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TUZTDAY t.!OnrTSt- AUGUST 5, iClD. HIS KIWS AKD OZRVEn. 1 r County Commissioners Versus "Town. AKermen Over Ques 4ion of - Having Show ': ..'',' , ' ; Wilton, Ant 4. After th city alder awn kid twice reversed their -declsiea aad finally agreeing that ' carnival would be permitted to givd ona week's entertainment here for the beneSt of tha Wilsoa Ira department at a, called meeting tha boari of county eommls ' Ateliers took a hand ia tha fama and . Tto4 the aetloa takaa by tha alt fathers tad wired tha ahow people at uoiasboro that tha hoard had Instraeted tha sheriff of Wilsoa county1 to iaiue ao Uecaaa (of the ahow to exhibit ia tha eounty. - -. - Notwithstanding the waraiat. tha car , aival agent blew into Wilsoa gunday . afteraooa and waa assured by Mayor . Hill tUat th city would tra.at them lieoate and on thia aeaurance the agent , phoned to tha ahow people ia Ooldsboro- io -amp tne ahow to Wirsoa Immedi ately "una it arrived here just before sunset Sunday. . .. The county commissioners met Uis morning and atoed pat an upholding the , mw relative to carnivals exhibiting la WIISOB. . The carnival agent haa compiled with , his part of the contract by paying the agreed amount to the' Arc department. luonry tax, etc, and the band mado Its first appearance on the streets this v 'aftcnooB. . - .-. Parmer, contractors and bnajacaa v, men are eommcndlug tha board of county eommiasipners for the firm stand they hare taken, to uphold, the law and taa public generally is or the opla Job that tha carnival people are playing a losing game. -. At a joint meeting of the eity com raiaronrrs and the board of eonnty Commissioners thia morning, Mr. T. b, Bugg waa re-elected public eottoa weigher for WUaoa county. There were two candidatei, and tha vote stood: T, Ii. Sugg, : J. N. Pioree, 3 the chair ' man of the county commissioners not voting. J- t ' iv The 'Welfare Auto Co. was made de fendant thia morning ia Mayor Hill's ..court for the Mcgrd violation f the Wilsoa eonnty Sunday blue law. They Kara bond for their appearance at the September term or Wilsoa superior court Tlfis la Jh fifth coaeera that will make tfaVcase the other (our being ono ice house, a cold 'drink par lor, cigar dealer and news dealer. The original' violation being a soda jcrker Who was allowed to go aCott frts after pleading guilty to tha charge oa Justice of the Peace McFarlaad's findings that me law is unconstitutional. : SCHOOL COMMITTEEMEN ENTERTAINED AT' DINNER -. Several Hundred lien Gather in Greenville to Diflcnss Ida c&uonar Affairs WAR, WORK LEADER DECORATED Greenville, August 4.-The .annual meeting of the Pitt county school com- v mitteeuca waa held Saturday. - The -meeting waa held ia the dining kail pi , tho Eaat Carolina Training School, where a most delightful dinner was - served. County Superintendent Sam B. Underwood presided. Among the : speakers werei Pr. B. H. Wright, pros ident of the Training School, who dis cussed the need of taking care' of eckool houses; Mr. Marvin Blount, superin tendent of public welfare, who discuss ed with the committeemen the matter of enforcing the compulsory attendance law; Dr. P. 1. ' Chester, whole-time county kealtk offlner, who dlscassed the 'new law ia regard to sanitary closets. It has been the custom for the Pitt county school folks to get together onee a year ; for "Informal "discussion of . school problems, and these get-together s 'meetings . have proven most .. helpful. Owing to the rains of some days ago tha farmers af tho eonnty have been very busy, but aearly ISO farmers and r" - business mea were preeeat at tho meet ing Saturday. Mr. A. O. Cox, who has long bee a the efficient chairman of the county board, could not be "present owing, to tha illness of his wife, bat ho wrote a letter of encouragement to tho school committeemen and pledged his renew , ed support to their efforts to make tha a schools of the county what they shonldj dc. The meeting voted a vote ol thanks i to Mr. Cot, and instructed the snper ' lntendcnt to wire kirn conveying their appreciation of the moat helpful serv ice be bss beea v to tha schools la the past i - .