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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES.
A Proclamation
THANKSGIVING DAY.

oath November as a day of national
thanksgiving, |. Sumner E. w.. KittelIe,
Governor of he Virgin Islands Of the
United States, do solemnly urge upon all
the people of the Virgin Islands, on that
day, to c~ongregate in their usual places
of worship and there to give deep and
sincere thanks, to the Great Givar.of All
Good, for the manifold blessings, both
spiritual and material, which have been
shoWered upon these islands.
The catacIysms of the great world
war passed US by and the after effects
have visited Us in trifling degree as COM
pared with our brothers in other countries.
We are spared the great incIemencies
Of weather that bring such suffering to
the poor in colder chimes and destructive
storms have not swept over our dwell
ings. The very gre t problem of an
employment which al home faces some
four million of our countrymen, is to US
greatly sOftened and starvation is unknown
in our midst. We have basked under the
most beneficent worldly government that
the earth has ever known, while a great
European country has suffered untold
cruelty and d9soIation under the tyrant
rule of boIshevists. Wars are still rag
ing in places on earth but we reside
dIIllUSI DSdCG dtlA tie lIdiSCE1uGilL
beauties OF Nature. Epidemics have not
come upon US but health conditions con-
tinue to improve in our communities. We
may ali go about our respective tasks
freely and fearlessly, knowing that no
man may unjustly d~etain.us. Our local
probe MS are not 50 serious as those of
the world at large and all are capable of
solution if we Danish greed and consider
them unselfshly. We have indeed been
blessed above many Of our fellows and
our gratitude should be heartfelt.
Spiritually the feeling of brotherly love
reigns over US in an unusual degree, and
this greatest Of soul qualities will, gradu-
ally and in the ages to come, prove to e
the only possible solution of he present
world troubles. Our hearts are kindly
disposed toward the others of our com.
munity and we have the constant inner
urge to serve those less fortunate than
ourselves. The spirit of all the people
has been intensely patriotic and hearts
are religiousIy inclined to act upon prin-
ciple rather than from greed and selfish
ness. Regardless Of race or station the
spirit of anity actuates us. Here no
racial discord has been fomented by evil
influence and whether God has called us
to serve our lives in the Nordc. the La
tin or the SlaV race or has. perhaps. in
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HE SEVEN GRAND AWARDS
$4,000 HOME
$2,Oo5 CHANDLER TOURING CAR
$3.50 OAKLAND TOURING CAR
1865 FORD SEDAN
$500 FORD TOURING CAR
$3.50 FORD TOURING CAR
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WILSON COUNTY GETS.
SCHOLARSHIP TO A. g. r..

County Superintendent of Schools,
Wilson, N. G..
Dear Sir:
Your county is entitled to. one
scholarship giving free tuition. OF
these one can be used by students in
the Agricultural course and O in
the other courses. It has occurred
to me that you may know of some
deserving boy in your county who
should take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to get good technical educa-
tion free of cost as far as tuition is
concerned. This is fine opportuni-
ty and should not go unused. 1
trust that you will give some pub
licity to this matter if you have no
one in mind and find young men to
take the scholarships
I enclose you a blank application,
and shall be glad to send as much
other printed material about the
College as may be desired.
Yours very truly,
e. B. OWEN, Registrar.
Supt. C. L.. Coon will be glad to-
receive applications for the above
scholarship.
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SEEING AND KNOWING NORTH
CAROLINA

