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STORES CLOSE THIS AFTERNOON .AT HALF PAST FIVE O'CLOCK 'MY SON, deal with men who advertise, you will never ' lose by It" THE WEATHER Partly cloundy ton'ght and Thurs day. Probably loeal showers on Thursday. Moderute northeast and eiiHt winds. , Dcnjuuiln Franklin. ) VOL. 4 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29TH, 1919 NO. 256 E. tlTY-WEEKSVIIXE r HIGHWAY NEW TYPE Differs Radically From Brick Streets of City in Materials and Method of Construction Cost of Entire Road Not to Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Work on the Elizabeth City-Weeksville Brick highway is getting well under way. Tuesday afternoon the forms had been removed from the first block of paving laid and the block, with all outside cement dry, gave one a pretty clear idea of what Pasquotank's first paved rural highway will look like when completed. There are brick streets in Elizabeth City. But the brick road from Elizabeth City to Weeksville will differ radically from the city's brick streets. In the first place the method of construction is different. La ! & saving machinery is mak ing the construction gang on the new road relatively small. Instead of the small army of men with the wheelbarrows dumping on the road bed the material used for a "cushion" or foundation for the paving there is a machine which by means of a broad belt conveys this material from small cars into which it is loaded to the concrete mixer and this mixer in turn dumps the material whereever it is needed. It only remains then to smooth the cushion over to make it ready for the laying of the brick. But before the cushion is laid the road bed is rolled with a ten ton roller. And after the brick have been laid on the cushion a five ton roller goes over them to give the pav ing a smooth surface. In the second place, the ma terials used on this county highway are different from those used on the city's brick streets. The bricks themselves are different. They are wire cut and thus the surfaces of the brick in contact when the paving is laid, are rough instead of smooth, giving the binder a more prehensible surface to take hold of. And to insure the binder's getting between the brick there are "lugs" or depression in this rough sur face which have the effect of leaving special interstices be tween the brick at intervals. The advantage of using this sort of brick IS apparent when one ob serves the nature of the binder that is being used in this paving. In Elizabeth, City when streets were paved with brick the filler and the foundation were both of sand. On the Elizabeth City-Weeksvllle high way, though various types of founda tion will be used, in every case the paving will be "groated" or bound together with a cement fil.er. This filler is applied thin on the surface of the brick. The lugs or intersti ces allow it to percolate readily be jg,veen the brick, while the rough surface of the brick gives the binder something to take hold of. The first brick on the proposed highway were laid between the two cement bridges recently constructed on the proposed route near' Weeks yllle. On this particular stretch of road the brick are being laid on a dry" cushion of a mixture of sand and, cement. After the bed has been 'laid off the ten ton roller is run over It to smooth it out and five the cushion- a firm level foundation. Then the sand and cement are, con veyed to the mixer by the machine already referred to, and after they have been thoroughly worked to gether the mixer dumps , the mixture In little heaps on the .bed. -The . heaps are .leveled and a beam is drawn across the cushion to give It a smooth surface. On this cushion the brick are laid. They are' then gone over with the live ton roller to make the paved surface uniform. ROAD FOR COUNTY The pavement is then wet down with a thin cement filler which per colating between the brlok mois tens the sand cement cushion be neath and solidifies it. When the filler has dried and the steel forms, serving as temporary curbs on either side of the paving are removed the road presents the appearance of a solid block. Other types of foundation or cushion are to be used according to the nature of the road bed. Where the bed Is low and spongy the brick will be laid on a- concrete base. The road from the present stretch to Weeksville will be of this type. Work was begun on this side of the bridge instead of right at Weeksville where the road will end because the gravel for the concrete had not arrived when Engineer Higgs was ready to begin paving. Where the rottd bed is high and well drained the brick will be laid tn a sand cushion; but whatever the type of cushion the cement fWler will- be used as a binder. Where the paving Is laid on a sand cushion larger brick will be used. j The improvements 'will make posi There seems to be little question jble a great improvement in the ser- that Engineer Hlggs Is going to build from Elizabeth City to Weeks ville