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' Volume VIII. Number 43 '7
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C, JANUARY 20, 1922
Subscription $2.00 1 Year in Advance
a.
AND
Mr. R. E. Wells, of Peters
;! burg, was in Rosemary Wednes
day. Mr. W. B. Herring, of Rose
Hill, spent Wednesday in town.
Miss Ethel Wilson, of Garys
burg, was here Sunday.
; V Messrs. Jack Joyner and Juli
an Flythe,' of Garysburg, spent
Sunday in Rosemary.
Mr. T. W. Mullen attended the
Episcopal Convocation in Rocky
u Mount Wednesday.
,Mr. H. S. Johnson, of Rose
Hill, was here Wednesday.
Y Mr. H. J. Tyson, of Norfolk,
: spent Monday in town.
, . Rey. F. H. T. Horsfield, rec
tor of St. Stephen's Church,
, Oxford, was in town yesterday.
j , Mr. Peter Johnson, of Dallas,
' Texas, spent Tuesday in town.
" Mr. F. W. Moore, of Burling
ton, was here Wednesday.
: Mrs. N. L. Stedman, of Hali-
fax, was in Rosemary Tuesday.
"'. Mr. S. M. Heafner, of Ports
mouth, was here Tuesday.
Miss Alice Virginia Poe, of
Rocky Mount, is the guest of Rev.
and Mrs. A. G. Carter.
,,'Mr. W. L. Medlin returned
Wednesday from a trip which in
cluded visits in Columbia, S. C.
' Jacksonville and St. Augustine,
Fla.
Mrs. Myrtle Tudor, of the
county, is the guest of Miss.
Annie Medlin.
Mr. W. F. Joynp? spent
Tuesday in Scotland Neck.
Mr. J. H. Paylor, of Raleigh,
was here Wednesday.
Mr. J. A. Suiter, of Garysburg,
spent Sunday in town.
Mr. F. I. Harris,. of Richmond,
was in Rosemary Sunday.
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Sco utBasket- Ball Game
On Tuesday afternoon, at 4:00
o'clock, a crowd assembled in
: .'te High School Gymnasium, to
see the first girls ' basket ball
game of the season,
was between the
patrol of the Pine
, and the third patrol
The
first ,
Cone
The
game
scout
troop
line-
ROSEMARY PERSONAL
LOCAL ITEMS
:up was as follows.
:V First patrol -Center -Mildred
; Taylor, Forward Mary Nelly
'viHult, Louise Jackson,
Guard Alma Vaughn
Josephine Gowen, Linesman
Eulalie Robertson, Timekeeper
Josephine Hege, Scorekeeper
Mattie Askew.
., .;. Third patrol -Center - Thelma
Mills, Forwards - Eva Sadler,
. -Ruth Jones, Guards - Margie
!,', Cannon, Maude Jones, Lines-
' man - Florine Holt, Timekeeper -.i
Fleeta Marks, Scorekeeper
j - Grace Brown.
' AfterJJO minutes of hard play
'r ing, the game ended with a score
; of 11 - 7 in favor of the first
J ; patrol. . Both teams did good
work. .
. Special notice was taken of the
f good work of Louise Jackson on
the first patrol team and Eva
'V Sadler on the third patrol team.
The guards and . centers, how-
i 'over worn nnr heriinrl in thiir
work. The girls do not intend to
' let this be their last game,
i They are planning to have many
, more during the season and wish
3 to extend an invitation to the
people of the town to come to all
" their games.
; Maude Jones
NOTICE
r Roanoke Chapter No. 119, O.
iE. S. will be honored by an of
ficial visit of the District Deputy,
State of North Carolina. Mrs.
Lula K. Gravely, at 7:30 o'clock,
next Monday evening, Jan. the
23rd. A cordial invitation to
rtjeet Mrs. Gravely is ei tended
to all Chapters in this vicinity,
and all visiting members of the
0. E. S.
Pearle K. Pitt,
' . Secretary
I Changes in Income Tax Law
I
The following statement is is
sued by Collector of Internal
Revenue, Gilliam Grissom, Dis
trict of North Carolina.
