North Carolina Newspapers

??*?****? _ * * I * * ? * ********* VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1923. FOl'R PAGES. NO. 201. Furniture Arrives For High School Building First Floor Will Be Used at Beginning of Term, Bui Open ing May Be DelayedJSomewhat?Opening Dale M ill Be Decided Upon at Board Meeting Tonight Furniture for Elizabeth City's new High School building has arrived, and the minds of teachers and pupils are turning in the direction of their I new quarters. Two carloads of desks have come 1n and a carload of chairs for thel auditorium. The lower floor of the building is finished, but the desks ? have to be screwed down and the' task of drilling screwholes in the, cement floor may hold up the open-1 Ing of school. School was expected to open on! September 17. The board of school1 trustees will meet tonight and decide j whether it is practicable to begin the term on that date or to delay the op-. enlng a week or longer. There are 11 classrooms on the first floor, and these will be ready when school opens, thereby relieving J.he-congestion of last year when sixj ?'primary and grammar grades had to! adopt the relay system in order to have school at nil. Just when the! rest of the building will be completed it is difficult to say. but at any rate,1 by the end of tlio session it Is be | lievod that the high school and the i seventh grades of the grammar < building will be properly installed in the now building. There will be 4 0 teachers In the schools- this year, whereas last year ? there were 45. There are fewer changes in the faculty than usual, which is a good sign, of course. In the High School, only six teachers are new, In the Grammar School only 4, and in tlie{ Primary School, none. The High School faculty is made up of: A. H. Combs, principal, Lat in; Miss Allene Edwards, Latin; R. T. Ryland, mathematics; R. W.' Holmes, mathematics; Miss Annie! PolKkofl of Akron, S. C.. mathemat ics; Geotge Sherrill. civics; 1). W. Dwlght, j-p^^f Wedgeflcld. S. C., scl- j ence and nthletic coach; Miss Minna IMckard, science; Miss Beatrice Can trell, English; Miss Myrtle Poulk. of, Cairo. Ga., English; Miss Lois Racs dale. of Tignall, Ga., English and his tory; Miss Hester Newton, history; 1 Miss Nell Plckard. of Chapel Hill, French; Miss Janle Wall, business department; Miss Sarah Spearman, of Newberry, S. C., domestic science. Following is the Grammar School faculty: Miss Hattie Harney, prin cipal, 7th grade; Miss Marie LeRoy, 7th grade; Miss Annie Lou McMil lan, of Red Springs, S. C.. 7th grade; Miss Linda DeLon. 6th grade; Mlas | Sal lie Cobb. 6th grade; Mrs. Ell/a-; beth Pool, 6th grade; Miss Francis Purvis, 6th grade; Miss Mary White-, j 5th grade; Miss Ruth Cooke, 5th J grad**; Miss Osle Riser, 5th grade; Mrs. H. C. Pearson. 5th grade; Mrs. M. A. Harris, 5th grade; Miss Nettie, White, 4th grade; Miss Winnie Rose man, 4th grade; Miss Alice Brock well, 4th grade; Miss Olive Wood, 4th grade; Mrs. Frank Wilson, 4th grade. The Primary School has again for Its supervisor Miss Sallle Reasley; i and for Its teachers: Mrs. T. R. Cooke, 3rd grade; Mrs. L. E. Skin ner, 3rd grade; Mrs. Wilbert White hurst. 3rd grade; Miss Dora Blanch ard, 3rd grade; Miss Lucille LeRoy. 3rd grade; Mrs. E. S. Etheridge, 2nd grade; Miss . Florence Rcll, 2nd grade; Miss Emma Willis, 2nd grade; Miss Margaret Sheep, 2nd grade; Miss Margaret Harris, 2nd grade; Mrs. Minnie Rrooks, 1st grade; Mrs. Herbert Morrisette, 1st grade; Miss India Rartlett, 1st grade; Miss Carrie Pappendick, 1st grade; Miss Lucille Poag, 1st grade; Miss Mary Nixon, 1st grade. ATTENDANCE FINE AT STUDY COURSES Attendance has been excellent at the R. Y. P. I*. study courses given this week at Corinth Church, 92 be ing present Wednesday evening. The session opens each evening at 7:45 with devotional exercises led by j members of the Corinth W. M. V. Each member called upon has re sponded gladly and contributed her part toward making the session > worth while. The classes are then held for 50 minutes. Miss Irene Bright and Mrs. H. F. Sample teaching the Juniors. The Seniors are taught by the pastor. Rev. R. F. Hall, and the textbook Is "Training in Christian Service." | The faculty is entirely made up of home talent, but the Interest In the work Is keen, and the teaching is thorough and of high quality. The young people feel that they are being greatly helped and stimulated for the work they expect to do In the B. Y. p. r and In the church. GARHETTS PI.F.A IS SELF DEFENSE t (Br T*?? A?w*1ar?4 l*ip?1 Cumberland Courthouse, ^ugust 30.?Robert Garrett, county clerk on trial for murder of Rev. Edward Pierce, today admitted on the wit ness stand that he shot the minister but kwore that he did It after Pierre j had shot him In the- back and he be lieved his life in danger. He declared that witnesses who testified that he shot first had been his bjtter enemies for years. Garrett was undergoing a gruelling cross examination when the court recessed for noo*. Portrays Dangers From Radicalism Methodist Evangelist at Juna luska Insists Christianity Not Failure Minneapolis. August 