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Volume VII.-Number 42
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, JANUARY 7, 1921
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ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. J. li. Manning spent Tues
day out of town.
Hon. and Mrs. . L Long and
children left Monday for Raleigh
to make their home during the
meeting of the 1921 General As
sembly. Mr. D. L. Traynham, Jr., re
turned Monday after spending
the Holiday with relatives in
Christiansburg.
Miss Mary Traynham Wyche
left Monday for Spartanburg, S.
C, accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. C. A. Wyche as far as Rich
mond. Miss Bessie Reynolds has re
turned after spending the holi
days in her home. ,
Mr. F. C. Williams spent the
week-end in Richmond with
friends.
Mr. W. S. Hancock attended
the funeral of his aunt. Miss
Lucy Hancock, in Scotland Neck
Monday.
Mr. Bruce Tillery left Wed
nesday to resume his studies at
Wake Forest.
Mr. Ned Manning left Monday
after spending several days in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Wyche.
Mr. J. S. Massenburg feft
Monday after spending several
days here with friends.
Misses Minnie Daughtry, Nell
Jones and Bessie Hedgpeth 15ft
Monday to resume their studies
at the N. C. C. W.
Misses Verna Davenport and
Louise Grooms, of Richmond,
spent Sunday here visiting Miss
Lena Rivers Jones.
Miss Elmyra Jenkins left Sun
day for Brevard after spending
the holidays here.
Miss Rosa Marks has returned
to her home in Martinsville, Va.,
atter spending several days here
visiting Miss Fannie Marks.
Mr. J. A. Moore is spendir?
several days in New York on
business. -
Miss Myrtle Holt has returned
from a trip to Pinehurst and
Rockingham.
Mr. W. J. Wesson, of Louis
burg, spent the week-end in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Honeycutt
have returned after spending
some time with relatives in For
est City.
Mrs. J. T. Thompson spent the
holidays in Williamston with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Graham,
of Greensboro, spent a few days
here this week.
Miss Inzie Mae Jones has re
turned home after spending a few
days in Richmond with friends.
Mr. E. H. Ricks spent several
days in Norfolk this week.
Messrs. Carl and Hugh Moore
spent a few days here last week
visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. V. P. Vaughan.
Miss Julia B. Harry returned
Monday after spending some time
in her home at Harrisburg.
Misses Lena Rivers Jones and
Ethel Leatherwood returned Sun
day from a trip to St. Augustine,
F!a.
Mrs. F. G. 4arman spent the
holidays out of town with rela
tives. Miss Inez Ligon, of Norfolk,
spent the week-end in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Shell.
Mis3 Annie Taylor has return
ed from a trip to Norfolk.
Miss Sarah Daughtry, of Nor
folk, spent the week-end here
with friends.
Dr.'J. C. Braswell, of Whita
kers, N. C, Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Masons of North
Carolina, Messrs. Steven E. Bur
roughs and Professor Allen, of
Wirrenton, Raleigh Daniel and
Willey, of Weldon. Sterling M.
Gary and Dr. H. B. Ferguson,
of Halifax, attended the Educa-
tional Symposium of the
local
odge of Masons at their last! community service in the county
McDonald-McGee
Smithfield, Jan. 1st. A quiet
but elegant marriage was sol
emnized in this city at the home
of the bride's sister, Mrs. Roger
Smith, Wednesday at 3 o'clock
wheu Miss Elizabeth McGee and
Cornelius T. McDonald, of Aug
usta, Ga., were joined together.
Rev. W. M. Baker, of Mount
Olive, a former pastor of the
bride, performed the ceremony.
The attractive home of Mr. and
Mrs. Smith was particularly ap
pealing on this occasion with its
decorations of cut Jlowers, holly
and evergreens. The marriage
took place in the music room
where a temporary altar of pine,
cedar and fern had been arrang
ed. The wedding music was play
ed by Miss Louise Alford. Paul
Eason Sang "0, Promise Me"
just before the bridal party en
tered. The bride was attended by
Miss Louise Davis, of Mount
Olive, as brides maid, and Mrs.
Roger Smith as dame of honor,
and by her tnaid of honor, Miss
Sadie McDonald, of Maxton.
The handsome costumes of these
fair attendants, all of whom car
ried pink Killarney roses made a
beautiful picture. The ring
bearer was little Miss Claire Da
vis, cousin of the bride. The
bride, who wore a handsome
traveling gown, entered on the
arm of her brother, J. E. McGee,
of Rosemary, and was met at the
altar by the bridegroom and his
best man, Dan McDonald, of
Spartanburg, S. C. After the
ceremony fas performed, the
couple left for a trip to Florida
and Cuba.
