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VOL V
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1916
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TO MEET HERE
And Program is One of
Unusual Range and of
Special Interest to Far-meis.
Much interest is being taken in
the approaching meeting of the agri
cultural demonstration agents, for
the eastern district of North Caro
lina", 'embracing thirty-three counties
"hkh is to be held in Elizabeth
City on February eighth, ninth,
tenth and eleventh. 1
This meeting will bring to this
city the largest number of agricul
tural experts that hare ever visited
this section, and the program which
lias been prepared for the occasion
will present a wide range of sub-
ects, while the discussions, on ac-
ount of the number who will take
)iart in them as well as on account
of the fact that those who will
speak will talk out of their ownex
perience in this eastern part of the
utate, will be of unusual interest.
Farmers who will attend the meet
ing may expect to hear something of
an intensely practical and helpful na
ture. So much clearly appears from
the reading of the program which
follows:
PROGRAM
Tuesday Feb; 8, 3:30 P. M. r .
1. Meeting opens first session.
5. Preliminary announcement, etc.
3 Summary of 1915 work,
C. R. Hudson.
4. Five-minute reports from County
Agents on Condition of Winter
crops, etc.. in their territory.
Nfght Meeting, 7:30 P. M.
1. )The Hog Cholera Situntion In
my County and What 1 am Doing
to Combat it. J. F. Latham, R.
T. Melvin, N. B. Stevens. J. L.
Holliday and O. O. Dukes.
2. How Hog Cholera Work Helps
- the Agent, to get the Cooperation
of Farmers In Other Work J. W.
Sears, B. Troy Ferguson and O. F.
McCrary.
3 How I Handle the Hog Cholera
Problem Zeno Moore.
4. Suggestions of Value on Ho
Cholera Dr. F. D, Owen.
Wednesday 9:00 A. M.
l. How to get farmers interested
in Soy Beans J, F. Latham
(and J. A. Patterson.
ft Soy Beans in Pasquotank Coun
,ty G . W. Falls",
3. The Soy Bean Industry Prof .
C. B. Williams.
4. Visit to Mill Where Beans are
Being Crushed Prof. C. B. Wil
liams directing.
Return t assembly room.
E. How Velvet Beans Have Suc
ceeded for Me in Brunswick
County R. T. Melvin.
4. Some Special Demonstrations I
Have Conducted Zeno Moore.
f 1. How to Make a Good Seed Bed
and its Importance to the grow
ing Crop J. L. Holiday and D.
J. Middle tu
2. Preparing a Cover Crop Sod
For planting J. A. Patterson
and Geo. D. Burroughs.
3.. How. to Hold a Seed Corn Day
And Jts Value in Getting Farm
ers Interested in Better Seed
Zeno Moore. '
4. The Essentials in Growing a
Profitable Corn Crop W. B.
Mercier.
4. The Fertilizer Situation And
What To Recommend Dr. V.
B. Kilgore.
. Use Of Lime Prof. C. B Wit-
HHams. . t.
"if? Reports On Single stalk Cotton
'Culture J. W. Sears and OjfeeM
Wednesday Night Meeting
1. My Community Fair and How I
(Expect to Improve It fThia Year
- O. O. Dukes. B. Troy Fereu-
,s6n and N. B. Stevens.
2, How I Am Planning A County,
wide System ot Community Af-
PRETTY HOME WEDDING
ON FACTORY AVENUE SUNDAY
The home of Mr. and Mrs." Wal
ter Brothers on Southern Avenue
was the scene of a ery pretty
home wedding when ou Sunday
afternoon at half past two o'clock
their daugh'er. Miss Maud S.
Brothers, became the bride of Mr.
Norman R. Simpson.
The home was prettily decorated,
the friends or the bride having
spared no pa:ns in making the
setting for the marriage ceremony
in harmony with the -occasion .-
At the appointed hour the cere
mony was performed in a most im
pressive manner by Rev. I. N.
Loftln, pastor of Blackwell Memor
ial Baptist Church. After the
ceremony the bride and groom
left on lte afternoon train for
Norfolk from which place they
will go to Baltimore and Washing
ton an4 other northern cities, re
turning to Elizabeth City to make
their home.
The bride is an attractive
young woman who has a arge num
ber of friends in the city, and the
groom is a member of the firm of
Simpson Brothers, machinists, or
this city, having been identified
with the company for a number of
years.
The large number of beautiful
useful gifts attest the popularity
of the young people who have
plMhted their troth.
DISTRICT WOODMAN INVITED
The Woodmen of this district
have been invited to attend the
unveiling of the monument of E.
('. Harrison at Old Trap next Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock, by
Evergreen Camp, Number W. O.
V. Speeches by prominent Wood
men will be an Important part of
the afternoon's program .
fairs R. T. Melvin.