Forms 1040A, revised and sim
plified, for filing individual re
turns of income for the calendar
year 1921 of $5,000 and less will
be available Wednesday, January
18 at the office of Collector of
Internal Revenue, Raleigh.
N. C, and the following branch
offices: Winston Salem, Ashe
ville, Charlotte. Wilmington,
Washington, Rocky Mount
Greensboro, Durham, Reidsville
and Statesville. A copy will be
mailed to taxpayers who last
year filed a return, but failure to
receive the form does not relieve
a taxpayer of his obligation to
file a return on time on or be
fore March 15, 1922. The form
has been reduced from six to
four pages, two of which are de
voted to instructions which should
be carefully read by the taxpay
er before filling in the blanks. A
study of these instructions will'
greatly lessen difficulties hereto
fore encountered in correctly
making out the returns. .
On page 1, under the head of
"Income" are spaces for report
ing the following items: salaries,
wages, cornmissions, etc, ; income
from partnerships, fiduciaries,
etc.; rents and royalties; proht
(or loss) from business or pro
fession; profit (or loss) from sale
of real estate; profit (or loss)
from sate of stocks, bonds, etc.,
and other income. Beneath are
spaces for entering deductions,
such as interest and taxes paid
(Turing the year; losses oy fire,
storm, shipwreck, or other cas
ualty or by theft, contributions,
bad debts, etc.
On page two are spaces for en
tering explanations of the various
items; i. e., the total amount of
income from" business or profes
sion, With description ("groce
ry" "retail clotfSg", "drug
store" "laundry" j'doctor"
"lawyer", "farmer") from
rents, and royalties, sale, of pro
perty, etc.
Returns are required of every
single person and every married
person not living with husband
or wife, whose net income for
1921 was 1000 or more, and of
every married person living with
husband or wife whose net in
come was J2000 or more. If the
combined net income of husband,
wife and dependent minor child
ren equalled or exceeded $2000,
or if the combined gross income
of husband, wife and dependent
minor children equalled or ex
ceeded $5,000, all such income
must be reported on a joint re
turn or in seperate returns of
husband and wife.' If single
and and the net income including
that of dependent minors, if any,
equalled or exceeded $1,000, or
if the gross income equalled or
exceeded $5,000, a return must
be filed. A minor, however,
having a net income of $1,000 or
$2,000, according to marital stat
us or a gross income of $5,000,
must file a return. The require
ment to file a return of gross
income, regardless of the amount
of net income, upon which the
jtax is assessed is a new provision.
"Net income" is gross income
less Certain deductions which are
explained on the form.
Under each of the above con
ditions, a return must be filed
even though no tax is du. The
exemptions are $1000 for., single
persons and married persons not
living with husband or wife,
$2500 for married persons living
with husband or wife whose net
income for 1921 was $5000 or less
and $2,000 for such persons
whose net income was more than
5, 000. The exemptions for de
pendents "a person under 'eigh
teen years of age or mentally or
physically defective" has been
increased from $200 to $400.
A head of a family a person
who actually supports in one
household one or more persons
closely related to him (or her)
by blood, marriage or adoption,
is granted the same exemptions
RECORDER'S COURT
NEWS ITEMS
Eddie Caravan, charged with
being drunk at Roanoke Junction,
fine $5.00. and costs.
J. C. Smith, driving an auto
mobile after dark with insuffi
cient lights, was discharged upon
payment of costs and the costs
were later remitted.
Joe Thompson, drunk on the
streets, paid a fine of $10.00 and
costs.
Will Ross, charged with
tampering with the town lock-up,
was fined $1.00 and costs. He
was later placed in charge of Dr.
Carter, the county health officer.
Baldy Bryant, charged with
obtaining services under false
pretenses, gave a fifty dollar
bond for his appearance at Halifax
Superior Court Testimony was
to the effect that Bryant had
chartered a taxi on the eve of his
nuptials, telling the driver that
he would pay at the end of the
trip, but when the journey was
completed he failed to settle his
indebtedness.
