Volume X.—Number '7 ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C..JULY 13,1923 Subscription$2.00 a Year in Advance
RQSf MARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. S. M. Smith, of, Charlotte,
spent Tuesday in Rosemary.
Mr. Rodger A Warren ist-not
ing a home just north m Un
Baptist Church on Jackson
Street.
Mr. E. Ealkner, of Menders n,
was in Rosemary Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. M Jen
kins and children are spending
several days in Sanford.
Mr. J. C. Armistead, of Peters
burg, Was in town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Loomis
and family left this week for a
motor trip which will include
(mints in New Jersey and Atlan
tic City.
Mr. Tom Batton spent the first
of the week ut Portress Monroe
with his son, Mr. Lester Batton.
' The Dollar Store Company,
Inc., a new enterprise for Rose
mary has just been incorporated
and will begin business within
the next few days with Mr. B. J.
Dunning, of Aulander as man
ager. The new company will oc
cupy the store formerly used by
Mr. C. F. Ogletree.
Mr. D. P. Wikespent the week
end in Richmond.
; Mr. H. M. Poe, Jr., and chil
dren, of Rocky Mount, are the
guests of Rev. and Mrs. A. G.
Carter.
Mrs. H. M. Poe, of Weldon,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday
in the home of Rev. and Mrs. A.
G. Carter.
Mr. T. J. Carpenter, of the
United States Navy, was a visitor
in. Rosemary this week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Shell and
son Graham, spent Tuesday in
Rocky Mount.
Mr. W. Howard Pruden spent
the wees end with his mother in
Seaboard.
Mr. J. W. Ross spent Tuesday
in Rocky Mount.
Mr. Allen C. Zolticoffer return
ed Wednesday night^fter spend
ing some time at Virginia Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Shell and
daughter Miss Charlotte Ann
spent Tuesday in Rocky Mount.
Mr. W. P. Wright, of Rich
mond, was in Rosemary Monday
Mr. W. McK. Skinner, of Nor
folk, spent Monday in town
Miss Elizabeth McKinnie is
visiting her siBter in West Vir
ginia.
Mr. Franklin Skinner, of Rich
mond, was a visitor in Rosemary
Monday.
Mrs. B. W. Beckwith and
Miss Winifred Beckwith are
spending Borne time in Hot
Springs, Ark.
Mr. R. R. Sykes, of Baltimore,
was here Tuesday.
Mrs. J. M. Ramsey, of Wash
ington, D. C , is the guest of
Mrs. J. M. Grizzard.
Mr. W. B Herring, of Rose
Hill, was in Rosemary Wednes
day.
Rev. W. Roy Shelton, former
paetor of the Rosemary Metho
dist Church, now of Wadesboro,
is the guest of Mrs. Charlena
Hart. His many friends are glad
to welcome him to town again.
Mr. J- E. Davis, of Wake For
est, spent Wednesday in Rose
mary.
Mr. II. E. Shell accompanied
Mr. Lamrick Smith to Richmond
this week, where Mr. Smith has
entered a hospital.
Miss Ida Brass is the guest of
her mother Mrs. A. D. Brass.
Mr. P. G. Black of Charlotte,
spent Monday in town.
Mrs. Arch L. Taylor and
daughter Miss Kennon Taylor
are visiting relatives in Philadel
phia.
Mr. R. E. Satterwhite, of Hen
derson, waa in town Tuesday.
Messrs. H. E. Dobbins and
Monroe G. Jeneins went to Hali
fax Tuesday.
Mr. Albert V. Strauss, of New
York City, was in town Wednes
day.
Messrs. Robert and Herman
Medlin spent last week in Ashe
ville.
^|fr. and Mrs. Frank L. Nash
and daughter have returned from
a short stay at Virginia Beach.
Mr. Ellis H. Joyner spent Tues
day in Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Murry are
visiting relatives in Ashe boro and
High Point
Mias Bernice Decker left last
week for Florence, S. 3., to join
a party who are to make a two
months tour through the South.
Miss Eliza Gay has returned
after a visit with her grand
father near Seaboard.
Mrs. J. T. Stainback and fami
ly have returned from a visit
with relatives in Forest City.
FORTY MILLION IS
VALUE OF HALIFAX
COUNTY’S PROPEL IY
Koanoxe Rapid* fown Sip P * i
a Third ot County's W .t l
Wt-iiarr Lftlcei Loses jo .
