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Volume VL-Number 9
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. MAY 23, 1919
Subscription $1.50 a Year ill Adrance
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ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
ai iss Mine weaun .pent ea-
nesday in Rocky Mount on buw-
neSf
Mrs. .Cooper and Miss Cooper
spent Monday in Henderson.
Mr. and Mrs. a F. Ogletree
and Mr. Gay spent Monday in
Henderson on business.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jenkins
spent the week end in Newport
News and Phoebus, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dobbin,
Misses Pattie Byrd and Harris
moU red to Richmond Thursday.
Rev. R L. Topping spent
Wednesday in Rocky Mount on
business.
Mr. C, M. Whitehead of Rich
mond. spent Thursday in town.
Mr. J. H. Allen, of Macon,
spent Sunday in town.
Mr. E. H. Eure. of Winton,
was here Friday and again on
Tuesday.
Mrs. H. S. Edwards has re
turned home after visiting her
mother at Margarettsville.
Mr. L W. Taylor spent the
first of the week with relatives
at Seaboard welcoming his
brother, who has just returned
from overseas.
Mr. Samuel Cooper, of Balti
more, spent Thursday in Rose
mary. Mr. P. Black, of Charlotte, was
here Wednesday.
Mr. J. G. Miller, of Norfolk,
was in town Tuesday.
Miss Mildred Hodges, of Star,
S. ft, is the guest of her sister
Miss Hodges this week.
Mr. R. T. Williams, of Atlanta,
spent Monday in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Drom
goole, of Henrico, Northampton
County, spent the week end at
the Shelton Hotel.
Mr. Roy Lee, of Richmond was
here Friday.
Messrs. J. A. Moore, Willie J.
Long and Lewis N. Taylor at
tended the annual convention of
the Episcopal Church held in
Christ Church, Raleigh this week
Mr. Moore was elected as one of
four lay delegates to represent
the Diocese at the General Con
vention at Detroit in October.
Mr. T. H; Tyson, of Norfolk,
was here Friday.
Mr. J. C. Armstrong,
Petersburg, spent Monday
town.
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OPEN AIR CONCERT
The Roanoke Rapids Band
will pive an open air concert in
the Park, on Sunday, May 25tn.
commencing at 5. P. M. The
following program will be rend
dered: March - The Light Brigade.
Overture Steadfast and
True.
March - Old Comrades.
Selection 0 p e r a t i c Me
lange.
v Lucia di Lammermoor;
Anvil Chorus Trovatore;
Iolanthe;
Beggar Student;
Bohemian Girl;
Boccaccio;
6. Waltz - Roanoke Rapids;
6. Reonie Dew Drops and
The Rose.
7. Two Step - Catton Top;
8. Medley Overture Sub Trop
ical;
Allegro Vivace;
When Sweet Magnolias
Bloom;
Kemo Kimo;
Old North State,
Dancing on the Lever
Creole Love Song;
I'm Guinea Back to Dixie;
Massa's in the Cold, Cold
Ground;
Carry the News to Mary;
Old Folks at Home;
Dixie.
. Arthur Whiteley,
. Band Master.
Improved Thumb Tack.
Recently Invented thumb UdM art
provided with handles to help in with-1
ilrnu'lnir them, vhleh fold down Into
the head of the tacks so at to be eat
of tea way wan not oaaose.
MOOSE CHARTER
CLOSES MAY 28TH
Tfcl fharter of the jj atp.
of the Uyfl 0rder of Monet
I will close on May 28, on which
Severing t delayed meeting will
be held to receive all newly ac
cepted candidates.
The Moose Lodge has made
wonderful strides since its organ
ization here and have already
added some seventy-five new
members since the re-opening of
the charter some few weeks ago
under Deputy District Supervis
or. M. McRae Faison.
The Lodge membership now
numbers some 300. All con
templating joining this popular
order should send in their appli
cation at once and save the dif
ference in the initiation fee.
