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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
MoRAL-DON'T BORROW

A man who was too stingy to sub
scribe to his home paper sent his lit
tie boy to borrow the copy taken by a
neighbor. In his haste the boy ran over
a stand of bees and in ten minutes
looked like warty summer squash. His
father ran to his assistance, and failing
to notice the barb wire fence, ran into
that, cutting a hole in his anatomy and
running a $5 pair of trousers The old
cow took advantage of the gap in the
fence and got into the corn fiedl and kill
ed herself eating green corn. Hearing
a racket, the wife ran out, upset a
four gallon churn full of cream into a
basket of little chickens, drowning the
entire hatch. IN her haste she dropped
a S35 set of false teeth. The baby,
having been left alone, crawled through
the milk into the parlor, running q
brand-new. $25 carpet. During the ex-
citement the oldest daughter ran. away
with the hired man, the dog broke up II
seHing hens and the calves got out and
ehewed the tails of four fine, shirts on
the clothes hne.-Sebfee (Ky.) Banner
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
TOHAVE
IT'S BIGGEST FAIR
And Edenton Will. Greet Fair Visitors
With Miles of Asphalt Streets

Edenton's several miles of pretty as.
phalt street pavement which have just
been completed is one reason why The
Chowan Fair Association will have the
largest crowds and biggest fair in it's
history All automobilists will be de-
lighted with the smooth rides. Edenton' s
streets now delight one with.
The Chowan Fair aAssociation holds
its biggest and best fair at Edenton
\. C.. the last four days in October
2Sth. 10Th. 3Oth and 31st. The Fair
will have many attractions of interest,".
Several Thousand Dollars in Cash PriA
es. Big Live Stock and Poultry Shows
Wonderful Farm Exhibits, Brass Band
Music and Free Exhibition amusements
twice daily. and fire works at night.
A Community Home Coming Celebra-
ton will be held on the first day of The
Fair. In connectiohsyth this, Com
mittee is working on plans with the Gov
ernment to have Airplanes, Dirigibles
Submarines and Chasers on exhibition
All soldiers and sailors in uniform vii
be admitted to The Fair and be served
dinner free on this day
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
A CALL FOR $4,000
CENSUS ENUMERATERS
Sixty Men Wanted For The First NJ. c.
: District by Oct. Is.

The Director of the Census. Hon.
Sam. L. Rogers. announces that 10000
enumerators will be needed to take the
next census The work begins on jan
uary and will last about two weeks IL
cities, and a month or more in rural dis
tricts. Rates of pay will vary. depend
ing upon the locality and character of
the district to be canvassed. The ave-
rage pay per enumeratOr at the census
of 1910 was about $40 At this coming
census it will probably be not less than
500. -
"Active, intelligent. and reliable men.
and women. not less than IS years of
age. are needed for this task" said Di-
rector Rogers. land. in sense. this is
a call for volunteers. The Importance
Of a complete and reliable census, es-
peciaIy in these critical times when more
than ever before perhaps we need COM
plete data regarding population. condi-
tons, tendencies, and resources, can
hardly be over emphasized. The reor-
ganization of the social and economic
structure and the readjustment of inte,
national relations necessitated by the
War must be based on accurate know
ledge if we are to act wisely and deal
Justly with all classes and all interests.
1t is hoped, therefore, that public spirit
ed energetic people throughout the coun-
try will volunteer to act as census emu
merators even though they may not care
for the positions SO far as the pay is
concerned. I should be sorry to think
and do not believe, that all our patriot
ism was used up by the War and none
left over. for public service in times Of
reace."
Lloyd J. Lawrence, Supervisor of the
| Census for the First District of NJ c..
which includes the counties of BERTHE
Camden, Chowan, Curriuck, Dare, Gates
Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquimars
states that he will need about 60 anu
| merators for this district. Applications
or requests for application forms sheulJ
| be sent to him on or before October
Is. His address is Murfreesboro, n. G
AS a test of their fitness for the worb
| applicants will be required to fill out d
sample schedule and will be duly mott
fled of the time and place for this test
So far as practicable the place selected
will be one which is easily accessible.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
CAMDEN HOLDS FIRST
COUNTY FAIR TO-DAY
Able Organization Backs First Snow
ing of Camden's Agricultural
Resources

