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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20
J. B. RIDDLE

Has added beef steaks and roasts.
He sells Baldwin pears in syrup at
34e. Bcechnut Peanut Butter at 10c,
zoe and soc per glass; Beechnut
breakfast Bacon in glass Jars at
soc. Capital Flour at $500 per cwt.
Lexington Maid Flour at $6.40 per
cwt. Cracked Hominy at sc per lb.
Other articles at cut prices.
Kale, head lettuce and celery at
~ ~,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20

FOR RENT-Parlor, Bedroom and
Bath, sunny and modern. No restric-
tions. Can be seen at Tabb Theatre
Tuesday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20
MCGUIRE BROTHERS

Best Virginia Apples. Choice solid
head cabbage. The very best pota-
toes. Fresh juicy oranges. Large can
tomatoes at 18c, 2 cans for 35c.
Good coffee at a good price. Best
flour on the market for the money.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20
RELIGIOUS
Methodist Church

Regular services at the Methodist
church Sunday morning and even
ing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20

FOR RENT One Thousand a
Night-Parlor, Bedroom and Bath.
Call the Tabb Theatre Tuesday at Z
P. M.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20
THE SICK

Miss Ola Rogers still continues on
the sick list, but is somewhat i'm
proved.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20
<sSsssssseN
aaER-(C5rC)dsqau

Each member who uses newspa-
per space in preparing his copy is
asked to please always make use of
our Chamber of Commerce cuts. We
have them in 'steen different sizes
and it would help "boost our game"
considerably-as well as a strong
endorsement for the firm using it..
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20

Roberta Dale, Elise Derrickson, Eliz-
abeth Strossman and Frances SEQ
bee.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20

New cereals of all kinds at Van
arsdelPs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20

All electric repairing at the Elec-
trio Shop.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20

The Advocate. swioa a week.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-20

Big reductions on Table Lamps.
The Electric Shop.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03

FOR SALE-Dodge light truck. over
hauled and painted, Cheap for cash. Sec
Mr.. Fairbanks at Case garage, SIS
w. 4th. Phone 1891.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03

GOOD rertilizer $l.50 per load, ash
pits cleaned. 75c. Phone .761-R
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
FOR sALE-AUToMoBILEs es

FORD Coupe. 1920 model. Liberty
starter, oversize tires, fine mechanical
condition. Inquire 206 Central Blk.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
10000 tomatoes and pepper plants.
Phone 2937-M. 1880 N. Main.
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s

ENTERTAINING Strawberry plants
for sale. 1907 Palver avenue. Phone
31SS-W.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03

WE are now in the market for ID
automobiles at highe3. cash prices.
Bernstein's Auto Wrccking Co.
1854 N Mechanic st. Phone S3.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
STUDENTS

1t Is said Opportunity knocks but
once" From 1880 to 3 p. m. I will
consider applications OF men who arc
not satisfied with their present en-
ployment and who are honest and am
bilious and have a desire to cut loose
from the weekly pay envelope. To the
men selected practical course in
craftsmanship will be given free of
charge, and those qualifying will Inn
mediately be given a position with a
sales organization employing over two
Thousand statesmen, and an opportun-
ity to oarn from $1,000 to 5000 annu-
ally and practically unlimited oppor-
tunity for advancement This course
will in no way conflict with your pre-
sent employment. as the instructions
will be given in the evening. Call 2oI-
200 Thatcher bldg. Sec Mr.. Fellows.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03

FOR SALE-7-room frame house.
good location. close in, $4,000. New
ton lumber Co.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-Experi cloth
ing and furnishings goods
statesmen. permanent position.
C-l0O. Chicftain.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
WANTED-AUToMoBILEs

WE will buy your old auto for cash.
we stand behind our effers. Big 4
Auto Wrscking House. ITO N. Santa
Fc. Phone 497.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WE BUY 2nd nanG furniture. l
will pay you to call us before you sci
WATKINS BROS. FURNITURE CO.
Phone 538 201-303 Santa Fe Ave.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
QUALITY STITCH SHOP

