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Friday, July 14, 1916
Somme offensive!
More bull at Durham this week
than there has been in sometime.
General Humidity seems to be
over-doing the thing a trifle.
Don't forget that the Demo
cratic Primary for the nomina
tion of candidates for county
offices will be held on Thursday,
August 3.
And the allies are agreed that
Germany in the Deutsheland is
resorting to low-down methods
of breaking the English block
ade. Taft has hastened to the sup
port of Hughes, which probably
insures the vote of faithful Utah
and Vermont for the fuzzy
nominee.
Carranza could show the
Kaiser a good many tricks he
doesn't know in the fine art of
browbeating the U. S. Administration.
Gardens and Yards
It may be considered as pro
bably one of the most remarkable
incidents in the Roanoke Mills
Company's campaign for Civic
Improvement that only one of
the back yards in their village
was found by the judges, who
went over the entire village on
last Wednesday, to be worthy of
criticism. This yard upon in
vestigation was found to be that
of an untenanted house, the
weeds having been allowed to
grow in this yard for the entire
summer. All of the yards and
gardens, with this exception,
were found to be neat and clean,
and the great majority were
scrupulously clean in every nook
and corner and made very at
tractive with flowering plants.
This transformation, for it
cad be called no less, has take n
place in about two years and
has been brought about by the
Roanoke Mills offering various
prizes for the best and most at
tractive yards and gardens, an
nual inspection, and almost con
stant agitation of the benefits to
be derived from cleanly and at
tractive surroundings.
The people have responded
magnificiently and there are
blocks in the Roanoke Mills
village of which, we should
judge, they must be intensely
proud.
The yards in these blocks
can hardly be surpassed,
under similar conditions, in the
entire country.
The gardens show intelligent
cultivation, abundant yields,
with a great variety of vege
tables grown. There are well
over a hundred of them in the
village and the saving effected
by them in dollars and cents will
probably amount to five tho'is-
and dollars a year. To this
money saving must be added the
advantage of getting perfectly
fresh vegetables, the healthful
recreation the cultivation of the
gardens afford, and the improved
sanitary conditions all over the
village.
We guess the sixty striking
street car conductors at Wilming
ton felt properly and sufficiently
9ubdued on the arrival of the
noble six hundred of the N. C.
National Guard.
We note in an exchange that
both Woodrow Wilson and
Charles Evans Hughes were
born in a 'parsonage, which
brings point to the saying that
there is no telling what a preach
er's son will come to.
Wonderfully fiendish of those
German's who bombard British
towns to shoot up women and
children, but one must admire
their accuracy of aim, for ac
cording to the British Censor'
they never by any mistake in
jure an able bodied man.
1 he slowness with which re
cruits are being found to replace
those eliminated from the
National Guard by reason of
physical unfitness might furnish
interesting matter for study by
those who have criticised the
English so freely for the neces
sity of conscription in raising
over three millions of recruits.
A committee of delegates of
the Republican Convention will
call on Mr. Hughes next Satur
day to formally notify him that he
has been selected to be the
standard bearer for his party in
the coming elections. We sin
cerely trust that this committee
will not be unduly precipitate in
informing Mr. Hughes of this
action, for -too great a surprise
might prove dangerous.
The Senate has actually voted
the abolition of the Free Seed
Act and if the House will only
concur that time-honored and
hoary old fraud will be laid on
the shelf alongwith the other
good old bunk that has been
passed out to the unsophisticated
constituents of a benevolent
Congress in times gone by! If
Congress keeps on improving at
its present rate, we expect that
the next hundred years will see
the pork barrel abolished and the
practice of building expensive
poatoffices and government build
ings in spots where their erection
will do a needy Congressman the
greatest good also discontinued.
A really patriotic and unselfish
Congress may be possible before
the end of the next millenium.
Report of the condition of
The Rosemary Banking and
Trust Company
at Rosemary
in the State of North Carolina, at the
close of business June 30. litlti.
resources:
Loans and discounts
Overdrafts unsecured 311. X4
Banking House S.WW.tKl; Fur
niture and Fix. l,!u.uu
All other real estate owned
Due from National Hanks
Silver coin, including all mi
nor coin currency
National bank notes and oth
er U. S. notes
TOTAL,
$43,3fi4.!tf.
30. M4
&,lxj.(o
8,K49.9C
424. 7ti
3,1145.00
$".5,995.51
liabilities:
Capital stock paid in $12,000.00
Surplus fund l.ooo.oo
Undivided profits, less current
expenses and taxes paid 371.53
Bills Payable 4,000.00
Deposits subject to check 15,904.83
Time Certificates of Deposits 265.50
Savings Deposits 22,373.40
Cashier's checks outstanding 80.25
TOTAL, - - $55,995.61
State of North Carolina, County of
Halifax, ss:
I, Geo. Carmichael, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
Geo. Carmichael, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
G. L. Hayes, Jr., F. G. Jarman,
T. W. Mullen, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 11th day of July 1916.
C. W. WHITE. Notary Public.
My Commission Expires May. 12, 1918.
