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oanokeT Rapids Herald Volume lV.-Number 23 ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. G, SEPTEMBER 7, 1917 Subscription $1.50 a Year in Advance R 0 40 Five Per Cent of First QuotaDraft . Left Wednesday to Join Colors Seventeen Men at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S.,C,to be joined on September 19 by Forty Per Cent and on Oc tober 3 by Forty Per cent of. First Quota. 200 More Men Called Yesterday for Examination Wednesday, September 12, on First Quota Yet Uncompleted ;v BOARD IS FLOODED WITH EXEMPTION CLAIMS Cotton Today 21 ROSEMARY PERSONAL ' LOCAL ITEMS .The plethora of claims for exemption which hive been filed with the County Board at Halifax have made long and arduous the process of petting out the County's first quota of 331 men. With the liat of certifications which follows, todat 262 men bare been certi fied to the District Board at Goldsboro, leaving 69 men to be obtain ed from these who have exemption claims still pending and from the 200 called Thursday for examination on Wednesday. Sep tember 12. The Board does not expect to have to malts any further calls for the first quota. Five per cent of the county's first quota, or seventeen men were called ts the colors Wednesday, September & The remainder of the quota wilj be called out as follows: 40 per cent, or 132 men, on Wednesday. September 19, and 40 per cent on Wednesday. Octo ber 3, the balance to be called as soon as possible thereafter. The following were certified to the District Board at Golds boro for service on last Saturday. S2 rverux, Lonnis ZJlvi Holt, Dan 12 Trice, l'ink 1507 Jorwa, Tommie 477 r'nulvon, W iuto 71 Cuthtvll, Walter ItiH Hrickwell, Wm. W. SMS KniKht, Julius R. 245 Bamhill. Lyman M. 2213 Whiwly. J. H. S37H Dvmpsrv. Kdmond J5M7 I'atlerson, J. R. 8177 Spencer. .las. V. 911 Kdwanl-t. Wm. t fc2 Mayo, Edward l 1924 llcnimiiiKway. Archer 2342 Daniel. Wm. A. 40 White. Wm. P. Jr. 2W3 Solomon, Ement 2872 I lame I. Rum U 1640 Boyd. Wm. I'owell 2071 llaxty. Willie Jo liKil Scott, l.unce 'AM Johnson, Herbert C. 323 Solomon, Lewis 1303 Keeter. Stori E. 2161 Howell, Dall, 441 Bunn. Claude 1173 Smith, Sandy 2794 Solomon. Eugene. 1910 Boone. Garfield 662 Price, Ollie 1407 Battle. John I). 1(12 Johnston, Shepherd 1979 Aycock, Willie 2709 Robertson, Gene 714 Weeks, Owen C. 80X3 Daniel. Willie 2563 Baker, Oiwie 2169 Koberson, Jan. H. 1043 Bowen Theodore 1606 Wallace, Lacy E. 1934 Kantfford. Geo. R. 2137 Mixon, Charlie 2427 Morris. Hill 1626 Mills. Roier Zm Hackney. Wm. F. 8156 Lowe. Jack 1478 Hawkins, Joe 460 Chase, J no. E. 2244 Brink ley, Waverly 808 McDamel, Isaac 1671 SinKletary, Wm. 1183 Thomas, Arthur 1660 Pope, Wm. 421 Alston, Joe R. 2372 Whitehead, Turner H. 22X1 Hockaday, Asia 1254 Dickens. Joe ButU 2310 Richards, Early R. 169 Butts, Albert B. 3412 Williams, Eddie Jr. 436 Brown, Eddie 366 Perkinson, Walter 17(12 Gibson, James 3663 Bobbitt, B. O. 1406 Batton, Jasper 930 Jones, Paul V. 1398 Bailev. Sam 2723 McWilliams, Leslie 2900 Hardee. Arthur 266 Hawkins, Andrew 3186 Moore, (laymen 286 Johnson, Ernest 1968 Whittle, Henry 2311 White, Henry M. 560 Price, Joe Enfield Rosemary Brinkleyville Weldon Thelma. Enlield Halifax Tillery Enfield Rosemary Littleton Rosemary Rosemary Scotland Neck Littleton Roanoke Rapid Scotland Neck Hobfrood Brinkleyville Enfield Rosemary Rosemary Roanoke Rapids Ringwood Enlield Weldon Rosemary Littleton Scotland Neck Brinkleyville Roanoke Rapidi Littleton Weldon Hobgood Rosemary Ringwood Enlield Enfield Brinkleyville Rosemary Scotland Neck Weldon Roanoke Rapids Rosemary Scotland Neck Weldon Scotland Neck Enfield Weldon Littleton Rosemary Halifax Weldon Scotland Neck Weldon Littleton Scotland Neck Rosemary Weldon Rosemary Halifax Littleton Thelma Littleton Roanoke Rapids Enfield Weldon Scotland Neck Weldon Brink ley Enfield Heathsville Enfield Thelma Roanoke Rapids Essex Littleton C G. HAMLET NEW CHIEF OF POLICE At a called meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Roanoke Rapids held on last Thursday evening, Mr. C. G. Hamlet was elected Chief of Po lice succeeding J. R. Baird, who resigned to accept the position of Tax Collector of Roanoke Rap ids Township, to which he was appointed by the Board of Coun ty Commissioners last Monday. A vote of thanks was extended to the retiring Chief by the Board for his eight years of faith ful and efficient service, and a set of resolutions to this effect was ordered prepared for publication! in the next issue of the Roanoke Rapids Herald. Chief C. G. Hamlet has had a food deal of experience on the polios force of Roanoke Rapids and brings to his new position the determination to give the public a vigilant and efficient administration. ORPHAN CONCERT CLASS HERE The concert class of the Odd fellow's Orphanage, at Golds boro, N. C presented "Prin cess Chrysanthemum," a Japan ese Operetta, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Peoples and Rosemary Theatres, respectively. Both entertainments were de livered to well filled houses and were greatly enjoyed. The child ren were well traiped and ren dered their several parts in a very pleasing manner. Prof, and Mrs. A. M Proctor are in Washington, D. C. this week on a pleasure trip. - Holland Brantley left Thursday for a few days in Washington on a pleasure trip. - E. H. Ricks left this week in his new Buick roadster for a tour of points of interest in Virginia. ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS John Sale, of U. S. S. Texas, spent several days here with his father R. C Sale the past week. Miss Sallys Williams, of South Boston, spent Monday here on business. Miss Mary Daughtry spent a few days in Norfolk this week. ' Mrs. B. Marts returned Satur day after spending two weeks in the northern markets buying fall Roods. ..4 Miss Sarah Daughtry has re turned from Richmond where she has been visiting relatives. Misses Inet and Mamie Clyde Williams and brother Claude Williams returned Monday from Williamston after visiting friends. Miss Sarah Marks who has been visiting . hep .cousin B. Marks left Wednesday for Kin gton. Mrs. F. M. Shute and daughter, Cathrine, arrived Sunday from a visit to relatives in the Eastern part of the State; F. S. Smith is spending this week in Baltimore and other Northern cities buying fall goods. Mrs. J. B. Brewer.- and chil dren left Sunday for there- home in Lawrenceville.. . &,:, T. M. Moore, Jr,, of Greenville, spent several days in town with relatives thjp week. Alice Hockady left Wednesday for Durham to enter the musical Conservatory their. ' ' '"' B. D. Robertson, of FJwida, spent several days in town with his brothers J. P. and Paul Robertson this week. Mrs. Sam Cook left Wednesday for Richmond to consult a specialist Robert Myrick returned Tues day from Baltimore where he visited relatives for a few days. Miss Mattie Grjmmer left Mon day for Richmond where she will enter Massey's Business College. "Mrs. J. M. Jackson, has re turned from Washington where she visited her father. T. F. Chauncey, of Havana, Cuba, spent Tuesday with this sister, Mrs. J. M. Jackson. . . Miss Lottie Green spent sever al days in Lawrenceville this week. H. M. .Hudson left Monday for New York and other North ern cities for a few days. Mrs. T. M. House, of Rich mond, and Misses Jessie and Ruth Wicker, of Franklin are visiflng Mrs. W. Pl'Vaughan. W. S. Hancock, left Tuesday for Baltimore to buy fall goods. Mrs. H. T. Brock left Monday for Hopewell to visit friends. r lev. and-Mrs. Lewis N. Taylor are Visiting his parents in Oxford this week. Miss Mary Mills, of Baltimore, arrived Sunday to take charge of G. D. Shell's millinery depart ment Mr3. Dick Wizts, and son have returned from Victoria, where they visited relatives. Miss Annie Rogerson, of Balti more, arrived Monday to take charge of Mrs. K, Jenkins mil linery department Mrs. Jessis Harden and chil dren, of Baltimore, are visiting her sister Mrs. J. T. Chase and mother