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Joseph Peele, Associate Editor.
, THE BETTER HALF
"As long as every fanner keeps
bil garden on the groejry th If, he
ells everything wholesale and buys
every thing retail."
Tbat is spicy reading, and many
Cl our reader will be surprised to
learn that It la Quoted from a farm
er's bulletin Issued by the govert
a.nt whi.h mav Le ha.t for thp flat.
it stfikeu the Advance, in this
connection that the canning outfit
such as In used by the canning club
girls in lauiiuotauk would be profi
table investment tor every farm.
' To grow a good crop and to grow
It at low tost 1 but halt of the far
mer's problem after all. The other
half comes in his disposition oi what
be makes, in paling and packing
bis potatoes uml in lituling the best
market fur them, in preventing
waste of the over-supply of fruits
and vegetables iln.so aio the things
tbat count in tttu dual reckoning.
A REAL BENEFIT
The Advance lias been intending
for borne time to ci'll to general at
tention the vuluj! of the Inderal
Market News lJuieau established In
Elizabeth City during tho Irih po
tato ueuson this vtur. We had
hoped to see it re-es;aiilished while
the bhipping ol sweet potatoes is
Jo progress in Cunitui k, as it vvoulj
JJO doubt aid the wor of th j Caro
lina 1'otato exchange in marketing
that crop.
The advantages to he laitner and
to tbe local coinminsio.i men of the
reports made uMie by tnis bureau
are evident. From th' giower's
standpLint, the value ot tlV! bureau
U Bet forth in the following letter
from it. K. L. Griggs of l'oint liar
bor, Curritiu k county:
'I hardly know how to estimate
tbe actual benefit the information
you have been furnishing the poto
to groweis has been to all of us.
You see, to know the amount of lo
latoea going on the market each day
and to know the price tl.ey are sell
ing for- in each market, shows us
plainly how (ho 'supply and the de
mand are comparing. Wo all know
that when the supply H greater
than the demand, then the price is
bound to go Lwor. Willi tho infer
matlon you aro supplving the grow
ers, if it was in jhe lunula of nil the
growers and (h y were educated up
ti observing each l :i y " inf.miaUnn
and would act on the; information
you are giving, th "it it would be
vorth thousands of dollars to the
poor, hard working farmer. It has
been a gieat lu iu fit. to our section
this po'ato Reason, and wo hope
and trust you will toutinue it thru
the sweet potato s-eiscn. It is a
great belp in many was, but one
cf tho greatest is, i t shows when
each section begins to ship and
when it is most through shipping."
Here U a letter from A. W. Stan
ton, a Pasquotank potato grower:
"I did not bave many potatoes
this year, but believe the Market
i News Service the best thing we
bave ever had. We can form better
Ideas pf when to ship our potatoes.
i It -aves i:s m re iiit. r sr hi ih
I
j cro,. I i.avt? iiut u- d any n
inin. b t I h "k '1 mvi
ti;o rn-u's o ' day w; h a tin1
do:; I of i'iti-ie-t. ai;il s-ho il 1 ahvn
r- o,i:in' ml the t ontitn iinv ct it
si'tv.io. 1 (crtai:ily iij'prt i '' thr
Iirtmpt a:td into way (hit you have
(Ohdu tfj th.? se vliv t'.is Mmt ;:ud
hon- y(,u c n inuo with us if
the mt. e is con Imiei."
O' lifts who e:idorstd the work of
the I!unau in Kliza'.eth Ci'y are:
I). K. Williams, of Sou h Mills, V
H. Gallop of Jarx Isiiiirf;. James E.
Claik of Wa-ilaii-jtin, W. 0. FVre
l eo of lit li lo.-s, F. G. I.atlwm of
n-:haven, 11. C. Allium of Kliabct.i
City and A. S.iwyer of IS Iross.
ANOTHER SUGGESTION
The Advance sinie time ago edi
torially hiqulrtd what lia.l Icomt"
of Pat-quoiank county's ti nance re
port this yeir.
A few daj 8 later a member of the
Counfy Hoard of Commissioners,
with perhaps a tinge of asperity, In
formed us that the report bad been
published In The Advance.
We made the rejoinder that what
the commissioner referred to was
merely a aumnriry and dlj not com
ply with the requirements of tbe
law calling for tu publication of
the report i
To this there was no answer ex
cept that the form of report publish
ed this year was the same as has
Deen used for the last four years.
Still, perhips it is not amiss to
inquire what form wq.ild meet the
requiranieuts of the law? No doubt
it woulj require a lawyer, and per
haps two or three of th 'in, to an
swer the question.
In this connec'lon the University
News Letter has a valu.ible sugges
tion which we take much pleasure
In passing along, . not only for the
consideration of thoug'.itful readi rs
in Pasquotank, but also for those
in other counties of this section:
"Would It bo possible to devise
(1) a simple, standardized form of
accounting for all moneys received
and paid out by the county officers
of North Carolina. and C') a uniform
exhibit sheet that would show at
the end of eueh fiscal year exactly
how each county stood in Us finan
ces? If so, each county could be com
pared with othes in a score or
tnoie pirtii afars. and ranked ac
cordingly; say, in the average an
nual cost of indoor and outsllp pan
pers, i?Te p r capita cost of convicts
and work aninii's in loid building,
the' cost j), r mile of sand-day or
top Roll rnd ns: riift iur, the ke -p
of Jail prisoners per person per day
find so on and on.
