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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS

R. Y. Whittimore returned
Sunday from Newton and Bur
lington after a weeks stay with
relatives.
C. W. Medlin spent the past
week in Norfolk and Baltimore
with friends.
Mrs. J. E. Dobbins after a two
weeks vacation spent in Norfolk,
Ocean View and Baltimore re-
turned home Sunday.
Mrs. Maude Baker and Miss
Mary Boram, after an extended
visit here in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. S. M. Thompson left
Sunday for their homes in Peters
burg and Norfolk.
H. j. Finch and family, of
Rocky Mount, are here visiting
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Finch.
Miss Lois Taylor, of Norfolk,
who has been here a few days
vesiting friends, left Tuesday to
visit relatives in Seaboard.
J. W. Sanders, Of Raleigh,
was in town Sunday.
J. B. Jenkins, of Newport
News, was the guest Of his bro
ther, T. M. jenkins Sunday.
Mrs. E. C. Beale, of Franklin,
Va, is the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Rogers.
L. G. Chase and family, of
Richmond, arrived here this
week to reside in the future,
Mr.. Chase having accepted a
position with the Rosemary Mfg.
Co.
Rev. A. G. Carter is assisting
in a protracted meeting near his
old home in Davidson county
this week.
Miss Mary Jordan, of Suffolk,
Va, is visiting her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Rogers.
Rev. Nat Harrison filled the
Baptist pulpit Sunday evening
Rev. Carter being out of town.
Mrs. Nellie Carlson, of New
York, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
B. P. Dickens.
T. W. Mullen left Tuesday for
the mountains of Virginia for a
two weeks vacation.
w. F. Woodard left Monday
for Philadelphia to accept a posi-
ton.
L. D. Jones and daughter, of
Kentucky, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Horner.
Mrs. R. B. Cannon, of Phoe-
bus, Va, left Sunday after a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. j. U.
Loftin.
J. J. Wade and L. G. Shell
spent Monday in Halifax on
business.
Clarence Lyerly left Monday
for Salisbury to accept a position
there.
Miss Louise Edmondson left
Monday for her home in New
port News, after a visit to rela-
tives.
Lonnie Clifton and family, of
Raleigh, spent the weekend
here with Mr.. and Mrs. C. C.
Dali.
Willie Henry, of Hopewell,
Va, spent the weekend here
with relatives.
I. M. Jenkins left Wednesday
for Richmond to attend the Mer-
chants Conference there this
week.
B. D. Hamill, of Thelma,
spent Saturday in town.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
Wind.proof Tents.

The folding tents used in An Ant.
arctic expedition can be set up In the
severest wind storm. These tents
easily shelter six men, and weigh but
81 pounds.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
Best Of All.

1t is good to be rich, 1t is gratifying
tC be popular, but 1t is better than
gold or popularity to have host Of
good friends.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
$4,000, 600 bushels

Increase ........ S0,900,000 bushels
OF these cereals our shipments OF
the prime breadstuffs In the fiscal year
Iol7-1S TO Allied destinations were
Wheat l31,000.000 bushels and of rye
3900,000 bushels Il total of 44,900,-
600 bushels
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1867 were
Wheat 135, 100000 bushels and rye
1900 900 bushels. total of 1877, 100000
'bushels In addition some 100000
bushels of 1917 wheat are now In port
FOR Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest of
wheat will be therefore, about 141 .000,-
600 bushels. or total Of l54,900.000
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In ad-
ditlon to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels TO neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
"Thls accomplishment of our people
In this matter stands out even more
clearly II we bear in mind that we had
available In the fiscal year 1867
from net carry-oyer and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200,0O00O0 bushels OF wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home loaf" Mr..
"a
owing TO the large failure OF the 1917
wheat crop. we had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent ap-
proXmately savings from our own
wheat bread.
"These figures however do not fully
convey the volume of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort of our agri-
cultural population in planting a much
Increased acreage in 1917, not only was
there very large failuRe IN wheat,
but also the corn failed to mature prop
eriy, and our corn Is our dominant crop.
II am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, that all the
millions of our people, agricultural as
well as urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel very
definite satisfaction that In year of
universal food shortages In the north.
ern hemisphere all of those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight OF the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods of hardship.
ut Is difficult to distinguish between
various sections Of our people--the
homes, public eating places, food
trades, urban or agricultural popula-
tlons-in assessing credit for these re-
suits, but no one will deny the domt
nant part of the American women"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS

