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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
TO GET
SHOPPERS HERE
Merchants Find That Encour-
agenent Should Be Given
Business Going to
Norfolk

Elizabeth City merchants
ire now getting anxious for a
OF of trade that is going to
Norfolk. And the Elizabeth
City merchants propose to get
hat trade by making it con-
yenient for shoppers from
camden and Currituck to get
o Elizabeth City. Here is
What the Merchants Associa-
on is planning to get done.
\ committee from the Merchants
association was selected to visit En-
nicer AIcNutt, in charge of the Cam
en- Ferry road, and urge him to put
II a large launch, making trips every
cw minutes between Lambs Ferry
nd Elizabeth City, so that shoppers
nay get to town Oh time. The mer-
.hants plan to place Il man on the
ther side of the river to look after
he cars of visitors. who do not wish
bring their machines to town viz
he ferry barge now being operated
~ the State.
Upon the refusal Of Engineer Me-
Nutt to place Il large and adequate
1owcr boat on the route, the mer-
hantS would then offer to provide
rec jitney service for all shoppers
.ho would come to this city by train.
Iany people who come to this city
rom nearby points on fare OF onl!
few cents, object to paying - cents
ach way to get from the station to
he shopping district. This plan
GEMS to meet with the general ap-
DrOval of the merchants.
The merchants arc anxious to keep
he trade that belongs in Elizabeth
'ity territory in Elizabeth City. Ar
fort of this kind made earlier would
AVE nettcd the merchants Il consid-
rablc amount of business that has
one to Norfolk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
At HEREFORD CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE MEETING

The uertford Chamber of Com
ncrcc held its annual meeting We'd
1esday night. The big rally of the
IertfOrd chamber was attended by
several Elizabeth City men who have
the interest Of all such civic bodies
1t heart and are glad to join with
Elizabeth City's sister towns il
movements for the upbuilding of the
section. Among those who went
from this city were: Gurney p.
Hood. II. G. Kramer, W. G. Gath
er, Miles Clark, c. w. Gather, and
II. c. Job secretary of the Eliza
beth City Chamber Of Commerce.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
MONFORD F. FORBES

Many friends are mourning the
death of AIouford +. Forbes, who
suffered stroke of paralysis Tees
dnv nigh,. carly. from which he did
not rally and his death occurred
"Wednesday morning at two o'cIoci At
Pho home If his daughter, Mrs. ChaN.
NJ. Grisgs, on Burgess st.
Mr.. Forbes was 81 years OF '5c'
He WIS rati,c of CHu1tncb
County but had iiv:.d in E'%4,bc' n
CITY for the last two years. lie :
survived BY four children, Mrs
charles NJ. Griggs and NIonford r,
Forces, Jr., Of this city; Thomas D'
Forbes and y. c. Forbes OF ES'ill'
South Carolina.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
THE MAYORS OPiNIOH
OF TELLING TIE W0HLD
The City of Elizabeth City,
North Carolina

Dec. An, iJZZ'
MIR. W. O. Saunders,
EDITOR, The Independent,
Dear Sir:
I feel 4 letter of commentator
is duo you for yoar IaudGbIe eh-
torPrisc in advertising Elizabeth
City territory throughout the
world as you are preparing TO
DO through your Tell The World
Edition" CT TIE Independent.
It is an acknowledged faot that
Northeastern North Carolina, of
which Elizabeth City is tho Trade
. centre and heart in all public ac-
tivities effGCting this section, pos
. sesses all the qualifications for
: the development of great and
: prosperous people and country.
Were Our section advertised as
. is that OF less favored regions
: there would result such an in
: flux of people, desiTOgs Of making
: their home With us, that lOCa-
: tions would be hard to ind much
less secured.
: Your Tell the World Edition"
: will benefit cur City and Section
in ways too numerous to men,
. tion and will bring returns which
= can be only faintly imagined.
| commend you again for your
: industry. patriotism and fore
sightedaess in the interest OF
= your community,
: w. BEN GOODWIN, Mayor
= = x IS #
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
GIVE AID WHERE YOU
KNOW 1T is NEEDED

