Rapids
EKALD
Volume V. Nun. be r 1
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. MARCH 29, 1918
Subscription $1.50 a Year in Advance
Roanoke
ALL CLOCKS MOVE
FORWARD SUNDAY
Tnm Mreh 31 U La-.i Sun lay in
October Na'ioa Wt!t Rua Cue
Hour Ahead el M-aa As
treaoaucal Tiae. Vt III If
OluerveJ CtncrulU
and Nil 'nrenvtiii
eoce W.U Resilt
PLAN TO SAVE DAYLIGHT HOURS
Every Railroad. busi:i's enter-1
prise, government arency and
individual citizen in ti e United;
StatesandAlaAaisn-quiredhyAet '
of Congnvss rwsed several weeks;
ago to move forward all ,in;e ;
pieces one hour at LV A.M.. ;
Sunday. March r.l.
This act. railed the Da light 1
Saving Hi. 1. is pu.-s d f r the pur
pose of saving more daylight
hours during thesuru; er months.
It is effective until the hist Sun
day in OctoUr, when nil time
pieces will le moved back to the
mean astronomiea', or "sun"
time.
ine new time may prove a
little confusing for the tirst day
or two, but as soon a the public
at large gets used to it. experience
has shown that it becomes as
natural as the old time. The plan
has been tried and found success
ful in Germany, France, ( ire.it
Britain and other Euopan
countries.
The advice to the individual
citizen issued by the experts in
charge of the time is for them to
set their clocks one hour fa-;t
when they retire on next Satur
day .night, and then forget
about it, using the new time
entirely. The trains will run on
the same schedules by the now
time and all business activity
will be governed by it.
The mills here have not all
decided what schedule will be
followed after Monday. The
Rosemary Manufacturing Com
pany will begin at ':;;() (new
time) and close at 5: 13 except on
Saturdays when they will close
at 12:43. The Patterson Mills
Company will start at C:oO (new
time) and stop at 0:00. except
on Saturday's when they wiil
close down at 12:20. IV-aimke
Mills had not decided on their
running scneuuie at ine time mis
issue went to press.
All of the churches will observe
the new time begin nin it with
next Sundary. and the citizen
who does not set his clock ahead
on aaiuraay nigni win pron vy
.1 I A ' 1 I I 11
arrive ai aunuay scnooi e.souy
. rt . . 1 1 1
in time for church.
High School Team ) Debate
Roanoke Rapids will again
this year participate in t.e state
wide debate given under the
auspices oi ine university oi
m At t . r
North Carolina. The loal Ili-jrh
School forms a triangie with
Weldon and Enfield, tor some
reason weiaon aroppea oui mis
year leaving oniy ine iwo scnoois.
The question for debate is
Resolved that Congress siiould
enact a law proviuin' lor um-
pulsory Arbitration of industrial
disputes. The constitutionality ot
such a law being granted. bach
school will defend the At: rma-
tice side or the query on home
territory and the negative side
away irom nome.
i
Roanoke Rapids High Fchool
sends Bessie Iledgeiieth and
Minnie Daughtry to hnlield to
defend the Negative. Marion
Saunders and Nellie Jones will
Upnoiu ire rtu rmaiiv ;u r.owir.
I tl .L. t t' . ft ,,....
Enfield s Negative team compos
ed of Exum Bellamy ami Carrie
Clark come here to contend tor
honors. If either school wins
both sides then their teams will
be entitled to go to Chapel mi.
to contend in the nnais lor state
championship.
These young orators have
spent quite a bit of time and
energy preparing for this feat
and they are confident of victory.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. There will be r.o admis
sion charges.
L 0. 0. F. NOTICE
A regular meeting of Carolina
I;odge. No. 225, I. O. 0. F.. will ! Paw A. G. Carter k ft Mon
le hekl in its rooms over the '. day fur Mocksville, N. C, for a
I G. Shell Company's store in , two weeks visit to friends and
Rosemary, on Monday, April 1, j relatives.
f.r the purpose of election of J C.M. Lynch, of Camp Sevier,
representative to the Grand , s. C spent a few days here
hdre and the transaction of I
such other
necessary,
urged and
business as may be!
AH members are j
visiting brethren
cordially invited to be present.
By order of the Noble Grand.
C A. Dickens. Secretary.
HALIFAX ITEMS
,, " , ...
