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ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. JUNE 27, 1919
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VOTERS OF TOWNSHIP PILE UP HUGE
MAJORITY FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
191 For Bond, 6 Against Bond is the Official Tally of Tuesday's Election . Said Results
Typical of the Progressive Spirit of Our Community.
191 for. 6 against the tickets
read bonds but they really
meant for and against better
schools. It is needless to say
that the advocates of better
schools for our community are
highly elated over the results of
Tuesday's election.
The school advocates left no
stone unturned. The most eff
ective work being the four min
ute talks by many of our people
at each performance of the
Chautauqua, three of the best
of which being made by Supt
A. M. Proctor and Principals
Miss Clara Hearne and Mary
Powell, who in a vivid manner
acquainted the people with un
varnished facts as to the over
run conditions of . our present
buildings.
The present plans of the
School Board are to erect a high
school building on Hamilton
Street mid way between Rose
niary and Roanoke Rapids. The
building committee of the board
is now busy going over plans
and expect to begin work on the
new building at an early date.
The new building will be
thoroughly modern and up to
date in every respect and con
tain the most commodious audi
torium possible.
GEO. L HAYES. JR.
. ELECTED CHAIRMAN
The Board of County Commis
sioners in a special meeting
Tuesday appointed Mr. W. R.
Harvey former chairman of the
Board, County Treasurer, to
succeed the late J. E. Bowers.
The Board then elected Mr.
Geo. L Hayes, Jr. Chairman of
the Board and Mr. Arrington
Kitchen to fill the vacancy on the
board.
TO ENTERTAIN WAR VETERANS
The Baraca class of the Bap
tist Sunday school are prepar
ing to entertain the returned
soldier boys on July 10th, at
which time Rev. A. C. Moore, a
' former pastor of the church will
make the principal address. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend these exercises. Keep the
date ifl mind and do not make
other engagements for that night
It is desired to make this a joy
ous ocaasion for our boys.
HEAR MRS. VAUGHN
TONIGHT
Mrs. Kate Brew Vaughn; of
Raleigh, Director of Infant Hy
giene, State Board of Health,
wHl address the community at
8:30 at the Central School Audi
torium. A musical program will
be rendered of songs etc. The
Roanoke Rapids Band will play.
Mrs. Vaughn has been heard
with great interest and helpful
ness all over the State..,
The public is very earnestly
asked to attend this meeting.
"WILDCATS" RETURN
The following boys, members
of the 81st "Wild Cat" Division
returned home this week:
John C. Smith, Bush Hux,
Willis Turner, Rufus Turner,
Jack Smith, Mason Faison, Nat
Hockaday, ChaS. M. Rice and
Peter Norwood.
Their many f-iends are glad
to have them at home again.
CHORAL CLUB NOTICE
- There will be no further meet
ings of the Choral Club until falL
Notice . will be given for the
opening meeting.
u Mrs. W. A. IUzcscV Ftia.
BUILDING COMMITTEE GETTING
ROANOKE RAPES FERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEKS
Miss Mary P. Fort, of Oxford.
who has been visiting friends
here for several days returned to
her home Tuesday.
Mrs. T. W. M. Long and chil
dren returned from a visit to Vir
ginia Beach this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burgyn
and children, of Jackson, visited
friends here this week.
Mr. Guy Waller, of Kinston,
visited friends snd relatives here
this week.
Mr. Barksdale Lawson, of
South Boston, spent several days
here with friends this week.
Mr. A. M. Proctor spent sev
eral days here this week.
Miss Agnes Edwards, of Sea
board, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
C. W. Graham.
Miss Mary Towe is visiting
friends and relatives here this
week.
Mrs. J. A. Ward left for her
home in Williamston this week
after visiting her sister, Mrs. F.
M. Shute, for several days.
Miss Jessie Brandt spent a few
days in Rocky Mount this week.
Miss Mary Traynham Wyche
is entertaining a house party at
her borne "Wychecroft" this
week. She has as her guests, Mr.
Rudolph Burnau and Miss Mary
Poole, of Greensboro, Messrs.
Young Cheatham and Thornton
GohlBtan, of Henderson, Miss
May Cobbs and Mr. Julian Mc
Morris of Portsmouth.
Miss Mary Traynham Wyche
and house guests motored to
Henderson Monday to attend a
dance.
