. I : . ' - i , 1 i . ' ' '' w . HAPPY WORKMEN MADE BY THRIFT Group Saving Has , Proved tt. -navi. TVrnna Highly Profitable to Thous- ands of Employees ox Sanely Managed Concerns. A R. H. Knott of Farmville is greet Every business is either thrifty, or frM in cttv unthrifty. If thrift governs, thea thee wilt he. accuVate knowledge of costs, sound finance, far-seeing policy, the best use of labor and material, with . intelligent creation of a., money surplus to meet emergencies. If un thrifty, the concern is bound for bankruptcy, which will arrive sooner or later. Thrift goes far beyond the execu tive office, and so does lack of it thriftily managed business will have steady, skillful employees, working in pleasant surroundings, with every ad vantage in the way of equipment, and every advantage in earning powr. The unthrifty business is too familiar. It attracts chiefly the driftwood among "workers. Unpleasant surroundings and poor equipment make work drudg ery. Wages are below good stand ards,' and the year is usually marked by periods of Idleness, If not labor troubles. Thrifty - managers have learned in recent years that thrift facilities ex tended to their employees are part of general thrift in management Tne employee must set aside his surplus, too. He is more than willing to save if he is the kind of man who values a job with a thrifty concern. But it has not always been easy for him to put his weekly savings in a secure place. Savings institutions may be far from the pay window. Employers have overcome this handicap in many cases by accepting deposits to be transferred to a bank, by selling se curities in their own business to em ployees on the Installment plan, and In other way. They have also taken pains to see that employees are not victimized by loan sharks or blue-sky promoters. Since the Thrift Stamp and War Savings Stamp came into existence there has been a wide development of this thrift movement for employee, as part of the management of a thrifty business. Employers know that thrift decrease labor turnover and also in creases output The worker whe saves is not worried by debts. He thinks well enough of his job to. set tle in the community, buy a home, raise a family. War Savings Stamp offer the best medium for group savings in business organisations. 1 Thousands of savings clubs or; societies formed during the war to herp -finance the gvrnme&t have been found so valuable ihat thousands more will be organized. The best proof of the health, stability and usefulness, of any industry Is hearty teamwork with the Treas Department in organizing savings cietles, for the regular purchase Thrift and War Savings Stamps. It will be absolutely unnecessary for us to tell you that it has absolutely no equal. Every one who ever heard an Edison has marveled at the wonderful reproductions that it gives .them. The Edison re-creates other machines merely imitate. The New Edison "The Phonograph With a Soul" This machine is the result of years of study by the world's greatest inventive genius and millions of dollars spent by him in experiments. It is an absolute recreation of the human voice. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL R- B. Simpson of Wilson arrived. in the - the Nbrtoik Southern. today. , $Irs.vR R. potten of Cottendale was in the city tyesterday. f C. W. Davis of Washington is here today on business. W. F. Harper of Kinston, arrived in the city this morning. Mr. Eure'of the Eure Motor com pany of Ayden was on our streets yes terday afternoon. JS jjs sjc J. R. Beattie of Norfolk is registered at the Proctor hotel. R. P. Hollonian of Washington was on our streets this morning. Evans E. Settle of Ayden was here on . business today. ' J. W. Bailor of Wilson returned to his home today. Ei G. Flanagan of the John Flana gan Buggy Co., has returned from a .short business trip. MUCH IN LITTLE The American Forestry 'association has suggested that those women whose service flags bear a gold star, Lplant trees In honor of their loved Pones who made the supreme' sacrifice. Fourteen thousand three hundred pairs of army boots manufactured in New Zealand were supplied to tlie Dominion's soldiers serving at the front. To. prevent fire, a filling tube for gasoline tanks on stoves or automo biles is surrounded by a fine mesh screen, through which flame cannot pass. ' A new convenience for motorists that packs compactly enough to he carried In a running board box can be used as either a single or double bed or a table. It You've Ever Heard An Edison, An d of Course You lave ! R E. PITTMAN Next JkpItvMai ' Mrs.: Stephen C. Braga w and i Mrs. H. W, .Carter returned to tbetr home in Washington yesterday. They were here attending tne Woman's. Federat ed clubs meeting. " . ' ? ' NOTICE OF SALE . t" ' $100,000 BONDS - "' OF THE COUNTY OF PITT, Stote of North Carolina. Sealed proposals 411 be received by the Board of Commissioners of the Una, at their office in the court house) In the town of Greenville, North JUar- blina;imtn4he 22nd day Of May, 1919, at 12 :;0j0.jp.?i when they will be public ly ropeifeJ; jBfr the, purchase Of $100,000 of PitCounfjT, North Carolina Bonds to1 tsare f the .floating debt ; of the County of Pitt. The Bonds will be coupon Bonds, registerable as to prin cipal and interest in the denomination of $500.00. $1000,00, or $5000.00, "suit able to the purchasers thereof, and shall bear interest from the date of their issuance, at the rate not to ex ceed six per cent per annum, to be evidenced by interest coupons attach ed to said Bonds, payable semi-annually on the first days of January and July in each year. . Both principal and interest will De payable t the office of Treasurer of Pitt eountr or at any other place agreed upon by the Board and the Purchasers. The principal of" said Bonds as may be issued by the said cwmissiciiers of County of Pitt, State of North Carolina, by virtue