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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
The Four Room House

The four room house construct
by the children of the fourth
nd fifth grades of the Roanoke
fapids Graded Schools, which is
ow on display in the window Of
be new quarters of the Roanoke
fapids Power Company in the
ynch building, has created a lot
T favorable comment.
The house contains a kitchen,
lining room, living room and bee
pom all completely furnished
b miniature furniture and uten.
ills made by the children.
This exhibition is indeed a ere.
lit to the art department of the
|chool which is under the direc.
ION of Miss Bertha Weeks, and
b the teachers of the children
Misses Campbell, Walker, and
erome and Mrs. Geo. Taylor.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS


Mrs. Manning is visiting in the
home of her daughter, Mrs. c. A.
Wyche.
Mrs. Clements, of, VuItare,
spent Wednesday in town shop
ping.
Miss Cammie Vaughan spent
a few days in Raleigh this week.
Miss Sallie Brown, of Williams
ton, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
f. M. Shute.
Those WHO attended the Spring
Ceremonial of Shriners held in
Raleigh are: Mr. and Mrs. S. j.
Bounds, Mr.. E. A. Telliga, Mr..
A. L. Robertson, J. W. Smoot,
Abe Norinsky, and Rev. Lewis
N. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. ASers
spent Thursday in Raleigh on
business.
Mrs. w. H. Jones has. return
ed from a visit to relatives in
Washington and Royal.
Mr.. Jim Ingram has cccepted
a position with Hancock Jackson
Company.
Mrs. J. w. Smoot has returned
from Richmond where she has
been undergoing treatment.
Mrs. w. R. Cherry, of Rocky
Mount, is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. j. M. Underwood and two
children J. W. and Juanita have
gone to Norfolk to spend a few
days visiting Mr.. and Mrs. W.
M. Jones.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
Children's Day at the
Methodist Church

A Children's Day service will
be given at the Methodist church
in Roanoke Rapids, Sunday, May
22nd, at which time the follow
ing program will be given:
Prelude, Mamie Glover, pian-
list.
Song, Congregation.
Qualifications of Highest Use
fulness, Four Senior Pupils.
Essentials to Success in Ser
vice, Seven Junior Pupils.
Hymn, Congregation.
Prayer, Superintendent of Sun
day School.
Short Address, Pastor.
Song, Junior Choir.
Story, Jesus Loving Little Chill
dren, Gertrude Bray.
Song, Beginners.
Responsive Reading, Oath
Psalm.
Selection, Choir.
Offering, Four Boys.
Hymn, Congregation.
Benediction.
You are cordially invited to be
present.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
Notice of Stockholders
Meeting

Stockholders are notified that
the regular annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Herald Pub
fishing Company will be held on
the oath day of May 1921, at
$3.50 P. M, at the office of the
said Company in Roanoke Rapids,
N. G., for the purpose of electing
a Board of Directors and the
transaction of such business as
may properly come before it.
Respectfully yours,
F. M. SHUTE, Secretary.
May II, 1921.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
hbcrate Arrangements For
Nurses Home Entertainment
rious Committees Busy With
Program Which Will Assure
a Good Time For all Who
Attend

The entertainment which will
held in the Nurses Home o.
e Roanoke Rapids Hospital
'xt Saturday from 400 to 1l:0(
M. bids fair to be one of the
bst agreeable occasions of the
ason. The following com
ttees under the general chair
anship of Mrs. C. A. Wycht
E busily engaged with the pro
am, which promises to be
bst entertaining one.
Baby Show; Mrs. John W.
Rrtin, Chairman.
Donations; Mrs. Samuel F,
tterson, Chairman.
Tickets; Mrs. Fred M. Brown,
hairman.
Tag Day; Mrs. j. A. Moore,
pairman.
Food; Miss Mckinney, Chair.
hn.
Hospitality; Mrs. T. w. M.
ing, Chairman.
Decorations; Miss Caroline
bncure, Chairman.
Entertainment; Mrs W. Luns.
I'd Long, Chairman.
The entertainment program
lows:
400 P. M. Miss Crisp, selec-
jns.
4:3O P. M. Mrs. Nash, Readings.
300 P. M. Miss Bingham.
b:30 P. M. Miss Hockaday,
lections.
500 P. M. The Shaws, Group.
$50 P. M. Open.
BOO P. M. Quartet, Manning,
bison, King, Towe, selections.
$3.50 P. M. Telliga and Miss
hompson group.
300 P. M. Spelling Match
essrs. Wyche, Taylor, White,
lylor, Long, Coltrane, Patter-
b, Brown, DR.. Long.
P:S0 P. M. Quartet, Wither-
Don, Faison, Nash, Jackson.
1000 P. M. Orchestra, Crisp,
laws. Manning, Witherspoon,
bsh, Chase, West, Harry,
Favis.
Everyone is urged to attend
|is entertainment a good time
assured to all who do.
Admission only by\ticket.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
State Board Of Charities and
Public Welfare Issues Warning
Against American Rescue
Workers