Jesse - Carter, charged with
carrying concealed weapons,
gave bond in the amount of $200
for his appearance at the January
term of court.
Jessie, Arthur, Edd'e and
Smith Carter, charged with an
assault with deadly weapons,
were also bond over to court.
Jessie and Arthur gave bonds A
$200.00 each and Eddie and
Smith Carter put up nrras of
$100.00 apiece.
J. W. Club Pulls Candy
The J. W. Club held its regular
business meeting, Wednesday
night, January the 18th, at the
Roanoke Rapids night School.
j After a brief business meeting,
the members played games while
the candy was boiling. Soor. the
whole crowd were busily engaged
in candy pulling. . Each member
of the club, which now amounts
to thirty six; had a big piece of
candy, besides their skinned
fingers, to take home.
The reading room, which was
started before Christmas, is a
great success. The shelves con
tain a wide variety of magazines.
There is a great demand for
books, of which there are only a
few. Contributions of books
will be gladly accepted
allowed a married person.
J?he normal tax rates are un
changed, 4 percent on the first
$4000 of net jncome above, the
exemptions and 8 per cent on the
remaining net income. The tax
this year, as last, may be paid in
full at the time of filing the re
turn, or in four equal install
ments, due on or before March
15, June 15, September 15, Dec
ember 15.
Heavy penalties are provided
by the new revenue act for failure
to file a return and pay the tax
on time.
Announcement will be made
through the press of the date of ,
release of Form3 1040 for filing
individual return of income of
more than $5,000.
PAYMENTS OF TAXES PERMITTED
IN FOUR INSTALLMENTS
SEC. 250. (a) That except as
otherwise provided in tliid bection
and ections 221 and 237 the tax
shall be paid in four installments,
each consisting of one-fourth of
the total amount of the tax. The
first installments shall be paid at
the time fixed by law for filing
the return, and the second in
stallment shall be paid on the
fifteenth day of the third month,
the third installment on the fif
teenth day of the sixth month,
and the fourth installment on the
fifteenth day of the ninth month,
after the time fixed by law for
filing the return. If any install
ment is not paid when due, the
whole amount of the tax unpaid
shall become due and payable
upon notice and demand by the
Collector.
WITH THE CHURCHES
All Saints Church
(Episcopal)
Rev. Lewit N. Tiylor, Rector
In. KitkeriiK Webster, Piriik Worker
Rouoke Af taut
OUR INVITATION
To all who mourn and need com
fort To all who are weary and
need rest To all who are friend
less and want friendship To all
who pray and to all who do not
but ought To all who sin and
need a Saviour and to whosoever
will This Church opens wide the
door and makes free a place and
in the name of Christ says,
"Welcome."
Next Sunday is the Third Sun
day after the Epiphany. Services
7:30 A, M. Holy Communion.
9:45 Church School and Bible
Classes for men, women and
children. Morning service at
11. Night service at 7:30. At
the night service reports from
the various organizations will be
made at the annual parish meet
ing and vestrymen will be elected.
You are most cordially invited.
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Stanley White, Pastor
Min Lucy Critp, Organist.
Mr. J. H. Harriioo, S. S. Supt.
Sunday School 10:00 A. M
Morning service 11:00 A.
M.
Junior C. E. 3:00 P. M.
Christian Endeavor 6:45 P.
Evening service 7:30 P. M.
Prayer Meeting 7:30 P. M,
Wednesday.
M.
on
Girl Scouts Start Contest
A very interesting contest was
started among the Girl Scouts, on
Wednesday, January 11th. Each
girl has an individual record,
which ischecked up at the week
ly meeting of her troop. This
contest will continue for three
months, at which time prizes will
be awarded to the girl making
the highest average, the patrol
making the highest average, and
the troop making the highest
average. The following girls
made the highest average for
the first week:
1. Eula Collier and Therma
Barkley-26 points, Pine .Cone
Troop.
2. Catherine Jackson- 25 points,
Goldenrod troop.
3. Elsie Hudson -17 points,
Red Rose troop.