Get a Transfer
If you are on the Gloomy Line
Get a transfer.
If your'e inclined to fret and
pine
Get a transfer
Get off the track of Doubt and
Gloom
Get on a Sunshine Train; there's
room,
Get a transfer.
If you are on the Worry Train
Get a transfer.
You must not stay there and
complain
Get a transfer.
The Cheerful Cars are passing
through,
And there is lQts of room for
you;
Get a transfer.
If you are on the Grouchy Track
Get a transfer.
Just take a Happy Special back
Get a transfer.
Jump on the train and pull the
rope
That lands you at the station
Hope
Get a transfer.
The Booster
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WE WANT A LIVE TOWN
r? ET'S all get together and help to make our communliy a live one. !
Ha 0 H leallze the consequences of poor business, stagnation In ccm-!
mcrclal affairs, depression of real estate values, low wages, f.tc. j
What we want la plenty of business, money In circulation, a llva Interest
In ths building of houses, the sals of tots and acre property and a genuina,
healthy condition of business In our community.
HOW SHALL WE ACCOMPLISH IT?
The easiest thhig In the world. Just keep our monpy In clreulatlor ,
here among ourselvej, and we will create our own prosperous conditio
In other words. LET'S PATRONIZE OCR OWN pl.'SLNESS V FN,
BTEAD OF SENDINQ OCR DOLLARS TO Till? SlAfr OllPER It 'SES.
Let's be loyal to our own best Interests Instead of belp:t to bolster up the
big monopolistic establishments that are draining our r ources of all the
ready money In sight. r
It Is the aim of the big city mall order houses t-. the small town
merchants out of business, bo that we will all be coi " se"d to the
cities for our merchandise. The big mail order ho 'ng thou
sands of dollars every month to accomplish this object.
THEY WILL DO IT, TOO, UNLESS WE ARE SENSIBLE ENOUGH 1
TO STOP IT. j
It Is up to us to prevent the big mall order houses from driving our store
keepers out of business, for several reasons, the greater of which are that
our community will be rubbed off the map If we have no business concerns
and that our ownership of property here will not amount to anything, In this
event.
The local stores, te a very large extent, make this town. The taxes paid
by our business men are the prlnolpal support of our echoola and churches.'
It Is the taxes paid by our storekeepers that pay for the local Improvements,
for the street lighting, for fire protection and for all other communistic privi
leges and protection.
If we permit the big mall order houses to drive our business men out
of competition, what will we have left? A place of empty store buildings,
an undesirable place In which to live.
If the mull order houses accomplish their purpose It is possible that
railroad Interests will decldo there is not sufficient business to warrant the
stopping of trains here because there will be no reason, then, for traveling
men to stay over In our town, no freight to be delivered to our stores.
In such cases we will be trying to sell our property, but will find no
buyers, for who will think It a good Investment to buy property In a dead
town?
Hut this Is Just what we must expect If wo keep sending our dollars to
the mall order houses, for It Is only the business of the town that makes
the town possible.
When we send practically all of our business to the mall order houses In
the cities there will no longer be a necessity for, or a rearon for, a town here.
It all resolves Itself Into the question: SHALL WE HAVE A PROSPER
OUS TOWN, WITH GOOD LOCAL BUSINESS. QOOD REAL ESTATE
VALUES, GOOD WAGES AND GOOD MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT. OR
SHALL WE HAVE A DEAD TOWN. WITH PIGS ROOTING IN THE PRIN
CIPAL STREETS, STORE DUILDINGS EMPTY AND WIT1 "FOR SALE"
SIGNS HUNG UP, NO LIGHTS AND NO FIRE PROTECTION.
IT ALL RESTS WITH US. WE ARE THE ONES TO DECIDE!.
Common sense and good Judgment tell us to protect our own Interests.
If we don't, who will?
What can we expect from the mail order houses aftar they shall have
received our money and the local storekeepers have been put out of the run
ning? Shall we expect help and assistance from the mall order monopoly?
We all know that the mall order houses do not pay any of our local
taxes. They do not support our schools, or churches or help to pay for out
lightlug the streets or for our fire departraeut.
Every dollar spent at home means added wealth, added- prosperity, added
real estate values and added facilities of all kinds.
Every dollar sent to the mail order houses means more unfair competi
tion for our storekeepers and less taxes toward the support of our com
munlty.
Which do we prefer? We must make the decision. Are we for oi
against our community?
LET'S MAKE IT A LIVE TOWN BY KEEPING OUR MONEY IN Clft !
