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oanoke Rapids Herald Volume 21 ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. AUGUST 24, 1917 Subscription 1 .50 a Year in Advance ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL ROSEMARY PERSONAL ANDJU BULLETIN Work of Securing Halifax County's National Army Quto Goes Steadily On Ninety-Two Certified to District Board, Seventy to Eighty More to Follow from First Three Installments. 217 Physically Unfit, 66 per cent of Fit Claim Exemption, About 22 per cent of Claims Denied. 1200 Men Must be Called to Get First Quto SUMMONSES FOR BALANCE WILL BE MAILED TODAY The machinery of the Selective Draft Law for this county grinds kteadily on and the stupendous work of passing on the exemption claims of approximately three hundred men is nearing the end. Absolutely correct fiirures cannot vet he m'ven th Rnard hai not.completed its labors and M00DY-WEEB A marriage of unusual interest to this community, on account of the wide popularity of the contracting parties, was quietly consummated on last Tuesday morning, when Miss Emily Eugenia Moody became the bride of Mr.

Benjamin Sidonius Webb, The marriage took place at the home of the bride's mother. Mrs A. T. Allen, in th presence of uiujr aicv muriM.e inenu.i. ine kr.m .1 ..1 cnange, Dut tne apparent results are as follows: Of the 662 men summoned for examination in three installments of 221 each, 577 reported for examination.

124 of these men were found to be physically unfit for service, a percentage of 21. Of the 443 Jtn who passel the physical examinations, approximately 300 have filed claims for exemption, or 66. The work of passing upon these applications for exemption is not completed, but of the 24 so far pawed upon, 203 have been granted and 43 denied, or a percentage of the physically fit of 43' Ninety two men have been certified to the District Board by the Board at Halifax and approximately 100 more will be certified to-day. Calls will be issued to-day or to-morrow summoning between five and hunJred additional men to Halifax for examination, this'being the number estimated to complete the first Quota of 331 inen and the necessary ten per cent reserve. The following is the list of men who have been certified to the in cut flowers and potted plants.

Virginia Beach. Mr. Herbert The ceremony was performed by WilliamSi of Vjlson Miss Fan-Rev. C. H.

Trueblood the Baptist Church, lhe bride wpsM, ht- i dressed in a dark b.ue travelling suit, trimmed in white, with District Board at Goldsboro for large blac-k pattern hat. She was of Mr an(J a tended by her sister RosajMrs. Wade Fitzhugh. and chil-Moody. dressed blue taffeta Susan John anJ and pattern hat.

with Mr. Ro- Patti. of (JarvsbuPjr. hisses land James, who acted as ZoicotTer man Mend cssohn Wedding Mary K1Itfn Messr9 pierce March was pmyed Ly Mrs. C.

11. DanieI Lkul i Ics Daniel. (Jus and Stanford Mr. and Mrs. V.ebb left t.

i Cotton Today 24 BULLETIN MOVING THE BIG DRAET ARMY; lucwrauuiiMnii moving ui me nrst pari oi tne draft army i A A 1 ufeK wn.cn now, (Confront the war department. lhe many details are now being i worked out and the information as to how the new so diers are to VZ- iue. mis miormauon logeiner with all other important news happenings axe found in The Herald. Dance Ijist Friday night a delightful dance was given in the Roanake Ilapids Dance Hall. It was beautifully decorated in ferns, cut flowers and crepe paper.

Music was furnish by Rose- I iiuu 3 vivuu-iua nr.nt ivor- Mi v. v- r.f m. and and Mr9 John ii uc uiiiii'ii, aim iiiiir- ghaI Iiives Manning, jint 4tv. cio, iwtto maiming, Georre carmichael, Shafter p.w.v i u.i i-iiiiuii mill, iiuu KllsemarVi MlVscs Nel, Wick. A 1 II IIIA.

illlll I' I.llllv It i'm rison. Mrs. Louis Grimmer and daughtr, Mattie are spending several days at Ocean View. C. P.

Enmonds, of Recruiting ofiice Raleigh, spent several days in town this week. A very enjoyable social for the children of All Saints Church Sunday School was held on Tuesday r.ight. Miss E.ien Bowen, of Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Yacton Foote, and little daughter, and Miss Hunter, of Portsmouth, are the guesls of Dr.

and Mrs. T. W. M. Long.

