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VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1923. FOl'R PAGES. NO. 201.
Furniture Arrives For
High School Building
First Floor Will Be Used at Beginning of Term, Bui Open
ing May Be DelayedJSomewhat?Opening Dale M ill
Be Decided Upon at Board Meeting Tonight
Furniture for Elizabeth City's new
High School building has arrived,
and the minds of teachers and pupils
are turning in the direction of their I
new quarters.
Two carloads of desks have come
1n and a carload of chairs for thel
auditorium. The lower floor of the
building is finished, but the desks ?
have to be screwed down and the'
task of drilling screwholes in the,
cement floor may hold up the open-1
Ing of school.
School was expected to open on!
September 17. The board of school1
trustees will meet tonight and decide j
whether it is practicable to begin the
term on that date or to delay the op-.
enlng a week or longer.
There are 11 classrooms on the
first floor, and these will be ready
when school opens, thereby relieving
J.he-congestion of last year when sixj
?'primary and grammar grades had to!
adopt the relay system in order to
have school at nil. Just when the!
rest of the building will be completed
it is difficult to say. but at any rate,1
by the end of tlio session it Is be
| lievod that the high school and the
i seventh grades of the grammar <
building will be properly installed in
the now building.
There will be 4 0 teachers In the
schools- this year, whereas last year
? there were 45.
There are fewer changes in the
faculty than usual, which is a good
sign, of course. In the High School,
only six teachers are new, In the
Grammar School only 4, and in tlie{
Primary School, none.
The High School faculty is made
up of: A. H. Combs, principal, Lat
in; Miss Allene Edwards, Latin; R.
T. Ryland, mathematics; R. W.'
Holmes, mathematics; Miss Annie!
PolKkofl of Akron, S. C.. mathemat
ics; Geotge Sherrill. civics; 1). W.
Dwlght, j-p^^f Wedgeflcld. S. C., scl- j
ence and nthletic coach; Miss Minna
IMckard, science; Miss Beatrice Can
trell, English; Miss Myrtle Poulk. of,
Cairo. Ga., English; Miss Lois Racs
dale. of Tignall, Ga., English and his
tory; Miss Hester Newton, history; 1
Miss Nell Plckard. of Chapel Hill,
French; Miss Janle Wall, business
department; Miss Sarah Spearman,
of Newberry, S. C., domestic science.
Following is the Grammar School
faculty: Miss Hattie Harney, prin
cipal, 7th grade; Miss Marie LeRoy,
7th grade; Miss Annie Lou McMil
lan, of Red Springs, S. C.. 7th grade;
Miss Linda DeLon. 6th grade; Mlas |
Sal lie Cobb. 6th grade; Mrs. Ell/a-;
beth Pool, 6th grade; Miss Francis
Purvis, 6th grade; Miss Mary White-, j
5th grade; Miss Ruth Cooke, 5th J
grad**; Miss Osle Riser, 5th grade;
Mrs. H. C. Pearson. 5th grade; Mrs.
M. A. Harris, 5th grade; Miss Nettie,
White, 4th grade; Miss Winnie Rose
man, 4th grade; Miss Alice Brock
well, 4th grade; Miss Olive Wood,
4th grade; Mrs. Frank Wilson, 4th
grade.
The Primary School has again for
Its supervisor Miss Sallle Reasley; i
and for Its teachers: Mrs. T. R.
Cooke, 3rd grade; Mrs. L. E. Skin
ner, 3rd grade; Mrs. Wilbert White
hurst. 3rd grade; Miss Dora Blanch
ard, 3rd grade; Miss Lucille LeRoy.
3rd grade; Mrs. E. S. Etheridge, 2nd
grade; Miss . Florence Rcll, 2nd
grade; Miss Emma Willis, 2nd
grade; Miss Margaret Sheep, 2nd
grade; Miss Margaret Harris, 2nd
grade; Mrs. Minnie Rrooks, 1st
grade; Mrs. Herbert Morrisette, 1st
grade; Miss India Rartlett, 1st grade;
Miss Carrie Pappendick, 1st grade;
Miss Lucille Poag, 1st grade; Miss
Mary Nixon, 1st grade.
