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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
REAL STOP SIGNALS FOR
MAIN STREET CROSSINGS
BeIated CommonsenSe Provision for
Enforcement of a Good
Law

Automatic stop signals that can be
seen are 10 be placed ut the inter
sections of Main and POindcXtcr SITS.
and Main and Road Sts. at an early
date, thanks to the enterprise of a
manufacturer of such things who is
going to put them out here on trial.
Maybe the Aldermen will later APP
point a committee to tell the Chief
of Police to tell the City Manager
to tell Clerk Snowden to buy them.
Because of the unkillable number
of damphOols who have no regard for
safety, the city adopted an ordnance
nearly two years ago requiring all
motor vehicles to come to full stop
at the two busy corners on Main st.
where traffic is heaviest. But in all
this time the city has never provided
n signal at these intersections, that
anyone could be expected to see. The
law is violated by innocent visitors
every day. The new stop signals
will be ornamental pillars of con-
crete plainly lettered, on which will
be mounted red and green lights
that flash on and off at night, giving
unmistakable warning to all motor
lists.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
VERY LITTLE INTEREST
THIS TERM OF COURT

An unusually small crowd is IN
attendance at the term of Superior
Court in session here this week. The
sheriff is having considerable diff
culty in filling the jury boxes. being
obliged to hunt the streets and
stores.
Disposition has been made Of only
one case up to noon recess. Joe
Smith. colorcd. tried for houScbrcak-
ius was sentenced to the penitcnti-
airy for one year on each Of ivc
counts.
Willie Etta King. Sarah King and
Rosa King were found guilty of aid
ing and abetting Smith in his de-
Iinqucncics.
\ number Of delays have contrib
utrd to slow up this term Of court
and cases have not been taken up at
the usual rapid rate.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
DR.. SELIG FINDS THE
CRANK TO HIS FLlVVER

DR.. Julian W. Sclig has finally To-
Gated the crank on his fivver. DIR.
Selig had driven Il regular car until
he bought Il Ford Sedan with Il self
starter. The other day the starter
refused to work and DR.. Selig looked
under his back seat for the crank.
There was no crank under the back
seat =! Doc 'phoncd the Auto u
Gas Epgine Works to send him a
man at once. The man came and
gave the car crank first thing. And
that is why DR.. Sclig was seen kick
ing himself all over Main st. to the
bcwildcrmcnt Of spectators. He had
been driving a Tin Henry for months
and had never discovered that Il
Ford's crank is like dogs tail-a
part of the brute itself.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
CITY ALDERMEN
Hold SMOKER
City Fathers Listen To Lot
of Little Things

The Board Of Aldermen he'd Their
monthly smoker in the rooms Of the
Community Building last might. Two
thirds Of the session was taken UP
with petty petitions and complaints
tia, could be handled thru the oil'"
Of the City Manager, if the Alder
men had any conception whatever OF
the duties of City Manager.
DIR. c. W. Sawyer was before the
Board. asking to be relieved of taxes
on note for $1,000 which h" had
giycn away. DIR. Sawyer explained
that he had no>c and mortgage for
s. 900 from nephew in PcrquimanS
County which he had been carrying
for several years. lie said he had
listed the note for taxes at $1,000
cxpccting that he would sometime
get that much out of the note; but
aS there seemed to be no prospect
of collecting the note he had can
crIlcd il and presented it to the max
cr. He thought he shouldn't be
taxed for money he had given away
lie petition WAS denied.
Andrew ChcSSOu of Broad ST. WAS
before the Board complaining about
the kids skating on the sidewalk II
his ncighborhood. Mr.. ChcsSon says
the kids are SO bad i'll his nciGhbor'
hood that he had to cut down all Oi
his fruit trees, preferring to &c
without fruit himself than to provide
fruit for boys to steal. Mr.. CheS'
son saws he is going to move anC
rent his property if something ism
done to keep the small boys down.
Another petition was from \. Bur
foot. Mrs. A. l.. Aydlctt, Misses HI
dora and Bette Sampson and other
resident Of the same ncighborhood
asking the Aldermen to stop the KID
dies from skating in front of thcu
houses.
The ordinance requiring merchants
70 sweep their sidewalks before :
O'Clock d. m. was amended to require
merchants and other business places
70 sweep their sidewalks between
the hours of ) p. IN. and $50 p. IN
each week day. This TO have al
swcepings in the street for the stree
swrcper which makes its rounds u
six o'clock every morning.
There was Il petition from three
rcurths of the residents of the
Fourth Ward asking for tn" appoint
mcnt of F.. NJ. Davis TO fill the un'
oxnirrd term of Alderman Calvin IA
Twiddv, resigned. This is the Seconc
nciition from thrce-fourthS ot inc
voters of the Fourth Ward, the other
,hcrc -fourths having asked for the
onnointmcnt Of r. ]. Markham. Boti
pctitionS are in the hands OF com
mittcp. The other three -fourthS oi
tbc citizens of the Fourth Ward arc
vet 70 be heard from.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
AN OYSTER ROAST TO
BOOST THE LAYING HEN
BelhaVen Wants 10000 More Layers
on Surrounding Farms

