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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
WOMENS war SAVINGS
society ORGANIZED

The ladies of Roanoke Rapids
and Rosemary were called TO-
gether last Monday afternoon
at the Graded School Auditorium
by Mrs. W. F. Horner to organ
ize War Savings Societies of the
two towns. Mr.. Proctor gave a
very practical discussion OF the
purpose of these Societies. The
Ladies of Roanoke Rapids will be
known as the Ladies Roanoke
Rapids War-Saving Society and
will meet the first and third
Thursday afternoons of each
month at the Graded School
Auditorium at four O'Clock. Mrs.
]. A. Moore is President, Mrs.
Job Taylor Secretary. All the
ladies of the town are urged to
sign the thrift cards and help
save in all ways possible for the
war, and to help sell Thrift
Stamps.
The Rosemary Ladies will
meet first and third Thursdays
of each month at the Library in
Rosemary at four O'Clock. Mrs.
Fred Peck, President, Mrs. Tom
Jenkins Secretary.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
CANTEEN SERVICE FOR
SAMM|ES IN FRANCE
Red Cross To Serve Boys In The Front
Line Trenches

The American Red Cross has Just
arranged to establish with the Ameri-
can troops In France a front line can
teen service similar to that through
which they have served more than
a million poilus with hot drinks during
the last six months, according to q
cable Just received by the War Coun.
Gil from Major James II. Perkins, Red
Cross Commissioner to France.
This will consist Of rolling canteens
stationed close behind the front line
trenches. There are now fifteen OF
these operating behind the French
lines, from which fifty or more large
receptacles of hot drinks are sent for
ward daily, usually in the small hours
Of the morning, These drinks are
served free to the men going on o,
coming off duty.
This service has proven OF such
value to the French that the Ameri
can army has asked the Red Cross to
have this service directly in touch
with the medical relief stations near
est the front The work Is often done
under heavy shell fire and requires
men of great bravery and sympathy.
The American army officers are man
ifesting keen interest in having this
service at the disposal OF the American
troops and have asked the Red Cross
to enlist substantial number of mel
OF the highest caliber to undertake
this work. II will be performed at tn,
point nearest the firing line at whicl
civilians are permitted.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
"THE BARRIER"

The wonderfully vivid and
picturesque Alaskan romances
of Rex Beach have been read by
so many millions of our people
that Mr.. Beach is today the most
popular of American authors.
His most widely read story is
"The Barrier, showing in film
form at the Peoples and Rose
mary Theatres on Monday night,
ApHl 1st. The picture closely
follows the swift action and
striking situations of the book
and is a faithful portrayal of
adventure and romance of life
in Alaska in the days when that
land was the haven of hunted
men and the last frontier OF
F., civilization.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29

The regular meeting of the
Red Cross Society will be held in
the Red Cross room Saturday
P. M, April 7th, at 3 o'clock. All
the ladies are requested to be
present.
The Red Cross Headquarters
have sent in an appeal for 2SO
bed shirts from this chapter for
the month of April. This means
an added amount of work for
the regular workers of our
chapter. We take this means OF
asking all the ladies in 10th
Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary,
whether members of the Red
Cross or not to come to the Red
Cross rooms and assist in this
sewing.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
HALIFAX ITEMS

Mrs. H. B. Ferguson and Miss
Florence Fenner spent several
days in Norfolk this week at
tending the Nelson-Gibbs we'd
ding.
Mrs. N. l.. Stedman and Mrs.
R. L. Applewhite werei in Weldon
one day this. week.
Rev. VIM. Towe, of Aurelian
Springs, was in town Monday on
business.
The d. A. RS met with Miss
Ursula Daniel the past week.
After business, delightful re-
freshments were served.
The Red Cross met in the
school Auditorium this week.
Plans are being made to give an
entertainment here in April for
the cause.
Rev. Reuben Meredith, of
Scotland Neck, filled the Episco-
pal pulpit at both morning and
evening services Sunday.
Monroe jenkins was in town
Tuesday on business.
Little Jack Bass is very sick
in his home here with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Leon Shields has returned
to her home at Hobgood after a
visit here in the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter
Norman.
Eugenia Warren is able to be
out after being sick several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peck,
Misses Isley and Black and Mrs.
Watkins, of Rosemary, were the
quests of friends here the past
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George HuX
have returned to their new home
at Norlina. Little Undine Hux is
ste adily improving.
Another case of pneumonia is
reported at Mr.. Millikin's. This
makes five cases in town lately.
Geo. Cooper, of Rosemary was
tn town on business Wednes-
day.
Willie Jennings arrived here
Sunday evening, having run off
with a nineteen year old girl
from Fairmont. They were mar
ried by Rev. Rueben Meredith in
the home of the groom's father,
Mr.. Ben Jennings. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jennings are spending a few
days here before returning to
their'home in Fairmont, N. C.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29

