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The St. Johns herald., 1919-01-30
Local Items

Lorin M. Farr, of Hunt, was a business visitor here Saturday.
 Treasurer, Mrs. Susie R. Ten ney, is still confined to her home and bed with very badly sprain- ed ankle.
 The smallpox is about over in St. Johns. We are informed that the quarantine has been raised on all cases.
 Graham county has been placed under quarantine by the county superintendent of health in order to control the Spanish influenza.
 John H. UdalI, who has been at Hunt looking after his cattle interests there for the past few days, returned home Saturday.
 Another beautiful snow fell here last Saturday night. It was the heaviest fall we have had at one time this winter as there was a good plump 2 inches.
 Dr. Mayer, who has been i'll for the past ten days, is able to be out again, but is very weak, and from appearances is still far from being well.
 County School Superintendent, Mrs. Nancy L. Gibbons, left for Phoenix yesterday to attend a meeting of the county school su- perintendents of the state.
 Crescencio Gomez and Adelaida Trujillo of Springerville, were married at St. Johns, Wednes- day. Jan. 29. Father Derich- mont performed the ceremony.
 Too important a happening not to chronicle happened in our midst some ten days ago when a son arrived at the home of Mir. and Mrs. John Edgar. We were not informed of the affair until just this week.
 In another column of the HER ALD appears the professional card of Sidney Sapp, of Holbrook. MT. Sapp has been practicing law for a number of years, and any one in need of legal advice will do we'll to call on him.
 State Treasurer Harry s. Ross, of Phoenix, was here last week and went to the Lyman dam to look over the works there. He was joined here by R. L. Cook ingham, a new engineer who will probably succeed Frank Asp lind as engineer at the dam.
 James w. Johnson, who left last week for Utah with his brother A. E. to place him in a hospital, returned after going as far as Winslow where he turned him over to the tender mercies of a train porter. Ye gods, what won't some fellows do. A. E. was in a very critical condition and needed some one to attend him all the time.
 While out riding on the range last Tuesday, Judge A. s. Gib- bons met with a very painful ac- cident. The horse which he was riding fell with him, throwing the judge, when the judge struck the ground which was head first, he tried to blow up about a sec tion of ground with his smeller but the ground being frozen his nose was broken in the ordeal. His neck was also very badly sprained. Dr. Mayer was called and dressed thn mn11nd and thn
The St. Johns herald., 1919-01-30

A good second hand wagon for sale. Inquire at HERALD office.
The St. Johns herald., 1919-01-30

In a contest among the student body of the St. Johns Academy, for the best article written, the above article written by Miss Emily Patterson received the highest award.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
FINDING OUT HOW THE
SAWYER GANG LEFT US
All City Property Run Down Ane
Thousands of Dollars Bills
Unpaid

AS typical of the mismanagement OF
our municipal affairs during the ad-
ministra ton of Mack Sawyer's trained
Board of Aldermen, it is stated thai
when the New Board took charge OF
things, it was found that the various
properties and machinery belonging to
the city are in a diSgracefully run
down condition, while unpaid bills ag-
gregating several thousand dollars are
left for the New Board to dispose of
The building and the refrigeratins
plant of the City Market had to be
overhauled and repaired at a cost OF
more than $1,000; the street sweeper
is out of order; the street sprinkler is
broken down; tools are entirely lack
ing or in a broken state; and when the
citv officials Undertook to rope off GER
tain streets while Chautauqua was here
they made the discovery that the city
possessed no lanterns to hang on the
ropes at night, and these had to be
bought.
It is a proud boast of the Mack Saw
yer gang that during their manage
ment of civic affairs they did not put
the city in debt. Whether or not TINS
is true, it is evident that they did not
spend any appreciable amount OF the
citizens money in keeping up the
Droperty of the city.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
PASOUOTANK HASN'T THE
HIGHEST TAX RATE, NO!
Beaufort County Will Pay Al Gents
More on The 500
Than We

