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VOL. V.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1920
NO. 258
MIDNIGHT FIRE
AT GAS PLANT
Sensational Blaze Was Ex
pected But Fire Company
! Averted Calamity to Whole
Town by Prompt Service
The watchman at the Gas riant
called the fire company at ten min
utes to midnight Tuesday night, and
soon a big crowd had gathered ex
pecting to see a really sensational
fire
However, in thirty minutes the
lire company had extinguished the
fire with chemicals and nothing more
serious had happened than the burn
ing of most of the wood work in the
generator room and damaging oil
pump, oil pipe lines and washer
box. There was no danger at
any time to the big gas tank, but
there was fear that the oil tank near
by would explode.
Just how the woodwork of the gen
erating room caught is not known,
save that the room, of course, is al
ways extremely hot. The watch
man, however, was right on his job,
and so was the fire company, avert
ing a possible' calamity that would
have affected the whole town, should
the gas plant have been crippled.
Work on repairing all damaged
machinery and pipe lines was begun and the state College football squad through the Military or Naval Acad
as soon as the fire was extinguished wU1 ,eave Tuesday night for Norfolk ei"y- Cadets at the U. S. Military or
and the plant was operating by eight
o'clock
ManagerXTrStallingsHhe-ay11(m
Company wishes to publicly ex
press his appreciation of the very ef
ficient and prompt aid rendered by
the fire company. N
Lieutenant Staples
Dies In Philipines
Native of Camden County
Body Will Be Brought
Here For Interment j
Lieutenant Commander Herman
B. Staples, IT. S. N. R. F., com
manding officer of the U. S. S. Ajax, '
died at the hospital at Olongapo,
Philipine Islands pn November
He was thirty-five years old
and the son of Mrs. Archann Staples
and the late Robert Bray Staples.
He was a native of Camden County
and spent his boyhood in Elizabeth
City. He is survived by his '
mother, Mrs. Archann Staples, of
this city, one sister, Miss Carrie
Staples of this city, and a brother,
Charles It. Staples of Norfolk. 1
The body will be brought to Eliz
abeth City for funeral and inter-1
m out.
SAID RELATIVES
GOT THE SHIPS
i
J. F. Richardson Testifies To
day Before Congressional ;
Committee About Allocation '
of Vessels
New York. Nov. 10. Individuals i
and corporations of no fl nancial ; New York' Nov- 10. Dealers on
standing and maritime experience tlie "ld clotlie3 curl of the Howery
have been allocated vessels by the declare that the passing of extrava
shinnine board. J. F. Richardson Ent I'uying hit them hard and the
testified before the congressional
committee today. He said that the
ships were allocated to companies In
which relatives of men connected
with the shipping board were finan
cially Interested.
Mexico Takes Over
Operation of Piers , !fl
ernment has Intervened In the dock-
workers and stevedores strike at
Vera Crui by taking over operation
of all piers in the effort to avert the
general tiatlmml Ktr;l;e which I hreat- i
ened.
THROWN OCT OK WORK
New York, Nov. 10 Early 150,
000 members Of the I'nlted Hebrew
trades In New York have been
thrown out of work in the last three
weekn because of the "steady busi
ness recession," the secretary an
nounced today.
ARIUYK KOK DEI'ORTATIOX
New York, Nov. 10. Sixty-one
I'uidesirable aliens ' arrived at Ellis
; land from the West today for de-
I i'tntlon.
JIMOUS TO ATTEND
The Junior Order at Tuesday
night's meeting passed resolutions
to attend tonight's reception at the
court house In a body.
J. F. MORRISETTE DEAD
J. F. Morrisette died at the home
of his son, M. G. Morrisette, ou North
Road street Tuesday night at 9:30.
Mr. Morrisette was sixty three
years old and has been seriously ill
for three weeks. He was born in
Camden county but had lived la
Elizabeth City for about thirty years.
Mr. Morrisete was a man of quiet
manner and staunch character, loved
and respected by all who knew him.
He is survived by his son, M. G.
Morrisette of this city; by three
grand children; by one sister, Mrs.
