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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02
TUTWILER MUSIC

The Wiegand orchestra will render the following programme at the Tut wiler this evening from to o'clock;
 Military March, Bullets and Bayo- nets" (Sousa).
 Scenes from ."Traviatao Cverdi). Valse. "Melodie d'Armour" (Shelley).
 Two preludes Chopin. Three new popular songs, After AL" 'T Found You,'' "Quand Madelon Serenade (Albeniz).
 Excerpts from 70, My Dear (IirSch). Transcription, "Old Folks at Home (Roberts). Dances from Henry VIII Edward German).
 March. When the Boys Come Home 7 Speaks).
 "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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ADVENT MUSICALE MATINEE

Mrs. Ned McDavids unit Of the Wom ans guild of the Church of the Advent will give a matinee musicale on Tuesday afternoon at the parish house of the church.
 Among the well know musicians who will appear on the programme are Mrs. Paul Earle. Jr, piano; Mrs. B. D.. St. Clair soprano; Mrs. o. F. Stephenson soprano: Mrs. P E. Davidson contralto; MT. owen Gillespy, tenor; MT. Edward Richardson, baritone; Mrs. Walter Go ing, whistler; MT Frederic R. Chandler flute; MT. Fred Hard. violin; Miss Vida Cross, solo dance; Master Billy Roberts Carroll, boy soprano; accompanists. Prof
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one of the most enjoyable ever held sl camp. Talks were made by Dr. JohI Stapleton, general secretary of the 1l NJ. C. A.; Father Charles O'Gallaghei of the K. C.; Lieut.. John c. Yenche'l camp morale officer, and a programj was rendered by Atlanta musicians
 readers of note, who were broughtt camp under the auspices of the w Camp Community service.
 The men of the Thirty-third ballool company were hosts at a dance givel in Jacksonville on Monday evening. MT C. A. Whitrnore and Mrs. c. w. Daus ette assited the soldiers in serving rasp' berry ice and Lady Baltimore cake.
 At the home of the brides parents Mir and Mrs. J. F. Petty Miss Ethe Petty and MT. John Dean Woods O Camp Mcclellan were wed in Jackson vile last week, Rev. H. l.. Aldridge O the Methodist church officiating. Mir and Mrs. Woods will make their futur home in Jacksonville, Fla.
 A muscal programme and conmunit sing were enjoyed at the Red Circl building on Saturday afternoon. A. larg number of soldiers were entertainjd il Jacksonville homes during the past weei at farewell parties.
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guests included Miss Dixon, Miss Vir-- einia Dixon.. Mrs. Robert Brooks, Miss Martha Bradshaw, Miss Martha Latady, Miss Catherine Carey, and Miss Alice Bowie Mrs. Eugene Brown, Mrs Frank FowIkes, Mrs. F. w. Dixon, Mrs. Lee Burlington and Miss Francis White of Virginia.
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dances given under the auspices of the welfare board occurred at the hut on Tuesday evening and at the town club rooms on Saturday evening.
 Much interest was manifested in the American and Syrian drive in Oxford last week, a large number of commit tees making a thorough canvass for funds. The churches also made liberal contributions. In every phase of pa triotic work Oxford citizens during the critical months of the past year have shown truest loyalty and sacrificial generosity
 The men of the Sixty-seventh in
 fantry entertained at brilliant dinner dance at the Anniston inn on Wednes- day evening. The dining room and ballroom were artistically decorated in red white and blue streamers and in-
 fantry emblems. number of out of town guests enjoy the hospitality of the popular infantry soldiers.
 Mrs William Hood of Birmingham has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Erin Weller, at the hostess house. at Camp
 Mcclellan, where Mrs. Weller presides as the beloved. official hostess
 The members of the Rotary club were guests of MT. A. J. Goodwin at the hostess house last week. Miss Erin Weller entertained at luncheon during the week and several soldiers were
 hosts at this popular resort
 Eighteen overseas men stationed temporarily at Camp Mcclellan were delightfully."- entertained at dinner by the following hostesses, on Tuesday evening; Mrs. Kirk Perrow, Mrs. A. IT. Smith, Mrs. Pettus, Mrs E. w. Ledbet ter, Mrs@ Ralph Hay and Mrs. R. H. Dean. After dinner all of the soldiers accepted the hospitality of the Readers club and enjoyed an interesting pro- gramme, rendered by the club members ] at Noble institute.
 ! Saturday was observed as Recogni- tion Day and through the efforts of the war camp community service all of l the returned heroes at Camp Mcclellan and in Anniston were entertained in scores of Anniston homes.
 The Chautauqua circle met on Tues l day at the Carnegie library, when Miss Mamie Osborne led an interesting pro- | gramme. Mrs. James Fouchs Matthews ! entertained the Tuesday Bridge club:
 Mrs. w. G. Crutchfield the Matrons'
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Fred L. Grambs, Miss Hanlin and Miss Della Dryer
 The following young girls will act as ushers: Misses Margaret Builder Cath crime Redd, Jimmie Terrell, Anna Byrd Turner, Mitylens McDavid. Ailene steph- ensoN
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FOR MRS. MCCULLOUGH