When the local charter closes
Deputy Faison will go to Eliza
beth City to organize that city.
CHAUTAUQUA
GUARANTORS MEET
The guarantors of the Rose
mary Roanoke Rapids Chautau
qua met with Miss Frances Max
well, advance representative of
the home association Wednesday
afternoon in the Mayor's office
and perfected the organization
and arrangements for Chautau
qua which will be held June, 18
to 24 inclusive.
Chairmen of the various com
mittees were appointed and Miss
Maxwell reviewed this year's
program which is considered the4
best yet
The season tickets this year
will be $2.50 for adults and $1.00
for children from 6 to 14 years.
The same grounds used for
merly for chautauqua will be
used this year.
A list of guarantors follows.
Sam F. Patterson, Mrs. Sam
Patterson Roanoke Mills Co.,
Roanoke Avenue Development
Co., Roanoke Rapids Real
Estate Co., A. E Akers, F. G.
Jarman, W. S. Hancock, E. H.
Ricks, W. F. Horner, R. L. Towe,
C. W. Graham, D. L Leslie,
T. W. Mullen, Rosemary Mfg.
Co., John L. Patterson, V. P.
and Mgr., A. M. Proctor. Patter
son Milla Co., J. A. Moore, S. J.
Bounds. J. W. House, Wells D.
Tillery, Chas. A. Webb, J. T.
Stainback, Geo. L. Hayes, Jr.
Patterson Store Co., by Geo. L.
Hayes. Jr., Mgr., The National
Agency by R. L. Towe, First
National Bank of Roanoke Rapids
by E. H. Ricks, Cashier, E. A.
Matthews, H. H. King, E. C.
Few, C. A. Wyche, Roanoke
Rapids Bridge Co., W. L. Long,
P. Scott, A. L. Clark, T. W.
M. Long. Roanoke Fibre Board
Co. by Wf F. Byrne Mgr., J. R.
Baird, J. W. Smoot, Stanly
White, M. McRae Faison, William
Towe, Lewis N. Taylor, L. S.
Cannon. R. L. Dickens, B. S.
Webb, W. P. Taylor, J. T. Chase,
Roanoke Rapids Power Co., by
T. Chase, Mgr., JnoL. Patter
son, A. L. bain. J. h.. DicKens,
Taylor & Collier, L R. Hall,
Mrs. L. R. Hall, Louis Grimmer,
Northington Grocery Co., John
W. Martin, W. C. Allsbrook, J.
M. Jackson, E. W. Lehman.
JURORS DRAWN
The following is a list of jurors
drawn for June term of Halifax
Superior court which convenes
on the 2nd.
First Week-W. T. Buchanan,
0. W, Pierce, B. S. Webb, E. D.
Womack, R. P. King, S. D. Tip
pett E. V.Neville, W. H. Wilcox,
J. L. Bellamy, A. E. Parker, A.
R. Twisdale, Thomas Webster, C.
A. Wyche, J. S. Hedgepeth, M,
Cohen, 0. R. Elmore, Lewis
Grimmer, J. K. Clay, Russell
Lewis, J. W. Tiller, Mark Whit
ley. A. V. Price, J. R. Liles, W.
S. Hockady, B. F. Moore, J. E.
Flemming, J. S. Petitt, R. L.
Shearin. R. R. Hawkins. Frank
Moore, B.E. Ivey, J. A. Barnhill,
Dolph Edwards, J. A. Phelps, H.
M, Crawley, Allen Spence.
Second Week-Geo. T. Thome,
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T. Parker, .J. M. Flemming,
I J. A. King, W. A. Wilcox. W.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON
AVENUE SUNDAY
Fremk Dickens, of Weldoe, la
ateetly Killed. C M. Cargae,
el Weldon, Rmbrtd Uacotv
ariowa, and Hary Twisdale of
Our City Badly Bnuaod and
Skakm Up Wkoa JUcor m
Which They Won Riding
Tvm Turtle
The first fatal automobile ac
cident in the history of our town
occurred Sunday evening about
eight o'clock, when the racer be
longing to and driven by Frank
Dickens, Superintendent of the
plants of Roanoke River Develop
ment Company turned turtle in
front of the Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital, killing Dickens instantly.