3. How We Have Developed The
Community Spirit in New Han
over and the Results J. P. Her
ring. s .
4. Our Community Work in the
Sand HlllsH'r. D. McLean.
5. The Work of A Community Ser
vice League W. C. Crosby and
C. R. Hudson.
6. The Wilson County Board of
Agriculture And How It Helps
DemonstratioQ Work O. O.
Duke-i.
7. Credit Unions Wm. R. Camp.
Thursday 9:00 A. M.
1. How to Conduct Pruning And
Spraying Demonstrations G. W.
Falls and O. F. McCrary.
2. The Safe Farming Program And
How To Get Farmers To Adopt
lt-D. J. Mlddleton.
3. 'How A County Agent May Work
With All Other Forces in the
County Zeno Moore.
4. Newspaper Publicity J. P. Her
ring and O. F. McCrary.
5. Suggeslons For Getting Agri
culture Taught In The ' Public
Schools W. A. McMurray and
. O. O. Dukes.
Thursday 2:00 P. M.
1. The Position of County Asent
What It Means In the Develop
ment of the County H. S. Mill-
"" saps. ' - " - "-""'
2. The Relation of the County
Agent To Other ' Extension Ac
tivities Dr. B. W. Kilmore and
W. B. Mercier.
3. What Is Expected Of County
Agents In Various Activities C.
R. Hudson.
4. Keeping Permanent Records W1.
B. Mercier.
Thursday 7:30 P. M.
1. Discussions of Club Work T. .
Browne and other Club Agents.
Friday 8:39 A. M.
1. Weekly Reports Annual Re
ports, Expense Accounts. and
Other Matters Not Already Cover
ed. Adjourn 11:45 a. m.
2. Get Dinner and Prepare to Leave
on 1:00 p. m. Train.
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OBSERVES
THRiFI DAY
And Thursday of This
Week Has Been Named
as the Date of First Cel
ebration Days for the observance of
special ceremonies desigued to
call attenion to the meritorious pur
poses aie . growing, .more numerous
in this country year by year. In
dependence Day, Memorial Day and
Fla.$ Day are some of the days de
voted to patriotic purposes. and
we have Arbor Day, Mothers Day,
and so on; but jt hits remained for
Philadelphia to propose that we
have a (Thrift Day, devoted to
bringing before the people in a
striking and definite way, the ad
vantages of Implanting in
the minds of the people a
better understanding of -the -value
of economy and thrift as affecting
both the individual and our national
life.
The value of setting uslde "one
specific day on which public at
tention shall be invited to this im
portant subject is, of course, ob
vious. It means that through news
paper artie'es. lectures, addresses,
talks, andvertisetnents and other
avenues of publicity the popular
mind will be directed toward thrift
and so concentrated upon it for
the one day, at least, that consid
erable permanent interest will be
aroused, and action taken in many
cases that will lend to a wider and
permanent cultivation of this eco
onmlc virtue. Perhaps one re
sult that may be expected to follow
an educational campaign ot 'thus
sort will consist of a charter real
ization of what the word thrift sig
nifies. .... Certainly the word as employed
by those who are behind the Thrift
Day ddes not mean merely- the
saving of money, much less the par
simonous bsbit which borders on
the miserly acquisition of gold for
its own sake. In its widest and
best sense thrift signifies the wise
adaption of ones income to getting
the very best out of life, and in ad
dition making careful provision for
the unforeseeable contingencies and
aeatnst the inevitable coming on of
age. In speaking of thrifty peo
ple we all doubtless have in mind
those who live in comfortable
houses who dress well, educate
their children, pay their bills; who,
if farmers, have well tilled farms;
if merchants, have their stocks of
goods neatly arranged and their
stores kept clean in short, the
people who see there are no loose
ends no ragged edges, in their do
mestic or business establishments
Thrift, however, is not a virtue
that appertains exclusively to the
rich or even to the well-to-do; but
It may be learned and practiced by
those In the humblest circumstances
and Is .one sure method by which
to rise in the world Every cap
italist becomes such only through
the exercise of thrift on .the part
of himself or of someone else, and
all capital, in the first .instance is
the product of thrift. But more
than this, the cultivation of thrift
the habit of wisely caring for one'i
earnings develops the sterling
qualities of citizenship by making a
better man and better woman, for
It calls for some degree of self
sacrifice as well as for Uulustiy and
prudence.
Thrift Day, February 3rd, will be
appropriately observed in Elizabeth
City, credit for which belongs to
the First National Bank which:, in
leading the movement to establish
this new day and to thereby encour
age thrift in this section is render
ing a valuable service to the com
munlty. r adv
MASQUERADE PARTY
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Miss Bertha Brothers' class of
Sunday School pupils gave a very
successful masquerade party in the
basement of Blackwe 1 Memorial
Sunday School annex Friday night.