Camden County's first community fair
will be held at Camden Court House
to-day, Friday, Oct. 10. This fair has
been organized by John Nyegaard, Cam
dens enterprising farm demonstration
agent. The president of the fair is II.
c. Ferebee. The, committee on enter
tainment and decorations is composed
Of Mrs Ruth Brown, Mrs. Smith. Mrs.
F. A. Robertson and Miss I. L. Kight.
The committee on arrangement ana
amusement is composed of Mrs. L. Z.
Sawyer and Miss Mary Stevens. The
committee on premiums is composed Oh
Mrs. P. W. Stevens and Miss Essie Fer
ebee. With this able Organization Cam
den promises to put over something un-
usual in the way of community fair
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
vouR OWN ADV. CAN GO
Il INTO OVER 5000 HOMES

IF you~have something to sell, try
classified ad in THE INDEPEN-
DENT. These little ads cost you only
3. cent word for each insertion no
od. taken for less than 25 cents. one
Of these little ads will go into 3'Ooo
or more homes right here in north
eastern North Carolina Among all the
readers of this newspaper in the eoun- IN
+;G Of Pasouotank, Camden, Currltuck'
Perouimans. Gates, Chowan, Iyrren'
Hvde and Dare, and in Norfolk county
Va where hundreds of North Carohn-
ians are now living, there is some one
Who WIZ, wants the farm, the woodland, the
horse the nude, the cow, the farming
implement, or whatever you have to sell. l.
And if you want any Of these e;na anisSi - for
little ad in this paper will flnd IT, ior
Won The classified ads in this paper
are bringing money into hundreds ol
folks who use them. If you don't use
them YOU are the loser. Try one.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
DR.. HAYWOOD TO PREACH
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

DR. Oscar Haywood, evangelist at large
Of Calvary Baptist Church, New York
City, will fill the pulpit at the flrs'
Baptist Church in this city SUNDAY
morning. DIR. Haywood lectures at the
AIkrama theatre Sunday afternoon DE-
Henry K. Williams, the new pastor VINO
comes to First Baptist Church next
Sunday will deliver his first sermon Sun
day night in order to give over the pull
pit Sunday morning to the mplnen'
New York divine.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
cANcHT 9 FOOT SHARK
IN THEIR POUND NET

Tom and J. H Wright, caught nine
foot shark in a pound net in Albemarie
Sound near Great Shoal, few days
ago. They thought that they had cap,
tured a big sturgeon when they t,rst
discovered the fish in their net. Ine
Shark was taken from the net WIN
great difficulty, putting up stift 1lgn'
until killed. The shark measured nine
feet from head to tail, was five feet ano
ono inch in circumference and measured
60 foot five inches from tip to tip OIL
side fins. It's mouth measured L. "
cheS. /.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
= =
NOTICE! ADVERTISERS!

The volume of advertising car
ried by this newspaper is constantly
i: increasing. 1t is not advisable as yer
to increase the size of this paper. we
are endeavoring to keep it down 10
I2 pages, which is then the equlva-
lent of Is pages of the average nome
paper. This means that from week
to week we are compelled, to turn
down advertising copy that comes in
: as late as "Wednesday. Advertisers
; who want space in this newspaper
: are urged to get their copy INFO TINS
office on Monday or Tuesday OF the
week of publication when possible
When not possible to do this, kfnoiy
arrange for space to be held for YOU
And for the love of Mike, don't ask
US When do you 90 to press?" we
wouid never 90 to press if every ao-
: yertiser waited until press day 10
bring his copy in.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
HURT BY U-B0AT
NOW IN CITY JAIL
Charles b. White, Once a Sailor,
Had Thrilling Experience in
Great World War

