EMS INSTON 11 ii PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK-WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS Vol. xxxv-No. 83 ttttttt.-. CAvALIiiMtN ?1 TO BE HEADING FOR f ft.. liecepuon jie wiii uei from arrua urotners at Head of Carranza Troops "ProblematicalAmericans Arriving From Mexico Say Carranzistas Stepped Out of Way of uuuflna aiiw iucat at viucircrv win xane iinoiner Dash to Catch 'the Tiger, Believed All Reports' Indi cate JTiat Pursued Is at Least ; pay's Ride Ahead of Pursuers Officials Still Optimistic Over the Outlook ; . ! (By the United Fmi) . ', ' El ?aso April 11. United States cavalry are report ed to have crossed into Durango State, with Villa far, in v advance, rapidly rearing Durango City, ! Americans arriving here from IChihuahua City , today denounced the Carranzistas, Villa's way after the Guerrero fight How the , Carran zistas, under Aerrita brothers, will treat Villa, is a'prob- lem. Some reports say they la, being his' personalenemies.' ; : " Will Take Another Dash to Capture Villa. .! t, Washington, Apr. 11 A which routed the Vilhstas at Guerrero is necessary if Vil la is to be overtaken. Army men believe the cavalry is eaual to the task. , All reports aeree that Villa is a, dav or niore.aHad of Pershing s trail as still "warm," and still tion to benearing a success. Fection is regarded as a border rumor. PRlitiKY MEETINGS " IN COUNTY SATURDAY Various Precinct to Elect Executive Committeemen- and Delegates to County Contention The Executive , County Convention Executive Committee Meeting and Convention t Be Held On April 22 " v -f -'""n1" " , (Daily Free Press, April 11) ,- . Precinct meetings - in all the pre- a clncta ofrthe bounty "Saturtlay will elect . delegates to the Democratic coimty convention to ,be -held here, on April 22, The 'meetings' will be held . t ,l,hp convenience of the various ex ecutive , committees. The meetings here will be held at noon. , Besides ; the, delegates. the "' precincts will choose newexecutive committeemen ' an (J. members of the County Execu tive Committee. , . The iCounty, Executive Committee il hold a meeting on the day of ft convention, prior to the big "meet- Washington, April i ll.-jMarshall again- -Wilson's- running mate, witb Senator Lewis :a temporary chaiir- nan and keynoter of the Democratic national convention :is fhe prospect ive arrangement, according to many leaders gathering here for the State chairmen's meeting -Thursday. V mcacONDucnNc Salisbury revival Salisbury, April 10.Ua revival be- ing conducted by Bishop John C. Kil ' go, in a specially built tabernacle in Salisbury now well under way and immense crowds are in attendance The ingmg, tnder the direction of Mr. Jr P, .Moorman of Bristol, is a drawing 'card at each service. IGIf ON ERANDEIS K0:iINATI0N DEFERRED Washington, April 10. Action on the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis for Justice of th Supreme Court was deferred for a week at a brief Btssion f the Senata Judiciary -Committee. Iay was agreed upon because of the 18desire of Senators to hear the de bate on the free augar repeal resolu tion, which the Senate- votes on to--Cfrow. ;.V;;;V: . - ' v .' Make your spare time profit time ' a iidpn prize in the Free Press f viCE-PRESldENT XL FOLLO W VILLA INTO STATE r BANDIT FAR AHEAD, STATED THE CAPITAL CITY ft: saying they stepped out o have entrenched against Vil