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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE

On Sunday. March 10. 1911 W. O..
Saunders lost a silver 25 cent piece in
the post Office at Elizabeth City. n. C.,
the quarter falling thru a crack In the
Woodwork near the delivery window.
That would have been the last of that
quarter for most folk. But Saunders
uses his head. When that quarter went
down that crack w o. Saunders wrote
a note and dropped into the crack be-
hind it The note said: ga silver
twenty five cent piece lost here Sunday
Mar, 10. 1911 by W. o. Saunders, pub
Usher Of THE INDEPENDENT"
Eight years and nearly six months
rolled By and this week carpenters be-
gan to tear out the woodwork in the
post Office to make room for a par
eel post window. Mr.. G. e. SWlndell
found that lost 25 cent piece and the
note identifying its loser. Mr.. SWIM
oeh promptly turned the money over
10 its owner and that quarter goes
oack into circulation after long, long
rest Il pays to advertise.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
A PEROUIMANS SUNDAY
SCHOOL PICNIC HERE
Why CouIdn' Elizabeth City Have Pic
mic Crowds From Every County?

About $50 teachers. officers and pu-
pills of Whiteville Grove Baptist Church,
near Belvidere. Perquimans County,
made Elizabeth City the place of their
annual picnic, Wednesday Sept. 3. They
used the old fair grounds for their pic
mic and took advantage of the Hospital
beach nearby for bathing. They had a
lovely day and a splendid time. The
wonder is that more country schools
do not come to Elizabeth City for their
picnics. The Chamber of Commerce
might get next to this idea and make
some special inducement to schools in
this and other counties to picnic here.
whitevi1le Grove Sunday School that
it's superintendent, DR.. L. A. Ward. is
the only practicing physician in the Cho-
wan Baptist Association who holds, the
superintendency of a Sunday School.
As a rule, physicians will not take time
for this religious work.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
SELLS STUDEBAKER TO
A RESIDENT OF LONDON
Sale Made BY Elizabeth City Dealer
Brings Out Story of Romantic Ca
reer of Edenton Boy

The sale of a Blk Six Studebaker au-
tomobile to a resident of London, Eng
land, by the Pasquotank Motor Car Co.,
of Elizabeth City, last week, calls for
an interesting story:
The London purchaser of an automo-
bile from an Elizabeth City agency is
Oscar Williams, senior director of the
chain of 20 Woolworth and 10 Cent
Store in Great Britain.
Twelve years ago Oscar Williams was
clerking in Woolworth AMI 10 Cent
Store in New York City. The Wool
worth organization took his measure and
sent him to London to open the first
Woolworth and 10 Cent Store in Great
Britain. The store was a success from
the start and Mr.. Williams openel other
Woolworth stores IN England until there
are now three score ana ten Of them
and he is the senior. member xof the
Board of Directors of the Woolworth
British chain of stores.
Oscar Williams is a son of the vene-
rable Capt. Sam Williams, of Edenton,
n. G. and left Edenton about II years
ago to take job in a Woolworth store
in New York. Mr.. Williams is visiting
his old home in Edenton at this time,
for the first time in several years. While
at home he decided to buy an American
automobile to take back to London with
him when he sails this month. His Sc
lection was Studebaker and the Eliza
beth City agency got the order.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
NEWLAND HIGH SCHOOL
OPENS MONDAY, SEPT. 8

