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y_>■ —— --— Halifax County’s Greatest Son Dies at Wilson May 31 Washington City, Mr. Kitchin is survived by his wife,five daughtes ;Mrs Rob ert C. Josey. Jr., Mrs. Lewis B. Suiter, Mrs. James G. Shields, and Misses Hester and Pauline Kitchin, all of Scotland Neck; and three sons, Messrs. Mills Kitchin, of Washington. L'. C., and Claude Jr., and Steadman, of Scotland Neck. Scotland Neck Commonwealth. Brilliant Commencement Exercises Celebrates Close of School Vear Thelma Mills, Isla Chambliss, Mary Nellie Holt, Nedra Lan ford. Eva Saddler and Messrs. Norlleet Vick, Fre'd Welch and Louis Anderson. In his announcement Prof. E. J. Coltrane stated that the fol lowing prizes had beet; awarded. The S. F. Patterson Medal, for the best all round student in the High School was won by Miss Miss Mary Nellie Holt. Mrs. S. F. Patterson, gives an annual prize of twent. five dol lors in gold, to the student who has made the best attendance record through their entire High School Course. This prize was awarded Miss Thelma Mills, who nas missea only one rialr a day during eight years. Another prize given by Mrs. Patterson, ten dollars in gold, is presented to the writer of the best essay. This was won by Miss Viola Glover, whose essay was entitled, "Southern Folk Lore. ” Three prizes, of twenty five, fifteen and ten dollars, respec tively are given by Mr. S. F. Pat terson, for the best, second best and third best athlete for the school year. The first went to Fred Vaughan, the second to Ed ward Vincent and the third to Bernard Edmondson. The Womans’ (flub annually awards a scholarship to the North Carolina College for wo men to the young lady making the highest record in scholarship. Miss Josephine Huge received this and a similar -chularship to the boy who mak-- the highest average, given by the local chap ter of University .of North Caro lina Alunnii, will be presented Norfleet Vick. Among the announcements for next year it was most pleasing to learn that Mr. S. F. Patterson is to donate the to High School Auditorium an Estey pipe organ. This will be installed as soon as practicable. Seventy five per cent of the teachers are expected for the next school term. Next year’s faculty will he increased by five teachers, making a totalof sixty one in the white schools. The Rosemary School will be enlarged by adding nine rooms, to the present building making a total of eighteen rooms. An j assembly hall with a seating! capacity of seven hundred and fitty will also be added the total additions to cost approximately fifty thousand dollars. Miss Estelle Rawl, of Colum bia, S. C.. has been elected principal of the Rosemay School. She is a graduate of VVinthrop College and has exper ience in teaching covering a per iod of ten years. She has done graduate work in the University of South Carolina and this sum mer receives her Master of Arts degree in Education at Smith College, her special study being the gradation and classification of pupils according to their abili ty I ne iota, enrollment nir me past year was two thousand, two hundred and eight, distribu ted as follows, White Schools, one thousand six hundred and twelve, night schools, three hun dred and sixty, colored schools two hundred and thirty six. The new school building for the colored people is in process of construction. This will con tain eight rooms, and two extra rooms for offices, an auditorium seating approximately five hun dri d people and will cost twenty thousand dollars. Immediately after the announ cements the orchestra played Trisgian an other successful year's work in the School was history. Girl Scouts Awarded Merit Badges On Wednesday afternoon May 30,4:00 o’clock, the Girl Scouts held their last meeting of the year. An interesting program was given in the auditorium demonstrating work accomplish ed during the year. The Red Rose and Blue Bird Troops gave a demonstration of Scout Craft. The Sunflower Troop showed troop management and the semaphone T-oop ga the Cone gram w' of G: inrod i and } pro Spirit ine .... jwces were then given. Forty -two gold stars were awarded for perfect attend-1 ance and thirtv-six silver stars were awarded for attending all but three meetings during thel year. Kathleen May was initiat- i ed as a first class scout. Four hundred merit badges were awarded to eighty-six girls. The girls have done efficient work in earning merit badges this year. Thanks badges were present ed to two persons. Miss Alice Stribbling received this award because of work done in the, Home Economics Department to help girls get merit badges, i Mary Blythe Patterson was awarded this honor as the Mas cot and was also .given an American Flag. The Girl Scouts