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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-17
FIRST METHODISTS TO
RAISE $75,0O0.00 MORE
Will Require Just That Much More to Finish New
. Church Which Was Originally Planned
i To Cost About $6O, 100000

Unable to build the kind Of
church they want with the $780,
600 subscribed by the members
about three years ago, the First
Church South of this
city will put on drive for an
additional $4,000 at an early
date. In meantime the work 81
construction on the church is 60
ing ahead just as if every dollar
of the additional amount needed
had already been pledged.
The cornerstone of the new
church will be laid some time III
October and special committee
is at work on the program al
ready, 1t is planned to make the
cornerstone laying the greatest
event of it's kind in the histor-
of eastern North Carolina Me
thodism and no less distinguish
ed citizen than Hon. Josephus
Daniels, Secretary of the Navy
will be invited to be the princl-
pal speaker Of the occasion. Th'
Secretary of the Navy is a Sou
thern Methodist as we'll as Z
North Carolinian and he has nev
er made. public appearance i
Elizabeth City.
The new church which is be-
ing built at the corner OF Roa:-
and Church streets will cost com
| p1eted and equipped in the neigh
borhood of $135,OOO and will be
the handsomest and most inter
esting religious edifice in Norts
| Carolina or in the South. 1t i,
said there is not methodist
church anywhere or church {
any denomination anywhere III
the south combining so many dc
| sirable features in it's plans.
will have every convenience
an institutional church, withor.
neglect of the assembly feature
which arg provided for in two
large auditoriums and spacious
assembly hall. 1t was original.
planned to build a church cost
ing $4,000 to $4,000, but the
> plans have been repeatedly re
,, vised and perfected and all the
time the cost of labor and builc-
ing material have been going VI
The naked building will cos.
more than 100000. The fur
nishing of the church will in
volve a vast amount of money
the pipe. organ alone to be til
Lcost1iest in northeastern Mort
Carolina.
It is purposed to launch tt.t
: campaign for $4,000 within IT,
n next two or three days an
have the entire amount subscriE
: ed before the laying of the CO
!: ner stone. If the entire amour
is not subscribed in that time a
f effort will be made to concluo
J. the drive at the corner ston,
- celebration. Non members {
- the church who are neverthele:
" interested in the spiritual we,
:. fare of the community will 4
k invited-tho not urged-to Sui
scribe to the new building fun
u 1t is believed that many outslc
'. this particular church will war
to contribute to the cost of
!, building that will be one of tt
y show places and a great soci;
e and religious center of practice
VOL 1,,a +o tho whole community
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-17
PEROUIMANS SHOWS A
SLIGHT GAIN IN CENSUS
But Hertford, The County Seat, Lost
Heavily In Population Since
1910

The Census Bureau has issued pre-
liminary announcement of the popul:
ton of Perquimans county, giving that
county a population of 11,137. again of
So inhabitants in 10 years. Hertford,
the county seat is given 1, 7O4 inhabi-
tants: loss of 137 since 1910. The de-
tail report follows:-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-17
GIRLS

Those beautiful girls at the seashore,
Who while the short Summer away,
Must be in cohoot and share half the
loot
The concessionaires make every day.
I've learned why the girls are called
chickens,
On that 1 can let my mind rest,
The reason l ween is plainly to be seen;
They dress like the chickens are dressed
There yet is riddle that gets me,
'Tis one of dimensions extensive,
Thotthe raiment they wear is like noun
tain air
What makes the darn stuff so expen-
sive?
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-17

Miss Elizabeth Baker will open he
music studio September 20 at No. 3
Main street, Elizabeth City, n. c. Pu-
pills please register at once for hours.
c-S.17-tf
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-17
IN RE KIDDIES

Do you ever wonder why your kid runs
wild?
Do you ever care to know what makes
him climb the trees?
Do you ever chide or spank the naughty
Child,
And find you might as well have spank
ed the breeze?
Don't fret for fear your baby may dis
like you,
And do not think he wants to disobey:
1t seems to me, perchance it doesn't
strike you
'Tis human natures atavistic way.
The thing which makes the kiddie crave
the mudhole
And climb the highest trees along the
lanes,
Perhaps is just the ancient trace of tad
pole
Or monkey blood that courses thru his
veins.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-17
WHY THEY PAINT

These painted danes who dot the streets
remind us
That the\ Human race has barely forg-
ed ahead
OF the fierce. and savage men an age
1ConcIuded on Page 81
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-17
A FRIEND