:CULATION AMONG OUR OWN BUSINESS MEN.
Mot Weather Hits
RECIPROCITY AT HOME
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ANY persons believe that the word "reciprocity" has merely a political
significance.
llut it means one of the greatest principles. All civilization Is
founded on It. Were It not for this great principle there would be no gov
ernment, no society, no cities and towns. We would have merely auarchy.
IN PLAIN WORDS, "RECIPROCITY" MEANS THAT IF YOU EXPECT
BOM EHUD Y TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU, THEN YOU MUST DO SOME
THING IN RETURN.
Let us lay aside the political significance of the word and discuss this
real principle as It applies to oar own Individual and communistic Interests.
We have a prosperous community. We have a town which we are proud
to call our own. We have various business establishments;- good, well-kept
stores, stocked with merchandise; we have various facilities for marketing
the produce raised by the farmers who are a great and Important part of our
community.
Were It not for the farmers we would not have all of these facilities for
doing business. It Is possible that there would be no great necessity for
town of this size and Importance.
On the other hand, were it not for the town the farmers would not be
enabled to market their crops with such facility and their prosperity would
be considerably curtailed.
Now here Is where the reciprocity comes in and affects our local condi
tions and our prosperity.
THE STOREKEEPERS HELP THE FARMERS AND THE FARMERS
HELP THE STOREKEEPERS.
Simplest thing in the world. Each does something for the other and both
are benefited. The town Is benefited and the agricultural district Is benefited.
We have good schools, churches, places of entertainment and our town is a
general headquarters and meeting place for all Interests. Every one of ub
has a certain place In the community and helps to make up a desirable place
where we can have Interchanges of ideas and commodities.
What if some great monopoly should swoop down and buy up everything
the farmers raise, cattle and sheep and crops of all kinds, Bhlp the whole
lot direct to the city and thereby deprive our local merchants of the oppor
tunity of handling the same; to utterly Ignore the local interests?
Business would suffer. Many of our concerns would find It necessary to
close up Bhop ajid go out of business. If this same policy were to be con
tinued we would Boon be without the necessity of having any town at all.
Of course, this is rather a far-fetched Illustration, because there is no
possibility of anything of the kind happening. BUT THERE IS DANGER
FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
What if the farmers should all send their money to the mall order houses
Instead of buying their goods from our local storekeepers?
Many of them do too many of them.
IF THIS POLICY OF SENDING MONEY AWAY TO THE BIO CITIE8
INSTEAD OF BUYING FROM TUB LOCAL MERCHANTS KEEPS UP AND
CONTINUES. WB SHALL EXPERIENCE CONDITIONS WHICH WILL BE
FAR FROM PROSPEROUS.
Reciprocity Is what we need, right here at home. The storekeepers must
deal fairly with the farmers and the farmers must deal fairly with ths store
keepers, otherwise our system of business will be thrown out of Its philo
sophical orbit. '
Keep the money at home. Buy what you need from the local storekeep
ers. Don't help the big mall order houses to profit at the expense ef our local
merchants. Help the men who are helping to build up the community, help
ing to Increase the value of your property by making a bigger and a better
town where every facility for doing business Is supplied for the bsneflt of ths
farmers and the rest of us.
We must do for others If we expect others to do for us We rannot evade
the rtmpuuniliiinies of reeipioclly, nor should we attempt to do so. feivery
dollar sent away to the big mall order houses restricts our opportunities for
local advancement. EVERY DOLLAR SO DIVERTED FROM LOCAL
TRADE MEANS SO MUCH TAKEN FROM OUR TAXES, WHICH GO TO
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
We can all do as well at home In the buying of goods as we can by
sending our money to the mall oritur houses. We can do batter, when we
come to consider values and everything.
And reciprocity Is the thing that builds up communities. THINK IT
OVER THE NEXT TIME THERE'S SOMETHINO TO BE BOUGHT.
Men's Crash Suits
$3.00 & $3.50
Original Keep Kool Klothes
$7.50 Per Suit
JUST RECEIVED
A Complete Line of Men's Sporty Negligee Shirts
in Beautiful Patterns, Regular $1.50 Quality
$ 125
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Ladies' Dress Goods, 15, 25 and 50c Values
10 Cents Per Yard
Summer Shoes for Men and Women, $2.50
and up values
$1.49
Patterson Store Company
GEO. L. HAYES, Jr., Manager
CLARK & CLARK
Attorneys at Law
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Room No. 6, UpBtaira id Bank Building
THOS. M. JENKINS
Notary Public
Rosemary Supply Co. Building
ROSEMARY, N. C.
R. L. TOWE
Notary Public
at the FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Roanoke Rapids, N. Carolina
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may possibly need which may now be pur
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