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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
RADIO PROBLEMS NEED
PRATfcE TO SETTLE
Local Enthusiasts Admit There Are
Many Tricks TO Radio Which
Cant All Be Learned
At Once

In spite of all the efforts and the
good machines used by Local radio
fans, the results of many long anti.
Cipated concerts in this city arc con-
Sidcrably disappointing. Often on Il
beautiful night the bows down town
gather around the receivers of Bryan
Nentcrs or Ray aud Kermit Kra.
mcrS. hoping for something wonder
full to come out of the horn. and hear
only buzz and sputtcr like unto the
Swapping Of II phVn nograph diaphragm.
Again Oh other nights when the
weather is damp and drizzly, the
concerts are ineligible and enter
tanning.
Elizabeth City is not too far away
from the brOadcaStins stations where
the concerts and other features are
sent out. say both VcntcrS and Kra-
mcr. Mr.. Kramer admits thst Il
great deal Of the trouble is due to
the lack Of experience on tho part
Of the operators. There are a lot
of things TO be learned about the op-
Grafton Of radio set. according to
Mr.. Kramer, which can't be learned
at II jump. Continued practice with
the outfit helps the operator to fn-
miiarizc himself more and more, Just
as in anything else. Then sometimes
a fellow may get his set adjusted
just right after continual effort. when
diScrcut atmospheric conditions on
the following night will make it nee
eSSary to do all the work over again.
Bryan Ncnters says there are no
static disturbances on drizzly
night. Static means atmospheric
troubles. which are usually in the air
during sultry weather. and especially
in electric storms. This breaks in
on the radiogram and destroys it.
tearing it to pieces as it were. Mr..
NcntcrS says he often gets good con-
rcrtS. and it just seems his luck to
get everything just right after the
audience has grown impatient and
left,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
LIVE WILD FOWL
SHOW AT FAIR
Scene From Currituck Marsh
es To Be Transplanted
To Fair Grounds

How wild ducks and wild geese are
! hunted from blinds or batteries is 70
be shown in an unique exhibit at the
Create Albcmarle District Fair f.at
Elizabeth City, Oct. 10. II. ~ and
Is. SAYS Buxton White, Secretary.
Mr.. White plans to transplant \ a
scene from the hunting marshes Of
Currituck County TO the Fair
Grounds at Elizabeth City. Tire
watcrview is to bo obtained by
throwing dam across the raIir
that intcrSccts the Fair Grounds bo-
tween the midway and the parking
lot. thereby creating a small lake or
lagoon filled with water TO tho depth
of foot or eighteen inches.
On the banks of this artiiicially
created lagoon there will be con
structcd II blind Of ruShcS such as
huEtcrS shoot from on the marshes
Of Currituck. Another blind Of
bushes and foliage such as ono sees
in the waters Of Currituck Sound will
be constructed in the water and Il
regular duck hunter with his auto
matte shotgun will crouch in Il skif
behind ,the. Hind. Real wild geese
and wild ducks such rs arc used as
dccOyS BIZ the hunters win be Stakcd
out in the water about the blind
6uSt as the hunters stake out their
dccOys for real shooting.
The exhibit is expected TO be ono
Of the most attractive on the Fair
Grounds. Thousands Of Northeast
ern North Carolinians have n"vct
seen a wild goose or Wild duck iu
its native habitat or know how these
birds are hunted Curtis Baum. who
is associated with Mr.. White in the
Buxton White Seed Co.. is going to
arrange the exhibit and bring real
wild ducks and wild geese from Cur
rituck. as we'll as 4 raft of the paint
cd wooden dccoyS. Mr.. Baum him
self is an experienced hunter and
was raised in the game marshes Of
Currituck. Ills uncle DR.. Julian c.
Baum is superintendent of the Pine
Island Club. owners of 1900 acres
Of the finest marshes on the. coast.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
PITTSBURGH MIllIONAIRES
TO FISH AT DUCK ISLAND

Among the party pf members 0f
the Duck Island Club located near
UanchcSc. who passed thru Elizabeth
City cnrOute to the club for ten
day fishing trip were +. W. l.argnay.
President of the American Sheet
Metal X Tin Plate Co.: Grant Me
Cargo Col. G.. &. Butler. and ]. E.
WaSSOn of the Pittsburgh Hotels
Co: Jas. III. Park, and Il Mr.. Gra-
ham Of New York. Besides the 9TH
crs with the party were two sons of
Mr. McCargO. -. +. Gilbert and DIR.
William Parker of this city will join
the party on the fishing trip ut their
magnificent quarters, during the lat
ter part of the week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
Mr.. CROOK HERE TO
TALK TO THE FOLKS
Public Utilities Head Discovers the
Value of Public Opinion At
at Late Date

