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ELI2ABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 16. 1916
NO 166
GOOD PR0EI1E
BVi CITY SCHOOLS
CORDIAL IKVITATION TO PUB
LIC TO ATTEND THESE EXER
( . ciSES FRIDAY
CHRIST
iNGREATDEM
SURPRISINGGROWTH OF POPU
ULAR SAVINGS IDEA AT FIRST
" CONSIDERED A NOVELTY,
Th Christmas exercises of the
"Elizabeth City school will be . held
'in the High School auditorium next!
, Friday moning . from It to 11
o'clock. High school grammar school
.-and primary school wUl take part
:ln the' exercises.
'.The grammar school will present
Christmas cantata. , y
VTheGlee Club, under -the 'dlreo
' lion of Mrs. I. M. Meeklns, will
render "Christmas Fanfair" featur
ing a double quartett and a chorus
of sixty voices.
' . i a chorus of ten voices will ren
der "Silent Night" with vollln and
. .piano accompaiment , Brs. I. M
VMeekins and Miss Ethel Jones tat.
ing the ol',n parts, and Mls8 Clara
Covert at the piano.
, ' '.At this time an offering to the
; poor of the ctty will be made by the
-entire school and turned over to a
committee already appointed for
distribution.
. H, These exercises mark a mid-term
: ilimax of enjoyable and well render
ei -programs, given this fall by the
' acheol or by one of )he two literary
Societies, and the public is extend
Vlf a most ordlak Invitation tcy-b
Vp resent ' :f
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HIT BY. AUTO
BOY IS HURT
. Morrtsette Pendleton, son of Mrs.
Roe Pendleton, barely escaped
very serious injury when he was
run into by Mr. I. C. Shroes in a
Ford automobile today about noon.
Young Pendleton was: riding a bicy
cle and in some manner turneU the
wheel so as to run directly in the
-path of the Ford. Before the car
could be stopped the boy and wheel
were .knocked over, the boy being
somewhat 'urt. Mr. Shores stated
that his car was damaged ,n tnB
smash np, he having do run it into
the curbing to stop the car! This
ltfy Shores claims was the only
-Jki possible of stopping the car
In order to save Pendleton from
proballly fatal injury.
-Dr. . D. Walker was called and
the boy carried to his home,' where
and. examination reveale!d that hie
had suffered' no internal injury. Dr.
Walker stated that he was bruised
up some what and would very likely
be unable for work for 8everal days
Pend!etoi JjiVmployed in the Post
, 'office. t f 'j :
8 ' ' I'"' "n 1 -
PLANNING FOR
UNIQUE WEEK
. (The -'Community Service commit
fMeefor Pasquotank county held an
i Intecseting meeting In the office bfc
the TJqunty superintendent of
Schools WVM. Hlnton The pur
pose of the mating waB to take
necessary stepfor the elaborate
: ' observance of anv entire month de
voted t0 community service work.
. '' A commltte composed of J. ' P.
Thompson, -. Prof . W." M. H in ton
, O. : W.v Fails and MUs Marcia Al
bertson was appointed with' fl pow
er to arrange details of the work of
prescribe jnecessary necessary pro
gram, secure speakers and do what
, ever may be .found necessary to in
' sure the bestsueeessot the enter
priia. It was decided to hold the
.first peneral Meeting of the series
fh EHxabeth City on Saturday, Jan
)iry 1. with 'on? meetina: on each
aturdny followlne. iTwlndln Feb-'
i nry 3, which will close (he serifs.
The First National Bank of this
city continues its right to. a place
among the progressive hanks of the
country. The popularity and success
of U Christmas Cluh.has been, ph
noneal. This Club gives everyone
a chance to save regularly, tor the
bank is willing (a accept small a
mounts. .Even boys and girls are
Invited to" become members, for it
lg a we'.l 'known fact that the sav
ing habit needs to be fostered in
thlB country." Once the youthful
mind realizes how easy it is to save
and bow pleasant It is to have mon
ey in the bank, the saving habit
will become life-long.