30.?Condi tions demand continuation and ex tension of service on behalf of bet ter citizenship In the United States. R. E. L. Saner, of Dallas, told the American Bar Association today in giving the report of the association's committee on American citizenship. Mr. Saner said: "It is stated on competent author ity that there are 1.500.000 radicals in this country who are clamoring for a change In the nature of our Government from its present form to one of various degrees of communis tic state. It is said there are 400 newspapers and periodicals that rep resent. similar views, and that are read regularly by 5.000.000 people. It is also said that $3,000,000 was spent during the past year in behalf of 'Red' propaganda. "We submit that the time has come when members of the bar should bestir themselves In a- unified effort to meeL this challenge. Such unified activity has, as a matter of fact, been already too long delayed. "Thinking men see at the present time the Issue being very clearly drawn In our country between stabil ity and radicalism; between the forc es of real progress and retrogres sion; between government under a written constitution as established by our fathers and a government by the mob?or If you please, the proletar iat; and the conservative Influence of the American bar is sorely needed and should by all means be exercised ! to its fullest extent In meeting this . issue.' Completing Plans For Road Meeting 7T Frank Page Chairman National Organization Which Meets at Chicago Raleigh, August 30.?Plans are practically completed for the 1024 convention and road show of the American Road Builders' Association of which Frank Page, chairman of the North Carolina Highway Com mission. is president, It was announc ed yesterday at the Highway Com mission offices. The convention will be held In Chicago the week of Jan uary 14. H. K. Witherspoon, editor of the North Carolina Highway Bulletin, and Charles M. I'pham. State high way engineer, who had charge of North Carolina's Mxhlblt at the as sociation's convention and road show' last year, already are planning for a more extensive display at the ap proaching event. Maps, showing the growth of the State's highway sys tem since the last show, models of Improved roads and photographs of smooth stretches of highway In this State will be exhibited. Mr. I'pham has been appointed by Mr. I'age to manage the road show. The engineer Is expected to go to Chicago some time In advance of the convention In order to complete ar rangements. Exhibits are expected to be entered by practically f*ery state In the Tnlon. Road machinery and material manufacturers will also maintain exhibits. At the last convention and road show of the American Road Builders' Association North Carolina's exhibit attracted wide attention and. It was reported, received more comment than the exhibit of any other state. The exhibit at the next show, accord ing to Highway Commission author ities here. Is expected to attract even more attention and comment. Details of the convention program are expected to be announced the lat ter part of September. WimJHT-OUKNM Miss Mildred Owens and Mr. Dan iel Wright were married Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock by Rev. J. R. Lee at the Disciple parsonago at Har blnaer. Currituck County. Miss Owens Is the attractive daughter of Mr. E. L. Owens of Har binger and Mr. Wright Is the son of Mr and Mr* W R, Wrlaht of Jar vlsburg. Both are well known and popular among the younger set of their county. They will make their, home st Jarvlshurg. AOfERTISEI) III I! HUSBAND AS SLAVE j Haverhill. Mass.. August 30.?Af ter several weeks of near starvation with her husband out of work. Mrs Annie Stella O'Coln yesterday ad Ivertlsed her husband for sale to the highest bidder as a slave In order thst they might est. He agreed to the proposition. Cotton Is Opening In Currituck Now Picking Begins Next Week and Prospect* for Farmers Seem Particularly Bright Cotton picking In Currituck Coun ty will begin next week, according to reports reaching this city today. Currituck farmers have Just har-1 vested one of the most profitable 1 sweet potato crops msde In that! county since the record high prices of 1920. With about half the nor- j mal acreage in potatoes, they have J received probably more for their croj. than they would have for twice thf present acreage at_ngrtnal prices. The cotton acreage in Currituck | this year has been increased by about the same acreage as the potato crop has been decreased, and Currituck | 'farmers find themselves with the blg Igest cotton crop within their memory setting a record for early opening. | With a little money made on Irish potatoes this year, with good money made on sweets, and with prospects I lof profits equally large on cotton,! Currituck farmers seem to be in fair I way to have the most prosperous: year since the big slump and one of j the most prosperous years in the > county's history. Not satisfied with their profits on Irish potatoes and sweets, and with the prospects of good money for their cotton, many farmers In the I lower