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SfM ft -J Volume VII. Number 5 ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, APRIL 23, 1920 Subscription $2.00 a Year in Advance ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS of M. snt Mrs. C. S. Roughton. Raleigh, is visiting Mrs. T, Fai9on this week. tar. P. C. Duncan several days in Clayton this week with his family. Mr. F. C. Williams spent the week-end in Franklin with re latives. Miss Pearl Robinson, of Rocky Mount, spent the week-end here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Few have returned from a trip to New York. Mr. S. F. Patterson is spending some time out of town on busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Job Taylor have rerurned from a trip North. Mr. M. McRae Faison spent the week-end in Norfolk. Mr. C. W. Humphreys, of Williamston, spent the week-end . here with friends. Mr. W. E. Bryant spent Wednesday in Tarboro. Rev. Lewis N. Taylor is spend ing some time in Clinton this week. Mrs. F. M. Shute and daugh ter, Catherine, left this week for Williamston to spend some time. Mr. C. W. Graham spent a few days in Richmond this week on business. Miss Ruby Williams has ac cepted a position with the National Loan & Insurance Com pany. Mis3 Mina Smoot, of Richmond, spent the week-end here with relatives! Mrs. R. J. Rush, of West Virginia, is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smoot. Mr. E. H. Ricks spent the week-end out of town. Mr. G. C. Lamm, of Rocky Mount, spent the week-end here. Mr. Hamilton Block, of Raleigh spent the week-nd here visiting Miss Ruby Williams. Miss Irby spent last week in Richmond. Mr. Lucious Ward spent the week-end in Kinston with rela tives. Mr. Joe Williams has accepted a position with W. C. Allsbrook. Mr. Jake bam met spent a short while here this week with relatives. Mr. E. J. Coletrane spent several days in Greensboro this week on business. Mr. Hobart Upjohn, of New York, spent Tuesday here on business. Mrs. Josephine Cherry and Miss Mabelle Burnette, of Rocky Mount, spent Sunday here with friends and relatives. Prominent New Jersey Rector to be at All Saints next Sunday, The Kev. w. v. n. t'likins rec tor of Trinity (Episcopal) Church Arlington, New Jersey, will preach in All Saints Church next Sunday at 11 and 7:45. The public is cordially invited NOTICE WITH THE CHURCHES Address of Prof. Akers at Cedar Falls METHODIST CHURCH Rer. Eugene. Few Pastor A. M. Sunday, April 25th, 1920 Sunday School 9:43 A. M. W. V. Woodroof. Supt. Preaching services 11 and 8 P. M. Prayer meeting, Wednesday 8 P. M. Each of our services gladly welcomes all who will worship with us. All Saints Church (Epifcopal) Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector Rouoke Atrane Next Sunday is St. Marks Day also third Sunday after Easter. Services: 7:30 A. M. Holy Com munion. Divine services at 11 and 7:45. Church school and Adults Bible Class, T. W. Mul len, Supt. 9:45 A. M. Warren V. H. Filkins, rector of Trinity Church, Arlington, N. J., will preach. Services at St. Lukes at 12 M. The Church with a welcome. OFFICERS ELECTED At a regular convocation of Roanoke Chapter No. 81, Royal Arch Masons, held in Musonie Hall, Weldon, April 7. 1920, the following officers were installed for the ensuing year. High Priest-T. W. Mullen. King G. Pollock Burgwyn. Scribe-D. W Seifert. Treasurer J. J. Willey. Secretary Ashley B. Stain back. Captain of the Host-C. W. Graham. Principal Sojourner E. L. Williams. Royal Arch Captain-J. W. Smoot. t Master of First Vail-E. Clark Jr. P. E. Master of Second Vail C Vincent. Master of Third Vail J, McGee. Sentinel S. J. Dixon. The Chapter is in a growing and prosperous condition and has a membership now of sixty- seven members. Roanoke News. MOTHERS CLUB MEETS The Mothers Club of Rose mary, will meet next Wednesday afternoon April 28 at 3:30 with Mrs. G. L. Hayes. Paper. The meaning of the Kindergarden to the Child, to the Home, and to Civic Life, by Miss Hodges teacher of Kinder- garden at Rosemary. A full attendance of all mem bers is requested. I shall mention again that there is a most noticeable im provement in the qualification of the teaching force, better in struction is given, more active community interest aroused and a higher grade of work is done in the teachers meetings. Miss Annie Cherry, our Elementary ! Supervisor, is the leader in these meetings. She has been able to I get, this year, such a splendid I response from the teachers that 'nnp gnnnnl cnnforonno anrl first series of group meetings were much above any previously held, from the standpoint of interest, responsive discussion and enthu siasm. Our group teachers' meetings have, in my opinion, created as much interest in the minds of the public as any other agency The County is divided into four groups. The teachers attend the meetings conducted at some cen tral school in the group. The group center school conducts typical morning exercises and teaches its regular classes until eleven o'clock, the visiting