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i Come To E. City News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice For JL Good Will Day July 4th. VOL. V ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1916 NO. 44 I CHAMBER CQUMERCEGO-DPERATIHG. Willi COM AGENT TO AID FARMERS Truej JFarmers Invited to Attend Meeting And Lay Plans For Marketing Potato Crop The b' at?nicnt - is airliOfized W the Clun.b'-T.tf Commerce t"-nt 'tho truck farmers of Tasq ,nk coun ty are Invited to 11 nine: ins at the court hoti'fe here on Monday morn 3n at teu o'clock. The immediate purpose of this meeting is to devise ways and means wi.prrhv the farmers of this county may he enabled to market their po tatoes more intelligently and syste matically so as to obtain better pri " ces for them. i,Tbe farmers no doubt still hold Tiesh in their memories the heavy and disastrous losses which they sustained last year In marketing their potatoes and they will be in terested in any plan which will tend to prevelt a, repetition of such caUV mitous i4fIortune. The Chamber of Commerce has, 'with tbe assistance of CI. W. Fall countv demonstrator, secured from the Division of Markets of the State Department of Agriculture "Mr. C. E. Hafkett to meet with the farmers at this time. It, wan Mr. Harttett who last year organized the Caro lina Potato' Exchange in Currituck county, the results of which are , Sported to have neen highly satis factory and gratifying.' In making arrangements for this .. meeting the Chamb o'f Commerce Is acting on a suggestion recently made in the editorial columns of this newsraper, and it is hoped and believed that a lane number of rep xesentative and progressive truck farmers will be present. .ENDORSES OVERMAN FOR COMMISSIONER JNlxonton Township. May 29, 1916 Editor The Advance: Our Township has three men run ning for . County Commissioner, an office looked upon as a small fry, -but really one of the most impor tant uLaces in the whole county. I don't wUh to say one word a S'ainst two of the men in our town- .(hip, but there is one I can heartily .indorse as one of the best men for the place that any township has in the county, and that is Tom L. Overman. He Is a very economical man thrifty in his own business manage ment and one who would spend the taxpayers money like he would his own. If the taxpayers of the coun ty wi'l remember some of the pres v nt Board now asking you to vote ' for them again, .how they tried If impose a very heavy tax on the people and would have succeeded had it not been for the mass meet ing of the people' who thwarted the plan of the chairman and some Mem bers of the Board who were oppos " ed-to giving us a fair hearing on the. iax question. And these men you taxpayers should remember on June 3rd, 1916. Give us Tom L. Overman from our township and your money will "be spoilt sayingly and you will have no H$hf to complain of him. Nlxonton Township. LAWN PARTY AT OAK GROVE A lawn party will be given at Oak Grove on Wednesday nlsht, June the seventh, for the benefit of Oak Grove church. . No admission fee will be charged and the public ' 1 cordially invited. Refreshments will !e served. A 'j if It doesn't cost any more to get " It from Weeks and Sawyer and you set the correct style and the best (quality In everything for men. UIAIf!A IS W08TH WHILE Mr. Ashby Appeals to the People to Enjoy These Seven 'fbyous Days Rev. C. A. Asb.Iyr chairman of the local louid of Chautauu.ua guar fihtar;", urges Support of tats year s Chautauqua in tne statement, just handtd this paper" ior publication, which follows: I want to speak for-our Chautau qua. Its success is a matter of concern to me, and I sincerely hope that the people here are going to give it a hearty endorsement this year. It brings a week of inspira tion in Its hih class entertainments. We are promised the best schedule we have had, and It does seem to be a good one. Take the lectures: Dr. Lincoln Wirt, ' The Conquest of the Arctic;" Dr. Thomas Green "The Burden of the Nations;" Dr. S. Parks Cadman, (already so fav orably known to us), "Makers of America." The e men are all dis tinguished lecturers. They will present an intellectual treat. Some me will also be substituted for Dr Waters, who died recently. Then music: Victor's Band; The Choir Boys; Sehuber's String Quartet; the Strollers Quartet; The Bijou Trio. Five strong musical organfza tions. We will get ell sorts of music and by experts. Wc have billed two plays, "Happiness", a morality play, and Gfbert and Sullivan's classic "The Mikado." The latter brings in such famous songs e "mowers that Bloom in the Spring," "Hearts Do Not Break." "Tit-Willow," and many Others. We must recall how much the play was enjoyed last year. This time we get two. Then, the children are not forgotten. There Is the Junior Chautauqua for them, conducted by experts. "Junior Town' will he established, and run by the lltt'e folks and Rosanl "The Prince of Jugglers' will-delight every child's heart. We should respond to such a pro gram as tbis. It brings much to the town In the way of good enter tainment; and