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Volume III. Number 25.
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916
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ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS
P. R. Trueblood, a student of
Wake Forest, and Norman True
blood, of Elizabeth City, are
here visiting their brother, Rev.
C. H. Trueblood. !
Kelly Jenkins left Monday for
Chapel Hill toattendthe Univer
sity.
Emmett Matthews left Mon
day for Chapel Hill, where he
will enter the University this
year.
Messrs. Mason Faison and
Buford Stanley and Misses Sarah
Stanley, Lessie Bray and Lottie
Green, motored to Lawrenceville
Sunday, where they left Miss
Green to spend a few weeks with
her sister.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church will meet
with Mrs. W. F. Horner next
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, i
Please let every member be
' present and bring the mite box .
and talent money.
Miss Ruby Williams, of:
Raleigh who has been spending
sometime here with her parents, '
returned to Raleigh last Sundav. '
Hurley King has accepted a j
position with the Roanoke
Pharmacy. j
R. J. Lewis, of Littleton, was !
in town Thursday. j
W. M. Hamilton and son, Her- j
nard left this week for Potts
dam, N. Y.
Mrs. Carrie Vincent and Miss
Williams were in town Friday. I
Miss Carrie Manning, of Par
mele, spent Thursday in the;
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. j
Lynch.
Mrs. T. R. Lynch, of Ebony, j
Va., spent the week-end here;
with her son, W. G. Lynch.
J. C. Welsh left Thursday
for St Louis.
Dr. Paisley Fields returned
this week from Wrightsville
Beach.
Mrs. W. S. Hancock and chil
dren, after spending a week in
Littleton with relatives returned
home Sunday.
J. W. Taylor spent Wednesday
and Thursday in Raleigh on busi
ness. Samuel Senie, formerly a pro
gressive business man of this
place is in town for a few days
visiting friends.
Rev. Lewis Collins who filled
the Presbyterian pulpit Sunday
morning and evening, returned
to his home in Henderson Mon
day. Miss Walker, of Raleigh, is
visiting Mrs. W. F. Horner.
Mrs. Hattie Matthews, of
Gholsonville, Va., is spending
ome time here with relatives.
J. R. Manning, of Henderson,
who has just completed n course
in law and been admitted to the
North Carolina bar is reading
law in the offices of W. L. Long.
Read the advertisements in
this issue for the announcements
of fall goods arrivals by the com
munity's most progressive mer
chants. Mr. Robey W. Adams, Superin
Undent of the Aurelian Springs
High Schools, spent several hours
here Friday afternoon on busi
ness. Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Parshley, of
Brooklyn, N. Y., Mr. Williams
and Master Herbert Scott motor
ed to Enfield last Sunday.
Bobs, The Misshisvcus Mquk.
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Mr. Walter Clifford leaves to -
day for Philadelphia to bring his
family to Roanoke Rapids to live.
Mr. Charles Welsh, Jr., and
family left this morning for
Baltimore, Md., where Mr,
Welsh has accepted a position.
; L. S. Mosher and C.A. Wyche
attended the meeting of the
Albemarle Presbytery which met
:at Stovall, N. G, this week.
The Roanoke Pharmacy Com
pany have installed a new
fountain and are enlarging and
remodeling their store.
Mr. Lunce Rook gave a most
delightful Brunswick Stew and
Barbecue dinner at his hospitable
home near Rosemary on last
Thursday.
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
J. T. Bishop conducted pray
er meeting in the Rosemary
Methodist Church last Tuesday
night.
Miss Bertha White after a
week's visit to friends in and
near Franklin, Va., returned
home this week.
Mrs. L. C. Daughtry returned
this week from Willoughby Spit,
Va where she had been visiting
relatives.
Miss Irene Cannon returned
Friday from Hampton Va., after
a few davs visit to friends.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lehman
after a two weeks visit to
friends and relatives in Winston
Salem, returned home Saturday.
Miss Pattie Byrd returned
from Durham Saturday where
she had been visiting relatives.
Messrs. A. E. Stowe, P. D.
Harris, J. C.Neal, 0. P. John
son and P. V. Matthews motor
ed to Brinkleyville and Ring
wood Sunday.
Miss Grace Grumpier, of
Franklin, Va., is here this week
visiting relatives.
