North Carolina Newspapers

4S f Vonn V. Number 45 ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, JANUARY 31, 11)19 Subscription $1.50 a Year in Advance 1 m mm mm 'r: MA M BU AVK I D LiRlC THEATRE ::!iMitr,;!.i3 mu cross to open soon i According to well laid plans orpora! Willie Higaon the Real Roanoke Rapids m l.ne Local Hero of the Great War another i.icture show. Mes-rs. Fletcher Vincent. R. R. K-i.thai In the oi'ieial announcements, and K. A. Matthews nave cm- id.- hy th.- War IVpartnu-nt for pleted arrangt-nu-i.ts for the re opening of the Lrie Theatre, vvhieh has Urn closed since '.U'. ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND AIRLIE BOY GFLRA'lED ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL BILL MEANS MUCH TO WITH THE CHURCHES LOCAL ulmj ON FAR CUT AT SEA lM) local items HALIFAX'S HIGHWAYS t iniav the to!, owing in regard vi of R i-omary.s brave sens: ," I;;- i n awarded the dis-v.-;;-!. d Service -ms fur i in action in France: ' . r :. Wii'ie Higsin, Company lefat.trv. A. S. loT.MHl. r vtra."-imarv Heroism in ricti ttfar lelhcourt, r ranee. pti n, U r 2Vth R1S. Perioral n showed extraordinary I'uisin in leaning men under i i i i i l - aw si r;.i t ei uno eniiauitig t. r anI I t RtDUM rillR 1918 P1IDGI.S WITH 1919 STAMPS The Treasury lV-partment has announced its decision to allow all War Savings pledges unre deemed m Rl War Savings T. M. Jenkins s;nt a few ,'ew York. January K ( , a-t days in Richmond this wk on artillerymen frwn Cm -ix ,t business. Mr Jenkins was ao- anj scattered States ana tro, j -eompar.ied by Mrs. T. M. Jen- fnm Pennsylvania. Iowa arid tns. Oklahoma, who readied p, rt t- II L Pickens s-nt several day on the armored cruder South dav s in R cl mond this week. Dakota, went through a -t "i t a . , Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Allen and days out t'ro-n Rrest d r.bed t,v i family, of SeaUard, have moved naval oiliccrs as ine ,!' the mo.-t , to Rosemary. tomxstuous they had ever . Miss Cora Wilkins is visiting perienced. ? , her sister Miss Helen Wilkins at ' Mountainous waves hu:rete,t. r I the I'rotestaflt Hospital. Norfolk, the vessel, and one demolished a:t j Ya. , this week. ; the pilothouse, injuring Captain tiv' Mr. and Mrs. William Sharp Luby, Commander Caldwell and a. g the , I : 1 r .it-.' Wilmington. N. C. January 2S. 1919. To the Kditor. Herald, morning Roanoke Rapids. N. C. All Saints Church Re. Lewis V Taylor, Rector Mus Laura Carroll Parish Worker and children motored from Char-: ,luIl'r of of a'"1 t arter, f. inner pas Riisetnury Raptist en reealled hv the I'.el'tei t!ie call. at the usual hour ii.,q c;,. : .v. , ;r. ( arter re- The hill for the construction of : .-ter.ite here sever-'tate Highways and establish ' 1 ' ,",U r ?hl V. M. imr a fund to nm-t the Kevieral Aid allotment proposed under the Marv ,s,,,,t- Iukt' - :!--) M si, nr. -.t,. .1 U. HanL VipaH I. ill has Kn unrUH .'. I A. M. : e. returned Mondav out by Senator Scales of Guil-; Adults Bible da.- i i a rm. . ian V!f a.ter a n ,,; .s Vi.-it with re'a- lora county and senator btevens ' fiv. s of Rnnrnmho It i vnarlrl that '. 11 A. M r . . , the Federal Aid alotment to j ,Iol' Communion -i. v uiiuru s peril eu- nesuay in nan A' N'ext Sunday is the Fea.st of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, ivmniutily tailed the I'urKiea'mn of the R'essed Vir- S'indav School and T. W. Mul- Ceiebration of the Stamps to be reileemed in uuyj le this week and have accept-;u Mr H i mi li t.re ihirinjr the at . ei.', urn linv. i t he a, t- ' eil positions with the Rosemary I Manufacturing Co. Mr. Willis S. Whitaker. a for mer citizen of our town but now of Norfolk, spent a few days here this week. , Mr. and Mrs. John Arrowood in the midst of the storm, with waves at times r.nmifir f.