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BM1KEBS MEET
AT GREENVILLE
W. G. Gaither, Jr. Elected
President of Bankers of
Group One for Ensuing
Year.
W. G. Gaither and H. G. Kra
mer returned Wednesday from
3reenville where they attended the
meeting of Group One of the North
Carolina Bankers Association.
They reported a very successful
and helpful meeting as well as an
exceedingly enjoyable one.
Mr. Gaither was elected Presi
dent of this group of the State As
sociation for the ensuing year. The
Pother officers are: Vice President,
J. L. Little of Greenville; Secretary-Treasurer,
C. H. Godwin of
WiUlamstown; Advisory Committee,
A. M. Dumay of Washington, E. C.
Kay of Edenton, R. G. Harrison or
Wllllamston.
The annual address, by the retir
ing president, L. W. Norman of
Hertford, was pronounced the wit
tiest gem of the meeting. He
ald being a busy4 country banker
who has to look after everything
and everjbady in his community,
lu could not find time to write a
set speerh. and even after arriving
at Greenville and making" some
notes tie had left them all on a- ta
tle in the hotel, to he would have
to. make hl3 remarks extempore.
And he did, and there was not a
dull moment from the beginning to
the end.
A resolution offered by W. G.
Gaither and unanimously adopted,
strongly endorsed W. T. Old of
Norfolk and recommended hi8 ap
pointment as Federal Reserve Bank
Agent of the Richmond district. Mr
Old, who was present heartily
thanked the convention tor this
expression of confidence in and for
the honor done him by his old
friends of this section.
The next meeting of Group One
of the Association will be held in
Washington on February 22nd.
1917. '
At the Banquet Tuesday night
Mr. Kramer was one of the speak
ers, discussing the quest'on, "How
Can Banks Best Promote Local In
dustries?" Mr. Kramer discuss
d the question under four heads.
' 'A Bank' ' x he said. ' 'is essen
tially a Clearing House to assist in
dustrial forces to finds the lines of
least resistance In achieving their
ends. Financial institutions, in
order to develop local industries,
should adopt a liberal loaning pol
icy with, of course, approved se
curities. 'Systematic savings increase
eflletency amorg employees; and
to Inculcate habits of thrift among
-working people is a direct and im
portant step toward developing
local industries.
"A Banker should be a student
of local conditions in order that
Tie may be of most assistance in
obtaining for his community Indus
tries adapted to it.
' 'Finally, by working to dlseour
. ago and eliminate destructive and
disastrous competition the Bank is
making Its .influence felt in the
right direction on an important
pha,,e of this question."
."NOther speakers at the Banquet
( we're W. T. Old, of Norfolk; Dr.
J. B. Biggs, of Williamston; . W.
A. Hunt, secretary and trealsurjpr
of the State Bankers Association,
of Henderson; H. A. White, sec
retary of the North Carolina Cot
ton Seed Crushers Association, of
Greenville; and Attorney, F. C.
JTitrd'n? of Greenville.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
DOES IT ELECTRICALLY
The First National Bank has
Turchaased an electrically driven
Burma Ledger Posting Machine.
ELIZABETH
BETTERMENT SOCIETY
CLEARS" GOOD'SUM
Toplar Branch. February 22 The
Betterment -Society of Poplar
Branch is leginnin to feel that all
of its efforts are not in vain. Plans
have been made for some " of the
regular entertainments it had been
accustomed to having but these
plans have been interrupted every
time.
Another attempt was made how
ever last Saturday night. Mr.
Wallace Lee of Durham, a magi
cian who is well known in Eastern
North Carolina entertained in the
Of. F. Hall. In "spite of the act
that he was left in Elizabeth City
Friday, thus makln him late he
gave a delightful performance, one
much enjoyed by a crowded house.
Other features of the evening
consisted of Berving cream and
Belling fancy work. The total
receipts were 173.25. After de
ducting expenses the society clear
ed $48.00
The society hopes to have sev
eral other entertainments besides
the local and State debates.
The Tom Thumb weeding will b
given by the first grade some time
in the near future, possibly on the
11th of March.
No one has the 'Bond Issue' so
much at heart as the members of
these societies here' and elsewhere
in the townships. Every effort on
their part will be made to carry it.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF IN
DRAWN OUT LEGAL BATTLE
Fifteen minutes after the stroke
of midnight Saturday night the
jury, in the casH of M. H. Alls
worth -t als vs tin Hlchmond Ce
dar Works brought in a verdict
fur the plaintiffs. The case was
legun on the preceeding Monday
and took up practically an entire
session of superior court, no other
case going to the jur throughout
tho entire term .