A survivor. Of a battle. with Ger
man submarine In the World War is now
occupying a cell in the Elizabeth City
Jail. He is Charles B. White, 40 years
DID,; originally from Creswell, but who
for 25 years or more has wandered about
from place to place all over the world,
working at one thing or another, and
never remaining anywhere very long at
the. time. He is now being held pending
trial on a charge of obtaining money on
false pretense, and the case will probab
ly be disposed of the latter part of this
week.
White is not prepossessing in appear
ance. He is tall, lean and hollew-eyed.
with a look of man who has lost the
last vestige of hope in the future. and
for whom life is a drab monotony. He
bears long scar on the top of his head
which he says is the result of an acci-
dental blow from an axe in the hands o.
a careless negro at Government can
tonment, at which he was doing eenstruc'
ton work This wound, he declares. con-
tinues to cause him pain at frequent in
tervals, and he b1ames frequent lapses
of memory upon it.
In 1917, according to Whites story.
| he was sailor on the merchant
ship warrior, a German owned
ship taken by the British early In the
War, which was one of convoy OF "a
| ships laden with munitions and supplies
| bound from Newport News and New
York for Liverpool, England. When
nearing the (latter port, the warrior
| was attacked by a U-boat, which fired
| a torpedo into her, amidships, and rose
I to the surface, Smelling the bridge and
| superstrueture immediately thereafter
| One of the big ships eight boilers blew
up. being thrown completely out OF the
hull by the force of the explosion, and
White was severely injured in the arm
1 by flying fragment of steel The War
rior' went to the bottom, and White
| was among those rescued after the u
boat had submerged. Other submarines
| we're encountered. and of the orlglna
CONVOY of "a ships which left the United
States. :21 reached Liverpool, dne- -od
these withIher bows smashed in. Tns
other three vessels were sunk by tn'
| Germans.
White, who, according to his account
/ married an Elizabeth City girl some year
ago. came here three weeks ago from
i Georgia. and was living with his step
daughter in the cotton mill section ,whel
he was arrested, the arrest, according e
general report, being in connection Wit
the recent store-breaking on South hoa
street. A number of years ago ne wa
employed by the Norfolk Southern Rall
, road here, and he has since been san
or and a laborer in many different part
of the world. He was to have been trle
Wednesday, but on the way to the Cour
House he fell out in sort OF flt,l an
the trial was postponed. The polio
seemed Inclined to believe that Nnlte
v irving to ..play off, crazy.
White was tried in recorders eoul
Thursday morning. and found guilty
n attempting, to commit felony: He wa
d fined S25. and an appeal was noted
: his attorney.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
SEE THE RIVERSIDE
COMMUNITY FAIR
at EpW0rth
WEDNESDAY, OCT. Ia.
DIR. HAYWOOD TO
LECTURE SUNDAY
Eminent New York Evangelist to
be Heard by Elizabeth City
Audience

Dr. Oscar Haywood, Evange-
list at Large of the Calvary Bap-
fist Church of New York City
will deliver his famous lecture,
"The Criminal and his Makers, !"
at the Alkrama Theater in this
city at 3 80 o'clock Sunday after
noon. Oct. H., No admission will
be charged.
DR.. Haywood is in North Carolina un-
der the exclusive direction of the So
ciety for The Abolition of the Death
Penalty. He comes to Elizabeth City
thru the influence of w. o. Saunders
whose fight for the abolition OF capital
punishment. in the General Assembly OF
North Carolina last winter. attracted
tbe attention of liberal minded men and
women in all parts of the country.
A great treat is in store for those
who hear DR.. Haywood. He is one OF
Americas greatest entertainers Ihe
News & Observer says of him: "Mucn
of his lecture is heavy dramatics, and
but for the absence of the foothghts 1t
| would have been easy to imagine the
great Richard Mansfield in heavy
role"
While the lecture at the Alkrama Sun
day will be without charge, a free VIII
offering will be taken at the close OF
the lecture for the purpose of furthurine
! the work of the society under whose
auspices DR.. Haywood is lecturing.
/ Out of town readers of this news
paper who would like to hear DIR. Hay
wood Sunday will have seats held fol
them if application is made promptly tt
w o. Saunders. Gallery seats will b'
proyided ministers, teachers and profes
| sional men of the colored race.
| Mrs. Bob Askew will sing one or mor'
| Of her favorite operate selections To-
the benefit of the audience that will tur'
| out Sunday afternoon, to hear Dr. hay
wood. Mrs. Askew consented to be use'
on Sunday afternoons program, spite
the fact that she will sing at religion
i service the same afternoon. Thus al
| added treat is in store for those VIII
| attend the meeting in the Alkrama Thea
tre Sunday. Mrs. Askew will be accom-
panied by S. Glover Winter, pianist.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
RAPS
WILSON'S FOLLY
Tells Farmers They Will Have
Some Big Bills To Pay

