North Carolina Newspapers

ii ? OANOKE RAPID "WIT 'oh ne I .Number 40. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, JANUARY 1, 1915. Subscription, $1.00 a Year JtiKKAJLD lt AIL AND LOCAL ITEMS ,1r. WVI.lt, of Willi ms- ; :;tuig his sons, , I!. S ami C. A. Webb. Mai'--! McMurray, who !l spi' dmg the Hitli ilVS rit'inl- in Littleton and , .lot . ret.n :ifi to her hone on Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Martir. of i,f..v V r t se -ernl isr re this week visiting! apt. lid Ms. J. M. McMurray. Mr, and Mrs. W. P. TaW snnt ie (.'1 istmas Holidays with rel- tives in Ayden, N. C. Miss Clara Davis, who has .en visiting her sister, Miss !tith Davis, returned to her ime in Greenville on last Tues-i ;' ; Mr. J. R. Boyd sent Thurs-: av in Richmond on business. j Mr. C. M. Everett, of Yonkers. on Y.. v. as the guest ot Mr. and , firs. J. T. Chase during the lloli- j kvs. i Mrs. J. R. Greene and family ave moved here from Spray. N. i '., to live. I Miss Charlotte Sale, of Rich-, lond, Va., spent the Holidays ith Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Sale. Miss Eleanor Manning, of Rich umd. Ya., is visiting friends ere this week. School of the The Sunday hristian Church met in a social athering on Tuesday evening. kfter a programme gotten up for he amusement of the children. ' hieh all present thoroughly en- Joyed, was ended, many gilts iere handed out to the members if the Sunday School. Miss Kate Smith, of Hender on, arrived last week and is isitingMiss Pauline Ashworth. Mr TnVin Matthpws and wife, i . ... . . f Richmond. V a. are nere ana Lre visiting in the home of Mr, fend Mrs. J. E. Matthews. J T Bishop spent a few jay9 : isiting friends in Enfield last .seek. i R. B. Hayes, a student, of! Vake Forest College, spent the k.icta H.di.ls.v h..rp with his, 111 MII.IUO IWIIUUtl ...... brother, Mr. G. L. Hayes. K. 1. Jones, was in eiuor, a ll'ew ho .rs Wednesday on busi- less. , , , . . T . i. nuu(!ni'ninc laysw.th friends in Dan vi. !e, ; iVa. Miss Nell Wicker, of Fayetre- fville, iN. v .. is visiiing nersMsu-is. i Mrs. S. J. Bounds and Mrs. J. H. Ke ie. Miss Juth Andrews, of Greon ville, N. C, is here visiting Mrs. M. V. Froelich. Mr. 1 'm. Myrick. of Littletm, was in '.own Tuesday on bsi- j ness. 1 Miss Winifred Beckwith ar-, rived 1; st week and is visiting in the hoi.ie of Dr. R, P. Beckwith. Mr. rnd Mrs. J. Y. Hinsonlefti 1 ist w e k for an exterdd visit to i frionrti and relatives in Greens- lro, Asheville and other points. mS relatives and friends in En , . I field and Whitakers. J. L Britt is off on a Christmas vacation visiting old friends and I The Baptist Baracca Class ore relatives in and around Frank-Rented beautiful Christmas re lin Va Misses Annie Williams and ! Maude Thomion who visited i fv;pn,km Hobpood. durinirthe! Christmas Holidays, returned home Sunday. Mr. I- Wood and R. L Dickens spent several days in Rnfield the Dast week visiting t J"Z n,t rplativP, Misses Ellen Bowen and S. E. Bagley after spending the holi days with friends and relatives at Jackson, N. C, returned Mon- dav- " Mrs. P.N.Johnson and chil - dren of Bantego, N. C, arrived ; statement of the condition of The Tuesday and are visiting her sis-! First National Bank of Roanoke ,tcr. Mrs. L. L Cunningham. j Rapids, on the fourth page of Mrs S H Jordan, of Fayette-jth,spaper- Advt ville.is spending a few daysj Mr. Frank Rice, of Greenville. here this week with her sister, Mrs. Marvin Collier. MARKET REPORTS Prevailing Prices Paid for Cotton and Country Produce Friday, January 1, 1915 cttn, nii.l.llit Wis, col' MY ruoinTK Cn-.il a. T,.fc I'm Hutt- :s.v. 12 1 2 23c. 2tk-. Kn-.