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f 1 1 I I T F I 7 J H ( I H i c7Ys 4 SEAi7-WrEKLr 7Z2:i75T7n7i0 PAPER 7 I PREJUDIC1 VOL V ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MAY 16, 1916 NO 39 ruu-uxM ) i. , : Limi?n '-' y . ., . . i f - - y , 2.7 IRK FOR FAIR TO BEGIN SOOU Chamber of Commerce Will Co-operate With Fair Association For Big Event This Fall The Board of Directors of the "Elbabeth City Chamber of Com more at their meeting Monday af ternoon decided to get rigorously be ihind the movement for a Fair here this fall. A Fair Association was orjan'zed ome time ago and for a time made satisfactory progress, but more re cently the movement had seemed to come to a standstill. Realizing the value both to the city and to the country of an annual Fair and a permanent Fair organiza tion, the Chamber of Commerce will co-operate with the Fair Assoclat'on In the effort to insure a successful Fair this fall and to make certain the holding of a Fair in Elizabeth City during the autumn months of very year. For the immediate present, how ever, first emphasis is be'ng laid on the plans for making Good Will Day July the Fourth a record breaking success. It is believed that on that tlay thv larejest crowd ever seen in Elizabeth City will be pres ent; for the attractive program that will be prepared, together with the Tact that the da'e chosen is a nation al holiday, will make a combina tion the drawn;? power of which on all out of town oeople in Elizabeth City's trading radius, will prove prac tleally Irresistible. In order that the members of the Chamber of Commerce may have an opportunity to get together and dis mss plans for the success of Good "Will Day nnd for stimulating pro gress in Elizabeth City a banquet will be held within the next two weeks to which all members of the organization will be Invited. The date of this bannuef. wi'l be definite ly announced with'n the. next few days . SHIPMENTS MAY PEAS GETTING L VELY NOW Mrty peas have befn going forward briskly to the Northern markets this week, somewhere in the neighbor hood of ten thousand baskets prob ably by th's time having left here since May 6th, when the first ship ment was made. Sh'pments have been somewhat lighter than usual, the long spring drouth having affected the crop ser iously. The rain today and yeBter day, however, did not come too late to be of some value, especially to the later crop. Prices have been fair up to this time and yesterday the highest quo tations remembered here obtained, fancy peas 'of the law variety bring Ing as high as three dollars a has let. Generally the price has rang ed during the last ten days 1 from $1.50 to $2.75 per basket. .JUNIORS ENTERTAIN SENIORS Manteo, May 15 Last Saturday : evening from eight thirty to eleven o'clock the Junior Class of the Manteo High School gave a recep tion in honor of the Seniors. The 'teachers were also honor guests. Progressive games were played and a contest in drawing the picture of j' Vt'An Ideal Senior" was enjoyed, af ter which prizes were awarded and refreshments served consisting of fru't salad, stuffed olives, sand wiches, pickles and punch. The ' committee In charge of the even ing's entertainment was made up of M'sses Eula Griffin. Lorena Mil ler, Thelma Brothers and Carrie Wescott. Frizes for the best draw lng were awarded to Gladys Wes cott ftiid Rondall Etherldge of the Senior class, t SHAKESPEARE DAY AT THE HiGH SCHOOL On Friday afternoon the members of the Literary and Dtbating So ciety of the Hgh School, gave their entire time and work to the obser vance cf Shakespeare's trlcenten ial. The stage was fittingly decor ated, and the large hall was almost Allied to Its capacity by high school and grammar school pupils, and sev eral hundred visitors. Miss Albertson. Principal of the High School had arranged a pro gram which was as excellently ren dered as it was conceived. It con sisted of songs and reflations of selections from the great poet's best works, an original essay on Shakes peare's Life, a stage enactment of the Casket Scene In the Merchant of Venice, and a pretty folk dance, such as our ancestors of ten generat'ons ago liked to dance. Every number was heartily enjoyed by those pres ent and received Its well earned ap plause. The costumes devised by Miss Doughton. Miss Housekeeper and Miss Slough were true to life; t. e. quaint and old fashioned In shape and of gorgeous colors. Excellent piano music was fur nished by M'ss E, Sykes, Miss Slough Mrs. I. N. Loftln and Miss Lula Ballanee. Mark Anthony's address to the Romans rendered in German by Earle Chesson, was accurate and spirited and showed the results of the careful training of Mr. Sonntag. teacher of Modern languages in the High School. The pupl's who