ALBEMARLE FAIR EDITION.
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more than ahbim ? .
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VOL. xv1; No. 824. h'tlv^7"j. n!" ,m?"y*"""0' elizabeth city, n. c. friday7october 5, 1923 NW'o 8*u"d"'~ single copy 5 cents.
JOHN D. SYKES JR. TO
GO ON TRIAL NEXT WEEK
jt Not Generally Believed That Case Will
I Take Up Much Time of Federal Court.
Sykcs. Jr.. former
l-trst & Citizens
tik of this city who
.he >ntn of $25,825 :
,i year ago will go,
the I'nited States j
convenes in this
;..y. Oct. (). Judge,
t oiittor presiding.
of young Sykrs
? < h;t|tier in the life
11f was ;i triisteil ami
ploye of ilio First \
National. I It- was the
^ I>arents, lie was gene
|.'<1 as a young man of
- imlustry ami thrift.
,'Jitu hours ho hail ilevot
> l imo to liuililing up
I'oultrv Farm on his
i in iionr this oity. ami his
might have maile him
i'li.
anm infatnateil with
.-ass willow l?y the name
? I.yons. Following a
..us courtship with Mrs.
.. oimni-r of ltrj2. vonng
the oity on Siimlay.
1T_'. The following Mon
i'-?r hay. a national holi
? ink was olosoil two ilays
k> s put milos ami miles
! nwlf ami FlizaU'th City.
? Ii>. I.;, nk o|n>!i?h| on Tues
?">. ami a shortage of
>j Sylies' aoooniits was ilis
Syko> hail ln-tfor than a
.lit hours start on the
- >.f justiii*.
K it tin- i-ity tor parrs
:ilx>nt tho same titno.
?ii tvwanls wcrr iiffcntl
? ;i!?:?ir?- '?t' yoitm; Syki-s ami
i r?- \\,i> in kinks :in<i
?. i? :ill uvor the miintry.
? ??vcrt-'l his triu-ks well ami
hnvo !??? !i :if lik-rty vet.
? r'??r tho woman in the on so.
V- olotio l.yolls I-a till' kirk t??
?'ii t'in la>r >iiiiii??t. sin
k :if iH* In iii st <>t Sykrs
?i. how things wore ini
tio- ?-i?l liniiio town ami to
??:' Sykos* niotlu-r. Mrs.
?i noi Is-i'ii ninny ilnys in
!?-;'nri' i?ffi<-?rs of tin- 1".
no-tit of .Fns!in- Kiiil Ink
? t;?.fo?l\ ;in<I >nit li'-r thru
i 'I'-uf-f. Kv?-ti ntulor tin
. ii:'inKirioii sht- rofuscl to
li.-i- ->l??ufs of hor fri?-iiil
?r- -?ho wotiKI tlio liTori*
i-i ?? II. Finally. uii'lor iim
-irro. -In- sjiKI sin- woithl
?i i'-::s?-nt of tin- lny's
.1 mm l?. Syk'-s. Sr.. wns
? i-:i>?- nii'l Mrs. S\ki-<
. woman t" toll nil sin
Syki-s wnnfoil hi-r son
. sr.-inil trial, pnv tin
?? ? - folly anil k-nin lifo
M--. Syki - fohl this nows
.- riin** that sho hiol li-i-n
- :i in that lior l?oy was
Shi- hail prayoil
? tor liis ri-turn.
? ;i|.|?M-tit-iii|i-<i hi a
?i > in tin- wiMs of Moii
?iii any town. upon tin
'??i>lii-'l l?y l"?-ni-lo|i?'
hml lHii|o||t la ml in a
a mountain si?lo atnl
in the hiisinoss
? foxes. Mo hail
.1 pair of tlioso raro
? I'l l* - '.I
:...l iiis|(i?sfi| of :ill of
? hii li )i?- uot away,
f h?- officers $10.
