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Poplar Branch Boys Go Seeing North Carolina I iiilt'r * arc of Kmory Smith. Tat'lii'r nf Viiriftilltirt'. Tlii-y \ i?il Hiy Dairy ami l-'rn it l arin-. Camping Altum the Way at rliflnnTMilif! Iti(rt;?" " Poplar Branch. Aug. 21. ? Twenty six m* tubers of the class in agriculture of Poplar Branch Ilii-h School returned August 11 tr??m a lour of the Slate, all th> ?A.iy from Currituck to Buncombe. :> <iisianc.? of l.SOO miles, the on ? ir?? trip costing the hoys less than IIS each. Tlie hoy* left Poplar Branch al r.ix o'clock 'in the morning am! wi re Roue Just *1-5 days, go hi g by Route ?? ???. Their first camp was at ttnborannville. Next they went to Raleigh. and Dm limn. making ther second camp ui Klon College., then gniu? to Greensboro where t hex visited the first farm, that of M. r'J. S. Stevens. The next farm visited was (hut of Tom Puberion riwrtM? same .vletntcr. Both were dairy farms with Jersey cattl Mi", Stevens raised her cows, and i p on J of Jt. Mr. i'nbtrton bought lire These and other Interest lug fails were learned on the visits. At Winston-Salem t lie hoys went1 throng]! the Reynolds Tohucco FuC loiy and saw cigarettes in every process of manufacture from th?* leaf to the- finished product. Their third camp was at Yad ... kinville. Then, they visited Ho^pe and enjdyed the mountain scen erv along the way. They mad'' ? heir fourth camp at Blowing Hock, then going hy Lenoir, Mor gunton and .Marion they reached Ashevllle Saturday afternoon at four o'clock and remained there until Monday morning at six o'clock. At Biltmorc they went through the Vanderhilt estate and saw the fine- .hTKfy rattle and other farm ing features of the same high or der. The hoys were treated to tcp-cronm nrade fronr someot tins Jersey cream " afid they declare' that "they did It Justice." Xext lh??y went hy Henderson vlllo to Tryon where they camped, and next day went hy Rut her fordton to Shelby. At Shelby they 'imtt'tl imi ue.imerles cream Tactory. and three daTr y farms, Cleveland of which Sliel by is the county seal. Is one of the hest dairy counties in the -State, the well knowu "Gilt Edge" but ter being a Cleveland County pro duct. The following night the party camprd eight miles west of Char lotte, and next morning went by Charlotte to Monroe. Rocking ham and I^nkeview where they camped. This is fruit country and it was almost time for the peaches to ripen and the boys saw one of the finest peach crops the section has ever produced. The lake itself was fine for swimming "and the t boys had a delightful VU^ie there Next thev went to nLileigh and visited State College, gfting through all the buildings including the dairy and creamery. They also visited the penitentiary and the insane asylum, camping on the State Fair Grounds. Leav ing Raleigh they made a bee line for home, by llendcrRon. Wake Forest, YVeldon, and Wlnton, where they made their last camp! and front Wlnton to Sunbury, and Poplar Branch, finding the worst roads in the State on the last day's Journey. The boys deposited Sir* for the trip hut were given a refund at the-rrrd-rrf-tlTf^lTtTr ? Thev- -went in two school trucks furnished by the school hoard. The weather was good and they found the trip filled with pleasure and profit. The. boys were under the care of the teacher of agriculture of Pop lar P.ranch High School. Emory Smith, who knew what to show them along the way and how to look out for them. The boys going -were: Monroe Owens of Harbinger, Milford Haunt of Poplar Branch. Lloyd Hanks of Mamie. Earl Sawyer of Harbinger, Elbert Oneal of Pop lar Branch. Lindsay Hampton of ? <%iUJo?h, TIiimI Hm>y of folnjooU. Florlat) Evans of Harbinger. Orian Evans of Hurhinger. He*e kiah Owens of Harbinger. War ren Qlbhs of Ifarbing'r. Lln / .wood Til let t of Poplar Branch. [ Copeland New hern of Powells * Point. John James Oneal of Pop lar Hranch, Robert l?ce Sawyer, of Harbinger, Charlie Dunton Of Aydlett, Marshall Gallop of Jar vlshurg. Horace Bunch of Poplar Branch. Wlnton Wright of Ayd lett. Melvln Nowhern of Powell* Point. Elvln Newbern of P/iwell* ^Polnt. John Litchfield of Poplar TTranch, James TTalstead of Sot folk. Manly l<ee of Poplsr Branch, and Hen W-oton of Poplar Branrh. MOYOCK FA KM Kit S VISIT PASQUOTANK Moygck. Aug. 21. ? Tw.nty four farmers from this section, member* of the lloosters Club, visited ParoUotafik County Moil day to learn something of the -lowing of pastures by observa tion ?if farms there. They were I corned by County Agent G. W. I Ills and visited the Morgan ! KlWn and the Foreman Stock , Fur in. The Currituck farimrs were' well i?l ased with the trip and are preparing to have pastures of their own. onncaT your SAVINGS IN SAFE BONDS few n? for fall Information INDUSTRIAL BANK Stumps for Dad v? ncn me presidential campaign nvia under way Hiln* M. Brynn. srn of Charles W. Brynn, governor of N'ebraitku. Democratic f..* vice presidency, plana to tako the "lump for his father, lie to a prac ticing attorney in Minneapolis, Minn. Itr.\l\ \I.S I'l.AWKII l-'Olt ( lititiTK K < PowelJ*. Point. Auk. 21.? Plan* art- being completed for special revival m-rvlc.:H in the sev uaL Baptist tilittrcbw -wf . I^?w* r Currituck County. Tin* first 01 tli" meetings will h? |<l at 'Hi, Coinjock church, beglunim: Sun day niuii t , AuKust :;i. Tin- Col n Jock re\lval service* will be held nightly for one week, concluding ?Sunday. S? -|?i ? iiiIm r T. acco rdlnr. I In- night nn'ctinurt will begin promptly at 7:45 wlili n la-min ute sunt; service, and It is planned that each scrvlco will conclude bi ll, o'clock. If. after tin- start of the nit'i'tini:. it seems best io hold also soup afternoon services, then Hut'h services will In- arranged, lie v. Charles Arthur Yandcrmeul <?11, the pastor, has In en asked hy many of the Coin jock people to preach at this Coinjook meeting, mid h?< plans to do so. Revival services in the Relio hotli church will begin Sunday, September Tt and will conclude Scpteinhe rl 4. Two services will he held daily throughout the week, at 2:4!> p. in. and at 7:4.r? p. in. The pastor will conduct thly. niri'iliin also. Revival meetings nt the Pow ells Point. Poplar Branch and Whales Head churches will lie announce d a little later. Tin- regular Sahhath preaching appointing nts of Rev. C. A. Yun derniculcn for Sunday. A u uust 2 4. are: Powells Point church nt 1 1 a. in. and Poplar Branch church at 3 p. in. At the Powells Point Baptist Church at 11 a. in., Saturdny, August. 23, will he held an im portant church conference. Kv ery member of the church is in vited. ? - T-Ih*- --piente- f?f ? -t4f- - -Prrw ills Point Sunday school. Knoch II. Banks, superintendent, has heen postponed a few days. It will likely he held no\v on the date set. Saturday. August .".0, at the Point. The Young People's S^jciety and B. Y. P. V. of Powells Point held a Jolly picnic party late Wednes day afternoon and early evening at the Point. Bathing, group games and a picnic supper were enjoyed. The recent Ladies' Aid lawn so rlal nt Maple was very enjoyable and successful. This society met for a special meeting In the Re tumuni fhiiH'h mihuisiv .'iHH'umwi TWO TIIOI'N.