duplication -of Dodd's dash riders, but officials regard the predict the punitive expedi The report of Salazar's dis- DEATH OF MRS. MARY 1 DAVIS, A WEU-KNOWN i WOMAN, AT MT. 01IYE After a number of declining years attended toy ill health, iMns. Mary Campbell Davis died at the home of her, daughter, Mrs. W. Br Smrth; at Mt Olive on last Friday afternoon, in the 83d year of her age. She was formerly Miss Carr and lived in Du plin county until she became the wife of J. S. Davis, who died in this county 35 years ago; and until a few years ago she lived in their old home in Trent township, this county, where she reared a family of five sons attd five daughters. Those still living are Messrs. H. W. and J. C iDavis and Mrs.,!).' A. Whitfield of' tins county, and Mesdames W. B. Smith and Jas. McGhee of Mt. Olive, Mrs. F. B. Koonce of Jones county and Mr. C. B. Davis of Florida. The remains were interred in the Presbyterian cemetery at Seven Springs on Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock, the burial service being conducted by Rev. 'Peter Mclntire of Goldsboro. Mrs. 'Davis was for a large "number of years a faithful member of the Presbyterian church, and hers was a life of forbearance, fortitude and Christian examples. BRIEFS JN THE NEWS OTHER COUNTIES AND CITIES OF SECTION The Norfolk Southern is under stood to .be planning to put down oak crossties on all its lines. , Work has already heen started at the Beaufort end, it is said. A email aon of H. J). Brinson and wife of New Bern fell into a tub of scalding water at the home of his parents and was badly, though not fatally, burned. 4 v i ' - ' " mamm .MMMMM m L IV. TMER; COTTON HAN, DIES IN S.C. TODAY - (By the United Press) Greenville1, S. April ll.-Lewis W. Parker, a former leading cotton .Manufacturer, TJicd today after a long Jlnfss-. , s . , . ' , ' ? ARRESTED FOR FROM 'GROSS IGNORANCE : Sherman, Txas, April 10. Dr. David B. Teem, who conducts a chir opractice adjustory here, was arrest ed today on an indictment charging KINSTON, II WpplAGAIN TILL FRIDAY iwemurs V9nvinC,ea 01 J5UDH ) . -' I marines UUllt. JJUt Wait- . i a ing for Evidence DATA IN FEW DAYS ,.rV V Next Meetintr Mav Find XiK neAUivieeunK lViay rma AQ- ministration Taking Steps rs;i T?..: h xui xyciuutc vwiauuu vi . .. i; ' j -m ' i t Attitude Toward Imper- ial Government By ROBT. J. BENDER, (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, April 11. Tha Cabin rt today resumed consideration of the tingled thread of the submarine is we. .Despite his cold, the President, who was touch improved, decided to hold the session. ';';,V . Secretary Lansing submitted the evidence to date.1 .Official are still convinced that despite Germany's x pected denial, German submarines were' responsible for the Sussex, Man cheser-Engineer and other attacks in which American lives were jeopard used. , However, feeling continued that this country must vait for "the arrival of evidence sent on the liner St. Paul. This, is expected to reach here Thursday or Friday, and be sub mitted to Friday's cabinet meeting. By, that time, also, Germany's in formal reply is expected, and it is believed all will be considered togeth or Friday and at least preliminary Steps for some definite formation of attitude, taken. BME AT -VERDUN HERCEST OF GREAT: TO DATE rignung liias rair lO e- w. '"''mL' COme inaeSCriDaDle I he I French Holding Out Awful Waste of