The following letter, from R.
D. Jenkins, Supt. of Public We'll
fare of Halifax county, to Recor-
der, A. l.. Clark, was turned
over to us by the latter for pub
lication:
Rosemary, N. c., May, IL, 1921.
Mr.. A. L. Clark, Recorder,
Roanoke Radios, N. C.
Dear Sir:
Your attention is respect
fully called to the following let
ter received today from the
North Carolina State Board of
Charities and Public Welfare,
Mrs. Clarence johnson Director.
Pursuant to the disturbance
caused in a certain locality in
this state by persons calling
themselves American Rescue
Workers, the State Board of
Charities and Public Welfare
issues warning against the &C.
tivities of this organization.
Their methe ds, have been inves-
tigated in several places in the
state, and found to be not such
as we could commend. Accredit-
ed organizations in other states
submit most unfavorable reports
of the methods, history and per-
sonnel of the organization else
where.
The State Board of Charities
and Public Welfare refused to
grant them license to receive or
place children or to open matern-
ity homes but this is as far as
the legal authority of the State
Department extends. 1t remains
for the local authorities to pro-
hibit the solicitation of funds
and the Superintendent of Pub
lie Welfare are advised to take
the matter up with the proper Of
ficers when members of the or
ganization appearin a community.
If they attempt to open materni-
ty or rescue homes or receive de-
pendent children the Superinten-
dents are requested to notify the
State Board.
Having been run out of a hum-
ber of cities in the North and
having gained an unsavory re-
putation in other states, it ap-
pears that the Rescue Workers
are trying to gain a foot-hold in
the South and this letter is writ
ten for the purpose of enlisting
cooperation to rid North Carolina
of this undesirable organization.
We do not say, Of course, that
all members of the organization
are unworthy, there may be
some conscientious individuals
connected with the American
Rescue Workers, but as an or
ganization they cannot be COM
mended.
We will supply more detailed
information concerning the or
ganization to anyone interested.
| am confident you will help
prevent this organization from
operation in your community in
the future.
Thanking you for your coop
GRAFTON in this matter, am,
Very truly yours,
u n T.-l...z
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
NURSES HOME DONATIONS


The solicitors for contributions
for the nurses home of the Roa-
noke Rapids Hospital are delight
ed with the results of their eff.
forts thus far.
The following list represents
the donations received up to
Wednesday noon:
Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker Stainback
SIS; H. H. King $2.0 R. L. Coop
er $1.00; B. s. Webb rug; Nc.
Pherson, lamp; Glover & Smith,
rocking chair; Harrison and Tho
mas, clock; National Loan & In
surance Co., $25. 90; Reeves Man
nlng, $500; D. L. Traynham,
$500; c. A. Wyche, $25.OO; W.
G. Lynch, flower holder; T. W.
Wafford, card receiver; George
Taylor, S1.0O; Taylor-M Matthews,
cut glass vase; Joe Price, $l.0O;
J. M. Huggins, SOC; Walter
Woodruff, 6 pillow cases; Roa-
noke Pharmacy Co., cut glass
basket; Will Taylor, silver bas-
ket and card receiver; Fannie
Urquhart, $500; William Man
ming, $500; J. E. Cox, 100; ].
E. Dobbins, $500; Mrs. G. D.
Shell, 6 towels; DR.. D. F. Patch
il in, $500; L. G. Shell Co., rock
ing chair; Mr.. Cullom, $l.00;
Braswell Furniture Co., table;
Leslie Towe, $500; A. L. Balm,
$500; s., F. Patterson, $4,000;
Mrs. S. F. Patterson, $25. 90; Miss
Mary Patterson, $500; DR.. T.
w. M. Long, $1,000; w. D. TIL
lery Co., 2towels; Mint Cola Co.,
$500; Louis Grimmer, $500; W.
L. Long, $25.00; Mrs. Fletcher
Vincent, chair; Mr.. and Mrs. ].
A. Moore, $4,000; George Hayes,
$25. 90; William Councill, $1,000;
Rosemary Banking & Trust Co.,
$25. 90; ]. M. Jackson, $40 90; W.
D. Tillery, $500; Frank Williams,
$500; E. A. Telliga, $l.0O; Jack
Williams, $500; E. C. Padgett,
$l.0O; J. Rice, SOC; G. D. Pear
son, $l.00; Mr.. Chittenden, 81. so;
J. M. Vincent, $1.OO; B. E. Teal,
Soc; R. W. Moore, SOC; J. H..
Powell, SOC; N. & H. Store Co.,
$500; S. J. Bounds, $1.00; Hall
fax Paper Corp, $25.00; Mrs.
Job Taylor, $1,000; Betty Gray
Long, Maria Long, Margaret
Long and T. W. M. Long, Jr.,
$1.0O each; F. M. Brown, $1,000;
Ellington Clark, $500; Mr.. and
Mrs. J.T. Chase, $1,000; Herald
Publishing Co., posters, tickets,
advertising; DR.. D. F. Patchin
and F. M. Shute, tickets for tag
day.
The following merchants made
donations for the candy booth:
Rosemary Supply Co., sugar;
Warren & Co., box of lemons;
Patterson Store Co., 6 pineapples
and loan of two tubs; Hancock
Jackson, mixed cakes, 5 lbs; Roa.
noke Baking Co., / pan sugar
buns; S. C. Cook, | pound cake;
Taylor & Collier, box of oranges
Roanoke Ice and Fuel Co., ! cake
ice; Duke Wade, 25 lbs. sugar
and 5 lbs. walnuts; Taylor Gro
Gerry Co., material for candy
booth; William Wood Grocery Co.,
Candy Kitchen and Hamill Bros,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
Subscription $500 Year in Advance
A Correction

