JSwnohf Jlapitls Jirrald
PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY BY
Tie Herald Publishing Co., Inc.
. Versailles Treaty.
! The mi ,.t fi.nrtli with I sanitary system? It
I the utmost clearness and power J'1'1 inspection
in the speech which the Prime i partinent'.' Its
i Minister of France made in the
How aiKiut its water supply'.' its operatives el the paper ni
methods of . already, uf their own
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Its health de- raised their donations to - c
ispitals? Is it weekly. If they hive 1 thi; k
without anv eonirestfd district? evervbojv in the vemmui.'.ty
J.
F.
T. Stainback
M. Shl'TE .
: Chamber just before departing) ;!
. EDITOR i for the final conference at Lon-jmy
MANAC.r.it don. M. Craind asked why it
was that Germany w as making
Subscription $2.00 t Yew in Advance desperate shifts to get other
countries to mediate in her be-
TELEPHONE 570 half. Why did she appeal to
! Switzerland, even to Czechoslo-
Kducation: Can I educate
family and myself in that
town? How about its public
schools-present and future? Its
institutions of higher education
or business training? Its libra
ries? Its lecture and concert
courses? Its news papers? Its easily a hundred thousand
! postal facilities? ' lar?. w hy shoulu wo nd t
Why did shej ,. People: Shall I like the peo-1 ourselves a little. Let s r
to France with !i., of the town? Are thev "home '.our Nation to l-"c weekly
should feel proud of them.
Lets hear from as many !
: pie in this community throi;
your paper as can w rite.
Now people, we need this, :
as the companies heie l ave e
en us a plant that today is v.v
Entered " Second Class Matter April , Vakia. the Vatican and at last the
8, 1914, t the Post Office at Roanoke lnjtej States"
Rapid, North Carolina, under Act of
H . . not come direct
. !her new otters? It was because! folks" without false exclusive-! more. My plan would be t
All communication, .hould be I she knew that France had no j noss Are they neighborly and I Have an dect.on at each m;!;
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co. ' longer any confidence in German ! friendly? Is the town free from tickets, 1 ticket aga.nst i ai.
Personi wishing return of mss, mu.i in jr00() fajtn. por two years Ger-! factionalism? ! (('0tI knows 1 ljl,c r.obody v
all case, enclose stamps. i man promises had been multi- - ne,re;.tion- Can I have ai itM ticket for a ilonation ol
- i plied, approaches and conversa- J tinie in that town -1 tllui j weekly, undone Ucket tor a
All cards of thanks, resolutions of re-r. " -,u,,f" " , nor cent donation 1 be eve
.P.ct etc.. etc., will bechad for Ht t.ons and representa .ons without my family ow :U)lKlt tntf lhea- ; 1
.the rate of ten cents perl,,,,, c.,h end had been made- and the trvj 11U1SI,I!I1S. gymnasiums. l ttr,,wU - f" . -t
so!eellect had been to convince Ls t,u..? Are inviting eppor-i1'"" l . ,
IVr-m,.o ti,.t rrmniv was' , ., f 1 1 hen more than w e need,
r ranee that ueimany " a& i tunities lor pleasure drives al-i , , .
thoroutrhlv insincere in it all and i i tr..,.ts i 1,1 explanation ior some
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must accompany article in all cases ex
cept where customer has a regular ac
count No insertion! made for less
than 25 cent.
Friday, May 13, 1921
Now is the time to lay in
supply of winter coal.
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had no other purpose than that
of gaining time. Hence the
hour had come for France to say
to the German Government:
"No more words, it must be
"acts now! No more promises,
"it is payment that must be
"made!"
That meant coercion, and Pre
mier Briand went on to declare
that France was ready to apply
it. She would make a display of
force only because she was "con
strained to do it by the bad faith
of her debtor." Hut let not Ger
many think that a mere matter
of form was intended, an empty
llourish. "We have the means
of compulsion in our hands,"
and the use of them, or official
notice that they would be used in
case of necessity, would be af
firmed M. Driand. the "sure
method" of obtaining what
France demanded. Out of the
mouths of the Germans themsel
ves is the truth of this now con
firmed. The whole is a marked vindi
cation of French policy. And
its triumph will not lapse with
the immediate occasion.