Bclhavcn farmers plan to put TO-
600 laying hens on farms within u
radius of ID miles of Bclhaven be-
fore August 1, 1923, and the Bella
ven Chamber Of Commerce is going
to give the movement big boost
on Thursday, Nov. 16, with a free
oyster roast at Belhaven. Every
farmer in the Bclhaycn territory is
invited to come and bring his fam
ily.
Fred c. Latham, president of the
Belhavcn Chamber of Commerce,
says:
There is ample waste feeds ON
the farms surrounding Bclhaven to
provide food for chickens which
would return n profit sufficient to pay
taxes on all farms. pay the grocery
bill and still have money to form
the nucleus of an expanding bank
account.
Tho actual cost of producing n
pound of lint cotton and that of pro-
ducing a dozen eggs from good hens
is not far different.
in the consuming ccnters of New
York, Philadelphia and other large
cities there is now a differential of
about twenty cents per dozen be-
tween fancy white eggs and general
store run Let's start right by
producing the good kind
"We should put ten thousand ex-
ira hens of good laying strain with
in Il radius of - miles of Belhaven
before August 1, 1923, and make II
$4,000 by August, 1924 They will
return u profit for the privilege OF
picking up the farm waste. Do you
need the extra money, Mrs. Farmer
If we put this poultry move over.
and make a financial success of its
operation, it will result in other COM
munity effort that will in time bring
a prosperity TO this section such as
it has never enjoyed.
Don't fail to come to Belhaver
on November 18th; we will have oys.
ters for all, and some of the best
posted men in the South to discuss
poultry and hogs"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
GAME LAWS APPLYING
TO PASQUOTANK CO.
Can Shoot English SparroWs, OWLS
Hawks. Grows, BlackbirdS, Buzz
yards or Rice Birds Any Time

Those who have been wanting 10
know the game laws applying to
p,sopotunk County should find all
they need to know in the following
Information given this newspaper by
DIR. c. W. Sawyer, county game
warden.
Anyone may hunt English spar
rows. owls, hawks, crows. black
birds. turkey buzzurds and rice birds
at any time of the year.
Racoon and opOssum may be hunt
cd only between Nov. l aud April l.
Squirrel from Nov. 1 to Feb. l,
Quail or partridge may be hunted
only from Nov. II TO March l. The
sale of either is prohibited in PaS-
ouotank County under penalty OF s.
TO $40 for each offence.
Wild turkey may be hunted from
November 1 to March l.
Any person hunting between sun
set and sunrise shall be guilty OF d
misdcmcanor. Hunting on Sunday OF
hunting wild fowl and game birds by
freight is u misdcmeanor.
No person who has not been Il res
idcnt of the State for two years
NAV hunt or trap otter, musErat OF
mink and may not sell these hides
in or out of the state.
\ resident of Pasquotank may not
hunt squirrels in PerquimanS. Cam
den County requires a license fec OF
81 for hunters from other counties.
1t is unlawful to kill robins, larkS'
woodpcckers, mOcking birds and yel-
low hammers at any time.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
TUBERCULOSIS MAKES
GAINS IN PASQUOTANK

