IdHpty Supt. j
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To
Citizens.
?1 ri 4 ' * ' ?
(By dept. W. o. Prlr?u?)
bit to aouuatnt the people ^ot'the
couti with mr Mm about school
apeak to them throoah the columns
ft the dally and reckly pwp.r. If
anr maa doe* not pyroc with my
polls* I mil be ?l.d to hive him
?-??. _ - at.ta Wa rnnnnnih
halMleg up a* adeqaete KM ayaUrn.
> ayatam that moele the neadi
"Md aehool houeo" of former derm
Uat W waMta the county to malntikMkf
oaeh mambar of klo
family and at Moat-one for eyP*?
- avr MM kooee la tka eommunlty.
Back a ayotem, If pomlbla.to malntala.
would ba undeelroble. If oar
saotlTOa arara purely commercial,
era coald not afford pack a ayatam,
for oaa well-equipped graded aehool
will aabaaoe the value of arery plape
of property la^a community more
tkdn If tkera ware a IMIle one-teacher
acbeal OB each at Mm four corner*
at every farm. Tka moat vital
Creation la not ba* near la tha
aehool loootid to oar ovrn doora, hat
how eCcleat la the aehool.
Faople have leap alnee reailsod
that ao loag aa We Ilea lo a eoclety
aad enloy tha Stasia of it. we
moat cenalder tka ganeral good aa
vat] ao oar own. 1 do not believe
that we un re* right to ?0 coot
the bcnnge of school district that
H win bo Impossible tor somo chlldren
to attend ochoo! wlthoat makIn*
MUM arrangements for transpor~
tattoo kit I <d bolloo* that wa
*wM work tor the (raotaot good
Pta tba greatest mnbar. the ugh la
aa doing tome oaa may bo pat to
goats dlaagraataga
The following Igares collected
tram teadhars' raports may bo of
Interact to Uooo, vko nag this artlete
Than ara schools in tho county
t* follows: moron baring mot
mors thas 1 to It pnplls la dalyl atI
, tardaaoc; twalra with not mora
thah It to 111 thirteen with onlj
1' to *0; and also with tram 10 to
1'. Tho eoot par month for taadhlag
a Pkyn In a school of onlr
Board Intercepts
\of Cottdi
. -N/
^Washington D. C.. "Wyth 1?P=
Tha Tadarnl Hortlcnltnarl Boar* hat
f latarcaptad a shipment of cotton
ant from Egypt which wan fcaad tc
ha heasily lafaated hy tho eo-callet
ptak boll worm Thla la a result oi
tho Quarantine against cotton eee<!
which was promulgated by tha Boar!
sometime ago. Tha seed which wai
Inteded tor pUnttof~in Arizona ar
fired In Boaton, where the customi
Tha n'ak boll worm la the mos
t serloo. cotton peg| In Egypt., li
VAtrABLB^raOTEOTT^
\bout The
Work
THE DIFFERENCES
?For
test Good
Greatest "Number
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Ve Do Not Want; the high*
i Cannot Keep?Discuss ImId
Be Carefully Read By All
VT ' N \ f.
MM twelve
In dally attendance ta 12.86,
In a school of 15 the cost la 62.08,
and in a school whose dally attendance
Is twenty-Aye the cost per pupil
la 61.26. You will notice that
aa the number In dally attendance
increases the cost per pupil decreases.
These facts answer lu & convincing
way the argument of those
who oppose consolidation on the
ground that It la a scheme to raise
school taxes. On the other h*^
ft la not a plan to get along With
less hchool funds, bnt to nae more
efficiently the fonda that are available.
The ehancea are that every
consolidated district will eventually
become a special tax dtstrlct for as
schools Increase In efficiency, which
Is eays enough. The one-teacher
tlon, Just so does the demand fbr
better schools Increase and the people
become mote able to aupport
them. No man doubts that n good
school la the best' Investment, and
wlth'tfce church la the greatest asset
any community can have. v
^Qulte often I an* approached with
this question from a man who ' is
diametrically opposed to consolidation
and special tax. Why la It that
our school has to take every year,
a young. Inexperienced teacher while
the one we have trained leaves us
for some other school? The answer
Is easy enough. The one-4eavher
school seldom secures the services
of the same teacher {or the second
term. Because, if Incompetent, she
usually gets disgusted with the whole
business and quits altogether after
tho first year, or if she haa In her
the making of a good teacher she
feels that after one year her apprenticeship
has been served a^ she
Is competent to take charge of.a
larger school. ' \
wnen we consider tne situation
In the ono-teaeher school, of low salary,
promotion to larger schools ap
soon as the teacher becomes competent
to do well tho work In the smaller
scbol, the desire of the teacher
(or companionship with her e^laborern
In larger, schools. It becomes
plainly evident that we have jio
grounds upon which to expect teaching
in these small one-teacher school:
to ever become more than a makeshift
occupation. The Incompetent
teacher you do not wa^: the high
y efficient teacher yog cannot keep
Other phases of consolidation wtli
appear In these columns from tlnu
to ttig*. ' . ^ t-'y .