i.? u ???eminent ImuhIs,
??!? rty to the value of
? i lie was hrmmht
'( ? .irolina early ill
!'? lea;-???! tunler a
? '? '?? aii'l t>n July Hi he
l.-r. ilii- roof of his
hive never lost faith
i ?>' e\|iee|ii| to colj
? i; ? ??iiii's time next
? !ie-.ei| that lie ile
!?!?:?<! vtiilty ami throw
the inerey of the
V; WI S .||)|J OF
\l\INt. IIK.IIWWS
?: the contract to
M I {'Wills of l'lts
it looks as if the
--ion will have to
yvslelli nf keeping
hatever laltor Mm
" * i ? * 111 may la? a hie
?? i'lea was to let
? loi;.. hy contract
vision of J. K.
ihleiiiie'it*. No
ha - lieeii ilone oil
for several months
i !>l:iiiianls are ask
? a many sections
. .:tr eyes. Sl*C]
"'V
Held For Murder
of Wife's Uncle
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IIKKHKKT CII.MTKI.I.
THIS snapshot is of Hcrlifit Chap
pell. youiij; I'erquiuiaus County boy
arruseri of killing Klisha tioodwin
Hertford man. following a drinking
bout in tin* l'iney Woods sort ion of
Perquimans County Tursday night,
Septembper So. Chapprll is i!?
years old. He is being held ill the
Hertford jail pending the Superior
Court term whirh ronvenes October
. He has an 18-year-old wife and
a baby. Snapshot photo by 1). V.
Meekins.
NOTED GUESTS
EXPECTED HERE
I
Big Methodist Conference
November 14 to 19 Include
Distinguished Laymen.
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Many noted men are expect
ed as quests at the Confer
ence of the Eastern District;
Methodists to he held in this-j
city Xovemher 14 to I'd. Among;;
the prominent laymen who are
expected here, are Hon. Jose-!
pirn- hanieH of Raleigh and <
(leneral Julian S. Carr of Dur-i
ham. Some 4'TO ministers and
delegate- are expected to the
conference.
There will he two bishops at Ihei
eonferenee. per. Pnllins T W*Ttny of:
Kie|||l|0|l<l, hishop <?f the M. K. 1
'?"hiireh South. ;iii<I Pishop 1". V. XV.'
I>:irlittgfon. of Huntington. \V. Ya..'
:i former bishop of the ehtireh. The I
hitter will s|w.'ik en the "Stl|ier
alinuute Kiidowment Puml."
other note*I men who are ex-1
jieetei! as guests are |)r. \\ . 1'. lew.
.president of Trinity College. l?ur
ham: It. X. Page, former <'otigress
man. of Southern Pines; Pol. .1. !?'.
liiirton. proininent lawyer ami
I tanker of Wilson: Papt. H. II.
X'ewell. I?ivision Superintendent of
, the Atlantie Pojist lane Railroad::
Judge S. P. Austin, of Nashville: i
P.. I!. Adams, pierehant ami eapti
list of I'our oaks; ami I'". Wal
laee. prominent fish dealer of More
head Pity.
A' least I'M! delegates alnl minis
' fers will he expected. there are !i7.">
ministers in flic Kiistcni North !
<*;ir<>liii;i conference. us well us 7li
lay .delegates ami !??"? mcnil?ers of
church boards who are expected i
to come. |
In the Kit stern Conference are
nine districts, PJ local preachers.
I 77b church and tilt! pastoral charges
The nienihership is W."..'!7!t.
The First Methodist Church of
this city will lie the host of the con
ference which promises to he one '
of the most significant events of
the church in sonic time. Other
I .Methodists of tln> KlizalH'th City!
district will assist in taking jmrt in,
the entertainment.
Taking cure of the largo number
of delegates is not expected to he
"a problem for the local members of
the denomination. Arrangements
will Im- made this Sunday aml'thc
Sundays following. for the cjiter-'
lainincnf of the visitors and those
taking delegates as guests will
only provide lodging and breakfast,
the conference lieing e\|?eetod tot
provide dinner and supper.
For your eyes' sake sec I>r. J. I>.
