Love Accuses Highway
Body Of Extravagance
In Conducting Affairs
Chairman of County < jiiu-'
mituiiuiMTM Cliarfjrs |{oad,
Board railed to S|iemr
Money Eeoiiom ieal 1 y
scorr oiikIjs ?km\t,
Would Have Hard I inn
?^t'iiidiiu: .More Ijirpfnl Set
JUDGE NUNN AT
CURRITUCK FOR
THE FiRST TIME
Maknt Pleasing Imprrssiiin
^?mrcb northwardly to Brother*'
pKro. a dlntanr" of about Iwo
nnlrs. be continued another mile.
The board promised to ul\? flic
requewt favorable conwid'-iatton In
(k# event lUlfleliMit nipikc) wan
available for It when other |irl<>r 1
project* had been paid for.
MOTHER AND WIFE ARK
AIITO VI 'KECK MCT1HS
Hickory. H?'pt. 7- - Word whk r? - 1
reived here today from George
1-incast. r of thla city Hiatlnu that
his mother whs d? ad and hie wife
nut expected to live, uh a reault ol
an automobile accident near Klna*
ton.
TKAPI-X t .N'IO.X MKI-rrs
Charlotte. Sept. 7. Sl\ hun
dred delegate* aatherert here to
day for the opening of the first an
oiimI .-"?** Win of the North Carolina
Allied Trade* 1'nlon. Itcprexcnta
tlt?* from nine organization* art?
In attendance. The n? xftlon* will
last through Thursday.
r?>TTO>f M.IKKKT
New York, September 7. Cot-,
ton futuris opened fodpy al the
following level*: October 17.7s.
Kboi I 7 . .I'm iniary IB. 02.
H.l'O. >lay 11.43.
Tnrk. September 7. Spot
gn do"' it quiet mlddllnir IX
leaner of 2.? points Future.'
hid: October 17.86. Decm?
1 8 0U. January 18 08. March!
?ft, May 18.35. July lg.38. J
j tween W. O. Saunders. nlllor of
I the Independent. weekly newspa
? per published here, unci Dr. J. H.
Hawkins, of Ncw|iiirt News,
i marked the opening of a series of
?lectures by the latter at the court
house here Monday nlulit. Only
| a scattering of people att< nded,
but th 0*0 expressed th? ninflvrs to
I day ax having been well repaid
for their presence.
In opening hi* lecture, which
Max directed against |h< methods
ol I'm (toman Catholic Chiireh,
Dr. Hawkins took Extreme excep
tion to xtatementfl appearing in
lasi week's issue of the Independ
ent. In which Mi . Saunders Intl
iiirtt? d that lie was here as a rep
resentative of the Ku Klux Klaii.
Dr, Hawkins branded these inti
mations as "an eniphallc lie," do-,
daring that he wn* not a member
j of the Klan. and wan not working
I for It.
Mr. Saundcr* had come in at
the ripening of the meeting, and
at that Juncture arose and told the
Kpeak'-r who h> wmm, adding that
| Dr. Hawkins* denial "f affiliation
with the Klan. in Ills opinion, was
the *lronK#>*t evidence that he was
>1 Klancinan. "They all deny they
ln hini; to it." he added.
Dr. Hawkins answered in kind,
snd in the course of the argument
Air, tfaunderx stripped off his coat
1 as though to fight. The lecturer
told hmi that VII the last re
coursc of ? cuwald. and piocced
fd to ll>t bu own putilhnc qiial
A Scientific "Divining Rod"
Faker* usnl to loc.ite well* with "divining iifOs." This man. A. J I\
BcftNhr of Omaha. han Kone them onr Iwitor. With In-- "fleet ro-*t Alio
bahrnot," whown above. he haa located Nebraska 'it ikict ml well. at i "amp
bell, In KrankMn county. The whole town, with a population nf ,"oa. h id
contributed $70,000 or nioro to the formation ol a company t? lM?re f?-r oil;
Bntaohy s discovery meant* thoy will net their money 1-ack and a whole
lot more. _ lie predicts a good future for Nebraska's new "llcld."