The Newland High School in upper
Pasquoank will open is doors Monday,
September s, to begin the school session
of 1919 1920. The opening address will
be delivered by n. w. Walker of Chapel
Hill, State High School Director, and a
large attendance is expected. Ira T.
johnson of Jefferson, N. G. a graduate
of Wake Forest will be the principal
of the school, acting in the capacity of
whole time high school teacher, and
Miss Eta Spivey of New Hope will be
the assistant principal, having charge OF
the sixth and seventh grades. The other
teachers will be: Miss Emily Stafford
of Newland, fourth and fifth grades;
Miss 1nez Reid, of Elizabeth City, seq
ond and third grades; Miss Agnes Ethe-
ridge, of Newland, the first grade.
1t is likewise planned to open the
Turnpike school in Newland September
s, in which the first four grades are
taught Miss Irene Brite, who con
Quoted this school last year, will AGAR
have charge during the approaching ses
sion. The Oak Grove school in the same
township will likewise open at the same
time, provided teacher is obtained soo1
enough. All the above schools, including
the Newland High School, will run fol
eight months. z
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
ELIZABETH CITY
FACES SADISASTER
Will Be Inaccessible to Camden
and Currituck This Winter

Here is a rather disconcerting piece
of news for Elizabeth City business in
terests. Elizabeth City will be closed
to the masses of people in Camden and
Currituck counties for several months
next winter The only way people from
Camden and Currituck counties will De
able to get into Elizabeth City at all
will be by rail or steamer, both of which
unsatisfactory means of transportation
to people accustomed to coming and 60
ing quickly in their automobiles.
Elizabeth City will be shut off to
those Camden and Currituck people be-
cause the privately owned Camden Fer
nv Road is not in shape to withstand
the winter. The owners of the road
will NOT spend their money to put the
road in shape because they are afraid
of their investment.
Here then is the biggest problem be-
fore Elizabeth City right at this time
Elizabeth City must bestir itself to pro-
vide dependable ferry between the city
and the Camden side of the Pasquotank
river. or Elizabeth City will presently
| find it's Camden and Currituck tfaae
lost to Norfolk. Elizabeth City busl'
ness can do nothing and wait for some
thing to happen. Elizabeth City ous
mess men can bestir themselves and
solve this ferry road problem. Every
DAVIS delay costs money.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
DEMANDS EIGHT HOUR
DAY FOR THE FARMER
Also Propose That Farmers Go On Ma
ton Wide Strike to Get What
They Want

A laugh went up all over the State
the other day when Mr.. J. q. Green, in
convention at Releigh, introduced "de-
mands" for an S-hour day for the farm
er. A newspaper account says "a vis-
itor entering the conyention hall just be-
fore the address of ex-Congressman Le-
yer and catching the atherefores Of re-
solution read by Mr. Green, might have
thought that the unrest of the cities
which has been resuitihg in strikes OF
various kinds, had penetrated to the
farm and that the world was about to
go to the bow-wows with the farmers
declaring for a eight hour day, lock-
ing their barn and crib doors and pro-
ducing no more food than enough for
their own consumption."
The burlesque Ands of Mr. Green
were:
Whereas the American farmers and
their families have for more than cen
tury been working in the fields and
barns sixteen hours a day, under living
standards and social and educational ad-
vantages far beneath those whose pre-
vail in towns and cities, therefore be it
resolved:
First, that instead of being allowed
no wages at all for members of our fam
lilies each adult member shall be allowed
20 cents and each child 35 cents for
every hour devoted to~farm work.
Second, that we also be allowed six
per cent on our investments as repre-
sented by houses, lands, farms, equip
ment, outlays for fertilizer.
Third, that while it will tend to cur
tail products and make the cost of liv-
ing higher, we contend that eight hours
is long enough to work in the hot sun
shine and we therefore emphatically de-
mand that the eight hour day shall be
made the standard upon every farm ir
America.
We are opposed to strikes and lock
outs, but unless these demands be speed
lily granted we will on October 1, 1915
lock our cribs, smoke houses and gran
neries against the markets and during
the year 1920, we will plant only enough
lands to feed our families and our live
stock and this strike shall positively
continue until our demands are realized
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
TO BREAK GROUND NEXT
WEEK FOR NEW CHURCH
New First Methodist Church South to Be One of the
Most Complete Houses Of Worship in the State.
Bishop to Attend Celebration. Sept 26