Mi53 Jacobia and IeBelle Windham returned Wednesday after an extended visit to Farm-vilie. Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

S. Burgwyn and son, of Woodland, Pf'nt the wf-k-e-id with Dr and Mrs. T. W. M.

Long. Rev. Francis Joyner, of Little- is mediately after the ceremony for wasnington. D. t.

and other ZollicoilVr, of Weldon. Misses northern cities. The bride MaliMnr a u- mux waumui ami accomplished, young lady, prominent in the so ciai circles oi me citv and vrrv i i i. popular. She is a graduate of LOCAL ITEMS Mr.

and Mrs. Eugene Lehman and Miss Ruth Transou left Friday for a visit to Winston-Salem. Mrs. G. L.

Hayes is spending a few days in Palmer Springs. Va. with relatives. Mrs. A.

H. Andrews returned Wednesday from Greensboro. after a week's visit to friends and relatives. Mrs. Coley who has been here vvitjr nuu iioa ucr-n ucrr for the past two weeks visiting her daughter, Mrs S.

M. Thomp son, returned to her home near Littleton Sunday. Messrs. C. W.

Medlin, B. T. Dickens, T. G. Bush and Rufus Mountford spent Saturday and Sunday in Norfolk and Ocean View.

A. P. Thompson, of Emporia, was here Sunday and in the absence of the pastor, preached at the morning and evening services in the Baptist Church. J. B.

Etheridge, of near Tar-boro, was here a few days the past week to see relatives. W. H. Roberts and family, after a week's visit to relatives in Rocky Mount returned Saturday. J.

B. Jenkins spent a few days last week in Winston-Salem visiting Mr. and Mrs. VV. E.

Froelich. J. P. Ashworth spent the day Thursday in Tar boro on business. Mrs.

Emmett Parker, after a i few days visit here to re atives; i.ft piaSk left for Raleigh Thursday to visit relatives before returning to her home in Norfolk. Mrs. A. Grissom and children left Sunday for Henderson to stay several days with relatives. Rev.

Nat Harrison was in Whitakers Sunday where he held services both morning and evening, in the Methodist Church. Perkins Crawley, of Halifax, spent a few hours here Monday on business. G. Lewis, of Durham, visited friends and relatives here a few days this week. Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Cox and daughter, Miss Bertha, after a few days visit to friends and rel atives in Winston-Salem, returned home Monday. Messrs.

O. P. and H. M. John son spent a few days this week in Tarboro visiting relatives.

Messrs. Charley Taylor and J. Pollard left Sunday for Ash-ville to attend a meeting of the Junior Order which convenes in that city this week. J. G.

Botts, of Halifax, spent Sunday in town with friends. J. H. Harrison Jr. spent Sun day and Monday in Brinkleyville with his parents.

A. Grissom spent Sunday in Henderson with friends and relatives. C. T. Johnson was in Norfolk few days this week on business.

John W. Finch and family. former residents, but recently of Nash County, are moving back here, having accepted a position with Rosemary Manufacturing Company. G. T.

Smith, of Brunswick County, spent a few days this week here visiting friends. Miss Pearl Powell, of Hampton. is visiting Mrs. T. M.

Jenkins. W. C. Bass and sister, Miss Lutoria, and Miss Hodges. motored to Rocky Mount Tuesday.

Ralph Walker, of Newport News, is spending a few days here this week with friends. Mr. H. C. Spiers, of Weldon, most acceptably filled the pulpit of Rev.

E. C. Few at the Roa- ncke Rapids Methodist Church on last Sunday morning. A large congregation heard the sermon, which was prefaced by a short appreciation by Mr. Spiers of the progress in commercial, civic and religious matters made by this community, The sermon was an eloquent one and attracted many favorable comments.

JMU I.IA.AL HtiTU Kenith C. Towe. of Fort Oglethorpe, visited his brother, Leslie Towe for a few days this week. Emmett Matthews and Dr. E.