-,-' f - .' '. . :T , v : ; Presentation of tha DiatinguUhed Ser vice Medal to Joseph Lee, president of War Camp . Community Serviee by Major General' Clareneo K. Edwards, took nlace at a recent Ceremony on f-hltlom .Boston Common. The -back ground pietvre shows Mr. Lee (ia the straw hat) receiving the modal. The cloto-up view shows General Edwards ia the act of pinning on tha medal. General Edwards thus lauded the wot k Mono by Mr. Lee: . . To Mr. Lee," he said, I presentmy congratulations as, before I left this country, I had personal knowledge of hi indefatigable work aadrWrjrt;-ia behalf of the soldier, and rehirJIeTonly to find the excellent results that- this dcvotoa to his country and the soldier had accomplished." ' - The eitatloa of Mr. Leo for the Die tingurebed Service Medal states the decoration was awarded to him for especially meritorious and conspieuous serviee as President of the War Camp Community Service." Dnrihg the was hospitality for the soldiers, sailors and marines was pro vided by War Camp Community Service la more than 000 cities and towns la this eountty. More than 1,000,000 men ia the serviee were cared for ia dormitories and eantocas. Free auto rides, home hospitality, "theatres, mgvlag picture ihows and many other entertainments were provided. Subseqaent to the cere- inoty Mr. ice sent the following letter t all the workers of War Camp Com munity eervice; ' - . . ' "To my Fellow Workers: Yesterday, . . . . t i i una iweniyiounn, on josiob vommow, I received from the handa of General Edwards, Commander of the Northeast ern Department, the Distinguished Ser viee Medal 'for especially meritorious and conspicuous service aa President of the War Camp Community Service. I want to congratulate all my fellow work crs, paid and unpaid, upon thia eitatioa. War Camp Community Service ia a spiritual body manifested ia the flesh by all its workers and leaders. I think it haa deserved this decoration, and deem it a Ugh honor to have been the garment -or lapel to which the medal has been pinned." sseMSiMSrsi)aaiSMsyKssa m FIRST CARGO OF POTASH ARRIVES IN WILMINGTON Steamer Saili With . Cargo of Cotton for Europe ; Another To Leave Sooif "Wilmington. August 4 The Dutch steamer Veerhaven arrived ' here today with the first potash from Europe that haa been brought here since the war started in 1915. She brought 4,800 tons from the Alsatian potash fields, bow ia control of the Trench after forty years aader German direction. The shipping board steamer Abzcoon sailed for Rotterdam today with over 8,000 balea of Cotton, after having been tied up here several weeks for repairs, then on aeeotrnt of the marine etrike and finally because tbe navy "wireless operator was ordered off the ship, leav ing tha vessel without .wireless facili Th'e Italian eteaaier Annatdo Fifth is here liking 6B cargv of lMXt balae rf cotton for Ueuoa. Ia addition to the eottoa she will carry back several jousaud-toaa of -steel plates which were loaded at Philadelphia. New Cemmaadaat for Mt Pleasant (Bpoelal 1o the-News and Observer.) Mt Pleasant, Aug. 4 Mr. C. H. Moaseos, of Savannah, Oa., has been scared as commandant of eadeta and instruetor ia the Collegiate Institute, Mr. . Monsees is sns honor graduate of the Institute and has had successful teaching experience. 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Corner Wilmington Street . aad Exchange Place , ' cz ECHD TROOPS IN Bohemian Soldiers Eri Route to Homes In Europe Are En , ; teftained Royally Ashevllle, 1 Aug 4 After spending twelve happy aad interesting hoars fh the, city, about 1JXO Csecho-Slovaks, another consignment of the troops which are being tahea from 8iberia to their native country, left the eity Inst Bight at.U:30 o'clock for Norfolk, Vs., where they will begia the last of their long aad tiresome jonraey home. Re- mbraaees ef the visit of tho Bohem ians to this eity wlU be .marked by tha great spirit' of appreciatioa whlea wss shows by the foreiga troop, weleomod here as home boys, aad givea the same treatment accorded to the American troop by the Bed Cross eaateea corps. The first of the troops who are be- ins? takea homo after spoadiaf Many months fighting against tie. Bolsaeviki, passed through the eity Bararaay nigut, two troop traiaa earrying 1,000 mea. The second detail of mea arrived yes terday morning, rouf traiaa carrying aboat 1,000 mea. A aumber of the mea ia.the.detachmeat yesterday were eas aals, having been wounded during the extensive operatiohs against the enemy ia Bassia. There was oao apoeial car awd