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RQAKOICE RAPIDS, tl.CJlAY 19, 1916
Subscription, $1.00 a Year ia Adrsnc
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LOCAL - ITEMS
Jawkins, of "Thelma,
Y.esiay oa business.
. " Clark, of Aurelian
-.vss in town Tuesday.
'1. Jenkins, of Aulafider,
; leriffj. B. Stokes, of
, were ia town Thursday
et of Mr. Mitchell's
y for Congress,
i M.-a. J. W. Allabrook
Ien, and Mrs. A. A.
itod Mr. and Mr. F.
.i Sunday.
, returned Thursday
',-oke, Mass. ' .
Kedlia 'spent the day
- Raleigh en business.
. Dhearin, of Haliu, was
- .Vednesday a few., hours
k Fisher left Tuesday for
Ltre,' for a few weeks visit
ads and relatives.
, Dickens left for Wilson
y to attend the meeting of
and Lodge of the Inde-
Order of Odd Fellows
convenes in that city
y eveningr Mr. Dickens
j as I representative of
a! Lodge of Odd Fellows.
W. C. Mediin returned
Viday after a few days
relatives in and near
saemary Concert Band
Petersburg, -Va., Tuss
: Wednesday where they
I music for a land sale.
peeial sermon will be
it in the Rosemary Bap
rch Sunday morning at
,k by, tha pastor in the
of the local Tribe of Red
! visiting members are
1 to unite in this atr
emhert will meet in the
J o'clock and march to
t a body. : Public cordial
it to attend.
aer Rookj .of Danville,
ilsere a few days this
!e was called here on ac
I tha death of Mrs. G. A.
Cash, Miss Gertrude
ad Mr. Turner, of Era
pent Tuesday evening in
? Mollie and Mattie Wick
Jhiirsday for their home
ke, N. C, where they
rid the summer ' months
;5t parents. .";'.''
Norwood who has been
-g school here leftThurs
his home in Ante, Va;
s will spend sometime
; mother, ; ' . :
'sie Hudson, of Little
3 in town this week visit
Is and relatives. She
. home Tuesday night
parents Mr. and Mrs. J.
:on who 'motored down
nmrneneement exercises.
Annie M. Clements, cf
tpent Monday is
TWtehead, - Miss Clara
i Ilk Elizabeth Atkin
i Mr. Tucker, of Enfield,
"andsy here with Miss
.Atkinson; v ' " -
Lillian Edgertoon, of
' trille, rwt tha wesk-
with Krs Lucile Ed
-''arc---" !ol" v'.it-
Mrs. J. A. Rook, of Patterson
Mills Village, died at the Roa
noke Rapids Hospital on last
Saturday morning about six
o'clock. Mrs. Rook had been
taken ill with pneumonia only a
few days before he? death. She
was carried to the Hospital for
an operation but wss found to be
too ilito stand it Mrs. Rook
was thirty years tf sge and is
survived by a husband and three
small children. The funeral ser
vices were conducted . Sunday
afternoon at the Roanoke Rapids
Cemetery by Rev. George S.
Bearden.of the Methodist church.
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HBIENT EXEECISES
Me A'ioui Pre gram Evert At
tensptei. Miy Day Festival, Ea
tert&icocBl, Gtts Exercises
BOM.
T. W E2CKETT
MAKES ELOQUENT ADDRESS
"Wade Mosford
Mr Wade Munford died at his
home in Rosemary on last Sun
day night at' eight o'clock, fol
lowing an illness of only a few
Jays duration,' Bright's disease,
complicated with pneumonia
being the cause' of death. Mr.
Munford was thirty five years of
age, and is survived by a wife
and four children. His father
and mother and several sisters
and brothers are living. Mr.
Munford has been a resident of
Rosemary for many years and
his loss ia deeply felt by a larg
number of friends. The in
terment " took place ' Tuesday
afternoon at Sycamore church,
Southampton county, Virginia.