Mrs. Roy Mccullough will entertain at tea on Thursday afternoon at her home in honor of her sons lovely young bride. Mrs. William Marvin Me Cullough. whose marriage the past week in Sewanee war an interesting, event. ,.
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lCOUNCIL OF DEFENSE

Mrs H. H. Shell, president of the Dir mingham chapter, council of defense, announces the regular monthly meeting for Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in the Hotel Hillman ballroom. The Back
 (COntinued on Page Five)
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At a meeting of the extension com mittee of the Young Womens Chrls- tian associa tion at the home of Mrs. Samuel P Kennedy chairman of the war work council of the Young Wom- ems Christian association, plans were perfected for establishing day nurs- cry in West Anniston. A matron Will be secured to look after the little ones whose mothers work during the day. Nourishng food and also clothing, when needed, will be provided and cots and cradles will hold the sleepy tots. Mrs F. l.. Field. chairman of the eN- tension committee, has done a fine work in extending the influence of the Young Womens Christian association. The other members of the committee are: Mrs. Eva Powers Comley, Miss Lila Heron, Mrs Miller Sproul!. Miss Willie Forbes, Mrs. Rivers, Mrs. Me- Cary, Mrs. Fred Tyler, Mrs. Turnipseed, Mrs R. M. Ingram. Miss Sadie Ingram, Mrs IT. B. Rudisill. Mrs T. D. Huey, Mrs l.. Hombibeu and Miss Iva Cook.
 Members of the Rotary club made a thorough canvass last week for funds for the Armerian and Syrian sufferers.
 Private H. Derovanesian, Camp Mc-
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Home Service Red Cross
 Section Doing Fine Work
tCoutinued from Page One)

to time for lecture courses. The or ganization of classes will no doubt mean much to the Bible students Of Anniston The officers of the fedora tion are: Mrs John B. Knox, director general Mrs Lamar Knox. president: Mrs. James c. Sproull, vice president, and Mrs Frank Leigh, recording sec retarY.
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Study club on Wednesday; Mrs. Joseph Wheeler, the Tuesday Bridge club, and Miss Addie McCaa the Enterpean club.
 The farewell gathering of all the well fare organizations, including the Y. M. c. A., Knights of Columbus, Red Cross and War Camp Community Service was
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FOR MISS DIXON

Mrs J k. Rice entertained a few friends at luncheon yesterday at the Tut wiler in compliment to Miss Emily Dixon q bride elect The table was adorned with spring flowers and the
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dances given under the auspices of the welfare board occurred at the hut on Tuesday evening and at the town club rooms on Saturday evening.
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Mir and Mrs. P. J. Mundie entertained at their home on Tuesday evening to honor number of officers who are to leave Camp Mcclellan soon. The table was artistically decorated in red, white and blue, the flags of the allies and red carnations and patriotic note was car ried out in every detail.
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Miss Ethel Ledbetter entertained the Book club on Tuesday afternoon, when Mrs j. c. Norton conducted the story hour, presenting Twice Told Tales. Miss Emma Lea Ledbetter was hostess for the Wednesday Study club and Mrs, 10. H. Parker for the Thursday Bridge club.
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Members of Sacred Heart church enter tained the convalescent soldiers from overseas last week at the Jewish Vel fare club rooms. Dancing and a musical programme were enjoyed. Among those assisting in entertaining were: Mrs John B. Knox, Mrs. w. A. Holman, Miss Mary Murphy, Mrs James McIntire, Miss Tate, Mrs. T. R. Gordon, Rev. J. T. Early. MT. Freedland and Mir Thomas McCaffrey.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
COL. MEEKINS' PRANK =
AROUSED CAMDEN MAN
Monkey Rum Advertisement Was Joke
That Might Not Have Been
Joke

