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Emm3 )T!r< /< ttwiated Prett Service Tilm Weather Fair nn,| cooler tonight ami Fri day. M<i?|i>rdti* i<? VSVat ?nd Norih?<^i win*!'. VOL. XVII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 20. 1927. K1CHT I'ACES. NO. 125 POTATO OUTLOOK MUCH IMPROVED BY RECENT RAIN ?? i First Shipment of Spuds1 From All>eitiarle District Arrives Aboard Vanscivpr from Currituck <U>untv PEAS NEARLY GONE Inferior Qualify Through* out Season Blamed for lx?w Prices; Pasquotank Potatoes Begin June 6 The first shipment of potatoes I from the Albemurle section this season, a consignment of 26 bar rels from J. H. Owens, of lower Currituck County, arrived here Thursday aboard the steamer An-' nNf I*. Vansclvrr of tiie Nortli Riv- I ;er Lino. The potat,oi-s were con signed to the Carolina Potato Ex change, a co-operative organiza l tlon whose members are mainly Currituck farmers. Commission men and gr?M??rs were agreed today that much ben-| ?fit had resulted to the potato, crop from a heavy shower Wed nesday night, which was geueral throughout the section, and was declared to have be?*n decidedly heavier a few miles South of this city than here. The potatoes had been badly In need of rain, only1 light showers having fallen in 1 many weeks. However, It was t|?e| consensus of opinion that the po-< tato yield would have been in creased more if the rain had fal-' len gradually, and thus had had better opportunity to soak Into the parching fields. The rain came too late to bene fit early peas In this district. The pea movement Is sharply on the decline thin week, with indications that it will b?* vltiuully over by Haturda>. Quotations huvo ranged steadily this week from SI to $2.50 a basket on the Northern markets?a flguro at which the growers are lucky if they break even. From the very start straight through the season, the quality of this year's pea* has been exceed ingly poor, commission men de ?' factor in the low prices that have prevailed. Cold, dry weather dur L ing the growing season, with a ' number of unusually late frosts, are blamed for the Inforlor quall ?ty of stock:?While hOUeTThlte figures are available. It Is ugreed generally that the yield was sub stantially smaller than last year's. Prospects are much better on hofatoes. With buyers offering $4 to $4.GO a barrel for potatoes delivered here variously June 15 and 20?the higher figure prevail ing on the earlier date?and with the nup III a flourishing condli ion despite tho tarly cold, dry wnttli ?r, growers are much encouraged Oter the outlook. Indications are that light ship ments will begin about June 6 from Pasquotank County and neighboring regions, with Curri tuck probably a little ahead of this section. The movement should be como genera) about the tenth, pro i duce men say, with the peak to be reached between the fifteen and JjrfCoileth. The storm which caused loan of ?llfe and proporty In Norfolk late * r<lay ,e't K,,iabeth City vlr Mialfy unscathed. There was a comparatively high wind here, but the only damage reported was the Mowing down of a tree at the Intersection of West Fearing and Persse streets. \ NEWSPAPER MAN FROM T1IE PIEDMONT SEEING THIS SECTION OF STATE R. R. Clark, for many years ed itor of thq Sthtonv11 lo Landmark, and who now wrlton "Clark's Coqiment" for the editorial pa<e of (ho (Iroensboro News, passMl through tho pity Thursday morn ing on a tour of Northeantcrn North Carolina. Accompanying Mr. Clark wero Mrs. Clark, and Mr. a;i:l Mrs. F. A. Shorill of Htatesville. Tho p??*'y %Mt from hare through Currltucs County Thoy expect to start on tha homeward trip either Thtirs-I day afternoon or Friday morning. TO SPEAK HERE SOON ON NEAR EAST RELIEF i A union service lo bring the I ohjoet of No?r Fast Relief once | more before Flltahoth City will ho I h. ld at the First Mothodlst Church ] | on Hunday night, Juno 5. It was I Announced todsy by W. I), fllov* ^er, who haft again consontod lo j r bo County chairman for Near East j ^Relief work in not fink In view of tho many calls for] Vtflitf In the MiRslaslppI flood re gion, no definite quota has been net for Near Fast Relief In I'aa quotank this year. All that In nrffced for In an liberal a reaponse ss may bo possible The cannon and tho personal noods of Near Fast Rellsf will be Rrenantrd by Miss Florence Van n'trand. wlio