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VOL. XXV.
NO. 35.
l i; .,., Advertising
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has always prevailed hard and
conscientious work on the part of
its Officers and DlrectorsW will
incness to aid and advise with its
di psitoa, i also ' the . necessary
principle - of SAFETY each
transaction. '::'. , '',"
;N If without a banking v
.: . . ,. homej we'll welcome ; v
. - ' your account. ' ; C " ,
The' First' National ;BanK
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Physician and
, bailey, c.
J'?.jf''dflto-In Bank Building.': .;: I
.-; 1' '. Phone : 1021 V v 1"V ,'"'
JNO.A. WINSTEAD.
- Physician and - Surgeon
ilf-y1 NAspviiA-E. , N.- C. -jS''h
OFFiCE:-i-Next Door "to Post Officei
Phone. Day No 22, Night, No. 15 W
C HAROLD D. COOLEY,
. v r: Attorney ;::,,;f
CJoiinselor-it-Law;
; - Office In ; Grand ; Jury Building
" ' .'.nashvidLe,' N. C. v. s.
v:;.I;0, COPPEDGE )
Physician and Surgeon
. Office in Grand Jury Building ;
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Nashville, N. C V
S. SV Austin
ti. Ii. Davenport
.' AUSTIN & DAVENPORT-.
, - LAWYERS
PromptaUeotioQtvea toall matters
, !- Not associoted in any .'
:: Recorder's Court Practice.
, W. A. Fines ,
Wilson, i "(
; ImIoh T, Vadghak
. ; Nashville. -
' ' FINCH & YAUGHAN, . v
, Attornyes And Counsellors-at-Law
Prompt attention given toall matters
entrusted, to our care. Omcein
vs- New La Ruildlne. c
1 M T. BENNETT,
Attorney -at -law
- " ' " Nashville, N.1 C. ,
Special attention . given to
, Administrations. '
' Office In Bank of Nashville Building.
V x ja::z3 w. keel ,
Attorney and Cwinselor-at-Law
ROCKY MOUNT N. C. v ,
1 ' Practice In All Courts. All Matters
Given Prompt Attention.
DR. F. G. CIIiUlBLEE
' cr::Ti:T. ,
Office, -In F!-ch Building .
NASH'S ILLITERACY
' BEING WIPED OUT
New High Schools Being Built Teach
. ers Salaries Raised According to ?
Ability and School Term 6 Months.
i Never in the history of North Car
blina have the educational prospects
been brighter than at present.' Most
of the colleges and high schools in
the State have already ' engaged
every available room and are turn
ing away numbers of Students' who
wish to enter in the fall because they
do ndt'h&ve room for them.
' Hardly a county in the State' has
brighter prospects than Nash Re
cent legislation has' moro than
doubled the available funds- foe use
in the schools. , Better than this,
even, is the' redoubled enthusiasm
on the part of our people in educa
tional matters. A-number of changes
in school laws have made a much
broader educational 'program ' possi
ble in Nash' county than has ever be
fore been attempted. A few things
are worth noting. , f i
Six Months Term For tverjr School
; The people of North Carolina vot
ed to increase ; the length of ; the
school term throughout the Syat'e
from four months' (supposedly) from
public funds to six, and the last leg
islature enacted laws to 'carry out
the will of the peopled? jthey . ex
pressed it by thein vote., The fact
is that last year the amount appor
tioned to some schools was' harl;
enough to run them over three
months owing to the necessary in
crease( fn ''teachers', salaries. ;This
year the county and;- State pay. the
teachers at a specified, rate for six
months and do not allot'- a certain
amount to each school to be expend
ed in four, six or eight months ras
the district committeemen' see fit.
inus, ; tne term . must be for 1 bix
months if teachers can' be secured
The number of pupil8j.in "average
daily attendance in a district .deter
mines the number of teachers allow
ed for a school. Any school making
a yearly average daily attendance of
35 gets two., teachers. One teacher
is added for each 30 above this number."-
This places a premium on reg
ular attendance' As an example of
how a district may Becure a better
school, the Oak Ridge school in Per
rells Township with a census of lees
than 60 pupils in the district raised
money by private, subscription and
added a.teacher last year. " In spite
of influenza they - kept enthusiasm
for education so high that an aver
age attendance sufficient to' justify
two teachers was made and this year
the county and State must pay the
additional teacher. - Any district has
the opportunity of doing the sante
thing. ., r-v . .
