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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDA Y JULY 27, 1915
NO 59-
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IDID PROGRAP PREPAREQ
yj FOR FARMERS
Baseball, Boat Racing, Good Speak
ing arid the Big Dinner For All
Who Bring Baskets Featurers of
the Day
Preparations which have been
in progress for the past two
weeks to make Wednesday, July
28th, the biggest and most pro
fitable occasion in the memorjr,
ot the oldest inhabitant of this
ewere section are now ap
ipirofcchiax completion and
wave f pleasant anticipation
is sweeping the town and the
country .
The Pasquotank Farmers
Union set on foot the movement
tor a big Farmer' Picnic, A
'Get To-gether Day' and the
badness men of Elizabeth City
have united with them in the
termination to make the
vent an entire suocea. ' Pas
quotank County, Elizabeth City,
Camden and Currituck Coun
ties are expected to show the
'Get-together' spirit on that
day and meet for a general
social holiday. -
Music will be furnished by
Zeigjer's Band with its twenty
five instruments. A baseball
game - between the . Elisabeth
CUy Cubs rind" the -Sound -Keck
aggregation-rne same team
which defeated Wizabeth City at
Wesksville Friday, promises to
IM ft- lively feature of the day's
.entertainment. Boat races
on d .bay will interest and en
ftertaia iopahl l fir oD yel
tertaia all boat lovero. while
"horse rtdng on the fair ground
tra wll! attift many. Ev
ery moment of the day will be
filled with opportunities for
having a good time and the
variety oTTeatures of entertain
mant will make monotony im
possible. The 1'a.squotank Farmer's,
Union ha secured Dr. H. 4J.
Alexander, President of the
"North Carolina Farmer's Union,
and other men of prominence
to . add raw the jKsople on sub
jects of especial interest to farm
rs of Eastern Carolina.
A Poultry Association will be
organized by those Hiterestted
5n poultry raising.
The Tomato Oirls and Corn
Clulb Boys and those who ought
to be members of these organi
zations will find much of spe
cial interest to them in the pro
gram of the day.
The local automobile hackmen
have agreed to run a jitney line
from Main Street to Markham's
corner on Riverside Drive for
the convenience of those desir
ing to get to the Fair grounds
?r ton cents
earn passengers all
1 hi.v umII
the way to the grounds
The Sunday Schools of the
city have len invited to join
iri this pKiuiic with all their
memlers and enjoy t lie benefits
of the excellent program of
entertainment and instruction
which has been prepared.
Elizabeth City and Pasquo
tank County are getting ready
to be there in full force and en
joy the greatest 'Get togther
Day' that ha been known in
this -section sinjre the ages glad
long ago. Camden County
and Currituck County are urged
to accept the invitation of the
Pasquotank Farmer's Union and
attend in equal numbers.
Every attraction at the Fair
grounds will be free .. and no
admission will be ' charged at
the gnte. The crowd expected
II
TERIIfflT
IMS ARRANGED
FOIL SCHEDULE
F. D. Owens Will Con
duct Free Demonstra
tion in County
Definite arrangements have
now been made for a series of
demonstrations in Pasquotank
county of the serum treatment
for hog cholera by an expert in
the employ of the United Btates
government .
Mr F. D. Owen, the Federal
government expert who will
have tcharge of this demonstra
tion work here went before the
Farmer's Union at their meet
ing last Saturday and arranged
a cwnTpi scbedttleof hiswork
in this county. ' He will coil
duct his first demonstration at
Forks schohouMe 'ton Attgusfl
9th . Other demonstrations
will follow at the plaices and on
the dates named beow; August
10. Jackson Schoolhouse; Au
gust il, Up River Schoolhouse;
August 12. Okisko Schoolhouse;
August 13. Nixonton School-
house; August 16, Riverside
Schoolhouse; August 17, Salem
Schoolhouse; August 18, Pal
mer Schoolhouse.
The tanner are invited t)
atlt;ul the Icmonstrjiion wwr-
ct iiiein ard familiarise them
selves with this feasible and
successful method of preventing
disease among swine. The
demonstration will be conducted
without expense to the Pasquo
tank fanners, the government
providing the man and fhe First
National Bank providing the
serum .
After his work here Mr. OwCW
will probably take up this work
in Camden county and later in
Currituck .
for eooa hps mm
Camden citizens of proini
nence in iMizanetu ntv recent-
y have had a good deal to
say about tne growth or good
roads sentiment in that county
and now comes definite announce
meiit that the construction of
fifty miles of good roads has
Jbeen begun under the super
vision of Mr. Will Morrisett.
This stretch f road extends
from Old Trap to South Mills.
The soil of Camden is of
such nature as to be especially
suited for the construction of
good dirt roads. An ex
leriment was tried near the
home of Sheriff Mitchell last
year to see what could be done"
by crowning and dragging the
roads. The result was so sat
isfactory that more extended
work has lieen decided upon.
community or organization t
undertake to provide dinner so
everybody is invited to bring a
basket of good things for tfie
big dinner, which, by the way,
Will le another happy feature
Notice To
The Committee'appointed by the Mass
Meeting on July 5, went before the Equaliza
tion Board and asked for a reduction in the
values placed on property in Pasquotank Coun
ty by the assessors so .that it would not exceed
12 per cent, increase throughout the county.
