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Volume VL-Number 15
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. JULY 4, 1919
Subscription $1.50 a Year in Advance
FIRST NATIONAL BANK'S
PROGRESS GRATIFYING
lU Crewtk lnikttei the Extra! of
t . Presppctiry of tht Ceeanuniry
Ait indication of the continued
growth and business prosperity
fur this community is reflected
in the gratify in showing made
by the First National Bank of
Roanoke Rapids for the six
months ending June 30 at ita
regular semi annual meeting of
Directors. The usual 4 semi
annual dividend u declared
and the Director! ordered that
.000.00 undivided profit be
carried to the surplus account,
making the Bank's to capital and
surplus $?u.000,00 which ia con
siderably larger than that of any
other banking institution in
Halifax County.
Mr. J. W. Taylor was elected
a Director of the bank and Dr.
T. W. M. Long was elected Vice
President at a Directors meeting
held on last Wednesday. These
elections being to fill the vacan
cy created by the resignation of
Mr. J. L. Patterson, which was
accepted on June 30th. on account
of the fart that Mr. Patterson
will be closely identified with
another banking institution in
this community.
CHAPEL HILL NEWS
The University Summer
School is a great success. Teach
ers and students are pouring in
from all over the State and other
states.
There is a great spirit of earn
estness and fewer are enrolled
in the "Campus Course" than
formerly.
Among other things of inter
est Dr. Minis, formerly of Trini
ty College has been lecturing on
the Art of living.
In the first address he pointed
out to teachers the possibility of
realizing the expression of
self. He exhorted the teach
ers to catch a great vision for
their work and pointed them to
such stars as Edward Kidder
Graham, Dr. Alderman and oth
ers. He exhorted the teachers
to be so imbued with power vis
ion as to lift every human soul
we touch and awake their dor
mant powers, for said he, "there
are thousands waiting for you
teachers to speak the magic
word".
In another address on "Art of
Thinking" he brought out the
Biblical authority for thinking
by mentioning this passage,
"Israeli doth not know: my peo
ple doth not consider" He said
Americans do not take time to
think and many let others think
for them. If any one will tell
him his papers, his Church, etc.
he can tell him his opinions. He
says thinking is an art which
may be acquired. In the art of
thinking are four factors, 1st
Open minds; 2nd. Discriminating
minds; 3rd Minds that strike a
golden mean; 4th Minds that use
wisdom of emphasis.
At the formal opening of the
Summer School Dr. Patterson,
brother of the beneficent Roa
noke Rapids Pattersons, welcom
ed the summers students. He
told them he hoped they would
feel at home now and hereafter
and mentioned the fact that this
is the home of all Uuiversities.
He spoke very tenderly of the
departed Graham and Stancy.
Dr. Colvin, the famous author
and professional leader is with
us, giving inspiration and in
struction daily to the teachers.
Of course, the annual reception
Bynum Gymnasium with music,
dancing, and various amuse
ments where students mingle
socially with the faculty was a
big event
Prospect points out that this
will be the greatest and most up
lifting summer school in the his
tory of the South.
Halifax should be proud its
Supervisor Miss Cherry is mak
ing good here as an Instructor.
AND
Mr. T. M. Jenkins spent last
week in Richmond buying fall
goods.
Mr. J. B. Calhoun of Birming
gam, Ala., was a visitor to our
town Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Hewit left
Tuesday morning for a ten days
vacation to be spent at Beaufort
Mr. W. T. Smith, of Daytona,
Fla., was here for a short while
Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Fleming, who has
served efficiently as milliner for
the Mirses Medlin, left Wednes
day morning for her home in
Raleigh, where she was called on
account of the continued ill
health of her mother.
Mr. John T. Wilson, of Green
ville, spent Tuesday in town.
Mr. T. J. Evans, of Henderson
was here Tuesday.
Mr. Ed. G. Landis, of Herson.
spent Tuesday in Rosemary.
Mr. J. M. Mullen, of Peters
burg, was here this week.
Mr. Chas. P. Wade, of Balti
more, was here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. a Harrell
and Mr. H. B. Harrell. Jr.. of
Weldon, spent Sunday in town.
Mr. H. G. Goodman, of Peters
burg was here Monday morning.
Mr. Arthur E. Stowe left Sun
day for an extended trip to Ashe-
ville.
Mr. L S. Cannon is spending
several days in western North
Corolina.
Mr. Jos. E, Cox is visiting in
Atlantic City.
