North Carolina Newspapers

■=--- - --------- Volume X—Number 39 ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., ' ROSEMARY PERSONAL AN[ LOCAL ITEMS Mr. J. B. Powell, of Rocky Mount, was in Rosemary Satur day. Mr. George A. Iseley, of Ral eigh, spent the week end in Rose mary.. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Powtis, of of Washington, were visitors in town Saturday.. Mr. J. R. Sykes, of Raleigh, was in Rosemary Monday. Rev. Chas. Sheets left at mid night Sunday night to attend the annual convention of the State Baptists which is meeting in Gastonia. Mr. C. D. Patterson, of Greensboro, was in town Mon day. Mr. J. F. Brittain, of Raleigh, spent Tuesday in Rosemary. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lynch, of South Boston, Va„ were in town Monday. Mr. John L. Patterson, of Richmond, spent yesterday in Rosemary. Mr. Fred Peck, of Greensboro, wcas here Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Banta, of Riehmopd, Va., were visitors in Rosemary Tuesday. Mr. J. C. Armistead, of Peters burg, was in Rosemary Tuesday. Mrs. Fenner Smith has return ed from Asheville much improv ed in health. Mr. J. D. Howard, of Wilson, spent Tuesday in town. Mr. T. W. Mullen spent the week end with relatives in Petersburg. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fritz, of Hamilton, Mass., were in town Tuesday. Mr. H. D. Lowder, of Hender son, spent Tuesday in Rosemary. Messrs. Dudley Duke and Bud fjjlavis, of Conway, spent the week-end with Mrs. C. A. Vau ghan. Mr. C. C. Eberl.v, of Wilkes Barre, Pa., was in Rosemary yesterday. Mr. Ashley Wilkins, of Thel ma, was in town Tuesday. Mrs. C. F. Ogletree returned home Tuesday from Norfolk, whefe she was called on account of the death of her cousin, Mrs. Calvin Daughtry. Mr. T. R. Darracott, of Wash ington; was in Rosemary Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gay, Miss Eliza Gay and Miss Bernice Decker visited the State Farm Sunday afternoon. Mr. S. S. Simon, of Greens boro, was in town Wednesday. Mr. J. H. .Thomas, of Raleigh, was in Rosemary Wednesday. Mrs. Irvin Books and little daughter, of Raleigh, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Smith. . Messrs. N. T. and Willie Gay, of Jackson, were in town Wed nesday. ..... Mrs. C. H. Byrd returned from Asheville Friday. Mr. George Papendick left Tuesday to spend several days with'relatives in Elizabeth City. Dr. R. P. Beckwith and son, Jimmy are spending the week on Currituck Sound. Mr. Russel Moody, of Henrico, Northampton County, was in town Tuesday. Mr. And Mrs. Herbert Green and Mrs. M. C. Harrison visited v Emporia, Va„ Sunday. Mr. A. F. Black, of Norfolk, was in town Wednesday. Mr. E„S. Taylor, of Richmond, spent Tuesday in town. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Allen and children are expected to arrive today, f^om .Monteeagle, Tenn. to spend the holidays with rela tives. Mr. J.iB.Rochelle, of Jackson, was in Rosemary Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Vincent, of Conway, spent the' week-end with Mrs. Charity Vaughan. Mrs. A. P. McPherson spent the week with friends in Lilling ton. Mr. Wm. C. Williams spent yesterday in Richmond. Mr. D. P. Jacobs, of Peters a burg, spent Tuesday in Rose I Main Street to be Shown Tonight The screen version of Sinclair Lewis’ well known novel, “Main Street,” will be given in the High School auditorium this afternoon at three thirty and again tonight at eight. Carol Milford, educated a bit too much for her intelligence marries and accompanies Dr. Will Kcnnicott to Gopher Prair ie, Minn. She is bored by the monotony of small-town life and the self satisfaction of its inhabi tants. Her efforts to bring life in Gopher Prairie closer to her ideals-her married life with good heaned practical Dr. Kennieott, who never could understand her, form but a part of this great ab sorbing drama of real life. Flor ence Vidor takes the part of Carol while Dr. Kennieott is por trayed by Monte Blue. A one reel “Romance of the Republic” and one reel “Felix the Cat,” a comedy will also be shown. The High School Or chestra will furnish the music for the occasion. Parent Teacher* Association Fresent* Picture* Last year the Parent-Teachers Association of the High School put on a contest for pictures, the plan being, that each room which had the largest attendance of parents of children in that room present at any monthly meeting of the Association, should have the right of placing a picture given