join in thank ing Mr S. F Patterson for the gift of money to buy merit bad ges ami prizes, the gift being made in the name of Mary Blv the, Mr. Patterson has made possible much that the Girl Scouts have been able to accomplish during the two years they have been at work. The program ended with the awarding of prizes for efficiency in Scout craft this year. They were as follows: Best Troop - Golden Rod Semaphone Flags. Best Patrol 1st Pine Cone. Girl Scout hose. Best Girl Kathleen May. Scout Uni form, 2nd Best Girl Louise,lacs son. First aid. kit. Best Girl in each Troop, Scout Knives. Pine Cone Louise Jackson. Goldenrod Kathleen May Sunflower Mary Bell McAlis ter. Red Rose Sarah Elizabeth Jenkins. Blue Bird Priscilla Mullen. Daisy Theo Buck. Verna Stowe. The best girl in each patrol sewing kits. Pine Gone: 1st—Alma Vaugh an, 2nd Ruby VVoodroof, Urd Isla v —urn-—- n — ■ mi liwii wmjluvx > ■ • % Chambliss. 4th Otelia Vaughan, 5th Evelyn Gentry. Goldenrod —1st Iva Pitt, 2nd Evelyn Mullen, 3rd Ruth Allen, 4th Annie Goode. Sunflower — 1st Catherine Jackson, 2nd Elmer Clark, 3rd Eddie Lou Askew. Red Rose 1st Pauline George, 2nd Martha Daughtry, 3rd Katie Merritt. Blue Bird—1st Mary B. New ton. 2nd Stella Giles. 3rd Blonnie Taylor. HALIFAX COUNTY CLUB GIRLS AT RALEIGH. Six Halitax County club Girls are attending the Short Course for Home Demonsration Cluq Girls which is being held at Peace Institute, Raleigh, this week. The short couase includes one week of training for home making. 1'he two projects that are being stressed this year are canning and jelly making and [ cutting unit making of simple dresses. In addition to the two home-making there will be les sons in personal hygiene with I recreation features and sight-' seeing trips in the to places of interest. The girls going from Halifax County were: Elizabeth ThoJne, Airlie, Selma Roebuck, Tille.y, .Margaret Barnhill and Elsie Ray Simmons, Dawson: .MarvDelphia Warren, Hollister; and Bertha l-ee Hux from Halifax, N. C. BASEBALL For the second consecutive time this season and for the second time ever. Roanoke Rap ids High School easily succeeded in defeating the Emporia Highs baseball team last Saturday by the overwhelming score of four teen to two. The game was play ed on the Rosemary Diamond. Vincent pitched good ball for the locals and the visitors were com pletely outplayed through the; contest. This closed the season for the Highs. Franklin Highi School had arranged a game for; this date but for some reason thej game yvas cancelled. How to of,: :ze Correctly. Children nml even seme adults are being taught iu»w to sneeae corraetly In a London health center. Vote Of Thank* We wish to thank the people of this community for their sympa thy and kindness shown us dur ing the sickness and death of our beloved husband and father, and for the beautiful floral offering, also the quartette. Mrs. L. Powell and Children -r—— Classified Advt. Column DO YOUR SHOPPING AT Ogletree's New 5 & 10c Store, between W, E. Lewter’s and Taylor Drug Company’s, Rose mary, and save money. FOR SALE-FOUR LOTS AND one six room brick dwelling on Roanoke Avenue in Rosemary: three dwelling lots on Hamil ton Street in Rosemary. Cash or terms. A L. Clark. STRAYED OR STOLEN NIGHT of June the fifth male mule six years old, five feet tall, named “Kit.” Any one having seen such a mule please notify Polly Williams. Rosemary, N. C. Rt. 1. Box 27. Legal Notices COUNTY OF HALIFAX ( STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA $ BOARD OF EDUCATION vs Cinthia Stansbury of Halifax County, N. C., and Tom V/. Stansbury, her j husband; Carrie W. Cooper of Rich mond, Va., and Claude Cooper her husband; Grady W. Webb of Blacks burg, Va., and Libby Webb, his wife, i Know all men by all these presents 1 that in accordance to provision of sec tion 61, article 6 of the Public School Law of North Carolina, codification of 1923, thirty days after the first appear ance of this instrument in the Roanoke Rapids Herald the County Superinten dent of Public Instruction for Halifax , County North Carolina will apply to the I Clerk of the Superior Court of said, county for the api>ointment of three appraisers who shall lay off by meets and bounds not more than ten acres of the Webb land abutting Webb's Cross Roads in Butterwood Township and shall assess the value thereof. They shall make a written report to be sign ed by them or a majority of them to the clerk within five days of their ap pointment. If the report is confirmed by the clerk, upon payment by the chairman and secretary or offer of pay ment, the title to such land shall rest in fee simple in the corporation. Given under my hand and seal this 3th day of June, 1923. A. E. Akers. County Superintendent