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Volume IV. Number 36
oanoke Rapids
ERALD
WAR TAXES OPERATIVE
IX THE XATIOX TODAY
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. NOVEMBER 2, 1917
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS
i . ' Miss ""'e Mj rick. of Little-
Increases is Firs! Class Mail Rites ton. spent theweek-end with her
Will be Most Generally Felt j sister. Mrs. J. U. Vaughatu
Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris is
ARE MANY t)THER LEVIES
HOMF RHV 1
GETS PROMOTION
Cotton Today 27 1-4
spending
the "week in Tarboro
! doing work for Edgecombe Coun-
Washington. Oct SI. -This is air
the last day of grace from many I Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Tillery
new war taxes. spent several days last week in
With the exception of increased , Scotland Neck with relatives,
letter rates and tobacco taxes ' Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bounds,
which go into effect Friday, the Mfss Pearl Andrews and Mrs.
peciui stamp uxeson documents, j L. S. Mosher attended the fair
tegal instruments and parcel post in Emporia last Thursday
packages which go into operation j Dr. y.ughan and Miss Council.
December . all special taxes be- of Rich t Sund ,
pin to apply at nudmght They the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. U.
,nc'uJe: Vaughan.
I In A Mnt fkt AQiK )irr
for amusement admission.
hi it?
Tk. . . misses iieien weaver and Jose-
Tniee percent on payments l- v . .
.r tWht tr.,atL Phme Boyce spent Sunday in
House.
and Jose-
for freight transportation
Eight per cent on passenger
fares
Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Price spent
Ten per cent on payments forse,voral Uays here th,s week with
I re KT1VPQ
pullman and similar aceonioda
tions.
Five per on oil pipe line trans
portation
Jim Ingram spent Sunday in
Petersburg.
H. V: Welsh, of Baltimore
One cent for each 20 cent3 or,8l'nt the week-end here with
Second Lieutenant K. C. Towe,
U. S. R.. Quartermaster's De
partment, has been recently pro
moted to a Captaincy. Captain
Towe received his training at the
Officers Reserve Training Camp
at Fort Oglethorpe, and had only
been commissioned about three
months when this
came.
His many friends here are
glad to learn of his rapid advance
ment and wish him continued
success in his army career.
POLICE COURT
POWELLTOWN GETS
' EUCTRIC LIGHTS
The Roanoke Rapids Power!
ROSEMART PERSONAL
LOCAL ITEMS
Subscription $ 1.50 a Year in Advance
ND WITH THE CHURCHES
PA PTC t ririTDrc UmnvhM P'e-rW-lO
Ot LiUUKLO tion of a "double track" light
j line to the neighboring city of
Pat Floyd and Dallas Morris ! Powelltown and from
fighting on the streets, were tni date its citizens are to have
Presbyleriaa Church
Stsalry Wkite, Psstor
fined $1.00 each and costs.
SueJohnsonand BessicGraham
promotion jeojo engaged in affray on the
public streets, were found guilty.
Bessie contributing $1.00 and
half of the cost in the action.
Sue coming up with $3.00 and
the balance of the costs.
fraction paid for express pack
fres.
Five cents on each telegraph,
telephone or raido message cost
ing 15 cents or more.
Various taxes on cigars, cigar
ettes, tobacco and products.
Teti per cent on club dues.
Eight cents on each $1.00 of
pew life insurance and one cent
on each dollar of premiums paid
on fire, marine, casualty and
other insurance policies.
' Although the tobacco taxes do
not become operative until Fri
day, many dealers have already
advanced retail prices in antici
pation of -the tax levies. Other
taxes of the new law, including
those on hard and soft drinks,
incomes and war-excess profits.
have been in effect since the law
was approved October 3. but in
indirect form.
On December 1, the new stamp
taxes, including those on parcel
post packages, will be payable,
putting the entire law into com
plete operation, except for in
creased rates on second class
mail, postponed until July 1 next.
Increase in first class mail
rates probably will be most gen
erally felt by the people. The
law provides that the postage on
letters, except "drop" or local
letters, shall be three cents; and
that on postcards, including
private mailing cards, shall .be
one cent more than heretofore.
This increase includes so-called
picture post cards. The advances
were made, effective 30 days
after passage of the law, and are
construed by the postofnee de
partment to begin with letters
and postcards postmarked Nov
ember 2, Greensboro Daily
News.
First Christian Church Gleanings
The following are planning to
. attend the Christian Church
State Convention, which meets
irj Wilson beginning next Men
day night and continues until
Thursday afternoon, Novembers.
Messrs. J. E. Cox, R. L.Top
ping, A. R. Baird, J. II. Gay, J.
