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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
IIDDIES SIX
10 =; VII, M. Msupin
THE BIGGEST BOY

THE Biggest Boy" is not at home
| He FLEW the nest" last night
l knew the day was bound to
come,
And yet tears dim my sight.
The Biggest Boy" has said goodbye
And gone to play his part
On life's grim battlefield and
Am lone and sad of heart.
The Biggest Boy" said Goodbye
Dad !"
And Dad" said, Goodbye, SON."
And then the boy with head erect,
Went forth-hls work begun.
And over In the corner there
Dads" eyes will fall upon
The Biggest Boys now vacant chair,
And miss the boy that's gone.
The Biggest Boy" gulped back a sob
When on his lips was pressed
The little mothers goodbye kiss,
When motnerS nanuS careSSed.
And then he smiled and went his way
To fight and win, or die;
While Dad" and mother could but
say,
"God bless you. son goodbye"
The Biggest Boy" is In the ranks
OF that great fighting band
That seeks by arts of toll and peace
To upbuild this fair land.
And Dad" and mother fondly hopa
AS only parents can,
The Biggest Boy" wllh do his mart
And do Ii like man.
(Copyright)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
State Gets Historical Letters.

r. X. Bryan, Jr of Scott's Hill, has
sent to the North Carolina Historical
Commission ten letters written by
Dickson, of Duplin county, to his uncle
in Ireland. These letters. covering the
period l7SO.1796, throw light on the
movements Of CORVALLIS army, North
Carolina partisan warfare In Duplin
and Bladen counties between Wings
and Tories, settlements In Tennessee
and Kentucky, ratification OF the fed
eral constitution and the state Of the
churches and schools of North Caro-
lima following the revolution.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Paroles Johnston County Man.

Governor Morrison paroled ]. Man.
ly Creech, Of Johnston county serving
a sentence Of Is months on the county
roads for dealing in whiskey. The pa
role was upon the recommendation Of
Judge p. H. Crammer, who tried the
case; Walter D. Siler. the solicitor
who prosecuted in the superior court,
and F, H. Brooks, recorder OF Smith.
field, who is acquainted with the facts.
In addition. the pardon was recon-
mended by county officers and other
prominent men. The case was pre-
scented by r. A. Wellons.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

of relatively. But If you began to
talk of how to give away money In
telligently, which is his special in
terest just now, you would probably
hear something of much value.
Golf, music and many other things
are fine interests to have, but the one
interest you need most of all con-
Germs your business or your profess
sion.
If that is paramount, and you give
1t enough intelligent thought. you will
prosper. If you scatter" too much
you will not
(Copyright)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

add three cupfuls of finely rolled gra-
ham crackers, three-fourths of a cup
full of milk, one end one-half tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder; lastly
fold in the wel.beaten egg white, add
one-half cupful of dates cut in bits,
with the stones removed. Steam for
one and one-half hours. Serve with a
hard sauce or whipped cream.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

CRACKERS are the eyer-readystand'
Il by of the "up-to-the-minute" house
wife. They viii keep indefinitely
II kept dry and alright. II they
do sUften-five minutes In hot oven
will crisp them again as good as
fresh ones. Any kind Of crackers,
sweet, graham, oatmeal or ginger may
be used for a dainty sandwich to be
served with cup Of tea or re-
freshlng drink. An old-fashioned dish
and one good for an invalid or a
child Is cracker soup. Toast the
crackers until brown, spread with
butter, sprinkle with a little sugar
and pour over hot milk.
A sweet cracker put together with
marmalade, jelly, cream cheese, nuns
or any other good filling makes good
substitute for cake.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
ror,,o EnolIsh Monkey.

Take one and one-fourth cupfuls OF
cracker crumbs, two tablespoonfuls or
butter and three-fourths of cupfui
Of milk. Beat two eggs, add salt, pep
per. n pinch of soda, one and one-third
cupfuls of cheese; add to the sscalded
milk. When the cheese has melted
add three-fourths of a cupful OF TO-
mato strained, stirring until wen
mixed, Serve on hot toasted crackers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
TO Build Negro Schools.