% \|? ACIIKS l,\N|> CI T INTO SMAI.I l \IIMS Fort Worth. Aug. 21. ? (Spo rial.) Fifteen hundred peoph have inspected the 2.000 acres of state land which will go on sub In September In the upper Pan Handle of Texas. This property, much of which will be turned in to smnll farms. Was a part of the ranches recovered by I lie state from the syndicate which built the state capital at AlMltln. The laud will l>t sold to I he highest bidders and Its development |K ex pected to do much for that sec tion. Faotory-to-Yoti Sale now on AT TIIR STANDARD PHARMACY rilO.NK 114 NEW ARRIVAL SPORT FELT IIATS, For tlir upliwlutc young luily? 82.95, 83.95 and $1.85 Mitchell's Dept. Store CLEAN SWEEP SALE NOW ON <1 KKHTI k I'ASTOK Itrv. (', A. Vand?Tiiii'*il? n. who recently took ciiaruf of tin- lower Currituck fi? l<| of l!apti?t church es xi 11*1 is oiv.iui/inu the \otini; |M OJjJ. .is tt.U a* UtC'ldilur Olio : To r - .irrn^ ^mFi^?TT *55= ?n . PI.EJSTY TO EAT ON IM.EASt KE DAY .Harbinger, Aiik. HI. ? At l'oini Harbor on September t? t li ?- ldgr gest gathering in tin- history of the county is t-Ninfli'i!. Dinner, is; to he provided on the Grounds at ;t reasonable price for tu-' convenience of visitors. Thi?r<* will be enough to feed ft.UO'n |moj?!i' so there will l)?* no need Top-irny ? oirr; ? ni ? Ruffier ? ;t Inn lirinKinR a lunch. Ilaibecuc, hot dogs, cakes, pics, and pickles will be anions the Rood IllihKs ?frvcd but the chit-ken table and the regular dinner stand will be special at tractions. The occasion" Is the.*_ annua) Pleasure Day-,- and the ciHntuitteo in charge of the arrangements id-. in Jo make Ho- day all that the name implies; ? ? ~ ? /.Firs I HKHIIOM WAS OF I1ICIKF l)C ItATION Manteo. A uir. 21. ? The free dom of a negro ninn called **Zel>" morning while Chief of Police. George \V. Twiford was taking anot )!? r negro by the name of John, whom Zeh had shot, to the doctor's office to have his woumU dressed lasted only an hour or two. John, 7.i b. another negro man and two negro women wcr?* brought here early Tuesday morn ing. August ft. and placed In the county jail following a shooting and cutting scrape that had tak en place* the day before. Zeh says that the Jail door was left wide open and it woirld have been very foolish of him not to take advantage of the opportuni ty to escape, hut it was somo time nftef the chief and John hod n ? ttirne.il from the doctor's office when it was learned that the prisoner had made his getaway. It was not until a reward of fft.OO was offered that much ef fort was made, men armed with revolvers and automatic shot guns .began a search that- soon ended with the finding of tiic ne gro hid away in a stock pea patch a short distance from the Jail. Harry Wescott, who carried the shot jenn deserves the credit for th^ capture, according to other members of the searching pnrly. Later in the afternoon >' was 'reported fVial'lh c~~same ~pTT~? >nr r hud escaped again but tliat proved to he a mistake. | Business [ As Usual We are having our store ri-iiHifh'h-il lull are doinn business just the game. Come in. You will re ceive service at all timcj. McCabe & Grice i J nsl l? Yon Order It When you receive your, (irocenes tliat you order from us, you will find everything exactly ns you ex|H'ct it ? in (|uan