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VOL IV
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDA Yf DECEMBER 8, 1914
NO 98
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IE FOB COUNTY PROGRESS
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speeches and Addresses Made That Will Set Folks
Thinking and Bring Results.
In spite of bad weather and tha
consequent mall crowd County
.Progress Day of Community Her-v-;
Week wa an unqualified sue
.
alThe crowd attending the exer-
ises at the Alkrama though
mall, was earnest and attentive
4Uid there can lie little doubt that
much good will Ik the result of
the meeting. The exercises were
opened with, prayer by Rev. ( A.
Ashby, reel or of Christ Church,
following which the. temporary
organization was niivle porina
nent. Resolutions were prescnled et
tine forth (he need of a V. M.
C. A. in Klizaheth City and rec
ommendations were oll'ernl jiro-
viding for the establishment of a
school library, of a skating rink
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on (lie school grounds, ot ;, pule
lie play ground. of a town cur
few law to keep children under
eighteen oil the streets after nine',,, . ,,, imvi.m. ,v the f m'-! sorhing interest of h plav, as weW
o'clock at night. The nnporlame , her announcement that Miss Ad ;s ,,. ,,, ,,.son whi. li
of providing pure drinking water L) ,,,. Ml. r;imin, S.',l(.v ITadily saw was Ian-lit
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mi nuMiii ,is.iim nicu ;n
was suggested that this matter he
kept continually before the cil
father
Next in order was the schoo
census report lr.m tae various
districts of (he county. The facts
disclosed by these census reports ;
will be taken up in the next issue
of this newspaper.
The first address of the morn
ing was made
A. Ashbv.
made hv Rev.
Mr. Ashby's Speech
The Pcv C. A. Ashby spoke
substantially as follows:
I am asked to speak to you
upon the usefulness of the Church
(o our community, am) I welcome
fhe opportunity of saying a word
for this institution. It is a most
neipini sign wnen people ask ol
the Church "Does it justify exis
teiice'.'" Only in fhis way will
they learn what it is worth. I
never lake any exception when
some one says dial he is consid
ering the usefulness of (lie
church. j
And h the chnri h mean the
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organization as we nun it toua.v.
1 have not the time to discuss
with others what the church used
to do, and whether a church run
ti,- it was (wo liiiniln'd years ago
would lie worth anything, for I
1hiow that it would not be. Nei
ther would medicine, law. me
chanics or anything else. All
things exist in relation, and
man who beats time on (Jie head
of (he Church of ages past is
just iis much out of tune, as is
the man who ciViideiniis machin
ery, because its introduction was
so sternly opposed by our fore
fathers, or denies the circulation
of the blood because Harvey was
jiiosocuted by the physicians.
Let us get awav from these
' . '
wq nun n now. unit i nave no.
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STAGE WEDDING
WAS REAL THING
Register of Deeds J. W.
Munden Officiates in
Romantic Scene.
Tin Saturday matinee crowd
at the Alkrama were prepared for
disappointment when the man-J
a gee of the Kramm Tlieatri '
al Company eame on the stage'
a in I announced Iliat consent to!
ie marriage of Miss Loiene
Hensley to Mr. Hairy Mack hail
,.,.f,ised i,v ijss n(.se's
,m,tlier linii the bridetols!
should bee e of age next month.!
This disappointment was reliev!
.lones. also nieniliers of (lie Com
,,;lllv w, wn( t(, ,.V,. u.n ,.. j
,.i,.(i .,i -!,,it n,.,u ,.t it,,.
home in Birmingham, would I
uirried in the Alkrama after the
ma, jll(l( h. .lls)j(.(.
he Peace
j - Jiundeii.
T!l). .PijIj,. w.,s si,M)1t.
;im impressive as if perfor d
., 1(IIU .,,- ih. i,,,.. .,.,.,,
,1,.,, wjtm.Ssed it cave respectful
and reverent attention during the
i
I ceremony. The tiny little bride
dressed in simple white with veil
land wedding boipiet was exceed
'ingly attractive, and the i-tage set
Iiiil: with its semicircle of .o
tois suggested a familv group
jwith strong bonds of sincere in
. (crest ami good wishes.
: TOM THUMB IDS TO-NIGHT
The "Tom Thumb Wedding'- to
be given by the little folks of k'liz
abeth 'ilv at (he Alkrama to
night is expected to draw a full
.house. The player are all in
readiness to do their part toward
entertainim- the audience and
w,t, natural charm of
or cihiu
100li ilIhl ,, ,,xn
nt (raining
received can not
do otherwise
than succeed.
The prices for ihis evening's en
lertainnieiit ale only twenty five
and fifteen . cnr-. After the wed
ling moving pietures will be
shown.
CAHD OF THANKS
Through the kindness of the
members of Providence church
al Shawboro who raised a purse
to cover my exenses I am
ablcid to attend the Paptist State
Convention at Ualeigh this week.
I greatly appreciate the courte-
' sy and take (his means of ex
pressing my thanks to the church,
L. T. Keed,
j,.
