Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-10-15
MANY PASSPORTS ARE ISSUED
A Pocket Still is The Latest Device
In Liquor Making, Recently ralded
by Prohibition Officers

by Prohibition officers
notwithstanding the quarter end.
Ing October the Office Of Clerk J. Y.
Jordan, in United States District
court here, issued 40 passports to
travellers to foreign countries and
granted 20 renewals. This is believed
to be record The large majority Of
those who applied for passports visit
cd Cuba during the past few months.
A pocket still is the latest device
captured by federal prohibition Of
ficers, Agents working out Of the local
Office recently captured such nina
ture still near Saluda. The whole out.
fit was so small the officers put 1t in
their pockets and brought 1t to the
city for exhibition purposes. The Of
ficers called 1t parlor still, 1t Is OF
about one table.glass capacity and
manufactured an article for home con-
sumption. 1t was said by officers that
the still was complete to the smallest
detail
Judge T. J. Shaw, Of Greensboro,
presiding at session OF Superior
court for Polk county, which has just
adjourned, decided the long contest
election suits of that county In favor
of Sheriff Frank Jackson and Clerk
j. P. Arledge, the Democratic incum.
bents, who we're elected in 1918. Jack
son received majority Of two votes
over former Sheriff c. Robertson, and
Arledge received majority OF 70
over his opponent.
Statesville Beaver, a farmer
living four miles east OF Statesville,
was killed and his wife seriously in
jured in peculiar automobile acci-
dent here The fatal accident occurr.
ed at the Ante-Bellum cafe.
station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beaver were eating
supper when big Hudson automobile
owned and driven by John E. Slane,
suddenly broke through the glass
front OF the cafe, making wreck OF
everything 1t touched until it stopped
in the rear Of the building. Mr.. Bea'
YER was hit in the back end crushed
against the counter. Mrs. Beaver re.
ceived a number Of bruises and lacera.
tons.
Mount Airy-The wonderful variety
Of Godgiven natural resources of Sur.
ry county have never until very re-
Gently come into public notice, and
are only now being gradually under
stood and appreciated by the people
OF North Carolina. No other single
county in our state can cast Of such
prodigal combination Of natures
wealth, in the variety OF crops grown,
in the superb scenic splendors. in the
wealth of water power waiting for de-
velopment, in the fertility of its soil,
the variety and extent of its timber
lands, in its salubrlous climate, Its
mineral springs, its mineral deposits
and orebeds, its granite quarries and
deposits Of precious metals and stones.
Tarboro-It has been definitely set
tied that the Inland and Coastwise
Waterways Service Of the War De-
partment will operate a line Of SELF
propelled steam barges between Bal
timore, Elizabeth City, Washington
and New Bern, with connection at
Washington by the Tar River Line.
This should give Tarboro lower
freight rate and continuous service.
which every shipper must OF neces-
sity take advantage Of.
Raleigh.-It must have been a curl
ing brown vanDyke beard, a dark
olive skin, exceeding red lips, great
mass OF waving hair, and pair OF
deep and soulful eyes that got ]. c.
Edwards to Che penitentiary to begin
an eight-year sentence for having
even wives at the same time. Sucn
equipment is generally mentioned in
the description of moving picture
he-vamp.
Wilmington.-A realty deal for a
block of city property was completed
here when the Riegel Sack company,
Of New York, took over the plant OF
the Wilmington Bag and Manufacture
Ing company. A plant to cost 100000
will be erected by the new concern,
which will employ 1000 workers.
Charlotte John M. Wilson, city
clerk and treasurer, has been named
mayor of Charlotte to fill out the I'M
expired term of Frank R, McNinch,
who has resigned to take up commun-
ty service work.
Bryan Avoids Robbery.
Asheyille. Had Colonel William j.
Bryan, occupied his home on Edwin
street, this city. just few days long
,r, chances are sixteen to one" that
,e would have been the 18th victim of
series Of robberies that have been
committed here within the last few
weeks. The Bryan home, recently
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