will Apeak from first hand knowledge of conditions In the Near East. The minister* ?f (He elty are . operating to make attendance at th* unton senrlce aa large ?a poa M LINDBERGH TO MAKE AVIATION HIS LIFE WORK Scorn* Vaudeville and Oth-j er Mofiey making Offers;! Give* 150,000 Franc* toj I-ami lie* oi Flier* SHAKES THEIR SORROW Says He ('.otild Not Take The*e I rane* to America; | l-eave* Them a* Tribute | to Intrepid Airmen Paris. May 2C. ? (API ?Cap-1 tain Lindbergh waa paraded be fore the eyes of the populace of Pari* today to sueh cheers as no man has heard In this city since 1 Woodrow Wilson made his trlum-, phal entry Into the French capl lal In 1919. It was the first opportunity that the citizens of Paris have had to see the heroic American aviator since his arrival on the Le Bour gct flying field Saturday night, for all his intervening hours have been devoted to receivlug honors from persons In high places. Tens of thousands of French men had their first sight of the young American this afternoon as he was escorted from his coun try's Kmhussy to the Hotel de Ville. Under the trees that bor der Ihn Champs Elysees- one of the world's most magnificent bou levards?the common people of France stood In greut masses, wav ing flags and shouting "bravo!" as the slender and unspoiled youth from America was driven past them in a slate procession. Parts, II9y ?f? <AP)?-Wealth moans nothing to Captain Charles A. Lindbergh. Aviation is his life career and he intends to continue as just a plain aviator wlieu lie re turns to tho United States. "My mind is absolutely made up about It," ho said. "I haven't, any idea of accepting any offers at all at this time." lie has given further proof that he cam* little for money by giv ing 1 GO,000 francs "fui the benp fit of the families of French avia tors who have laid down their lives for tha progress of aviation." The money was presented to him at the Aero Club of France. The ? donor was tame. 7 Deutsch, de la Meurthe. ( Captain Lindbergh's letter to ] the president of the Aero Club, re vealing his gift, has further en deared him to the hearts of all Frenchmen particularly the man ' ner in which he explained that he | "could not take these francs to 1 America" because he understood >h. >N)rr?w uf Him Kmit'li till HIMf ; intrepid' airmen, Captains Nuuges ser and Coll, and because he shared their grler. Troops and police reserves were ordered out today to restrain hol iday crowds eager to see Lind bergh pass through the streets to I the City Hall, there to be formally presented to the people of Paris by tho city council. After Paris, will como Brussels and l>oiidon. The welcome in those capitals, from all indications, will I be in no way less enthusiastic jthan Paris, with the prospect of | more celebrities to meet, more speeches to make and more pres ents to acknowledge. What Lindbergh really would like Is to be able to go out and stroll around alone and unob served, to admire at leisure the ?wonders of the great capital. But ? he Is sighing for the impossible. (Tills boy. who looked forward to jspending a little holiday In Eu |rop<? after accomplishing his ob ject which ho still persists In re jgarding as nothing extraordinary I -not only has no holiday, but Is railed upon to go through an un interrupted round of ceremonies I and official and social functions. II. would unable to get a yard without a mob surrounding him for there are always some hopefully curious on guards out side the Embassy. He could not lose himself In a crowd, for his tall, spare form towers over most Frenchmen and his features are familiar to all. As every edition of every newspaper has one or more photographs of him. ] Even his strong constitution Is 'beginning to show signs of the I strain which is proving too much 'for Ambassador Herrlck In spite of his long experience at public functions. i The 'Ambassador looks a trifle tired. Since he became the guard llan angel of the "Antrleu Am bassador to Europe," his moments of leisure have been few and far j between. Giving his Impressions of the youth, Ambaasador Herrlck said that a "better type than Lind bergh to represent the spirit and high purpose of our people" could not have been found If all Ameri ca had been searched. The ambassador remarked that the aviator's head had not been turned In the leaat; that It would