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4 i 1 M 1 Jl I UiUAL G Hi E' 7W EDITOR, DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Subscription Rates 'y Mali: ' 1 DlODtli m advance 25 IS. months in advance $2.50 i months in advance 1.25 4 months in advance 75 inscription Rats by Carrior: 1 week &c J month 25c I mon'h in advance 20c "Entered as second class matter Ocober 11. 1010. at the post office tt EHz'fieth City, Ncrth Carolina. HBder th( Act of March 3. 1879." 5. The (loverniir of New in k do- f; cltreg that lioliedv is piin,j to starve ard I c n iun i n 1 1 aii-cs lii-j Ji people to i at 1 1 l wli.it t h cm afford." t Alas! To many of us t -1 ; r uun.il j. be less than noihii;;:. Iirlenl the "' Only trnncdv that could he worse WOUld he to ii ply the sai'H' irin '( dple to wiar.nu clothes. ' Two years uko. Greenville Conn- k ty, South Carolina, voted an issue f- Of about $1.0(10,000 for building gDOd roads, and that put the people ' to thinking. Spartanburg County followed with a bond issue for fl,000,000 and after that there was " , ti general rush of counties for good l fpt4 bonds. Ten South Carolina ' ' fOWOS have now made arrangements COf road bonds, and the agKregate mount represented exceeds $4,000 000. This represents a third of ; tie counties In the State and the 'Others are quite sure to follow in ; due time, or as goon as they can grrange to vote bonds. The Indl- ' oatlong are that the Palmetto Jltatte will shortly make North Car olina look to her laurels as a good fOads State. Chajlottef Observer. ' AS SPRING COMES ON Collier's Weekly urgeH everybody tO "dU up the Told in their hack yards," point Inn out that at this time of the high cost of 'Ivlng and the uncertainty of h'te morrow one tnay solve the problem of the mid dleman, stloriige and delivery by (TOWlng everything that cm be frown in the back yard. We bought h't'tuee last Spring, We remember, from a little six year old fellow who bail got his Meds from the A.:ricultiural Depart ment at Washington, planted and (tended them In his hack yard. He fiadn't neglected " Is school or hl: . ply very much, we believe, anil be jCertalnly sue eeiled : a g.irdi nei We haven't nny hud; ; ard but ,.' 'We COlild ef all I i1' 1 1 1 r t in i'i . Advance InnMI: ; to., the.. we ahOUld c Ma,' v ; :- .. .! ! Without del i "TMrr pi' HI . T. The l-'e1 'IK! ' , i I e , f I Vork lud.'i e-t, nt " , now iiu oi 1 or I 1 1 i' tells our i n ' 'i ; ' things w' i h peih'p in 0 net ' i ' now ' i w !. ! i Vu i Carolina is (bung for h . - i 1 ' li u it more Isolated il The M lug I'll lite I I'mI 'i i h- travels from i nut t c Wherever it" vpenses will I" tvt by prhu'te I ml ; , Id '111 V if ptihl ie funds, and with is striUimt repre aentaltlons of "Hone". "The Man Who l-enni'il." "In his lather's Footsteps," and other health and aanltation features stimulates com- tnunltles to co-oi crate for disease prevention whern liternture would BOt be read and perhrps no other method would meet wtlh such im mediate and popular reception. . .. The article written by S. R. Winters of Durham goes on to say tat the movement Is but yet in ' fta infancy and that agriculture, domestic science, nnd other sub jects wl" De added as the work of the Moving Picture Car develops. The car traverses a county or c t taction giving ta many1 bUov,a us possible during a week, returning for a new program and again re turning at. tit end, of two weeks. During this month an Intensive campaign, is waged for disease pre vention, the effects of which are marked and far reaching In their benefit of the communities touched. PRODUCE FOODSTUFFS Congressman Small sends through this paper the following advise to the farmers of this sec tion: "You and thoie indirectly depend ent on you for a livelihood consti tute about, So per cent of the popu lation in the First District, and substantially th; same proportion in North Carolina. 