has found out the way to deal
with an evasive and untrust
worthy Germany. And it is a
way just as valid for the future
as it has been shown to be for
the present. The German atti
tude is not going to change sud
denly. Whenever Germany sees
a chance to escape from any pro
vision of the Treaty, she will
seek to embrace it. The old
complaints and special pleadings
and dodges will be resorted tc
again. Then will appear the
continuing efficacy of the remedy
which the French have discover
ed. The menace of superior
force will always be in reserve to
keep Germany true to her pled-
jges. She has now amply notifi-
"Taft says that Judges should j ed the world that she ,vi!l sub
wear gowns for the effecton cul- mit to nothing else; and it is well
that a French army w ill Tor long
be just over the border to com
pel her to ris.-ume a virtue if she
has it not. -New York Times.
This kind of stuff the weather
man is handing is hard on the
straw hat brigade.
It doesn't seem to matter
hose administration it is, Sen
or Johnson is against it.
he chief trouble is that we
- too much breath in Ileinie at
end of the war.
on the front page in top
jmn headlines something
lovelty for Roanoke Rapids.
Elections of itinerant alm
ters are likely to show a con-
erable falling off in this com-
inity for some time.
Brother Blair's failure to vote
or Johnson at the Convention
isn't likely to make him any the
less popular with Harding
Germany has yielded to the de
mands of the Allies-which
show3 that desperate as her sit
uation is, she is not yet ready for
suicide.
If the "Holy Rollers" would
only live up to their name and
roll out of Rosemary the major
ity of us would be much better
satisfied with the sect.
The fact that a hard surface
road from here to Weldon is a
possibility of the immediate fu
mediate future is about the best
riece of news we've had for
some time.
prits" news item. Judge Cran
mer could wear overalls and still
make everybody under indict
ment sit up and take notice.
forded by well paved streets
i'i. Hiving: Can we live reason
ably and well in that town? Are
the best of modern conveniences
available for its residents elec
tricity, gas, telephone, etc? Are
the housing and shopping condi
tions favorable? Jvonts. taxes,
and prices fair? Hotels good?
Home and truck gardens and
dairy products plentiful?
7. Accessibility: Can we go
and come easily? I'oes tht:
ho
might not understand the ne
per cent will say. if you make
eight dollars per week you i ay
Sc, if you make fifteen dol.ars
per week you pay l-'c, if : ou
make one hundred dollars 'er
week you pay $1.00.
Now lets everybody talk this
matter over with everybody c !se
and lets have no knocking. 1 am
not starting this thing from any
selfish motive, only for the food
tOWninf onrao finp'j li fo U P 1,1 nv 1 el,,
our physicians to save. I impe
have adequate railroad connec
tions and train service street car ers0nally never to have to send
lines? Ir.tenirban lines ' Well j any 0f my folks to the hosj ital
marked automol lie routes j aain. if I never do, I will say
hard surface roads? : that at one per cent or l."c per
S. Business: Can 1 make good
use of capital in that town? Are
there banking facilties'' Manu
facturing interests? I'p-M-date
stores.' Good shipping facilties?
Favorable iaoor co.'riui nt,'' A
prospero;, farming territory?
Active cooperation am. T.g busi
ness interests'.'
!). Fmploytnent: an l
job in that town at fair pay
with pood prospers ler the
week I will not live long enough
to pay what I owe them, had I to
pay for the service.
Now in closing will say ihat
she people of this communitv a ho
do r.i.t woik in plants vo;:i-i bo
triad to have the opportunity of
helping pay for this ma 'r.ine, or
even tm-opportunity 01 laying
'l h;;ve that
t are we go
mg to do about it. laiU it up
get n weekly, but they eat
n : privilege. Now wha
ture? Can I count on
from organizations
ooperation ianj iets have a vote on it, lets
uiaking it ! ee that ur physicians are not
railCe : tlioir liii-'miQ 1 1 ' " intnvlni'P ' . .i:.. r..
..... , - i.aiiuii.an'fu.
and establish now commercial m-1 Yours very truly,
terests and to welcome new citi- j M. R. Vick.
zens? !
10. Progressi veuess: Shall
find that I am in a town having
a progressive city government,
active organization, modern fire
protection, and a pull-toge:hcr
spirit in everything a town
with future?-!;. N. Flint, De
partment of Journalism, Univer
sity of Kansas.
1 j T. w. mason
(jurytbutv, N. ( .
V.. A. MATTHEWS,
W. L LONG
Roanoke Kopidt. N, C
rt...-m.kc l::iiiils. N. C.