HARRIET O'ROkE
Ruttonhoies, Homstitching. Pleating.
Buttons, Soalloping, Braidsns, Bead
Ing Embroidery. Mail order Work
Special. -l5-2iT Thatcher Il. T. 1ss.
SPRING; millinery at lowest prices
Mrs. Simmons. 2o9 y 5 Union. Hair
work beauty parior. Phone aeo-W.
MILAN and Panama bats cleaned
and pressed. Big stock bucSram and
wire frames, flowers. braids, etc. Mrs.
Wilson hl5iE y. Main.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
TANIcABs

REuLAff Daily Stage and Congress
taxi service. VIII go anywhere any.
time. Reasonable charges. Just cali So
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03
WANTED--aGENTS
AND SALESNIEN

If you arc a salesman or woman o.
proven ability and integrity seekinc
connections with a legitimate propo-
sition that pays workers. SEQ Mr. Scot,
this p. m. Vail hotel
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03

MEN and WOMEN come TO the
night school from 40 to $50. and get
Instructions on salosmanship free and
work during your spare time. Assoc
iatc yourself with this great Inter
national enterprise. Let me explain
tho wonderful opportunity for ad-
vanccment and consequently earn big
money while others sleep. Inquire at
POS Central Block.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-03

SECOND hand furniture. men
clothing. shoes. books. 221 Santa Ft
Phone 10S6-J.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

Orirgtos ilsiOisg j s.sisie fabisi,
"a sragsri, ap fabiti, wafi7 fasd,,
&c. u e,osabb asig.t - NsT fs,t
Ind fhtb du,stsn tsw fo1c 70
soT during Ftb,aa,r
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
FISHERMEN AT
LOGGER HEADS
Chowsn River Fishermen OPP
pose Granting New Terri
ritory Below Them

Determined opposition to- the opening
of any more territory in the middle
third of North Carolina Soupds was
presented at a meeting of the State
Fisheries Commission Board in Eliza
beth City Thursday, Dec. %. The op-
nosition came principally from the AL
bemarle Fisheries Association, an or
ganization representing several hundred
fishermen in the Edenton territory.
There was before the Board a peti-
ton from fishermen of Manns Harpor
Dare County, for the privilege OF set
ting pound nets in a territory 2,ooC
wards wide by 5000 yards long between
Mashews Greek and Colington, and
North of Roanoke Island. The, fisher
men of the upper Sound stoutE con
tended that the granting OF this petl
ton would put stands of pounds nets
souarely in the path of fish in then
massage from the lower Sounds to the
spawning grounds in Albemarle Soune
and vicinity. The Fisheries Commls'
sion Board had the matter under con
sideration when this newspaper went tt
press. :,
Members of the Board present at th'
meeting here were J. II. Dixon, chair
imam: E. II. Freeman, DR.. j. Z. Baum
and w. o. Saunders. The meeting wa
held in the assembly rooms OF tn
| Chamber of Commerce.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
NORTH CAROLINA EEL
FISHERS OUT OF LUCK
Garment Strike and Prohibition Com
bine to Wreck a Usually
Good Market

Prohibition and the garment strike in
New York City are blamed for the low
price of live cells on the New York
market this week. This fact is of pc
cGliar significance to thousands of read
ers of this newspaper because Eastern
North Carolina fishermen ship thous-
ands of pounds of live eels to the New
York market at Christmas time. In
former years they have received 45 to
Is cents a pound for live GELS. Their
re tn nns-fronf the New-York- dealers this
week will be considerably below the
lower figure of former years.
But what has prohibition and a gar
ment strike got to do with the price
of eels? The answer is full of human
interest. Italians, from time immem-
orial, have considered live eels the piece
de resistance of their Christmas menu.
No one knows-not even the Italians
themselves--why, they eat eels at
Christmas. But big, fat, wriggly live
eels are to an Italian what a turkey is
| to an American. The large italian pop
ulation in New York has regularly con-
sumed all of the live eels shipped te
that market at Christmas time.
Now within the past two or three
years, Italians have largely replaced the
Jews in the great garment industry IL
New York. The great garment strike
in New York this winter has. hit th'
Italian colony hard. New York's Ital
ian population hasn't the money to pa!
fabulous prices for live eels for th'
Christmas dinner of 1921.
And then Prohibition. A lot of tn
cells from Eastern North Carolina ar
small eels known as shoe string eels
They were formerly bought up by pack
ers and delicatesssen firms, smoked an
sold as relish to saloons. Every sa
loon had its lunch counter and smoke
shoe string eels went we'll with a lunc
washed down with imported beer. Wit
the passing of the saloon went also tn
saloon lunch counter where smoke
shoe string eels were always in demand
Likewise went the biggest market fo
this class of eels.
The garment strike and prohibitio
combined have therefore helped to u1
settle the eel market. At the sam
time New York has mora cells thi
week than ever before. Boats bull
especially for the catching ard trans
portation of eels on the st. Lawrenc
River and it's Canadian tributarie
brought 275,0O0 pounds of live eels t
Fulton Wholesale Fish Market III Ne7
York City last week. And that is an
| other reason why our local !isherme
will not bank such big checks for thei
eel catch this season.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
a.Gbrl8tnraS Gree0
Bv LOUIS VARNUM WOULFE.

