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PRESIDENT HARDING DIES SUDDENLY IN SAN FRANCISCO Death Come* Without Warning While- Conversing With Members of Family After a Day Described by Physician as Most Satisfactory During Illness DEATH DUE TO APOPLEXY Death came to the Chief hxe cutive while he was conversing with members of his family, and, according to an official statement issued by physicians, was ap parently due to some brain evolvement, probably an apo plexy. The end came so suddenly that the members of the offi cial party could not be called. It came after a day which had been described by Brigadier Gen eral Sawyer, the President’s per sonal physician, as the most satisfactory the President had had since his illness began. The physicians in their formal an nouncement of the end said that “during the day he had been free from discomfort and there was every justification for anticipating a prompt recovery.” The first indication that a change had occured in the con dition of Mr. Harding came shortly after 7 o’clock when Mrs. Harding personally opened the door of the sick room and called to those in the corridors to “find Dr. Boone and the others quick.” At that time Mrs. Har ding was understood to have been reading to the President sitting at his hedside with the evening papers and messages of sympathy which had been received during (he day. Dr. Sawyer was alone of all Ihe doctors in the apartment when the climax came. He first was called by Mrs. Harding who then rushed to the door leading into the hotel corridors and commanded an immediate search for the other physicians. The story of Ihe President’s tragic end was told of in iliis way: “The President died at 7 :3fl p. m. Mrs. Harding and the two nurses. Miss Ruth Powderlj and j Miss Sue Dausser, were in the room at the time. Mrs Harding was reading to the President when utterly without warning j a slight shudder passed through j his frame, he collapsed, and all recognized that the end had come. A stroke of apoplexy was the cause of his death.” “Within a few minutes all of the President’s official party had been summoned.” The death of the nation's chief executive was announced in these words: “The President died instan taneously and without warning and while conversing with mem bers of his family at 7:35 p. m. Death was apparently due to some brain evolvement, prob ably an apoplexy. “During the day he had been free from discomfort and there was every justification for anti prompt recovery.” ggSg»"C. K. SAW YrJK, M. U„ Wit “RAY LYMAN WILBUR. SJ “C. M. COOPER, M. D„ WBM “J. T. BOONE, M. D„ __ ^ “HUBERT WORK, M.'D., “August 2, 0*23; 7:35 p. m.” In the second official state ment issued at N:02 p. m. the statement was made that death had been caused by a stroke of | apoplexy. Policemen Clean up Streets Chief of Police .Jackson, and Policeman Wilson have done an admirable piece of woric this week. With only a tractor and a road mrohine they have scrap ed and placed in fairly good con dition the roadways of Hamil ton and Third streets. This part of the town has long been neglected and sorely needed at tention. The work of the offi cers of the law is certainly wor thy of commendation. ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS ' Mrs. R. P. Beckwith and chil dren returned Tuesday after spending several days at Wil loughby Beach. Va. Mr. (’has. E. Finch, of Nor way in town Tuesday. Mr. Ned Man ning spent sever-1 al days at Bridgewater this week. Mr. Cooper Grizzard return ed Sunday night from a short visit with friends in Winston-; Salem. Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Topping! and children spent yesterday! with relatives at Elams. Mr. S. M. Hoefner, of Ports-1 mouth, was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Nash and little daughter are spend ing the week in Waynesville and vicinity. Mr. H. G. Goodman, of Peters-1 burg, Va.. was in Rosemary on a i business trip Tuesday. Miss Thelma Boyd leaves tomorrow to spend her vacation* with relatives in Bath. Rev. A. G. Carter is holding a meeting in the Baptist Church in Marmaluke. Mi’s. Ross Yokeley and chil dren, of Sylva, left for their home Wednesday after a visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs.) Thos M. Jenkins. M' -John \\ Lewis, of Nor folk. was in town Tuesday, Mr and Mrs. YV. 1, Ferguson, of Cl.arloPe. were visitors in j K'i.M'iiiiiry Tuesday Ke\. John 11 (’rosby, rector ot the Episcopal (’hutch in Warrenlon, was in town Wed-j nesduy. Mr.H. E. Green, of Rocky 1 Mount, spent Tuesday ini Rosemary Mr and Mrs. John I). Yancy i and daughter Marguerite, of' Bullock, spent the week-end with Mrs. Yancy\s parents Mr. and Mrs. Jas. E. Smith. Misses Sarah Elizabeth and Lillian Bell Jenkins spent the wii! with