by the Association in their room for the month. To win this honor two consecutive times meant that the picture became the permanent property of the room. One picture, "The Age of Innocensc,” by Reynolds was won by the 6A grade and “The Harvest Moon,” by the ninth grade. This year two more pictures have been presented, Feruzzi’s "Madonna” and Ra phael’s “Sistine Madonna.” At the last meeting of the Associa tion it was found that the first picture was awarded for a month to the 5A grade, under Miss Christine Temple, and the High School picture went to Miss Mary Coble’s room, the 7A grade. This is a splendid plan by which good pictures can be given to the school and the interest of the public means a great deal to wards fostering the proper ap preciation of and love for our best pictures. Mr. Zollie Hawkins Mr. Zollie Hawkins, a promi nent farmer of Halifax County died at his home on the Little ton Road Sunday night. His death comes as a great shock to his friends and relatives. Ap parently in good health he at tended Church services Sunday morning and visited neighbors in the afternoon. About eight thirty he was walking in his yard and dropped dead. He was forty years of age. He is sur vived by his wife and two small children. The funeral sevice was con ducted in the home Tuesday afternoon, his pastor, Rev. R. H. O'Bryant, of the Methodist Pro testant Church officiating. In terment was made in the family cemetery. * mary. The Young Peoples’ Society of All Saints' Episcopal Church held their regular meeting Wed nesday night and rehearsed the pageant which is to be given in connection with the observance of Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Lamrick Smith returned from Richmond this week. Mr. Allen ZoIlicolTer spent Monday in Raleigh. I Great Work Being Done in Industrial Arts i During the present school I rear 1923-24, the Industrial , Arts Department of the local I schools will present to the atten tion of the local public several exhibits of work done by stu dents of this department, both in drawing and shop work, i These exhibits should be inter jesting to the school patrons for j several reasons. They will show .more clearly than words just what the department of Indus trial Arts is doing for the boys |of the community in the way of teaching actual construction work with various types of ma terials. In a way these ex hibits should convey to school patrons a clearer knowledge of the possibilities latent in every school boy and girl which can thus be directed toward worth while activities. Although such exhibits should be interesting in themselves patrons should ap preciate them more as a repre sentation of the fact that the boys of the community are ac quiring abilities in the line of constructive thinking which are of much more value than the value of the articles produced. The main idea underlying the work being done in the lo yal .school,-! in Industrial Arts work is to give to the students broader knowledge of materials and methods used in the world outside of school. It is oidy a few years and the boy in the grades will be called upon to take his place in the outside world to make his living. His chances of success and happi ness in his work depend great ly upon his ability to make a wise choice of his life work. Naturally with his previous ex perience and knowledge of ma terials and constructive pro cesses the boy is in a much bet ter position to make a wise and permanent choice at the outset. Too often the boys leave school with no knowledge of the materials or [construction pro cesses and are thus in no posi tion to choose the work which will best develop their interest and be most attractive to them. These boys very often develop into drifters. loosing much val- ■ uable time before they finally find the work that appeals to them. It is the present plan of the Industrial Arts Department to bring the students into actual contact with as many materials as is possible with the limited space and facilties. This year the necessity arises for choosing such materials as can best be worked upon in rather cramped quarters, as the available space is much too small for more ex tended work. The boys will be given work with such ma terials as wood both elementary ana aavancea, r inre worn and the development of projects with various types of weaving, Concrete work with projects se lected which can find a useful j place in the school or the home. The students are also given the most practi. .tl