In the car with Mr. Dickens
were G. M. Cargile, of Weldon,
and Henry Twisdalf , of this city.
Mr. Cargile, and Mr. Dickens
were caught under the car and
Mr. Twisdale, who was sitting
In Mr. Cargile's lap was thrown
out of reach of the tumbling car.
The particulars of the terrible
accident as related to the writer
by a friend of the young men.
and also an eye witness of the
wreck are that whiskey and
speeding were the cause. This
party stated that he noticed the
driver had lost control of his car
as it was going from one side of
the Avenue to the otherr
A crowd was in front of the
hospital where a previous acci
dent had occurred, (an automo
bile striking horse and badly
lacerating him). Many men in
this crowd narrowly escaped be
ing struck by Mr. Dicken's car,
as the car made a sharp turn di
rectly towards the crowd just be
fore reaching it In the attempt
to regain the center of the
Avenue the car turned turtle
throwing the occupants from the
same and pinning Mr. Dickens
and Mr. Cargile under the over
turned car. Mr. Dickens was
killed instantly, our informant
thinks, when he struck the pave
ment, having struck it head first
Mr. Cargile probably owes his
life to the fact that he was caught
in the open space caused by the
steering wheel and the oil tank
back of the seat
The' ear was quickly lifted
from the men's bodies and Mr.
Cargile carried into the hospital
where he received medical atten
tion. Examination proved his
injuries not to be serious, bruis
ed up a good deal and greatly
shocked. He left the hospital
Monday afternoon.
Mr. Twisdale's injuries were
the slightest of the three, how
ever he was badly shaken up and
bruised.
Mr. Dickens body was moved
from the scene of the accident to
the undertaking establishment
of E. B. Glover and later carried
to his home in Weldon by rela
tives. CRISP-HARRIS
A very pretty marriage was
solemnized Thursday night at the
home of Mr. Rufus M. Powell,
Miss Mary A. Crisp becoming
the wife of Mr. Ovid B. Harris,
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor officiating.
The following were attendants:
Mr. Dallas Read with Miss Bea
trice Underwood, Miss Ruth
Gumm with Mr. John Wheeler,
Miss Alma Wood and Mr. Chas.
Moody. Mrs. K. M. Powell was
matron of honor and Mr. Wm.
Ivey acted as best man, Messrs
Sam Cook and Will Allsbrook
furnished the music.
W. Hawkins. Jr. Jas. T. Bobbitt
A. H. Parker. W. E. Collins. E.
F. Ivey. E. B. Pair, W. H. An
thony, Whit Neville, W. A. Tuck
er, E. L Whitehead. J. E. Robert
son, J. P. Chichester, J. T. Car
penter, C. L Birdsong, S. C.
Glenn, J. R. Edmondson, J. E.
Lewis, Willie Love, R. C. Corn
wall, Clee Vaughan, N. G. Pitts,
T. A. Wynn, J. B. Smith, J. 0.
Applewhite, E. C. Bobbitt B. F.
Weatherbee, S. C. Bradley, Hugh
Bloomer, F. L. Staton, J. R.
Moore, 8. S. Vivarette.
WITH THE CHURCHES
All Sainti Chunk.
1st. Lawia N. Tartar, Rccter
Mitt Laura CarraB, Pariia Warker
Next Sunday a the Fifth
Sunday after Easter.
7:30 A. M. Celebration of the
Holy Communion.
Services: 9:43 Sunday School and
Adults' Bible Class, T. W. Mul
len, Supt
Devine services at 11 and 8:15.
At St Luke's 12 m.