NEW Oll.i V HO .IE IS OCCIIPI- i)
T he | pa d n| < 'him 1 ■ mi
missioners met b th-Cm : 11 ■ >i e
at Halifax las Momia n orning,
where th y received reports from
the county :ax listers, discussen
the rate to be imposed for nex
vear. abol shed the office i f
County We fare Officer, and au
thorized the occupancy of the
new County home.
Although the reports of the tax
listers were incomplete, it was
found that the total for this year
will be some over two million dol
lars more than that of last year.
Last year the county’s taxable
property amounted to $37,624,
,601. Roanoke Rapids Township
possessed twelve million of this
amount. This year the total for
the County will be approxim itely
$40,000,000, with Roanoke Rapids
Township listed at $13,000,000.
This shows an increase of $1,
000,000, for the township, and
$2,375,399 for the County.
The Hoard of Commissioners
will fix the tax rate for next y ear
at its regular meeting on the
first Monday in August, at which
time the complete reports of the
tax listers will be in.
OFFICE HELD BY R. 1). JENKINS
IS ABOLISHED
The Commissioners a’so decid
ed to abolish the office of County
Welfare Officer, and put the
work of this ot fine on the County
Healtn Officer. Mr. R. I). Jen
kins, of Rosemary, has been the
Welfare Officer for the county
Since the office was istablished.
The County Health Officer is to
assume the work formerly carri
ed on by Mr. Jenkins, it is under
stood, without an increase in
compensation.
NEW COUNTY HOME IS OCCUPIED
The Commissioners authorized
Superintendant Freeman to
move into the recently complet
ed County Home. The new heme
for the County’s unfortunate
onesis one of the best of the
state. It has the modern conven
iences necessary for all up-to
date home of this kind, and
marks the departure fromthe
little huts which hire to fore
housed the poor.
Miss Margaret Shoemaker left
Sunday to spend a vacation with
her parents in Richmond.
Miss Pattie Byrd returned to
Richmond Sunday night.
Mr. Miner Nash lef* Wednes
day to spend several days in Ral
eigh.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. McCune
have returned from a visit with
Mrs. McCune’s parents in
Athens, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Thos. Batton
are spending the week with re
latives in Tarboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lewter and
children left this week fora
short stay with relatives in Dur
ham.
Mrs. W. R. Stanley is spending
the week with relatives in Hen
derson.
Mr. and Mrs W. T. Johnson
and family are spending the
‘week in Greenville, S. C.
Misses Eva and Bernice
Shearin are visiting relatives in
Henderson.
Mrs. Iva Moseley left this
week for a short visit in Peters
burg
Mr. Haskell Dobbins is the
guest of relatives in Duncan, S.
C,
Mr. W. J. Norwood is spend
ing some time at Ocean View.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ashrou
left this week for a motor trip
to Atlantic City.
The home of Mr. Thomas Shell
on Hamilton Street is nearing
completion.
Misses Margaret and Kathleen
Melton left Thursday for their
home in Norfolk after a visit
with their aunt, Mrs. R. J.
Wrightmeyer.
Mr. B. T. Meacham, of Rich
mond, was a visitor in Rosemary
this week.
Dr. W. L. Davis, eye sight
specialist, of Plymuoth, was in
town yesterday,
Mrs. G. D. Shell and son
Ralph have returned from Vir
ginia Beach.
Miss Pollie Wheeler of Sea
board, was a visitor in Rose
mary Wednesday.
Mr. Leo Kreamer spent the
week end in Richmond.
Miss Lucy Hastings has 4c
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, PERSPECTIVE OK I'HE GRAHAM MEMORIAL BUILDING j
To be creeled at the University of North Carolina aa a Students' Activities building and social center for the student body The building i.» to be
located on the <dd University Inn site will face west towards the Battle Vance-Pettigrew dormitories, with appropriate entrance towards franklin
street and ’:«• Uuiuni building and is to cost #400,000 subscriptions for which are non being raised by students of rhc alumni I’hp plans for the
building which will he ,if the late Georgian style of architecture, brick with limestone trimmings, have been drawn by Messrs Kendall, of Me
Kim, Mend und White, aud Nash of the f. 0. Atwood organization Construction of the central unit will lie begun in 1923 24.
POLICE COURT
NEWS ITEMS
Harvey Peebles and Hezekiah
Solomon, both of the colored fra
ternity, charged with gambling
were placed under one hundred
dollar bonds for their appearances
at Halifax. Peebles gave bond,
but Solomon in all his glory will
grace the Halifax jail until court
convenes.
Clay Barrett charged with hav
ing and transporting liquor was
placed in jail in default of a $150.
00 herd.