Mrs. H. R Fergurson and Miss
'-e Fenner spent several
da.m NLlrf" k, -
ma u,e niuu. e
ding,
1 Mrs. N. L. Stedman and Mrs.
I R. L. Applewhite were in Weldon
' one day this, week,
j Rev. Wm, Towe, of Aurelian
Springs, was in town Monday on
business.
The D. A. R.s met with Miss
Ursula Daniel the past week.
After business, delightful re
freshments were served.
The Red Cross met in the
school Auditorium this week.
Plans are being made to give an
entertainment here in April for
the cause.
Rev. Reuben Meredith, of
Scotland Neck, filled the Episco
pal pulpit at both morning and
evening services Sunday.
Monroe Jenkins was in town
Tuesday on business.
Little Jack Bass is very sick
in his home here with pneu
monia. Mrs. Leon Shields has returned
to her home at Hobgood after a
visit here in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
Norman.
Eugenia Warren is able to be
out after being sick several
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peck,
Misses Isley and Black and Mrs.
Watkins, of Rosemary, were the
guests of friends here the past
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hux
have returned to their new home
at Norlina. Little Undine Hux is
ste idily improving.
Another case of pneumonia is
reported at Mr. Millikin's. This
makes five cases in town lately.
Geo. Cooper, of Rosemary was
tn town on business Wednes
day. Willie Jennings arrived here
Sunday evening, having run oil
.vith a nineteen year old girl
from Fairmont They were mar
ried by Rev. Rueben Meredith in
the home of the groom's father,
Mr. Ben Jennings. Mr. and Mrs.
Jennings are spending a few
days here before returning to
their'home in Fairmont, N. C.
CANTEEN SERVICE FOR
SAMMIES III FRANCE
Red CroM To 8trv Boys In Thrt Front
Lint Trench
The American Red Cron has Just
arrariRi'd to establish with the Ameri
can troops In Franoe a tront line can
t' en service similar to that through
which they hava served mors than
a million iiollua with hot drink during
the luHt nix month, according to a
cable Juxt received by the War Conn'
ell from Mnjnr Jasiei H. Parkin, Rod
Ckwk CoiiiiniKHioner to Kranoe.
Thin will conaiat of roll In canteen
Mai Wined clone behind the front line
Irrncliea. There are now fifteen of
thene operatlnit behind the Krvnch
lines, from which fitly or more large
recei.tsclne of hot drlnkn are Bent for
ward daily, usually In the email houie
of the morning. These drinks are
aerTnd free to the men going on Of
coming off duty.
This service has proven of such
value to the French that the Ameri
can arniv haa asked the Red Cross to
have this service directly in touch
with the medical relief stations near-
rut the front. The work la often done
under heavy shell fire and requires
men of great bravery and sympathy.
The American army officers are man
ifrMIn? a keen Interest tn having this
service at the disposal of the American
troops and have asked the Red Cross
to enlist a substantial number of men
of the highest caliber to undertake
this work. It will be performed at the
point nearest the firing line at which
civilians are permitted.
AND!
this week with relatives.
G K Kos0 of non(ll.rson. was1
in town Sunday to see friends.
W. T. Clark, of Aurelian
Springs, spent a few hours here
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. W. S. Iean. of Oxford,
arrived the past week to be with
her husband w ho is in charge of
classes in vocational training,
instituted in this community a
ftw weeks past
Mrs. Walter Kidd. of Warren
ton, is here for a few days visit
to relatives.
W. T. Hodges spent a few
days out of town this week on
business.
Mrs. J. E. Kinker left Wed
nesday for Richmond to enter a
hospital for treatment
J. J. Wade motored to Halifax
Sunday spending a few hours
there with friends.
W. A. White has accepted a
position with the Peoples Store
Company, succeeding W. 0.
Thompson who has resigned.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Spencer
were called to Seaboard Tuesday
on account of the death of Mr.
Sencer's mother.
T. M. West left Sunday for
an extended visit to friends and
relatives.
Miss Nora Taylor, of Law
renceville, Va., 'is here for a
few days visit in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Stark.
Fenton Garris, of Norfolk,
spent a few days here this week
with relatives.
Messrs. Curtis Shell, Ollie
Mohorn, Frank Henry and Clyde
Stallings left Thursday for
Camp Jackson, S. C.
G. F. Medlin, of Weldon, was
in town a short while Wednes
day on business.
H. G. Coleman recently pur
chased the home on Jackson
Street, formerly owned and oc
cupied by R. E. Merritt, atid is
moving there his week.
C. B. Moore, of Henrico, spent
the day Wednesday here on
business.