The editor of THE INDEPENDENT
came near getting a licking last week,
and all on account of the deviltry of Col
Isaac NJ. Aeekins. This newspaper pub
lished an article last week dealing with
a sale advertised by ]. A. Armstrong, Of
Camden, in which it was limited that those
attending the sale would have an oppor-
tunity to imbibe Camden County Monkey
Rum. When that article came out in
this newspaper Mr.. Armstrong came
over to look for the editor of THE IN
DEPENDENT. Fortunately Mr.. Saun-
ders was out of the office every time
Mr.. Armstrong called.
1t seems that Mr.. Armstrong had
nothing to do with the advertising i'll
question He got Col. Isaac Meekins to
have his bills printed for him and Col,
Meekins wrote the advertisement. In
a spirit of mischief he tackled the Mon
key Rum suggestion on to the adver-
tisement without Mr.. Armstrong;
knowledge or consen-. Of course this
newspaper had no means of knowing
that the thing was a joke and cheerMlly
makes this explanation and apology.
This isn't the first prank of the kind
ever played by Col. Meekins. On one
occasion J. Q. A. Wood got Col. Meek
ins to write mortgage for him on
the personal property OF colored man.
Mr.. Wood usually takes an all inclusive
mortgage. In writing the mortgage Col.
Meekins enumerated the Negroes goods
and chattels and added, "And all other
goods and chattels whatsoever, including
one muzzle loading shot gun, one pic
ture of Abraham Lincoln and one yel-
low hound dog"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
TWO BIG TRUCKS
FOR DIRT ROADS
Pasquotank Highway Commission al
Last Gets Nash Quads for Road
Work

The two big Nash Quad trucks for
use in the upkeep of the county roads
of Pasquotank arrived in this city last
Sunday, having been driven all the way
from Raleigh by Road Superintendent
Provo and two helpers. They were OBJ
tained from the Federal government thru
the State Highway Commission after
much red tape had been gone through
with. 1t is stated that but one hundred
of these trucks were. apportioned to
North Carolina and Pasquotank county
is therefore very fortunate to secure two
of them.
The trucks now on the job here are
two-ton trucks suitable for road dragg-
ing and for hauling of loads that need
not be dumped, since they are not pro-
vided with dump bodies. They cannot
be successfully used in road grading or
in hard surface road construction. Pas
quotank county receives them with the
understanding that they are only to be
used in the maintenance of dirt roads.
The two Nash trucks will cost the
county $500 per year, payable in quar-
ter1y installments to the State High
way Commission.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
ANCIENT TREE GOES
WITH FEW TO MOURN

An old landmark of Elizabeth City
passed away last Monday when city
employees cut down large elm in the
yard of the Bradford home on Main
street. The street was closed for sew
eral hours while worHmen dismembered
the big tree. which has seen Elizabeth
City grow from country crossroads
town into a beautiful city. the metropolis
of Northeastern North Carolina. With
in the past few years it has observed
the vacant lot directly n front become
the site of handsome store and office
building, while little further down the
street has been erected one of the finest
businss edifices in the eastern part of
the State. Directly within the shade of
it's overhanging branches a small bank
has grown within a few years into an in
stitution whose resources run into mil
lions of dollars. Paved streets now take
the place of the hog wallows of an ear
lier day in the thoroughfare before it.
Truly, if the old tree could have spoken
in it's dying moments, it would have said:
"All is change; nothing endures save the
tax collector and the high cost of living"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
MORE MONEY FOR
POTATO GROWERS
Brock & Scott Start Manufacture
of Dependable Barrels for
Elizabeth City Section