w, 0. Saunders, speaking TO- al
farmer audience at Jackson,
Northampton county, Monday
afternoon took a whack at the
League of Nations, among other
things, and din't get egged. or
run out of the county. North
hampton is Democratic county,
but is an agricultural county. No
where do the farmers seems to
feel kindly to the League of Ma
tions. e
Mr.. Saunders was speaking,
under the auspices of the Amer
lean Cotton Association. He
pointed out to his farmer au-
dience the increasing needs, Of
the farmer for greater revenue:
The modern standard of living
requires more money the. mod
ern state with its improved roads,
advanced education, sanitation
and social service requires more
money. <'And don't forget" said
the speaker ''that your national
government requires you to- dig
harder than ever before. since
President Wilson has determined
to make the world safe for French
and British imperialism"
The speaker explained: 'We
went into the Great War to make
the world safe for democracy
But since President Wilson aban-
tdoned his fourteen points for this
1mperialistic thing called a Lea
que of Nations we find that we
| are to be burdened with an ex-
pensive militarism. The Secre-
tary of War demands a standing
army of $4,000 men. Mr.. Jose.
phus Daniels demands navy Sc.
! cond to none. We are maintain
ing troops on the Mexican Dor
der, troops in Russia and troops
in Germany. We are even nov
almost secretly organizing an ar
my to send to Poland. Our sail
ors and marines are mixing il
Italy. I will not be surprised tt
see American troops in China ii
less than twelve months. We ar
threatened with compulsory mil
itary training and permanen
conscription. All of this viii
cost billions and it will come on
: of the pockets OF. you, the pro
e ductive class of this nation. An
so I say to you farmers, organ
]; ize, organize, organize! Withou
organization yotf can not hope t
compete with the other organic
ed classes of society and pay tn
s bills of modern civilization"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
A PARALLEL IN ELEvENs

Has the Bible a hearing on the end
ing of the great world war?
The Armistice was signed on the 11th
hour of the 11th day of the 18th month.
The 11th verse of the 11th chapter OF
he 18th book of the Bible q Kings)
reads as follows:
Wherefore. the Lord said unto Solo
mon. forasmuch as this is done of thee
And thou hast not kept my covenant, and
my statutes. which have commanded
thee, will surely send the kingdom from
thee and will give it to thy servant"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
USED Y. M. c. A. FOR
UNUSUAL PURPOSE
And Then When Arrested he Took Leg
Bail Only to be Caught Again =

A sailor. whose name could not be
learned when THE INDEPENDENT was
going to press. was arrested on Cedar
street Thursday. charged with spending
the previous night in the Y. NJ. G. A.
with a woman who was not>his wife.
He was taken by an officer to the office
of the Chief of Police on the second story
of the City Hall. and when left alone in
the room for a few minutes. succeeded
in making his escape. either by jumping
from the window. or by sliding down the
water pipe on the side of the building.
The fugitive was caught at Shawboro.
ten miles distant a few hours later.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
ELIZABETH CITY FAIR
CAN'T HOUSE EXHIBITS
Two Big U. S. Government Exhibits Alone Will
Take Up Practically All vof Exhibition Hail. M
Nav Have to Use Big Tents

