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VOL. XII. FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1922
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NO. 217
Milling Company'sProgress j
Makes Interesting Story
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More Than Twenty-five Years Ago It Began As
Rice Cleaning Establishment In Little Frame ;
. Building, Now Operates Ginning And Mill
ing Plant On Large Scale
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More than twenty-five years ago
, the Elizabeth City Milling Company
began its operation as a rice clean
ing establishment in a little frame
building at the old Lambert Landing
under the ownership and manage
ment of George Beverldge and Willis
N. Gregory, now of Norfolk, and
manager of the Eastern Oil Company
with mills at Edenton, Hertford,
Elizaibeth City and Norfolk.
For a number of years it strug
gled along in this capacity while the
men at its head endeavored by
dogged perseverance to Instill into
the minds of the farmers of this sec
tion that this was a rice growing
country. It may be that rice could
be profitably grown in the low lands
of Northeastern North Carolina, but
It seems that experimentation large
. enough In scope to ascertain if it can
or cannot be grown economically
here has never been made.
Conditions at that time were very
much as they are today. Innova
tions were hard to start. New and
improved methods were looked upon
by the farmer with skepticism and
with the usual complacency that
comes with Inherited ideas, people
, were sticking closely to established
lines of production.
Seeing the futility of attempting
to break through the crust of adher-i
ence to old principals, Hhe milling
company after five or six years of
more or less success in rice cleaning,
installed a cotton gin. Cotton was
then as now one of the leading
money crops of the section, and the
cotton gin from the first became an
assured success.
The cotton gin of those days was
very little different from the cotton
gin of today except in the matter of
capacity. It was a machine intended
to take cotton lint from the cotton
seed and .the best cotton gin was the
one that would produce the greatest
relative amount of lint and the mill
ing company put in the best gin that
it cauld (buy. After a successful op
eration for a few years as a cotton
ginning company, it wa decided to
put in other branches of the milling
industry and teed and meal grinders
-were installed. From that time on
the milling company has gradually
and consistently grown.
In the fall of 1915 it was decided
' "by Mr. Beverldge that the business
was larger than its building. In the
meantime Mr. Beveridge had bought
out the interest of Mr. Gregory and
had taken in as partners Warfen
Plriner and Robert F. Fearing.
Certain refinements had come In
to construction of ginning and
grinding machines. Each year a
larger acreage was being cultivated
in cotton.
Not only was the acreage increas
ing, but by using more intelligence
In crop production, the farmer was
producing more cotton than In pre
vious years.- These conditions the
milling company was called upon to
meet. A site was accordingly pur
chased and the substantial building
now occupied was erected on Front
street at the foot of Lawrence.
In this building were installed the
latest type of cotton ginning ma
chinery, driven by 50 horse power,
high tension motors. The new gins
worked with almost human Intelli
gence. To this company belongs the
credit of Installing the high voltage
electric motors in Elizalbeth City.
Many small motors of low voltage
were In use previous to the present
installation at the milling com
pany's plant but there were no mo
tors using high tension current.
It may be well to explain that
there are certain advantages attained
in high tension motors, chfef of
which is low cost of operation. Cur
rent Is taken directly from the lines
as it is generated In the power house
at 2200 volts. In the low voltage
motors, It Is necessary .to Btep this
current down by a principle of elec
tric induction and through a trans
former to the voltage corresponding
to the rating of the motor. There Is,
of course, In this process, a heavy
loss of current for various technical
reasons and all these losses are elim
inated by using the high potential
motor.
The feed and meal business had
grown to such an extent that when
the new gins were Installed, It was
believed necessary to put In meal and
food grinders, large enough to take
f.ire of a greatly Increasing demand.
T Mcr It was found that the Installa
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Paris, Oct. 17 (By The As-!
sociated Press) The British'
government has suggested to
France and Italy immediate
calling of a preliminary con
ference in London, at which ex
perts would prepare economic
and financial clauses to the
Turkish peace treaty. The
Italian government accepted,
and will appoint delegates.
Makes lev Record
In Art Of Flying
Mount Clemens, Mich., Oct. 17 (By
The Associated Press) Aeronau
tical engineers, army and navy ex
perts, came here a week ago for sur
prises, but none expected to see a
human being plunge through space
at the rate of nearly four hundred,
feet a second. Lieutenant II. L.
