The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-07-16

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mountains of North Carolina
from Elizabeth City and back !
again, without a puncture,
blowout, or any sort Of break
down. was the unusual stunt
pulled off by two Elizabeth City ]
boys last week. The pair who
made, the trip were Victor K.
Overman, Of the City Drug Store
and Ralph Pool, Of the staff OF
THE INDEPENDENT, and the
total expense of the expedition
was less than SIS, everything in
cluded. The story, as told by the
latter, follows:
1--WE left Elizabeth City at six o.
clock Tuesday morning, July 9th, over
| the Hertford road as far as N1ntaH,
where we turned north toward Belvl-
dere. There being in some doubt as
to the right road, we inquired OF
clerical-looking gentleman, who drew us
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his Office We didn't comprehend his
diagram exactly but we learned that we
must take certain turn to the right
if we really wished to get to Gate sVllle,
our next stop, which we came to al
ter a long. bumpy and toilsome trip,
mostly thru the woods. On this road
we noticed many farm houses adorned
with red paint, which prompted re-
mark from Victor to the effect that
somebody must have recently held
, bargain sale on red paint in that local.
ity. The roads were awful.
, GatesviIIe's Early Birds
: sAt Gatesville, which we reached
e about nine o'clock. we found that break
/ fast had already long been served at
t the hotel. but the lady in charge obhg-
5 ingly fixed us something, and in less
= than an hour we were again on our way.
e bound for Chowan river and Nlnton, Dy
v vav of Eure. The road was OF sand
n something like two feet deep, and was
e bv far the worst that we encountered
II anywhere on our trip. 1t showed nc
N evidence of having been worked on since
h if first changed from a rabbit path t.
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: indications of long neglect. At the Cho
# wan river. across from Winton, w
:. found a darky with an old-time ferry
g upon which we crossed from the Albe
* marie country into Hertford county.
"On the way out of Winton we again
stopped to inquire as to the right roao
as our road map didn't go into detail
on that important question. A colore
Z man came out to the car, and IN an
swer to our question, unburdened him
i'll self as follows. "Gents, yo' take tn
straight road around the mex corner, br
be sho' yo' keep down it. Dey's som
mighty allurin side roads percolatin Of
%. on each side, but don't let 'em misco1
k strue yo'' We followed his counse
be and avoided all s'allurin' byroads, wit
to the result that. after passing throug
n Rich Square and Jackson, we arrived 1
to Weldon in time for dinner. The al
ng proach to Weldon was thru a beaut
pc fully wooded hill section, where the rot
nd embankment frequently dropped she'
ty forty feet, and we passed across hls
p bridge over the Roanoke river into tt
N CITY which was our dinner destination.
IOu DCl tuOy Tt0
"After a hearty meal, and a sp
rel around Weldon, South Weldon, Roanol
w, Rapids, Rosemary and Patterson Tow
20 we started for Henderson, by way
OF Littleton and Molina. The trip w
% over very good roads, and without u
ng toward incident. Spending the night
he Henderson. we left that city early We
be nesday morning for Durham, via .
s." ford. The small city of Oxford, with
20. excellent asphalt streets and beau1
is fully kept flower plots in the cent
ro- of the residential thoroughfares, W
Or among the most attractive OF the ma
to towns thru which we passed.
his CARRYING at Durham, at about elev
ac- o'clock, we took the worn-out macads
on road to Chapel Hill and the Universi
of North Carolina, where we revisit
many familiar scenes, took some p
lures, and saw a few friends and {
Re uuaintances. Thence we went to Hill
boro. a town without a cafe, and unft
led tunately reached the single hotel
"a late for dinner. The lady clerk did
ion seem to give a whoop if we never I
"a again, so we departed in haste for
ter bane, the nearest town which boast
rth of a restaurant. From Mebane we tr,
ar elled under lowering storm clouds
'wn Graham and Burlington, two pretty, "
nee paved and practically adjoining TOW
ells on the Greensboro road. The rain
and scended upon us at Burlington, but
Der spite of tive started right on tow
ces Greensboro. Just outside Burhng
cliff we encountered a red clay hill, as s.
With perry as rain could make it, and alb
irm half way to the top Vic's trusty
/. S. came to a. standstill, with the whe
Bar gaily spinning around. The road '
and too narrow for the coupe to turn in
and ordinary means, SO we got out in
sson drizzling rain and with the aid OF
re- couple of poles which we founf by
roadside, succeeded in getting the
yer headed back toward Burling
year There we bought a set of tire cha