the best stretch of brick pav ing ever laid in Pasquotank county. Some who have observed the ex pensive machinery purchased and tHe costly materials used in con struction .have expressed a fear that the county's entire bond issue of half a million dollars will be expended before the road is completed. Bift County Engineer Hlggs told the Highway Commission when the build ing of the road was undertaken that the cost of construction would not exceed two hundred thousand dollars. "If I don't keep within that esti mate," he said yesterday, "I'll leave the county next day." Mr. Hlggs says that up to the present time the costs of construction have run below his estimates. There has been some criticism of the Highway Commission' for building the brick road around the swamp instead of on a "direct line through the swamp to Weeksville. But Engineer Hlggs told- the Com mission that the nature of the land was such that the road through the swamp would cost more than the road around the swamp, despite the added mileage that would result from going around the swamp. The purchase of five big Sterling 'hd after several games of rook a trucks from a Norfolk dealer tor telegram announced that according hauling the materials along the to the weather man. per, Cupid, route Is another matter that has "Outdoors is fair and flowery, but been the occasion tor somo criticism , in the dining room It's showery." among Pasquotank tax payer?.,. It Oyer the table in the dinning room is claimed ln some quarters that festoons of tulle and rainbow col ttie trucks might have been purchas, ored ribbons led to the shower of ed through a local dealer at consider- gifts. The favors' were wedding eble saving to the county. Members bells and hearts, and the delictous of the Commission say that while this may be true the time for the locai dealers to have, advised them as to this was before the trucks were purchased. . And, they say, if, with' equipment scarce and hard to get, they were a bit. hasty ln the purchase of these trucks, the mis take is not one that will Impair the road or that, comparatively, will add greatly to Its cost. l'W would hardly be human if we could, spend a half million dollars without offend ing somebody, or making some mis takes,'', said a member of the com mission yesterday. V "If a man pays too much atten tion' to criticism hell go crazy, says Engineer Hlggs. "What we've got to do is to build this foad." And to one who took the trouble to go and look at the work Mr. HIggi appeared to be right on the job. " GIRLS WIN PRIZES AT STATE FAIR Three Pasquotank County Can ping Club lirla won prizes last week at the State Fair with their products. Pasquotank County girls know all about winning prizes at the com munity fairs and something about District Fair prizes, but they have not tried for prizes against so many competitors before, and this year has been a most trying one on ac (f out of the scarcity of products to can. The winners of the Stale Fair i prizes are: Margaret Harrell, Forks, Club, First Prize on Baby Beets. Lida Davis, Sound Neck Club, Second prize on Rat Tail Beans, Se cond Prize on Soup mixture. Sarah Evans, Salem Club, Second Prize ou May Peas. The prize winning Jars will be on exhibit in Scott & Twiddy's windows in a few days-,. IMPROVEMENTS FOR GASCOMPANY Manager Stallings Succeeds In Efforts of Several Mpnths To Give Patrons Better Ser vice. J. T. Stallings, manager of the local gas company, has Just receiv ed a letter from H. I). Mitchell, gen eral manager, advising that the com pany is now receiving bids on mater ials looking toward the extension and improvement of the Elizabeth City ' Raleigh, N. C. Oct. 29 The cot plant. ' ' top boll weevil has to date been Mr. Stallings has been trying to found at Tabor, Freeman and Bolton, ret these imnrnvements thru for sev- in Columbus county, and on the d it Is with much re- eral months, an a'JOicinK mai ne lias receiveu news jthat they have been authorized. tlron, M, 8taiilnM gavs. pons, Mr. Stallings says. SAYS PETROGRAD WILLNOTFALL Lieut. Col. Ma lone Returning From Investigating Trip Tells of Conditions Holsingfors, Oct. 29 Lt. Col. Ma lone, member of the British House of Commons, has returned after a daring visit to Petrograd and de clares he is convinced after investi gation of the political and military t f .,.i it la r,rK.hi, that Petrograd will fail this winter. ti .w. At i no Buys uiai irpuiiB ui uioncuniuii among the Bolshevlkl are untrue and Lenine and Trotsky appeared to be working in entire acord. , , MISCELLANOUS SHOWER Miss Margaret Griggs and Mrs. R. L. Kendrick gave a mlscellenous shower ln honor of Miss Hattie 1 Glover, Wednesday afternoon at the home of. Mips Griggs on street. church n., iit if 1, 1 ilanrw'.x I InnQ nf put fl-iworft' C-UW.U. and potted plants were everywhere, menu consisted of creamed chicken, i putties, hot rolls, cheese apples, salt- Jed nuts, pickles and hot tea. tte guests were: Misses Helen Wood. Nellie Wood, Lottie