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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
3
A strong appeal issued by Governor Bickett seeks rapid aid for starving Chinese residents. The message calls for swift relief responses and coordinated assistance to alleviate widespread hunger in affected regions.
Governor Bickett appeals to Americans to fund relief for twenty to twenty two million Chinese dying of famine, framing it as a civilizational mission. The story also covers proposals for a North Carolina Workingmen's Compensation Act, a free diagnostic clinic expansion, freight-rate suspensions, and political shifts in state leadership and justice offices.
The Association for the Production of Education in North Carolina outlines a dire need for higher education funding. Broadside figures show 2,300 applicants denied entry, 11,808 sought admission, and 9,600 already housed but overcrowded. It calls for an $18,000,000, six year building program to resolve overcrowding and expand capacity.
Following talks by Prof. C M Heck and Governor T W Dickett an assembly formed a committee at the Raleigh YMCA to conduct a state famine relief campaign for China and urged immediate U S government action. The committee is led by Governor Rickett and includes Judge W A Hoke Dr W C Fiddick Major W A Graham Mr B B Crow Prof C M Heck Dr T W O Kelley Mr Joseph G Brown Dr W Met Waite and Mr R B Haywood.
A state commission led by Heriot Clerkson of Charlotte works on the Clarkson road bill to smooth rough edges and remove issues for final presentation to the General Assembly in January. The gasoline tax likely stays, with emphasis on equity and higher charges for commercial vehicles. Major Graham’s 81st birthday is noted, with family and many greetings. Police inquiry into Pleasants killing to scrutinize two white men and others connected. Governor Bickett backs reform of the primary law and the short ballot. Midwinter press meetings planned in Charlotte with discussions on newspaper costs and labor. Redistricting debate heats as North Carolina lawmakers consider adjusting districts for a better setup.
A Los Angeles resident bought a colonial house with a rear garage lacking driveway or entry steps. With costs high and funds limited after spending thousands on the venture, he devised a new plan and built his own driveway to access the garage. He adapted the front lawn and yard work to complete the project.
A homeowner builds a concrete driveway with a two and a half foot wide side walk and two retaining walls. The design includes a top step landing and a short branch walk to the front porch. The owner claims labor and masterful savings by combining elements rather than a separate driveway. Popular Science Monthly notes the plan as effective and illustrates a way and walk alongside the drive.
A Christian Science Monitor excerpt argues that thoughtful planning in town, city, and national infrastructure serves broad public interests. It contrasts well designed rivers and roads with reckless growth, noting the need for parks, beauty, and balanced consideration of private and public stakeholders.
The New England shoreline towns from southern Connecticut to Maine abandon bare, treeless porches by installing ivy green bars on porch rails and window sashes. They plant trailing ivy and bright flowers such as geraniums and nasturtiums to add color and shade in summer cottages.
Women nationwide express that if a household can be kept clean and well ordered then the same standards can guide a town exchange effort. The appeal frames women as catalysts for organized civic improvement and community standards.
Air travel grows across Holland provoking ordinances to curb low flights. France faces similar issues from aviation. Innkeepers complain patrons arrive by air and depart without paying, urging an air police to handle delinquents.
France faced a four million population loss during the war per a public assistance director as Seine officials eye infant mortality reductions. Reports note 22 nations signed a protocol for the permanent court of international justice under the League of Nations. Lithuania confirms Vilna to remain Polish and a plebiscite west of it. American aviators near Mexico may land on Mexican soil with official permission. London papers urge curtailing naval expenditures by US Britain and Japan amid naval program anxieties. Mexico City expected to host William G McAdoo amid talks on national railroad returns. Davis Cup action sees William Tilden defeat Norman Brookes in Auckland. Germany says its army is down to 100,000 per allied accord. Philippine justice plans riot cause probe by the governor general.
Senator Harrison of Mississippi pushes a bill adding joint stock agricultural banks under the United States Warehouse Act to secure loans with warehouse receipts. President Wilson marks his sixty fourth birthday with family and friends as a wedding occurs. Mexican workmen rights offices to be set up on the border. Fire damages the Mayflower yacht while at the Washington Navy Yard. Court filings debate landing of Western Union cable under orders from Wilson. Census controversy looms as Siegel bill advances. Coal case prosecutor Simms summoned. Soldier bonus cost pegged at about 2.3 billion dollars.
Senate discusses ratifying the Versailles treaty minus the League covenant with Senator King of Utah preparing a resolution. Farm management officials push share-rent farming and reduced farm machinery purchases after a Farm Bureau session in Washington. A Senate bill proposes a penal statute enforcing woman suffrage. An American murdered in Mexico was arrested and awaits trial in Michoacan per the U.S. embassy. Interstate Commerce Commission approves a contract merger forming American Railway Express. The Senate sent the emergency tariff bill to finance committee after heated debate. Civil rights groups urge Congress to cut Southern House representation. proponents say Southern laws deny Black voters access to ballots despite constitutional language.
Wireless distress messages from the freight steamer Dauperata, departing Antonno on December 8 for Galveston, report a need for fuel, oil, and water and request towing to Norfolk. The article also notes fires at Liberty theater and nearby camp, plus an investigation into suspected incendiarism.
A rambling humorous piece contrasts courage in different people including a boastful blacksmith, a timid man named Kersmith, and a dentist scene. It depicts moral and physical bravery, public speaking nerves, and a chorus of quirky remarks about courage’s many forms. The cast includes unnamed townsfolk, a hotel keeper, a retired merchant, and a nurse.
Old copper cents from 1817 to 1820 were once scarce and valuable but a bank found bags of them and the market was flooded. The note explains the sudden drop in value as a result of the large supply now in circulation.
A remark notes that Horace Walpole gave Oliver Goldsmith the nickname Inspired Idiot for a blend of wit, folly, and perceived stupidity in his mind. The phrase reflects contemporary views on Goldsmith’s character and intellect as observed by Walpole.
In calendar year 1919 the 46 states spent more than 400 million dollars on rural roads and bridges. The bureau reports 389,456,931 in cash outlays plus about 12 million in labor value. Excludes city streets and bond payments. shows a 38 percent rise from 1918 and a shift toward state oversight of funds.
Snow removal from main highways grows critical as truck and auto travel rises. States differ in funding. several have appropriated money while others have not. With scarce railway cars, vast commodities must be hauled next winter, suggesting state funding to keep truck highways open.
Market price changes often reflect mismatches between local production and annual consumption. Many counties rich in agriculture suffer from poor roads, receiving far more food than they export. Improving roads could enable self sufficiency and allow surplus to reach other markets.
A reader argues that cutting many maples along Medway was unnecessary and that thinning to 80 or TS feet would preserve shade and utility. They claim well made roads should not be harmed by trees and urge planting shade trees on the south side to shelter travelers. Also notes profits depend on production minus transport costs and favorable selling prices.
The King drag, named for its inventor, features a toga like squared and faced structure joined by heavy braces. Soil and weather conditions greatly affect grain and forage sorghum. market chickens should be fattened as much as possible to meet demand.
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