end of Currituck County are planning to try tp cop some of the. big money that was made in Pasquo tank last year on a fall crop of May peas. May peas in November may i set-in a misnomer, but a few l'asqno- j tank farmers last November got as ( high ns $12 a basket for May peas as compared with a price of nhout $2 a basket In the spring of that year. In the Mamie neighborhood of Cur rituck nearly every farmer has his PM patch, though In no individual case has any large acreage been' planted. The same farmers are alsn ! planting small plots In string heana which they expect to be shipping along with the May peas. If there Is a favorable market for them. WOODMEN TO PICNIC AT DAWSON'S BEACH j Members of Evergreen Camp. No. [778, Woodmen of the World, will en Joy a picnic Friday afternoon at Dawson's lleach. All Woodmen will meet in the Kramer Building at 1 o'clock Friday and go from there to !the. bearh. A. O. Kiff, district defyity of North Carolina Woodmen, arrived in the ci-! ty Thursday morning from Norfolk, where he had been attending the re union of Veterans. He will attend j the picnic Friday afternoon, and he, urges that Woodmen of other camps in this section be present, and ex-i tends for the Woodmen a very cor- ] dial Invitation to the public to at i tend. , I "We'll be glad to have you. I folks." says Mr. Klff. "Get in the | Woodman crowd and have a good . time with us. We are anxious to make this a Veal Joyfest." Miss Margaret Hollowell has re turned. from an automobile trip to northern cities with her grandpar ents. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Derrlckson 'and left Tuesday to Join her parents. ' Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hollowell at Nags Head. TWO MISSIONARIES KILLED BV BANDITS ? S? T> * A?iorlit?d Prr?.l Shanghai. Auaust 3u.?.Rev. W. A. Whiteside and Rev. K. (J. Walt. Brit ish missionaries, were sliot and kllUd by bandits while travelling in Szech man province on August 14. accoH in* to a letter from Mienchow re ceived here today. Princess Anastasia Died Wednesday Nijslit London. August 30.?Princess An astasia of Greece, formerly Mrs. Wil liam Leeds of America, died at her home here last night. The family of the. late Princess is making plans to send the body to New York. Some members of the Greek royal family favored burial In Athens, but it was held that the pres ent political situation there which has already resulted in the exile of Greek royalty Including Prince Chris topher. Princess Anastasia's husband, would preclude this Btep. Moreover, the princess had ex pressed the wish that she might rest with her father and mother In Wood lawn Cemetery. New York. SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY POINT HARBOR SOON The Rnptlsts of Currituck an* plan ning. n great meeting for Saturday, ^September 22. which wl.ll be known as the Pour County Sunday School Reunion. The reunion, which is to be held at Point Harbor, is being ar ranged by the membership of the liaptist Church at Mamie, and the Sunday schools in the four counties, Pasquotank. Camden, .'l>are and Cur rituck have been extended invitations to attend. It is hoped that large numbers from these'three neighbor ing counties will be present. The day will be full of entertain ment as boat races and swimming contests are being arranged and sev eral good speakers are expected to deliver addresses. Refreshments are to be sold and every family will carry its dinner! BIG REVIVAL NOW ON NARROW SHORE One of the greatest revival meet ings ever held in Currituck County is being conducted at the Gospel Tab ernacle on Narrow Shore this week. [Crowds are filling the building at ev ery service and people are coming from tlie neighboring counties aa w*ell from all parts of Currituck. The meeting is In charge of Rev. E. T. Adams, well known evangelist, of Kentucky, and he Is assisted by Rev. George It. Kulp of Michigan. Rev. Mr. Kulp Is nearly 8 0 years olu and has been preaching for about 50 years. The music and singing are in charge of Professor and Mrs. R. A. Shank of Columbus. Ohio. Services are held dally on week days at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. and on Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. The last Service will be held at 7:30 Sunday evening. September 2. BAPTISTS TO HOLD REVIVAL AT MAMIE Revival services at the Rapt 1st Church at Mamie will begin on the Monday after the third Sunday lr\ September and will continue for a week or ten day. Rav. Mr. Jones of Portsmouth, I* well known in Currituck, will conduct the revival and he will be assisted by the pastor. Rev. J. I,. Waldrep. Everything In Readiness For The Kiwanian Outing Bov? and Girl* Who Haven't Had Their Share of Picnicb If 'ill Enjoy Delight fill Afternoon Friday With Hatli in ft. Mimic. Karen, and Plenty of Refrenhntentn Elizabeth City Klwanlans arc plan ning a delightful outing ? Friday af ternoon for the boys and girls who hare not had their share of picnics thin summer. Charley Oalther In chairman <if the committees In charge of the affair and has worked zealously to provide a good time for all