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ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, MARCH 12, 1920
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ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS
Mrs. '. I.. Iaunhtry, of Nor
folk, spoilt :i few days here this
week.
Miss Mary t'ht'rry spent the
week-end in Rocky Mjunt with
friends.
Mr. Chas. W. Humphreys and
little Miss Margaret Ford, of
Norfolk, spent the week-end here
with friends.
Mr. anj Mrs. W. H. Jones left
Saturday for Rocky Mount where
Mr. Jones underwent an opera
tion. Mrs. K. Jenkins spent Friday
in Richmond on business.
Mr. P. C. Duncan spent the
week-end in Clayton with his
family.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wyche
are spending some time in Chat
tanooga. Rev. Stanley White is visiting
in Howardsville.
Mr. F. C. Williams spent the
week-end in Richmond with
friends.
Miss Lois Wboten spent several
days in her home at Chadbourne.
Mr. Charles Clinton Shaw, of
Charlottesville, spent the week
end here visiting Miss Addye
Williams.
Miss Grace Browning is visit
ing Mrs. T. B. Browning.
Mr. Raymond Purdy has accep
ted a position with Taylor & Col-
lier.
Mr. W. H. Leyhan, of the U.
S. N. Norfolk, spent Sunday
here visiting Miss Marie Bennett
Mrs. W. E. Bryant spent a few
days in Norfolk this week.
Miss Ruth Rainey has returned
to Greensboro to resume her
work teaching.
Miss Lucille Holezscheiter, of
Norfolk, spent Sunday here
visiting Miss Marie Bennett.
Mr. Basil Glover left Sunday
for Trinity Park.
Mr. Richard Baird has resigned
his position with Smith & Glover
Mrs. M. B. Rai ney left Satur
day for Stonewall after spending
some time here with her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. F. Vincent.
Mr. B. J. Vincent spent Tues
day here on business.
Mr. Bruce Prowel spent the
week-end here visiting Miss
Susie Allsbrook.
Mr. Aaron Horwitz, of Rich
mond, spent Monday here in the
home of Mr, and Mrs. B. Marks.
Mr. E. A. A. Parker spent a
few days here this week with
his family.
Miss Mary Matthews has ac
cepted a position with Duncan's.
Inc.
Mrs. W. L. Long has returned
from Petersburg where she was
called on account of the illness
of her mother, Mrs. T. F. Heath.
Mrs. Manning has returned to
her home in Henderson . after
spending some time at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. C. A.
Wyche.
Mrs. Emily Gooch has return
ed to Weldon after spending
some time with Mrs. T. W. M.
Long.
Major Wm. McK. Evans, of
Richmond, Va., is in Roanoke
Rapids this week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Job Taylor left
Saturday for an extended trip to
New York, Chicago and Lima,
Ohio.
The special preacher at the
Lenten service at All Saints'
(Episcopal) Church tonight will
be the Rev. Frederick Diehl,
rector of the Church of the
Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount.
The service will begin at 8
o'clock. The public is very cor
dially invited.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. McPherson
moved into their new home on
Roanoke Avenue this week,
which has just been completed.
Mr. Geo. Stanley has sold his
interest in the partnership of
Stanley and Seabolt to Mr. Sea
' bolt.
Mr. Bartharlemew, formerly
of Rocky Mount has opened a
KARL JANSEN COMING
Will Appear at School Auditorium
Next Tuesday Night.
Mr. Karl Jansen, the Swedish
Entertainer will, appear in the
school auditorium next Tuesday
night under the auspices of
the Boys Athletic Association.
Mr. Jansen has entertained
American audiences for the last
twelve years most successfully.
The entertainment will cover a
broad field in the line of Educa
tion and amusement. The peo
ple of Roanoke Rapids are fortun
ate in having an entertainment
of this character offered to them
and it is confidently expected
that they will patronize it liber
ally. There will be an admission
charge of 25 cents to school
children and teachers. Others
will be charged 33 cents.
SUMMER SCHOOL NEWS PRAISES
MR. JANSEN
This is what University Sum
mer School news of Charlottes
ville, Va., said of his "Nobody
Home," given at Cabell Hall,
July 11. 1919:
"The large audience of the
Summer School which heard Mr.
Karl Jansen last Friday night in
his entertainment. "Nobody
Home," was given a rare treat.