Men Climax Today ; (By tha United Press) London, April 11. Under the most troawndous hammering in the world's history,' the French line is holding in t'r.e great .battle raging around Ver dun. Wave after wave of Germans are rolling up against the French bar ricades -on a six-mile front northwest of Verdun. The French are driving the attacks back. Savage hand-to-hand fighting follows each storm of bursting shells that Wreck a parapet or redoubt. The battle hourly is growing more des perate. V It is believed that it will soon culmiaate in indescribable gen eral fitrhtinir on 'both banks of the Meuse." "English authorities believe that if tfie French hold this time, Ver dun will be saved beyond doubt. ? f A Paris official statement says the Germans have lost 200.000 more "men. A German official statement today an nounced 36,000 captives. Vench Official Report Paris, April 1L Attacking Dead Man Hill with liquid fire, the Ger mans captured small fragments ' of French trenches in furious fighting last night, the war office today an nounced.1 At every other point- the attack was repulsed. 'v v iy Report From Korlin. - ' - Leilin, Aor;i 1 1. The , capture of more French positions northeast V of irdun and southwest of Fort Dou- auniorjt is announced hy the war of- fice The Germans took over 200 pris oners in breaking up a counter attack j on ithe east bank of the Meuse, south of Crows' Forest. ,- the' murder of Miss " Aline Walker. The indictment says that Teem caus ed her death by '"rolling, pounding, heating and pressing her in a cross ly ignorant manner. N. C WEDNESDAY, APRIL Standing of Contestants at9P. M. ' DISTRICT No. 1. ' ' After the Capital prizes, two Max well Touring Cars hav been award ed, this district will receive one dia mond ring, one gold watch and one; 1 U . L OR . All i this district who remain in the con- taaf nil ftik rlMA nihil tin nit wild , one or me above prises, ana wno com- I Jjr wlul -lire j'uuo, ytuk o iaiu i J commission of 10 per cent y PISTKICT Nov L, Miss Sarah Dunn, Kinston . . 12,200 Miss Barbara Emory. Kinston 6,400 Miss Mary Farmer, Kinston, 13,100 miss cassia r auisner, mnsion o,ouu Miss iiaran jf auikner, lunston I7,suu Mrg Mamie Fitzgerald, Kinston 6.000 MisB Addi8 Ford, Kinston,. . 5,400 ffi W I Mi as jtseuie earneia, jvinscon o.suu Mies Carrie U Beasley, Kinst'n 10,300 Mra. Clara' Becton, Kinston ..19,700 Mrs. Kti Bell, Kinston.... 6,400 Miss Mapgie Eissett, Kinston, e,ouu Miss Georgia Bfezell, Kinston 11.700 r: v T ti i 11 tr t a. sts xvi is s NSTinio JDiacKweii, xunswn, Miss Ada Bostic, Kinston . . , . 8200 Mrs. Mary s'Lr, Braswell, Kins. 19,800 Miss Alma Broadhurst. Kins. 18.600 Alias A. Xj. Broadway, Kinston. b,4TO Miss G. V. iBroadway, Kinston 5,800 ?rs. Laura Curamings, Kinst'n 15,800 in-arianna uingqiie, ivmsvon d.uuu miss tuarne B. jox, Kins, 19.800 Mrs. F. L. Hooker, Kinston.. 21,800 Miss Lula Waller. Kinston.. 23.000 J. Colby Abbott, Kmeton .... 19,600 Miss Bertie jCullom, Kinston 11,800 Mrs. W. G. Morris., Kinstonr. 24,800 MisS J oanna Ennis, Kinston, . . 6,000 Miss Kate Brown, Kinston.. 11,700 Miss Susie Gahady. Kinston.. 17,900 Miss Lillie B. Ooob, Kinston.. 6,800 Miss Stella Buck, Kinston.... 14,300 Elizabeth Coneland, Kinston .14,500 Xi.a tlK.a HiaMnn VinaAn 17 1310 Miss Katie Gaylor, 'Kinston. . 800 Mar (rente Goodsoa. Kinston. 7,000 Miss Lena Grady, Kinston. . 5,600 Miss Lois Grabbs, Kinston.. 