TsO BE lionet - lo be kind - to
earn a little and to spend a lit
tle less - to make upon the whole a
family happier for his presence - to
renounce when that shall be necessary
and not be embittered - to keep a few
friends but those without capitulation -above
all, on the same grim condition,
to keep friends with himself - here is
a task for all that a man has of forti
tude and delicacy. - R. L. Stevenson.
4 On Savings 4
The First National Bank
of Roanoke Rapids
Member of the FcJcral Reserve System
MASON, LONG & MATTHEWS
Attorney at Law
Officc: Roanoke Rapidi, N. C, ai d
Jackaon, N. C.
C. A. WVCI IR, IVsi.
S. F. PATTERSON. V-Prcst.
J. T. STAINBACK. Cad,ier
T. W. M. LONG, V-Prest.
The vital matter of who shall
be mayor and alderman of sev
eral hundred towns and more
or less cities in North. Carolina
having been finally settled thous
ands of prominent citizens there
of have again gone to work.
Come and help make ' the en
tertainment at the nurse's new
home on Roanoke Avenue a suc
cess. We need the help and co
operation of everyone in town.
Won't you buy a ticket and come.
Everyone 5s promised a pleasant
time between the hours of three
in the afternopn and eleven in
the evening, Saturday, May 21.
Ten Tests of a Town
Questions that people ask
about your town before they de
cide to make it their town:
1. Attractiveness: Shall I like
the town -its atmosphere? Doe
it have the beauty of shaded
streets and other beautiful fea-
Editorial Correspondence
Fditor Herald,
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Dear Sir:
May I have a little space in our
town paper to start a little pro
paganda for the great need of
our hospital. I want to say that
if there is a person in this com
munity who is not proud of living
so close to such an institution as
that, he or she is not worthy to
live in the community, and I
don't believe that we have many.
Now I am writing this to the
workers of the industrial plants
of this community who have free
treatment, or almost free.
Workers, we need an X-ray
machine and an operator. . The
writer has talked to one of the
physicians here and he says that
it will take ($0,000) six thousand
machine,
tures? Is it quiet, roomy, airy
well lighted town? Does it have 'dollars to install the
attractive public buildings and and says if we will raise our
homes? Is it well paved? Is it j weekly donation from 10c to l,,c
clean in every sense? he will guarantee to install the
machine and employ the opera
tor. I further understand that the
2. Ilealthfulness: will my
family and I have a reasonable
chance to keep well in that town?'
France Justified
The fact that, at the eleventh
hour and with a sour face, Ger
many has yieled to the allied ulti
matum is unquestionably the re
sult of the French threat to use
force. When all else failed, that
was the only recourse. And for
months the clear-sighted French
have been saying that they must
be ready to resort to it as the
Bole means of bringing the Ger
mans to terms. The result
proves the soundness of the
judgment of Government of
France. Its reading of the Ger
man psychology was ' correct.
Nothing but a sword brandished
over Germany's head could make
her leave off shilly-shallying
about reparations'&nd come for
ward to keep the pledge which
W. C.WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER
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ROSEMARY, N. C.
Day Phone 640
Night Phone 589-3
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Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
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Remember F. M. Coburn's May Sale
Bona fide reductions on our entire slock of Shoes, Hosiery
and Men's Clothing
Standard Merchandise Actually Reduced
Florsheim
$8.95
Men's Oxfords
Regal
$5.00
Reynolds
$5.00
Steadfast and Biltrite
$4.85
Others at $1.95 - $2.65 $3.85
The above are among the country's hcf standard shoes.
The prices cannot be easily duplicated.
Ladies Oxfords and Pumps
The largest and most varied stock we have
ever shown. The reduced prices range from
98c to $4.65
A visit to our slore will convice you the reductions are
genuine.
Our Big Stock of Silk Hose Reduced
It is seldom you have an opportunity to buy Van Raaltc and Gotham
Silk Hose at a reduction. These together with our other makes reduced.
Styleplus Suits for Men and Young Men $19.50 to $32.50
Guaranteed yles and quality. Many of our young men are wearing1 these clothes - "ask
the man who owns one."
For Genuine Quality and Values Go To
F. M. Coburn's May Sale
F.
M
COBU
Member Coburn's Chain of Shoe Stores
she gaveyfrhen , she signed thei
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