!
to Lexington, Va.
Mrs. W. l.. Long has returned
home after spending several
weeks in Petersburg, Va, with
her mother, Mrs. Heath.
The Misses Sale, of Virginia,
are visiting their brother, Mr.. r.
G. Sale.
Mrs. j. r. Moore spent Sunday
in Norlina.
Mrs. f. &. Jarman and little
son are the guests Of her mother,
Mrs. Long, at Longview in
Northampton county.
j. l.. Patterson returned Mon
day from several days trip to
Asheville and New York.
Mrs. WE. Joyner and children
returned Tuesday from Rich
mond, Va, where they have
been visiting friends.
S. +. Patterson has returned
from a several days stay in
Atlantic City with Mrs. Patter-
son and little daughter.
Mrs. L. A. Daniel will return
Sunday from Richmond, Va,
where she has been undergoing
treatment at the Johnston-Willis
Sanatorium.
The editor was the fortunate
re, ipient tbs week Of five Of
the mammoth Ponderosa toma-
toes raised by little Miss Bernice
Peele in her canning club gar
den. The weights ran from "a
to 81 ounces each and the uni
form shape and color would cer-
tainly have attracted most favor
able comment at any horticulture
al exhibit.
Miss Verima Crawley of Nor
folk, Va, and Miss Lola Adkins
are spending two weeks out of
town with relatives.
Miss Minnie Daughtry has re-
turned to her home after visit
ing several weeks in Norfolk, Va.
Cards have been received an
nouncing the safe arrival over
seas of Thomas M. Faison.
Miss Maude Wilkinson spent
the weekend in Norfolk with
friends and relatives.
Mr.. Hubert White motored to
Atlantic City this week where
he will spend several days.
Miss Burgess, of Greensboro,
is visiting Miss Pattie Balm.
Mr.. Hurley King spent the
week end with friends in Rich
mond, Va.
Miss Elmira Jenkins is visiting
friends in Richmond this week.
R. B. Hester, Jr., was called
home Saturday on account Of
the illness of his mother.
A very enjoyable watermelon
social was held on the lawn of
All Saints Church Monday night
for the children of the Sunday
School. The members of the
Boys Club of the Church enjoy
ed a similar feast last week.
Mrs. J. B. Moody, the sister of
Heter F. Norwood, has received
word that he has arrived safely
overseas.
Mr.. J. T. Stainback and
little daughter Jane spent the
weekend in Henderson with
relatives.
E. J. Bryan left Thursday for
his home in Philadelphia.
Mrs. J. B. O'Briant, of Pleas
ant Hill, spent several days here
with her mother Mrs, Laura
Faison.
Messrs. JeW. House and W.
S. Hancock attended the meeting
of the Southern Retail Merchants
Conference in Richmond, Va,
last Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. House received the distinc-
ton of being elected Vice-Presi-
dent of the Conference which in
cludes in its membership the
majority of the retail merchants
of the Southern states. %
Miss Pearl Hamilton, of
philadelnhia. arrived FRIDAY
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16

A hoerder Is man who is more In
terested in getting his bite than In CIV
Ing his bit.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
OUR SAVED FOOD
FED The ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presi-
dent America Conserved 14lr
100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
Meat and Fat Shipments Increased by
s44,6oo,ooo Pounds.