14,400 Miss Alice Hart, Kinston...... 7,000 Mary Hartsfleld, Kinston.... 13,100 Miss Proosie Heath." Kinston. 16,800 Miss Martha Hines, Kinston,. . 7,000 Miss Scotia Hobgood, Kinston, 6,600 Miss Delia Hvatt. Kinston.... 20.700 Miss Lula Talei. Kinston...... 6.700 Miss Mana Pah-ick, Kinston 1100 Miss Terry Mitchell, Kinston. . 6,000 Miss Florence ''Moore. Kinston 6.700 Miss Annie Nobles, Kinston.. 16,900 Mis Daisy Outlaw, Kinston. . 6,700 Miss Eoline Pad rick, Kinston. 18,200 Miss Fannie Pollock,'. Kinston 6,000 Miss Roberta Pridgen, Kinston 6,800 Miss Mary Pridgen, Kinston. . 10,300 Miss Nannie Randolph. Kinston 5,600 Miss Amanda Rhodes, Kins... 9,200 Miss Lillian Rowe, Kinston.. 5,000 Miss Lida Lee Rhodes, Kinston 10100 miss Annie l,. acoii, Kinston o,vuu Miss Ruth Simmons, Kinston 5300 Miss Rosa Simpson, Kinston. 14,700 Miss Nannie Stanley. Kinston. 22,800 Miss Annie Stephenson, Kinston 6,000 Miss Maria Sutton. Kinston. 10,000 Miss Vana Sutton, Kinston, 6,000 Mrs. Nora Taylor, Kinston, 7,300 Bessie V. Thornton, Kinston,' 11,500 Miss Jane Tilghman, Kinston 23,600 Miss Myrtle Tucker, KinBton 5,600 Miss Julia Tvndall. Kinston 1000 Miss Bettie Underhill, Kinston 23,800 Miss Lona D. Weeks, Kinston 7,900 Miss Katie Whitehurst, Kinston 6,500 MiSs Camille Aldridge, Kinston 6,400 Miss Evelyn Waters, Kinston 20,500 Miss Daphne Waters, Kinston 6,200 Miss Ella Haskett, Kinston.. 8,400 Herman Lawson. Jtinston . . ., 19,700 Mrs. Eva Cummings, Kinston 9,900 Miss Hattie Daley, Kinston.. 9,300 Miss Kylo Hargett, Kinston.. 8,600 Mrs. J. U. Ijeonard, Kinston ll.WO Miss Velma Hill, Kinston 14,800 Mr. Gordon Boney, Kinston.. 17,500 Mr. M. L. McCulten. Kinst'n 21,800 Miss Victoria" Bufsell, Kinston 6,000 Miss Isabel Baily, Kinston .. 14300 Miss iCorinna Mial . 7,900 Mrs. Claudie Smith 1300 Miss Janie Hardy 13,400 Miss Ruth Dail 14,600 Mr. Phillip Brooks . ....... 12,600 DISTRICT No. 2. This district includes all territory outside of the City Of Kinston. r After -the capital prizes, two Max well Touring Cars have been award ed, this district will receive one dia mond ring, one gold watch, and one Bank account of $25. All others in this district, who remain in t he con test until the close, who do not win one of the above ipnzes and who com ply with the rules, will be paid a commission Of 10 iper cent. Mrs. ma ret ourwicn, oeven -SnrinES .. -..;.v i 11.200 Mrs. Winnie Thompson, Seven Springs .. i .,. . .10,200 Mrs. Emma Barwick, Seven SDrinw 14,300 Miss Lula Outlaw, Seven : , Miss Lula Outlaw,- Seven v Springs 1200 Miss 'Mabel1 Grady, Seven ? - j Springs . . -. . . . ......... 17.000 Miss Effie Stroud, Seven Springs j . .10,900 Miss Fannie Elmore, Seven Springs 20,t00 Miss Lola Rouse, Seven Spgs. 9,100 Miss Gertrude Grady, Seven' Springs, R. F. D. No. 1. . . . 19,700 Mrs. J. J. Harper, Deep Run 5,800 Mrs. Lula Blizzard, Deep Hun 9,600 Mrs. Annie Stroud, Deep Ran, R, F. D. No. 2 . . 9,200 Mrs. Addie Boyett, Deep Run, R,. F. D. No. 2 .i..i.t-.. .i. 14,300 Miss Sue Davis, Lep Run, R. F. D. No. 2...v. 1200 Miss Tiffany Hill, Deep Run, R- F. D. No, 2 . ... . ... . ... 17,800 Mrs. Mildred Outlaw, Kenans- villa 15,100 Miss Jimmie , KoTnegay, Ken- - ansville .................. 