diversion such as this h recreating. It takes the knots twists and snarls out of you. If it takes money out of town (and near ly every business does this, keeping very little here) It leaves a de-, posit of good w ill and wholesomeless that we need. Some folks can go off and see good attractions. Many of us cannbt do this, So the Chau tauqua undertakes to bring' sood things to us, and at a very low price, of two dollars for a season ticket for the week. Unless you buy a season ticket you do not help the guarantors who have risked their credit to benefit the town, and If youattend each night It will cost you $5. BO 88 against $2 for the sea son ticket. Tickets can be had from any guarantor. You can eas ily locate one .BUY TICKETS NOW Vo not let us lose out on our Chau faunua. Smaller towns than this ce'l every ticket. I wish that tha country people would take advan- ts) of this Chautauqua, and helr out. They 'Jo elsewlvre, and pet great good from It. Bring your wife (Continued on Pasre Eight) 1 DR. WILLI M LOUIS POTEAT Distinguished North Carolinian W ho Will Make the High School Commencement Address This Year hitfeieiee , A Friend Sets Forth Res sons for Hii Election to State Legislature In order to determine the man who is best fitted to promote our welfare ard intere t in the General Asssmbly of North Carolina, it be htoves im to take a circumspection of the qualifications of' the different candidates and the things lor which they stand. Mr. N.i I). Walker has come out with a platform that can be con strued to be nothing lut destructive with not a single constructive idea In it. And while Mr. Walker Is a gtod ci l?,en, and while he for four' years held the office of County TreaBiin r wi h crodii to, himself and. taUsfactl .n to " the public yet with in my opinion he would not make, at this time for us, a satisfactory member of the General Assembly. I base this last asser tion on the fol'owlng facts: Ho is not a man who !n this progressive Bge, would favorably advertise the citizenship of . Camden , county; , he would not give us legislation plac ing our county abreast of the ad-4 Joining counties. Disqualifying him more than anything else 1b the dis position he. displays by pandering fcr the people's t.upport in a screen ech manner, in general terms that one of his oppenents is controlled by a bunch of grafters and thus try Ing to arouse hatred. dlssemlrrUe fliscord and promote dlssentlon. , Mr. W. R. Old has made no plat form nor so far as Is known has he made any statement as to where he Mantis or for what he stands. His l'-f t:o"ie Htr K'benie Ik that loth of his opponen's have held public of4 Hers and that tho offices ought tn be distributed. He Is a likable fel b;w and pood citizen, and yet I do not believe that Camden ounbt to fend blin at thU time because the ' V- ' . '. " - T," i '; ' ptop'ie do not know for what he s.ai.ds.' He has never inaugurated a sagle progressive movement nor eces he stand fcr any now. He hat never had any experience of any kind that would tend in the least to qualify him in the least for the peft ion o which he aspires. Mr. M. .V. Ferebre in announc ing his candidacy, came out with the statement as to where he stood on all questions affecting the people if Cami.en. His campaign has and is being condtrted upon the line of his fitness for the position and the things for which he stands. lie stands for a road tax to make ond r'jwir our roads in place of the yn'.iqupteil system of citizen labor tnd thus" make corporations and r on-resident ,ral es tate owners bear their proportionate part of keeping tlif public roads. He sta:?!f opposed to any change In regard to the stock law stating that there Is already plenty of law in rerprd to tve same and if the t.'.-cph vent any chance they can re 1' Ion the Br ard of Count? Com n iss'oirs and have an election. Mr. Ferev.ee has always advocat ed and unselfishly helped tcr pro mcto all matters that tended to wards progr ss in Camden county. He Inaugurated the movement for the f rst rural free delivery In Cam den County, secured the signers to the petition, did all the correspon dence, and at a sacrlfjce of time an-1 labor en riled !hf Ooverment retire sntative over the route and thus practi-a'ly placed in operation that syste-n whereby hundreds now daily receive at their very door mail where formerly they would have had to travel from one to five miles in order to get their mall. He was the prime mover and ori ginator of the Idea of placing1' in Camden County a nt work of phone lines. He advocated placing phone rent at $1.50 per month, an amount less than paid by'thn subscribers of any phone line in Eastern North Carolina. For over two years he has acted as President and General Manncer of that nhon" Hue and gave his time nnd automobile in helping to keep these lines In repair and has re-el ved not one rent in enmpen sa'lon for that service, He ndvocatpd the County's buying a road plow and after it came he .ave Hi time and furnished his j team to hrJp grada over three miles f public road rnd the only eom pmati n he received was the use rf the road and the thanks of the public. His g soline launch ias been at 'he service of all those who wanted to use it. 11- has run his automo bile more than tm thousand miles and more than four thousand miles of that has been for the accommo chtlcn and pl'asure of some one ether yian himself. No one In Cam t'en County enjoys the distinction of ' eing more genero'.