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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-12-16
EXTRA NICE

THAT LADY'S OR GENTLE
MANS WATCH CASES IN WHITE
GOLD. SEE OUR LINE.
| ~ SHIRE & FTTHIAN.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-12-16
HOLLY AND HOLLY WREATHs

JAS. Il. CRAVEN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-22

playmates improved in the days fol-
lowing the affair.
A child psychologist recently made
this remark, 81 wonder if we are
not having so many lawsuits to-
day, especially contests over wills,
because the children were not allow
ed to settle their disputes in the back
yard"
Isn't there food for thought in that
remark? Of course we are not to
allow the seven-year-old brother to
take everything from the three
year-old sister; he may need some
reasoning just there, but when chill
dren are not too unfairly matched,
isn't it wise to give them chance
to thresh out the matter without al
ways an interference from their ell
ders?
There are undoubtedly many times
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-22

Warren @. Harding, who takes Of
flee as the twenty-ninth president OF
the United States, is the first presi-
dent to be selected to that high Of
flee on his birthday. He was b5
years cd November 2, 1920. He is
the first U. s. Senator elected to the
presidency.
President Harding is the seventh
president contributed to the country
by the state Of Ohio. Only Virginia,
with total Of eight presidents born
within her borders, outranks Ohio in
this regard. No president has been
born west Of Ohio. No president has
resided west Of Illinois.
President Harding is the seventh
president Of Scotch Irish paternal
ancestry. Fifteen of our presidents
over the period Of 1913 years, have
been Of English descent, three Of
Scotch, one Of Welsh and two of
Dutch.
The average age Of our presidents
at Inauguration is 81 years, approx
imately, while the approximate aver
age at death has been sc years.
President Harding exemplifies the
rapid rise possible in American life
better than any Of his predecessors.
He was not included in the 1914-15
"Who's Whop
Like many of his predecessors,
also, his parents were not wealthy
and he has risen to the highest Of
flee within the gift Of the American
people through frugality, industry
and thrift, of which he is a warm
as evidenced by his recent
Of the governments thrift
and savings work, represented in the
sales Of Thrift; Treasury and War
Savings Stamps and Treasury Saw
ings Certificates.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-22
Settling Children's
Many Disputes

1t all happened one day between
the little folk in the kindergarten
room, but it set the older folk to
thinking.
kindergarten had not yet started,
and Tim, little fellow Of three, and
a half walked over and took the oak
chair that Clifton, aged five and
half, had placed beside the table for
work. When Clifton realized what
had happened, tug Of war began,
and the two children we're soon join
ed by others, most of them to aid
little Tim.
The kindergarten teacher stopped
what she was doing and gave her
attention to the group and, although
she might have stepped over and put
an end to the struggle, she only stood
by and watched.
1t looked as though the trouble
would never end, and as though some
one might be hurt, but still she did
not interfere; she only looked on,
ready, however, to take hand if it
became necessary.
At last one of the older boys was
called to help. He studied the stu
alton, observed that the fuss was
over an oak chair, and that there
was one more oak chair in the room;
he solved the problem by offering
the vacant chair to little Tim, and
all was settled to everyone's salts
faction. The teacher heaved sigh
of relief and gave a smile of ap-
proval; it was a step in the chill
dren's development, one well worth
while.
Why can't children settle more of
their own disputes7 Isn't it because
we interfere too soon instead of Civ
ing them a chance to work out their
problems for themselvese
The same little Tim of the chair
episode had a habit of slapping chill
dren when he became excited. He
was not a malicious child, but he
sometimes had an unfortunate way
of expressing his friendliness, and,
although the teacher understood his
really affectionate nature, the chill
dren of four and five who received
the neighborly slaps, resented them.
One day Tim slapped a child who
retaliated and several blows ensued
before the teacher observed the af-
fair. Tim received one slap too
many, and he began to weep and
back away. The teacher stepped in
just then and remarked, eff little
boys hit people, people will hit back
at them, sometimes" It was inter-
esting to watch the change of ex-
preston on Tins face, and also to
observe how his treatment of his
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-22
Your Customers
Pay Your Salary