lily, <|ii:ilil y and price. It is the assurance of al)? solute satisfaction, wlrich (foes with every pur chase, which makes it a pleasure to trade here. M. P. Gallop Co. EL DAU.O CIO A ItS Solil hy l<ft<llnu Hits A\f> PIIAIIMAI'IKH l?. K. moi?;an & CO. WIIOUKALK (ilICK Kits rtioiM* ,vw> Moyock Farm Boys Are Back From A Fine Trip With T. B. Klliutt. Teacher of Agriculture. in (Jiarp'. They See Bif: I arm* ill N iruiuia W here I'ure Breil Cattle, ami Stork, anil l ine Fruit \re l<ai?etl Moyock. Aug. 21. ? Twenty tli tv boys accompanied by T. 11. Klliuit. teacher of agriculture and K. A. Cox. who astfist *?<1 Mr. Klliott in taking care of the hoy*. Iiayo ret u cued from a two *<?. k-i tour of pkicvs of par - tU-uhir interest to boys who know something about farming and are ambitions to burn a groat deal more.* - ? At the bpginninif of life trip ev ery fellow put tip $15 for i*X]M nst'n, Hut so well \va> lit ? trip managed i that at the end of ilie trip each boy was refunded the sum of $.1.1.1. Tw.i school truck* were used and a camping outfit. The party ? ? ? f t Moyock and went to I'fclcrs IMII* rtrw night. XVxt I hey xi&ited the big farm of S- uator Carter Glass near l.ymhhurit and Raw tin* mom fa ' "mo us Jersey cow in the state "oT Virginia. . lly Bedford they went to Roa noke. going on top of .Mill Moun tain ami visiting otli- r spot* of in t rest. Next they went to Hoi llns College whieh lias-one of thi nnest herds of llolstcin rows in the couutr.V; - Tim .manage, r of. llio dairy farm" snfil that they av eraged Cm) itonnds of butter a ~ year. ? " Another delightful spot was the K. l>. Ninniger orchard where apples are grown for market. 'There the hoys learned about up pie growing, spraying, fert ili/.itiK. and marketing. Going up th ? - valley they crossed - -Natural Bridge, then ? went by Stanton. Harrisonburg, Newmarket, and through the won derful Kndh'iis Caverns. Seeing the*e ravertis was well worth Ihe ilrip. many of ~inu*iM?ys timiafra. At Kndless Caverns Farm they saw the only herd of Brown Swiss 'cattle in Virginia, also Jersey cattle, Berkshire hogs, percheron mares. Suffolk punch horses. The ? uiiinitmr t minium! nil iilnuu lilt* nil H'i ''in iiind.i. At the Sheuandouh Farms they saw Shropshire sheep. Berkshire hogs, and short " horned cattle. COMFORTS ? Made of soft black kid, plain too, low heel with rubber top lift. A Shoe for real comfort. Other styles made on dressy last and in plain or cap toes. Ask to See these Stylo*. Owens SJioe Co. ii'i i also banted a groat ?leul about pasture.-*. At Winchester they visited the largest appl?> otoraxt' wart'hOiiM* ill the world. It has a capacity fur loo. oih) barrels. Then* they also visited th?' ice plant am! l-arm-d imirh about tin- man.i fat : tiro <11111 uso ??f Ice. A h?rd of Poland shorthorn:; and also beautiful orchards were especial attractions at the John C. ?father Farm, while ai the .M - t'.iiin llrothere Farm they saw Po land China pigs and shorthorn cat tli*. lly Iiorryville tliey next- vent t?? l.'etihuric ami visited form ! Covernor West nmrelaml D.ivis* tJikMili . a. ti 01 CSii.'rnsey cattle. Next they s|H?nt two days an?l 1 th r?>?