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HAPPY WORKMEN
MADE BY THRIFT
Group Saving Has , Proved
tt. -navi. TVrnna
Highly Profitable to Thous-
ands of Employees ox Sanely
Managed Concerns.
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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.
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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 '
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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.
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R. HILL
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y GREENVILLE, N. C.
Cptanch St next to Savage Stables
jj First Class Workmanship
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SPECULATORS TRY
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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
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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
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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
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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
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