This was an Involved land case
in which the plaintiff was suing to
establish Its title to certain lands
valued at nearly'two hundred thous
and dollars. The defendant com
pany has noted an appeal.
MISSES SWAIN ENTERTAIN
Powells Point. Fob. 23 Misses
Clara and Neva Swain entertained
a few of. their friends last Thurs
day evening In honor of Mr, and
Mrs. Clarence White of Norfolk.
Va. Many games were played
and dainty refreshments were serv
ed. Those enjoying the Misses
Swain's hospitality were Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence White, Mr. and Mrs
C. C. Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Woodard, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Swain, Mrs Bertha Foster; Misses
Nolle Hall and Martha Swain;
Messrs John Owens, J. A. Dutch
er, Willis Brlnson, Erwln and
George Woodard. Nathan Etherldge-.
and Master Henry Nelson.
BOX SUPPER FOR CHURCH
A box supper was given at 'the
home of Mr, J. It. Bright last
night for the benefit of Hall Creek
Methodist church. About fifty
were present and the box of Miss
Rosa Bryant brought the highest
bid, which was four dollars. Miss
Fannie Crosby won the vote for be
ing the prettiest girl present. The
total receipts were $14 . 40
CONVENTION BIBLE CLASSES '
POSTPONE ENTERTAINMET
The entertainment which was to
have been held in the annex of
Blackwell Memorial Church by the
Convention Bible Classes tonight
has been postponed until Tuesday
nigh,t on accounjt of the' unavoid
able absense of the Sunday School
Superintendent, Mr.. E. F. Aydlett
WANTED. All the old rags, scrap
Iron, rubber etc. We will pay lc
per lb. for dry rags of all kinds de
livered to our door. Miles Jen
nings. Ellazabeth City, N. C.
feb 25 tf. ' . ,
CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1916
MESBIG GAINS
Jefferson Standard Leads
All Insurance Compa
nies in Business Done in
This State.
The record of the Jefferson
Standard Life Insurance Company
of this State will be of interest to
all North Carolinians who view
with pride the growth of solid bu
siness enteriTise at home.
The following report recently glv
en to the press of the state sets
forth the achievements of the com
pany since Its beginning:
' 'With assets considerably more
than $600,000 and insurance in
force aggregating $46,000,000 the
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance
Company of Greensboro is one of
the most progressive and flourish
ing life insurance companies in
the South. Its growth has been
a wonderful reversal of the axiom
' 'A prophet is not without honor
avs in his own country' for more
and more business has been gra
dually written in North Carolina.
This is evidenced by the fact that
'he company closed the year 191"),
ending Pe .ember 31st!, with 16,700
polices in force n its Its home
State; insuring $25,753,180. Dur
ing the year it issued in North Car
olina 2,420 policies insuring $4,305
9CB, These figures must interest
every North Carolina citizen. It
means that the Jefferson Standard
placed nearly twice as much insur
ance in North Carolina during
1915 as any other life insurance
company and that it carries more
than" twice "aB much insurance on
the lives of North Carolina cUl
zena as any other company. It
means that with more than fifty
life insurance companies doing bu
siness in North Carolina, over one
eighth of all the life insurance
carried by North Carolinians is in
the Jefferson Standard.
' 'North Carolina people will be
especially interested in the splen
did gains made by the JefTerson
Standard during 1915. The" gross
surplus of the company will be in
creased over $200,000, so that the
surplus to policy holders will be
practically . cne and a quartr mil
lion dollars. It means that the
awsets are considerably over
$6,000,000. What this means for
North Carolina lu a material way
Is interesting.
Over $2,430,469.13 is now car
ried by the Jefferson Standard in
loans on North Carolina real estate
this money being loaned in amounts
which average from $3,000 to
$5,000, thus enabling the farmer
business man to develop the state
and add to the material prosperity
generally. ' "
' 'Not only 'is the Jefferson Stan
dard cons'dend a benfactor in
N'orth Carolina but in other States
In which it operates it is of con
crete value. It has over $9,000,-
000 insurance in force In outh
Carolina, with a proportionate
amount of money loaned to the bu
siness men ,nf that State. In
Georgia the Jefferson has over
!4.0O0,0iH) insurance in force; in
Alabama considerably over . one
million dollars; In Tennessee, over
1 million and a half dollars. The
balance of this business Is scatter
ed over Florida, District of Colum
bia, Texas, Arkansas and other
States. In each of these States
the Jefferson pursues the policy of
Investing in farm loans the pre
miums collected from that State.