Order of music Easter Day.
All Saints (EpiscopaD Church.
Professional Welcome Happy
Morning.
Anthem Christ our Passover
is Sacrificed for US
TIE Deum in F. Van Boskerk.
Jubilate in +. -Aldrich.
Introit The strife is Ger, the
battle done.
Gloria Tibi-Plevel
Hymn Christ the Lord is
Risen today.
Offertory Jesus Christ is
Risen Today.
Sancious Camidgo.
Commission Hymn = And now
now 0 Father, Mindful of the
Love.
Gloria in Excelsis Old Chant:
Recessional-At the Lambs
High Feast we Sing,
Evening Service 7:45
Pro--At the Lambs High
Feast we Sing.
Gloria in Excelsis.
Magnificat in c. Kettle.
Nunc Dimittis in i, Turtle
Angels Roll the Rock Away.
Hark! Ten Thousands Voices
Sounding.
Doxology.
Recessional The Strife is Der
The public is most cordial,
invited to the Easter services.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
HALIFAX QUOTA
THIS WEEK
Twenty Three White Selectmer
Entrain To-day for Camp Jack.
son. 149 Colored Entrain
for Camp Grant,
Illinois.
cO0RLED DRAFT COMPLETES QUOTA

Twenty three white selectmen
entrained at Weldon to-day for
Camp Jackson, S. C. These men
form the first increment of the
draft under the new question
naire arrangement.
Those leaving are:
Lucius Shearin, Ernest Lynch,
Melvin Vaughan, Oliver P. Mo-
horn, John George Humphreys,
Clyde M. Stallings, Leonard
Parks, Lester Frank Henry,
Robert Lee Aston, Charles
Curtis Shell, Jacob 7. Currie,
John Cary Whitaker, Thaddeus
M. Moore, Sidney Walker, James
Arthur Bryant, William Spear
Wood, Gilbert D. Lipscomb,
Benjamin Franklin Bracey,
Charlie Sylvester Craft, William
Howard Twisdale, Hathaway
Pierce, Bernard Moore Hodges,
John O. Carter.
149 colored men will entrain at
Weldon on next Tuesday for
Camp Grant, Illinois. These men
complete the first quota from
Halifax county.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
All Saints Church
HpiseopaD
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector
- Roanoke Avenue

Next Sunday is YESTERDAY
The Queen Feast of theyear, the
festival of the Resurrection of
our Lord.
Services: 7.30 A. M. Celebration
of the Holy Communion. The
members of the vested choir are
asked to be present.
9:45. Sunday School and Mems
Bible Class, T. W. Mullen, Supt.
IL Morning prayer, the Holy
Communion and sermon. Offer
ing for Conversational Missions.
$3.50 Childrens' Festival Ser
vice. At this the offerings for
missions from the mite boxes
will be received.
7:45 Evening Prayer and SER
mon.
The public is very cordially
invited.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
Rosemary Methodist Church
Rev. Charles M. Lance, Pastor

Sunday School 10A M. J. B.
Boyd, Supt.
Special Easter Services will be
held as follows: at Smiths
Church, II A. M, at New Hope
Church, 8 P. M, and in the Rose
mary Church, at 7:30 P. M. A
special Easter program will be
rendered by the Sunday School.
The Supt. and pastor will also
make short talks.
An Easter offering will be
taken at each of these services.
A cordial welcome to all.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
High School Team to Debate

