North Carolina Newspapers

A.' ft m mils mm vfi nil : i 5 1 Volume VM.Number ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, AUGUST 19, 1921 Subscription $2.00 a Year in Advance i latwtifflllsfft (WINS fn e3 Igirls CLUBS CAMP AT PANACEA SPRINGS The encampment for the Girls lubs, of Halifax, which was eld at Panacea Springs from le ninth through the thirteenth i August was a distinct success. bout sixty five girls from ery part of the county, gather - i together by Miss Ethel Leath- wood, County Demonstration gent staged and pushed through a most successful conclusion e first camp of its kind, in the junty. During the time spent ' at iCamp Leatherwood", instruc ts were given in basketry, id the making of wool flowers lr lall hats, and talks on heaitn lid dress were given. The rls were divided into squads do the cooking and cleaning. Four tents, accomodating from jvelve to fifteen people were faned by the State Department Agriculture. The day began with setting up lercises. regular military style, ter which a plunge was taken the lake and then morning Ipetites were satiated, lhe imming pool was usually f re lented again before the day La over. On Tuesday night, e program was outlined by 'iss Leatherwood and various mes were indulged in and pop lar songs sung. Wednesday fght was"Stunt night", each jb presenting humorous and ijoyable stunts. Thursday ght The Hollister String Band lighted the girls and visitors ith music, ably assisted by the janoke Rapids Quartette, com sed of Messrs. Hurley King, acRae Faison, Earl Telliga and award Ricks. On Friday the fcys and Girls Clubs trom panoke Mills and the Rosemary . Co., came en masse and entthe day most pleasantly. firough the kindness of Mr. pbbitt, the dance hall was lined for the use of the Roanoke Ypids Band, which added to the w of the camp life as only they h do. ITne camp was chaperoned by jrs. Estelle Smith, of Goldsboro, rs. N. L. Stedman, of Halifax, and Mrs. Preston White, of fobgood, Mr. Newell, of Palmyra b-s. Dickens and Mrs. Warren, Halifax, and Mrs. George Tay- r , of Roanoke Rapids. iThe girls of the Camp and Miss atherwood wish to express ;eir appreciation of the many its of kindness and the courte- s which were shown them liich made the project possible, ipeciaily to the Roanoke Mills the loan of cots, to the isemary Mfg. Co., for cooking Jensils and to Mr. Dickens, for e transportation of them. View- i from every standpoint the mp was an unquannea success i- i Id much credit is due Miss iatherwood for this. iMiss Leatherwood left Mon- iy night to assist in a similar imp at Snow Hill. FRATERNAL NOTES Carolina Lodge No. 225, I. 0. F. held its regular meeting t Monday night, August 15th. gular routine business was insacted. There were visitors esent from Norfolk, Durham d Charlotte nnH thp nttpndnnrp jj regular members was the larg- t in twelve months or more. This lodge is determined to win tover Edgecombe lodge, of rDoro, in the attendance con st. Thiscontest is one of the eatest moves ever inaugurated North Carolina for securing le attendance of members at le regular meetings, and this dge haj two captains in the fcld to see every member of the dge who lives within the juris- ction of the lodge and ask them be present at every meeting fiat they can possibly atten J Come on- and let's wi rWer sjKvel- jarbfiro Visitors always Iwel proel w waoci o,.:er tkatml Tim rollet isLal wra pater , 182. I 1 ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL! AND LOCAL ITEMS Mrs. V. C. Uaughtry has re turned from Norfolk after hav ing spent some time there with relatives. Mrs. J. L. Daughtry arrived here Sunday to spend some time. Miss Mattie Grimmer left Wed nesday for Tarboro where she will visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grimmer returned Sunday from Ocean View after having spent the week there. Mr. H. W. Atkinson was a visitor at Ocean View last Sat urday and Sunday. Mrs. S. J. Bounds and Miss Meta Jones left Sunday for Poca hontas Cottage, Virginia Beach, where they will spend a week. Misses Norine and Irma Cran well spent Sunday in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jackson and children have returned from Washington, N. C. Miss Millie Pearson is spend ing some time hfTe in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Williams. Misses Lena Rivers ant Inzie Jones were visitors at Virginia Beach last Sunday. Mr. F. C. Williams spent the week-end at his home in