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Volume VIII.-Number27
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C SEPTEMBER 30, 1921
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS
Mrs. Pattie Phillips returned
to her home in Barley, Va., af
ter spending some time here in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Brown, of
Raleigh, are guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rice this
week. .
Mr. V. A. Simpson spent the
week-end in Raleigh.
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor spent
several days in Plymouth this
week.
Mr. J. R. My rick spent the
week-end in Franklin.
Mrs. W. F. Peterson and son
of Clinton, are visiting in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S,
Dean.
Mr. Marshall Spears and Miss
Pearl Robertson, of Rocky
Mount, spent Sunday here in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. E.
Williams.
Miss Elizabeth Clark spent
few days here this week with
friends.
Miss Caroline Moncure has re
turned after spending several
days out of town.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Tillery and
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Tillery have
returned from a trip to New-
pern, where Mrs. Tillery has
jbeen spen ding some time with
relatives.
Misses Ethel Leatherwood and
ennie Whitaker are attending
he fair in Rocky Mount this
Iweek.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Marks and
Ifamily spent Sunday iti Enfield
Iwith relatives.
Mrs. J. J. Lawrence, of Ayden,
nd Miss Margaret Lawrence, of
Jew York, spent a few days here
nn the home of Mr. and Mrs.
iW. P. Taylor.
Mr. E. A. Matthews spent the
week-end in Norfolk.
Mr. S. J. Bounds spent the
week-end in Wilmington with
relatives.
Mr. W. C. Shinnick. of Char
lotte, is spending some time in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McMurray
iiave returned after spending the
mmmer in Asheville.
Mr. Henry L. James, of Cam-
lien, N. J., is visiting friends
iiere.
Mr. W. L Stagg, of Richmond,
jVa., is here auditing the books
pf the Halifax Paper Corpora-
Subscription $2.00 a Year in Advanc,
PAULC. DUNCAN FACES
SERIOUS CHARGE
Embezzlement of Five Thousand Dol
lars From Duncan's, Inc., Alleged in
Warrant Sworn out by V. C Matthews.
PRELIMINARY HEARING MONDAY
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WAVELETS
From
THE DEEP
C GREEN
WITH THE CHURCHES howes circus plays .policemen jail
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. L B. Jones. Pastor
Paul C. Duncan, formerly man
ager of Duncan's, Incorporated,
this city, was arrested last Wed
nesday in Raleigh on a warrant
sworn out by V. C. Matthews
charging him with the embezzle
ment of five thousand dollars
Mr. Duncan has been a resi
dent of Roanoke Rapids for sev
eral years, coming here from
Clayton, N. C. He worked sev
eral months as bookkeeper for
the B. Marks store, later, with
Mr. A. P. McPherson, formine
the corporation of Duncan's In
corporated, of which he was
manager until it went into bank
ruptcy several months aero.
Since this bankruptcy the books
of the corporation have been au
. . ... ...
auea Dy a certilied public ac
countant and all of its affairs
have been investigated bv Mr
McPherson and Mr. Matthews
The result of this audit and in
vestigation was issuance of the
warrant charging Mr. Duncan
with the theft of an amount
placed at approximately five
thousand dollars.
Bond was furnished for Mr.
Duncan in the amount of fifteen
hundred dollars by two merchants
in Raleigh, where Mr. Duncan
has lately engaged in a new com
mercial venture. The preliminary
hearing will be held in Roanoke
Rapids on next Monday morning
before Recorder A. L. Clark.
Still waters run deep if there
is any water in a still.
A man who steps in a hornet's
nest should remain neutral.
Jotice to AH Unlicensed
1, Cotton Ginners
A Weldon man, here Tuesday,
broke his glasses and had to go
home on the rim.
Sunday school at 9:45 A. M.,
W. V. Woodruff, Supt.
Preaching at 11 A. M. and
7:30. The Rev. D. E. Earnhardt,
pastor Evangelist, will assist the
pastor.
All are invited to these
vices.
TO LARGE CROWD,1 SLEEPING MOTORISTS
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Pleasing all Patrons and Showing to j Girl and Two Men Arrested Earl?
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Record Bre-.Ling Crowds Howe's
London Circus. Fills Engagement
Here. (
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CAMEL DIES AND IS BURIED
ser
It's a cinch they will never
find the guy who said, "Hands
Up" to September morn.
There is one thing as "rare as
a day in June" and that is the
man who can still in a Ford.
No Loafing
Kitchen Policeman":- "We are
out of bread, what shall I do?"
Captain:- "Call the roll."