Mae Bennett, Miss Dew, Miss PIckard, Misses Maude Palmer, Olive Ay- I -Mat. Oho. .flrlna Vannta MnMiitlan Maude Moss, Lillian Whltehurst, Anna Whltehurst, Ruth Reid, Shel ton, Zoeller, Hottle Olover, Eunice Hall, ' Mrs,. Ada Lester, Mrs. Oscar Owens, .Mrs. Edwin. Aydlett, ' Mrs. Duckworth Olover, Mm. F) M. Grice, Mrs W. 0, plover, lars. tfoah Bur foot. . REVIVAL BEGINS NOVEMBER, 16 Rev. M. r. Betts of Raleigh will begin revival services at Blackwell Memorial Baptist church on Novem ber 16th, Besides being an evange list, Mr. Betts Is also a solo singer ot considerable note, , "v TRUSTEES DECIDE ABOUT CHOWAN West Chowan Association In- etructs Trustees to Decide Where College is to be Lo cated , The delegation appointed to at tend the West Chowan Association and present the advantages jit Eliz abeth City as a site for Chowun Col lege has relumed. The committee was composed of Uev H. K. Williams, Mr. J. G. Gregory, Mr. P. S. Vann, Mr. O. A. Cooke, Kev. P.!G. Harrlll,, Dr. W. W. Sawyer and, Rev. A. A. Butler. The Association did not take the responsibility of moving the college, but Instructed-the trustees of the college to decide the matter and to consider the offers. The trustees will first decide whether or not the college shall be moved from Mur freesboro at all, and if they decide to move It, will then consider all offers and decide upon them. It is generally, believed that the college will be moved to a town more accessible than Murfreesboro, and there Is considerable hope that Eliz abeth City will be the place selected. Meanwhile Eizabeth City will keep working toward that end. BOLL WEEVIL IN ! NORTH CAROLINA edge of Wilmington In New Hanover , county. Since these two counties are north of Brunswick county, the weevil Is assumed to be established there also. R. W. Leiby, Entomolo gist of the Agricultural Experiment Station, In speaking of the spread of the weevil, stated that a search had been made as farnorth as Bur gaw and Hampstead in Pendor county and as far west asChadbourn in Co lumbus county, but that it had not been located at these points. During lils tfH,n r.,us,-d there by the report the coming week continued search ;,;,t the I'liiled States would refuse will be made by members' of She 1 10 accede to the Italian proposals re Div!slon of Entomology, Department j KanlinK he Adriatic problem, of Agriculture in an effort to Jocate the northern limits of spread of the weevil. ! In each case where located the weevil was found to be actively breeding. At Wilmington, partlcu-j larly, half grown grubs of the wee vil were found In the young green squares, which indicates that it had heen Present ln tne 8tate about two weeks before being located. The - damage, however, to this year's crP w be negligable, since the squares in which the weevil is now! j breeding would not mature cotton this season. However, lt appears j that the weevil may succeed in ma-' ,turing a brood this year with in the! .J. .1 !,. ...Ill ...., ..-. --,. u lmB u bi-bioi destruction next year. i . It Is nrp.dlcted bv Mr. Lew that the woevl, wi cause llule destruc tion in the Southeastern corner of gUte neJ.t year, but that the ,year following its work will be very strongly Jn evidence and will cause great losses to the farmer who de pends only upon cotton. Already reports have been received of the depreciation of the value of cotton land ln Columbus county. This Is declared to be untimely by Mr. Leiby since the best way to beat the boll weevil is to grow less cotton and l more of other crops. The boll weevil spends the win ter ln the adult stage. It produces a nurnber of generations during the year, requiring only twenty-one days with favorable conditions to develop from the egg to the adult stage. Winter weather, therefore Is an im portant factor in the Increase or decrease of the weevils. .But the pest has been known to survive sero weather in Louisiana, and it is be lieved that it will readily with stand North Carolina winters. PRAYER MEETING The prayer meeting service at the Flrpt Methodist church will be con- ducted this evening! hi the pastor,' Rev. J. M. Ormond and everybody is action' as may be essential to safe invited; to attend. - The hour for the uard and promote the interest - of service is seven-thirty.' ... , wage earners. ' . , TWENTY ONE ARE UNACCOUNTED FOR (By Associated Treaa) Muskegon, Oct. 29 Twenty-one persons are officially unaccounted .or today and fourteen are known to nave lost their lives in the sinking yesterday of the steamer, Muskegon. GARFIELD CONFERS WITH TUMULTY Federal Fuel Administrator Expresses Confidence That Coal Strike Will Be Averted Washington, Oct. 29 Federul Fuel Administrator, Henry A. Gar Held, discused the threatened strike of the coal mihers today with Secre tary Tumulty at the White House. He was summoned hero, from Wil liams College of which he is presi dent. Garfield, who still has power as Fuel Administrator, said he was in close touch with the entire strike situation ' and expressed confidence that a settlement will be reached without the walk out of the miners. ARREST SIX IN NEW BOMB PLOT Planned to Spread Terror Thruout the Land by Ex plosions Next Spring. Cleveland, Oct. 29 The discovery of a radical plot to spread terror throughout the natifln by another series of ,,,,mb "Plosions next Spring I U'.'iu n n li f l li Ti run innuv liu t It u rw 1 .. " " j . "ere o"w"H the arrests last night or nve men and one woman suspected of pol planning the destruction of the ice station here. ' REPORTED U. S. WILL NOT AGREE Paris, Oct. 29 Rome dispatches indicate that considerable concern CRITICISM IN CONSTANINOPLE Constantinople, Oct. 29 Unfavor able criticism has been caused here by dispatches from EngliBh and American sources to the effect that the United Slates would not accede to e.'ther the Armenian or Turkish mnnHfltPH "annates PRESIDENT NOW MUCH IMPROVED Washington, Oct. 29 The Pres dent's improvement has reached the stage where his physicians have de cided to issue no moro daily bulle tins. HARD DRILLING FOR FRIDAY GAME Coach Holmes Is giving the High School Football Team the finishing touches of what has been a season of stiff coaching in anticipation of meeting the hard fighting gridiron gladiators from Washngton High School. The local football fans are eagerly expectng a good game Friday. - The game will be called at four o'clock at the end of Maln street. Admission prices are IE and 25 cents. CHIEFS MEET 4 ' DECEMBER 30TH Ur Associated IreM) Washington, Oct. 29 The chiefs of the International unions affiliated With the American Federation ot La- bor were called today to meet herejof America met here today to take in,pecember 30th to formulate such JENNETTE CULPEPPER One of City's Most Loved Young Women Weds at Two O'Clock Today A beautiful home wedding was solemnized Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Culpepper whan their daughter, Miss Margaret Culpepper, became the bride of Mr. Warren H. Jcnnette. Festoons of ivy, masses of evergreens, ferns, golden chrysan themums, and the light of cathedral caudles were used in the beautiful dccoTatlons which formed the back ground for the wedding Bcene. The wedding music was exquisitly rendered by Mrs. M. Leigh Sheep, and Just before the ceremony Miss Eunice Hall of Southmont, N. C. sang "Because 1 Love You, Dear." Mrs. L R. ForeiJau, sister of the bride, was dame of honor. She was gowned In a handsome gown of peacock jetdeau, wore a black pic ture hat and curried a boquet of Russell Roses. The bride, wearing a beautiful traveling suit of blue duvetin, with bat and accessories to harmonize, carried a boquet of brides roses and entered the room on the arm of her father. At the imorovished altar. she was met by the groom with his best man Mr. Lawrence Jennette, und the vows were spoken before Kev. J. M. Ormond In the presence of members of the immediate fam ily, the impressive ring ceremony being used. .Mr. and Mrs. Jennette left on the three o'clock train for a tour of . northern cities. Upon their return they will make their home on West Main street. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful gifts, expressive of tho high regard. In Which she Is held. ' Besides being attractive, ca pable and popular with her own co terie of friends, she has the distinc tion of being loved by everybody from the tiny tots to the really old people, mid there is no one who does not respond to her cordial manner and cheery greeting on the street, at church or in public affairs, or at her own borne. Mr. Jennette, who is a prominent business man of the town, a member of the wholesale firm of Jennetto Brothers, is being most sincerely congratulated, and the good wishes of their many friends will follow them Into their new me. AUSTRIAN LEAD'S HEARD TODAY Severely Censured for .Order ing Cecession of Hostilities 30 Hours Too Soon Vienna, Oct. 29 Generals Von Arc and Waldstaeten ot the Austrian army, who have been severely cen sured for cessation of hostilities on November 3rd, 1918. thirty hours before the armistice with Italy be came effective, worn heard today in secret session and a committee ap pointed to investigate. It isclaimed that the Italians con cluded the offensive and captured thre hundred thousand during the period mentioned. HELD INTERESTING MEETING The Brotherhood of St. Andrew met Monday night with Mr. W. A. Worth on Church street. This was one of the most interest ing meetings of thebrothe hood held this fall. Besides a large attendance of members Rev. J. M. Ormond, pas tor of the First Methodist church, was present, and also Mr. B. W. Johnson of Norfolk. Both gave splen did talks, after which refreshments were served by the host. MINE WORKERS TO TAKE ACTION Annapolis, 0. 29 The execu- . fives of the united Mine Workers final action on President, Wilson's appeal that the nation wide strike of soft coal miners ordered for No vember 1st be called off.
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