You who are selling, day after day
direct to the public-do you really
know who your employer isl
You think that you're working for
the people who own the store-you're
selling in.
But you're not!
YOUR REAL EMPLOYER is THE
CUSTOMER WHO DAILY ENTERS
THE STORE, COMES UP TO YOUR
COUNTER AND BUYS THE GOODS
YOU HAVE TO SELL.
Yes, and your boss is working for
the customer, too, just as much as
you are.
In fact, everybody in the store
boss, superintendent, managers,
clerks, cashiers and wrappers-are
all working together-in the service
of the customer.
1T is THE CUSTOMER THAT
PAYS YOUR SALARY EACH AND
EVER WEEK. HE ALSO PAYS
YOUR BOSS HIS PROFITS.
Remember this-your advance
ment depends entirely upon how well
you serve and please your employer
the customer
Think of this when serving the
next customer who comes in. The
better pleased each customer is, the
better it's going to be for both you
and the store.
CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION
MAY NOT CAUSE YOU TO LOSE
YOUR JOB; BUT 1T IS VERY
LIKELY TO CAUSE YOUR STORE
TO LOSE A CUSTOMER.
Anything that hurts the store also
hurts you.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-22

when the group-up must use his best
judgment for the physical, as well
as the moral, well-being of the child,
but stiii we plead that we first give
children a chance to settle their own
disputes. " sus al
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-22

advertising Dy Daniel oJarcn
Graduate School of Business Ad.
ministration, Harvard University. J
When the eleventh edition Of the
Encyclopedia Britannica was pu,
upon the market prominent writer
on social and economic questions
said something to this effect:
ut is too bad that the publishers
Of the Britannica are wasting SO
much money in advertising this great
work. The price Of it viii have ia
be, so much higher that many persons
will be prevented from buying it."
Such statement shows complete
lack Of appreciation Of the real facts
entering into the process of market
ing a product under present day
conditions.
The naive assumption is that the
money invested in advertising is a
direct addition to the cost, of COM
modity-nevep once realizing that
if not a word Of advertising were
used it would have to be sold entirely
through personal salesmanship. and
the cost of that is no small item,
as everyone knows who is familiar
with the cost Of selling through per-
sonal canvass.
1t is perhaps unnecessary to point
out in this connection the magnitude
Of sales of the Encyclopedia Brit
annica in the campaign referred to.
Some 10000 sets were sold in the
first campaign and the second is
now under way.
II no advertising had been done,
how many persons would today be
owners of these 10000; and they
would, no doubt, have paid higher
price than they did pay.
A few years ago an interesting
discussion occurred among group
of business men whether snch prod
ucts as Ivory Soap, Cream of Wheat.
Bakers Cocoa or Eastman's Kodaks
could not stop all advertising and
rely upon their immense momentum
of past sales and good will not only
to keen up, but also to increase their
distribution, as a normal rate.
Hardly any careful observer of
business affairs would venture the
relief that they could, unless some
other force we're substituted for the
work of printed publicity. Compe-
tition is too keen. And it is very
doubtful whether. under our present
business organization, another agen-
cy could be substituted more econ
omically or even as economically.
A case in point is that Of once
well advertised liniment. After the
death Of the proprietor, conserva-
tive banker was put in charge Of the
business. Upon examining the rec
ords Of the business he found that
large sums of money had been
"squandered" for advertising. The
advertising was allowed to run out
as the contracts expired.
Within two or three years the
product was almost forgotten and
the retailers found that it did not
move from their shelves.
II I were to sum up the ultimate
Effects of advertising in the com
nercial world today I should men
ion five things.
First, advertising is one Of the
.eenest forces of competition. With
mt advertising there would, Of
curse, be competition; but it is
ute evident that it has made com
e,ition keener.
Second, because of the quickness
nd extensiveness with which the
gencies of advertising are at the :
cinr,and of the business man, new .
omnodities and new distribution :
'ethods can be introduced much
lore Rapidly. One year will accom-
IL = | Z
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-22

Two virtues tried and true are
give and forgive.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-22

There are undoubtedly many times
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-03-25
DRAINAGE ASSOCIATION
MEETS HERE IN April
How To Attract Settlers to Our. Re-
claimed Lands To Be Ably
Discussed.