Pasuuotankers who think they VII
he previously burdened~ because thel1
tax rate has jumped from 81 to Sll5
on the 800 valuation, should be COM
forted by the tax rates of other coun-
ties in a class with Pasquotank. Take
beaufort county for instance. The
Washington Daily News gives the tax
figures for Beaufort this way:-
.NThe General County Rate for the
wear of 1919 will be $2.16 on the slOc
valuation, and the General Poll Tax
will be S495. In addition to this gen
era1 rate there is a stock law levy and
special school tax levies to be mace
in certain sections. Schools, roads ana
bridges constitute the large per cent
of our taxes Approximately Sl3o,ooO
will be collected in Beaufort county
this wear for schools alone, and in ad-
dition to that amount the State vii,
annropriate to the county about $l5,OoO.
sa6 600 will be collected for mainten-
ance on the public roads, and ABOUT
SIS. 900 will be collected to pay the IN
terest and retire the Million Dolla1
Rond Issue. The General state lax
which will be sent to Raleigh Will De
$4,000. and the General County TAX
will be around $4,000"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
MRS. /. n. LOFTN BRIDE
OF MR.. RUFUS PARSONS
Talented and Wealthy Elizabeth City
Woman. Gives Hand in Marriage
To Youth

Rufus Parsons, age 20 and Mrs. ], n.
Loftin, age SO, were married yesterday
afternoon. The marriage is the Gull
mination of a romance which began
more than a year ago when Mrs. hoftin
took young Parsons into her home, en-
ploying him as a chauffeur and COM
panion
This is Mrs Loftin's third marriage,
She was married to Rev. I. N. Loftin
on Jan. 5, 1907, at which time she was
33 years old. according to the mar
riage records. Previous to her mar :
riage to Mr.. Loftin she was Mrs. r. j.
Mitchell. Mr.. Mitchell left her an
estate consisting of Mitchelrs Depart
ment Store, a beautiful home on Penn
sylvania Avenue, and other property.
Mr.. Loftin died about two years ago
leaving Mrs. Loftin alone with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Gilbert. Mrs. Gill
bert died several months ago.
Mrs. Loftin is one of Elizabeth City's
most talented women and active in
religious and musical circles. Details
of the wedding, honeymoon, etc, could
not be obtained in time for publication
in this issue of this newspaper.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
FORMER SHAWBORO BOY
IN BAD AT HENDERSON
Got The Gambling Habit and Auditors
Find His Accounts
Short

An apparent net shortage of 1857
in the accounts of former Sheriff J.
E. c. Bell has been reported to the
Vance county commissioners by audi
tors who had been at work on the
books for several weeks. Bell resigned
as sheriff about 10 days ago.
When Superior court convened in
Henderson three weeks ago Sheriff Bell
was absent, it being reported that he
was in a northern hospital The grand
Jury brought in a true bill against him
charging him with gambling. He re-
turned a week later and rendered his
resignation which was accepted by the
commissioners and his successor was
elected.
Bell Immediately left Henderson and
has not been heard from since. The
auditors had been busy with the books
for some time.
Mr.. Bell is a native Of Shawboro
Currituck county, and from one of the
best families of that section.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
DR.. HENING FINALLY
YIELDS TO BIG CALL
Gives Up Elizabeth City Passionate TIC
Direct Southern Baptist $751;
100000 Campaign

The call was too strong and the op-
portunity for great usefulness too
great; DR.. B. G. Hening, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of this city will
direct the 100000 missionary drive
soon to be launched by the Southern
Baptist denomination DR.. Hening for
mally rendered his resignation to the
church here this week and left Wednes-
day for Nashville, Tenn. where he will
begin to plan the big campaign.
DR.. Hening's resignation came as a
shock to his congregation in this city
That First Baptist Church crowd al
ways did love their pastors; they loved
Hening not less than they loved John
F. Vines and they were proud of him
Dr. Hening is a great citizen and
great leader. An while the church
here gives him up wit hmany keen re-
grets, the members generally can not
hold a big man when there is cal
for bigger service.
The First Baptist church is seeking
a new pastor to succeed DR.. Hening.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
FOURTH O. JULY CROWD
HAD A$1,OOO.OO THIRST
Soda Fountains and Pop Stands Did
A Record Breaking Business
Here Last Friday