Roanoke Rapids will again
this year participate in the state
wide debate given under the
auspices of the University Of
North Carolina. The local High
School forms a triangle with
Weldon and Enfield. For some
reason Weldon dropped out this
year leaving only the two schools.
The question for debate is
Resolved that Congress should
enact a law providing for Com
pusory Arbitration of industrial
disputes. The constitutionality of
such a law being granted. Each
school will defend the AfIirma-
tice side of the query on home
territory and the negative side
away from home.
Roanoke Rapids High School
sends Bessie Hedgepeth and
/ Minnie Daughtry to Enfield tc
defend the Negative. Marion
Saunders and Nellie Jones will
uphold tie Affirmative at home
Enfeld's Negative team compos
ed of Exum Bellamy and Carrie
Clark come here to contend tor
honors. II either school wins
both sides then their teams will
| be entitled to go to Chapel Hill
to contend in the finals for stat'
championship.
These young orators have
spent quite a bit of time ant
energy preparing for this tea
and they are confident of victory
The public is cordially invited t
attend. There will be no admis
sion charges.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
|. O. 0. F. NOTICE

A regular meeting of Carolina
Lodge, No. 225, |. O. O. F., will
be held in its rooms over the
L. G. Shell Company's store in
Rosemary, on Monday, April l.,
for the purpose of election of
representative to the Grand
Lodge and the transaction of
such other business as may be
necessary. All members are
urged and visiting brethren
cordially invited to be present.
By order of the Noble Grand.
C. A. Dickens, Secretary.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
ALL CLOCKS MOVE
FORWARD SUNDAY
From March 81 to Last Sunday in
October Nation Will Run One
Hour Ahead Of Mean AS
Economical Time. VIII be
Observed Generally
and No 'nconveni-
ence Will Result
PLAN TO SAVE DAYLIGHT HOURS

Every Railroad. business enter.
prise, government agency and
individual citizen in the United
StatesandA kaisrequired byAct
ofCongress passed several weeks
ago to move forward all time
pieces one hour at 200 AM,
Sunday, March 81.
This act, called the Daylight
SavingBiIl, is passed for the pur'
pose of saving more daylight
hours during thesummer months.
1t is effective until the last Sun.
day in October, when all time
pieces will be moved back to the
mean astronomical, or 'sun"
time.
The new time may prove a
little confusing for the first day
or two, but as soon as the public
at large gets used toit, experience
has shown that it becomes as
natural as the old time. The plan
has been tried and found success
full in Germany, France, Great
Britain and other European
countries.
The advice to the individual
citizen issued by the experts in
charge of the time is for them to
set their clocks one hour fast
when they retire on next Satur-
day night, and then forget
about it, using the new time
entirely. The trains will run on
the same schedules by the new
time and all business activity
will be governed by it.
The mills here have not all
decided what schedule will be
followed after Monday. The
Rosemary Manufacturing Com
pany will begin at $3.50 (new
time) and close at 5:45 except on
Saturdays when they will close
at l2:45. The Patterson Mills
Company will start at 6:3O (new
time) and stop at 900, except
on Saturdays when they will
close down at 1920. Roanoke
Mills had not decided on their
running schedule at the time this
issue went to press,
All of the churches will observe
the new time beginning with
next Sundary, and the citizen
who does not set his clock ahead
on Saturday night will probably
arrive at Sunday school exactly
in time for church.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS

will have Easter services next
Sunday at 2:30 P. M. The pro-
gram will be rendered by the
children. The public is invited.
Hobson Powell, of Emporia,
spent Sunday here with friends.
Mrs. G. D.. Shell spent We'd
nesday in Richmond on business.
Miss Lucille Edwards, of Sea-
board, spent the weekend here
with her sister, Mrs. W. G.
Graham.
Mrs. Milton High, of Garys-
burg, spent a few hours in town
shopping Wednesday.
F. M. Coburn spent Wednes-
day in Richmond on business.
Mrs. J. M. Horne, formerly Of
Raleigh, expert corsettiere, spent
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week with Hancock House Co.
fitting and demonstrating Ameri-
can Lady and Madam Lyra
corsets.
Miss Lucille Clements, of Jack
son, spent Friday in town
shopping.
Mrs. D. C. Stronach returned
Monday from Columbia, Va,
where she has been visiting
relatives for several weeks.
Miss Ruth Rook, of Jackson,
was in town Wednesday on
business.
Mason Faison, of Norfolk,
spent the weekend here with
relatives and friends.
DR.. T. H. Valentine, of Vul-
tare, was in town Tuesday.
A special program, interesting
and inspiring. will be rendered
at the Baptist Sunday. School
Sunday morning at the usual
hour.
B. F. Williams is spending
several days in Norfolk this
week on business.
Miss Pattie Balm left Saturday
for Baskerville, Va, where she
will be for some time.
John Smith and DR.. Paisley
Fields spentSunday in Richmond.
Mrs. S. F. Patterson is visit
ing in Winston-Salem.
Frank Henry, who has been
working in Schoolfeld, Va, is
visiting friends here.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will hold a food sale at
the drugstore Saturday after
noon, March Both.
Mrs. H. T. Brock is visiting
friends in Hopewell.
Miss Bessie Ezelle who has
been visiting her parents here
for several weeks left Tuesday
for Portsmouth.
The Union Intercessory Ser
vice will be held in the Rose
mary Methodist Church next
Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
Henry James Writes