had parts in the program were: Miss Mildred Pool. Essay; Miss N. M.. Long. Portias' Sneech. Miss Jeanle Cohoon, Song; Miss K. Jones and MissL. LeRoy. Messrs Blades. B. Sawyer, C. Ash by and G. Evans Casket Scene; Mr. F. Chesson, Mark Anthony's Address High School Girls, Folk Dance. TED SULLIVAN CHOOSES TAR HEEL STATE FOR HOME "Ted" Sullivan of Chicago, whose name is familiar to baseball enthus iasts the country over, has purchas er a farm near Shlloh in Camden County where he will devote his attention to poultry, live stork, and fruit growing. "After looking the whole country over." said Mr. Sul 1'van while in the city the other day, "I have chosen North Carolina as the best p'ace to live and .expect to make mv home here. TICKETS TO GO ON SALE Chautauqua tickets for the Joy ous Week of June 101? will go on sa'e next week. A committee of eight have bt en appointed to ean- vass the town and se!J season tick ets for the week's attractions. Announcement from Chautauqua headquarters are to the effect that this year's program Is even better than the program of the last two seasons, and a decided increase in the. sale of season tickets Is looked for. AT WAKE FOREST COLLEGE E. F. Aydlett and Thos J. Mark ham were among the speakers Mon day evening at the annual Alumni meeting of Wake Forest tCoUege. Mr. Aydlett's subject was; "A Mil lion Dollars for Wake Forest Col lege", while Mr. Markham spoke of "The Relation of the Alumni to the Alma Mater." Mr. Aydlett left Fr'day to attend the annual meeting of the board of tnstees on Satuiday, of which he is president. THIEVES GET DOPE The wholesale department of the Standard Drug Company on Fearing street and the offices of the Pasquo tank and North River Line and the Wanchese Line on the water front were entered by burglars between Saturday night and Monday morning The thieves are said to have obtain ed about thirty dollars worth of opium from the drug store and a small amount of liquor and money from the boat Uses. HERE ARE (IB ' WHO ADVERTISE Answers and Prize Win ners in Who's Who Contest Put On By The Advance In Friday's Is sue Who's Who In Elizabeth City! Why those who advertise of course. A reading of the rerflea In this paper's who's who contest should have convinced the most skeptical of the truth of this statement. In that contest were a few firms who are not regular advertisers In this newspaper. Very few of the contestants got the names of these firms right. On the other hand the firms which have used space In this paper regu larly and Jiberally were guessed cor rectly In almost every Instance. 1. Who's who In banking? Why the First National tank. Everybody knew that. ' ' ' 2. Mcst of the contestants knew the furniture store w'th the red front, but quite a number missed it. SB'.verthorn & Morrisette, corner of Main and Water streets, is the cor rect answer. 3. Pepsi-Cola is the "Delicious and Healthful" beverage bottled In the city. A 4. The Auto & Gas Engine Works are agents for the "Universal Car." 5. Prtchard's Barber Shop, on Poindexter street. Is the shop that's the talk of the town for neatness and cleanliness." All the men knew it but there were some of the ladles who didnt. 6. Only one contestant failed to guess that Mitchell's is "Elizabetn City's greatest store." 7. Even the ladies, Weeks & Sawyers is best clothes come from 8. Everybody knows knew "where that the who Rells Stag paint. It's Sharber & White. 9. M. Leigh Sheep's is the wo man's wear store, of course. So body missed that. 10. Everybody knew that It's Owens Shoe Company you find at 5u3 East Main street. , 11. There was nobody, either who didn't know that the! answer to ntim l.,r ll was "Melick's.'' 1 " The oldest feed store in Eliz abeth City is W, S. White & Co. i Culuenper, Griffin, Old anu dice represent the oldest insurance company in the world. 14. Of' course the Alkrama is where you find whoesome amuse ment at small expense. ir, s G. Scott is tlie canumai .... ..wiff who believes it to the Interest of the people to rotate the office. . ' 16. The Nunnally's store is i"" Albemarle Pharmacy. They all guessed that. .. 17 Vernon Gregory sells the cele brated Crescent bicycle but lots of folks didn't know It. 18. White's studio in tne , nomu- on bulld'ng Is the new place to bi your photograph taken. 19 There was only one answer to the question "Who returns every thing but the dirt?" The Albemarle Laundry. 20 Everybody knew who makes acreen doors and screen windows at home. Kramer Bros. & Company. 21. Morrisette & Perry are Just around the corner from Main street and agents for Votan coffee. 