-h ivrk 'Hum. Country l un.l inc. "lc. 1m Shi.ul.lers Foy Clark have I teen issued Invitations reading as follows: Mr. anil Mm. Kilwanl l tawfoid Toy invite you to lie present at the mariiatfi) of their daughter Clara Belie to Mr. Alexander ljllington Clark illa afternoon of Tuesday, the twelfth of January j at three o'clock One hundred fifteen South Main .Street Mount Airy, North 1'molma. iuisa i' tusaic oioitii ciuei idiucu party of friends at her home j last Saturday night. Miss Rosa Moody left Thurs- day for Buie's Creek Academy. vvn.rn.nHonuMv ' " -'CirOnUllUlWUl uir, ..ov of Garysburg, uere Tuesday. ..:.... l j . . im leu iiienus D. Cox. of Richmond, is ' N. sending a few days here this week visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Jones and Miss Meda Holder spent the lloli- days with relatives and friends in Scotland Neck. R. U. Haves left Monday for Palmer Springs, Ya. J. E. McGee spent the lloli (javs wun relatives in naw River. N. C Messrs. John and Charlie Has- sell, of Fmlerickslmrg. Va. are visiting their mother. Mrs. Has- se . in Rosemarv. iMisses Alvarado and Lutoria me nouoays nere visiung meir i brothers, Messrs. W. C. and V. ! D. Bass. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Horner returned Wednesday night from Riiplcinirhnni Conntv Va uhprp r. j i tney slHnt the noiKiavs with : latjves Snoeial nriee'? on ladies' men's ! and boys' suiu and men's over-: ,,.. Hancock-House Com- . . njny ABVu ' .1 H. Kimr sopnt the Hoi davs V" ; in Littleton with his parents. ! Mrs. J. M. Johnston, of Little ton, sient Thursday with Mr. I and Mrs. J. W. House. ! Allen Chauncey. of Washing ton, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. 1 M. Jackson. ! Albert Willis, of Washington, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jack son during the Holidays. Mrs. W. C. Williams is visit- membrances to their teacher, ! Mr. J. W. House, and their presi- , ' w r ' ,, ah r (V,U On last Sunday morning, Mr J- W. House, presented a hand- i some bible to each of the mem- Ders oi me naracea t-iass wno had not mit a single Sunday during the year 1914. the mem- , : . i T milW1 ',n 'V.V . Meyers and Mr. B. S. Webb. Miss Carrie Manning, of Par- mpp is vkitino- in tho hnmp of Lhe home of ' " G. Lynch this ' . j W'e invite your attention to the I is visiting friends and relatives I here this week. '""Jajcr Interesting Letter from Heinrich Bircher, a loimtr resident of this Community ' The following letter from Mr Bircher to Mr. ( A W'vi he is n. )'. that it presents the attitude of three are at the frontier, three entire evening by haul con,, the Swiss people, a neutral at home, but in the spring they ."1 of Mr. Green Mr. Parker, nation but close to the scene of will again mobilize the whole Mr Dobbins Mr. Kite and Mr. conflict, to the Eurocan war. "Its of people here have the i same opinion you stand fr, the French part of Switzerland of course they are all ami one for France, Napoleon himself comes out of his tomb they say (Ih tween 12 and 1 A. M.t and hollers "Vive I' Anglcterre". "We don't feel the war very bad so far. Business is improv ing as we can manufacture lots of things for France and Gor many and for our own army. Dill ,.,, future for our Hotel business is not bright. "The country and the towns will have tremendous debts after It will cost us about ' one million francs a day to keep up an arniy nesiues we o.im- to feed the families ofjthe soldiers , . . . ; "1 don't think the Germans are licked. Their armies are in France and in Russia, it is very ."JPLZ S .... . nearv all the advantages. . . . . i .1 ! 