Mr. Charles Reiter, of Balti-
a . mm a
more, Ma., visited irtenas nere
this week.
Mr. Frank Williams, of Nor
folk, spent several days here
with relatives this week.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Northing-
ton, of La Cross, Va,, spent
Sunday with relatives.
Mr. Joe Taylor, of Oxford, has
accepted a position with Patter
son Mills Company.
Mr. F. M. Coburn spent Mon
day in Raleigh with his brother
Mr. R. T. Coburn.
Miss A. A. Hardaway attend
ed the wedding of her brother in
Washington, D. C this week.
Miss Pearle Wilson left Sun
day for Beck with. West Va.. to
visit relatives.
Mr. Walter J. Kee spent Sun
day and Monday in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Marks and
son. Sammie. have returned
from Norfolk.
Miss Rose Farber, of Balti
more, visited Miss Fannie Marks
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Meyers, of
Enfield spent a few hours here
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.
Marks Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Paris, of
Richmond, spent Sunday here
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Edmonds.
Mr. Vernon Faris, of Hender
son, spent Sunday here in the
home of Mr and Mrs. J. B. Ed
monds. Miss Pearl Hamilton, of Phil
adelphia is visiting in the home
of Misses Fannie and Annie
Taylor.
Mr. M. M. Faison spent sever
al days here with his wife this
week.
Mr. M. E. Faison, of Norfolk,
visited relatives here this week.
Mrs. Josephine Cherry spent
several days here with relatives
this week,
lira, 11. E. Walker and dairi
BUSY
BAND CONCERT
' The Roanoke Rapids Band will
give a concert in the Park, on
the night of July 3rd, commen
cing at 8:15.
It is to be hoped that arrange
ments may be made for install
ing electric lights around the
band stand. The following pro
gram will be rendered:
1 - March Royal Welcome
Home.
2 Overture Magneto.
3 Song and Dance Under
Southern Skies.
4 Patrol . The Victorious Le
gion. Introducing The Old
Gray Mare.
5 Overture Ever Faithful
6 March Conservator.
7 Overture - American Ideal
8 Caprice - Dance of the
Imps.
9 Waltz Roanoke Rapids.
10 - Fantasia The Soldiers
Dream.
Trumpets Semper Fideles.
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The
Boys are Marching.
Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground.
Bugle Call Assembly.
Glory Hallelujah.
Just Before the Battle Mother.
Yankee Doodle.
Home Sweet Home.
Dixie.
Star Spangled Banner.
Taps.
Prayer.
Arthur Whitely,
Band Master.
AUREUAN SPRINGS NEWS
We are glad to say Mrs. W. L.
Browning is improving after a
long illness.
Mrs. F. S. Cullom and children
are spending some time with her
mother Mrs. D. T. Cooke.
Misses Mary Towe and Allene
Cook are attending the Ep-
worth League conference at
Louisburg this week.
Miss Annie Cooke attended
the Mustian Parker wedding at
Heathsville.
Mr. Harry Finn Kelly, of Hen
derson, who has just returned
from France is visiting friends
at Aurelian Springs.
Mr. Henry Kelly of Ensley
Ala., is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Kelly.
Rev. Mr. Towe and Miss An
nie Cook motored to Roanoke
Rapids Tuesday P. M. to the
corner stone of the new church
there.
Mrs. O. B. Coake is
at the home of Mrs,
Cooke.
visiting
D. T.
ter, Mary, have returned to
their home after visiting
here in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. Jones.
Last night Widow's Son Lodge
No. MO, Ancient Free and Ac
cepted Masons installed officers
for the ensuing year as this was
the first meeting after St John's
Day. The following were instal
led: T. W. Mullen, W. M.,'Job
Taylor, S. W., G. N. Taylor, J.
W., L S. Cannon, Treas., J. E.
McGee, Sec'y., J. L Cobb, S.D.,
A. L. Robertson Jr., D.. Chas.
Humphreys, Sr. Steward, W. 0.
Thompson, Jr. Steward, W. L.
Mills, tyler, Rev. Lewis N. Tay
lor, chaplain.
Master Strachan Duncan, of
Clayton, is visiting his father,
Mr. P. C. Duncan this week.
Miss Telga Barnes, of Clayton,
is visiting Miss Alice Hockaday
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Vincent
have returned to Roanoke Rapids
to make their future home.