1700 Mrs. Nancy Smith, Kenans- ' ville 14,700 Mrs. Mary P. Russell, Fort Barnwell i. 600 Mrs. R. W. Lamb, Fort Harn-w-ell 9,200 l'.'s f : ".ie French, Fot .. :-' -m ! l.n.iO 12, 1916 Monday Wght Barnwell Miss Sudie Cox, Richlands. , Miss Bona K. Basden. Rich- 6,000 9,100 lands 5,660 Mrs. John R. Shaw, Richlands 10,300 Mrs. S. Lee Sadler, Richlands 15,600 Mrs. c. u. Basden, Richlands. R. P. D. No. 1 9,400 Mrs. K. D. Jaunan. Richlands. K. F. D, No. 1 11,700 Mrs. 1). E. Pickford. Richlands. R. T. D. No. 2.... 11.200 Miss Josephine Whaley. Rich- lands, R. F. D. No. 2 5,400 Miss Katie. Sanderson, Klcn lands, R. F. D. No. 2 13,300 Mr. R. W. Hill, comfort, R. F. D. No. 1 6,400 Mrs. Tommie Koonce. Comfort. R: P-'ir.-A-i! 9'300 R. F. D. No. 1 ... 1700 Mrs. Bertie Hardy, Snow Hill 5,400 Mrs. Leon Pridgen, Snow Hill 14,700 Mrs. J. V:J0nes. K. F. v.. No. 8, Snow Hill i, 5.600 Mrs. W. H. Hill. R. F. D.. No. 3, Snow Hill 14,100 Miss Glenn Suggs, K. Jr. u. No 2, Snow I 11 i . i ..... . C,4(0 Miss liOttchen Hill. K. F. D. No. 8, Snow Hill 11,200 Mrs. J. R. Tingle, Ayden .... 6,800 Mrs. Clayton Johnson. Ayden R. F. D. 3. 6,000 Miss Helen Dunn. Ayden, R. ; F. D. 2 8,900 Miss Lula May Southed and. Albertson .. 5,000 Miss Emma Grady, Albertson 17,300 Mrs. J. K. Southerland, Al- . bertson . . 5,600 Mrs. verda'-JJ. trady, Albert- f ... a c r , ,M . . o inn - A. AV. v ....... . DIVV Miss Mabel Herying. Mt. Olive 6,400 Mrs. Lula Waller, iMt live.; 1800 Mrs.- Nora Outlaw, Mt. Olive, Miss Mattie Outlaw. Mt. Olive K. 'F. V. WO. 6. . . . . . 8.300 Mrs. J, W. Worley, Pink Hill 6,000 Mrs. J. R. Miller, Pink iHill.. 10,400 Miss Conner Jones, Pink Hill. 22,800 Miss Carrie Davis, Pink Hill. 11,200 Miss Jjula l'yndall, Pink Hill. 6.400 Muss Gertrude Howard. Pink Hill .. 12,100 Mrs. Winnifred Howard, Pink Hill ,, A...... 19,800 Mrs. Emily Maxwell, Pink Hill 9,800 Mrs. Stella Smith, Pink Hill. 6,500 Miss Tessie Nobles, Pink 'Hill 8,400 Mrs. (Jlaudie Carraway. Hook- erton .. 18.700 Mirs. U. E. ifldwards. Hooker. ton .. .....i ..i.... ' 9,100 Miss Thclma Dixon, Hookertno 6,500 Miss Nina May Hoggs, hook- f :- erton ' -,' . .'..... . : 8,! ' fort. R. F. D, No, lillJ&OO Miss Bettie Heath. Comfort. . 22,600 Mrs. -Maud Basden. Comfort. 12,400 Miss Sallie King, Comfort... 18,800 Mrs. Joseph Basden, Comfort 11,900 Mrs. G. T. Gardner, Gnfton, 6,000 Miss Blanch' Tucker, Grif ton 20,600 Miss Sallie Causley. Griiton r. t. b.vw Miss Nannie Taylor. Gnfton, K. b .1). 10,200 Miss Bettie Rouse, R. F. D., La Grange . . j; .. . .......... i4,eoo Miss Annie Kenton, K, f . v., La Grange . . 8,900 Miss Jesse Kennedy, R. F. v., ... La Grange 12,800 Miss Kate Kollintrs, K. F. V.. ' La Grange 1230 Mrs. Fannie Morns. R. F. D.. LaGrange .. ., 11,200 Mm. Vich Hardison. K. F. U. La Grange 1830 Mrs. Bessie Joyner, K. V. d)., La Grange , 7,500 Mrs. Sallie White, R. F. V., La Grange 9,900 Miss Lena Harms, Wintemlle 10,200 Miss Emdhr Bagley, Graingers 16,600 miss maiue incAutner, vrronn gers .. .................. 11.400 Mrs. D. Pittman, Graingers. . 1100 Miss Dora Miller, Hallsville. . 16,300 Miss Nannie Rhodes, Hallsville 12,800 Mrs. Dan Mitchell, Aria ..... 6,100 Mrs. J. C. Dawson, Hanra- -han .. ....ivv... . 19.900 Miss Helen McLawhorn. Han- rBhan . . . .. i ........ . . . . 9,200 Miss Airnes McLawnorn. llan- rahan ......... .r. 5,200 Mrs. Will Forrest,; Greenville. 8,300 Miss Minnie Rives, Greenville 16,300 Miss Alice Newell. Sno Miss Alice Newell, Snow Hill 5,300 Miss Nora Murphy, Snow Hill 13,600 Miss Lillie Smith, Leon 6,000 Miss Lottie Whitfield, Leon ..19,900 Mrs. Inda Denver, Leon . . . . 