Eve found a friend at last whom 1 could
trust,
One who never would friendly trust
betray,
Who'd never cause my faults to be dis
cussed, r..
Or gossip when my back was turned
away.
I'm sure" that he would all my secrets
keep,
If ever l. should have, some to confide.
1 know he never whispers in his sleep.
And l feel no one can say he ever
lied: ~
Perhaps you feel that I have lied to you.
May Be. you think my word you can dis
1 KNOW you can't. because this time
its true;-
This faithful friend of mine was born
mute.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-17
BARD OF MANTEO
IS STILL SINGING
Young Meekins Turns Ad Writer
But Can't Suppress The
Poet In Him

Many readers of THE INDEPEN-
DENT well remember D. V. Meekins, the
youthful poet of Roanoke Island whose
verse and jingles used to appear in these
columns. Young Meekins wandered
away from Roanoke Island during the
late war. Like many another young
ster, he went to the five and ten cent
store and purchased set of tools and
got job as carpenter on some govern
ment job around Norfolk. After the
war ended and five and ten cent store
carpenters were no longer in demand
Wall Street salaries, Meekins yearned
again to be a writer and the next thing
anybody knew he had landed a job in
the advertising department of Miller,
Rhoads & Swartz where he is helping to
write ads for that big store and learning
the ad writing trick under Mr.. Herbert
G. Tunison. one of the ablest ad writer's
in the south
But Meekins can't get away from poe
try and when Mr.. Tunison isn't watch
ing him real close he turns out jingles as
of yore. There is a notable improve
ment in his more recent work. Meekins
has combined cleverness with good
craftsmanship and is turning out the
kind of stuff that will some day land
him special column in some metropol-
itan paper. THE INDEPENDENT ha:
secured a batch of young Meekins' la
test jingles and publishes them here
| with for the first time. Here they go:-
THE LADY COP
Twas on Main Street in our town il
August 1880,
A lady cop had just run down and
caught a burglar dirty.
| (This rascal bold, for years had beer
the worst in our town
'Tis plain the cop who coppered hin
would capture some renoun).
And while she hauled him off to Jail
the willy rogue reflected
Upon a safe and specious tale tha
could not be rejected.
As he was once 4 married man 'ant
versed in woman's way,
He hit upon novel plan by which t.
save the day,
Said he, "SOme grease. sure As SIN
is wiped across your nose:
No rouge remains on cheeks or chin
the skin too plainly shows
The doughty damsel of the law did gas
and drop her nightstick;
She searched her party box in awe fo
powder, paint and lipstick.
And while she stopped to fix her face
It's true tho hard to say,
Her precious catch with rapid pace wa
twenty blocks away.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-09
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION

(From Portland Daily Oregonian)
The justice Of providing for the vocational
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-09
WILL NOT HURT BUILDING

The National Lumber Manufacturers Associa-
sion of Chicago says: The increase in railroad
freight rates authorized by the Interstate Commerce
Commission will add slightly to the value of lumber
to the consumer and the home building, but since
such expense is but relatively small part of the
total value of lumber which goes into house it is not
to be expected that it will materially affect the
building of homes
Much of the yellow pine coming into Chicago
takes rate of 32 cent per hundred pounds, so, in
the case of lumber weighing, say, $500 pounds per
thousand feet the transportation cost amounts to
1910 per thousand. Douglas Fir shipped from the
Pacific Northwest to Chicago hauled by the reiE
roads at charge of 60 cents per hundred pounds so
that the freight charges on thousand feet of Doug
las Fir weighing, say. $500 pounls would amount to
$15 An increase Of SO 1-3 per cent in the freight
rate means adding about So to the cost of transport
ON Yellow Pine from the South to Chicago and IS
to the cost of Douglas Fir from Oregon and Wash
ington points to Chicago
With Yellow Pine lumber 7elling at $40 per
thousand feet the old rate of transportation of 500
per thousand feet formed 13 per cent Of the total
value Under the new rate the cost of the railroad
haul will be about II per cent of the value. In the
case of Douglas Fir selling in Chicago at S1O per
thousand feet the old freight charges formed Il per
cent of the value while under tire increased rate the
freight haul will form % per cent.
Lurnbermen generally do not believe that the
homr building movement of the country will lag by
reason of the slight increase in the investment due
n the advance in TIE cost of hauling building ma
terials Railroad economists insist that the higher
revenues granted will improve the efficiency of the
railroads to such an exteent to assist In minimizing
transportation costs by cutting out the waste OF de-
lays insufficient and poor equipment and losses IN
cident to poor service.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-09