be, no matter what hla suc cesses he was of the Lincoln type. "In hl? simple straight forward way," the ambassador added, "this boy. when aaked to accept con tracts for ?ulcfc money, roplled: The expedition wis ftot f*r profit ' Prominent Fanner From Weeksville Hurt In Crash A. J. Jennings, prominent far mer living at Weeksville. and his; daughter-ln-law. Mra. Frank Jen-j ningtt. wer?? more or leas aerloualy ' hurt early Tuesday night In an au-J tomoblle accident at the Intersec-? (ion of South Road street and j Roanoke avenue. In which the car in which they were rkllng wax crashed Into by another driven by Minnie Hill, colored, of th4*-elty. The colored girl is under $26 bond on a reckless driving charge, and will be given a hearing in re corders court as soon as the in jured are able to teatify. The Jennings automobile. a Rulck touring car. was proceeding South on Road street, with Dallas Rrlckhouse. of this city, at the wheel. The Hill girl was driving North. As Rrlckhouse reached the Southwest corner of South Road and Roanok? avenue, the girl driv-; ing a Rulck coach, cut sharply to-i ward him as though to go out Roanoke avenue. Seeing that a collision was 1m-' minent, Rrlckhouse cut sharply to the right, driving his tar upon lilt sidewalk, and the other car crashed into the touring car Just back of the rear fender, hitting it with such force that the chassis | was bent out of shape. Mrs. Jennings back was In 1 Jured to an extent which necessi tated her being lifted out of the car and Mr. Jennings sustained a . cut under the left ear, which re J quired three stitches to close. The , injured were treated by Dr. I. 1 Fearing, and later were taken to , their home at Weeksville. The ] accident was investigated by Fo i lice Officer Harris and Winslow. J Rrlckhouse and the fourth oc cupant of the car, Miss Lucille ! Jennings, were on the front seat, I and escaped injury. i The colored girl's car apparent ly was even worse damaged than the other. Follce Officer Harris stated that the bumper was brok i en, both lights shattered, and the rudlator punctured Arduous Salvaging Task Completed By Firm Here A task of salvaging a wrecJred ' ahlp, carried to successful comple | tlon by the Elisabeth City Ironl Works & Supply Company, has1 challenged the admiration of those familiar with the difficulties to be overcome In auch an under | taking. ' The George Roberts, a deep-sea fishing boat owned by a New Jer sey resident, foundered in Ore K?n Illlet duflhg a storm about two months ago, tearing off the keel and smashing the akeg. a part of the timber work on the underside, near the stern. The , boat burled In Band to a depth of ' about five feet under the leeward | rail, and was in that condition, ' when two wrecking boats from the marine plant of the Iron Works I arrived to begin operations to lift her. These operations were begun : about a month ago with Andrew Sanders, of this city, In charge. | Mr. Bandera afterward became 111. j and hla brother. Brad Sanders, I took over the job. The George Ho-; berts was towed Into Elizabeth! | City harbor this week, and la on I ; the ways of the Iron Worka now. I I undergoing repairs. Members of the crew of Oregon i Inlet Coast Guard Station gave an-1 alatance of Inestimable value, bothj | In raising the vessel and in towing ' her here, according to Mr. San ! ders. "If It hadn't been for them,' i we'd have lost her, sure," Mr. ( Sanders declared. "We atruck a | heavy swell, and ahe got away i from ua We were In a devil of a j fix for a while, but with their help | we got her back In tow, and deliv ered her safely here." I The boat Is 65 feet long, and of 118 feet beam, Mr. Sanders stated. ! EXERCISES TONIGHT TO BEGIN AT EIGHT; DR. GKEAVESSPEAKS Commencement exercises at the High School will begin at eight o'clock tonight, and It la hoped that everybody will be on time. The Invocation and benediction wilt be pronounced by Dr. H. H. I Templeman. Dr. C. L. Greaves of Raleigh will make the barcalau-. rest? address, after which diplo-' mas will be presented to the grad uates. Dr. Greaves Is a native of Pas quotank County and will be heard with especial Iptereit here. CHILD FATALLY BI'RNKD IN Al TOMOVIILF. KXPLONION Winston Salem. May St?(AP) ?