Jazttet Ct!st
James Butler,' nineteen years
old son of E. H. Butler, died at
his home in the Patterson Mills
Village on last Tuesday morning,
aftir &a illness . of about one
week's duration. - Deceased is
survived by a father and sever
al brothers and sisters. . The in
terment took place on Wednes
day la SooOirptMi cocBty,
Virginia . .' ; ,.'., .
ROOX PAltn IN CXTT BAH
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Roanoke , Rapids Hospital will
'?ive a Rook Party in the City
Hall (Garage Building) at Roa
noke Rapids on next Thursday
evening May 25th, at 8:00 P. X.
Fifty cents admission will be
charged, the proceeds going for
the benef t of the Hospital Re
freshments will be served all
who attend. The public at large
is cordially invited to come out
and patronizf this enjoyable en
tertainment. '.. -
S. T. P. U. Social
LMcs Aid
i meet at the church
r,.'.-rr.ccn t
'.-yV'LI-hcr's Day"
-ved at th Methodist
&'v.... . Everyone
7 "7 v Vie flower
It u-'i cv red
e oc-
The Senior B. Y. P. U. of the
Baptist Church met at the home
of Mrs. Gain Marks on the even
ing of the lllh of May and en
joyed the feeling together so
dally. Mlasea Pearl Andrews,
Anna Gannoway, Mr. Joe Price,
and the church quartette sang
some selections while Miss At
kiasoa presided, at the piano.
jueiictous relresnments were
served v.i tales cf by-gone days
related. Tha occsaioa was very
aueh enjoyed by all . ' .
Lewis Camp, of Gsrjaburg,
spent a few hours in town Satur-
y'
Mrs. M. - B." "Williams- and
daughter, of Rich Square, were
called here last Saturday on ce-
count of the death of her sister.
Rev. A. W. Taylor, of Mount
Airyr formerly rector of . th:
Episcopal Chiwh h'?. TTC3
visitor cere tms mortlng.-'
RiV. II. C. Smith 'attended
jrtir.g cf tha Ic& Cr
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Enderleln'
left Thursday;, for ryiJlyliia
where Mr. Endwlein vril! Mn
his eyes treated by a "specialist
. Tha Rlvor Road-Scv4oI Com
mencempRt Exercises were very
succcssfjily ifndercJ on last
Fridaj- evening by t!;9 pupils of
tne school under the eSuent
direction of Miss Ruth Davis.
A terse number of frfends and
ratrons cf tha i;hoo! attended
The speech of Hon T. W.
Bickett o' Louisburg, Democrat
ic candila'e for Governor of
North Caro'Jna, on last Wednes
day evening marked the close of
the mo3t ' ambitious commence
ment program ever carried . out
by the faculty and graduating
class of the Roano.ce Rapids
Graded Schools.
This commencement program
began on Sunday morning with &
sermon to the graduating class
delivered in the auditorium at
the Central ScSoils by Rev. H.
F. Morton, of the Presbyferian
Church. ' . ;- - - . . ':-
On Monday afternoon at five
o'clock a May Day Festival was
given at the Roanoke Rapids
Baseball Pa: ty the Primary
Grades under the direction of
primary tea;hrs. Miss Wal
ler, chairman, . which "was
thoroughly enjoyed by all who
attended. The children did
splendidly and the members of
the faculty who had charge of
this portion of the program are
to be warmly - commended for
their efforti in tha training of
tha ' eh:l draft, of tha primary
grades jyho participated. ' V j
An entertainment av the
School Audjtorium on Mofiday
evening, given by 'the Graham
Literary Satiety was w;e of the
moat attractive programs rendv
ered, consisting of songs, decla
mation, t readinxvof - selections
and burlesque, "The Mock Com
mencement" in which the prin
cipal parts wer token by Misses
Nellie Jones, Minnie Daughtry,
Mary Traynham Wyche, Ruth
Norwood, Bailie Mediin, and
Masters Johny Vick, Julian Alls
brook, Lewis Jonei and Peter
Norwood..