Mrs. A. G. Harris, of Fairfield,
N. C. on her way back home
from Raleigh where she had at
tended a meeting of the com
mittee! of the Third "Liberty
Loan Bund" issue stopped over
here to see her sister Mr3. T. M.
Jenkins.
T. 0 Vaugfian, o Weldon, was
here Wednesday on business.
Special Music For Easter
Order of music Easter Day.
All Saints' (Episcopal) Church.
Processional - Welcome Happy
Morning.
Anthem Christ our Passover
is Sacrificed for us
Te Dcum in F.- - Van Boskerk
Jubilate in F. Aldrich.
Introit The strife is o'er, the
battle done.
Gloria Tibi-Plevel.
Hymn-Christ the Lord
Risen today.
Offertory -Jesus ChnVt
is
Risen Today.
Sanio';8-Cami'gi.
ROSEMARY PERSONAL
LOCAL ITEMS
Commission Hjmn And now;
now 0 Father, Mindful of the Advertised mail at Roanoke
Love. j Rapids Po toflice. When calling
Gloria in Excclsds-Old Chant: j for same please state that it is
Recessional At the Lamb's 'advertised.
High Feast we Sin jr.
Evening Service 7:45
Pro At the Lamb's High
Feast we Sing.
Gloria in ExceNis.
. Magnificat- in C. - Kettle.
Nunc-Dimittis in F.-Turle.
Angels Roll the Rock Awy.
Hark! Ten Thousands Voices
Sounding.
Doxolofry.
Recessional The S' ri fe is O'er.
The public is most cordially
invited to the Easter services.
Cotton Today 31 5-8
MR. FRED CTOEPLEMAN
MEETS FATAL INJURY
Mr. Fred C Toepleman. Gen
eral Manager of the Home Tele
phone and Telegraph Company
was mortally injured this morn
ing, by a fall from a telephone
pole. He was rushed at once to
a hospital but died before
arriving there.
Mr. Toepleman was a resident
of Henderson, and one of the
most prominent businss men of
that City. He has many friends
and acquaintances in this com
munity, made during his fre
quent visits of inspection to the
local telephone office, to whom
the news of his sudden death will
be a great shock.
HALIFAX QUOTA
THIS WEEK
Twenty Taret Wkite Selectaca
EatraiiTt4a j (or Cup Jack
sob. 149 Colore! Eatraia
for Camp Grait,
Illinois.
cooruo Dim coiiruTu quota
Twenty three white selectmen
entrained at Weldon to-day for
Camp Jackson, S, C These men
form the first increment of the
draft under the new question
naire arrangement
Those leaving are:
Lucius Shearin, Ernest Lynch,
Melvin Vaughan, Oliver P. Mo-
horn, John George Humphreys.
Clyde M. Stallings, Leonard
Parks, Lester Frank Henry,
Robert Lee Alston, Charles
Curtis Shell, Jacob T. Currie,
John Cary Whitaker, Thaddeus
M. Moore, Sidney Walker, James
Arthur Bryant William Spear
Wood, Gilbert D. Lipscomb,
Benjamin Franklin Bracey,
Charlie Sylvester Cratt William
Howard Twisdale, Hathaway
Pierce, Bernard Moore Hodges,
John 0. Carter.
149 colored men will entrain at
Weldon on next Tuesday for
Camp Grant Illinois. These men
complete the first quota from
Halifax county.
The regular meeting of the
Red Cross Society will be held in
the Red Cross room Saturday
p. M.. April 7th, at 3 o'clock. All
the ladies are requested to bit
present.
The Red Cross Headquarters
have sent in an appeal for 280
bed shirts from this chapter for
the month of April. This means
an added amount of work for
the regular workers of our
chapter. We take this means of
asking all the ladies in Loth
Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary,
whether members of the Red
Cross or not to come to the Red
Cross rooms and assist in this
g ! sewing.
Advertised Mail
Abner Davis, N. R. Turner (2),
Rowls Turner, W. VV. Carter,
Jessie Baldwin, Ionnie Webb, C.
T. Draper, Bennie D. Starkes,
Chestley Perkins, Bessie Mason,
Mrs. A. W. Green, William Har-
grave.
Am ted It Loom.
One an'i when little Charles, three
yenrs ol,1, wns restless, his grandfa
ther took him on his knee and gave
his watch to Charles to play with.
A St ,....tn. . n .1 .... 1 1 1 - ft .V.
of the watch for soma time bo Anally
aid: "Grandpa, tutoanoo. It"
I ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS
The River Road Sunday School
will have Easter services next
Sunday at 2:30 r. M. The pro
gram will be rendered by the
children. The public is invited.