-William Dlckaon Shay, four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Bhny. Coral Gables. Fla., died at a local hoapltal last night from barns received Sunday while rldtag With til* uncle V. D. Dick son, 41, Miami, Fla., who waa fat*Uy burned. Burns cauaod the dedth of the boy and ancle when a container of gasoline fastened to the aide of tire car exploded, th* accident occurring near Madison. REFUGEES CLING TO THEIR HOMES AS WATERS RISE Kelief Authorities Fe.ir Many Have Bern Cut OIT From Escape; At rial Sur vey Halted Ity Kainstorm | WATERS SlMtEAD From 2.(XM( Feet liilr I ISifilit to 200 Square Mil. Karly Totliiy From Cre vasse at Meljren New Orleans. May 26?(AP) In the face of continued warnings from relief chiefs an.I eugiueei*., residents of Point? Coupee Parish sitll clung to their home* today. Many wore leaving an the waters began to encroach on their land*, hut relief authorities feared in.my hail been cut off from escape. An aerial survey of the territory af fected by the crevasse lu the cast hank of the Atchafalaya at McCrea. 130 nilies northwest of New Or leans on the opposite wide of the Mississippi, wus halted late yester day by a rainstorm which swept the area. Kelief authorities expected to send the naval plane out early today. The waters, from the crevasse at McCrva. which was estimated as being 2*000 feet wide late la*t night, were believed to have spread over 200 square miles today. A report that many cases of smallpox had broken out In the refugee camp at llarrisouburg was denied by Major Fruuk (Sreen. Hed Cross officer In charge. Major (iretn said the only cases of small pox In the camp were isolated sometime ago and that health con-, ditions were good. In the south central section ?>f the state residents along Rayon Vermilion became alarmed over | the rapid rise of the stream. It runs utmost straight sooth along the wtoslern edga of the Evangeline country through fayette and VJermllion Parishes, and through Vermilion Bay. west Cote Blanche Bay. east Cote1 Blanche Buy Ulid AUhafalaya Hay into the gulf. Residents along the Vermilion from Lafayette at Abbeville. 2.r? miles south of there and about 100 miles slightly north west from New Orleans, were warned yesier-' day by Captain French of army engineers, to keep a Hose watch on the flood situation ahd pre- < pare for any emergency the flood i waters from the Toche have begun to flow through the smaller Beyous 1 and police aie anxiously awaiting the results. The Vermilion ban washed, awaj swvi*rill HhUses In the llreen ville section and a crew of South-1 ern Pacific workmen spent most of yesterday removing houses, which had been washed against.; the railroad's bridge over the Le fayette-Broussard Highway. At the I^afayette camp 17.450: refugees had been registered lato yesterday. [YOUNG CONTKACTOIC IS 'involved OVEK NOTE IlearinK of charges of hnvinfc j disposed of mortgaged"" property brought against E. J. Alford. young contractor. were aired In re corders court Thursday moruiiiK. but dlspoaal of the case wax loft over to Monday morning, uthen an I additional charge of having ob tained money by false p; ? ? ? will be heurd. Alford wan freed! under $160 bond for hi* appear ance In court Monday morning. According to evidence in tin*' cane Alford borrowed $150 from A. H. Walston, lumber operator! here, giving a note endorsed by Walter 1*. t'ohoon. local attorney' and secured by a Ford truck, a concrete mixer und certain tools. The note fell duo May 4 and upotii undertaking to realise on the col-; lateral when It went unpaid, proj ecting wltneaaen claim they found that Alford had disposed of Hie, truck and waa not actually thei owner bf the mixer. Alford flatly denied having sold | or otherwise disponed of tliej truck, and claimed to hove botiKhtj the concrete mixer from K. Ml Williams of thla city. AMOY HKrpPKIl TO nrV\K ('apt a In Alfred Nllson. skipper of the Chinese Junk Amojr, which Is attracting much attention while moored at the Texas Com p.my docks at the foot of Fearing etreet. will deliver brief lertuma on his experiences at the Alkr.ima Friday, the first at 4:46 o'clock In the afternoon, and the last at *46 at night. He will show a short moving picture film taken during hla travels alao. POHTAI, Rt'lifC RXP1<AIXKI> By reason of a (Jovernmcnt reg- [ ulatlon. the Kllxabeth City postof flee cannot deliver hy motor truck 1 parcels smaller than an ordinary ?hoehfl*. Gr weighing less than lour potinds. Postmaster J. A. Hooper anoonncee. These smaller packagea must lie handled In the , same way aa other mall which ?liber is delivered by carrier or to poatofflco boxea. TWO ARRESTED IN FAYETTEVILLE ON SERIOUS CHARGE Six Oilier Men Sought for l{evolti?