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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31
GRADED SCHOOL NEWS
State High School Triangular De.
bate at Auditorium Tonight,
Henderson versus Roanoke
Rapids. Historical Pageant
Monday, April 10th, Com
mencement Plans.

The local high school will be
represented this year in the
State High School Debating
Union, fostered by the Univer-
sity of North Carolina. High
schools entering this Union are
divided into triangular groups,
each school furnishing an affirm
alive and a negative team. In
each case the affirmative debates
at home and the negative away
from home.
The Roanoke Rapids High
School enters this year into a
triangle with Henderson and
Oxford, debating Henderson
here and Oxford at Oxford. Any
school winning both sides has the
right to send its representatives
to Chapel Hill to enter the con-
test for State championship.
The question selected for de-
bate this year is. Resolved;
That the United States should
adopt the policy of greatly en-
larging IFS Navy. Pendleton
Grizzard and Clarence Topping
will uphold the affirmative, while
Richard Turner and Miriam Prize,
of Henderson, will defend the
negative. Charlena Hart and
Peter Norwood go to Oxford to
defend the negative.
Mrs. W. F. Horner, Mr.. Job
Taylor, and County Supt. A. E.
Akers have consented to act as
judges of the debate here. The
debate will be open to the pub
lie and everybody is cordially in
vited to attend. 1t will be held
to-nightFriday, at the Auditorium
in the Central Schools.
Workmen are now busy INSTALL
ing footlights and curtain for the
stage at the Auditorium.
An historical pageant will be
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31
Most Desirable Property in This Thriving
Community Can be Purchased Now

Roanoke Avenue Development Holdings
muny Real Estate Lots Roanoke Principal
and Residence Street Offered at Attrachve Prices
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31
BABIES BAZAAR


The Rosemary Baptist Ladies
Aid Society will hold Babies
Bazaar in Rosemary on Friday
and Saturday, April l4th and
18th. Supper will be served
Friday evening and dinner and
supper on Saturday. All sorts
of garments for babies will be
on sal: at reasonable prices and
souvenirs will be given to the
first thirty six babies who come.
Proceeds are for the benefit of
the Rosemary Baptist Church.
Everybody is cordially invited to
patronize this unique Bazaar.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31
PAGEANT POSTPONED


Owing to the ladies of the Civic
League being unable to secure
members desired to take part
in the pageant that was to have
been given in the School Audi
torium on April 10, they have
decided to postpone same. The
exact date of the pageant will be
announced later. The Civic
League wishes to tender its
thanks to those who were kind
enough to consent to help.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31
COOPERATIVE STORE
TO BE ORGANIZED

Tentative plans are under way
for the organization of a com
pany in Roanoke Rapids to be
known as the Cooperative
Store Company. Application for
a charter was filed with the
Secretary Of State of North
Carolina to-day, and an organ
ization will be effected in the
next few days. The Company
plans to handle general mer-
chandise trading principally with
its stockholders on a cooperative
basis.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31
WILLIAM R. HARGRAVE

Mr.. William R. Hargrave died
at his home in Northampton
county on last Wednesday,
March 22nd, at the age of fifty
five years. Mr.. Hargrave was
we'll known in Roanoke Rapids
having lived here four years,
from 1906 to 1910.
He was survived by a wife and
six children.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31
Mary Augustine Wilder

Mary Augustine Wilder,
twelve months old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S.H Wilder, died at
the home of her parents in the
Patterson Mills Village on last
Wednesday afternoon. The in
terment took place in the GENE
terry at Weldon on Thursday
afternoon.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31
Mrs. Mary Love

Mrs. Mary Love died at her
home near Rosemary last Monday
at the age of seventy three years.
The interment took place on Tues
day.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31

staged at the Auditorium or
Monday, April 10th, under the
auspices of the ladies' of the
Civic League.
Superintendent A. NJ. Proctor
is considering the purchase of a
moving picture machine for the
schools. These machines are be-
ing introduced into many schools
and are proving to be valuable
helps in the teaching of geogra-
ply, history, science and allied
studies. The Edison Company
is producing a number of educa-
ton films for this purpose.
Plans are being perfected for
an elaborate commencement this
year. One new feature of the
program will be out-of-door
drills, songs and dances given by
children of the primary grades.
Other announcements will be
made later.
The school month just passed
showed the smallest number of
tardies for the entire year. Gen.
trail school had only thirty seven,
with an average daily attendance
of 1922. During this month the
epidemic of measles reduced the
average attendance to its lowest
figure for the year.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-31

W. S. Parker was here to-day
on business.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02
FIFTY MILLIONS
NEEDED FOR ROADS
Lack Of Efficiency in High
way Construction Is
Pointed Out.