Tuberculosis is on the increase in
PasquOtauk County. says Il state
ment Just issued by the North Caro-
lima tuberculosis Association. The
records from the State aS Il whole
show Il saving of 300 lives last year
over the year previous. but our coun-
ty has not kept pace with the rest
o.! the State in this particular field
3htccn oTS nf every hundred who
d:nd last year were farmers. In ac-
tual numbers there were 3SS who
died of this Gi,paS This is. per-
hspS. not stan tling to . great many
rrcnie who believe that, like tho
poor. we ms; a:,-&vs have tu6Cr"n'
loSiS with US. The fact is, however
that each and every one of these
deaths was preventable and such AZ
enormous loss among our farmers
should stir us TO action.
Another significant fact is that
more deaths occurred among tho
farmers than occurred among those
who are engaged in indoor work
such as teachers, stenographcrs
bookkecpcrs, clerks. mill workers
etc, the number of deaths among
those engaged in such occupations
being 310.
1t would seem that the farmer is
not as vigilant in regard TO his
health as he should be. \ periodic
medical examination is not cure
all, but it would have been a life.
saver in IL great many Of these
cases.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
WHEN DEVILS ROMPEO
AT KILL DEVIL III

A Halloween party was given
Kill Devil Hill for the benefit Of
school, Tuesday night, October
Fortunes were told, games play
and refreshments were sold. The \
ceeds will be used for beautify
the school grounds.
Kill Devil is community Of ab
six homes clustered about the ca
Guard Station, five miles north
Nags Head and FIVE miles south
Kitty Hawk. 1t was from the
Kill Devil sand dune so feet b
that the Wright Brothers made Il
first fight in heavier than air
chine.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
PASQUOTANK COUNTY is
STILL PAYING FOR DOGS

Bills coming before the board OF
County Commissioners since the
spring, for damage to stock Of the
farmers of this county have reached
the total of $17S.SO. At Monday 5
meeting of the Commissioners, sew
crcl claims for reimbursement OF
the farmers whose sheep have re-
Gently been killed by dogs, were al
lowed by the board.
Repayment for damage done by
dogs is paid out of the dog tax fund,
the state having provided a tax OF
one dollar on each dog in the state.
The surplus left over from this tax
goes to the school funds.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
PLENTY OF TURKEYS FOR
NEW YORK THIS YEAR

OF interest to every farm reader
Of this newspaper who OWNS a flock
of turkeys is the statement of 2. ].
Foy, New York food expert, that
turkeys will be 10 to 10 cents a
pound cheaper in that city this year.
Most of the turkeys sold on the
New York market come from Texas.
Texas will ship 700 to 7J0 car loads
of turkeys, between now and Dec. 1.
Thanksgiving turkeys are expected
to sell at 4j to 80 cents on the New
York market.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
CASE AGAINST BANKS
THROWN OUT OF COURT

The case against Chas. Banks,
charging him with improper conduct
with a young female was thrown out
of the Superior Court in Perquimans
County last week for lack of evil
dence. The charges appear to have
been grOundless. The case attracted
much attention because the defend
ant. former resident of this city
is well known thruOut Northeastern
North Carolina where he travels fol
a Norfolk newspaper.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
KIWANIS TO HOLD
BIG NIGHT FRIDAY

The Elizabeth City kiwaniS CLUB
: making plans for big time FRI
day night when it will hold u recep-
tion in the Red Mems hall. in honor
Of tbe teachers of the Elizabeth City
schools, About 200 guests are eN-
pectcd The most notable feature IS
70 be an exchange Of wives. Men
viii draw for a partner, and II Il
member draws his own wife, he must
draw over.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
KILLS HIS OWN VENISON
IN HIS OWN BACKYARD

Down on Stumpy Point. deer are
getting plentiful Wellington Payne
who lives on the west end of the
village. killed two last week right
at his back door. 1t is usually very
uuiet around Mr.. Payne's home. and
the deer have grown tame. 80 much
50 that they don't mind browsing
about in the Stumpy Point mans
garden.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
CITYS HEALTH is GOOD,
SAYS THE HEALTH OFFICER

The health of the city for the past
month has been unusually good, ac-
cording to City Health Officer DR..
Zenas Fearing in his monthly report
TO the Board of Aldermen. The san
itary condition of the city is likewise
reported good by the City Sanitary
Inspector, Capt. Vim. Simmons.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
? d? ? d? ? L? d? d? Z?
CAN OLD MEN
BE
MADE YOUNG AGAIN2

? What is all this talk about
? glands? Can Science really re-
? store the desires and energy of
? youth to old men whose youth
? full Yigor is lost? Or. John Sa-
? Iiba will answer this question for
2 readers of this newspaper in his
2own way. Read as Reiuvenation
? Obtainable by Testicular Trans
? plantation" by Or. John Saliba
? in next Fridays Independent.
? ? 2 &? &? &? ? ? :? ? ?
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
NOTICES OF SALE