The famous Swedish entertainer
was at his best, keeping hia au
dience with him by his ready wit
and by his sound common
sense, Mr. Jansen possesses
to an unusual degree the
ability to hide behind every
joke and quip a morsel of wisdom
if only his hearer knows how to
search for it. This is Mr. Jan
sen's fifth year with the Univer
sity Summer School and he will
return again. May good luck
and good luck follow him every
where."
Mrs. Virginia Lee Cushing
Mrs. Virginia Lee Cushing,
one of Rosemary's oldest resi
dents, died at her home, number
three One Hundred Street last
Friday, after an illness of sever
al days with pnenmonia follow
ing influenza.
Mrs. Cushing was a Miss Vick
before her marriage and was a
native of Martin County. She
was the wife of Mr. Alonzo Cush
ing of the same county. Twenty
one years ago they came to Roa
noke Rapids. Shortly after
wards her husbond died and she
moved to Rosemary which has
been her home for twenty years.
She was fifty-seven years of age-
During her stay here she has
made many friends to whom she
meant much. As a neighbor, as
a friend and as a mother she
was devoted and unselfish.
Feur sons and three daughters
survive her, Messrs. Sebum,
Wm. E., and Arthur E., of Rose
mary and LaFayette, of Camp
Meade, Maryland; Mrs. L. E,
Keeter, Mrs. C. A. Dickens, of
Rosemary and Mrs. R. S. Ayres,
of Suffolk, Va.
The funeral service was held
in the home Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock, Rev. Lewis N.
Taylor officiating. Interment
was made in the Roanoke Rap
ids Cemetery.
grocery store between the stores
of Saunders & Mohorn and Stan
ley & Seabolt.
Pastor Crutchfield was pre
mature in his announcement
as to being able to conduct ser
vices last Sunnay but he is
now up and feels confident that
he can hold his regular service
next Sunday, and it is hoped
that' the congregation will bear
this in mind and assemble at the
usual hour for services. A cor
dial welcome to all attendants.
Miss Clara Hearne was called
to her home this week on ac
count of the illness of her mother.
We are glad to report that
Miss Lizzie Dalton is able to be
out again.
Mr. Abe Norinsky returned
today from a business trip to
New York.
ROANOKE RAPIDS DEFEATS
RICH SQUARE
For the second time this sea
son Roanoke Rapids defeated
Rich Square on the local court
Wednesday afternoon by a score
of 33 to 4. The whole team
played good ball and would
easily havejmade a higher score
had it not been for the loss of
time caused by fouls.
This is the tenth game which
the team has played eight of
which has been won. Last Fri
day night Wilson won from the
locals on the Wilson floor by a
decisive score. This was the
first game of the championship
series, and the result eliminates
Roanoke Rapids from further
fortification in the State series.
The local team will play Wel
don next Wednesday afternoon
in Weldon.
INFLUENZA SITUATION
IS IMPROVING
The Influenza situation in the
county is improving although
there are still many cases in
some communities. Last week
there were two hundred and
seventy-five cases reported mak
ing a total to date of thirteen
hundred and twenty-seven cases
This is probably only a fractional
part of the number in the county
during the epidemic, there being
so many mild cases which were
not seen by a doctor and doubt
less a great many seen were not
reported as such.
During the past week there
were eight cases of Pneumonia
reported for the county making
a total of thirty-four cases re
ported since the outbreak of the
Flu epidemic.
WELDON FAIR TO BE REVIVED
There is a movement on foot to
revive the Weldon fair. The
grounds have been selected, be
tween Weldon and Roanoke Rap
ids, provided the owners do not
place to high a value on same. A
great deal of the stock has been
subscribed. It will certainly be
a paying proposition. A great
many of our people remember
the old Weldon fairs, how the
great crowds gathered here from
the Roanoke and Tar river sec
tions, in fact from all over the
State and Virginia, and enjoyed
a week of real pleasure. There
is no better place in the State
than Weldon to hold a fair con
sidering our railroad and hotel
advantages. Our friend Mr. W.
H. Joyner, of Garysburg, has
charge of the affair and we have
no doubt will push it to a suc
cessful end. Roanoke News.
DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT
MEETINGS MARCH 27
At the meeting of the State
Democratic Executive meeting
held in Raleigh recently, Satur
day, March 27th was the date
fixed for Democratic Precinct
meetings, April 3rd for their
County Conventions and April 8
fir the State Conyention at
Raleigh.