Hatha.vay, Optometrist, Bradford '
r"iz.tlr?h Cifr, C. cdr. 1
, WOULD WHOOP
UPOURPECANS
Forester Curran Urges Exhibit
At New York Fruit Show.
i Plans to place the Elizabeth
} City territory before the coun
try as a nut growing region
at the Pastern Apple Exposi
tion and Fruit Show to he held
in Grand Central Palace, New
York City, Nov. 3rd to 10th.
are being fostered by II. M.
Curran. State Specialist in
Farm Forestry.
"The purpose of the Eastern Ap
ple Exposition uimI Fruit Show is
to advertise Eastern grown fruit
ami fruit products?1? inerease the
consumption of Eastern-grown ap
ples ami improve rite quality of the
public to use more fruit amletaohi
pack ?to educate the consuming
public to use more fruit and fruit
products to encourage a greater ef
fort on the part of the fruit grow
ers in advertising their own pro
I duets and to stimulate interest in
every way in the fruit industry of
the Eastern States.*'
I . .
This big show which brings to
gether fruit and nut growers and
Iuivers from fourteen Northern :iih1
Kastern states offers the ideal u|i
l*irtunity to tiring the nut growing
possibilities of the Kliznlieth City J
territory before the kind of folks J
who would lie interested. Soil and
climatic conditions for tin- growing |
of pecans. Knglish walnuts and J
of her varieties of nuts more nearly |
approach the ideal in the Klizabeth J
Cit^ territory than anywhere else
on the South-Atlantic or tjiilfj
insists. Itut the fact litis never been I
emphasized and only a few home
folks have taken advantage of the
money-making opportunity in out
growing that exists here.
C. o. Robinson and Frank V.
Scott of Kliznlieth City, each work-I
ing independently of the other, have J
built ttii wonderful commercial j
groves of pecans in a ipiiet way, in |
the past few years, lint Messrs. |
Robinson and Scott have only made'
the beginning in what should be
the liveliest industry in the KHz-1
alieth City territory, is the opin-1
ion of Forester Curran.
Mr. Currtiu believes that it is j
only necessary to show the fruit and j
nut growers of other parts of the
country what can be done in the j
Klizabeth City territory, to bring'
numbers of enterprising growers
from other states to invest in de- i
muled timber lands in Northeastern |
North Carolina and plant i?ecati I
orchards on a big scale.
Mr. Curran is seeking the cooper- I
at ion of bankers, merchants, land- j
owners and others in making tin j
Klizabeth City exhibit in the North
Carolina section of the big show in
New York in November. C. i). |
Robinson and !?'. V. Scott have join
ed hands with Mr. Curran in try
ing to work up the necessary inter
est to make the exhibit the success
it deserves to be.
Mr. Cut-fan who is making a sur-1
ve.v of farm forests in North Caro-I
linn is a pecan specialist, lie be
came so enthused over his discovery
of the flourishing nature of tliej
pecan in this section that he has an
nounced til,'it lie will locate here illid
start an orchard of his own as soon
as he finishes his work for the
State.
CAROLINA PLAYMAKERS
WILL PLAY HERE SOON
Elizabeth City Kotary Club To
.Make Presentation Possible
Tin- Carolina Haymakers are
coming to Elizal>cth City to show
Elizabeth City folks drama as made
out. of their own lives and tradi
tions, written by North Carolinians,
land noted by North Carolinians.
The date of their coining is yet to
be determined. Hut they are eom
I iug. Prof. Frederick It. Koch,
founder and director of this unique
?organization says so.
'Tin reason we haven't been to
Elizabeth City on any of our stale
tours is because Elizalieth City just
happens to be a little bit out of
the way for us and no one had ever
insisted on our coining," Prof. Koch
told W. O. Saunders at Chapel Hill
the other day. And then he said:
"We would like to play Elizabeth
City and if you have some organi
zation that would sponsor one or
more performances the Carolina
Haymakers will go to Elizabeth
City."
.Members of the Elizabeth City
Kotary Club say that the Haymak
ers do not have to seek farther for
a sponsor and that, they will attend
to the details at this end if Prof.
Koch will bring his Haymakers on.