Hattie Banford of Norfolk; and by
one nephew, William H. Bright of
Washington, D. C.
The funeral will be conducted
from " the home at half past two
o'clock
Thursday afternoon livllp.
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G. W. Clarke
intprmpnr tt'i I lip
w
made in Hollywood.
BIG GAME ON
ARMISTICE DAY
State College Plays Virginia
Tech at Norfolk and Expects
to Put up the Best Game of
the Season
West Raleigh, Nov. 10 Just one
more workout Tuesday afternoon
where they play Va. Polytecn Armis-
tice Day. As usual the Fairfax
North Carolinians. The team will
have a light practice somewhere in
the vicinity of Norfolk Wednesday
afternoon, and will be prepared to
put up the best game of the season
the following day.
The squad as a whole Is In excel
lent condition and prepared to bat
tle the full sixty minutes at top
speed. Since the North Carolina
game in mid October, Fetzer has
pointed his squad with the V. P. I.
fray in mind. It is not expected
that the Tech coach will make any
radical changes in the general style
of play, but he has held a number of
formations in reserve and Faucette
will be given instructions "to shoot
the whole works," Thursday as the
remainder nf the schedule rails for
games with Wotford and Wake For
est and both should prove easy, with
Utile need for preparation.
At least 100 students will journey
down to the Tidewater city for the
game. Strenuous efforts have been
made to secure a rate, aid it was
planned to bring lw. entire student
body of nearly 1000, but the rail
roads have refused to grant any rate
oilier than straight fare and the cost
of the trip, under the circumstances,
is prohibitive. While the represen
tation from the College will necess
arily be small, State has a great
many friends and admirers in Tide
water Virginia, and the Red and
White support from the sidelines
should compare very favorably in
numbers wiih the supporters of the
Virginia Tech.
OLD CLOTHES DEALERS
SAY THEY'RE HARD HIT
slasli in prices fails to enliven busi
ness.
WILL ORGANIZE TO
SELL FARM PRODUCTS
Boston, Nov. 10. The establish
ment of nation-wide selling organiz-
at mns wincn snail nx tne price tor
jrm products, if the farmer does
not receive the same pay for me
8:""" hou" 7, 1 liU ",e" re'"'
was Sherman J. Lowell
ma"r "f the Nallonal (?ranK1e
Husbandry at the convention here
tO(la
GRECO-ROMAN BATHS
FOR AMERICAN SENATORS
Washington, Nor. 10. The G,reco-
Roman baths In the United States,
Senate, Installed eight years ago and
abandoned, will be put in service
again for the benefit of those who
pay for their upkeep.
AlUtlVES IN NEW YOKK
New York. Nov. 10 Fokker, in
ventor'of Germany's fastest war air
plane, arrived here today.
IIE.U'TII'TL COATS
We have repriced our entlro stock
oi beautiful Coats. Now In the time
to buy at prices you would expect to
see In January. Come In look them
over. M. Leigh Sheep Co.
MEN SHOtoh
GET MEDALS
i
J. B. Flora Has Them Ready I
to Distribute to Former Ser-J
vice Men of This Section,!
According to Regulations
J. B. Flora has been designated
by the Elizabeth City Chapter of the
American Red Cross to distribute the
issue of world war medals to sol
diers and sailors in this section in
accordance with the act of the legis
lature, session of 1919.
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To Whom Issued I
"Each person who served in the'
United States Army, Navy or Marine ' f T CIIAI) W A fl?
corps between April 6th, 1917, and X All oiiUlllAUlJ
November 11th, 1918, is entitled to !
a medal; provided, such person had! OflM R Fill 171)11? 11
resided in the stale for not less than OUUll llLiiflljIlljl
three months prior to entry into "me! '
service or is a native born North
Caroliniain. Members of the regu
lar Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, or
those who served therei i are entitled
to a medal; provided further, they
gave this state as their residence
upon entering the service or entered
unc-..