Mrs. B. P. Cooper has as her
guest Miss Ferguson, of Little
ton. Mr. Howard Holtzelaw, of
Charleston, W. Vs., spent Sat
urday in town.
Ground is being broken on the
corner opposite the Patterson
Store Company preparatory to
the erecting the new building I
for the Citizens Bank and!
Trust Company. j
Mr. Geo. B. Maccubbin, of!
Norfolk, spent Saturday in Rose- j
mary.
The Citizens Bank and Trust
Company opened for business on
Tuesday morning, July the first,
with bright prospects.
Mr. W. B. Powell, of Rocky
Mount was here Saturday.
Mr. L P. Seay, of Richmond,
spent Friday in Rosemary.
Mr. W. P. Jenkins, of Chatta
nooga, Tenn., was here Friday.
Mr. J. B. McLaughlin, of Rich
mond, spent Friday in town.
Mrs. B. P. Cooper has re
turned from a visit to Littleton.
Mr. W. S. Jones, of Richmond,
spent Friday in Rosemary.
Mr. W.E. Froelich, of Winston-
Salem, spent the week-end with
Mr T M Jenkins.
Preparation are being made
for the erection of a warehouse
fifty by one hundred feet on the
lot in the rear of the Patterson
Store Company.
The Paragon Grocery Company
has opened for business to the
left of the Stedman Store Com
pany. Mr. L W. Taylor has resigned
his position with the Rosemary
supply Company and wiil immed
iately open a cafe in Rosemary.
Mr. C. F. Ogletree spent the
first of the week in Henderson.
Mr. Clyde Taylor has resigned
has position with the Rosemary
Drug Company and gone into
business in Franklinton.
Miss Mildred Hodges, after
spending several days with Mrs.
W. C. Williams, has returned to
her home at Star, S. C.
Mr. Franklin Powell, of Boy-
kins, Va., visited his sister Mrs.
H. G. Coleman this week.
Mr. Fred Peck attended the
Summer reunion of Scottish Rite
Masons held in Enfield Monday.
Miss Willie Wilkinson, who
has been the guest of Mrs. Geo.
L Hayes and Miss Charlena
Hart recently, left Wednesday
ROSEMARY PERSONAL
LOCAL ITEMS
BAR AC AS TO ENTERTAIN
RETURNED SOLDIERS
Remember the exercises in
honor of our returned soldier
boys to le held at the Baptist
Church Thursday evening, July
lUth. Rev. A O. Moore, of Clay
ton, N. C, is U be the principal
speaker of tne occasion. The pub
lic is cordially invited to attend
these exercises. t
All returned soldiers of the
community are cordially invited
to attend a special guests of
the Baptist Baraca Class, who
will appreciate their attendance
in uniform.
FIRST WITH
COTTON BLOSSOM
Mr. Wells D. Tillery informs
us that one of his tenants, Sam
Powell, mailed him a cotton
blossom, whicn was plucked from
Powell's field on June 23. This,
so far as is know is the earliest
cotton blossom of the season.
for her homo in Tarlioro.
Saturday night was a "big
night" for the local lodge Sons
and Daughters of Uberty, when
their first Social was held in the
lodge hall and the big men of
the order were guests of hon
or. The past councilor of the Jr.
Order U. A. M., Sapps, was here
with his usual repertoire of jokes
and entertaining oratory and the
new councilor J. B. Craver, of
Winston-Salem, made his debut
and in n splendid address show
ed his hearers why he was chos
en for the high office he holds.
Sunday morning the order at
tended a special service arrang
ed for them in the Episcopal
Church. The lodge is making
rapid strides numerically and
otherwise.
Carpenters are very busily en
aged this week at Roanoke Junc
tion in the erection of a new
store for the B. Nedder Co., on
the lot just north of K. B. Top
ping. Mr. Eugene Lehman, Jr. en
tertained the contillion Club
Monday night. Twenty-five
were present and enjoyed the
evening. Dainty refreshment i
were served.
"Chief" II. E. Dobbins has
made a remarkably enviable re
cord in the collection of taxes.
This year up to date he has col
lected $27,400.00 which lacks but
$('() of the entire budget He
expects to lower this below $50.
Miss Margaret Hewitt enter
tained Friday night in honor of
house guests of Miss Traynham
Wyche and of Mrs. Hayts and
Miss Charlena Hart. Twenty
five guests were in attendance.
