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Pre 'n "N, : VOL. 2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 31,191, NO. 27 Lct A: TrayclUng Ssilsman Returns On ftivate aelit No Wallingford Story More Enter l tainmgT I ; Gh : of Ups and Downs Leading ; To Eventual Success '. Elizabeth City welcomed home one of .her "boys" Tuesday after noon In the .person of Mr. Charles W. Harrison, chairman of the Ward of directors of the Virginia Carolina Transportation' Company' " ' -who arrived about four o'clock on his private yact, Reverie. Mr. Harrison expects to leave to Xiiight foF'New Bern where his com pany has an office. The Reverie Is tie up at the i company' t wharf at Polndexter " Creek Bridge on Water street, and many old friends have called upon ."Mr," Harrison during his stay here. His father, Mr. W. J. Harrison, who lives on Cypress street, has v been one of the happy circle to "give, the glad hand to , the "boy" V Mr. Harrison says In speaking of 'the, Virginia Carolina TranBporta- tlon " Company. "We expect to dredge Pblndexter Creek up to the bridge to a depth sufficient for our - eteamefg and to put up a shed on the lot . at the" bridge ' which we have leased for ten years. We will give the people of Eliza beth City service bygprlng. Our Toute Is from' Baltimore tor New Bern through the Dismal Swamp. "We will build suitable boats for use on this feline,, as soon as : possible. We have already bought . one boat and -have 'reconstructed It "tor this service. Others will be forthcoming, but to speak definitely ' as to the number and character of r the vessels to .be used is Impossl " tie under the present war condi tions. The ship yards are overrun, many' materials are scarce and v some unobtainable, ' "War conditions, however," con- tlmvT Mr. Harrison, nave boosted ng nn the other hand, so that ,opl novice could make money. Hl .W.J... , .AV.. ..WVU www "'Company, Inc., with headquarters '.' at 120 Broadway, New York City. of which I am president, own and operates Ave boats. ','. "1 own. the , sixth myself, the emallest of the six. 3,000 tons. It ' is the 8 eward, and I have been offered a million dollars for It. V "I came to Elizabeth City 53pe- o'ally to arrange for dock facU'clea ' hore and to get In closer touch with the real situation. I am mak ing arrangements while here for tho digging out of the creek 0 that -out steamer? can dock. 1. 1 . Harrt.i1 wa; a caller at the J. W. Mellck Crropany Stoe Wnd oesday morning, where he worked boy, "He was always popular . na.'tf. Kir,-M )' Vk, "and ev ryuoUy : trmht that Charge would urmnt to lomethlng," and he has. v After leaving Mr. Melick's store, -young Harrison went on the road v'. s a ' traveling salesman, and kept : rambling about over the world until he hit the right thing and got to fbe a "mlllonaire'V " . ' And now Betsey hops .right up and says "Yes, he came from here. . ' are proud of the fact that this -'Ma hig home town." And "Charlie" ' looks pleased and seems to be glad, . '.too. . v . .RETURN iFROM DUCKINQ TRIP y I - Mr. O. F. Gilbert, Dr. Walter r jpKawyer, Dr... William Parker and . 'yJMr. T B. Hayman returned Tues ffjj (Taj night a hunting trip in -Curri- Suck. , 7 ,-;,-, Penetrate German Lines CONTENDED THAT ITS LOSSES SHOW THAT PRESIDENT'S BROTHER IN LAW WAS - NOT NOTE LEAK BENEFICIARY (By United Press) New York, Jan. 31 George El lis, a member of the Hutton & Company brockerage house was summoned today to return from Georgia to throw some light on the Hutton leak message before the House Leak Committee. The accounts of the Connelly firm in which the President's brother In law" was interested showed net losses of $40,000 between December 9th and 23rd. ' ' - l Parts Jan SiThe French pene tradted the first and second Ger man lines south of Lintrey . bring-1 ing back all German defenders aa prisoners or killing them In fight ing i - England'! losg -. of officers and men during January ia reported to be- 12.314". j - ' V Report from Berlin , state that more , than 900 