Elizabeth City's Fourth of July
crowds must have consumed more than
$1,000 worth of soft drinks and ice
cream, according to information which
this newspaper has gathered from sew
eral soda dispensers. One drug store
admits that it's sales of ice cream, soda
and beverages exceeded $500 on July
f. Another drug store says it's soda
fountain cash register rang up $21C
on the same day. Another fountain
not so favorably located took in $162,
One fountain dispensed 80 gallons of
ice cream over the counter.
But not all the cold drink money was
spent at the soda fountains. There
were numerous cold drink stands AL
over town, four or five being on Main
street. These stands did a land office
business, many of them charging 1C
cents for five cent drinks. There Is
where the town made a mistake; il
permitting these temporary pop stands
to use the streets and charge exorbi-
tant prices. The city could have easily
regulated the prices.
But wasn't there lot of the stuff
sold?
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
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The proposed Covenant of the Lea
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States of America.
DR.. Henry E. Jackson Of the U. S
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This book contains the final authen-
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ELIZABETH CITY, N. c.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
VANN GETS A JOB
TN SPITE OF EN-
Ousted Supt. Of Schools, Now
Supt. of Public
Welfare

At the July meeting of the Board Of
County Commissioners Preston s.
Vann, formerly County superintendent
of Schools, was elected to the newly
created office of County Superinten-
dent of Public Welfare, with a bigger
salary than he received as head uf
the Pasquotank county school system
and from which he was ousted by the
Vaccinations of peanut politicians.
Four men were considered by the
commissioners and the Board of Charl-
ties and Public Welfare, r. B. Edney
of Newland and Rev. Eddie F. Sawyer:
who had made application for the posi-
ton, and Prof. A. B. Combs, principal
of the Elizabeth City High School, and
Prof. Vann, who had not. Prof. Vann
and Rev. Sawyer, one. on the first pal
lot. Vann therefore being elected
The duties of the superintendent OF
Public Welfare include the supervision
of charities and social welfare work
in connection with the regular charity
organizations; the enforcement OF the
school attendance law; general WORK
as probation officer of the juvenile
court; and the various other duties
and responsibilities connected with the
moral social and physical welfare Oh
the CITY and county. By reason OF his
long service in the education work o1
the state, and his other excellent quail
fications for the work, the people OF
Elizabeth City and Pasqquotank coun-
tv will rejoice in Prof. Vann's election
to this position, which carries with II
a larger salary than the office which
he formerly held here. 1t is hinted
that there will soon be an increase in
the salary of the County Superinten-
dent of Public Welfare, which viii
make the pay of the Office more nearly
commensurate with it's various and
diversified duties.
At this meeting of the County Com
missioners G. NJ Scott, chairman of the
board, rendered his resignation as ?
member of the body, and was succeed
ed in the craftsmanship by Noah Bur-
foot. Sr. of this city, who was elected
permanent chairman. The vacancy
created by Mr. Scott's resignation Will
he filled by a man to be appointed by
the clerk of the court before the next
regular meeting of the Commissioners
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11

Pasquotank county ranks sixth
among the 100 counties of the State in
the per capita savings during the War
period, as included in liberty bonds
war stamps and interest-bearing bank
deposits, being surpassed only by those
counties in which the large cities OF
Wilmington, Winston-Salem, Durham
Charlotte and dGreensboro are located
Our savings in this period amount
to s134 per inhabitant, or total OF
s2,643,244.O0, and Pasquotank is among
the four counties in the tidewater
country to equal or exceed the State
average of 500 per capita. New Han
over county heads the list with s2SS
per inha bitant, while Forsyth, with
grand total of s16,173,599, leads in the
aggregate amount of savings, and has
more wealth laid away in war securl-
ties and bank account savings than all
the 80 counties at the bottom of the
list put together.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
AN ELIZABETH CITY MAN
LOST S4OO IN COLD CASH
c. A. Johnson's Pockets Picked in Jam
On a Newport News Trolley
Car

c. A. Johnson, whose home is on
East Cypress street, this city, had his
pockets picked of more than $500 in
money on a Newport News street car
Saturday night. Mr.. Johnson was
formerly engineer at the electric light
plant in this city, but gave up his work
here last summer to- seek more remun-
erative employment in the Norfolk
section. He became interested in a
small cafe in Newport News, on the
side. About a week ago he sold out
his interest in the cafe and had the
money in a wallet in hip pocket. And
then he got into a crowded trolley car
and in the jam some one felt the
wallet and lifted it off his person.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
JUNIORS AT WEEksvILLE