Mrs. McDonald is a young
woman of rare charm. She is a
graduate of Peace Institute and
has taught at Farmville and at
the orphanage at Barium Springs.
Mr. McDonald is a prosperous
furniture dealer of Augusta, Ga.,
where they will make their home.
His original home is Maxton.
Greensboro Daily News.
Mrs. McDonald is well known
in Rosemary, having been a resi
dent for about a yesqr and a half.
She is a sister of '-Mr. Jas. E.
McGee.
Fire and Explosion at
Roanoke Fibre Board
Sunday Night
A fire and explosion occurred
at the plant of the Roanoke
Fibre Board Sunday "night about
10:30. People on the streets
noticed a glare in the direction
of the plant, but thought some
one was burning orusn. ine
glare proved to be a blaze which
had started in the storage shed
and oil house. No one up town
attached much importance to
the blaze until a terrific explo
sion occurred, shaking practical
ly every house in town and wak
ing many sleeping inhabitants.
The explosion proved to be
three tanks of acetylene.
A large crowd was soon at the
scene of the fire, but most of
them did not seem anxious to
get too close fearing another
explosion. However members
of the local police force lead by
R. H. Jackson unhesitatingly
j went to the aid of the manage
' ment and assisted in extinguish
ing the fire and fur this ooSist-
ance the management of the
Dlant wishes to express thanks.
The damage is estimated at
$700.
meeting.
Mr. A. M. Proctor, former sup
erintendent of the Roanoke Rap
ids Graded Schools and now sup
erintendent of Wayne county
schools, with his community
worker, Miss Rachael Maxwell,
are in Halifax county this week
studying the community service
work as it is conducted in the
county by Miss Mary Wsshburn.
Superintendent R. S. Proctor,
of Craven county and Miss Hun
ter, his community worker for
Craven, county are in Halifax
county this week observing the
WHY COTTON DECLINED
AND PLANS FOR RELIEF
Dr. B. W. Kilgore Analyzes Situation
and Suggests Meniere to Meet it.
In response to a request from
Harvie Jorden, Secretary of the
American Cotton Association. St,
Mathews. S. C, Director B. W.
Kilgore of the N. C. Extension
Service and Experiment Station,
has analyzed the cause of the re
cent heavy decline in cotton
values and outlined plans for re
lief as follows:
The main reasons which have
contributed to the recent heavy
decline in the market value of
cotton are restriction of markets
for cotton; the currency deflation
program; the general fall in the
prices of farm products, and the
farm program of the cotton states
which necessitates credit for
the production of the cotton crop
and the purchase of large quan
tities of supplies in the way of
fertilizers, food and feed stuffs,
and the like.
The best plans for relief are a
thoroughly practical andscientific
plan for the warehousing and the
commodity marketing of cotton
which will insure the pooling and
selling of cotton on the basis of
grade and staple; and along with
this the production of an abun
dance of food and feed for all
persons and animals on the farm,
and at least some to spare for
town people, if not enough to
feed them also, so as to make
cotton a really surplus crop. The
South can and must produce
enough food and feed for all the
people and livestock of the South,
and this should include enough
livestock of the various kinds to
meet the needs of the South for
livestock products.
The cotton acreage for 1921
should be reduced, but the
amount of reduction will likely
need to be somewhat different in
the different cotton states, and
depending on the farming pro
gram generally now followed in
these states, and in a general
way to conform with the state
ments made in the preceding
paragraph.
CHEER-UP-MABEL
Geo. E. Wintz producer of
"Going Up." "Betty Be Good,"
and other high class musical
comediea will offer the patrons
of Peoples Theatre on Thursday,
January 20, his latest and great
est effort "Cheer Up Mabel
This production is regarded as
one of the leaders of its kind
in the class of popular priced
musical shows. The company
numbers 35 players comprising
such principals as Nyra Brown,
John G. Getz, Helen Janis, Bill
Barber, Bettie Earl, Seymour
Sisters, Lenard Phillips, and
Virginia White. From a fashion
viewpoint, "Cheer Up Mabel"
is declared to be a real pace
maker. In the "Fashion Girl"
number it is said that the
models will wear $10,000 worth
of gowns. The piece is in two
acts and seven scenes staged in
a gorgeous and 'spectacular
manner, characteristic of Geo.