z Ground will be broken for the
new First Methodist Church
South some time next week. A
celebration of the ground break
ing will be staged on Friday, Sep
tember 26 and the distinguished
guest of the occasion will be
Bishop Darlington himself.
The new church Will cost $780,
10000, instead of $4,000 to $5,-
coo as originally planned. It will
occupy nearly all of the lot own
ed by the First Methodists, cor
ner of Road and Church streets.
And it will be three stories high.
Can you imagine three story church?
No one did until the pastor and build
ing committee of the First Methodist
Church began to try to evolve plans for
church that would suit the needs Of
their growing congregation. They stud
died the plans of churches everywhere
and visited several cities for the purpose
| of inspecting city churches Nowhere
could they find a church plan without
| it's draw backs and limitations.
The new church will be divided inte
two sections. The first section will be
over the main auditorium which will seat
75O to 1000 persons. Underneath there
will be social hall, kitchen, retiring
1 rooms etc
I To the rear Of the main auditorium
and separated from it by a spacious
/ corridor will be the Sunday School au-
ditorium. The rooms for the various
Sunday School departments and classes
/ will be grouped around this auditorium
on three floors and win open into this
auditorium. An audience Of a thousand
/ people can be entertained in the Sum
day School auditorium by throwing
open the class rooms.
It will be possible to carry on two
meetings in the big church at one time,
without confusion or conflict of any
kind.
The building will have more of the
appearance of an impressive, dignified,
8 Church It viii be of Colonial design
1 and tapestry or texture brick will be
used for the outer walls. Massive Co
lonia1 columns will adorn the front en-
trance. J. P. Kramer, designer and
builder of most of the worth while build
ings in Elizabeth City will superintend
the construction.
It was planned to hold the Ground
Breaking Celebration on the day that
ground would be actually broken, but all
arrangements for the ceremony could
not be perfected SO soon. Rather than
delay construction it was decided to
postpone the ceremonies. Methodists
from all over northeastern North Car
olina will be invited to attend the Gel
ebration on September 26.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
CURRITUCK LOSES A
TOWNSHIP TO DARE

As a result of a special election in
Atlantic township, Currituck county, that
township now becomes a part of Dare
county The election was provided by
a special act of the Legislature. Allan
tic township is on the North Carolina
banks to the north of Nags Head. 1t is
physically part of Dare and physically
seperate from the mainland of Currituck
county by the interposition of Curri-
tuck Sound. It's pursuits and interests
are more nearly the pursuits and inter-
ests of the fishermen of Dare.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
NORTH CAROLINA BEHIND
IN TICK ERADICATION

During the month of July, total OF
6.963 cattle were dippeu in 541 vats in
North Carolina in connection with the
work of tick eradication now going on In
the State. In the same month, 2,224,-
1853 Texas cattle were dipped, over s.
600 yats being used in the dipping pro
cess. 1t is an interesting commentary
on the attitude of North Carolina to-
ward tick eradication to note that South
Carolina, the next lowest southern
State in number of cattle dipped, in this
period treated over twenty times as
many cattle as did this State. While
North Carolina was the first State te
make an organized effort to do away
with cattle fever ticks in conjunction
with the national Department OF Agrl
culture, it is apparent that the goo'
| work has not been continued as shouit
have been the case.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
AT SHAWBORO

Patrons of the Snowden. Gregory and
Shawboro schools are invited to meet
at the Shawboro Hall Tue esday night,
Sept. 9Th, at s o'clock prompt for the
purpose of making arrangement to i'm
prove the school conditions in these
communities. Prof. n. W. Walker,
State Inspector of High Schools for the
State of North Carolina, will be pre-
sent. Everyone interested in develop
ing a modern school system for the
benefit of about $50 school children re
siding in these communities are urged
to be present.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
SAUNDERS TAKES :.
STUMP IN SPRING
Questions Of the Moment May
Be Dead Issues in Another
Six Months