-rty feet pel'i, pe:, !:. i .-i.tii hi: t i A'Jr.c'LIAN SPRINGS NE'AS M s-M e- l.i.i'.,, uf Rouisburir li -pent ti'e week-end with . home is in Airi'.e. -nounced daiifrerous . I . , toe ir to taei. Stamps. While this arrange ment of 'he t'lovernment allows the it !n nlual more time in which : l nu hae his stamps and by -'..ii keep faith with the . ; i n. nt. it does not allow 'i e ainm.1,1 to he credited to the l'.'l sales. All stamps Umht and family of thirteen children, in l'.'Ri will be of the blue series, of near Newport. Tenn., arrived and will be credited to ll'li in town this week and have he record. They will mature in come residents. pi-U i t i sel lav to in order - .tir. anil .irs. . i avion ami , The amount of Ni.rth Carolina's family, of Washington. N. C. ,ht' l'oration. I .a.-lies to t i i it ... .... tnlJo t hi chnrnnni; ii'i'n in - ' U-M r f aro- t. .ir. arui Air, .lonn (tutsiatnlin ar avns I'U'tlos arMU'vconuTs to ICosvmarv. "-. ;,Ml,hV"" " is estimated to he U.tweeneiht Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jenkins 'l" ;i-N,ri;!iTmo.. of I...uist..irK and ten million dollars. Tins are spen.iinr two or three dava l,irduif.,f tht sh"'' f'1 ! ' means that there are over ten , in Ri,hmonil uttendinB the ser-1 ari " ""V' " " , thousand people in the State who vices heir,.-held bv RUlv Sunday. hospi a Ion the vvav to hcv have pledged to huv War Saving .,,,., , ''r-v' l-imore Sun. .ii Mr. ami .Mrs. A. I.. ro and tu,, ,,iin,. news tern wii he Mampshut who have not yet re-:, ... , . Ini ah, v .uws .t, m win i , , ot interest to many in our section moved here and accepted posi- ()f the county. Corporal Wil- II it Ollly tj.nw with tiu l.'oeni:irvf Muno. , ... m w . I.. ' nams is a nroiner oi .ir. . v . Mrs. Tn.ehi.Hd. of t'xpectin. these p.N.ple to keep facturinR Co. Willi..,,,,. m!,n,.,'..r .f the Joiner- Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rass spent Jones Furniture Company, of the first of the week in Richmond this place, and attended the Riliy Sunday meetings, Mr. C. M. Jones, of Washing ton W C with his faniilv hsivp in the month of January this 1)m,me n.si(ients of Roseniarv, Lewis - Morgan Mrs. R. 15. Cullom is spending' sometime at her former honi3 in I Mr. John II. Morgan and Mis North Carolina will be ISO. Doo!0 P- M- Fvening Serv ice and l Oil IlllSineSS. , ..... !jrm,,n , .a year ior ten years, wnicn is to , . . Hancock and 1 met on the dul!ar fyr dolIar Girls Friendly Society Friday . .rs U. C. Williams basi3 by the State and to 7:30 P. M. Little Candidates ' ' 11u,t'reJ snt on STATE HIGHWAYS (-lass Saturday 3 P. M. connecting county seat with! The public is cordially invited, ri turned county seat and with other prin- Romans' Auxiliary Wednesday -be has cipal towns. Under this arrange- ;5:;i0 p- M- S;(Hi Choir rehearsal. McRae. nient your county would receive 1 ' Newport JfL'iUKK) of Federal funds and! Methodist thurcn 'i t .Sunday with her ther. Mr. .h wpor es ,ort. $'ii,(KH) of State funds during a ten-year period, to be spent on . i 1 ;t lant is hard surfaced roads connecting ,, j., t,.vti your county seat with the county , i , , k. : seats of adjoining counties, mak- i .-' !, i't Sunday ' '" a total f during the re u ' , r, .