E. Wintz's offerings in other
seasons. A lively chorus of
Broadway blonde, brunette and
Titian haired beauties in fem
inine finery dance and prance
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on a gorgeoua uiuminatea
jeweled flirtation walk which
extends back 20 rows into the
audience.
Band of Roanoke Rapid
and Rosemary Treated
to Oyster Roast
Last Friday evening the mem
bers of the bands of Rosemary
and Roanoke Rapids enjoyed an
oyster roast in their respective
band rooms tendered 'them by
Mr. S. F. Patterson. We were
fortunate in being invited to the
roast of the Roanoke Rapids
Band and can testify as to their
enjoyment and appreciation.
Many Attend Maw Meeting '
At Halifax Monday
A mass meeting of dissatisfied
tax payers was held in the
court house in Halifax last
Monday morning at 11:00 o'clock.
Mr. W. T. Shaw, the chair
man stated that the purpose of
the meeting was to make rec
ommendations to the proper
authorities looking to the immed
iate reduction in county
titures.
expert-
Mr. W. K. Daniel was called
upon to address the meeting
and responded giving some facts
and figures regarding the County
i Board of Education. Mr. Daniel
recommended retrenchment in
county expenditures as a means
to secure relief,
Mr. A. Paul Kitchin, of Scot
land Neck, was the nexk person
to address the meeting. Mr.
Kitchin was in favor of asking
our legislators to introduce a bill
in the approaching session to re
duce real estate values one-half
and to make a similar request of
the various county boards to do
like wise.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT
A MASS MEETING OF THE
CITIZENS OF HALIFAX
COUNTY, JANUARY 3d. 1921.
The following committee was
appointed to draft resolutions:
A. P. Kitchin, W. E. Daniel. W.
A. Pierce, W. R. Neville, N. B.
Josey, D. S. Moss and J. R
Dickens. The Committee report
ed the following resolutions:
RESOLUTIONS.
On account of the present
stress of the tax payers of Hali
fax County and by reason of
conditions unforeseen and for
which there appears no blame or
responsibility, the Citizens of
Halifax County in mass meeting
assembled resolve as follows:
1. That the members of the
legislature be requested to sup
port a law reducing the present
valuation of real estate in Hali
fax County not less than 50 per
centum. j
2. That the members of thp
Legislature be requested to have
repealed the present law under
which the taxes are collected for
Halifax County and instead of
collecting the Taxes by Tax col
lectors for each Township, to
provide for the collection of the
same by the Sheriff and as many
deputies as may be necessary
and this meeting recommends
that the salary of the Sheriff be
fixed at $3000 per annum and
a salary of $1500 per annum be
fixed for the deputies, the num
ber to be fixed at three.
3. That, the members of the
Legislature of Halifax County
petitioned to support a law re-;
pealing the present exemption
from taxation of $300.00, fixing
the same as under the old law
$25.00.
4. That the members of the
Legislature of Halifax County
are requested to support a law
repealing the penalty of one per
centum for the non payment of
Taxes, provided this relief can
not be obtained through the
Board of Commissioners.
5. That each administrative
Board be petitioned to organize
a system of retrenchment in
County expenses, abolishing
places unnecessary and reducing
salaries that in their judgment
are excessive.
6. That it is the sense of this
meeting that the office of Super
intendent of Public Welfare be
abolished.
7. .That it is the sene of
this meeting that the salary of
of the Health officer be reduced
to the sum of $1500.00 the
County's part, together with
reasonable expenses, and that
the members of the Legislature
be requested to support legisla
tion amending the Health Laws
to this end.
8. That the Road Board is re-
quested to dispense with
the
! Superintendent of Bridges
and
the Assistant Engineer and that
the salaries paid the Superintend-
1 ent of Zones be reduced to One
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR NEXT MEETING
J. Paul Leonard to Deliver Address
The Merchants Associatior is
making preparations for their
next meeting to be held Wednes
day evening, January 12th, in the
lodge rooms of the B. Marks
building. A smoker is on the
program for this meeting and a
added attraction in the form
of an address by Mr. J. Paul
Leonard, secretary of the N. C.
Merchants Association. It is ex
pected that a large crowd will be
present, as invitations have been
sent to all merchants in the
county and to all other business
concerns and manufacturers.