BRIBE HEARING
UNDER WAY NOW
Special Panel of 200 Tule*?
men railed in Dau^licr
ly-!Vliller ilanv
New York. Sept. 7.-- -A special
panel of H00 talesmen were sum
moned to provide a jury toilny for
trial of Former Attorney General
Hari > M. Daugherty and former
Allen Properly Custodian Thomas
W. Miller on charge* of accepting
1,000 bribe.
? Cbnunrv to the Federal Court
custom of liHvinK prospective Ju
rors questioned by tile court,
fudge Mack agreed to penult di
rect questioning by attorneys,
tflth resultant prospect of an en
Ire flo> or more being given over
o aejection of a jury.
FMeral Attorney Emery it.
luckner expects presentation of
he Qov< riimeut's case will require
ibout three weeks, but defense
ittorn-ys were unable to say how
ong they would require as the d>
onse testimony will depend upon
vhat the Goventnent offers.
Richard Merlon. German cop
ier magnate. Is here as star wit
less lor the Government and is
txpacted to testify as to his parti
cipation in the return of $7,000.
100 cash and Liberty Hum! to
ilien claimants of stock in the
Vmerlrnn Metals Company.
' GIVKN SKW <OMM\Ml
Washington. Sept. 7. ? Colonel
>UQeari K. Major has been r? -
loved of his Fort KuaUs, Virginia.
'Omniaiul and will assume new du
les on September 20. as chief of
taft of the fourth Corps ana at
itlantu. <!ror?;ia.
cturer Clash
volvingKlctn
tlmnlinna in tin- Wqn'tti/
aiul Smiii)lrrn Throti s
tit t rrlml Till
, ideation, staling that lie was .six
j feet two inches lull, and weighed
250 pound*.
The upshot of it all was that
j Mr. Saunders put Ills coat back
ion.' and walked out ?f the court
house before I>r. llawkiiiH begun
1 hln lecture.
| The visiting lecturer stated in
Jan interview Tuesday that ho had
j been a member of the Klan ami
an active worker for it, but that
j he had left the organization In
I March, !!?!!!?. because he did ri?*t
approve of the method* of its
j higher officers. He Maid he still
wa* heartily in favor of the prin
ciples for wlrtch if stood.
Dr. Hawkins ottered credential*
showing that he was a member of
the Virginia bar, and stated that
he wan h former president <?f lh<
Virginia State Optical Association,
?a Mason, a Hlirlner. a Knight of
: Pythias, an Orangeman. and on"
of the founders of the Virginia
I Academy, -at Norfolk, having
served aucccwHlvely as vice presi
dent and president of thr achool.
In connection with his tilt with
tha editor of the Independent, Dr.
Hawkins stated lie wan very llk? -
ly not done with the subject. Hp
wax scheduled to lecture Tuesday
night on the history of the Cath
olic Church.
i The encounter between the two
'was the principal topic of conver
sation on the streets here today.
I Mr. Saunders had gone io Suffolk
j on a bualpeas trip, and his version
I of (be incident therefore could not
I ha obtained. i
East Lake Product
Blamed for Busy
Court Session
Ascribed to i lit* alleged arrival
j of a car*;" of "whlli* liuhtnlnt;"
I-'tidav night I nun l-Ja*t Luke, ha
ven of Northeastern Carolina
:m<?onshininu operations, record
.it'k rniiri Kad tin liveliest session
? in many we? ks Monday morning,
las something of an unheralded
I celebration of Luhor Day. hi r,;rt,
Jit was about tin* only festivity oh
Ivervuble here in connection with
it he li'-lidiiy.
| l?? adi nt; t Ik ? docket were three
visitors from Norfolk, Krncnt Par
' ker and Mr. and Mrs.'-H. C. Par
| k??r, who won- arrested Saturday
?niuht in tin- downtown district
while riding in a Iteo automobile,
aftftr having bumped into several
; other cars and causing some dam
jap'. .Ml pleaded guilty to a
icliaruc of simple drunkt nness, and
'were lined $.'? and costs each,
i Krne^t and H. C. Parker, who.
by the way, are cousins, wen
lined $26 and eon Is each on that
rotuit, the evidence being that po
lire had found a small quantity of
whisky in the car. H. C. Parker
was put under a suspended sen
tence of f? 0 days in jail, coudii ton
al upon his refraining from driv
ing a car in North Carolina for
two years, and upon payment or a
fine of $50 and costs.