Since announcing his candi-
dacy for Congress w. 0. Saun-
ders, editor and publisher of THE
INDEPENDENT, has been be-
sieged with inquiries as to when
he would open his campaign. Mr..
Saunders says in reply to all such
inquiries that he will not under
take an active campaign until
early next spring. At that time
he will go into every county IN
the district. \
Saunders states his reasons for wait
ing. He says, 'srhe world is moving !;
it used to apparently stand still for
decade at a time. A candidate for Of
flee used to could pick up any old issue
ten or twenty years old. blow the dust
eff it, camouflage it with new twist
of rhetoric and get away with it. But
those days are behind us; the world mo-
YES faster in six months now than 1t
formerly moved in a decade. New IS
sues are arising every day. Nothing is
established, nothing permanent except
change. A candidate for Congress go
ing before the people 15 months prior
to his election and attempting to dis
cuss issues with them except in gene
raj way is either q simpleton or an ego
test. He may discuss things in q general
way, but / am not convinced that the
sturdy, dependable, rugged American
stock in this district is going to be swep,
this way and that by generalities mouth
ed around by professional politicians
The interest manifested in Saunders
candidacy thruout the district is already
| alarming the old line politicians. They
are beginning to realize that Saunders
candidacy sno joke No ONE questions
Saunders ability to represent the peo-
pie inteIligently and efficiently. And the
people are tired Of lawyer representa-
| ton in Congress. The lawyers have rur
the halls of legislation until the plair
people haven't a look in. The fact thai
so many lawyers laughed when Saunder:
announced his candidacy, shows how *
many lawyers feel about it. When Saun
ders does begin his campaign for Con
| gress he will have two thirds of th'
| lawyers in the district fighting him eth
er openly or under cover. And ever!
one of those lawyers will make votes fol
Saunders.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
YMouTH TOWNSHIP VALUES
TREBLE UNDER RETALIATION
IncidentIy i6,798 Acres And 81 Town
Lots Not Previously Listed Are
Now on Tax Books

Reyaluatioh of property in Plymouth
township, Washington county, mas un-
covered 1878 acres not previously
listed. say 4hingsef 81 tatNn lots ~
the town of Plymouth that escaped the
appraisers in 1917.
In 1917 all town lots in Plymouth
were appraised at $311 $40. Under the
new valuation they are appraised at
s616,721, an increase of $305,3S1.
The number of farms listed in Ply
mouth Township under the new vaiua-
ton is 24,499. To this is to be added
$4,000 acres of timber not yet appraised,
making total of 5O,49 acres. The
total acreage listed in 1917 was only
81, ,7O1: Revaluation increases this by
6,79S.
The appraisers values of acres in
1917 was 1926, Psi. Under the revalua-
ton this year the appraisements total
$996,979, a total increase Of $671, ,728.
To this is to be added the $4,000 acres
of timber yet to be appraised.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
HALLET WARD OPENS

Hallet S. Ward of Washington open
ed his congressional campaign in this
CORNER of the district at >Currituck G. H.
Tuesday, Sept. 2. In~a lengthy speech
he convinced himself that John 81. Small
has been in Congress long enough and
that he ought not to be going about
the district now holding farmers educa-
tional meetings. A Congressman place
is in Washington according to Mr.. Ward,
and Mr.. Ward implied that if elected to
Congress he would stay in Washington
even tho Washington is dry as Sahara
Mr. Ward touched the high cost of living
and didn't think it should be tampered
with if it meant any reduction III the
prices obtained by farmers for their
foodstuffs.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
THINK Three YEARS TOO
MUCH FOR A MURDERER,

The family of Silas P. Ferebee, the
murderer of John G. Thompson, viii
ask Governor Beckett for pardon for
Ferebee, next Friday. Ferebee shot and
killed J. c. Thompson at Shawboro,
Currituck county, on July 5, 1913. He
was convicted of murder in the Super
ior Court of Currituck county last Sep
tember and given a term of three years
in the penitentiary. Communication OF
Ferebee's sentence will be bitterly op-
posed by Mrs. J. G. Thompson, the wild
ow of Ferebees victim, and her family.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
HELP TO MAKE CITY
MARKE T BIG SUCCESS