E. Hachman left Sunday for Baltimore and other Northern cities. Hurley King, Harry Leggett and William Sanderford spent) Sunday in Norfolk. Mr am, Mfj anJ i ox hiclimund. pent a few hours v- i win ir.

aughanSun- da tht through to Panacea Springs. Miss LuU.ra and Alverado Bass, of Richmond. sient Sunday here with their brothers, Messrs. W. and W.

C. Bass. Henry Miller, who has been spending sometime in New York, returned home Saturday. Bill Fitts. of Durham, has returned here to make his home.

Rev. Eugene C. Few is assisting Rev. William Towe in a series of evangelistic meetings at Aurelian Springs this week. J.

W. Smoot spent the weekend in Norfolk. Miss Martha Stanley left Sunday to visit relatives near Lawrericeville. Homer Lenier, of Raleigh, spent Sunday with Miss Ruby Williams. Mr.

and Mrs. G. Shell spent several days in Baltimore this week on business. Wiley Hobbs left Sunday for Petersburg, where he spent a few days on business. Misses Vivian Edmonds and Viola King are visiting relatives and friends in LaCrosse.

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Nobels, of Greenville, spent a few hours with Mrs.

W. P. Vaughan vfc unnuiru tiuuu week to Panacea Springs. as thev motored throutrh last Miss Fannie Greenberg, who haa been visiting her sister, Mrs. B.

Marks. left Sunday for Ocean View. J. Samet, of Greensboro, spent Sunday with B. Marks.

Carl Myers, of Enfield, spent Sunday with B. Marks. Mrs. M. McRne Faison and little daughter.

Hilda, are visiting relatives in Scotland Neck. Miss Adelaide Smith, of Indi-napolis, Ind. is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Job Taylor.

Miss Josephine Tillery returned to her home in Scotland Neck Saturday. Miss Pattie Baine returned Monday from Greensboro. Mrs. Lou Purnell, of Richmond, spending several days here with her brothers, V. R.

P. and L. Daughtry. J. H.

Matkins spent Monday in Norfolk on business. Miss Irma King left Tuesday for a vacation in Washington, N. C. Mrs. Jim Brewer, of Charlie Hope, is visiting her mother, Mrs.

J. B. Green. C. E.

Wood, of Raleigh, spent Tuesday in town on business. B. Huffine, of Rocky Mount, was in town Tuesday on business. Misses Elmira Jenkins and Lessie Buchanan left Tuesday to spend several days at Ocean View. Milliken and Lizzie Leitner spent Sunday at Ocean View.

Mrs. F. and children. Aron and Ruby, spent a few days in Norfolk this week with Mr. Windham, who is working on the Naval Base.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Powell and children, Mrs. J. R.

Denton and little daughter and Miss Christine Powell, of Tarboro, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Allsbrook.

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Tillery and son, Bruce, spent Wednesday in Scotland Neck with relatives.

C. Allsbrook, of Weldon, spent Sunday here with his parents. a ON TEETH State Boare eJ Health Explain Diseases of Teeth and Sets Out Methods of Coabat-iag Evils 'The Care of the Teeth," Special Bulletin No 98. just issu ed by the State Board of Health. without mincing terms and with out dealing with technicalities.

fortn lhe fundamentals of the prevention of teeth diseases. "The teeth were placed at the gateway or inlet to the human body to adequately provide the first of the vital processes which go on within the human body of converting the food we eat into muscle, bone, brain and says the bulletin. "With dirty. decayed, diseased, broken, missing teeth we can no more expect to properly chew or grind our food than a miller with dirty, broken or defective millstones could be expected to nrorjerlv grind his corn or wheat "A well cared for mouth and set of teeth are a mark of well being, refinement and character. A dirty, viie smelling mouth ia a reproach to anybody and a par.

tial set of decayed, diseased snags and remnants of teeth are so many monuments to the owner.i stupidity, ignorance and indolence. Bad teeth are an unnecessary evil, a sin of omission." With a simple statement of the story of the teeth and injunctions reKoruinjf ineir care, me ouiieun Mt. 8et8 forth the three Principal regarding their care, the bulletin tooth disorders: Decay, tartar, and Rigg's disease. A competent dentist, as early as the signs of disease are recognized, is urged as the first essential of providing remedy. As for prevention, the bulletin sets out the Bimple expedient of a tooth brush frequently used, and a semi-annual visit to a dentist for purpose of examination.

