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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
FARMERSlORCAINzE
UNDER Federal. LAW
Meet Saturday And Temper
ary Organization Made
Under Farm Loan
Statute

A meeting to effect an Organization
under the provisions of the Federal
Farm Loan law was held Saturday af.
ternoon, Nov. IL. In the Farm Bureau
office. The meeting was attended by
90 farmers interested in the proposal
to form Knox county association.
The action taken at the meeting
was of temporary character. Tenn
porary officers and directors were
named; the permanent officers will
be named at a later meeting. A meet
ing of the temporary board of direct
ors will be held at the Farm Bureau
office Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 16.
The temporary officers are:
President-John Cunningham, Gam
bier.
Secretary-Georg w. Hayes, Gam.
bier.
AS a result of the meeting held Sat.
urday afternoon 1t is definitely certain
that the Knox county association will
be formed. Not all of those attending
will become members as the law plac-
es limit of 16 upon any one associa-
ton.
Under the provisions of the FEEDER
al Farm Loan law, which has been
held constitutional by the U. s. Su-
preme court, 1t is possible for farmers
in Knox and other counties in the
United States, by forming associations
of not less than 10 nor more than 16
members, to make long term loans
through the Federal Farm Loan bank,
the branch of which for this district Is
located in Louisville, Ky. These loans
which are authorized byj law UP to
approximately 40 per cent of the ap.
praised value of a farm property, run
for period of 33years. The loan may
be repaid any time after five years.
Through the operation of this Fed.
eral Farm Loan law, loan made up
on the conditions prescribed it will
be possible for a man to purchase a
farm and whilsGtlll paying for it to
make loan through the Farm Loan
bank that will permit him to make
nedessaiV and permanent impove-
ments.
A. p. Sandles of Ottawa. former state
director of agriculture, is the Ohio d.
rector of the Louisville bank. He was
expected but did not come to the
meeting held here Saturday. He may
come later.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15

Fawcett. Mr.. and Mrs Birch Conkle
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Russell. Mr.
and Mrs. Jay Bailey, Mrs. 1nez Bail.
ey, Lem Lafever, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Shipley. Walter, Hazel and LILO
Woodbridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Towns. Lucille. Lorain and William
White, Lawrence Burkett, Mr.. and
Mrs. u. Britton, Ellen Mccullough,
Mrs. Ethel Jordan, John Jordan, Mel.
lie Anderson, Mrs. Frances Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Burr Critchfield, Alice
Critchfeld. Joseph Henwood, George
Armstrong. Mabel Armstrong, Mr.
and Mrs. Thurman Kemp, Joseph
Layman, Ralph Allen, George Dun.
mire, Charles Berry.
The evening was spent in games
and music The hostess served re
ffeshments and each one left wishing
these young people a long and happy
life.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
MCROWN NAIL
Toe Nail Turns Out Itself, If.
You Toughens Skin

A noted authority says that a
rev drops OF "Outgro" upon tne
skin surrounding the ingrowing nail
reduces inflammation and pain and so
toughens the tender. sensitive skin
underneath the toe nail that it cannot
penetrate the flesh, and the nail turns
naturally outward almost over night
"ontsro' is harmless antiseptic
manufactured for chiropodists, How.
ever anyone can buy from the drug
store a tiny bottle containing direc.
tons. --Advt.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
r y ~ ~ r. n n n n n
CALENDAR
Tuesday, Nov. is

"a Mt. Vernon w. G. r. U. win
81 meet at 2 o'clock at the home
~ Of Mrs. Charles Sapp. East
Mo High street. Mrs. Davidson, a
x state worker, will make an ad.
..N dress.
" The Sunset club will meet i'm
Il the AFTERNOON in the Old Home
Is stead club rooms, North Main
A,p street.
4e Knox chapter, No. 23G, o. r..
Ap s., will meet at 1880 o'clock.
~ Initiation. The November com.
" mittee will entertain.
~ The Parents-Teachers club of
81 the First ward school meets
81 at 1880 O'Clock. Business of
~ Importance.
94 The Royal Society Embroid-
x cry club will meet in the even
~ ing at the home of Mrs. F..
Ae Bottinger, COG w. High street.
- Members of Mrs. COrDell's
~ and Miss Westlake's classes of
~ the Congregational Sunday
4. school meet in the church par
- lors at p. m.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
MEETINGS