The Elizabeth City FAR WIN
h. held just one month from to-
dav and with only a month, leit
Dt :+b;n which to work the Fair
>.,c;ation now finds that it has
:. -oon, to house ali of the exh1-
h:+s that will be brought to the
:a;r The Secretary of the As
.;o+ion is now trying to secure
-bs loan of a big tent from the
Cba,,tauqua Association for the
tor,,, machinery exhibits, leaving
-hs bio exhibition hall for gov
~n,oent exhibits and home de-
partrents. =
Two government exhibits have been
.,rod for the Elizabeth City Far.
49, of these is purely educational, show
mo what the government is DONG io.
~, farmer. 1t contains hundreds Oh
--,ndarful pictures in panels and scores
--or1,ine models of things. 1t .occu-
NOS 1000 feet of floor space ana Is
- exhibition which has in itself attract
"A oraat crowds in the larger cues oi
-, country where it has been shown.
Tho other government exhibit is OF a
Military nature and shows the various
+rn4s of guns, mortars, rifles hano gre
nades, shrapnel, ETC.. ETC. used IN mou-
ern warfare.
Besides these intensely interestns
,otornment exhibits there will be an
immense exhibit by the international
Harvester Co. and exhibits by many
farm machinery, tractor. truck and au-
tomobile manufacturers.
The farm. home. orchard and dalr!
exhibits this year promise to be thoroi!
repre- sentative of northeastern Norti
Carolina. Farm and home demonstra
ron agents in several counties are co
onarstinp to make a real district snow
mo of the nroducts of farms and homes
Iarger purses are attracting more ane
Atter horses for the races and secre
tary L. d. Case gives us his word fnal
the races at the November Far VII
far excel any ever pulled off IN thl
section of the state.
In meantime there has been no neglec
Of amusement features. Sibley's Shows
said to be even larger and better thai
when exhibited here last summer, hav
leased the midway and will furnssl
amusement a plenty for those who nk
that side of the fair.
In addition to the Sibley Shows ther
will be several new and sensational ire
attractions. There will be daily baloo'
ascensions, entirely different from an
balloon ascensions ever seen in this par
of the country.
Other free attractions will include
new and marvellous double-trapeze Wor
and a 500 foot slide for life daily L
front of the grand stand.
And one mustn't forget the dayilgn
fireworks, the first ever shown her
and said to be even more thrilling an
wonderful than fire works at night. Day
light fireworks. costing hundreds OF
dollars will be shown in front of tii
grand stand daily.
There will be five days of the fair
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Frlda
and Saturday, Nov. II, -12, IL, IA and l.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
FAIR AT FORK SCHOOL

A Community Fair in which the school
and Corinth will participate, will be held
at Fork School next Wedne sday, Octo-
Der Is. Approximately $500 in pre-
miums will be given for. the best pro-
ducts of the section displayed at the
Fair. The general public is cordially
invited to be present, and Fair worthy
of the progressive. community in which
it is to be held is promised.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
(advertisement)
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10

Mr.. Winter is the southpaw Of the pia-
no: He plays any hymn called for, with
his left hand, putting in variations with
his right. Bob Askew and his party
win be here all this week. There is
suggestion that they will stay another
week If the old town responds to their
efforts.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
11,51s BURIED ACRES
TOGO ON TAX BOOKS
That is The Increase in Only Three
Townships in Pasguotank Under
Revaluation

With only three of the six townships
in Pasquotank county heard from, to
tai of 1875 acres of land heretofore
not listed for taxation will go on the
tax books in 1920 as a result of.the re-
valuation now under way. For years
this vast acreage has paid no taxes;
in many cases the owners willfully with
held this property from the tax asses
sorS.
The increased acreage on the tax
books of Pasquotank County to date is
as follows:
Providence Township 1874. u acrs
NJ Herman Township - 9,339.76 acrs
Newland Township 1,7s2.S7 acrs
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10

Toal increase in acres to-
date ,516.55
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-12
The Markets
FRESH UPTURN
SHOWN IN CORN
European Drought and Continued
UnfaTOrable Weather in United
States Boost Price.

Chicago. Ill, June Fresh up
turns in The corn market today
resulted largely from unfayorable
weather. Continued rains were re-
ported in some states, and there
was disposition to look on the
European drought as also bullish
factor. Further advances in the
value of hogs tended likewise to
strengthen corn. Opening prices,
WHICH ranged from 4c to 1850
higher, with July $1.69A to s1.70,
and September $1.61 to $1.62, were
followed by slight additional gains.
Oats were higher with corn. Aft
er opening unchanged to 13sc up,
including July at 6712 to 674, the
market continued to ascend.
Provisions responded to the
strength o. grain and hogs. Lard
was in especial demand.
Subsequently, decided falling off
in the amount of rural consign-
ments led to active buying and a
sharp general advance. The mar
ket closed strong, 3Ac to 412c
net higher with July, 1.71A to
1.71B and September, 1.64A to
Les.
A new high price record for lard
was reached in the provisions mar
ket. Shorts covered sharply.