The bulk of the Elizabeth City sec-
tion's Irish and early sweet potato crop
will go to market in stave barrels next
summer and the slat barrel which has
meant a loss of hundreds of thousands
section is doomed
Brock & Scott Produce Co., of this
city, one of the largest growers and
shippers of potatoes in this section, has
gone into the manufacture of staye bar
rels and are already turning them out at
the rate of 225 a day. A little later
they will increase their output to 800
barrels a day. They expect to have no.
600 barrels in storage before the demand
starts.
The Elizabeth City section uses about
! 1000 potato barrels annually. Local
| barrel manufacturers have supplied this
demand with a gum veneer or slat barrel
which has given shippers and transpor-
| tation agencies endless trouble. These
| slat barrels have gone to pieces in trans
| it, have gone to pieces on the wharves
at Eliz. City, and, in the many instances
go to pieces in the very fields before they
can be sent to wharf or depot Grow
ers have lost thousands of dollars thru
the use of this type of barrel.
| Last season buyers north and east
| created a near panic in this section by
refusing to take potatoes in slat barrels.
| When eastern North Carolina potatoes
could be sold, they sold a dollar bar
rel under Eastern Shore of Virginia
stock Which is always packed in the stave
barrel. The stave barrels stand up and
get to market in good shape.
And all the time it was impossible to
persuade local manufactures to change
! their machinery and processes in favor
of the barrel that would stand up.
The barrel factory of the Brock &
Scott Produce Co. is located on the Sc
cond floor of the Aydlett warehouse on
| North Water Street It started opera
tions unostentatiously a few days ago
and the new barrels are piling up. The
slaves and heads are manufactured in
Washington, n. G. and the factory on
Water Street only has to assemble the
stock The stave barrel sells for about
five cents more than the slat barrel and
shippers say that it will add SO cents a
! barrel to the price of every barrel of
potatoes going out of this section next
season.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
AMERIAN LEGION NOT
TO URGE EXTRA PAY
to Take Action on Bonus Legis-
4ation Before Congress

Early action is expected from this
session of Congress upon a matter of
great interest to the soldiers, sailors and
marines who served during the world
war; namely, upon he giving of an addi-
tional bonus. At the recent convention
of the American Legion held at st. Louis
with the conservative element in con-
troll, the Legion passed resolutions re-
fusing to ask Congress for an additional
bonus, declaring that it would be putt
ing a money value on patriotism. The
Legion dG not state itself as being oppos-
ed to the bonu, but merely as in favor of
leaving the proposition entirely to Con-
gress.
Meanwhile another organization, from
which all officers are excluded, has
sprung into sudden existence with a de-
termined intention of making strong
appeal for a years extra pay. This is
the Rank and File Veterans Associa-
ton. with headquarters at Washington.
D. c., and it's platform stands for one
years extra pay for all who served hon
orably, as embodied in the Gronno-Baer
bill, now before Congress; lump sum
payments of war risk insurance; liberal
compensation and fair play for all dis
abled men; opposition to universal mil
itary training; land and homes for ser
vice men, by Government loans; release
of. all military prisoners excepting those
guilty under the civil code; free speech
and liberty of the press; and return of
fines levied by court-martial.
Any Congressional action upon the
years extra pay plan viii be hotly con"
tested Claude Kitchin, former Demo
cratic majority leader in the House, and
congressman from North Carolina, has
stated himself as unequivocally opposed
to any sort of legislation giving bonus
es to the veterans OF the war. Many
other Senators and Congressman are
likewise holding the extra bonus plan
in disfavor both among the Democrats
and the Republicans. One telling argu-
ment for an additional bonus of at least
$3.50 is in the fact, published in an
earlier issue of THE INDEPENDENT,
that war workers at Washington, hold
ing down bomb proof jobs at four to
six times the pay of the enlisted men,
were allowed a bonus of $24O, whereas
the service men have thus far received
only $50
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
THE INDEPENDENT
Will Issue Special a
HOLIDAY EDITION

$ THE INDEPENDENT will issue
= special holiday edition this year on
= Friday Dec. 10. This years holiday
* edition will go out in autographed
= covers, printed in four colors on
+ good grade of book paper. The COW
= er design is one of the prettiest ever
= used on a weekly newspaper and will
+ be priced by thousands who receive
= if.
4 Local advertisers should begin
= now to prepare copy for this spe-
= ciaI edition, not only as a bid for
= Christmas trade, but as an advance
= solicitation of the business that will
= come to Elizabeth City in 1920. Here
= is the advertisers one big, worth
= while opportunity to send good will
= and a Christmas greeting into the
+ best homes in northeastern North
+ Carolina. .~
+ Remember, this illustrated spec
+ ciaI holiday edition., in autographed
+ covers, goes to press the week Of
+ of December IS. Speak for space
= now and have your copy ready early.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
THE EDITOR is AWAY
BY RALPH pool