A large number of people, wheth
er their Incomes are large or small
find it difficult to "get ahead" fi
nancially. They postpone the time
when they will start saving to pro
vide for the a rainy day because
they never seem t0 have enouxb
spare money around to start a bank
account. The Christmas Savins
Club is a grest benefit' to the peo
pie in this way, for they dont need
any more capital to get sUrted
tban the, first small payment, and,(
after all, the start is the Important
thing.' ' - "
. Although the flrBt Club payment
is due December 26th, members
may Join before that time by pay
ing in advance. The Club runs fifty
weeks, so that each member will
receive his check in time for Christ
m;i shopping. When payments are
mcde regularly The tank allows in
terest on the account, which ia al
ways an encouragement t0 saving.
A nv.mter of p'ani are offered
end members may select one or
more of them, in the uniform
clas?es one may pay 25., 0., $1,0C
or 2.00 weekly, the totals amount
ing respectively to ?12.60, $25.00,
50.00 and $100.00 Another way is
what is known as the progressive
cl-as. in which the payments in
creases every week. One of these
classes starts at two cents.- next
week four cents and so on. The 2c
progressive class matures at $25.60.
Then there is a five cents progres
slve club maturing at $63.15
Ordinary books ar$ not -needed in
carrying the Christmas Club ac
counts. The First National Rank
is using a patented card system, in
which the record of payment is
made by punching cards. Thi not
only gives the depositor a receipt,
but alo shows exactly how much
has been paid in to date,, and does
away with any possibility f error.
The demand for the Christmas Sav
ing Club has grown sD remarkable
that it may now be looked upon as
a regular banking department, adv.
Gar Strike
d Today
'By United Press)
Wilkesbarre, Pa., .Dec. 16 Wil
kesbarre's' fourteen . month's - old
street car strike ended eoday when
the strikers voted in favor of peace
proposalg drawn up by the mem
bers of the United Mine Workers.
y. D. C.; MEET8 TUESDAY
. The DV H. Hill Chapter, U. .D.
C, will meet Tuesday afternoon at,
three o'clook with .Mrs. George Wil
liamson. All members are urged to
be present.- .
MELICK'S 'will be open nlfhta
next week. ady. ''
not BOLL FOB
Tin uooiii
SHOWS THAT , JUST BEFORE
CHRISTMAS KIDOIES ARE AS
GOOD AS THEY CAK BE
The following is the honor roll fpr
the third month of the Elizabeth
City graded school. r
i HICH SCHOOL
Thelma Sykes, Ruth Winslow,
Una Bradley, Mary LeRoy. Wilma
Sample. Frances . Williams. Janie
Mercer. Elizabeth Nash, Clarence
Ashby, Lloyd Lane, Francis Seyfert.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Miss Harney, (teycherr--8ophla
Davis, Elizabeth ..Hathaway, Nellie
Meads, Harris Parks. Gladys Sexton,
Annie White, Frank Dawson, Wil
bur, Gregory, Robert Kremer, Sel
den Lamb, Wergman Munden, Char
lie Seyfert.
Miss Elliott. , teacher Margaret
Chesson, Lottie Drinkwater, Eliza
beth Etheridge, Eunice Goodwin.
Alma Hayman, Emily Jennings, Ar
kie Jones, Emma Morgan, Margaret
Mann. Laura Pritchard. Ooldie
Stokes, Gertrude Stokely, Dorothy
Zoeller, Sidney Evans. Blllie Houtz,
Claude Ward, George Owen.
' SIXT GRADE.
. Miss hassiter, teacher Annabelle
Abbott, Sarzh Hill. Millicent Hay-
man, Ma'gle Munden, Eva Walston.
Luther Davis, Rainel Lamb.
Miss Jones, teacher dussie ,Sa"in-,
pie, Charlie Ashhy, MorrlB Geuda'?
sn", Lewis Houghton, Larry Skin
ner. '
Mrs. Po )', teacher Ruth Rnnch,
Leona Lewis. Susie Rhodes, Mattie
Silence, Ruth Williams, Weymouth
Davis.
FIFTH GRADES.
Mias Faison. teacher Leora Grif
fh). Ida .loii'M. Elsie Pugh, Rosa Lee
Wood. Li:ii(. Mae Harris, Pnul Mil
ler. Bradford Sanders. Elliott Ward,
Marvin Williams.
Mrs. Pearson, teacher Pollen Mel
ick, Lillian HarriH. Maxine Fearing,
Margaret Commander, Catherine
White, Evelyn Lamb, Zack Owen,
Albert Bright, Stuart Wood, Con
stant Fearing, Hirvey Dawson, Sam
Henderson. Julian Hill.
