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Volume VII.-Number
SUFFERS A VERY
PAINFUL ACCIDENT
Miss Irene Reed, aged about 16
years, an employee of one of
Roanoke Mills Company's weave
rooms, met with a very painful
accident last Wednesday after
noon when she fell in a wheel
operating a water cooling appa
ratus. Eye witnesses state that Miss
Reed had been to the machine
shop, which is located near the
room in which she worked to get
water or learn the time of day.
That upon looking at the clock
she turned backward out of the
door and fell into the wheel. One
jaw bone was broken and a deep
cut on her forehead, receiving al
so some minor bruises on her
arms and body;
Miss Reed was both un fortun
ate ; and fortunate, for had not
her skirts thrown the belt from
the wheel the same would have
torn her to pieces.
Advices from the Roanoke
Rapids Hospital where she was
rushed for treatment, state that
Miss Reed is getting along nicely
this morning.
ORPHANS AT CENTRAL
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
The Orphan Concert Class
from the Odd Fellows Orphanage
at Goldsboro will be here on
their .annual visit tonight.
They will appear at the Cen
tral School Auditorium, however,
instead of the People's Theatre as
previously announced. This
change was made necessary be
cause the old opera house which
is now being used by the
People's Theatre has no stage
and dressing rooms, and the fact
that the entertainment this year
is a play rather than the usual
concert.
The play is entitled "Ken
tucky Belle" and is considered
the best program ever brought
out by the concert class. The
papers in the towns made have
been enthusiastic in their praise.
Your attendance will help a
worthy cause beside affording a
delightful evening.
PRIZE WINNERS IN
ROSEMARY YARD
AND GARDEN CONTEST
The Rosemary Manufacturing
Company for the first time this
year offered prizes to the people
of their village for the best yards
and gardens.
Many of the inhabitants en
tered enthusiastically into the
contest with the result of much
better gardens and more beauti
ful yards.
The prize winners were:
Prizes for Gardens, 1st W. H.
Shaw; 2nd B. W. Beale; 3rd E.
VV. Baggett; 4th E. L Clark.
Honorable mention: R. W.
George; A. L. Grooms; J. J.
Banty; J. M. Hodges, John Kille
brew. Committee on Gardens:
Geo. L. Hayes, Jr., Rev. A. G.
Carter and Rev. Lewis N. Tay
lor. Prizes for Yards: 1st D. G.
Holloman; 2nd Chas. Parks; 3rd
Henry Lee; 4th S. J. Evans.
Honorable mention: A. A. Reed;
and William Bowers. Committee
on Yards: Mrs. Charlena Hart,
Mrs. T. M. Jenkins and Mrs. K.
D. Jenkins.
Wade C. Smith at
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Wade C. Smith, of New
York City, Associate Director
and Stewardship Editor of the
Interchurch World Movement
of North America, will be at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday.
He will occupy the pulpit both
at morning and evening service.
At the evening service he will
give a lecture using stereopticon
slides. At seven o'clock he will
preach to the Christian Endeavor
Society. All the young people of
the community are cordially in
vited to this meeting. Visitors
welcome to all the services.
19
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS '
Mr. W. W. Powell, of Rich
mond, spent Wednesday in
Rosemary.
Mr. Monroe G. Jenkins spent
last week in Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rook and
family have returned from a
week's visit to relatives in Pine
Tops.
Mrs. Crawford A. Lyerly spent
the week-end in Norfolk and
vicinity.
Mr. J. B. Powell, of Rocky
Mount, spent Monday and Tues
day in town.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Powell and
family returned to their
home in Hampton, Va.. Monday
after a pleasant visit in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jenkins.
Mr. W. D. Upchurch, of Louis
burg, spent Wednesday in town.
Mr. Arthur E. Stowe is erec
ting a handsome bungalow on
Jackson Street immediately be
hind the Hospital.
" Mr. C. F. Ogletree spent
Wednesday in Henderson.
Messrs. Wm. T. Councill,
Robt. L. Dickens and J. J. Wade
are spending the week in New
York City.
Mr. C. G. Selby, of Columbus,
Ohio, was here Wednesday.
Excavating operations have
begun on the Christian Church
lot preparatory to the immediate
erection of the Sunday School
rooms of the new church.
Mr3. Ed. Owens spent the
week-end in Norfolk.
Mr. H. H. Smith, of Ports
mouth, spent Tuesday in Rose
mary. The cannery of the Rosemary
Mfg. Co., is a busy place at pre
sent. Considerable canning has
has already been done under the
able direction of Misses Read and
Alexander.
Mr. T. H. Williamson, of
Greensboro, spent Tuesday in
town.