education Of persons injured in industry is lesson
learned from the war.
An act of Congress provides for federal coop
Grafton with the states and approprates $75OOOO for
the fiscal year ending June 80 1922.
1T seeks to make concrete the growing desire
that no man shall be deprived of the means of earn
ing an honest living through circumstances involving
no fault IF his own.
Thir rdustrial rehabilitation measure promises
to revc!1+ionze conception of the place of So
called cfippes in the world
The number Of annual victims of industrial ac-
dents is very large exceeding the number of those
disabled in the period Of active fighting in the war
The old way was to abandon the victim to
n,ordicancy and to accept him zero in produc-
ton; the encourage him to add to the wealth
Of the world.
In dollars and cents as we'll as in iplponderabe
ways, the industrial victim repays many times over
the money expended on his re-education
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-09
DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN SUGAR

Another vindication Of the age-old law of sup
ply and demand has just been worked out-this time
in sugar, during the past ten days That period has
witnessed an almost demOralized drop i'll price, >fo
lowing a gradual decline during the early summer.
The demand end of the equation needs no elabor-
alton 1t has been the obvious outcome of the alb
stinence as expressed in sugar by the consumers
against extremely high prices 1t has led to efforts
by the business interests having sugar on hand to
unload Hence the violence of the drop.
The official estimate issued ny the United States
Department Of Agriculture for August puts the ex-
pected sugar yield of the countys 1920 beet crop at
more than 100000 tons more than 125,OOO tons in
excess of the largest crop heretofore produced
Thus is the western beet sugar industry helping
to equalize the situation with record breaking crop
and record breaking prices to the farmers for beets
If the sugar companies may not sell at the market
price in the lean years. then the time is coming when
the sugar industry in the west will be gravey injured
if not Destroyed and thousands of beet growers will
be impoverished
Prosecuting western sugar Manufacturers for
selling at market price is unjust-when the price
crops ey must take the loss but still keep ur Aeir
contracts to he farmers for beets The west is vital
:: interested in seeing it's beet sugar industry mar
tanned prosperous basis as it means millions to
farmers and stocrasers.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-09
COMPETITIVE ELEMENT LACKING

Under any form Of political operation of indus
try it is hard to cite efficient as private
management of the same.
Take the frauds uncovered in war risk insurance
where officials accepted big fees to collect and ex
pedite claims of disabled soldiers
When charged with delays and extortion the Of
fcals said the fault of the soldiers themselves
who had given insufficient inaccurate information.
1t is alleged that soldiers claims were withheld
so long that in desperation, they accepted the offer
to obtain settlement for fee high SO per cent
AS matter of general practice insurance COM
panies rival with each other in making prompt adj
ustments because of business competition if for no
other reasons
The competitive element is entirely lacking in
political operation of any industry
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-09
CHANGED POLICY NEEDED

"The 900 producing oil companies of California
should be encouraged in every way possible to pro-
coed with their work Of development and explora-
ton," states Southern Pacific News Bureau. True
enough. But the big trouble has been VITA govern
dental interferen o regulations and withdrawals,
whereby production either has been prohibited, sus-
pended or discouraged Upon hoeral Interpretation
of the Federal leasing law depends much in the
way of possible prodl1 ton to help relieve the short
age here the coast and enco age oil develop
ment in various western states.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-09
THE CONSTRUCTIVE PERIOD is HERE

In ten years cur country has not seen much de-
velopment of large industries hut few new shelters
or paper mills and almost railroads or public
utilities were built
There mas been over-development of yellow poll
tics, over abundance of reforms and agitations
against capital and corporations and over-organiza-
ton of reds and radicals.
The war came providentally in time to check
the hegira of hysteria, and the revival Of a more
sturdy self-reliant Americanism is today great
est national asset.
1t has been a cold day when there was not some
low brow or highFrow convention of reformers in
session making sociastic speeches and adopting long
resolutions attacking business.
It is wonderful that our country has come through
this long crusade Of stress and Storm sound in mind
and limb and with faith to rebuild and enlarge it's
shattered equipment
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-09
WOOD CONSTRUCTION RESULTS CALIFORNIA
QUAKES

Recent EARTHQUAKES in California have turned
The attention of the nation generally to this type OF
misfortune and its results In general discussion
of these earth tremors in the Scientific Monthly"
DR.. Andrew H Palmer has this to say with respect
to the suitability Of various types of construction to
such conditions:
"Steel-frame and REINFORCED concrete buildings
will stand through severe cal thquake. Wooden
buildings, too, will remain unframed in destructive
Shocks since they will yield to strains Brick and
cencrete-block buildings are easily destroyed. But
the most dangerous type of construction is the print
five adobe, which is still in among Mexlcans and
Indians. The lives lost in the Imepria Valley earth
quake of June e. 1915 resulted from the collapse of
adobe buildings"
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-09
WHAT THEN?