:i'he young folks spent a merry
evening and 'cleared a good sum
from the proceeds. of the entertain
ment for the class.
CAMDEN NEWS
Mr. J. 11. Seymore and daughter
Hattie have jvst returned from a
visit to friends at Harbinger.
Mr. Sam Sawyer of Harbinger is
vis ting .Mr. Mack Stevens here.
Mr. Jimmie Dozier wh has been
ery sick with grip is JustetUng"
out.
Mr. Gid Seymore and . Herbert
Thompson of Elizabeth City were
.n Camden S'in .c .
Mr. J. L. Dozier and W. S. Saw
yer were in the city Saturday.
Mr. N. G. Burgess has Just re
turned from Harbinger where he
has been ducking for several
months.
Mrs. J. L. Dozier is makiug
rapid recovery after an operation."
Mrs. V. S. Sawyer' and Mrs. N.
:J. Burgess were in Elizabeth City
Friday shopping. '
Mrs. A. O. Dozier is improving
ifier an attack of Iagrippe.
Mr. J. II. Seymore went to Nor
folk Saturday on business
M'ss I'tlle Harris has been a
lew days at Shiloh . visiting her Ris
er Mrs. Clifton Stevens.
Snowden X. C. Jan. :U. The
following is the honor roll of Corner
'iiim School for the forth month:
lith Grade Ethol Payne.
oil Grade Sallie Ferebee, Jean
uyne and Lizzie Ferebee.
3rd Grade Margaret Fentress.
and Sarah Bray. . ,
2ifd Grade Etta Sawyer, Thelma
Sawyer and Annie Rosa Ballance.
1st Grade A. Mary Bess.
lst Grade B. Jullian Payne,
ISLEY MADE GOOD SPEECH
Coinjock. Jan. 29, 1916 Prof. Isley
addressed the Coinjock School and
visitiug parents last Wednesday in
regard to better school work. He
also organized the Betterment So
ciety for this district. They elected
as President of the Society Mrs.
J. T. Gard, Vice President Mrs.
Luther Gray. Secretary Mrs. Saftie
Simmons, Assistant Secetary Miss
Alice Midgett, Treasurer Miss Min
nie Hampton.
The membership to begin with
was eighteen, with the hope of more
at the next meetnng.
The afternoon was much enjoyed
by ull present.
THEATRE TRAIN NEXT MONDAY
(The Norfolk Southern Railway
Company will run a special theatre
train from Edenton to Norfolk on
next Monday tor, the convenieee
of theme who 'fifth fo ce the play
'Nobody Home' at the Colonial or
other theatrical attractions billed
for that evening at the Norfolk
playhouses.
The train will leave Elizabeth
City at 5:4() Monday afternoon and
returning will leave Norfolk at
11.59.
CULPEPPER HAS ANKLE
BROKEN
W. T. Cu'i'cpper, Superintendent
of the Elizabeth City Cotton ' Oil
and Fertilizer Company, was pain
fully Injured Friday afternoon In
jumping from a platform. Mr. Cut
pepper's foot twisted tinder him and
his ankle was broken under the
strain. ' He is reported dolnj as
well as could be expected.
WILLIAMS EDESON
Dan; Williams of Elizabeth City
and Miss Nettie Edeson of Edeaton
were married In Edenton Sunday.
They will make their tome here,
Mr. Williams holding a position
witU the Elizabeth City Cotton mill.
HOPE TO PUT NEGRO NORMAL
ON NEW AND BETTER FOOTING
Professor E. E. Saniuis of Ral
eigh who is at the head of teacher
supervision work In North Carolina,
was in the city Monday to visit the
negro" ucrmal school here. He ex
pressed himself as very much grati
fied at the work that is beiu done
in this institution.
"it is our hope, however)-' Pro
fessor Sauims continued, "that we
we shall be able in the near future
to put this school ou a new footing.
"We have recently purchased a
tract of land near the school build
ings with that object iu view; but
.we are not able to go further on ac
ccunt of lack of funds with which
to carry out our plans.
uderareniiayibe able to
carry this work forward with as
litt.e de.ay as iossible we have ask
ed the General Education Board,
whi, a has Its headquarters in New
Vcr.i City and which spends mil
lions of dollars in educational work
all over the country but especially
n the South, to help us.
"This Hoard Is aready doing a
great deal tor the cause of educa
tion in North Carolina. My own
sulury. "tor Instance, and that of the
State II. Kh School Inspector, is
paid by this board. Though they
nave done more for white educaTion
they have done no little for negro
educu'lon a .so; and I feel , very
hopeful that they will act favorably
til on Mir application for aid.
"What we want to do Is give the
negro boys and girls who ut'end the
normal school here the sort of ed
ucation which will lit them for lives
if usefu ness and service. We want
to dedle especial attention to teach
er training so that those who go
i'rom the net;ro normal to teach
wlil give their people the riuht
kind of training. And we want to
add to the school au agricultural
and dairying department, so as to
have an Institution which will in-
ulcate and teach the Value ot ha
bits of industry and thrift.