teachers observing. If for this year we are studying language all teachers observe a language lesson. After the school is dis missed the teachers assemble for round table discussion of this language lesson. You are wondering how the community gets interested in such a meeting. The County Farm Agent and the Home Demonstration Agent are asked to co-operate with us. Men and women of the commun ity are asked to attend this meet ting. When we begin our round table discussion the Farm Agent takes the older boys from the school and the men present and discusses some present day farm topic. The Home Demonstration Agent discusses with the older school girls and the women pre sent topics relating to the home and home making. j The social feature of this meet ing is worth mentioning. Every body brings a lunch, lhese are spread on some common impro vised table and general good time follows. The discussions are lively and interesting. Schools, consolidated schools and larger consolidated schools come in for their share of the discussion. In 1915-1916 the highest monthly salary paid a white teacher was $90.00 a month, the lowest $35.00. The average monthly salary was $43.48 and the per captial cost per year, deviding cost of adminstration equally between the races, based on enrollment was $14.27. on daily attendance $22.52. In 1918 1919 the higheyt monthly salary paid white teachers was $125.00, the lowest $45.00. The average monthly Balary was $63.30. The per captial cost per year as above stated, based on enroll ment $27.41, was based on avir- Wanted to Know. "Excei ent floor tills," said the clumsy d ncer. "Then why d inoe on my feet?" asked his unlucky partner. The Odd Fellows of this vicin ity will celebrate the One Hun dred and First University next Sunday April 25th at 3:30 P. M. in the Rosemary Theatre. Ad dress will be by Hon. Caloin Woodard, of Wilson, N. C. The public is especially invited. All members of Carolina Lodge No. 225 are requested to meet at Hall at 2:00 P. M. Visiting brothers are invited to meet with us in the Hall, every body interested in good citizenship should hear this address. Carolina Lodge No. 225 I. O. O. F. C. A. Dickens, Secy. age daily attendance $33.58. for a term of six and one-half months for all schools. This runs high because teachers were paid for full time when schools were closed on account of influenza. In other words, teachers were; paid for about 20 days that the schools were not opened. For the year 1919-1920 the highest and lowest monthly salaries are the same as last year, but the average is $82.08 as against $63.30. We have two distinct school systems in North Carolina with no apologies. The law provides that there shall be equal length term, uniform compulsory at tendance, and that though taught in seperate schools, "there shall be no discrimination in favor of or to the prejudice of either race." You will note that these schools are run for the same length term but in different buildings. In most places the law is followed very well. In Halifax County we employ a Jeanes Supervisor who has charge of all manual training work, domestic classes and health organizations. There have been as many school rooms erected for the colored people since 1915 as for the white race. These buildings are not cheapen ed any, except we do not use storm sheeting and paper. As to light, pitch of ceiling and size of the rooms, they are stan dard. In 1918-1919 the negro popula tion 6 to 21 years for the County was 6,942. We enrolled 5,334 and there were present every day 2,653. These children atten ded 67 schools ranging from one room to five rooms. There were 59 one-room schools and 7 with two and more rooms. The highest salary paid a negro teacher is $90.00, the low est $45.00. The average is greater than was paid white teachers in 1915-1916. The sys tems for the races are entirely separate, but the work of the Superintendent is about as heavy for one race as for the other. The Colored Supervisor has charge of the teacher training work, but the Superintendent attends the teachers meetings and joins in the discussions. A long story can be told of the interest and efforts of the Negro race in Halifax County. There are fourteen communities in which the colored patronage has raised $500.00 among themselves and asked for aid from the Julius Rosenwald Fund. They have not been turned down. Mr. George Eastman, Roches ter, N. Y., is paying one-half the cost of a beautiful five-room building for the negroes near a farm he owns in the County and 70 per cent of the cost of the furniture that goes in it Our negro problems are interesting and they are very responsive. GROUP COMMENCEMENT Halifax County is divided into four groups of schools with a Central School in each group as the point of concentrpted effort. Group Commencements will be held at each of the four Group Centers this year with all the schools in each group taking part in this final get-together at their own central school. A live program has been planned. Many