Mrs. B. S. Courtney, of Wil
liamston visited relatives here
this week. 1
RICCXB exeaiixg SEASON I
rex CHAUTALQUAj
Friday evening Polly of the
Circus was presented to a packed
tent The melodrama is purely
American and appealed immense
ly to the large crowd present
W. Leighton Mechan, as "John
Douglas." and his co-star "Pol
ly" were especially pleasing.
Saturday afternoon the 1919
Revue Company and Mr. Fred
erick Win. Wile were with us.
The programs of the Revue Com
pany were enjoyed immensely by
their audiences.
Mr. Wile, as has been stated
in our columns, is one of the
most prominent newspaper cor
respondents of Europe, having
spent over twenty years in Lon
don and Berlin, during which
time he was intimately associat
ed with the leading statesmen of
those countries. Saturday night
Mr. Wile's subject was John
Bull and Uncle Sam. Mr. Wile
told of the things the English
did during the war, stating that
without the English navy all
would have been lost for the
Allies. He also told of being
thrown !n jail by the Germans at
the outbreak of the war on the
charge of being an English spy
and of our ambassador's securing
his release. He paid high tri
bute to Wood row Wilson and Joe
Daniels. At the close of his lec
ture he answered many questions
asked by members of the audi
ence. Sunday evening at eight-thirty
a union meeting of the churches
of the community was held in the
Chautauqua tent, Rev. Stanley
White, presiding. Rev. T. S.
Crutchfield read the scripture
lesson.
The 1919 Revue Company ren
dered several appropriate selec
tions and Mr. Wile delivered a
lecture on what Europe expects
of America. Mr. Wile is a man
with a broad knowledge ot af
fairs and talks interestingly on
any subject, wnne nere air.
Wile was the guest of Mr. C. A.
Wyche.
Monday afternoon the program
was opened with a concert by
the orchestra of the Robin Hood
Company Mr. Alexander
Thiede, the leader, is a young
musician possessing a remark
able talent and ability and in our
opinion his concert was second
only to Robin Hood of the entire
program.
Following this concert Monday
afternoon Miss Welthy B. Hon
singer delivered a lecture on
what is expected of the women
of America.
Miss Honsinger was in the Y.
W. C. A. work in France and
just returned only a few weeks
ago. Her lecture was indeed
good, such as our people rarely
have the opportunity of hearing.
The vivid picture portrayed by
Miss Honsinger of the desolation
of Northern France and Belgium
will ever remain in the minds of
her audience.
Monday night was opera night
and Robin Hood was presented
by a strong company composed
mostly of stars. The leads were
Jack Phillips as Robin Hood, Miss
Celsa Thiede as Maid Marion and
Edwin Beck as Sheriff of Not
tingham. Mr. Beck was especi
ally pleasing, winning the unre
served applause of the bulk ef
the large crowd present
' Tuesday afternoon the junior
Chautauqua presented their play
fPlA Urtn tirkiU lira. trnfiA
Vierra's Hawaiians also gave a
concert both afternoon and even
ing. Vierra's Hawaiians have
been to our town before and
have pleased our people on each
occasion they were roundly ap
plauded at both their concerts.
Tuesday night Dr. Thos. E.
Green delivered the strongest
lecture of the season, his subject
being the ' Salt of the Earth'
Dr. Green disclosed many of the
present administration s activi
ties during the war. We would
indeed be glad ,to give Dr.
Green's lecture word for word.
for we believe every American
citizen should hear it but such
cannot be done. His lecture will
be remembered by our people for
a long, long time.
Best of all the Chautauqua en
joyed the best patronage ever
this year and they will be here
arain next year.
EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS TO BE BUILT
AT ROANOKE MILLS NUMBER TWO
New Weave Room 274 Long and 1S7 Feet 8 Inches Wide.
Inches by 157 Feet 8 Inches and Dye House 50x75
ROSEMARY PERSONAL
LOCAL I TEES
AND
A very live organization in
Rosemary is the recently insti
tuted lodge Sons and Daughter
of Liberty an organization for
members, their wives, daughters
and sisters of the Junior Order
United Americas Mechanics.
