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FAKMyiLM. WIT COUHTY.tqgt AyjtPtV SEPT. 26th. 1924 No. 21
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Promoters of Admitted Gp2)k
' Say Coamisaiooef Depriv
td Them of Profit
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Raleigh, Sept 24.?AiHghii that
Insurance Commissioner Stacey W.
Wade has singled it eat "with a wick
ed and malicious intent to destroy"^
and that it has bees "depriAd of
large profits" the Carolina Syndicate
will today institute suit in Wake
county superior court in the sum of
$25,000 for interference with the ad
mitted "gamble in oil" which the syn
dicate has attempted to conduct f in
lands lying in Carteret and Craven
counties..
The complaint was tendered Clerk
Vitruvius Royster last night but that
official refused to docket it out of of
fice hours, agreeing, however, to hold
the document and enter it at the be
ginning of buiiness today.
The complaint contains 28 allega
tions, comprising six typewritten
pages, but the prindpal charges are
maUciously and wi&uSy" in refusing
to accept the opinion of the Attorney
General and in employing Bon and
Pou as special counsel; that the de
fendant singled^ out the plaintiff while
permitting others 0 engage in "iden
tically the same bfajpooa^and that
the plaintiffs business was greatly
damaged by offjrffcl trainings issued
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t>y uie commLsjuwer^ ?w ?
to have exceeded his authority "un
der color of his oftce."
Hie complaint Isnot signed by Col
onel John Hall Manning, safe and law
. partner of the attorney general, who
has been chief counsel for the syndi
cate since his employment, following
a ruling by the attorney general that
the operations of the syndicate came
- within the prohibitions of the blue sky
law, an opinion which was later re
versed. W. B. Jones, who also ap*_
H jV peared for toe syndicate in the suit
*"TPV Holding,
octoci sigfit <rf tfti disDlaved
^toTthat he^ad^ali^dy1 'retainS
toe firm of Pou and Pou in all mat
I ton growing out of the "oil gamble"
and that he would call upon the . of
fice of the attorney general, tf ne
- The commissioner, however, took
oecaston to deny emphatically that he
had allowed any other concerns to
engage In the same sort-of business
and to deny particularly that be had
Farsa"*iwL New Bern ttoSrtoby
could go ahead after he had put toe
1 Carolina Syndicate out of business.
' The commissioner also stated that
he had absolutely dosed up the oper
* ations of the Eastern Bank and Trust
Ce^ of New Bern, which was selling
; (and at *10 a section and that the
PflOT OT
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Wads and radaeed the state read sys
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PITT SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION CLOSED SUC
CESSFUL MEET TUESDAY
Uncommon interest and enthusiasm
were manifested in the Pitt County
Sunday School Convention which con
vened in the local Christian church
Monday night and Tuesday, Septem
ber 22 and 23." r |
Sunday school workers of all de
nominations in the county were in
vited, resulting in die attendance of
five superintendents, six pastors, 38
teachers and officers and 12 Sunday
schools represented during the con
vention. Greenville Episcopal Sun*
day school won the pennant for the
beet attendance according to dis
I tance.
Devotional services were held at
each session by the different minis
ters and congregational singing was
enjoyed. Strong local committees
were bach of the plans and arrange
ments to make the convention a suc
cess. '
Miss Daisy Magee, children* divis
ion superintendent of the North Car
olina Sunday School Association, of
Raleigh, was on the program at each
session and gave splendid talks on
the following subjects;' "The Chal
lenge of the Young People," "The
Challenge of the Young People," "The
Masterpiece of -Creation," ""Accom
plishing a Purpose," and "Worship in
the Sunday School" Miss Magee has
been in this work for several years
and enjoys a reputation unsurpassed.
Foremost on the program of this
convention was one of America's most
noted Sunday school experts, D. W.
Sims, of Raleigh, who is general su
perintendent of the State Sunday
School." Miss Magee has been in this
work for several years mad enjoys a
mntitvm nnsumassed.
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Foremost on the programs of this
convention was one of America's most
noted Sunday school experts, D. W.
Sims, of Raleigh, who is general su
perintendent of the State Sunday
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and w.AsS ' W^r ftodicncs in
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dfiliVciist] ' ^
enlivened by a bright thread of hu
mor most attractive and contagious;.