Mrs. Parker was fined only $r?
Sand costs, as may h>' noted from
the foregoing paragraphs, and
she succeeded in raising Ihe nion
,ey. The 'other two remained in
I Jail until she 'returned Tuesday
with enouuh money to pay their
aggregate fines,
Julian Spencer, John Copeland
|und Mordecal While, chart:?'d
with disorderly conduct In a C*o
? loulal avenue cafe, were fined $?'?
land costs each.
j Will Stroud, 'accused of ha vim:
'been drunk and disorderly, and
! wllli possession of liquor, was
, lined i I a and costs on each count.
I Police lent Hied he had a pint of
j whisky on his person when lie wan
arrcMlHl.
1 Jack Htrniia, churued with as
sault. was fin* <1 $20 and cod.'.
I The was that In- lift 1 1 had
|hii arctiment with Tom Copt-land
as the outcome of u crap game
on Peartrec Itoad Saturday nigh:.
,and had struck Copland over the
! head with a piece of Iron pipe, Iti
flicil 11 k a gash which it requlr* d
four atltchcs to clone.
j As a M*qu<-I to the crap game,
j Al Divers, F.dwnrd and Cralmui
' Moore and Noah Seymour ap
peared in court Tueaday morn In.-,
and paid lines of 110 and co.ih
each Upon submitting: to a chart;'
of gamine.
Charged with bring drunk.
Iamuel Norman, Jerry Johnson
and Prank Lllh-y, ail colored,
f were fined $.% and co-'ts each.
I<eslle Pool, colored renldml ??f
Camden. whs rei|iiiri'd to pay lit"
court costs of' an action in which
he was charged with liavlnu
parked his car too cloac to a lir"
plug.
\* the I'-sult r?f a fluhl In a
colored poolroom, James Momi"
and fjeorge J.'Kcott, nesroca. w. i
lined $5 and coats eiiqli.
Charged with speeding, lilack*
well flarkley vw?- flncd $10 and
con I h, J^jWcfOfflcer Harris.
mnde"'the arrest, testified I"1
passed the Southern lfot??| cornel
at a speed he estimated al ? "?
' miles an hour.
In Tuesday mornlhg'a couif.
Clarence Kxton, colored, was h* id
under $500 hond for a heariir.'
Saturday mornini; on a chnrite "f
carnal knowledge of a color- d uirl
under I A year* of aao. H<? went
to Jail In default of hail.
J. R. Ford, charged wl?h hat
in# violated a parkin# ordinal-' .
i waft tlned $1 and coat*
CITY TAX RATE
REMAINS SAME
AS LAST YEAR
M:m?r Mi-Cain- Hlork
rniincil M?v*' I rrr*
on Wist Main Slri rl. t<>
I Yriiiit W iiiniiii}!
' I KKKHKK t;i\ KN It \ISI".
Cilv Matiap-r s? Salary ln
| <rruM'?l to *-"?"> ',,r
Month: Orilinaiui- I'aswil
J l <. Kotrii't I'arkiiif!
Fixing My ?? 'al. ilt
SI.'JS. tli?* *?"'? ;?f WiM y ? 1 ?
ri.iMii- i*Hy ? MaiUif r V* r? U ? -
'?-.'ilirv a im'iitli. anil mmin?
:a.-wfi a |.r??|"-?l ?"? ,,M*
j?r abiiut in ii-w ???? ?'??? H'iir.1
M?|. ?l Mam Mr?.l 11,1 ''iV'
tll-bis ??f lb" ,1,<" 1 ' ?
