ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD.
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Herald Publishing Company, Inc.
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Entered us Second ('In Mutter April
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Rapids, North Carolina, under A.t !
March 3, l7y.
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Miie who hail the faculty of tnak- -- invade the enemy's territory,
in,' frienils iuiekly anil hoMin swat him on the outsMe. swat
t'hri'! !i naei. uily. him mi the w iiiir. swat h:m uny-
II a! hlefe prowess maile him where,
nuii'li iimre wi.li-ly Limttu iluniii'. A vigorous clean up camiain
In, ta here than woulil other- r-tarte.l now with tht ivnv-val of
u e have heen the case anil this all ti.t1 anii ruhhish. the -creeii-
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Friday, February -yK 11 .
Murch will probably be riirht
for those European troops.
Gabriel D'Annun.io says that
the war will end in a few- weeks.
Gabe's confidence is sublime.
Evelyn does fairly well, but if
it were Maude what a royal pic
nic for the paragraphers that
would be.
tu.t couple! with the main
.tiler admirable 'piailties he s-.o-,ed
i respidwililef'ir the w ave
of pity and c.nel' that swept this
coiiumiiiity with tlie news of his
sw il'l and sudden end.
F.ntorcr the Speed Law
The pre-ent -peed law III elleet
on Koanoke Ava-nue i- all nht
it i - a perfectly pid law in every
I t peet. bnt It nin-t have heell
framed -iliipiv a- an amu-oiuetit
or recreatii n t" w bile avvav an
!.'' Ii"'r. a.- it were bv ! he
loel-kllive b... 'A hl.-h i n.-p-ted
1 1 1 i of carl'aiTt' cans and manure
jiiie- w.iuld work wonders in the
way of making .lu!y a compara
tively ily less month.
The set-ret of a smvr-sful cam
paign against the ily is eo opera
tion. ii.' lacini! hack at any
lint. hut every citi.-en and every
hou-ec, ife tl.iilUV their full duty,
t hie dirty house and yard can
supply ilies for a whole section
i.f tile tow n. So do y oar duty
and try to make your neighbor
do his.
The Generous Publisher
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the line,
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f; 'ki
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tnans.
i t lie t. iw n limits id hoa
0 ids at a spcfil con -er a
e-t:!!;a'ed at !:!'t ie. than
twenty miVs an h;r. l'io,;.i-
of dli-t were thrown Up. vet
this violation ,d' the -peed limit
seemed to attract no attention
y, hati'ver This is only one jr.--tanco.
All the recklessly driven
cars tie not come from Weldon --
i e.'-..!ar advertising rates of the
papi r. say s the North'ield
iMii.n.i News, t'ompave the
res ots with the actual m ne
v a, :o of any favor that you get
from a'iy other busme-.- c ncern.
Then tae into consideration tlu
fact that advertising and circula
ti'-n are tlie only two tho.y.- that
a new -paper ha.- to sell. Now.
in these davs of higher prices.
"Tur:ey is in the war for Tur
key" says I'rinee Said Ilahm.
Probably Said is right, but indi
cations are that there are others
in this war for Turkey !
February seems to be well dis
posed this time and so far has
shown unusually good behavn r.
but he is a tricky old month and
may have surprises in the way of
weather in store for us that wo
wot not of. And besides the
ground hog hits spoken and that
varmint usually delivers the
goods.
A headline states that Groat
Britain has no intention of using
the United States Hag "except
in cases of emergency". Wo
sup)ose when a llritis'n sailing
master sees a German submarine
coming up to call, he promptly
recognizes the "emergency" and
acts accordingly.
There are men in this State
holding public ollices who when
attacked or exposed will loudly
proclaim that their assailant is
trying to ruin the leni"c:"iti'
party. The humor of the .situa
tion lies in the fact that if some
of them really constituted the
Democratic party, there would
not be an honest Iiemocrat in
the State.
If the present General Assem
bly does not pass the Statewide
Primary bill, it certainly will
have no right to expect the ap
probation of the people. The
people have demanded this re
form in no uncertain tones and
the refusal of the legislature to
act will be proof positive that
reactionary forces are more
powerful with that body than
the expressed will of the people.
Robert B. Hayes
Rarely comes a tragedy with
such poignantly deplorable fea
tures as that which occurred in
Wake Forest on last Sunday
morning when Robert B. Hayes
met a sudden and violent death.