The Grammar School Exercises
were held in tha Auditorium
Tuesday morning et ten o'clock.
These exercises consisted of a
recitation contest participated in
by sixteen pupils, the recitations
being interapersed with songs by
the School Choir. Eeatrice Un-
derwood and Howard Speight
were declared winners in the
recitation contest - the decision
being a difficult one on account
of the high standard of excel
lence Attained by practically all
of the contestants.
-After the contest certi'cates
were presented graduates from
the grammar school and honor
and attendance certificates were
presented. -' .'.T.
The Clasa Day Exercises of the
graduating claas were given on
Tuesday evening to a large and
appreciative audier.ee. Among
the prominent features, of the
program were the C!s?s History
by Pendleton Griazard, Class
Prophesy by Charlena t1.-: t,
Who's Who in the Claas of 191
by Katherine Jordon, Class " I
by Laura Gray, and the oration of
Emmett Matthews "True Pat
riotism is Unselfish." 'A farce
comedy "Popping the Question"
was da)ightfully presented by
members of the graduating class.
On Wednesday evening Hon.
T. W. Dlckeit,, after a aceful
snd elMuani introduction by
graduating dags and a large
audience assembled in the Graded
chC.t Aui.Ui ui, . Xt v.'sts Mr.
wke RiiuS audinc, in fact, hip
first visit to 'Rnnnoke Rapids,
To say Vim his address strnarly
imprd his hearers is putting
it madly indeed: it m to say
t'."t I't. Bickett held his hearerj
more closely than my orator who
fess veif spoken here.'. Among
other things t"h!v flattering to
theeBftrgy and pro,7W3sivenHS
of tills comnt .Jit., .Mr. Lkktit
stated that if elected Covemor
of North Ca-oiina he would do
iVvsrythirj In his pywetof'irthr
the wrk of tmMIe health im
provement and that he would
use "Roanoke Rapids as a model
of scientific health work for
every community from Hatteras
to the Smoky mountains".'
Mr. Bickett described the
schools us great training camps
and dwelt forcibly and eloquent
ly on the advantages of thorough
training for the youth of a com
munity.
He praised the industry and
energy ol the community as ex
emplified in its manufacturing
industries. Roanoke Rapids, he
said, was a town "where every
body works,' including father".
. At the conclusion of Mr.
Bickett's eloquent and inspiring
address, Mr.Job Taylor graceful
ly and appropriately presentthe
diplomas to the graduating class.
Rev. C H. Trueblood presented
a medal for the highest scholar
ship attained by the class of 1916
to Miss Charlena Hart
Supt A. M. Proctor and the
faculty who so ably assisted him
in the work of getting up the
commencemont exercise on such
an ambitious m;d elaborate
scale certainly deserve and sre
receiving the hearty commen
dation of the community at large.
POLICEMAN INDICTS
; GETS INDICTED
Ui bf Revolver ia Stepping Car
Load cf Joyous Celtbratcrt
:. Results in Much Litigation r
t)fflcer Tsrt, newly appointed
night policeman of the town of
Roanoke Rapids, has been hav
ing considerable litigation this
week, on account of violent
method used bv him on last
Sunday night in the arrest of a
party of hilarious motorists. .
The party consisted of Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Collins, Mr. and Mrs.
Corbett Cannon, Mr. Cushion,
all'of Rosemary, and a young
lady, a guest of Mrs. Collins,
from Henderson. According to
evidence brought out at the trial
before Magistrate R. W. Brown,
the party drove through the
own of Roanoke Rapids in Mr.
Collin's car about ten o'clock
Sunday night celerating-rather
strenuously and vocally disturb
ing the rest of several witnesses.