When the workmen own the workshops; amt
the railroad men the rails; and the grocery clerks
the groceries; and the mail clerks own the mails
when the preachers the pulpits; and the press
men own the shors; and the dr,llers the oil
wells; drivers owns his bus; will you tell us common
people-whatine become of us?-Santa Fe "NeW
Mexican"
Williams news., 1920-04-09
TWENTY STREET LIGHTS
 FOR WINS. ARE PLEDGED

The committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, to solicit funds for the erection of artistic street lights for Will liams' main business streets, re- ports excellent support for the project. Funds have been sub scribed for the purchase of 20 attractive light posts. The con- tributors will purchase and erect the posts, and the town will supply the electric current the twenty will be put up in pairs, one on each side of the street at regular intervals. The lights will begin on railroad avenue and Second street and extend from there to Bill Will Hams Avenue and thence up Bill Williams avenue to near Alex Kiriakou's store.
 This one accomplishment of the Commercial Club will make the organization worthwhile. If the other things which the organization has undertaken are handled as well as this mat ter has been Williams is bound to progress.
Williams news., 1920-04-09
THOMAS ELMORE LUCEY POET-ACTOR-SINCING
 HUMORIST-A

Here April 29, at Odd Fellows
 Hall, To Buy More Books for
 the Library, Particularly for
 Enlarging Fund for Child
 ren's Books
 The Williams Public Library Association has arranged for an entertainment to be given by Thomas Elmore Lucey on the 29th of April. Here is an op- portunity for the we'll wishers of Williams to give the Library boost while getting their full moneys worth in entertainment Below is a quotation from the San Saba (Texas) Star telling how we'll MT. Lucy's entertain ment was liked there.
 The first performance in the 1yceum course was given by the artist, actor and impersonator, Thomas Elmore Lucey. 1t was dazzling in it's versatility Whe- ther drawing a sketch, singing a song, reciting a classic, or innpersonating the great or near great, MT. Lucey showed him. self a past master of his art. From Shakespeare to Bill Nye, the actor passed apparently without effort and adapted him. self with equal ease to the grave or the gay. In some of Shake speare's greatest roles MT. L.u- cey was charming, and his fun ny characterizations were ire sistible.,
Williams news., 1920-04-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The High School Debating Club met last Monday evening at 80 and debated the follow ing question:
 Resolved, That wealth caus- es more crime than poverty. The speakers on the affirmative were Margaret Dufield, Regina Rousseau, Helen Easton, Ernes. tine Sullivant, Jerry Duffield. Charles Carpenter, Raymond Rupe. Those on the negative were Helen Maxwell, Loren Scoville, Margaret Griffith, Flo ise Sullivant, Maude Russell, Elizabeth Griffeth, Verdi Barn. es. and Charles Sullivant. The decision was rendered in favor of the affirmative.
 Many visitors were present who took a good interest in the program. They were given a cordial invitation to attend again next Monday evening at 7:3O when the high school will discuss the following question:
 Resolved, That the United States should pass a Japanese Exclusion Act. Visitors are very welcome at all these de- bates which occur every Mon- day evening at 7:3O.
 The Science Club took charge of the Arbor Day program and made it a very interestisg affair. The program was given last Friday at II 80 A. M. The fol- lowing is the program:
 1. Trees around Williams
 Regina Rousseau
 2. Flowers around Williams
 Helen Easton
 8. Question Box answered
 by Byrl Fix
 4. Music appropriate for the occasion at the opesing and closing of the program.
 The teachers in the different rooms gave talks on tree plant ing, etc.
 The Science Club will hold it's next meeting on April Is, at the school, at 7:3O P. M. The sub- ject for that evening will be air crafts of different and visitors are welcome.
 MT. J. O. Creager, president of the Flagstaff Normal, and MT. H. E. Hendrix. teacher of Pedagogy in the Normal. to- gether with four seniors of that institution spent Thursday of this week in the Williams school. They took mental tests in the different grades. and MT. Creager and Mr. Hendrix ad- dressed the teachers and stud- ents of the high school.
Williams news., 1920-04-09