Shipment
% Sent From Egypt
^ - ^TthaCcountry
ltd oet at much dam
i age as~~tbe boll wevil In this eoun
i try. Thevb^slbtllty of reducing th<
i damage It causes has been consider
I ed by governmental commissions an<
r conference/ for several years. Lik
I the boll Aeeevll, it works, for th
I greater part of its existence wtthli
i the bolls! "Frequently it makes It
- trey Inside tljo seeds, where It cai
Uve for an Indefinite time." In fac
i In experiments performed In th
( Ministry of Agricotlure In Egypt 1
was found that tbw worms here Hi
t ed for m long as seven months 1
> seed In storage
chased one lot facing on Harvey 8
and another facing on Harvey etreo
Th. trustee, at th. church, will ui
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Was Married to Mlaa May
Stewart CuthrlU ot Sallabury
Wadneaday Evening
Last. Now on Tour. *
Mr. William C. Aran, WMhlnf^ ton'a
efficient city clerk, end MU?
May Stewart Cothrell, ware married
kt the residence ot ttte bride
in Salisbury n. C.. on Jaat Wadnee- fl
day. evening. Tha Salisbury Poat
of Maroh 19th contains the tollowing
amount of the wedflln* wMeb no ^
doubt will be read with Inter eat by
their numerous frienda here. The
Post says:
Announcemenjta reading as follows,
have been issued:
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cuthrell
Announce the marriage of '
their daughter d
Mary Stewart i
to c
Mr. William C. Ayera 11
Wednesday, March 18. 1914 *
Salisbury, North Carolina
At Home *
After April let,. 11
Washington, NTJrth Carolina.
The wedding, which was solemn- *
uea last evening at s.su o cjock, at
the home of the brfile'a ^parents on
'8outh Fulton street, was characterized
by simple beauty and impresalveaeaqf
* /
The home waa beautifully deoorat
ed for the event, masees of daffodils
being used In the hall and living
room, while the farjvr. where
thtf .hfcrediouy wab performed was
lovely with Innumerable wax candles
and evergreens. The vows were assumed
before an effective group of
palm3 and ferns.
The bride #ho neved looked !ovHer
than on this'occasion, wore a
stylish tailored suit of King blue
cloth with bouquet of Ulliee of the
valley. Her maid of honor -and only
attendant waa Miss Mae McCorkle
w ho waa handsomely gowned lh plok
crepe cbarmeuse, trimmed with
brows chiffon. The groom was attended
by his brother, Mr. Fred
Ayers of Washington, Tt. C., as best
man. .
Dr. Dyjon Clark Impressively
peftormed the ceremony using the
beautiful ring service of the Presbyterian
church. Only 'relatives
and close friends ot ths bride and
groom Were present.
Mr. and Mrs, Ayers were driven
to "the station where they took a
southbound train for a honeymoon
trip to Bt. Augustine and other point
in Florida.
The bride of last evening cornea
of a distinguished lino of ancestry
and to her heritage of beauty '
ndd mental endowments she adds a
vivacious manner, a winsome personality
and ^nature of rare sweetness.
8he Is a beauty of the blond
type and her unusual combination
of golden hair with large brown eyes
called forth ttte admiration of all
who know her.
' Mr. dyers [b tho son of Mr. B. W.
Ayers and Is ono of Washington's
- most popular and prominent young
business men. He holds the position
of city clerk and la a young man.
of fine business ability and admirable
[ traits <5f character.