' 'Not a little of the Jefferson's
success is due to the wise and ben
efit lent, but rigid North' Carolina
insurance laws. It Is not gen
erally known, but North Carolina
nsurahce laws are "used by the
newer States as models for insur
ance . legislation. Lacking the
burdensome features of the -New
BUILDING AND LOAN
EOCTSI RECTO RS
Thi Eizibeih City Building and
Loan Associat on met Wednesday
niht. adopted i s ly-Jaws and elect
ed its board tf directors.
Under the by laws the directors
are i.fieeu in number and those
ekctcd are as follows: E.'F. Ay
dlett, S. H. Sift". M. N. Sawyer, P.
X. Pray, C. L. Lister, A. K.
Kramer, W. II. Zoeller, G. It.
Little, W. H. Weatheily, E. F.
Siencer, R. W. Turner. H. W.
Monlsette, M. B. Simpson, W. W.
Newbern, R. E. Lewis.
Among other features the by-laws
provide that minors twelve years
old and over are eligible to member
ship and those under twelve years
of age may become members
through the r guardians. ladies also
are eligible to membership.
It is expected that the board of
directors will elect a president and
other officers this week.
FRANCIS WILLARD MEMORIAL
SERVICE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
The annual Francis Wlllard Me
morial Service of tho Woman's"
Christian Temperance Union will
be held Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock at the First Baptist Church.
Rev. J. F. Cunnlngim, pastor
of tho First Methodist church,' will
make the address of tho afternoon,
and an exceptionally good musical
program will be rendered, members
of the choirs cf the city'w churches
ass.'titing. The musical program
nc'ndos a vio'in' solo b. Mr.1 Urna
Davis and a "quartette which Is In
'haige ct Mr. Lnrry Enn's SUIn
i
ner. 1 ,
All the members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union are
urged to be present, and the public
Is extended a cordial invitation to
attend this service.
BLACKWELL MEMORIAL
CHURCH
The pastor, Rev. I. N. Loftin,
will occupy his pulpit Sunday
morning, speaking from' the "sub
ject ' 'The Kingdom's Battle Cry
of Peace." This sermon is one
cf the series which Mr. I.oftln has
been preaching Bince the New Year
on the Kingdom.
The subject of the Sunday even
ing's sermon will bo t 'The New
Man Must Work," this being a
continuation of the series f ser
mons on the New Man.
Pure Bred Poultry,, Barred and
White Plymouth Rock, are for sale
by F. F. Cohoon An opportu
nity to gt't high class poultry If
bought now. adv
York laws, they admit a conserva
tive elasticity, which makes for
healthy growth.,- . - - ... .
The Jefferson Standard's suc
cess has been due in large measure
to the conservative and safe man-"
ageraent of It officers, all of whom
are experienced and capable.
Today the Jefferson Standard
maintains its own inspection bu
reau, a distinct reinstatement
department ard a conservation de
partment. Through the workings
of this latt-r department, the
Jefferson's policy holders are offer
ed the opportunity, as often as is
practicable, for a complete physi
cal examination. During the
past year experience has shown the
value of tills to po'icy holders and
company alike. Several Instances
are on record in which policy hold
era have been advised of a physi
cal condition which, without pro
per treatment, might have proved
fatal. Suggestions from the as
Blatant medical director of the com
pany, which led the Insured to
seek the advice of this local phy
sician Immediately, has caused an
immediate improvement In the
health of the Insured. The value
to the community generally, as
well as to the company. In this
conservation of health can hardly
be over estimated. "
' 'The future Is very bright for
the Jefferson Standard.' '
DIRECTORS ELECT OFFICERS
A meeting of the Board of Direc
tor of thj Albemarle Building and
Loan Association was held in the
D. rectors room of the First Na
tional Bank Wednesday morning at
ten o'clock. The first business be
fore the Directors was the electiou
of cfiicrrs for the Association, aud
the following gentlemen were chos
en: D. B. Bradford, President; II.
G. Kurimer and '. G. Gaither,
Vice 'residents; W. Ben Goodwin,
Secretary Treasurer; T. G. Mark
ham and C. It. Pugh. Attorneys.
J. P. Kramer, J. C. Commander
and W. P. Wood were elected as
a loan Committee. The entire
Boad was named as a ' Soliciting
Committee, and additional stock In
the first series will be added up
until the date of beginning business.
The fli st payment on the shares
will be made on March 4th.
STATE SOLD OVER 8S0.COO SEALS
Sanatorium, N. C, February 24
The returns of the sale of Red
Cro's Christmas Seals for 1915 are
now In, showing the total number
of seals sold by the State to be
802.152. This is an increase of
27,730 over the sale of 1914, which
.vas 674.522. ,
Greensboro Hold 114.880 seals, the
greatest number sold by any town
in the S'ate, which removes Wil
mington with a seal'.' of 99,552 from
ber long accustomed first place to
second pot that Wilmington did
not Increase but thut Greensboro
increased more Wilmington sold
more seals this year than
last .