K*"<I|!HI toiioh?d II |nm a Hub
* \.rytbinu utnl-r im m?m
'in niiiiluf iii'ftin- at
'Imt ??| I'oinnni ot- Monday i:ii;Iii
T?n ta \ rat.- is* liiv i?i< ?i '
it. II..-. III. . in hu.il. : I-...I
1 1?. il,. Ii?t at r.r. r. ?t?. I ,. ni.t.l;;'J
Im-IhiuI ni'ii, ral fuiiil t? l?K "
rr.-i.l- III' :mil>il -.'I,.'"! li.M.'l liil'.l
.,'lll?, ..nil 111,- ?i?- Il""1 1L,
r.-nl-. Avail, tllix >>ar. ?" ?""?
lax was Itxi-ll a I lull'
j inr >1 1'.l lal'i'r ami
'sr.,.!.. I s.-lin.'l' 'ill. lax on
I.,., mil-l- V. a- i.i.'i * nwu t'l - '
'Il lam >var? llis.in- -if
| Oiuti.ilm.in M.n-aii iHIhiiI 'I"
' on I v mint, voir.- I" I""
. I tlial I ' 1 1 v Maliat'-r t-l. I.i*.
imlaii I.. rai?..l ?'^a a mmilli. ????
' l n -fas'1 t" In-' tnnd?* r? t roacliN'1 t'?
i Jinn 1. last. Wli' H ll"' t"11"1
In l.. Ii? ai-k"! llial 1 1 in I"'
jr. .-.i.lcl mmliiHl It Tin- iu?-i..-.
Ibiinu* Hi' ?<>' iiianau-T f >-.iiai>
i.i- t.. * "J 7 r. a nioiiin.
Tli>- Main sU"'t In- <|l.?-?l'"n
w.i- |.n-< Il.llul. 't Btalli by a h i -
oiniiiond.ition by I?. K. "I!'
ntuiiM ? r in ?h?- ? oI ? .
Oliu-n. ?'? rliarist* of t'U> tin
u .-.I i- h-r,-. V
If, -Ml "II II"' IMHltll !*>??? "1
nl root, " Road anu -
b.- cut down I,. iM.finli a "la.w
the ?tr- -it I" ??- rlrai|ilit,i"?l "l11
Wlii-n il" qii,-?ti?u i-ani'- I" a
' Voio. Cmmi'llmon Morcan. Urium
and i: J Colioon wont on p-rnnl
uh lavorlnc Mr. JobnMin'H miiski"
1 1 Ion . wiili Oninoilmon Kram. i . i
C Colioon and auan -i "?
Maynl Mr' 'all. . inlmltul nl I""
lir.iiuli"' I" II" Wonmnv I ml.
in l. l HtiylhlnK hai.li.'ii I" tl>' l'" s
wlirn Hi' V ??"?'' f l" """1"1.
, vctonl tin' niolion.
A letter from Altornvy ?
TliOin|iK?n was i? ad. In whUli ? ' ''?
Tlioni|?st?n rPFlK'Cirully drrlimd !?
iwrvi' ?n ? mwrial commits ? ??ul?
orix?d 1?y thr f'ountil la^l in"""'
to invrstlKaU- rliart;v* "I ^r,,n
prrkrr.d l>y CHy Mai.ari r l*-r?'
I asaltiM I- It- <? I""'1''
. ..tint, r i-liarK'-!. t.v Mr. ?l|" I"" "
Mayor Moral*- ri'|?orl?*d thai ??
l.ail Ih-.-n advlm*.! at-"" tlial I
Chl. l .!? I t"'-' ?,"'l'l .
?u-rvc. wi.il' till oftlrlal Willi II I'
lii-i-n r. i-.-i vi-,1 from I. U
??inn. II..' "I Hi.
cimiiitiK" . i' I- ,
Iv Itiat li" ?llt f?1l??' " l,u
COIIl'HO. .
W W WoodK y. Jr.. r?'f? n?l>
. i.-rlr.l In th. ltnar't "f < "? rini' ?i
Srhunl Tritt.l'-, ?. ???ntl. r'.l tin- i' --
Imintlnn. wlilol' w;" arr. |.n-.l. .. .
Itotw It II Taylor wa- i-lio ? n
inianimoiiHly to .-.irr."! I.l'u.
A in th Ion from i?i?i?? rt> ????
vn ?n NorlU Water ?tfi-l. a^kinv.
thai II" -lr"l I" M'1'!""* 11
what anil r. pav.-.l I..IW" i M.'l"
??,i Itutx... 'I""1"- niM net ""
liri.il;" "U f?lti.l' Xl"r I "" '- ..
mado nliort? r and l??W??r? d and lb
aunronrb. s I.- ral^od. whh prom m
i d bv Mlorjioy K. !'? \ydb-lt. ri??