. Compulsory Attendance. : , ".
Further than this, the compulsory
attendance term has been increased
te the entire length of the school
term in the district in which the pu
pil resides. The compulsory school
age. is from 8 to 4 years. Not only
must all these pupils be enrolled- in
the schools but they must give a sat
isfactory excuse for each absence
during the school year 1 , AH 'ot these
abssence must be' reported by the
teacher every week to the County
Superintendent of , . Public , Welfare
whose duty it is to investigate unex-
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The Best Physic .
When' you - want a pleasant phyic
trv - i Chamneriam s taoiet. .xney
are easy to take and mild and gentle
in effect. They are highly priEed by
people who have become acquainted
with their good qualities, ihey
only cost a quarter.
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PROCEEDINGS OF
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SUPERIOR COURT
," The Superior Court for the rrinl of
criminal cuses, conveneti Jlniiday
morning. Judge W, - A.-, pevin pre-
sidintr, -;vg l:.'"'. . ? - "i '.: '";.
After charging the grand jury,
Judge Devin and Solicitor 'Allsbrook
got dpwn to work In earnest. The
first two days were consumed in dis
posing of cases of minor importance.
Judge Devin gave a very practical
and instructive charge to the grand
jury. A good part of the. charge
was devoted to the -laws passed by
the last session of. the: Genera) As
sembly. :. He called the grand jury's
attention to several of the most im
portant acts, some of which are as
follows ' .' .'. J .';- ,
,, The,rirst conviction for violating
the prohibition act is a misdemeanor,
punished in the discretion of' the
court; for the second or any subse-
quent conviction is made i felony,
punished with imprisonment in thelo-nod hehnvinr'
State prison for not less -than one
one year and not exceeding five years
in the discretion of the court.
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In secret assaults person assaulted
need not he unconscious of presence
o.assailant.
No lapse of devise by reason of
death of devisee during the life of
testator if such, devisee or legatee
would have been an heir at lav or
distributee had he died intestate.
In all leases, of real property with
fixed time for payment of rent, fail
ura to pay within ten days after de
jriand entails forfeiture and the les.
sor may dispossess the tenant.
Unlawful to allow bodies of ani
trials dying of disease to remain un
boned for more, than twenty-four
hour? -after death.
'Publication of legal advertising to
be made at newspaper's commercial
rates. Newspaper must file with
xilerkof court sworn, statement of
rate before accepting , or printing
legal, advertising,, failure to do so is
a misdemeanor. , " f.
Uniform bills of lading.
To burn a school house made a
felony.,. . ,
Keeper or Superintendent of coun
ty home required to keep record
book. ' ' , -
Dog law, tax of two dollars on fe
male and one dollar on male dog
more than si months old. Miscje
meanor not to list and pay license
tux before Dec. 1st. Misdemeanor
to fclluw dog over six months old .to
run at large at night time unaccom
panied br owner or some person by
owner's permission. . .: . r. ,
'Assault with deadly weapon with
intent to kill, where serious injury
not; resulting in death is inflicted is
ma"de a felony.
Unlawful i ; to 5, falsely , represent
one's self as physically defective to
obtain money. '
Unlawful to possess motor . ve
hicles without factory number.. "
, Compulsory school. law: all child
ren between t,he age of eight and
fourteen shall attend school unless
excused by proper authority. ' - -
L D. Bulluck was put upon trial
on the charge of selling .cars from
which".'' the ' manufacturers' - serial
number had Keen erased or removed.