There are 2,5OO,OUO miles or pupIIc
highways outside of municipalities in
tbo 1rritod ct,tos
.ooo.ooo ooo
On theSe highways S-VV 'Vuv'VUg5
was eNpcuuod iot 'o"S" uS''o" anu
maintenance III l'i7 90
oh a CouSVINaIINt 'SH"'"''' S2''
Vou,uUO Oh lu'S amount was NoS'[U. e.'.
Inest are IcadiHs s'al,H'H'S nom
ine lerIuIA aeIN'Ttu "l Iue N"'oHI'
.IIe NIun OF Nh'rrIo3 NlSl N''h 1y
AI'hui II. hI"nlH'Lu' P'"i ,SS"i i'.
Gh'rEe ol Ihe 'Iauuale H,nE"I on
liEhWay EnElne0ilnE OF iuH'O't
university. PROFESSOR I'IahchaII Wet
thoroughly INTO the Su"Je'l OF mel
Iclehcy, ana lhtn discussed NhaI Is
needed TO bring ABOUT bell't IcsuIiH
IN highway WORK. Inc slsl OF MS
criticism ana recommendation is
louNd In the following.
Ihere are over lhf'e thousahu
counties i'm the various states. Vhe
county and township highway work
rs i'm the hands OF one hundred thou-
sand highway officials Each Of the
1000 municipalities in the United
states has from one OF twenty ottI-
cials i'm charge of departments whose
work pertains TO highways FIFTY per
cent of the highway OFFICIALS 90 not
| possess the training and experience
necessary to efficiently and ccunomi-
cal'y perform the duties imposed
/ upon them. The chaotic condition
and waste of public funds indicated
| by the above facts may be attributed
primarily to three factors: First, too
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02
THE FIRST POSTAGE STAMP.
It Was Made by Editor of Dundee
Chronicle in 1928.

The postage stamp, the UlJe
gummed stamp issued by the govern
ments for the carrying of the mail
was the means of popularizng the
sending of articles beyond anything
else in the way of contribution. and
an Englishmau, James Chalmers, is
responsible for having first conceived
the idea.
Chalmers was born at Arbroath in
1882, and at an early age became a
bookseller in Dundee, and later was a
printer and publisher of the Dundee
Chronicle. In the year 1925 he ap-
piled himself to the aCceleratiOn Of the
mails, and mainly through his efforts
the time for a letter to travel between
London and Dundee was lCs#CrCd by
day each way.
Then Chalmers turned his attention
to reforms in the postoffice system.
He first drew out a sample of an ad-
hesive stamp, had 1t set up in type,
and then printed few gummed cop
les. These he exhibited to several
merchants in Dundee in August, 1884.
These merchants thought so well of
the scheme that Chalmers laid his
plan before Robert Wallace, a mem
Der of parliament, who was interested
in pOstOffiCe reform, and alOs took up
the subject with Rowland Hill, one of
the leading pioneers or the movement.
England was quick to adopt the adj
hesive stamp, according to a decree of
December q, 1899, and issued the
first stamp for public use on May 6,
184O. A year later they were intro
duced into the United States and
Switzerland. and soon afterwards in
Bavaria. Belgium and France.
Chalmers idea was so much ap-
preciated at home that on January /,
1916, at a public meeting Of the cit-
zens Of Dundee, he was presented
with silver claret mug, salver and
purse of fifty sovcreigns for his ef-
forts in reducing the time for the re-
Quirement Of the transit Of mails and
for his plans Of a uniform postage rate
and an adhesive stamp.
Rent your rooms The World Want
Ad way-save time and worry
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02
Indications for Most Prosperous Auto Year Say Dealers

