Volume X.—Number ?8 ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. JULY 20,1923 Subscri >iion $2.00 a Year in Advance POLICE COURT NEWS ITEMS All Cases Against Motorists Failing to Stop Before Cross ing Freight Spurs Quashed. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS GALORE Charles W. Thompson, churned with abandonment of wife, was allowed to give bond in the sum of $100.00 that he would sup port her. W. E. Stewart paid the costs on a charge of driving with only one headlight. George Jacobs, charged with operating without lights, paid $5.00 and costs on that case and the costs on a charge of reckless driving. David King, riding a bicycle without lights, was taxed with the costs. Ralph Calvini paid $10.00 and costs on a charge of reckless driving. His Honor announced that cases charging failure to stop at crossings on the Seaboard Air Line's spur track to the mills on the river would be withdrawn on account of the recent ruling of the Attorney General of North Carolina. The officers have been instructed accordingly and only failures to stop at main line crossings will be prosecuted in the future. Robert Turner, A. L. Pruden, and D. C. Johnson gave bonds in the amount of $50.00 each to answer a charge of playing a game of chance in which money was wagered. Larry Lee, speeding, $500 and costs. Leonard Spivey, charged with driving without a muffler, was dismissed on payment of costs. C. P. Owens, charged with cursing and disorderly conduct, was fined $15.00 and costs. C. H. Speight was taxed with the costs on a charge of driving with only one headlight. John Deloatch, driving with out a license, was dismissed on payment of costs. R. E. Pierce, driving with only one light, was dismissed on pay ment of costs. Nathan Turner, charged with a bicycle withoutlight, was dis missed on payment of costs. Claude Peel, possession and transportation, also operating an automobile while drunk, gave $150.00 bond for his apijearance at Halifax. Howard Gray and George Smith paid fines of $25.00 each and costs for accosting two girls on the streets ami extending re peated invitations to go auto mobile riding. Clarence Alston was dismissed on payment of cost.-, o.i a charge of driving without lights. Claude Peel was dismissed on payment of costs on a charge of driving with only one head light. Larry Lee, speeding. $5.00 and riding a bicycle without light, was dismissed on payment of coats. Bird Brought Calm Weather. Fung, a fabled weather bird, of roja) lineage, long-tailed and green of bun haa become one of tho valued bite of pmporty aboard the Oriental Unei Fagtfdent McKinley, avert Leo Mat* thug a, puraer. Fung datea hla orlgla bn# to a family of rogal Wrda of the province of Hunan, Ohlna. ▲t any rata, Fong brought sumraei weather to the laat round trip of tht liner. Boon after the ship left Toko* hams tho wind roe# and lathed tht, aea into combers. Fung perched oa the compass. Immediately calm pro; vailed and summer skies accompanied the ship through 8,000 miles.—Port land Oregonian. Couldn't Quite Plate Him. Qaorge Arllea never tires of recall* lag aa Incident which occurred whllt ha waa acting the title role In Louie N. Parker’a "DleraeiL” Am earoeat young lady in Phlladei* phla nought out Owen Winter, the novoUet, and told hun that aha had >Mth—* to toe Dlaraell,’ ” aaya Mn Arllea, “hut aha liat would like to road up an him. Hava she found hsrealf la gnat difficulty. “•Too M. Mr. Wl.t.r,' ah,, nld, 1 know Ho lo In tko Bibla bat rn an ■ora wbatbar ko apponro la tht 014 or tka Naw Tartfont ‘ "—Mow York ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Mr. H. E. Watts, of Richmond, was in Rosemary Saturday. Mr. W. I. Hawell, of Oxford, spent Monday in town. Mr. J. J. Cassidy, of the U. S. Navy, spent several days in Rose mary this week. Miss Nancy Johnson, is visiting her sister in Fayetteville. Mr. Jas. C. Mathews, of Rich mond, was a visitor in town Mon day, Rev. and Mrs. W. Roy Shelton, of Wade.shoro, who have been the guests ufJMrs. Shelton’s mo ther, Mrs. Charlena Hart, left Monday for a motor trip to Beth lehem, Pa., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Janies Hart. Mr. Harry H. Jackson, of I Petersburg, Va., was in town! Monday. Mias ifeltie Cooper lett Satur day to apend her vacation at Jack9on Springs. Miss Mabel