Conservation measures applied by
the American people enabled the Unit
ed States TO ship 10 the Allied peoples
and to our own forces overseas ILL.,
100000 bushels of wheat and S44 900.
600 pounds of meat during the past
year, valued In all at 81, 400, 100000.
This was accomplished In the face of a
serious food shortage In this country,
bespeaking the wholeheartedness and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad,
Food Administrator Hoover in a let
ter 10 President Wilson, explains how
the situation was met The voluntary
conservation program foslered by the
Food Administration enabled the piling
up OF the millions of bushels Of wheat
during l9l7-lS and the shipment of
meat during l0l1-lS.
The total value of all food ship
ments to Allied destinations amounted
to 81, ,400,000,000, all this food being
bought through or I'm collaboration
with the Food Administration. These
figures are all based on official reports
and represent food exports for the
harvest year that closed June 30, 1918.
The shipments of meats and fats
Qncluding meat products, dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils. etc., to Allied des-
tinations were MS follows:
Fiscal year 1861. q, 2,166, 500, 900 lbs.
Fiscal year 19l7-1S. ..3,011, 10000 lbs.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
S44,6O0,000 lbs.

Increase ........... S44 ,OOOOO0 IDS.
Our slaughterable animals at the be-
ginning of the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly In hogs; they
were probably less. The increase In
shipments Is due to conservation and
the extra weight Of animals added by
our farmers.
The full effect Of these efforts began
to bear their best results In the last
half Of the fiscal year, when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2,133, 100000
pounds, as against 1,266, 100000 pounds
In the same period of the year before.
This compares with an average OF
sol 100000 pounds Of total exports for
the same half years In the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms Of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1867. 259, 100000 bushels
Fiscal year l917.l8. $40, 100000 bushels
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16

Miss Pearl Hamilton, of
Philadelphia, arrived Friday
night to visit in the homes of
Fannie and Annie Taylor and
Sallie Saunders.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
SENATOR G. C. SMITH
'ELOPES' TO THE ARMY

G. c. Smith, he well known real
estate and insurance ms and State
Senator from Union County. enlisted in
the United States regular army. Thurs
day evening as an expert photograph
er in the Signal Corps. Smiths action
was no surprise to his immediate
friends as he has been imbued with a
desire TO serve his country In some
capacity ever since war was declared
and, had frequently expressed his in
tention of enlisting in some branch
where his photog' aphic experience
would serve him as n stepping stone
A peculiar feature of the enlistment
of Senator Smith Is the fact that he
found 1t necessary to sort of elope in
to service. Mrs. Smith had very decided
objections to his enlisting but he just
left for FL Paso unexpectedly and took
the oath of service before Mrs. Smith
really knew he had gone.
Upon learning his whereabouts, how
ever, Mrs. Smith followed him. and will
remain in El Paso for the time being
to be near the Senator until no is sent
to France.
John N. Highly and Clarence +. VOL
colt are two other Clayton men who
enlisted in the week just passed
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
ROTARY RIG BEING TRIED
OUT At new CITY WELL

Apparatus known to the well drill
ling craft as the rotary rig Is being
given it's first tryout in this section
of the country by r. L. Sperry, of Ar
tesla. N. NJ. who has the contract for
the new deep well to furnish water to
the municipality.
The eighty four foot derrick Is al
ready a familiar sight to Clayton res
idents, having been in readiness for
more than n week, but the sotary drill
is something not many have seen. 1t
reminds the writer of nothing so much
as an inverted pencil sharpener of the
office type SO familiar to all. In
stead of the rotating cones being open
to receive the pencil, however, they
are closed to a point and slope back
until at the top the outer edges are
the required distance apart, in this
instance ten inches
Attached to the drill stem, some 12
inches above the drill cones is anoth-
er cone, known as q reamer which
trues up the hole and prevents. to a
certain extent. any offsets or protrub-
erances in the well sides.
The drills are the most expensive
known to the craft and are coming
into general use where ever true
well is wished ana wherever time is
an object of consideration. In the
large oil fields of Texas, Wyoming
and Oklahoma the rotary rigs have re-
placed the churn drills almost entirely.
Contractor Sperry started actual OPP
Grafton on the well drilling last Sat-
urday and struck malpias at about ten
feet and expects to pass through 1t in
another twenty feet. This will be ac-
complished in the course OF this pres
ent week and the drilling will pro-
gress rapidly from that tine on.
AS soon as the malapais iG penetra-
ted completely three crews will be put
to work and the drilling viii be con-
tlnuous twenty -four hours day oper-
alton until the required dept of the
well Is reached.
one advantage of the rotary rig that
viii be of benefit to the completed
well is the fact that with the rotary
the well can be sunk the required
depth with only one limo Of casing.
The we'll is of uniform diameter from
top to bottom. Using a churn drill
of the old style several diameters of
casing were used, becomming smaller
as the well became deeper
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
HERE TO START A NEW BANK
Is UNCONFIRMED RUMOE