-hi' is visit- tt-n-year poriii. to be spent by the state and Federal Govern- ment3 on inter-county roads or 1 lAfc IlldllWAiS. The Scales-Stevens Rill calls in deemed their pledges. The Government is their pledges but is allow ing them an extension of time in which they may. if need be, raise the money and meet their patriotic obligations. ; War Saving Stamps sell dur- , I. lies lias just return- Irom Richmond where he has n several days in the interest his hea th Mr ai Idon -;ont Sunday with Mrs. no, Shaw. IMiss S i lie Riles entertained a pies; M mday evening Jan- ry at lier nome in honor ot guest. Miss Mamie Green, of idon. dr. Wm. Towe returned to ,,ny Mondav where he will re ne his college course. We un stand he has tl,e distinction heiiig The oiily A viator in Col-there. ., v. urn. lowe has roturneu tt.t.n Thntl "Stamps and twelve! Vernon Buffalo is on a visit to m Raleigh where he attended ;K,nnUfS can he exchanged for one ; relatives in Jackson. .ia.-oiiK nieeuiig, j War Savings Stamp. The l'.l!) riday, January 21. according Stamps are now on sale at the a pre-arranged plan w hich Rjrst National Rank of Roanoke ks tnat the side having most 1 Rapids. Ret. EugeDe C. Few, Pastor Sunday School at '.hll A. M. W. V. Woodruff. Supt. Services Sunday 11 a. m. and 7:.'!i J1, M. Preaching both morning and evening hours by the pastor. Prayer n.eeting Wednesday night 7::!0 o'clock preceding ses sion of Teachers Training Class. : for an increased license fee on automobiles, etc., this fund to bel Blue Triangle Launches It't suipteoienieu uy un appropria tion from the State Treasury (if spent a there be any surplus funds avail Financial Campaign MARRIAGES year for$l. 12, and are redeem able in R21 for ").(). Thrift: Stamps are the same as those of j last year and sell for twenty-live Jackson, being called there on ; Ada P. Lewis, both of Roanoke Monday and is iurmg Mrs. W. ing frievk Mr. ami Mrs. Will Moo.e, .v io.h, spe-.i a .snort while tow n this w eek. Mrs. Chas. Ij.nghtoii, of llen-der-on, spent the week-end here visiting Miss Ruttie Given. Mr. Mortimer White lew das in Newport News, with abe) 0r a bond issue as needed re,at;ves tnis week . to meet the Federal Aid allot-; .Miss I can Ko!,ertseii, of Rocky merit. As the motor-driven ve-l Mount, spent the week end here hides are the ones which will1 jnthe home of Mrs. G. K. Wil- use the State Highways mainly, j eonstruction perioi that is just t's tax 13 undoubtedly an accept- dawning after the w ar today two Mr. Ro-er Warren has return- able provisions to the automobil- secretaries of the Young ed to Raltimo'e. after sjiending lst and owners ot trucks. In several days her with relatives. ! fact, the automoble industry is I Miss Mifie Rishoii returned dependent on Through roads for In reconstruction days after the Civil War four hundred girls, it is said, were lost in the city of Washington and never heard from again. Already in the re- ..e i. ,.f :.i .. .... cents each. Thrift Stamps left !rt"wu,u l"t'"'"sul . uapms w i-.c ..a.., .-m . . tiocka.hiy. tvn, i.,u .-..r i. 1 Mrs. Chas. T. Windley and son day night by Justice of the 1 eace, Mr. 11. II. 1 verted into l!l',t Stamps. Six arrived this week from P.elhaven. Mr. J. Knox Dickon Mrs. Morgan will home here. Mr. and make their it: :ail ! nolld pent sev oti busi- ve'i tivetner at ;i oaseoau ti. e. ami tne hoys were neaten. Mrs. I'raper, of near Kn field, Mr. Price were recently mar- 'I' I ... I A I. 1 . i ' U. i nev iook tne uoai ai ior- k and visited Northern Cities their honeymoon, diss Julia Cunningham spent week-end at the home of s. II. P. Robinson, Mr. Rob Patterson is now at ino iroin nainpton Koaus, at- soine tune in the Navy. HALIFAX COUNTY HONORED es in school should entertain j opposite side. Miss Rois: . ... i iwiev was hostess to tne ,1 and her side carried out a literar, pro-ran., served asj )n the 2Sth of January i l l resiin.ems riotiieiiiaue canny, i r y y v . of the 1'ninn ,,l I entertain their guest by play-! South Africa, visited Halifax i mos. Alter a while the county fr the purpose of study ncipaf announced that the j jnjr the consolidated schools in t-s. for tl;e afternoon, w-ere ! this county, nendei'. The boys and girls! ... : ..... i... i,.