7,900 Mrs. Jay Smith, Leon . . , 23,600 Miss Mattie Kennedy, Cabin. 6,000 Miss Gertrude Maxwell. Re- aca ......... W yii 1.T , 14,100 acav r1: r . t .? 5.000 rars. vvnuia m&xweu, nesaca ii,ivv Mrs. Swannie Mewborne, La- Grange 14.600 Miss Rena Elmore, LaGrange 10,900 Mrs. Leslie Oreech. LaGrantre 5.000 Mrs, r annie House. jLauransre, R. F. D.. No. I ........... 18,600 Mrs. Eva Carlisle, LaGrange, K. V JJ. NO. 1 ............ 6.400 Miss Ruth : Dail. LaGransre. 'R. F. D. ................. 19,900 Miss Lucy Herring, LaGrange, . ' R. TV D. No. 1 7,000 Miss - iMittie Harrison, - La- Grange, R. F. D., No. 5... 19,100 Miss Roberta Aldridge, La Grange,. R. F.-D. No. 6.... 23,500 Miss Doll Waters, LaGrange R. F. D. No. 5 Mrs. Ada Newsom, LaGrange, 14300.1 R. F. D. No. 2. ;. 6,000 Mrs. George Taylor, LaGrange, ft. J. D. No. 2 1800 Mfss JenhJe Britt, 'LaGrange ' R. F. D. No. 2 12,000 Miss Minnie Parks, Goldsboro, R. F. D. No. 1 14,600 Miss Laura Smith, Goldsboro. R. F. D. No. 1 ,...10,300 Mrs. Minnie Craft, Walston-r -burg 4'.. 6,000 Mrs. Sarah Jones, Walston- bur? 900 aiiss Dannie fiercer, Walston- tur M'. -s .Turtie Rouse, .Walston. 19.800 J bur" 10.400 Mrs. I.Iary Hamsey, Trenton.. 12,800 (Cvi.'.lnucd.on Tago Tno) . APRIL SEVENTEEN- TWENTY-NINE TO BE TIME FOR CLEANING I Two Weeks Instead of One to Be Observed In City This Year . STREET CLEANERS AID Residents to Be Allowed to Put Garbage on Streets On Certain Days Sutton Wants Kinston Make a Good Show Next Month (Daily Free Press, April 11) The twelve week days beginning Monday, the 17th, will be observed in Kinston as clean-up days, by the Mayor's edict, announced Monday Mayor Sutton asks the co-opera tion of every citizen in making the city cleaner and brighter than ever before. He desires the 'cleaning u of very back lot and front yard in, Kinston during the fortnight San itary Inspector Conway will, assist the citizens in every way possible, b; advising with them and rendering ma terial aid when he can. The street cleaning force will observe the fol lowing program during the two weeks: ' ' On April 20, 21, and 22, they wil remove, without cost to the residents, trash from in front of all houses in the First Ward, the refuse to be put out in the three days preceding. On April 2425 and 26, trash will be hauled off the streets in the Sec ond Ward, garbage to be put out in the three days preceding only.- . (Continued on. Page Four) c ' ' SENATE m ATTfY Ml FOR REPORTS ON ' OIL INVEST! G'N Kenyon Resolution Passes Unanimously Western Oil Jobbers Declare Sher man Law Is Not Effective and Demand Action (By the United Press) Washington, April 11. The Sen- ate today unanimously passed the Keriyon resolution directing Attorne" General Gregory to send a full report of the investigations of the Standard Oil and other oil interests charged with boosting prices and fixing dis criminatory costs. The passage followed the reading of rthe charges !by the Western Oil Jobbers' Association, which declared suing for dissolution to be an absurd failure and demanded that Congress make the Sherman law effective or abandon it altogether.' emm w mum a nt ON DEFENSE, SAYS Washington.