Mrs. Atwater, teacher Margaret
Bondurant, Wilborne Harrell, Earl
Sutton, Guy White.
FOURTH GRADE.
Mlsa Holt, teacher Ruth Bright,
Lavini Rogersen. Rebecca Miller,
Ruth Scott, Thomas Johnson, Oscar
Williams.
MIkb Cobli, teacher Ada Belanga,
Emily Commander, Elizabeth ' Har
ris, Elizabeth Leroy. Selmn Madrin.
Hilda Nooney, Ne'lip. Mae Jones,
Mr.ry Harney Pritchard, Annie Mae
Winslow, Mary Horner, William
Scott. William D dlsy. Joseph Fer
ee, Earl Baker, James Hill.
Miss WeatheTly, teacher-Marga
rrt Ho'.lowell. Mary !ee Jackson,
Nannie Mae Stokes, Rachel Wil
liams, Wllmer Ballard, Tommie
Gray, Harold Gibbs. Willis Kramer,
Bursress Perry, Edward Old, Marlon
Seyfert.
THIRD GRADE.
Miss Marshal!, teacher Olivia
Benton. Katie Carter, Vivian Cope
tand,vRuth' Gsskins, Ethel Pugh, Ed
na Miller, Walter Betts, Thomas
Jenkins, Frank Horner, Ernest Wil
liams. .
J., Miss Fqrebee, teacher'- Lillian
Alexander A Ketherine Davlg, Sarah
Helen Lewis. Annie Midgette, Eu
nice Richardson, Mary Tarkenton,
jWary Winslow, Elizabeth Williams,
Laurencb Aydlett, Wallace Barley,
Edward Dunt".ri. Charlie Price
' Mr, Sklnnerj teacher Minnie Lee
Prockett, Lucile . Jennette, Mary
.Meek'ns, Louise Outlaw, Bonnie
Parks,, Ada Palmer, BiUIe Saunders,
Margaret Sawyer, Margaret W Saw
yer, Mary'Trahces Thompson, EHv
a':ntn ; Thompson, AnnJe Seeley,
Marjorl( Skinner, Louise White,
GREECE ACCEPTS
IE
ODIW
on
MEETS DEMANDS COMPLETELY
AND EXPRESSES HOPE OF RE
CIPROCAL CONFIDtCe
(By United Press)
Athens, Dee. 16. The Greek gov
ernment's reply accepting the
mands of the Entente Allies'- is a
complete compliance with their ultl
matum and an expression of hope
tec. the resumption of the "tradl
tional relations with th Entente
Allies tared on reciprocal confi
dence". Legitimate satisfaction is promts
ed for attacks upon Allies Decern
ber 1st and arbitration 'suggested
for the adjustment of details. The
reply was concluded with the hope
that the Entente would reconsider
the blockade decision. '
EIEED0O PRESS
INDUED
SIMMONS AND ; KITldHEN DE
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CLARE, NEWS PRINT , PAPER
SITUATION MUST BE RELIEV
ED
Ullian Wl!kln3, Carroll Abbott, Ver
non Chappell, Kenody Houtz Wil
liam Perry.
SECOND GRADE.
Miss Willis, teacher Mary GJad
den Gregory, Helen Leigh, Virginia
LeRoy, Anne Melick, Emma Owens,
Kvelyn Shores, Maxine Shepherd.
Martha Scott, Ruth Williams, Sudie
Ward, Bobble Fearing, Blllie Fear
irg Curtis Forbes, Blacknall Cook,
Frnest Provo, Horace Smith, Wood
werd Hughes, Roscoe Feman, Jo
seph Kramer. Roy Berry,-Ralph' WIN
icox.
Miss Bell, teacber Eula Davis,
Eessie Hcrner, Helen Kramer, Mary
Ov.'ins, Haze! Perry, Lillian Tvi-
Jo;d, Katie White, Margaret Wells,
Allen Bell, Sam Lamb, Odear
Messs. Harry Hollin'son, David
StrauRlian. Claicme Sanders, - CJa'r
e;:ce I rltcllrd.