friends in Hobgood. .'it Eugene Lehman returned Saturday from a short stay in Bethania » Messrs. J L. < obb and Thus. M. Jenkins spent two days in Lynchburg this week. Mr. George Fisher and sister Mrs. J. W. Saunders, returned Wednesday night after a visit with relatives in Baltimore. Mrs. James Smith spent sever al days with her daughter Mrs. J. I). Yancey near Bullock this week. Miss Mollie Hardison leaves tomorrow for a visit with friends in Plymouth. Mr. Leo. Creamer spent the week-end in Richmond. Mr. S. L. Lynch, of Norfolk, spent the week-end in Rosemary. Mr. W. E. Branch, of Kittrell, was in town Monday. Miss Ina Allen left Wednes day to spend a few days in Asheville and vicinity. Mr. T. M. Dobson, of Rich mond, was a visitor in Rose mary Tuesday. Mr. M. P. Williams, of Tar boro, spent Tuesday in town. Miss Betty Cooper returned this week after spending some | time at Jackson Springs and High Point. Mr. J. E. Green, of Peters burg, spent Wednesday in Rose mary. Mr. anil Mrs. T. W. Mullen and children returned Monday afer spending several days at Willoughby Beach, Va. Mr. John Armistead, of Petersburg, Va.. was in town Wednesday. Miss Mabel Boyd, of High Point, is the guest of Miss Bet-; t.v B. Cooper. Mr. A. G. Krami-r, of Rich mond, spent Wednesday in town. Miss Nancy Johnson return ed from Rowland Sunday night where sue has been the guest of her sister. Mr. W. B. Strickland, of High i Point, was a visitor in Rosemary Wednesday. Mr ami Mrs. L. B. Wray and J family, of Norfolk, were in i LIGHT DOCKET AUGUST TERM Only 58 Criminal Cases Docketed Eor Trial With Thirty Civil. John H. Kerr will Preside And Garland Mid vette Will Prosecute COUR I CONVENES AUGUST 11 The smallest docket in many years will face Judge John II. Kerr a 1 - Ih ih.r Garland Iv Midyet.tr- when they come here on Monday August 13th to hold cone; The criminal c.-ses which are now on docket number only 58 while the i \'il eases are thirty in number. Among the criminal cases are none «f especial in terest except I hose of Arthur Anthony an-1 William Jones who are charged with murder. Court will extend over a per iod of two weeks, the first week being taken up with Criminal < ocket and the sec ond with cases for the Jury. Judge Ken should be able to dispose of tin Criminal docket by Thursday night of the first week since a large number of those indicted are charged with small offensi s. Seven will face tin' court for failure to stop at railway cross ingsunder the law recently passed by the state legislature and a large number will pro bably be added between now and court time. Five men are charged with gambling, eight with assault, four for carrying concealed weapon, one for jumping board bill, four with larceny and re ceiving stolen goods, one for abandonment of wife, one for abduction, and i) for violation of prohibition laws. Chemicals to I’iay Important Part in Eradication. (Prepar<«! by tue United Statm Department 'f Agriculture.) Chemicals will play an Important part this year in the eradication cam paign against the common barberry, which aids the spread of black stem rusi to the -/heat fields. Where only the digging method has been practiced It was difficult to remove all the roots, especially In rocky ground or around tree stump' Where even the small est fragments of :he roots were not destroyed, sprouts have sprung up the following year, necessitating a repeti tion of the work In lawns or gardens where a careful WRtch can be kept of the places from which bushes have been removed, digging Is all right, for In a year or two all roots left at the first digging will have sprouted and can be removed. To make the eradication of the bushes simple and sure, two chemicals have been found by the United States Department of Agrlcifiture to be ef fective for use In such places as pas tures and wooded lots and along fences where It Is difficult either to dig bushes up completely or to locate the exact spots In a resurvey Of these two, common or crushed rock salt is very satisfactory. Ten pounds of salt piled on the crown will kill a buRh of e rerage stae. It should be applied x) the bush as dry salt and may be used at any season of the year with success The hushes either may bo left standing or cut down. If left standing, the.