That Clayton is to have another
banking institution in addition to the
two efficient and prosperous institu-
tions already established here is a per-
sistent but unconArmed rumor on the
streets of the city.
Substance is lent the rumor, IL Is
claimed. by the visit here this week
OF ]. e. Cameron and @. w. Blakley.
both of Guymon, Oklahoma.
The two Guymon men are experience
ed bankers, 1t is learned, and have been
looking over this field for some time
with the idea of establishing a bank
here.
Nothing indicates the prosperity OF
community quite so well as the am
cunt of banking business transacted
within it's bounds. The two banks al
ready established here are as modern
and progressive as any banks in the
country but there is always room for
another bank in any community ms
prosperous and growing as rapidly as
Clayton and Union county.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
ONE KILLED; ONE INJURED IN
WRECK ON c. & $. SUNDAY NOON

One unidentified young man was
killed and one seriously injured and
the tender, mail and express cars of
no south bound Colorado and Southern
train turned completely over as the
result of a wreck caused by the de-
railment of the tender and consequent
spreading of rails, last Sunday near
Grande. a few miles this side OF Des
Moines. That the other coaches were
not derailed was due to the presence
of mind of the engineer. who, seeing
the derailed tender, speeded his train
across bridge and then stopped.
The young man who met death was
about eighteen years of age, and, with
his compa nion, who was injured, was
riding the blind baggage. While the
names of the two were not acertained
ii was stated that they were from
Canon City, Colorado, and had board
ed the train at Pueblo.
First reports of the accident to
reach Clayton were of an alarming
nature summoning all the medical
assistance the town could afford. The
call was later countermanded, but not
until after most of the physicians of
the city and Il good many others who
could secure autos, had 'eparted for
the scene of the wreck.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION is
PLANNED AT DIES MONIES

At the meeting of the county board
of education, January s, according to
a Des Moines dispatch in the Santa Fe
New Mexican, the question OF consoll-
dating the Star, Pleasant Valley, Mesa
Point Star Center and Spring Creek
schools will be discussed and probably
some action taken. A meeting of the
districts affected by the consolidation
will be held at the Pleasnt Valley
hool January 10, to decide upon a
location for the consolidated school
Superintendent Errett estimates that
three or four teachers will be needed to
handle the work OF the new school, and
that autos can be run to bring the
children from distance. The consoli-
dated school it is believed can be run
successfully on the same funds It now
requires. Much better school facilities
are afforded by the consolidation of
schools.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
Something Good