A. P. Thompson has resigned
his position with the Rosemary
Mfg. Company and has accepted
a position with N. L. Steadman
at Halifax. He and family left
the past week for Halifax where
they make their future home.
W. T. Clark, of near Aurelian
Springs, was in town Tuesday a
few hours on business.
Six boys of the Rosemary Con
cert Band were in Enfield Wed
nesday where they rendered
music at a land sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Keeter
after a few days visit to friends
and relatives in Petersburg and
Hopewell, Va., returned home
Sunday.
C. 0. Byrd left Sunday night
for Camp Glenn after a few days
stay here with relatives.
Miss Hazel Cobb returned
Wednesday from Littleton.where
she has been visiting relatives
for a few days.
John B. Bridges, of Norfolk,
Va , was in town Wednesday on
business.
R. F. Crawley is out of town
for a few days this week.
Miss Dolly Grizzard is visiting
friends this week in Garysburg.
E. F. Baker and family left
Wednesday for Tarboro, where
they will make their home in
the future.
Messrs. (1. E. and Howard
Rose of Washington, I). C. wert
in town a few lays this week.
1 Mr. Chas. Shell returned this
' week from Raleigh, where he
has been in the hospital for some
time,
Miss Irene Anderson, of Wel
don, spent a few days this week
with Mrs. T. M. Jenkins.
Miss Fortune, of Richmond,
Va.. is visiting Mrs. W. C. Wil
liams.
Mrs. R. P. Beckwith and little
son returned this week after
spending several weeks in New
Foundland, Canada.
Mrs. M. R. Vick returned
Monday after spending the sum
mer in the western part of the
State.
Miss Winifred Beckwith left
Wednesday for the State Nor
mal College in Greensboro.
R. L Applewhite, of Halifax,
was here Saturday.
John Harrison, of Littleton,
was in town Monday.
C. T. Johnston is breaking
ground on Roanoke Avenue to
erect a modern building for his
Barber Shop and will have liv
ing apartments up stairs.
B. P. Pope, of Weldon, was
here Tuesday on business.
H. Shearin was in town Mon
day on business.
Oscar Wade and family have
moved to West Durham to live.
Mrs. Luke Taylor and family
have moved to Durham where
they will make their home.
W. 0. Thompson, Manager of
the Supply Department of the
Rosemary Manufacturing Com
pany has gone to Sanatorium,
N. G, for his health.
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Arthur Batton after spending
several days out of town on busi
ness returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. S. M. Sitterson, of Winston-Salem,
N. C is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. F. C. Hege.
William Branch and family,
of Rocky Mount, have moved
here to live.
David Edwards and family, of
Rocky Mount, have moved here
to live.
Van Johnson and family have
returned to Henderson.
Norwood Thomas and family
have moved to Warrenton to live.
Benjamin Rose and family
have moved to Warrenton where
they will make their home.
Lawrence Bowen, of Patter
son Mills, has accepted the posi
tion of Boss Dyer at the Roa
noke Mills in the place of Mr.
Chas. Welsh, Jr., who has re
signed. Supt. J. D. Spicer and Deputy
Supt. T. C. Malone, of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company spent the day Tuesday
herewith A gent F. G Hege.
STANCELL ITEMS
Miss Lucile Clements returned
home Tuesday after spending a
few days with Miss Lucy Clem
ents, in Garysburg.
Quite a large number of peo
ple of this community attended
the revival services at Lebanon
M. P. Church last Sunday.
Messrs. Reuben Stephenson,
of Raleigh, R. E. Cleaton, Jr.,
and Wm. Vincent, of Vultare,
called on Misses Lucy and
Lucile Clements Sunday after
noon. Miss liinie v iucriii returned
home Sunday afternoon after
spending some days with her
grandmother, Mrs. M 0. Squire,
near Garysburg.
Mrs. Annie Clements and
Misses Lucy and Lucile Clements
spent Monday afternoon in Roa
noke Rapids shopping.
Little Lottie Grant returned
home Saturday after spending a
week with her grandmother,
Mrs. Lucy V. Grant.
Mrs. Annie Grant is visiting
relatives at Barley, Va., tnis
week.
KERR LANDSLIDE
LAST SATURDAY
Warns County Man Defeats Judge
Winston by Eighteen Hundred
Votei, Carrying Every
County Except Ber
tie. Heavy Vote
Cast.