Boyd, formerly of Rosemary, now of High 1’oint, accompanied Miss Cooper. Mr. Gale Hillyard, of Balti more, was a visitor here Tuesday. Mrs. Sterling M. Gary, of Hali fax, spent Wednesday in Rose mary. Mr. J. H. Thomas, of Raleigh, spent Tuesday in town. Mr. J. ,1. Wade is spending the week in the mountains of West ern North Car >!ina. Mrs. Julia 1’. Hewitt, spent Monday and Tuesday in Rich mond. Mr. J. R. Dowell, of Rich mond, was in Rosemary Tuesday. Miss Pat Coxe, of Wadesboro, who has been the guest of Miss Char.ena Hart, returned home Wednesday. Mr. W. P. Williams, of Peters burg, Va., spent Tuesday in town. Mr. Albert Cooper is spending some time in Asheville. Mrs. H. L. Everett, of Robin sonville, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Shell. Mr. John L. Patterson, of Richmond, was in Rosemary Wednesday. Mrs. Samrick Smith spent the weekend in Richmond with her husband who is criticall ill tn the s hospital. Mr. M. O. E. Jackson, of Petersburg, Va , was in town Vlonda-. Mr. H Matthers, of Greens boro, spent Tuesday in Rosemary. Miss Verna Transou, of Wins ton Salem, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lehman. Dr. C Whitaker, of Enfield, was a visitor in Rosemary Tues day. | Mpuqr« W. F. ni>' and W i liam W liiit- made a busines-' iip lo W ii— -n Monday. '1 ra Clmi !{. Barkley left ihi w- ek 'or mii extended visit in Washington I) C. Vr It I' Darrcott, of Rich on.i i!, spent Wednesday here Mi a Ohmlena Hart gave a very enjoy n hie picnic supper at Panacea Springs Wednesday night in honerof her guest Miss Pat Cexo, nf Wadesliorn. Vir. J. B W atkins. of Clinton, N. C., spent Wednesday in Rose mary. Mr. R P Scovil, of \nderson, j S. C„ was a visitor in tow i Wed nesday. To- n any friends of Mrs C. T. Dowling Hrd children will r' gret to learn that th v left Rose mar; t is week to make their home in Virginia. Mr. Kar'e Thomas, of Green ville, Tenn , was in toyvn th a week. Mr. J. C. Bras we!', V'ance Guano Co., was in Roserpary Wednesday Mr. R. T. Taylor of Rohinson ville, is the guest of Mr. and i Mrs. G. D. Shell. Mrs. Sallie Dawson and grand daughter Miss Charlotte Daw on. of Portsmouth, Va. spent Tuesday night with Mr. an I Kosette Disease of Wheat Is Compared Difficult to Tell Accurately Harm Caused by Each. (Pr«p*r«d by th« United 8t*tM Department of Afrloulturo.) The rosette disease of wheat, dls covered In Illinois and Indiana In 1919, affects wheat seedlings In somewhut the same way as do the attacks by the Hessian fly and certain other Insect pests. When the trouble Is caused by Insects, their presence or evidence of, their work serves definitely to show the cause of the trouble. Wheat seed lings attacked by rosette disease alone show no evidence of the presence or work of Insects, It Is pointed out by specialists of the United States De partment of Agriculture who have been Investigating these wheat maladies. The first positive Indications of the 1 rosette disease become evident early In the spring after the growth of the healthy plants Is well started. Plants affected by rosette remain dormant In the spring after the healthy plants commence their spring growth. Infest ed fields are spotted with Irregular patches of dwarfed plants, the leaves of which are dark blue-green In color and are rather broad and stiff. The whole plant has a bunchy, rosette ap- | pearance. When both rosette disease and Insect Injuries, especially those by Hessian fly. occur together In the spring, It sometimes Is difficult to determine ac curately the Injuries caused by each. As the rosette disease Is not apparent In the autumn and as It becomes evi dent in the spring before the emer gence of the adult Hessian fly, there is very little chance to confuse the two maladies during these periods. In the late spring, however, there Is a possi bility of confusion, especially If plants affected by rosette show. In addition, the spring Infestation of the Hessian fly. These matters are discussed in Bulletin 1187, Symptoms of Wheat Rosette Compared With Those Pro duced by Certain Insects, Just Issued, and may he secured upon request from the United States Department of Agri culture, Washington, D. C. Twelve Good Reasons for Building a Silo 1. More feed can be stored in a given space in form of silage than In form of fodder or hay. 2. A small loss of food material when a crop Is made Into silage. 