North Carolina will build at least
one hundred negro school houses this
year under the Rosenwald fund which
has allotted $4,000 to the state for
the year. according to S. l.. Smith, of
Nashville, Tenn, general field agent
for the Rosenwald foundation.
A total of 100000 is being devoted
this year, he declared, to the fourteen
southern states, Only one state, Mis-.
sissippi, exceeds North Carolina in
allotment.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
income Tax Forms Available.

Forms 104O for reporting individual
return OF income for the taxable year
1921 of more than $4,000 are available
at the office OF collector Of internal
revenue at Raleigh. N. c., and the fol-
lowing branch Offices: Washington,
Wilmington, Winston-Salem, Ashe-
Vile, Charlotte, Rocky Mount, Green's
boro. Durham, Reidsville, Statesville.
The form contains six pages, two
of which are devoted to the return.
two to duplicate of the return to be
retained by the taxpayer, and two to
instructions.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Announce Query For llba.e.

Chapel Hill (Spociali s-One thous-
and debaters, representing $50 high
schools in this state, have enrolled
In the annual high school debating I'M
ion, and will participate in the pre-
liminaries March "a, according to an
announcement of b. X. Rankin, asso-
ciate director Of the University Extern
sion Bureau. From these prelimi-
naries the debaters will be selected
for the final contests in Chapel Hill
April and 7.
The query for the tenth annual
contest will be:y Resolved, That the
United States should enter the
League Of Nations" In explanation
Of the query, the bulletin sent out by
Mr.. Rankin has this to say: This
question held the center of public in
terest in the United States for many
months, and at the present time the
general subject of our foreign rela.
tions makes UP perhaps the most i'm.
portant problem before the country.
1t is felt that 1t will be of consider.
able profit to the debaters and high
school students and to the citizens Of
the state general to have a compre-
hensive statewide discussion of the
query" ..f
The $50 schools enrolled in the un.
ion are divided among 81 couties
throughout the state Guilford county
leads all others, with 25 schools en-
tered, with CASTOR and Buncombe
counties coming second, with nine
each The others have anywhere
from seven to three schools represent
ed, and few have only two.
The Graham memorial cup is the
prize offered the school that wins out
in the final debate, which takes place
in Memorial Hall here. The schools
that are entered now are divided in
triangles and the winner in the pre-
liminaries of the triangle will send
contestants to Chapel Hill to partici-
pate in the semi.fnals on April 6. The
two schools that win out in the semi
finals will debate for the cup in Memo
rial Hail.
In the past the following schools
have won the cup: Pleasant Garden
High School 1912.13l: Winston.Sa-
lem High School Q914-l5); Graham
High School q915.16j; Waynesville
High School Q916,1D; Wilson High
School (1917.lS); Durham High School
q91S.19); Asheville High School
Q919-2O); Durham High School
Q92O.21).
The Graham memorial cup Is kept
by the school winning out for one
year and then turned over to the
school winning out the following year.
The name of the school and OF the
debaters to which it was awarded are
inscribed on it. Any school that wins
the Gun twice in succe ssion Is entitled
to keep it. No school in the past has
done this, although Wilson, Winston
Salem and Durham have won out
twice, but not in succession.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Campaign For Home Gardens.

VHT'P"THH Vt ''S'S ~
Governor Morrison's home garden
campaign" is on in earnest as the re-
suit of the meeting here during the
week OF district demonstration agents.
These agents left for their respec-
tive territories over the state after
spending the week in Raleigh discuss
ing the various phases of their work
and planning particularly for the sue
cessful consummation of the CAM
paign to put home gardens in every
city, town and rural community in
the state.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Towns With Small Fire Loss.

Greensboro, Asheville. Charlotte,
Salisbury, Raleigh and Rocky Mount
were six North Carolina cities with a
low fire loss last month, despite the
states Unprecedented December rec.
ord for big fires, the total for the
month running about the million dollar
mark. Insurance commissioner Wade
said the fire loss In these cities was
negligible compared with that in the
other larger towns of the state and
Greensboro reported no fire loss at
all.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
State to Get Over $4,000, 900.