Such a death is always more
shocking than one which follows
a lingering illness and when it
comes to one whose feet are bare
ly at the threshold of manhood,
healthy, vigorous, athletic, alive
with energy and enthusiasm, fac
ing a future filled with promise,
the mind instinctively rebels
against finally accepting a con
clusion so much at variance with
the fitness of things.
It would seem that there are
so many who could have been
better spared.
Robert Hayes was admired and
respected in this community,
more, we think, than has been
the case, with temporary resi-
exct ption rather than the run'.
Something should be done
aitout it. It strikes us that the
tines that ct'iiid be ci.ii.vte I for
v lolatioiis of this ordinance w ould
more than pav for the additional!
expense of putttne. the Avenue
under strict suporv i-ion tor one
m"!itii. S" far no hvo- have
been lost, hut pit' have been
seriously ir."itvd,
have heell killed
property damage i;
tamed.
Must w e w ait !'. 1 1'
ing accident, u hich we w ill a
deplore. In-fore taking steps t
va....
two horses
and other
been Si;-
mako tile v.TCi.'
-ale lor pedestrian-;
drawn vehicles?
illle shuck
will a!
and Horse
Roanoke Valley League
Ily an overw he, ming vote the
mass meeting of baseball-interested
citizens of this community
have decreed that the Koanoke
Valley I.eag ie of U'l." shall be
operated along strictly amateur
imcs.
The newly elected President,
Mr. .1. T. Chase, stated to the
ma-s meeting that he would ac
cept tin- League presidency only
on the conditio is that It would
I perated as an amateur league.
Kail players and otlicers alike
are Practically unanimous in their
approval oi mis policy and w e
bow 1 about the in
price of bread, lb
he ate one loaf o
day . but he repuet
iy e er ate half
He admitted that
cents a day for ci.
surprised when h.
that if lie would c
cent cigar a day . a'
y ear he w .mid hay i
than the increase v
his bread would ai
I f lie yy ere to eat a
a t-o.-t of one cen
than the former
tii'ures do not lie,
could not dispute
la
ti e
th.
lion. Wilmington Star.
expect to see rules adopted which l"Lr" n""t'li,lu,t tlu' "tl"T 'lay.'"
will make it easier for the camel said the newspaper mam
to pass through the proverbial
needle's eye than for a profes
sional ball play er to enti r the
Koanoke Valley League.
The thirty day eligibility rule ''r ma"'
for p layers, to w hich an amend
ment w as added requiring at
least live davs work each week
While Mayor Cyrus Perkins
Walker was addressing the Wo-
unless incapacitated by sickness,
has teeth in it.
SPRING OPENING
oFURNLSI IINGS & TAILORING
Feb. 26 and 27
Showing
What's New and What's What
in Men's Wear J or the Who's
Who of Roanoke Rapids
It is tlie Hrst and NotiMest Display of
Meichantlise Ever Shown Under One
Roof and We Want Every Man to See
It - and Bring along some f eminine
Memhei of His Household to Cheek
Up Our Claim of Quality
EVERYBODY IS WELCOME
Hancock-House Co., inc.
DEPARTMEXT STORE
we do not hesitate to Mate as our how much do you think it ought
opinion that the carefully driven to ejve away?
cars in this community are the
Settled Him
A man was raising a political
. :" 'he
.. .-ti if
ach
:.e i.ire
day. Sie'.t
and was
si;, uri
t o! ' .")-
: if a
..re
p-v ' of
!. even
, : i at
... i ore
,v nee
I 'ian
sattsfae-
"Slience is golden," observed
the sage.
"I'.ut silver or greenbacks can
also be u.M'd to keep a man's
mouth closed. " added the fool.
Willie Law, w hat is the dilfer
ence between a prosecuting at
torney and an attorney for the
defense'.'
Paw One tries to hang the de
fendant and the other tries to
hang the jury, my son.
' '( )'ul bucks paid me a very
"What was it'.'" aked the
rounder.
"He asked me if I could lend
him if.'ii'u", replied the iiewpap-
by each ball player participating. "u'n's Hetterment League last j
iiignt on v ine as a I 'estrover
llotl I'.arnett reipiested to be al-
The prospects of the League for l"Wt''1 l" ask :i Miiestion. The
the coming season are good, mayor said lie would gladly an
The big question is that whatever SWT u- :iml Pffiiett asked how
rules are made are adhered to "ulll' h:iln sandwiches there are
strictly. Out of this one ipies- in i I'eilu (Tex.) La.oo.
tion arose the most of the troubles
with which the last year's Board "H'Te. my son."saidthe fath
of Governors were afflicted. We ('r tn Willie, "what does this
believe that this year's Hoard in- "lean? Your report gives you
tends to profit by the exerience "nl ,irt.v for arithmetic, and
of their predecessors and to hew '"r teacher makes the comment
to the line with impartial preci- ,h;lt V"'i ('!ll't (',,UI1' straight up
to twenty-live. hat are you
going to do with such a record
when you go into business'.'"