F""Special communication of Mt
Zion lodge, No. 8, T.. a. A. M, Wed.
nesday evening, Nov. 16, at 1880.
*FCarpenters union, No. 749, will
meet at o'clock Wednesday even.
ing. Business of Importance
""Mt. Vernon Trades and Labor
Council meets Friday evening, Nov.
Is, at 8 o'clock in the council hall.
day, Nov. 16, at S'p. m. at Mckay n
Clark's. West High street.
"'"The Mission circle of the Owl
Creek church will meet at the church
on Thursday, Nov. II, at 1870 p. m.
All ladies' of the church and comniun.
ity are invited to be present,
"s.Thanksgiving program and box
bONiAt ot tuV ibiubC
Wednesday evening, November %. La.
dies bring boxes
O.
'"tThe first number on the high
school entertainment course at Mar.
tinsburg will occur Saturday, Nov, 10,
ut the Presbyterian church. Buy your
tickets now.
O.
'%sIlegular meeting of Clinton
grange Wednesday evening, Nov 16
The first and second degrees will be
conferred All candidates urged to be
present.
O.
"s+The next meeting of Monroe
grange, No. SAT. will be held at the
home of Mrs. Olive A. Kunkel, Thurs.
day, Nov. II, at 1870 p. m. Election
of tpticers. Committee will entertain.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
Program For The
Bauer Concert

Following is the program for the
piano recital by Harold Bauer for the
first Community Music Club Concert,
November 23rd.
1. Partita in B flat--Bach.
Prelude arranged from the
harpsichord by Harold Bauer)
Allemande.
Sarabande
Minuet.
Gigue.
2.Sanota Appassionata--Be Beethoven.
Allegro assai
Andante con varazione.
Finale allegro.
3. (a) Scenes from Childhood
Schumann From Foreign Lands
Funny Story--Catch Me II
II You Can--Childish Entreaty--
Perfectly Satsifled-Great Event
dreaming (TraumereD - At
the Fireside The Rocking
Horse--Almost Too Serious
Frightening! - Falling Asleep
The Poet Speaks.
(b) Ballade in "A flat-Chopin
4. (a)--E EtudeHin ID flat-Liszt.
' CD FOuntains---Ravel
(c) Waltz etude-- Saint. .Saens.
The reserved seat sale for the con-
cert occurs tomorrow night at the Y
Numbers will be given at the same
place beginning at o'clock Tuesday
morning. Drawing begins promptly at
1880.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
AUNT OF Mr.. FISH
DIESsINtCOLU UMBUS

Miss Catherine Fish. an aunt OF
Miles j. Fish OF this city, died at Z
o'clock Sunday evening at the state
hospital. Columbus.
Mr.. Fish went. to Columbus this
morning to make arrangements for
the interment, which will probably be
made in Forest cemetery, Frederick.
town.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
CONDITION. IS WORSE

Miss Dorothy Frantz. who was ser.
iously injured when the automobile
In which she was riding was struck by
n train, south of the city last Tuesday
evening, was reported az not to be
resting so Well at the Mt, Vernon hos
pital today.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
Thursday, Nov. II

" Circle No of the Church of !
u Christ meets in the afternoon !
q with Mrs. Albert Trott, East
Y Burgess street.
81 Tile Ladies' Aid society of
te Liberty Chapel will meet in
y the afternoon with Miss Min
Y ME Mat, old Delaware road.
u Ladies' Missionary society of
x tho Brandon Baptist church
* meets all day with Mrs. Frank
~ Watson
X Mrs. Browns circle OF the
" NJ. p. church will meet at 2
4 y. IN. at the home of Mrs. Nor.
ss man Hopwpod, i02 North West
n street. 81,
Il The northwest division OF
~ the Ladies' Aid society. M. ID.
lt clRnci. meets at 2:30 with
y Mr1. o. w. YouRgblsod, North
x Snndusky street.
81 II II II n II n n n II II
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
GRANTED A PENSION

Mrs. Caroline Hoagland, of Brink
Haven, widow of the late Solomon
Hoagland, a veteran of the Civil war,
has been granted pension of $40 per
month. ....s,, ~
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
Entertained
With Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry House OF Brink
Thursday evening In honor Of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Dewitt's first wedding
anniversary. Covers were laid for
eight
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. &. o. Martin returned to Bangs
Sunday after receiving treatment at
the NJ. and 8. sanitarium.
o
Mrs. Albert Ruder, who has been a
patient at the M. and S. sanitariun,
returned to her homo In Academia
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Fawcett of West Gam.
bier street entered the M. and S. sani-
tarium Sunday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
Entertained
For Young People