Russians were cap tured by the enemy . on the east banFoT the river Aa on. the Riga fronts - - . v " On the other hand report from PeTrograd 1 state that, ; advancing walflt deep in the snow the Rus sians captured German positions east of Jacobenl. V . "'fj CHRIST CHURCH ' EXTEHDS CALL REVEREND HARRISON OSBURN OF HARRISONBURG VIRGINIA ASKED TO SUCCEED MR. C. A. ASHBY Must Consider People's Welfare Bv Untied Press) Washington, Jan. 81 "American business has declared, itself against class legislation and spectal privl lege and ail other measures which do not consider the welfare of the country as a whole." said Presi dent Rhett, of the United States Chamber of Commerce, at the open ing of the Convention here today. ..."Co-operation ald President Rhett, "is the necessary watchword for the future." At a vestry meeting at Christ church Tuesday night a call was extended to Rev. Herbert 8. Os burn of Harrisonburg, Virginia, to succeed Rev. C. A. Ashby, who re cently resigned and leaves to take char?e of the Church of the Good Shepherd at Raleigh in March. Those who have seen Mr Osburn think that he will accept the Invi tation . extended him by Christ Church, nd that Joe, will., Jll-the place most acceptably to the Christ Church congregation. Remodelling t M Leigh Sheep's C. M. B. CLA8S MAKE8 ANNUAL REPORT The C. M. B. Class of Black well Memorial Sunday School made Its annual report to the school at the close of the session Sunday morn ing. Thirty six members with an av erage attendance of 66 contri buted $71.51. Disbursements amount Ing to $68.15 left In the treasurer $9.36. The were 523 vifelts made In the Interest of Sunday School and Church extension social service etc. Ten monthly class meetings were held in which the Sixth book of the Convention Normal Course was studied. The standard of Excelence was adopted in July, thus becom ing an A 1 class the first to have attained that distinction. Under the efficient leadership of its President, Mrs. 8. C. Newbold, the faithful Instruction of the Teach er, Mr. R. T. Vanters, and with re newed courage and activity of Its members this class looks forward to advancement and a widening cir cle of usefulness. Carpenters began work Wednesday raornfng at the Woman's Wear Store of the M. Leigh Sheep Com pany. The partition between that store and the millinery department of Miss Sallie Perry is being taken down. The entrance "to Miss Perry's store will be closed so that the win dow on the east side of the build In may be enlarged, making the same effect as that of the big dis play window on the west side of the building. This store occupies a most favor able and unique location being sit uated in the Y. M. C. A. building and the only store in that building making it easy to point out and be ing quite In keeping with the Indivi duality of the store Itself. The enlarging of display windows and floor space and the rearrange ment of the interior will add great ly to Its attractiveness as a shop ping center. WILL OPEN TELEGHAPHIC SCHOOL Mla Grace White left Monday t?r a vi-'t t0 -ndj in Norfolk. A new field will "be 'open to Eliz abeth City boys In ocational educa tlon when the Elizabeth City school of Telegraphy beglnB work. - Mr. W. M. Coggin, principal in structor, will be assisted ; by Mr. E. W. Spires, Manager of the Wes tern , Union ; here and-, the' school for ' the. present 'will be located in the Western Union office. " Arrangements have been made to begin work immediately, I FLAWS !fl SYSTEM SAYS QUARTERMA8TERS . DE- PARTMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD . COMPLETELY COL LAPSED DURING MOBILIZA TION OF MILITIA FOR BORDER SERVICE ATTEf-lPT AT LIFE OF LLOYD 0E0R6F POISOfi 1LOT AGAINST ENG LISH ' PREMIER REVEALED IN ARRAIGNMENT CHARGING - DEFENDANTS WITH ' " "CON SPIRACY TO MURDER" v . -. (By Unltefl Press) - . .Derby, "-England, Jan , ' 81 -A ' poi son plot -' against - Premier Lloyd George and. Arthur Henderson, mem ber of the War Council of the Em pire, was revealed today in the ar raignment of the