D. Moore, Bryan Gray, and
Misses Bettie Shell, Ethel Waters,
Bettie Brown and Georgia Spain.
Rev. Wm. Towe, who is already
'well known in our community
and will need no introduction
will preach at the Christian
Tabernacle on the third Sunday
night His subject will' be: "Be
Strong".
We are still adding to the
number of marriages performed.
We have married twenty-five
, couples since the first of April.
Going some.
Our church is taking on new
life. We have a record of which
every member may justly feel
proud. Our membership now
numbers three hundred and
twenty-four. We support the
church at Fremont, N. C. Our
church does not and never has
received one penny from any
nlatjves.
Joe Williams, of Zebulon. spent
the week-end here with his
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hancock
and children spent several days
this week in Murfreesboro with
relatives.
Clarence Grimmer Bnent Sun
day here with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Grimmer. He
I was accompained by his friend.
Air. Jennette, of Petersburg.
The Girls' Friendly Society and
Boys' Club oi All Saints' Church
held a very delightful Halloween
Social in the parish hall of the
Church Tuesday Night
The Red Cross will have a busi
ness meeting Monday. November
5th at 3 o clock and all members
are requested to attend.
Mrs. J. T. Stainback SDent
Thursday in Richmond, where
she took her son, Charles, for
treatment -
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones
spent Sunday out of town with
friends
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Ellington.
of Weldon, spent Sunday even
ing here with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Job Taylor have
returned from Chicago.
A. L Bain spent Wednesday
out of town on business.
J. L Andrews spent Sunday
in Weldon with relatives
The Camp Fire Girls and Scout
Boys, of Weldon. attended
Hallowe'en party here Wednes
day night given by the Camp
rire Girls of Roanoke Rapids.
a
Miss Lessie Buchanan spent
the week-end in Richmond.
B. R. Weeks spent Thursdav
in Rocky Mount on business
Mrs. Annie Grant of StancelL
spent Thursday in town shopping.
Miss Annie Mabry spent sever
al days in Washington this week
Miss Eula Williams spent last
week in Garysburg with relatives
Men's Taesoaj Night &Ut dau
Since the recent revival at the!
Baptist Church the Men's Tues
day night Bible Class has been
doing better work than ever. A
dozen men recently come through
a hard rain to attend this class.
The new officers elected recent
ly are as follows: President J.
L. Langston: Vice Presicent Y.
N. Underwood: Treasurer. John
Cannon: Teacher. W. E. Critcher;
assistant Teacher. II. G. Mellon.
aid; Chairman Membership Com
mittee. E. S. Wrenn: Chairman
Sick Committee, II. M. West
This class meets every Tuesday
night in the Baraca room at the
Baptist Church. All men are
invited.
The Missinf Word of the Bible
Preposterous.
"I rouldnH help but laugh." "What'
the matterf "That summer alrl
Jurt Dow climbed aboard a Pullnmr
after telling fourteen sorrowing suit
ors good-hy, aald she was guing to At
Untie City for a rest" '
mission board or other church
but has been self supporting
from the very start More than
this, two men Have been ordained
and are now preaching. J. C.
Groce serves the church at En
field every third Sunday and on
first Sunday he serves Bethlehem
Church in Warren County about
eight miles from Littleton.
Buford Floyd now lives in
Garysburg and preaches at points
near him. '
The whole church at Bethle
hem has recently decided to come
over to us. It was formerly an
O'Kelly Christian Church.
The churches at Littleton and
Raleigh were organized and set
to work by the Rosemary Minister.
There is a word which ouirht
to be in the Bible but is not
When explained you will aaree
that this word ousrht to be in
there.
The Minister of the First
Christian Church has taken this
word as his subject for Sundav
night November 4.
You will want to hear this
subject discussed and lirt VAI1 nM
v -- w J isi v t
invited to sret to the Tahernnde man
early in order to ret a imnd .at ntry just as truly as he
Read a Newspaper or You're a
Slacker
'The man or woman w ho in
these critical times fails to read
a good newspaper regularly is a
slacker." declared Prof. Willard
U Bleyer. head of the Depart
ment of Journalism at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, in address
ing the student of the Library
School last week.
"It is the patriotic duty of
every person in this country to
keep informed in regard to the
epoch-making events and utter
ances that are reported in ths
pres3 from day to day." he con
tinued.
'The food of opinion is the
news of the day as President
Wilson has well said, and it
behooves eviry citizen not onlv
to read the news, hut tr tnm
intelligent opinions in rezard
to it .