interesting con tests will take place in the morning with thrilling field day stunts of various kinds following in the P. M. Select the Group School nearest you and be there to not only enjoy the sports, but to boost the children lrom your community as well. You will be given a hearty welcome, so plan to spend the day with your neighbor on a common meeting ground. The dates and places of Group Commencements are: Monday, April 26th, Hobgood. Tuesday, April 27th, Halifax, Wednesday, April 28th. Hard rawee. Thursday, April 29th, Aure lian Springs. ORGANIZATION OF I PUBLIC SAFETY) NEW CREDIT UNIONS ORGANIZED IN APRIL RURAL CHILDREN DEBATE Debating has become an im portant feature in the larger ru ral schools in Halifax County this year. Several of these schools have joined into this in teresting part of the work with much enthusiasm and have de termined to win the Patterson Debating Cup that has been of fered by Mr. Sam F. Patterson of Roanoke Rapids. Three triangles have been formed with the following schools; Hobgood, Halifax and DaA'son; Hardrawee, Bear Swamp and Hollister; South Rosemary and Darlington. On Friday evening, April 23rd, the above mentioned will debate the present-day question: "Resolved, That the Re-Valuation Act Pas sed ty the 1919 Legislature Will Produce a Better System of Taxa tion than the Present System", Those winning both sides of this subject will go to Halifax on Friday, April 30th, and compete for the Patterson Cup. They realize the need for educa tion and are willing to do their part. Theodore Roosevelt was right when he said; '"This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all to live in." Again in the language of Edwin Markham: "We all are blind unless we see That, in the human plan, Nothing is worth the making if It does not make the man. Why build these cities glorious If man unbuilded goes? In vain we build the world un less The builder also grows." A VERY PRESENT HEUF "It's when a man Is in trouble that he realizes the value of a wife.' "Sure! He can put all his prop erty in her name " Something Cheap. The price of everything's so dear it makes one almost weep. But one thing still remains the tame That's talkas usual cheap! Watch as Compass. To use the watch os a compass, bring the watch Into n position so that the hoar hand is pointing toward the nun. The south then lies midway be tween whatever hour tt may be and the numeral XII on the dial of the mtch. Playing to a Crowd. "Two is company, three i crowd." . "I like that artiiRp." declared Yor;rk Ham. "It Hhs frequently mode me feel better when estliniittng the size of an audience out front." I Unprepared. "Weren't you taken hy sni prise wbea ta ,iroposp3 to you. dear?" "Goodness, yes. Why, I hadn't even looked up his financial standing." LlTT LfiyW White ONEfoitm.it vsc al Cor rtiT.lt 7WrVSr'ir' Permanent organization of the public safety city commissioners of the various towns of the state was effected here Tuesday. During the two day session, these guardians of city property, peace and safety, discussed many vital points relative to their duties, and are seeking by personal conference to solve various community problems and come upon some uniformity of administrative action. Especially was this evident in the matter of fire protection, traffic regulation and automobile speed control, building and electrical equipment inspection, etc. By special in vitation. Insurance Commissioner James R. Young made an ap propriate address Tuesday morn ing, stressing the value of strict official regard and alert ness for enforcement of laws enacted to prevent accidents and death from auto speed control, unsafe or insanitary conditions of streets, buildings, or yards, or roofs, where fire and disease, accident and death found congen ial breeding places. One fine practical outcome of the first session, is the probability ot an early adoption by all Boards of City Aldermen or Commissions of a uniform traffic code, de signed and intended to minimize accidents and peril of irrespons ible or reckless auto drivers. Upon adjournment Tuesday afternoon the delegates visitsd the State Insurance Department headquarters, seemingly greatly interested in work of the force there busily engaged in their routine duties " connected with the many sided responsibilities of Commissioner Young. The law requiring licenses to be obtained by Insurance Com panies and their agents, in order to do business, makes April first the begining of the license year. Since there are about COO life and fire companies, and nearly 20,000 agents in North Carolina business the job of getting al these papers not only passed up on, but blanks filen and licenses mailed out in less than three weeks time must be worked at to be appreciated, or its magni tude realized. But by midnight of March 31, the department ex pects to have in the mails the last batch of addressed envelopes satisfied that no Company or Agent wishing to work on all fools day will have to let up for not having a license. ' The fire