Stokei-Harrlson Cards have been issued as folio we: Mr. Henry Stoket the honor of your prvienr at the marriage of his daughter Margaret Cabell to Mr. John Henry Harriaon.Jr. on the evening of Wednesday, th fifth of September one thousand nine hundred and seventeen at half after eight o'clock Presbyterian Church Blackntone Virginia Mr. Harrison is one of Rose mary's most popular and success ful young business men.

During the few months he has been engaged in business here he has made many friends who wish him every happiness and success in his new estate. Mrs. Hayes Entertains Bridge Gab The Rosemary-Roancke Rapids Bridge Club met last Friday morning with Mrs. Geo. Haves.

Jr. on Jackson Street, Rosemary. Bridge and Rook tables were arranged for the guests and the were games throughly enjoyed by allthose present Refreshments of pineapple ice and cake were served. The members present were: Mesdames Job Taylor, Fred Peck, D. L.

Leslie. T. W. M. Lone.

J. W. House. Misses Esther and Minette Marshall. The invited guests were Mesdames W.

B. Watson, J. U. Loftin, Wells D. Tillery, T.

M. Jenkins, Misses Grace Watson, Winifred Beck with, Virginia and Charlena Hart. Charter Issued Rose's Five, Ten and Twenty-five Cent Store, Rosemary, Halifax county; to buy and sell goods less than $1.00, chiefly; capitalized at $10,000 and authorized to begin business with $2,000. E. M.

Rose, of Henderson; T. B. Rose, Oxford, and Mr. and Mrs. C.

F. Ogletree, of Rosemary, are the incorporators. mne tree Acaaemy andy, SuslV Allsbrook. Mary Daugh-taught the schools here lastly. Cammie Vaughan.

Ella Lee year. Mr. ebb is oneof the city's chilur cv KucnanlJont most prominent and successful Catherine Kauleton. MarvCherrv. young busines-s men, being en- MaUk, Cnmmer.

Louise Bain, gaged in the furniture business am, lr.nt. Johnson, Fleeter here on a large scale. Both Mr. Far.nie Mrs. Lewis andMrs.

Webb arememlwsofthe Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church Slielif S.

ronner Smith, and very prominent in the re-; rrilc0 Seabrook Jones, igious life of the community. Morrj. Mr. Webb being Ireasurer of W. E.

Bvrne8i Charles church and Secretary of the Ba- Humphrev, Dr. E. E. Hachman, raca Class. Mrs.

ebb is pianist i to, ,4 r.i. some of the figures are yet liable to Uttleton Halifax Tillery Entield Littleton Entield Weldon Weldon Entield Entield Littleton Seotl md Neck Scotland Neck Entield Halifax Ringwood Weldon Rosemary Enlield Weldon Roanoke Rapids Scotland Neck Weldon Palmyra Roanoke Rapids Roanoke Rapids Scotland Neck Weldon Halifax Weldon Tillery Scotland Neck Scotland Neck Halifax Whitakers Hosemary Thelma Thelma Entield Hollister Enfield Rosemary Weldon Littleton Halifax Weldon Enfield Thelma Halifax Littleton Palmyra Scotland Neck Roanoke Rapids Brinkleyville Weldon Airlie Scotland Neck Rosemary Scotland Neck Halifax Enfield Hollister Tillery Weldon Halifax Enfield Weldon Scotland Neck Airlie Palmyra Brinkleyville Scotland Neck Scotland Neck Weldon Littleton Scotland Neck Palmyra Weldon Spring Hill Scotland Neck Rosemary Crowells Enfield Brinkleyville Brinkleyville Scotland Neck Rosemary Roanoke Rapids Weldon Halifax on last page 1436 Daniel, Henry 854 Whitaker. Henry 3505 Johnson, Elijah 3007 Carr, Moses 648 Patterson, Devil 3071) Cotield. George 1237 Chance, Jack J. 15G3 Saunders, Squire 3159 Mabry.

Thomas 32H Wade. Sam 2455 Brake, Jessie C. 10 1 Brady, Mack 1031 Arrington. Albert B. 3090 Davis.