"Intelligent nublie nnininn
Without Which Wl ennnn ho.,I
- . U . Illtl
true democrnri'. m tha anm .,t..i
Of the OPinion8 Of individual
citizens, and the opinions of
tnese citizens, must be formed
largely from the news which is
printed in newspapers.
"By failing to read the news
and to consider its niirninpanM.
hirking his duty to his
is
the mt'troixilitan ad
electric lights.
Mayor L A. Daniel, of Powell
town, sometimes known to the
unitiated as South Rosemary, in
forms us that with the installa
tion of these improved lighting
facilities, the fertile soil and
salubrious climate of Powelltown
is going to cause quite an influx
of population, which, according
to His Honor, is alreaby con
siderably more than that admitt
ed by the census figures.
Miss Esther Marshall is visit-,
ing friends at Concur i. i
I Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Speight,
of Rocky Mount are here visiting
friends and relatives. I
Miss THaic !
few days visit to Miss Maude 'jbJt: The Schoo of Christ
Thompson returned Monday to;
her home in Norfolk. j
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gav. ofi
Norfolk, spent the week-end here
with their parents. Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Gray.
N. a Dickens and G. LCullom.
tunlay School 10:00 A. ll.
J. T. Chase. Superintendent
Aiorrnng trviee 11; iw A. at.
r.venmg Service 7:30 P. at.
The Wednesday evening Pray
er meeting will be ommitted this
week on account of the absence
of the pastor at Synod.
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Advertised Mail
The following list of mail re
mains unclaimed in this office,
same will be held fifteen davs
and if unclaimed will be forward
ed to the division of dead letters
Washington. D. C.
William C. Bass. Postmaster.
Mary Burton. Miss Lizzie Gray.
Mrs. William Hargrave. Miss
Avie Miller. Mr William Young.
Miss Maude Credle, Mr. L. L
Hellon, Miss Giaddie Lary (col).
Misa Mary Moore. Mr. Lee
Grandy, Mrs. Laura II. Hobstet
ter. Miss Burnice Mosley. Mrs.
T M u:n:
u. Hi. ii imams.
W hen calling please say adver
tised.
- a n
oi Aurenan prings, was
town a few hours Saturday.
M. P. Crawley, of near Halifax,
spent a few hours here Friday
on business.
Mrs. T. N. Harrison, of Little
ton, spent the day here Sunda
with friends and relatives.
First Chrisbaa Church
KmmL Awaaa, Cm Hat Stmt
RaWigk L Tepia, Miauter
Our Sunday School is on the
boom aain. We shall be glad to
Have you with us. A few changes
have been made. School meets at
f:l" A. M. A. 1L Baird. Sunt
Arthur Cushing, who has spent " "eXl unday niieU
the past six months at a Sani- i "V , . Z' ,
torium. returned Saturday much ' pf !"" Subject:
improved in health. I V' ' . t . . ...
w d i o j i."-niiiK auojeci: ine mis
W B.Drewry.Super.ntendant sin, Wurd of the Bibte
A cordial welcome always awaits SSJT "STta
... a vg a 11V till,
Special communica
tion Widow's Son
Lodge No. 519. A.
F. & A. M. in the
Lodge Rooms Fri
day night November 2. at 7:30.
Work in the Master Mason's
Degree. Visiting brothers wel
comed.
By order of the Worshipful
Master.
J. T. STAINBAOK. Secretary
of the County Home was in town
i riday a short w hiie on business.
H. H. Hutchinson, of P.ieh
mond. spent the day here Thurs
day on business.
G. E. Rose, of Henderson,
was here a few hours Sunday
evening to see friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Carpenter.
former residents, but recently '
of West Durham moved - back !
(here the past wee!;, Mr. Carter,
! 1 .i . . . . I
naving accepted a rmsition w ith
I the Rosemary Manufacturing
i Company.
J. B. Butts, of Halifax, spent I
a few hours in town Wednesday 1
on business. j
Messrs. Abe Carrowav and i
Oscar Speight, of Pitt County,
Junior Christian Endeavor
meets tonight (Friday) at the
home of Ruby Brinn in Rosemary
on th-ee hundred Street
Prayer .Meetings as usual.
You ure most cordially invited
to attend any or all of these
services.
Romary Methodist Church
Rev. A. H. Andrews, Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 A. M. J. B.
Boyd, Supt.
Preaching 11:00 A. M., after
which a Church Conference will
( held. The roll will le called
and other business attended to.
V e esLeciallv desire and hiirut
all metnU-rs can be present
HE'S
YOU
gone across-
come across
Mini tm x r w iiiiv t thi i in i .nsiriutu .
Speight returned home Tuesday. ' "l f M" . .
T. O. Vauhan. of W. J,h uead,
, UV I .ilH.