\ are easily located and the necessity of re-treatment more easily determined. Rosemary Wednesday. Mr.l. S. Thompson, of Rich mond was in Rosemary Wednes day. Miss Elsie Bradley, of North ampton County, spent Wednes day aft moon in town. Mr. .1. C. Burwell, of the Vance Guano Company, Hen derson. was here Wednesday night and yesterday. Rev. Francis Joyner and Mrs. Joyner, of Littleton, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis H. Joyner. Mr. II. K. Herndon, of Greensboro, was in town Wed nesday night and yesterday. Mr. D. I’. Wike spent the week-end in Richmond. Mrs. Beatrice Harris has ac cepted a position in the store of G. D. Shell. Mr. Ralph Shell is visiting friends in Robersonville. Mrs. Beatrice Harris has re turned from a visit with rela tives in Wilson, Mr. John Butler has accepted a position with Mr. Alex Arab. Mr. John C. Smith has return ed from a business trip to Char lotte. Masters Shelton and Franyis Dean are visiting friends in Duke. j Mr. and Mrs. W. I‘. Dii kjens land daughter, of Halifax, .-yield Sunday with friends in 'mary. 1 . WITH THE CHURCHES All Saints Church (Episcopal i R.-v. Lewis N. Taylor. Hector Mr* Ki«riierinf Wrl»sttr, Paritli Wnrfc Rouiiokt- Avenn* In the Interest of Church Go-1 ! ing. | Sunday hour" 24. Fur sleep -s. For church (morning and eve - ling) 2. At one’s disposal 11. All Saints' Ghurch invites you! to the services next Sunday, to ;Tenth Sunda\ after Trinity 9:1b' | (’hurch School and Hibie Glasses for adults and children, T. W. Mullen. Sunt 11. Celebration of I the H<.‘,• Gonnv; .• i.and sermon, j > P !Vt G :ghv •••*.-.,. and ser-j I moo M. E. CHURCH SOUTH Rev Robert H. Broom, Pastor Mr. W. V. Wt.odroof S. S. Supt. Mi** Vivian Edinonc:-.. t'i-.nist Mr. R. L. (owe, leacher of Baraca CT 'ss Sunday School, 9:4b A. g. 11:00 A. M. Sermon. 8;00 P. M. Sacred Concert by Methodist Orphanage Class. “Come thou with u . and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.” -Num. 10:29. Meeting Of The Womans County Council The second meeting of the Womans County Council of 14a ; fax County was held Thursday July 20 th at the School House in Halifax. This organization was organized in May with ten mem bers, while at the second meet ing thirty- five members were in attendence. Mrs. N. L. Stedman.. President j of the Council, opened the meet ing and after the transaction of j business. Miss Pauline Smith, j District Deni. Agent, of Wash-i ington. N C. gave a very inter-! esting talk on the benefits of! such an organization to a County. j The Council is composed of re presentative women from each of the rural communities, bringing, the women of the County in1 touch with each other and offer ing an opportunity foi the wo men from the most remote part i of the county to get together and exchange ideas and receive in- j spiration The Council elected two delegates to represent them ' at the meeting of the Home Bureau at Raleigh. July 31st,1 August 1 and 2. The committees at present in ; the County Council consist of; Home Economics Ch. Mrs. Tom King, Calvary Income Earning, Ch. Mrs. W. T Thorne, Airlie. Civics. Ch. Mr.\ S. M. Gary, Halifax. Educational and Rec reational, Ch. Mrs. H H. Fergu son, Halifax. the mam subject tor discussion ! ai the aiternoon meeting was j that of establishing markets for | the rural woman at which she j may sell any surplus material she j may have to sell. The committee ' in charge were to meet the fol I lowing week and make definite plans for the starting of such a market. j The necessity of a milk Oam I paign for Halifax County was , discussed and plans started for such a campaign. ] The next meeting of the Coun ty Council will be held Nov. 1st. ! the place to be announced later. Mrs. W. T. Thorne, Reporter. Plant Your Fall And Winter Garden Now Despite the fact the' the d>\v j weather pract ici.lly ryin&d the home garden in senile sections j of the State, .here is still the TipportuptWy Vf> have crops eom i mg .along for the fall garden sayd Fl E. McCall, garden specia list for the State College and 1 Department of Agriculture. He .says, "One can yet plant beans, I beets, Cos lettuce, corn, and car rots. Tomato plants, cabbage and celery plants can be set out, and seeds for early winter cab bage, cauliflower and such crops may now be planted. A starl ; now will mean an abundance of early fall vegetables. R. E. SHELL RUNS AMUCK IN COURT r.nraged at Refusal of Rec< rder to Dismiss a Case Against Him Threat er.s Violence and Rjsi*t< ArrtaT by Officers for Contempt of Court. FEARED TO BE INSANE Tlu- peace and quiet of Re corder (’lark's court was most rudeE and dramat icaily broken this, morning immediately after a rase again.-1 R. E. Shall in 1 ' ■ en ( alb’d and th ■ Recorder ‘i-■ d refused a rey :■ si of Mr. Shell to allow him to ‘‘com-, promise” ihe caw. the defend-] ant proceeding 1 > express his ; pinion of ,,:e court and Ifis Honor in terms so umlattering a to draw down a sentence of thirty days in jail for contempt of c< x" and to engage in stren uous i omba . ith the officers h ■ , the arrest was made. M x Shell had been charged] •ant sign I by Mrs. Eyw h wiin assault and battery; . her small son. Morris, with] i dea i y whip). ; ;e defendant had been making j . enuous ■ fi'orts t.o induce Mrs. Lynch to withdraw the warrant ] and when ihe ease was called , h ■ informed I!i Honor that j Mrs. Lynch was willing to' “compromise". R corder Clark r. fused to non .