The APPROVAL of 100000 in loans
from the War Finance Corporation
to North Carolina banks received by
James r. Young, head of the North
Carolina agency for the corporation
brings the total of loans to this state
up to nearly five million dollars. More
than 100000 OF this has already been
paid Before the first of July, Mr.
Young former insurance commission,
er, expects approval for loans of at
least ten or twelve million dollars.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Civil Term Of Federal Court.

In an effort to clear the congested
civil docket In the Raleigh division
of the eastern district of North Caro-
lima. Judge Henry G. Conner will hold
FIVE weeks term Of court in the d..
vision. the calendar as fixed by the
har setting the first case for Thurs
aav. February 6. and the last for
Thursday. March 16. The term will
overlap the special criminal term
which begins on February II and win
continue until the regular spring term.
~ the "A cases at law on the docket,
55 have been set for trial.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Daily Fire Loss Reaches $3.50 ,.

DdlIy FlTC IOoo VSaS'So VSe'N -
Thirty.six thousand dollars day
fire loss in North Carolina during
the month of January, running the
aggregate up to within a few thous-
and OF the million mark and estab-
fishing a new record for monthly
losses, has puzzled and alarmed the
state department of insurance. In
vestigation of number OF the larger
fires has been ordered by Commits
sioner Wade.
Three fires in Wilmington since the
first of the year, aggregating loss
of 1926, 900, and one blaze in Klnston,
with loss Of $250,000, account for
large part of the total loss, but nu-
merous smaller fires in other places
have materially added to the total loss.
Greenville reports loss of 100000
for the month, and there are a dozen
above $4,000
Oyer-insurance as a reason for the
number of fires has been discarded
in theory by Commissioner Wade
because of the fact that in most in.
stances the losses have been greater
than the amount of insurance carried.
1t is the experience Of the department
that few deliberate fires occur when
the insurance is smaller than the
amount OF loss.
Over-taxed heating systems, due to
the unusual codness Of the weather
during the month is, in the opinion
OF Mr.. Wade, the probable explana-
ton of the large increase In the
number OF fires, and in the larger
losses. In most of the buildings
burned the fire is believed to have
originated in the heating equipment.
The state fire marshal Is cautioning
property owners to be more careful of
their heating arrangements.
Several of the smaller fires have
been under investigation by agents
OF the department, where there Is
reason to suspect that the fire was
OF incendiary origin.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

Take four tablespoonfuls of butter,
add one-half cupful of sugar, one-half
teaspoonfui of vanilla, the yolk OF an
egg and a pinch Of salt, MIX well, then
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Must Pay Income Tax.

Revenue Commissioner A, D. Watts
has ruled that school teachers, state
highway engineers and all other state.
municipal and county employees must
pay taxes on their incomes just like
any other class of people who work
for salary. There is no exemption
OF a person from taxation for the sim
pie reason that he draws a salary
from the state. The state is not al
lowed to tax employees of the federal
government who get their salaries d.
rect from Washington or from some
local disbursing office.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Mothers
Cook
Book
VI
HAVE A CRACKER

Life is not cup to be drained, but an
offering to be poured out"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

YOUR HAND

How to Read Your Characteristics
and Tendencies.-the Capabilities or
Weaknesses That Make for Success
or Failure as Shown in Your Palm.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Uncommon Sense
By JOHN BLAKE
KIND OF INTEREST

A SIX the man Of affairs what he Is
~ interested In and lie will prob
ably tell YOU.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
To Develop Feldspar
Mine at w. BOOthbay