LYERLY HINSON
Mr. Arnold D. Lyerly, of
Rosemary, and Mis3 Irene Hin-
son, of Pattersontown, were
married at Grace Episcopal
Church Rectory Monday after
noon by Rev. F. Cousins. They
are "at home" at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lyerly.
ERECTING BUNGALOW ON
HAMILTON STREET
Mr. E. A. Matthews is erect
ing an attractive bungalow on
Hamilton Street, which when
completed will be an attractive
addition to this neighborhood.
tor. J. R. Myrick is the build
ing contractor.
Balloon to Rait Ship.
A Japanese Inventor hag patented
a device employing balloons to help
tnlfip mnkeo vessels. '
CORPORATION COMMISSION
TO GIVE JUNCTION CROSSING
FURTHER CONSIDERATION
If You Want the Crossing at Roanoke Junction Made Safe
for Traffic NOW is the Time to Act - Write
the Commission What You Think
of Present Conditions
GATES ONLY WILL
CHAUTAUQUA WEEK
JUNE 10-16
Chautauqua will be here this
year a week earlier than last, the
date being June 10 to 16th. This
information comes in an enthu
siastic letter from Mr. Geo. H.
Turner, director of the "A" cir
cuit or the "Original Sevens."
The letter also tells of securing
The Royal Belgian Veterans Band
which is one of the highest at
tractions ever sent over by our
Chautauqua.
ROSEMARY SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
1A. Grade: Ethel Taylor.
1C. Grade: Martha Ruth
Pearson, Walter Matthews,
Joseph Loomis.
2B. Grade: Mollie Sawyer,
Flossie Powell, Irene Garner,
Gladys Fields, Jessie Taylor.
3B. Grade: Ruth Buck,
Lucille Cox, Pauline George,
Virginia Hardison, Beulah Jacobs
Helen Simmons, Cole Coles,
Clarence Kelly, Earl Thompson.
3A, Grade Sarah Jenkins,
Mildred Raird. Sarah Kellv.
Blanch Thompson, Eddie Smith.
4A. Josephine Green, Minnie
Sledge, Wantola Mills, Robert
Vick.
4B. Hattie Jacobs, Marvin
Taylor.
ROANOKE RAPIDS SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
IB. Grade: Louise Brown,
Ollie Powell, Joe Brown, Bettie
Gray Long, Elizabeth Lynch,
Ruby Knight.
1A. Grade: Mark Tre va
than, John Draper, Charlie
Smith, Gertrude Rhen.
2A. Grade: Lurline Hardy
2B. Grade: Katherine Dan
iel, Ethel Pully, Jacob Lampley,
Robert Lowe, Andrew Peele,
Colon Womble.
4A. Grade: Agatha Moore.
5A. Grade: Rufus Vick,
5B. Grade: Ivey Crouch.
6B. Grade: Nellie Morris.
7th Grade: Mable Braswell,
Carrie Hedgepeth.
MRS. SALLIE WATERS
RADCLIFFE
The soul of Mrs. Sallie Waters
Radcliffe, entered into the rest
of Paradise at her home, num
ber 414 Four Hundred Street,
Rosemary, Thursday night at
one o'clock. Pneumonia, follow
ing influenza was the cause of
her death.
She was the wife of Mr. Dan
M. Radcliffe, who with six small
children survive her. Mrs. Rad
cliffe, with her husband and
children came to Rosemary
about one year ago from Hyde
County. During her stay here
her kindly spirit of neighborli
ntss has won her many friends.
She was a member of the Christ
ian Church, from which she will
be missed.
The funeral services were
held at her old home in Hyde
County Sunday afternoon. A
good woman has entered into
the joy of her Lord.
A CARD OF THANKS
Mr. H. E. Dobbins wishes to
express his very genuine ap
preciation of the many kindness
es shown him during his be
reavement by the people of the
community.
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SOLVE THE PROBLEM
The correspondence published
below will acquaint our readers
with the propvss made in re
gards to eliminating the menace
to the life and property of our
community caused by the cross
ing at Roanoke Junction:
Mr. F. M. Shutc.