Officer Tart unable to stop
the ear secured another car and
chaied the party, overtaking
them at the canal 3 bridge, where
he drew his revolver and cover
ed the. party, refusing for a
while,, after requests had been
made and no resistance offered,
t lower his gun. " ' " '
Messrs. Collins. Cannon, and
C ishion gave bond and secured
counsot Monday and indicted
Tart for assault with a deadly
weapon. The case was tried be
fore Magistrate Wr F. Horner
and Mr. Tart was bound over to
Halifax'Superior Court Magis
trate R. W. Brown heard on
Wednesday morning the case of
the State against Collinn, Can
non and C and dismissed
the case on account of insufficient
evidence.
E. A. Cirenion, Indicted on
another warrant for driving
car without a taii-light "was fined
$5.00 and costs
Chrutiaa Revival Clout
BASEBALL HERE
: MS SUMMER?
Eased asd FrailLa Was! to
Play Let fie B3 Willi Roaacle
Rapid Ag&ia This Seuoa
ko nsmxa mtxam coksbimb
Boy Scouts oa Hike
Tentative proposals have been
made Roanoke Rapida by Emporia
aod Franklin, Va., looking to the
formation of a semi-professional
baseball league between the three
towns.and possibly'another town,
such as existed test summer! with
slight differences.
The proposals as formulated
embrace a salary limit for all
players, a provision barring play
ers under contract with organized
baseball leagues from participat
ing in any games in this league
and also provides a joint commis
sion to which disputes may be
submitted for final decision.
It has not been "definitely de
cided as yet whether Roanoke"
Rapids can accept these proposi
tions and enter this league, at
tractive as it undoubtedly is to
all baseball fans. . Strenuous ef
forts are going to be tnade to
raise the necessary money to put
Roanoke Rapids h position to
enter this league on an eaual
footing with the other teams and
as the proposed league will start,
if it starts all, early in June,
there is no time to be lost in get
ting financial arrangements com
pleted. .- ''. ', . ;;
If Roanoke Rapids enters .this
league this year, it will ;be imly
after sufficient money has been
raised to carry a ptrong team
through, the season without the
incurring of any debts whateoev
er. Every person interested in
good baseball for this community
is urged to help f n ti e work of
getting up the necessary funds.
STANCELL ITEMS
The revival now 1 1 pnpTf at
tint woemaeie ot tne First j
Christian chuch will close Sun
day night Up to Wednesday
night thre had been thirty pot,.
verts. Evahg .ii.t b. D, Tre
maine, of Buffalo, N. Y., is a
forceful Breaker and . leaves the
church rniich stmnepr than when
he came. He hn taught the mem
bers tha gospel as well iu plead
ing to the unconverted.
The baptizing will b held Sun
day afternoon at three o'clock
near 'the, Tiilman Cross Roads.
Public il invited. At present
the chureh has a membership of land w
two hundred and thirty-eight
Have, Hi ' forty-four additfocs
i ' 'i Jrjr.v;ry firit.
Mrs. R. E. Clements and Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Shaw spent Sun
day in. Thelma, with friends and
relatives.
Mr. .George Steele and Miss
Mary Lawrence motored to Pana
cea Springs Saturday where they
spent a few very .delightful
hours. ..
Miss Sarah -Wyche andlTr.
Raymond Lifsey, of Emporia,
spent the week-end in the home
of Mr, Isaac Rainey. . '
Miss Reda Edwards is visiting
friends in Thelma.
Miss Mabel Rainey is spending
sometime with ,friedds at Em
poria. '
- Mr. Walter Clements called on
Miss Lucy Sears near Emporia;
Sunday afternoon, s -
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas went to
Lawrencevilie, Va, Saturday on
business
Messrs. R. E. Cleaton, Jr., and
J. C. Davis were callers in the
home of Mr. E. M. Clements
Sunday afternoon.
Everybody ia invited to attend
the Children's Day services at
Shiloh Church next Sunday; Ser
vices will be all day.