the boys and girls. The chairman of the entertainment eommittee. George Little, has been assisted by representatives of every church In Elisabeth City. Tickets have been Issued to children In the various parts of town but If some one knows of a child who ought to no and has not a ticket, the Klwsnlans hope that the child's name will be handed to George Little at the Caro lina Hank and Trust Company at once. Every child must havo his ticket on Friday afternoon. Automobiles will leave from thre?? places at 2: So and will return to these plsces with the children at six o'clock. The places are the Com munity House on Fleetwood street, the High School building on North Road street, and Calvary Baptist church on Riverside. JVM Skinner Is chslrman of the transportation committee and has arranged for Klwanlans to be on hand with their cats. He urges that they be there promptly. The children will first be Uk?a to Dawson's Beach and at three o'clock amusements will begin. First, there will be a duck chasek Five duck* will be turned loose and the winner* may carry home their trophies. Next will be a barrel rld iug content. The Klwanlans will give a prize to the winner. Then there will be a diving contest, and Josh Dawson will give a prlxe to the winner. A flag rsce In Hhallow wa ter for the tiny tota will be last, and the Klwanlans will give a prise In this race. The children should take their bathing suit*. There will be no charge made for bathing privileges. At four o'clock everybody will go to the Old Fairgrounds where Jim Stalllnxs snd his assistant chefs will see that each child gets all the re freshments that Its tummy can hold. Adrlsn Nicholson will have a brass hand there to play,while the young sters satisfy their craving for food. See saws and swings have been put up by the Klwanlans. There will be running races, and more prises. George Bpence Is chairman of the law and order committee, but It Is not expected that ho will have any thing to do except look pleasant, which he Invariably does, anyway. All Klwanlans will make It their business and pleasure to look after the hoys and girls and see that they lhav? a good time and get back safe V Council Ambassadors Sends Urgent Protest Invites Greece to Institute Immediate Investigation Into Cir cumstance* Surrounding the Killing of Five Members of Italian Commission on Albanian Frontier MEN ARE ALLOWED TO STAY AT WORK Agreement Reached Today Between Policy Committee of Anthracite Operator* and Miner* Union Officials. lit) The Ainwlttril l'rr??, I Harrisburg, I*a., August 30.?An agreement was reached today be tween the policy committee of the aTi'thraclte operators and officials of the miners union, under which the union men employed as pumpemn. engineers and maintenance men will he allowed to stay at work after Sep tember the first, even if the suspen sion of mining now ordered becomes effective. Tin- men in these clnssjficat Ions are needed to prevent the from flooding ami caving in during periods idleness. % llarrishurg, Pa., August 30.?(low ernor I'inchot last night submitted his plan for settlement of the coal strike to tlx* operators and miners and called upon them to answer by Friday. Young Men Organize Athletic Association Plan to Have Football and Various Kinds of Indoor Sports j Young men of KUzabeth City i Wednesday night organised an Ath letic Association which proposes to form a football team and to arrange for other athletic sports for the fall and winter season. I Those eligible for active member ship in the organization are young men from IK to 25 who an* not now attending the Klizabeth City High School. The entrance membership fee Is one dollar. Officers for the association will be named at a meeting to be held at the Community tlulldlng next Tuesday evening at 7:150. Members of the association expect to make arr ange nignt a, if possible for the opening of the gymnasium and th? shower on the basement of the building. Prominent business and profes sional men of the city have pledged their support to the young men in their effort for wholesome recrea tion and at the same time to enter tain fans with a good class of outdoor and indoor sports. VETEKANS VOTING ON MODIFICATION Norfolk, AugttSt 30. ? Reconsider iation of the vote of the Veterans of I Foreign Wars encampment yester day approving the resolution present-, ed by the Virginia department call ing for modification of the Volstead I Act promised today to occupy the, i business seHslon. The resolution calls for an amendment of the pro-! hihition laws to permit reasonable | dispensing of alcoholic beverages, land declares that the law cannot he, enforced properly and that this con stitutes a menace to all law and to, the safety of the nation. IMMEDIATE IIEI.I? NEEDED HY THESE Here are three cases of immediate j 'need. F.lizaheth City people who; wish to be of service in their own community are invited to send con-! trlbutlons to members of the County Welfare Hoard, which is composed of M. P. Jennings, O. F. SeylTrrt. and I)r. S. If. Templeman. or to the Coun ty Welfare Officer. Op|M?rtimlty Xo. One An invalid