At the district meeting of the Junior
Order held at Salem church near
Weeksville on Saturday, July 5, a big
crowd was in attendance, including
delegates from all the surrounding
counties, and those who were there are
enthusiastic in their appreciation Of
the hospitality of the people of lower
Pasquotank, as shown by the splendid
lunch served by the ladies of that sec
ton on the COOL shady Salem church
ground.
The principal address of the day was
delivered by Col. A. G. Davis, a prom
inent attorney of Goldsboro. A busi-
ness meeting was held that night at the
Weeksville lodge room of the Order
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
you MAY BE EATING HORSE
MEAT AND DON'T KNOW 1T

A bill introduced in Congress re-
cantlv to provide a heavy appropria-
ton for the employment OF inspectors
of horse meat, is the first pubic IN
formation that the people OF TINS
country may be eating horse meat. Ii
is now known that thousands of west
orn horses too light for farm or draft
work. as well as thousands of old and
worn out plugs are being slaughtered
bv western packing houses. We are
told that this meat is sold to foreign
trade. The probability is that we are
consuming much of it here at home IN
the shape of Bologna sausage, Frank
f,,r+ers NOTED meats, "corned beef ,etc
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
THEIR ADVERTISING RATE
NEARLY PUT HIM TO 6EI

A certain man in this town placed
an advertisement in THE 1NDEPEN-
DENT a few weeks ago. 1t took SIX
inches of a, single column space and
cost him $3.50 He said he thought that
was high. He sent the same ao ~
farm paper published in this state anu
told the farm paper to put the ao III
the same amount of space Tor t"C
weeks and send him a bill. They sent
him a bill for s67.2O. If the gentle
man ever recovers from the shock he
will stick to his home paper.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11

from the service in 1915, having served
the Government continuously for over
fifty years.
For many years Col. Mills was rec
ognized as one of the best wing shots
in the United States. having won many
prizes at shooting tournaments in
various parts of the country, and for
long period being president Of the
Capitol City Gun Club of Washington
He has in his possession many silver
trophies attesting his skill with the
gun.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11

recent cloudburst near Buckhorn
Falls this week damaged the plaiil u
the Carolina Power ana Llshl ooii
nanv. but did not interfere with tne
electric power which the company 1ur :
nishes to es8 communities in centra
North Carolina.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11

CULTIVATED CABBAGE AND COL
lard nlants for fall heading, soc, 100;
500, s1.25; 1000, 81; postpaid, Express
SETS thousand; 10000, SIS. L. j. CoA'
Franklin, va. cJy1i-oI
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11
ALL DONE IN A DAY

Out of town people who
come to Elizabeth City tor
eye glasses can have their
eyes tested, glasses made and
fitted the same day by Hath
away service: No need t
wait a week for some one to
order glassesafor you: [ hav
my own grinding: plant and
not only prescribe the glasses
you need but make and tit
them on the premises. 1t
saves a lot Of time as well as
lot of middlemen S expenses.
DIR. 7. D. HATHAWAY
Optometrist
Phone ooo Bradford Bldg.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-11

If Mr.. CARMlNE looks bit down ir
the mouth it is, perhaps, because he
hasn't been getting his salary Of $4ot
per annum as Secretary to THE Pas
quotank Highway Commission. In
stead of raising his salary as Auditor
of Pasquotank, the last General As
sembIy gave him additional work as
Secretary to the Highway Commission;
he to be paid $4o0 year for this extra
work provided the county issued road
bonds for the construction of perman-
ent roads. Pending the sale Of the
bonds Mr.. Carmine hasn't been able
to touch a cent Of this $4O0.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-18
EntertaineI I'D Ten.