ATTENDANCE FINE
AT STUDY COURSES
Attendance has been excellent at
the R. Y. P. I*. study courses given
this week at Corinth Church, 92 be
ing present Wednesday evening.
The session opens each evening at
7:45 with devotional exercises led by j
members of the Corinth W. M. V.
Each member called upon has re
sponded gladly and contributed her
part toward making the session >
worth while.
The classes are then held for 50
minutes. Miss Irene Bright and Mrs.
H. F. Sample teaching the Juniors.
The Seniors are taught by the pastor.
Rev. R. F. Hall, and the textbook Is
"Training in Christian Service." |
The faculty is entirely made up of
home talent, but the Interest In the
work Is keen, and the teaching is
thorough and of high quality. The
young people feel that they are being
greatly helped and stimulated for the
work they expect to do In the B. Y.
p. r and In the church.
GARHETTS PI.F.A
IS SELF DEFENSE
t (Br T*?? A?w*1ar?4 l*ip?1
Cumberland Courthouse, ^ugust
30.?Robert Garrett, county clerk on
trial for murder of Rev. Edward
Pierce, today admitted on the wit
ness stand that he shot the minister
but kwore that he did It after Pierre j
had shot him In the- back and he be
lieved his life in danger. He declared
that witnesses who testified that he
shot first had been his bjtter enemies
for years. Garrett was undergoing
a gruelling cross examination when
the court recessed for noo*.
Portrays Dangers
From Radicalism
Methodist Evangelist at Juna
luska Insists Christianity
Not Failure
Minneapolis. August 30.?Condi
tions demand continuation and ex
tension of service on behalf of bet
ter citizenship In the United States.
R. E. L. Saner, of Dallas, told the
American Bar Association today in
giving the report of the association's
committee on American citizenship.
Mr. Saner said:
"It is stated on competent author
ity that there are 1.500.000 radicals
in this country who are clamoring
for a change In the nature of our
Government from its present form to
one of various degrees of communis
tic state. It is said there are 400
newspapers and periodicals that rep
resent. similar views, and that are
read regularly by 5.000.000 people.
It is also said that $3,000,000 was
spent during the past year in behalf
of 'Red' propaganda.
"We submit that the time has
come when members of the bar
should bestir themselves In a- unified
effort to meeL this challenge. Such
unified activity has, as a matter of
fact, been already too long delayed.
"Thinking men see at the present
time the Issue being very clearly
drawn In our country between stabil
ity and radicalism; between the forc
es of real progress and retrogres
sion; between government under a
written constitution as established by
our fathers and a government by the
mob?or If you please, the proletar
iat; and the conservative Influence of
the American bar is sorely needed
and should by all means be exercised
! to its fullest extent In meeting this
. issue.'
Completing Plans
For Road Meeting
7T
Frank Page Chairman National
Organization Which Meets
at Chicago
Raleigh, August 30.?Plans are
practically completed for the 1024
convention and road show of the
American Road Builders' Association
of which Frank Page, chairman of
the North Carolina Highway Com
mission. is president, It was announc
ed yesterday at the Highway Com
mission offices. The convention will
be held In Chicago the week of Jan
uary 14.
H. K. Witherspoon, editor of the
North Carolina Highway Bulletin,
and Charles M. I'pham. State high
way engineer, who had charge of
North Carolina's Mxhlblt at the as
sociation's convention and road show'
last year, already are planning for a
more extensive display at the ap
proaching event. Maps, showing the
growth of the State's highway sys
tem since the last show, models of
Improved roads and photographs of
smooth stretches of highway In this
State will be exhibited.
Mr. I'pham has been appointed by
Mr. I'age to manage the road show.
The engineer Is expected to go to
Chicago some time In advance of the
convention In order to complete ar
rangements. Exhibits are expected
to be entered by practically f*ery
state In the Tnlon. Road machinery
and material manufacturers will also
maintain exhibits.
At the last convention and road
show of the American Road Builders'
Association North Carolina's exhibit
attracted wide attention and. It was
reported, received more comment
than the exhibit of any other state.
The exhibit at the next show, accord
ing to Highway Commission author
ities here. Is expected to attract even
more attention and comment.