Evangelist
PRICE SHE PI
IS GOOD PLAY
Press Reports Say That
Preachers Praise and
Commend it.
That the people of Elizabeth
City will be. iurprined op Friday
evening, December 11th. in a po
itive certainty,' for on that occa
sion the newest dramatized offer
ing entitled '-The Price She Paid"
will lie brought to the Alkrama
Theatre.
A few weeks ago, when (his
newest dramatized story was pre
seated in Cincinnati, (lie manage
inen( was much surpiised lo re
ceive a visit from six clergymen,
all of whom had heard about the
plav and were anxious to see it
for themselves. It was at first
thought that these gentlemen
might lake some offense at the
clear plain manner in which the
story of (he play was (old. Much
to everybody's surprise, however,
when the till:) I curtain was rung
down, the church men coinp'imcnt
en i lie nianageineni upon tne an
Our
iirls nowadays", accord
press report this is what
mg to i
one ol I iK'iii
sa id.
lave untold
I leinpjat ions
cast in
leir wa
iThis is especially true of the larg
er cities, where mothers are so
eager seeking entertainment them
selves, that they have no time to
watch over their daughter's wel
fan1. I often wished that some ,
body would bring a play like
this which would prove so con ;
clusively to young girls that the
ln'st thing for them is the straight
and narrow path. Th highway ol
sin may glitter and be very in :
viting for the lime being. but j
there is a bottomless pit at the
other end of the road of pleasure!
from w hich rescue is impossible.
Once a 'drl finds herself in this
j
maelstrom of vice. no hand is,
he'd out to her. and there is nic
(hance for lasting reform." !
"I am glad I saw "The Price j
She Paid". I am going to my con
g.regation and lell theni to see i
Ihis play by all means. 1 1 will j
purify their soul, it will make allj
the men have a better opinion of
women and it will make all oiing
girls realize what a priceless
I hing is their irt lie."
I leaded b a met ropolilon cast
and having as its stars no less
competent ;m actress than Miss
Helm leigh. admirably support
ed by How ardMeigh, brother and
sister of Jlert Leigh. This great
play which lias been pronounced
even more absorbing than David
(irahain Phillip's book, will doubt
less achieve a marked success
here.
Photographs for Christmas
en-ujifis. Only 17 days before Christ
mas. these days will be tilled
with gift care. Why not be pho
tographed, and be relieved of a:
least a dozen cares. There is nolh
j ing so appropriate for a gift.
Make an appointment with
ZOELLER, at once.
FOOD BETTER
IRAN tltl
il
W. J. Peele Thinks Pro
ducts Should be Sent
to Belgians Direct.
Kdiixik Tin Aouxci:
Our gifts in money to th Pfl
gian sufferers are well timed,
without doubt, (hough this money
had to U1 lived doubtless to Icr
food in Kurope at Knropean prices
for th- ,i,,ck relief demanded bv
the condition of the siilferers. Hut
gifts in food and at North Caroli
naprices and gifts in food direct
ly by those who raised it would
make our contributions go a
great! deal further. The relic.
needed and lo In- needed as the w in
(er deepens the distress, is on
so vast a si a e that a wise c on j
inn in .he use id our mea I" is '
of I lie li 1st i 1 1 1 1 ti i r I a inc. And. I no, i
I ha e iiul I he si igh I est i b jccl inn j
In i he i in iden la I bene lit that will
act i ue by this direct gi i 1 1 ol ;
fi 'oil m row n in our fa I and lerl i le j
la mis icld ing this ea r so bomi ,
I il ill under ( iod's pro iden, e (
thai w c are cr ing fur storage :
run m for a part of our crops in .
mure than forty counties of our:
Male. I would like lor I lie I'.el
iiuiis and the suffering every
where to know of ihis wonderful
iiiiiil i y lu re the sand hills pro
dine criips worlli two and three
hundred dollars an acre. Direct
giving of food and any other
needed raw material grown in
our slate would give us the legit
iinale benefit which arises inciden
tally as a icvvard for doing right.
From Wake county to the Allan
tic ;if grow n perhaps the best
sweet potatoes in the world; if
seine large hearted as well as lone,
headed farmers vvoiil devise a
way to get a few of these sweet
I iota toes to the Itelgian children,
they and their mothers might
transfer their afflictions from
their stricken country to (he
shores of North Carolina. They
are a tine people let them come.
Halifax county boasts of its line
Spanish peanuts, the same kind,
doubtless. Coy. Winston thanked
Cod for on Thanksgiving" Day;
will Halifax and Pertie vie with
each other in sending some to (he
starving P.elgians. if indeed the
opposing armies would le! them
pass through their lines; and ev
en ii me somiers ale uiein an
they would note the country
whence they came Hyde county
raises corn enough this year to
feed the Pelgians cpiite a while
the whole seven and a half mill
ions of them, if there are (hat
many still alive; will the Hyde
county farmers invest a little corn
in the P.eglian sufferers and ere
ate (hem ultimately a new mar
ket for the overflow of their corn
and maybe, lay up for themselves
treasiirs in Heaven.
xv. j. pi:i:li:.
on w ill iret photographs for
a gift ( 'h 1 ii ( mas. why not you
have some made to scud. There
is nothing so appropriate. Make
an appointment with ZOELLER,
for a sitting. fddv.1 2t
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CITY MANAGER
PLAN APPROVED
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Action Taken Which May
Mean Big Change in
City Government.