Miss Alexander, of Scotland
Neck, is the guest of her sister,
Miss Angelyn Alexander, at
Rosemary Lodge.
Mrs. M. R. Vick and daughters,
Katherine and Phala, spent the
week-end at Ocean View.
Mr. R. D. Wilson, of Atlanta.
Ga., was here Tuesday.
The new building of Mr. W, T.
Collins to the north of Miss
Annie Medlin is being rapidly
completed. It has been leased
to Mr. N. D. Cox who will use it
for a barber shop.
Messrs. Joe W. and Rives W.
Taylor spent the week-end in
Oxford.
Mr. T. A. Cooper and familv
of Rocky Mount, were in town
Monday.
Miss Ruth Fleming left Mon
day for her home in Raleigh.
Mr. Charlie Brown, of Kinston,
was in Rosemary Tuesday.
Mrs. L. G. Shell and children
have returned from an extended
visit to Virginia Beach.
Mr. J. Frank Joyner spent
Monday in Norfolk.
Mr. E. H. Jones, of Raleigh,
spent Tuesday in town.
Miss Irene Cannon, of Norfolk,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. S. Cannon.
Mr. W. N. Kirkland, of Nor
folk, spent Tuesday in town,
Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Northing
ton and Mrs, Sidney Mosely, of
LaCrosse, Va., were the guest of
Mrs. A. L. Taylor this week.
Mr. H. J. Smith, of Baltimore,
was in town Monday.
Mr. G. E. Grissom, of Hender
son, spent Tuesday in Rosemary,
Mr. and Mrs. louis S. Cannon
spent the week-end in Norfolk.
Mr. T. M. Dobson, of Rich-
mond, was a visitor here Tues
day.
Mrs. J. E. McGee visited Rich
mond this week.
Mrs. Bell and son, William, of
Norfolk, were the guests of Mr,
and Mrs. C. F. Ogletree this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Drum-
BUILDING OPERATIONS
AMOUNTING TO HALF MILLION
DOLLARS IN PROGRESS
The Figures Do Not Include Mill
Building, High School, Church
And Several Handsome
Residences
In spite of the fact that build
ing operations in all parts of
the county have fallen off con
siderably the building activities
of our community continue un
abated. The total costs of build
ings now being constructed will
reach if not exceed one-half mil
lion dollars. The new high
school building will cost about
$300,000.00 when completed, and
will be one of the most modern
in the state.
Mr. S. F. Patterson is erecting
a home on Roanoke Avenue on
the entire block between Sixth
and Seventh street that will cost
somewhere in the neighborhood
of $125,000.00. Mr. Patterson's
new home will be in all probabili
ties, the handsomest in this sec
tion of the state.
The congregation of the First
Christian Church have begun
work on their new church on
Roanoke Avenue at Ninth Street.
This new edifice will cost when
complete some thirty or forty
thousand dollars.
Mr. F. M. Brown has begun
work on his residence on
Washington Street between
Fourth and Fifth streets. We are
unable to give the estimated cost
of this building, but understand
it will be modern in every re
spect. The handsome concrete block
residence of Mr. E. B. Glover on
Jackson street is nearing comple
tion. Mr. Glover's new home will
cost some, $20, 000.
Mr. C. A. Cagle is erecting
a brick residence on Hamilton
street also.
The . new quarters of the
Herald are almost completed
now. The remodelling and im
provement to this nrooerty will
amount to some ten . or twelve
thousand dollars.
"FUN AND MUSIC"
PROVOKES MUCH MIRTH
"Fun and Music" staged in
the Park last night certainly was
successful in driving dull care
away for an hour.
Music by the band entertained
the music lovers and contests the
more frivolious, The first contest
was engaged in by small boys,
eating watermellon with both
hands behind their back. The
second was a pie eating contest
by small boys with the same
rules regarding the hands.
The last and most ridiculous
and consequently provoking
more laughter was the milk
drinking contest by the grown
men. The men thought it would
be a quantity contest and were
somewhat shocked when presen
ted with baby bottles with nip
ples. They were game however
and carried the contest through,
gool, of Northampton County,
were visitors to Rosemary Mon
day. Mr. J. M. Singleton, of Candor,
was here Monday.
Mr. J. W. Harris, of Norfolk,
was in town Monday.
Mr. Lewter F, Hobbs and
family, of Norfolk, spent Sunday
in Rosemary,
Mra, B P, Cooper and daugh.
ter, Miss Bettie, and Mrs. Whita
ker, of Nashville, left this
week;
for a visit to Asheville.
Mr, J. D, Spicer, of Richmond,
was in town Monday,
Mra, W. C. Williams is spend
ing several days in Norfolk.