The Eleventh Annual Convention of
the North Carolina Drainage Associa-
ton will be held in Elizabeth City April
II and 13, 1921.
The Association was organized in 1908
to promote the reclamation of the
swamp and oYerHosEed lands of. North
Garolfna ana since tl1ats time approxi-
mately 100000 acres of. these lands
have been reclaimed and, as a result.
are now worth at least $3O,OOO,OO0 as
compared with a maximum value of
100000 prior to their reclamation.
At the coming Convention the Asso-
citation will discuss many problems in
connection with drainage work in this
State, one of the more important of
which will be how to utilize to best .ad-
vantage these reclaimed lands; how to
attract settlers to them, and how to best
advertise them.
There will be reports of what has
been accomplished in the several drain
tunity for discussion of the many prob
lens that are coming up in regard to
the organization of drainage districts,
construction of bitches, sale of bonds,
etc. @
There will be several prominent speak
ers of national reputation who will ad-
dress the Convention. among whom it
is hoped will be the Secretary of Agri-
culture. The greater portion of the
time, however, will be devoted to the
discussion of the problems referred to
by those attending the Convention.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-03-25
SEWERAGE co. =
NOT TO ABANDON
PLANT APRIL ]

The Elizabeth City Sewerage Co. will
not discontinue it's service in Elizabeth
City on April 1, but will continue it's
service until further notice. Such is the
announcement authorized by Howard
Crook, president of the company fol-
lowing conference with the Board of
Aldermen Wednesday of this week.
What went on inside that conference
has not been made public.
The Sewerage Co. made the sensa-
tional announcement several weeks ago
that it would discontinue service on
April 1, 1921. Such "a notice might
have caused great deal of alar1a. but
for the fact that the public had conf
dence in the Board of Aldermen. The
City Fathers promptly assured the pub
lie that sewerage service would go on
regardless of the Sewerage Co. Oper-
ating such sewerage asswe have is a
simple task, requiring little labor and
no expensive equipment. The town pur-
posed taking charge of the sewerage
system if the private owners abandoned
it.
Elizabeth City will eventually take
over the sewerage, water and electric
light properties in Elizabeth City or
install new municipal light, water and
sewerage plant outright.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-03-25
THINKS GOOD ROADS
NOT GOOD FOR US
Judge Allen Regrets That People Think
More of Automobiles Than of
Horses and Mules.

81 am not convinced that good roads
are as good for US as some others think
they are,' declared Judge Oliver II. AL
len of Kinston, addressing the grand
jury in the Superior Court of this coun-
ty Wednesday afternoon. And Judge
Allen then proceeded to pay his respects
to good roads in something like the fol-
lowing manner:
eff good roads were such good
things" said he, 'then we ought to have
had good roads a long time ago when
our poor old horses and mules could
have benefited by them. Now we have
automobiles and We bond ourselves and
impose heavy taxes upon everybody to
build good roads to joy ride on, to, haul
Pepsi Cola and Coca-Cola on and to
make it easier for other mercantile pur-
suits.
"NIy county Genoir) is smaller
county than this and we are paying taxes
Nobody seems to know how the money
goes. Our taxes are burdensome and
no one knows where it will all end. We
call it progress and I fear we shall 60
on progressing until we get up in the
clouds, lost in clouds and mist. I sup
pose I am just an old fogey, but tell
you what I think about it; think we
are thinking too much about building
good roads and neglecting so many other
things that we stand in greater need
of
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-03-25
PLANS AN APARTMENT
HOUSE FOR THIS CITY
Baltimore Man Proposes Also to Finance
Ice Cream, Factory Here