of Public In struction. ff-S-4t -L. ■ - ----- , NOTICE An election is hereby called to be held at F. M. Taylor’s Store in Brink leyville Township on the 7th day of Ji\ly, 1923, to ascertain the will of the people within the proposed Special Tax District, whether there shall be levied in said district a special annual tax of not more than 50 cents on the one hun dred dollars valuation of property and $1.50 on the poll, to supplement the public school fund which mav be ap portioned to the said district by the County Beard 'if Education. District outlined as follows, viz: Beginning at the Bear Swamp Dis trict line where it comes in contact with the Aurelian Springs Special Tax District line west or Dr. Perkins old place on the run of Rocky Swamp; thence down the run of said Rocky Swamp to J. R. Taylor’s line: thence east along the said J. R. Taylor’s line to the County road; thence south along the said County road by F. M. Taylor’s store to Solomon Cross Roads; thence east along the road to where F M. Taylor’s line corners near said road with Mrs. F. P. Sledge; thence north westward along F. M. Taylor's line and Mrs. M. E. Taylor’s line to the lands of the Weldon Lumber Company; thence along the said Weldon Lumber Company and the line of the lands of Mrs. M. E. Davis to the the Countv Road near Pink Price dwelling; thence eastward along said road to where it forks near the Arrington place; thence northward along said road to the old Tom Neville Fork; thence westward along said old road to M. E. Butts’ line; thence northward, including E. M. Butts, along the said M. E. Butts line to the original Aurelian Springs Special Tax School District line. Registration books shall be opened on June 11, 1923, and closed on June 30, 1923, and June 30, 1923 shall be chal lenge day. All voters shall register. F\ M. Taylor is hereby appointed Registrar and H. F. Kelley and John Keeter appointed poll holders. Done by Order of the County Board of Commissioners this the 4th day of June, 1923. R- L. Dickens Clerk It NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of a power of sale conferred upon the undersigned by a certain deed of trust executed by Joe C. Smith and Dollie B. Smith, his wife, to Allen C. Zollieoffer. trustee, which is recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina, in book 339 at page 158, default having been made in the payment ot an in debtedness therein set out and thereby secured, and having been duly request ed by the legal holder theieof, 1 will on Friday the 15th day of June. 1923, at 11:30 A. M. in front of the Post Office in the town of Roanoke Rapids, said County and State, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the fol lowing described real property, to wit: A certain lot or parcel of land -ying and being situated in the town of Roa noke Rapids. Halifax County, North Carolina, fronting forty-five (45) feet an the east side of Hamilton Street, and running back the same wi 1th be tween parallel lines at right angles to said street One Hundred Forty [1401 feet to an alley, and being, shown and designated as Lot No. One Hundred (100) and the Northern one-half of Lot No. One Hundred Two (102), as shown on the map or plot of the property of the Roanoke Rapids Power Company, Roanoke Rapids. N. C., of record in the office of the Register of Deed? afore said, and being the identical property conveyed to ?aid Joe C. Smith by deed of Harry VV. Smith recorded in book 331 at page 127. office of the Register of Deeds aforesaid. This the 15th day of May. ll>23. Allen C. ZollicotFer, trustee. 5-lH-4tacz Plummer’s Iron Nuxo Tonic Will bnild you up and give strength For Sale by all Drug Stores “l Got Real Mad When I Lost My Setting Hen,” Mrs. Hannan "I went into the hen house one morning and found my favo rite setter dead, i got real mad. Went to the store, bought some RAT-SNAP and in a week I got six dead rats. Everybody who raises poultry should keep RAT SNAP.” Three sizes, 35c, (15c. $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Roanoke Pharmacy Co., Roanoka Rapids, N. C. 4 Three j Corner Lots On Hamilton Street 90'xl40' desirably located for .••ale at a bargain Apply Herald Office i - - - n ... him ■muni - on I ' Chautauqua Starts Monday, June 18 . Just a Few of the Things You Will Get For Your $3.00 Season Ticket at The 1923 Chautauqua Dunbar Quartet Carveth Wells - “My Six Years in the Jungle of Malay” Clarke Concert Party Burnell Ford, Scientist and Inventor Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” Dunbar White Hussars “Victorian Maids” Concert Opie Read on “Human Nature and Politics” ^ 22 Events, Humorous, Entertaining and Informative . Buy That Season Ticket Now Rosemary-Roanoke Rapids Chautauqua Guarantors