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f'f") v r- ... ' TO VH ihyll Si II Volume VII.-Number 18 JASPER PERN ELL KILLED BY PASSENGER TRAIN Jasper Purnell, a young yhite man from Mt. Olive, was run over by a fast train at Weldon Wednesday morning en route with his mother and sister for his home. He was being driven by Grady Harper, who is a jitney driver working in Rosemary. The tragedy occurred when Har per, waited at the crossing just before entering Weldon for a shifting engine to pass and pro ceeded across, after the shifter had passed. Just as he started No. 11 was pulling up. Harper attempted to evade the collision but was not quick enough and young Pernell thinking the car was going to be crushed leaped out and fell across the track as the engine struck the car a glancing blow. His left arm and leg were torn from his body with other cuts about the head. He was rushed to a doctor but died an hour later more from the shock than from the wound's as the doctor stated that he did not lose much blood. Purnell was on a visit with his mother and sister in Rosemary and returning home when the accident happened. His mother and sister and also Harper nar rowly escaped. The rear wheel was torn from the car. This was quickly repaired and Mrs. Purnell and her daughter were brought back to Rosemary. The body of Purnell was sent to Mt. Olive where the remains will be interred at the home cemetery. The accident cannot be wholly attributed to the carelessness of Harper, though he should have been on the alert. This is the second accident of this type which has occurred recently at this same crossing. WELDON DEFEATS ROANOKE RAPIDS From the time that Grant be gan to heave them over to the last inning, Weldon had the Rapid's boys out classed. The came was an erratic affair fea tured by the wild pitched balls on the side of Roanoke Rapids. The team seemed to have been long sighted because every tally of the seven that Weldon marked up was registered by a wild pitch. Anderton pitched a good game but he caught the habit and threw away four balls which meant an advanced runner. He held the Weldon boys to five hits which speaks good for him against as fast a team as Weldon. The Roanoke team was composed more or less of men who "used to be" and who thought they had acquired a knowledge of the modern game from the bleachers. The feature of the game, from the Rapid's side, was the unex pected catch of a long high fly by Hon. Rob. Dickens and the wild pitches by the whole R. R. team, but special mention should be made of the great style of Cashier Council's spec tacular Dlavimr in deep center and itsa fact that he like to have ' hit a foul at two trips to the nlatp. The final outcome of the affair was a seven to one vio tory for Weldon. B ARMERJ OHNSON Mr.' Robert L. Barmer, of Roanoke Rapids, and Miss May Johnson, of Rosemary, were married at the Episcopal Rectory Sunday night, Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, officiating. They will make their home in Roanoke Rapids. PARTIN BRANCH In the Presbyterian Church, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock Mrs. Katie P. Branch became Mrs. Walter Partin. Mrs. Par tin is the daughter of Mrs. Arthur Whiteley of this city, while the groom is a business man of Plymouth, N. C. The marriage vows were ad ministered by Rev. E. C. Few. ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND' LOCAL ITEMS ! I Mr. G. S. May, of Richmond, was in Rosemary Wednesday. Mr. W. 11. Hinton, of Elon College, was here Wednesday. Miss Margaret Hewitt has re turned from a pleasant visit to friends in Mount Olive. Mr. K. Falkner, of Henderson, was in town Tuesday. "Chief" H. E. Dobbins spent a few hours in Littleton Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trie-hard and family of, Northampton. County, were the guests of friends in town Sunday. Mr. John A. Perry, of Norfolk, spent Wednesday in Rosemary. Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Long and fam.ly, of Seaboard, were visitors to Rosemary Sunday. Messrs. W. R. A. Stallings, of Rocky Mount, were here Wednes- Mr. W. Hines. of Norfolk, spent Tuesday in Rosemary. Mr. R. W. Rawls, of Rocky Mount, spent Sunday in town. Misses Lucile and Elsie Gay, of Northampton County vistied friends in Rosemary Wedneseay night. Mr. Chas. Horn, of Richmond, spent Monday in town. Misses Holly and Lily Wheeler, of Mt. Carmel, section f North ampton County, were in Rose mary Wednesday night. Mr. W.'E. Wilson, of Hender son, was here Monday. The many friends of Master Carl Thompson, who fell from a tree recently and b roke his leg will be glad to know that he is rapidly recovering. Mr. C. E. Finch, of Norfolk, was in town Monday. Mr. Leonard decker, of Rich mond, spent the week-end with relatives here. Mr. Clyde Taylor visited Ral eigh and Durham the last of the week. Rev. A. G. Carter is spending the week in Scotland Neck. The Womans Missionary Society of the Baptist Church will meet immediately after service Sunday morning. A large attendance asked. is THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE Heretofore the decennial Lam beth conferences of Angehcan bishops have had but an acade mic interest tor American Episcopalians and no interest at all for other bodies of American Christians. All that is changed however, by the launching of "The Concordat" at the last General Convention of the Episcopal Church at Detroit, by the indications of a readiness to accept that plan by Dr. Boynton and other eminent Congregation alists and by the probability that the step will be adopted by the Episcopal General Convention three years hence. This Concordat", or plan by which Congregational ministers may preach in Episcopal churches without losing their own denominational connections and standing, was formulated by an earlier Lambeth conference, in an effort to bring into closer fel lowship the two churches, with the hope of paving the way for a closer affiliation of all Protes tant Christendom. It is to hold a foremost place among the many topics of world-wide interest of Christendom which are to come up for discussion at the confer ence which opened yesterday. This with the fact that seventy two American bishops are taking part in the proceedings. Bishop Cheshire, of North Carolina among them. Among the subjects named for discussion in the conference pro gram are "Christianity and In ternational Relation" which will turn upon the League of Nation"; the Church and industrial prob lems, mariageand morals, the relation of Spiritism, Christian Science and Theosophy to the Christian faith; the position of women in the Anglican Church and the relation of that Church' to missions, including such heal ing missions as were recently held in two Brooklyn churches. The Interest in the discussions will not be less because the con ference has no power to impose its conclusions upon any church body. Its purpose ii to clear the minds of church leaders by a full and free private discussion of vital problems and to reach con clusions which may become points of light and leading not only for the Anglican Church In all parts of the British Empire but for Protestant Christanity everywhere Brooklyn Eagle. MISS HUMPHREYS GIVEN SURPRISE PARY (.Juite a number of young peo ple tendered Miss Susie Humph reys a delightful surprise party on last Tuesday evening at thei Those who participated in the event were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. .1. L. Price. Misses Jennie and Alice Whita ker, Ethel Leathervvood. Lena Rivers Jones, Mina Smoot, Mrs. B. F. Brown and Messrs. E. A. Telliga, Hurley King, K. C. Towe, C. N. Wheeler and J. M. Huggins. Typhoid in State is Fast Becoming History Reports from the one hundred counties of North Carolina made to the State Board of Health for the month of June show the smallest number of typhoid fever caseesince accurate statistics have been kept in the State. For the month a total of 152 cases were reported as against 432 cases re ported during June of last year, a reduction of 280 cases this year. The State Board of Health has been concentrating in its efforts against typhoid fever through anti-typhoid vaccination and the installation of sanitary privies. These efforts are bearing fruit as shown in the decrease in the number of cases and in the steadily decreasing number of deaths from this cause. In 1914 there were 839 deaths from ty phoid in the State. In 1919 there were 427. a reduction of more than fifty per cent in five years. The summer months, or the flv months, mark the height of the prevalence of the disease August showing the greatest number of cases and the largest number of deaths. The State Board of Health, in co-operation with the county authorities, is now conducting dispensaries for the administering of anti-typhoid vaccination in a number of counties, and in all counties, where dispensaries are not being conducted the anti-typhoid vac cine is being furnished without cost by the state laboratory to physicians for the treatment of local people, In addition every effort is being made to en force the sanitary privy law, and thereby prevent the spread of typhoid fever and other intesti