The boss is out of this week. he's gone away to
New York, and while away dare to speak without
fear he may squawk Upon the wicked Great White
Way beyond doubt he would disport, azzng with the
gay the chorus girls of wild report We doubt not
that dspe the gloom wherever gloom there be,
his bulk he would propel into the gayest company
The Folles of those graceful beauties
sprehty whose antics bring troubled rown to pru
dish everywhere would surely catch his rowing
eye him twnge of that he must bid them
sad goodbye while fan he'd 1inger with them yet We
say he WOUD be bad guy while mid the women and
the song now forsooth he dares not tryt happens
that his we's along.
We remain the plant, and get the paper out
this week. every chance and though
while we meek The who sets the linotype
spends hours chatting with his GIRL he to think the
time ripe her she's his priceless pearl The fore
man keeps his private jug of etraspeca at his s1de and
ere he goes find slug he takes drink full long and
wide printers devil and the rest, whose conduct no
one eer condones do nothing with eager zest to roll
the too-caprcous bones. We know that when the boss
gets we'll get called down and maybe canned but
while he's gone make the shack place where work is
strictly banned
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
FEET SMELL OF KEROSENE
HE LANDS IN CITY COURT
Ambrose Riddick, CoIored, Must Face
Charge of Arson at Next Term
of Superior Court

Evidence purporting to show that he
had ATTEMPTED to burn the barn of J. A.
Byrum. near the Old Fair Grounds at
this city, landed Ambrose Riddick,
young colored man, in police court here
Monday, and resulted in his being bound
over on a charge of arson to the next
term of Superior Court under bond of
81 900, in default of which he was
placed for safe keeping in the city jail
to await the action of the higher court.
Tt appears that J. A. Byrum's stables
were destroyed by fire Friday night,
together with a mule and COW that were
confined in the building. At about 1880
o'clock Sunday night. Byrum's barn was
discovered to be on fire, with strong
odor of kerosene about the place. The
flames were put out, and next morning
bloodhounds were brought from Wash
ington, N. G. and placed upon the trail
of the supposed incendiary. They are
said to have led the way straight to
Riddick's front door, but short dis
tame from the barn. tt is alleged that
Riddik, when found, was under his bed
with his clothes on, and Byrum testl-
fed that upon smelling of the negro's
feet he detected strong odor OF kero-
sene No motive for the alleged crime
has been brought out.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
TAX RATE Is
UP THIS YEAR
Just Why the People of This City
and County Must Pay More
This Year When the Tax
Collector Comes
Around

Why are taxes so high this year? This
is the question that Mr.. Average Citizen
asks when he goes to the sheriff's Of
flee to pay UP, aud finds thai he is
taled upon for 76 cents per $1O0 pro-
perty valuation more than he paid last
year. Here is the answer: The county
taxes for the present Year are appor
toned as follows: School and pension
tax (State) 47-2-3 cents; general coun-
ty fund, 10 cents; floating indebtedness
of county, 10 cents; county road bonds,
to pay interest upon the $500,O00> bond
issue for Pasquotank's paved roads, So
cents; general road tax, for upkeep of
roads, 1S cents; district highway bonds,
10 cents; and special county school tax
35 cents, making a grand total. of $1.75-
%, as compared with $O.992-3 for last
year, OF, as stated. an increase of 76
cents.
The actual added taxation this year
is distributed as follows: Total school
tax, State and county, 81 cents, as com
pared with 25 cents .ast year, a net in
crease of ~ cents; special county road
tax, SO cents; floating indebtedness of
county, 10 cents; district highway, tax
10 cents; total, 9S cents. To partially
offset this, there is a reduction of -
Gems i'll the State tax for general pur-
poses s,and a SPECIAL road tax for planned
experimentation levied last year in the
amount of 10 cents has been taken off
this year. These two items, deducted
from the total of SO cents, leave a net
increase of 76 cents in the amount of
the~eounty taxes.
Under the Tax Revaluation Act passed
by the General Assembly of North Car
olina last Spring, the tax rate next year
will be reduced to a half, or possibly a
third, of the amount fixed for this
year. However the fair asse ssment of
all property will in most cases proper
tionately raise property valuations so
that the actual decrease in the amount
Of the taxes paid will be negligible. The
important result of honest property wax
uation will be that the tax dodgers and
low valuation sharks of former years
will have tRo bear their just share of
the burden of taxation. In any event,
Pasquotank county can well afford to
spend more money for better roads and
schools. ->=sfzss s.S--. So - Z
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-05
YOUNG EYESIGHT
IN OLD AGE

You can't grow younger; but
you can enjoy good sight to a
ripe old age, if you change your
glasses as the advancing years
demand.
My eyeglass service is based
on long experience, modern
equipment and progressive me-
thods in optometry.
This entities me to your SER
ious consideration, if your eyes
need glasses.
DR.. J. D. HATHAWAY
Optometrist :: Bradford Bldg.
Phone ooe :2~E1iz. City, N. c.