**g Otitic 011 Itoad Between I .;iiirinlMir^ and Maxton Saturday Ni^lil HUSBAND BEATEN | Bride of Five Month* Re-( peatedly Attacked Wliile lliisliand Held; Thri'i- Kv eupe and Tell Story Kayettevlllo. May 26.? (Al*i ? Tlie Fayetteville Observer will say thin afternoon that two Scotland County men are under arrest lu Luuriuburg and six others are be ing sough t uh a result of one of the most revolting .runes in the, criminal annaU of North Carolina, j It Im charged ttiat the eight men j attacked and held prisoners for tiic whole of Saturday night Mrs., Ollie Davis. IS, a bride of five! months, and Alva Hodges, a slx-J tecu year old girl. The women were accompanied by Kufus l>a-| vis, IN, husband of the first named victim. Their car was overtaken' i?> Ili?* alleged rapists between; l*aurlnburg and Maxton. forced to, one Hide o^ the road, and, accord ing to the story ttdd by liavis, he! was beaten up and held while some i ?'t Uiu-members of the -pa.tay euiu.T_ mltted a series of rapes upon his. wife und the younger girl. Davis, who is an employe of the' Cumberland Mills, in this county,] returned front Cumberland to Dau-| rinburg Monday and had warrants! sworn out for us many of the men j as could be Identified. The names, of the men whose arrest was ef-j fectcd, as given to a representu-; live of the Observer lale last night, are Clyde Norman audi IMckett Jeans. Marion Everett, for whom a warrant was sworn | out, is alleged to have disappeared. The Hodges girl, after spendiug the greater part of the night In .the woods with ouo of her cap tors crept away when lie fell asleep and made her way to a ne gro house nearby borrowed a pen <?11 and paper. rehired lo the uu ! tornohlle and recorded Its State li cense number. So she told her em ployers at the mill. ^ liavis and his wife are said to toward morning, procured a lire pump and knocked Insensible the only one ?f the men who remained uwake. They reached Laurlnburg i a lid Were Joined there by the IlodgcH girl. Davis and his wife and MIsh Hodges have been employed at the Cumberland mill for some time, and ure well npoken of by ih? Ir 'wnpiuyw* &na have a good w>pu . tat Ion in the mill village. The llodgeH girl is not related to l>a-, vis or Mrs. Davis. , It Is understood that the whole, affair might have been <|uleted up' without publicity hail the Davlses und Miss Hodges been willing to accept a monetary settlement, but it Is Haid on good authority that they declined absolutely to ?on8ld-| (*r such an idea and Insisted on criminal prosecutions. IIKITISII MISSION ON VISIT WINSTON-SALEM WIiihIoii Salem, May 26?(AD ?Great tirltaln and Winston Halem Joined hands In frlendahlp today when the all-British party of business men touring the United Htate* under sponsorship of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce was escorted to this city for a brief visit. The Kngllshmen, almost one hundred in number, were met in Greensboro by a loral delegation and escorted to Winston Halem, arriving here at noon. During a luncheon at Halem Col lege. an addrMa of welcome In behalf of the city wan delivered by Ma?or Thomas Harber; the In vocation was by lilshop Kdward Kondthaler of the Moravian Church. Colonel W. A. Itlalr, local banker, then delivered a brief but pleasing address in which he ex tolled Winston-Salem and North Carolina from an Industrial and other viewpoint*. To thin I'hllllp F. Koswell, M P., or Kxeter, Kngland. responded In behalf of the vlxltors. KoIIowIiik the lunrhoon, the visitor* were tendered a motor tour of the city, vlidting various places of interest, including local Industrial plants. The Britisher* left on their special train this afternoon for Koanoke, Va.. where they will spend the night. SIXTEEN DOCUMENTS found by itiu risii Ijondon. May 2?.--(AP Hlx teen documents, Including ? list of addressee of many persons In the Cnlted States, Canada and Central and South Amerjran coun-, tries, found In the rald?on Soviet House, were l**ited by the British' government today as a white pa per to Illustrate the "hoatlle activ ities of the Soviet government and < the third International against Oreat Britain." I .... ?'