After all the evidence had been in
troduced the State did not insist
upon a verdict.' i.The court instruct
ed its clerk to enter a verdict of not
guilty. ; " . ' " " k
Mrs. Mattie Robbins and Hardy
Robbing plead guilty to the charge
of keeping a disorderly house, Judg
ment was suspended upon payment 1
01 uie cos 1
Joe Boatman was arraigned upo
i
-the charge of burglary. '. A speci;
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venire of fifty 'men was 'ordered
This case will be tried later.'. ?; 1
The jury.found from the evidence
Pattie Holding was not guilty of the
larceny of corn, , ; , ' ' .
Ed Coley submitted guilty to car
nal knowledge,of a female under, the
age of fourteen, but not guilty - of
the charge of rape. ' His submission
was' accepted, ' Judgment not pro
nounced at this time. '
Jack Vanon not guilty of forgery
as alleged. This case did not reach
the jury. - V
TheState failed to satisfy the jury
beyond, a reasonable doubt of the
guilt of Tom Battle of house break
ing and the larceny of a shoulder of
meat; but- succeeded in convincing
the jury beyond the shadow of a
doubt that Tom and Harr Battle
took and appropriated to their use
three 6achs of fertilizer belonging to
another. Judgment suspended for
two years payment of cost and reim
bursing the owner for the guano,
they to give bond, to appear at April
and Auirust terms of court and show
Arthur Bunn was given two years
on the roads for house breaking.
Jehn Wilson not guilty of the same
charge.
Jim Yarboro (not Sunny Jim) will
work? the public roads for carrying a
concealed weapon.
Nat Lewis plead guilty to the
charge of forcible trespass. Prayer
for judgment was continued for 12
months upon payment of cost.
Charles James, guilty -of the tem
porary larceny of a horse. Judg
ment has not yet been pronounced.
CENTRAL BRICK WARE
HOUSE, WILSON, N. C.
HIGHEST PRICES FOR TOBAC
CO is the time honored slogan of the
'"Old Reliable Centre Brick." The
very best way to fight old "High
Cost of Living" is to sell your tobac
co with the Centre Brick, Wilson,
N. C, known to be the Leading
Warehouse on the Largest Bright
Leaf Tobacco Market in the world.
EVERY FARMER, white or col
ored, large or small, shall have our
strongest efforts on his sales at. the
Centre Brick and also the advant
ages of the HIGHEST PRICES that
will be paid by Wilson. Tne Giant
among markets with more buyers
this season to represent every tobac
co using nation on earth.
Start with us on our First Sales
Day, SEPTEMBER 2nd, and with
A. 0, Davis as our Auctioneer, let
us take you "over the top" for high
est prices.
t; Yours truly,
. . Cozart, Eagles & Carr
HURRAH FOR NASH.
. Nash county pays !iersheriff$6,500
an increase of $1,500 dating back
to Dec. 1, 1918, so by order of t the
legislature that adjourned . last
March. ,
' It is a handsome salary; as salaries
g"o in North Carolina, and yet , it is
not a penny too much if he does his
fulb duty in collecting and account
ing for the taxes of the county with
business-like method and dispatch,
and in preserving law and ojderi in
Nash without fear or fayor. It is
all too Tittle'fof effective services of
this sort in any county. jiS.''0:- V
The sheriff's .office in 'Nash navs
$1,500 a year m6re than, 4 -Supreme
Court judgeship in North- Carolina.
Leaving oucthe,re8idenca domestic
service, traveling expenses, and au
tomobile, the sheriff , of CNash gets
the same salary as Governor Bickett.