mentioned dates are eligible to re-
How Obtained
"Red Cross Chapters in practically
all counties of the State will distri -
bute medals. In counties where
there are no chapters allotment of
these Counties will be made to the
nearest Red Cross Chapter engaged
in the work. Applicants should ap
ply to the nearest Chapter in person
if practicable , and fill out in dupli
cate a blank form which will be fur
nished by the Chapter. Applicant
must furnish positive evidence of ser
vice by submitting discharge certili-
l,r ce.uueu copy oi sunns prior
t0 receiving medal. In the event it
is "" I,osille ,0 all"';"' in "er8on f(,r
the 1110(,al application blanks will be
furnished by .mail upon request to
the nearest Red Cross Chapter. No
application blanks submitted by mail
will be considered unless accompa
nied by discharge certificate or a
true copy of same, or other positive
evidence of eligibility. The Adju
tant General's office, Raleigh, N. ('.,
will distribute medals to applicants
residing outside of the State. Ne
cessary blanks will be furnished
upon request and the medals sent out
to those outside of the state as soon
as practicable after the receipt of
blanks in duplicate accompanied by
evidence of service. In the case of
those persons killed In action, or died
of wounds or disease, the nearest
kin will be entitled to receive medals
upon presentation or proper evi
dence. O.MPI.ETK UCIMIYIL IMH'KKT
AT ('AMI)K.V COritT Tl'HSDAY
The criminal docket of Camden
Superior Court was completed on
Tuesday of tins week and civil issues
lira ,,nw l.e.inir taken un. No civil
issue had gone to the jury up to noon
Wednesday.
nn ihP rrlmlnal docket the follow-
Inir cases were disposed of:
Nick Jordan and Maggie White, police station, Representative Gar
charged with statutory offense, fail- rett, of Tennessee, was in police
ed t appear and forfeited bond. court today to answer to charges of
The case against N. H. Williams. ' colliding and operating an automo-
charged with trespass, was nol
prossed. !
Winifred Taylor, charged with
participating in an affray, was fined The case was continued until No-j '
$1.00 and taxed with the costs. vember 24 and the congressman was, Kapallo, Italy. Nov. 10. Italy to
Thomas Sawyer and Deliu Staples. ! released on $500 bail. ' d ;i y submitted her ultimatum to
charged with statutory oneiise, were.
taxed with the costs.
Mack Warren and Annie Albrlt
ton, charged with statutory offense
had left the Stale. 1
MEETS TONIGHT
Then, will be a meeting of tne
Elizabeth City Shrine Club tonight
at seven-thirty. This will be a busi
ness meeting of much importance
and the president desires a full at-
tendance of all members.'
. .
WILL MEET FRIDAY
The Mission Study Class of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Methodist church will meet In
the annex Friday afternoon at four,
o'clock. The book that Is being
studied Is very Interesting and ln-j
structive and the ladies are very cor-
dially Invited to attend the meeting. '
SPECIAL SlITS AT $:.73
We are offerlrrg some splendid
Suits at $39.75 regular values up
to $60.00. All good materials anu
styles. Come In and look them over
jj. Leigh Sheep Co.
WOMEN MEET
ON THURSDAY
Every Woman Interested In
School Asked to Attend
Meeting at Moose Hall
Every woman interested in schools
is asked to attend the meeting of the
Housewives League at the Moose
rooms Thursday afternoon at four
o'clock.
This organization will concentrate
its efforts for the present on work
ing for better schools and the co-operation
of all the wemeti of the city
is asked.
There will be interesting talks
I Thursday afternoon by educational
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schools will be
But Public Never Knew, Says
Member Interstate Com
merce Commission How
Bad Things Were
.Washington, Nov. 10. The back
of the car shortage has been broken,
Clyde D. Atchison, of the interstate
commerce commission, declared to-
. before the convention of na
-tionaL-associatetLrailwaj: jndutjli-
ties commissioners.
He said, the public never knew
jhow c)ose ra water trangporta
tion systems came to complete ces
i sation in industrial centers as the
: result of strikes in April and con
i tinning through the summer.
I James A. Terry, of Georgia, was
today elected president of the Na
tional Association of Railway and
Utilities Commissioners.