?i ii r i in km* Six Dead And Many Injured In Storm At Norfolk Norfolk. May 26.? <API?Six men art* dead today and more than :t0 are Injured as a result of the windstorm which yesterday struck the Norfolk-Portsmouth section. Two of the dead and most of the Injured were among the 2.000 famt who had crowded luto the Portsmouth. Virginia league base-I ball park for a game at which Keuesaw Mountain Und!*; high ( commissioner of baseball, was a guest of honor. William Marker of Cradock died today as a result of injuries | sustained at the hall park, bring-' inK the death list there to 2. Rich ard P. McWllllams, of Porttimoiiih. having died in a hospital soon af ter the tragedy. Throe negroes were killed, one died later ami four others were injured when the roof of a warehouse in Norfolk was ripped off. It appeared today that all of tho injured remaining in hospitals would recover. Norfolk. May 26.? <AP>?FV>ur men were. klll"d and 2.1 or more seriously Injured late yesterday when a 70-mlle gale swept out of the West over the Virginia League baseball .park at? Port sum uiIl wliere a game was in progress, and portions of the city. Ith-hard Preston Mi William*. 4 2. wuh killed when the press box and part of the roof crashed Into the-grandstand a' ttif park where .1.000 had gathered. Three negro employes of the Jones and Com pany warehouse were killed when the building was struck bv the high wind. Itascball Commissioner K. M. I .a lulls was nt the game but. seat ed in a portion of the stand not in the dlrec'- path of the wind, es caped Injury as did President W. CS. Ilramham of the Virginia I<eaguc. President Frank Law rence of tho Portsmouth ball club. Mayor Vernon Drooks ?f Ports mouth. and City Manager llenra hau of Portsmouth, win aerom | pauied Landis. i The wui 'house employee kill* d . were. Daniel Taylor. ,llobfTt Mll i ier and-Joe Scott. Orheri were In jured. I rrtgntenen By Tfie sud.ten storm, fan* rushed out the runway from 4he stand just mm .? largo sign ; was blown over, striking several persons. Many others of those ln | illroil were an ahn;?f?.I 1.1 l.n 1111. 'able t" see the coMapse of the stand and bad no rhniire to run or Jump toward the field. ! tlreat confusion followed tho crash. The crowd was In the park in honor of "LandU l>?y " Many spectators were women, and wliiU these screamed and fainted, a big part of the crowd In the undam aged sections rushed to the tan gled mass of humans, timber ami roofings, and In a blinding rain sought to rescue those pinned be neath. Among the very seriously In jured was II. C. Kvtrhart. presi dent of the Suffolk Amusement Company. Approximately 40 per sons were treated at hospital*. A score of others were sunt to their homes with superficial hurts At the Norfolk Navy A'urd a large crane was blown against the destroyer Whipple, breaking off her mast at the top, N? one was Injured. ELIZABETH CITY MAN INVENTS LIGHT PU>W M. V. Owena employed by the Hpenco-llollowell Company here. j baa boon glvln* his Inventive In atlnct free leln thin week, having dealgned a "middle awe*per" In tbe form of a very light ono-horae plow than ran be adapted ton va riety of A Hperlmen of Mi?, a weeper Ih on dmpla) at tbe t Mpenre-Hollowell alore. Water and 1 Fearing atreeta. It liaa additional bladea anltable for varlona typea I of plowing. Mr. Owen* alao baa dealgned a dlak marker, for uae oh a dlak cul tivator. and for the purpoao of marking rowa while they ure be ing plowed Into form by the culti vator. Practically any attachment that can bn uaed on a rldln* cultivator can bn utilized on the "middle aweeper," according to Mr. Owena. HT/UKWIDK HK,Ut( II H)R OKAMCJK tHI >TV Y<H'TH Durham, May 2?. - (AIM Search for Tom Rd|ir F^hcette. adopted aon of Mr and Mra Bright Fit licet t. of Orange County, today became Htalo-wldo aftor a frultleaa effort to track foul play for a poaalhle mile Id e had failed. The youth haa been mlaalng from home alnc* Tueaday of laat week, leaving after a quarrel and threats to end hla life, the parenta aald. Reportn reaching the parent* later aald the boy had been aeen picking up an automobile ride near Durham County line and la ter that ho waa *wn riding with a aaleaman aa far aa Morrlavllle. j MIW. II. II. IIAPK.R MAM TIIK FIKMT HSW BKAN* Mra. R. H. Raper. 