For Young People
Mrs. j.. A. Gilmore. Mrs. Charles
Kerry and Mrs. George Armstrong
entertained at the NJ. Il. parsonage Ia
Howard Friday evening in honor Of
the four young people OF the NJ, u.
church recently married. Nh. and Mrs.
Leo Russell tOrpha Keifer) and Mr..
and Mrs. Webster Conke (Frances
FawcetU. Each couple was present
ed with . sat OF silver from their Sun.
day school class and church.
Those present were: M. and Mrs
Elmer Fawcett, James and Naom
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15

Dinner Given

Dinner Given
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Sutton, who re-
side on the Fredericktown road en-
tertalned with roast duck dinner
Sunday at their home. Covers were
laid for the following; Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs Charles Sweet, Mrs Barrhger,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w, Sutton and chill.
dren.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
Wednesday, Nov. 16

!. College Womun's club will
( meet in the evening at the
Z home OF Mrs. Nola Dowds, East
4 High street.
3 Daughters of St. George will
4 meet at 1880 with Mrs. John
: Champion Sr., East Burgess
Z street.
4 Circle No. 4 of the Church of
|, Chrlvt will meet at 2 o'clock
4 with Mrs. II. X. Walker, East
I Vine street.
5 Shamrock club meets in the
4 afternoon Mt the home OF Miss
. Vera Taylor, old Delaware road.
Z Mrs. Gilliland's circle, NJ. p.
3 church, will meet at 2 p. m. at
: the home of Mrs. Arch TOpp,
Z 2O3 West Gambler street.
Dorcas class of the NJ, v.
{ Sunday school meets at 2:30
I p. M, ut the church.
4 The Country Home club of
< Gambler meets at 2 p. m. at
6 the home OF Mrs. Calvin Savp.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15
Wedding
! Announcements

Are you going to get married? Well, you
will want to tell your friends about it
and invite them to the wedding. We
have just the announcement, or invita-.
tion you want and will have thep.fo you
on time too. No waiting.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-09-30
MANY COTTON GINNERS
LOSE SIGHT. OF LAW

3 s-s<s<@ss.ssz
There are a number Of cotton gin
ners in the State who have not yet ap-
piled for license to operate a cotton
gin during this season. Their atten-
ton is called to the fact that the last
season of the legislature passed a. law
requiring that all ginners make appi-
cation for license to the Commissioner
of Agriculture and that such ginners
collect for the next two years a tax
of twenty-five cents per bale on all cot
ton ginned, renting this tax monthly
to the Department of Revenue.
The law imposes a fine of five dol
lars per day on all ginners who operate
without securing State license. There
fore, it is directed that ginners who
have1 not yet secured their license to
operate write the Commissioner of Ag
riculture requesting form of applica-
ton for license, which should be filed
out and forwarded Immediately.
+ The tax referred to constitutes a
fund which guarantees the integrity of
the warehouse receipts issued under the
State Warehouse System, and that nine
tenths of this fund will be loaned for
the construction of warehouses, the
individual loan net to exceed fifty per
cent of the total warehouse cost. The
attention of readers is called to the
benefits which they may obtain by avail
ing themselves of the provisions of this
law either in regard to the operation
under it of existing warehouses or in
borrowing money for the construction
of new warehouses.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-09-30
JACKSON DOESN'T WANT
THAT ROAD SENTENCE
Offers To Leave State If Court. Will
Suspend Judgement In
His Case

John Jackson, who was sentenced to
IL months on the roads in the County
Court here last Friday on a serious
charge, tells the Court that if judgement
is suspended he will leave Elizabeth
City and never come back to North
Carolina again. Judge Spence says he
considers this an attractive offer, but
is not inclined to accept it. Judge
Spence says he doesn't believe in throw
ing ones dead cats into some other fell
lows yard. In meantime Jackson is out
lat the November term of the Superior
Court, he having taken an appeal His
bondsmen are G. W. Spence, D. p.
White, Jasper G. Thompson, r. T. Ven
ters ard N. Howard Smith, each going
surety for $1O0 of the bond.
Jackson was technically guilty Of
trespass and assault. Charlie Bundy
went home to his wife on Cedar St.
about 8 o'clock one night last week and
found jackson in the house. A fight fol-
lowed.
jackson has q wife and several chill
dren who live on Pearl ST., this city
jackson has been with his family very
little in eight years. He is a sawyer
by trade and his reputation as work
man excels his reputation as family
man He has lived out of the state
most of the time for several years, but
comes home periodically to visit his
family. He was here on such "a. visit
hen hasgot in trouble last week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-09-30
HAD TO WIRE FOR TEETH
BEFORE HE COULD SMILE
And Now MIR. Jessup of Hertford Is
Ready To Face Civil Service
Examiners