Mr. and Mrs. Ayers wlU be at
home to their friends In Washington
N. C.. after April 1st.
;?EOr
i nans
BSMO
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On aconnt of yoiterdey being "Oo
I. to Church Sunday" In Washington
t. tho contemplated week end cruise
? by tha Suth Dlylsion North Carolina
y Naval MHIt'a on the V.IM States
lr TUrpedo Boat Foot# to Oeraoohe
was postponed. Instead of taking
the crloee the officers decided to' give
ie like memberi en opportunity to at!&'
(end the re.nacttva Sundar school.
_f ? pew. v. u uuutea/
*? and church serrlces In the city.
Ill The cruise will be pulled off at a
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kr-to-Church Sunday Wu
Well Patronized Notwithstanding
the Elements Were
Against It J
iNOTHER MI SUffitSIED
in The Paators of the City
Delivered SerincOa Suitable
To The Day. Sunday School
Enrollment Large.;-V
The weather Btsa It oneavored
yesterday to fire us all
hat was coming our way and in
onesqoenoe "Go to Church Sunday"
1 Washington lacked the sttendsnce
t the respective -churches planned
nd hoped for. However, the atsudanoa
notwithstanding the ale
aente worked against it, was lar;er
than usual and man/ strakgs
ad new (aces were seen in the
ilacee of worship.
If the da/ had been favorable no
loubt but "Go to Chui** Sunday"
rould hare been a record breaker,
rhe pastors of the oity were expect,
ng and looking for great thlng?.
ad the regular church gopse wale
ubilaat over th* outlook tof a greet
hurch attendance.
The respective pastors of the city
>ad prepared suitable sermons for
he day, and while. they were all
lelivered, they were heard by much
mailer congregations than if the
lay had been more propitious. Already
the suggestion has been made
hat Washington have another "Go
o Church Sunday." The idea is
ertainly not a bad one and it Is;
toped tht an announcement will
eon be forthcoming.
At the First Methodist Church
pastor Snipes delivered a thoughtful
lisoourse from the topic: .'Man's
Individual Resposibliityt." At the
Episcopal Church, due to the bad
ireather, the rector, Rev. N. Harding
?ulA not fill his pulpit, so the service
was conducted by lay reader
rohn QJ Bragaw, Jr. Mr. Bragaw
read a very interesting sermon on
'Indifference." Pastor Searlglit of
tuo * ir?i rrwoTionifl Lourcn, spose
with force and though^ from" the
subject. "Compelling Them to Come
[&;" at the Christian Church the
congregation heard with pleasure
iS entertaining and thoughtful dleoouree
on "Constancy" by the pastor,
Rev. R. V. Rope; those present
ah the First Baptist churob were dellhted
and charmed with the sermon
deltvered by the pastor, Rer. R. L.
Gay, from the topic: "Going to
Church with Gladness."
There was a good attendance at
all the Sunday school*. While the
elements worked the other ?aj
there was an Increased attendance
worshipping in the respective cburefc
ea "Go to Church Sunday" in the
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i VAUDEVILLE I
flUOAli
l The opfenlng attraction at U<
New Theater tonight for three day
Is another of those high class act
of the well known Keith's. "Vl<
tor LeRoy and Mae Cahill" will res
dor the lateat sonys and Joke# Jui
ont. This act and the next one
are among the best that there Is o
this circuit. One good feature abou
this class of vaudeville Is that yo
are certain of not seeing or hearin
anything rulgnr or euggeetlve eltht
la tanging, or drm. The net. ai
stmply what the public should d
*
WarCH 23 1914
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Professor M. C. S. Noble or
State University Will Speak
Thursday. School Entertainment
Friday Night
There it to be en educational rally
held et the OeylordjKitiool bouse
in Beth township next Thursday and
Friday and the ^prospects ere tau.t
a large number will attend. The
feature Qt the rally will be an educational
a4drees on Thurtdey at'
leren o'clock by Prof. M C. 8. No-!
Me of the University of Nrrth Carolina.
Mr. Noble it dec^ of the |
school of eduoatloa'at the Unlver lty
and la doing a great work In;
hit line throughout the state. On Frl I
day the members of this thriving and
.flourishing school will give sn en- |
terrtalnment. All the dttsens In the
oounty, especially those interested
in the great cause of education,
are cordially Invited to be present.
HDD VirTMTC
flub flblUUO
SLIM
Although "the debaters from the
New Bern High School won with
hands down In tnelr Joint debate
with the Washington boys %t the
.school auditorium last Friday night
It will be good news to the patrons
of the school to learn tl|at the Wash
lngton representatives who went to
Elisabeth City where they discussed
the same question there were victornous.