Details of the convention program
are expected to be announced the lat
ter part of September.
WimJHT-OUKNM
Miss Mildred Owens and Mr. Dan
iel Wright were married Wednesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock by Rev. J. R.
Lee at the Disciple parsonago at Har
blnaer. Currituck County.
Miss Owens Is the attractive
daughter of Mr. E. L. Owens of Har
binger and Mr. Wright Is the son of
Mr and Mr* W R, Wrlaht of Jar
vlsburg. Both are well known and
popular among the younger set of
their county. They will make their,
home st Jarvlshurg.
AOfERTISEI) III I!
HUSBAND AS SLAVE
j Haverhill. Mass.. August 30.?Af
ter several weeks of near starvation
with her husband out of work. Mrs
Annie Stella O'Coln yesterday ad
Ivertlsed her husband for sale to the
highest bidder as a slave In order
thst they might est. He agreed to
the proposition.
Cotton Is Opening
In Currituck Now
Picking Begins Next Week and
Prospect* for Farmers Seem
Particularly Bright
Cotton picking In Currituck Coun
ty will begin next week, according to
reports reaching this city today.
Currituck farmers have Just har-1
vested one of the most profitable 1
sweet potato crops msde In that!
county since the record high prices
of 1920. With about half the nor- j
mal acreage in potatoes, they have J
received probably more for their croj.
than they would have for twice thf
present acreage at_ngrtnal prices.
The cotton acreage in Currituck |
this year has been increased by about
the same acreage as the potato crop
has been decreased, and Currituck |
'farmers find themselves with the blg
Igest cotton crop within their memory
setting a record for early opening.
| With a little money made on Irish
potatoes this year, with good money
made on sweets, and with prospects I
lof profits equally large on cotton,!
Currituck farmers seem to be in fair I
way to have the most prosperous:
year since the big slump and one of j
the most prosperous years in the >
county's history.
Not satisfied with their profits on
Irish potatoes and sweets, and with
the prospects of good money for
their cotton, many farmers In the I
lower end of Currituck County are
planning to try tp cop some of the.
big money that was made in Pasquo
tank last year on a fall crop of May
peas. May peas in November may i
set-in a misnomer, but a few l'asqno- j
tank farmers last November got as (
high ns $12 a basket for May peas
as compared with a price of nhout $2
a basket In the spring of that year.
In the Mamie neighborhood of Cur
rituck nearly every farmer has his
PM patch, though In no individual
case has any large acreage been'
planted. The same farmers are alsn !
planting small plots In string heana
which they expect to be shipping
along with the May peas. If there Is
a favorable market for them.
WOODMEN TO PICNIC
AT DAWSON'S BEACH
j Members of Evergreen Camp. No.
[778, Woodmen of the World, will en
Joy a picnic Friday afternoon at
Dawson's lleach. All Woodmen will
meet in the Kramer Building at 1
o'clock Friday and go from there to
!the. bearh.
A. O. Kiff, district defyity of North
Carolina Woodmen, arrived in the ci-!
ty Thursday morning from Norfolk,
where he had been attending the re
union of Veterans. He will attend
j the picnic Friday afternoon, and he,
urges that Woodmen of other camps
in this section be present, and ex-i
tends for the Woodmen a very cor- ]
dial Invitation to the public to at
i tend. ,
I "We'll be glad to have you. I
folks." says Mr. Klff. "Get in the
| Woodman crowd and have a good .
time with us. We are anxious to
make this a Veal Joyfest."
Miss Margaret Hollowell has re
turned. from an automobile trip to
northern cities with her grandpar
ents. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Derrlckson
'and left Tuesday to Join her parents. '
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hollowell at
Nags Head.
TWO MISSIONARIES
KILLED BV BANDITS
? S? T> * A?iorlit?d Prr?.l
Shanghai. Auaust 3u.?.Rev. W. A.
Whiteside and Rev. K. (J. Walt. Brit
ish missionaries, were sliot and kllUd
by bandits while travelling in Szech
man province on August 14. accoH
in* to a letter from Mienchow re
ceived here today.
Princess Anastasia
Died Wednesday Nijslit
London. August 30.?Princess An
astasia of Greece, formerly Mrs. Wil
liam Leeds of America, died at her
home here last night.
