The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-11
TO 0DEVELOP OUR
LEISURE TIME
Elizabeth City to Learn How To
Play Under Direction of Com
munity Service Expert

Elizabeth City is to have an ex-
pert on recreation whose busi-
ness it will be to teach Elizabeth
City folk how to get the most
possible fun, healthfu1 exercise
good fellowship and more useful
knowledge out of their leisure
hours. Everybody knows how tc
sleep eight hours a day and every
body knows how to work eight
hours a day, after a fashion. But
Of the remaining eight hours OF
leisure time the average human
being makes sorry use. DIR. Hor-
ace l. Jones, of Cornell Univer-
sity says the solving of this pro-
blcn1--how to make use of our
leisure hours-wipes out every
other problem confronting hum
an society. And this time same
pr. Tones, after a weeks sur
vey of Elizabeth City, says our
town with all of it's natural ad-
vantages at present offers less
opportunities for recreation and
profitable employment of the lei
sure time of its people than any
town he knows anything about
And so Elizabeth City is going
to import a recreation expert
who knows how to organize a
town and teach everybody in it
how to have a good time.
This move follows an invitation ex-
tended Elizabeth City to avail itself of
the assistance of Community Service,
Inc, which will furnish an expert to
make survey of the city's needs, map
to the most definite program applicable
to the needs of this particular commun-
ity.
The invitation was accepted Monday,
night In the .Chamherz s1Cammereesclub.
rooms by the unanimous vote of nearly
a hundred citizens who were present to
hear DIR. Horace I. Jones of Cornell Uni
who was here to outline the ad-
vantages Elizabeth City might obtain
from Community Service, he having un-
dertaken the task on the invitation of
L. D. Case, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce.
This city will receive free of cost, the
services of an expert community service
worker, who is to receive nothing in re-
turn for his services except Office space,
a telephone and a stenographer. He
will stay for three months so as to de-
wise a sufficient program, then he will
surrender the continuation of the work
to- the local organization. The service
costs Elizabeth City nothing as the ex-
penses are paid by Community Service
with funds left over from
the amount raised during the war for
Camp Community service.
A bureau for the state at large has
been established, this state being the
third to. make such a move. Elizabeth
ion of this state bureau. Several cities
n North Carolina have already taken
advantage of its service and are making
,lans for big things.
DR.. Jones believes that this city should
most assuredly make a success of eff
orts in that direction, as it is the log
cal center of several counties. He |
ouched upon the obvious lack of any
'ort of community center here, such |
Is gymnasiums, Fairgrounds, parks and |
ibraries. He said the city would be able |
% function more effectively, and the |
children would become better pupils, |
With the fostering of a healthier COM
nunity spirit.
Hearty speeches in favor of taking ad- |
,antage of community services invita-
ion were made by pastors of three !
hurches here and the superintendent of |
chools. Much interest was manifested |
y the audience and the invitation was
ccepted by a unanimous rising vote.