At Elisabeth City the de- '
baters from here had the negative
clde of the question and from all reports
acquitted themselves nicely?
anyway the Judges gave a unanimous
decision in their favor. Washington's
representatives at Elisabeth
City were Measrs. Charles Proctor
and Hubert Ellis. The query was,
. "Resolved, That the Constitution of
I North Carolina be so amended as to
allow ths Initiative and referendum,
in state legislation/' Congratulations
are being showered on the debaters
of thla city who have returned
from Elisabeth City bearing with
them the paime of victory.
WILIi REHEARSE THE
I CANTATA TONIGHT AT
MBS. ?. M. CARTER'S.
All the members ot the First
Methodist Church choir ere requested
to meet at the home of Mrs. D.
Csrthr this evening at 8 o'clock for
| the purpose of rehearsing the Easter
music.
; Demand Made Fc
Bred C(
j I
Washington, D. C.. Mar. S3.?One
of the most Important effects of the
eradication of the Texas fever cattle
tick In the South and the consequent
release of large areas from
quarantine has been the development
of a demand among farmeri
In the released area por pure bred
cattle to Improve their native etock
especially beef cattle. Many re
| quests have reached the Dejpartmem
>ot Agriculture for assistance in ob
tain in g such animals. Farmers It
this territory often do not knov
where or how to buy and do not fee
I confident in their own Jpudgmen
* aa to what to buy. To meet th<
* situation the Bartfeau ot Anlma
Industry recently snggeeted a co
l* operative arrangement bet^eei
II breeders' associations and the Far
" infers Cooporatlvte eDmonstratloi
n Work of the Department of Agrlcul
11 tore, whereby sales conld be hel
u at which purchasers could be aseui
? ed of fair dealing.
,r The Pleat suggested that the ai
B" sales in southern territory as aa at
? aoelaUon. that It would guaranty
>- all animals offered and wuld aesua
I all responsibility for tbem and a
' I expeaaes connoeted with the sale
?| The Department In turn would fu
| ntsh Information concerning the n
7
A
i v =
Boat Line Managet
Wish Co-ope
Cit
mil ~
SCHOOL sure
pi.*
wm Be Presented For Benefit
of The Washington High
School Athletic Association. (
Larfee * rowd Expected. u
in
R
The Ithaca Conservatory Enter- ti
talnment Trio will be the attraction
at the JPutftlo School Auditorium Jn
(hie evening and the occasion prom- 01
lses to be one of lntereet and en- m
tertainment. This well knows __ at-'
traction comes to Washington, under Be
the auspices and lor the benefit of al
the WMhCngton High Bchool Athletic
Association and it is hoped that
the entertainment will be generous- Dl
ly patronized thereby helping: and y<
aiding the athletic association in
their efforts to hare a first class base
ball team this peaaon. Tickets are;
now on sale at Worthy ft Ethertdge t0
drug store. The trio is reputed to
be one of the best of its kind now t0
touring the south. The prices are. w
15c. 35c and 60c.
hBSP*=
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Ufl AIM E
E
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On account of the Inclement weath
er ycaterday the meeting of the Ba- y(
raca-Philathea City Unloh advertise- u
ed to hare been held at the Chrle- N
tlan Church yesterday afternoon at y
three o'clock, had to be postponed
until ncxt Sunday. The speaker of w
the occasion will be Hon. H. U. Ward, C{
whose subject will be: "The Early ^
Closing of Stores." Universal re- p(
gret was expressed yesterday that
the'weather Interfered, however, all
the members of tl e union are lrok- ^
lng forward to the coming of next ?
Sunday with gusto for a rich treat g
i awaits them through the address j
of Mr. Ward who is one of the city's c
attractive speakers. Not only will t
' the address be one of the features Q
hut a delightful and entertaining
program will be carried out
WELCOME VISITOR
Among the welcome visitors to
Washington today Is Mr. W. O. Meeklns
of Jessama, N. C.