A Little Red Buggy
Jones went in the woods one
day.
Some red bugs he did catch,
He tried a game of pool that
night,
But all he did was scratch.
Whiskey is the greatest math
ematician there is because it
ADDS to man's troubles, SUB
TRACTS from his physical ener
gies, MULTIPLIES his aches
and pains, DIVIDES his mental
powers and takes INTEREST
from his work.
Presbyterian Church
Re?. Stanley White, Pastor
Min Muiirti McLeod. Pulor'i AuiiUat
Miu Lucy Criip, Orfuiit.
Mr. J. H. H.rriioo. S. S. Supt.
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
Morning Service 11:00 A. M.
Christian Endeavor 6:45 P. M.
Junior Christian Endeavor 3:00
r. M.
Evening Service 7:30 P. M.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday
7:30 P. M.
The Subject this week is
"Palestine Before Christ."
This Sunday is Rally Day in
the church work. A full atten
dance of all members is urged.
The Communion will be observed
at the morning service.
All S?ints Church
(Episcopal)
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector
Mn. (Catherine Webler, Pri,h Worker
Roanoke Avenue ,
ition.
Pictures of Live Stock Ready
Requests from all parts of the
country for typical pictures of
leading varieties of live stock
have resulted in the United States
Department of Agriculture pre
paring such a series of illustra
tions, and they are now available
for distribution among agricul-
rnrftl hicrh schnnla rural aphrtnla
I banks, farmers' clubs, and other
gsocieties ana organizations mter-
jbeen paid thus far to mating the
I series complete witn respect to
the various breeds or tvrjes of
flive stock. They are simply il-
! lustrations of fine representative
tvnpH of nnimflls' nt njhiVh thprn
jsnould be more in all parts of the
I United States.
This orrouD of live-Rtnck nic-
itures is known as the live-stock
I improvement series of the bet-
...ter sires, better stock campaign
I the purpose of the pictures be
lino tn pncfinrnrro innroar in
I breeding and developing good
iuve stock, ine pictures, ot
which five are now ready, include
a pnotograpn oi excellent pure
bred Jerseys being judged at a
farmers' picnic, an outstanding
example of equine perfection
concentrated in a finely bred
draft sire, a flock of pure-bred
Southdown sheen, nrovirtant
poultry of the type that win in
the prize ring and as utility birds,
some ef the animals in an accred
ited dairv herd. on nf the first
officially recognized as free from
tuberculosis, and an unusual pic
ture of six iuvenilfi nnrkprs pncri
J of which is a specimen of one of
ine leaaing Dreeas ot swine.
The pictures are of uniform
sizo, 11J by 15 inches, and may
be obtained by addressing the
United States Den&rtmAnr.nf Ar.
! riculture. .
There are a number of cotton
ginners in the State who have
not yet applied for license to
operate a cotton gin during this
season.- Their attention is called
to the fact thatthe last season
of the legislature passed a law
requiring that all ginners make
application for license to the
Commissioner of Agriculture
and that such ginners collect for
the next two years a tax of
twenty-five cents per bale on all
cotton ginned, remittine this
tax monthly to the Department
of Kevenue.
The act imposes a fine of fivedol
lars per day on all ginners who
operate without securing State
license. Therefore, it is directed
that ginners who have not yet
secured their license to operate
write the Commissioner of Agri
culture requesting a form of ap
plication for license, which
should be filled out and forward
ed immediately.
As a matter of information I
desire to state that the tax re
ferred to constitutes a fund
which guarantees the integrity
of the warehouse receipts issued
under the State Warehouse Sys
tem, and that nine-tenths of this
fund will be loaned for the con
struction of warehouses, the in
dividual loan not to exceed fifty
per cent of the total warehouse
cost. The attention of your
readers is called to the benefits
which they may obtain by avail-
The Saturday Evening Post
has got many a man in trouble.
Mr. George Taylor was walking
down Main Street yesterday
morning when an ambituous news
boy said, "Post, Mister?" to
which Mr. Taylor replied, "No.
Postmaster"
Wouldn't It be Funny to See
A married man who never told
his wife a lie?
A woman who had all the clothes
she wanted?
An old maid who didn't end her
prayer, "A-MAN?"
Your wife's mother visit you once
in twenty years?
A man who could make his eyes
behave on a windy day?
A bumble bee with the hives?
ing themselves cf the provisions
of this law either in regard to
operation under it of existing
warehouses or in borrowing mon
ey ior tne construction of new
warehouses.