He gets $3,00Q, more thaiijfive qf the.i
state house officers! and' more than
twice the salary of all thelrest, r;
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pens
COTTONFARMERSURGED
TO MARKET SLOWLY
American Cotton Association Warns
Against Propaganda' Biting Issued
By Speculators.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug 27. "too earn
estly urne that the cotton farmers
and the holders of cotton be not
stampeded by propaganda now be
ing issued by bear speculators and
parties who desire to buy cheap cot
tun, but that they stand steady and
refuse to sell their Htaple at present
prices, the executive committee of
the American.. Cotton Association
says in a statement issued at head-l
quarters here. The committee fur-1
tner gays: "The Association de-
pkires the organized effort now
biiing made to depress and send the
pi ice of cotton to the bottom, hi
Pile of the fact that cotton goods
have great.iy advanced, cotton prices
n.,vv yone down twenty dollars to
twenty-five dollars per bale. Today
the .yiple. measured by the price of
manOfac; ured cotton goods, is in
tiin.u ny worth more th:m thirty
live cents per pound and even at
thai p- ice it is the the cheapest com
modity, being sold in tiie world's
market.. .A soon as the American
GjUi'I: .1--nidation is fully organized
urn us :ni:iim tnenuers it will im-
imuiatWy i-vgin an organized fi,
in iinaif " l Otloti."
,,,
The Speed Fiend.
I: is sip-'inat- how persistent 1
ma-iy aut.wnii'ie drivers on the road
are to ex-' '-d ih' ;;eed limit. The
Slate iaw li;.e . ii. vtimum of tw enty-
five rnii-s V" itotir, and there is not
an hour oi tye ia oniany frequently
traveled r. ;'iat this limit is not
exceeded, Irt probable not one case
in a hunured'is there the slightest
cause for fast uVv',:--. Thejjjgrber
will loaf ;u-oui,l before ne start and
waste time entigh to go his entire
distance a a r's.-i:ii)ie gait, then
pull out in uui-rfy. and run the whole
way as mucn bove tne legal speed
as the road u iil a'i 'w He will reach
his destination ('""1 away more
time hanging n'und doing nothing
than he gaii:-d "i -i- fast running.
The court ", a'1' imposing fines all
over the sta v violation of the
speed law, anil if .s to be commended
for tne nunioer f c.-ir.s on the roads
increase tiie iian.:-,:'-ls lhe speed fiend
increases. It wou'd not oe so bad if
the danger was c '"fined to his own
car but it is not. J(' is a menace to
evernody 011 tiie r'ad and he, is an
everylasting nuisai-'. he gets only
what is coming w'n is a good
stiff fine. Amen! News and Ooser
ver.
We are heartily gl-d to see him
get it. We hope that every other
brtve, efficient sheriff in the State
is appreciated and r( warded just as
highly as the resounds of the county
will allow. i
The register's salar-v in Nasil was
also moved up to $3,350, and the
clerk's to $3,750, beginning witii the
nrst 01 last December-
; Also the treasurer's salary was in
creased from Sl.'JOl t0 S1.5U0,
, We don't know tf e circumstances
In Nash, but at long range, it looks
as though a county- treasurer is a
useless luxury in tufa, county that has
a trustworthy bank at the county
seat.- Up to 1915 iorty-one counties
had come to' this1 conclusion, : Other
counties have gone? into this tistSince
that date.-t-Univefty News Letter.
Remember nd send in the
! amount duae (graphic. '
RME R S!
Ui
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I13 Hifihest Dc)Har:
PUT ON AN EMBARGO.
i
From every country in the world
buyers are flocking to the United
States, and are gobbling up every
kind of commodity.
Canned foodstuffs, meats, cloth
ing, dry goods, shoes, etc., are being
shipped abroad in enormous quanti
ties. These foreign btivers don't ask
the price of an article; all they are
concerned about is quantity. Tliev
want as great a quantity as they
possibly can get and are only too
witling to pay exorbitant prices.
'And herein lies one of the princi
pai rea-'eus tor tne lugn cost ot liv
ing.
Prices at all times are governed
by the law of suppiy anil demand.
When there is an active demand
')rlc, s are certain to be nign. When
! tnere ,s comparatively little demand
! UK" Prl('(,s l"w
Millions of dollars worth of vari
ous commodities are being shipped
to foreign countries daily. Those
nations are gobbling up ajl the
American-made goods they can.