The editors spent one of the most
profitable and pleasant conventions
in the history of the organization at
Morehead this week. They were
quartered at Hotel Bedsworth on
the beach and were shown every at
tention/ and courtesy by Mr.. Beds
worth and his assistants.
Mayor T. G. Wade of Morehead
was constantly with, the showers of
the quill. He not only delivered a
very cordial address of welcome but
proved that he meant what he said
by arranging a number of \ enter
tainments for their benefit, as we'll
as sails and motor trips. In this he
was assisted by the editors of the
Morehead and Beaufort papers and
the citizens of these towns.
Mr.. J. H. McWilliams, travelling
passenger agent of the Norfolk and
Southern also showed the editors
many courtesies, and was ever alert
to their comfort and pleasure dur
ing their stay at Morehead.
The Cape Lookout DEVELOPMENT
Company took the party of editors
on sail to Cape Lookout on Fri
day morning, and gave them an op-
portunity to view the beach at the
Cape, and the possibilities at this
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point. The editors were assured
that a club house and hotel will be
built shortly Our readers will re-
call that the government spent con-
siderable money in placing rock
wall or what is known as a break
water in order to break the force
of the waves from the harbor at
Cape Lookout, one of the largest in
the world, in which it is said the
entire fleet of the United States can
ride with safety, and ample space
to maneuver at one time.
The hope of the promoters of the
land company is that the Norfolk
and Southern will be able at some
day TO extend their road to the Cape,
and when this is done that the COY
ernment will carry out its original
intention of making this place
coaling station for ships up and
down the coast and a haven or ref
uge for ships from the north and
the south which are trying to escape
the storms and treacherous shoals
of Hatteras.
The theme of the convention was
knowing and seeing North Carolina.
Every editor was asked to stand up
and acqaint the other fellow with
something of the possibilities and
achievements of his community. All
complied& 1t was a revelation TO
the other editors ofGthe state. Mr..
Louis Graves of the Chair OF Jour
nalism of the University gave a
most interesting account of the
aims and purposes of the school. 1t
is quite likely that he will have his
class collect information regarding
the state, and this information will
be sent in feature stories to the edi-
tors who will be glad to publish
them.
Seeing and Knowing North Car
olina" was featured in number of
addresses, and these were both in
teresting and instructive.
The editors of the state will doubt
less pay more attention to the pro-
gress of the state as whole as
we'll as to their various communities
hereafter than they have ever done.
The meeting opened their eyes and
ouickened their senses in this particu-
lar.
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PUBLIC is TO KNOW
CONTENTS OF ROCK QUARRY.

Raleigh, N c., July '30.-The pub
lie is going to know exactly what is
at the bottom of the lake formed at
an old abandoned rock quarry, on
the outskirts Of Raleigh, from which
two automobiles, reported to the
police as having been stolen, recently
have been recovered. The state
Board of Buildings and Grounds has
directed that the lake be drained and
the State is going to bear the ex-
pense.
The Board of Grounds and Build
ings met late yesterday and adopted
resolutions instructing w. D. Terry,
of this city, to take charge of the
work of draining the lake. The re-
solutions authorized Mr.. Terry to Sc
cure necessary pumps and other
equipment from Frank Page, head of
the Highway Commission, and to use
prisoners from the state penitentiary
to do the work. The draining of the
lake is expected to begin Monday, al
though pumps and other materil
probably will be moved to the rock
quarry today.
The board is composed of Treasur-
er B. r. Lacy, Secretary of State J.
Bryan Grimes, Attorney General j. S.
Manning and Governor Morrison. All
members were present at the meet
ing except Governor Morrison, who is
spending the summer at Asheville.
When the question of draining the
lake was first referred to the Cover
nor by Solicitor Norris, the Governor
asked the Board to meet and deter
mine what should be done, saying he
would approve any action taken.
Attorney General Manning, who
had been absent from the city for sew
eral days, returned to Raleigh Fri
day morning and Immediately began
a study of the case. He gave a writ
ter opinion to Treasurer Lacy to the
effect that the Treasurer had author
lty under the law to pay the expense
or draining the rock quarry lake,
which is state owned. By. using the
states pumps and prisoners, it is be-
l1eved the cost will be small. The
greatest expense probably will be the
running of an electric feed wire to
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the rock quarry for the purpose of
operating the motors of the pumps.
The rock quarry, sun soaked.
abandoned hole in the ground, just
on the edge of Raleigh, which rains
of many years and a small spring
have partially filled with water, has
developed into one of the most popu
lar places of interest around Raleigh
during the past few weeks. Since the
news was first published of the re-
covery of an automobile from the wa
ters there. thousands upon thousands
have visited the place to get a
glimpse of the lake of mystery"
Not only have the citizens of Raleigh
swarmed/to the rock quarry, but
hundreds of motorists and others
from neighboring and distant cities
have visited the place. 1t is a COM
mon sight to see fifteen or twenty
automobile parties enjoying a picnic
feast near the rock quarry. Enterpris-
ing persons have opened hot dog"
and soft drink stands and are doing
a thriving business
Before the first automobile was re-
covered from the lake, hardly dozen
persons visited the rock quarry dur
ing the course of a week. Those who
did go there went for the purpose of
catching gold fish which are said to
infest the waters.
With the bringing of the first seven
passenger car to the surface of the
water a bumper crop of rumors be-
gan to circulate as to what would pro
badly be found if the water was
pumped out of the lake, and public
interest began to grow. The uncon-
firnfed reports ranged all the way
from the finding of human skeletons
to scores of barrels of choice brands
of liquor. The police have no record
of any persons reported as missing
who have not been accounted for. The
fact that there probably is liquor in
the rock quarry, however, is attract
ing considerable attention.
One of the yarns that has been in
circulation is that bootlegger bring
ing an automobile load of liquor
from a north city to Raleigh, when
about to be caught by local police,
dumped his cargo, into the rock quar-
ry lake.
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lima. working upon this basis, of
from sic to ,$19.
II L was gambling man" and
had the money To gamble" with, L
would take all bets tnat Eastern
North Carolina VIII average $1,000
and would not hesitate To take all
two To one Dsts tnat the average
would be SIG and all three to one
bets that the average would be S21.
l have today seen several piles Of
tobacco sold Tor $26, $27, and SIS,
that | would grade as the Imperial
No 2-almost a number one. Saw
one large pile sold legitimately at
SAL. 1t was bought by the Amer
lean Tobacco Co. IT was the third
pulling
L do not think the farmers of
Eastern North Carolina have any
cause> to be alarmed over the future
of the present crop.
r. w. Mcfarland.
Dillon, S. c., July 29. 1921. -
We trust Mr.. Mcfarland is right
in his representations regarding the
increase in price, and the payment
of sufficient to justify the farmers OF
Eastern North Carolina in grading
their weed.
We recall that last year we wrote
the same way. and when our mar
kets opened the farmers of this sec
ton not only received less than the
South Carolina farmers who had not
graded, but the average was around
thirty cents in South Carolina, while
our average was little better than
twenty cents for the season. The
difference in the price is due to the
fact that the farmers of South Car
olina have given away their prim-
ings, and the slight increase in
price OF the tobacco now being sold
is because the tobacco is better in
the center of the stalk. When the
filters are reached at the top of the
stalk watch for another decline in
price.
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In leaving Wilson today for. New
Bern, where l have accepted a con-
tract to play ball for the remainder
of the season, I wish, through the
columns of this paper to express my
appreciation Of the friendlfness
shown me by SO many of the Wilson
people. I have enjoyed playing with
the Wilson team, have enjoyed liv-
ing in Wilson and hope to return
here and MAKE this fine little town
my home. 1 sincerely hope that the
Wilson team will win this second
series and will watch with deep in
terest for this result.
Sincerely,
JACK KOST
The daily times., 1921-07-30
COLORED YOUTH is
CHARGED WITH LARCENY