Saturday night the head men and
women of the State of the or
ganization, together with "the
big chief" Mr. Sapps will visit
the lodge and after interesting
addresses hsve seen made a
reception will follow. Sunday
morning the order will attend a
s special service arranged for
them at All Saints' (Episcopal)
Church at eleven o'clock. The
members of the order are earn
estly requested to assemble at
the hall promptly at ten-thirty
and march in a body to the
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Walkins,
of Thelma, were in town Monday
afternoon.
Mr, George Steele, of Vultare
was here a short while Monday.
Mr. John Shaw, of Vultare was
in Rosemary Tuesday night
The Cotillion Club gave a
surprise party at the home of
Mrs. G. L Hayes this week
in honor of her guests Misses
Margaret Matthews, of Clinton,
and Willie Wilkinson, of Tar
boro. Mr. R. B. Lawson of South Bos
ton, Va., spent Friday in town.
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. M. Lance,
left Tuesday for Columbus, Ohio,
to attend the M. E. Centenary
Exposition.
Miss Charlena Hart has ac
cepted a position with the Rose
mary Banking and Trust Com
pany. Messrs. J as. G. Jordan and A.
S. Brady, of Henderson, spent
Friday in Rosemary.
Mr. Jas. M. McMillan, of At
lanta, was here last Friday.
Mr. C. L. Gourand, of New
York City, spent Friday in Rose
mary.
The members of the local lodge
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
are looking forward with pleas
ure to the meeting arranged for
Saturday night and the services
Sunday morning.
Capt Donald McComas, of
Goldsboro, was the guest of Mrs.
J. P. Hewitt for the week-end.
Mr. George Cullon, has just ar
rived from overseas where he
served in the artillery band of
the 81st Division, and is at the
home of his father Mr. A. L
Cullon.
Mr. M. P. Williams, of Tarboro
was in town Wednesday.
Mr. Perry Brown, of the 81st
Division U. S. A., recently re
turned from overseas, is the guest
of friends in Rosemary this
week. After a visit to his par
ents in Tarboro, he will return
to Rosemary and accept a posi
tion with the Rosemary Mfg. Co.
Mr. W. M. Garrett of Condor,
spent Tuesday in town.
Dr. McRae, of Littletnn was
here Monday afternoon.
Mr. V. F. Harrison, of Little
ton, spent Wednesday in Rose
mary.
Mr. H. B. Harvell, of Weldon,
was in' town Monday afternoon.
Messrs E. Douglas and Frank
Clark, of New York City spent
Tuesday in town.
Mr. W. B. Powell, of Reeky
Mount was in Rosemary Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L Nash have
arrived from Charlotte. Mr.
Nash Is cashier of the Citizens'
Bank and Trust Co., which will
ERECTING 67 NEW DWELLINGS
KXS.W.G. LYNCH WINS HAND
SOME DRESS
Mrs. W. G. Lynch, of Roanoke
Rapids, was the winner of the
dress given away during the
Special Sale Chautauqua week by
Duncan's Inc. The winning
number which was 111 being held
by her.
open for business on the first of
July. Mr. and Mrs. Nash have
taken rooms at Mr. Joe Cox's.
Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Humphrey,
of Raleigh, were in town Tues
day. Mr. E. Falker, of Henderson,
was in town Tuesday.
Mr. John Stout of Atlanta,
was here the first of the week.
Mr. A. A. Wood, of Warrenton
was in Rosemary Monday.
Mr. L. S. Chesson, of Hender
son, was in town Mondsy morn
ing. The many friends of Mr.
Shaftner W. Buchanan, formerly
of Rosemary, now of Raleigh,
were glad to see him in town for
the week-end.
Mr. Joe Taylor, of Oxford, has
accepted a position with the
Rosemary Mfg. Co.
Messrs. W. H. and L P. Spoon
of Greenville, S. C, were here
Friday.
In a fast game of baseball
played on the Rosemary diamond
last Saturday afternoon Rose
mary defeated Henderson by the
decisive score of six to one.
Pace had his erstwhile pitching
arm at work, as is his wont and
with Lambeth doing the receiv
ing the visitors had a battery to
face that made things interesting
in addition to the stellar work of
the other seven. Both teams,
however, put up a splendid ex
hibition. Mr. H. E. Dobbins spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Rich
mond. The Womans Auxiliary of All
Saints (Episcopal) Church will
meet with Mrs. E. W. Lehman
Tuesday at four o'clock.
