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. i ELIZABETH CITY'S NEWS WITHOUT BIAS j SEMI-WEEKLY WS WITHOUT PAPER PREJUDICE ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY OCI ODER 26, Z9J5 NO 84 f HI f ? THE IIAVAL WW LEARNED 10 BE SOLDIERS Elizabeth City Company Makes Highest Score at Camp Glenn By J. K. Wilson In the days when "national., de- fewe" and preparedness" are the words one reads and nears most, it Is of interest to iotice the worK of train ng the citizen soldiers and sailors who wi 1 conslltlte the second line in time of need. Week befor .st saw the Naval Militia of North Carol ina engaged In a Camp of Instruction at Camp Cllenn for rifle practice and general Infantry drills and study. Here-, " lu '-'y me nighest tofore the Naval Miltta have bad , UUIllber of Rlen- ltle marksman their instruction aboard battleships jl0U,se of llu navy consis-s 0t sixty or cruisers in midsummer. The Fifth 'HhoU :u a 200 ar(! range. Slow' Division of N. C. Militia cruised fire 18 first takel1 ul' d five snots this summer on the battleship Kear-al'e nr,'d "'onl ach ' nr posi sage, up the Coast to Long Ignnd ;,,U,IM- rone. knea1nK squatting where target practice was tielu witn After each shot the live inch guns. Of the liftfw over .h:i s dialed from the pit by ten thousand dollars appropriated . meft,ls 1,1 ''"'"red disks rained over by the federal government Tbf pay l,le f "'t,,'n' ,n M'' struck the and subsistence of officers and men only about one half was used on The va ue "f ,hp nlt- ln ,nls tfay errors cm s?. The balance, therefore, 01 w ,ulu(-' 8 Kht ana aim are cor became avaiable for another per od n'' 1,1,1 hen slow fire is com- U.1,.,1 .... ., : .1 t . . of instruction. As sailors must at times be so- iers and prepared to act as a and - W 'orl.e, as when our navy took pos 1 0118 Tne raP'd Wre 's repeated 'esslon of Vera Cnu last year, the ,n wnat '8 ra'd second rapra fire. Navy Department acting under the A s,(),e of two hundred on tffe rednest of Adjutant Oener Young. wncp or a 8dore of 70 on the authorized the encampment at Camp Hecon(1 raDld nre ,8 required for jjen,, qualification. Orders were accordllgl y ;s8ued by 0nl thoBe wno qualify as marks tbe Adjutant General at rue iTfec- ",en are Pn.tied to Are in thp tlo of the Governor requiring au Nlld' ''bUootr "rse, wWch is baa at officers and men to report Tor duty 200' ;,00 400 antl nve hundred from October 11th to 18th. The yurds slow nre mi rapid nre Fifth Division stationed at Ei:zabeth are had at ctl range at the two City, 4eft dn the midnght train and hundred yard range trom a stSnd jotned the other divisions on tbe Position with a post rest, ait way. Altogether Ave divisions 300 ardB knetl ing, at four hundred wer assembled at Camp GMeen on yards sitting and at Ave nundred Monday morning and the citfren yads prone, a parapet rest bong oldters set to work to get their u(t at al ranges over two. hun camp In order and rujily organ'zed. dred yards. After forty sii5ta are Being more accustomed to steel fired in these positions the skir decka than to grasy camp grounds, m'sh completes th- course, begin to ttftmmockB than to cots, and to "in at five hundred yarn and aTT pulling an oar than to pitching a ancing on the Targets, ffftng live tent, the work of getting a camp shots of rapid tire at every hundred ln good running order was a new yards. This is uy tar 'he most one for the salors. All was in shape. Interesting part ol the worK, for ln a few hoars, however, the snips it gives the appearance of a JTre or company had become a oatalion file battle actually advancing in attack, executive officer an adjutant, the Thirty seconds are allowed for watch officer an officer of the day, each string of live shots and one the. boatswain's mate a sergeant, m nutP and th rty seconds for the the navigator