mate submitted 10y the highway de-
partment. Hundreds of miles of pub
lie highways are, therefore, poorly
maintained.
The. current highway law makes
provision for the construction OF state
ana county hlEhWays I'm second ana
Ihlrd class cities ana Incorporated lll-
aEes' consequently New YORK 'i'S'
huilaIo ana hoches''r are paying m
some ,"s'S NJ per cent vI 'no vos' "s
nuuulhS pNNC"ehlS IN Iht v'uva Oh
syracuse Albany troy ana many
. ulltr important GIues oi IN, seCGI,u
t'"97H' ~, III. ',u'S vs' ,no a., Az,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02

Want to borrow money? World
Want Ads will put you in touch with
the right party,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02
.ONE AUTO TO
EACH HUNDRED
Prediction of Statistician
Based ON Previous
Years Figures.

One automobile 10 every eight FAM
HES is the ratio which Will be reached
in the United States next year, ac-
Cordng to u statistician Of the motor
vehicle industry In order to attain
this proportion, one person out Of
every 100 I'm this couutry will have to
buy an automobile next year. This,
manufacturers expect, will be done.
on the basis Of what was acComp-
lished this year. BY the end Of 1915
the distribution of passenger cars
during this year will fan little, If any,
short Of 100000 according to reports
up TO December /.
The proportion of motor vehicles to
population i'm the United States now Is
one to As With the beginning Of the
year it is expected that there will be
2,25O,OOO cars I'm use in the United
States. Add to this number the sale
of 100000 cars in 1916, and the
proportion of one automobile TO eight
families would be realized, figuring
four to the family Even If 1000, 600
cars are sold in 1916, however, such
! a proportion will not actually be
reached, as among automobile own
/ crS there are a good many who own
more than one car, but these eSt-
mates furnishing astonishing proof or
tho growing popular use of the auto
| passenger cars sold i'm 1915 was $Sll.
| The reduced cost Of a car has brought
| the automobile within the reach of
| families who could not have thought
| of owning one a few years ago. In
| the smaller towns and the country
| this is especially true, where the
! owner can keep the car on his own
place and also be his own machinist.
! Under these conditions, where the
| cost of taking care of the car is low,
many men with an income of not
more than $1,000 own a car.
As to the possibilities Of the dis
! tribution of automobiles in the United
! States on the basis OF the present
! prices, the following statistics have
been issued by the sales department
Of one Of the large automobile manu-
factories. They are from the data
gathered by the federal income tax
bureau:
| YY,i1iAg-- Innnmp
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02

Rent your rooms The World Want
Ad way-save time and worry.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02

last week, IL having been present
from her husband, which was de
lyered Christmas morning, just as
was the Detroit Electric which p. {,
Walker, jr, presented to his wife only
In this case IL was a New Years gift
which was delivered yesterday 10y the
Electric Storage Battery Service
company from whom both the cars
were purchased This makes eight OF
these ears which the Electric Storage
Battery Service company has sold
thus far this season
Lon c. Merritt or Chelsea drove
home with Buick Light Six Thurs
day.
Guy NJ Davis made trip to
Broken Arrow last week and reports
that they have some good roads down
to that little city.
The Eaton Motor Car company
sold Charles Cooper a Haynes Light
SIX last week.
Clarence G. Eaton of the Eaton
| Motor Car company made "a business
| trip TO oklahoma City this week He
/ contracted for more Haynes while
| there. The company will receive an
| other carload about the tenth of jan
uary
! \. G, Bean Of Kansas city is visit
! Ing friends i'm Tulsa. AIR. Bean made
| the trip in new Buick Light Six.
Mr.. Bates of the Roxana Petroleum
company is driving Il new Buick Light
| Six roadster.
Fred Shaw and w. O. Dickinson
! made trip TO CherryNale, Kan, last
| week
G. b. Cox, Sapulpa Buick dealer,
was in the city Thursday
We are thinking seriously Of adding
| a telegraph order department to our
! business for taking care of customers
! w..
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02
Insidc inflammation

Patient (after Nray eXamination)-
Nurse, could ye find out where they're
roiu' 10 run them moyin picters they
TUX o mo insoides ?-lndepend
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02
Along Gas ROzV

Mrs. Fred D. Zoigler of 1928 s.
Denver was the fortunate recipient
of a beautiful Detroit Electric car
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02
Her Sixth Sense.