-.. 1,) 13 flCIIL Ulll 1113 Federal Government. He first Pvt. Evans, a member of the famous ohth Division, who was sent home on account of wounds is visiting his mother, Mrs. G. E. Evans. Wood Pitt era! days in I ness tins week. Mr. A. M. Norisky left Mon day for Rallimore to visit rel atives. Mr. P. C. Duncan spent sev- its prosperity. By having a con crete or other hard surfaced sys tem of roads, the automobilist would more than save his tax in ., e . 1 1 tne expense oi one lire, ana : (,Pnijna Woman's Christian Association, have been rushed to Washington with an emergency fund of $10. IHtO to aid the hundreds of girls who with the end of the finding themselves caught in the swirl of the unemployed. From North alone 5; 57 girls have Justice of the Peace, J. Knox eral days in Clayton with his Dickens on last Saturday unitei Mrs. James C. Spencer and , in marriage, Mr. Robert E. l'itts Miss Nannie Mary Collins, of and Miss Steita May Wood, both Wilson, were the guests of Mr. of Roanoke Rapids. We un, b r and Mrs. W. C. Pass this week, stand Mr. and Mrs. Pitts will Mr. R. L. Dickens is snendinsr continue to make several days in New York City. here. Mr. Geo. I,. Hayes spent: Thursday in Richmond. j NOTICE Mrs. Lillian Short and her family this week .Mr. .Joseph l was in town Tuesday. The Red l i 1 11 l . t l i sucn roans wouiu unuouuieuiy ROne to Washington to engage in save him the equivalent of many war work Some of these Kirl3 tires, much gasoline ane repairs are fmdinK themselves at the end during the year. i nf thp:P 1ni.s or with saiaries This bill will be considered by j Rreatly redUCPd. What is true of Washington is true to a lesser .1 it me legisiaiure euner xnis week or next. It's rassaue louse, of Entield, imeans everything to the future visiting relatives ;0f xorth Carolina, as well as to ! those who own automobiles, iss will have its motor trucks, and other vehicles Twntv-fivp tier cent of vour daughter, Miss Jennie, are now ! ,e(, t() tht, rnjt(,(, War Work !...;. ...,.... i ll,.nnn ' ! . i.:.. 1 : i I.." " went to Germany, studying at: " ,K 1 ' " unc Campaign wa, due .January lot h. vapius. i unii , ., 1,.JU., u 1 Leinsic for two vears. He then spent some time in England and -Miss Elizabeth Ldmondson, of i the Chairman and thus relieve Scotland, after which he came to; "ogoou, isueu mr. i. m. him lrom the necessity ot mak- the United States. Un arriving in the United States he decided to study the schools of New York, North Carolina and Wisconsin. He has been at the University of North Carolina since Septem ber. He seems to be disappointed, for it was difficult for him to find ! Jenkins this week Mrs. J. W. Medlin and Miss Sallie Mediin visited friends in Littleton Sunday. Miss Laura Smith and Miss Hazel Cobb were guests of friends in Littleton Sunday. ing such a large number of calls'.' Lewis N. Tayi.oi:, Chairman. tneir h""i regular monthly meeting on next 0f like nature. Monday afternoon. .".:) o'clock. ; This bill is of even more value Mr. and Mr-. R. L Towe went to the rural counties and smaller to Raleigh Tae.