The family of the. late Princess is
making plans to send the body to
New York. Some members of the
Greek royal family favored burial In
Athens, but it was held that the pres
ent political situation there which
has already resulted in the exile of
Greek royalty Including Prince Chris
topher. Princess Anastasia's husband,
would preclude this Btep.
Moreover, the princess had ex
pressed the wish that she might rest
with her father and mother In Wood
lawn Cemetery. New York.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
POINT HARBOR SOON
The Rnptlsts of Currituck an* plan
ning. n great meeting for Saturday,
^September 22. which wl.ll be known
as the Pour County Sunday School
Reunion. The reunion, which is to
be held at Point Harbor, is being ar
ranged by the membership of the
liaptist Church at Mamie, and the
Sunday schools in the four counties,
Pasquotank. Camden, .'l>are and Cur
rituck have been extended invitations
to attend. It is hoped that large
numbers from these'three neighbor
ing counties will be present.
The day will be full of entertain
ment as boat races and swimming
contests are being arranged and sev
eral good speakers are expected to
deliver addresses. Refreshments are
to be sold and every family will carry
its dinner!
BIG REVIVAL NOW
ON NARROW SHORE
One of the greatest revival meet
ings ever held in Currituck County is
being conducted at the Gospel Tab
ernacle on Narrow Shore this week.
[Crowds are filling the building at ev
ery service and people are coming
from tlie neighboring counties aa
w*ell from all parts of Currituck.
The meeting is In charge of Rev.
E. T. Adams, well known evangelist,
of Kentucky, and he Is assisted by
Rev. George It. Kulp of Michigan.
Rev. Mr. Kulp Is nearly 8 0 years olu
and has been preaching for about 50
years. The music and singing are in
charge of Professor and Mrs. R. A.
Shank of Columbus. Ohio.
Services are held dally on week
days at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. and on
Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 2:30 and
7:30 p. m.
The last Service will be held at
7:30 Sunday evening. September 2.
BAPTISTS TO HOLD
REVIVAL AT MAMIE
Revival services at the Rapt 1st
Church at Mamie will begin on the
Monday after the third Sunday lr\
September and will continue for a
week or ten day. Rav. Mr. Jones of
Portsmouth, I* well known in
Currituck, will conduct the revival
and he will be assisted by the pastor.
Rev. J. I,. Waldrep.
Everything In Readiness
For The Kiwanian Outing
Bov? and Girl* Who Haven't Had Their Share of Picnicb
If 'ill Enjoy Delight fill Afternoon Friday With Hatli in ft.
Mimic. Karen, and Plenty of Refrenhntentn
Elizabeth City Klwanlans arc plan
ning a delightful outing ? Friday af
ternoon for the boys and girls who
hare not had their share of picnics
thin summer.
Charley Oalther In chairman <if the
committees In charge of the affair
and has worked zealously to provide
a good time for all the boys and
girls.
The chairman of the entertainment
eommittee. George Little, has been
assisted by representatives of every
church In Elisabeth City. Tickets
have been Issued to children In the
various parts of town but If some one
knows of a child who ought to no
and has not a ticket, the Klwsnlans
hope that the child's name will be
handed to George Little at the Caro
lina Hank and Trust Company at
once. Every child must havo his
ticket on Friday afternoon.
Automobiles will leave from thre??
places at 2: So and will return to
these plsces with the children at six
o'clock. The places are the Com
munity House on Fleetwood street,
the High School building on North
Road street, and Calvary Baptist
church on Riverside.
JVM Skinner Is chslrman of the
transportation committee and has
arranged for Klwanlans to be on
hand with their cats. He urges that
they be there promptly.
The children will first be Uk?a to
Dawson's Beach and at three o'clock
amusements will begin.
First, there will be a duck chasek
Five duck* will be turned loose and
the winner* may carry home their
trophies. Next will be a barrel rld
iug content. The Klwanlans will
give a prize to the winner. Then
there will be a diving contest, and
Josh Dawson will give a prlxe to the
winner. A flag rsce In Hhallow wa
ter for the tiny tota will be last, and
the Klwanlans will give a prise In
this race.
