enterprises and that nnr Stnto tv,:,. proposition to success. Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Taylor Move to Mayodan Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Taylor left last Wednesday for Tarboro, N. C, where they will spend a few days with friends before going on to Alayodan, N. C, their Llltll new home. Mr. Taylor will have charge of the churches at Mount Airy, Mayodan and Walnut Cove, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will be greatly missed by the numerous friends they have made during their stay here of some th.ng over two years. Mr. Taylor desires to express regrets to those of his friends to whom he was unable to bid fare- well. His denartnrp came a few ,lnvs Bnnnpr ti,nn he hnd PnP,t. J ed and he did not have time to gpe aj 0j hjs' friends jIr c. A. Webb will conduct the services at the Episcopal Chapel until Mr. Taylor's suc cessor arrives. Dcbating Club Notes (Hy 1'. V. Matthews) The query Resolved "That women have more influence over n an m01iey'.' ha3 bfen se" lected for di .mission at the next meeting of the debating cLb, seizei tne funny page of the which takes place aUthe Rose- paperi scannnig it with eager an mary Schoolhouse, Saturday ticirmtion.' Throwing it down. o'clock. The speakers assigned to up hold the affirmative are: Messrs. H. T. Button, W. R. Williams and P. V. Matthews, while the negative will be represented by Messrs. A. P. Thompson, W. J. Norwood and M. M. Fahon. While the club has met only a few times, a great deal of interest in its proceedings has hnen aroused and is being mani fested as evidenced by the fact of the increased attendance since its organization. Waiter-What will it be? Sauerkraut or pate de fois gras? lfclS-IIam and eggs. I'm inquired. -Louisville Courier neutral. Harvard Lampoon. Journal' SERIOUS AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN ROSEMARY ... r ... Lt?e JrdrHee dlv Hurt; Struck by Car Driven by J. H. Dav- enPort- Takea to Roa" aokt Kapids Hospital WILL PROBABLY RECOVER On last Tuesday afternoon in Rosemary occurred probably the most serious automobile accident tn's community has had so far. J'tt'e F''eu Hege, seven year old son of Mr. F. C. Hew. of the Patterson Mills village having been struck by a car driven by J. H. Davenport and so badly in jured that he lay unconscious for over forty-eight hours at the wnoKe ruipuis nospuai. The accident seems to have bee" entire'y unavoidable. The . by and 8 smaller child Wtre crossing the Avenue behind a ........ I . 1 I n i : wagon wnicn was going d-wn e Avenue ana v.ere noi see the Avenue and were not seen !t)y Mr- davenport until the car , wa3 right at them. He veered A mnph na nnsnihlp in Hip instant , ". r. T . ; v , of time nvai :ih p hut . wnn unnh e ------------ - - to miss the boy, one of the mud- guards striking him full in the face. The child was rushed to the Hospital at once and his condi tion was at first thought to be desperate. He has regained consciousness several times for snort intervals since the accident and the physicians think that he now has a good chance to pull tnrouKn- Mr- Hee ha3 stated that he attaches no blame for the acci- i ueiit Luivii, udvciij'ui L univri- -py.'sal testimony is to the effect that! the car was not being driven at a h'Kn rate of sPeed bni the acci" acnt was simply one ot tliose un- fortunate occurences which can neither be foreseen nor prevent ied. Taylor-Lawrence Cards have been issued read ing as follows: Mr. anil Mrs. Joseph Jimmerson La rt- nee announce the maniutff of their daughter Mary Augustu to Mr. Willium V. Taylor on Wednesday, the twenty fifth of November nineteen hundred and fourteen Ayden, North Carolina and At Home after December the third Roanoke RapitU, North Carolina. Miss Lawrence, ..he bride-elect has visited in Roanoke Rapids several times and has many friends here. Mr. Taylor is a . i . prominent ana popular young business man of Roanoke Rap ids, having been a resident here since his early boyhood. Mr. Taylor is a pharmacist in the employ of the Roanoke Pharmacy Company and is thoroughly ad mired and respected by all who know. him. He has hosts of friends in this community who wish for him and his bride every possible joy and happiness. Richi rd rushed into the house aftPr hi first rlav nt school nnH he exclaimed in utter disgust: "Gee, but that's a rotten school!" "Why, Rich ird!" said his:s- tounde 1 mother. "Wl y do you auv that9" "Well, I've been to it u whole day UIllj Hi-t Wurvvd to nud yet." "My dear, you ought to pass frivolous things and take an in terest in de'p subjets. Take history, for instance. Hero is an interesting item. Cessler, the tyrant, put up, a hat for the Swiss to salute." The lady was a trifle interested. "How was it trimmed?" she HALIFAX COUNTY NEWS Halifax Superior Court Begins Next Monday. Fee System for County Officers Expires December 1. The N'ovemhpr-Deeeml wr t.