A community flag, TO be erected
intersection OF Main and First, in
the suggestion of Bob Isnacs, the
hardware man.
The suggestion In one that should
meet the approval of all residents
of the city. with good, substantial
flags selling Mt almost prOhIbitlve
prices IL IL difficult fO- the indlvid-
uRI to always keep n new and un-
sOiled flag on an individual flag
pole. But every one could contribute
small sum toward the erection of
n large flag pole and the purchase
of the community flag.
1t is believed that the city will
furnish a pole, in the rough, of q
suItRble heighth and grant permIs-
SiOn to erect' IL in the center of the
street intersection mentioned.
The work of trimming painting,
and properly erecting the pole rs a
Substantial fixture would amount to
some Atty or sixty dollars. Two
flags, one to fly every day from
sunrise to sunset nnd one to raise
on special occasions, VvOuld cost In
the neighbOrhOOd of Atty dollars,
hringlng the cost of the community
flag to about one hundred dollRFS,
Bob IsaHcs starts the flag fund
with a ten dollar contribution. The
News follows with Eve dollars. Lets
hear from the rest before time to
go to press with the next issue.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05

bur had you noticed that that doesn't
bother the president when he is look
ing for the proper men for the proper
place. Mr.. Ely is serving his country
andserving it efficient without one
cent remuneration. That's what we
call Americanism.
Mr.. Ely left Clayton Friday night
after the fourth address of the day
for Washington for n conference with
National Food Administrator Hoover,
being driven to Dalhart by w. L.
Fanklin, of the Four States Seed Co.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
TWO ACCEPT POSITIONS WITH
STATE BANK OF COMMERCE.

w h. Ryan, who has been employed
in the Texline bank, has been trans
fered to the State Bank of Commerce
in this city. assuming his new duties
the first of the Year,
Guy w. Slack, formerly of Kenton
and Texline, has also accepted posi-
ton with the State Bank. 1t is under
stood that Slack has purchased
home in the city and will move his
family here as soon as he can get pos
session.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
LOCAL RED CROSS SUPPLIES
RECEIVED AT WASHINGTON


Officers of the local chapter of the
American Red Cross have received
word that the large box of knitted
goods and hospital supplies shipped to
headquarters of this division n week
or SO ago has been received in good
condition.
The notice that the goods had been
received also contained the informa-
tion that the work of this chapter was
equal to that of any chapetr of the
same membership. A note compliment
ing the workers on their skill with the
needle was also received.
The second class in surgical dress
ings work was organized Thursday,
under instruction by Miss McVey.
Mrs. Henderson, secretary of the To-
cal chapter, requests that all members
who do not receive their magazine
promptly communicate with her.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
Young Bob TurpIR Had Fever

Word has been received here TO the
effect that Robert Turpin, who has
suffered an attack of scarlet fever
while he and Mrs. Turpin have been
visiting in Indiana, has about recover
ed and he and his mother will soon
return to Clayton.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
STATE SCHOOL OFFICIALs
WILL VISIT UNION SCHOOLS

In order to better learn the smti-
ment of Union County folk toward
the consolidation of schools in a num-
Der of districts, State Superintendent
j. II. Wagner, and DR.. Boyd, of the
State University, will visit Clayton
some time in the very near futufe
and spend week here while visiting
the schools of the county.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
HAS EXCELLENT VIEWS or
LAST SUNDAYS WRECK

G. Il. Lord, the local photographer.
who is always on the job with his
camera, WAS among the first to arrive
at the scene of the G & . wreck last
Sunday, and secured some good views
of the wrecked. coaches. Following his
securing the views he wanted he went
to Folsom where he spent day or
two as the guest OF Father Dumarest.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
TOrmer resident visiting Mere

Mrs. Hosfeld for number Of years
a resident Of clayton. and who now
iivts i'm rtnyer arrived here the iatt, r
part Of last week to visit old friends
for a week or ter days.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
Mrs. Johnson Recovering

The many friends of Mrs. Morris
Johnson viii be pleased to learn that
she is recovering rapidly from the
attack of scarlet fever which she suf-
fered al Grrng the holidays. IL is
believed the quarantine OF the Johnson
home will be removed in few days
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
TalbOt~ Home From visit

G. r.. Talbot. and Mrs, Talbot, re-
turned home the first OF the week from
a weeks visit with home folks during
re ftlidays
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05

Miss Mary Ryan. the New York Life
man, and her brother Joe. have re-
turned from Folsom where they spent
Christmas week with their parents