"Mrs, Gabber is gifted with a sixth
sense"
And what is it, pray?"
"Iu,Nhaustibility." - Buffalo Ex-
press.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-20
ANOTHER BIG
DEAL MADE
IN ZINC
SALE OF OVER ONE THOUSAND
ACRES AT BL0OMINGDALE
AND FALL BRANCH.

A big real estate deal has just
been closed here whereby the South
ern Mining and Zinc Co., of New
York becomes the owners of 1,100
acres of zinc lands at Fall Branch,
and Bloomingdale, the consideration
for the property being $4,000.
The property was sold 10 the New
York concern by S. n. HawS and w.
B. Polling, of this city, and DR.. J. A.
Dickey. J. F. Hicks and H. E. Graves
of Bristol.
The property was formerly opera
ted by the East Tennessee Mining &
Development Co., this company hav-
ing gone into the hands of receiver
about eight years ago. The new
company will put large number of
men at work there at an early date
and it is stated number of engineers
will be sent on to do prospecting
work. 1t is the general opinion that
large deposits of zinc are located in
the sections mentioned above.
1t is thought that the Southern and
C. c. & o. railway may build an ex-
tension of their lines to the new zinc
fields in order TO handle the heavy
freight that will result from the OPP
when they begin.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-20
ANYONE NAY KILL VILLA
BANDITS, SAYS CARRANZA

Laredo, Tex, Jan. 17.-General
Venustiano Carranza, as head of the
de facto Mexican government, has
issued an order authorizing "any cit
izen" to put to death bandits impli
Gated in the killing of American min
ing men at Cusihuiriachio, according
to a dispatch from Queretaro. The
dispatch also reported that Gen. Car.
rama had transferred his headquar-
ters from Queretaro to Celeya.
"The act of a citizen in killing any
of the participants in the killing of
foreigners at Susihuiriachic would
be considered an act of patriotism and
not of crime" Gen. CarranZa is quo
ted as saying.
Should the bandits cross the
American border l trust they will be
captured and returned to Mexico for
execution"
Orders were given at Queretaro for
the dispatch of large force of gov
ernment troops to destroy the bands.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-20
800 REWARD, 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages,
and that is catarrh. Catarrh being
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the System, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing it's work. The proprietors
have SO much faith in the curative
powers of Halls Catarrh Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case taht it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists,
75c.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-20
25 CARS MACHINERY
FOR 'K|NGSRORT
SHIPMENT JUST MADE FROM THE
NORTH FOR DYESTUFF AND
CHEMICAL PLANT.

KINGSPORT, Jan. 17.-Twenty-
five carloads of machinery have just
been shipped from northern factories
to the Federal Chemical and Dye
stuff company which is constructing
a plant for the manufacture of dye
and chemicals at this place.
Work on the huge new plant was
begun only a few weeks ago and al
though little of the construction
work has been done, the company has
already begun turning out dyes. The
first shipment consisted of barrel
of black dye, which was hauled to
Bristol the past week in an automo-
bile and sent east by express.
The new plant is being erected by
large New York concern and ii is
said that it will ultimately employ
employ 1900 to 5000 men. The com
pany is erecting group of factory
buildings, one of which will be nearly
900 feet in length. The plant is situ-
ated one mile from Kingsport and is
located ON the Carolina, Clinchfield &
Ohio railroad
The Clnchfield Cement corporation,
which has a million dollar plant here,
is doubling the capacity of its plant,
at a cost of $450,000, while the new
5000, ,00e plant of the Kingsport Ex-
tract corporation was put into oper-
alton a fe wdays ago. A large new
sewer pipe plant here has also just
been put into operation and II Is said
that other large industries for Kings-
port are to be announced at once.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-20
FINE IRON ORE
FOUND AT
EMBREVILLE
OLD IRON FURNACE Is TO BE RE-
MODELLED FOR DEVELOPING
DEPOSITS.