KERR'S HALIFAX MAJORITY 1,000
Hon. Jno. H. Kerr, of Warren,
defeated Judge Francis D. Wins
ton, of Bertie, for the Democratic
nomination for Judge of the
Third Judicial District in the
primary held on last Saturduy by
the decisive majority of nearly
eighteen hundred votes.
The vote in Halifax County of
the several townships was as
follows:
KERR
Brinkleyville, 234
Butterwood, 23
WINSTON
7
26
16
132
52
24
69
116
14
25
46
36
93
13
669
Conocanara, 43
Enfield, 250
Faucetts, 49
Halifax, 76
Kehukee, 26
Littleton, 72
Palmyra, 12
Roseneath, 50
Roanoke Rapids, 1 215
Roanoke Rapids, 2 125
Scotland Neck, 216
Weldon, 356
1647
Kerr's majority 973.
The vote polled in Roanoke
Rapids Township was the heav
iest primary vote ever polled and
very near the record vote polled
in a uenerai election, com
Kerr and Winston had workers
at the polls here, but the Kerr
leaders scored heavily over the
opposition as shown by the re
turns. PAPER FAMINE IMMINENT
' The seriousness of the paper
situation in this country is re
flected by the appeal of the Fed
eral Trade Commission asking all
paper mills not at present doing
so to operate their mills on Sun
day. This action is taken after
the mostexhaustive investigation
into the conditions leading to
scarcity of paper of all kinds and
the consequent high prices. Most
mills are at present operating
only that part of their plants
winch it is absolutely iiece3sary
to operate on Sunday, and if the
request of the Federal Trade
Commission is complied with on
an extensive scale it will mean
about fifteen per cent increase
in paper production. Many
paper authorities are predicting
under present cenditions a paper
famine on many lines by the
first of November.
Building & Loan Annual Meeting
The regular annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the Roanoke
Rapids Building & Loan Associa
tion was held in the offices of W.
L. Long, First National Bank
Building on last Tuesday even
ing, September 12. A large and
enthusiastic attendance of Stock
holders were present and the
following were elected Directors
of the Association for the coming
year: Jno L. Patterson, J. T.
Chase, W. D. Tillery, A. L. Rob
ertson, C. A. Wyche, A. E.
A kern, W. S. Ballon, J. W.
House, M. M Faison, J. B. Boyd,
S, J. Bounds, J. E. Buck, A. L.
Clark, J. Y Unison, VV. S. Hau
cock. The progress the Building &
Loan Association nas made (Hir
ing the past twelve months has
been most gratifying to ollicers
and stockholders alike, who con
fidently predict for the Associa
tion an ever widening sphere of
usefulness in the work of up
building the community.
This community wis much
saddened last Wednesday by ihe
death of Mrs. W. E. Saunders.
She was seventy one years of age.
She leaves a husband and four; The meeting at Antioch in
children to mourn thir kiss. We; Warren County held by the
extend to them our deepest and minister resulted in four addi
most heartfelt sympathy. i tions.
SPEED LAW
BREAKERS FINED
Four Motor Drivers Brought Be
fore Recorder by Chief of Po
lice with Promise of
More to Follow.
the eye of man than are the Arts
FAST DRIVING TO BE STOPPED f Man".The speakers on tne af-
! Urinative side were, H. T. Bat
Recorder Win. S. Saunders, j tonandJ.C. Groce; on the neg
upon complaint of Chief of IV iative J- H. Gay and J. R.
line .1 r linir.i ,vrra,,i, O'Neal. Both sides showed
this week for a considerable
number of the community's auto-
mobilo drivers, four luin
brought to trial on last Tuesday
nftpmnnn
Those b'routrht to trial fr driv-
intr in excess of the limitations
provided by statute were Messrs. of the winning side. These de
Marvin Starkes, E. P. Moore, 1 1,atcs wil1 held semi-monthly
Fenner Smith and Jesse Jones, j as lon 83 the interest continues
All of the defendants admitted anl oftener if necessary. The
without exception to having ; next debate will be on Saturday
broken the twelve mile limit, j n'Kht before the fourth Sunday,
some of them pleading guilty to I at7:45- Men and women are
as much as fifteen miles ,,er;invited to come- The
hour. None were willing to ad-
mit to reckless driving and, in
fact, the warrants as well as the
evidence submitted did not
charge or attempt to prove this
last.