Picture the plight of 5000 peo-
pie, or nearly half the popula-
ton OF Elizabeth City, homeless
end destitute, naked and hungry,
Shiycring in the cold of the win
ter that is ahead, no work, no
money at hand to help them. .
Squads like picture of Arme-
MIA. of Greece. or Belgium, does
Mt it? Yet it is not where war
has laid its hand, but right hero
, at the door of elizabeth City in
; New Bern, in North Carolina
; among our own cOuntrymen and
kin.
II you can give anything, give
il where you know if your gift
is needed. There is no uncer-
f tainty about the plight of the
E people CT New Bern,-mo"e des-
: titute. more hungry, more naked,
E more wretched and diSheartened
e than those Of tie war-torn lands
3 of Europe.
T. You don't have TO be uncertain
s. about the needs of the people OF
s New Bern. Give while you are
3 able to give. Who knows the
a day or the hour when the pao-
. pie and the press of the state
: may be crying for funds TO give
& Elizabeth City people a gar
ment, a bite TO eat or place to
IS sleep. Whatever your misfor-
= tunes, they are not those Of
= these miserable ones VINO have
= lost all they had.
. =
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
TO AID THOSE
Who LOST ALL
Elizabeth City Organizes Its
Forces for Relief OF New
Bern's Homeless

AID for the thousands OF
homeless and destitute people
OF New Bern who lost their
al by fire, who are now out OF
employment with dishearten-
ing prospects for the long
winter months ahead, is being
attempted by the New Her"
Relief commission, Org 'itlAv J
i: Elizabeth City Wednesday
morning.
The organization was effected III
the Chamber Of Commerce rooms,
and the following organizations were
represented: The Rotary Club, the
Kiwanis Club, the Red Cross, COM
mittee from the High School Senior
Glass, the county schools, the Coun-
ty Welfare Office, the Merchants AS
sociation, the Chamber of Commerce,
he Fire Department and the Eliza
beth City ministers.
Gurney Z. Hood, Vice-President
and Cashier of the Carolina Bank
ing G. Trust Co., was made chairman,
and Il. c. Job, secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce is Secretary.
A Plan of Campaign.
The Elizabeth City Kiwanis and
Rotary Clubs and the Merchants AS
sociatiOn will canvass the merchants
md fratcrnal organizations of this
.ity. The Red Cross will donate S1OO
md is to canvass the manufacturers
On Saturday tag day will be held
by the students of the High School
Thru the County Organizations, NJ
p. Jennings, superintendent oil
schools will canvass the rural dis.
tricts. Mrs. Anna Lewis will aid in
he work among the Welfare Coun'
il. and aid from the colored people
If Elizabeth City is to be left up tc
heir own Welfare Organization
Prof. S. l.. Sheep and Prof. A. Il
TombS, will organize the forces oi
Inc city schools. The Elizabeth City
minister's will ask special offering
u Sunday. Mrs. Bessie Stewart vii
/ olicit clothing for the sufferers, ant
: | box will be placed at the foot OF
+ he steps of the Community Build
ne where bundles of clothing may b'
deposited.
: The Elks have ISSUED to their mem
lers call for contributions. Th'
'unior Order has already donated
i25.
: The Rotary and kiwanis Club
lave undertaken to pay for the ad
vcrtising of the campaign.
Donations will be received at al
he banks of Elizabeth City. 1t j
hoped that everyone will contribute
Is freely us possible, for if eve
here was a case in North Carolin;
where aid was needed, it is right a
our door among the fire stricken Suf
'erers of New Bern.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
!EW BERN SITUATION
WORSE THAN REPORTED