177 llurgeaa atreet. Im picking snap bean* from her garden today. They are well, grown and are juat right to eat. Mra. Raper thlnka they are prob ably ihc flrat of the aeaaon here.. Importance of Coast Development to City And Region Revealed SENIOR PLAY IS UPTOSTANDARD "Tlif Cave (>irlM (>?en Over in Splendid KuhIihhi at the lli^li School Surpassing even the hlph stan-l durd of previous productions uy hlull school |plent. the Seulor. Clan* play. ' The rave Girl" wcnl over In splendid fashion before u large audience at the Hlnh School | auditorium Wednesday night. ( The Seniors thr?W themselves In |he play so well that they led the audience Into anxiety and sus pense over the outcome and made the crowd forget to even antici pate any breaks on the part of Hie cast The seen* of the plav was aiij isolated camp whore a wealthyj New Yorker had led his family I and frlentls hack to the hauuts of Nature -with a view to "roarrylnr off" his son to an Impractical and ttelflMh society girl Julian Kaper took the part of thin grouchy, domineering, igno-1 rant and self-confident .wealthy; city man and no ucteu IiIh part. with outstanding success. ltohert Williams, in the role of tho capitalist's son?ambitious.! frank and independent?got him-, self in an embarrassing plight by making lovo to Virgllla Hanks a* Kllso Case, the girl whom his father had picked for his son to marry. Hubert later found him-1 .self infatuated and literally cruxy about Lucille Gregory an Margot.j i an alleged thief, but really the heroine of the play. In his ups I and downs In love affairs Wll I Hams adapted himself splendidly j in the modes from the depths of I despair to the helghth of happl l.neas? when by his tact ho finally 1 won the girl he loved. Virgilla Hanks, an a pretty 1 pampered alrl In her early twen jtles, took one of the most difficult roles with ease and poise. Andrew I Hailey was good us the very cor i reef nnd Important stiff-backed I butler. French giildo.slfowrd goodacting. | especially when called a thief by his employer, lie turned loose ]und told th-? wealthy New Yorker what he thouKht of him. j Horace Wlso as ftufus Pater son. continually downcast over his fail ures in love affairs, over his In I ability to keep down surplus flesh, nnd over bis vain efforts to ? reduce and at the same time to eat all lie wanted, kept the aud ience in an uproar in his Axpm jslons over his plight and his thrusts at his successful rival. Kdna Sanderlln. as Georgia I Case, an attractive widow In her | forties, was very good in her di plomacy in trying to smooth things | over and incidentally to vamp the j Impractical and dreamy Professor Orlando Splrey. The professor's role was taken by Keith Haunders who made u hit with the crowd, bringing forth much laughter In his futile attempts to be n sports man. Though he appeared rtnly one time during the show, William Anderson, as the County Sheriff was one of the most natural actors on the stage. * If any one actor could be sin gled out as the best, this honor would possibly go to Lucille Greg ory as the professor's adopted daughter. She wns good In her role as a tlilef, as the boss of the whole camp In a crisis, and In her love affair she was exceptionally good, her popular part assisting her In winning the hearts of the audience. Music was furnished between acts by the High School orchestra. These musicians have played an Important part at school enter tainments during the year. acting skchetaky COMMKKCK KESir.NH Waahlnjton. May 2?.?(AP) ? Stephen II. ItavU, acting Hecretary of Commorr. In th? abarnrn of Hirreliiry Hooter. hna retimed, fffpciliTB June I ami PrMldent C(io)Mic<- ha. accepted the rnlnna tlon. HUtKHMlV IffJtTVKKD ^ M ItOMwTKK Tt'RMft OVER Winston Salem. May 2? (AIM William Hlcks, 18, \A -wlsvllle. this county. Is In a local hospital suffering from serious Injuries sustained last night whe? the road ster which he was operating turned over on the hard surfuce highway; to Ysdlfln county. Those who witnee**d the accident nay that the car wan being run at a rapid rate of speed. Hlcks was brought tt> the hospital In an ambulance. \ wwts m Avnmm North Wllkenboro. May 26 ? 