Reports received here from EN-
breeville state that large and mex
haustible deposits of fine iron ore
have been discovered at Embreeville,
where in former years furnace was
operated there, but where during the
past year extensive zinc operations
have been in progress. The latest
report states that the, latest find was
made while prospecting for zinc in
the mountains near here. The re-
ports state that the Southern Rail-
way has begun laying eighty pound
steel rails on their line at that place
and this is taken to mean that bigger
operations are under way for the
next few months. 1t is also ru-
mored that the old iron company is
contemplating overhauling their old
iron furnace for the purpose of de-
veloping the iron deposits at that
place.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-20
MOVEMENT TO REBUILD
SULLINS COLLEGE
Alumnae Association Adopts ResOlu-
tiOnS at Bristol.

Bristol, Tenn, Jan. 19.-In the re-
organization of the Sullins College
Alumnae association here Tuesday.
with a view to starting movement
TO rebuild the burned plant of the
institution, officers were chosen as
follows: Mrs. ]. X. Brewer. presi-
dent; Mrs. Julian Moorman, vice
president; Miss Pet Fain, recording
secretary; Miss Harriet Fillinger
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Geo.
Taylor, treasurer.
The ladies' were very pronounced in
the view that Sullins college should
be rebuilt, and to this end made up
their minds to secure a definite ex-
preston from the board of trustees
and others interested.
The resolutions adopted follow:
First, That if we are allowed a
part in the work for building, we
pledge ourselves to put forth our
best efforts to that end.
Second, That the entire citizenship
of Bristol have chance to express
its sentiment.
Third, That copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the president of
the board of trustees and another
copy to the local press"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-20
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS
OF JOHNSON CITY

| wish to inform merchants that
contracted with Mr.. Pilot of the
Pilot Advertising Co., that he has
paid me and that | will accept your
tickets for the term and times
agreed (ten weeks good at the Nov
ing Picture Matinees given on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of each
week. Anything to the interest of
Mr.. PilotI l have no interest in, but
I state we will accept these tickets
on these days as admission to the
Moving Pictures after Jan. goth,
1916, and that high class program,
furnished by the Mutual Film Co..
and Masterpictures corporation and
World Film and Apex and Arnes, Fox
Film corporation and many other
feature companies will be shown
daily, and our new orchestra from the
Roanoke (Va.) Theatre will arrive in
a few days to furnish music.
We thank you and all of our
friends for the good support given
us during our short time open. We
are going to stay with you and give
you the best at all times.
Yours for amusement.
THE ODEON THEATRE.
ALEX WALL.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-20
JARMAN-HUNTER.

The many friends of Miss Hildred
Hunter were surprised yesterday af-
ternoon when it was learned that
she and Mr.. E. G. Jarman were mar
ried Sunday in Knoxville. 1t was
well known that this young couple
were together a great deal, but peo-
pie were not expecting the wedding
SO soon. Mrs. Jarman is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hunter,
and is popular in her home town as
well as in upper East Tennessee,
where she has host of friends. Mr..
Jarman is a native of Missouri, but
holds a position with the Stonega
Coal and Coke company.
This happy couple are at the home
of the brides grandfather, DR.. E. E..
Hunter, and will be here for a few
days. The father and mother of the
bride are at present in Harlan, KY,
where Mr.. Hunter has installed a
water system for that city.
This happy couple will remain in
Elizabethton a few days as the
guests of the brides grandparents.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-01-20
WAR UPON PAIN!

Pain is visitor to every home and
usually it comes quite Unexpectedly.
But you are prepared for every emer-
gency if you keep small bottle of
Sloan's Liniment handy. 1t is the
greatest pain killer ever discovered.
Simply laid on the skin-no rubbing
required-it drives the pain away.
1t is really wonderful
Mervin H. Soister, Berkeley, Cal,
writes: Last Saturday, after tramp
ing around the Panama Exposition
with wet feet, / came home with my
neck so stiff that couldn't turn. I
applied Sloans Liniment freely and
went to bed. To my surprise, next
morning the stiffness had almost dis
appeared, four hours after the second
application / was as good as new
March, 1915. At druggists, 25c.