J. d. McLain, colored youth, who
asserts his relatives live on the John
Dew farm, was arrested this morning
at Lucama charged with the larceny
of a watch from Mr.. Moore at that
place. 1t is alleged McLain stole the
watch while working at a tobacco
barn. McLain, it is stated, declared
his uncle told him to steal the watch
McLain was given hearing before
Judge Hardy and went to jail in de-
fault of 5000 bond.
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TAKE NOTICE.

This is to notify all merchants and
other persons that from this day for
ward 1 will not be responsible for
any debts made by my wife Candgs
Deever Hinnant
For good and sufficient reasons we
have separated as husband and wife
and as soon as the six months time,
prescribed by law, has passed, an
action for divorce will be instituted
by me.
CARL S. HINNANT,
July 26th. 1921.
: Ut cod
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THE TARIFF MOST INOPPORTUNE

The tariff at this time is most in
opportune and we fail to understand
why the Republicans insist upon
foisting it upon the nation.
Instead of encouraging the for
eigners to sell their products and
give them the opportunity of selling
in America, or exchanging their
goods and raw materials with us, for
what they owe us, and thus rehabil-
itate their shattered fortunes, we are
building huge tariff wall in order
to shut them out. In other words
VIE are shutting the door of hope in
their face.
With every country in the world
at the point of distress, and Ameri-
ca rich and powerful, we are in
substance saying to the countries of
Europe which were torn by the war
and are struggling to get on their
feet, that we do not want their
trade, and we are not willing to
give them a chance. 1t is the same
SAAhS dO soy Ah6 W q AAASSA "AAo ~ ~
you, we shall not trade with you,
and you must find the means to pay
us elsewhere. The average business
man would not succeed if he follow
ed that policy, since reciprocity in
business, or the exchange of pro-
ducts, between men and sections is
what keeps business alive and en-
courages every one in endeavor and
enterprise.
While a protective tariff is never
excusable, since we are compelled to
sell the surplus products of our fac
tories and farms abroad, it is less
excusable now with the products of
the Odd world seeking a market in
order to overcome the setbacks incl
dent to the war, and the products of
our farms are lower in price, and
out of line with every other COM
modify on earth.
If any one needs encouragement
it is our farmers, who must sell
their produce in the markets of the
world, when the price is made ac-
cording to the law of supply and
demand. and this supply and de-
mand are Influenced by the ability
of the people to pay for what they
buy, and by what they need.
American people fed the world
during the war, and contributed to
the relief of all people in every part
of the globe, and yet when we have
an opportunity to open our markets,
and thus encourage their thrift and
industry, we close the door of op-
portunity to them.
The selfishness of the manufactur-
ers of the country and their avarice
in the face of such conditions as
now confront the country and the
world is most extraordinary and
there is no basis on which to either
Justify their demands, or excuse
their lust for gain.
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MEETING OF THE CITY FATHERS