work in the me chanical drafting room. There, from the eighth grade through the twelfth with the work rang ing from the most elementary principles to actual machine drawings and drafting room practice, the boys are learning to make creditable drawings. These drawings do not represent copies of originals, but in the ad vanced classes the students ac tually go into the machine room, make their working sketches i rom some selected machine part, and going hack to the drawing board re produce their sketches to the finished mechanical draw-' ing complete in every detail. All of this type of work calls for the development of ability to think in straight lines and to ward an object, this is a con crete type of thinking which is the basis of the development of all constructive projects whether I WITH THE CHURCHES Rosem ary Baptist C hurch Charlps J Mice 19, Faster 10:00 A. M. Sunday School. Sewntv throe percent attendance »:ist Sunday S. L). Brown, Supt. 11:U0 A. M. “Wa> Jeasus went to church” will be »he pastor’s subject. H:30 P. M. The thr e B. Y. P. Unions. 7:30 P. M. “When his donkey threw him” will be told in the pa-tor’s sermon. Worship God with us while vou are resting. Wednesday, 7:30 P M. Pra\er m« osin*£. M. E. CHURCH SOUTH Kcv Robert H. Broom, Pastor !Ur. W. V. W<"droof S. S. Supt. Miss Vivian Edmond*. Pianist Mr. K. L. I owe, teacher of Baraca Class, Prof. K. L. Elmore, Prea. Epwortb League 9:45 A M., Sunday School 11:00 A. M., Preaching : Sub ject God’s Word. 6:15 P. M., Epworth League,! led by Prof. Elmore. 7:30 Preaching : Su' je:t. Pray-1 er for Good Things. Fallowing the evening sermon opportunity will be given any: whn may wis-h to join this church. <m profession of ia ih. nr Iv let-1 ter. Alt Saints Clurch • Episcopal) Rev. Lewis N. Tayli-r, fleeter Mr*. Xatherin Webster, P*rirb W.rLer toino' e Avenue’ THE DIFFERENCE S« nth America was sett ltd b> the Spanish who came to .South America in search of gold, hut N-irth America was settled by the Pilgrim Fathers who went there • n se trch of God, l or six da\s we ‘nave been seeking for gold. On the -eve\th, ! we war t you to seek Go !, and j thi- is an invitation to wo ship: Him with us at AJ; Saint's church.! Next Sunday is the third Sun- j day in Advent. Services: 7:30 A. M. Ce'ehra- j tion of the Holy i Ymmunion. 9-45 church school, hi I • !< ola-ses for adults and chi dn r , T. W. Muller, Supt. Morning service at id sermon at 11:00 Night service and srrn o i at! 7:30. ; Bishop Che h re’ s visitation | has been postponed until Dec. 1 23rd. 7:30 P. M You are most cordially inv; - d ■ -- it he directed toward the build ing of bridges, the making of textiles, or in any profession where the head directs the fac ulties. There i,s no limit to the bene fits which may be derived from the handling and studies of ma- j terials. The average boy inter- j ested in a piece of woodwork be- | gins to ask questions. “Where ! does the lumber come from?" j "How is it cut ami prepared l'or ! use?" et.c. Instruction given in . the answering of such questions . has a far more reaching effect j than a specially prepared ques- ] tion and answer lesson, which i.- I often the form of class room ex exercises. Practically all of the mathematical and science class es, history, etc., can be correlat ed with the Industrial Arts work. Such mathematical problems with which the boy comes in con tact in figuring his stock bills, figuring of angles for cutting of joints, and the advanced mathe matics required often for the de- j velopment of the machine draw-1 ing develop the best kind of | thinking. This is only an ex-. ample. Considering the value of In- j dustrial Arty, Vocational, or Technical Arts in the scheme of education it is hoped that when more space is available the boys of the community can be brought into contact with such materials and processes available in classes . in Sheet Metal, Textiles, Electri cal work, subjects having such ciose relation to the commercial land industrial life of today, and | offering such a wealth of ma |teiial for instruction purposes. LOTS TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION Northward the tide of Roa noke Rapids real estate develop ment rer ms destined to take it? way, even though it requires the spanning of the Roanoke river and the virtual annexation of romc of our neighbor county of Northampton. As long an. there was a toil bridge across tl.e Roanoke River the develop ment of the easily accessible territory