and accident preven tion department last week was also called upon for extra activ ity in thoroughly posting county and city officials, schools, clubs and other civic organizations of I Clean-up-Wood importance. The mails have been loaded since with responses to calls for more literature from interested and sympathetic men and women everywhere one school alone sending for literature for 4,000 deeply interested children. This being the official state wide clean up week, reports from officials und newspapers sent in indicate widespread and enthusiastic Three new credit unions have just been organized in the State at Chadbourn, Delco and Wil mington. This makes a total of 33 credit unions organized since 1910 under the stale credit law. Their combined resourced have doubled each year and now stand at $90,000. Three more unions are being organized in iobeson, Bladen and Columbus counties, and Gorrell Snumaker of the Division of Markets states that they will ba transacting business this summer. Credit unions are proving a great help to farmers who desire short credits to produce and handle their crops, according to Mr. Shumaker who is enthusias tic over the success they have already achieved in North Caro lina. The loans are made on a conservative basis and there have been no failures among or ganized unions, although credit i3 extended to individuals that ordinarily would not be able to obtain loans at local br.nks. MORE MILK PRODUCED IN STATE LAST YEAR North Carolina produced $15,- 990,000 worth of milk in 19i;, according to estimates compiled by the Dairy Extension Oiiice, at West Raleigh. This represents a total production of about 1,150, 000,000 pounds of milk from 315, 000 cows, which is an increase over 1918. Although these are large figures, they represent but a small part of what the State could produce, according to in vestigators, because estimates show an average of only 1.15 cows to a farm while the daily consumption of whole milk in the State is less than one-third of a pint for each person. More than a third of the total production, or 5(t(, 000, 000 pounds of milk were made into butter, most of it on farms. Ice cr am manufacture took 72 million pounds; there were 301,200,000 pounds consumed as whole milk, and 40 million pounds were made into cheese. The balance of the milk was fed to stock, or lost in handling. The latter item re presents 28,000,000 pounds val ued at about $1,100,000. Christian Church Gleanings . Work on the church has al ready begun. We may be a; little slow at first due to the fact of contracting for material, labor, etc. We also take into account the fact that it is money given by the people and we must spend it to the very best advantage. We shall endeavor to make a dollar go just as far as possible. In the "White" and "Orange" contest in the Sunday-school M. C. Clippard is captain, of the "White", and J. T. Kelliebrew is captain of the "Orange". Every person present whether visitor or student counts one point, and the side having the largest offering gets twenty- ve V M Halifax covntyM V 3.7 OMB&oeMseJioolf to UvbXiajttSeifotLJ 2 Three leoc,i otic Vn$aioU points. At present the stamping ef-; is as follows. "White" ninety- fort to have a brand new clean I nine point3, "Orange eighty state for the Easter celebration I seven points. So vou can see and holiday. Several cities: that the "White" is twelve ! which had clean-up last week. ; joints v.b'jvl. The Sur.day I including Raleigh, by request of j school" offering last Sunday was the Mayors, continued the work; $23. 61 Twenty-three dollars j "ii through this week, when j and sixty-one cents. You should 1 everybody everywhere else was I come and get in this contest loads of The Ladies Aid Sonety held RaHgh I an ice crttn nipr ij. the li se nary Park last vvaiurL,a, night and realized a profit of about seventeen dollars. The Junior Christian Endeavor Society will have a social on Three hundred street, Saturday (tomorrow.) All the young people are invited. The Cottage prayer-meetings are progressing, you should at tend. ! doing it. The truck i tra-h bf-inir hauled in ;.?em undiminishnd this week, I both an old and a new incinera j tor being kept busy. Face the Truth. As courage and intelligence are the two quitlities best worth a good man's 1 night, cultivation, so It Is the first part of Intelligence to reeogniie our precari ous estate In life, and the first part of courage to be not at all abashed before the fact Stevenson. Baseball's Beginning. Aimer Douhleday oi Cooperstown. I N. Y, in lKt, was the first to pre pare a dinirnim of the tse!iall dia Dioad. The Knickerbocker Jub, luuiid ed in Kew York city !n 1845, Is said j to have been the first baseball or- IganlzaUoo, Women of the Sikhs. The women of the SiUi occupy a v- rr hi"!i )i!a.-e in the w.eiety of the race. Wheu the Sikhs took the sword as their profession many of the won e made themselves disUnguii-hcd for tfcelr courage and stategmajittip.
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