1 1 "Myself 1 do hope iney win in tlu' eml lmt il is doubtful. "You must not forget that German Militarism makes good workers out f the people, Their industrial development went hand in hand with Prus- sian Militarism, this is a tact. "At present you can not make a single one of them believe you are not against them leeause thev are Germans, but you are against their system only, 'tis really wonderful how they stick together, rich and poor, farmers and savanu. 'We are not so very sorry lor Belgium. If they had put up a decent army the Germans never would have entered their country.' If you neglect your army and feed thousands of monks and nuns instead, you must lake things as they come. 1 do hope the Germans will have to pay Belgium later on but it will twvir make coo.l what the Door r. - i people suffered for government. rotten 1 ne young King ot iK'igium did al he c1'1 t0 reform lk'1" ;K'um bM 11 ,s on'-v a snorl wmle ii.u Vila liii.'l. tt.xl nnil K hit ...v.. ...... .. . me c er cats uo us mey pieaseu as , ., , . , . . longsamey lei nimnavenis pan of the loot. "As you say it is not so easy to break through Switzerland, but in the beginning we fully expected the Frenchmen to try it, because they cannot rush the : c, . N. Stanley, Roanoke Rapids, ', strong foitit'cUions out e Rhine, c . Marks, Roanoke Rap 'If we have escaied so far. we j,jSf t. c.:C H. Vatighan. Roa , owe it to the army, nobody likes nokt. lipids, N. C: Roar.oke ;to have another half million pharmacy, Roanoke Rapids. N. enemies, and because in all coun- c ; Taylor & Col i r, Roanoke tries the democratic parties are Rapids, N. C; Rosemary Drug !our friends. (, Rosemary. N. C.;J. B Boyd, "While they are killing each Roanoke Rapids, N. C; B. S, ! other by the hundreds of thous- Webb, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. ;ands, our army made manoouvtrs Kn, ,wn Uindholders. mortga- like in time of peace. They have vr(..s. and other security holders, ; learned a good deal in four holding 1 per cent or more of to . months and we think they shall tit amount of londs, mortgages, be able to resist any standing..,,. 0,i.r securities: (If there army. On the lrontier against i A)sace they sometimes can watch :the fitting; one day the Ger- man8 lanilod s!u.. s vj.;t,pP!f,n.l -if Fra,.e. aiul ,. 11 rrH,K snd enough. Germany certainly will have trouble to get raw materials. They are already 1 " " N'ioi.ii3 u,.t ,.f ......... ..il ... . J ... . 1 1 e . . , . . anu nearly hii oi me iiauan manufacturers work for the ermans I know for certain that they are short of rubber too, and aluminum, sdtpeter, copper, lead and very prolab'y other articles 1 "England is well off. it is f easy to fight battles on other peop-e s land. But they nave i saved France and their newly or- gani.ed regiments siwi to fight ail nglit Just now me iicrmans hold nearlv all of Belgium and ! alnmt one ninth of France. They don't do much fighting; at pre- sent everybody is looking to- wards the battlefields in IV an,l "We expect the war to lastun- ill noxi lail. uur six army corps . . . ... . -1 . 1, . . - now have intermediate service, army. "Mv brother, who is on the General Stan, says they think France and England can hold out I'.v Mrs. II. r. Morton on piano if Russia does not breakdown. 1 which was throughly enjoyed. All our superior otlicers think the The violin solo by Mr. John allies are not able to destroy the Hassel was delightful. Gorman army, their organization The moving pictures of Pil is too good, their discipline and grini's Pmgrtss shown during courage beyond reproach. ... the entertainment was throughly "The longer the war goes on enjoyed and was one of the best the palter the people will be. pictures seen here in a long time. Russia is wild and used to suffer, Santa Clause arrived in time but Germany and France will to