A three-story apartment house and
modern ice cream factory for Elizabeth
City are contemplated by F. A, Wineke,
of Baltimore, Nd, who has spent sew
eral weeks in Elizabeth City and is<con-
yinced that Elizabeth City is an ideal
place for a fellow to invest MS surpfuE
capital in. Mr.. Wineke happens to be
in a mood for new investments since
Uncle Sam enabled him to retire from
business recently. Mr.. Wineke owned
a big distillery near Baltimore and he
can't put any more money into that
distilleryr incidentally he expects to
draw some more out of it before it
is finally put to sleep on April 10.
Mr.. Wineke has purchased of J. NJ.
Weeks a lot on the corner of CHURCH
and Selden streets this city and plans
a three story apartment house with six
apartments for that location. At the
same time Mr.. Wineke has a son. Fred
w. Wineke, of Baltimore, who is look
ing about for a likely opening for a
good business and Mr.. Wineke proposes
to back his son in establishing "a mod
ern ice cream mandatory here:
Mr.. Wineke and his wife are the
guests of their daughter, Mrs. r. ]. Co.
hoon in this city and expect to make
Elizabeth City their home several
months in the year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-03-25
SCHOOL BONDS
ELECTION GOES
To Be Voted on Friday, April 8
New Registration Required

The election on school bonds stands.
Members of BOSta Of sGeaded School
Trustees were in favor of calling it off
until after the city election in May. But
they held another meeting and decided
tised. The election will be held on Fri
day, April 8. A new registration has
been called for this election. To vote
in the election on April one must get
his or her name on the registration
books this week, the books closing at
sundown Saturday, March 26.
A vote for this bond issue will mean
that Elizabeth City will take front rank
in public education among the cities of
North Carolina and the nation. 1t will
mean that Elizabeth City will build a
high school building costing upwards of
100000 for its white children. 1t will
mean that Elizabeth City will provide
a $4,000 school building for it's colored
children. 1t will mean that Elizabeth
City will remodel and enlarge its pres
ent High School building for primary
and grammar grade work. 1t will mean
thoroly modern public school plant
modernly equipped with every facility
and device for the training of the heads,
hands and hearts of the children of this
city. 1t will mean a plant in which it
will be possible to make first rate citf-
zens capable of understanding and di-
recting the affairs of the democracy to-
morrow.
1t may not take 100000 to give us
all the buildings and equipment we
need. If it doesn't take so much, then
much money will not be spent.
Some have questioned the neeI oG a
$4,000 plant for the coloreG people.
That question has not been pressed
since the fact leaked out that for years
and Years Elizabeth City has given the
Negroes less for their schools than the
Negroes have paid in taxes. Those who
thought it just the other way about will
be somewhat ashamed of the fact that
we have actually taken from the Me-
gro to educate our white children. This
election is going to Offset some of that;
the Negroes are going to be given a
deserved consideration.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-03-25
AYDLETT STAYS
ON THE BOARD
No One Wants To Fight For
The Place Except Ayd-
lett Himself.

The Board of Aldermen of Elizabeth
City will take no further action toward
unseating E. F. Aydlett, Chairman of
the Board of Graded School Trustees
of Elizabeth City, VINO Is holding Office
contrary to law. This newspaper re-
Gently called attention to the fact that
Mr.. Aydlett holds the Office of Chair
man of the School Board contrary to
law, since he also occupies the Office of
Z. S. District Attorney and the Consti-
tuition of North Carolina has. declared
that no one shall hold two offices in
this state.
The Board of Aldermen noted tn,
point raised by this newspaper and pro-
ceeded to get legal opinion on the ques-
ton. City Attorney w. L. Cohoon ad-
vised them that it was fact that Mr..
Aydlett held the Office of school chair
man contrary to law. Mr.. Aydlett came
back with a verbose defense of himself
and indicated that he would fight to re-
tain his seat. since the act creating the
Board of Graded School Trustees pro-
vided that such a trustee was not an
officer in contemplation of the Consti-
tuition. The face that legislative act
can not upset a constitutional provision
did not interest Mr.. Aydlett
The Aldermen, not desiring to ac
hastily called for other legal advise and
obtained an opinion from the law firm
of Ehringhaus & Small. 1t is the opin-
ion of this firm that Mr. Aydlett holds
his Office of chairman contrary to law.
But since the legislative act creating
his Office raises question, the Office of
Mr.. Aydlett can not be declared vacant
except by a court order in what is
known as quo warranto proceedings
And such proceedings may be instituted
only by some one other than the Board
of Aldermen. The Aldermen can only
proceed to- appoint some one else in Mr..
Aydlett's place and the new appointee
would have to go to court to oust Mr..
Aydlett. No one can be found who
wants to fight for the Office of Chair
man of the Board of Graded School
Trustees or go to court for it-that
is, no one except Mr.. Aydlett
And so Mr. Aydlett will hold his seat
as Chairman of the school board until
his term expires on July 1. He will
get out then unless Mack Sawyer
Aydlett Board of Aldermen is elected.
in which event he will be reappointed
and will stay right on. Two candi-
dates for Aldermen from the First Ward
already indicate that Mr.. Aydlett is in
terested in putting forth a Board of
Aldermen &ho will stick by him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-03-25
NO CUT. IN ICE PRICES
IN ELIZABETH CITY