-d.iy returning 1 counties than it is to the larger Thursday by Durham stopping to and richer counties w hich are see Mr. W illiam Towe who is in able to build their own roads. I Trinity College. ' consider it a very vital matter to The ProMivterian Ladies Aid ymir county to be able to secure w ill meet on next Tuesdav at the the State and Federal fund. Sundav School rooms with Mrs. j None of the Federal fnnd will be T. StamliacK. collected from your county and you win unciouDteaiy get ;;iu Holla lav was call- more from the State fund than POSTMASTER EXAMINATION At the request of the Post. J. A. Moore spent Thursday master General the United State? counties in North Carolina that in Richmond. Civil Se'-vn-e Co were consolidating their tinnier- Mr. Carson and family of near n ' ! : ! ; i, - t i.cla ;--ehools. He said Memphis. Tenn., have arrived heal ;! and Edgecombe were here t0 make their home. lei:-, 1 lb :,t. , -el ; , ,'lt M A. Si, it. Special Service tie me onlv counties mentioned to 7:oO I lie held for. and by the u,g people, lead hy the pastor. "'iai music win ne a ieaiure oi service. . After a short program of mu- . Si fecial Readings, and a talk the pastor, an "Epworth ague" i our young people's cr- nizatinp) will be organized Mr. Kybers visited the Roa noke Rapids Graded School and six Rural Schools, three white and three colored. We took him to a one-teacher school - No. 2, Mr. A. P. Rohhit, Nashville N. C. li. F. I). - 4 reports a mi st remarkable tobacco iro.t last season. He made lillh) Ihs on 4 acres which brought .f.'i.iliHI.OO after uedueting warehouse charges i$!(22.70 an acre). 1'his Tin sati, f, of . '1 o he eii; nation an citizen of must actiia i.-r -t he State? Miss Su tti ti. Imp hiiiiu) in V;i rin !nrfnnt of the serious nlness of her! your county would be responsible i tor paying. I I sincerely hope that you can l,ring this matter before the peo i pie of your county and that you will personally interest your pro gressive citizens in writing their Representatives in the General Assembly, so as to make them realise that the people of North Carolina are behind this project which means so much to our istmet state's development. 1 believe the marjority of the members in the General Assembly favor it, but when they feel that the folks father. First Methodist Church Conference SimJ.iv Ni-hl Jin. 1 9th. 1919. A R. mt her, o years of '"hnrr'h 'eii with t for fel- ei, ms ami iiui.ity and ho now has V here;. Roanoke Rapids lownship, : sp(.idid yield was grown with where, according to his expres- j Ra ster's Delm Tobacco Guano, sions, he saw familiar scenes, 8ed at the rate of 1.000 "1 Ivan: nui ttu- United v re-i ie within the delivery of the H;ico am! have so resided at tee time the present one mile post nearer the gate ofy vacancv occurred. the Eternal City. We. as pastor; .IV l: lie oi county, an just passed on January l-th, his at home are behind them they Mst birthday w hich designates ! wii fav0P it pven more At the consolidated schools,! lw to the acre The Royster Applicants must have re iched ami memoers 01 uie noa.ioNe Bear Swamp and Hollister, he GudI10 Company publishes his; their twentydirst hut not their Kapi.ls Methodist Episcopal was impressed with the buildirirs' ,,.,, in ..!,', nart nf iku sixty-lit th birthday on the date Church, South, do hereby record v VI' I aia u ir.iiiv 1 .'iiv va. o 1 o i . I'll .. ' . ' . ot the examination. ourselves as mgrny appreciative I A ,..!;,..,;.. v..-,., 'o 1 ,..i f,.n of .Iiiiltr.i P.rovvn's oarticination 1 , t 1 m 1 v n l ,v i 1 1 111 aoo ii.ii .v-.,-,.. -. , --. , . strangers and visitors are es-1 to,,k hirn to inkiey No. 1, Col- j CHICKEN OWNERS cnliv invited. ;u..