NIGHT SCHOOL CLASSES
ENJOY A PICNIC
Thirty members of the nie-ht
i ..
scnooi classes of Miss Ross and
Miss Schank enjoy a delightful
picnic Saturday afternoon. In
teresting games were played di
rected by Miss Ruth Coble, after
which asumptuous supper was en
joyed. The members nresent
decided to organize a club in the
near future to promote social
life and take up a study of inter
esting and useful subjects.
And it came to pass that a
young man named Moses was
betaking himself through a green
pasture, when he heard the bel
lowing of a large and frenzied
bull. Right at the poor young man
the horrid creature RUSHED.
The youth turned and sought the
nearest fence that he might
make a flying leap to freedom
and a continuation of this sweet
life. But, 'twas too late, alas
thirty-seven seconds too late, for
the he-cow's horns caught Moses
by the slack of his trousers and
casi mm to tne winds like an
aeroplane fleeing from a Zep
pelin. MORAL If thy name is
MOSES, beware of the BULL-
RUSHES.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this means of express-
mg.our sincere thanks to our
many friends for the kindness
bestowed upon us during the re
cent illness and death of our
wife and mother, Mrs. Mattie
Johnson.
Joe Johnson and family.
ROLL CALL AT BAPTIST
CHURCH
All members of Roanoke Rap
ids Baptist Church are requested
to be present at the services
Sunday night, Oct. 2nd, at which
time there will be a roll call of
the membership.
Announcnment of a nation-wide
celebration of the 100th Anniver
sary of the founding of the Do
mestic and Foreign Missionary
Society of the Protestant Episco
pal Church, to culminate in a
thanksgiving service November
(!th, for the notable centennial
has been made.
The history of this society, the
announcement points out is prac
tically coterminous with the his
tory of the Government of the
United States. Its roots reach
back to 1785, two years
before the adoption of the Con
stitution of the United States,
when the Constitution of the in
dependent American Church was
framed, in large measure by the
same men who later drafted the
National Constitution. The Con
vention which brought into ex
istence the Missionary Society
was presided over by the Rt.
Rev. William White, Bishop of
Pennsylvania, who had served
as Chaplain of the old Continen
tal Congress, and numbered
George Washington among his
parishoners of Christ Church,
Philadelphia. Francis Scott Kev.
author of The Star Spangled Ban
ner, assisted in drafting the Con
stitution of the Society.
The Vestry meets tonight at 8
o'clock with Mr. VV. L. Long.
Next Sunday is the nineteenth
Sunday after Trinity.
Services: 9:45 Church School,
T. W. Mullen, Supt.
11 Celebration of the Holy
Communion and sermon. 7:30
evening service and sermon.
3:30 P. M. Holy Baptism.
Friday night, Oct. 7th, organ
recital, Dr. Poteat. Bishops visit
ation, Oct. 12th
A most cordial welcome is ex
tended to YOU.
Howe Bros. Great London
Shows played yesterday to two
of the largest crowds ever seen
in this community. At the after
noon performance the big tent
was crowded to capacity by a
crowd of certainly not less than
five thousand people. Red
lemonade, colored baloons, pop
corn and all other time honored
necessities of the kiddies perfect
circus day were plentifully in
evidence.
The performance was good.
The clowns were funnv. thp
bareback riding was excellent
and the trained wild animal acts
were unusually unique. Espec
ially novel was the trained pigs
act in which they climbed lad
ders, slid down chutes and other
wise acted in a very unporcina
manner.
Circus day was unmarred by
trouble of any kind. The bis
crowd was friendly and good
natured and determined to en
joy itself. We have the state
ment of the manager to the effect
that the business done here
yesterday was the largest done
by the show in more than six
weeks - so everybody was satis
fied.
The show had the misfortune
to loose one of its camels here
Ihe ungainly beast had been
sick for some weeks, and despite
the best efforts of the show's
veterinarian, he breathed his
last yesterday afternoon. He
was worth about two thousand
dollars. The interment took
place last night and for the first
time in our history there sleeps
under our sod an alien animal
whose feet once trod the track
Lless wastes of the Great Sahara.
Sunday Morning Asleep in Car o
Weldon Road. One Had Gun.
VAGRANCY ROUND-UP
PROGRESS
IN
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
GIRL SCOUT
RALLY A SUCCESS
Rosemary Methodist Church
Rev. C. M. Lance, Pastor
Preaching at Rosemary aC 11
A. M. and 7:30 P. M. The Lords
Supper will be observed at the
morning Service.
Preaching at Smith's at 3:30.
preceeded by the Sunday School
at 2:30.