Misses May Cannon and Lily
Johnson were visitors to Norfolk
this week.
Miss Nancy Johnson spent the
week-end with her sister in
Fayetteville.
Mrs. E. L. Haywood, of We!
don, was the guest of Miss Annie
Medlin Monday,
Mrs. Frank L. Nash .and
daughter have returned from a
visit to Lumberton,
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C,
I WITH THE CHURCHES
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Eugene C. Few Pastor
Sunday, August, 1st 1920.
Sunday School !):-15 A. M.
W. V. Woodroof, Supt.
If you are not in Sunday
School you need greatly to be,
we welcome you.
Servicer, 11 A. M. and 8 P. M.
A warm welcome awaits you.
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Stanley White, Pastor
Mill Elizabeth MrChcsney, Cliurch Worker.
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
Morning 'ervice 11:00 A. M.
Christian Endeavor 7: P. M
Evening Service 8:00 P. M.
Prayer meeting 8:00 P. M. on
Wednesday.
Mr. Wade C. Smith will be
with us at the services on Sun
day. The public is cordially in
vited to attend these services.
Mr. Smith is with the Inter
church World Movement.
AH Saints Church
(Episcopal)
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector
Roanoke Avenue
Next Sunday is Ninth
after Trinity.
Church school and
Bible Class, T. W.
Sunday
Adults
Mullen,
Supt. at 9:45
11 Celebration Holy
Com-
munion and sermon,
The night service will be omit,
ted on account of a union service
at the Presbyterian Church,
The Church with a welcome. ,
POWELLTOWN ITEMS
Mrs. Raymond Davis has arrived
from her home in Milwauk(,
where she has been visiting her
parents.
Messrs. Perry Spence and Tip
Davis left Sunday for Conway.
Misses Mattie and Thelma
Hudson, Virginia Topping and
Mr. Edward Medlin motored to
Weldon Saturday on business,
Miss Iola Gray left Sunday for
Norfolk to spend her summer
vacation.
Mr. J. E. Medlin of Fetersbure
is visiting relatives here this
week.
Mrs. Ann Russell, of Weldon,
was the guest of Mrs. L. A.
Hudson Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Henry Wood, of Boiling
is visiting Mr, Sam. Powell this
week.
Mr. Robert Medlin, of Enfield,
is spending the week-end here
with relatives.
Mr. Willie Hatway, of Wel
lington, N, C., is the guest of
Miss Louise Moore, of Roanoke
Rapids.
Mr. Tom Carpenter, of the U.S.
Navy, spent a few days here this
week.
Misses Poarl and Orlean
Plaster, of Midway, are visiting
their sister, Mrs. Rymond Davis,
Mrs. T. B. Turner, of Washing
ton, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Diekpns
left Sunday for Norfolk.
Miss Thelma Blanks, of Peters
burg, is visitincr friends here
this week.
RQSEMARY'ROANOKE RAPIDS
BALL CLUB ORGANIZED
The baseball teams of Rose
mary and Roanoke Rapids have
merged and are making engage
ments for the remainder of the
fcaMon. Smith. of Scolhini)
Neck, will be the star twirler,
i ne games scneuuieu hi present
are, NorlinaJuly 31; Polorinies
of Norfolk August 7; Kelford
August 11. Indications are that
',ve will have some splendid ex
hibitions of the great American
sport.
MRS MAT TIE LEE REVELL
Mrs. Mattie T,e Revell, be
loved witeof G. ('. Revell difd
at thr !r heme at 520 Five Hun
dred Street, Rosemary, Tuesday
afternoon at three o'clo-k. after
a. long illness Funeral services'
were held by her pastor, Rev. A. 1
(.i. carter, and interment made n
Northampton bounty near Sea-!
board Wednesday afternoon.
JULY 30, 1920
much interest
Residents ut Koanoke Mills
Company Village Continue
To Improve Yards and
Gardens
The prizes offered annually by
the Roanoke Mills Company to
residents of its village for the
best yards and gardens were
awarded last week. The reports
of the committees making the
awards follows:
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
July 21, 1920
Roanoke Mills Company,
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned commit
tee, judges of yards in the Mill
Village, beg to report that we
have made a thorough inspection
of all the yards and while in a
number of instances the decisions
were very close owing to the ex
cellent condition of the premises
in general, we recommend that
the following prizes be awarded:
First prize of $20.00 tied be
tween No. Ill, Mrs. E. L. Gray,
and No. 110, Mrs. R. O. Bray, on
Madison Street;
Second prize of $10.00No. 10G,
Mrs. W. T. Glover, Madison
Street.