Honoring her aunt, Mrs. Louis
Spangler, of Denver. Colo, who had
spent the summer here wit hrelatives,
Miss Ruth Kelley entertained num-
Der of her friends informally at four
o'clock tea on Saturday afternoon at
her home on Walnut avenue The
guests were friends of the honor
guest during her residence in this
city number of years ago, and num-
bered fifty. Several musical selec-
tons effectively rendered by Mrs.
Harrison R. Tucker and Miss Louise
Boehm on the violin featured the af-
ternoon's entertainment, as did also a
vocal solo by Mrs. Forrest Fankhau-
ser. Miss Kelley was assisted in serv-
ing by Mrs. A. B. Scott and the Misses
Genevieve Cunningham, Josephine
Ogden, Lucy Kelley and Mary Crane
Hartley. Mrs, Spangler is leaving
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truck and automobiles, has accepted
position with the American valve
and Tank company as sales manager.
Attorney Harry Kunst, OF Grafton,
was a visitor in this city Saturday
night en- route to Uniontown, Pa, on
business.
Ernest Griffith, of the Fairmont
Chemical company, is spending his va
cation at Mountain Lake PARK, having
gone there yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Henderson ana
family and Miss Berta Lucas motored
to Harmony Grove Sunday to attend
the Lanham reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton L. Mayors and
children spent Saturday at the Log
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. PAL
mer and Miss Elizabeth Hunsaker.
Mrs. Mary E. Palmer, of Fairmont, and
Miss Helen Michaels, of Akron, Ohio
are also visitors there.
Misses Beatrice Amos, Edna Amos,
Clara Lloyd and Milla Ice left today
for visit to Niagara Falls, Buffalo
and points in Canada.
Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Statler spent
the week end with relatives in Graf
ton.
Miss Anne Boggess of clarksburg
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is spending a few weeks as the guest
OF Mr., and Mrs. A. Brooks Fleming a
Atlantic City.
Mrs. John Martin. Mrs william
Brown and Mrs. David Ashby OF Deer
Valley, Pa, are spending several days
here as the guests OF che formers SIS.
ter Mrs, E. w. chenoweth and Misl
Elizabeth Hail.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. conins and
daughters Misses Ruth and Dorotha
Rave returned from a visit al Wes.|
ton.
Mrs. G. L. Holland and SON Eugeua
left Saturday for Atlantic city whert|
they will spend a couple OF weeks
They viii also visit In Washington, D
c., en- route home.
Mrs. Joseph Taylor and Mrs. e. II
Ford have returend from Pittsburgh
where they had been visiting friends
They were accompanied home by Miss
Gladys homas OF Cleveland. Ohio who
is the guest OF Mrs. Ford. w. II. Tay-
Tor of Marietta, Ohio, Is also guest
at the Ford home.
Miss Elizabeth Knight and brother
John knight have returned home after
a months visit with relatives at IN.
tontown and Pittsburgh, Pa
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Miss Lorraine Altman who had spent
the summer there.
Miss Phyllis Watkins leaves tomor-
row for Pittsburgh where she will be
the guest of her uncle and aunt, MT.
and Mrs. Brue Watkins.
Miss Inez Jacobs has returned from
Triune, Monongalia county, where she
had spent the past seeyral weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay
Jacobs.
Miss Elizabeth Lemley, of Burton, is
IN the city the guest of Mrs. G. C.
NJ. L. Brown, asher of the Falrmont
State bank, and his son. Joe Brown,
nave gone on trip to Pittsburgh.
Niagara Falls and Buffalo, N. Y.
Miss Ethel Davis has gone to Pitts
6urgh where she will spend several
days and will also visit in Parkers-
burg before returning here.
DR.. and Mrs. p. II. Miller returned
last evening from Chicago where they
mad spent the past week.
The Misses Nina and Mona Talking
ton. who had been students at Bisell
college, Effingham, Ill. have returned
Edward Cornell, of Pittsburgh, who
had been sales agent for the Nash