The situation in New Bern where
early four thousand persons WIRE
!aLc homeless and propcrtylcSs by
re last Friday is even more d"s-
crate than some newspaper ac-
cunts would indicate, according TO
letter from VIM. Blades, Of New
'ern. to his mother, Mrs. ". L.
Blades. who is visiting her daugh-
or. Mrs. G. Q. Robinson, in this
ity.
Immediate sanitary equipment
lcan To cope with the situation VIII
ost &iCC, 10000. says Mr.. Blades
his letter to his mother. Finding
1cltcr. bedding. clothing and fuel for
he homeless for the temporary re-
tcf of the fire sufferers are only
inor problems, says Mr.. Blades. The
,Storation Of the devastated area,
mploymcnt for the ioblcss, the pre-
,ntion Of epidemic diseases and the
ding over thru the severe winter
ouths ahead Of Us, are the great
roblcmy confronting the New Bcr-
ians, and the task is too mach for
heir resources. The city is in need
outside help and the call for help
las been brJadcaStCd thruoUt The
tate and nation.
Mr.. Blades is now in Delaware in
cstigating IN offer Of three hundred
ortablc houses, made by the +. |.
DuPout de NcmOurs Powder CO.. of
Wilmington. The Du Points have 500
houses not being used which they
" could be- erected in New Bern
t Il cost jf about $500 each. 1t
Mr.. Blades idea to purchase and
ush these houses to New Bern if
practicable.
The Blades home in New Bern
vas in the very path of the fire, but
vas spared when the wind died down
nd the fire was checked block
lway from the blades home
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
A SUBSCRIPTION DANCE

The social set of Elizabeth City
plans to enjoy itself Christmas night
with the fist subscription dance of
the season. The dance will be held
in the Shrine hall, Plans for the
dance arc being made this week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08

ASSUMING that lots of people go
beyond their means in Christmas
shopping via the credit route, the
directors of the Durham Merchants
Association have decided to hold a
meeting of credit managers of the re-
tai stores in the city to better de
tcrmine the extent Of credit to be
allowed individuals. The meeting
will be held Dcccm5cr l., and at
the time the liabilities and assets of
each individual purchaser will be fig
ured out to the best Of the ability Of
the credit men. 1t is planned by the
association to hold similar meetings
every two weeks in the future.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08

THE new Prdnu Elder ehOdst Churches OF the Eza6e
MIR Cutoreth was toE9TY Io
o CITY Road NJ e Church. left here five years ago
bcmo the pastor at Fort Caswe Southport I"
sanGhiS for two years aFa
unu the past year pastor Of The Carr Mohols C"a"
Durham In the City district there about 60 cndrcno
,ed to nv % pastors Cubreth will visit the Chucfc5 o.
hese pastors year will spend few Sundays al nome ne
rriyed in Elizabeth City and will make his r5t appearance Ia
he district Sunday he viii visit Ne"heguh C"uc'
nd Sunday the December 6 and Y he Will YS naH
er Grove Church MoyoC the a. he will DC back IN |
beth Church for the morning SERVICE ana al C9 mo-" ~
eyennu service being welacuanted with t CITY, Il"
ow the district having when he was stationed mere
County has been preaching ~ years "O
wife and children.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08

WANTED: Raw furs. such as mink
COON oppossuw, muskrat, otter, foH'
etc Top market prices, spot caSn'
W G. GLOVER, Elizabeth City, y, ~
', W. y c.D.S-4tT&F
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08

-"Ncw Bcrn's great disaster, which
ias aroused the sympathy aud inter
,st of the entire State, should be 4
warming to the other towns and cities
Of the State" declared !, Paul Leo
nard. executive secretary of the
North Carolina Merchants AsSoca-
ton and secretary of the Merchants
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
North Carolina. one the eve of his
departure for Hickory, where to
speak before meeting Of Hickory
merchants and business men.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08

Good cycsight is inexpensive. 3e, ;,
Dr. J. d. Hathaway OpIOmV'at1Iy' NV
Elizabeth City, y. y.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08

For your eyes sake see Dr. J. d.
Hathaway, OptouclriSt, Gradiord
BIdg., Elizabeth City, n. y. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
Three FIRE HAZARDS
MENACE ELIZABETH CITY
Elizabeth City Could Have Just Such Fire
AS That of New Bern, Says Fire
Chief Flora