Third prize of $6.00 No. 116,
Miss Mary Mabry, Madison
Street.
Fourth prize of $4.00, No. 207,
Mrs. R. O. Riggan,
For the Most Improvement
First prize, No. 824, Mrs. G.
W. Brigman, Monroe Street.
Second prize, Mrs. A. L. Mar
riner, Henry Street.
In addition to the winners of
prizes we wish to make honora
ble mention for attractiveness
and marked improvement of the
following:
No. 38 Jackson Street (Bun
kers Hill) Mrs. John Robbins;
On Madison Street, No. 208,
Miss Boxie Vaughan; No. 115,
Mrs. Y. N. Underwood; No. 211,
Mrs. W. E. Britt: No. 409. Mrs.
W. A. Butts i No. 416 B, Mrs.
Ludie Dickens; No. 424 B. Mrs.
W. M. Matthews; Mrs. Coley;
Mrs. J. W. Edwards and Mrs.
W. T. Smith.
On Monroe Street; Mrs. John
Turner, No. 110; Mrs. S, M.
Vaughn, No. 112 A; Mrs. R. C.
Bowen, No. 123; Mrs. Lester Hux
No. 202; Mrs, John Wood No.
203; Mrs. Rufua Hux, No. 206;
Mrs. J. R. Jenkins. No. 324.
A large percentage of the
yards show that a great deal
of interest has been taken in
them and are noticeably clean
and attractive.
The above is respectfully sub
mitted by-
Mrs. J. M. Jackson
Mrs. W. C. Allshrouk
Miss Lena Rivers Jones,
Roanoke Rapids, N, C
July 21, 1920
Roanoke Mills Company
Roanoke Rapids, N C.
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned
com
mittee appointed as judges of the
gardens in the Mill Villages, beg
to report the. winners of prizes
as follows:
First prize, $20,00, to W, E,
Britt.
Second prist, $10,00. toC. W,
Wood,
Third prize, $6.00, to W, F,
Hux.
Fourth prise, $4.00, to C. C.
Carpenter,
We desire to make special
mention of the following who
have very attractive gardens:
Mrs. R. O. Bray, C. G. Gyms,
Mrs. W. E. Smith, G, V, Brig,
man, L. D. Mabry, W. H. Hud
son, VV. H, Monely, Sam Coley,
J. W, Worn bio, Bob Teele.
The above is most respectfully
submitted by
Very truly yours,
Geo. N. Taylor
W. S. HancopV
W. S. Hockaday.
The management of Roanoke
Mills Company desires to express
i appreciation to the residents
whose co-operation with the
movement was responsible
the success, achieved.
for
Subscription
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL! ROSEMARY DEFEATS
AND LOCAL ITEMS
Miss Millicent Wilkinson left
Sunday for Norfolk to spend some
time.
Misses Ottie Stinson and
Evelyn McKinney spent the
week-end at Ocean View.
Miss Lena Rivers Jones left
Sunday for Richmond where she
will visit friends for some time.
Misses Ethel Leather wood and
Sula Williams and Messrs. H. H.
King and E. A. Telliga motored
to Chapel Hill to spend the
week-end with friends.
Mr. F. C. Williams spent the
week-end in Franklin with his
parents.
Mr. L. W. Clements spent the
week-end in his home at Stan
cell. Misses Meta Jones and Mrs.
Haywood Cherry are spending
Sammie Marks has returned
home from Baltimore where he
has been
attending summer
school.
Mrs. W. S f)pnn nndann flroh
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am have returned home after
spending some time in
Oxford,
Mesdames A. P,
McPherson
and J. V. Womble returned FVi
day from Ocean View where they
have been for some time.
Mr. E. H. Ricks spent several
days last week in Norfolk on
business,
Mr. Louis Grimmer
spent
several days this week at Ocean
View with his wife.
Miss Mattie Grimmer returned
Sunday from Ocean View where
she has been spending some time.
Mr. Walter Kidd, of Warren-
ton, spent the week-end here
with his brother Mr. D. I. Kidd.
Miss Pattie Bain has returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs, Ed Woodruff
have returned home after spend
ing several days in Raleigh and
Fuquay Springs.
Mr. Will Hyman, of Plymouth.
spent the week-end here with
his sister, Mrs. K. Jenkins.
Mrs. J. Norinsky is spending
3ome time here in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. B. Marks.
Mr. M. Marks, of Martins
ville, spent a few days here with
relatives last week.
Mr. W. L, Long returned home
ast week from Blowing Rock
where he spent several days.
Mr. C. A. Wyche has returned
home from Buffalo Lithia
Springs.