The children should take their
bathing suit*. There will be no
charge made for bathing privileges.
At four o'clock everybody will go
to the Old Fairgrounds where Jim
Stalllnxs snd his assistant chefs will
see that each child gets all the re
freshments that Its tummy can hold.
Adrlsn Nicholson will have a brass
hand there to play,while the young
sters satisfy their craving for food.
See saws and swings have been put
up by the Klwanlans. There will be
running races, and more prises.
George Bpence Is chairman of the
law and order committee, but It Is
not expected that ho will have any
thing to do except look pleasant,
which he Invariably does, anyway.
All Klwanlans will make It their
business and pleasure to look after
the hoys and girls and see that they
lhav? a good time and get back safe
V
Council Ambassadors
Sends Urgent Protest
Invites Greece to Institute Immediate Investigation Into Cir
cumstance* Surrounding the Killing of Five Members
of Italian Commission on Albanian Frontier
MEN ARE ALLOWED
TO STAY AT WORK
Agreement Reached Today
Between Policy Committee
of Anthracite Operator* and
Miner* Union Officials.
lit) The Ainwlttril l'rr??, I
Harrisburg, I*a., August 30.?An
agreement was reached today be
tween the policy committee of the
aTi'thraclte operators and officials of
the miners union, under which the
union men employed as pumpemn.
engineers and maintenance men will
he allowed to stay at work after Sep
tember the first, even if the suspen
sion of mining now ordered becomes
effective.
Tin- men in these clnssjficat Ions
are needed to prevent the from
flooding ami caving in during periods
idleness. %
llarrishurg, Pa., August 30.?(low
ernor I'inchot last night submitted
his plan for settlement of the coal
strike to tlx* operators and miners
and called upon them to answer by
Friday.
Young Men Organize
Athletic Association
Plan to Have Football and
Various Kinds of Indoor
Sports
j Young men of KUzabeth City
i Wednesday night organised an Ath
letic Association which proposes to
form a football team and to arrange
for other athletic sports for the fall
and winter season.
I Those eligible for active member
ship in the organization are young
men from IK to 25 who an* not now
attending the Klizabeth City High
School. The entrance membership
fee Is one dollar.
Officers for the association will be
named at a meeting to be held at the
Community tlulldlng next Tuesday
evening at 7:150.
Members of the association expect
to make arr ange nignt a, if possible for
the opening of the gymnasium and
th? shower on the basement of the
building.
Prominent business and profes
sional men of the city have pledged
their support to the young men in
their effort for wholesome recrea
tion and at the same time to enter
tain fans with a good class of outdoor
and indoor sports.
VETEKANS VOTING
ON MODIFICATION
Norfolk, AugttSt 30. ? Reconsider
iation of the vote of the Veterans of
I Foreign Wars encampment yester
day approving the resolution present-,
ed by the Virginia department call
ing for modification of the Volstead
I Act promised today to occupy the,
i business seHslon. The resolution
calls for an amendment of the pro-!
hihition laws to permit reasonable
| dispensing of alcoholic beverages,
land declares that the law cannot he,
enforced properly and that this con
stitutes a menace to all law and to,
the safety of the nation.
IMMEDIATE IIEI.I?
NEEDED HY THESE
Here are three cases of immediate j
'need. F.lizaheth City people who;
wish to be of service in their own
community are invited to send con-!
trlbutlons to members of the County
Welfare Hoard, which is composed of
M. P. Jennings, O. F. SeylTrrt. and
I)r. S. If. Templeman. or to the Coun
ty Welfare Officer.
Op|M?rtimlty Xo. One
An invalid girl with no near rela-1
tlves 1s now ill with typhoid fever.
Ne?ds gowns, other articles for the,
sickroom, and money to be used for,
food. She In being taken care of by
an aged couple who are barely aide
to take care of themselves, but aref
sharing with her out of the kindness
of their hearts.
Op|H?t-iunity No. Tho
A deserted mother with six chil
dren Is trying to work and make a
living for them. Needs temporary
relief until Mothers' Aid can he se
cured for her.