8. Corn silage is a better feed than 'corn fodder. 4. An acre of corn or kafir can be placed Into a silo at less cost than the same area when husked and shredded. 5. Crops car, be put In the silo dur ing weather which could not be util ized for curing fodder or hay. 8. More stock can be kept on a given area of land when silage Is the basis of a ration. 7. Less wasted in feeding silage than fodder. 8. Silage Is very palatable. 9. Silage, like other succulent feeds, has a beneficial effect upon the diges tive organs. 10. Silage Is the cheapest and best form In which a succulent feed can be provided In the winter. 11. Silage can be used for supple> mentary pasture mors cheaply than can soiling crops, because It requires less labor and cattle like silage better. 12. Converting corn or kafir crops Into silage clears the land and leaver It ready for another crop. Use Banding Material to Repel Gypsy Motk Gypsy moth tree-banding material la a greasy and seml-vlscld substance with a tarllbe odor, which Is being used by the bureau of entomology In Its control work against the gypsy moth In New England. This material has been developed since 191ft to re place a German product no longer available, which was formerly used for the same purpose. Questions have arisen as to whether the odor or the viscidity of the mate rial was the chief element which halted the caterpillars as they tried to get Into the trees. The exhalation or odor, It was found on Investigation, exercises a restraining influence, but the viscous or physical condition Is more Impor tant as a barrier factor in the band. Big Space in San Luis Valley. The San Luis valley forms one of the most remarkable valleys In the United States. It Is entirely surround ed by mountains and Is 130 miles long and 03 wide. Its area Is 8,000 square miles, equal to that of the state of Massachusetts. The valley Is com posed of the counties of Alamosa, Copejos, Costilla, Rio Grande and Sa guache and contains 5,159,040 acres of tillable and grazing land. Artesian wells are found throughout the valley. It has an elevation of 7,000 feet above sea level and Is traversed by the Rio Grande river. San Luis was visited by the earliest Spanish explorers. San Lula Is the Spanish for St Louis and derived Its name from that city, from which Kit Carson, Maj. Lafayette Head and other early settlers had come. The valley Is the bed of a pre historic lake. Mrs. John J. Willey. Mr. E.X. Singleton, of Dur ham, was here Wednesday. Mr. Reginald Joyner, of Northampton county, was in town j sterdav. WITH THE CHURCHES All Saints Church (Episcopal) Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector Mrs. Katherine Webster, Parish Worker Roanoke Avenue Next Sunday, is the eighth Sunday after Trinity. Services 7:30 A. M. Holy Com munion. 9:45 A. M. Church Schoo1, Bible classe; for adults and children, T. W. Mullen. Supt. Morning service and sermon at 11. 8 f\ M. evening service a id ser on. Every memb- r a worker I* very worker a worshipper. Every worshipper a g!.\i Every giver a spiritual force, All Saints Invites you. . . i M. E. CHUKCH SuUTH Rev. Robert H. Broom, Bailor Mr. W. V. Wiutlroof, S. 5. Supt Mix Vivian Edmund*. Riauitt Mr. R. L. Towe, teacher ui Baraca Class The pastor of the Roanoke Rapids Methodist Church is preaching cash Sunday evening a series of evangelistic sermons short New Testament ques tions, such as “What Think Ye of Christ?” “What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ?” “Good Master, what haii 1 do that I may inherit eternal life?” And others. If interested, you are invited to spend the slosing hour of God’s day in his house with his wor ■hiping people. MCDONALSON-BURFORI) In Hotel Braswell, Roanoke Rapids, N. C., at 4:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, July 14, 1923, Mr. Nelvin T. Burford, of Charlottesville, Va., and Miss Pearl Me Donaldson, of ('umber land. Md., were duly united in matrimony, Rev. R. II. Broom, poster of the Methodist Church, officiating. Mrs. Burford has recently attended the Summci Ssuooi for Teachers at the Uni . er: ily of Virginia. The happy ■ uipie left at once for a short Lay in Richmond. One of Every S'even Animals Had Dread Disease. (Prepared by tbe United State* Department •f Agriculture.) Federal meat-inspection records for the year 1922 show that an average ot one hog out of every seven slaughtered In establishments under federal In spection during the year showed les ions of tuberculosis. Altogether, 39, 416,439 bogs were slaughtered under federal Inspection in 1922, and 5,640, 061 of them showed lesions of tbs disease. Hogs are Infected principally by fol lowing diseased cuttle In the feed lot and by drinking milk from tuberculous cattle. Because of tbe short feeding period of hogs, the tuberculous lesions are usually localized; the head and glands of the neck are most commonly affected. However, It Is estimated that In 1922 more than $2,000,000 worth of pork was condemned as unfit for human food on account of tubercu losis. This Is but a part of the total loss sustained by the nation on ac count of tuberculosis (n bogs. Animal! affected with the disease cannot make the best gains, and tbe danger to human health la a factor always to b« considered. The vigorous campaign being con ducted for tbe eradication of this dread disease has resulted up to March 1, 1923, in 24,132 accredited herds In the United States, In which more than a half million cattle havs been pronounced free from tubercu losis. Every herd that Is freed re duces the menace to the hog Industry. Soy Beans With Com Do Not Lessen Yield There la no decrease In yield of corn when soy beans are planted with tha corn, Judging by result! at the Ohio experiment station. Over a period of three years each acre of soy beaDS and corn, planted for hogging down, made 180 pounds more grain to the acre than corn alone. When planted for allage, corn 4 aoy beans showed even more decided 1 advantages. Corn alone averaged 8.3' tons of silage to the acre; the corn soy bean combination. 11.2 tons to the , acre. The combination proved most i profitable In ,/R-fet seasons. The poorer the soli, the more likely are corn and toy . beans to be good business. The torn and soy beans can be drilled to gether nt the same time. The soy-bean seed should he Inoculated. Lime the j aoll. If sour. Dairy cows receiving corn-soy bean allage need less bran and ollmeal tha? those receiving corn silage. Figuring j the protein at 5 cents a pound, and the , carbohydrates at 1 cent a pound, the j mixed crop has been found worth about $0 more to the acre than corn | alone. Cost of Working Horses on Farms Department of Agriculture Survey Places Figure at $100 Yearly. (Fnptrtd by th* United StatM Department of Agriculture.) The cost of using work horses on corn-belt farms In 1921 was about $1(X per head, according to a survey made by the United States Department ol Agriculture. The totul yearly cost ol keeping six horses on farms of ap proxlmately 160 acres amounted tc about $600. Feed and bedding wai about 60 per cent of the total cost ol maintenance. Other costs In order ol Importance were chores, Interest, sta bling, depreciation, harness costs, mis cellaneous costs, and shoeing. Tin total gross cost was $106.08 per head from which a deduction of $6.87 was made for the manure produced, leav ing a net cost of $99.21. Exclusive of pasture, the annual ra tion per head consisted of 40 bushels of corn, 26 bushels of oats, 1.8 tons ol hay and 1.8 tons of straw and corn stover. During the year. 66 hours of mun labor were required to care for each horse. The average farm value ol the work stock was about $128 per head. Actual cash outlay and salable feeds. Including corn, oats, hay, straw, depreciation, shoeing and miscellan eous cash costs, amounted to $64 per horse, or about 60 per cent of the total cost. Average Work In Year. During the year each horse worked an average of 723 hours. On the basis of a ten-hour work day, the average cost was $1.37 per day. or 13.7 cents per hour of actual work done. The horses on some farms worked from two to three times as many hours ns those on other farms. Such variations indicate the degree of efficiency with which horses are employed on different farms, and have considerable effect on the cost per hour of work performed. The point Is made, however, that, while It Is not always possible to keep the horses at work continuously, nor ad visable to do so for the mere sake ol keeping them busy, too many horses or a lack of productive work will Invari ably