Hobson Powell, of Emporia,
spent Sunday here with friends.
Mrs. G, D. Shell spent Wed
nesday in Richmond on business.
Miss Lucille Edwards, of Sea
board, spent the week-end herej
with her sister. Mrs. W. C.I
Graham.
Mrs. Milton High, of Garys
burg, spent a few hours in town
shopping Wednesday.
F. M. Coburn spent Wednes
day in Richmond on business.
Mrs. J. M. Home, formerly of
Raleigh, expert corsettiere, spent
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week with Hancock-House Co,
fitting and demonstrating Ameri
can Lady and Madam Lyra
corsets.
Miss Lucile Clements, of Jack
son, spent Friday in town
shopping.
Mrs. D. C Stronach returned
Monday from Columbia, Va.,
where she has been visiting
relatives for several weeks.
Miss Ruth Rook, of Jackson,
was in town Wednesday on
business.
Mason Faison, of Norfolk,
spent the week-end here with
relatives and friends.
Dr. T. H. Valentine, of Vul
tare, was in town Tuesday.
A special program, interesting
and inspiring, will be rendered
at the Baptist Sunday School
Sunday morning at the usual
hour.
B. F. Williams is spending
several days in Norfolk this
week on business.
Miss Pattie Bain left Saturday
for Easterville, Va., where she
will be for some time.
John Smith and Dr. Paisley
Fields spentSunday in Richmond.
Mrs. S. F. Patterson is visit
ing in Winston-Salem.
Frank Henry, who has been
working in Schoolfield, Va., is
visiting friends here.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will hold a food sale at
the drugstore Saturday after
noon, March 30th.
Mrs. H. T. Brock is visiting
friends in Hopewell.
Miss Bessie Ezelle who has
been visiting her parents here
for several weeks left Tuesday
for Portsmouth.
The Union Intercessory Ser
vice will be held in the Rose
mary Methodist Church next
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
I
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"THE BARRIER"
The wonderfully vivid and
picturesque Alaskan romances
of Rex Beach have been read by
so many millions of our people
that Mr. Beach is today the most
popular of American authors.
His most widely read story is
'The Barrier", showing in film
form at the Peoples and Rose
mary Theatres on Monday night
Aril 1st The picture closely
follows the swift action and
striking situations of the book
and is a faithful portrayal of
adventure and romance of life
in A'aska in the days when that
'mrul
was thf haver of hnntfld !
was tne navei oi minted,
men uu mc ibsi, iruiikwr us
civilization.
lilS;ii fill
mimm
nmv iai saving.
SCUtTT CXuAMiLO
The ladies of Roanoke Rapids
and Rosemary were called to
gether last Monday afternoon
at the Graded School Auditorium
Dy Mrs. v. r. norner w organ-
ize War Savir.g's Societies of the
two towns. Mr. lYoctor gave a
very practical discussion of the
purpose of these Societies. The
Ladies of Roanoke Rapids will be
known as the Ladies Roanoke
Rapids War-Saving Society and
will meet the first and third
Thursday afternoons of each
month at the Graded School
Auditorium at four o'clock. Mrs.
J. A. Moore is President Mrs.
Job Taylor Secretary. All the
ladies of the town are urged to
sign the thrift cards and help
save in all ways possible for the
war, and to help sell Thrift
Stamps.
The Rosemary Ladies will
meet first and third Thursdays
of each month at the Library in
Rosemary at four o'clock. Mrs.
Fred Peck, President Mrs. Tom
Jenkins Secretary.
Henry James Writes
Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C.
Monday night March, 25.
Mr. Stainback,
Dear Sir:
We sure are having
some beautiful weather now and
we are taking advantage of it
and working all we can to get
prepared so we can get ready to
go and do our bit We are look
ing for 35 more new men for our
Company to finish filling it up to
war strength. We are expecting
them to arrive this afternoon
from Kentucky and when they
arrive here they will be put off
to themselves under quarintine
for thirty days, so if they have
any diseases they won't get out
in our camp as we never had any
sickness until they sent us the
last bunch of men and then we
had mumps, measles and menu
gitis and have just gotten clear
of them and we are sure some
glad as we were quarantined so
much.
Well, from the way .things
showed up the other day we
sure have one fighter from Roa
noke Rapids as our friend, Har
vey Hazelwood, jumped on a boy
in our company and he was very
hard to pull off. It was at dinner
time and they were fighting over
a plate of peas, of course we are
fond of peas alter drilling all the
morning.