answer the children and pro havelini,(KKicripples and orphan, sent them with lots, of presents to care for, ln-sides all the hum- and con feet ionaricK. tic asylums will be crowded . Statement of Ownership Statement of the ownership, m.,l,a,re,m.nt circulation, etc.. re(,ujrej i,y tie a,.t f August 2., 1012, of Roanoke Rapids u,,,.. published weekly at' fhe following two clippings "'' N'" Octo-Jfr(linthoMarion Vvm hand; tHT I. l.'H. . Iditor, J. T. Stainback, Roa- ke Rapids, N. ('.: Managing r Kditor. J. T. Stainback. Roanoke Ranids. N C. ; Business Mana- j 'p ;a,,j()s Stainback, Roanoke C: Publisher, J. T. Roanoke Rapids. N. stainback. ( Owners: ( If a corporation, give its name anil the names and ad- dresses of stockholders holding 1 percent or nior;' of total amount of stock. If not a co ihn. rat ion. give n.mips and addresses of individu- al owners.) HERALD PUBLISH- Y, COMPAN Y, Incortiorated, A- Wvc)ui Koam,kl! papids. N. ( .: W. F. liorner. Koseniarv. N. r.; w. L U,ngt i nokc lipids, N. C; T. W, M. bmg, Roanoke Rapids. N. ('. ; J. L. Patterson, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. :J. T. Stainback. Roanoke Rapids. N. C: E. II. Ricks. Roanoke Rapids, N. C; Cherry Bros., Roanoke Rapids, N. (',; A. L. Clark. Roanoke Itapids. N. ('.: H. M. Taylor, Roanoke i , . V i' A E. Akcrs, Ji.ll'l.ir., il. v , Roanoke Rapids. N. C; M. Mc- Rae Faison, Roanoke Rapids. N. c;.. W. House, Roanoke Kap- ids. N. C: W. S. Hancock. Roanoke Rapids, N. C; J. I . .i 1 ,.!. V t . vna.SC, UUailUM" Il.llm.-, v.. r i Jenkins Kosemary, IN. t. ,t,"4'"V 1 Qm (rews. Rosemary, M. V.; W.P.Taylor, Roanoke Rapids, (j v;. F. Patterson, Roanoke Rapids, N. C: J. E. Buck, Roscmarv. N. C; W. S. Hocka- day. Roanoke Rapids, N. C: are none, so statj. ) American Type Founders Co., Richmond, Va. Notes for Printing Machin- ery Not Due. Suivd J. T. St.rnba-k. ' Sworn to and subsrribed lie- fre me this twenty -eighth day of Member 1011 K. 1 , lowi;, .'Notary rui . .. ,,., My commission expires Sept., 1-, Ulo. ) . . . .... .. . ' Notice ; i -A(Ivortise(i istof mailat Roa - ! Rapids Postotlice. Mrs. Harriett Clark. W. I), Casey, F. W. Jones, Mrs. Li..ie Moore, Shell & Pence, Mr. Lumi' i Tullock. Presbyterians Give Christmas Entertainment K.-irtl) Ono of the most delightful 'Christmas entertainments ever held here was given by the Presbyterians in the Rosemary IM.k... ........ .... J.... i...r .t '! .""" i") ui;mi.. i i .iumc was ifnucmi uurmn me , miiiuuiim. unu nuiMK u;uiu vum- 'posed of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Alls- brook and Mr. I,ane accompanied Thanks to Mr. J. T. Chase as manager of the entertainment and to every member on the entertainment committe for a very pleasant evening. Halifax Currency Still Extant l.v Mr If M M..et.-n ,.f naitaN are interesting to lovers ()f lljst(,rv ,im thp citizon!. of ajfax rotmty nerall as they i'lustrate the important part old Halifax played in North Carolina Colonial History. "Mr. R. S. Clay lately brought to the Pro; 'ess IMarion) office a rare old currency bill. It is North Carolina currency and ieaPS ,;H, num!KT nm, rPais and cabs for one fourth of a dollar, by authority of Congress at Halifax. Ap.cil 2, 17(i. In the lower left corner there is a cut of a fish. The dimensions of the bill are 21 by '.i inches. It pf the .,,,., ,, Vi is remarkably wen preserved mil i i i'" tui a. age "Mr. J. S. Huffman, of New ton, Route 1, has a numU-r of pieces of currency issued in 177(1 in this state by the authority of the congress, and when in town the other day, showed them to a News man. They range in face value from one eighth of a dol lar to twenty five dollars. All bear the date of April 2, 17TC, except one