NO PUBLIC MEETINGS.In the face of the rapid advance of the epidemic of Spanish ^influenza in North Carolina, Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary of the State board of health, has instructed all county health officers in North Carolina that, upon appearance of grippe or Spanish influenza in any city, town, village or thickly-settled community,steps shouldv v •/ F 4 | vhe taken to prohibit schools, moving]' picture shows, fairs, circuses, and oth-!. er public gatherings, including church ( •services and Sunday schools, under j .Chapter (52, Public Laws of 1911, sec- j ^ tions 9, 10. 14 and 15. In addition,!.Governor Pickett has issued an appeal ; for doctors and nurses to aid in relief ! work. I