"Bait That Catcres and Holds Men
and Women in the -Sunday School,"
SSteps of Progress in S. S. Work,"
"Lesson Preparation," and "Key to a
Greater Sunday School" - Mr. Sims
believes in developing the finer so
cial sensibilities and in a life at once
practical and refined, and above aB
centering in Christ the Greet Teach- j
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A basket picnic dinner was enjoyed"
on Tuesday in the basement of the
Christiad church. *
As a result of the convention a Pitt
County Sunday School Association
was organized on Tuesday night and
j the following officers were elected;
j W. G. Sheppard, Farmville, presi
dent; J. B. Kittrell of Greenville, vice
| president, A. S- Bynum, of Farmville,
see. and treasurer;. Mr* W. G. Shep
pard, superintendent of children's di
vision; MS*. Fred Smith, Pawnvflle,
superintendent young poeples' dfvi*.
ion; Mrs, j. L. Shackleford, Farmville,
superintendent adult division; Will
Hooker, Greenville, superintendent
administrative division.
Township presidents were elected
as follows; Greenville, Miss Li! Wil
son; Farmville, J. P. Carr; Fountain,
C. L. "Owens; Falkland, G. BL Pittman;
Chicod, J. C. Galloway of Grimesland;
nage dfAyden-Swift Creek, G. T.
Gwdner
The executive committee will de
cide on the next date-and place-for
convention and notices wfll b**n* t*
Sunday school leaden throughout the
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Walstonburg, Sept, 22,4-As prelim
inary to |be opening of tie iocalblgh
school, which occurred this morning,
exercises in the nature ? an educa
tional rally were held in the school au
ditorium at' JiSO o'clock, on Sigftiy:
afternoon, September 21. All of the
patrons of the school had been invit
ed to attend thi* meeting, and in spke
of inclement weather an appreciative
and attentive audience gathered for
the occasion.
Mr. J. E. Craft, superintendent of
the Christian Sunday "school, acted as j
chairman. After songs by the mem
bers of the audience, talks concent-1
ing education and the school were!
made by Ret, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Qraiu
County Superintendent J. H. Work
man, and Mr. WinfieJd Carter, urin- j
dpal of the edlooL Mi^ Minnie I
Dildy and and Ruby Burch treated!
those present to two excellent duets,
while Mrs. Fvey Smith performed at!
the piano.
After the exercises were concluded J
an opportunity was given for thoseJ
who attended to meet the members I
of the faculty.
The formal opening of the Walston-1
burg High School took place Monday, I
September 22. The attendance Was!
good, and the Jive-motor trucks which
serve the school were loaded to kheir j
utmost capacity. It is very prokeiblei
that additional trucks must be pro- j
vided to accommodate the many who
will have enrolled by the end of-'thej
week. . As Usuah the first day weal
spent m p^n?, specifying j
text books and the of fee- (
wm.' It id hoped #at work may J
,i|, ieii>eiit TiibCfinv WflTnino1 ?
dtirenfiWpI'S' present it J*tfcs only
consolidated school in Greenr-oountyi
and bids tfair to be oa -e par with the
very best consolidated schools In the
state in the ne*r future,
The prospects are ^goodjor haying
by far the best sesmon of the school
which i? has ever experienced. The
mended. There are eleven teachers in
the school this yeat TheJr names and
addrea**3 are: Mr. Winfield Carter,
superintendent, Bryson City, N. C?
Miss Jeddie Mae Bristow, Middle
burg, N. C.; Miss Ruth Tyler, Rox
boro, N. C.; Miss Sara Farmer, Mew
nan, Ga.; Mis. Ethel Smith, Green
ville, N. C.J Miss Myrtle v Tucker,
Greenville, N. C.; Miss Maryvgnex,
Nahunta, Ga.; Miss Venfie.Middleton,
Atkinson, Ga.; Miss Ruth Stone, Bas
sett, Va.; Mrs. A. S. Bryant, Wal
btcrg, hi. C; gnd Miss Juttt Merritt,
Faison,N. C. '
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| Midway Betwe^
E. Madrin, 66, and hie dm*m #**'
I IS, killed e>?rterday while walking
through the Rivermont tunnel of the
Southern Railway were taken to El on
The father and daughter with Mr.
villa, N. C., hadte^theii automobile
at the mouth of the tamnel and start
They bid on:Sd^a^^S
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uncle of thebride, wore the dress arid;
airs of a. Kentucky colonel.. Mr. Rob
art I* Yelyerton, mother of the groom,
was dressed In deep black, theVcus
toinary; shade worn when handing
over an Innocent boy to a false heart
ed vamp. The father of the groom,
W^fBright Wooten, wore full dress.
