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^'announced by su"
pER!nT?
NO
f NT ALLEN.
115 ABOLISHED
n]eW
\J.r
?ver and Avary
itics A!rt\id . Under Direction
f ounty $.ir?rintendent
Raleigh.
?read demand tor
stance in the
school systems
of the old
a ? -
and
IE??'
.
itiOB l>1
, , ifcindi'?1 ; >nl
;l: -?
; lit
?vst*ni **
unit of schoel
, fjon superintendent A. T.
1 of County wide
'''Tcomivs- of members of the
5k W K-liwation.
^the ivde of vr::\ the initia
ls unification of county sys
,t come from the county
KlBttoritios. and the new board
Lin a purely advisory capacity
counties ^ members are Su
rest Allen. L. C. Brogden, J.
Iliehsniith. -Miss Elizabeth
j J. Blair., (ieorge Howard,
Frank A Kdmondson.
^telv Mr. .V.len expects that
? county in the State will adopt
0:y unit ?Ian of organization
Ministration, eliminating en
tie city sup'rntendent of
fe and wiping out the old district
Cfnship lines. Schools will be
Led for the communities which
serr9. and the entire system in
p'v. urban and rural will be cen
directed.
fcoi New Hanover and Avery
pes have already abolished town
lines in the consolidation of
, and have every school in the
administered under the direc
[ the county superintendent of
Pamlico has advanced con
lily along the same lines, and
than a score counties have asked
ustance of the Department in
(ng plans to that end.
n request from a county, one
re members of the newly named
will make a thorough investiga
|of the conditions in the county,
ring the facts to Raleigh, where
'hole board will review them and
a suggested plan of organiza
The State will not undertake to
out a plan to be applied to every
a plan for unification is th^
Jug of a real school system,"
lr. Allen. " For this reason the
Department of Education d >
^ to place at the d!sp :????.! of
ity hoards t'-*1 service of all
fterts in the tieid. The Depart
take up this work in the
'i which the requests from the
boards are received. This
8 well under way in several
now.
1 Spelling Bee Contest. ?
Idiaination contest for entrants'
tstrict spelling contests which
iconflucted in the six districts
ptate should be started just a3
'possible now, according to a
from the office of the State
association. Each county
! entitled to send three repre
ss ?o the district meeting, it
two from the rural schools
|*frcm iho city schools in each
&*se district contests there
!^Kted the four be3t spellers
k'riet." sand Miss Elizabeth
lPr?v.(l-nt of the Teachers' as
?-"tw0 boys and two girle, who
for entering the state con
k held in Winston-Salem next
connection with the annual
the state association. The
'into the s'ut" contest will not
an additional fee.
B,iand banners will be offered
in the. -late contest. The
1^1 ?? t't rh" three children
r ;i t li?* state contest
p* banji'-r - u i,e awarded the
*rotn wb. h fhese children
j1^ Association Offers Awards.
lStatf; Tn.t, h.-rs' association, as
fcexnent. ;?et the teachers of
r? to writ<_. about their work, is
kthrf;.. aw .? 1j of $r,0 each for
rar'-vb- n'-uuw phase of the
Pal v. urk i h<? state, IVliss
Kelly, pp --.ident, announced
"fctoes shovbt deal with some
e<ba .itiunal need, Miss
pJPlain <\ r some outstanding
P*1 ^cumpiishinent in North
New Road Director.
pt of ?,,rs Atlantic
Caruiim Railroad, appoint
Kmor Cac.o ron Morrison for
P8 y^ar and announced from
Poor's )ff-, . here, includes
J?rm;m , i>v Raleigh. She
e first Nor1 U Carolina woman
lsu^ a p<*. iun . M rs. J erman
notified of her appoint
ed^ of ih?' A. and N. C.
laming year will be Ernest
Nev. 'iit.rn, formerly as
*** attorney .
Carolina Leads Cotton Stataa.
North Carolina leads the cot
ton producing belt with a condition of
82 per cent of normal, according to A
statement issued/ by Frank Parker,
Agricultural Statistician, Department
of Agriculture Crop Reporting Service.
The average of the whole belt is 67
per cent. Mr. Parker said this fors
caste a July 25 prospect of 875.000
bales for North Carolina and 11,516,800
bales for the United States.
"The cotton crop js unusually prom*
ising in most, parts of North Carolina
as reported ?>n a basis of July 25 con
ditions," continued Mr. Parker's state
ment. "Complaint is made from the
Southern * Piedmont area that the
crop is damaged due to dry weather.
Rain is needed especially in Ihe Pied*
montmont counties.