22. Georee Spence calms to be the youngest man In the race for rial Justice but a few people didn't believe it, 2.",. Not even a boy or girl ut knew that the Chamber of Com merce Is the newest Who's Who in Elizabeth City. But the reader has hn rt waiting for what he is most Interest ed in. Who are the winners? We'l here they are: The winner of the live dollar cash AIISE1L SPEAKS AT Native Son Returns Home To Speak To Veterans At Courthouse On Oc casion of Annual Re union Currituck. N. C. May 15th 1916 The Henry M. Shaw Camp of Conflerale veterans- of Currituck County will hold Its annual reunion Tuesday, July 4th, 1916 at Currituck N. C. These honorable veterans have Invited Major Samuel Ansell, IT. S. Judge Advocate, to address them. Major Ansell, being a native of Currituck County, has gtadly ac cepted the invitation. This Camp through the Col. J. B. Lee, Invites all the old soldlerB of Currituck and neighboring counties of N. C. and Va. and everybody e'.se to attend th's reunion. Mr. Ansell's address will be a treat and nobody In reach can afford to miss It. The address will be at 11:30 o'clock. Everybody is asked to carry lunch. At this reunion we hope to ra'se money or devise plans by which money may be raised to complete the old sol diers monument here. In the nfternoon a del ate will be held by students of the county who have not completed high school work Question. Re'olved, that the women of N. C. shoyld bfi allowed to vote in all elections pertaining to schools. Any boy or girl in the county under high school work may enter the prellm'nary which will be held on Saturday afternoon. June 10th, In the Grandy schooHinuse. Declama tions and reclatatlons and special music will be a part of the program. Everybody Is cordially invited to at tend these exercises. ELKS LEAVE TO-DAY The Elizabeth City Elks leave today on board the Annie L. Van- sclver for Washington to attend the State Convention in session there this week. Amon those In the party are: Mayor P. 0. Sawyer. Dr. I. Fear ing. Messrs W. If. Weatherly, Louis Selig. S. If. Johnson. W. B. Foreman, H. A. Fora. T, E Ben nett, Raje'gh Morrisette. John Har ney. D. Walter Harris, Latiner Commander. Miles Clark, H. W. Morrisette. Ateon Seeley, W. H. Jennet te, C. O. Robinson. J. R. Bowden J. M. Weeks, Brad San ders; W. O. Pool, F. V. Scott, W. C. Dawson; W. R. Lambert. II. H. Boone. George Beverldijce, Eddie Spires, N. P, Parker. Harry Greenleaf and Mr. Shannonhouse of Hertford. FIRE ON BODY ROAD The home of Frank Eason, color ed, on Body Road waB totally des troyed by fire Monday morning. W. T. Harrison of Mount Her- mon was in the city Saturday. prize Is Mr. H. C. White, Elizabeth City. R, F. D. 1. Mr. White Is the only contestant from the country sending in a perfect list. The winner of the man's one dol lar cash prize in the city Is Mr. J. G. Greenleaf, Clty.( The winner of the lady's one dol lar cash prize Is Miss Bertha Bro thers, City. The w'nner of the lapel chain of fered by the Pepslcola Company Is Darius White. Jr. fl'he winner of the pencils offered by the Pepslcola Company Is Miss Mattle Brite. City R. F. D. 5. She lives In the country but goes to school here. The prizes will be mailed to the winners on Frday of this week. Those who are entitled to a years subscription to this paper will also be advised at that time. CURR TUCK COMMENCEMENT BEGINS A r MANTEO SATURDAY A.auica .May io ine commence- uitn. fcxerusta of .Manteo Hih school L,tvin mxt Saturday evening witu a musical concert in the high schoo. aud iorium at eight ocock. The public is cordially in- Wttd to atteud all of those exer cises. On feuaday morning at eleven o'clock the commencement sermon wl.l be preached ty Rev. J. B Black of Elizabeth City. On Monday afternoon at three o'clock the Senior class will have charge of the exercises and that even ng at eight o'clock the prl mary and Grammar grades will g ve their entertainment. The graduating exercises will take place Tuesday morning tt ten thirty. This Is the firs' year that Manteo High School has had a graduating class and consequently the patrons are more Interested than usuajl In the commencement exercises. Tuesday evening's entertain ment, consisting o high school plays, w'll conclude the commence ment eierc's8. Through the per sistent efforts of Mr. E. W. Joy ner and his assistants, Misses Eu nice MacKay Eva Etherldge, Gene RobertsOnr and Rennie Griffin, the school has closed the most success full year during the history of Its existence. MANTEO'S JUNIOR CLASS TO PRESENT PLAY FRIDAY ManUo, Many 15 "A Southern Cinderella." a romantic drama, will be presented In the High School auditorium by the Junior class of Manteo High School next Friday evening at e'sht o'clock. The cast of characters Is as fol lows: Madame Cliarterls, An old South ern aristocrat Jennie Midgett. Katherine Hawke. a trained nurse liOrena Miller. Caroline Hawk, her sister, an ad ventures