Maughan traveled one kilometer at
the rate of 248.5 miles per hour, es
tablishing a new record. .
Would Standardize ..
Religion For World
St.' Louis, Oct. 17 (By The Asso
ciated Press) Uniform world re
ligion could be established by an all
denominational church returning to
forms, ritual and dogma of the Apos
tolic times, is the opinion of mem
hers of the New Testament Congress,
an organization composed of mem
bers of the Disciples of Christ, it
was expressed at a symposium here
today.
Return From Greenville
M. P. Jennings and A. B. Combs
returned Silnday from Greenville,
where they attended the conference
of high school principals. C. N. Wil
liams, principal of Poplar Branch
High School; Prof. Hunter of Cur
rituck High School and Prof. Fic
quett of Shiloh High School also re
turned from this conference Sunday
and passed through the city on their
way home.
MRS. HALL AXD BROTHER
ARE FURTHER EXAMINED
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 17 (By
The Associated Press) Mrs. Fran
ces Hall and her eccentric brother,
Willie Stevens, were brought to the
court house today by detectives for
further examination by authorities
Investigating the murder of Rev. Ed
ward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor -Mills.
JACKSOX-WILLIAM9
The marriage of Miss Marjorie
Audrey Williams and Mr. Galther Lee
Jackson took place Thursday, Oc
tober 12 at 2 o'clock in Washington,
D. C, with Rev. Ellis C. Primm, pas
tor of the Second Baptist church, of
ficiating. The ring ceremony was used and
witnessed by only a few relatives
and friends.
The bride is the attractive daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. N. I. Williams
of the Newland section, and has been
making her home In Washington for
some time.
The groom is a successful young
farmer of this County, being the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. JackHon on
Body Itoad.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson will be at
home after October 22 in Norfolk,
Virginia.
ESCAPES THE JAIL
Los Angeles, Oct. 17 (By The As
sociated Prl-ss) Herbert Wilson,
former evangelist, convicted of the
murder of Herbert Cox during an at
tempted Jail break several months
ago, today escaped from the county
Jill "with two other prisoners.
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At the first table Samuel Rzesohewiskl, the boy wonder, and Edward Lasker, five
times Western chess champion and winner of the tournament at the Masters' Tour
nament at the Chess Club International. Lasker won, but the 10-year-old boy gave
him a hard battle.
irigiblG
Ig Oumcd
San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 17
(By The Associated Press);
The army dirigible C.2, which
recently completed its trans
continental flight' and had
reached San Antonio on its way!
back to Washington, was com
pletely destroyed by fire while1
preparing for a flight over the
city today. Several members
of the crew were hurt, one seri
ously. Resigns As Pastor
Salem Baptist Church
Rev. E. L. Cole last Sunday tend
ered his resignation as pastor of
Salem Baptist church, at Weeksville,
and the congregation regretfully ac
cepted it.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole are leaving this
week for their new home in Fay
etteville, Tennessee, a city of 4,000
people,
change
They are making the
on account of Mr. Cole's
health, believing that the higher al
titude of the new field will be bene
ficial. RAILWAYS TEACH
FIRE PREVENTION
Washington, Oct. 17 (By The As
sociated Press) Widespread instruc
tion In fire prevention among the
general public is the purpose of the
convening here today of the annual
three-day meeting of the Railway
Fire Prevention Association. I
In the year 1921, fire in the United The Democratic nomination for
States caused a property loss of County Auditor went to C. C. Prit
$485,000,000, killed nearly 15,000 chard, when the Democratic execu
persons and injured more than 16,000 tive committee met at the court
others. Of these casualties, 83 per house on October 14th.
cent were suffered by mothers, chil-i Upon motion of J. B. Leigh, J. J.
dren and invalids. (Morris wus appointed from the chair
These figures are published by the j
association to show the need of in
creased campaigns against careless-
ness where fire is' possible. Nearly ,
90 per cent of these losses of life
and property are due to carelessness
and lack of proper education as to
existing hazards, according to the
association.