- ni Kills in ami around the'vi 1 ty^rf-W;fstrhigrofi7-vT5iniiK""al' important place* of intcr<Ml. ami coming home by Fredericksburg and lilehniond. The nicniliom of the par?v go Iiik were: I .Hand Power... Vernon V mice l*ow?rc. Lmircnce I'nwcrs, Fletcher Fulford. Muy ; ward W**#r. Waller Poytter, Ura? I Iuiiii Poyner, Cecil liundy. Ad rian Mathias. Clyde Scaff. Wiley ' lint fell. ? iit?Mi''-ne<' Bnllittn'i', ? >?.ml - West. Charley Snowden Julian Payne. Haymond Chenaou, Lo*tll Duncan. Howard Iiuiicaii. Howard _ (ire gory.' Johnnie Kthuridg. Joe" Williams, l.yle Fo rbes. ;iu?s??ll CIri'Kory R. A- Cox, ami T. II. Klli.it 1. H.mKIUS \K\VS -llutUTux. . Auk. -Suiu*. Hoard of Kduralioii hurt taknn o* or tile tiui.-diltm of buildlllK of the M-hool at llnttora*. NVw toaHicr* will lio onK.ip<-d for i??xt year. A live lied Cross Chapter, the only 0110 tin "ih'* bunkn." ha* betn started at Ituxton. with about tf.'i ni? mbor*. Tho Iteil C'ruHx niirio* arrlvod fmnr Atlanta an. I ? at onre two Kood classes In homo nuritiiiK ? ??uo for Rirl* and one for wotiu n. tu bo hold daily for three wot U.?. A rull lino of health work is planned. William Harris Uolllnson ono of lb*- old?*t Inhabitants i?f "ilo* bank?" wan buried at llulturu* Thursday. IF SHE'S WORTH WHILE. 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Teapot coupons in all packages (except ten-cent size) explain how you may secure the Banquet Percolator TeajKjt. BANQUET OK.ANCEUPE.KOE tea McC Si Company Halumokc, Mu. Tea Importrrs , WenJeri and l'atkert PE N DERIS YELLOW FRONT STORES CT T/"1 A TJ <?r:iimlaloil, _ oUo/\K,.lllim| 7y2C CHEESE,1!:;: 31c 1). I\ > INIX\|{ Purr Ci?lcr I *i ill I Or Gallon 35r Ouarl |<)r (fulloii 68c WESSON OIL Pint rail 27e Ouarl Tail 50c K \KO S> KIT? Hlno l.alirl No. I f.j rail. I Or; No. ."> ran. HOr; No. 10 ran, 57r I K 1 I I J \I5S (ilass To|h. Metal Top* Pints, dozen 85c 7<>c Quarts, do/.rti .S 1 .00 HOr Half <?allon. dozrn 81.10 SI. 1.1 I'arnwax for Sralin^, Pkfj;. 12r Fruit Jar Ituhhrr*. ?|o/rn ....... 8c I mil Jar Mrlal, dozen 25c Fruit Jar^tops (ilaw; iluzrii " ? :: 2()r C.erto ? I mil Pectin, liolllr 33c IMdKI.KS Fancy Snrrl Mixed, hoitlr 15c l anry Snret Mixed. ipiarl liolllr 35c SAKDIMS ? I ?'alley Dome-lie in oil. ran 5c J Norwegian in Olive Oil, ean 15c Portuguese ill Olive Oil, ejiil 15c Itoncli** lni|iorleil ill Olive Oil. large ean 28c | I. A II I) ? Best Pure, pound 18r j Shoulders, Skills, pound 17c < Sail Pork ? Kihs, pound 18c j I'lales, pound 15c < SNOWDKIFT ? I pound 22c ] 2 pound* lie I |ioiiiiiIh 77c j MII.K ? Square Condensed. rail 12c < Kagle IjiiuleiMil, run 19c < \ iin Camps F.vupnraled. tall run 9c j II.OIK ? I'aluee I'atenl & \\ itmler Self Kitting ! 12-s 21-s IK-* 9?-h ! 50c 9tte J> 1 .9(1 #3.75 ! We Sell the jjamilton lljafcit "Tht Watch of Railroad Accuracy" miuis selh; lour Shin- IHH?. Main JUKI Water SlrW< Capital Stock $250,000 m k m it i: it r i-: i> k ii a i. it i: s K it v k ll. i ir.. ..i KIJXARKTH I1T1 rolumbU* |>t*r >\i "iTy-l^iHHfloti,- -l*rrs.' ~ ' ' "" fi?). It. I. Idle, ( ushlri'. II. TniiMy, A-^'t rimlili?r. Carolina Banking & Trust Co. | TRUNKS AND BAGS FOR YOUR VACATION . And for llic Royx anil Girl# Going Away to College : in Early l ull. NOW 18 THE TIME TO BLT>T 1 Quinn Furniture Co. APINOL CONVERTS SUNBURN INTO TAN WITHOUT BLISTERING Only 30c at any tlore 4 GATEWAYS; Inc. Chevrolet Automobile Contest COUPON August 21st. 1024. Good for 10 Votes When properly signed and mailed or delivered to Gateway*, Inc., 338 Twenty-fourth street, Newport News, Va? this Coupon will be Rood for 10 votes in the Chevrolet Automobile Contest, to be credited to the person whose mime appears below: Name of Contestant. . ... Street and No. . City or I'. O. Address ...4 VOID AFTER AUGUST 31st, 1!>24.
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