of House Bill No., 826, Senate Bill No. 922, rat ified on the 5th day of March, 1919, shall be due and payable forty .rears from the date of the issuance of said Bonds. Bidders must deposit with A. T. Moore, Treasurer of Pitf county, North Carolina, before making their bids, QT present with their bids a certified check to the order of A. T. Moore, Treasurer of the County of Pitt, up on an incorporated bank or trust com pany, or a sum of money for or in an amount equal to one percenlum of the face amount of the Bonds tor, to se Chinese gardeners sometimes plant statuettes of tiny men firmly In pots just like real plants, and then train live evergreens to grow up over these statuettes. The vines thus form a kind of robe for the statuette men. their white faces and hahds protrud ing from the green leaves. A recently patented convertible cos tume for women consists of a bodice and bloomers for indoor use, over which can he buttoned all apron-like skirt to make it suitable for street wia r. A $3.U00.HJ0 Victory monument on the Parkway is planned a a tribute by the women of Philadelphia to the memory of thetnen md women who serve.! in the wnr for democracy. in some parts of England dogs1 wool is heinc spun apd manufactured into carmen fs. cure the County of Pitt against any ! loss resulting from the failure ut, the bidder to comply with the terras of his - said 'bid; SNo Interest wil be - al lowed 'iipon ''ttWtnwks. Thi. Bonds Cannot be sold for less than ? their, par value, and accrueinterest ers shall pay accrued interest to date of delivery.; ' . I ' The Bonds willT be prepared under the supervision' 6f the United States Morteaere and feust Co. which will certify as' to tie genuineness of ttV signatures of the' County Officials and the seals fmpreilsed on the Bonds.Ids will be . receivldl ifor the bonds bring 5 1-2 per cent In terest and 0 per cent interest.' 1 The right fisjriserved to reject any and airbldsN l . ' By order of the Board of " Com missioners for I the County of Pitt, North" Carolina jthis the 27th day of April, 1919. j ' SAMUEL T. WHITE, Chairman, Board; County Commission . ers, Pitt County. 4 17 4tc law22 ' ITICE Nortlj Caroltoi, Pitt County. . In the Superior Court. Sadie Mercef vs. Jesse Mercer The defendant Jesse Mercer, will take notice thatl an action entitled as above has beeri fcpmmenced in the su perior court of Seitt county to obtain a divorce. ApV the said defendant will furthe' ajie notice that he is required to apptear at the May term of the Superior! eourt of Pitt county which convene on the 19th day of of May, 1919, And answer or demur to the complaint o)f the plaintiff in said action of the .Jjlaintiff will apply to the court for irne relief demanded in the complaint This the 16tl day of April 1919. j. fJharrington, Clerjc of Superior Court. :By E. F. Tucker, D. C. Martin & Sheppard, Attys. for .Plaintiff. 4 18 4wp . " R. HILL ; Tinner y GREENVILLE, N. C. Cptanch St next to Savage Stables jj First Class Workmanship 7 i F 1 SPECULATORS TRY I U am wide-snread tthat some owners of Liberty Bonds hare sold them at prices lower than their , mar ket value. Investigations v show that shrewd speculators are active in try ing to induce people to part with their government aecprities. Many of them - j are; offering w iww wuw 17 exchange for thet. so - calledJ - seiHrV tyhicli promisa-a Wghgrrate o th an " tdberty Bonds. ;fe v.; v -it f pomte4 : out by :..treasnry 6ffH CialS Uxat Jjiriy owmo " every dollar paid tor them. One evi dence of their value is the eagerness of the speculator to get npssessipn pf them. He knows what they are worth The' Liberty Bond owner does not know the value of the "stock" or -bond" he is offered in exchange for his government security. Liberty bonds have back of them, the -entire resources of the United States which niakei them worth their face value. The person who ex cLangesSthem fo- some other kind of paper risks losing the money Invest ed In his bond as well as the inter- Other people are selling their bonds because they feel that "the .war's over" and they are no longer-bligat-ed to hold them. Although fighting has ceased, the war will not be over until the peace treaty. is signed and oar soldiers are home. A Liberty Bond 1 a certificate of service and the person who sells It at a sacrifice, except in eases "of extreme necessity, Is failing"' to "carry on." He is re flecting on his own patriotism and surrendering an investment that never will fail to pay returns. , It is recognised that there are times when investors are compelled to seek relief from financial distress. Often their first impulse is to dis pose of their Liberty Bonds. In such cases the bank is the place to go. Banks will lend money on Liberty Bonds. The borrower is helped out of his difficulty and does not lose possession of his government bond. AILORED AT FASHIO'N L TO SECURE A PERFECT FLARE TO. THE SKIRT OF THE. NATTI THE WAIST HAS BEEN HIGH PLACED AND A VENT. OF UNUSUAL DEPTH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE BACK. THE EFFECT IS COMPARABLE ONLY TO THE JACKETS TURNED OUT BY LONDON MILITARY TAILORS AND . WORN by: the well set- up type OF OFFICER. DEVELOP ED A T FASHION PARK OVER CUSTOM LINJS WITH AMPLE THOUGHT GIVEN TO COMFORT. CUSTOM SERVICE WITHOUT THE AXNOYANCR nr? A TXv-rr "7 ' ( T S - , JJMSt u uuu More left before Easter to get your if 1 READY-TOVEAR, also SLIPPERS at the bargain in prices we are offering Ladies, now is your chance. Children's j dresses a specialty. Hen's silk shirts at very low prices. N. G, Dickinson Avenue EDWARD FIXTER Contractor and Builder Greenville, North Carolina Plans and Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. First Class Workmanship. CHESTNUT ST. PHONE 395-J V 1 V A R READY- TO-PUT- ON K.WI LSOM '"The King Clothwr'Ki . Dauj s- a aad PARK E S 1 i i i i i i 1 H 1 i i I B

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