"The damage by the boll weevil is
conspicuous from Mecklenburg to the
coast with neveral complaints showing
up in the Central Piedmont and North
ern coastal counties, although there
is evidence that the damage in the
latter area is not as great as was ex
pected. This is to a less extent true
in the central coastal belt al60. The
boll weevil ravages usually show uc
effectively after July 25.
"The crop is late and the plants
somewhat small, but they are well
fruited, which after all is the valuable
factor. The crop throughout the
State is generally in a good state oi
cultivation and growing nicely. The
stands are usually good and the crops
are clean. As many reported, it is
the finest crop in many years in North
Carolina. Very few places report
poor stands, these being primarily in
the lower Piedmont, while the north
ern part of the State reports the red
spider doing some damage. The old
adage that a dry June will make a
good cptton crop seems to be holding
true this year.
"The condition Is consistently good,
but the poorest area is 79 per cent in
the lower Central Piedmont counties.
The next lowest ia in the Southern
Coastal or weevil-infected counties,
where the condition ie reported to be
S2.5 per cent of a full crop. The Cen
tral Coastal area reports the best crop,
at over 90 per cent of normal. A nor
mal condition means that which would
result if weather and cultivation were
to be favorable throughout the sea
son.
Farmers Offered $30,000 in Prizes.
Thirty thousand dollars in cash
premiums are offered by the North '
Carolina State Fair for exhibits this
fall, according to the premium list,
which is being sent out by General
Manager E. V. Walborn.
This booklet of 150 pages has been
prepared with gre^t care under the
general direction of Mrs. Edith Van
derbilt, president of the Fair, who has
given liberally of her time, and gives
full and explicit information about ths
various departments of the Fair.
Particular emphasis is being given
to the livestock division, and a third
of the premium money goes to this
feature of Uie Fair. Of course, horse
racing hasn't been forgotten. What
would a State Fair be without races?
Over six thousand dollars has been
allotted to this one feature.
Ten county prizes^ in the division
of agricultuYal products is going to j
produce some strong competition, ac
cording to Mr. Walborn^ The first
county prize is for five hundred dol
lars and the second is for fotjr hun
dred dollars. But this is not all by
any means. Some five thousand dol
lars will be given in premiums in this
end of the Fair.
Altogether there are twenty-one
divisions of exhibits outlined in the 1
premium list ranging from minerals .
to flowers.
F4nd Employment for 2,000 in July.
Employment was found for 1,976 j
persons in North Carolina by the State
Federal Employment Service during
the month of July, according to the
monthly report of M. L. Shipman,
Commissioner of Labor and Printing,
made public. The Wilmington bureau
with 462 led the State in the number
of placements, while Charlotte with
441 and Asheville with 438, were held
second and third places, respectively,
spectively. .
The ftrll report follows:
Asheville:* Skilled, 54; unskilled,
302; clerical and professional, 15;
domestic, 67; industrial, 9; total, 438.
Charlotte: Skilled, 87; unskilled,
305; clerical and professional, 32; do- j
mestics, 17; industrial, 0; total, 441.
Greensboro: Skilled, 8; unskilled,
76; clerical and professional, 14; do
mestic, 12; industrial, 1; total, 206.
Raleigh: Skilled, 53; unskilled, 86;
clerical and professional, 40; domes
tic, 27; industrial, 0; total, 206.
Wilmington: Skilled, 120; unskilled,
267; clerical and professional, 28; do
mestic, 41; industrial, 6; total, 462.
Winston-Salem: Skilled, 32; un
skilled, 202; clerical and professional,
17; domestic, 66; industrial, 1; total,
318.
Totals, men, 1,666 ;\ women, 310.
Decide on District Meetings.
The time and place for six district
meetings of the North Carolina teach
ers' assembly have been selected by
the organization's executive commit
tee as follows:
Western district at Asheville, Sep
tember 21 and 22; northwestern dis
trict at Greensboro, October 5 and 6;
south piedmont district at Charlotte,
October 19 and 20; north central dis
trict at Raleigh, November 16 and 17;
southeastern district at Wilmington,
November 30 ani Dacembor 1,
Floral Tributes From Everywhere
.
Small portion of loving remembrances contributed by friends of their fallen chief as they were being
carried Into Doctor Harding's home, where the body lay in state.
Crowds Waiting to View Funeral Cortege
People from all over the United States standing In line just before funeral procession passed through
the streets to cemetery, where Harding's body now reposes In vault.
Coolidge and Wife Arrive in Marion
New president and first lady of the land are snapped as they left the train to be conveyed to the house
where the remains of Harding rested before being taken to the cemetery.