And so the Carolina Playmakers,
fri coming to Eliza both Ci?v
How They Make the Hootch In North Carolina
!
FOR (lu- benefit of our readers who never saw a moonshine still, here is a typical North Carolina hootch
brewer all set and ready to run. This outfit was captired by the Sheriff of Orange County and was loaned to
The Carolina I'lay makers of the Idiversity to he use.l in a play entitled "1)0(1 Oast Ye Roth", which the
Playinukers have presented in many North Carolina tiwns and cities. While the picture is from a stage
setting, it nevertheless conveys a pretty good idea of the apparatus used in making the stuff Uie average
| liquor hound is drinking to-day. I'hoto by llayard Wooolen.
STAGE AGAIN ALL SET
FOR BIG DISTRICT FAIR
Everything Points To Greatest Attendance and
Number of Exhibits in the History of
Association
i Ihe stage is again set fc?r i
the hit,' Alhennarle District '
hair, ami indications now point J
to the biggest attendance ever i
at a similar event in this city. '
Xot only i> a big attendance '
promised, but it is the belief of -
the management that this year 1
will see more agricultural ex
hibits than have been shown
here before at any one time,
i The proof that liortlieiisterii
North Carolina is l?'ei>niim; welded I
to the idea of a strong district fair 1
for the ten most favored counties :
of tine State, is seen in Ihe progress i
that lias hcen made ia stngiijg the
fair this fall. Altlu* it was late
in the summer before plans for the I
fair not fully underway the re 1
' spouse that was neeorded by the
farmers whose products will he ex- l
hibited. and the general public ia \
the advance sales of season tickets,
I is a strong indication thai people
from every section of the district l
jhave felt the importance of doing i
their Im-sI to make the fair sin- I
cessfnl. I
Field ink' the Weevil.
I'lidcrlyiiig all the jdatis for tIf
fair this year, is one strong ohjee |
live, however uiieonseioiisly it 111:1 v
linve been strived for. This pnr
|mse if accomplished its completely
is is expected of the exhibits and
the attendance this year, will deni
taistrate conclusively to the farm- j
its of northeaster it North Carolina,
their ablblute contempt of the boll
weevil's ravages. In fact the 1'arin-j
its of this purl of the state have
never liefore had such an opportune |
occasion to show to the rest of
North Carolina the many advan
tages with which they ate Messed.
The proof w ill lie sccu^fe^Jic fair
litis year in hundreds lilTOmHiits of
rorn. jieas. potatoes, soy beans,
spinach, beets, lettuce, radishes, and
other truck crops which furnish
such a diversity of things for the
farmers that there is no need for
1 hem to worry alxiut what the 1m>11 '
weevil does to cotton.
Not only will the farmers littve
llieir share of exhibits as proof of,
their industry and opportunity, j
I'liere will be hundreds of exhibits
from ilie well-stocked pantries of
the housewives of these counties,.
showiiu the ability of the women
folks. and the results of the aetivi
ies of home demonstration agents.
Kvery Day a Feature in Itself
Kvcry day of the fair this year is
|o be a feature in itself. Tuesday,
j which starts ofl' with the big In-1
;diistrial parade, is to be "Children's;
Day." On Tuesday, the schools of
Pasquotank County ami some of the
adjoining counties will take the
day off to see some of the things the
fanners have been growing and to
enjoy the fun affordeit by the
numerous attractions to be shown
free at the fair. j
Wednesday is to be "Old Ilotne
Day", a human interest affair that
has its appeal for every former resi
dent of the section, and on this
day an imitation is extended to
every person who looks back to any
part, of the Albemarle District as
"The (*>1(1 Home", to make it an
occasion to return and renew old
acquaintances and to see what their
former friends are doing.
Thursday, is to be "Elizabeth City
Day". Elizabeth City day is an ap
peal to the citizens to attend the
fair to become better acquainted
with their farmer friends, to learn
something of the farmer's problems,
and in short to know better the back
country upon the prosperity of
which the progress and success of
tlie city depends.