result In a relatively high cost for their use. If conditions are such that It Is necessary to keep a surplus horse or two, the practice may not be objec tionable If the animals so kept are brood mares and raise a colt each year. Details of the department's survey are contained In Farmers' Bulletin 1298, entitled "Costs of Using Horses on Corn-Belt Farms." In the bulletin the authors, M. R. Cooper, assistant farm economist, and J. O. Williams, senior animal husbandman, discuss the different phases of horsepowet costs and present suggestion# for re duclng these expenses. Largest Cost Item. “Feed and bedding is the largest Item in the maintenance of a horse, and hence deserves tirst consideration In un attempt to reduce costs,” .say s the bulletin. "Although the exact quantity is variable, a good, practical guide for, the farmer to follow In feeding his horses Is to allow 1.1 pounds of grain and 1*4 pounds of hay per 100 pounds of live weight for horses at moderate work. For horses at hard work ths grain should be Increased to ubout pounds dally per 100 pounds llvs weight, but the hay should not exceed 1^4 pound* dally par 100 pounds llv« weight, unless of very poor quality. The use of good pasture in place of the grain and hay ratio* Is not only an economical practice, bnt also will have a good effect upon the system . ! •, of Peters; or,. V i h- ir soninlaw at,u d . Mr and Mrs. iv. I.. T p > .!,;{• \?>on i )r ti.e wt n. an Mrs. Bor t i d h t s i ’><•{ dan oter i iaw, Mr. a . •.. for; . a!&o "i R« sniirg, aiespendin ne w«t-k in the same home. Mi V. ii. Borst, an active li/na: of tne First Baptist C"‘. ( n i'e «■r.-hurg Va., de ligo ■. iih n.i r. ii.g and even ing i i r. g.iiKu s in the Method ist Chiu n : i last Sunday with spit ms id solos; his selections wer m itatle, and his voice was well modulated. Mi.-s Magaret Be , of Capron Va. is pending wime tiin with Miss Annie Belle Daughtry. Mi s I, ary Ruffin Judkins, of Sot.... Va., is visitir g Hula Jones. Mi. \\ ilson .... "i Ri( h rfquai i*, spent .Mtnday in town! with friends. M Denis Moore 1« t .Sat-| u»;iay ior her home ii: L uufosl j w’hfVj he ..ii! • vu\ ... .• lime. Miss Bernice Hitch*n> sp nt j tie \v ' k end in Raleigh. ..velyn Gordon, of La wk.. .it! 1 Mi. ’yivian Edmonds. • to-\ a., is spending some j A!■ •. Lula Collier left Tues-I in. ior Kiehmond where she! win . pi ml a few days. M’\ ml Mrs. 0. E. Matthews; e week er .1 in Laurin ! si re, vvi friends. Mi- J. R. Gordon and Mr. Roy I’: : k ■ on and Mr. Ceeil .Mosley! and Giss r "ence A ■ key, ol I .nr . .-pent . ...iday in the; oni of Mr. and Mrs. J. BE .Edmonds. Misses Mary Croft on and Car-1 a* Louise Grime.-, and Mrs. | Everett, of Robinsonville, are pending some time in the home of Mr. and Mm \V. V. Wood roof. Miss Rosa Fearson has re turned from Norfolk where she ( spent a few days with friends. I Miss Airline Hutchinson, of Richmond, i spending some time with Mis Fannie Marks. Misses Annie Taylor. Sadie Saunders and Mr. R. L. Martin, spent Sunda\ in IIodiM; r. Mbs Mary Garrison, of (’har lot te. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wafford. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jones, of ouios ihiipurds si ‘ptiotuq );?[ time here with Mr. Jones par ents. Miss Chris ire Cranwell left Tues-'h'v c -pc «l some time in Lviv .. *■ .tiul Sweetbrier, Va. M’ I; . Airs J. T. Chase and. ehildrc have returned after1 •pending om. time at Omani Clark returned Su spending some tin me in Lenoir. ■ - ksou, of Durham, ii no time in town, c :C;1.) Johnson and (L v ) Turner spent the wr : r -ham. M. Wh u■■ Crahani and moth-' er "i ' 'v, are spending soi . i :’o with friends and rel.it I.- . i eion and Daniels, !. < n ■ nn last Tuesday. >': i -ile Bonn spent the N ' id. i son with her ,'di W R ' ir v and little I dan. lit', r, I'D for V Dvr !n Rocky Mount Wcdnc-d d aft r p udii.y ' tim.' h re with dor pare, ts. N Mrs. .1. Frank W< and chil dren a:-' vi dting in Norfolk, Va. Mrs \Y. B. Fitzhugh and chil dren returned to their home in Norfolk Sunday after spending some time here with relatives. Rev. Stanley White spent a ’:»• days in Richmond this week. Miss Funic e Keeter has re I turned to Norfolk after spend j ing some time here with her All Outer Clothing Should Be Se lected From Standpoint of Their Suitability.