Below is a copy of the cdntest:
SCOUTCRAFT
Attendance at Scout meeting 1
point, In uniform at Scout meet
ing 1 point, Dues at Scout meet
ing 1 point, Promptness at Scout
meeting 1 point, Perfect monthly
attendance, 16 points, Perfect
three months attendance 100
points, Each subject in 2nd Class
Test, 1 point, Entire 2nd Class
Test 50 points, Each subject in
1st Class Test 10 points, Entire
1st Class Test 500 points, Special
Scout Stunt 1 point, Some
thing for Scout Room, 5 points.
COMMUNITY CRAFT
Attend Sunday School 1 point,
Attend Church 2 points, Perfect
monthly school attendance 10
points, Honor roll 50 points,
Community service 5 points.
Community service consisting
of any act done for church, school
or town. Some of these acts
have consisted of selling tickets,
cWnini? up around th church
grounds and other buildings,
singing in the choir, visiting the
sick, aiding neighbors by taking
care of babies, carrying water,
washing dishes and other things
If you need any assistance, call
on the Scouts who are always,
ready to help you.
First "Wca'.hc, t."
n Englishman, Frauds Calton, wti
the first real weather num. Oalton
was u cousin of Charles Darwin. He
was born In England In 1S24. Whether
he was really able to forecast rata
and sunshine with more accuracy than
nis successors Is an open question!
but II Is certain that he was the first
to attempt the charting, on a large
scale, of the progress of the eleraepti
of weather. The methods devised by
hint. In modified form, re used to this
day-
Tenth Grade Girls
Entertain Players '
A most delightful dinner was
served in the Home Economics
Room at the Junior- Senior High
School on last Tuesday evening
to the Carolina Players and the
local Universitv Alumni and their
wives by the girls of the Tenth
Grade.
Three tables were beautifully
laid and decorated with narcissi,
with covers for thirty six guests.
The menu consisted of grape
fruit, baked chicken, boiled ham,
mashed potatoes, green peas,
cranberries, corn bread and hot
rolls, fruit salad and coffee and
sherbet and cake.
The entire menu was prepared
in the Home Economics kitchen
by the girls themselves under the
efficient direction, of their teacher , LTI ricullure nas Iuesi
Miss Stribling and the dinner was ;edfo!,r men in North Carolina
nPrfprtin service and m,ikinir , who have given prolonged study
It thp nnanimn,,- nnininn nf i
the guests that both Miss Strib- i
ling and her class are to be con
gratulated upon the efficiency
they have attained in culinary
arts.
Restlessness a Universal Trait.
Life in the sea is so much easier
th an on land, unci yet all ireiiun 'S
seem to waut to invade tlie ennh
Through million!) anil millions of
years animals have heeu trying to jiet
out of the sen in order to lead inure
Interesting lives ashore. Our general
aquatic ancestry is indicated liy tlie
fact that our blood has almost tlie
same decree of saltness as tlie sea.
And the human ear, with its delicate
chain of bones, corresponds with tlie
organs of Uie fish.
Adage Has Been Twisted.
There have been various explana
tions of the phrase, "Nine tailors make
a man," but the second word is-a cor
ruption of tellers. A "teller" was in
ancient days a stroke of the "passing
bell" of the parish church. Three
tellers gave notice of the death of a
child, six of a woman and nine of a
mau. When the parishioners would
count the maximum number of
strokes, their natural remark would
1)8 "Nine tellers mako a- man."
Box for Playthings.
When there is no playroom for the
children, take a box any size you
want, decorate with cut-out birds and
flowers or with tlie picture of a barn
and animals, making a farm yard.
Varnish all over. Hinge the cover on,
partition Inside to lit toys and varnish.
Place in son's bedroom and see how
he will keep playthings In place.
Only Four Puffs.
Recently Iick, age eight, became
terribly sick quite suddenly, and for
apparently no reason. His mother
tried every way to learn what he had
been eating that could have caused
his rillness. Finally In a faint voice
he said: "Mother, do you suppose
four puffs on a ciffurette could make
me this sick?" Indianapolis News.