There will be no cut in ice prices in
Elizabeth City this spring. The Crystal
Ice & Coal Co. say they contemplate
no change in their present schedule OF
prices The consumer now pays 90
cents per 100 lbs. or $500 for a single
ton. Announcement that Norfolk man
ufacturers had cut the price of ice 20
,,,er cent and contemplated another cut
at an early date had raised hopes in
some that ice would take a drop here.
The new Norfolk prices are so cents
per 100 pounds for householders and
so cents per 100 pounds for Industrial
consumers. E. G. Conger, Mgr. of the
Crystal Ice & Coal Co. says that the
difference in 10 cents a pound between
Norfolk. and Elizabeth City prices to
householders is due to the added cost
of delivery in Elizabeth City, the ice
man carrying the ice direct to ones
box here, whereas the Norfolk house
holder has to handle his own ice. Whole
sale ice prices here and Norfolk are
about the same,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-03-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BANQUET MARCH 31ST
Everybody Expected To Turn Out
Night Elevator Service Now. =

The membership of the Elizabeth
City Chamber of Commerce will be Civ
en- an opportunity to meet their new
secretary and to get down to work
again next Thursday night, March 81.
The occasion will be a banquet in the
big assembly room of the Chamber of
Commerce suite in the Hinton building:
A committee has already been assigned
to the affair and a lively program is
being arranged
The new Secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, Richard G. Job, is taking
hold of the work of the organization
like a master organizer and he already
has several good things going; for one
thing he has secured night elevator ser
vice so much needed and the elevator
in the Hinton building will now run
until II o'clock every night except Sun
day nights for the benefit of those using
the club rooms.
The town is beginning to take to th'
new quarters of the Chamber of, Com
merce and greater numbers are using
the billiard room, reading room and
game rooms
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-03-25
aims TO CREATE
SONG LEADERS
Breaking Ground For Commun-
ity Voice Culture in Eliz-
abeth City.

Roy L. Ho ffneister, Commun-
ity Service Song Leader, who ar
rived in Elizabeth City this, week
and is here for two weeks en-
gagement wants it distinctly un-
derstood that he doesn't expect
to teach everybody how to sing
in this time, but he does expect
to develop song leaders who wi
carry the work on and keep folks
singing after he has gone.
Tho only in the city a few days, Mr.
Hofmeister has been fully convinced
of the towns lack of musical leadership.
Such leaders as old methods have de-
veloped are often inclined to take them
selves too seriously and by their very
countenance destroy the confidence, en-
thusiasm and goodwill that should be
invoked to make folks sing. Hpffmeis-
ter is of the new school that leads with
a smile and Rodeheaver himself hasn't
a thing On him in cordially and pleasan-
try. Mr.. Hoffmeister's business will be
to develop new leaders in the churches,
schools, lodge rooms and elsewhere in
the community and these leaders will in
turn bring the people out until no one
will be afraid to try to sing. AS a re-
suit of their work it is believed that the
Community Sing will be a regular event
in Elizabeth City before the summer is
well under way.
Mr.. Hoffmeister has already given
considerable time to the schools this
week. He was particularly delighted
with the folk songs and hymns sung by
the student body of the Colored State
Normal School. He did not attempt to
lead those 500 colored boys and girls
in their songs. He says they don't need
leadership because their songs come
from their souls; and when the white
people have come to put their souls into
their song, they will not need leader
ship.