"The taxuayi rs could easily see
In whi- h county they were getting
the most or th ? least for their
money; and where expenses were
light or unreasonably heavy.
"At present, outslle the school ac
counts, iio ctunfy In the suite can
ne romp m il with all the others in
the cxpendlmro of public moneys.
Nobody knows wlvthcr his county
government is iiielllcb nt and waste
ful or not. Thej'o is no lusis for
comparison.
"New Yoik State not only stand
ardizes these .county acc ounts ninl
exhibits but keeps an auditing com
mission bu.-'y tbe year, around in
htniiting county otlicl.ils and hold
ing them hp fo the mark in tl.oir
record keeping. They n t under the
direction of the Comptroller-General
"In North Carolina such a conimis
siull might be. directed by the stiMe
auditor or the state treasurer. And
why not? The county is merely a
detached agent of the state. The
plan does net interfere with local
self-government. It helps county gov
ernment on to eflbiency.
We believe that dishonesty is
rare in our county olllces, but tho
county exhibits published from year
to year bring us to believe that our
methods of account keeping are gen
erally antiquated, and confusing al
most beyond belief."
civ; in i j ux vw
To Mexico
(T!y United TressT
San Antonio, July ID William G
Shepp'id, UniHd IV-s Correspon
dent, wl o has already visit d every
Eurjp'an La'.tl front, has arrived
at San Ar.Unio ready to start out
upon a tour of the miii'ia camps.
He will write a st rips of papers
for the United Press con ptr.ng the
militiamen with the European fgh
ters. ODD FELLLOWS AT TROTVILLE
The regular smi--.innual m?cting
of the First District Convention of
Odd Fellows mee(s today and !Thim
day at Trotvi'.le for the transaction
of business p mining fo the wel
fare and upbuilling of the Order l i
this district.
The following members of Acho
ree Lodge No. 14 will attend: W.
A. Bunly, ("has. Ranlfa, and Rev.
E. F. Sawyer.
The party left at 1:10 on the Suf
folk and Carolina ana will return
Friday morning on the same train.
Delegates from Camden, Shiloh,
Poplar Branch, Powells Point, and
Manteo passed through hnre on
their way to the convention tolay.
There are eighteen of these lodg
es and 1.500 members in the First
District,
Leaves Hospital
The many friend ot Justice of
the Peace 3. W, Munden will be
glad to hear that he leaves the
Elizabeth City Hospital at five
o'clock and hopes' to be entirely
well within a short time.
EXCURSION TO BEACH
The First Methodist and City
lload St.n lay sch ols will run an
ex.uisi n fioni Elizabeth City to
Virginia Beach on Friday, July 28.
The train will leave Elizabeth
City at eight o'clack in the morn
ing and will leave the Beach on the
return trip at seven in the evening.
Arrangements have been made
with the Casino. Corporation where
by all patrons of the excursion will
be accorded every a camfcditbrn de
sired.
The train will stop at Camden,
Poltross, Gregory. Shawboio and
Moyock.
NOTICE
To saisfy a Mortgage Ii"d exe
cuted to me by Joseph Godfrey, and
wife Charlotte Codtrey, which Deed
is duly registered in the Register
of Deeds OJUce of Pasquotank Co.,
N C. in look 41 page I'll, I shall
sell, fur cash, at the Court House
d.or in sail C.un.y on Saturday
llv 12th day of August, 1 at 12
o'clock M., the following
pieces or parcel of land
door in said County on the fourth
day of August at 12 o'clock M.. the
following pieces or ivircd of land
lying and being in Nixonton' Town
ship, Pasquotank County, N. C. de
signated as follows: Hounded on the
north by lands of Mrs. Gertrude
Greenloaf and others, on the east
by the lands of Proctor Pool on
tho south by the lands of J. F. Pro
(hers, and on the west by the lands
of Chauncey, Charles Pool r.ni C.
V. Dance, containing 25 acres
more or less; nnd tho folowtng chat
tol property, to-wll: one light b-iy
or sorrel horse bought of T. P.
Cooke.
July 3. 1916 ,
Walter P. Wood,
Trustee.
July T 14-21 28 Aug 411.
HH Cn bw vt
g isiu iou iiiiiiui ruuiwcdi
3 l or these hot, tiresome,
White Canvas and Palm Beach
-IN ALL STYLES AND PRICES-
The Footwear without a Hurt
Main St. II OWENS SHOE GO. II Main St.
a
THE M. P. GALLOP COMPANY
The Place To Get Your Groceries
Where Quality may be depended on
Where lowest prices prevail
Where you are waited on by good natured salesmen
and made to feel that you have found YOUR Grocery
Store
Wholesale and Retail Groceries
THE M. P. GALLOP COMPANY
Water Street
Professional Cards
D R.WILLIAM PARKER
DENTIST
Nitrons Oild
226 Hlnton Bldg Eliz City
PHONE 883
DR. M. M. HARRIS
DENTIST
Kramer Building, Main Street
Hours 8 to 12 and 2 to 6
(S DR. J. H. WHITE,
Twenty Five Years In
DENTISTRY
In All Branches
Office Over McCabe & Grlce's Store
DR. H. S. WILLEY
. DENTIST
Kramter Bldg Room No. 219
DR. S. W. G..EG0RY
DENTIST
Office !n Hinton Building
Corner Main and Martin
W. D. COX,
Attorney At Law
MOYOCK, N. C.