1 (API -Frank I) llackett. North4 Wilkes boro. ex-hank examiner and former mayor here, today told friends that he will be a candidate' for the nomination for State audi-! tor In the 1928 Democratic prl-l mary. I ifcfcBBi'tffii i~* fii'?t'*?Ll'^ ^ Lonely Jprwy Shore* of Six Deeutle* Ago, Now Worth InluM Millions, 4 it<<I in (!oni|?ariM?n MANY TRIBUTES PAID (JianilM'r of Commerce | IVfenilH'rw (?ivcii Broader | Iiiniglit Into Virginia I Dare Shore* Projeet An interpretation of the Im iiuetise value of I In* Virginia Dare j Shore* development io Elizabeth City ami the surrounding terri tory, as measured in terms of oth er similar developments In other l?arts of tlie country, was the mo tlvntlng tlieiue of a series of ab sorbing addresncH Wednesday night in Christ Church Parish ' House, In which the development was described to the membership i?*f the Chamber of-Commerce and cither guests. . A picture of the lonely shore of New Jersey Hcaree six decades ago. I with its Hands selling at $2 to $6 Ian acre, as contranted with If hundred thriving liliiliicipalitleH at present, with a property valuation of more than liUO millions of dol lars. was drawn by one speaker. Another told of Hlnillar develop ments in California. Still others touched upon the remarkable pro gress in Northeustern Carolina in J the last few years, and ventured | to forecast glowingly for the fu ture. As a prelude to the addresaea, the guests were regaled with se lections by the Elisabeth City Hoys' Hand, reaplendently In unl* form, and with a serlen of umas ingly beautiful stercoptlon views of Virginia I)are Shores?views all taken from literature that the Carolina development and Its af fliliated companies aro' beginning to broadcast over the length and breadth of the Nation. A dainty supper was served by the ladles of Christ Church. .Mr. N(t?w|i at HHnt M. I?Hgh Sheep, former presi dent of.the Chamber of Commerce, presided In the absence of Presi dent E. C. Conger, unavoidably kept away by his work In connec tion with the May pea movement. Mr. Sheep spoke briefly of the vast possibility In the wake of I the Virginia Dare Shores develop j nient, declaring he was sure that it would receive the rull support of the Chamber of Commerce and ilii: at large "W? realize that your succeHS means ours," he told the officers of the associated companlea backing the project. Introduced by Mr. Sheep as A man "little In size but loud In ac tion." Secretary Job. of the Cham ber of Commerce, predicted great things'from the Virginia Dare Shores development, declaring re creational op|Mjrtunities were es sential to industrial and other growth. "It's up to you to put your shoulders to the wheel," he told the Chamber of Commerce members. "Let's help make Elis abeth City a greater and more prosperous place to live In." WoiMler Publicity Stunt* The story of Captain Frank Winch, wonder publicity man who Is one of the most potent facters behind the shores development, was told by W. O. Saunders, edi tor of the Independent, who was the next speaker. Mr. Saunders re minded his audience that the first settlers of Manhattan could not jvlHiialize the great city that has isprung Into .existence on that Is |land, and that. In much the same way, most people in Northeastern |Carolina could not picture In their minds the great things that might come of the development on the nearby beach. "This development Is not a~ dream of a mere visionary," he said. "The men behind It are not mere speculators. I?ok them ov er. You will find them clean, sound, upright huHlneas men. Cap jtaln Winch and hi* associates may well Ih> worth more than a million dollars as an asset to Elisabeth City." I Mr. Snundrm told how Caplaln : Winch had doubled the crowd at Coney Island one summer by a | publicity stunt In which he I changed the name of "hot dogs" to "Coney Island frankfurters;'" of how he captured Apace on the front pages of Engllnh papers In the midst of the World Wsr, Us ing a fake diver In s vaudeville act. when front page space was tremendously at a premium; and of how he Increased the sale of Dul'ont powder for sportsmen's use to the point where the Inter stste Commerce Commission msde sn Investigation. Hut most entertaining of all was Ihe independent editor's acconnt of Captain Winch's experience with CarrlUe, In which he missed , an opportunity to win great wealth by his failure to visualise the pos sibilities of a stretch of barren beach near dsn Francisco. "This Virginia Dare Shores developmeat Is going to be put over Just as (Continued on psgo I)
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