which is dated May 1"), 177(1. Each had been sign ed but only one Uire a legible signature, that of John Taylor. l'he bills have "Halifax, N. C." . i .u it printed on them, and bear cun ' nitr nn ous pictures, one having a pair of misters fighting, another a porH)ise, another a big fish, one has a bee and another a I car, and one a ship. Mr. Huffman found the bills among old papers of his father." At one time the town of Hali fax was the largest in the State of North Carolina and many im jiortant events of the days of the Colonies and the early republic centered around the town of Halifax. , Notice The following list of mail re mains unclaimed in this office. Same will be held one week and if unclaimed will lie sent to the Division of Dead letters. W. C. Bass. P. M. Rosemary. N. C. Mr V 11 K.irm.tt Mr C. I! pjrt, Mr. D. I Campbell. Mrs. I f II ll.iiMc Mra Vllnr !Kate i . M'R IIarrk . riet Hinds. Mr. W. W. Hobbs. II. I'a'i... ....... Mrs. D. M. Maliery. Mr. William 1 E. Maget. C. M. Merritt. Mr. T. T. Thompson, Mr. A. F. Twis dale. Miss Mattie Vones, Bur- nice Williams. ; i .My TnTibe old t.lB, ;sJ candidate Hmiih v... awe.M! i ,.h'r!lbl,'?, v'4" F'ar"rt ; ."i Lr Ciw thVeh"' But he forgot to pice taia pocketbook I tnar." BIG SPEAKERS COMING State Conference for Social Service Meets January 28, 29 and 30. Thomas M. Osborne new Warden of Sing Sing Prison Accepts Invitation Sunday School every Sunday MRS. cum ST t hart, of KLNTl'ChV. coniMi morning at ten o'clock. Mr. Whittaker, Sujterindont. The State Conference for So- EveryUxly invited tj a!l scr cial Service will hold its third '. annual conference January 2S, - 2!, and lioth. Thomas Mott Osborne, the newly elected war den of Sing Sing Prison, has just accepted an invitation from the Conference to give an ad dress on Jam try 2!'th on the subject of prison reform. Mrs. Cora Stewart, of Frank ford; Kentucky, is another out of the state speaker who will appear on the program. Mrs. Stewart will speak on the subject of "moonlight schools," for the elimination of adult illiteracy. Rey Jcssf BUotl pM,w Plans are already under way to have Secretary of State, William Sllmla-V S('!,o1 ilt 10 A- M" Jennings Brvan. and the Secre-' Promptly. Preaching service tary of the Navy, Jose,hus Dan- i""li.-itoly following Subject; iels. address the Conference at "T!l U'av of Vanishir this session. It is" hoped that I'o:l1-" Evening service a 7::J0 nothing will prevent their being - M- ''''.iect: "A Time For present. although neither of Every Purpose." these memU'rs of the Cabinet Church Conference irmrediatc- has formally accepted the Con ference invitation. The principal things to be at tempted at this coming session of the Conference will be to secure some substantial action looking toward the matter of prison re- form, child lalw and moonlight Services at 11.00 a. m.. Subject; sch(ol!4- "Good Resolutions." Night sir In the matter of prison reform V1(,s at 7:30 ,, M con(udod Mr. Oslxirne is particularl fitted Charles Welsh to address the Conference. He R()am,ke Rapids. Sundav has been a successful n.anofac- St.ho()1 at ,,. t- A M W- y turer and was at one tiifie mayor W.KHlruff, Supt. Night services of Auburn. New York. He has at 7:110 V. M.. Subject: "EHec- also been a memlier of the Pub- jjve gorvjc.e for ) lie ServieeCoinmission and is now Come ami W()rs'm,,' with us, chairman of the National Coin- mittee on Prisoi. Labor and jiJW' recently he became an inmate of Auburn prison in order to better study the conditions of prison ' life. He also headed an investi-' gation of Sing Sing prison and is now actively engaged in the re- a. M. and evening at 7:30. formation of that institution. Sunday School