The public is very kindly in
vited to the services of the
Church. If you are not a mem
ber of any church, you are cor
dially invited to make this your
Church home. You need the
Church, the Church needs you.
Baptist Caarck
tv. T. S. CratckficM, Patter
Sunday School 9:45 A. M. W.
S. Hancock, Supt
The Pastor will conduct both
the morning and evening ser
vices. Meeting of the a Y. P. U. at
30 P. M.
Men's Bible class Tuesday
evening at usual hour.
Wednesday evening,
8:30.
Prayer meeting.
Methodist Chuck
Rtv. EagcM C Ftw faster
Sunday School at 10.00 A. M.
W. V. Woodruff, Supt
Services and preaching at
11
A. M. and 8:15 P. M.
Preaching both morning and
evening hour by the Pastor
Subject: Sunday night "The
Real (versus) the Invented Un
real"
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening 8:15 o'clock.
All of our services have for
their purpose a cordial and bene
ficial welcome to all who will
worship with us.
Rosemary Baptist Church
Rev. A. G. Carter, Putor
Sunday school 10:00 A. H. G.
Gregg, Supt
Morning service 11:00.
Subject: Searching for Souls.
Evening service at 8:00
Subject: What shall I do with
Jesus?
These services Sunday will be
gin a series of meetings that will
perhaps run through the next
two weeks. Dr. Judson L. Vip-
perman, of Dallas, N.C. will get
here Monday for the service
Monday night All the services
will begin promptly at 8 o'clock
each evening.
I am sure if you come one time
you will come for the remaining
services; so we hope ytm will
come at the beginning so you
may have the benefit of every
service.
We need you! You need us!
Come.
Rosemary Methodist Church
Rev. Charles M. Lance, Putor
Services in each church as fol
lows.
New Hope 11 a. m.
Smiths 3 p. m.
Rosemary 8 p. m.
Special attention is called to
the order and nature of the ser
vices. Final reports of the Centenary
Campagin will be made at each
of these services, and the ser
vices wui be oi the nature ol a
Rally and praise meeting.
At Smith's in addition to the
Centenary Ralley, definite plans
regarding the new church will
be discussed. We hope to have
Hon. W. L Knight and other
visiting speakers with us.
Thi; entire membership and
friends of the church are urged
to be present
At the Rosemary Church Sun
day night will be a final Rally
Service all the churches will
make their final report of the
"Centenary Drive". All the
Captains and team workers are
urged to be present
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to each and all to attend these
services.
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES BEGIN
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1919 Commrnca tit of the
Roanoke ReaiaV Graded
School Begin Thursday After
noon with Primary Program.
DEAN A, H. PATTERSON TO
SPEAK TO-NIGHT
The commencement exercises
opened Thursday afternoon with
a pleasing program Jby the pri
mary department
On Thursday evening at 8:30
the Graham literary Society
rendered a delightful and in
teresting program in the Central
School auditorium. The Rose
mary Primary department also
held its closing exercise on the
same evening at 8:00 o'clock in
the Rosemary Theatre. Their
program was (p teres ting and
very pleasing to the patrons of
the school The1 evening was
made more pleasurable by the
presence of the Rosemary Band
which furnished music for the
occasion.
On Friday afternoon at 3:30
the graduation exercises of the
r . I - 1 nil
venvrai j rammer ..acnooi were
held together with an appropri
ate program. V
tonight the closing exercises
will be held at the Central School
auditorium. On this occasion
Dean A. H. Patterson, of the
North Carolina University, and
brother of our townsmen, Mes
srs. S. F. and J. L Patterson
will deliver the annual address
to the graduating class.
The Rosemary Band will furn
ish music for the exercises this
evening.
Next week we will have a full
write up of the exercises, the
same beginning too late to be
covered this week.
ATTENTION! SOLDIERS,
SAILORS AND MARINES!