EPIPHANY PLAY TO
GIVEN TONIGHT
BE
Yesterday was the Feast of
the Epiphany, sometimes known
as old Christmas. An Epiphany
mystery play, "The Light of the
Star of Peace" will be given by
the children of the Church
Service League of All Saints'
(Episcopal) Church at the Church
tonight at 7:30. The offering will
be devoted to the relief of the
sufferers in China. The public
is very cordially invited.
Hon.
W. L. Long Elected
President Protem of the Senate.
The many friends of Hon. W.
L. Long are glad to learn that
he was elected president pn
tempore of the State Senate in
Raleigh Wednesday an evidence
of the high esteem in which- he is
held by his colleagues. This is an
honor worthily bestowed upon one
who is fully capable of filling the
office with credit to himself and
to the State.
Hundred Dollars per month
each; and that all salaries paid
the administrative force of the
Road Boad be reduced. If the
board should be ot the opinion
that the salaries should be ad
justed, they are requested so to
fix the salaries.
9. That the members of the
Legislature are requested to pro
vide legislation reducing the sal
ary of the Treasurer to $1200.00
per annum.
10. That the Board of Com
missioners are requested to re
duce Sfceir Budget for the current
year as much as possible and to
grant a rebate of Taxes to be
fixed by them, repaying the same
to those who have already paid
their Taxes and crediting the un
paid Taxes with the rebate al
lowed.
11. That the General Assem
bly is requested to repeal the law
taxing each bale of cotton ginned
25 cents.
12. That a copy of these reso
lutions be furnished each Board
and each member of the General
Assembly for Halifax County
and that the same be published
in the County papers.
These were adopted( section by
section.
The mass meeting after the
adoption of the resolutions re
ported by the committee adopted
the following resolutions:
RESOLUTIONS
1. That our ineinbera of the
General Assembly be instructed
to support a law repealing our
present road board and law, and
put the matter of Roads in the
hands of the County Commis
sioners. 2. That no allowance be made
to any officer of Halifax County
for office rent where an office is
provided for said officer at the
Court House.
3. That our members of the
General Assembly be and they
are hereby instructed to vote
against the Eighteen Million
Bond issue for higher education
and any and all bond issues pro-
I posed in the next session of . the
General Assembly for roads
otherwise.
W. T. Shaw,
an(j
Chairman
COUNCIL-DAUGHTRY
The following clipping from
the Augusta, Ga., Chronicle is of
much interest
No marriage of the season will
be the occasion of more cordial
good wishes and sincere congra
tulations than that of Miss Jean
Daughtry and Mr. Gordon Stuart
Council, of North Carolina, which
occurred yesterday morning atone
o'clock at St. Paul's Church, Rev.
G. S. Whitney officiating.
While the engagement was an
open secret to their friends, no
date had been set and no cards
sent, and the wedding was a
very quiet one with only a few
close friends and relatives pre
sent. The bride's blonde beauty was
enhanced by a smart coat suit of
midnight blue and dark velvet
hat. She was given in marriage
by her uncle, Mr. Irvin Alex
ander, and the only attendants
were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Arring
ton. Immediately after the cere
moay the bride and groom left
for Richmond, Va., and will later
be at home at Rosemary N. C.
Mrs. Council is the daughter
o Mr. and L. G. Daughtry and
her mother before marriage was
Miss Lizzie Alexander of this
city. She is a lovery and charming
girl and one who has always been
popular with both girls and men
and has enjoyed a flattering
amount of attention from her
childhood. Her friends will hate
to give her up, but will follow her
to her new home with most lov-.
ing wishes for her happiness.
Mr. Council was in Augusta at
Camp Hancock with the Machine
Gun School and made many
friends here then. He is a mem
ber of a well known Carolina
family and a most successful
young business man.
Highway Commission Meets
Halifax, N. C,
January 3rd, 1921
The Highway Commission of
Halifax County met in Halifax,
N. C. on the above date, the fol
lowing members being present:
Mr. S. P. Johnston, Mr. A.
B. Schlichter, Mr. J. T. Ch?se,
Mr. A. Paul Kitchin and Mr.
J. R. Dickens.
The minutes of the meeting of
December 6th, 1920 were read
and approved.
The following checks were
presented:
Town of Weldon work
on streets $83.22
C. F. Gore, Incidentals 14.22
$97.44
Same ordered to be placed to
th credit of the General Road
Fund.
A petition signed by forty five
citizens of Littleton Township
was presented to the Highway
Commission asking that the road
from Roper Springs to King's
Cross Roads, (a distance of five
miles) be reconstructed. The
pet.tion was accepted, survey
ordered, estimate of cost request
ed to be prepared by Mr. Gore
to be presented at the next meet
ing. The following resolution was
presen ted by Mr. J. T. Chase.