ai 2:30 r. M. Mr. Osborne does not believe A great rally day Sunday School prisons are places for society to js to be held. Plans arc to have wreck vengeance on persons not less than live hundred pre who may have committed some sent. A good program has been offense against society but rath- prepared. Come. C. II. Speight, or a place where the offender Supt. may find refuge and be taught Christian Endeavor at C:-lo true principles of living so that conducted by L. G. Shell. You they may no longer be periles to are always welcome. Come. society. Mr. Osborne is a graduate of The Sta,e.s p0,icy For The Ccn. Harvard and is widely known as . , , T , . . ... .il . v trol Ut luberculosis an influential democrat in New York Staie who has successfully .withstood machine rule within "The death rate in the future,' ' partv lines in his state. s".vs a State IIoit,th Bulletin, Mrs. Stewart is widely known J"- i1"' isgjingtowield poli throughout the country as the tical inlluence for or against ad woman who so successfully or-'ministrations and parties. All ganized the iTKKinlightsch.H.is in progressive states are reducing Kentucky for aliolishing adult il- their death rates and thereby literacy. demonstrating to the world that Other prominent speakers are those states that are not doing under consideration and an- so are defective in their goverR nouncements will lie made from ment machiivry. time to time. s tubercuh sis causes one-severi- th of all the deaths in the State Miss Lessie Bray Entertains a"J (,iC f";irth of all preventable I deaths, the Bulletin points out I On Christmas Evening fron, that here lies one-fourth of the '7:00 until 11:00 o'clock, Missate s opportunity to prevent lassie Bray entertained a party of her friends at her home on Middle Street, RoanoKe Rapids. The guests were entertained with games and music and de lightful refreshments were serv at ten o'clock. Among those working out this policy of hand ,sent were: Misses L.ttie iiK; the tubem.losis proolern it is ed prese iMvnc, 11.4" ... a V.vy. Nt-. Smith. Maude Wilkers.'m, Sarah Stanley, lola Stinson, Mary Cherry, Lucy Barrett. Mrs. .1.11. 1 lines, Messrs. T. M. Faison, Nathan Fitts. II. F. Cherry, C. R. Hughes, A. G. Ausley, J. L. A luliittjitit W'tiltitt f'lj.if i T ! Barrett. ' J. B. Stanley.' Ben Stanley. John Smith and Hurley . i . . ... , We are always striving for things forbidden and coveting i those denied us. - Ovid. WITH THE CHURCHES Episcopal Church All Sair.:j Mission Services every Sunday morn ing at eleven o'clock. Sjnday evening at seven thirty. Prcsbyteiian Church Rfv. 11. F. Morton, Pastor Somas morning 11:1.) and evening 7:.'M :it Pcojies Theatre. Subject of i oth services will bo' "The Vision of l.iaiah," morning "The Revelation," evening "The Call." Baptist Church ly after the morning service. Methodist Church Rev. Wm. Towe, Pastor Rosemary Sunday School at l:4r.. M.. .1. B. Bn-d. Sunt. Christian Church Raleigh L. Topping, Paitor Services at Rosemarv Opera House, Sunday morning at ll:tw Ulsease aim mus reuuee nerueaiu rate. It says that tuberculosis is clearly a State problem of such magnitude as to call for a def. nite and comprehensive State imliey for its control. But in rvalil that Nrth Carolina n .)t aide to carry the bunim a'utu. Sh( h;,s -m) ,1,;a,hs a the disease, and Kl'Otl helph-.-.s cases. The lowest average co.st a day for a patient in the average sanatorium of the United States is $1.0(1. It is readily seen that North Carolina could not handle her 3,000 or 4,kki curable con- um.t.ves even at a cost of atiol- laraday. But there is a way, , which this Bulletin calls "Divid- ing the burden." Itsas: d h b I Continued on Page Four r A V I - L r