Simon 797 Jones, Milo 259? Cherry, Ernest 1236 Chance, Ernest 2011 Bush! Thus. 3285 Wilkins, Johnnie 1484 Hill. Dan 1751 Johnson, Percy C. 1103 Jones. Henry 1395 Anderson, Samuel 606 Baker.

Geo. 1771 Lipscomb. C. T. 1651 Burnett, Thos.

M. 1099 Johnson. no. D. 1341 Davis, Frank 772 Hargrove, Ashley 1456 Faulk, Jno.

3528 Scott, Willie 972 Perry Jno. W. 983 Riddick, Jno. C. 868 Wynn, Dallas 2456 Brake Robert 2090 Geo.

379 King. m. 11. 542 Miles, Jonathan 3212 Howell, Cottie 2595 Carter, Arthur 3176 McVVilliams, Wm. 2008 Bryant, Wm.

O. 1613 Whitfield, Arthur 3J25 Crawley. Sterling 726 Byrd, J. W. E.

1531 Mitchell, Wm. 3079 Dancy. Sam 530 Medlin, Hillery 809 McDaniel, Joe 2826 Williams. Howard 620 Hill. Linwood 31 Lawrence, Asia 1727 Hockaday, N.

M. 2662 Johnson, Eugene, 1571 Sims, Ezekiel 2577 Brinkley. Granville 882 Boyd, Elisha 2119 Matthews. C. C.

2360 Moore, Wash. H. 749 Crowell, James 3304 Wright. Anthony 2592 Carr, Mckinley 3435 Parks, Vivian A. 1276 Harrison.

J. G. 792 Johnson, Roger 3059 Bryant, Allie 1580 Stith, Langdon 870 Alexander. Wm. S.

3334 Neville, Wm. T. 6C8 Pender, Lonnie 269 Hawkins, Geo. 1141 Ruff, Dann 1016 Alexander, Langston 1430 Crest, Lucius 391 Moseley, Norman 970 Parks, Clarence B. 637 Northing.

Willis 1543 Pearce Willie 3530 Shields. Root 2415 Johnson, Steven 2017 Carter, Mack 3481 Flood, Ed 3232 Sloan, Elga 2479 Hardv, Otto B. 2730 Nicholson, Ulysses 2095 Johnson, Hallie 1549 Pope, Eddie 1922 Catling, Clem 1548 Ponton, Yank 675 Cook. Walter and also a teacher in the Sunday- School. Mr.

and Mrs. Webb will return about September 1. and will shortly thereafter be at home to their friends at their residence on Jackson Street. Mr. and Mrs.

W. B. Filzhugh Entertain Mr. and Mrs. W.

B. Fitzhugh were host to quite a number of their friends from Weldon and Roanoke Rapids, at their beautiful home in Northampton county Friday evening, when they gave a most delicious Brunswick stew and barbecue in honor of Miss Zollicoffer's house guests, Miss Ruth Baton, and Mr. George Combs, of Norfolk, and Mr. Frank Williams, of Wilson. The alfair was most en-1 joyable to all, and upon leaving the home of y.r.

and Mrs. Fitz hugh, the entire party was turn ed into an enjoyable dance RoanokeRapids. Roanoke N'e Mr. W. F.

Merritt Mr. W. F. Merritt died in the Ivoanoke Rapids Hospital last! Thursday, where hehf.d been fori treatment for about three das. Mr.

Merritt was an invars, I having suffered a i lysis about fourteen months ago He had made his home in kW. atiton visited his son. Francis Joyner Jr. here this week. Mrs.

F. P. Arrington and Miss Liilie Arrington, of Warrenton, Judge Mason and Miss Ruth Mason, of Northampton County, are the guests of Mr. and W. L.

Long. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

House are motoring through the mountains of Virginia this week. L. G. Shell spent several davs in Norfolk this week mary for the past two years and Miss Charlotte Sale, of Rich-made many friends who together m0ndt and Mrs. M.

C. McCorgle. with nine children mourn his r.e Vi death. His remains were buried of fyhburg, are visiting Mr. Friday at the Merritt burying 8nd Mrs- 11 c- Sale- ground near Crowell's Cross Dr.

Paisley Fields is spending Roads, this county. this week at Wrightsville Beach. Continued.