believe Christmas because belongs to ali nataos'
to all Christians young and old alike
believe that is caoused but what the Fes-
al of Christmas wieds influence for beterment
believe that of Christmas comes the best impulses
and of women and little choen leau
tolerant. charitable, and friendly lives
believe every Christmas other Wise Men and other
Wise Folks Light of the Eastern Star and dispense
in their gifts of love- remembrance and gooo
will.
believe that Christmas is great thought inspiring time
and even the "forgoten the away are rene
bered that desolate but what Christmas aWaeS
sleeping memories of it's neverallng cheer
believe thst Christmas is not fable. legend. or
drean-at it is lust as wonderful in its meaning
today generous folks are willing to maRe It,
believe Claus is not mythical parsonage
but in fact of his apostles about daily spread
ing the gospel of happiness everywhere
believe the calendar there are other sgnhcan
days. but mastery in their heart-aPpeal as the Gay
which civilization keeps sacred as Christmas
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
KEEPS US LOOKING
GOOD. TO VISITORS
That Is the Daily Job of This
Busy City Employee

The subject of this story is Capt. w.
J. Simmons, the boss" OF Elz"oet'i
Citv's street force. Capt. Simmons is
81 years old and going strong. he
hasn't had much newspaper advArtls-
ing: his name isn't paraded around On
tbe occasion of every municipal poll
teal carpaign: he doesn't ask any lec-
ognition from the public, but tor I'VE
wears he has been Elizabeth Clty,s san
itary inspector. and his conduct III CT
Tce his application to his duties, and
the public approval il general he mas
merited and Won entitle him for once
to break into print.
The fact that Elizabeth City is one
of the cleanest towns in the state be-
cause of its orderly and well-kePt
streets is often emphasized by the ia
vorable comments of enthusiastic Visit
ors.
WHY Elizabeth City is so clean anc
orderly looking is because Capt. Sim
mons, with his street cleaning force
takes 20 carloads of trash a day on
IFS streets. He also sees that SIX te
eight tons of garbage are taken away
daily, and superintends the dozen mel
in the force who do it.
Can't. Simmons force work nine ane
one half hours a day. There are 1oul
miles of paved streets to clean up De
sides the ten miles more or less OF un
payed streets He keeps four carts go
ing all the time and a fifth one on spe
cial occasions. In his equipment NJ
| has a motor garbage truck also, as vel
las sprinkIing wagon and sweeper.
Tt costs the city about $25 day t.
keep this gang and equipment working
It isn't cleaning streets all the time
for under the direction OF the Cit
Manager. repair work to paving an
drainage is done. It takes about wv
days to sprinkle and sweep the Wnol
city. That is quite task compare
with the little lawn of city home tn
sveeping and cleaning of which is tn
dread of every housewife Capt. sim
mons gang could clean up an acre lo
in thirty seconds.
Besides being sanitary inspector
lcant Simmons has for Is years, bee
weather observer here for the U.
lDepartment of Agriculture. 1t IS
who receives every forecast trol
Washington, and hoists his flags by da
and lights by night on the tower at tn
loot of Fearing Street to warn tn
shipping of what the weather may o.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
PECK'S BAD. BOY AT
ALKRAMA NEXT WEEK
Jackie Coogan, The lnImIlabie kin'
Furnishes Barrels of Fun IN
New Picture