Miss- Lucy Sears spent the
week-end with her parents at
Emporia. ; ,
' Mr. Vilus Robinson, of Brinf,
Va, called on Miss Bessie Twis
dala Sunday afternoon.
v Messrs, Rofus Gray, Aaron
Moody and-J. F. Norwood have
purchased Ford cars. .
,.,?.!;as Virciula Sitv
ed to Thelma Sunday to finish
out htr school term after spend
ing eometime with Mi a, T. H.
Vrcr.t'r.c. " '
, Mr. R. C. Moody,' of Brooklyn,
N. Y. is spending' sometime
with his brother, Mr. R. S.
Moijiiy, " ' - .
Dr. T. II. Valentine who ia be
i.ig treated. in St Elizabeth's
Hospital in Richmond, spent the
week-end here with his family.
On Saturday May 6, at 2:15 P.
U the Boy Scouts loaded with
cooking utensiis and "chuck"
left their headquarter headed for
the Old Mill Pond about two
miles north of town.
They arrived at the camp site
in due time and preparations for
the evening meal rare started
at once. The "Hike", was made
for the purpose of cooking
practice, twist on a stick was the
prominent feature and proved to
be twenty-eight different de
grees of success. Pork and
beans, baked and boiled potatoes,
washed down with coffee was
the last and only eourso served.
The trip was successful inas
much as every scout now realizes
the neccesity of further practice
and experience before attempt
ing another stay in the woods.
All things considered an enjoy
able time was had by all and
each scout is keen for another
hike".
WITH TIE aiUIICHES
Rosemary Eapiist Guzrci
Rev. A. C Cktffia, futar ,
Services every Sunday at 11 a
M. and 730 1. m.
Mid-week services Wednesday
eights at 7:30 r. m.
The public is cordially Invited
to all services.
Sit And Walk Erect To Enjoy Good
Health
Episcopal Ckrck
Hcary Ctrk Saitk, Radar
Services in All Saints Mission
every Sunday, except fourth Sun
day, at 11 A. M. and 8 P. u. Holy
Communion every first Sunday.
Sunday School every Sunday at
10 A. M. Sunday in Rosemary
9:30 A. M. ...
Choir practice Friday 8 P. M.
You are cordially , invited to
every service of the church.
The way a man carries him
self has so much to do with his
health that correct posture is
now being emphasized as one of
the principal guideposts to good
health. It is now generally be
lieve that a person who cultivates
a cramped, unnatural, slouching
position cannot maintain a natur
al healthful body.- There will
likely be brought to bear somei
undue pressure in some part of
the body that will hinder the or
gans in performing their naturai
functions and if persisted in will
cause deformity.. . ..
Life long vdeformites n and
chronic . tnajadies have been
known to develop from .incorrect
posture that became a . habit in
childhood. Round and , stooped
shouldersand lateral.; curvature
of the spine are deformities large
ly brought about by sitting,
standing or walking incorrectly.
Such slouching attitudes - as
sprawling in a chair, or sitting
on the backbone rather than sit
ting upright or .hunching the
arms and shoulders when sitting
at a desk, or resting the ..weight
on one leg while standing rather
than on two, or slumping while
walking which means to carry
rounded shoulders wi,h the head
thrust forward, the stomach
thrust out and the arms hanging
loosely in front of the body, are
the main errors of posture and
the main causes of deformities.
To sit stand and walk erect is
to have correct posture., To do
this is to Bit well , back in the
chair and give snpport to the
small of the back. If at a desk
or table sit close, and high
enough for the arms to rest on
the desk without pushing up the
shoulders. When it is necessary
to lean over a desk, incline the
body by bending at the hips
rather than at the waist - In
standing or walking set lhe
shoulders back and keep the
chest high and forward. Keep
the stomach in, the chin in also,
and the neck pressed back
against the - collar. Keep the
feet straight 'in walking with the
toes turned neither in nor out
Prefer to be called "chesty"
rather than a "slouch". A
chesty" person enjoys better
health than a, "slouch" and
looks better.