Every stall in your City Market has
been rented Every dealer in meats and
fish has taken space in the City Mar
ket. Here you have great central
food distributing center. Here under one
roof you can always find choice meats,
fish, vegetables, fruits; butter and eggs.
1t is up to you now 90 make this mar
ket big success. Patronize the City
Market, encourage the individual deal
ers and when you criticise them let your
criticism be friendly unsn you find that
friendly criticism isn't appreciated. Read
the full page City Market ad on page
8 of this newspaper today. Make a trip
to the City Market yourself. Tell your
friends about it.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
HIS FORTY THIRD
|. YEAR OF TEACHING
And Yet, He is Not Old Because
He Lives With Youth

On Monday, September first, PrOf. n.
B. Creecy, Jr., of this city, veteran.
schoolmaster whose inspirational teach
ing has prepared many hundreds of boys
for successful careers in many walks or
life, began his forty third consecutive
year as a teacher. Despite his many ar
duous years in the scheolreom, Prof.
Creecy is today in spirit and feeling
boy among boys, nor does he ever ex-
pect to ''grow up, as he expresses 1t.
He declares that his greatest pleasure Is
in the companionship of boys and young
men. whose mental attitude is fresh and
unspoiled, and this fact in part explains
Prof. Creecy's perennial youthfulness.
Since the Civil Service was instituted
in President Cleveland's administration,
Prof. Creecy has been preparing pro-,
spective applicants for entrance exam
nations in this branch of government
employ. and of all whom he has coached
for these examinations, not single one
has failed to pass, which is remark
able rcord. Prof. Crecy is so entirely
modest and unassuming that it is next
to impossible to get him to talk about
himself, and the highest eulegy of his
patient and thoroughly efficient work as
a teacher win be found in the achieve
ments of Ibis boy ys, as he terms the the
ones whom he has instructed.
Prof. Creecy will be 63 years old
or young next November. He is a son
of the late Col. r. B. Creecy, long a
prominent figure in the political and lit
erary circles of North Carolina. whose
"Grandfather' Tales of North Carolina"
form an interesting and valuable contri-
button to the historicl literature of the
State. Prof. Creecy received his early
educational training from his father, and
afterward spent five years at the Hor,
ner school at Oxford, N. c., graduating
| with honor and, incidently, teaching ma
thematics at the school for a time, be-
ing called to this position when only
| 16 years of age, on account of the ILL
| ness of the regular professor. In the
early eighties Prof. Creecy served six
years as superintendent of school in Pas
| quotank county, succeeding the late J. p.
Overman who was our first county sup
erintendent. However, Prof. Creecy' S
life has been almost entirely devoted to
the education of boys in his private
school, which has rightly come to be re-
| garded as one of the finest in the State
| in point of effective and inspirational in
struction.
| Speaking of the value of COLLECT train
ing, Prof. Creecy says, college educa
ton is fine thing ;but many of the young
men who leave college with their diplo
mas do not know anything Pressed
for an explanation of this statement, he
goes on: when young man GRADUATES
from college, he has only laid the foun
dation for his real education, which car
come from an experience with the worlt
and it's ways. Whether Or not the col
lege-trained man succeeds depends en-
tire1y upon himself, his adaptability ant
his power to apply the things which have
been taught him." And, come to thinl
of it Prof. Creecy is entirely right. TIL
photo herewith is Saunders snapshot
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
BUILDING AND LOAN
OPENS NINTH SERIES

The Albemarle Building and Loan As
sociation opens it's ninth series next
Saturday, September 9th.
The organization is stimulating the
''Build Now" campaign, encouraging
thrift and working for community pro-
gress, and solicits new members to join
in this undertaking.
On another page of this issue the
Building and Loan Association makes
further announcement in display ad-
yertisement.