Coiinril kiivc Mi-. A \ II axsnr
a tire !h?l Unit would be doe- . if
?diffident money was* available
from t It** proee??di? of tin- rici-nl
Mreet Improvement bond IsMie,
Water atreet alao cairn- in for
eonidfleralinn in (lie matl< r "f
parkins. Mayor MeCaln break In u
another "-S lie In favor of pro
hibiting purkinu on the cast aide
(?f t li?' utreet. hcU'cln Colonial
avenue. Ms?twhil?- MattheWH hI ???*?!,
and the State highway bridge.
The niHlicr of improved dairy*
Iiik retrain I ton* here. willi a vi? ?'
to anHtirlnu a pure milk xiipply lor
Kllzah?th City. wan taken up
ihrouuh the reading of a leiter
from' H. K. Mlll'-r, of the Stall
Hoard of llcallh, irivlnu na#uraiiei
that ho would rome here a? liif
e.irlhftl opport unity to nurvev lie
nil iiallon. and lhat prohnblv I*
wouhl he areoinoanh d by \V. I..
ClevenRi r, of tin fbireau of Am
tnal Husbandry ai Slate ColP-ve.
Itaprwfrnlatlve J Konvon Wll
>"?n waa pri*a?'iit. and upon ImIiiu
prexi n'? d by lit. /? ?!?? Fi arlit*:.
l ily h'-allh Officer. dlfMiaard a ?e
rent vMt to ftalelch. in whleh h?
went inlo th? lorn I milk nimnlio'
with Mr. Miller and others. H"
lal' d thai Mr. Miller 'rerouiiu? nd
I'd the unidinc and "patten rl*at ion
of all milk raid hen-. The Conn
ell deferred aetlnti In I bp mailer,
pendlnu Mr Miller"* visit
City Manager l-Vrohee** report,
in Mtifataner. follow-:
"Street w?rk. H^rba^i . Iia-di
collection* and other aanltary
work, and maintenance work on
eemeti-rleji have been kepi up.
"I'p to September I. It. SI 5
fi?et of storm drain has been
laid; 41.429 feet of curb and *'i?
tar ha* bfan laid on CbMreh. Ehr
Airplane Parachute Is Success
Thf l.'itcHt Invention f??r .ihvr.if: ^
the ?*nlirc aiiplrinc .-is well ill .
nt Initio wood. Cnlif.. hy ic 1/.11I <?
.-inil thrn lot th?* |Mhn hiM? l>; It ? ?
thf iMrrirhutp In m-Hun I"
H. iwmrptt. I*. H ii>t vv of:* .1:1
The otunt wna flnaiu-ril i.> ,|. ? , t ..
Ittti 1 1 |i lilc* ;
'?nm?T iMrtirhure to nuiipnrt
? -si.il ii n<| |>r< >v < <l a huiitm
' v. to a height ??f 6,(100 f*?-t
i> Th?. plrturo nhnwn
x'lf. inv?*iiiur of llir devlrf,
'??r ili.> ici?i Wim <-omp|ctr<t.
t i??. Kiit in Mm l?lay?T? Lnaky
Union Methodists
Will Celebrate
Centennial
Sunday. S? pt ? ii i v I - , will li?- 1
tin- one 1 1 ii ndredth anniversary of
IJi>- (mi; in ii I ii ol I'lilon M ? -I li'ril j
Church in.il 1| will h.- i-<>hdirati?d |
wit Ii ati n I l-t!jty nie. til.;. and ;iii in
ti'n'HliiiJ? program.
Tli?* njcunlUL- will Im? ulvm over!
t?? Chili] r<-*u *h I ):i v i-M-rri^ 4 which
will In- 1'idhnveil by dinner on thei
ground?.
Ill tin- llfleri.ooii I 'cp 1 11. -lilt,
ahont 2 o'clock llnre will hi- ;i?J
?Inssfy liv 1>:\ W. \ Sthint of Urn -
01 > l'nlv? rrflty. At In 11 r .1 . oiyi.i, '
Or. II. r Spi-nrc (>f I)u'm I ni-<
vt'wlly mill rlii' dedication ot lliei
Sunday School II. i.ijt tn.' ni In |iv. 1
P. S. I.ove'nf (lie I'iiKi M?tin-r!lsi
Church. I !ll/.?ihitli I. I,. ;
Ih'I Is al*o planning to pit s.-iil
and fp?ak conrci nini: Ii I.- work.)