I stood examination on tlie
Stokes Trench Mortar last Satur
day and I made a very to d
showing as I got 75 on exami
nation and there was four of us
from my company and we made
a better showing than any Com
pany in our regiment and also
the 119th regiment We worked
hard for it and we came out
ahead and Company B., also of
our regiment won out on the
bayonet run, so you can see we
have a very good regiment and
would be very glad to accept any
volunteers of Ha ifax county that
want to join us. We would be !
very glad for some of the home
people to spend part of their
summer vacation in Greenville
and come out to Camp to see us
as we are always g ad to see any
one from home and also glad to
hear from home, and girls do
write to your sweethearts more
often.
Will have to close .and. eat
supper.
Best regards to all,
Henry L. James,
Co. H. 220th Infantry,
Camp Sevier,
Greenville, S. C.
Do Not Meddle With Your Ear.
Whatever plausible reasons Hiymea
may have for treutlng eome diseases,
they ahoold not meddle with the oar.
It U a very sensitive and delicate or
gan, cullarly liable to serious Injury
throojh the manipulation of men and
wonwe ignorant of It anatomy, fupe-
tlon end patholory. Judldoui treat-
mem u mott ,m-rrUnt(
to tnMm tXoM u
the aid of Aunt Bamantha or take tbe
advfe of eome oOdou Mllaf. u-
t Va, V .-''
wrm the churches
NEW TIME GOVERNS
The hours stated in the notices
hfdnw r haspd on tho rVavliirhi
, Saving Time and are therefore
. ,. . .
,i5.P,u.(imil.ai ,im4. ..v i
fore March 31. Unless you have
moved forward your time one
hour on Saturday night you will
be one hour behind the schedule
of your church services.
Baptist Chart
tcv. C H. TnMml Paste
Sunday School 9:45 A. M. W.
S. Hancock. Supt A special pro
gram will be rendered at the
Sunday School hour.
Preaching 11 A.M. and 7:30r.M.
Men's Bible Class Tuesday
7:30 p. M.
Prayer meeting and choir
practice Wednesday 7:45 f. M.
Helping Hand Society Friday
7:30 P. M.
The public is invited to all
services.
Methodist Church
Rev. Ef eat C Few, Paster
Sunday School at 9:45 o'clock.
W. V. Woodruff, Supt
Services at 11 A. M. Preaching
by the pastor.
At eight o'clock P. M. will be
rendered an Easter Cantata to
which all are invited.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
PresbyterUa Church
Rev. Stanley White, Paster
Sunday School 10:00 A. M. J. T.
Chase, Superintendent
Morning service 11:00 A. si.
Evening service 7:45 P. si.
' Prayer Meeting 7:45 P. si. on
Wednesday evening.
The Sunday morning service
will be a special service for the
ordination of the newly elected
elders and deacons.
There will be special music at
both services on Sunday in cele
bration of the Resurrection of
our Lord.
All Saints Church
(F-piacopl)
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector
KMMkt Armi
Next Sunday is EASTER-DAY
The Queen Feast of theyear, the
festival of the Resurrection of
our Lord.
Services': 7:30 A. M. Celebration
of the Holy (Vtnmunion. The
members of the vested choir are
asked to be present.
9:45. Sunday School and Mens'
Bible Class, T. W. Mullen, Supt
11 Morning prayer, the Holy
Communion and sermon. Offer
ing for Convocations! Missions.
3:30 Childrens' Festival Ser
vice. At this the offerings for
missions from the mite boxes
will be received.
7:45 Evening Prayer and ser
mon. The public is very cordially
invited.
Rosemary Methodist Church
Rev. Charles M. Lance, Pastor
Sunday School 10 A. M. J. B.
Boyd, Supt.
Special Easter Services will be
held as follows: at Smith's
Church, 11 a. M., at New Hope
Church, 3 p. M., and in the Rose
mary Church, at 7:30 p. m. A
special Easter program will be
rendered by the Sunday School.
The Supt and pastor will also
make short talks.
An Easter offering will be
taken at each of these services.
A cordial welcome to all.
uperatKleTi of Royalty.
Caesar. Napolocn. Blrnarck and otb
ra'woro not ab" the super tlUon of
lacky" and "unlucky' day. Tbor
day was the "unlock)" day of Henry
Tin, of bis coo, Edward, and of bis
daughters, Mary and Ellaabotb, ft 6
Crane that thy aboald hare all dtai
thladaf.