a commlssory officer, advance, of one hundred yards, the and the ships cooks had ' ighted getting of position the setting or their 'galley fires' in the mess- sights for the new range and tne TiaTlB and dinner was soon flll'ag taking of aim In the sharp- tth empty plales. With This shooter course a tola score of 200 J&tfwr, the batalion was formed for or a score of 70 on the skirmisn -dreW parade and review. jare requ'red tor qualification. The 5 ! highest score possible Is 300, CHPB Ttoe aext work was to prepare tor,htfli eye hftvlnR a-Vaiue tt five, target practice . Each division was j given Individual Instruction In posi-1 The Elizabeth City Division clSIms tion and aiming drills. Gun point- the honor for scores, having qualt- era who wore badges indicating their skid at larger guns, gunner's maters who on shipboard repaired and cared for guns, and turrets quarter masters from the bridge, machinists, oilers and electricians from the engine room, tlretnen, water tinders, and co&' passers from j the Ore rooms, yeopin from the t offices cooks from the galleys, hos- 1 pita?' stewards from the sick bay. all ( set to work to learn how to tfilEe apart a Sprngfteld Tilth set It up j again and then to so aim it as to hit a hill's eye. .All instruction was I p-ogresslve. beginning w th the rud'-' nicnts for the benefit of The new re- , emit and finishing only when men nad siuaiea ineir nn each one felt a peculia." fondness for his own piele and nursed It ike a cTifnTrrfh her Christmas doll. 0aning racks were set up ind every man set to work to get every particle of dirt and rust from h s Ip.ece so that it would shoot true and give him tile beet score in tne i ( ompet.tion that was to begin I TUe actua4, tarM- lracTce was heid under the ''ring Regu , i10"8 111 the marksman and sharp snooier courses, and there was keen rivalry among the divisions target. indieat 111? thp nlnp on, i v ciiiu ,1'ttx-u. ,,.u is taken up, "ur,y s,,,"'"8 being allowed to fire ,'1'''' sh",s 1,1 eah ' ,he lour posi- fled twelve sharp shooters and fourteen marksmen. Their scores for tho sharpshooter's course ;are as follows Aregate Skirmish Gard, J. A., Ch'ef Quartermaster Kerck'e, O. W. Gunner's Mate 1st cl 250 88 44 80 IM 82 22 78 221 7 217 T 211 70 201 83 Sanders Andrew Rnslgn Norris, E. R. Oiler Wh'te, J F. Seaman Tl'ett. D. A. Seaman I'ai'pendfck. O. K. Lieut (.T. O.) llingerty. R. H. Jones. Ray Seaman 174 80 B. Y. P. U. BEGINS WORK The Baptist Young People's Union of B.ackweli Memorisf, Church began its regular nervices Sunday evening with groupe number one in charge of the meeting. Ttl following newly dected officers and cdmmitTees have the work under t he'r d rection Tor tbe coining year: H. C. Newbold, president: Miss Blanche Brother. 1st vice president; Miss Curtis Goodwin 2nd vice president; Koscoe Wynn. 3rd v ce pres'dent: Miss Courtney Jones. 4th vice president; Miss 11 race Hetrix. secn"arv; h'mmett Wynn, corresj'ond'iic. ecretary; Miss Carrie Burgers, treasurer; S. S. Burgess chorister; Miss Annie BeV TrueDlood plan Bt . The v.ir.ous roimnittees are as follows: Program committees. H C. Newbo'd. S. 8. Burgess, Jneph Peela, Mrs. H. T. Venters; .T-m- bershii committee. Miss Hnnche Brothers cha'rman, Misses Nf""" Strnh' and Annie Belle Truehlood. Roscop Wynn and Hev. I.N. Loftin; Soe'afl com m (Tee, Miss Grace Strain, chairman Miss Carrie Burgess. I). J. Priteharri. WPfred Peele Ear' Chesson; Groune Captains: rii.T"' Wyrn. M'rfs Grace Stran and S. S. Burgess. Wilson J. K . I-.nui. 1,8 71 Kobi-ris, Al . ll . I uAbwain lyu ,e I'r u iuiiu, h . h . Oi or ' 181) it Tlic two others who quat .T.ed as in., i ti.. men IMiKle ilie 10.IOW.lig - ore . Aggregate Kap.d K re linn h t , U.J. Sh.p':; cook lc 218 ;i Kerrail, C. It. K.n mail lc . 