Boothbay Harbor Dec. 24.-Twenty
business men of this town completed
the final arrangements for the incor-
porating Of a company TO develop the
newly discovered feldspar mine at
West Boothbay recently. The capital
stock issued will be $4,000, consist
ing of 100 shares at 500 each par
value. and the same has been fully
subscribed among the 90 incorporators.
The corporation will be under the
name of Townsend Feldspar Co. The
officers of the company elected are
George w. Greenleaf, president; John
w. Bracket, treasurer and clerk;
board Of directors, DR.. George w.
Gregory, John w. Bracket, John p.
Kelley, Frank H. Skillin. George w.
Greenleaf. Dr. e. A. Sprague and H.
T. Thurston. A lease of the property
from the Farmer heirs. where the mine
is located. has been fully agreed upon
ana the same will be executed when
the corporation receives it's approval
from the State. It was decided to
start the opera Of the mine at once,
and that by spring the mine would be
running in full devel> pmcnt under the
foremanship of Elbridge w. Cunning
ham. Swho for more than 40 years has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

years. The greater part of these men
are agricultural workers, and they
have brought with them agricultural
implements valued at $4,000.
A big scheme is now on foot to
bring from Canada between 10000
and 10000 "doukhobors," men who
under prosecution were forced to
emigratc from Russia in 1895. These
families intend to bring with them
their entire property, consisting OF
agricultural implements, tractors and
livestock. The Soviet government is
assigning to them $4,000 acres in the
Ukraine. In addition to the existing
Soviet laws eXcmpting conscientious
DIRECTORS from military service, the
central executive committee of So
VETS has given TO the delegates OF
this sect, who recently came to Mos
cow to carry on negotiations, a sign
cd undertaking excmpting their
whole community from military SER
vices and all other duties connected
with the bearing Of arms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

essary maze of compromises, can
not realize 1t. But that it has
ideals, that they revolve in a sys-
tenn that makes for steady advance
of them Is the first thing.
With the growth Of ideals through
education, with the higher reaiiza-
tion OF freedom, OF justice, Of HUI
mainly, of service, the selfish i'm
pulses become less and less domin.
ant, and II we ever reach the mill
lennium. they will disappear in the
aspirations and satisfactions of pure
altruism. But for the next several
generations we dare not abandon
self-interest as q motive force to
leadership and to production. lest
we die.
The will-o'.the.wisp Of all breeds
OF socialism IL that they contem-
plate a motivation Of human AMI
mails by altruism alone. It neces-
states q bureaucracy Of the entire
population, In which. having oblit-
Grated the economic stimulation Of
each member. the fine gradatiens of
character and ability are to be ar
ranged In relative authority by BAL
lot or more likely by q TammaAy
Hall or Bolshevist party, or some
other form Of tyranny. Tho proof
Of the futility OF these ideas AZ q
stimulation to the development ana
activity OF the individual does not
lie alone In the CHASTITY failure Of
Russia, but II also lies in our own
failure n sttehpts At nationalized
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

In the Jugo -Slav city Of Agram q
prominent landowner, Mr.. Lukis.
died. or was supposed to have died.
and his family and friends were
watching over his corpse when a tre-
niendous storm came On. The thun-
der rolled, the wind ragged and sud-
denly the lightning struck The house.
The relatives fed in all directions
When they came home they hesi-
tatingly opened the door.
well, Where have you been?"
the deceased asked in a surprised
voice. "Why have you left me alone?"
The members of the family rubbed
their eyes. Was it a. dream, an IL
fusion? No it was a reality. The
electrical disturbance had been 80
strong that it had given back to the
body, which was only in a catalcptic
state, it's heat and fleXibility.
At least this is the story that APP
pears in the Agram newspapers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Dexter.
Express Agent Retires

J. Willis Haines, veteran agent
here for the American Express Co.. has
retired from the position and will here
after devote his entire time to his du-
ties as town clerk, which office he has
also held for many years.
Mr.. Haines was in charge Of the
handling of express matter here for
nearly 40 years. taking over the eff
press agency at time when he was
in the grocery business on Main street
with Stanford NJ. Leighton under the
firm name Of Leighton 4; Haines. Here
the business Of the Ameri- Express
Co. was handled until the business out
grew it's quarters and Messrs. Leigh
ton and Haines dissolved partnership.
1t was then that Mr. Haines began to
devote his entire attention to the bust
ress. moving into the present quarters
in the Grange building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
By Herbert Hoover