Koy Stoker, charged with the
larceny of $18 40 from an em
ployee of the Halifax Paper Cor
poration, and jumping a board
bill, was held under bonds of
$2011.00and $50.00 respectively.
S. L.Joyner paid the costs and
damages on a charge of letting a
cow run at large.
William Cilover was allowed to
pay the costs on a charge of
operating a car w/ithout lights.
H. Black, charged with speed
ing and reckless driving, was
fined $5.00 and the costs and
paid the damages none to Mr.
John Connor’s automobile.
Mr. Allen Edward Carter
Mr. Allen Edward Carter, a^
prominent farmer of Butterwood I
Township'died at his home Wed
nesday morning at five o’clock
after an illness covering several
week i. Mr. Carter had reached
the advanced age of seventy six
years. A devoted wile and three
children survive him, Messrs
Robert Carter, of Warren Coun»
ty, Bernice and Walter, of Hali
fax County and Mrs. Julia Pitt,
of Whitakers.
The funeral service was held
at Corinth Methodist Church yes
ternav afternoon at four o’clock,
Rev. R H. O’Brien officiating.
Mr. Carter was a most useful
member of his community. Being
intensely interested in its welfare
he was very active in using his
efforts and influence in futrher
ing the cause of any movement
which was uplifting The
Church, the schools, good roads,
the welfare of the needv found
in him a helper. He will he sorely
missed.
cepted a position in the store of
Max Frank.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. hidings
left this week to spend some
time with relatives in Greens
boro.
Mr. and Mrs Wheeler of Sea
board spent Sunday in Rosemary
with Mr. and Mrs. Vance Wheel
er. .
Mr. and Mrs John Fisher and
son Francis returned Wednesday
night after spending two weeks
with relatives in Baltimore.
Miss Frances Kennon, of
Washington. D. C„ is the guest
of Mrs. J. M. Grizzard.
The hoys’ Club of All Saints’
Episcopal Church enjoyed a
bountiful supper given on the
church grounds Monday night.
Little Miss Janet Rawlings, of
Weldon, is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Willev
Mrs. W. 0. Thompson and
children have gone to Spartan
burg. S C., to visit relatives.
Mrs. James Dobb is spending
the week with her fattier in
Northampton Couiptyf
Mr. and Mw. "William Wood
returned' 'Wednesday from a
short-trip to Durham.
'The members of All Saints’
■,'Episcopal Church held a most
enjoyable social in tre parisn
! hall of the Church last night
The Garden in July
F. F. McCall, garden specialist
for the State College and De
partment of Agriculture wonders
what has become of that garden
begun so auspiciously early in
the spring. The hot weather
causes many to neglect it. es
pecially those town folks who
might find it easy to buy vege
tables from the corner grocery.
But for the man who is sticking
to the job and determined to have
a supply of health giving, cost
cutting vegetables all through
the year. Mr. McCall states that
good culture in July is more im
portant than ever. Good culture
means more palatable vegetables
because during hot weather
many kinds will become bitter
If the vegetables are forced to
quick growth however, this will
be overcome.
Some of the things which need
attention in the garden during
this mid-summer month, Mr. Mc
Call gives as follows:
"Transplant tomatoes for the
early fall garden. The Stone,
Greater Baltimore and Norton
are good for this purpose and are
quite free from blight.
"Bush lima beans, the Seiva|
bean, Henderson’s bush and j
Fordhook bush are some good
bean varieties to plant. The
Stringless Green Pod is the best
of the bush snap beans.
"Seedlings of the Cos lettuce
may be made now and again late
in July. Turnips may also be
sown for the early fall garden."
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Boll Weevil Hurts Only Colton
Inquiries received l>v the State
Board of Health from widely
separated sections of the State
indicate a fear of the holl-weevil
that is entirely unfounded. The
State Board of Health is advised
that this pest of the cotton plant
is without danger other than the
damage which it does to one of
the State’s leading farm pro
ducts.
The boll weevil is not poison
ous. It does not infest fruits or
berries, nor any of the garden
vegetables, such as corn, beans,
cabbage, lettuce, okra, tomatoes,
or the like. The only food that
satisfies the appetite of this in
sect is the cotton boll, and it
eats this preferably when
young and tender, when the
squares are just forming.
Popular superstition has en
larged the field of activity of
this insect which is causing a
revolution in the agricultural
habits of the entire South. In
some sections the weevil is re
ported in the blackberries. From
another conies the report of
having found it in the okra. A
far eastern county attributed a
serious illness to the weevil hay/
ing been cooked along witfi satne
snap beans. A Piedmont county
thought it was infesting the cab
bage. In all instances a consum
ing fear seerts to huve taken pos
session of some of the people
lest- the boll weevil take their
lives.