-,., .. .. ..,0. p. .. . ,...,.; i, .v,;.,- sel as feeling at home. He was 1 1 ai" 1 ruuji; aim uiuii piov , e 1 . it. , Welcome to all. The voung peo-, anu WI"Um nu ne was very p:iT,er ' 11 1 t . .:; It' ,f ti,., ,.h,,i, onJ mmn.!Kina in nis crmcism. vvnen we 'information concerning the re- of by-gone years as a steward 'nuirements of the examination and a trustee of oar church. We AI' people of Roanke Rapids may be secured from the post- congratulate him upon his recent 1 11 .! .1 1 : i.:..i . ...not... v... .,1.,.,., ..r annivorsnrv nrirk nnn WP nrnv h Wedensdav at 7"30 P M impressea iavoraoiy wun inecoi- uwning chricms die iii-icu, , u,mh-i l ,h,- nu- m voiam., " - '''lored schools at Hollister and ! warned to put them up immed-, or from the Civil Service Com- that otners may yet be granted ! Print liatelv. ! mission, Washington, D. C. Ap- unto him w hile he moves before Handy Match Pox. 1 t FvruiPa io nf Dutch descent. ! All nersons violatine this or- plications should be properly exe- us as a christian rather deserv- at 7:d0 P. M. If n sniMI Imi l null,-,) to tti whII ' :.:.,,, ,1, ..,. i, Dnu ;n,r thoir rliiek. I ruteil mid fili.,1 with thu Commis- inir Praise and meriting etnula-i There Will be nn rocitol nn the ... tl... rr..a D. th. naoil 1111 l.l U11MI1 CltU Ull. am, avu,,tll ..niniisv u,""", v..-.. w. ...... - - . ,u, v.. 11. u., in .nun Very truly yours. W. A. McGirt President. Presbyterian Church Rt. Stanley White Pastor, Mits Julia Thompson, Organist Sunday School 10:00 A. M. Morning Service 11:00 A. M. Evening Service 5:00 P. M. Prayer meeting on Wednesday Li-lie- miiy ! Misiiy iiirmvn in nop- 0f Transvaal, one of the Slates , ens to run at large w ill be pros ecuted promptly. A. E. Akers C. G. Hamlet, Chief of Police. f of It nnil the unused ones Into C,Uith Africa tier, 111 iv keeping the matches off a itora. I sion at Washington, time to arrange for the exami nation of the applicant. ( organ at the afternoon service Signed E. C. Few, Pastor j this Sunday on account of the ill A. M. Proctor, Sec'y ness of the organist extent of virtually every other city in the country. The unemployed girl is only one of the many girl problems of reconstruction times calling for the increased work of the Young Woman's Christian Association, making necessary the Pdue Tri angle Campaign for one million dollars in America. North Car olina is asked for $14,751 as a part of the million dollar fund which will be soon used to put the association back on a normal, peace time basis. The United War Work fund is still being used for war emergency work and can none of it be expended for normal work of the associa tion. While the cry for help comes from the unemployed girls of the country, from girls in Honolulu, on the Mexican border, from the movie girls at Holly wood and other film centers, and from girls at Salt Lake City where already the Mormons by an extensive recreational pro gram are trying to entice them into Mormon ism. the toung Women's Christian Association cannot afford to demobilize. The Red Cross made its appeal for gifts: the Liberty Loan for loans-the Y. W. C. A. asks North Carolina for an invest ment of $14,751 in the girlhood and womanhood of the Nation, the first line of defense of the Nation's morality. The Blue Triangle Campaign, February b to 17. will give every one in the State an opportunity to invest a large or small amount through district, county or city organiza- Sudan Iden, Publicity Chairman. ThoM Dinky Belt. He In a very utrong and a very fleet man who can get away from his tailor thM days wlthoot some sort of lirUo HMkj bait tacked on to Ma coat. A