The many friends of Mr. Lu
cius Cullom are glad to welcome
him back from overseas. He ar
rived Thursday morning from
Camp Lee and is vjsiting his
father, Mr. Al Cullom.
Mrs. G. L. Hayes and Miss
Charlena Hart pleasantly enter
tained Wednesday night in hon
or of their guests, Misses Mat
thews and Wilkinson.
Mr. C.F. Ogletree spent Thurs
day in Henderson.
Mr. Jake Matthews has recent
ly arrived from overseas to the
delight of his many friends.
Miss Kate Brew Vaughan was
the guest of Mrs. Hewitt during
her stay in the community.
Mr. G. L. Eury, recently hon
orably discharged from the ser
vice is visiting relatives.
Mrs. K. Ryder, of Charlotte,
spent Tuesday in town.
Mr. W. T. Harrison, of Little
ton, was in Rosemary Tuesday.
Mr. R. C. Cook, of Raleigh
spent the week-end in town.
Mrs. Simpson, of Charlotte,
spent Sunday in town.
Mr. J. S. Oliverof New York
City was here over Sunday.
Mr. J. G. Butts, of Halifax,
spent Sunday in the home of
Mr. T. M. Jenkins. ,
Mr. A. J. Boyd, of Warrenton,
was here Tuesday morning.
Mr. F. J. McCarthy, of New
York City was in town Monday
morning.
Mrs. R. B. Gammon, of Phoe
bus, Va., is the guest of her
daughter, lira. J. U. Loftia.
Finishing Plant 101 Feet 8
Feet
the condition of any enter
prise can best be determined by
its growth. The Roanoke Mills
Company, under the efficient
management of Mr. Sam F. Pat
tenon has grown steadily since
its organization some twenty
four years ago.
Contracts are now being let
for the erection at and adjoining
their No. two mill for a wesve
room 274 feet long by 157 feet
8 inches wide. The building will
have a basement and be two
stories high and as the present
building be of reinforced con
crete.
In this building 700 Draper
Looms will be operated by indi
vidual motors.
A finishing room 101 feet by
157 feet 8 inches with two stor
ies and basement will also be
built and equipped with the most
modern machinery.
Also a dye house 60x75 feet
will be added this building being
a one story structure. The ad
ditions will of course add many
people to the pay roll of Roan
oke Mills Company and bring
many new families to Roanoke
Rapids.
To take care of these new res
idents the Roanoke Milk Com
pany are now erecting sixty
seven new houses in the No. 2
village.
The houses were purchased
from the Aladdin people and in
the lot there are eleven different
designs, which will add much to
the appearance of the village-
breaking monotony of too much .
sameness. Two large and at
tractive houses were also pur
chased by the mill company at
the same time for residents of
our town.
MISS JONES ENTERTAINS
Miss Meta B. Jones was at
home to quite a number of her
young friends Thursday evening
between the hours of 9:00 and
11:30. The hall and living room
were beautifully decorated with
cut flowers and ferns. The
guests were met at the door by
the hostess and were immediate
ly made to feel at home. Con
tests, games and music were in
dulged in during the evening,
At 10:30 the guests were in
vited into the dining room which
was decorated with cut flowers
and ferns where delicious cream,
fruits, cake and candy were ser
ved. Those present were: Misses
Alice Hockaday, Telga Barnes,
Cammie Vaughn, Sula Williams,
Lottie Green, Maud Wilkinson,
Lena Rivers and Inzie Jones,
Messrs. Nat Hockaday, Hurley
I King, Mason Faison, Billie Nor
wood, D. M. Clark, Frank Wil
liams, Seabrook Jones and Law
rence Clements.
MR. W. P. SNIPES DEAD
Mr. W. P. Snipes a well known
man of our community died Sun
day night at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Snipes, of South Rosemary, af
ter a lingering illness of several
months. The deceased was a
victim of tuberculosis. '"?..
Mr. Snipes had been a resident.
of this community for about ten
years and was for the six years
previous to the abrupt decline
of his health a valued employes
of the Roanoke Rapids Power
Co.
Deceased was about SS yczn ,
old and is survived ty bis prr.ti
and one brother. Istn::zt
was mads InIt tz T 1j
CcJty, It. T. C C.
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