'Naturally as a public servant I should be concerned in your wel fare. :t!l one thought has recently come into mind which has grown upon ine. "May I express it? Our farmers, should plan ut produie ample food stuffs. The lirst essential is enough for their home and farm and then a sui plus" for the market. "The world is short on food. Al' Kurope is at war. Even in peace times j:reat nations like England. Germany and Fiance must import part of their food supplies and this war has curtailed thel- home pro duction. The quantity produced in the I'liitnl States in 191t whs lesH than in ltlla. Of corn there was four hundn d million bushels less, of wheat four hundred mil lion fewer bushels, and even ol Irish potatoes one hundred in il lion bushels les than in 1!H.". It looks ;ih if the great war will eon tiniie at least until the late sum nier. The world will demand large, sunnlie ; of L i-.iin and meat and oIIht I'oed oul "f the quantity pi'o- 1'iiit'il Stales How much will gt'od pric' s . this ' you Let dm i d l, t I n crop seat"1 have to sell a cotton and to .ac o he secondary. "Kaslern North Carolina should raWe more and belter slock. Our equiliie clim'te and the adaptabili ty of our soil to grain and forage give us definite advantages in rais ing cattle and hogs. Hut we must get rid of the cattle tick and re duce the ravages of hog cholera. Stock are soil builders and monev makers. Think on these things. "With all deference and modesty I submit these suggestions." W. H. Rawllngs of Hertford was in the city Monday. W. W. Starke of In the city Tuesday. Norfolk was Mrs. Donald Williams of Tarboro Is visiting her sister, Miss Mattie Hanks, on East Hurgess street. Dr. F IV Gates of Manteo was In the city Tuesday. LOST Friday nbtht between Kra mer's Mill and end of Creek Road, envelope marked V . A. Jennlgns containing $l.r.. Return to Kra mer's Milt or to llo r,4, It K Da WANTED Cople, r Th: Senil Week'y Advance of the following lutes April. 1. .I tlv "il. Aim; 1M '"l'l. .lanunry 2, 1917. The i : .,,lv Ajjony mn - i t 4 j-- f f FROM DOWN ' IN SOUTH CAROLINA CAME A PACKAGE PARCEL POST 'TWAS ADDRESSED TO MY FRAU AND IT HAD THE JOYOUS PERFUME LINGERING ABOUT IT fjF SCUPPERNONG WINE THE KIND THEY MAKE IN WHAT MY FH.VU CALLS "PARADISE" THOUGH SHE MEANS SOUTH CAROLINA BUT UNCLE SAM ALIAS THE ELIZABETH CITY POSTOFFICE DID NOT APPROVE OF MY FRAP'S TASTE OH OK THAT OF HER FR I ENDS SO TIll'Y SAID Tin-- i-; cost;: w N 1 WE I.I. HUE TO IWEST'G tf THE MATTER ALIAS THE WINE' and Tin: Tnorc.HT THAT II AUNTS ME NOW ' ISN'T SO MUCH THE ANGUISH OVER THE PACKAGE'S FAILURE TO REACH 11 MY FRAU BECAUSE I DON'T THINK SHE WAS GOING TO DIVIDE WITH ME ANYWAY THE liEAI.EY DISTURBING ELEMENT OF DREAMS, IS THIS: "I WONDER WHO DID DRINK THAT WINE F.it C. E. , or., rres. Thompson, Treas. Jasi G. Gregory, Vice Pres. J. V. Whitehurst, Secty. Brice-whiteliiirst Insurance Agency. (INCORPORATED.) SURETY BONDS Boiler Liability Insurance oi all Kinds A New Firm, but Old in the Insurance Business DIRECTORS: C. W GRICE, Gen. Manager Norfolk & Carolina Tel. 4. Tel. C0. JA5. G. GREGORY, Secty-Treas. , Elizabeth City Cotton Mills. S. H. JOHNSON, Manager J. B. Flora & Company. P. M. GRICE, Sr., Presi .nt Sharber & White Hardware Co. T. P. NASH, Proprietor Nash's Feed tore. E. THOMPSON, of Ward & Thompson, At-ornrys. J. V. WHITEHURST. MY -nr NOW HONESTLY DON'T VOl "' mmm Ml s'.' .' ' "- ' ' .ciisons comcand, almost wi;! ul arnin, t'ars have g(Hit !y. 'hat substantial prcgicss 1 a c cu nuu'e? Are You Ahead of the Game? How much more money have you now than five years ao? Isn't your own answer sufficient warning? A Bank Account Helps You Save. We pay interest on time deposits. rt w ami Our Mr. C. W. Grice will attend to adjustments of all losses occuring in this Agency No. 14 South Poindexter Street - Phone No. 789 Next door to Southern Express Office PROGRAM llkrama THEATRE WEEK BEGINNING Monday, February 26 TUESDAY NIGHT I'au'ine Frederick IN "The Slave Market" also llillit' I'nike IN "Gloria's Romance" WEDNESDAY SI'ECI l. MATINEE iS.- NIGHT C'iint Kim' ' I Vounn ;i ml Fail Wi'lianw IN "My Official Wife" 1 WlIJ. THURSDAY lll.i m 'lc S - i f IN " I he Evil Lye" Keystone (Comedy FPUJAY "The Lass of the Lumberlands" "Shielding Shadow" Keystone Comedy S'THIHV T!. .; li'iiiy If WiCi.ir IN "Pillars of Socicly" SPECIAL 5ATU RD A NIGHT Theda Bara also "Musty" Suffer Comedy TONIGHT TONIGHT The New Theatre 'The Girl With The Green Eyes' I Featuring Katberine Kaelred and Julian L'Estrange A Gold Rooster Play in five Parts WEDNESDAY MATINEE "SAVING THE FAMILY NAME" A drama of family pride and the magnetic beauty of a chorus girl i gr 1 " ' ' a. M. A A. W CR GROUP STORIES Where Cleanliness Reigns Supreme Where prompt atten tion is given to all Pritchard's Barber .. Shop .. Poindexter St. i - fli,; ...:.cV till 1 Vi p-slJil Storm i upon Storie.- ,,! rl-My of them. Actioo. Lf, Adventure, Fen, Pa!h0f, In.pir.tjon. Tije Youths Companion will make 191 7 a Great Story Year. Besides he Great Serials and 250 Shori S there are rare Spec.al Pages for eachon? 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