Chief
/, . possible for Elizabeth
(. have just such a fire
L. ,... which swept away
4 1,s..>.ad homes and rendered
i Ht..-saaL, ShelterlcSS in New
I Bern asst Friday? 1t is, says
p Flora. Chief OF the Eliza
ibc.n City Fire Department,
anil Chief Flora knows. Chief F.
Flora is no alarmiSt and would .
hesitate to ueeilcsSly brighten
sny one, but Elizabeth City Is I.
IN cangcr OF suffering just
,.,h a disaster as that which
visited New Bern, under the
.,mc conditions in the New
n.ra disaster.
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-. '..' ., ,r,,rso,G home in an area
.-. I1,.ts st,@t,d from q defec.
w.. z,., :, . ragr, rereroent EouSe
u.rr the New Bern fire department
~, concentrating its energies on Il
liz ire in q lumber mill. Before
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-17
Loadman Wants His
Friends to Be There;
Says He Can Lick Hahn

Loodmau's friends here Yesterday. "e
urges all his friends 10 he at tn" ring
side that night for he says lie VIII gre
Hahn a rcal lariug. T&iS IL counted Il
difficult task for most any hoy CLOSE
10 lIahn's weight.
Hahu Is training steadily with HIS
boxing brothers over a. Ne'ISh"rs.
THAT ne will bc VOL conditioned goes
without SAYING. Bernie Is always IN
conditions II" lives it day IN and day
on, and chat is wha; makes N,m a.p"p-
uI,. lad with those WHO know him
All the attractions on UcAt Thurs,
day's card are real. The S"mi-hn,'
,lnrc viii hr welt with tnc rr:C. az al
mission for Jimmy Trainer. another
ronular SteubenYillc hoy Urd former
hon,amwcight champ "f tH" AtRpl:c
fleet will be back in b"NnG; t"gS. lie
meets Battling FinneGan of Wh"c!'hs'
as game rs they make en- and possess
sing a wallop.
Th, cpcuing attraction will lie OF the
real main bout class. Young Sweeney
Of Mingo is going to have the greatest
eighteen minutes Of his career IN trying
,o rid himself Of his opponent. fete
Roberts ~ Wheeling. They so SIN ROUNDS
the semi-hnal IL for eight rounds ana
the main bout ten rounds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-17
WEST VIRGINIA SQUAD
PREPARES FOR ". g. J.
Charleston Expected to DO FILLED ana
Overlooking With Fans VINO
VIII Attend Game.

West Nrrin!a's line showing aS'H"s
pitt and her Overwhelming defeats Z!
both Wesleyan and Marietta. as well rs
tho $40 sror" Or Washington y Lee
against Emory Il Henry. ami her gr"nf
feat ur beating North Carolina State
LIT HAY" served 1" whct the app"tf'S
Of southern West Virginia i"rt"ai
fans 10 III" point where lAtidi"y Held Al
Charleston where those two teams meet
Saturday. w'I be nclled To "rerii"winS'
In every nook and Granny OF Southern
West Virginia thcrc has been a VIII"
scramble for tickets 20 the big gam"
and tho management has announced
that three thousand additional seats
have boon built To take car" 90 'hG
txpec,cd turnout on saturday.
Football is getting great ho'd "h
tn. pupulac" these days and c>p"riaIi'
when two old rivals with as numerous
local following as Washington & lee
aud West Virginia. &C. together. It -
Il big event.
The KANE is scheduled 70 begin a
> u. M. and will lac Ivy far the biggest
college game played N this section thIS
season.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-17

S;eUrraN lie. Oa!". ur,. i".--picN
LoaLn.an. NOW ~ EuUai". y. Y. the
earnest '.,d th;,, ever went over the
country from rh.S city meeting the
ta&;amwejgh,S a. ;hcy came expects
20 arrive N rs nud hom" town today
"r tomorrow T." compict" has training .i"r
the N"U; 4: Stanton park urNt IhVSs-
day a;=ht with R,raic Hahn he Wells
bllrg FavLril- AMI nationally known
contender.
bringing these TWO lads '"H'iner
means a rca, boost tor the t"\tHI; game
locally. 10th arr good. with caNia"'e
records and thvUSh hey hay" met
thrice before, 4 better attraction than
ever before is prv,i':Sr.. tn" "r" i"'Hs
'ha; makes fans in these parts c!Aih"r
for this attraction = that all sides
clIir, hnrorS about even III the previous
;rcct;uGS Then they are home h"HS
WcliSourS and Wheeling fans are a.
ready securing specially reserved Soc
lions - seats Tor this number an" al
least two special street cars VIII come
IN from tina, dis,rjc, early Thursday
C.cnnG.
i.oudtuau Will DC known as ihH Sieu-
b.ry!lla rayurl,e while Hahn Will nave
svppor, oG the entire over river district.
According 10 word reaching enc OK
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-17
.BELLAIRE ELEVEN TO
FACE LOCAL CADETS
Red and Black Outfit races First Test
IN Their Comeback Next Sat
urday Afternoon.