Camp Sewer, Greenville, S. G..
Monday night, March, rs.
Mr.. Stainback,
Dear Sir:
We sure are having
some beautiful weather now and
we are taking advantage of it
and working all we can to get
prepared so we can get ready to
go and do our bit. We are look
ing for 35 more new men for our
Company to finish filling it up to
war strength. We are expecting
them to arrive this afternoon
from Kentucky and when they
arrive here they will be put off
to themselves under quarintine
for thirty days, so if they have
any diseases they won't get out
in our camp as we never had any
sickness until they sent US the
last bunch of men and then we
had mumps, measles and menil |
gifts and have just gotten clear
of them and we are sure some
glad as we were quarantined so
much.
Well, from the way things
showed up the other day we
sure have one fighter from Roa-
noke Rapids as our friend, Har-
vey Hazelwood, jumped on boy
in our company and he was very
hard to pull off. 1t was at dinner
time and they were fighting over
a plate OF peas, OF course we are
fond of peas after drilling all the
morning.
stood examination on tn
Stokes Trench Mortar last Satur
day and | made a very go)(
showing as | got rs on eXami
nation and there was four of Vi
from my company and we made
a better showing than any Com
pany in our regiment and als'
the 18th regiment. We worked
hard for it and we came ou
ahead and Company B., also O.
our regiment won out on thu
bayonet run, so you can see WI
have a very good regiment ant
would be very glad to accept an!
volunteers of Ha flax county tina
want to join us. We would b.
very glad for some of the home
people to spend part of theil
summer vacation in Greenvill'
and come out to Camp to see u
as we are always g ad to see an!
one from home and also glad t.
hear from home, and girls d.
write to your sweethearts NOR
often.
Will have to close and ca
supper.
Best regards to all,
Henry L. James,
Co. H. 220th Infantry,
Camp Sewer,
Greenville, S. {
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Stanley White, Pastor

Sunday School 1000 A. M. j. T.
Chase, Superintendent.
Morning service 11:0O A. M.
Evening service 7:45 P. M.
Prayer Meeting 7:45 P. M. on
Wednesday evening.
The Sunday morning service
will be a special service for the
ordination of the newly elected
elders and deacons.
There will be special music at
both services on Sunday in cele-
bration of the Resurrection of
our Lord.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
Methodist Church
Rev. Eugene c. Few, Pastor

Sunday School at 9:45 O'Clock.
w. V. Woodruff, Supt.
Services at II A. M. Preaching
by the pastor.
At eight O'Clock P. M. will be
rendered an Easter Cantata to
which all are invited.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:30 O'Clock.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
Advertised Mail

Advertised mail at Roanoke
Rapids Postoffce. When calling
for same please state that it is
advertised.
Abner Davis, N. R, Turner (2),
Rowls Turner, w. W. Carter,
Jessie Baldwin, Ionnie Webb, c.
T. Draper, Bennie D. Starkes,
Chestley Perkins, Bessie Mason,
Mrs. A. W. Green, William Har.
grave.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
Baptist Church
Rev. c. H. TruebIood, Pastor

Sunday School 9:45 A. M. W.
S. Hancock, Supt. A special pro-
gram will be rendered at the
Sunday School hour.
Preaching II Am. and 7::30P.M.
Mems Bible Class Tuesday
7:30 P. M.
Prayer meeting and choir
practice Wednesday 7:45 P. M.
Helping Hand Society Friday
7:30 P. M.
The public is invited to all
services.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS

Rev. A. G. Carter left Mon
day for Mocksville, N. c., for a
two weeks visit to friends and
relatives.
G. M. Lynch, of Camp Sewer,
S. G., spent a few days here
this week with relatives.
G. +. Rose, of Henderson, was
in town Sunday to see friends.
W. T. Clark, of Aurelian
Springs, spent a few hours here
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. w. S. Dean, of Oxford,
arrived the past week to be with
her husband who is in charge of
classes in vocational training,
instituted in this community a
few weeks past.
Mrs. Walter Kidd, of Warren
ton, is here for a few days visit
to relatives.
W. T. Hodges spent a few
days out Of town this week on
business.
Mrs. J. E. Kinker left We'd
nesday for Richmond to enter a
hospital for treatment.
j. J. Wade motored to Halifax
Sunday spending a few hours
there with friends.
W. A. White has accepted a
position with the Peoples Store
Company, succeeding W. 0.
Thompson who has resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Spencer
were called to Seaboard Tuesday
on account of the death Of Mr..
Spencer's mother.
T. M. West left Sunday for
an extended visit to friends and
relatives.
Miss Nora Taylor, of Law
renceville, Va, is here for a
few days visit in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Stark.
Fenton Garris, of Norfolk,
spent a few days here this week
with relatives.
Messrs. Curtis Shell, Ollie
Mohorn, Frank Henry and Clyde
Stallings left Thursday for
Camp Jackson, S. C.
G. F. Medlin, of Weldon, was
in town a short while Wednes-
day on business.
H. G. Coleman recently pur-
chased the home on Jackson
Street, formerly owned and oc-
cupied by R. E. Merritt, and is
moving there this week.
C. B. Moore, of Henrico, spent
the day Wednesday here on
business.
Mrs. A. G. Harris, of Fairfield,
N. c. on her way back home
from Raleigh where she had at
tended a meeting of the COM
mittee of the Third Liberty
Loan Bond issue stopped over
here to see her sister Mrs. L. M.
Jenkins.
T. @ Vaughan, OF Weldon, was
here Wednesday on business.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
Mhnted Il Loose.

One da7 when little Charles, three
years old, was restless, his grandfa-
ther took him on his knees and gave
his watch to Charles to play with.
After tugging and pulling at the stem
of the watch for some time he finally
said: "Grandpa, mbutton Il"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
Do Not Meddle With Your Ears.

Whatever plausible reasons hymeA
may have for treating some diseases,
they should not meddle with the ear.
It Is 4 very sensitive and delicate or
gan, ,,eculiarly liable to serious injury
through the manipulations Of men and
womSc ignorant Of Its anatomy, furc-
tions aud pathology. Judicious treat
ment Is most i'm. rrtant, but It is bstter
to ,ei ear troubles alone than to seek
the Ld of Aunt Samantha or take the
advice Of soms officious nsighhor, y
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
supsrs,l.lons Of Royalty.

Caesar, Napoleon. Bismarck and 9th.
sra twere not above the superstition Of
'.lucky" and "unlucky. days. Thurs
day was the "unlucky" day Of Henry
VII, Of his son, Edward, and Of his
daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. It Ii
strange that they should have all died
upon this. dag. ,,.s 5y
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
WITH THE CHURCHES
new TIME GOVERNS

The hours stated in the notices
below are based on the Daylight
Saving Time and are therefore
one hour earlier than the mean
astronomical time observed be-
fore March 81. Unless you have
moved forward your time one
hour on Saturday night, you will
be one hour behind the schedule
of your church services.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-05-14
The DOG HAS GOOD
FRIENDS IN DAWSON
PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO KEEP
THEM OFF STREETS TABLED.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

The muchly mathematical and
maligned dog has friends in Dawson,
as was shown at the monthly meet
ing of the city council, when a pro-
posed ordinance to keep CANNES of
all descriptions off the streets of the
city was promptly tabled.
The council wants to know the
status of the city school fund, just
how much has been and is being paid
by taxation for the support of the
Dawson public schools, and the fl
nance committee of that body was
instructed to prepare a detailed re-
port and submit it at the next meet
ing.
The finance committee made a re-
port of the investigation of the mat
ter of making proposed improvements
in the city water mains or fire fight
ing apparatus so as to meet require
ments of the insurance companies.
No action was taken, the council de-
Gliding not to make the Improvements
at this time
W. R. Wall appeared before the
council and asked that a large ditch
running through the eastern portion
of his premises be severed because
of Objectionable water draining
through it from from certain places
of business up town. Objection was
made to the city doing the work, as
it was on private property, and the
chairman of the health committee
was instructed to make an investiga-
ton and have the ditch put in sani-
tary condition at once under the
nuisance ordinance.
The finance committe was instruct
ed to borrow $1,000 with which to
meet running expenses of the city.