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of the 4th instant
to hand and I am directed by
the Commission to advise that
the matter will be further con
sidered. Mr. Stanly requested
tnat he be permitted to try the
matter referred to in his recent
letter and see if the same was
practicable and if not the Com
mission told him at that time
they would take the matter up
further with him.
Respectfully,
R. 0. Self
Clerk
March 10, 1920
Corporation Commission,
Raleigh. N. C.
Attention of Mr. Self
Dear Sirs:
Upon the receipt of your let
ter of the nth regarding the
dangerous crossing at Roanoke
Junction, the writer asked three
of his friends who are interested
in making this crossing safe, to
observe the effects of the opera
tion of Mr. Stanly's suggestion.
These parties state that if there
has been a change in conditions
which make this crossing so
dangerous they are not notice
able. We note with pleasure your
commission will give this matter
further consideration, as we and
our people are convinced that
the compromise (if the same may
be called such) offered by Mr.
Stanly will not help matters at
all.
Our people believe that gates
will make this crossing safe and
want the same placed there at
an early date. We realize that
the question rests with your
commission and await your
further action in this regard
with much interest.
Yours very truly,
Herald Publishing Company, Inc.
NIGHT SCHOOL TO BE OPENED
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
Arrangements have been made
to conduct a night school in the
old Methodist church for the
people in Roanoke Rapids.
The school will be open to men
and women as well as young
people. Anyone over 14 years
of age will be welcomed. The
first work to be done will be in
reading, writing and arithmetic.
Other courses will be arranged
as the demand grows. Miss
llattie Uos,;, of . Sanford, has
been secured by Supt. Coltrane
to have charge of he work.
Mis.s Ross is in town this week
explaining the work to the peo
ple. Other teachers will be pro
vided, if there is a sufficient
number of pupils to demand it.
There will, be absolutely no
cost to anyone who attends this
school. Anyone who desires to
increase his general education is
invited to come and get the bene
fits. It is hoped that the school
will open next Monday with so
many pupils that other teachers
will be necessary.
Miss Ross has a room at Mr.
B. S. Wejib's residence, and will
be glad to explain the plan of
the school to anyone who might
I be interested.
WAR RECORDS
County Collector of War Records
Make an Appeal
We reprint the following from
the Roanoke News for the bene
fit of the veteran readers and
their families:
As Collector of War Records for
Halifax County, I am endeavor
ing to obtain certain data con
cerning every soldier, sailor and
airman who served in the recent
war from this county. This will
be impossible unless they them
selves, or their relatives, give me
their cooperation. In some sec
tions I am making satisfactory
progress. This is to remind the
men who received Honor Roll
blanks last year from my Wel
don representatives, to fill them
out properly and completely and
send either to me or Miss Eunice
Clark, who will help me with this
work. Our persistent efforts
mean that we wish to honor the
brave boys who so nobly played
their parts in the great war dra
ma, and in doing this we shall
be preserving invaluable records
which shall be handed down
through history to future gene
rations. The Historical Commission,
which I represent, wishes photo
graphs of the men, tlreir letters
or copies of them, written home
-anything bearing on the war.
Miss Eunice Clark is my Wel
don representative and will turn
over to me whatever is collected.
She also has the Honor blanks,
and I trust every man who was
in the service from this county,
will see her soon, and enable us
to complete work quickly and
thoroughly,
Mrs. E. L. Whitehead,
Collector of War Records for
Halifax County, Enfield, N. C.
SOUTH ROSEMARY NEWS
South Rosemary School has
been closed for the past week
on account of Influenza. It re
opened Wednesday morning.
Miss Patterson has been ill at
her home in Littleton 'for the
past two weeks.
Mrs. Joe Neal died of Pneu
monia following a case of In
fluenza Wednesday night, March
3rd. She was buried at her
home Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Reynerwhohas recently
moved to our community from
Rocky Mount died on the eve
ning of February, 25th, follow
ing a case of Influenza. Her
husband has had Pneumonia but
is recovering rapidly.
Mrs. Americus Medlin, Mary
and Tom, have had Influenza
but are recovering now.
Messrs. Andrews, Leeper and
Sisk visited Halifax School last
Thursday.
Miss Parsons returned Sunday
after spending a week with her
parents in Cape Charles, Va.