aa a hospital ear, and there were four Bed.Oesa nurses, three Ameri can aad oae Freaeh, who had charge ef the wouaded ia this part of the train. Oa their arrival her yesterday morn- irt" the Slovaks were met af the eta tloa by aboat SO embers of the Voeau eanteca corps, aad were given a aour- lshing meal before they left the station. The mea were thea transported to Alt ton Park oa special street ears, aad tack ma a waa givea the privilege of entering the nhower bathe there. A special concert was rendered by the Berry municipal band during the aft eraooa, and tha musls waa greatly ap preciated by the mea. who had aot hoard good masie since they tret left their homes. A good aamber of. the mea were takea to the private homes , for the Boon meat Tail act oa the part of tho Ashe- vuie people waa gnmtil ..ppreeiatea by the soldier and they aid everything possible to show lu -One member of the troop train, who could speak ex cellent fcnglish, besides other languages, said that laey had taken ail ot tucu quipmsat, including aaixerms from twtir enemies, tha atolaheviki. M said that whsk tha blovaks wero releassd from prisoa .they bad' ao uiuforme or ammunition, and could only use that which tfaey took from the Bolakeviki. He slated, aa did many others, that he expected to return to this eaautry aa soon as the lmmigratioa. laws would allow it. AU of tho mea were struck with America, and especially thia sec tioa, auay of them exclaiming at the beautiful scenes which they saw ia aad around Ashevilio. The Slovaks are paid about $10 per month, aad many of them had pi set i ally ao money. Oae soldier, unused to tbe high prices of this couatry,' disn played aa American dollar and seemed to think that he waa very rich. Some of theal had moasy ia their owa Coin, but naturally, could "nof spend it. BMwtwaiHMSMMaV f Wbut maa has dohe womaa thinks she eaa aado. A WELL KNOWN RAILROAD MAN BOOSTS DRECO Tampa Maa Declare It Haa Relieved Cotutipatton, Norv ouanosa, KidtteV Trouble eusd Rtm-Down Syatem, "For several years I have beea trying to Sad tho medicine that would relieve my troubles, aad aow I kaow that Dreco 4s what I have beea looking for," says Mr. B. A. Coley, who resides oa Tampa street, Tampa, Fla. Mr. Coley is a well-kaowa traak fort- man with the 8. A. L. aad one of the most popular railroad mea, ia Florida. "I am 41 years old aad thought that I was worm oat and would never feel right again. - My kidneys bothered me day aad Bight; liver waa sluggish; my food did mo ao good, bat lay ia my stomach- aad soared, forming gaa that swelled me up. - Dix spells hit mo some times and I would have to quit whatever I waa doiag. I got nervous aad could aot sleep i waa growing nervous aad was discouraged. - . "Since I have beea taxing Dreco all my troubles are vtry much improved. I feel younger aad strong even mr friends notice the change ia my condi tion aad ask what 1 have beea doing, and I 'always explaid about this groat medicine, Prero, for- it has t'ono mo worlds of good aad I am glad ot a chance to-publicly praise it" Dreco ia made from juices and extracts of many medical herbal plr-nts which act oa tho vital orgsas ia a pleasant and prompt maaaor; -Dltco ie highly reeomaMaded ia Ba Vtlgh by F. W. Parker Drill Cov Zebu Ion Drug Co., Wendell Drug Co., Pope's Pharmacy, ia Clayton, A. V. Baueom, Apex, Powers Drug Co., Wsks Forest. Adw J Ptaplej, Seres, Hcnsrs hi Skin Eriipfisas Aro.(Csaaod by Impure or Bad Blood Internal Treatment Is Wssssssry. There an mat mmm aoMirllaBa at aaot Kealtk rauMd br bU Mood. Thm dtoordm ar tHiumS fcr skte tmitktm, ewalllBe W the tla4i or jolax, falling aalr aa4 Kia oa eifferant of the fas, limha or body. While tt had MMj(h to he aieh. saeh tn. bha are a ontiniial aaure af ambarraainMnt aad aanajraaM. , Tati au allartaU Uh trntbla aoad bv haan ar had blood hf tokbit tniwriptioa C-KII. a blood raHBor at awrH. The aMdicV aai laaradiaata whkh ara aaai la ha wisaufsa tan an aa aroportioiMd tad aonblnad aa to S diraetlr to tha eaat at tha trouble, awaap est the hnpwHIas mwtfrth blood, that M traet naaaaatty of a haalthjr bodr. Prat orlp tioa C4US aoatai-ia do mamirr, aahun, laorrhln, ahleral or a tr eh aim t tt wat sriaiaalry the aiamlatfcm of a smalinat alqnleiaa. ad to fcla araetia ia the iraaV Mat of eoodltioaa do to bo para blood. 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