We wish to make these services
a Rally and "Home Coming"
occasion. Each member and
friend of the Church is earnestly
requested to be present.
The 4th and last quarterly con
ference will be held Oct. 11th.
The Annual Conference con-,
venes in New Bern Nov. 16th.
All Church obligations should
be met, and reports made as
quickly ai possible.
The Girl Scout movement was
well launched at the meeting at
the Central School building Sat
urday night. About fifty girls
were present and from them
two troops were organized. The
meeting consisted of Girl Scout
songs, talks by Miss Ruth Coble
on "Girl Scouts and Service".
j
Miss Mary Keyserling on
"The Organization of Girl
Scouts" and Mr. Macon Williams.
of Raleigh. Scout Executive
gave many practical suggestions
for carrying on the work.
The following influential per
sons m the community have
formed a council to back both
the Girl and Boy Scouts: Mr.
C. A. Wyche. Mrs. Murnhv
Jackson, Mrs. Tom Long, Mrs.
W. L. Long, Mr. and Mrs. S. F.
Patterson, Mrs. J. T. Stainback,
Mr. T. W. Mullen, Rev. A. G.
Carter, Rev. L. B. Jones, Mr.
Jim Taylor, Mr. E. J. Coltrane,
Mr. E. W. Lehman, Rev.
Lewis Taylor, Mr. J. T. Chase,
Miss Mary Keyserling, Miss Ruth
Coble. At the meeting on Satur
day night Mr. J. T. Chase was
elected chairman of the council.
The first meeting of the Girl
Scout troops was held Wednes
day afternoon when the follow
ing organization was made.
PINE CONE TROOP
Miss Ruth Coble, Captain,
Miss Ethel Byrd, First Lieuten
ant, Lillie Johnson, Second Lieu
tenant. First Patrol: Joaephine
Gowen, leader, Louise Jackson,
Alma.. Vaughan, Mary Nellie
Holt, Florine Holt, Fleeta Marks,
Mildred Taylor, Grace Brown.
Second Patrol: Eula Collier.
eader, Mabel Braswell, .Hazel
Cobb, Bernice Hitchens. Vernon
Freeman. Eulalie Robertson,
Ruby Woodruff, Margie Cannon.
Third Patrol: Josephine Hege,
leader, Thelma Barkley, Eliza
beth Colville, Maude Jones. Ruth
Jones, Eva Sadler, Thelma Mills,
lone Mills.
Fourth Patrol: Bernice Peele
Miss Lottie Myrick, and
Messrs. J. C. Bell and Charlie
Williams were arrested in the
small hours of Sunday morning
by Policemen Jackson and Dob
bins asleep in an automobile on
the road between here and Wel
don. When the arrest was made
Mr. Bell attempted to resist and
was disarmed by Policeman
Jackson's taking a revolver out
of Bell's coat pocket. According
to testimony brought out at the
hearing before Magistrate W. S.
Hancock, the trio showed evi
dences of having imbibed some
thing which required to be slept
off. They were ennfinpd nv
Sunday in thi Roanoke RaDids
jail. Miss Myrick, who first gave
her name as Lottie Patrick, is
apparently not over seventeen
years of age and comes from
a good family. Her home is near
Macon, N. C. None of the three
gave a very plausible reason for
the situation in which they were
found. His Honor placed Mr.
Bell under one hundred dollars
bond for his appearence at the
next term of Superior Court to
answer a charge of carrying con
cealed weapons and released the
other defendants under their own
recognizance for appearence at
the next term of Halifax Super
ior Court.
In Recorder's Court Will Wal
ters colored, charged with va
grancy was first ordered to pav
a fine of $30.00 and costs or
spend thirty days in jail. Later
evidence being given that he
was under medical treatmet and
unable to do heavy work, the
Recorder remitted the fine and
ordered the defendant rapr!
upon the payment of costs and
the promise to engage in some
form of light work.
Grover Love, charged with op
erating an automobile without
State license, was fined $12.50
and costs, and instructed to pro
cure a license immediately.!.
bteve and Curtis Brown, charg
ed with being drunk and disor
derly, and Sam Turner, charged
with operating, an automobile
while under the influence nf
iquor, were fined, in the case of
Brown, $2.00, Sam Turner get
ting $5.00 and costs. All of the
defendants were under eighteen
years of age, and their trou
bles were caused by partaking too
freely of wine given them while
en route from Littleton tn Rnn.
uurve ivapius Hi a irUCK.
Earl Pierce colored, charged
with vagrancy, was given $30.00
and costs, or thirty days in jail.