-uit and Mr. Snell then stated that His Honor | was going to h;»vi "to pay" fori his refusal. His Honor retorted with a line of sm.no for con iempt and Mr. Shell Ivcanie en r .: id, vit opera live, and t hreat <i personal violence. He was ] El n given a sentence of thirty, hays in jail for contempt oft court and the oflicers were or-1 den d to am- ' him, the merest frustrating what seemed to be! an intention on the part of Mr. i Shell to assault t he Recorder i then and there. I hiring i be af- \ fray that followed bmwcm. Mi-.. Shell and t h< IVlicmnt i. .‘ark 1 son, Wilson and Gray the groat- j i< imoutil of punishment was | inflic ted 01 Uu t ri ■ ()ffic »r Jackson get‘in;.' a plug almost j bitten out of ill: arm and a kick in the eat that bought blood. Mr. Shell wa- taken to the community jail and there re ceived medical attention fr< :n IV. Patchin, who stated tire he j K-lieved his patient to be in- j cane. Mr. Shell is an old ■ i/.mi of ihe community, the founder of j the business now being conduct-'. *d by the L. G. Shell Company , and a man of considerable means. For ,01110 time his , actions have !>. mi recentric and ' his friends haw feared th:it he! was suffering from some son ! of brain trouble, Ii appears j probable that the sentence for] coiumm ! will be revoked and j tint ■ ::1 be taken in:i private* sanitar m or 1 . nt al-' though t iiis had not - a defi nitely decided at this writing. The uu i u. mate all air is gen erally regretted by Mr. Shell’s many friends and it is hoped that his condition will speedily! improve. POLICE COURT NEWs ITEMS Tom Lynch, charged with ob taining money under false pre tenses. was allowed to pay the co is ;rid return the money. Eddie Moore and Leroy Eth eridge, charged with cursing on the public highway, one cent and costs as to Etheridge. Moore found not guilty. Eddie Mooiv. Buck Williams, Tom Barnett* 1.••my Etheridge, Basil Harrison. .)< v (Yssady, charged with curs; nr on the public highwav ^ I ;ng and creating a c£«r/m»n iLance, receiv* *1 Or. *s of $10.00 * uch and . '.Ms. Esther Johnson, colored, char ged with lighting and the use of profane language, paid a tine of §5.00 and costs. Judson Russ was dismissed on payment of costs on a charge of assault and battery on Fi small boy. Lewis Gullan, charged with driving with only one headlight, was dismissed on payment of costs. C. K. Rawls, riding a bicycle after chirk without lights, paid a tine* of $2.50 and costs. G. A. Allen, charged with sell ing wine, whs held under $200. 00 bond for his appearance at j Superior Court. ROANOK RAPIDS PERSONAl ' AND LOCAL ITEMS _ I Misses Margaret Ford and Mary Creecy, of Norfolk, are the guests of Misses Alma and Otelia Vaughan. Miss Mildred Wesson, of Law >•, •nceville, spent a few days here this week with Mildred Taylor. Mr. Carlton Taylor has return ed from Goldsboro after spend ing some time there with friends and relatives. Miss Florine Davenport, of Lenoio, is the guest of Miss Nell Jones. Miss Alivette Wilkinson, of 1 u,grange, is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Taj lor. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Taylor and Cecil Pend] enton left Sunday f<r Greenville, S. C., to spend some time with relatives. Mrs. Charles Miller, of Enfield, is spending a few days here with her parents. Miss Annie Mae Edmondson, of Tarboro, is the guest of Blonnie Taylor. Miss Ruby Williams left Wed nesday for Hanover, Pa„ where she will spend some time. Miss Deris Moore returned Sunday after spending some ti ne in Beaufort and Goldsboro with friends and relatives. Miss Josephine Tillery, of Scotland Neck, spent a few days h-re this week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Tillery. Miss Eunice Underwood is spending some time in Norfolk with her sister Mrs. Weldon Jones. Miss Ethel Allsbrook, of Scot iand Neck, is visiting Misses Mabel and Lelia Braswell. Mr. A. L. Bain is spending] some time at Wrightsville Beach.! Miss Norine 'ranwell spent the week end in Richmond. Miss Pearl Bain is spending some time in Asheville. Miss Essie Howerton is the guest of her sister Mrs. Job Tay lor this week. Miss Mary Traynham Wyche is visiting friends in Aberdeen. Mr. William Jackson, of Ral eigh, spent the week end here with his parents. Mrs. Paul Hamrick, of Rich mond, spent a lew days in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Gaddy. Miss Evelyn Gaddy has re turned home after spending some time in Charlotte with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Lynch and son, Graham and Mr. D. G. Davis spent Sunday in Lawrenceville. Mrs. T. M. Moore and Miss Eliza Moore and Mr. Luther Moore spent Friday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Vaughan. NissSnody Moore and brother Carlton, of Greenville, N. C. spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. VV. P. Vaughan. Mr. S. B. Jones has returned from High Point where he at tended the furniture exposition. Mr. Robert Taylor left Tues day for Fayetteville, N. C., where he will spend a month in training at t amp Bragg. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Horpell and children were guests in the Home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Chase for the week end. Singing Class Here Sunday Night Rev. A. S. Barnes, Superin- ! Hendent of the Methodist Or phanage, Raleigh, N. C., is, for I the first time, to present his j Singing Class in the Roanoke I Rapids Methodist Church, Sun Iday evening, August 5, at 8 [o’clock. A sacred concert will be given by fifteen orphans, eleven girls and four boys. No en trance charge will be made, but a liberal free-will offering will i be appreciated. The Rosemary Methodists will unite in the service, as they did when Bishop Collins Denny preached in this church a year | ago. The pastor and membership j extend a cordial invitation to all. EASTERN CAROLINA CHAMBER ACTIVE Secretary Bartlett Endeavoring to Enlist Counties in Support of Work. Will Publish En cyclopedia of Eastern Carolina and Distribute Widely. ‘EASTERN CAROLINIAN” SPECIAL EDITIONS "The Encyclopedia of Eastern Carolina”, to be published soon by the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, will contain infor mation regarding the manufac turing and agricultural products of this part of the state and each booklet will be placed by means of national advertising in the hands of people all over America and the whole world, for that matter, who are most vitally in terested in improving this sect ion, moving to Eastern Carolina and living with us. Secretary N G. Bartlett, who is now working to get every county in Eastern Carolina actively engaged by ap propriations from the county board of commisioners, hopes to see every county in within a few more weeks. By next Monday, August 6, all but five counties will have had the plan explained to their county board of commis sioners. In brief, the plan is as follows: Each county is given three pages in the Encyclopedia, in which statistical information and illus trations are placed. Each county also gets a booth for exhibition of farm and factory products at the Eastern Carolina Exposition, to be held in Wilson this coming April. By means ot national advertis ing, in widely circulated periodic als and newspapers, interest is :reated in clipping coupons at tached to each “ad”. The beauti ful illustrated booklet is mailed an receipt of the coupon. En quiries are turned over to the in dividual county, if specified, while when general inquiries tome in each county of the 46 get the names of the parties and are put in touch so as to sell their particular locality. Besides this program of adver tising our facilities, agriculture, manufacturing interests and pos sibilities, the Eastern Chamber is also working through the “Eas tern Carolinian,” a publication of the chamber, featuring different towns from time to time, inform ing all of Eastern Carolina what various particular localities are doing and noted for. Scotland Neck was featured in the July issue with creditable comment every where from people who knew little prior to that time of Scotland Neck. The August num ber is to be a Tobacco Issue while the September and October issues will feature the fairs to be held in various parts of Eastern Caro lina. Special editions, devoted entirely to individual towns may be gotten out at special times on request. George B- Lay, assistant sec retary, was in the city Saturday and explained the program of the Chamber for the coming months. He expects to come back later on and get more of the people of Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary interested in the work now going on. He stated Saturday that there were a number of boosters here already and the Chamber hoped to get more in time. Rev. Mr. Peele To Expound On Bibical Character* Beginning Sunday night, August 5th, and continuing for the six suceebings evenings. Rev. R. E. Peele will hold services at the Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church, making exposition of Scriptural teachings as related to the following characters of the Bible; Noah, Abraham, Daniel, Elijah, Esther, and Jesus. All the services will be held at eight o’clock. Everyone is cor dially .invited to attend these inspirational talks. I ' " . .
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