The Committee went before tne Board on Ju
ly 12th. at its meeting, and by resolution, it
agreed to do this. On Friday, July 23rd, the
Equilizaticn Board, without notice, rescinded
this resolution.
The Committee now asks a meeting of
the people of Pasquotank County in Mass
Meeting at 3 o'clock on July 31st, 1915, to take
such steps as may be necessary to secure the
rights of the tax payers of Pasquotank County,
Everybody who feels an interest in this matter
is asked to be present at the meeting as the val
uations placed on the property will stand for
four years.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE,
July 26, 1915. by W. L. Small, Ch'm'n.
CllilClI
FOR KIEjlDIES
First Baptist Sunday
School Plans Day of Fun
For Children
.Members lf tlie thirst fiiij
tist Rnnday School and of par
sonage Streef Sntidij School
are looking forward ht a day's
ontjg on August 18fh.
A train has been chartered
for that day to take these two1
Sunday Schools to Virginia
Beach, Members of the two
schools will go without charge)
and pareiif who are not mem
bers of either" Sunday School
Ibut who wish fo go with their
children who are Wehibers are
invited to go. but wfft pay for
tickets as on the usual excur
sion train. The committee1 in
charge of the day's pleasure
trip wish to make it one of
more nuaii ordinary joy to
the Sunday SVfiool children and
to do away wffh the crowded
conditions and opportunities for
unpleasantness Sometimes' aris
ing on a trip of thin kind.
AQAMS IT MOYOCK
Rev. X. P. Htallings is con-diH-tiug
a serj.es of revival ser
vixjiis at Moyock this week &fr
sistel by Kiv M A Adams. Much''
nterest is ls?ing manifested in
the services and a good meeting
is expected. The public is
invited to attend the services.
II TRAVIS
Dr. Thomas S.peig!ht of
Ahoskie. according to reports
received here, will assist the
pastor in a meeting at Shady
drove next week. The Week
following 7r. B. O. TIenning
will be with Mr. Htallings at
Tax Payers
Dr. H. Ii. Walker received a
telegram yesterday morning an
nouncing the death of his
mother, Mrs. Alice Walker, at
her home at Cresswell. Dr.
Walker left for Cresswell at
one o'clock this afternoon to be
with his rWhpr l)r A. fl Wol.
'ker ahd to attend the funeral.
The announcement of his
motiief's death came as a shock
to Dr. Wialker who had had no
previous Intimation of her 1J
ness1. it is belivel here that
up to a ver.V bort time before
the end she had been iu her
usual health. CftoBrw
ElftTEO MJPEUTM
Nicholas jfiiirgess of Camden
It. I. Twid'd.y of Kast Lake and
Miss Stella (Varrett, of Relhaven
hflve leen admrtfedfo the .Eliz
abeth City Hospital fo:; opera
tion .
Miss inrret t is the daughler
of Prof, tiairctt of lhavicn
and was formerly a resident
here. She has appendicitis.
liniEJOYJHlRT
Havis Hpcncc, the seven year
ol1 son of Mr. Elbert Sense
was juiinf ullv but not seriously
hurt in a bicycle accident on
Mouth Road Street last Satur
day afternoon. He received a
severe cut across the forehead.
The little fellow was
strulrk by one, of his playmates
who was riding a wheel
and it is thought that
in faling he must have
struck the curb of the sidewalk.
mmhebtii
According to report re
ceived here a very successful re
vival was conducted at Rheho
bath Bfffrtist Church last week
by Rev. X. P. Rtallings, the
pastor, assisted by Rev. M. A.
Adams.
Nineteen ' were received as
candidates for baptism and the
church generally- greatly reviv
BID
or Eoniii.isn
PliOOISE 10 GEDK'ffiSQCi
Hold That to.HaKgtU&d)
iPrbperty Owners WeflW HaYP
Been Contrary to Law n(l fid.
yond Province : 1
The Board of Equaliation,
after an all day session last
Friday, rescinded its action, of
Monday July 12th, at which
time the board promised the
Citizens Committee, representing
the Mass Meeting of the Prop
erty owners of the county, that
-uch reductions-of the general
valuations of real estate in the
county would be made as not to
increase the last assessment by
over twelve jer cent. All
the members of the bonird were
present except Mr. Pinner.