three women and one man charged with conspiracy for murder. . Crown prosecutor Bunkln who ap peared against the quartet declared that the' plot had been hatching between December- 26th and Janu ary 30th. ' He stated that Scot land Yard, had" been working on the case since Saturday when the con spiracy was unearthed. The four defendants are Mrs. Allce Wheelton? Miss Harriett Wheelton, her daughter; Mrs. Wil fredMason, another daughter; and Albert Mason, chemist. . Mason is the husband of one of Mrs. Wheelton's daughters and is one of number of individuals in England who sought t0 evade mili tary service because of. conscien tious scruplea" against war. The three women are supposed to be suffragettes. Whether dissatisfaction in regard to war or suffrage prompted the alleged plot has not been made public, if known. Lloyd George, for that mstter, !H.a friend to the suffrage movement. fl - .;'' .. :'. ': Lone-JaWr'TllB Hwesrbf four persons charged with a 'con spiracy to poison Premier Lloyd Gqorge became known today through the arraignment of the luffrage movement. City Schools Close First Term's We: Review of Period Shown in Tabu lated Statistics and Names of White Pupils Who Have Won Honorable Mention A review of the report of the first term of the Elizabeth City public schools disclose the following inter estlng statistics. WHOLE NUMBER ENROLLED White Boys ' 665 Girls 629 Total 1194 Black Total 261, 826 352 m 613 1807 AVERAGE MONTHLY ENROLL MENT . White Black Total Boys 526 191 717 Girls 697 250 847 Total 1122 441 1563 AVERAGE BELONGING Boys Girls Total wmte 611 587 1097 Black Total 167 ' 678 224 r'sii 891 , 148$ AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE - '. , White Black Total Boys 4!3 ; ' 128 . en Glrlr. '.-Mhrin , f v 718 Total 1039 V 899 : ; 1331 PER CENT OF ATTENDANCE IIIH5 AFTER TRUST Boyg Girls Total White 94 94 Black , 78 ' 76 77 Totaf 86 85 SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL MAN UFACTURE MUNITIONS IN PLANT OF ITS OWN UNLE8S CAN BUY PROJECTILES AT REASONABLE PRICES Washington Jan. 31 Recalled by the senate Military Committee for a grilling Major General Wood admitted today that the quarter master's department of the guard collapsed completely during the early stages of. the mobilization of the militia for border service. Mine Blockade In North Sea (By United PTesa) w ; V , Rotterdam, Jan 31 Newspapers and shippers generally are unper turbed over the new British mine blockade. (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 31 Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels says that he has definitely decided that the Unitde States must make its own projectiles for the navy if American manufacturers cannot supply the navy's needs at a rea sonable rate He hinted at an arrangement whereby the Hatflelds British munition makers, would sup ply this government with three million dollars worth of projectiles this week. ill SUGGEST ilD CHESS BELIEVED THAT IF GERMANY'S RESPON8E TO WIL80N'8 PEACE MOVE 18 REGARDED FAVORABLE PRESIDENT WILL CALL 8UCH CONFERENCE (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 31 That to call a conference of all nations to determine the arrangements necess ary to assure future world peace will be President Wilson's next peace move . is believed here in of ficial circles. NO VISITS BY PARENTS AND OTHERS White, 227; Black, 65. AVERAGE AGE Whites, 12; Black 9. ENROLLMENT ALL CHILDREN 8 TO 12 YEAR8 White Black Total Boys 256 167 423 Girls 274 218 492 Total 630 385 915 AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE 8 TO 12 YEARS Boys Girls Total White Blaok 230 115 274 164 471 269 Total 845 428 773 blockade. Some even consider It advantageous in that it Is likely to render more . difficult the patrols of the Dutch coast by German subma rines and torpedo boats. . This Information passed the Brt tlsh censor, today, and is the first definite' reference to the , "dangef" specified in recent ' British official announcements of a hew danger tone in the North Sea, as a mine