(rill of the Halifax County Superior Court will begin at Halifax on work in North Carolina, particu- Monday morning, with Judge laiiy in Nash County. The Bond, of Edenton, presiding, whole time health officer of that There are many State cases on county. Dr. B. E. Washburn, is the criminal docket and also sparing no pains putting into some important cases come up on effect medical science and halth the civil calendar. work along this line. He not only On December 1, the county gives medical inspection to ail officers will all be put on a salary the school children of the county basis. This requires every per- but makes sure of the success of son sending papers to be record- his efforts by calling on the coin ed to send the fees in advance, mtinities to observe a Health Day This applies also to the Sheriff's at the school, and all the schools fees for serving papers. The to organize Health Leagues. The law requires that these fees be object of the former, he writes, paid in advance. It is no longer is to enlist the interest of the left discretionary with the officers communities, especially the pa as these fees all belong to the rents whose children are defec county and must be paid. , tive in health, through lectures, The papers to be recorded exhibits, etc., that they may should all be sent to the Clerk foilow up the inspection with the of the Court, accompanied by prescribed treatment or rernedv. the proper fee, a3 his certificate must be placed on each paper before it can be recorded. better health among the school The fees are as follows: for children. Only the teacher and deeds containing 500 words,$I.25 the boys and the girls who are containing 300 words, $1.05. free from physical defects or Deeds of t'ust and mortgages have been treated for such de at the same rate, and 10' per focts can become members of hundred words for each addi- the League, tional hundred or fraction Dr. Washburn began his inspec thereof. Crop liens, form 153, tion work in the Rocky Mount $1.15. Crop liens, Halifax short Schools, having examined 1000 form, GO cents. Chattel mortag- pupils up to date. From there ages up to $300.00, 30 cents; over he goes to other schools in the $300.00, $1.05. Notes retaining county, serving first those corn title to personal property, 301-' munities offering active and ap- The Sport of Kings Tn vprv pnrlv timps qnmpk intra having made war, went forth in person to fight the battles, ignor- antly supposing there was no other way, says the New York rtunm PL.t nnt tv,n,, bn.i i ,1 UUL U1CJ nau tlUt 1JI I'LVL Ul. VI far till thev were swent a.ide U- a great multitude rushing to the front. "Who are you?" asked the kings, in no small curiosty. "We? Why, we'er the precious fools who are always ready to make somebody else's quarrel our own patriots, in short!" replied the multitude. "Patriots, indeed!" chuckled the kings, and risked their skins no more. Officer (filling in form) "What's your religion?" Zeal lous Recruit-"Well, what are you short of?"-Washington Herald. Parson "Frequently for per forming the wedding ceremony I get only a dollar. hriend "That's singular; by adding one to one you make one."-Boston Transcript. "So she has already found marriage a lottery?" "Oh, yes! You see, she married a chance acquaintance. " Judge. When I beheld this thing I sighed and said within myself, surely man is a broom-stick. Swift. Mrs. Clayton (at the opera) -The opera seems to be boring you terribly, Paul. Why, look absolutely disgusted. you Mr. Clayton (an eil'icieney expert) - The opera's all right, Emma, but that fool conductor is making hundreds of unnecess ary motions! "We are drifting toward a paternal form of government," said the economist. "Pardon me if I cored you," responded the suffragette, gently, "to be accurate, you should say a maternal form of government. ' ' "Come on, Bobby, let's play house," suggested four-year-old Betty to her twin. "All right," he agreed i tl get the broom and be the mo: ; pi and I'll get the newspaper u::J i beths father." MEDICAL INSPECTION FOR NASH COUNTY SCHOOLS Communities and Schools Organize Health Leagues Medical Inspection of school illil(itJH ii Inner) tin iintritnl and theoretical method of health The object of the Health Leagues is to promote health interest and Drs. W. S. Rankin and W. P. Jacoeka of Raleigh made a visit this week to the Mt. Pleasant community which is at preseift the center of health activities in NashLounty. At this point the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission i) pnoncrpd in health nnd pom. motn'tv sprvipp mid co.nripcatp'i .... -r with Dr. Washburn in his school work. How It Will Help ing, his theme being "What is a Lots of people are saying that Mason and Why." they do not see how the war in Delegates from Roanoke Europe can possibly be of benefit Rapids, Widow's Son Lodge 519, to the United States. were R. L. Towe, Dr. T. W. M. In the three months since the Long, W. L. Long and J. L.Cobb, war started Europe has placed The next annual meeting of contracts in the United States to the Fourth Masonic District will an amount exceeding $300,000, be held in Roanoke Rapids with 000. Some of the chief ones the Widow's Son Lodge. These follow: meeings are designed to promote The Bethlehem Steel Company intercourse between the indivi and the Fore River Shipbuilding dual lodges of the District. Their Company have received contracts for field guns, munitions and army supplies and submarines to .a value of $111,000,000, In September alone exports of foodstuffs increased $2H,704.2t55. of Maryland, smiled the other Harness has been ordered lrom evening when the quotation, South Bend, Ind.. to a value of "Necessity is the mother of in $0,700,000. vention," was used at a Wash- The Studebaker Wagon Com- ington dinner. He said he was pany. South Bend, lnd., built reminded of Morgan's goat, wagons for England worth $0, Some time ago a man from the 500,1)00. city called on Morgan, who lives New York refiners have sold in the suburbs, and while sitting in ten days 40fi,000 barrels of on the veranda he noticed some sugar, valued at $6,000,000. children playing with a goat and St. Louis is to furnish 20,000 wagon on the adjacent lawn, horses, costing $.",400,000. "Say, Jim," suddenly remark- The Ford, Packard and Federal ed the visitor, as the team came Automobile Companies have sold nearer, "what in the world is the , to the warring powers 3,500 mo- tor trucks with a value of $1, 250.0(10. him," was the easy rejonder of The Baldwin Locomotive Works Morgan, yesterday began building loeomo- "Why?" tives for Russia to cost $1, 500, 000. "He looks peculiar," returned The Straus Saddlery of St. the city man, with a puzzled ex Louis will make 2",O00 saddles, pression. "What is that thing valued at $750,000. Pittsburgh will make fur France shoes valued at $050,000. ' Reading, Pa., will furnish GOO, 000 hospital shirts, worth $350, 000. The cotton states haven't shared much yet in the prosperi ty, but it is coming to us. Spartanburg Journal Paw, why is the way of Willie- " transgressor hard? 1 '. v - Because so many people ive tramped on it, my son. Cincinnati Enquirer. VB ' IUUllUWln IMMMbMIMMtA I WITH THE CHURCHES J -j""" rnrif-n-ij Methodist Church Win, Towe Pator Services at Roanoke Rapids Second and Third Sunday morning at 11 o clock. Every First, Second and Fourth Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Prayer Services every Wednes day night at 8 o'clock. Sunday School every Sunday morning at 9:4. o'clock, W. V. Woodruff, Superintendent. Services at Rosemary every First Sunday Morning at 11 a. M. Every Third and Fifth Sunday Evening at 8 o'clock. Prayer Services every Tuesday night at o'clock. Sunday School every Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock, J. B. Boyd, Superintendent. Episcopal Church All Saints Minion Services every Sunday morn ing at eleven o'clock. Sunday evn at even thirty. Sunday School every Sunday morning at ten o'clock. Mr. Whittaker, Superindent. Everybody invited to all ser vices. FOURTH MASONIC DISTRICT HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING AT JACKSON LAST TUESDAY Next Meeting Will Be Held Here On last Tuesday, the annual meeting of the lodges of the Fourth Masonic District of Nlrth Carolina, which comprises Northampton and lialitax coun- t'tB' held in Jackson with King Solomon's Lodge. W. H. S. Burgwyn, of Wood land, District Deputy Grand Master of the Fourth Masonic i-'istrict. presided The meeting Hi 11 1 as well attended and the pro gram was a very enjoyable one. Attorney General T. W. Bickett, of Louisburg, made an able and interesting address at the meet- decision to come to Roanoke Rapids next year is a very desir- able thing for this community. Congressman Frank O. Smith, matter with that goat?" "Nothing is the matter with on tne ironi pari oi ms neau: "Boxing glove," was the smil ing rejoinder of Jim. "I strap ped it there to make things a little bit easier for the kids." Philadelphia Telegraph. .1 f 1 ' 1 w. "Yes," said Uncle Eben, just returned from a trip to Cali fornia, "we experienced on pretty severe earthquake but I must say I rather enjoyed it. It was the first thing that hap- pened ince Polly and I were married that she didn't third I was to blame for.' ..-4.1 XV X K
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