More than 1,000 delegates from
every Btate in the union and from
practically every congressional
district who served in the war
against Germany met in St
Louis, Mo., May 8, 9 and 10 and
launched The American Legion.
These delegates, confirmed in
St Louis, the action taken by
the men of the A. E. F., at a
caucus in Paris last March when
the initial step in the formation
of this organization for men of
the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps was taken.
The American Legion is a vet
erans organization, it s pur
pose is non-political and non-partisan;
it will keep alive the
principals of justice, freedom
and democracy for which these
veterans fought and will preserve
to future generations the history
and incidents of their participa
tion in the war. Also, it will
cement and perpetuate the ties
of comradeship formed in
the
service.
At this St Louis, caucus
the
the
delegates carefully adyoided
enuciation of policies,'
that such action should
feeling
not be
taken until that portion ,. of the
Legion still in France arrived
home and could be consulted.
In about six months it is be
lieved that most of fche ' men of
the A. E. F., will be at pome.
Therefore, it was decided to hold
a convention with them in Min
neapolis, Minnesota, November
10, 11 and 12, making it an
Armistice Day celebration.
State organizations are being
rapidly perfected. "There is one
in your state. You shoulQ en
roll in the Legion stt once. If
you will forward your name,
outfit and home address 'to the
committee named belpjb it will
be sent to your State" secretary
who will furnish you with com
plete information abfWT the St
Louis caucus and tell yoi how to
join the Legion. .
REMEMBER. Tliftssprimar
ily an enlisted maM - Vganiz
tion. The majority of delegates
at St Louis were frtQ the ranks
I aww ivsais aeew Br '"'aej w
I delegates to the Notember con -
ana at least sixty per cent ox tne
L ENNLS
FINED FOR ASSAULT
Ed. L. Ennies w as brought be
fore Justice of Peace, J. Knox
Dickens, charged with striking
Mr. J. M. Underwood, foreman
of the finishing room of t!k
Roanoke Mills Company, in the
face and breaking his glasses.
The alternation grew out of a
dispute over Ennis time.
Ennis submitted and was fined
$2.50 and cost and was taxed
with the cost of the glasses he
broke.
U. S. DEBT CONVERTED
INTO A CREDIT
America's pre-war debit in
Europe of six billion dollars has
been converted into a post-war
credit of eight billion dollars, ac
cording to a statement made by
Lewis B. Franklin, director of
the War Loan Organization of
the United States Treasury.
"The money we owed Europe
at the outbreak of the war had
gone into our transcontinental
railroads, the up-building of our
cities and public works" he said.
"Securities for our loan were
held in England, France, Hol
land and Garmany."
"Since that time we have
bought back four billon dollars
worth of these securities and
loaned privately to Europe two
billions more equalizing accounts.
In addition we have loaned the
Allied nations eight billion dol
lars. "We cannot look to Europe
again for capital to develop the
natural resources of the United
States. Europe is looking to us
as the creditor nation, and em
ployers are looking to the people
of the United States for the
money to make further develop
ment possible.
"That is the aim the govern
ment has in mind when it wants
to perpetuate the savings idea
that origintated during the war
period. Now that wo can no
longer look to Europe to send us
money for the development of
our natural resources the United
States government is ready to go
into a campaign to foster and
encourage the ideas of careful
spending and the elimination of
waste."
Mr. Franklin asserted that the
government's thrift campaign to
inculcate the habit of saving In
connection with the sale of Thrift
and War Savings' Stamps was
vital to the future financing of
the country.
Smith's Church Rally Day
At Smith's Church next Sun
day P. M. at 4 o'clock (fast time)
there will be a Rally Service,
Celebrating the close of the
Great "Centenary Drive" and
the discussion of definite plans
for the new Church. Bids have
been submitted by contractors
and it is hoped that the work
will begin soon.
All the members and friends
of the the congregation are urg.
ed to be present
We hope to have Hon. W. L
Knight of Weldon, and other
visiting speakers present
Ttieaa Dinky lalta.