Cl.nkton leads In the largest per
capita sale of seals wit,h n ratv of
10.3, the number of seals sold be
in.? 2 850 and the estimated pop
ulation 276. Greensboro follows
with a p r capita sale of 6.1,
while Goldsboro is third with a sale
of 5.5. Wilmington's per capita
U 3.5.
DEGREE WORK MONDAY NIGHT
-. I . - -
Talula Kneampment, No. 8, 1. O.
O. F., will meet for work in the
patriarchal degree on .Monday
night.
DOWNING BEGOR
Patrick Cornelius Downing and
Ruth Shaddox Begor, Ixstti of Birds
Nest, Va... were married here to
day by Justice of th J'eace, J. W.
Munden. The bride Is the daugh
ter of Mr. William Edward Begor,
and the groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Downing.
"TAXPAYER" OFFERS
CORRECTION
In printing the contribution, by
' 'A Taxpayer' in last Friday's Is
sue of this .newspaper an error was
overlooked by the proof reader
which this notice Is inserted to
correct. "A Taxpayer did not in
tend tre limit of one hundred dol
lars a month to apply to the county
officers, but he did suggest that no
city officer should receive moro
than that sum. The contribution
was clear in its statement, but the
error was made in copying the ar
ticle for the linotype operator.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr, U, C. Hennlng will occupy
his pulpit Sunday morning . and
evening. The subject of Dr Hen
nlng's morning 'sermon will be
' 'The Blblo as a Whole' and at
night ' 'Young Women' ' will bo his
subject.
WORTHY COLORED MAN DEAD
Elizabeth City has" lost one of
Its most worthy colored citizens in
the death of Richard Horton which
took place at his hotnn on Purse
street Monday night after about
two months illness of tuberculosis,
lie was very industrious, owned
his home and was much liked by
all who knew him for his polite
ness and general gopd behavior.
His body was taken to Edenton,
his former home for interment.
NO 16
ALKRAMA OFFERS
First Chapter May be Read
In This Paper and Will
Be Thrown on Screen
Monday Night.
Beginning Monday the Alkrama
will,, present the opening . chapter
of the great railroad lilm novel,
The Girl and The Game at both
matinee and nlht.
At the same paiformance will be
shown a six reel film, 'The Whirl of
LLlfe', featuring Mr. and Mrs. Ver
non Castle In the Castle dances and
many other much talked of Castle
acts.
The opening chapter of 'The
Girl and the Game' may be read in
this-issue of The Advance", and
hereafter those who take this paper
will have tho opportunity each Fri
day of reading the same chapter of
the. story which will be shown on
the screen on the following Mon
day. Mc.reover, those who may be pre
vented from seeing the picture at
the Alkrama one Monday can catch
up with ths story perfectly through
the columns of this newspaper.
Thus loss of connection and of in
terested may be prevented.
Also by preserving each FridayV
issue of this paper, tho reader
will have instant access to any
part of, the story about which he
may wish to refresh his memory.
When Mr. Kramer offers two per
formances of the same show the
moving picture loving public has
learned that he believes that he has
something extraordinarily good.
He Is particularly certain that
this time he has booked e show
which will delight every one who
sees IL and he urges every patron
not to miss being on hand either
for the matinee or the night pep
formanre. adr
FORMER E. CITY BOY
WINS IN CONTEST
Meyer l.avensteln, the sixteen
year old son of II. If. Lavenstein
who left this city about four years
ago to make his home at Peters
burg, was the winner In the state
wide interscholastic oratorical con
test at Richmond on February 22.
Mr. Lavenstein represented the
Petersburg High School In the con
test and was one of eight' repre
sentatives from the twenty leading
high school at Virginia In the final
contest. f
REPUBLICANS MEET SATURDAY
The Republicans of the county
will meet at the courthouse Satur
day at 12 o'clock. Delegates to
this convention have been chosen
from tho various wards of tho city ,
and from the townships.
Mrs. C. W. Hollowell Sr. and
Miss Margaret Hollowell have re
turned to their home at Bayslde
after a visit to friends In Norfolk.
Before buying poultry, cither
puro pred or mixed Btock, it wiii
pay you to seethe fine lot of chick
ens In F. F. Coboon's poultry
yards. adr
Mr. John Ward has returned to
her home after a visit to her son,
A. G. James.
Mrs. C. P. Brown Is visiting
relatives at her old home In Geor
gia. Dr. F. P. Gates was here on bu
siness Thursday.
S. B. Ransom of New Bern was
In .the city Thursday.
8. S. Dozler of Mauteo was Id
the city Thursday.
BIG Hi St"