".Mow. don't worry, father,"
sion. Here's luck!
Musca Domtstica
I
replied the son. "To count up
to twenty-five isn't necessary for
success in business nowadays."
"Mot necessary?" gasped the
father.
"No, sir, 1 can start a ten
cent store."
These warm days we are hav
ing are bringing out various signs
of coming spring - one of the
least welcome of w hich is the re
appearance on warm days in sun
ny sjKits of our old friend musca
domestica, less scientifically
termed the house fly. Now is MATier
the ideal time for the house viJ 1 ILL
i wives of the community to swat SIX ROOM HOUSE and Lot on
the fly -- for one fl killed now ' larr,'h"n set io' Sa? or Kent,
counts as much in the ot
i eradication as thousands swatted j p DeLOATCH
j in July. j 2 2ti 4t ' ' RoanoWe K.ptJ., N.C.
OUMMERTIME is Coming
Again but our customers don't
give a whoop. They know they
can get the best there is in the
fresh meat line, clean, pure and
wholesome even in the hottest
wt-ather. Cut to suit them by a
butcher who knows a porterhouse
from a chuck. tJWe carry a big,
clean line of Groceries of all kinds
and our serv ice is prompt
and satisfactory
Burnette and Cherry
'Phone 572
PURE FOODS
Everybody Spends
Money
But How?
Don't wait until the rainy days of
li;e are actually upon you before
beginning to lay aside a part of
your earnings.
25c a Week
doesn't seem large. Yet it will buy
one Share in the
Roanoke Rapids
Building and Loan
Association
waich will be worth $100.00 on
maturity usually in about six
yt ars. You can draw your money
out any time you need it on short notice
If you want to Build
If you want to Save
If you want a Safe Investment
Tien let us explain to you the
B lilding and Loan way.
New Series March 6th
ACT QUICKLY
Offices in First National Bank Building
Funeral Directors
Embalmers
Day or Night Service
Anywhere
Hancock-House Company, Inc.
W. C WILLIAMS, Licemed Embalmer
Floral Offerings Supplied on Short Notire
Yes, Boys those EDISON FOUNT
AIN PENS at the Herald Publish
ing Company are the best I ever
saw. $2.00 to $7 00. ft ft
Roanoke Pharmacy Company
IncorporMrH
. . - Dealers in
Drugs, Medicines Perfumery
Photographic Supplies
and Rubber Goods
GARDEN AND FLOWER SEED
We solicit your trade because
our goods are Fresh, our
Stock is Complete, our Drugs
are Pure, We give you what
you ask for
PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Pure!
Fresh
Every
Day I
The Cake Revelation
Has Come!
A marvrl of ruli ami fl.nnry quality that saves you baking
at Inline! Such quality is posbihic al the low price only because
of the enormous output of the l'l KITV BAKKKV.
Home Hide"
Quality
Six different ki nils to tempt every taste, earh cake wrapped
in wax paper and scnlc.l in a carton. IT HI7. AC llt.S YOU AS
KRI'slI AND l l.AVOkY AS IT CAM F. KkoM THE I'fKlTY
OVENS.
Get Acquainted To-day
With the 6 Rich Varieties of
"PURITEEKAKE"
SILVER SLICE
SUNSET COLD
CHOCOLATE
PLANTATION' FRUIT
KAISIN
GINGER
Baked
Fresh
Daily.
Wrapped and
Sealed at tha
Purity littery.
Made
Clean
Sold
Clean
Delivered
Clean!
)our iJeal of breaJ-pcrfeetion, made in the PURITY
BAKERY where even the air is washed. Never varies, never dis
appoints, never tires l eave a standiiiK order with your dealer and
forget lakinK-trouhles.
Double kuc loaf, iu cis. 1IOLSUM, JR., 5 cm.
HOLSU1
Pan Biscuits
NEW!
New in flavor, new in quality,
new in priie! 19 biscuits that
come to you in a t-lassine bat; 1
AND SERVE. THEY'RE GREAT! Serve them
every meal and every day. You'll never tire of
them.
8c
ItCekUaBrwa
Biscuit m ('!!
-JUST HEAT
For Sale by
WELLS D. TILLERY