Op|M>rtunlty Xo. Three
Five children In another family j
need food and clothing, or money,
with which tA buy fjhene
All three cases have been carefully
! Investigated and the public Is assured
that any funds contributed will be
[carefully and wisely spent. The need
| Is urgent.
Mrs. Bessie Thompson of Manns
'Harbor returned home Wednesday;
jafter visiting friends In the city. i
<Bv Th' AatnrliM I'rfM )
Paris, August 30.?The Inter-Al
lled Council of Ambassadors today
decided to send a telegram to the
Greek government on behalf of the
French, Brltlah and Italian govern
ments. jointly protesting "with the
energy that the gravity of the clr
cumstanceH warrant against the out
rage of which the Italian mission of
the Commission for Delimitation of
the Albanian frontier had been the
victim."
The telegram Invites Greece to In
stitute ^immediate investigation Into
the circumstances surrounding tho
massacre.
Italian Fleet Ready
London, August 30.?Demonstra
tions against the Greeks are report
ed front all parts of Italy, says a
Central News dispatch from Rome,
but so far as is known no acts of
violence have occurred.
The Italian government has called
on th? newspapers and the Fascist!
forces to assist in maintaining order
and discipline.
A dispatch to the livening News
from Milan says that the Italian fleet
has received orders to be prepared
to sail in the eventuality of move
ment against Greece.
Kotne, August 30. ? Following the
murder of five Italian diplomats by
the Greeks, Italy yesterday served a
live day ultimatum on Greece call
ing for indemnity and apology. Italy
also demanded an answer to her note
within 2 4 hours.
Athens, August 30.?It is under
stood here that Greece is not dis
posed to accept the humiliating con
ditions imposed by Italy in the lat
ter's note demanding satisfaction for
killing live Italian members of the
Greco-AI ban Ian frontier Delimitation
Mission. In the event that a dead
lock-is' reached in settling the af
fair. Greece, it is further understood,
will propose to submit the question
to the League of Nations.
Declares Christ
Only True Success
Dallas Lawyer Makes Report
on Citizenship to American
Bar Association
Lake Junaluska, August 30.?Rev.
Thurston II. Price, evangelist of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
in a sermon this morning before the
Bible and Kvangellstlc Conference at
the Southern Methodist Summer As
sembly here, declared that .the
church Is not Yi failure, but that if
the members of the church would
study more closely the teachings and
life of Jesus Christ they could make
It much more successful.
"He shall not fall," the words of
prophecy spoken by Isaiah, was the
evangelist's text. The text refers to
Jesus Christ.
"If this statement of my text," he
began "had been spoken about any
other man Hint ever walked the face
of the earth, it would have been
proved false long ago. Men havl
lived, It is true, whose power and
fame seemed to be fljfed and their ul
timate success an assured fact, but
history Is one long list of their final
failures In many ways."
Christ, he said. Is the only man
who never failed, whose life was
crowned with everlasting success.
The church, having Its foundation
In Christ and Ills teachings, Is not a
failure, he reasoned. When honest
and thoughtful men are inclined to
say that the church Is a failure It Is
not because of the church as a whole,
but heeause of Individual members
of the church and their errors, the
evangelist declared.
"We need not fall." he continued,
"If we would only learn from a few
outstanding facts In His everyday life
why it was that He whs stlch a per
fect success In His life and contact
with men as well as In His great
plan, laid In so short a time, for the
salvation of the rest of the world."
Rev. Mr. Price reviewed the life of
Christ, emphasizing His ability to
master Himself, to be democratic
and mix with the mob, even though
born a king.
"Christ did great and mighty
things, but he never grew proud over
them." said the evangelist. "When a
mart grows proud and thinks he 'has
arrived," the time has come for that
man to 'step off,' and he usually does
that very thing. Let us keep such a
r?? I hi.- task Just ahead of us that
we will never have time to grow
proud and gloat, over what little we
already have done."
WTTCttf MARKET
New York, August 30.?Spot cot
ton closed quiet with a five point de
cline. Middling 25.60. Futures
rlosed at the following levels: Octo
ber 24.35, December 24 26, January
23.92. March 23.97, May 23.93.
New York, August 30?Future op
ened today at the following levels:
October 24.51-62. December 24.42
44, January 24.11, March 24.14-11,
May 24.10.