The meeting Is the culmination of
Fire Prevention Week recently desig
nated by President Harding. The
campaign of the association this
year will be actively supported by
various insurance activities and by
the Unltcd States Chamber of Com-j
merce and many local cnamoers.
Railroad officers and employees have
given active co-operation In the ob
servance of Fire Prevention Week.
WILL MEET WEDNESDAY
The Hollywood Cemetery Society
will meet Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of Mrs. George
Ward on West Main street.
A good attendance Is desired and
the collector especially are asked to
be present. I
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QUEEN RETURNS
TO STOCKHOLM
Stockholm, Oct. 17 (By The Asso
ciated Press) Queen Wilhelmluu of
the Netherlands, together with her
Prince Consort and several members
of her court has left for home atter
a visit of state to King Gustaf V and
Queen Victoria of Sweden, the occa
sion being especially memorable as
the first time in hisUory that a Swed
ish king had met a ruler of the
Netherlands in Stockholm.
Queen Wilhelmina was welcomed
at the railway station by the entire
Swedish Royal family, including the
K,n and Q,ieen- the c
rown Prince,
Princes Wilhelm and Bernadotte,
and Prince .Eugene, the King's
brother. Others present at the ar
rival were Premier HJalmar Brant
ing and the ranking officers in the
army and navy. The Swedish popu
lace filled the streets between the
station and the Royal Castle and Ig
nored the drenching rain while they
craned their necks to get a glimpse
of the gala carriages. Not for years
has there been so much enthusiasm
among the crowds, and those who
were lucky enough to witness the
first meeting of the Dutch and Swed
ish rulers were impressed with the
cordiality shown in the greetings.
In the formal addresses exchanged
In French by Queen Wilhelmina and
, King Gustaf at the Royal Castle, the
. historical asnects of the occasion and
the solidarity of the two nations in
their common Ideals were stressed.
The visit lasted three days and, be
sides state dinners and receptions,
Included musical entertainments and
visits to the National Museum, and to
Riddarholm Church, which contains
the remains of Gustavus Adolphus
and Charles XII.
Democrats Natoe
Auditor And Coroner
to cast the vote of the committee
unanlmoiisly, for the nomination of
Mr. Pritchard for auditor, and Dr. I.
Fearing, coroner. Neither of the
candidates had any opposition,
insunuiCE men
MEET AT CHICAGO
Chicago, Oct. 17 (By The Associ
ated Press) The fifty-first annual
meeting of the Fire Underwriters
A8aodatl()n of the N(,rtllW(l!it will bR
held here tomorrow and Thursday
Francis R. Stoddard, Jr., Newi
York superintendent of Insurance,!
John B. Morton of Philadelphia,!
president of the National Board of'
Fire Underwriters, James L. Case of
Norwich, Conn., president of the
National Association of Insurance
Agents and Edgar Guest, Michigan
poet, will address the meeting.
Major R. W. Schroeder of the
'army air service, will speak on altl-
tude flying.
LEGION HEARS
SAMUEL G0MPERS
! Buddies Also Give Com-j
missioner Landis A
Noisy Welcome At
Today's Session
New Orleans, Oct. 17 (By
The Associated Press) The
American Legion, in national
convention here today, heard
Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of
Labor, tell of labor's aims, as
pirations and what it believes
its rights and duties are.
Mr. Gompers and Kenesaw
Mountain Landis, supreme
commissioner of baseball, re
ceived a noisy welcome from
the "Buddies" when they en
tered the convention hall.
San Francisco was awarded the
1923 convention of the American
Legion by acclamation.
"Belgium will never forget what
America did," said M. Jeanne, presi
dent of the Belgium veterans.
"Neither will Bhe ever forget what
the Germans did. Germany must
pay for the damage infficted during
her occupation, not as vengeance but
as simple Justice."
OLD COUNTY ItETOKIW ARE
Tt RXEI) OVER TO STATE
Colonel Fred Olds of Raleigh was
In the city last week going over the
old records at the courthouse. ' He
took back with him to Raleigh all
the old court of pleas and quarter
sessions volumes prior to 1868,
where these will ibe rebound and
preserved by the State for their his
torical Interest. They are of prac
tically no value to Pasquotank
County.