.Mrs. fctheriflge. Seacher- SiifI"
Davis, Lena Dudley. Margaret Con
,uery, Ida Lassiter, Julia Salter, Iva
..Mae Spruill, Marthi White, Ho;,
rd .Johnson. LeUt)y Tilled, Edward
Walker.
ADVANCED FIRST GRADE
Mrs. Fearing teacher Pearl Beas-
ley, Ruth Dozler, Margaret Gregory,
;inez Hill, Louise Harris, Thelma
Harris, Cornelia Jenkins, Monterey
Lomax. Francis McClenney, Clara
Augusta Pritchard, Julia Tuttle, Vi
vian Turner. Annie White, Belle
Miller, Rufus Hrudley, Ernest C;r-
,ter, John Chadwlck, Rollins Daniels,
fharlie Hale, Elijah Harrell, Mon-
,ford Jones, William Mettrey. Tyer
8awyer.
Mrs. Brooks, teachei1 liry
Bartiett, Ray Da vis, Ham Forbes.
.Edward Gasklns, Bennie Gendason,
William Hooker, Adam Layden.
'Ralph Parker. Leo Richards, Charlie
Twiddy, Felton White, Louis White,
Thoinus .Winslow, Sudie Baker, Vio
let Baker, Nellie Boseman, Mary
Dudley, Lena Hopkintj, Kate Rog-
ker?on, Jyeoua Sunders, Norean Wil
liams. ''.":
FIRST GRADE.
Mlss Griltjn, teacher Elizabeth
Beas!ey;'e Doris Cart-wright" Margaret
vLong, Ruth Overman, Dorothy Rich
ardson,' George Bern bury, William
Davis, Carter Jennette, Hallle
Payne, Julian Raper, Keith San
ders, William Twiddy.
Miss Stevens, teacher Virginia
'kBanks, Grace Dudley, Louise Gard,
',Hora Griggs, Katherine Mann, Ev
iulyn Puckert, Olive Pearl Bkiles
;Hallle Sllverthorn, Benzie Andjer-.
son, Roy .Boyce, Carl Commander,
James Ferebee John Kramer, Ma-
L'jor Morriaette, Leslie Pool, William
,'Puckett, ; Selby Stokes, La Verne
Simpson, Char'Ie Spear. Milton Self.
Robert WHUams, Hellett WUllams.
1 MlJg " '. 'ZQfillr, i teachBr Naomi ,
,B(lgley, Josephine Brltton, Bertha
Bunch, Sybil Bundy, Lydla Cahoon,
Margaret Fearing, Ruth Jones, Beu
lah Ralph, Edna Sanderson, Julian
Aydlett, .Francis ; ' Jacocks, Charles
Munden, Fearing Owens, - Milton
Sawyer, Nathan White. , I ' ,
(By United Fruu .
Washington,'. ' Dec. ) It. Senator
8lmmons declared x today to the
United Press that unless the tfi
partment of Justice finds some way
to "bust the news print paper trust"
,tbe freedom of the press is in dan
ger ' '
"That there is a combination of
paper manufacture is evident
from information now' , before the
department of Justice," said Sim
mons. "I believe it is an interna
tional trust."
"Without the aid ( of Canadian
manufacturers I do not think the
paper manufacturers of the United
States could hold up the price of
print paper.
"If the department of Justice, the
Attorney General and the Federal
Tr de Commission after exhausting
their powers find themselves' unable
to bust this combination let them
call upon Congress for an Increase
In power and I am sure it will be
granted.
Congress is powerless to relieve
the news print situation, majority
leader Kitchln declared today. Any
action, he said, will have to be tak
en by the Attorney General
If the charges made by newspa
per publishers are true," Rep. Kit
chin said, "the Attorney General
ought to net in the case and act at
once. Congress coiH only order
an investigation ly a government
department. The Investigation, ap
parently is fiolng on."
Members stated that publisher.
had complained to them that the
department of Justice had given
small encouragement to the situa
tion. Department officials, it , wai.'
stated, cannot "get" the paper trust,
despite evidence that many small
publishers are being forced out of
business because of their inability
to meet paper price advances.
Already Signs
Of new Blood
(Bv United Press)
Lcndon, Dec. 16. The first evl
tknee of the new blood injected in
to the British and French govern
ments through their cabinet reor
ganizations was seen today In the
ultimatum to Greece and in the new
Verdum ofenBsive in France.