MEETING OF THE CITY FATHERS
The city fathers met last night
and transacted the following busi-
ness.
Consideration was given to the
requests for rights to build a swim
ming pool at Virgins Mill site,
which is now the property of the
city.
This matter was referred to the
water and light committee.
The board has decided to widen
the bridge over Hominy creek on
the TarbOro street extension, in or
der to provide for the passage OF
two vehicles at the same time.
Property owners ON Bruton street
filed a request to pave a block on
Bruton strete between Broad and
Kenan. \ Also requests to pave Moss
and Railroad streets were filed.
These matters were referred to the
finance committee who will ascer-
tain whether the city can make ar
rangements to finance these opera
tions and report.
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SAYS PRICES
ARE ADVANCING

Editor of The Times,
Wilson, N. c.
Dear Sir:
Thinking your many readers
might be interested in hearing from
one who has followed the tobacco
sales in South Carolina from the
opening on July 18th, until the
present writing, and who has visited
some of the smallest and some of the
largest markets in this State, and
who has no interest whatever in any
corporation or trust, but who is as
Independent as the proverbial wood
chuck" having no axe to grind with
anybody, 1 am taking the liberty Of
giving you ''my findings"
On the opening days, the average
in South Carolina would not have
exceeded $40, or $3.50. While a
few piles of tobacco 1egitimately
sold for $25 and $50, the offerings
of "bottom primings" were so large,
ranging from 25 centsSa hundred to
as stated. For several days there
after things remained about the
same but as the quantity of prim-
ings coming in decreased, the aver
age commenced to crawl up. To-
ward the latter part of last week
the, second curings'' commenced to
come in quite freely and the aver
age crawled up to 10 and IL cents.
The 'tthird pullings" ought to still
increase the average and my predic
tion is that the crop in South Car
olina will average as whole from
$11 to $13. AS all tobacco in South
Carolina is sold. "ungraded" and
united" to arrive at prices that
should exist in the Eastern North
Carolina Belt where all tobacco is
graded and tied, a difference of IS
should be added. This will make
the prices in Eastern North Caro-
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SUNDAY
and
WEEK END EXCURSIONS
Via
NORFOLK SOUTHERN; r. II.
SUNDAY
THE SEASHORE

49, S4@<1AMA%&KAEa
Sunday round trip tickets on, sale
every Sunday until September. 5th,
limited for return until, nidnight
date of sale.
These tickets not ored' in Par
lor or Sleeping Cars, nor will bag
gage be checked.
Special train will be-. operated ev-
cry Sunday from Beaufort and
Morehead City leaving Beaufort
GAS P. NJ, Morehead City TOO p.
M, arriving Goldsboro tf05 P. NJ.
Week end round trip tickets On
sale each Saturday and Sunday until
September 5th, limited for return to
midnight of Tuesday following date
Of sale.
Round Trip Excursion Fares
(War Tax Not Ineluded)
FROM WILSON, N. G.
To Morehead City, N. g., Week end
Fares s4s3.
To Beaufort, N. c.. Week end
fares $4.95.
( To Virginia Beach, Va, Week end
fares s7.57.
: To Norfolk, Va, week end fares
$3.50. ~.
Corresponding reduced fares from
intermediate points
For full .intoymation as to rates,
schedules. etc. apply to yoarnearest
ticket agents. -
J. H. McWtfiiams, General, Agent.
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MIR. j. B. SHERRILL
HEADS THE EDITORS