Notables of Nation Mourn Geor8e b. christian, jr.
Secretary of State Hughes, Chief Justice Taft, Secretary Weeks and
Governor Donahey of Ohio arrive.
The late .president's secretary
proved his loyalty to his fallen
chief by befriending Mrs. Harding
In every way possible.
V-, ' Mf ?. ? ,? J. :? ,7?
WOMEN FROM
FORTY TO FIFTY
W31 Be Interested in Mrs.Hooker's
Recovery by Use of Lydia L Pink*
ham's Vegetable Compound
' ? i" Vjfr * ??????
StPaul.Minn.?' 1 was going throagb
the Change of Life and suffered from a
"run-down condition
and the troubles a
woman has to go
through at that time,
hot flashes, nervous
ness and headaches.
At times I was not
able to do my work,
but since taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Com
pound I am gaining
every day and can do^
J my work with more
ease than I .have for five or six years.
I owe it all to your great medicine.
Martha Hooker, 114 College Avenue,
St. Paul, Minn.
When women who are between the
ages of forty-five and fifty-five are beset
with such annoving symptoms as ner
vousness. irritability, melancholia and
heat fiiisnes, which produce headaches,
dizziness, or a sense of suffocation, they
should take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound. It is especially adapted
to help women through this crisis. It
is prepared from roots and herbs and
contains no harmful drugs or narcotics.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn. Massachusetts, for a free
copy of Lydia E. Pinkham's Private
Text-Book upon "Ailments Peculiar to
Women."
The "Eyes" Have It/
"There are women who can no more
lelp making eyes than they can help
laving eyes." ? Prom "Time Is Whis
pering," by Elizabeth Robins.
BABIES CRY
FOR "CASTORIA"
. /
Prepared Especially for Infants
and Children of All Ages
Mother ! Fletcher's Castoria has
>een in use for over 30 years as a
pleasant, harmless substitute for Oas
:or Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and
3oothlng Syrups. Contains no narcot- ?
cs. Proven directions are on each
package. Physicians recommend it
The genuine bears signature of
Old Dugouts Found.
Ingeniously designed prehistoric
dugouts used by cavemen in escaping
from or resisting the attack of their
eneoaies have been found in France.
Cuticura for Sore Hands.
Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub In Cu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap, Ointment and Talcum kre used
tor all toilet purposes. ? Advertisement.
Some Acrobat.
Movie Director ? You have to do a
aumber of falls. How are you on
falls?
Applicant ? I rank next to Niagara.
The pleasure a woman gets out /of
a good cry has nothing in common
svlth her sense of humor.
We worry too much about the ex
pected that never happens.
Is Your Work Hard?
Is your work wearing you out? Are
you tortured with throbbing back
ache ? feel tired, weak and discouraged?
Then look to your kidneys! Many oc
cupations tend to weaken the kidneys.
Constant backache, headaches, dizziness
and rheumatic pains are the natural
result. You suffer annoying bladder
irregularities; feel nervous, irritable
and worn out. Don't wait! Use Doon'8
Kidney Pills. Workers everywhere
recommend Doan's. They should help
you, too. Ask your neighbor!
A North Carolina Case
n?, S. W. Snyder,
farmer, R. F. D.
No. 3, Waynesvllle,
N. C., says: "I had
a hurting: in my
, back and when I
{got down I could
hardly get up
again. Sharp, quick
| pains came in the
Ismail of my back
which were mighty
severe. My back
was sore all the
time, and morn
ings it was stiff and achy. I began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. Doan's
cured me."
Get Doan's at Any Store, 60c a Box
DOAN'S "pTJIV
FOSTER -MILBURN CO- BUFFALO. N. Y.
KILLS PESKY
BED BUGS
P.D.Q.
Just think, a 36c box of P. D. Q. (Peek]
Devils Quietus) makes a quart, enough t<
kill a million Bed Bugs, Roaches, Flea*
or Cooties, and stops future generations
by killing their eggs, and does not inlure
the clothing. Liquid Are to the Bed Bugs
is what P. D. Q. la like; Bed Bugs stand
as good a chance m u naowball in a justly
famed heat resort Patent spout free In
every package of P. D. Q., to enable you to
kill them and their nest eggs In the cracks.
Look for the devil's head on ev
ery box. Special Hospital size,
$2.60, makes five gallons; contains
three spouts. Either size at your
druggist, or sent prepaid on re
ceipt of price by Owl ChemiMl
Works. Terre Haute. Ind,