The acceptance by Greece of the Al
lied terms undoubtedly reflects cre
dit on Lloyd George and Brl and
and Justifies the recent revolution
nry policies of both countries.
News from all sources tells of re
sewed determination to wage war.
The- same enthusiasm which char
acterized the big push in July ia
now evident.
The newspapers all emphasize
the Verdum offensive as V fitting
reply to the German peace proposals.
AJf IDEAL CHRISTMAS GlFT A
year's subsrlptlon to the Ladies'
Home Journal, Saturday Evening
Post, Cosmopolitan, or some other
magazine. Beautiful cards Announc
ing the gift cent so as to arrive on
Christmas day with each gift sub
scription. Call C. P. Barnes, Phone 492
46 First Street, Elizabeth City, N.
C. Nov. 28 2 wk
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The dancing will be held three
nights next week, Instead of two ar
heretofore-. -'. Meeting will be bedd
Monday, ;. Wednesday and Friday
nights.- "' ,' v' - - ;"''
III SPEM on
l!G DUSIUESS
Dili
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MR." VV. V QAITHER'S AOORtS:
TO STUDENTS ON MONDAY '
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ONE OF INTERESTING SIRItl
r Mr, W.. 0. Galther, Jr.,' cajole
ot the. First NaUonal .Bank of this
city, will address the students ct
the high school Monday" mornina oa
ts iubject of Banking, . defining
ut systems of banking and spsak. :
lng of the openings in the business
of banking for. young people.
8hortly after the holldavs. Mr. '
P. H. Williams will .address th
school on Textiles. . .
These addresses form a hart of
the series- of talks by business men
of the city planned for the high !
school this year, t ' ' , ' '
In addition to these other Interest
ing men have been heard from time
t0 time at the opening hour of ths
school. During Convention ' week,
Dr. W. L. foteat, Dr.- C. E.-V
Brewer and. Dr. E. T. Mullina ad -
dressed th rchool. ;
On Thursday morning Fire Com-
mlssioner Brockwll spokje to the
students on Fire Prevention, mak-' '
ing a most interesting as well s
most pratical talk.
Lively Interest
In Athletics
There iB no lack of interest la '
athletics among the boy. of the ' 1
Elizabeth City Grammar School .
this year.
With adequate organization and '
excellent leadership they hap had
a lively season and their entbuil
asm has proven oo contagious that
both school and public have waked
up to the realization that the 'ath
letic spirit' and the 'school spirit
and the 'team spirit' are vita! fac
tors in the Grammar School this
fear.
Following is the standing of the ;
Grammar School Boys Playground ,
Baseball League to December 13tlu
Leagues. Plyd. W. L. Pet;
American Eagles ..6 5 0 1.000
Lassiter. Stars 4 4 Q 1.000 ' .
Sliders 3 2 1 .667 '
Young Giants 6 4 2 JJ6T'
Giantg 6 4.2 .667
Tigers 6 .3 3, .600 i
Lions 3 1 2 .334
Champions 4 1 2 .834
Hustlers 6 1 5 .167
Red Stars .......... 8 0 3 .000
Red Sox 4 0 4 .000
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THIS WEEK8 MARRIAGES
Despite the high cost of v lining
and the olready over high prices of
things still getting higher, there is
no decrease In the number of mar
riages taking place in Elisabeth
City. Each day Mr J.' W.- Mun
den first performs the junctions of
his office as tegister of deeds and"
grants license then clothes himself
with a new majesty and as Jostle -
of the peace unites the couple In
the bonds of wedlock. But some
times there is a desire on the, put
of those seeking Unity to divide the
work between, two, as was the case
Thnrariava whnn Mr. Tlarrv RoftCh '
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and Mlsa Mael Robinson Dozler, .
of Norfolk, were marrlefl by Rev. ;
A. Ashby at the rectory. The ,
participants motored here from Nor
folk and spent the night here. .Next
morning they were forced by, the
weather conditions to leave their
machine and return home by train. ,
MELICK'S stock of Holiday goods
is helping to spread hapinesg In th
community. . Do, pot - miss your
.share by"belng late In buying, adv.
HOLIDAY SUITS FOR MEN,
ABk to see them at MITCITKLL'3