nal diseases which are transmit ted by flies. Not only were the people of the state almost free from typh oid fever last month, but the re ports indicate that the public health was never better. The following are the number of cases of the several reportable diseases for the month; Whooping cough, 1,475, measles P.81, diphtheria 43, scar let fever 74, septic sore throat J2, small pox 243, chickenpox 13S), typhoid fever 52, meningi tis 13, German measles 1, optha lina neonatorum 5, trachcoma 4, typhus fever 2. BUNCH TAYLOR Saturday night at 8 o'clock at the Methodist parsonage Mr, Dallas Bunch and Miss Gladys Taylor were united in matrimony by Rev. E. C. Few. A number of intimate friends witnessed the ceremony. JONES POTTER Mr,. Cleveland L. Jones, of Norfolk, Va and Miss Mildred L. Potter were married on Sun- day afternoon, July 18th, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Authur Whiteley. Rev, E. C, Few officiated in the pre sence of the immediate family. Polite. At a wedding recently, when the clergyman nsked the bride, "Wilt thou hnve this man tq be thy wedde hus band)" she, with a modesty which lent her beauty an additional grae'e, replied, "It you please." ,irr. ...... ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, JULY 23, 1920 WITH THE CHURCHES METHODIST CHURCH Re?. Eugene C. Few Faitor Sunday, July2."th 192(1. Sunday School '.): 15 a. M. W. V. Woodroof, Supt. If you are not in Sunday School you need greatly to be, we welcome you. Services li A. M. and 8 P. M. Morning subject: "The limit for a woman '. Evening subject: "Too busy to work." A warm welcome awaits you. All Saints Church (Tpiftcopal) Rev. Lew-is N. Taylor, Rector Ruanoke Avcuue Next Sunday is St. James' Day also Eighth Sunday after Trinity. Church school and Adults Bible Class, T. W. Mullen, Supt. at 9:45 7:30 Celebration Holy Com munion. Divine services 11 and 8. The Church with a welcome. POWELLTOWN ITEMS Mr. Perry Spence motored to Aurelian Springs Sunday. Miss Mattie Hudson, of Roa noke Rapids, spent the week-end with Miss Nellie Williams. Misses Cox Gladys and "earl Jenkins, of Durham, igniting Miss lola Gray this we t" Mr. Robert Medlin, of Enfield, is visiting his parents here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eth ridge left Saturday for Norfolk. Mr. Eugene Ethridge, of Hobgood, is spending the week end here with relatives, Miss Lottie Hudson was the guest of Miss Annie Hockaday last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Spid Morris, of Rocky Mount, is visiting Mr. Sam Powell this week. Misses Mary Medlin and Nel lie Williams have arrived from Roanoke Rapids where they have been for som time. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Starkes were tho guests of Mxs.W. L. D. lvey Sunday afternoon. Ruby Gray entertained a few friends at her homo Saturday afternoon in honor of her ninth birthday. Misses Ruth and Viola Glover are visiting relatives in Hender son this week. Stunt Night And Band Concert Roanoke Rapids Park Fun and music will be combin ed on next Thursday night, July 29th when tho Roanoke Rapids Band will pull of a series of laughable stunts in addition, to the usual musical selections. The fun will commcmiie at 8 o'cloqk. Everybody is cordially invited, Program 1. March, Progress. 2 Overture, The Joy of Life, Watermelon eating uuntest Roannkp Mills No. 1 vj, Mill Na ii. March, Old Comrades. . Overture, Approach of Spring. Pie eating contest - Rosemary vs. Roanoke Rapids. .", Riii, Cotton Top. (. Overture, Queen of Night, j available to any interests dosir Diving for the Coin- free for i ing jt) Upon application to the all. 7. March, Invincible U. S. A. 8. Romance, Sunshine After Rain, Milk Drinking Conflict. Regiment No. 1 Col. Ed. Gray. Commanding Olftcer. ! Regiment No. 2. Major John Uixon. Commanding oincer, 9. Star Spangled Banner. Cash prizes will be awarded the winners in the contests. Author Whiteley, Director. It linf I'.