Coburn's Minstrel will be rival
led by the South Rosemary Negro
Minstrel on the evening of March
19th. The program will be in
three parts, featuring a Georgia
Camp Meeting. An old planta
tion scene with appropiate banjo
tunes by a real negro string
band and an Hiawaiian Night
scene with Hiawiian guitar
music. Everyone is cordially
invited.
The entire family of Mr. Frank
Evans has been victims of In
fluenza, They are better now.
Wedding bells will be ringing
in South Rosemary soon.
PURCHASED HOME
Mr. C. W. Graham has nur.
chased the residence occupied by
him for the past two years from
the estate ot the late R. W.
Brown. Mr. Graham will mnlr
several improvements we under
stand in the early spring.
And Succeeding.
Most of the economic sorrow whlcfc
a nation suffers arises from the greed
of men trying to sneak selfish advan
tages over others for profit.
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. J. W. Kimbrough,
of
Raleigh, was here this week.
Mr. G. E. Grissom, of Hender
son, wa3 here Tuesday.
Mr. E. T. Pullen, of Richmond,
was in Rosemary the first of the
week.
Mr. L S. Stokes, of Peters
burg, was here Tuesday.
Mr. D. E. Barkley, of Ashe
ville, spent Tuesday in town.
Dr. Justice, formerly of Rose
mary, now in Littleton, was in
town Tuesday.
Mr. J. L. Bryant, of Mar
garettsville, has opened a res
taurant in the building formerly
occupied by the Rosemary Bank
ing and Trust Co.
Mr. Sam Kee, of Seaboard,
spent Tuesday in town.
Mis3 Nancy Johnston spent
the week-end with her sister in
Fayetteville.
Mr. C. E. Falkner, of Hender
son, was in Rosemary Tuesday.
Mr. Fayette Cushing, of Camp
Mead Md., is spending a few
days here with relatives.
Two new enterprises opened in
Rosemary this week in the store
recently built by Mr. L. S. Can
uon. Mr. W. F. Joyner has open
ed an automobile sales room on
the first floor, and has stocked
it. The second floor is occupied
by Mr. Wm. C. Williams, under
taker. Mr. J. Arch Taylor, of Oxford,
spent Tuesday night in Rose
mary. Messrs. Sol Kohn and M. Kel
ler, of New York City, were in
town Tuesday,
Mrs. Councill, of Hickory, is
the guest of her son Mr. Wm. T.
Councill.
Mr. Ellis Joyner, of Littleton,
has accepted a position with
Patterson Mills Company.
Mr. E. W. Woodard, of Scot
land Neck, was here Saturday.
Miss Mary Alexander, who
has been nursing her sister, Miss
Angelyn Alexander, returned to
Wilson Wednesday. The friends
of Miss Angelyn Alexander will
be pleased to learn that she is
improving very rapidly.
Mr. E. O. Merz, of San Fran
cisco, was in Rosemary this
week.
Rev. J. C. Ledbetter, of Wake
Forest College, held the service
at the Baptist Church Sunday
morning and night, in the
absence of Mr. Carter, who was
in Burlington.
Mr. Robert Rodgers, of Char
lotte, was here Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Messick has re
turned from a visit to Winston
Salem, N. C.
Mr. J. Merritt, of Raleigh,
spent Tuesday here.
Mr. J. G. Torrance, of Char
lotte, was in town Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. M. Lance
were the happy recipients of
stores of good things to eat when
they were mercilessly pounded
by several members of their con
gregation last week. The army
of pounders led by Messrs. T.
M. Jenkins, C. F. Ogletree and
Arthur E. Stowe were well
equipped to carry out their work
in a successful way.
Mr. Monroe Jenkins spent sev
eral days in Newport News and
Norfolk this week.
Messrs. Taylor and Collier are
erecting a handsome bungalow
next door to Mr. J. T. Stainback
on Hamilton Street to be occu
pied by Mr. Harvey Taylor and
family.
Mr. J. B. Jenkins, of Winston
Salem, was the guest of his broth
er, Mr. T. M. Jenkins, Wednes
day night.
Mr. H. L. Bell spent several
days in Hobgood this week.
Mr. J. J. Wade spent Wed
nesday in Rich Square.
STORE BUILDING
Mr. B. S. Webb is having the
store building recently purchased
from Mr. W. F. Horner, repaired
and thoroughly renovated pre
paratory to moving in by April
1st, if possible. '