JP. Jessup. Of Hertford came to
town the other day ito get his picture
taken and left his false teeth at home.
He didn't give the teeth a thought till
he faced g mirror in ZoeIfer's studio and
began to spruce up preliminary to strik-
ing a pose. When he saw himself in
the mirror he called the sitting off until
he could wire back home for his teeth.
The teeth came by parcel post special
delivery on the afternoon train and Mr..
Jessup faced the camera with a full
mouth and an air of assurance.
Mr.. Jessup was having his picture
made for the civil service examination
to be held in Hertford on Oct. IA for
the Office of postmaster of that, place.
A vacancy was created in that Office
upon the death of Postmaster Watson
Winslow, last January. The Office has
since been conducted by the assistant
postmaster, Hillary G. Winslow. Much
interest centers in the examination to
be held next month. In Mr.. Jessup's
favor is the fact that. he was postmaster
at Hertfofd from 1902 to 1914 and
made a splendid record in that time.
The patrons of the Hertford postofice
were generally well pleased with his ad-
ministration and he will carry many
strong Endorsements.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-09-30
w. M. JONES SENT ON
TO SUPERIOR COURT
The Misses Lamb Who Left Town With
Him Appeared AS Wit
nesSes.

W. NJ. Jones, who disappeared from
Elizabeth City on Tuesday night, Sept
Is, taking a Ford automobile belong
ing to A. w Lane of this city was cap
tured in Farmville, n. c., and brought
TO Elizabeth City Sunday morning. He
was given a preliminary hearing in the
Recorders Court Wednesday morning
on the charge of stealing an automo-
bile and was bound over to the Nevem-
Der term of the Superior Court. He
was unable to give bond, which was
fixed at $500 and was remanded to Jail
Jones formerly boarded at the South
ern Hotel.
No other charges were preferred
against Jones in the Court here Wed
nesday. DIT is understood that the
Southern Hotel has been satisfied, a
brother law fo Jones having paid his
hotel bills and taken up the bad checks
which he cashed at the hotel. This
is r. S. Styron, Jr.: of
n. c., who arrived here
Tuesday. 1t is believed that Mr.. Sty1on
hoped to pay off, all Of Jones' delin-
uuencies, but found the total of bills too
much for him.
Jones did not go on the stand in his
own behalf Wednesday, but his attoc-
ney told the Court that Jones had left
here only to go to his father in another
part of the state and get some money
to pay his debts here. The defendants s
counsel said that Jones would have
come back and tried to make it appear
that Jones had bought the car which
he took away.
The Misses Elsie and Estelle Lamb
who left Elizabeth City with Jones, were
n Court and the former was placed on
The stand. She admitted that she and
ner sister left town with Jones and
vent as far as Farmville with him. But
he Misses Lamb had their own attor-
ley who objected to them being ques-
.ioned too closely. The State had init
mated that while they were subpoenaed
Is witnesses only, the Misses Lamb
night become defendants in the case
before it was ended.
Jones came to Elizabeth City an en-
yaged in>the automobile repair business
several months ago. He is a young man
If, good appearance and a good mechan-
C. He soon established himself in the
confidence of many people and it was
thought that he was making good until
ne picked up his tools and another mans
ear and left town with the Lamb girls,
while his wife and two children were
put of town on a visit.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-09-30
SHOE co.
SHOW ROOM HERE
Big Shoe Manufacturers Bring
: Entire Line to Elizabeth
City Trade

Elizabeth City has been selected as a
'ufacturer of shoes in the South. The
Stephen Putnew Shoe Co., of Richmond,
Va, have opened & show room in this
city where they win carry a display of
their entire line of mems, ladies', miss
es' and children's shoes. The show
room is located on the rear balcony of
the gents furnishings store of The
Spencer Co., in the Hinton Building
E. F. Spencer of the Spencer Co. will
personally have charge of the show
room and, will~represent the Stephen
Putney Shoe Co. in the Elizabeth City
territory. Mr.. Spencer himself is an
experienced shoe salesman and is al
ready familiar with the Putney line. -
The details. of the installation of the
Putney shoe exhibit here were arranged
last week by the company's district rep
resentative, Owen S. Toon, who spent
several days here getting things lined.
up
a Stephen Putney Shoe Co. show
room in a city is a great shoe exposi-
ton in itself. This concern makes more
than a thousand different shoes, shoe
for every walk in life. The Stephen
Putney Shoe Co., established 104 years
ago, is one of the oldest and largest
industries in the South.
They produced nearly 100000 pairs
of shoes last year and their sales this
year indicate an increase in this years
output. Their shoes have always been
a big seller in the Elizabeth City ter
ritory.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-09-30
HOSP PITAL open
MONDAY, OCT. 3
Opening To Be Celebrated With
a Formal Reception By
Ladies and Staff