Friday, which is "Ford Day", is
a feature of interest to everybody,
young or old. Ford Day includes I
a big Ford parade in which every I
description of the species may take I
part. And the Auto & (ins Engine
Works, local Ford dealers have pro
vided serviceable prizes for. the old
est car. the car bringing the most
generations, the youngest baby, the J
oldest person, the lmmlicst man. the
most people, the most beautiful wo
man, the fattest man. and a num
ber of other things-features all
arranged to provide the utmost in
fun and merriment. Details of
which may be obtained from the
local Ford dealers.
"
.More ? mii^n i ii...
Resides | lie numerous nil met ions,
free iiiui otherwise, that are ad
vertised. the Government, weather
permitting, will semi an airplane
lo the fair on Thursday, or Friday
at any rate. A delegation of L'.'O
I'eiinsl.vvanians now louring the
South to see what it is doing, and
which have been invited to stop over
at the fair upon its visit to Norfolk,
may eonie. to Elizabeth City, as the
local Chamber of Commerce has
made arrangements with the Nor
folk Southern railroad to send them
down on a special train, and rail
road officials are pressing the
I'eniis.vlvanians to see this part of
; North Carolina, it is said. This
bunch of northerners would he unite
la boost for the fair, and would bring:
I some entertainment as a special 50
piece orchestra travels with the
'party, it is said.
| The midway at the fair this year,
|is considered one of the best on the
j road, according t<? \V. ]>. (Hover,
manager of the fair who spent con
siderable time in picking out this
I a I tract ion, and has finally succeed
ed in getting what, he believes will
suit the northeastern North Cnro
| linn public.
i Another feature of Hie fair which
| Mr. Glover takes much pride in is
the races. It is said that this fair
lias the strongest racing program
j ever booked for Eii/.abelli City.
' More than .SU.tHH) in purses have
1 heen provided. The entries include
the host horses in the Albemarle
and other districts many of which
have been in the money all the seas
| on.
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION
The Roanoke District Convention
of the Christian Church was held at
this city Saturday and Sunday and
was well attended. Among the not
ed visitors were Rev. W. O. Win
field of Rath, and l>r. 11. S.
Ililley. president of the Atlantic
L'liristiiiri CoHeeo at Wil on. I
| l<Te^h??BANK ClEQK ^ THE S*eOA JCRKER ~
NOT ALL OF THEM WERE CALLED BY.THE LORD
!
| "J see by the papers," said the'
I Hank t'lerk to the Soda .Icrkcr, i
"That a Baptist preacher over at I
t.'arrboro has liinnd three women
iout of his church liecau.se Ihey went
! in liathiug in a swimming pool with
moil. It's thi' first time 1 ever
heard of it being called a sin for
'men and women to go in bathing
j together."
"But 1 l?et it uint the first time
you ever heard of a fool preach-,
!er," said the Soda Jerker. "That's
Iwhat's the matter with the church-'
jes to-day?too many fool preachers1
I forever raising hell on folks for
little things like that. Thai's why
, so many young folks shy off at'
the churches; they kinder feel like
I they're going to hcll%iu spile of
themselves if they believe every
thing the preachers say about 'em,
land they'd rather take chances out-!
I side the church than in it.
I "Of course I'm not throwing off I
jon the preachers here in Elizabeth
City, take 'em all the way thru.
We've got about as human and soci
! able a lot of sky-pilots as you'll find
|anywhere in the country; most ofj
I our preachers around here are big
I enough and sensible enough to take
folks as they find 'em and not
raise hell because they don't find
everybody white-washed and fitted
I out with wings, harp and crown j
! already for heaven before they get
! there.
"But you take the country over
:and it's different, l.ook at our
j preachers around here and you get
an idea. >>?' vl?; preacher* have re
formed ;i lot since we were kids tnul
got some sense; Imt when you read
i he papers and see the fool things
they arc (loins and saying all over
the country you've just sot t??
change your mind again and admit
the l.ord still has a lot* of jack
asses braying for him."
"Vou have a mighty flippant way
of speaking ol' the Lord's Anuouut
od," sit id the Hank Clerk.