The many friends of Rev. A.
C. Chaflin, former pastor of the
Rosemary Baptist Church, now
pastor of Cerro Gordo Baptist
i Church, were glad to see him in
town this week! He held the
services at the Baptist Church
Sunday mornining and night.
The Bridge Club will be en
tertained by Mrs. E. W. Lehman
this afternoon.
Misses Carlton and Rowe spent
the week end in Norfolk.
Mrs. J. P. Hewitt and Miss
Margaret Hewitt spent the week
end in Norfolk."
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Black
man ami family have moved from
Duke litre and will make their
honie.
Mr. and Mrs. ' Walter-Jones
and family of Enfield, have ac
cepted positions with the Rose
mary Mfg. Co.
Mr. H. E. Dobbins spent two
days in Richmond this week.
Miss Jean Hewitt is spending
several days at Beaufort
Miss Mary Powell spent the
week-end with relatives at Ma
con. Mr. W. C. Bass, of Durham,
arrived in town Wednesday after-
noon.
i
Miss Winifred Beckwith left
Thursday for a visit to Washing
ton, D. C.
WITH THE CHURCHES
All SkiaUCkarcfc
ttv. Leva N. Taykr, lector
Next Sunday U the Third Sun-
dayafter Trinity.
Services:
9:43 Sunday School and Adult's
Bible Class. T. W. Mullen. Supt
11:00 Celebration of the Holy
Communion and sermon.
8:15 Evening sen ice and ser
mon. Choir rehearsal Wednesday
night at Mr. Lehman's.
Tonight at 8:30 a social will
be held for the children of the
Sunday School and the members
of the parish.
You will always find a welcome
at All Saints'
Presbyteriaa Qarca
Rtv. Stanley Wkiti, Tutor
Mr. Artkar WkiUley, Organist
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Christian Endeavor 8:30 r. M.
on Monday.
Junior Y. P. Society 4:30 p. M.
on Friday.
There will be no services on
Sunday except Sunday School.
Baptist Catrci
Rev. T. S. CratckfieM, Paster
Sunday School 9:45 A. M. W.
S. Hancock. Supt
Services. 11KK) A. M., Subject:
The benefits of reading.
a Y. P. U., 7:30 P. M., Julian
Allsbrook, President, and Miss
Addie Lipscomb, Group leader.
Evening service, 8:30, Subject:
Preaching that pleases people. .
Men's Bible Class, Tuesday
evening at 8:30.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 8:30.
WATCH FOR IRISH
POTATO WARTS
"Potato Wart" is easily re
cognized from the 'wart', which
is an outgrowth of extra tissue
usually coming from the eye, and
may continue to grow from the
size of a pin head to the size of
the tuber itself. At first it is light
brown, then slowly turns darker.
This Irish potato disease has
been discovered in the United
States, and it is believed to have
been brought over on potatoes
imported from European coun
tries in 1912.
Last September a man from
near Hazel ton, Pennsylvania,
sent some warty potatoes
from his garden, which were
being destroyed by the disease,
to the Pennsylvania State De
partment of Agriculture. Upon
investigation it was found that
27 cities and villages had gardens
with diseased potatoes, and
sometimes as many as fifty gar
dens in a village. Owners of these
badly infested gardens state that
the disease had been noticed for
at least four years, and that it
was continually getting worse.
Some showed the disease to have
advanced so much that very few
tubers were formed.
At Hazelton, Pennsylvania,
there has been a laboratory estab
lished by the State for the
purpose of testing the varieties
that are either immune or have
a great resisting power, and
where experiments are being
conducted toward treating the
soil with different chemicals and
soil sterilization.
Mr. L E. Wyocum, of the
United States Department - of
Agriculture, Bureau of Plant In
dustry, will be in this State for
about a month making a thorough
survey of North Carolina, and
to give his assistance in cases
where it is found. Every pre
caution against the spread of the
disease should be taken. Any bus
picious cases should be reported
at once to the county agent the
State College of Agriculture, or
Bureau of Plant Industry at
Washington, D. C.
VAUCiiN MAKES
INTERESTING TALK !
UasW Aaspeciet of the Cvuaaity Bt
terawBt Lm(m. She TtOi i
Himful Fttitai .
The July meeting of the Com- i
munity betterment league was
held last Friday night, instead j
of the usual day, on account of j
the fact that the invited speaker
could be present then and not at i
the regular time.