Whar i- the result?
Tiie demand exceeds the suonty.
A shortage of this or that article en
sues. Tnere is an increase in prices
and tin-re is' a nation-wide bowl of
protest.
One of the beneficial things which I
Congress can do at. tiie present time
is to order the establishment of an
i embargo upon certain articles. Take
snoes ior i-xampie. It an embargo
were placed uoon ieatm.-r it would
oe only a week before the price of
shoes would be on the decline. It
woulu be the same with everything
eise.
Let's ailow some of the other na-
lions 10 iaKe care 01 tnemseives i-r
awhiie. We've been trying to carry
tne wnole world's burdens upon our
shoulders; it's time to let some of
our foreign friends look after their
own welfare. Washington Daily
News.
Politicians assert that the next
campaign must have an issue, a clash
between ,the parties, which will
cause the voters to lean to one side
or the other.
If an issue is wanted it is easily
found. Tne American people are,
almost with exception, pinched to
make ends meet. Regardless of
salary prices continue to roost iiigh
and deficits in the family pocket
book show up month after month.
Thousands of wives have gone to
work, thousands of children are
working in efforts to aid father pay
the bills. Tne bare necessities of
life are too high in the opinion of
common people; they must come
down.
The political party that wants an
issue can make one. Attack the
high cost of living and go through it
like the doughboys went through
St. Mihiel. Standard Laconic.
TOURING CAR FOR SALE
Overland, Model 79, 5-passenger car;
tires good as new; car in A No 1
shape. For price or other partic
ulars' apply to J. W. Cockreil, Nash
ville, IN. C.
A Traveling Man's Experience.
You may learn something from the
following by W. H. Ireland, a travel
ing saleman of Louisville, Ky. "In
trie summer of 1888 I had a severe
attach of cholera morbus. I gave
the hotel porter fifth cent and told
him to buy me a bottle of Chamber
.lain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy
and to take no substitute. I took a
double dose of jt , according to the
directions and went to sleep At
o'clock the next morning I was call
ed by my orderand took a train for
my next stopping place, 'a well
man.",,-' - ,
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Tobatco Warehouse
THE
Wide-Avvahe Farmer
is no more contest with slip
shod methods in handling
his personal, household and
farm finances than with un
scientific, haphazard meth
ods in the management of
the farm itself.
The niiiintamance of a Checking
Account provides for a simple,
accurate system of book-keeping
which has many times proved
its worth.
It is a modern necessity and con
venience that no alert, progres
sive farnie- can afford to
OVERLOOK.
Planters Nation'! Bank
Rocky Mount, N. C.
okficers:
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Ml!. LA It I F. JUNKS.
A I.. ( 'A V. X A t.'lill,
V. K. iMAKKWOOD.
Farmers & Merchants
BanK.
Rocky Mount.
Half Million Dollars
Resources in
Two Years.
"We have grown through
. ; -Ts--service. - r
4 Interest 4
paid on savings.
We invite your account.
T. T. Thorne,
M. O. Blount,
T A. A VERA,
W. W. Aver a.
President.
Vice-Pres.
Vice f'res.
Cashier.
THE NATIONAL BANK
OF ROCKY MOUNT
ROCKY MOUNT, IN. C.
Capital and Surplus
$ 200.000.00
: 4 :
Compounded Quarterly On
Savings.
Your Business Solicited.
Tnos. H
Battle, President.
- ' Vice President.
, - Vice-President.
.-Cashier.
R. H Ricks,
A. P.. Thorpe,
J. L. Suiter,
W. G. Robbins,
N. S. Bennett,
Asst. Ca-hier,
Asst. Cashier.
. FOR, SALE! - One Ford Touring
Car and one Maxwell Touring Car.
Will sell for cash or on terms. For
furthers particulars apnly to T. B.
Damernnj Nashville, N. C,
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