In our write up of the charge
against Jim and Michel SHARPE
and Alonza Burleyson in oul
issue of May 6, 1921, we alluded
to them as American Rescue
Workers." We have been in
formed since that the Sharpe
brothers, are not and probably
never have been connected with
the American Rescue Workers,
Inc, and that they (the Sharpe
brothers) "are officers in g
movement called the Unior
Gospel Mission Workers." We
are glad to make this correction
and print below the letter re.
ceived from the State headquar.
ters of the American Rescue
Workers, Inc.
Shelby, N. C. May 13, 1921
The Roanoke Rapids Herald,
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Dear Sirs:.
1t has been reported to me
that upon the arrest of the
Sharpes, Jim and Mitchell, that
there was an article published
in your paper to the effect that
they were connected with the
American Rescue Workers, Inc.
| wish to state that such
claim has no foundation, as they
are not now neither ever have
been connected with this organi-
zation, to my knowledge, they
are officers in Movement known
as the Union Gospel Mission
Workers. Those men have given
US a great deal of trouble by
their false claims such claims
being made, suppose, to pro-
tect their movement and throw
the dirt upon our organization.
| have written a number of let
ters in the past to Mayors and
Police Officials asking their CO.
operation in stopping their ac-
tivities along this line but so far
we have been unsuccessful, |
have copies of those letters so
written.
All our leaders are Masons of
high and good standing, have
the honor of being one myself,
therefore we have the endorse
ment of the Masonic order
where ever we are stationed and
we would like to have that made
clear through your papers that
the Sharpes have no connection
with the American Rescue Work.
ers, Inc., as stated in previous
issue.
| would appreciate the matter
if you will publish some such ar
ticle as will cover that fact and
send me a copy of same with
your bill if any be required and |
shall gladly respond.
Yours to Serve
American Rescue Workers, Inc.
Staff Captain 7. B. McAllister,
District Officer of N. C.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20

creditable to one twice his age.
The festival tuesday was the
beginning Of the Commence
ment exercises of the Roanoke
Rapids Public Schools, and was
indeed a credit to Miss Work.
man, the supervisor of the Gram.
mar Grades, and the teachers of
the various grades taking part.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
School Children Present
May Day Festival
ESQ School Children of the
First Five Grades of the
Rosemary and Roanoke
Rapids Schools Psr-
ticipate
Presentation a Credit
to School and Directors