The meeting was called to order !
by the vice president. Mr. Taylor j
who announced the first number j
on the program - a solo "Birds I
are siiiging" sweely sung by J
Miss Alice lloekaday in her usual
attractive manner. She sang as
an encore "Sweet Little Woman
of mine."
The Roanoke Rapids Band fur
nished splendid music for the
occasion and made it memorable
by making their debut in their
new natty blue uniforms.
The speaker was Mrs. Kate
Brew Vaughan. director of the
Bureau of Infant Hyiene, State
Board of Health. She began her
address by eulogizing the
American soldiers and the pa
riotic citizens of tht- United State
for their contribution to the
world war and asked her hearers
to show their patriotism by
obeying tne laws of health and
making America, a physically
fit nation. She stated that one
man out of every three who was
called to the colors was rejected
on account of some physical
defect She attributed this large
ly to the way we have been fed
while infants. She contended
that the reasonmany infants have
been able to live through being
surrounded by flies was not
because they were harmful
things but in spite of them. She
said it was a sin to feed a baby
six months old biscuits, meats,
coffee., etc., and even though
a child could sometimes live
through such treatment, when
it reached maturity it frequently
had a poor digestien and other
physical ailments; that diarrhea,
the dreaded disease of the sum
mer, was caused by two things,
filth and improper feeding. The
common fly is a carrier of the disease-
If houses are properly
sceened and the few flies who de
spite this precaution find en
trance are swatted and proper re
gard is given to the right food
disease will be an unknown quan
tity. When babies die it is not
always the will of GOD but
through treatment by the
parents and in hundreds of cases
their deaths can be prevented.
Mrs. Vaughn said that when the
State Legislature met she was
going to work with all her might
to have a law enacted making
it a felony for a mother to allow
her baby to die with diarrhea. She
spoke of the value of typhoid fe
ver antitoxin and urged her hear
ers to be inoculated. In the after
noon Mrs. Vaughn made splendid
informal talks before them others
of the several mill villages.
STORE BROKEN INTO
The store of Hancock Jackson
Company was broken into some
time during Sunday night. The
robber or robbers are known to
have stolen a suit of clothes, and
some $2 in cash, of course it is
very probable that other things
were taken, but the above is all
that could be absolutely traced.
Entry was gained by breaking
a glass door in the rear of the
grocery department
This is the second offence of
this nature occurring within a
period of two weeks, which fully
exhibits the need of a night po
liceman. Wlwi They Or. It
Wisdom lurki Id queer placet many
congressman ha become famoui by
enlarging the Idea be picked up at
the Grocery 8 tore Country dub.
Quite So.
The ociiltit li naturally optimistic,
there being loti of money in eight for
him. On the other hand, the dentlut li
not necessarily pessimistic because he
eftea looks dews in the movtk
Iroanoke rapids personalIpopue springs camp
AND LOCAL ITEMS
Mrs. J. W. Cates and children!
arrived some days ago and art
now occupying the residence
formerly occupied by J. M. Jack
son, with Mr. Catea, who haa - - , . Vf
ton hero several months. Th plu Sptm Camp N
Neon nero u several montna. 1 335, Woodmen of the World, as-
Mr. Clements U sponding sev- listed by Birchwood Camp No,
eral days in Norfolk. '55. of Roanoke Rapids. conduct-
Mr. Lewis Jones has accepted impressive unveiling ex-
a position with Hancock-Jackson
Company in the dry goods de
jiartment Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Price left
Sunday for Spring Hope, where
Mr. Price has accepted a position
with the Montgomery Luroler
Co.
Mr. P. C. Duncan spent sever
al days in Clayton with his wife
this week.
Miss Boadie Clark left Wed
nesday for Shelby to visit rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L Patterson
and children left this week for
Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. lien Pugh. of
Vultare. spent Tuesday in town.
Rev. Stanley White ia visiting
relatives in Virginia this week.
Mr. T II Canaday. of Bath,
spent several days here with
friends this week.
Mrs. J. T. Chase and children
left this week for Philadelphia
to visit relatives.
Mr. Roger Warren spent sev
eral days here this week with
friends and relatives.
Mr. D. M. Clark spent several
days out of town this week on
business.
Mr. C. W. Humphreys is visit
ing relatives in West Virginia.
Mr. T. C. Moore, of Washing
ton, D. C, spent Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Vaughn.
Miss Telga Barnes left Sunday
for her home in Clayton, after
visiting Miss Alice Hockaday for
several days.