Mrs. c. E. Elmendorf was in from the Canyon the first of the week.
 MT. and Mrs. Hodgins are in from Bellemont for week.
 Hazel evans is back from the coast and is working in the din- ing room at the Harvey House. Miss Valerie Krause who has been with the Harvey House, left this week, for Los Angeles.
 Mrs. Frances Scott has re- turned from New York City where she has been visiting the past month.
 The dancing Club meets to- night (Friday) at the Opera House.
 MT. Geo. Spellmire returned from Chicago, last Saturday.
 *
 Mrs. Roy Perkins is helping Mrs. Oswald at Rabbits.
 The streets of Williams have been dragged and now present a much better appearance and will be'in much better shape to withstand the next spell of wet weather.
 Strengthening time is, here. A number of outfits are work ing in the country about Will Hams.
 Mrs. George Harrington, of Flagstaff, died of heart failure Friday afternoon. Mrs. Har- rington was a sister of Mrs. Alex Johnson who used to live in Williams. MT. Harrington is manager of Flagstaf's light plant.
Williams news., 1920-04-09
PERSONAL AND LOCAL

M. I. Powers, President of the Citizens Bank, spent Friday in Williams.
 For Sale-Hudson 7 passen- ger Touring Car, GAO Model
 Mrs. P. A. Melick MT. E. T. Hinds came up from California, the first of the week, to spend the summer in Red Lake Valley. Wanted: A girl for general house work, outside of school hours. Inquire at News Office.
 Gossard Corsets
 For a perfect fit in a corset come to Mrs. w. H. ALLISON. The Catholic Ladies will give Q dance at the Opera House on Friday night April the twenty third.
 MT. Chas Proctor and MT. E.. O. Messimer go to Flagstaff to- night, (Friday) to become 1st degree Masons. Houses For Rent 2 furnished and one unfurnished.
 MRS. G. H. REINHART
 *
 Mrs. E. J. Nordyke gave a surprise stag party on MT. Nor dykes birthday, Tuesday eve ming. The office force at the freight office and a few others were present.
 
 Mrs. H. M. Stark and Mrs. M. Shafer went ta Kingman Satur- day to visit Dr. and Mrs. Stark for a month.
Williams news., 1920-04-09

Come out and spend a pleas ant evening April twenty third, at the Catholic Ladies Dance. Al Ray, ranger at Spring Valley was in town on Monday. ERR. Kincannon was among our Williams visitors on Mon day
 Get your 1920 Hunting and fishing license now.
 ROBERT BURNS,
 Deputy Game Warden There will be more of those delicious refreshments served at the Catholic Ladies Dance, Friday night April the twenty third.
 All dogs without 1920 dog tag will be shot. People harz boring dogs without license tag will be prosecuted.
 ROBERT BURNS,
 Marshal
 Carl Hinds succeeded in get ting 62 acres of ground plowed during the fair weather the early part of March. He is now at it again with tractor and teams.
 pr. Adkins was in Williams Friday to attend the Inter- church Movement meeting here.
 Mrs. T. A. Heaton with her youngest son, stanley, of'Paso Robles, Cal, stopped off in Will Hams, Tuesday, for visit of few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Carl Kinds and family. Mrs. Heaton and son are on their way to Iowa, Mrs. Hea- tons old home.
Williams news., 1920-04-09

MT. z. R. Towery received another carload of Chevrolet cars and trucks this week. He is still unable to supply the de mand, but has more cars com ing.
Williams news., 1920-04-09

Grouitch. 5. Mrs. JosePhus Daniels. 4. Mrs. Robert Lansing.
 notable members in the sessions were Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs. David Houston, Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, Mrs. A. s. Burleson, Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, Mime. Grou- itch of Serbia Mime. CPauafetoff of Bull garia and Mime. Marc Peter of Switz- erland. In all there were 302 dele gates present, representing twenty one denominations.
 Throughout the sessions of the con- ference, which extended over three days, the enthusiastic approval of the aims of the Interchurch organization was continually evident The fact that by coordination much more efficiency in working methods for all church es could be obtained made . very ded- nite appeal. Putting churches oa . more busihesslike basis might be Moaght aa odd piattcsm upen whi0h