over there was preclud ed but since the bridges have been taken over by the counties and the tolls abolished forever there does not seem to he any reason whatever to prevent suburban expansion in this direction, especially since the territory available on this side of the river has been so nearly and is being so rapidly taken up. The fact is that' the first step in this direction has already von taken by the Roanoke Rap ids Real Estate Company in the subdivision and development of fifty suburban lots varying from two and a half to five acres sell and fronting on N. C. High way Project No. !0 running rum Raleigh to the Virginia inv beyond Vultare, ultimately o be developed by the Virginia authorities into Norfolk. The entire subdivision is many feet above the highest point of i any ret orded rise of the Roanoke river and is in every way suit able for the man who wants to iombine the freedom and econo my of rural life with urban ad vantages. Any part of the de velopment is in five minutes of ihe business section of Roanoke. Rapids. The subdivision begins :it the rise just beyond the bridges and occupies the road frontage to the point of intersection with ■ he Garysburg road running hence some distance down the Emporia Vultare road. The entire subdivision is to be >fl'ereh for sale at public auction >n Saturday December 22 and it vill be an interesting measure - the vision and imagination of h* dtizens of this community ; regard to the greater Roanoke 'Lipids of tomorrow, which will >e reflected by the results o; :his sale. HONOR ROLL JUNIOR - SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 5 A—Jane Stainback. 7 A. Grade—M'Mred Baird, Sarah Elizabeth Jenkins. Erwin Adkins, William Add rook. 8th Grade—Agatha Mrore, V1arv Belle v.c A lister. 9th Grade—Leole Vaughan. 9 A Grade—Morris Clary, Edna affoH, Paul W tti«rc 10th Grade—Helen Jer.kins 11th Gradn- D n th\ Dunning. 12th Grade - Louise J-cks< n Hazel Cobb _ CENTRAL SCHOOL THIRD MONTH Second Grade - Ardrew Wrens . Third Grade- hyiih Elmore. Fourth Grace I booth' r’ru!chfield, Rosa Heath Long Scof eld-Bray On Madison Street at Mr. R. 0. Bray’s residence at the early hour oi' 6 o’cioek Wednesday morning Mr. Samuel Scofield, of Camden, New Jersey, and Miss Lcssie May Bray were duly united in matrimony by the bride’s pastor. Rev. R. H. Broom, who used the impressive ring ceremony of the M. E. Church. ‘ outh, several special friends bearing witness. At once in a shower of warmest wishes the happy couple left for their dis tant home in the north. The groom is a young mechan ic of clever parts, and has made a number of friends during his short stay in Roanoke Rapids, and is most fortunate to have won one of our best young women. The Boll Weevil Fight For Next Year Farmers ami county agents a” beginning to look forward to th 1924 fight ag'iinst the boll weevni, an investigation and ex tension workers are preparing for the fr: s During the past ;uv»:h< '. \ Whittle, on behalf of 1 the* A. .- via turn 0/ Sruthern ; Agricultural Workers, has been 'in R.deig'n securing data and re sults on the work of the ^ear | t'n rn the workers in the Divisions lot Entomology ?tnd Agn nomy of the State (A-l -ge and Depart ment of Agriculture. S’milar !data is to he secured from south iern slates with the object of is |suing a general statement of | findings s.’.d rec mmendutiuns j when the assneiu,; >n meets in. January at Birmir gham, Ala-1 hama. During tne autumn, farmers were encouraged ty college workers to make an effort to pick the cotton promptly, and to kill the stalka before host, as this h known to lessen the multi plication of the weevil in die late fall. The presence ol the cotton leaf-worm in many fields helped in the work by destroying the late-season food for the weevils. These things would tend to re duce the number of weevils to survive the winter: but, on the other hand, the mildness of the winter thus far is in the weevil? favor. For the remainder of the win ter some good may he accom- j plised by a general clean-up along hedge-rows, rock-piles, ditch-banks, or terraces, which are near to the 1923 cotton-fields. This may help the appearance of! the farm also. Farmers are ad vised to look forward studiously to the use of ti e best possible j cultural methods for cotton as advised from the Division of I Agronomy. Preparations are now being, im, de by Prof. Frai khn Sherman: it tin Division of Ki t miology j fora series r-t meetings through-! out the n< rth-ea.