1 ; T i2 In auduion to the drills and tar- t Hi at lice behoo.s of instruction vtie field tor officers and men. Lieutenant E. H. Connor, U. S. N. who is detailed uy the Navy Uep. as iiiBirucior-iTisneniir 101 iue naval Multla of this state, was the moving sp.nt hi all instruction. He held officers school each night for studies in navigation. He has tor some months been conducting i correspondence course in naviga tion, seamansh p and orduance, pre paratory to the examination which all Navai .vlifia officers must take prior to February 1D17. As attendance "t this camp was conipu soiy under the orders of the Governor and as failure to attend meant a court mart al a consider, able inconvenience was caused to a iiumlir of ompioyers whose em ployees were V-ieu away . The officers, however exfrees their high appreciation of the patriotic spirit n which the" employers met the difficulty. They are to n com mended . They and oThers re to be reminded that a 'miliary 'rain lpg ordinarily improves the man who receives it and teacheR hfn to render a better service and to un derstand that which so few Ameri cans do obedience and respect for du'v constituted authority, wnether it be business, pol ticdj military, or religious. In this connection it is well to note the recent announcements or the Ch'cago and Northwestern Rail way that it wotf d give preference to membrs of the milltla, end 6T many other large corpor tions that they would giadly rive reaves of absence for their employees to erirtst m the proposed Continental Army. Our whole country seems to he growing more practically pa triotic. It is pleasing that to splr t is shown at home. The men who compose ti.e naval miMtta give largely of their time money and efforts to perfecting themss'ves for our defense. They deserve heflp and assistance from th puffuc. By the way, would H not be a fitting thing for some of the pa triotic PorietieH of tne town to give the 'ocnl company a hnndsomtf flag which U hady needs? TTff old one was won in a compet live drill many years ago and is to0 naWy worn to stand furthe- exposure to the w'nd. The soe'oM- -vho r upon this company to feSRist in their cele'Tct'oiiH could woV show their inpreclntlon in this way. CALEB RAHEK DEAD Mr. Caleb Kaper a prominent cit zen oi this county, died at bis nonie near Weeksv4ie Friday alter noon ai auout six ociock. Mr. Raper was seventy two years oid aud had been in lail.ng health Tor the 'fist two years. For the past cUrce nioitlis nis inenus have feif tlnoe nioiuhs his tnends have lei.j ,iuc there was no nope for nis re covery, and it was thought, a num j r of t mes fnat lie as at death n very door. the funera, was con- du. ted Sunday uy Mr. KUpei s pas- ur, itev. . A. Koyal, aud inter ment foPOwed in tn' old faml; y i-urying ground. Mr. Raper ...is a nit) in in-r of Newoegun Metho- d st Church. Air. Kaper was twice named and is survived by a w te and four childien. The chl dren of trie fim marriage are tw0 sons, K. 11 . Kaper of th s cily and W. K. Kap- r of Panama. Of the seconu are a boy and a girl Maytlind and Hue l:ih There are n so two brotZTTrs, Henry Kaper of this city and K. D. Kaper of Weeksvilfe. BEST MEETING IN YEARS What s general y admitted to De the best nmet ng at the First Methp d i-t church in many years came to a close 'ast Thursday night. ln teiost n tile service '.vus then at Its nighei-1 mark, bi:t other engage- e.ts foiti ;P, led Rev A I.. Stan ford of Hickory who was ' K tbe nahi;ig to one tbe meeting at that time. I'he church li:t,d nn unusually laige number of accessions as a re- su; t of the services, 'uit the mem bers ferV) that thin but Ihe beg n ning of the meetings influence for good. The whole church was re vived and it is be.leved that every member who attended th services was given a fiiUer apprec ation or the obligat on to and the happiness of christian service. DESTROYED BY