20 COMMUNISTS
ARE ARRAIGNED
St. Joseph. Mich., Oct. 17 (By The
Associated Press) Twenty alleged
('oiiimunistH charged with plotting to
overthrow the United States Govern
ment by force, were arraigned to
day in the first test of Michigan's
anti-syndicalism law, a wartime mea
sure. Elect Successor
To Senator Watson
Atlanta, Oct. 17 (By The Associ
ated Press) Under cloudy skies,
rain falling In several sections.
Georgia voters are casting ballots at
the special Democratic primary to
nominate a successor to the late
United States Senator Watson.
Gurney P. Hood, vice president
and cashier of the Carolina Banking
& Trust Company, Is back at his desk
after having been kept at home for
some days by Illness.
Campaign Waged In
Greece By Promi
nent Venizelist Be
stirs Newspapers
Athens, Oct. 17 (By The As
sociated Press) A campaign
to make Greece a republic
which was launched directly
after the return from Paris of
the new foreign minister,
"Nicholas Politiss, a prominent
Venizelist, has strongly arous
ed royalist newspapers.
London, Oct. 17 (ByThe As
sociated Press) Former Pre
mier Venizelos of Greece de
clined today to discuss reports
from Athens that a Republican
movement is on foot in Greece
with the object of making
Venizelos president.
He declared that he was ir
revocably determined to retire
to private life as soon as the
Turkish peace treaty is signed.
ARGUE VALIDITY
011 LIQUOR RULING
New York, Oct. 17 (By The As
sociated Press) Whether the mere
preHcnce of liquor on foreign vessels
comes within the scope of the eigh
teenth amendment is the real issue
In Daugherty's dry ship ruling, the
While Star Line counsel argued be
fore Federal JudRe Hand today ju to
the validity of the ruling.
Lieut. Walter Bell
Crushed To Death
San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 17 (By
The Associated Press) Lieutenant
Walter Bell, 27, was crushed to
death when his airplane fell five
hundred feet near here today.
NOVEMBER JURY LIST
The following jury list was drawn
at the last meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners for the term
of Superior Court, which will con
vene on Monday, November 6:
First week P. F. White, J. B.
Williams, D. L. Davis, B. L. Baker,
H. P. Smith, C. J. Ward, A. C. Bell,
C. B. Oasklns, Emmltt Brlckhouse,
S. T. Cooper, F. F. Garrett, J. B.
Fearing, Noah Garrett, Wilson Wil
liams, J. C. Wood, H. A. Willey,
A. S. Mann, J. R. Winslow, J. R.
Williams, J. N Whltehurst, O. R.
Swindell. C. E. Garrett, J. E. Evans,
W. W. Woodley, C. B. Armstrong,
W. T. Love," Jr., John Whaley, Jo
seph E. Lane, E. R. Ferrell, R. E.
Spruill, R. R. Keaton, S. W. Hast
ings, D. R. Kramer, W. J. Cope-
land, R. M. Sawyer, H. G. Kramer.
Second week J. C. Bembury, J.
T. Heath, W. J. Woodley, Sr., E. A.
Flora, B. M. White, T. N. White. R.
O. Chappell, C. M. Gray, C. J. Cor
bett, G. A. Twlddy, R. S. Chappell,
J. W Walker, E. M. Jennings, A. M. .
Haskett, Charles B. Wood, C. B.
Ives, M. E. Tuttle, O. W. Copeland,
II. E. White, Gilbert Godfrey, Roy S.
Henderson, II. E. Hettrlck, T. B.
Ilayman, J. V. Whitehurst.
Freight Hearing Still On
Asheville, Oct. 17 (By The Associ
ated Press) Testimony relating to
North Carolina-Virginia freight rates
continued to be introduced today at
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion's hearing on rate classifications
In the South.
HERTFORD BRIEFS
Hertford, Oct. 16. Miss Oneida
Brinn of the graded school faculty
and Mrs. Willie Cannon White of
Kdenton left on the noon train for
Raleigh to attend the State Fair. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fritz, Jr.,
returned home Saturday from
Greenville, wTi'tTe he attended the
district conference of high school
principals.
October 25th lias been fixed as the
date for the Perquimans County Fair.
The premium lists have been distri
buted and the county lg looking for
ward to a great day In Hertford,
where the f;i!r will be held.