H" Ik l h? ? pti|>i>HttlMi<|< nl of il?' i
Himfliiy scIiiioIk ? 1 t Im ? North Car
ollna Confers ncr.
"A If the former in' nilii'i** of I'n
iou Church' an iilvi ri an into i?i in- j
vilatlon lo-hc |?r? w? ill a nil the v 11- _
? ral puhltr cordially Invll'd > ??
coin'' ;iinl sliisi'c With iih In III-!
good tliiiiu4'.fur holh . ?iiil audi
lioily. " :-iay? |{? v. \\ . T, l'ltipp>, ,
pnidor.
iimhanx. Plr?l, IImhI Cypres . !
I Itroad. -Pearl. I'arpomit:''. Cedar, i
l/H'Hst and l>vi r r? ?< U and on. Co- ,
lonial and lluanoke avenue I
"Khrlnuhau* 1 1 ?>t pavin.; lui*
? hern completed. I In c on cm-V hye
?'ii \V? st Church Htri it ha* i-ii
com plc-tcd and (hi iuyin^ of niick '
Ihcnon 1 iiliout*:')!) |ier lit rum !
Iilrti1, mhim will h> liijl.h'd HiIh]
wc( k.
"Th? work of I'kvIiiu South |
(toad id reel wii ? h< ynn inv ral
day#- ukii, an?l llic ha:*- Man lit- n I
complete ?] from the m- 1? r> So
Sin card Ktrc-l. TIm* work ol r? -
??Kin . null uml (">nst 1 iii-tin. con
?T'"- gittii t hai? rciH'lu (| ;?luio II
to Main MH'-'t.
"Pi rut flrc'l. ttro;i(J hlr?< t. Ca-I .
Cypiois*. tin t'! and . : ' .? ?l *. all ??f j
Colonial avenue* ha ie !??> 11 ? a- |
led lii?d at' pia?'i if 1 li< f.Hlv 1 ?r
::rai<-i * i(h ih' j?il??ii '?l catch
llHHi'-IS.
"Shl|?m? til Kva\? 1 ha.: Ik cti i
delayed Iwwum ??> a leu ? ha\
lim sunk under lie loadiu* ?hnl?- 1
hut V; nit- lU'tiniifi d (? i I \ ( ? i l"i: j
lh Ik w??k.
"In 1 ??????' it I ln? ll??' h-.idiiM I
take |dcn-uro In 1?? ? 11 . . thai wr
hwvc no. d' flcii hni "i? lli< dlhcr
hand w?- have a *'tr|?hi (if $22, ?
7*5.1)0 and l?y a|i;ilvni' il?i?< lo 1h?
hmli.ct fni the -|U': ??? ni ll?ral y? ?r
?i' are ? nahlcid to ,?t -?vld?' fi?r all1
of our needs Including the pay- j
tnonl of tin- liil? lent im our n
rent ly' Inntird nlr< ? I bonds. Ih" In-i
t'-rcul on all othM honds and >1 j
linking fund of li.000.00 on Ihc |
Mosquito Millions
Dine Heartily On
Island People
A l?raml inw host of visitors
desci'iuli d upon M anion ami
I linaiiokc UIiiimI last wi<k. o| mi
??ntiri'ly <1 ?-ri t *011 from lln
i thousand:- who. vi-lt? d tin- happy
I isle dininc H'Mih Coming \V??'k.
1 wlp-n lh'* Virginia llarc nhhia-1
, lion wax hi-ld. Ami it nia.v Im
I > u i?l not at nil lo 1 Ij? i 1 <IIm:i? flit j
Ul1.1l tin h land |K'(t|ii< failed t<>
' v.? IflMlH I ]|i *K4" hlti'St 1 '< * 1 1 j ? r> Willi
lip- uraHfiiiic hospitality iIm.v hp
<?<?jM. i1 iJu'ir ^ur>h(K of I wo w< ? k?
i Iji lu?*.