FIRE An out house on the lot of Dr. Pendleton's residence on Main street was destroyed by tire Sunday rtTSM between n ne and ten o'tJocK. Prompt work on the part of tfle Ore department prevented the tffimes from doing further dama THREE MONTHS FOR WHISKEY SNATCHING Ben Know, colored, was g ven three months on the chain gang ...onday morning for whiskey snatching. The offense occurred In last Ju y aftTl Know has eluded tne police since that time. He was picked up Sun day night. MASQUERADE PARTY A SUCCESS The masquerad party given in the basement by the L. W. class of BlackweTl Memorial church Fri day night proved a success and a Jolly time for thos present. A prize wss offered the person whose name cou'd not he guessed ly the Judges but so well masked were the contestants that there were nine whose names could not be guessed so these drew for the succeFsfu number and Mr. John Ward received tho prize. Refreshments were served m abundance. HARBINGER HONOR ROLL Harbinger, October 22 The honor roll for the first month of the Har binger school is as fa" lows: First Grade Launle Forbes, Wes'ey Parker, Bradford Gat' op. Second Grade Clarenc Bp.- angia . Third Grade Mildred Owens, lTze'' a Twiford . A VERY ATTRACTIVE LINE of afternoon and Street Dresses In 81 ks, Silk and Vetvet and S.1k and Georgette Crepo today .nd to-mor row. Two Days Only FOWLFR i COMPANY mm IK IF JKTBB Advisory Coiiiiiittee Of fer Suggestions for For mat iii of Kielos lu response to a calf of the Aavis .'i.i Committee of the Chowan Asso ciat.on, a lure nuniDer of pastors ..nd oiher representatives of the churches met in Ulackwel, Memor ial t'hurdi ..n Li.zaueth City on lutsciay October lH'un, to confer to gether aud Vnake sugestions to ne churihes as to lormlng compact fie ds aud ocating pastors with'n the territory aud the respective nelds. The following churches were re presented in the meeting either by tneir pastors or one or more mem bers oi each church: Ballard's Bridge, Belhaven, Beth el, Beulah, Cofnjock, Cuumbia, Ua kwel. Memorial, Corinth Ebene zer. Center HI',, Edenton, Chap pell's llil. Eureka, Uenevn, Great Hope Cre.weS, Elizabeth City, Hert iord, Catesville. Macedonia, Manteo, Mt Peasant. M.adlo Hwsmp, Mi. Sua, Moyock Oak Rldf,e, Olivet, I'aiiUgo. Pleasant (Jrove Pop ar Brand). Powell's Point, t'rovidence, lid mot h Cilead, Koaiu ke Island Rop er, Sandy Cross. Sawyor's Creeks, Shudv drove, Shloah, Sounu Side, South Shore Travis, Warwick, Whale's Head, Whltevllle Grove, Yeo p n, WojdvJJe, Eure ahd Oak Grove. L, W. Norman of Hertford, was made chairman of the meeting, and Lycurgus Hofleri of Gatesville, recre tary . As the purpose and proposed piaus of work of the Adv sory Committee seem to have been misunderstood In some parts of the Association, the Committee took special pains to ex plain that the Committee has never understood that the Association meant to delegate any authority or power to them beyond that of making suggestions and advising the churcfTSs an co-operating with them rti the formation of fields and locating of pastors. And, furthermore, the Com m'ttee has never had any idea of as suming imy authority over t3e lur ches whatever. The members o" the Committee simpi y w sh to be the servants of the churches. And it was grafffylng to note that all present ip the meet ing had this view of the work, and came to the meeting rerdy to co-operate in the movement. And it should be said, in Justice to some of the churches in the Asso c ation that were not represented ln the meeting that they are in accord with the movement; but, IfaTIng al ready arranged their fields did not send any one to the" meeting. The fact that some of the churcnes have already arranged themselves Into fields made it more difficult to suggest even an approximately satis factory grouping of tbe remainae of the