Board Directors
Adds SiX Members
In order that more of the mercan-
. tile interests of the city should be, 000 ,n subscriptions, and the opin
! represented on the Hoard of I)irec-!in" " 'reely expressed that the
(tors of the Merchants' Associat ion, i balance will be raised within tho
j the membership of tho Hoard was in- ni'xt few days.
I creased at Tuesday night's meeting Te following officers were elcct
; from nine to fifteen members. The pd:
six additional members elected were Trustees J. (!. Fearing, L. C.
ill. C. Hrigiit. It. S. Sheelcy, Frank
Selig, Buxton White, Camden Hlades
and T. S. Hughes.
I A committee composed of II. ('.
liright, C. W. Moliek and Frank Se
i lig was appointed to offer any assist
ance the merchants are able to ren
der In helping entertain the Medical
Association w b idiTon venes in Eliza-
but li City next month.
I It was decided to close this year's
business and close the books Decem
ber 31. 1!.o, mid begin the new fis
I cal year January 1, 1921.
I The banquet served in the Moose
rooms immediately after the busi-
ness session was voted a success by
: all participating.
Congressman Had
OngaJSmdll I IdU
A Drink Too Many
Washington, Nov. 10. After
spending the night in the precinct
bile while under the Influence of,
liquor. The police charged that the
congressman declined to furnish bail.
Secretary Colby j
To South America!
I
Washington, Nov. 10. ecretary
Colby will leave today for a two
weeks' visit to South American
coiin'-ies.
1 HARDING GOES I'ISIII NO
I Point Isabel, Tex.. Nov. 10.
I Harding today deserted golf for
i tarpon fishing, - remaining on tile
! water all day.
He speaks tomorrow at Hie!
Prownsville
Hon.
Armistice Day celelira-i
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PERISH
IN TYPHOON
Manila, Philippines, Nov.
10. Forty-eight persons ' are
believed to have perished today
when a coast wise steamer was
struck by a typhoon.
Bestcity Has
Big Opportunity
Educators of Nationwide Reputa
tion to Speak at Meeting at Court
House Tonight
The opportunity tonight's meeting at the county court
home offers the citizens of Elizabeth City-, to hear educa
tors of national reputation, who have been brought here at a
big expense to survey the local schools, is one that should not
be missed by any of the people. It will be at 8:15 sharp.
Methodists Will
Invite Conference
First Church Appoints L.
Case Special Delegate
Extend Invitation
D.
to
Tuesday night's quarterly confer
ence of the First Methodist church
was most successful from every point
of view. A large number of the
members of the church attended the
meeting, and the reports showed that
every department of the work Is iiiT
splendid condition.
The meeting voted to extend an
Invitation to the Annual Conference
to hold its next session at Elizabeth
City. It Is expected that the new
church, now In process of construc
tion, will be ready for dedication.
The meeting appointed L. I). Case a
I special delegate to the conference,
which convenes next week ut Rocky
Mount, to urge the claims of the
local church and community.
Much enthusiasm was created by,
"le announcement that the canvass
I for $7.1,000 to complete the new
church had resulted to date in $64.-
i Wades, .Miles
Jennings, P. .Del.on,
I!. F. Spence, George Bcveridgp. H
II. Commander, A. S. Neal, W. E.
Dinistan.
Stewards W. J. Woodicy, L. E.
Old. J. W. Mtindeii, K. S. Fearing,
J. I. Kramer, C. ('. 1'appclidick, 'i .
J- Markham, S.
Urighi. .1. L. We
W. Twil'o rd, li. C.
Is, W. A. lirock. W.
I'. Wood, W. I!. Unodwin,
Mann, ('. V. llollowell. G. G.
ham, J. N. Whitehufst, I r
Walker, W. H. .immerniau,
Overman, II. W.-Sanders, V
lug. Gideon Pendleton, L. It.
A. S.
Mark-
II I).
II. S.
Fear-1
Fore-1
man
I). Case, J. li. Leigh, W. E
Wood. C. E. Kramer, J. . Fore
man, M. L. Sheep.