Howard L. Crook. president of the
public utilities companies arrived in
Elizabeth City Yesterday and is ex-
pcctcd 10 be here for several days.
Ii is said that Mr.. Crooks visit here
is mainly one Of inspection of his
properties. but keen observer can
not fail 10 note that Mr.. Crook is
chiefly Interested in the attitude of
the public and is spending lUt Of
time meeting and cOnvcrSing with
representative bus ig,SS men. At n
late date the utilities companies have
discovered the value of public Upin-
ion and public goodwill and arc Gag
the people. At tho same time Mr..
Crook is finding Il lot Of folks who
will listen to his own side of ease
that has begun to look mighty black
for his companies. While the public
rs whole is diSguStcd with the pri-
vatr control of the city'S public util-
iticS and eager for L municipal OWL
crShip of these things that will give
the town the service il demands ard
deserves. there are a lot Of hard
headed business men who are little
chary about cmtrusting a three quar-
ter of Il million dollar enterprise TO
our prevailing type Of City Hall pol
iticiauS. There are others here who
are financially Interested in the pub
lie utilities plants and Mr. Crook is
going 1" get Il lot of ears To talk TO-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
BURDEN OF $500 FALLS
ON PASQUOTANK co.
This Time Expense Comes From
City Policeman's Pastime of
Shooting Negroes at
Daybreak

The burden of paying the hospital
expenses of David OvcrtOn who was
shot on the morning of April = by
Police Officer George w. Twiddy,
falls OH the county of Pasquotank.
Twiddy was fined $3.50 in Superior
Court here last week after having
been found guilty of an assault with
deadly weapon. \ fine of 500
was imposed on Ralph Cuthrei who
with Deputy Sheriff IIoratio Sey-
mour of Camden, Linwood Cart
wright and Pete Sawyer accompan-
led Twiddy. in. the search without a
warrant. outside the city limits for
the negro youth who was wanted on
Il charge Of vagrancy. The latter
three companions of Twiddy were ac-
quilted. the evidence showing that
only Cuthrcll assisted in the shoot
ing.
CuthreIl'S fine of 500 goes to the
school fund. Twiddy's fine is to pay
the. court costs amounting to S120.
and SO to DR.. c. =. Williams. The
balance is to go TO the negro in in
StalmcntS of SS.333 a month.
Twiddy's testimony resulted in n
clash with the Chief of Police and
Sheriff Charles Reid. These officers
contradictcd the claim that Twiddy
was sent by them to hunt the negro
without warrant.
The opinion of the court was that
an officer who WAS obliged TO Kill in
the discharge of his duties should
surrender his badge and find some
thing else to do.
In his address to the jury, Hon. j.
e. Il. Ehringhaus expressed the fol-
lowing opinions:
Il have no personal feelings in
this case but the feeling that rises
within human being when s3me
weaker creature had been imposed
upon.
"Twiddy wanted to SHOW off before
his visiting officers from Camden.
Under the law they had no right to
go nor he TO ask them without he
produced warrant and showed his
authority. lie had no authority
whatever to 20 out in the county
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
CAN GROW THE APPLES
BUT HE CAN'T SEEL s'E
Mr.. James OF WeeksviIIe Sv6Ices
Complaint That Comes ,Efor
Many Good Farmers ~

Il. I. James. promineht ,farmt
of the Wecksville section Of I'll
county has brought this newspap(
specimens of fine apples grown
his orchard. Prettier. sounder
better favored apples have. not bc5
shown on the local market this yea|
For 20 years Mr.. James has bed
harvesting apples from thirty or ID
ty trees Oh his place; yet in all the
years he says he has not been ab|
to find market for them.
He says that on one occasion I
selected eleven bushels of apples, ad
packed them in bushel hampers. Il
brought them to town and after pei
ding them all over town he dispose
of only three bushels at $1.O0 4
bushel; the rest he left with. !
wholesale produce dealer to be sol
on commission and he hardly nett
enough from these to pay him for h|
trouble. "a
IL am disgusted with apple q
turc," says Mr.. james. Aud fh8
Mr.. james went on to say: ''Yd
newspaper mon. agricultural agent
bankers and others tell US farmeI
we ought to raise this and we ougI'
to raise that; but you don't tell 4
how to. get our money out Of the
things after we grow them. II ha(
fed hundreds of bushels of my 81
pies TO the hogs on my farm. Will
you people in town have paid fanQ
prices for apples not so good, IL
ported from Virginia, PepnsylySnl
and New York. n f \
What we farmers want to knui
is how to dispose of our stuff :
something like u profit after we hss|
produced it." =. Id I.
Now read Saunders editorial.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
HOUSING SHORTAGE IN
ELIZABETH CITY AGAIN