:'"e have asked for three thous
and dollars, and I hope thut we
will get the whole sum. That
amount will enable us to pay the
teacher in the new Department, to
build a barn to buy machinery and
two good horseH' and six cows and
farm implements, to purchase
all other equipment necessary to
the operation of a model dairy and
truck farm.
"I hope to have word from the
general education board as to their
action on our application now with
in a very short time. I believe that
If our plans materialize. It will
mean a great deal to the dairying
and trucking interests in this sec
tion, as well an for the negrp race
in the State.
MEETING AT PEARL
STREET METHODIST
Adjutant Gossett of the Ameri
can Rescue Workes. will conduct a
meeting at Pearl street Methodist
church beginning next Monday
night -and -continuing through next
week with services every night.
GRIGGS COMMANDERY MEETS
Griggs Commandery Knight Tem
plars will confer the Templar-degree
on Thursday "night . " Air Sir
Knights are requested to be present
In full uniform. Light refresh
ments will be served after the .de
gree work.
DAVIS PERRY
Z. B. Davis and Mrs. Daisy
Perry of this city, were married by
Justice of the Peace J, W. 'Munden
at Mrs. Perry's home on Cedar
street yesterday.
J. W. Walston of Shiloh was in
the city today.
WANTED to buy a Rood milch
cow that will give three to five tat
Ions. P. C. Harris, Second St..
Elizabeth City, N. C. Phone 834 J
ltpd
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MEETS RESPONSE
Elizabeth City Makes
Liberal Contribution to
Suffering Nation in Eu
rope
At one o'clock this afternoon the
full amount subscriled to the Jew
ish Relief Fund in Elizabeth Cltr
as. $472. 13. Practically all of
this wliri)e collected to-day.
Following the addresses Sunday
afternoon at the mass meeting at the
Alkrama theatre collection was tak
en which amounted to about four
hundred dollars. - Additional sub
scriptions received yesterday
and to day, bring the total up to the
amount set forth above.
Dr L. D. Mendoza, chairman and
Moe Levy, secretary, of the emer
gency relief committee ot Norfolk:
ere on the platform at the Mast
meeting Sunday afternoon, and the
everclses- opened with prayer by
Rev. C. A. Ashby. R. W. Tur
ner presided and the speakers of
the day were Dr. Mendoza and I.
M. Meeklns of this city. The
:!os'ng prayer was made by Rev.
I. N. Loftln and Dr Cunnlnghim
pronounced the benediction,
pronounced the benediction. The
music was rendered by the choir of
Blackwe 1 Memorial Church.
Mr. Meeklns delivered an eulo
gy of the Jew in history speaking
of his unique p'ace among the .
nations of the earth and of Tiii
contributions to present day civ-
UazoiMon. He, nlao lauded the
Jew as a citizen in whatsoever
country his lot has been cast.
Dr. Mendoza described la
detail the sufferings of the Jewl
in waring Europe, particularly in
Russia. "I speak", be said.
"as a Jew and for a Jewish cause,"
and so vividly did be set forth the
condition of his persecuted people
that the audience listened wltb In
voluntary exclamations of horrof
at bis recital of the outrages perpe
trated. Elizabeth City's subscription list
to the fund for Jewish Relief is at
follows;
First Baptist church $100.00
Louis Sellg B0. 09
S. R. SifT 25.00
R. W. Turner 10.00
J. T. McCabe 10.00
C. W. Grlce 10. 0Q
Dr. Blades ...........!.... " 10.00
Mr and Mrs C. W. Mellck .. 10.00
C. H. Robinson 10.00
D. B. Bradford 10.00
Rev. C. A. Ashly 6.00
The Independent 5.00
W. Boettcher 6.00
W. W. Woodley 6.00
J..Dawson 6.00
G. Little ,. 6.00
S. T. Wright 6.00
D. Crary 6.00
T. P. Nash 6.00
G. F. Derickson 6.80
A. B. Houtz 6.00
Rev Cunningim 6.00
Kramer Amusement Co. .... 10.10
Mathias Owens l.ll
Sharber & White l.Of
W. G. Gaither Jr. 2.8
W. P. Skinner 1.80
Elizabeth Electric Light &
Power Company ; 6.00
W. P. Knowles 1.00
b. W. Stevens 1.80
John M. Harney 2.00
J. B. Flora Jr. 1.80
H. G . Pauloa 1.80
R. F. Prltchard l.Ot
Dr. J. H. White 1.88
Walter P. Wood 5.68
W. A. Worth j 6.48
W. J. Woodley 6.80
Dr. A. L. Pendleton J 6.84
Cash 15. U
Basket 116.01