-tern S'ctio i of! the si - te early in 1924 At these in, »,.-•• '■■■ :« i‘i> > ■ ta I • i ore- j i e - vie i ids for | a in " O'" or ven'ing weevil dam- re. as well us direct means , o control by the use of poisons.' T ■ rs' igbt damage hv wee vil n 9 '• combined with a , favor b!< crop aiid a satisfactory I ra , . ?ic e. , ives mason lor | e couragetm nt yet should not te lull us into a false of feeling secur'! Buk p CLeskise’s Visit Postponed One Week The lit. Ri v Jos. Blout Ches (.ir>, D D , Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina will make his second visitation for the year to All San t’s E| »c pal church Sun day night December 33rd at 7:30. A cla^s for confirmation will be presi nted The Bishop wbs <-n duled I" visit <his church extSunda, fight hut he has; i.iUi d it necessary to postpone i li appointment for one w-ek later. BASKETBALL The basket ball season will open tomorrow night at eight o’clock when the Girls team of the Roanoke Rapids Junior-Seni or High School meets a quint of girls from the Henderson High. The game will be played in the gymnasium. Henderson has al ready played several games and has a strong team. The contest will be a spirited one and the public will enjoy a fine game. This will be the only game to be played here before the beginning of the Christmas holidays. The Boys team as arranged to play the Rich Square five in Rich Square next Thursday night. Living on Air. Swnrrs—“He n ihouaund pouii’l * 'it •:!r Swigg* _“A ii’ mi can’t ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Hr. J. L. Green, of Richmond, spent the week-end here with friends. Mrs. J. B. Edmonds haa re turned from a visit to Lacrosse, Va., wth friends and relatives. Mr. Frank West, of Lynch burg, spent several days here this week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Coburn. Mr. Robert Fishburne, of Richmond, spent the week-end here. Miss Ila Gardner has been spending some time in Greens boro taking the State Board Examination. Mr. R. T. Coburn, of Raleigh, spent a few days here this week on business. Messrs. F. M. Coburn. J. H. King and C. L. Grimmer spent Tuesday in Richmond on busi ness. Mr. Arthur Gordon, of La crosse spent last Sunday in the home of Mv. and Mrs. J. B. Edmonds. Mrs. T. F. Gaddy has return ed after .spending some time in Charlotte with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Martin, of Greenville, N. C„ spent a few days, here this week. Mr. R. L. Martin and Miss Annie Taylor spent Wednesday in Greenville with friends. Mr. William Payne Edmonds is visiting relatives in Lacrosse. Mrs Josey Chase, of Holyoke, Mass., is spending some time here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Chase. Mrs. J. M. Jaekson spent a few fays in Richmond this week. Mr. D. L. Traynham, Jr., spent several days in Christianburg, Pa., this week. Mr. J. T. Chase has returned from a business trip to Boston, Mass. Mr. William Jackson is spend ing a few dayH here in the home Df his parents. Mr. Leland Decker spent the week-end here with his famil . Mrs.. Ellis Joyner and son are visiting relatives in Greenville. Business Men’s Banquet A banquet for the busi&e men of the community will h < held tonight at 6:45 in the Hi* ': Sehool building. The speaks will be Prof. R. H. Wright, president of the East Carol:: ; Teacher’s Training Schoo Greenville, N. C. Hon. W. L. Long will act as toastmaster The High School Orchestra will furnish music for the occasion. A very tempting menu will b prepared and served by the p.' ■ pils of the Home Economics Dc - partment under the direction 01 Miss Stribling. More than fifty men have already accepted an in vitation to attend and a very it; ■ teresting and enjoyable evenin:, is anticipated. Home From Europe A dispatch received by the Herald from the Internationa) Mercantile Marine Company an nounces that Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel K Patterson were expected to arrive in New York from Southampton and Cherbourg, on the White Star Liner Mnjestic, Tuesday. This news will be of much in terest to their many friends in the community who will be pleased to learn that Mr Patter son hag been restored to health again. SHELL - CARTER Mr. Roland , Shell and Mrs. Margaret Carter, of Rosemary, were quietly married in Emporia Monday afternoon. Mrs. Mack Johnson accompanied them to the Virginia city and witnessed ths ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Shell are making their home in South Rosemary.