Elizabeth City needs 100 more
houses. according to l.. B. Twiford.
local real estate man, who says he
has many applicants among people in
other counties who are waiting for a
house in order to move to Elizabeth
City. Mr.. Twifor: states that peO-
pie all over town arc anxious to
move this fall TO other parts of the
city. Many country people are anx-
ious to move to Elizabeth City i'll
search Of better schools for their
children.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
PAY $4lO,O0!O'|!..1' !! ]
in TIMBER DEAI
Foreman.Blade Lumber C
Acquire Big Tract in
Bertie

A timber deal of iinmeifs
Importance to Elizabeth Git
and said to be the largest RED
estate transaction of record
BERTHE County, was consun1
mated a few days ago by Il
purchase of the holding of u
Cashic & Chowan Railroad
Lumber Co. by the Foremai
Blades Lumber Co., Of Eliz3
beth City. .b.at
The consideration involved VI
$41O,OO0.0O and the Elizabeth @.
concern comes into possession
nearly $4,000 acres of valuable tin
Der which is within o nights bari
tow of their Elizabeth City mills.
means that the Foreman-Blad1
Lumber Co. has added enough tiinb
to its already immense holdings
insure the operation Of its mills t.
this city for half century at leas
This fact is of immense ecOnoSd
Importance, considering the mimb
of big saw mills that have been dl
continued and dismantled within q
cent years because of exhaust5
supplies of timber. Hss
The Windsor (N. c. Ledger
cites some interesting facts in cQl
ncction with the deal, saying: 4.
THE sale of the property By x
Cashie and Chowan Railroad q
Lumber Company closes the opcr
tions in this county of the large
and most successful lumber comps
les ever engaged in the timber bu
ness in BERTHE County. More th
forty years ago, Mr.. Greenleaf job
son came to BERTHE County with
sons, Howard y. Johnson and Grcts
leaf Johnson Jr., and began to pif
chase and cut timber in a small wa
They increased the volume ofSthe
business yearly, and it soon becan
necessary to enlarge their cperatio3
and they organized ard Incorporate
the Cashie and Chowan Railroad II
Lumber Company, which took rUY
all of their timber holdings and co
tinued the business in the name
the corporation. This company w
owned by Greenleaf johnson, and
two sons exclusively. The businc
grew rapidly and was very success
from its beginning. Mr.. Greenle
Johnson Sr.. who was well known
this county for years was a wise q
capable business man. He ssw
once that he could purchase
cheap lands in BERTHE County in
for about the same price be- wou
have to pay for the timber standiI
on them, and he began to buy tbe
lands in fee simple. The C6mpal
after operating q large saw mill ID
lumber plant on the Cashic Ri
for many years, finished cutting
timber of of these lands, togcth
with their other timber holding
about ten years ago and have n
operated here since" ...~
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
COTTON CROP is SHORT
IN PASQUOTANK COUNTY

In spite of doubled acreage OF
cotton in Pasuuotank County this
year. the crop is no more than that
of last year. according to Robert
Fearing Of the Elizabeth City Mill
ing Co. large ginncrs of cotton in
this city.
Cotton i'm the seed brought six and
Il half cents pound during last
week. The grade was poor. due to
rains. Rains spoiled the bOlis early
aud hindered their growth to half
size. in spite of the good size of the
stalks,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
Why We HAVE
NO ROAD funds
One Begins To Wonder How
Many Ways There, Are to
Spend Money and Get
No Roads