The Recorder rendered judge
ments against the defendants for
the costs in the case and dismis
sed them after reading the State
Automobile Law to them and
giving them warning in regard
to future violations.
Warrants against others appre
hended in similar violations will
be issued shortly. The Board of
Commissioners have asked the
Chief of Police to have the speed-
ng in the corporate limits cut
down to the minimum and Olficer
Baird is evidently trying to obey
these commands.
HILTON-CUSHION
Miss Gertrude Hilton and Mr.
William Cushion were quietly
married in Rosemary on last
Tuesday evening. Magistrate S.
M. Thompson performing the
ceremony, l he marriage was a
runaway affair and was quite a
surprise to the many friends of
the young couple, who neverthe
less wish them happiness and'
success in their new undertak
ing. ROSEMARY BAND
SUNDAY CONCERT
A most delightful concert was
given on last Sunday afternoon
in-the park at Roanoke Rapids
by the members of the Rosemary
Concert Band. The music was
thoroughly enjoyed by a large
and appreciative audience. Al
though an amateur organization
the Rosemary Concert Band can
safely be said to compare most
favorably with any brass band in
North Carolina, and it is hoped
that some way may be found to
have these Sunday afternoon
concerts repeated from time to
time.
Christian Church Gleanings
There were two additions to
the church last Sunday. We
hope to have forty mor? to take
their stand by the close of the
year. If so, we shall have a
membership of three hundred.
The Sunda. -school is improv
ing rapidly.
The minister and ollicers or-
dallied Mr. riuioni novo louiej
work of the ministry last Sun
day night. Mr. Floyd has been
preaching for a num'oer of years
but had not been oniauied. He
is now preaching for two
churches.
Messrs. J. 11. Gay and j'. R.
O'Neal went to Francis, N. C,
last Sunday and conducted ser
vices. The minister has recently or
ganized a church in Tarboro.
DEBATE
A debate was held at the Tab
ernacle last Saturday night and a
goodly number of people were
present The subject was inter-
esting.Resolved:"That the Work
of Nature are more pleasing to
lhat splendid preparation had
b,'en matle- No i were ap-
Pointed as the debating is for
l)w development of the members
n meir cnurcn wont ana mis
mav avoid possible friction.
Kach tTSn is their own judge
ana speakers lor next lime are:
Resolved; "That the White Man
was Justified in Driving the In
dians Away From Their Hunt
ing Grounds in North America".
Affirmative, H. T. Batton, T. J.
Topping, J. R. 0'Neal;Negative;
J. H. Gay. J. C. Groce, C. J.
Topping. Each speaker will be
given ten minutes.
Mist Minnie Daughtry Entertains
The Junior B. Y. P. U. of the
Baptist church was entertained
last Monday night by Miss Min
nie Daughtry at her home. Miss
Daughtry and the Social Com
mittee did splendid work in ar
ranging for the young people's
entertainment. Music, refresh
ments, and various games were
enjoyed by all. The merry
crowd dispersed about ten o'clock
declaring the occasion a "Big
Time. Those present were:
Sal lie and Daisy Sheffield, Ger
tie Wheeler, Bessie and Carrie
Hedgepeth, Ellen Jones, Ruth,
Margaret and Sadie Womble,
Rosa Pearson, Ruth SpiVy, Mer-
tie Faison, Mary Faison, Beatrice
Underwood, Callie Mae Morris,
Lula Rice, Annie Tippett, Fannie
and Annie Taylor, Eva Johnson,
Pearl Hamilton, Jennie Short,
Viola King, Josie Hargraves,
Dollie Wood, Elva Wheeler. Min
nie Daughtry, Earl Daughtry,
Ernest Murry, Julian Allsbrook,
Charlie Barkley, Emmett Har
graves, Jack Wood, George
Lipscomb, Jesse Thomas, Nor
man Trueblood, Willie Daughtry,
Clyde Hargraves, Robert Sulli
van, Ovid Harris, Willie Glover,
Dennis Bunting.