The twins,Messrs. Boyee Tucker and
Sammie Bundy, wore white blouses,
dark knitters and white socks which
revealed their pink dimpled knees.
They , also were cherubic expressions
but these finally "wore off and their
true natures were found to be any
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I ing fall by one of the twins in the
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I I Mack. cut extreme decoiiette. strands
| of topaz encircled her neck, topped
a Hobgoodish sapphire comb" and
long Moi$an*t& ear rings, i She
I seemed rather sad as anyone would
I the care of a cave man like Gdbige.
? Bob Easton as the jilted lover wore
I mourning befitting the occasion while
|G. M. Atwater, the disappointed
Sweetheart, was dressed in a clinging
orchid costume with hat to match tilt
ed at a, most coquetish angle. She
"ro&d her own" and In "one" par
ried,* handkerchief, into which she
ISStitrlS
apite of his dainty elothes and'cun
nihg cap, bawlecTrnuchly.
Of the bridal party, first to enter
were the growisgen: Messrs. C.^V.
HSSTvl
Horton in a handsome Sequin dress
he also wore handsome beige hose and
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peach-and cream complexion, wore s
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and picture hat and was beautiful in
hiifmatronly dignity. : j;
He was followed by the dainty
flower girls, Messrs. Wm. D. Bryan
and Leon E. Jones. They wore ex
quisite blue and pink "above the icne^"
dresses, with socks and tiny shoes to
match. Bo-Peep bonnets were tied
under their dimpled chins. Thejy
scattered rose petals along the wa^.
JohnJJill Paylor was ring bearer and
bore the ring in a silver tray. He
wore a Fauntleroy suit with ellow tie,
black patent shoes, white socks and ia
timorous manner.,.
v The.bride, a lovely petite brunette,
who Weighs some over 260 was never
prettier than in her white bridal robe
and lbng yeil caught with j* broad
satin band, made cap fashion which
fell to the hem of her court traih.
White glows (?) vied with the milk
white- skin of her arms. A strand
of pearls adorned her graceful neck
and on her fair bosom rested an im
mense platinum pin a gift of the
groom. Her rosebud mouth and spit
curt added t|he last note to a perfect
song. She carried a bouquet of bride
roses showered with petunias. TKb
brWe has been under such a nervou?
strain for the past week due to the
many pre-nuptial parties that her
At A, Griffin, who acted best mak:
-?;The ceremony was performed in la.
most impressive manner by M. V.
Horton who casually picked up his
pulpit and placed it on a more cott
venieat site across the stage*. At the
command to salute, a .chair I
brought and the bridegroom was made
to "obey" orders fprvthe H?t tinie.
A reception for the bridal party ahd
relatives was held immediately after,
the ceremony at the Farmville Drug
store and coca cola was served.
' Thai bride is a popular tobaccq
warehouseman here and is quite
graceful and accomplished. The
groom holds a responsible position
with the A. C. Monk Tobacco Co. V* I
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Tobacco En Route From
Home to Greenville
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Washington; N. C.^ Sept. 23?Laat
night while rising on a motor truck
loaded With tobacco bodnd for Green
ville; Joseph Daniels, a white man and
a farmer residing neajig Jamesville, in
Martin county, f?4l from the truck to
the concrete road and the real wheel
E ran pver his >hea_sl, ?rushingJtTand
killing him almost mstahtly.^p
The accident occurred between Trin
ity church and Bear creek school
house, CKbcowinity.