It is u probability thai the
city manager plan of municipal
government will be tried out in
Elizabeth City at no tery distant
day.
Some lime ago a committee
was appointed to revise the city
charter and last night the abler
men voted to direct this com
niittiH' to submit a report incor
porating the city manager idea.
The vote was taken on motion of
W. L. Cohoon.
lie. John Saliba and Mr. I.
I'Varing appeared before (he
board asking that a whole lime
health ollirer for town and coun
ty be employed. The reconnnen
d.i ion of I he commit lee w as l av
or.'blv received, but action was
deferred for the time being.
The i it v at loriiey w as (direct
oil to draft an ordinance f.ubid
ding liackinen to leave their hacks
in soliciting passenger at the
Noi folk Southern depot. Many
passengers recent Iv . especially la
dies. .-1 ( been caused cinhai'U'-s
incut by t he undue ea I of rival
hacks. Also fhe keen rivalry has
led to much disorderly conduct
on the part of the hacknicn and
to several ca-es in police court.
The action of the Superior
Coin t in awarding the Crvslal
Tie and Coal Company ?1."0.(M)
for land condemned for a side
walk was (he occasion of consid
eiable discussion. The majority
of the hoard wore in favor of al
lowing the company to retain the
land rather than pav that amount
for il, and so voted; but aldermen
Anderson and Kobinson opposed
the action. This action will prob
ably make il necessary to cede
back other condemned property
on iIik same street to original
owners; and for all of this a spec
ial act of the legislature will be
required.
The matter of selling soft
drinks, cigars, and confections on
Minibus was again brought up
and action may be taken to put
the lid on the tow n Sunday at the
next meeting.
The aldermen stated that I bey
could not take definite notion be
fore the next meeting as there
wa - considerable dispute as to
what should and should not be
sold on Sundays.
The city water was rvpoited un
tit for drinking purposes owing
to the presence of colon bacilli.
The general sanitary conditions
of the (own were reported good.
Attorney . Cohoon tender
ed his resignation as a member
of the Ixrard to take effect Janu
ary rth. Mr. .1. L. Pritchartl
will mrcecd Mr. Cohoon as al
derman from his ward. City At
torney V. L. Small also tendered
his resignation to take effect Jan
nary 5th. Alderman Robinson
hnd others stated that Mr. Small
had made the best City Attorney
(Coniiniirtl on Pafjc oifr)
ANOTHER 1
FOR CHAII GA
But Commissioners Seem
Disposed to Employ
High Priced Expert as
Superintendent.
It does not now appear Uutf
the present board of county coa
missioners will do anything to
ward ubolisbiug the chain gang.
It is very likely however that a
new suierintendent of the chain
gang will be elected and proba
bly the man chosen will come
from a distance. The board in
(heir meeting; yestefday directed
the clerk to insert an advertise
ment in the News and Olienrver
for applicants for this jsmition.
A man with expert knowledge,
considerable experience, and es
pecial etliciency in handling con
v i t labor is -desired. It is prob
able that such an ollirer will cost
the county af least a hundred dol
lars a mouth.
Mr. W. L Cohoon appeared
before the board and urged the
employment of an expert. He
staled thai he had it on (he best
authority thai the material for
biiililiiio sand clay roads if here
in this county and that
such rntds would improve
I he elliciency of (lie roadt?
of the county four hun
dred per cent. He also stated
thai in his opinion it would be
wise for l!ie county to i"Ue
bonds to the amount of 2(H,000
for the purpose of providing
funds for crvating a system of
permanent county roads.
This was the most important
action of the day. The hoard
met in the morning and elected
I. (i. Fearing chairman. Mr.
Pinner received two votes for
that position in the balloting.
Mr. Caleb Ives was unanimous
Iv reelected standard kee'ier.
There were two oilier applicants
for l he posit ion .
Mr. A. J. Ilaily was elected
keeper of the county home.
Ceo. J. Spence was made as
sislcnt trial justice bv the com
missioners .
louis Solig was elected keeper
of fhe (own c'ock.
It was ordered that the court
hause be again given electric
light connection.
The chain gang was ordered
to do three days work on grad
ing the grounds of the Elizabeth
City Hospital.
The chairman of the board was
directed to purchase the necess
ary supplies for and to direct
the operations of the chain gang
until January 4th.
The road known as PryoP
Street was ordered worked by
the bain gang. There hail
lieen some doubt as to whether
this was a public thoroughfare
or not .
WILL PREACH AT m
SHILOH SUNtDAY',
Dr. L. T.. Reed will preach on
netx Sunday, December 13ta at
the moraine and even In it servic
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