girl with no near rela-1 tlves 1s now ill with typhoid fever. Ne?ds gowns, other articles for the, sickroom, and money to be used for, food. She In being taken care of by an aged couple who are barely aide to take care of themselves, but aref sharing with her out of the kindness of their hearts. Op|H?t-iunity No. Tho A deserted mother with six chil dren Is trying to work and make a living for them. Needs temporary relief until Mothers' Aid can he se cured for her. Op|M>rtunlty Xo. Three Five children In another family j need food and clothing, or money, with which tA buy fjhene All three cases have been carefully ! Investigated and the public Is assured that any funds contributed will be [carefully and wisely spent. The need | Is urgent. Mrs. Bessie Thompson of Manns 'Harbor returned home Wednesday; jafter visiting friends In the city. i <Bv Th' AatnrliM I'rfM ) Paris, August 30.?The Inter-Al lled Council of Ambassadors today decided to send a telegram to the Greek government on behalf of the French, Brltlah and Italian govern ments. jointly protesting "with the energy that the gravity of the clr cumstanceH warrant against the out rage of which the Italian mission of the Commission for Delimitation of the Albanian frontier had been the victim." The telegram Invites Greece to In stitute ^immediate investigation Into the circumstances surrounding tho massacre. Italian Fleet Ready London, August 30.?Demonstra tions against the Greeks are report ed front all parts of Italy, says a Central News dispatch from Rome, but so far as is known no acts of violence have occurred. The Italian government has called on th? newspapers and the Fascist! forces to assist in maintaining order and discipline. A dispatch to the livening News from Milan says that the Italian fleet has received orders to be prepared to sail in the eventuality of move ment against Greece. Kotne, August 30. ? Following the murder of five Italian diplomats by the Greeks, Italy yesterday served a live day ultimatum on Greece call ing for indemnity and apology. Italy also demanded an answer to her note within 2 4 hours. Athens, August 30.?It is under stood here that Greece is not dis posed to accept the humiliating con ditions imposed by Italy in the lat ter's note demanding satisfaction for killing live Italian members of the Greco-AI ban Ian frontier Delimitation Mission. In the event that a dead lock-is' reached in settling the af fair. Greece, it is further understood, will propose to submit the question to the League of Nations. Declares Christ Only True Success Dallas Lawyer Makes Report on Citizenship to American Bar Association Lake Junaluska, August 30.?Rev. Thurston II. Price, evangelist of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in a sermon this morning before the Bible and Kvangellstlc Conference at the Southern Methodist Summer As sembly here, declared that .the church Is not Yi failure, but that if the members of the church would study more closely the teachings and life of Jesus Christ they could make It much more successful. "He shall not fall," the words of prophecy spoken by Isaiah, was the evangelist's text. The text refers to Jesus Christ. "If this statement of my text," he began "had been spoken about any other man Hint ever walked the face of the earth, it would have been proved false long ago. Men havl lived, It is true, whose power and fame seemed to be fljfed and their ul timate success an assured fact, but history Is one long list of their final failures In many ways." Christ, he said. Is the only man who never failed, whose life was crowned with everlasting success. The church, having Its foundation In Christ and Ills teachings, Is not a failure, he reasoned. When honest and thoughtful men are inclined to say that the church Is a failure It Is not because of the church as a whole, but heeause of Individual members of the church and their errors, the evangelist declared. "We need not fall." he continued, "If we would only learn from a few outstanding facts In His everyday life why it was that He whs stlch a per fect success In His life and contact with men as well as In His great plan, laid In so short a time, for the salvation of the rest of the world." Rev. Mr. Price reviewed the life of Christ, emphasizing His ability to master Himself, to be democratic and mix with the mob, even though born a king. "Christ did great and mighty things, but he never grew proud over them." said the evangelist. "When a mart grows proud and thinks he 'has arrived," the time has come for that man to 'step off,' and he usually does that very thing. Let us keep such a r?? I hi.- task Just ahead of us that we will never have time to grow proud and gloat, over what little we already have done." WTTCttf MARKET New York, August 30.?Spot cot ton closed quiet with a five point de cline. Middling 25.60. Futures rlosed at the following levels: Octo ber 24.35, December 24 26, January 23.92. March 23.97, May 23.93. New York, August 30?Future op ened today at the following levels: October 24.51-62. December 24.42 44, January 24.11, March 24.14-11, May 24.10.