The May Day Festival, which
was to be presented by the
first five grades of the Rosemary
and Roanoke Rapids Public
Schools last Saturday, but post
poned on account of unfavorable
weather conditions was present.
ed Tuesday afternoon in the
park at Roanoke Rapids in front
of the band stand.
The theme of the program
was a dramatization of the
Sleeping Beauty. The court
was called together to attend
feast given by the King and
Queen to the fairies for the gift
of a little Princess, and all good
fairies, represented by the ma
tions came to dance folk dances
of their native lands.
The band stand served as a
setting for the King and Queen
and their court. The program
opened with the advent upon the
stage of the herald, Master
Lloyd Hasty, who announced the
King and Queen and their court
as they made their appearance
and took their positions on the
stage. The cast was as follows:
Herald Lloyd Hasty
King Charlie Crowder
Queen Perlie Istreicko
Prince Lewis Waters
Princess Hazel Lee Coley
Nurse Mary Newton
Old Woman Fosteen Jackson
They together with the cour-
tiers and the ladies in waiting
made up the court. After the
King and Queen had been seated
and the courtiers and ladies in
waiting grouped themselv es
about their majesties, the festi-
val began.
First came the Swedish Dance
of Greeting by the first c and B
Grades of the Rosemary school.
Followed by the Danish greeting
dance by the second A grade,
Rosemary, all dressed in the
native costumes of the country
represented.
The third number was the
Hickory, Dickory Dock of Moth
er Goose by the first E and A
grades Rosemary school. This
was followed by a Japanese
dance by first B grade Roanoke
Rapids.
The fifth was the Danish Shoe
makers dance by the first A and
B grades of Roanoke Rapids.
The sixth II See You," a
Swedish dance by the second A
and B grades Rosemary.
The seventh was a Butterfly
Dance by the first D grade Rose
mary.
Up until this time all went
we'll with the festival, but the
bad fairies or witches, who we're
not invited came unbidden and
cast gloom over the King and his
court, and made a prophecy that
on her seventeenth birthday the
Princess would prick her finger
on a spindle and die. But they
were followed by a group of
good fairies who had not made
their gift. They could not can.
eel the wish of the witches. but
did change the wish so that the
Princess would sleep 100 years
instead.
Both prophecies came true and
at the end of the hundred years
the Prince awakens the Princess
and the same day the wedding
is celebrated. To this celebra'
ton came the English, Dutch,
Danish, Norwegian, American,
Scotch and French all dressed in
native costumes and danced
their folk dances. OF all the
dances the most popular seems
to have been the Virginia Rec
by the second A Grade Roanoke
Rapids, and the Minuet by the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
CARD OF THANKS

wish to extend my many
thanks, to the people of this
community, also Rosemary and
Roanoke Rapids for their kind
ness shown US during the sick
ness and death of my dear
father,
erh70 E. r. Hawkins.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-20
POWELLTOWN ITEMS

a success, the children acting
their parts well as they always
do. The house was packed tC
its utmost.
The audience thoroughly en-.
joyed the different plays espec.
tally Mother Goose, and her
family. The singing by the Girls
Glee Club. was worth anybody's
trip.
Miss Andrews, being the only
teacher in this county that all
the seventh grade pupils passed
the examinations and received
certificates. This speaks well
for Miss Andrews and her work
here.
We should feel grateful to the
teachers of South Rosemary for
their good work done in both
school and church. We regret
so much to give them up.
Mrs. Turner, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her mother Mrs. Tom
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Garner,
and children spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Hawkins.
Mrs. J. B. White, of Ports
mouth, and Mrs. R. A. Sum-
merell, of Berkerly, Va, were
called home on account of the
death of their father Mr.. B. d.
Hawkins.
Misses Andrews. Leeper, and
Sisk left Wednesday night for
their homes.
Miss Parsons left Thursday
for her home in Cape Charles,
accompanied by Misses Burl
Patterson and Helen Powell.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Powell feel
quite lonely since their family
decreased from ten to three.
DR.. Zollicoffer and Mr.. Gay
made very interesting talks at
Smiths Church Sunday. There
being a large crowd present.
DR.. Zollicoffer's text was Stop
and Think" F." These speakers
are always welcome at our
church. Our Sunday school is
still improving, we want two
hundred enrolled by August.
Come and bring somebody else.
Mrs. Bobbitt, of Henderson, is
spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Glover.
We are glad to say that Lewis
Taylor who has been i'll in the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital for so
long is improving. He hopes to
be home soon.
We are glad to see Mr.. L. A.
Daniel do such good business in
his new store, he is receiving
new goods every day.
Mrs. J. H. Cullom spent a few
days with relatives at Aurelian
Springs this week.
Mrs. B. D. Hawkins is spend
ing a few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Tom Clark near Wei
don this week
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Glasgow,
of Newport News, attended the
burial service of their brother-in
law Mr.. B. D. Hawkins last
week. They drove their car
through the country.
Mrs. Ann Russell, of Weldon,
is visiting relatives here this
week.
We are glad to know that Mr..
L. A. Hudson is improving
greatly.
Mr.. R. E. Merritt is making
an addition to his house.
Miss Mary Pearson has ac-
cepted a position with the Rose
mary Laundry.
Miss Lottie Hudson and Mr..
Wesly Fulgham motored to
Panacea Sunday.
Severalof the South Rosemary
people enjoyed the Aurelian
Springs Commencement.
CARD OF THANKS
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
NEWS OF INTEREST GATHERED
 HERE AND THERE IN THE STATE
BIG ATTLESNAKE PUTS UP
 A HARD FIGHT FOR LIFE