Franklin. Mr. W. V. Woodroof and sons, Grover and Rufus, have returned from Rich Square, where they have spent some time with friends and relatives. Mr. J. P. Robinson, of Warren- ton, spent Monday in town. Rev. T. S. Crutchfield, Mrs. B R. Weeks, Mrs. B. F. Brown and Miss Catherine Austin, of Tar boro, left for Mount Vernon Springs to spend some time. Miss Ethel Leatherwood left Monday for Snow Hill, where she will assist in the Greene Coun ty Canning Club encampment. Messrs. H. H. King, E. A. Telliga and Emmett Matthews left Sunday to spend some time in Asheville, N. C. Misses Alice Hockaday and Mattie Grimmer returned Sun day after spending a week at Ocean View. Miss Inez. Williams returned Friday from a visit in Durham. Miss Estelle Hamlet left Mon day after having spent her vaca tion here with her parents. Mrs. B. Marks left for Balti more Sunday where she will spend some time before going on to New York to purchase fall goods. Miss Far.nie Taylor returned Friday night from a visit in Richmond. Miss Annie Taylor has return ed from a visit with friends in Richmond and West Point, Va. Mr. C. S. Stanage is spending some time in New York attend ing a convention of theatre own ers and managers. Mr. J. R. Manning returned Saturday from a week's visit on Ocracoke Inlet. Miss Willie Jones has returned to Lawrenceville after having spent some time with her cousin, Miss Eula Jones. Mr. W. B. Simmons spent the week-end here.. Mrs. M. S. Chandler is spend ing Borne time here with her pnrpnta, Mrs. A. P. MePherson and Mr. V. C. Matthews left Wednesday for Baltimore and New York to purchase fall goods. Messrs. Herbert and Wilson Brantley, of Suffolk, are spend ing some time here visiting friends and relatives. Miss J rmaShaw left Monday for Salisbury, N. C. Miss Estelle Hancock spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hancock. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Tillery and daughters, Josephine and Vir ginia, spent Tuesday in the home of W. D. Tillery. Misses Eula Collier and Erline Fleetwood left Monday to spend some time in Norlina. Chief Jackson Bags Two Auto Thieves While en route to Halifax last Saturday afternoon with a pros pective inmate of the county jail, Chief of Police R. H. Jack son apprehended on the road near Halifax, Ralph Mayton and "Bud" Bain of West Durham in a practically new sport, model Chandler car belonging to the Chief of Police of Hilisboro. Mr. Jackson had been notified earlier in the day by the Chief of Police of Hilisboro that this car had been stolen in the early hours of Saturday morn ing and asked to be on the look out for it. As there was no cer tainty that the thieves would come this way, the arrest was purely a fortuitous one. In the car when the arrest was made there was a third party in the person of Matthews Turner, a Portuguese" whom the robbers had picked up near Weldon. After investigation Turner was released. Mayton and Bain confessed to the theft of the car and stated to Mr. Jackson that they had picked out the best one in the garage. They were taken back to Hilisboro for trial by Chief of Police Cates, owner of the stolen car, and the .Sheriff and a Deputy Sheriff of Orange county. One hundred dollars reward had been offered for the recovery of the stolen car and Mr. Jack son considers his trip to Halifax Saturday afternoon a fairly satis factory one. Miss Ruby Williams is spend ing the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Williams. Mrs. R. A. Williams left Wed nesday for Four Oaks, N. C, to spend some time with relatives. Mrs. Nannie Peel left Tuesday for New York where she will join Mrs. Marks to assist in buy ing fall goods, Mrs. T. W. M. Long and chil dren have returned from an ex tended visit to Willoughby Beach. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Lawrence and daughter, Miss Nancy, of Ayden, spent a few days here this week with their daugnter, Mr. W- P.Taylor, , Miss Annie Cherry is spending s-me time in Scotland Neck with relatives Mrs. C. S. Stanage left Sun day morning for New York City where she will undergo an oper ation. Miss Birdie Williams returned Monday from a visit to Hender son. Mr. B. R. Weeks is spending some time out of town. Rev. Stanley White is spending some time the guest of friends and relatives in Howardsville. Prof. A. E. Akers has return ed after having spent some time at Columbia University. Miss Mary Powell returned Monday from Harvard Universi