-" "i" pHfwns fly almost us fast iu a auuplune or flying ' boat. COUNTY NURSE IN HALIFAX COUNTY Miss Lula B. Saucer, the Red Cross nurse for Halifax County, j began her work in this County this week under the direction of the County Health Officer. The field work will consist of instructions and help in Infant Hygiene, prenatal and natal care of mother, child welfare, tuber culosis, and educational work. Clubs in Home Sanitation, and care of the sick, are being or ganized in the following places. Weldon, Halifax. Littleton, Hob good, Scotland Neck, Tillery, and Enfield. The Red Cross course will be given to girls over 14 years of age. Classes will meet once a week, and thoise attending 10 of the 12, classes will receive a certificate from the Red Cross. Each section of the County will be visited as rapidly as possible. At present only the communities that are accessible to the railroad can be reached. Neither can every section of the County be visited during the summer months which is the most important for Infant Hy giene work. Each Wednesday and Saturday afternoon will be spent in the office of the Health Department in Weldon, where we shall be glad to see any one who wishes to see the nurse on health mat ters, WATER POWER SURVEYS BEING MADE The Water Resources Division of the North Carolina Geoglogi cal and. Economic Survey is en gaged in a water resource sur vey of the State, the object being to investigate possible water power sites and to encourage their utilization by local industries and municipalities, as well as to aid municipalities in obtaining sufficient wajer supplies for city purposes, ihorndike baville, Hydraulic Engineer of the Geo logical Survey, and Prof, of Hydraulic and Sanitary En gineering in the University of North Carolina, assisted by S, C, Austin, of Richfield, and E, S. Teague, of Taylorsville, is now investigating water sites on Ara rat and Fishers Rivers in Surry County for power purposes in Dobson and Tilot Mountain. Similar studies on Johna River and Wilson Creek will soon be unde'rta.k.on. tw power purposes in Lenoir and Collettsville. Later in the summer Geological Survey hopes to be able to make power studies in Avery and fransyl venia Countries. Already water power surveys have been made at Pinetaps and Angier together with a prelimin ary survey at Fayetteville. A watyy supply investigation has lust been completed at Carthage In addition, gauging stations will soon be established, and gaugings of the flow on the up per portions of the Yadkin, Catawba, French Broad4 and Watauga Rivers and their tribu taries will be made. At these stations data relating to the daily discharge of these streams over periods of several years will be collected. This data, which is necessary for the intelligent de velopment of water powers or municipal wator supplies, as so'1" as it i iewmbled. will he Director of tho Geological Sur vey. Thia work is being undertaken In part with county and city authorities under a cooperative arrangement whereby the Sur vey makes a through investiga tion of the local water power or supply possibilities and. bears one-half the field expense, the county munitipality, or chamber of commerce bearing the other half. Towns or counties wish ing water power or water supply investigations made should apply to the Director, N. C. Geological and Economic Survey, Chapel tun, vi. (J, Subscription ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Mr. P. C. Duncan and Mrs. Nannie Peele left Sunday for New York to buy fall goods. Mr. H. E. Boswell spent a few days here this week with friends. Mr. J. H. Matkins and son, Marvin, are visiting relatives in Burlington this week. Mrs. W. G. Lynch and son, Graham, are visiting in Hamil ton this week. Mr. A. E. Aker3 and children, are visiting in the home of Mr. Akers mother at Roanoke, Va. Messrs. F. F. Patterson, Lewis Witherspoon and Gordon Coun cil have returned from a trip to Blowing Rock. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Clark have returned to their home in Phila delphia, after visiting relatives here for several days. Miss Ai.nie Cherry spent the week-end in Scotland Neck with her mother. Mrs. M. E. Faison has return ed to her home in Portsmouth. Mrs. 0. A. Daniel and son, Otho, have returned to their home in Oxford after visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Lynch. Mrs. A. E. Akers spent the week-end in Elm City with rela tives. Mr. W. P. Taylor was called to Virginia Beach this week on account of the illness of his daughter. Mrs. F. M. Shute and daugh ter, Catherine, are visiting re latives in illiamston this week. Mrs. Honeycutt and Mildred Taylor left Tuesday for Forest City to visit friends and rela tives. Mr. Ivey Mohorn spent the week-end In Richmond. Miss Helen Morgan, of Nor folk, spent a few hours here Sunday with friends, Mr. Edgar Elmore- and Miss Christine Cranwell spent Sunday at Ocean View. Mr. Jessie Moore and family spent the week-end at Ocean View. Miss Lucy Gay Cook spent Sunday here with friends. Misses Mable and Lelia Bras well returned Monday after a visit of several weeks in Scotland Neck, they were accompanied home bytheir cousin, Miss Ethel Allsbrook. Mr. L. L. Braswell left Tues day night for Charlotte N. ' C. to be present at the Pathe Dealers Convention, July 21 and 22. Miss Alma uoieman, ot near 'Emporia, is visiting her sister here this week. Mr. Moody Hedgepeth spent Sunday in Petersburg. Miss Sadie Stadiem returned to her home in Kinston Wednes day, after spending some time with Miss Fleeta Marks. Misses Fannie Marks and Sun- Elizabeth Robertson spent day at Ocean View. Mr. B. Marks is spending some time in Boston, New York and Baltimore on business. Misses Bertha and Gilda Schol- nioh have returned to Boston after spending some time here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. B, Marks, Miss Rosa Smith spent Sunday at Ocean View. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Woodroof and Mr, Lewis Spivey spent some time atFuquaySprings this week. Mrs. Louis Grimmer and daughter, Mattie, are spending some time at Ocean View. Mr, and Mrs. S. J. Bounds are spending Beveral days in the Western part of the State this week. Mrs. J. L. Price has returned home from Lynchburg where she visited relatives. Miss Rosa Pearson spent sever al days in Nomina this week. M& Alice Whitaker left Wednesday for her home in Barnardsville, after spending $2.00 a Year in Advance McCLENDQN REYIYAL DRAWING LARGE CROWDS The McClendon Evangelistic Campaign is growing in interest and numbers. His sermons are scriptural, logical and delivered with great power in hi3 own unique manner. The sermon last Sunday night on the "Ten Com mandments" was one of the greatest ever heard in this com munity - prehaps the greatest ever heard on this subject. The evangelist laid especial emphasis on the sins of profanity, Sabbath desecration and adultery. He showed clearly that while there might be some excuse for the committal of almost any other sin in the decalogue, there ia ab solutely none for profanity; Services are being held every day (Monday and Saturday ex cepted) at 3 and 8 P. M. and children's services Wednesday and Friday at 10 A. M. These services are being conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Carroll. In addition to these services held in the big tent, cottage prayer meetings are being held at 9:30 A. M. and noon day meetings at the factories, led by Mrs. Steidley and Mr. and Mrs. Seibert. Mrs, Steidley is also giving a course of Bible studies on Romans at 7:15 P. M. These studies are being given in the Rosemary Methodist church. All of these services are open to the general public. A cordial invitation is given to each and all. ANTI-TYPHOID CAMPAIGN Dr. C. F. Mangum of the State University had a very narrow escape from a bullet fired at random by an intoxicated man in Dallas, Gaston County, where he is conducting a very success ful typhoid vaccination campaign. The bullet just missed the Doc tor's head and sent a shower of particles of glass over his face. The Bureau of Epidemology of the State Board of Health sees a moral in this near fatal,, accident There is practically no community in the State that has not felt greater sorrow and anxi ety through sickness and death from Typhoid Fever than from all the stray bullets in the State, The Board points out the signifi cant fact that it cannot protect against the acts of rowdy citi zens, but that it can afford pro tection against Typhoid Fever. Vaccination against Typhoid Fever does not miss the point by as much as the classic hair's breadth. About 6500 people will be protected in Gaston County as a result of Dr. Mangum's work and nearly as many in Alamance County, where Dr. Buchanan, of Wake Forest Col lege, conducts the clinics. Frank lin, Mecklenburg, Harnett, Bla den, Duplin, Columbus, Johnston Rutherford and Anson Counties are awaiting campaigns. The demand is greater than the workers available. Important New. Jack's little playmate, Ban, was caUed home to God, so Jack was tolA when Ben died. A taw nights latw when Jack was saying his prayers his mother heard, "And please, God tall Bennle that one of bis rabbit died t fay" several weeks here with her sister, Miss Jennie L. Whita ker. Mrs. Lee and daughter, of Raleigh, are spending some time here with relatives. Mr. Geo. N. Stanley spent several days in Norlina this week. Mrs. N. B. Crawford spent the week-end in Rocky Mount Mr. F. M. Shute spent several days this week in Waynesyille attending a meeting of the North Carolina Press Associa tion. Mr. D. I. Kidd and family spent Sunday in Warrenton with relatives. Miss Iyer Battle, of Dunn, spent several days here in the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. G; Jar man this week.
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