Red Cross Seals Now Being Printed
Red Cross Christmas Seals for
1910 are now being printed in
Cincinnati by the millions. The
design for this year is said to be
more attractive and of a better
quality as to workmanship.paper,
adhesive qualities and color than
any seal of recent years. It
shows in the center panel a Santa
Claus in red on a green back
ground with a pack on his back
bearing a red cross. The letter
ing, "A Merry Christmas" and
"A Happy New Year," is car
ried vertically up and down the
sides of the seal, while the date
and the words, American Red
Cross, are at the bottom. Mr,
Cleland, of New York City de
signed the seal.
The plans for the Red Cross
seal campaign this year are the
most extensive they have ever
been. Three hundred million
seals will be distributed and it is
expected that 100,000,000 seals
or $1, 000,000 worth will be sold.
Last year 80,000,000 seals were
sold.
North Carolina's part in last
year's sale was 802,252 which
was a per capita sale of .393.
As the standard sale Bet for al
states is one seal per capita.
North Carolina's sale must be
more than doubled next year if
she would reach the Btandard
For the past two years she has
held fifth place in her group of
seventeen states, which group is
based altogether on population.
WITH THE CHURCHES
Rasenury Baptist Church
lev. A. C. Ckaffia, Pastor
Services every Sunday at 11 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m.
Mid-week services Wednesday
nights at 7:30 p. M.
The public is cordially invited
to all services.
Rosemary Methodist Church
lf. W. R Slehon, Pastor
Sunday School at ten o'clock.
J. B. Boyd, Supt
Services First and Third Sun
days at 11 A. M. and every Sun
day at 8 r. u.
Prayer service Tuesday even
ing.
Choir practice Thursday even
ing.
First Christisa Chorea
Rileifh L Topping, Minuter
Sunday School every Sunday
morning at 9:45 in new Taberna
cle, Old Red Men's Hall at 3:00
P. M. Every Sunday.
Preaching next Sunday by the
pastor. Morning Subject; "Our
Father's Care".
Evening Subject; "A Wise
Man's View of Life."
Methodist Church
ttv. Gen. S. Burden, Putor
Morning Sunday School at 9:45
o'clock. W. V. Woodruff, Supt.
Preaching at 11 o'clock sub.
ject; "A Man Out of Place."
Preaching at 7:30 P. M. Sub
ject; A Test of Faith".
Prayer meeting every Wed
nesday night at 7:30 P. M.
Good music.
The public is invited to all ser
vices.
Episcopal Church
Henry Clark Smith, Rector
Services in All Saints Mission
every Sunday.except fourth Sun
day, at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Holy
Communion every second, third
and fifth Sundays at 8 A. M.
Sunday School every Sunday at
10 A. if.
Sunday School in Rosemary
at 9:30.
Choir practice Friday at 8 p. m.
You are cordially invited to
every service of the church.
Baptist Church
C. H. Traenlood, Putor
Rev.
Sunday School every Sunday
at 9:45 A. if. W. S. Hancock, Supt
Services every Sunday at 11:00
at. and 7:30 P. M.
Prayer meeting every Wednes
day night at 7:30 o'clock.
Senior B. Y. P. U. every
Sunday at 7:30 P. M.
Junior B. Y. P. U. every Sun
day at 2:30 P. M. and Junior
choir.
Sunbeam Band every second
and fourth Saturday at 2:30 P. M.
The public is cordially invited
o all services.
Olrto Absorbing Curtoelty.
Perbape many a man has been ae-
eepted becnuee tome girl had an ab
sorbing curiosity to and out what aha
could mate at aim.
to Have Effect.
Taos who bring aunahloe Into tha
Urea of othora cannot ksep It from
thamealToa. J. hi. Barrio.
turvtvalo of S)ton Aga.
atarhla haarta and conoreta "domes"
art not aaoaaaartlr surrlvala of the
eus ccs.
Solamn Diplomats Lla.
Many a trua word mar be ipoken la
imt, hut a diplomatic U le always pra
tarnaturaUy aolsmn.
y N Maana.
"No, Clara, ouutripplnc ona'a rival
doaa not nooMaarlly moan a better
showing." life.
Optlmiatle Thought,
later est hiinas some persons and en
lighten othora.
Wheleeale reelfleiem.
II w ftBould ell lore our enamJes
wt eoulda't hare as. i