HEADS IHE EDITORS
Morehead City, N. c., July 30
The election of officers last nigh
closed the semi-annual meeting OF
the North Carolina Press Association
at Morehead City. Mr.. John B.
Sheriff., editor of the Concord Trib
une, was elected president and Miss
Beatrice Cobb, editor of the Morgan.
ton News-Herald, was elected secre.
tary.
Other officers elected were: First
vice president, R. T. Wade, of More
head City; second vice president
Sam Farabee, of Hickory; third vice
president. Mrs. w. c. Hammer, OF
Asheboro; treasurer, r. E. Price, OF
RuthefordtQn; historian, M. l..
Shipman, of Raleigh; orator, Jose
phus Daniels. of North Carolina;
poet, j. D. Boone, of Waynesville,
who is said to be the only poet in
the Association; executive commit
tee, president Sheriff. and Secretary
Cobb, ex-offfcio, j. F. Hurley, of Sal
isbury; E. B. Jeffries, of Greensboro,
Clarence Poe, of Raleigh, H B. Var
ner, of Lexington, and w. G. Mebane
of Beaufort.
The executive committee will de-
eide on the next place Of meeting
later in the year.
Mr. John Paul Lucas of Charlotte
earlier in the day made a talk on
the made in Caro1inas Exposition. Z"
After the address the members of
the Association were taken on a trip
to Cape Lookout. The party was
favorably impressed with the pros
poets for the famous Cape as a re-
sort.
heard an, address by Col. Joseph
Hyde Pratt on the necessity of saw
ing and replacing the forests of the
State.
The resolutions committee recon-
mended to invite President Warren
G. Harding to be present at the
State fair in Raleigh in October, to
commend the school of journalism
at Chapel Hill, to say word of ap-
probation for the Bedsworth Hotel,
the Cape Fear Development Compa-
ny, the railroads that looked after
the members, and to material fur
nishedZ by the organizations in the
State that are working for the in
terest of North Carolina. The lat
ter resolution suggests small de-
partment each week for this purpose,
and met with approval.
Many places asked for the next
meeting of the association but de-
cision was deferred in this until lat
er on. Among the number were:
Shelby, Hickory, Southern Pines,
Wilmington, and Winston-Sa1em. \
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Calvary Methodist Church

Rev. J. Herbert Miller, Pastor
Sunday school p. M, Mr.. L.
X. wilkins, >Supt.
Open air service Sunday evening
at 7:3O on the church lawn. Prayer
meeting. Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock. A most cordial invitation is
extended to all.
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AT the Churches
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUNDAY
NIGHT UNION SERVICES

July 31-Baptist, The Rev. j. E.
Stuart.
August 7-EpiscopaI, The Rev
Morrison Bethea
August 14-Christian, DR.. l. NJ
Mercer.
August 21-Methodist, The Rev.
E. l.. Flanagan
August 2s-PresDyterian, The
Rev. F. S. Love.
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First Methodist Church.

The Rev. F. Swipdell Love, Pastor.
Preaching at 11.OO a. m. by the
pastor.
Union service at night in Baptist
church.
Sunday school at 9:45, Mr. j. A.
Spfers, Supt.
Visitors are given a cordial well
come to the organized classes.
Prayer service on Wednesday
evening at s o'clock.
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Come right down and have an ex-
ira pair of glasses made for safety on
your vacation. Denny Bros. Co.
z &c Std 1tw
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WILL FINISH PAVING
NEXT WEEK

The engineers will finish the paw
ing contract next Monday. The
bridge over Hominy Greek will hold
up the work on the extension of
Tarboro road some longer.
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First Baptist Church.

Dr. I. M. Mercer, Pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. M, con-
Quoted by Mr.. A. B. Carroll, supt.
Worship at II a. m. and p. m.
The evening service will be the
Union Service of the churches and
Rev. J. e. Stuart of the Christian
church will deliver the sermon.
The Young Peoples UnionS Mon
day at 7:45 p. m.
Prayer service, Wednesday at 8
p. M.
The public cordially invited to all
services
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Just received a car load of "Cen-
tury Asbestos Shingles" e. T. Full
ghum & Co. z &c std
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ICE PRICES DROP
IN SMITHF4ELD.

A subscriber handed us an adver-
tisement from a Smithfield paper ad-
vertisfng a reduction in the price Of
ice in that town from soc to. 60c.
Smfthfield has no ice plant.
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See our special window for glass
flower baskets Thursday and Friday.
only. Denny Bros. Co.
z 26 Std 1tw
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WANTED-Three or four rooms
furnished or unfurnished for light
housekeeping. E. W. Norwood,
los Davis Bldg or phone sos.
z 20 2td
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INFANT DEAD.

P. 7. Hawley, Jr., five months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. T. Hawley;
died yesterday at the home of his
parents here. Burial took place this
morning at Hawley's emetery in. the
county.