-s and accomoda t'ng than he. Ad those who know blm best and knowing him best have received his accomodations and have enjoyed his sociability and have hsd nn opnorttinity of weigh ing his ability like and appreciate him most. He is active, progressive and keen ly a'ert to anything that pertains to the best. Interest and welfare of the pecp'e. For six years he has h'ld the office of Reister of Deeds of Camden County, and it Is not saying too much to assert that we never had a more efficient, accom mrdatin and popular officer. While never having any legisla tive eypnrfefce, yet by natural en dowment and training he posseses these prerequisites which qualify a man for leclslatlvp servlce-r-tact-abll ty keen foresight, rugged Integrity and unadulterated honesty. The Issues In Camden County be tween Mr, Ferobee and his oppon ents are clean cut. It is shall we e'ect him to the Legislature from Camden County and keep abreast of the movement for good roads pro moted by the Chief Executive of Nerth Carolina, Governor Locke Cratg, or shall we defeat him and continue to work our roads by a system long discarded In practically every county In North Carolina a svstem which gives us roads when compared with those worked by modern methods make us blush v i h shame. Ours on June 3rd,-Is the privilege and the duty to (Wtde Ferebee and highways or Walker or Olds and low bumpy ways; Ferebee and roads or Walker or Obis and roots and ruts. A Friend. BICKETT THE OH 1 Farmers Ask Who Gave Daughtridge Authority To Call Himself Their Candidate y.r. J. O. G.uon of Fiankliuton M--u .o the i-i'ess of the Stato .ol o'.iu Muteuiviit in rcg.u'U to l)j c ...cij.uy t,r Attorney Geuem 1 lib kett Lr U.iVtruor of .No th t'uroliaa: 'l am a Franklin County farmer, i live out in the country aud have never livyd in town. As a farmer I huyo watched the conduct of Mr. r. W. Bickeit during the past twen ty yaais, and I know he has always iieen willing to give his time, his taler. ts r.nl Lis cmh to help the men ' vho live cut in t ie country. I am iu a position to know what I ara talking about. "His clikf hobby has been to get young white tenants to buy their own laruis, and in a great many in stances be has gone out of his way to secure this kind of a chance for them. Franklin County is an agri cultural county w I hout a single large town In It. If Mr. BIckett is made Governor his first thought will be a'wit the poopl who live ' on the farm, because they are his people. "I heartily endorse what Mr. J. Z. Green had to say in The Pro ?ressive Farmer of April 22d. It is an independent expression which every farmer ought to read. Tho farmers or North Carolina are not an igorant set of people. They do some reading and some thinking, and to those of us who know the real facts, the claim that Mr Daught ridge is a farmer candidate lu some what amusing: 'The facts are simply these: "1. Mr. Daughtildge was born on a farm and inherited a big tract of land from his father. "2. He did not like living In the country and moved to the city ot Rocky Mount wherp he now lives. In the words of his campaign book let: "He directs the affairs of tho hirgie, successful business of the Daughtridge Supply Company," and is President. of the Planters' Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Company. "3. Not a single farmer Is In his campaign organization. The argu ment for his nomination Is signed by seven lawyers and one Insurance agent. , "It is especially, funny to a far mer who does his own thinking, that Mr. Daughtridge is trying to tlr up the farmer against the law yer when he gets seven lawyers to write his platform and then takes other lawyers around to (explain it to the people. , "I know from past experience and personal talks that Mr. BIckett wishes to do everything he can for the improvement of rural conditions and I feel positive that he will be able to do much more than ;Mr. Daughtridge. Conslredod solely as farmer can-, dldates, the only difference between Mr, Daughtridge and Mr. BIckett is that Mr. Daughtridge lives in a big town and owns a big farm out in the country, while Mr,. BIckett lives In a small town anTowns a small" farm out in the country.'"' Mr. J. Z. Green one of the edi tors of The Progressive Farmer, and also State lecturer and organ izer of the Farmer Union, has fhis to say for Blekett's candidacy: "The inoft astounding thing In connection with the campaign which a lawyer and Insurance agent Is making for Mr. Daughfridgo for Governor is the persisteht claim that he is the 'firmers' candidate.' If the farmers of North Carolina really had a candidate for Governor, doesn't It look like thov would, In (Continued on Pane Eight)
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