"Lord's Aniioiiitcd? Your Attul
Mitly!" said the Soda Jerker with
a grimace. "Who annotated 'em?
Kverytiiing that's called to preach
aint called by the Lord, not by a
long sight. A lot of these guys
who think they have been called
by tin- l.ord have only heard a
chicken squawk; .they go into the
ministry without being any better
fitted for it than you and 1; and
after they get in it they think
they've got to make an awful show
of holy righteousness to pretend
that they're earning their salaries.
That preacher over at Carrboro
knows deep down in his heart that
there wasn't any particular harm in
three decent women going in bath
ing with men; but that's a way lie
has of trying to make an impres
sion."
"They tell me this same Carr-I
hero preadier himself was once !
seen i.n a swimming pool where
there were women," said the Hank
Clerk. j
"I haven't it hit of donht about,
it." Said the Soda Jerker, "and I'd
just -jiate to trust liim alone even
under a grapevine with a sister or1
? swkrtib of mine." t
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One Good Democratic
Vote Saved
I
P. \\. STEVENS.
P. \V. STEVENS, a prominent and
successful farmer of Camden Coun
ty, had an altercation with a Negro ?
last spring, after which he went[
home, armed himself with a stick 1
in one hand and a gun in the other
and went after the Negro. The evi
dence among other things showed
that Mr. Stevens fired not less than
four shots at his man when lie
found him. A jury in the Superior
Court of Camden County last week
found Mr. Stevens guilty of an
assault witli a deadly weapon with
intent to kill. The penalty under
such a conviction means a fine of
several hundred dollars, Imprison
ment for several years, or both, in;
discretion of the Court. Convictionj
also means a loss of one's franchise.
.Judge W. M. Bond, presiding over
1 the Court at Camderv raved one
good vote for his party by setting
aside the verdict and fining Mr.
Stevens $25 for a si nipple assault.
Judge Bond gave the defendant a
lecture which entertained a crowd
, ed court room ami may have been
embarrassing to the defendant, but
Mr. Stevens is spared the ignominy
of a felon's classification and will
continue to vote the Democratic
ticket.
ELIZABETH CITY GETS
WAGONLOADS OF FUN
i
.Shrine Circus ;intl Bazaar Comes'
Oil top ot Floating Theatre
Visit and the Fair.
Following the week's risit of the
James Adams floating theatre
which closes Octolier 12, the Eliz
abeth City Shrine Club under the
auspices of the Social Service divi
sion of the Elizabeth City Woiiians
Clubs will stage a circus and hnzua#
during the week of October 15.
, The proceeds of the Shrine cir
cus and bazaar will lie donated to
charitable purposes by the Wouians
Club. A big campaign for the sale
of season tickets is now on. Three
prizes, two diamond rings and a
brooch are to he given the young
ladies who win the most votes in
the popularity contest connected
with the sale of season tickets.
Among those now in the contest
arc Mrs. J. B. Venters, Mrs. Mary
Sawyer Wright, Mrs. J. It. Kowden,
Misses Xellie Hastings, Valeria
Scott, Una Bradley, Katherine
Spence, Katherine Pinner, Llna
Stevens and Marguerite Leltoy.
The Shrine circus will l?e singed
under a big tent holding 5,(XX) peo
ple. The circus Includes several
acts that have won especial notice
in big vaudeville circuits and some
of the larger circuses. The affairs
is being stage by the Huberts Cir
cus Company. ('. A. Hubert is the
'advance agent and he is now in
this city. Friday night the niein
Iters of the Shrine Club will meet
to make further plans and a full
attendance of the members is urged.
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} | STOKES CLOSE HALF A
DAY THURSDAY OCT. 11.
The .stores of Elizabeth City,
I that are members of the Retail
; Merchants Association will close
all Thursday afternoon, October
11, according to E. F. Spencer,
President of the Association.
! This plan is intended to assist in
j malting of Elizabeth City day
i one of the most successful days
of the fair, and will give the em
1 ployes an opportunity to take in
; the big event.
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GURNEY P. HOOD QUITS
CAROLINA BANKING CO.