Up to the hour of going to press,
Earl had chosen the jail.
Miss Rosa Smith and Mr. Geo.
L. Hayes. Jr., left Sunday for
the northern markets to pur
chase fall goods.
Mrs. Frank L. Nash and
daughter left Monday for a two
weeks visit afi her home in Lum
bertoa. Mrs. C. B SkiDner and little
son are spending several weeks
with Mrs. Skinner's Barents in
Kinston.
Mr. S. K. Nash left Tuesday
for New York after havin csnent
the past two weeks here visitino-
his brother, Mr. F. L. Nash.
Mr. D. P. Wike spent Monday
in Gumberry.
Mr. L. A. Daniel was a bus
iness visitor in Richmond last
week.
Dr. Hubert M. Poteat. of WaIta
Forest will give an orran recital
in All Saints' (Episcopal) Church
Friday night Oct. 7th, at 8. P.
M. The publicis cordially invited.
Rev. Chas. M. Lance assisted
Rev. R. M. Price, of Murfrees
boro, in a meeting last week.
He reports a good meeting. Mr.
Lance also preached in
Halifax Thursday nizht. where
Rev. E. N. Hnrrisnn nf K
Methodist Church, is conducting
a series of meetings.
Mrs. J. T. Stainback and littlo
son, Charles, left to-day for
Macon, Ga., where Charles will
enter school.
Mr. J. E. Dobbins has installed
new white enambled stools and
sanitary counters in his lunch
room.
Free Dental Work
For School Children
Trees Loaded With Fruit.
Trws lnailerl with fruit are bent
dmvn ; thp clouds when charged with
fresh rnin hung down near the earth;
even so good men are not unllfted
through prosperity. Such Is the nat
ural character of uie liberal. Blmr-trihnrl.
leader, Otelia Vaughan. Jessie
Jones, Merle Bell, Mamie Glover,
l.ladys (.rissom, Mamie Sheffield.
Gertrude Bray.
GOLDENROD TROOP
Miss Mary Keyserling, Cap
tain. First Patrol: Corrine
Marks, leader, Margaret Barrow,
May Belle Moseley, Helen Jen
kins, Erma Cranwell. Erma Eu-
banks, Ruth Allen, Hattie Kear
ney.
Second Patrol: Rosalee Corbitt,
leader, Jean Hewitt, Evelyn
Mullen, Katherine Hines, Hazel
Turner, Helen Brown. Helen
Turner Phonella Carver.
Third Patrol: Flaura Pritchett,
leader, Gaynelle Garner, Mattie
Lee Taylor, Arnie Lewter, Leola
Vaughan, Matdura Moseley,
Irma Johnson, Florence Shell. '
To help form Fourth Patrol:
Edna Woffard, Iva Pitt, Meryle
Yoder.
Dr. J. D. Muse, a well known
and experienced dentist employ
ed by the North Carolina State
Board of Health, will besrinwork
in Halifax County for the school
children between the ages of 6
and 12 inclusive, for 3 months,
Vpinning October 3rd.
Dr. Muse is sent to Halifax
County by the Bureau of Medical
Inspection of Schools, and all
work done by him is entirely free,
paid by the State Board of
Health,
Superintendent Akers and Dr.
Carter will arrange itinerary for
Dr. Muse which will cover the
County during the two months.
No children will receive treat
ment above the prescribed age
limit. Superintendent Akers and
Dr. Carter and the DeDartment
are desirous that all the teachers
and citizens co-operate with Dr.
Muse to make this much needed
and important work a success
while in the County.
The Bureau of Medical Inspec
tion of Schools under the au
spices of the State Board of
Health has successfully treated
children's teeth in sixty counties,
all work being done free, paid
by the State Board of Health.
All children of the above ages
can't be reached in the limited
time the dentist has in the Coun
ty as it would be impossible.
The main feature of this work is
educational and the good that
will be accomplished in bringing
the importance of this work be
fore the people that they may
realize the need and importance
of having them cared for and de
fective teeth attended to during
the developing age. Good health
and bright minds are necessary
iui uimuren wnne they are
growing for them to be suc
cesses in future life, and they
must be free from defects of
which teeth play such an impor
tant part.
BAZAAR ANNOUNCED
The Presbyterian Ladies Aux
iliary will hold its annual Ba
zaar on December Tenth.
Many Such Instance.
Jud Tunkins says now and then a
man jets gloriously located tn tht,
Hall of Fame who bad difficulty dan
lag bis life in paying room rsat