ty. Prof, and Mrs. E. J. Coltrane have returned from a visit out of town. Mr. Carriman, of Lowlands, is spending, some time in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Kidd. Miss Myrtle Bain is friends and relatives in visiting Greens- boro this week. Miss Carrie Hitchins, of Wil mington. Del., is visiting her bro ther, Mr. W. L. Hitchins. Mrs. Mary Daniel is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. P. Vaugh an here for a few days. Miss Catherine Smith spent the week-end at her home in Stony Creek. Miss Pearl Smith is spending some time here with Miss Sallie Saunders. Miss Rosa Moody is visiting , friends at Angiers, N. C Mr. R. L. Lewis, of Greens boro, spent several days in town on business this wet-k. i BIG CRIMINAL DOCKET AT AUGUST TERM Halifax County Superior Court, Judge Calvert Presiding, Finds More Than Eighty Cases on Criminal Docket. Three Capital Cases to be Tried This Term. STATE COMPROMISES ROANOKE RAPIDS LIQUOR CASES Halifax County Superior Court, Judge Calvert presiding, is work- ing through the largest criminal docKet in years, more than eighty i cases being docketed for trial at! this tprm Thprp rp thrpp capital cases to be tried, two'I,r'son- homicides and an assault, the! Joe Vick Richardson, rape. ,ir : n i i. Ifiup vpnrs nn thp rnnntv rnftHs. uuc ua is I a l ire maw i'e- " ' - " J ,,. irj j.. : d ingnegroes, which will not be! Jesse Marks, assault and bat. j spent Wednesday ,n Rosmary reached before the last of thejtery, $15.00 and costs. ! Mr. L. V. Alston, Jr of Hen- week, in fact it is possible that! Wade Wilcox, resisting officer, j Person, was in town Wednesday, the criminal docket may extend 'three months on the county roads. ' Mr. L. H. Cullom left yester over into next week. ! Sam Edmonds, larceny and ; day for Henderson to take part in The "Roanoke Rapids liquor i receiving, guilty, open for judg-j a band concert. cases" as Solicitor Midyette termed them, came to an anti-i climax on Thursday, when coun sel for the State and the town of Roanoke Rapids allowed all de fendants who wished to do so to; enter pleas of "nolo contendere" j upon an understanding that) judgments in all cases where thisclea was made would be suspended upon payment of costs. All but three of the de fendants promptly availed them selves of this offer and submit- ted. Judge Calvert then required j Anderson Williams and Mary the several defendants to give j Johnston, statutory offense, 5.250.0 bond for good behavior , guilty, open for judgment, and ordered them to be present Harvev Peebles and Janie themselves at each term of Mangum, statutory offense, court for the next twelve months : guilty, open for judgment, and furnish proof that they had ! Gamous Pearson and Bessie not departed from the straight1 Peebles, statutory offense, guilty, and narrow path. He also re- j open for judgment, minded them that under their j Charlie Tillery, carrying con pleas they could be summoned tojcealed weapons, sixty days on court at any time that evidence j county roads, might be brought before the So-1 Minnie Anthony, larceny and licitor that they were violating Receiving, sixty days in jail. the prohibition laws and sent to the roads without trial. Cases against the three defen dants who refused to enter pleas j ed weapons, three months on the of nol contendere, Messrs. Wiley I county roads. Johnson, Clyde Stallings and j Keno Aljsbrook, plea of guilty John Stallings, as well as against; of forcible trespass, judgment Wiley Hester, who had been in suspended upon payment of jail since the June term of court, j costs. were nol prossed by the State B. Nedder, selling liquor not and the defendants discharged, guilty. The surrender did not mean Clyde Stallings, W. J. Johnson, that the State was not willing, Wiley Hester.and John Stalling, but that the evidence was weak, 'selling liquor, nol prossed. It will be remembered that all of these cases were the result of the Grand Jury investigation under special or John Doe proceedings at the June term, in which nearly a hundred citizens of this com munity were required to testify concerning their knowledge of violations of the prohibition laws. : end Tuesday morning by being Nineteen indictments against to-'run over with a heavy automo cal citizens grew out of this in- j bile truck in an unavoidable ac vestigation, eight of whom de-!cident. Fluff was an unusually parted before capias could be intelligent and intensely af fee