Christmas Smokes for every
U. S. A. Soldier in France
YJU knov that our fighting men are begging for tobacco.
1 Tobacco cheers them. They need it "Send more cigarettes."
We cant get half enough smokes over here." A cigarette is the
first thing a wounded man asks for"-almost every mail brings
many thousands of such requests.
Let's "come across" this Christmas! Let's do our share here
' in Roanoke Rapids, to see that every single one of our boys over
there at least gets the little Christmas cheer that "a good round
of smokin" brings.
All Christmas Contributions must
be in by 12 noon, November 3rd
His stocking will be empty Christmas morning'unles you get
your contribution in not later than November 3rd. Please don't say
"Oh there's plenty of time, I'll send my contribution later." Dig
down for his Christmas cheer mw, today !-a!l that you honestly
feel you can spare. An d that :ant be half what he really de
serves, for his service can't be measured by dollars.
A War Souvenir for You
A feature of this fund is that in each package is enclosed a
post card addressed to the donor. If it is possible for the soldier
receiving the tobacco to mail you this post card receipt, it will 'be
a war souvenir you'll treasure forever.
25c sends a big package of smokes
$1 will give him a month's smoking
Send 25c or 50c or $1 or $5. Every quarter sends a 45c pack- '
age of tobaccos. Send all contributions direct to
The Herald's Campaign for ."Our
Boys in France Tobacco Fund"
was here a short while Wednes
day on business.
Miss Marion White, of Hob
good, spent the week-end here
as the guest of Mrs. T. M.
Jenkins.
Mrs. W. F. Horner spent a
few days in Richmond this week
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hayes and
Prayer service Wednesday
night at 7:30.
All are invited to attend these
services.
Rowmarjr Baptist Church
Ke. A. G. Carter, Pastor
Services Sunday Nov. 4th.
Sunday School 10:00 A. M. G. S.
n onA M. t I IV... I . ! ou
.,..3. IV. I, ll-KWlin((-r q ,
'T SprinpS 'l Vihia hour we hope to be
3SJSth d heyrn a.fw abl grade the school. Z
days with friends and relat.ves. j hope eyery nember m
J.J. Wade and Miss Lucille ; sent "on tima".
Carlon motored to Emporia Sun- i Service at 11:00 a. m. SnhWt'
day, where they spent a few ' "Unnossessed Possessions."
hours with friends. j Sen ice at 7:30 p. m. Subject:
C. G. Arrington, of Aurelian ' "A 'Sml GazinK on "
Springs was in town Wednesday- Gl 'dne-lay evening of
on business. , rext wt we will have our
t t ' i i it. Tegular Church Conference at
A. L. Twisdale and Roger 7.
Mason, of Barley Va., spent a !
few hours here Wednesday on !
business. !
B. D. Hamill. of Thelma. spent rm
the day Saturday here on busi-!
ness.
Baptist Church
C. II. Tf ueblood, Pastor
Sunday School 9:43 A. M. W.
S. Hancock, Supt.
T) i : II . .. 1 m
A . 1 . 1 rescuing, ll A. m. ana :au
A remanent Arrangement p M
Two colored men, comparative 1 Men's Bible Class Tuesdnv
strangers, were in the same seat j night
of a day coach en route to a! Prayer meeting and choir
penitentiary. practice Wednesday niirht
"How loner von troin nnfn'! fYittno-n Prove Mnt;nn.
bo?" inquired the first one by j Monday and Friday nights,
way of making conversation. j Everybody welcome to all
"Three years." services.
"What was it you done?" !
"Oh they claimed I took some '
money. What'd you do?" j
"I got mixed up w ith a fellow j
who was triflin with mah wife."!
,'And how long they sent you'
up for?" j x,
"From now on!':-Saturday I Nex,1 Sunday is the Twenty
EveningPost. : second Sunday after Trinity.
j Sunday School and Men's Bible
1 Class, 9:45. T. W. Mullen, Supt
Celebration of the Holy Com
Imunion and sermon 11 a. m.
All Saints Church
(ErtocoMl)
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector
RmmIp Atmm
Methodist Church
Rev. Eugene C. Few, Pastor
Sunday School at 9:45 o'clock.
W. V. Woodruff. Sunt '
Preaching at 11 a. m. 7:30 p. m.
by the Pastor.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening ?:30 o'clock.
All are cordially invited to at
tend all of these services.
Evening prayer and sermon 7:30
P. M.
MondaynighttheGirls' Friend
ly Society. Tuesday night Cottage
prayer meeting. Choir rehearsal
Wednesday night
Womans Auxiliary and Parish
Guild Wednesday afternoon.
The public is most cordially
invited to these service.