Crab Sheila as Barometers.
The Araucaulans of the southern
most province uf Chile use a crab shell
as n barometer. In dry, fair weather
It is white, but when rain Is approach
ing red spots appear ou It, and when
excessive moisture Is present in tlie
atmosphere It becomes red all over.
Indianapolis News.
Jail Fare.
John's mother, who Is on a diet,
was entlug a piece of dry bread and
drinking a glass of water when he
entered tlie room, Looking at the
meager repast, he exclaimed: "Geo,
ma, your stumlck will think you're in
Jail.'
Bee's Average Life Six Weeks.
A. bee hatched in early summer does
not live to eat the honey It gathers, as
Us average life through the busy sea
son Is not more than six weeks. Only
those born in late autumn live till the
spring.
The Somber Colors.
Men who look on nature nnd their
fellowmen, and cry that all Is dark
and gloomy, are In the right; but the
somber colors are reflections from
their own Jaundiced eyes and hearts.
Charles Dickens.
One Cause for Argument.
"Some men keep on arguing," said
Jud Tonkins, "not because they are
sure they're right, but because they
hate to end an Interesting conversa
tion." Easy to Catch House Mice.
House mice have a habit of follow
ing the walls of a room as they run
about, and a trap placed behind a
table leg or small object where mice
naturally run need not be baited.
Fine Linen Found on Mummies.
Compared with the linen wrap
pings found on some of the ancient
Egyptian mummies, the finest linen
that can be produced today Is posi
tively coarse.
The Politicians' Handicap.
All politicians agree that one im
provement could me made In the hu
man body. It ought to be possible
to get both ears to the ground at
onetChlcajE,.fiej?,.s,
State Studies Tenancy
The alarming increase in ten-!
ancy presents one of the mostj
serious problems now con fronting !
the farmers of our state and
other states. In 180 only one
American farmer in four was a
tenant, whereas now practically
two out of five are tenants, and
the percentage is higher in North
Carolina than in the country as a
whole. Our public men as well
i as our agricultural leaders are
, becoming aroused to the serious
jnessof this evil and there is
! general demand for a thorough
' investigation of the whole prob
jlemwitha view to discovering
J precise facts and suggesting
definite remedies.
Therefore, the North Carolina
r 1 c a :..u i i
to the Question of
tenancy and
land ownership in this state and
other states and in foreign
countries namely, Mr. B. F.
Brown, Director of our. Division
of Markets aud Rural Organiza
tions; Dr. Carl C. Taylor, of the
Division of Rural Economics, State
College of Agriculture and Engi
neering; Prof. E. C. Branson, De
partment of Rural Social Econo
mics of our State University; and
Dr. E. C. Lindeman of a similar
department in our State College
for women together with two
representatives of the Board of
Agriculture, to come together and
make plans for a thoroughgoing
study and investigation of the
whole subject of farm tenancy
and proposed remedies, proceed
ing immediately with such studies
and investigations as they are
themselves prepared to carry out,
and making plans for the co
operation of all these institutions
I in prosecuting such additional
J surveys and investigations as are
I deemed necessary.
Local Scout Council Holds
Meeting
The members of the Local
Scout Council met for their first
regular metting on Friday night,
January 13th. This council is
composed of a body of represen
tative men and women, who are
organized for the purpose of pro
moting the welfare of the Girl
and Boy Scouts in Roanoke Rap
ids and Rosemary.
The first number of the pro
gram was a demonstration Dy i
sixteen Girl Scouts, directed by
Captain Coble. The presentation
of a patrol in action gave the
Council an insight into the fact
that the principle of the Girl
Scouts is not talking or writing,
but doing.
What the Girl Scouts have
done and are expecting to do in
Roanoke Rapids and Rosemsry,
was given in the form of a report
by Director Keyserling.
Scoutmaster Ned Manning
represented the Boy Scouts. He
emphasized the great need of
leaders. There are numbers of
boys both in the day school and
the night school who are eager
to become Scouts, but cannot do
so unless mere are a tew more
voluntary leaders. The Boy Scouts
are working on a circus which
will be given early in Feburary
The need of a local Scout coun
cil by Captain Temple, contained
suggestions for the worK of this
organization.