served, those remaining being ! tionate dog. She made friends placed under bonds of from $250 by the score and held them and to $500 for their appearance at ( many will hear the news of her this term of court. The State's , death with sorrow. Especially dilemma was that practically all j will she be missed by the children of the evidence they had for the j of the School as she was as reg prosecucion was the testimony of jularin attendance as they. three men, Dan Faison, Robert Smith, and G. W. Dunston, all of ENTERTAINS IN HONOR OF whom were convicts now doing j m$SlS TRANS0U time upon me county roaus. On Wednesday afternoon the State began its case against B. Nedder. G. W. Dunston testified that he had bought liquor on three occasions from the defen dant. Tbf dfpnp.nt dpnjpd thp to the stand to prove his general reputation, and the jury found a verdict of not guilty. Being convinced from the result of this case that convictions except in very few of the cases were im probable, the State then offered its compromise, which was ac cepted by seven of the defen dants and the remaining four cases were discharged. Those entering pleas ot nolo contendere under suspended judgment were Reno Allsbrook, Eugene Moore, M. R. Wood, K $ Topping, A. R. Sandlin, John Smith, Robert Vinson and J Olson . II. Other cases finished Thursday afternoon are up to as fol. lows: Roger Banks, larceny and ceiving. four months on county roads. re- thei crime against . ., . . Elijah Long. nature, five years in the State's ment. Levy Jones, selling cigarettes to minor, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. M. M. Moore, intimidating wit- ness. judgment suspended upon payment of costs. Zeb bmith, selling wine, pray- !er tor judgment continued, I R. L- Harris, selling liquor, judgment suspended. Mack Proffit, assault and bat tery, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. Sam Warren, carrying conceal ed weapons, open for judgment. David Perry, carrying conceal Other cases will appear in next week's issue. 01 T FLUFF Fluff, the beautiful collie of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cobb, met a tragic Misses Margaret Hewitt and j Lucille Carlon entertained at a j lovely party Friday night at j Rosemary Lodge in honor of ( Misses Alta and Verner Transou, 'of Bethania, N. 0. This was a "Childrens' Party" eaci. guest being asked to wear a child's costume. The effect of forty guests thus attired was the occasion of much merriment. Miss Florence Bingham won the ladies' prize and Mr. Francis Patterson the gentlemen's for the best costume. Juvenile games were played and when ever the guests were seated they used kindergarten chairs. Re freshments were served cafe teria styl' and a most delightful evening was spent. Virtte. Virtue Is not to ho considered la the Mjrht of mere Jnmvence, or ab staining from harm, but as the exer tion of our faculties in dultig good Butler. t AND' Mr. W. L. Brewer, of Peters burg, was in town yesterday. Mr. L. C. DrfWitt, of Norfolk, spent Wednesday here. Miss Penelope Cobb, of Greens boro, was a visitor in town Fri day. I Mr. W. T. Bogart, of Norfolk, was here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford A. Lyerly and daughter, Miss e .l l j Scretna. have returned from an extended motor trip to Charlotte, Concord and Danville. Mr. E. L. Graydon, of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Owen have returned from a ten days visit to Spartanburg, S. C. Mr. Clarence Lylerly, of Lang ley Field, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lyerly. Mr. E. L. Thompson spent the last two weeks in Zebulon and Bailey. Mr. P. B. nooga, Tenn Gilbert, of Chatta , was here Wednes- day. Miss MaryDowtin, of Norfolk, is the guest of Miss Betty Cooper. Mr. W. N. Kirkland, of Nor folk, was in Rosemary Wednes day. Mr. 0. F. Northington, of La Crosse, Va., spent Monday and Tuesday with relatives in town. Miss Willie Wilson, of Tarboro, spent the week-end with Miss Charlena Hart. Mr. D. A. Gilbert, of Greens boro was in town Wednesday. Mr. Allen C. Zollicoffer has returned to Rosemary from a few days visit to Ocracoke. Mr. and Mrs. B. Moye and family, of Smithfield, arrived in Rosemary this week to make their home. They will be associ ated with the Rosemary Mfg. Co. Mr. William Manning has re turned from a visit to Ocracoke. Mr. S. H. Isler, of Greensboro, was in town Wednesday. Miss Elizabeth Clark, of Rich mond, spent the week-end