Carrie Wescott . Rosie Winterlterry. a friend of Mad ame Charter's Thelma Brothers. Enid Bellamy, grnd daughter of Madame Cliarterls Eula Grifllu. Johnnie Be,U . Randolph, friend of Enid Edna Crisp. Mammy Judy Johnson negro cook of Madama Charterbs Marie Meekins. ' According t() the story cf "A Southern Cinderella" Madame Char ters, who has ibeen angered by the marriage of her daughter: Enid and who twenty five years ago had disinherited her, now makes her will bequeathing tier immense for tune to Katherine, her trained nurse, and Caroline, the nurses sis ter. Madame's grand daughter Is found faintin,; from hunger in a cot ton mill and brough home. The grandmother receives her kindly and makes a new wll, leaving everything to her granddaughter, En'd. Katherine destroys Mammy Judy's marriage license, belleveing It to be the new will. Two years later the will is found and Enid comes into her Inheritance, Com edy is furnished by. the love affairs of Mammy Judy and Miss Johnnie Bell. The doors will open at 7:30 and the adm'sslon prices are ten and fifteen cents. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP REVIVAL A church efficiency revival will he conducted at Blarkwell Memorial church beginning th.! week of Sun day, May 28!h. Dr. Walter N. Johnson of Ralelsh, Secretary of the State Mission Board of the Bap tist churches of North Curolina, will conduct the meeting, and ail the preachers of the t'ssociution are urged to attend the services. The purpose of the meeting will be to promote the efficiency of In dividual church members in the work for the kingdom. Dr. John son has conducted slmllsr meetings elsewhore with far resch'.ng results Mr. and Mrs. Camden were In Sam WMBIams of the city Saturday SIX US ARE inn OR Farm Women Determine Upon Plans For Making Home and Communities Sanitary and Healthful I . i Pasquotank County now boast! six newly organized home demon stration Clubs, the last of the six having been organized Monday af ternoon at Riverside . school house with Mrs. C. L. Cox, president; Mrs. J. N. Wlnslow, vice presi dent; Miss LElie Jennings, secre tary, and Miss Selma Morgan, treaJ urer. ' The Home Demonstrator met with this club and eleven mem bera were enrolled. The first three clubs were organ lzed during the flnit week of Majr and last week similar clubs were organized at BayBide and Forks. The officers of the Bayslde Club art Mrs. PI. V. Davenport, president; Mrs. W. Q. Jennings, vice presi dent; Mrs. M. P. Jennings, secre tary treasurer. The officers of the Forks club are: Mrs. Minnie Jen nlngs, pres'dent; Mrs. Sample, vice president; Mrs Jennings, ec retary tteasurer. ,- ' ' For the next meeting all, of the clubs will take tip the study of the prevention of disease under the subheads, "How to Prevent Ty pho'd." The cause and prevention of Malaria" "The Danger of Flies". and 'Keeping the Baby ,Well." Lit erature on these subjects has been furnished by the State Board of Health, and the Bulletin of ths State Board of Health Is to be read at each meet'ng as a part of ths proerams. The members of the Home De monstration Clubs have begun work with the determination to rid their homes and their communities of sickness by means of sanitary meas ures and balanced meals The Berea and NIxonton Canning Clubs met with the Demonstrator Saturday afternoon at her home on Church street. Beginning their meeting with their club song they then reported on their earty and ite tomafo crops. NIxonton re ported tomato blossoms. At the end of the reports and dis cussions the club members were in vited Into the kitchen where they made, worked biscuits, salad dress ing and banana, lettuce and nut salad, serving the dainty suppef and enjoying a happy feast. On next Friday nl';ht Miss Linda Reed will give a lawn party at the home of her mother, Mrs. W. H. Reld .In NIxonton township, for the benefit of the NIxonton Canning Club and It is hoped that all members and friends of the canning clubs will attend and lend their aid in this manner to the work of the club members. NURSES MEET AT WINSTON iThe Roard of Examiners of Train ed Nurses of North ; Carolina will hold the regular spring examina t'ons at the Zlnzendorf Hotel, Win ston Salem, N. C. May 25th to 27th. Further Information can he obtain ed from the Secretary, Lois A. Toomev, No. 123 South Fourth St., Wilmington. N. C. INTEREST IN AMATEUR NIGHT Interest Is keen In amateur night ar the Alkrama whl"h Is the book ing for this evening. Among the names of those who will appear on the tttue at this per formance are "Bill C." Sawyer and a number of other local stars In amateur theatricals. The proceeds of the entertainment are for the furnishing of the Y. M. C. A. Dormitories.
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