Currituck Courthouse Each Monday
DR. VICTOR FINCK
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Office 209
Hlnton Building
Can be reached by phone at Deans
In daytime or at Mrs Mollis Fear
Ing's Residence after 10 o'clock p m
JULIAN W. SELIG,
Eyesight Specialist
Next Selig's . Jawelry Sto-e
Phone 616
GEO. J. SPENCE
Attorney And Counsellor At Law
Kramer Building
RICHMOND'S
Most Centrally I.ccafed Hotel
The Lexington
Headquarters fwr all North
Carolinians.
EUROPEANfSl.OO and up
AMERICAN $2.50 and up.
T. C. JONES, JR., Mgr
Frldy tf
VOTAN TEA
Exquisite Flavor
Retained from Garden to
Tca'.Cup
Sold Exclusively By
Morrisette & Perry
Retail Fancy Grocers
D
Cn ftiuin ts
bummer days try our
RAIL
WAGES
Shall they be, determined by
Industrial Warfare or
Federal Inquiry?
To the American Public:
Do you believe in arbitration or indus
trial warfare?
I The train employes on all the railroads
are voting whether they will give their leaders
authority to tie up the commerce of the
country to enforce their demands for a 100
million dollar wage increase.
The railroads are in the public service
your service. This army of employes is in
the public service your service.
You pay for rail transportation 3 billion
dollars a year, and 44 cents out of every
dollar from you goes to the employes.
On all the Southern railroads in 1915, seventy-five per cent of the
train employes earned these wages (lowest, highest and average
of all) as shown by the payrolls
Passenger Freight Yard
I Rant Avwai Rani Anrin Rani Aimit
913 649 406
1C52 1638 3" 1302 7 77
1730 1109 iS 958 ml 990
Engineers .
Conductors
Firemen
Brakemrn.
The average yearly wage payments to all Southern train em
ployes (including those who worked only part of the year) at
shown by the 1915 payrolls were
Passenger Freight Yard
Engineers $2144 $17i2 $1313
Conductors 1723 1483 1157
Firemen 1096 865 68S
Brakemen 1013 845 868
A 100 million dollar wage increase for
men in freight and yard service (less than
one-fifth of all employes) is equal to a 5 per
cent advance in all freight rates.
The managers of the railroads, as trustees
for the public, have no right to place this
burden on the cost of transportation to you
without a clear mandate from a public tri
bunal speaking for you.
The railroads have proposed the settle
ment of this controversy either under the
existing national arbitration law, or by refer
ence to the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion. This offer has been refused by the
employes' representatives.
Shall a nation-wide strike or an
investigation under the Gov
ernment determine this issue?
National Conference; Committee of the Railways
ELISHA LEE, Chairman.
f. R. MitRH.IIT, Cm'l Mnnngmr,
AtUattc Coaat Llnr Railroad.
L. ' . BALDWIN, Crn't Manarcn
Oolral of Georgia Hallway.
C. L. BAH DO, Cm'l MmnagKT,
Naw York, Haw Ha at HartfaW Balliaaa.
K. H. COAPNAN, rie-PrmUUl,
3atkara Hallway.
S. K. COTl I R. CaVf Mmagt
Wabaah Hallway,
r. E. CROWLEY, A. s-fea-IWaYMSt,
Naw York Ccalral RallrMd.
C B. EMERSON, b.1 Jfaaaya.
traal Narthena Railway.
C . EWINC, Cant Ummmfr,
FUlaMafcla Raaalaa aUUwaja,
E. V. CRICE, Ami. tm rV.ilnk
Caaaaaaaka Ohaa Railway.
Phone 57
ROAD
A. 8. CRKIG, AM. S Rrralaara,
8U Lauia Saa r raaclaoa HallramaV
C W. EOUNS, Ca'l Mamtftr,
Alrhia.a, Taprka A Saala Fa Railway
B. W. MrMASTF.R. Can' afafaoawav
Wkacllng aaa1 Laka trta Ha''ra4.
R JD. MAIIKR, rit-rrmldm,
Narfalk aad WaMara Railway.
JAMES RUSSELL, Can'l Mmutgtr,
Uaarar A HI Cruaa HailraaaV
A. M. 8CHOVER, RaiaUl rica-Praa,
FamaajWaaia Uaaa Waat.
IT. U SEDDON, Khw-IVailaViat,
Baak.aH Air Ua. Railway.
A. J. STONE, Kioa-PraaiaWi,
SfaiaRaUmd.
O. B. VAID, IWrVas. Cl Hanoi