PUPILS ENROLLED IN 8CHOOL THIS YEAR FOR FIRST TIME W"ite B'ack Total Boys 116 74 190 Girls 101 103 204 Total 217 177 394 OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS Elgty-flve per cent of all the children in the Primary and. Gram mar Grades passed the mid yaer ex amlsatlons in the White schools Children in the high school are promoted by subjoct and, not by grades. THE HONOR ROLL The honor roll of the first half of the 191617 session of the Ellr abeth Clfy'schoo's Is as follows:' HIGH 8CH00L Janle Mercer; Francis Seyffert. GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOURTH GRADES MISS HOLT, TEACHER: Ruth Bright; Oscar Williams. MI$S COBB, TEACHER: Joseph Ferebee; Setma Madrln; . Elizabeth Harris; Mary Harney Prltcahrd; Emily Commander; Ada Belangia ; Mary Dozler; William Scott; Wil liam Dudley; 'James Hill. MISS , WEATHERLY, TEACHER: Margaret Hollo well; Mary Lee Jackson; Margaret Nash; Nannie Mae 1 Stokes;' Rachel Williams; Wll mer Ballard; Tommla Gray; Ed ward Old; Marion Seyfert. "FIFTH GRADES . - MIS8 FA1SON, . TEACHER: -El-ste Pugh; Rosa Lee Wood. T - - . . , MRS ' PEARSON, " TEACHER: Ellen Melickr ' Margaret Comman der; Maxlne Fearing; Lillian Kar ris; - Harvey : Dawson; . Albert Bright;; Constant :s Fearing; Zack Owen; , Stuart Wppd, ' '. - MRS AT WATER, TEACHER: Margaret Bbndurantf Earl button; Wllhorne Harrell;-? -. V ; -. ; . SIXTH .GRADES MISS LASSnER, ' "TEACHER: Ahnabe'le. Abbott; Sarah Hill; licenf Hayman; Eva Walston; Eat nel Lamb. -.--r;vi - v-" ," MISS JONES, ' TEACHER I Charles Ashby; Larry Skinner. seventh: GRADES MISS ELLpTT, TEACHER: Elizabeth Etherldge; Emily , Jen nings; Lottie Drink water; GertruuJ Stokely ; Eunice Goodwin ; Aim ) Hayman; . Margaret Chesson; C ' die StdkesMargaret Mann; f ney Evans; . Clande ' Ward . h MISS f HARNEY, TF-VC! ' "' Sophia ' Davis; K " Frank Pr.v f ' y: -PRIMARY l FIRST GRADES MISS ;: GRIFFIN-" TEACIIEH: Doris : Cartwrlght;! George Benburyj' Aubrey Gallop; ' Hallie j Payne; Ju lian Raper. ";'v, MISS STEVENS , TEACHER: Vlrgilla Banks; Grace Dudley; Flo-1 ra Grlgs; Katharine Mann;' Evelyn Puckett; Olive Skiles' Hallie ; Ell verthorn; - James Ferebee; r Joha Kramer; Lester Pool; Wllllom Puckett; Selby Stokes; La Verne Simpson; Chaille ' Spear; Mlltoa Self; Robert WiUIama; Hall'et Wil liams, '''j-- V' ;- MISS ZOELLER, TEACHER:- Naomi Bagley; Josephine Britton; Sybil Bundy; Lydla Cohoon; ' Mar garet Fearing; Ruth Jones ; Bu!a Ralph; Edna Sanderson;-Julian Ay dlett; Francis Jacocks; . Charlla Munden; Fearing Owens; , Nathan White. MRS FEARING, TEACHER: Ruth Dozier, Inei Hlll';Louise . Har ris; Cornelia, Jenkins; Monterey Lomax; Belle , Miller; Francis Me Clenny; Clara Pritchard; Julia Tut tie; Vivlnn Turner; Rufus Brad ley; Rollins Daniels; Elijah ,1 rell; Monford Jones; William Me trey; Tyer Sawyer. . MISS BROOK8, TEACHER: 8tl die Baker, Violet . Bakerj VLvrt Dudley ; Henry Bartlett ; V Ray DaT is; , Sam Forbes; Lee . Richards; Charles Twiddy. ' . f-'V.'.s; : tECONDi GRADES . - MISS W1LLIS, TEACHER:'- Mary Gladden Gregory Helea Leigh; Virginia LeRoy; v Anne Me llck; Ruth Williams; Bobble Fear ing; Roaco Foreman; . Woodard Hughes; Wilson Sanders, f v " 1 MISSPELL, TEACHER: Marf Owens; Helen Kramer; Lillian Twt ford; Margaret : Wells i ; Allen Bell; Oscar Meggs; Clarence Pritchard. MRS.. ETHERIDGE, , TEACHER: Julia Salter; Margaret ' C6hnery Howard Johnson; LeRoy Tlllett,, , THIRD GRADES.' MISS MARSHAL. TEACHER: Olivia Benton; Katie Carter; ' VIv lan Copeland; ;Ruth. Gasklns; Wat ter' Betts; " Frank Horner; Thomas Jenkins; Ernest Williams..;1.' : MISS FEREBEE,' TEACHER: Katherlne , Davis,- Sarah . Helen Lewis; ' Annie Mldgett; Mary Tar--renon; Elizabeth . Williams; Mrav White" Winslow;-, Laurence' Aydlott Charles Priced : -i V ;WKa - SKINNER; . TEACHEJl Mlnpio. ; Lee : Brockett; ' Iiin'e Pjrl Marjorle Skinner; ",. Mar;n r.'t'B.r Sawyer; Annie Seeley; u cllt Jennette; Lillian' Wllklna; Cgr roll Abbott; William Terry; V? non Chappell.- .
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