The latest method OF giving
away the good money OF Pas
quotank County came TO light
last week in the findings Ot
the Grand Jury which show
that former Road Engineer I.
l.. HiggS has been drawing
since the first Of July, a sal
ary OF 800 Il month while
PcrquimanS County has been
employing him for his full
time services at salary of
$500 4 month.
Under the generosity of PaSuuo-
tank County added to the salary paid
him by PerquimauS. Mr. lliggS is fa-
vOrcd with remuneration higher
than that Of the Governor of North
Carolina. PcruuimauS County pays
him 81 month more than his full
time salary in PaSquotank. 1t is
said that Mr.. lIiggS has done no
work for PaSquotank County SiTvc
he went with PcrquiinanS ON July |.
but the records show that hc had
been drNving his salary uf 5000 4
month allowed him by the commits
sion.
Since Mr.. IIisgs resigned his posi-
ton with l'aSqmotank County. the
engineers duties have been per
formed by L. ID. Elliott of IIertford.
He received so cents and hour for
his services aud iS said 10 be- ca.
pablo engineer.
The findings of the Grand Jury are
loft up To the Solicitor to investigate
Among other things it WAS diSrln<rl
that various Implements belonging
To Pa>quotank County have been taxi
rn to PerquimauS without any pur-
chase price or rental. The Grand
Jury'S report follows:
I'VE ird that Mr.. T. l.. IIiggS.
who was formerly whole time cngiu-
Ger To the PaSquotank Highway Com
mission and resigned 10 accept Il pc
Sition with the Highway Commission
OF PcrquimauS CoUnty ut IN in
creased salary. is still on the pay
roll of the Pa>quotank County High
way Commission AT salary of Two
Hundred Dollars month. or Seven
ty-iivc dollars less than his salary Of
whole time engineer Further imvcS-
iigatiOn shows that since Mr.. lIigS>
resignation ono Mr.. Elliott has been
employed at 80 cents per hour. This
with the 500 now being paid Mr..
lli.gS i> more than the amount for
mcrly paid Mr.. lIiggS for his whole
time SrHicr.
I'VE further find that various
tools. wheel Shuvrl>. slide scoops.
hoes. axes. etc. used by thu paSluo-
tank Highway Commission on the
NcwIand Road have been carried /"
pCrquimanS County and used in the
construction of roads there.
I'VE fail to find that there has
been any rental or purchase price
paid for them.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
DODGE SEDAN SI,560

Due to Il typographical error. the
Dodge sedan advertised in Fridays
issue of this newspaper read 81 ,GG0
instead of S1,J60. Geo. G.. Culpep-
per. local agent, calls attention 10
the error. stating the car to be sell
ing for 500 less than was adver-
tiscd.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26

SHE is the woman in the White
Slave case TO be tried 10 the United
States Court id Elizabeth City in
October. B. J. Ashley, a young Cho-
wan County farmer is accused OF
taking her from the homo OF her
husband, Chas. Powell, night
watchman who lives in Brooklyn, N.
Y. Mrs. Powell was formerly a
trained nurse and the photo shows
her in the costume of nurse. She
is five feet two inches in height, has
dark hair threaded with gray and her
skin is light and pale. At the time
the photo was taken she weighed I47
lbs. but has since lost some weight
and has bobbed her hair.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
THE NEWS & OBSERVER
SAYS THIS ABOUT US

The Elizabeth City Inde-
pendent has been converted into
a semi-weekIy. 1t is one of the
newsiest and brightest and most
Independent papers in the State
and cannot come too often"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
lI1DIENCE IS STARTLED
YDEDICATORY SERMON
Al Christian People Given Something To
' Think About, In Sermon Defeating
100000 House Of Worship

p.r Jesse l.. Crninggim.
,,,,imc pastor OF First
,r.bo1i>, Church and now
o,.,1,nt oi Scarritt Bible &
r-ainy School at Kansas
~ Mo-. startled lis audi
,,r Of nearly 4 thousand at
!, Dedication Of the new
rrr.h. The finest in the South.
,,r.iar morning. Aitcr a few
,,,riminary remarks delivered
measured tones that had
,.mpcllcd the rapt attention
n HI, audience. and after con-
4 ~7,nla,iug the congregation
E-oon the completion OF ITS
Sr,>,;rr. prctcntiouS and mag
Er1ccnt'y equipped house OF
r,r,hip. Mr.. Cunningham cX-
'olcI the question: "NVill all
/ am PRAYERS and pains and
/ 5, money YOU have spent on
j, hou>c be ju>tiGcd'"
The first purnoSc Of tho CHURCH
N, advancement Of the Kingdom
GnI OBI earth. There is always thc
:.r ut making the church itself
.'.ri aim and cud of our cndca-
-I have seen in Oriental nations
.r.irrut churches created at the
a- oi 20 princcly fortune and a life
ri labor. To-day many of them
r>akrn. some of them are used
Immoral purposes and hide un-
.-ab'r wickcdurSs within their
a. surely the lives and money
n. ia N" erection Of these cdiIi'rS
have been Srcut in vain.
Tarrc are churches without num-
!, day that are never greatly
.a~-ucd over anything except their
~ endowment and their own ap-
|Shmrut<. I'm every
--ra great or-Small where the Su-
prar object is forgotten. it becomes
rrt In itself.
= rm speaking ~ a danger tdrcat-
20: % church in some distant city.
er Speaking of danger that
ra.,u> the chur"hrS right here in
E-lnr.I Ci'y.-that threatens this
.r... even in the hour of its great
: rimph. For whenever a church
a,, utnrr about lis own cndOw-
r. .hau IL does about hungry
,r-. +, = u" longer church If
rr,..
Tna .''"r having put his former
r1.r.:a,.o.. ON its guard against
'1 m.l. brtalI it. Dr. Cunmggim
~a-si 'ar matrriali>tir feeling of
,6,..rf .u 80 personal God. now
rr.n@ oyer the laud The church
0,' Car.>riauizc the world. hc
Q1 "uar institutions and our
1s.> grr moi Christian. Our ambi-
o1, ar. more determined bv de-
so "r r.ra>f'r" and power than for
'-.rr. Eg>iu">S. rduratiom. indus
tz n"a'.r>. rlra>urr-aIl must BE-
ng,a. uuIrr 'hc domination uf Jc-
rar.>r This i the task to which
a0j~Ir. -a., church. =.
ol fail 'o meg. It. care not how
'"r'"I Ha, %" Your build;ug or
a"r. mnurv and sweat YOU may
20. -'"n' "u il. it, erection will
.. orru 100 vain
Nrar'r 'u'1 people packed the
7c auditorium Of the new church
'ra Va pIanu"d to seat 40. y
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26