Printed forms for advertising
liable property for sale under d
or mortgage are printed and for
by THE INDEPENDENT. III
forms are printed on strong, he
paper and are more satisfactory I
you usually find elsewhere. Price
cents for II, 100 for $1.OO. Post
additional.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
THE CATTLETICK GETS
A NEW LEASE OF LIFI
Pasquotank Commissioners Again Refuse
Appropriate Any More Money For
Tick Eradication

LICK eTdulCdllOIl WIN
Pasquotank is again to
abolished and the whole cou|
ty to be thrown back id
quarantine, if the Coun'
Commissioners have the
way about it. The Commi
sioners voted at their meeti(
yesterday to discontinue fl
ther appropriations for IL
eradication work in this couI
ty.
The county has spent to da|
within the past three years, sou|
thing like $4,000 for cattle dipp1
vats and arsenical solutions to 4
the county of the cattle tick.
work has been done by inspecd
furnished by the State and Fedc|
governments. Each year the q
missioners have been assured q
the tick would be eliminated q
year and the expense done with. Is
each year tells the same story,
inspectors saying that yet anot}
year and they will surely get
last tick. Not convinced that
government agents will ever get Z
last tick or finish their work in u
county so long as the county pf
up the money, the Commissionf
voted yesterday to appropriate
more money.
DR.. Hartwell S. Robbins, the
boy in charge Of tick eradicatl
work in the State was not presentj
the Board meeting yesterday and1
is probable that he will organize
forces and come back to the Bod
at its November meeting. In MED
time the work of dipping will 4
prosecuted by DIR. William II. WI
hanson, inspector in charge Of 4
work in this county, until DIR. WI
hanson gets orders from the Burc|
of Animal Industry to withdraw FRI
the county.
The withdrawal Of the inspect1
will mean that Pasquotank cattle
back into quarantine and all that
been gained by the expenditure
some $4,000 by the county in thl|
years has been given to the tic]
Those who have complied with 4
law and dipped their cattle viii ID
all that they have gained. Thd
who have rebelled and opposed d
work will be happy. Chief OF 1
tribe of anti-eradicationists is 4
Hon. u. T. Aydlett who, for the "a
he has got out Of it, has obstruc]
the work in his way and to Will
belongs great credit for its failJ)
There is a feeling among some
the Commissioners that tick eradi|
ton can never be successfully Carl
out in this county until the law 4
comes statewide in its scope. ''Pll
pie will ignore a county law" Sd
Mr.. Brothers, "and absolutely refd
to comply with the tick law. Th,|
who have been brought to court I'll
an appeal and finally get around 4
Pasquotank county is now in Il
for quarantine, in which case it u
not be permitted to ship cattle
other counties that have carried \
the tick eradication work, or q
now have it under way. Many ID
tie in this county are said Z, to
lined with ticks.
Norfolk and Princess Anne cod
ties in Virginia, right next door
us, have finished the work; Chop|
county is carrying out its progr;|
and other nearby counties in q
state have finished.
But the Pasquotank County cc
missioners believe nothing could /
gained by carrying on the work
other year in this county, and
fuse to spend any more money. J
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07

Will Oyerman, who is taking les
sons in flying, says aviation is hence
forth the only sport for him. and the
Coca Cola hounds are specializing as
TO whether VIII Ovcrman or Miles
Clark will be the first local sport
to buy sky Hivyer,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07

Cotton farmers who held their
rorton in storage made money by so
doing. The market which began at
IS cents has crcpt up until 1t Is
now 2JH cents.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07
POLICE EARNING THEIR PAY

There were ffty-two arrests by
the police in October. out of which
arrests there were forty-eight con-
victiOns.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07

Three farmers in Recorders Court
to-day for failure to dip cattle we're
LET off ON payment Of COSTS and Il
Dromise to do the required dipping
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07

HERE'S a new pharmacist come to
town. Mr.. Henderson succeeds Geo.
F. Wright as manager of the Stand
ard Pharmacy, Mr. Wright having
given up the drug business on Nov.
/. to accept 4 position as manager
of TIE Ideal Hosiery Co. Mr.. Hen
derson is a native of Fairfax COun-
ty, Va. but for the past ten years
has been in the drug business in
Norfolk. Va. and vicinity. He is an
alert jolly, courteous fellow. In ad-
dition to that he is married and has
three Riddles. Photo by ZoeIler.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07

For your eyes sake see DR.. j. D.
Hathaway, 0ptometrist, Bradford
Bldg, Elizabeth City, n. @. edV.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07