Esptist Gsarcfl ,
Rev. C H. Traebkei Pastor
Sunday School every Sunday
at 9:45 A. M. W. S. Hancock. Sunt
Services every Sunday at 11:00
A. M. and 7:45 p. h.
Prayer meeting every Wednes-' '
day night at 7.45 o'clock. Teach
er's meeting just after.
Senior B. Y. P. U, every Sun
day at 7:00 P. M.
Junior B. Y. P. U. every Sun- '
day at 2:30 P. M. and Junior '
choir. ' " '.' i
Preibyteriaa CWch
By order of the 'session "you,
rs litrsby notified that a congre
gational meeting will be held in
the church at 8 PM, immediate
ly following the service, to act
upon the resignation of the pas
tor and attend to such other bu,ii.
ness Bij may come before the
meeting. . . . i-
Rev. Mr.Bullar, of Emporia,
will conduct the evening service.
Sunday School at the usual
hour. ' K
Methodise Orarca j
Rev.. Geo. S. Beardeii, Pastor
Morning Sunday School at 9:45
o'clock. W. V. Woodruff, Supt '
Preaching at 11 o'clock,
"Mother's Day" . ;.
At 8:00 p. M., sermon, ' "The.
Debt the World owes the Greek.'"
Prayer meeting on Wednesday
at 8:00 P. M. " ' -r
The public is invited to all ser
vices.
First Christina CLnrck ' "
Ralegh L Topping-, Minister
Sunday School every Sunday
morning at 9:45 in new Taberna
cle, Roanoke Avenue, corner of
Ninth Street If you come you '
will receive a smile and hand- ;
shake. .
The " revival, closes Sunday
night The morning subject:
After Conversion What"?
Evening Subject; 'The Last In
vitation".
Children's Day exercises first
Sunday night in June. .
Baptizing will be held near the
Tillman Cross Roads Sunday
afternoon at three'o'clcck. Pub
lic invited. Sermon at the baptiz-
ing: "The Heavenly Record and"
The Earthly Witness." '
SUPT. AKERS SECURES ;
RCSEKWALD FCND
lie returned -r by for further
treatment, he is rapidly improv
ing and expscts soon to be fK:.r:!
pea well mm, Kus-
tm m l rurabtrs of bis xmny
friends calied to ftes him while fit
Rsv. R F. Mcrtoa Retljras
Rev. II. F. ' Mortoji, cf the
Prcsbj'tcriiu CliUtch, iina reniHil-
ed his position as pastor of that
church and accepted a posi
tion as. evangelist in Pitt County,
N. C Mr. and Mrs. Morton will
have charge ot the music at the
Sum ir,er Chautauqua at Montreat
N. C, during the coming sum
men ; .
lighting TubareulatI
It ihtrw 1 oe diseam! !jot otSera
vbfr mdlinM r futile ind recor
T 0''ri"5s I'HiTfng th bo1j
Fri" to tfif Us owq t-lai bn't'e Hh
ta. tt in taK-dosli, Oot-i fuoa.
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County Superintendent of Pub
lic Schools, Prof. A. E. Akers,
has secured ' for the colored
schools ,. cf tha .'.csattv '" UiU
county's ' participatToh in t):o
Roscnwald fund for the erection
of colored - pcbools. ,Ths f.rst
dnnt'nl ' frcr. " t'..li iuuivo
biiiuuiius i.v 6i',a isi
used for building purposes at th
Summit school and at No. tl
Halifiix school. The fund h
donated en coudition thst tbn
county Board -of Education
propriata an amount ci " I t-s
the Rosenwald donation crid tb
colored citizens of the community
affected dgnats an eqatd amount
ine advantage to tup ccc
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