Mrs. Neal McRay and children,
of Littleton, are visiting in the
home of Mr, and Mrs. J. M.
Jackaon.
Dr. T. W. M. Long left Friday
for Virginia Beach to spend
several days.
Messrs. W. L. Long and C. A.
Wyche are spending several days
out of town.
Mrs. Edgar Lee has returned
to her home in Raleigh after
spending several days here with
her sister Mrs. J. F. Vincent.
Miss Hammitte returned to
her home in Durham Monday
after visiting Mrs. A. P. Mc
Pherson for several days.
Mr. Herbert Brantley spent
the week-end in Richmond with
friends.
Mr, and Mra. VV, F,, Rryunt
are visiting relatives in Rich
Square this week.
Misses Frances and Nannie
Hyman have returned to their
home in Plymouth.
Mrs Geo. Ingram and
son. of
Mancell, spent the week-end here
with Mrs. J. M. Taylor.
Mrs. Lloyd S. Quin. of Norfolk
spent a few days, here this week
with her husband.
Dr, Cecil Crank's mother visi
ted, him here this week.
Mr. Abe Norinsky and friend,
Mr. Wadelaf, of New York
visited In the home of Mr. and
Mrs, B. Marks this week.
Mr. 3. R. Manning is spending
tne week cruising with 8 party
on uiesapeake Bay. He is the
$2.00 a Year in Advance
ROANOKE RAPIDS
The Rosemary baseball team
defeated Roanoke Rapids Satur-
day by the score of 2 to 1 in one
of the prettiest games played on
the local lot this season. The two
hundred fans were kept in sus
pense from the first inning until
the ninth when Rosemary scored
the winning run on an error by
Wheeler. The game opened
with "pep" and good alround
playing but in the second Moore
for Roanoke Rapids started
the scoring for his cohorts by
pile-driving the "pill" over the
fence for a homer on the delivery
of Smith, Scotland Neck's own.
but this slim guy whiffed the next
two batters. When Rosemary
came back to the bat James, not
to be outdone drove the sphere
over the fence in the same spot
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that Moore's went the inning be
fore makingthe run whichtiedthe
score. This out more interest intri
I the game which caused the game
to go on with neither side'placing
i
a man on third until the ninth
when Rosemary came back into
I " "
ner stride and put three men on
bases. This came about bv
Dunnam hitting a batter, walk-
is uuc aim an nmeiu nil. ne
fanned the next batter but
Smithy sent a hot one down the
third base line which bounced
through Wheeler's arms and
Daniels scored. The next two
batters popped out. Roanoke
Rapids tried to bring in another
tally in their part of the ninth
but could get a player no further
than first. Dunham, tho not
feeling well, pitched a good game
and would have had a game to
his credit but for the unlucky er
ror on third. Smithy pitched
steady ball and allowed but five
scattered hits. The game as a
whole was played clean and
illustrated to the home fans that
the home boys can play ball.
A VERY SAD DEATH
Little Margaret Dixon Taylor.
the one year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Taylor died last
Monday in early evening at
Virginia Beach where her parents
had taken her for treatment in
the infant sanitorium there.
Little Margaret had never
been strong, and the tender care
of a loving mother and father, no
doubt, prolonged her stay on
earth.
The remains were brought
here Tuesday and interment
made Wednesday in the Roanoke
Rapids Cemetary, after a short
funeral service at the First
Methodist Church, conducted by
Rev. Eugene C. Few, pastor of
the parents of the little babe.
Sympathy for the breaved
mother and father was shown
by the large number of beautiful
floral offerings which covered
the little grave entirely.
Those from out of town at
tending the funeral were": Mrs.
Albert Redburn, of Monroe, Mr,
and Mrs. J. J. Lawrence,
Miss Nancy Lawrence, of Ayden;
Mr. H. M. Taylor, of Burlington.
latter 's yacht.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bounds and
Ed. E. A. Parker have returned
from a tour of the Western part
of the State by auto.
Mrs. Sarah Cone, of Enfield, is
visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. B. Marks.
Mrs. F. M. Shuteand daughter.'
Catherine,
returned Thursday
from A Visit tr ralotiima ir tka
i iwimmtw 1J.4 bLIV
eastern part of the state.
Miss Addye Williams spent
Tuesday in Rocky Mount.
Quite a number of local fans
attended the Weldon-Kelford
game in Weldon Tuesday. It was
a very good game with the ex
ception of one inning.
The National Loan and Insur
Company are occupying their
new office in the Herald Build
ing.
Mr. Dorsey Williams
spent
with
Tuesday and Wednesday
S
aucai in mr. . u. tong on uie Miss Madeline Wiggin3.