VN ' t
>r Pure
zttle Now in South
I
i through1 agents and demonstrators
i of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration
Work stationed' in the
8outh. *
> This plan was approved by the
Secretary of Agriculture, and the
\ first asociation with wl^lch it was
1 put into effect was the Amercian
, Aberdeen-Angus Association. The
first sale by the asociation under the
t cooperative plan was held at Mont
gomery, Alabama on February S,
> and was a tfectded success. The catr
tie were not Immune to Texas fever
I and had not been Inoculated, but
t wont to farms which are free from
? tick infection. The asociation is so
I well satisfied with its Initial expertment
that it la planning other sales
I to be held at other points under the
- same arrangement
a The Department believes that this
I- arrangement will not only be of
d great value to southern farmers in
- Improving* their live stock, but that
it presents and added field of usefulh
ness for breeders' associations "by
d broadening in a perfectly legitimate
way the market for enlmale owned
* by its members. It Is hoped tfcat
e arrangements similar to that now
II In effect wife the American Abers.
id eon-Angus Association may be perr
fected with other life stock breeders
le associations \
*3 * '
ration of
y s Business Men
teamer Shaw
Will Arrive
Here This Week
ccreUry Chaa. A. Flynn, of
The Chnmbar of Commarce
In Receipt of Letter From
The Superintendent of
Transportation.
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Secretary Charles. M Flynn , of 1
ie Chmber of Commerce is Jut
i receipt of a letter from Frank S.
elly, superintendent pf trans portion
of Ike proposed'steamboat line ' jl
?tween Baltimore. Norfolk, Washigton
and New Bern, with refer- ^
ice to the establishment 6f thin
uch-needed enterprise for this seoon.
The letter folly explains ltlf
nd should be carefnlly read by ' '. jJ
1 the merchants and business men.
New York, Mar. tl, 1914
Dear Sir:?Your teelgram to Capt.
eakyne received for which I thank ' }
>u.
It'll.expected that the steamer
3haw" will be In Norfolk Wedneely
ready to load on her frst trip
Washington and New Bern. I
ust you will use your good innuence
induce all of yonr tnasefcaafta It
wist in every way possible to make
e vontur? * successful on*, and I .J
m assure yon wa wll give yon tha 1
sry best service obtainable between
lar plaos and HorfMk and Baltlora
at a very niach cheaper rata
lan you now obtain.
I will be in Sortolk on Wedneety
and would appreciate , it rety
uch if yoc would request your mer
iants to write me In care of Vicria
Hotel lust what roods they
tve there that we can loadon WedMday.
If they will give me the
imes of the concerna from whom
leir goods will come I will advise
ich concern Just where the steamer
Shaw" will dock in Norfolk.
I have not had an opportunity as
st to arrange a freight rata achedle
between New Bern, Washlnkton
. C., Norfolk and Baltimore, but
ou can rest assured our charges
'ill Indeed be very reasonable. X
ish this undertaking to be a auc?ssful
ono and wish to cooperate
1th your people In every respect
osslble.
Please be on the lookout for back (
relght for the steamer from your
lace to Norfolk or Baltimore. The
Shaw" should be ready to return
tbout the first part of the followng
week, and you can advise your
nerchanta that she should be ready
o load in Baltimore for down trip
ibout the latter part of same week.
Thanking you for the kindly inter ,
st you have taken in this matter,
Yours most respectfully.
FRANK 8. RELLY,
Supt. Transportation.
Please advise of suitable place
or steamer to dock In Washington,
A Bitter Tongue*
It was at a concert. The eminent
Jiunlst was embarked npon an amblions
olasatcal program. The single to
llvldual present who bad paid for hi?
Icket turned toifli right band neigh>or,
obviously by his bored and supe<
1or air a person whose business It was
;o attend concert*?a musical critic.
"Beg pardon." said the Individual,
n>ut isn't tbat something of Chopto*i
-that last number7'
"It Is," replied the critic roorosely"wben
somebody else plays it"?New
fort Poet
Lyric Theatre
W1U present tonight
LANG * LOTS \ 'j
the famous tango dUMn. Th?r
will also Oh in, with good Jokos
and itnglng. Thta act haa played
la all of Katth'a honaaa and comas
hare aot only hlghlr reeommaad*d
by the than bat olio hp all
of tha large tmin both Bootharm
ond northern. Entire change Al
of program Met night.
Tor tha last half of thla waak
the Lnrlc wlahaa to annoonoa
ther win praeaat "Wily La OaUaa 1
and Wife." Comedy Hinging Entertainer*.
Thla 1s aa antra
oelrar aot and la ahaolatalp gaerantead
to plaaaa erery oaa.