with Miss Caroline Moncure. Miss Elmyra Jenkins has re turned from the Summer School at Chapel Hill. Mr. C. T. McClellan, of Greens boro, was a visitor here Wednes day. Mrs. Arch L. Taylor and chil dren have returned from a visit to relatives in Oxford. Mr. George Thomasson, of Asheville, was here Saturday. Mrs. W. 0. Thompson and children returned Saturday after noon from an extended visit to Spartanburg, S. C. Mr. George Gamzmiller, of Hamilton, Ohio, was here Friday. Mr. J. M. Alston, of Hender son, spent last Wednesday in town. Messrs. D. P. Allen, Dan arid Lloyd Allen spent last week with relatives in Rockingham. Mr. J. H. Hendrick, of Hend erson, was in Rosemary Wednes day. Dr. and Mrs. Whitfield Cobb and son, of Winston-Salem, were visitors in Rosemary Friday. Mr. R. L. Dickens, of Halifax, spent Sunday in town. Mrs. Sidney Moseley, of La- Crosse, Va., visited relatives in town this week. Mr. J. B. Mahone, of Rich mond, spent Wednesday in Rose mary. A goodly interest is being shown in the special services at Smith's M. E. Church this week. The pastor, Rev. C. M. Lance, is being ably assisted by the Rev. S. E. Mercer, of Durham. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Owens returned Saturday from a visit tojrelatives and friends in Spar tanburg, S. C Mr. Henry A, Taylor, of Rich- ! ROSEMARY PERSONAL LOCAL ITEMS PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12 j The regular opening of the i Roanoke Rapids Public Schools I will take nlaoe Mondav Kpnfpm- j. 12th All children, who pect to enroll in school this year, should prepare to enter on the opening day. The last session of the General Assembly changed the Compul- sory Attendance Law, so that all children between the ages of 7 and 14 are required to attend school regularly. Pupils who are entitled to enter the seventh grade will be enroll ed as high school students this year. In order to make the pro per classification of pupils it has been arranged for the Principal to meet each student individually for a conference. The following schedule of conferences will be effective: Wednesday, September 7, nine A. M. Seventh Grade pupils: two P. M. Eighth Grade: Thursday, September 8, nine A. M. Ninth Grade: two P. M. tenth and eleventh grade pupils. In next week's paper we will publish a complete list of the teachers with their assignment to grades and subjects. Mission at St. Luke's Church Rev. Edward W. Baxter, rec tor of Emmanuel Church, War renton, will hold a mission in St. Luke's (Episcopal) Churchv Northampton County, beginning Aug. 28th. On the fourth Run day services will be held at 12 and 2:30 and dinner will be ser ved on the lawn. The choir of All Saints Church will lead the music. The public is invited to the services during the mission. Roanoke Rapids - Rosemary Defeats Rich Square In a very fast and interesting game of ball at Rosemary Park Saturday afternoon the locals succeeded in getting the best of a game by the margin of one run. Rosemary-Roanoke Rapids 3, Rich Square 2. On account of the failure of an expected player to show up on time the game was late in starting and by agreement a game of seven innings was played. Score by innings: Rich Square 010 001 0 R. R. - Rosemary Oil 010 x mond, spent Sunday night in town. The Brotherhood of St Andrew held their regular meeting in All Saints' (Episcopal) Church Mon day night at eight o'clock. Plans ' are being made to attend the National Convention of the Bro therhood which assembles in Nor folk October 12th-16th. The local chapter wants a one hun dred per cent attendance record at this meeting. Mrs. G. D. Shell is spending the week in Baltimore and New York purchasing fall goods. Mr. Charlie Crutchfield spent Sunday in Henderson. Miss Bettie Sue Buffalo has just returned from a visit to friends in Victoria, Va. Mrs. R. H. Gay is spending the week in Baltimrre attending the National Fashion Show and WUJ HI5 A4tft Mr. H. Smith, of Norfolk was in town Wednesday. Mrs. H. E. Dobbins is spend ing several days at Ocean View, Va. Mr. Isham Glover is spending the week in Henderson. Mr. Jessie Dobbins is spending several days at Ocean View. Miss Mary Matthews and Lillie Johnson spent the week-end at Ocean View. Mr. Mack Johnson is spending the week at Ocean View. Mr. Cullom, of Dunn, was the guest of Mr. John Cullom for the week-end. , Mr. James Carlon, of Rich mond, spent Wednesday in town the guest of his sister Miss Lucille Carlon, V 1 r y v- i