Prospero Bignetti, homesteader at the mouth of Oak Creek, walked from his place via the Woodruff ranch below here into Cottonwood yes terday and while crossing the wash emptying into the river at the Wood ruff ranch observed large snake-trail in the. dust. His curiosity aroused, he proceeded to follow it up and finally came upon an old-time rattler. Se- curing forked stick he attempted to catch the reptile by the neck, when it went from him, at least three feet of its 1.-the body reared up in the air and its cruel fangs exposed. Knock ing it to one side with the stick he again tried to get it and was success full. Stepping on it's neck with his foot he ran his knife blade through its head and released it, when it rear ed up to nearly five feet and with blood streaming from it's wound and mouth wide open it charged upon him striking right and left. He finally got it by the nck again and stabbed it through the head several times, final ly killing it. He skinned the snake and removed its fangs, carried the skin up to James Akers' store in Shelter City, where he tackled it on a board. It measured six feet seven and one-half inches in length and he states had evidently thirty rattles, but some of them were broken. The skin is gruesome evidence of the veracity of the above statements.-Jerome News.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
INSURANCE COMPANIES
 GRIEVED AND COMPLAIN

A complaint filed before the corpor- ation commission by various insurance companies of the state charging var ious municipalities in Arizona with violating, by indirection, the statute which provides that the premium tax paid by insurance companies shall be in payment of all taxes assessed against them. Though the cities do not attempt to collect another premium tax, they assess an occupation tax against agents which comes out of the companies' funds, the petition sets forth. The commission referred this complaint to the office of the attorney general for an opinion.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
DEATH OF ROBERT MERRITT
 DECLARED ACCIDENTAL

Accidental death was the verdict of the jury which looked into the cir cumstances connected with the finding of the body of Robert F.. Merritt on the sidewalk of .BrUao street, Globe. When found, Merritt was still living, but in an unconscious condition and died.
 The incidents connected with his de- parture from Fort Apache Sunday morning, when an accident at the bridge over Mccormick Wash which wrecked the automobile without in- turing the occupants, and the putting of deceased to bed in the Fashion rooms about II o'clock were told by Walter Doolittle, who was in the com pany of Merritt nearly all of the time.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
SNAKE AND CHA MONSTER
 WAGE DEADLY BATTLE

A duel to the death (of both con- testants) took place the other evening in the window of the Central Pharm- acy on Brewery Gulch, between Gila monster and bullsnake.
 The Gila monster, one of the larg- est ever captured here, had been plac- ed on exhibit in the window of the drug store, and after time some body brought in the bullsnake to in crease the menagerie. Both creatures were thought to be sufficiently harm less and they were left together for passersby to see.
 For a long time the two did not seem to notice each other, the Gila monster slothfully crawling from cor ner to corner of the window and the bullsnake gracefully gliding back and forth in hopeless anxiety to get out. Suddenly something happened. The snake had glided close to the Gila monster, glaring at it suspiciously as it passed with it's beady black eyes. The Gila monster seemed half asleep, with its horrid jowl resting languidly on the floor. But it was not asleep. With an amazingly sudden dart 1t stretched forth its ugly head and caught the dainty white throat of the bullsnake between it's grinning jaws.
 Instantly the window became a scene of action. The Gila monster held fast with its death grip, but the snake quickly coiled its full length around the bloated body of it's assail- ant. In ever tightening coils the mon ster was crushed and squeezed until its tortured body was ready to burst but the Gila monster never let go. In a few minutes it was over. The snake relaxed in death and the Gila monster let got its hold.
 But the monsters victory was at the cost of its own death. Like a condemned criminal, it Tapped up two raw eggs that were standing in a dish, and few minutes later quiv- cred in it's death throes.-Bisbee Re- view.