< In answering * ich inquiries
the State Board of Health has
endeavored to reassure those un
duly fearful with the definite
statement that there is nothing
to fear from the boll weevil ex
cept the partial destruction of
the cotton crop. The insect is
not poisonous, and infests only
the cotton plant.
TEXTILE DEPARTMENT
GREATLY ENLARGED
| During the past year the Tex
; tile Department of tl eState Col
i lege, which is the Textile School
of North Carolina, has had a
larger registration than in any
previous year, and a larger grad
uating class.
To keep pace with the devel
opment of the textile industry in
the State and in the South $7l>.
OOP has been appropriated for an
addition to the present Textile
| Building and $:>">,UOI) for addit
ional 'equipment. This will place
the Textile School of North Car
olina in the front rank and make
it one of the best equipped
schools in the country for in
struction in cotton manufactur-!
ing.
Graduates ot this s -liool are
filling responsible positions in the;
mill and allied industries, such as
second hands, overseers, secre
taries, treasurers, machinery
salesmen, dye salesmen, etc.
During the past year several
donations have been made to the
Textile School, the :u at import
ant being two complete humidi
fying systems, one by Parks
Cramer Company, Charlotte,
North Carolina, lor the carding
and spinning roi m, and one by
the Bahnson Company, Winston
Salem, North Carolina, for the
weave room. The Whitin Ma
chine Works also donated an
eight head comber of the latest
type.
SATURDAY’S VICTORY
After playing a p ink t anie in
Henderson Friday, th Trii le R’a
fully redeemed themselves Sat
urday by banding the same team
a 3 to 2 licking. It was a real
good ball game; both Dempster
on the mound for the locals, and
Barker for Henderson, pitched
bang up ball.
Henderson began and ended
her scoring in the second f ame
| A single, triple, and sacrifice,
brought in her two tallys. After
this Dempster tightened up and
they were able to get only three
widely scattered bits during the
remaining seven innings. i
The Roanoke Rapids T Rose
mary team took the offensive in
the fifth when Bill Towe slam
med out one of Barker’s choice
offerings for a marathon around
all the stations, with “Candy
Ball” Smith warming the paths.
In order to set the old game
on ice Everett Spiaes knocked
out a double, and Chink Johnson
dittoed the order. Barker then
put all he had in the game and
; did nnt suffer another bingle to
the heavv hitting 3 R’s.
Henderson tried hard to tie
| the score in the eighth, but a
l(neasley single and a lone sacri
fice was the sum total of her of
Tiorts, and much as they might
rjg-ct it, they were forced to
1 bow in defeat on the first game
! after ai nouncing that they were
ready to meet all comers.
SCORE BY INNINGS
R H E
Henderson 020 000 000 2 6 0
Triple R’s 000 021 OOx 3 7 0
Barker and Johnson
Dempster and Johnson
Thouytii for ihe D-jy.
Many a man who marries in haste
has very little leisure for anything.—
Duluth Herald.
Union Services In Littleton
The Union revival Services
m.w Icing held by Dr. J. Ernest
i hack, r, assisted in music by
,\h. T 1’.. Roddy, is the largest
and mod successful evangelistic
movement ever inaugurated in
this sect i n. Already there have
been several hundred reconscrea
tions and conversions. The meet
ings are being held in the large
Tobacco Warehouse, the capacity
>f which is being severely taxed
by the unprec ’dented crowds in
attendance. These services will
be continued through the present
week, closing Sunday, thp 15th
instant. On next Sunday, in
addition to the regular morning
and night serveces. there will be
held ai '! 1\ M, in the Warehouse,
h\ Dr. Thecker, a Men and Hoys’
Ma<s Meeting, his subject-‘‘What
Uonstitutes a Fool”. There will
a s ’ be held in the M. E. Church
at A) P. M. a Woman’s Mass
\bting which wiil he addressed
by Mrs. May Dixon Thacker, her
subject- ‘‘The Human Touch”.
Mrs Thacker is a well known
author and lecturer, and both
these addresses will tie worth
your attendance, and the public
is cordially invited to be with us
that day.
AVIS HILLARD
The following announcement
o interest has been received:
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Price
Johnston
announce the marriage of their
niece,
lone DeArniond Hillard
to
Mr. William Northrup Avis
on Friday, June the twenty
ninth
nineteen .mired and twenty
three
Thelma, North Carolina
SPOtfT GOSSIP
It is i iiiiiii:< .i that the Rocky
Mom t >l. iprnen have returned
I to their i larc of ab ide for re
pairs.