- April 11. Congress has been unable to frame a proper defense program because it does not know, and cannot learn the real navy weaknesses, Representative Gardner today told the Navy League. He con demned Secretary Daniels for "hoow winking the public", Perry Belmont advocated universal service, and a permanent military commission. J FA1RER0THER NOW OWNS THE GREENSBORO RECORD Greensboro, April 10 The -Greens boro Record,- afternoon newspaper, formerly edited and owned by the late Joseph M. Reece, has been sold by his heirs to Al. Fairbrother, oub- lisher of "Everything.'. The purchase price has not been announced, but is Understood to have been in the neigh borhood of .? 15,000, ; PRICE FIVE CENTS POE COMMEMBI'NT ORATOR TODAY; BIG CROWD AT GRAINGER Six Schools Participate In Exercises Witnessed by Hundreds EDUCATIONAL AWAKENING Told About by Speaker,' One of State's Noted Men Number Kinstonians In Attendance Dunn ; Girl Gets Declamation Prize (Daily Free Press, April 11) The schools of the Grainger group held their commencement at the mod el Grainger school today, with the largest crowd to yet attend one of the commencemnets present. . A' large party of Kinstonians were on hand, including Judge : Bond of Superior. Court and the court officials and edu ce ion authorities. ,- - , All six of the schools in the group, Grainger, Bethel, Berwick's Dunn, Sharon and Sand Hill, were . repre sented. There were more than 600 teachers, pupils and spectators pre , ent. ' - A declamation contest was held this ; morning after 10:30, at which time the exercises were begun, but most of he prbgram, including the usual sto ry-telling and athjetic contests and musical program, was left over until this afternoon. A, great dinner was served at the school. - Miss Mildred 'Jackson of Dunn school won the -declamation medal, awarded by Mrs. Broadway of Grain ger, and presented by Dr, Bl W. Spihnan of Kinston. tk Dr. Clarence Poe, one of the State's -best .known and tmost learned men, was the principal speaker. He was introduced by Mr, John E. Cameron, s one of the most progressive men of the Grainger section and a staunch friend of education. Dr, Poe's sub ject was "The Upbuilding of North Carolina ii and Lenoir County." He dwelt upon the educational awakening , in the State and county and pled for furtherance of the community spir it . The Grainger school is one of, Su perintendent Jos. Kinseys' pets. The . group has advanced as (rapidly as any in the county. The school at Grain ger is one of ihe models of the coun- ' ty. LA GRANGE MAN AT -HEAD OF HONOR ROLL HONOR ROLL Highest Daily Cash Report on Subscriptions ' Two-Pound Box of Lowney's Chocolates, fresh from Skin-; tier's, at 127 N. Queen Street, will be given to each Honor Roll candidate. - Mr. H. L. Pate, La Grange, R. 3, Monday. - rv.---. .v Last night at a o'clock the first day's race for the Honor Roll and the special prize to an end. Many of the candidates and their friends seem . to v. realizo .the. import ance or the ilonor Roll, es pecially the initial position, and all ac cordingly made an unusual effort to place their favorite candidate in the coveted position. The result was s landslide of voting all of the day. " The Winner.. After the returns were all in and the count finally checked up for the Honor Roll, H was found that Mr. H. L. Pate of R. F. D. 3, LaGrange, car ried away the first honors. In thus succeeding, he places his name on the Honor Roll and wins the special prize, a two-pound box of Lowney's Chocolates, furnished by Skinner's, at 127 N. Queen street Other Good Reports. But the race for very close an 1 (Continued on. r.v-'s Tonr) 'V. - f f It" -it ml 111 K fil :3 &