Good eyesight is inexpensive. !
Dr. j. d: Hathaway, Optomet
Elizabeth City. N. c. II
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-07

Don't neglect your eyes. See
Hathaway. He Knows. eo"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-17
] abels Pasted On Girls Backs
As License To Allow Ski Trip

The Misses Louise Yunker and
Selma Miller. OF Salt Lake City. and
Miriam Brooks. of Pocatello, Idaho,
We're the first travellers of the Vel
low stone year. ami they passed
through the entrance at West yell
lowstone aften an unusual Journey.
A JOURNEY OF ADVENTURE.
Where the tourists Of the sum-
mertlme make the park In a brief
scienic trip of few hours from
Salt Lake City these girls took four
and a half days. They travelled first
by private car. Then they rode
with the gigantic rotary plows in
the spectacular battle through huge
drifts with the snow fighters who
opened the Union Pacifs Yellow
stone road after It's winters disuse.
And for the last lap. with the
long battle through the accumulat-
Cd winter snow won. they Chamber
ed down from the controller cab of
the rotary. donned skis and journ-
eyed into the park to break the first
trail OF the year to see the wonder
land in a white beauty that no
Travelled of the summer can even
imagine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-17

The chest was bequeathed by an
uncle to Edward c. Beal. for whom
a guardian had just been appointed
by the court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-17

Dean Inge told a story recently
that looks like endangering his
for gloominess. He was
remarking that the byways as well
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-17

as the highways of church life fur
humor. He proceeded to relate
the story of a certain rector's
cook. One evening they allowed
her to choose the hymn for family
prayers.
When the ceremony was over the
wears wife said to her: That was
q very nice hymn you chose this
evening, cookl"
Eyes, num-" said the cook, "it's
the number of my policeman"
There was one man whose life
was perfect" said the preacher
who had taken charge of the Sum-
day school class in the absence Of
the regular teacher. "Can any Of
you tell me who he was?"
Little Johnny Burke, who had
been following the activities of
fly attempting to go through the
window, stuck dirty fist in the
air, and the preacher smiled at
him to give his answer.
"Sure. He was mammals first
husband"
Eyes" said the old man to his
visitor. 81 am proud of my girls
and would like to see them COM
fortably married. and as have
made little money they will not
60 penniless to their husbands.
There is Mary, twenty-five
years old, and really good girl,
shall give her $1,000 when she
married. Then comes Bet, who
won't see thirty-five again. shall
give her $4,000, and the man who
takes Eliza, who is forty. will have
$4,000 with her.
The young man reflected while
and then asked, you haven't one
about fifty, have your"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-17

60 inches wide in a wide as
sortment of patterns and coli
brings. Pretty designs for
sun-parlor windows. Special
at 19c a yard.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-17

We earnestly recommend the Hoover-the
electric cleaner that beats, as it sweeps, as it
cleans Nothing else will so relieve you of
the drudgery Of house cleaning.
Ask for demonstration right in your home
no obligation to buy-divided payments if
you wish them. Just phone for man today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-17

They will fit any window from 80 to
40 inches wide. economical time to
supply your needs at Sc each.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-17

a small pay
ment will place
any rug IN your
home immed-
lately. Balance
in convenient
monthly p y
ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-11
NEW YORK COTTON n~ A..-.t..N.s1 D.Aaa
NEW ORLEANS COTTON Ny Associated Press

New Orleans, April 10.-The weak ness of prices in the Liverpool was the one big argument in cotton to- day and the market here was affected by 1t from the start. Crop and weath- CT news was unfavorable but most traders seemed to think that news along this line had been discounted and, in addition, were more disposed to pay attention to the somewhat bet ter weather prospects than to what the weather already had done. Open ing lower the market soon was 10 to IS points down. After recovery of few points 1t sagged again, to net declines of II to IS points and standing at 16.5Sc and October at 163sc. In the later trading the tone was steady enough and small recov- cries occurred because of profit taken propensities on the short side. The close was at net losses of 4 to Ia points with May at 16.63c and October at 16.4Tc.
 According to private messages reaching here from Texas that state again received too much rain over the weekend, there was more flood ing of lowlands and. in the southern part of the state, sand storms wore complained of. The great cause of complaint, however. that the soil was so badly soaked that 1t would be several days before farmers woull go ahead with the planting of the crop. in many directions of the state.
 Private cablegrams from Liverpool explained the weakness there as be- ing due to hedge selling in a mar row market.