The Pasquotank Municipal
Hospital Association announces
the formal opening, of the hospi-
tai at Elizabeth City, Monday,
Oct. 3, 1921. The opening will
be celebrated with reception to
the public beginning alto O'Clock
Monday morning and eontiru-
ing thruout, the day Refresh
ments will be served by the La
dies Hospital Society, assisted
by the hospital superintendent
and corps Of nurses.
After weeks of cleaning, scrubbing,
painting, repairing and remodeling the
Elizabeth City Hospital looks like new,
building on the inside. r. c. Job, Sec
retary of the Elizabeth City Chamber of.
Commerce, has neglected pretty much
everything else for the past month to
personally direct and push the work of
renovating the building and getting
things in readiness for the early open
ing. Miss Emily G. Allison, the super
intendent, who arrived here several
weeks ago, has also been personally on
the job since her arrival here.
-Four nurses in addition to the super
intendent will be employed at the start.
As this newspaper went to press two
of the nurses had been employed and
were in the city. They are Miss Essie
Murphy, who comes to Elizabeth City
from the Park View Hospital at Rocky
Mount, n c., and Miss Eta Truitt
who comes from the Homeopathic Hos
pital of Washington, d. c. The hos
pital association was about to close with
two other nurses from q long list of
applicants as this newspaper went to
press.
: Visitors to the hospital Monday will
find the establishment in perfect order
and a credit to the enterprise of those
enthusiastic spirits in the Chamber of
Commerce who conceived the plan of
organizing the, hospital association and
who by much hard work put it over.
The Elizabeth City hospital as it
stands to-day could hardly be dupli-
Gated for $4,000. It's operating room.
surgical equipment. N-Ray labratory
are thereby modern and complete. In
even the n9tncr details, 5fle@ equirlecnt
of this hospital is far and away ahead
of many large city hospitals. There are
sixty beds in the hospital and every bed
has telephone connection with the su-
perintendent's Office and with the out
side world. There are automatic sig
nails by which a nurse may be sum-
moned from any part of the building to
any other part of the building. night or
day. In such details as sweeping and
the disposition of soiled linen, chutes
are provided on every floor to carry ev-
erything to the basement.
Every one is invited to attend the
opening Monday and meet the Super
and her staff. It is the peo-
ple's own hospital and it's success de-
pends upon their interest and co-opera-
ton.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-09-30
COTTON BOIL WEEVIL
APPEARS In THE EAST
Fred Latham Finds Fields in PamIico
and Craven Heavily Invested

F. P. Latham, of Belhaven, reports
cotton finds in Craven and Pamlico
Counties heavily infested with the Mex
ican cotton boil weevil. He says he
found the boil weevil as far North and
East as Alliance and Bayboro in Pam
lico county and as far North as Vance
boro in Craven county. Mr.. Latham
predicts that the weevil will reach the
borders of Pitt and Beaufort this fall.
This means, says Mr.. Latham, that a
changed system of farming must be in
augurated in Eastern North Carolina at
once if we are to escape the demoraliz-
ing business situation that has marked
the path of the boil weevil in its prog
ress from Mexico North.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-09-30

40 years ago, people from Camden and
Currituck counties would tie their teams
on the Camden side of the river and
walk into town, a distance. of about
three miles, over the railroad bridge
and right of way. So many people did
this that Col. Lamb reduced the toll on
his road to so cents.
But the excessive tolls still operated
to keep many Camden and Currituck
people from doing business in Elizabeth
City and in the latter part of the last
century the business people of Eliza
beth City set about to establish COM,
petitive route. They found themselves
barred by the Act of 1910 which pro-
hibited the operation of any other
bridge or ferry within three miles OF
the Lamb Ferry. After long and Bit.
ter fight the, citizens succeeded in get
ting the act of 1910 amended by strik-
ing out the word 'three" and substitut-
ing the word ''two' thereby enabling the
citizens to operate ferry at Elizabeth
City. A new ferry road was built, a
right of way being given by G. III. Rob
inson thru his property on the Camden
side of the river, opposite Elizabeth
City. Later is was decided to build a
bridge. How the bridge came to be
built and how the burden of financing
the enterprise was shifted to G. II. Rob-
inson is a matter of history with which
many are already familiar.