His Sudden Resignation Unannounced By The
Bank, But Believed To Be To Cut
Expenses
1 _ .. . .
Gurnev P. Mood, vice presi
dent and cashier of the Caro
lina Banking & Trust Co.
since the founding of that in
stitution two years ago has
resigned. His resignation be
came effective Monday Oct. 1
but no public announcement or
explanation of the sudden
severance of his connection
with the bank was made, either
by the bank or by Mr. Hood.
While Mr. Hood's resignation
came as no surprise in local bauk
i big circles, it was a surprise to the
I puldie and gave rise to a lot of
rumors. Persistent rumor has it
J that Mr. Hood did not get along
with certain offieers of the hauk,
his ideas of hanking being of the
most progressire kind in contrast
with the ?conservative nature of
i some of his directors.
But I)r. A. L. Pendleton, presi
dent and the presiding genius of
the Carolina Ranking and Trust
Co. says that, rumor is wrong, all
wrong. Dr. Pendelton says that
there was nothing unusual in Mr.
Hood's resignation and that Mr.
Hood, while resigning as cashier
of the hank will retain the title of
vice president and his membership
on the Board of Directors. In fact
it Is said that Mr. Hood will con
tinue as a friend mid adviser of tho
bank and will retain an office for
fdiis personal use in tlie hank build
ing.
Mr. Hood did not tarry in the
city on the first of Oetolier hut
| went immediately on the road in
the interest, of his own personal
business, The Hood Weekly Loan
Plan. Mr. HoodNlevcloped a unique
system by which hnnks make small
1 lonus on n weekly payment plan.
1 The Hood Plan, as it is known, is
ithoroly protected by patents and
: copyrights and Mr. Hood sells it
i to banks thruout the country. It is
I his idea, it Is said, to give all of his
, time to the sale of I.is plan to hanks
in all parts of the country.
George B. Little, assistant cashier
of the Carolina Banking & Trust
Co. is slated to succeed Mr. Hood
as cashier, br soon as the Board of
Directors meet to act on the mat
ter.
It Is iiointe'l oh! Unit the resigna
tion of Mr.'Hood outs down the
salary expense at the Carolina
Hanking & Trust Co. $1,000 a year,
which is a saving some of the direc
tors are said to very much desire
since the hank has been in operation
jtwo years now and hasn't paid a
dividend yet. Jt Is hinted that even
other economies are contemplated.
I the tendency of the directors being
toward anything but a liberal
i policy.
: s
I CITY ROAD CHURCH
BUYS WOODLEY HOME
Long Desired Properly Now Avail
able in Case Methodists Woud
Enlarge, or Build.
' City Road Methodist Chureh has
jaeqnired title to (lie home and lot
tof W. \V. Wood ley, on Nortii Itond
.Street adjoining tlie church, after
.many months of bargaining for its
purchase. The consideration was
$0,000.
At one time, the ehureh planned
to erect an addition to its ami
day School rooms and wanted the
property foy that purpose. Hut the
plans were abandoned because the
projierty- could not he bought by
I the church at tlint time.
The Wood ley home for the tlnto
j being may lie used for Sunday
I schools rooms, tile church announc
ing do definite plans n ; to its re
moval. The pro|ierty is 120 fcot
I deep and fronts 52 feel on Koad
[street. This with the site of Ctty
Road Chureh, will give th?- City
| Road Methodists a frontage total
ing over 150 feet on Road Street
!in the event they should want tr
erect a new Church, or to make ad
ditions to the present struct lire.
MORE MONEY FOR STOCK
PAII) OUT THIS WEEK
Fifty-two dollars and fifty -4
were paid out this week for stock
killed by dogs in Pasquotank Coun
ty, the commissioners bearing the
usual monthly complaints.
Most of the complaints come from
owners of turkeys. In the hope ??f ?
stopping some of the compnlint?, the
commissioners are offering a reward
1 of $2.;7) for information as to the
jowner of a dog that kills stork.
?
Good eyesight is inexpensive. i'.eo
I)r. .T. I), llathaway, Optemetii ,,
Elizabeth City, N. C.