The Triple It’s gave them a
thorough overhauling lust Tuea
l (lay.
Monday afternoon Mr. Patter
son announced that lie would give
$10 for each home run knocked
by a Triple R player during the
remainder of the season.
"Pee Wee" Turner and "Eve"
English aided their names to the
$10 list by cracking out homers
in the Rocky Mount and Hender
son games respectively.
And the mighty Shields drop,
ed another. He could not handle
the hunts.
Fifteen out of seventeen is not
so had. eh.
j 56 runs and 67 hits was the
collection of the week. Look for
the hatting averages.
The “Pride of the Argentine”
was too much for Big Jess.
I Weight does not count much
after the two hundred mark has
been reached.
j But the Angel will find a real
■ partner when he tackles Jack the
: Giant Killer.
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONA1
• AND L< CAL ITEMS
Mrs. H. G. Pully and children
ar d Mrs. R. L. Pully, of Lacrosse,
Va., spent a few days here this
week w ith relatives.
Miss Rosa Pearson is spending
a few days in Norfolk this wetk.
Misses Eula Colder and
Earline Fleetwood spent the
week end in Warrenton.
Mr II. T. Smiih spent a few
days in Baltimore this Week on
business.
Masters Grover and Rufus
Woodroof are spending some
time in Warrenton.
Mr. Abner Nash, of Raleigh,
spent the week end here with
his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Chase and
children are spending some time
at Ocean View.
Miss Lena Wright spent Tues
day in Hobgood.
Messrs. John Dempster and
Howerton Gowen spent Sunday
at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. William Cherry and little
daughter of Rocky, Mount, are
spending some time in the home
of her parents Mr. and Mrs G.
E. Williams.
Mrs. McDonald Baldwin and
son, McDonald Baldwin, Jr., of
Atlanta, Georgia, are visiting in
the home of Mrs. W. S. Dean.
Miss Cammie Vaughan of
Rich Square, is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. L. M. Spivey.
Mr. M. M. Painter, of Norfolk,
spent Wednesday in town oh
business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jackson
and family are spending some
time in Washington, N. C.
Messrs. John Dempster and
Bob Correll spent Wednesday in
Richmond.
Mr. John Cranwell left Mon
day for Hopewell.
Mr. Kennon Wright and
mother left Monday for Hope
well and Richmond.
Mr. J. W. Crawley, of Rocky
Mount, spent Wednesday and
Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. I’.
R. Adkins.
Master Ervin Adkins and Mr.
J. W. Crawley left Friday for
Rocky Mount and Norfolk to visit
friends and relatives.
Miss Beadie Clarke is visiting
her parents in Lenoir.
Hon. W. L. Long was in Ral
eigh this week.
Miss Margaret Lawrence visit
ed her sister Mrs. W. P. Ta\ lor
a few days this week.
Mr. Jessie Northington left
Monday for Richmond where he
will undergo treatment at the
Johnson-Willis Hospital.
Mrs. L. L. Brasswell and
daughters Mabel and Lelia, ac
companied by Mrs. W. H
Hamill, of Weldon, have return
ed from a weeks visit at Blewett
Falls, N. C.
Miss Lucille Lafoonof Alber
ta Va., is visiting in the home of
Miss Virginia Hobbs.
Mr. L. T. Porter, of Atlanta, is
visiting friends this week.
Capt. J. M. McMurray left this
week for Asheville where he
will spend the summer.
Rev. Stanley White is spend
ing the week in Howardsville,
Va.
Mrs. F. C. Williams, has re
turned home accompanied by her
sister, Miss Coffee of Massey’s
Mills, Va.
j Mrs. J.C. Crank left Wednes
day for Louisa, Va. where she
will stay for the summer.
Mrs. C. M'Pitt, left Wednes
day for Roanoke, Va.
Mr. A. E. Akers, has returned
from Los Angeles, California,
where he attended the National
Education Association.
Miss Catherine Kerr, of Al
bany, Ga., is the guest of Mrs.
E. W. Eubank this week.
Miss Eulalie Robertson has re
turned after spending some time
in Rocky Mount.
Mrs. I. N. Courtney, of Rich
mond, is visiting in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Eubank.
Mesdames C. L. Grimmer and
S. J. Bounds and son, John Prea
ton are spending today in Rocky
Mount.
Misses Irma and Elouise Eu
bank are visiting relatives la
King and Queen County, Va. 4
| Mrs. Caroline Hedgepeth to
I spending some time out of tom
| with relatives.