churches. Ana it is realized that progress in the movement will Ce sfow. But the undertaking is becom ing to be understood by our people. And the prospects for better conal tions are growing brighter. And we feel confident that the day is near at hand when our people will all see the wisdom man'fested by the Asso ciation in launching tne movement. After as careful consideration as the time wou H admit of, the fcbw ng groups of churches as pastoral fields were agreed upon as the sug gest ons to be made to the churches: I. Cdilmbla. Sound Side, Gurrt Neck, South Shore and Mt. -Ion. II. Creswell, Mt. Hieasant. OifR" drove and Travis. Ill Bo'haven, Roper and I'antego IV. Ramoth Gilead and Kbenczer. V Shlloh. Oak Ridge PeasaT drove and Providence. VI. I'owelfs Point, Poplar Branch, Coinjock, Whale's Head KahoTTotTt, Shady drove and Moyock, VII. Rerea Riverside, Salem and OI'vpt. VIII. 8awyer's Creek and Cortfth. iioniEiiis Currituck Calls Meeting to Plan for Moonlight School Month Currituck, October 2i Superi lendent of Education of Currituck County, R. w. isiey has made th following announcements In regard to school matters of importance At this time. Next Friday, Octooer 29, is t&f day hut to begin The plans for t& Moonlight Schoois. Ail the schoOJB In the county are asked to take Off Friday afternoon from the regular school work and have at th school house the regular committee men, lad es aiFd every bGay whO wli) hep carry on this worfr. "The compulsory attendance law, as announced before, will begin al lo lows in the various townships: Atlantic Fruitvifle. and Ponlar Brunch November 1st.; Crawford and Moyock November 15tB. W ask teachers and patrons to aid in keeping a!l children of school age la school every day posslhe. "Friday, November 6th Is Stat Arbor Day. All the sofioofs In the county are asked to use this day as arbor day and plant ouB shrubs and trees tal k about car ng for our .iorests anu lands. Teachers are asked to sing songs suited to this day and have pupill recite selections for the day.v CLASS ELECTS OmCER8 The Berean Class of Blackw'e ' Me morial Baptist church Sunday mora ing eected the following officers for the coming year: Dr. R. L,. K?tt drick, teacher, George J. S pence, ai sistant teacher Rev. 1. N. IxiPUn, second assistant teacher; Roland Sawyer, president; Joseph Peer, tlrtt vice pres fent; David Prltchard, "2nd vce president; Wm. Prltchard sec retary; W. I. Peal, assistant secH tnry; H. Lamb, treasurer; Luthef Owens, Mbrarlan. GAS COMPANY WINS PRIZE Th" Southern Gas Improvement Company of this city has been noti fied that a first prize has been award ed It by the National Commercial Gas Assoc'atlon for the window dis play made by the local company dttf ng Gas Lighting week The prize Wat won in competition with gas com panics In sixteen states. NEGRO GETS THROAT CUT Frank and Bennle Warren, two oung negroes, In the course of what they claimed was a good naiuied frol'c ln their father's meat market on Pomdexter street Friday let their fun making carry them a 'little too far and as a result Frank got his throat rather badly slashed with a butcher knife. 2t physician summoned found no artery severed, but it required several stitches to close up tbe gush, and Frank is suffering considerably from the wound. As both young men and their fathers claim that the shooting was accidental, there have been no ar rests . Dont fall to see the the Cresses -in display at Fowier & Company's Two Days Only Tuesday and Wednesday this week. IX. Manteo, Roanoke Island aid Nag's Head. X. Wood vl He, Bethel, O eat Hope and Mt. Sinai. XI. Sandy Cross, Beulffh, Gates vile, Middle Swamp and Eure. L. W'. NORMAN, Chairman. LYCURGUS HOFFLER, tf Secretary' MAKES u mil A M' 4 V J1 1 f ' ,'V i - 'h 4 - ,i A ' I- ' I,
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