W.ili-f Swain. ol this <ily. wlio
pay* hl wcr-kly visits in iln ihmd 1
in i-Miiiif>i-iioii wit f 1 hi* insuiaiu'i- 1
Imsim ss, tain*' hark Saturday with!
a roloifui lah' oT this la lent vhdta-1
Hon; Iff Hrratchiil ri-niinisriiiily
ttrl 1. tulk-d.
I "i^fixi Wi-dnchilay ' Vt-niiiK," Mr.
I Swain (hclaiHl. "million* and mil-,
lion* ol' 111 nKf| 11 i t ? i? s tanir 10 Man- 1
' !????. ami .->|ir?'aj| ail ov??r f Island, j
'They w? r^ I rin 1 time* na thick ax ;
ami llir.v Irhd 10 isJ ''vi-rv. I
jlioily no. When I todc iiiiiMnd | In- ?
' Mand with a I1011111 and hiiivv,
j t licy |o||ow< d III' III (il'Utl'l*, audi
I I had to Tilt a hush and l? at tin ni ,
??!f tin- all tin- film-. I've never j
1 mi?* li *?o many ihohhuIIoi'*' in mv}
;Jif?-. anrl lln |m?oi?I^ Hi- r?v nay tin y !
I wi n- t !??? worft In :'.U year*. Tbe.v .
! w? i' hiu om-H. and mi oid Ihey h id
I li.ni- <1 uray. And th<\v w? re a.'*
j ravenous us libera."
Mr. Swain docbnpil tin- marsh
ii^oii lh?: t-asd coimt of th' Mlattd 1
| had Inn m il mil all Ihc waV liolsij
I \Vafirh?'S<,- to lln hay. ???? which
Mniiho Is niliial* d. and niupt have
I- drive 11 th* inoi'ij u II oea hofon* thrm'i
1 < 1 the hivhiann. with a ?"?tilli Mind
assistlnu 1h? m. Tlicy lit* ?: .? 1 1 v took
po-sessl'Oi 'if Ma nti-o. I"? said, ad
,il||.i'. that, I ni once ?li his lil'. lie |
v.'.m vlad lo 'I away iron* th? i-l
and.
N'-WS of till* l??i?Sf|tlll'? vlKllallon ,
I came ,a? a dKilnct *ifiprlsi to
lhfiKi> wlni ait' iid' d the li'iini com- ,
inu M-hlifHtion on i". islard <lm*
: ln^ llo w< 1 k of August l*?-Jl. tor
' 1 J . * r i ? w? i?- Hrarc-ly any of I'm* lit*
, 1 1? ? pi ?ts In i-v Idf-iKi1 then.
I old lii'irk \ > iii * ti t honds mikI ->1111
' an :t I n tit in ifit ?tn??' t.iN infp, li i*
'|H?e?lh|i In do I his without uslnu
;any ??f tie profits of Oh- utiJilhu."
Afi r Mitnr dli?ru;-Hion. ihc Coun
cil volt d In forward a lecnmmrn
; dation to the I'tilitle- I'oiunifssdon
(that Mo* proposi d whi? ? way h"
'confined I ? ? the hiisim^ dhtrlrl,
j as a matter of "economy. H had
1 been planned orlsslnallv for all of
j W?'hI Main iitrwt. and for Itoad
iHlr^et as far north as lliarkwrll
1 .Memorial Chwrch.
CURRITUCK HAS
STEPPED INTO
HIGHEST GROUP
()nl> Alh.-ii.'.-trh- Comity to
Attain I lii- I li-t ini-l ion
anil Oik- of I our Comities
of Stale
w n il \i:\\ iiainoveh
In Short l i i ii<- lias Forged
\hea.l of l.ini- lo Stand
ard ot Schools Ling
Kankin^ lliph
Currituck. S?-pt. 7. -Tlml Cur
rituck ;i 1? Hi* ? ul all the counties Of
(In A 1 1?? math liiiK stepped into
plac?- in Croup V schools in Nortb
? *;i r< ? 1 1 n.i . a distinction attained bjrj
only [<.?ji f.i.iiiM-s hi the entire
Stalo. ami at i h?> .saint* lime Is
iirvsinu N< w Il.ti.uv> i County A
do ? i s?cmid iii Hi. rare foi4 first
rank in t li ? ? ;:mup. Willi ail effi
ciency i:..|i > an compared
with i n N> w Hanover, be
1-aitn known ? [??? i ;? I Lv here Mon*
day win ii Mis-.M.uul C. NVwbury,
roil niy Sup. i intfiid- nt of Kduca
tioii lot- t'iirrit?ii-l.. jir?'fiitod that
fa el to tin I loa nl ol laiucntion at i
Us S? pi< mix i in* ci in- . ?