Mrs. Chas. Welch, this week. The Vanguard of Democracy's Hosts The seventeen men whose names are destined to be come historic as being the first of Halifax County's quota of the National Army are: Johnson, Percy Clifton Hockaday, N. M. Lipscomp, Claud Thos. Roanoke Rapids King, Wm. Henry House, Hugh B. Thelma, N.C Crawley, Sturley Mosely, Norman Littleton, N. C Chance, Earnest Harrison, J no. T. Harrison, C M. Weldon, N. C Parks, Vivian A. Tillery, N. C. Burnett, Thos. T. Hobgood, N. C Lewis, Edw. S. Laurance, Asa Boyd, Eliiha Perry, John W. Washington, Henry M. Scotland Neck, N.C They reported Tuesday,' September 4. at Halifax and left on Wednesday for Camp Jackson at Columbia, S. C, where they have begun training. The heartfelt good wishes of every patriotic man, woman and child in the county go with them for good luck, God speed and safe return! POLICE COURT FACTS AND FIGURES William Jenkins, colored, alone furnished the grist for Recorder Saunders' mill of justice this week. William acted real brash last Tuesday night when in the midst of a heated altercation with a dusky friend during the regular session of the colored as semblage in front of W. D. Til lery's store, he threatened in a loud and boisterous voice to re sort to the use of his artillery. His remark was overheard by His Honor, himself, who sent Chief J. R. Baird over to see about it William saw the law moving his way and deposited his pistol quietly and unostenta tiously under a wagon body, but Recorder Saunders said the bond WOUld have to be $100.00, and William's present address is the Halifax county jail. Card of Hanks The Red Cross Society wish to express.their thanks to the Can p Fire Girls for their splendid work on Tag day. Also to the public generally for their sup port The girls sold $30.00 worth of tags. The following have recently en rolled with the Red Cross Socie ty. Paul Matthews, P. H. Rose, Fid Allsbrook,- Miss Lucy Clements, Miss Rosa Heath Long, Miss Effie Keeter, Mrs. B. R. Weeks, Miss Maggie Murphy, Frank Robertson, Miss Minette Marshal, Mrs. C. Morris, Mr. John L. Hale, II. C. Motts. W. E. Matthews, Ed Owen, G. B. Cullem, Mr. Jernigan, W. C. Mauldin, W. C. Champion, J. J. Pearson, Mre. Joe Green, J. H. Williams, Capt Davis, and J . W Ferrell. C. A. Wyche and family at tended the wedding of a relative in South Boston Monday. Job Taylor is in Florida this week on business. Messrs. E. W. and Troy Can non, of Philadelphia, arrived here Saturday to spend a few days with friends and relatives. W. S. Whitaker was in Norfolk a few days the past week on business. W. S. Baker, of Petersburg, was in town Sunday visiting friends R. L Byrd, of Emporia, spent the week-end with his family. Mrs. C. Harris, of Heathsville, is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Browning. Mr. and Mrs. M. S, Gay spent Sunday and Monday in Norfolk with their son, Alvin Gay. Rev. A. G. Carter, after an absence of three weeks in the Western part of the State where he has been assisting in a series of revival meetings, returned Saturday and filled his appoint ments Sunday in the Baptist Church F. W. Clayton left Sunday for his home in Arden to spend a few days before being called to report for service in the army. Doyle Cannon left Monday for Concord and Spartanburg to visit relatives a few days, from where he goes to Asheville to enter Bingham's Military School for the coming term. T. G. Bush left Sunday to spend a few days in Durham with friends, from where he'goes to Greenville, S. C. to report for duty in the U. S. Army. J. E. Matthews was in town a few days this week from Peters burg to see his family. Walter Kidd, of Warrenton, visited friends and relatives here Sunday, returning home Monday. Mrs. H. E. Dobbins and son, after a week visit at Ocean View returned home Sunday. G. E. Rose left Tuesday for Henderson where he has accept ed a position with the Rose five and ten cent Store. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Powell, of Philadelphia, arrived here Tuesday for a few days visit to friends and relatives. J. E. Browning and son, Rich ard, after a few days stay here with his family, returned to Hope well Tuesday. T. H. Taylor, after a week's vacation visiting friends and relatives in the Eastern part of the State, returned homeTuesday. Miss Annie Medlin returned from Baltimore this week after a few days spent there buying fall millinery. Miss Pearl Powell, after an extended visit to Mrs. T. M. Jenkins, left Wednesday for her home in Hampton Va. Robert Patterson, of Littleton, is' visiting friends here for a few days. Mrs. J. M. Ramsay and daugh ter, Mrs. Wyatt Kennon, of New port News are visiting Mrs. J. M. Grizzard. Mrs. W. F. Horner, after visit ing friends and relatives in Vir ginia returned home Monday. J. W. Aycock left Monday for Hopewell, where he has accepted a position with the Dupont works. W. C. Bass left Tuesday for Richmond to spend a few days on business. T.W. Mullen spent a few days out of town the past week on business. Miss Lueilff Ramsay, of Wash ington, D. C, arrived this week for a few days visit to Misses Virginia and Charlena Hart. Mr. Burnell Cooper, of Little ton has recently moved here and assumed the management of the Shelton Hotel. Miss Zoe Porter returned here Sunday after spending her vaca tion at Nag's Head and Blowing Rock. Miss Charlena Hart left Friday to visit friends in Tarboro. Miss Ruth Fleming, of Bald more arrived last week to take charge of Miss Annie Medlin's millinery denartment CHILD DROWNS IN WASH TUB BULLETIN Laars May Shell Infant Daiptrr el Willis H. Shell. Re sury Drew ia Tab si Saiuew Water A most distressing accident occurred on last Wednesday after noon, when Laura May Shell, the two year old daughter, of Mr. Willis H. Shell fell in a tub about six inches deep in water and was drowned. The little girl and her nine year old brother were playing around the well, during the temporary absence of the mother, w hen the little girl b:eune overbalanced and fell in the tub head first Her brother pulled her out and seeing that she was choking ran for help. The childdied a few minutes after the father reached the scene. The interment took place in the cemetery at Smith's Church on Tuesday afternoon. The sym pathy of the whole community goes out to the bereaved parents in this distressing affair. BOYS REACH CA!.I? Thousands of boys are pouring into the camps preparatory for timing in the big national army. Among them will be boys from your neighborhood. You can keep in intimate touch with them through the columns of The Herald. A great staff of writer and photographers are busy every day, preparing the stories that interest our readers most The Herald will give you complete service each week in word and picture. SOLDIER BOY'S DELIGHTED WITH COMFORT SAGS' Stoket-Harrisoa Blackstone, Va., September P, 1917. One of the most beautiful and impressive church weddings ever solemnized here took place at the Blackstone Presbyterian Church, at eight thirty this even ing, when Miss Margaret Cabell Stokes, daughter of Mr. Henry Stokes, of this city, became the bride of Mr. John Henry Harri son, Jr., of Rosemary, N. C, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Har rison, of Brinkleyville, N. C. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion, with masses of palms and potted plants festoons of clematis, and with cathedral candles. The music for the processional was Lohengrin's March, rendered by j Miss Mattie Epes, and Miss Louise Allen, of Petersburg, sang"At dawning"and"Thou art like a lovely flower." Mendels sohn's Wedding March was used as a recessional. The bride-elect entered upon the arm of her father. Her gown was fashioned empire of dutchess satin and Georgette veil of illusion fell from Juliette cap of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of roses,lilly-of- j the-valley, her only ornaments a seed pearl necklace, a gift of the groom. Miss Mary Stokes, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. She