interested is far higher and far
more precious a thing than all
these. It springs from something
infinitely more enduring; It springs
from the one source Of human pro-
gress-that each Individual shall be
given the chance and stimulation
for development OF the best with
which he has been endowed in
heart and mind: It is the sole source
Of progress. 1t is American individ-
ualism.
The riyhtfulness Of our individ-
ualism can rest either on philoso-
phic, political economic or spirit
ual grounds. It can rest on the
ground Of being the only safe ave-
nue. to further human progress.
From the instincts OF kindness,
pity. fealty to family and race: the
love Of liberty: the mystical yearn-
ings for spiritual things; the de-
sire for fuller expression Of the
creative faculties: the impulses OF
service TO community ana nation,
are moulded the ideals Of our peo-
pie. And the most potent force
In society IL Its ideals. II one were
to attempt to delimit the potency Of
instinct and ideals. 1t would be
found that while instinct dominates
In Our preservation vet the great
propelling force Of progress Is right
ideals. II 10 true we do not real
ize the ideal: not even q single per-
soh pcfsonifies that realization. It
p therefore not surprising that Soc
lety. . collection Of persons, q nee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

fluid to these human qualities that
our individualism departs from the
individualism OF Europe. There
can be no rise for the individual
through the frozen strata OF class
es. or or castles. and no stratiica-
tion can take place In a mass liven-
cd by the free stir OF Its particles.
The pioneers OF our American in
dividualism had the good sense not
to reward Washington and Jeffer-
son and Hamilton with hereditary
dukedoms and fixtures In landed
estates, as Great Britain rewarded
Marlborough and Nelson. Other
wise our American fields OF oppor-
tunity would have been clogged
with long generations inheriting
their fathers privileges without
their fathers capacity for service.
That our system has avoided the
establishment and domination Of
class has q significant proof In the
present Administrations In Washing
ton. OF the twelve men compris-
ing the President, vice-President
and Cabinet, nine have earned their
own way in life without economic
inheritance, and eight of them
started with manual labor.
The domination by arbitrary In
diyidual ownership Is disappearing
because the works Of to-day are
steadily growing mere and more be-
yond the resources of any one In
dividual. and steadily taxation will
reduce relatively excessive individ-
ual Accommodations. The number of
persons in partnership through d.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

share Of earth. Of glory, and OF Inn
mortality. The proof OF the futility
OF these ideas In the development Of
the world does not lie alone In the
grim failure Of Germany, but It lies
In the damage to our moral and
social fabric from those who have
sought economic domination In AM
erica, whether employer or en-
ployee.
We In America have had too
much experience Of life to fool our
selves into pretending that oil men
are equal in ability. In character,
in intelligence, in ambition. That
was part OF the clap-trap Of the
French Revolution. We have grown
to understand that all we can hope
to assure to the individual through
government II liberty. j,ytice, In
fellectual welfare. equality OF OPP
portrnity. and stimulation to SER
vice.
l. II II In maintenance Of . society
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

vision Of ownership among many
stockholders Is steadily incrensinE--.
thus 100000 to 100000 partners in
a single concern are not uncommon.
The Overwhelmingly largest portion
Of our mobile capital is that Of our
banks. insurance companies. build
ing and loan associations. and the
vast majority OF all this II the az.
gregated small savings OF our people.
Thus large capital is steadily be-
coming more and more q mobilfza-
ton OF the savings OF tho small
holder-the actual people them
selves and its administration be.
comes at once more sensitive to the
moral opinions or the people In Or
der to attract their support. The
directors and managers Of large
concerns. themselves employees ~
these great groups OF individual
stockholders, or policy holders, n
feet . spirit Of continually resDen.
sibility.
salvation will NOT come 70 ~ out
of the wreckage OF individualism.
What we need to-day u steady de-
votion to q better, brighter, broader
indiyidualisrn - an ihdiSiduaiibm|
that carries Increasing responsl6il-
ity and service TO our fellows. OUR
need II not for way out but Z way
forward. Our individualism n roof
ed in our very nature. It 10 b9Sen]
on conviction born Of experience.
Equal opportunity. the demand forl
D fair chance, ID the fofmula OIL
American individualism because II
Is the method OF American achieves