The g-heralded production
"Pack's Bad Boy" with lovable little
Jackie Coogan in. the stellar role, VIII
be the feature offering at the Alkrama
Theatre next week, Tuesday and wed
nesday, Dec. q and %.
AS the mischievous lad who makes
at LOT of trouble for his 'Pa" and sets
a whole town ''by the ears" Jackie
Coogan is said to give an even more
delightful and amusing impersonatlon
than that which brought him fame ano
fortune in Chaplin's "The Kid"
"Peck's Bad Boy" is an adoption OF
tbe works of the late Governor George
Peck. The subtitles were written by
that inimitable humorist, Irwin >. Cooo
Appearing in support Of jackie II
this latest photoplay is an excellen'
cast which includes Doris May, Wheel
or Oakman, James Corrigan, Lilliar
Leighton, Raymond Hatton, Charles
Hatton and Baby Gloria Wood.
The production was recently glVel
fts Broadway premier at the Strano
Theatre in New York, where it was
sensational success. Critics were una
nimous in their praise of the six-year
old star and his first Independent pro
duction for release by Associated F1rs
National.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
STOCK LAW GOES
IN EFFECT JAN. |
Special Session of General AS
sembIy Pigeon-Holed ALI Bills
Tending to Amend or In
validate Act

All efforts in the way Of legislation to
amend or repeal the State Wide Stock
Law enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of. 1921 died in Committee Rooms
Of the Special Session of that body
which adjourned this week. Many local
bills extending the time in so many
counties or exempting certain territory
from the provisions of the stock law
were introduced at the special session;
but none of these bills came back after
being referred to the House and Senate
Committees.
The State Wide Stock law goes into
effect Sunday, Jan. 1, 1922. Hundreds
Of farmers in the Elizabeth City terri
tory have prepared for the event by
buying wire fence to make pastures for
heir pigs and cattle. Many will en-
deavor to sell off their stock, prefer
ring to keep no stock at all if they
are not to be permitted to let their
scrub stock have free range.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
CONTRACTORS EAGER
TO GET THIS WORK
Close Bidding on Contracts Fer State
Normal School Work Here

J. J. Stroud of Southern Pines. \.
C., in competition with twelve other
contractors. carried off tie contr2cC fo"
the new administration building of the
Negro State Normal School in this city
last Saturday. J. S. Padgett of Eliza
beth City, N competition with six oth"r
heating contractors carried off the con-
tract for heating the new building. -
H. -Guion of Gastonia, \. c.. in compe-
tition with five other firms. took tn
contract for sewer and water.
The Building Committee of the State
Normal, W. o. Saunders, chairman. re-
jected all bids on plumbing and al bids
on two smaller buildings, one Of which
is 20 be used for a principals cottage.
the other for practice school. New
bids for the cottage, practice school and
plumbing will be received and opened
Mt an early date
J. J. Stroud's bid for the admins
tration building was S129,S50. Bids
ranged from $4,000 to $4,000. in
round numbers, most of the bids being
around $4,000.
J. S. Padgett's bid for the heating
was So, 9,4S9 against bids ranging from
S1O,SsS to s16,4OO.
A. II. Guion's bid for the water and
sewerage system for the school was
$2O, ,3S4.3O, less one item of $4,000 to
be deducted.
Competition for the work was keen
and the number of contractors present
Saturday indicated the scarcity of con-
struction work in some other parts of
the country 1t is gratifying that all
of the contracts were awarded North
Carolina concerns and that at least one
Elizabeth City contractor was a sue
cessful bidder. These are days when
money kept at home is the most desir-
able money.
Work of construction on the new ad-
ministration building and the water and
sewerage system for the State Normal
Will begin at once. The work is to be
aone out of appropriations made by the
General Assembly of 1921. Contracts
for other buildings for which appro-
Driations were made at the same time
will be let next spring. The new ad-
ministration building. with its plumbing
and heating included will cost upwards
Of $3.50. COO ard will be one of the hand
soonest school buildings in the state.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
$163, ,354.OO0 RAISED BY
CHURCH IN FOUR YEARS
First Methodists Also Report 500 New
Members and Property Holdings
of $I75,000 at Close of
Year