was gowned in white Georgette crepe, and carrying white roses, Mr. Nathaniel Harrison, Jr., brother of the groom, acted as best man. The ushers were Dr. Henry Irby, Messrs. John Harri son, Jr., Edward Harrison, Tom Harrison, Irby Stokes, and Dr. P. Irby in conventional eve ning dress. Master Archer Lee Williams, a cousin of the bride, dressed in black velvet suit, car ried the ring in the center of a white rose. The out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Harrison, Mrs. Glenn E. Wills, Misses Pan- thea, Frances, Ethel and Helen Harrison, all of Brinkleyville, N. C, Mrs. C. R. Stokes, of Victoria, Va, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Holliday, of Enfield, N. C, Mr. J. E. Perkinson, of Danville, Va., Dr. J. P. Munroe, of Char lotte, N. C, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. M. Stokes and Miss Sally Stokes, Farmville, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Stokes, Mr. A. Y. Stokes, Farmville, Va., Miss Rebecca Mollwaineand Miss Louise Allen, of Petersburg, Mr. Nat Harrison, Jr., of Brinkleyville, N. C, Mr. Cary Williams, of Ring wood, N.C, Messrs. John and Edward Harri son, of Littleton, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison left im mediately after the ceremony for an extended wedding tour, after which they will , be at home to their friends in Jloeemary," N. C. The boys of Roanoke Rapida and Rosemary who are with Company H. of Warrenton were very much pleased with the Com fort bags given them by the ladies of this community. Mr. W. F. Horner and Mes dames W. P. Taylor, W. S. Han cock and D. L Leslie took the bags to Warrenton the day the boys left for Greenville, S. C Mr. Horner in a few appropriate remarks presented the boys with the bags. The boys in accepting the bags expressed profound gratitude and ask the members of the presentation party to ex tend their thanks to all who in any manner helped in preparing them. The following young men are members of Co. II of Warren tion, from Rosemary. H. E. Paige, Millard P. Rose, Turner Tigman, Maurice Allen, R. B. Lanier. 0. O. Mason, Dol ton Finch. Thedford Jordan, Arnold Lyerly, Frank Coburn, Ben Clutchings, John Evans, and Rubie Evans. From Roanoke Rapids, Henry L James, Edward II. Day, Lee P. Sheffield. Harvey Hazelwood, Jerry Harris, Larry Jordan, Harvey White, Rufus Thomason, Geo. Daughtry, Andrews H. lrvin, Floyd L Lynch, Geo. D. Webster, Hebron V. Webster, W. R. Strickland, and Jim Fisher. STATE RAISING BIG CROP OF BABIES North Carolina's Birth Rate Sevea Points Higher than Rate of Registration Area. Low Death Rate Dr. E. E. Hachman returned Friday from a trip to Northern cities. North Carolina's high birth rate, which is seven points high er than that of the registration area of the United States, is in dicative of the big crop of babies she is rowaising along with her boasted cotton and corn. Last year the State's birth rate was 32.0 per 1000 of population. In 1915 it was 31.9. The birth rate for the registration area of the United States ior 1915 was 24.9, or seven points lower than North Carolina's rate for the same year. Coupled with the State's high birth rate is her low death rate. This combination, the State Board of Health points out ia not only reassuring to our pride as a com monwealth, but becomes one of the State's greatest assets. Many births and few deaths among a people that is 99 per cent pure is not a bad state of affairs and no uncomfortable feeling, says the Board. Another significant point that the Board brings out in view of the State's high birth rate is that no state in the registration area, which area comprises the New England S -ttei, New York, Penn sylvania, Michigan, Minnesota and the District of Columbia, even approaches that of North Carolina, despite the fact that all of these states have a large per centage of foreign population, and the birth rate for forelri races in this country is tr.u.b higher than that for domcx'Jj races. i