"Resolved: That the Highway
Coyimission of Halifax County
pledge their support to C. F. Gore,
Superintendent of Highways, be
lieving fully it his ability and
efforts for good roads in Halifax
County.
Resolved: further that the
plan, for the construction and
maintenance of Highways and
Bridges as outlined and agreed
upon bu the Highway Commis
sion of Halifax County be con
tinued.
Resolved: further tiiat Mr.
Core continue his efforts in econ
omy, reducing expenses to the
lowest point contingent upon
maintaining the roads and
bridges as we believe the majority
of the voters in Halifax County
desire.
This resolution was seconded
by Mr. A. B. Schlichter and
voted upon. Those voting Aye,
Mr. J. T. Chase, Mr. A. B.
Schliehter, Mr. J. R. Dickens
andS. P. Johnston,. Mr. A. Paul
Kitchin having left the meeting
before this resolution tins present
ed. ml i . . f . i i
mere oemg no iunner dusi-
ness uie meeting was aeci&reu
adjourned.
S. P. Johnston, Chairman.
C, S. Vincent, Secretary.
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. A. L Bell. Jr., of Bel
haven, spent Wednesday in Rose
mary. Mr. J. Macoye, of New York.
wa3 here Wednesday.
Mrs. B. P. Cooper has return
ed from a visit to friends in Nor
lina. Mr. R. A. Pruett, of Peters
burg, was in town Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Ogletree
spent several days during the
holiday season with Mr. Ogle
tree's parents in Georgia.
Mr. D. P. Boyer, of Richmond,
spent Wednesday in Rosemary.
Mr. Charlie Spencer left Wed
nesday for Chapel Hill to re-enter
che University of North Carolina.
Mr. W. H. Faulkner, of Con
cord, was in town this week.
Mr. Eugene Lehman, Jr., left
Wednesday for the University of
N. C.
Miss Annie Medlin attended
the McDonald-McGee wedding
in Smithfield last week.
Mr. R. J. Turner, of Raleigh,
was here Wednesday.
Miss Bertha Cox returned to
Peace Institute, Raleigh, Wed
nesday. Mr. Jonah Leach, of Raleigh,
was in town Tuesday.
Mr. John W. Vick left Sunday
afternoon for Lexington, Va.,
where he is attending Washing
ton and Lee University.
Mr. J. H. Harper, of Rocky
Mount, was here Monday.
Mr. F. L. Nash spent several
days with relatives in Lumberton
last week.
Miss Nancy Johnston returned
Sunday from Rowland where she
spent the holidays with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Baird and
family have moved from Rose
mary to Roanoke Rapids and are
occupying the residence recently
vacated by Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Glover. Mr. Glover has moved
into his new home on Hamilton
street. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gay
have moved into the apartm"
vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Bait
Miss Ruth Transou spent lat.
week with relatives in Bethania.
Miss Margaret Hewitt spent
several days last week with
friends in Goldsboro and Smith
field. Mr. Jas. H. Holloway, of Ral
eigh, was in Rosemary Tuesday.
Miss Florence Bingham has re
turned from a visit to friends in
Bethania and Winston-Salem.
Mr. J. B. Ellington, of Hen
derson, spent Tuesday in town.
Mr. Charles R. Barkley left
Thursday morning for a visit to
Baltimore and Washington.
Mr. H. H. Hofmeister, of Bal
timore, was here Tuesday.
Misses Sallie Medlin, Minnie
Johnston, Bettie Sue Buffalo,
Clarence Fulgham, spent Sunday
afternoon in Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Curtis have
returned from a visit to relatives
in Greensboro.
Misses Nancy Johnston and
Mary Gatlin are occupying an
apartment in the Citizen Bank
Building.
Mr. Abner Nash spent last
week in Lumberton.
Mr. Ellis Joyner spent the hol
idays with his parents in Little
ton.
Mr. D. P. Wyke has returned
from a visit to his home in Gran
ite Falls.
Mr. Peter Evans, of Dallas,
was a visitor in town this week.
Mr. S. H. Isler, of Greensboro,
spent Tuesday in town.
Meeting of Parent-Teachers
Association
The regular monthly meeting
of the Parent-Teachers Associa
tion will be held next Monday
afternoon at 3:45 in the' School
Auditorium. In addition to other
features of the program there
will be a demonstration of teach
ing beginners to read. A full at
tendance is desired.
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