Permanent pastures properly
fenced are gaining rapidly in North
Carolina. The family cow will fol-
low.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26

For your eyes sake see Dr.. J; d;
Hathaway, Optometrist, Bradford
w.. rNI:-oho'L Cit-' NJ y INV
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26

Good eyesight is inexpensive. See
DR.. ]. D. Hathaway, Optometrist,
TTI;,ohotb C;tr " adv
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26

cut the stand. and To the rainy wca-
thcr during the growing season. Very
little attention is given TO the num-
Der of acres planted in the district.
the grower planting so many-harrels,
and the estimate is then made as To
50 many to one planted. The seed
planted this year being large. it was
estimated that from 2ls to ~ bar
rclS per acre was required. this de-
pending upon the width of the rows.
usually to II. feet.
Stock Poor
Due tO the heavy rains ut the be-
ginning of the harvesting season
much of the early dug stock reached
the markets in, poor condition. Stock
was generally good after the open
ing of the field station with the CX-
ccption of that dug Just after the
rain during the second week of the
shipping season. The North Caro-
lima stock has Il poor reputation in
most of the large terminal markets
because of the poor grading. slack
packs. and dirt. and is ut great
disadvantage once the Eastern Shore
Of Virginia stock starts moving.
Very little scientific grading is
done in the State u!tho there are Il
few BoggS graders in use. Consid-
cradle stock is shipped aS field run.
while some is graded in The field by
hand and classified as No. Is and
No. 2S. One company ran large
part of their stock over Il grading
machine this season and branded it
aS L. :. Grade No. |. This stock
was in greater demand than stock
not graded on the machines. and it
is predicted that larger part of the
stock will be graded by machines
next year.
About 30 per cent of the potatoes
arc packed in cloth top Slat barrels,
the majority OF this stock being con-
signed The remainder is packed in
the cloth top Stavc barrels. Stock or
ventilated cars were generally used.
10 to POO. mostly 300 barrels to
the car.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26

Don't neglect your eyes. g.
Hathaway. He Knows ~
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
Methods of Marketing
Yield, Etc.

The yield this season was below
normal and averaged approximately
10 barrels to the acre. This was
mostly due TO the late frost which
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
Market Outlets

\ large part of the crop from this
section moves to the large terminal
markets of the cast. althO consider
able stock moved as far west as Chi
cago this season. \ fairly wide dis
tribution was obtained this season.
the destination records showing that
cars moved to approximately 12J
towns in - States. Canada and Gu
ba. as far west as Illinois and rs far
south as Cuba. New York was the
heaviest receiver with Philadelphia
and Chicago second and third.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-26
Telegraph Service

The telegraph service was fur
nishcd by Il local company whose
business WAS handled over the West
crn Union lines. The shipments wire
was often delayed as it had TO be
rclaycd in Norfolk. and delivery was
not very prompt from the local Of
flee. The market wire was sent di-
rect from the MIX Office i'll Washing
ton and always reached its destina-
ton in quick time and good shape.
The local Office was somewhat ham
dicapped by lack of competent help,
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