After the local Girl Scout con
stitution was read, discussed and
accepted, the application for
Charter for local Council was fil
led out. The officers and mem
brrs of the local Council are as
follows: Commissioner Mr. J.
T. Chase; Deputy Commissioner
Miss Mary B. Powell; Local
Director Mary H. Keyserling.
Members Mrs. Tom Long,
Murphy Jackson, C. A. Wyche,
J. A. Moore, S. F. Patterson, J.
T. Stainback, W. L. Long, Miss
Ruth Coble. Messrs. T. VV. Mul
len, S. F. Patterson, Jim Taylor,
E. W. Lehman, W. L. Manning,
F. L Nash, T.W. M. -Long, A.
G. Carter, R. Broom, . Stanley
White and Lewis Taylor.
RAPIDS FERSONAL
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. T. B. Atmore, ofStone
all, spent the week-end here in
the home of Mrs. J. F. Vincent
Mr. E. H. Ricks spent a few
days in Richmond last week.
Mr. W. W. Kidd and family,
of Warrenton, spent the week
end here with relatives.
Mrs. Grady L. Bain, of Greens
boro, spent the week-end here in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L
Bain.
Mr. S. F. Patterson spent sev
eral days out of town this week.
Mrs. W. H. Jones spent the
week-end in Rocky Mount with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jackson
spent this week hereon business.
Miss Rosa Baker, of Richmond,
has accepted a pesition as steno
grapher with the Roanoke Mills
Company.
Mr. C. J. Topping left this
week for New York where he has
accepted a position.
Misses Lena Riversand Meta
Jones spent a few days in Rich
mond this week with friends.
Miss Annie Cherry spent a few
days in Scotland Neck this week
with relatives.
Judge J. M. Mullen, of Peters
burg, spent a few days here this
week.
Mr. J. T. Chase has returned
from a business trip to New York.
Mr. L. C. Witherspoon spent
one day this week in Halifax on
business.
Mr. E. A. Matthews was in
Jackson one day this week on
business.
Mr. R. W. Cordon left Thurs
day for a trip to New York.
A University Gift
Professor-fforaee WilHams has
received a letter from Mrs. Gra
ham Kenan enclosing a check
for $26,000 for the establish
ment of the Graham Kenan
fellowship in philosophy in
memory of her late husband,
member of the class of 1904 in
the University.
The details of the application of
the income of the fund are left to
Professor Williams, who is Kenan
professor of Philosophy here.
Graham Kenan was one of his
students for two years and there
existed a close friendship be
tween them.
One thousand dollars of the
amount, accordingyto the direc
tions of the donor, is to be used
the first year, and the remaining
25,000 is to constitute the per
manent fund.
The annual income, which will
be about $1,500, does not have to
go to only one student at a time,
but may be delivered between
two or more according to the
nature of the advanced work to
be done by them Bnd the places
at which it must be done. Nor
does it have to be used in ac
cordance with a rigid rule year
after year. Full discretion is
given to Professor Williams
and whatever advisors he may
call in to aid.
Graham Kenan was first cousin
of the late Mrs. Robrrt Bingham,
who bequeathed to the University
an income of 75,000 a year for
Kenan professorships.
INCOME TAX
For the purpose of aiding any
Income Tax payer who wishes in
formation in regard to making
out their returns for Income Tax,
I will attend at the following
places on the days and dates
named:
(Halifax County)
Enfield - Monday, Jan. 23,
1922.
Weldon Monday, Jan. 30, 1922
at hotel. ' , ,
Roanoke Rapids - Tuesday, Jan.
31, 1922.
Scotland Neck - Wednesday,
Feb. 1, 1922 at hotel.
Hobgood - Thursday, Feb., 2,
1922.
Littleton
ROANOKE
AND
Friday, Feb. 3, 1922.
J. H. Norman,
" Deputy Com,
, -k l m .