Miss Mary Traynham Wyche
is visiting friends in Greensboro
this week.
Miss Jessie Brandt left this
week for her home in Greens
boro, after visiting Miss Louise
Bain lor several days.
Miss Lionel Brown is spending
the week here with relatives.
Miss Taylor is spending some
time in the home of Mr. Job Tay
lor. Miss Campbell is visiting her
sister Mrs. D. L Leslie.
Mrs. Harvey Keene, and child
ren, of Suffolk, are visiting in
the home of Mr. and. Mrs. S. J.
Bounds.
Mr. Wilson Brantley spent a
few days here this week with
relatives.
Lieut. Custer spent Tuesday
here with Mr. Holland Brantley.
Mr. Mike Josephson, visited in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.
Marks this week.
Master Joe Lipscomb left Wed
nesday for Kinston where he
will visit relatives.
Master Sam Jones has accept
ed a position with Taylor-Mat
thews Company.
Mr. E. M. Story, of Franklin,
Va., has accepted a position with
B. Marks.
Mrs. B. Marks and children
are visiting relatives in Kinston
this week.
Mr. Barnett Norinsky has re
turned to Kinston, after visiting
his brother, Mr. A. M. Norinsky.
Miss Mildred and Ruth Bishop
of Savannah, Ga., are visiting
their sister, Miss Marie Bishop.
Miss Pearl Hamilton, Mattie
Baird, Fannie and Annie Taylor,
and Messrs. Ivey Mohorn and
John Hager spent Sunday in
Norfolk.
Hop a Vegetable.
Hops, vli.ch ire not recognisable In
the fort we preier. were eaten for
themseW 1 nr t vegetable by the Ro
mans of Jd and still are by the Bo
varlans, who choose, rather then the
blossoms, the tender top shoots of the
plant tad prepare thorn In Braek tfca
form of an asparagus
UNYAILS K0NU&ENTS
Honor M
of Sov. H.C.
Spejg at in Exercises last Sua
day wises at the local cemetery bun-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock when
the monument erected to the
memory of Sovereign II. T.
Speight was unveiled.
The ceremonies were under
the able direction of Sov. J. T.
Killiebrew, consul con.mander of
the Rosemary Camp. The de
votional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. H. C Cheffiin former
pastor of the Rosemary Baptist
Church, now of Cerro Gordo, N.
C The oration was also deliver
ed by Mr. Cheffin and a splendid
effort it was. He began by ex
plaining tht symbolism of the
msrble shaft erected by the
Woodmen as emblematic of our
blessed dead and of our hope of
the immortality of the human
soul Posing from this thought
he explained the lessons, taught
by the ritualistic acts of the ser
vice and then traced the history
of the ways men have honored
their dead from time immemor
ial. He eulogized the life of the ,
deceased and urged his hearers to
so live that they, like he, may be
able to fulfil the motto of the
Woodmen, "Dum tacet clamat"
-to let their influence their
life still speak to men after they
have left this world for that
bourne from which no traveller
has returned. He recapitulated
the thought of his address in a
beautiful poem.
A very large crowd was in at
tendance. Excellent music was furnished
by the Rosemary Concert Band.
The degree teams were pre sent
in full uniform.
Resshrti s al Respect
We record the sad news of the
death of Sov. W. T. Snipes, who
died in South Rosemary on June
22. His death was not unexpect
ed as he had been ill for some
time. Sovereign Snipes was
well known in this commnnity as
a hard working man and a true
Woodman. We the brotherhood
of W. O. W. extend to the be
reaved father, mother. Bister and
brother our greatest sympathy
and condolence in this their dark
hour of grief, their home is
shadowed in sorrow, our camp
has lost a sturdy oak. Death
has closed his eyes and silenced
his lips and that warm heart is
wrapped in eternal stillness. We
are bereft of his presence, but,
the earth that covers his re
mains cannot hide his virtues.
Let us bow in submission to the
will of the Almighty and remind
the sorrowing ones that he looks
down with compassion upon
them in the hour of their deso
lation. Therefore be it resolved
that the charter of Birchwood
Camp No. 55 be draped in mourn
ing for 30 days in due respect to
our deceased sovereign. Be it
further resolved that in his un
timely death we have lost a
faithful member. His family
a devoted son and brother.
Committee,
J. M. Taylor
L. B. Edmonds
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rupatlon, lam trod npon the foot of
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