Ha Is a wjr strong and a vary fleet
man who can get away from hla toiler
these days without soma sort of llttta
Olnkr bait tackad on to bis coal
vention MUsl lit: enlisted men.
ALSO: It is an organization
in which those men who were
not fortunate enough to get
overseas are WKLUUME. A
number of the men attending
the caucus at St Louis, were
among those who remained here
training men and performing
other useful duties which con
tributed much to the victory in
France.
For full particulars about The
American Legion, address The
Publicity and Information Com
mittee. American Legion. Poca
telo, Idaho; Louisvillee, Ky., or
1 er a va ame e B
j (Select city nearest your feast)
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ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEtS
Mrs. F. M. Co burn is spend
ing the week in Powelltown with
relatives.
Mr. Milton Abbott has resign
ed his position here and returned
to Baltimore.
Mesdames Balkan and Low, of
Littleton spent Monday In town
shopping.
Mrs. Dr. T. W. M. Long left
Monday for Virgina Beach to
spend the summer.
Mrs. E. A. A. Parker and little
son, left Tuesday for Berkley,
Va., to be with her husband.
Mr. Eddie Bowen, of Ports
mouth, is spending a few days
here with his mother.
Mr. P. C Duncan has return
ed from Clayton and resumed
his work.
Mrs. Bertha Andrews is visit
ing in Brinksville this week.
Mr. Jim Lee, of Garysburg,
spent Wednesday in town.
Mr. Charlie Grant of Garys
burg, spent Wednesday in town
on business.
Mr. J. A. Vincent spent Tues
day in town with relatives.
Mr. M. McRae Faison spent
several days in Enfield and Rocky
Mount this week on business.
Mr. C. W. Graham spent sev
eral days in Rocky Mount and
Wilson this week on business.
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor is spend
ing several days in Raleigh this
week.
Miss Alice Hockaday, of the
Conservatory of Music, Durham,
returned to her home last Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Chandler
and son, Wilson, and Mr. Harry
Davis, of Norfolk, spent the
week-end in town with friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Geo. Robertson, of Little
ton, spent Wednesday in town
on business.
Misses Eunice King and Mollie
Wicker spent the week-end in
Newport News.
Miss Susie Allsbrook spent
several days in Norfolk with her
sister Mrs. M. S. Chandler this
week.
Mr. Guy Walter Waller, who
has just returned from France,
is visiting his sisters Mrs. B. F.
Brown and Mrs. Geo. N. Taylor.
Mr. Francis Patterson, who
has been visiting his father Mr.
S. F. Patterson, left Tuesday for
Winston-Salem.
Miss Lena Rivers Jones spent
several days in Portsmouth this
week in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Knight
Mr. Geo. N. Taylor spent Wed
nesday in Rocky Mount on busi
ness. Mrs. S. J. Bounds and children,
and Mrs. E. A. A. Parker and
little son, have returned home
after spending some time in
Fayettesville with relatives.
Messrs. B. Marks and G. D.
Shell spent a few days in Dur
ham last week on business.
Mr. F. M. Coburn spent sev
eral days in Lynchburg on busi
ness last week.
Mrs. W. S. Hancock returned
Tuesday night accompanied bv
Miss Lila Hancock.
Miss Cora Delman spent the
week-end in Raleigh with rela
tives. Mrs. W. A. Simpson, of Nor
folk, spent the week-end here
with her sister Mrs. J. Frank
West
Mr. Ben Marks and Miss Yetta
Marks, of Greensboro, spent a
few days in the home of M. and
Mrs. B. Marks this week. .
Miss Adeie Meyer, or Enfield.
spent a few days with Mrs. B.
Marki this week.
Mrs. H, G. High, of Garysburg,
was in town Thursday on bad
inest.
Miss Myrtle fabon and lit.
Lloyd Crew spsat Euniiy ia
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