Mr. Daniels, it was said, was rid
ing On a trudc in company with a
man, named jSardison, while behind
' him was another truck load of tobac
i co on which; the b^thers-in-law of
I his balance in some undetermined way
- and fell to the paving, the rear wheel
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l| Travellers Protedive Associs
tlon to the White High School
Ilf/Stuto^eC IM^Owrfiut
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Raleigh, Sept 25.?A prize of $100
has been offered by ^hd'. Travelers
Protective- Association to the white
school" student of North Carolina who
writes the best essay on the subject,
"Safety on the Public Highway," ft
?iris been announced"' by Superinten
dent of Public .Instruction T. I
len. The theme of the essay, accord
ing to': the expressed wishes of the
association, is to deal with the neces
sity of all vehicles to carrying lights
at night; the desirability of ali pe
destrians to walk on the left side of
the toad; and in what ways the High
ways can be made more safe for thdse
who travel over them, whether walk
ing or riding. iSj I
The rules of the contest as stated
by Mr. Allen, limit the essay to 2500
words ahtf. demand that all essays
be mailed to State Superintendent of
Public Instruction not later than Jan
uary 1, 1925. No mark of identifica
tion will be allowed on theH^pers,
whiehrtusfbe typewritten; the name
and address of the author himself
placed in a sealed envelope and ' at
tached to the manuscript.
The Judges will be appointed by
Mr. Allen, and the award will be made
within 80 days after the judges ren- fl
der their decision.
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To Be Held in Oir^enirifleftC
Preparations Being Made
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The fifth annual Pitt County Pair
will be held in Greenville the week of
October 14-17. Great preparattona are
The indications already point to a
splendid collection of exhibits.
Boyd and Sipglertym ^Bhows wiU
compose the midway. The shows
come to Greenville highly recofn
Iwnded as some of tlie beat and
deanestshows-on the read. The mid
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way is. always an attractive feature
| of the fair and-the public looltS$fG?'
ward to Its attractions.
The 'free attractione...^ year will
condst of Hdikirstfs Fire Drivers,
Renie and Carcass European Bieyde
Novelty; Prof. Caruso and Madison
Square Garden band and'lady soloiAt;
Swan Wood and her dance review.
These promise to be the best ever pre
sented on the local fair grounds.
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Tom Tarheel says that the only
way.to improve the soil in a large
field is to grow and :tarn under le
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Geneva. Sept. ^.^^rntony^ held
wanes of otltor^^ " ^dele
gates formed little glrups inthe~?or
man cabinet unanim<ra$Jy' had; vbted I
press dispatches, would attach to her
application, did ?<*?**-* wbrry
over much.the members of the *o?- -
cil with whom the eorrespondenp, of
the Associated Press talked.
The~prev*iling view'Was that the , I
explanatory note issued by BerUh
chiefly- was intended for home con
sumption its weU as a sop for the na
tionalists who were said to be fear
ful that Germany will be made to
sueffer new humiliations,
ex Thetr seems to be . no desire what
soever here to humiliate Germany, I
bat on the contrary, practically every- I
body tonight was voicing deep satis
faction over Berlin's decision, coupled
with worcte of hearty welcome. ;v?
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Chamber of Commerce Plan
niog Large Advertising Cam
paign Throughout State.v I
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Eastern Caroliw if spw to become
an industrial section as well as an ag
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affer tfcem in a systematic way Th?re v8
Isn 't any bette^ way to . do this than
through an organization, section wide.
This -organization ia* the Eastern Car
olina Chamber of Commerce. JWBen
each town is played up fa one Mgfc
dustrial review as the plans call ior,
with advertising space to back 'this
up,'?results'' ate sure to follow. The
Eastern Carolina Chamber of 'Cfcn
merce will furnish each town with^v
ery inquiry that is received, and that
town -to' turn liaii then Send additional
information, which will suppler^nt
that sent out by the big organizaAm.
This will serve, to pufthe local town
to touch with the prospect and-in that
wm>di?:^pdrfuiatrto:idpd Mm. I
y In this industrial review which drill
be issued this fall, will be every tifem
that has as many as a dozen ten ijol
Iar memberships in the Eastern Caro
lina Chamber of Commerce, or #he
equivalent of that. This will be pure
ly a town affair and not a county-Af- .-I
^flair. ? The counties will be featured
in a separate .edition where the flin
ty LwiU^be?up
posed to reach the'agriculturaT peo
gte who are.Jooldng for some place
to move. Your town may'get in this . I
'publication by meeting th erequire
men tsas laid ^ down above. Don't let
your town fall down on this member
ship campaign. The others V0 be
there, to be sure, and why not your
to#? < Ask your county chairman
about the campaign. . t
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TRICT MEETING IN ROCp MT.
I A large number of members, from
the ibcal Order of the Eastern Star
attended the very successful district
meeting held in Stocky Mount on
Tuesday of tWs week. Mrs. J. W.';