The precise wording of the
motion under which the first
order was rescinded is as fol
lows n
"It appearing to the Hoard of
Equalization that the motion
passed by the Board at their
first meeting o reduce the val
ues or real estate in toe coun
ty to an amount not to exceed
an increase of twelve per cent
over last year's values was in
excess of their authority and
contrajy to. law, it U there
fore uq Motion that ld -regulation
1)6 and is hereby rescind
ed." The following order was then
passed:
'"It appearing to the board pf
equalization that the lands in
Salem and Mxonton Township
were valued by the assessors in
excess of the valuation placed,
Tipon the lands in the other
township of the county, it is
therefore ordered by the Board
of Equalization iu order to
equalize the valuation of the
lands in these two townships
with thu lands of the other
1 1 inu lining ."I i"
townships of the eountv that "a
reduction of 16 2-3 ier, -eut
be made in Nixonton township
and fen JJeT cent tn Halem town
ship nocording to their assess
ed VflJltttlons ns t lev now1 nn.
f.ear Otl the Inrnks with the ex
ception of the1 lands of certain
property owners who have til
ready been before tile Iwafd
from these townships and secur
ed substantial reduction of
this assessment.
And finally just lefore ad
journment the loarl t(ok a- tion
as follows-
"On motion it is orJeird that
iha farm land's in Klizibeth
Tity townships be reluced in
Value, ten per cenf with the ex
ceptipn.of thuit belonging to J.
B. Fearing, R, f, Hi n ton and
West Eiid iJlnd aiul liuprove
ment fompnp which in the
opinion of the hoard is a'lVeady
low enough.' '
THes motion were made af
ter the Board , had heard the
report of Register of Peed .1.
H Munden, prepared at the:
Board's request and showing
comparison 'of this year's real
estate valuations as compared
wi.(h last year's. Mr. M un
dents rejsirt set out the follow
ing facts:
First, that the totnl assessed
valuption for (real estate in
the county in 1914 was :i,482,
034 as compared with $4,459,
17(5 this year, an increase of
1976,542 or 28.04 per cent.
Kecond, that in 'Elizabeth City
township the increase was from
2.159j018 in 1914 to $2,564;i6l
this year, an increase ' of
$ 405,143 or 18.76 r cent.
Third, that, in Providence
the increase was from
S
this year, an increase of.3S,7C3, -or
15.84 per cent. -v
That in Salem the ' increaaa :
was from 333,008 in 19H,tfv-
1430,995 in 1115, an increase Of,
198,987 or 29.81 per cent., ;
Fifth that in Xewlamd town
ship the increase was itQBi
vear, and increase of of a Nf l V
1218,183 in 1914 to f.392,601 (fl .
1915, an increase- of 1,173,818, 0f"
84.25 per cent. ' '
Sixth, that in Nixonton town' '
ship the increase waa frOplX
136478 in 1914 to 1528519 IX
this year, an increase of f 163, .
932 or 45 er teat. ., ' ,
Seventh, that in Mt Hermoa -
township the increase was from
1202,894 in 1914 to 294s252 Ifl f ?i :
1915 an increase of 8158 Of t "
45.41 per cent.- v
Before passing the motion!
Above set out the board had
already made made ome lndl
vidual redwiions darinf th$
morning session , notable amoa
which was a reduction oC:
000 in the timerJ6diQgs . of
tn Koper taimner uompany v u
Newland township.'- It .shouti
t in Newlanl t .
and Mount Hermon the - ' W - &
relative rate of lnjreai lf .
mainlv due to a Wuher sOtaMMilv,
ment of vlWl? timber , hold '
inss in these townships. Itarftt ''
Iracts of Jtiniper 'B..wW,
land which' have 1 previonI.
been listed at three ilollaw Bll i!
acre- are now . listed, at twenty
nve or thrity dollars io acw j
It was sroted to the board, aU
this is ppiibably correct, tbftt
bad It not been for for this W .-v
i ' j . rj - i ,
urease in valuations on tmw&;
holdintrs the lAcrease in Kew i
land would have been about thv ;
ame as Providence, Qgifc&l '
Individuol togel'
and the gellehtl ftdifcubW,?.'; ;
ordewl in certain towiislitbl -V '
have of course changed the' ag-'
gregate results from what they :''
were when' Mr. Munden 'filed
his report. Until Mr. Mun. 'W ;
den has had time to make thW 7 VV
changes ordered and find new l-::u
totals it will not be possible .'fr
to get definite figures. To saf,
however, that Salem will show
approximately an increase of i
eighteen ier cent over last year, '.'; '
and Nixonton of 28 oer cent
will probably not miss the
mark far, though it is no more '
than a rough guess. In the
whole couuty the increase is
certainly over twenty jer cent,
Why the Board of Equaliza
tion went back on their first
d(H-ision ubout this reduction
does not quite appear. When
the Citizens Committee in the
first instance went bqfore the
.Ifclird of Equalization' ' (they
ere confronted with a letter
from the orHration Coinmty
fion to the Hoard insisting that
n general reduction be made.
The Board questioned its right
tb' order a eueral mluction and
the matter was argued by law
yers representing the Citizens
Commiltee Itefore the Board and
the law as to the duties of ofj
the Equalizing Board was read.,'
It was lifter hpsrinnr hnth nA V ii
with the letter from the corpor't
ation Commission bofote thernvVif!
that the Board agreed to mak
the reduction asked for by the. ;
mass meeting, ' , li'fV
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met'v
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is entirely too large for any
of the day
Travis.
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ed.
!200,789 In 1914 to 239,557
('Cmt'nued On rage Eigb.1); l ;,
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