Recording Steward (',
er.
District Steward L. E
E. Kra in-
Old.
Sunday School
Superintendent
W. C. Sawyer.
Assistants J. K
Wilson, L. It.
Foreman.
Lay Lea'der L. I). Case.
Rev. R. II, Willis, presiding elder,
conducted the meeting, and L, E.
Old acted as secretary.
T.,y
STATES CLAIMS
TO Jl'GO-SLAVIA TODAY
1 .lugo-Slavia over the pending nego-
tiations on the Adriullc qti'"Uloti)
stating Italy's minimum claims.
"I'NCLE JOHN" DEAD
"t'nclo John," 'one of the last of
the old fashioned colored uncles,
died Sunday morning shortly before
noon. His name In full was John
Barring-ton and he lived at his own
home on Tatem's Lane.
He was a Civil War veteran and
Tor about thirty years taught In the
colored schools of this section and
u:m known rm'fine nf the verv best
. , urj . ,,,' r
Whell lie (stopped teaching he was for
a number of years janitor at the
Elj.abeth City High School, A few
years ago be gave up his work there
and has lived In his little home and
grown unusually fine pears and other
fruit and vegetables for sale. He
had seemed to be In good health for
hU age until seized about ten days
ago with the Illness that resulted In
his death.
The funeral was conducted from
the home Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock , ,
No admission will be charg
ed, and no collection will be
taken. The meeting is held
for the sole purpose of consid
ering the school problem fac
ing the citizens of the commu
nity. The members of the sur
vey commission who are now
here have been in every state
in the Union, and studied
schools in all of the larger and
hundreds of the smaller cities.
They are not theorists, but
men who have taught schooT
for years. They are here in
the interest of no educational
fads, but to acquaint the peo
ple with educational practices
that have for years been in
successful operation in thous
ands of communities in Amer-
ica.
No attempt will be made to tell
wherein the schools of Elizabeth
j c ity can be improved, for local
,.,.,i.s wm not bo known until the
survey ran be completed. Hut the
j members of the conimfssion can and
will outline the value of a scientific
survey of the schools by specialists
j who have engaged In many such In
vestigations in other cities, and in
I dicate some of the results that may
i be expected to follow such a survey.
T, him, children will be
interested because every parent
wants his child to have the bast
educational advantages. Those who
have no children should be interest
ed, because no community can
thrive In these days whose schools
are not up-to-date. The school
quest ion is one, therefore, that in
t i in ut cly concerns every man, wom
an and child in Elizabeth City. Don't
mis tonight's meeting.
VV. E. McCOY HAS
THIGH BROKEN
W. E. McCoy, who lives at 102
Cypress street, while riding a bicycle
was struck by a Studemaker touring
car driven by Edwin James, the six-fecii-year-old
son of A. G. James, ou
the corner of Road and JSurgess
mreets Ibis, afternoon at about one
o'clock.
Mr. McCoy was taken to Dr. Wil
liam Parker's oflke in the Hlnton
building, for an X-ray examination,
which disclosed u splintering frac
ture of the right thigh.
The collision threw Mr. McCoy
from his bicycle and the thigh struck
flip curbing, receiving the full im
pact of thd fall at the point of frac
ture. The car did not run over him.
Mr. McCoy is 65 years old.
TliOOP S MEETS Till RSDAY
Troop Three, Hoy Scouts, will meet
Thursday night fo organize an ath
letic association. A football team
will be organized and the troop ex
pecis to challenge Washington and
other towns for games.
PROMINENT l)EMO HAT DIES
Parkersburg, W. Va., Nov. 10.
Thomas Edgar Graham, prominent
In state Democratic affairs, died
here today suddenly from heart
trouble.
IMPROVING I OOD SH I ATION
P.erlln. Nov. 10. Food Minister
Hermes said today he is striving to
better Germany's food situation by
Increased production and Improved
methods of handling importations.
CLOSE I.I'MIIEH PLANT
New llern, Nov. 10. The John L.
Hoper Company announced today
that It will close tho plant Friday
because of the lack ot demand for
lumber.