Tin- only other comities In the
Stat'- w inninu plac?* in Croup A by I
aitainiiiu an t It'iri* ney lnde\ nf 7 0 j
or more \v< r? I'amlico ami Dur-'
ham. Willi indie* ?* respectively of
!7J.!? and 71. !?. Last year only two
counties wen* divert place In'
Croup A; namely. New Hanover
ami I'amlii'o. Tims Currituck, in
taking second place In Croup A
on I In* basis oi last year's work,
jiorsfd ahead *?i Pamlico. which*
I outranked Currituck on the basis
J of work d??m- in tin* session of1
J 1 f>2*:-24. If Currituck can main
tain litis y.-ar I In* ratio of progress
i as compand with oTher counties*
of the State set last year. the'
I cou niy will tai.- first place among
I North Carolina comities In the ef
[Ileleney ??f lii r H'liiiolK. !
j How far Cuiriturk has nutdls-'
Italic*! lni",isint?i counties in the |
AIIm ma l it i.-> imliratrd hy the fact
that only two counties In this sec*'
lion an' ulvni rating in Croup B.
These tw? are Washington and
4l<i-troid, ami tin- latter county
lias tint until rccciilly been In
icluded in th<- Alhemarlc yroup.
i Pasquotank !-?; in Croup C, with
liiu off Icleney-lndex of f?II. 7, based
I ou tin work done in the rural
schools <il tli? Cnunty. wliich puts
I *a.><l ?i<>l .? ii K in t tv> uty-fourth place
iiiiiouu North Carolina counties, as
i in nil i ? ii with Currituck's second
| pi a ci*. Camden ranks Ihlrty
iiourth. with an elflricnry Index of
5G.X; Cates thirty-fifth. witli effi
ciency index o| 5*i.7; Dare flfty
j first. with ? fficli ney index of 52.9;
ivniuiiuaiiM fifty-third, with effi
ciency index of r.2.0; and Tyrrell
hi\t let h . with ifiiciincy index of
r.o.u.
The rnrr-Koinu statistics aa to
1 1 1 1 f educational efficiency of the
schools of the State are wet forth
In ili? Si-pleinhi-r Issue of School
I*"acfi?, published hy tin State DOr
I par I no til of Kd neat ion. '
With t In* npcnlnu of Khotts Isl
and sf h fir> | this week, the 1026
27 session of I he schools of Cur-*
rii nek County well under way
with iv iv assurance thai, what
ever Curriluek'H rank for efficien
cy as compared with other coun
lies in the State next year, th?
comity's pffiolfncy Index will ron
llnue upward. Oiie of the larg
est single factors makliiK f?r
Kreater efficiency Ihls year i? the
: consolidat Ion of the Harbinger.
Jarvlshurg -iind I'owells Point
Schools .it Powells Point. TSe
consolidat lou han the solid sup
port of progressive sentiment in
all Ihrer communities, according
tu Mi.-i- Newbury, and any minors
It y opposition Hint may have ex
ist ? <1 js rapidly wniiluu.
By Bike
I> Rowcti, *7. hum returned to hit
nnw nt i iulr*burir. 111.. aftar'a lt?|
mnthn' Ncyrte tour that carried him
lioiiith fv*ry ?tat? f capital. Hint#
Ifxif-o ami north Into ("anada^fcffa
aa h??*n <ui enthuaWurt atnr?;lM|. j
n<1 ban ridd#n on hla wheal to every
'orld a^rlr- hall gama and avary
MvywHghi rhampkmahlp ~ " '
thla country,?
riplonthlp
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