The First Methodist Church South of
Elizabeth City has just made pu5lic its
annual report for the close of the re-
cent conference year. The report COM
pletes another interesting chapter in
the lively progress of a great church.
The outstanding work of the year
was the progress on the magnificent
church building. Many congregations.
indeed most congregations, in building
such q church would be content 20 raise
a part of the cost as they build and
leave a large part to be raised after
ward. But the congregation of First
Church have set for themselves the am
bilious plan of building and paying as
they go. During the past year the Sun
day School room-has been completed
and occupied and the main building so
far advanced that if it were not for the
delay in securing the organ, it might
be occupied very soon. As it is all the
steps necessary have been taken and
the work will be pushed to completion.
And the plan will be continued to the
end, 'pay as we 60"
But the year was marked also by
progress along other lines. Twenty
seven were received on profession of
faith and 80 by certificate and other
wise. The total membership is now
905. The net gain during the four
years in which Mr.. Ormond was pastor
was 143. Sixteen adults and sixteen
, infants were baptised during the year.
The Sunday School was re-organized
during the year and is now one of the
few fully organized departmental Sun
day Schools in the state. Associated
with Superintendent Sawyer are super
intendents of departments, each de-
partment having its separate organiza-
ton and services. The Sunday School
has also grown greatly during the year.
The Epworth League, as the Methodist
Young Peoples organization is called,
is healthy and active. There were re-
ported TAT in the Sunday School and S5
IN the League. The former raised for
all purposes S1,475; the latter $11O.
The whole church reported as raised
during the year $6S,OOO-
The financial report of the church
for the entire four years of Pastor Or
mond's ministry is especially interest
ing. The totals follow:
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23

In other words, he's the weather
man."
Capt. Simmons doesn't claim any
credit for keeping the streets so clean.
He says he just helps the city manager.
But the old Captain is altogether too
modest. He believes that Elizabeth
City can best advertise itself by its
appearance. because the casual strang-
er is apt to be a critical observer and
not so lenient in his judgement of a
new place. The strangers are the ones
to look out for because nothing so dis
gusts the visitor at the beginning of his
stay than disorderly and unsightly
streets. The streets make the impress
sion as they are kept, and Capt. Sim
mons force is cooperating to give
Elizabeth City a good name.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
BARLOW TAKES TIE PRIZE.

Barlow Harrell, of Elizabeth CITY
has Just been awarded q prize OF a
massive chest of silverware given by
the Pan-American Life Insurance Co
The price was given in a competition
among forty agents of the Pan Amer
ican in North Carolina and Virginia for
the largest volume of business written
during the months of September, ccto-
Der and November.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
JOHN SHOES THE FAMILY

John W. Twiford of East Lake wos
in town Wednesday and, among other
things, he purchased 16 pairs OF Shoes
Asked if he expected to start shoe
business at East Lake, Mr.. Twiford
explained that he was only "shoeing up
his family" a pair of every day shoes
and a pair of Sunday shoes for him
se1f, his wife and six children.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23

Grand Total -------'

Grand Total -------$163, ,534O0
The total value of all property held
by the church is now S17o,OOO. The
figure includes the old property held
by the church and all that has been ac-
tually expended on the new building.
The new church was opened for public
worship on Nov 13, the Sunday school
auditorium seating 1000 persons being
used for all services until the main
auditorium seating 500 to 1000 persons
is ready for occupancy. The opening
of the main auditorium is being delayed
principally by the installation of the or
gan.
Three hundred persons were received
into the membership of the church un-
der Pastor Ormond's ministry.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
MahooanY.

A cork dipped in mixture OF equal
narts of oxalic acid and water ana
then rubbed over the stains on Q
mahogany piano win remove 'cnan'
When the stains have d1sappeareoe
wash the wood. well with clear wafer
and polish as usual
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
NORFOLK MARKETS
Norfolk, Va, Dec. %,

Norfolk, Va, Dec. %, 1921.
Reported especially for THE INDIE
PENDENT by Jarvis & Fentress. The
following prices represent actual sales
made to-day
and the Food Administration prohibits
quotations other than actual sales.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23

ONE MILE AND CART, in fine con-
dition: reason for selling going to- lqlt
farming; mule weighs 115O lbs A. L.
SPENCE, Newland Twp, Rt.
=, n O2-2f
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-12-23
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