After surprising their most ardent FOL
lowers last Saturday afternoon when
they held Cambridge High school 70 I
1918 tie at Cambridge. Bellaire's husky
Red and Black eleven viii face their
first tough foe next Saturday at Bel
laire when they entertain the Linsly
Cadets.
Bellairo has only played off and on
football this season and are just be-
ginning to round into condition. The
squad is commencing TO work ~ the
present time. They will have 10 be ~
their best Saturday however as the
Cadets will be the toughest opponents to
invade the Ohio city this year
Linsly is fresh from their double win
last week and with tho squad in the
best Of condition look good To defend
their perfect record. While realizing
they are facing hard game they enter
ed practice yesterday with q vim and
hitting the pace they have been for the
past month its dollars 10 doushnuts on
the Orange.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-17
PRESENT SEASON SEES TRIUMPH
0F CLEAN SPORTS IN COLLEGES

year because the team was wrecked II
early season by injuries.
Rutgers Spirit Real.
Rutgers maintains II" scouting syn
ten. Its athletes are from hlgh ana
prep SChpolS. mostly high SCHOOLS
Practically all ~ them come from hi%h
schools IN the immediate vicinity M
New Brunswick. | tmnkthat Of tho
rnu,hnl, squad this fall all saNa SIN are
high school boys from eastern New Jer-
Scy and n few from New York. There
are about seven prep scho"lb"yS on the
squad and no transferred players 'h-
ccp, ono who never had engaged IN am
lctlcs until he hit Rutgers.
The coaching staff costs practca.'!
nothing Foster Sanford. ono o: IN"
really great football! mon az America
and n man Of vision and "f courage
never has charged cent for coaching
tho teams lIc has been th"r" dozen
wears. developed mary tine players AMI
all for the love Of l.,
You may sny that Rutgers dorSN
amount to much athlctically. hut wa'ch
4 Rutgers game. feel IN" spirit ~ IN"
IS you'li understand that FL -T-G-f.k'
school, and no matter what tho score is.
you'n understand that R-t-T-I-h.-E-"
means something % the students
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-17
Greater LibierteS For
U. s. Postal Employees

Washington. Oct. ls.-Postal ON
ployes. long compelled to stay on the
job while their fellow townsmen cele-
brated a local or state holiday, will be
given the opportunity hereafter 10
share in the festivities. under the pro-
vision OF an order issued today by
Postmaster General Work. The sweep
Ing order instructs all postmasters TO
release as many workers as conditions
permit on occasions when local or state
holidays result In a virtual suspension
OF business In the community.
The postmaster general, In a state
ment, said the order was unprecedent-
cd, but that, while extending to the
employees more liberties than they here
totore have enjoyed. 1t promised to
maintain the same standard OF service
for the country without compelling all
workers 10 remain at their duties. He
urged postmasters in releasing the en-
ployes 10 distribute the holiday privil
cge equitably.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-17
PAR| -|NUTUEL
BETTING GETS
COURTS BAN.

Charleston. W. Va. Oct. 16.0The
state supreme court to-day refused APP
plications for an Injunction and . writ
OF prohibition which would have rel
strained the prosecuting attorney OF
Cabell county from interfering with the
operation of parimutuel machines ae
the Huntington tri state fair, which
opens Tomorrow.
Tho petitions for the restraining or
der were filed by Conner Hail. Of the
law firm Of Hal & Deegan. representing
the fair association. They declared
that the state law specifically prevents
the opcration Of certain gambling de-
vices which carry odds against tho
waeerer, but mention of the paff-
mutuel machine Is not contained In the
statute"
These machines. it was declared. give
only small percentage Of tho bets TO
the operators.
During a recent meeting 81 the prosd1
cutting attorneys here. Governor Mortafi
declared that "pari-mutual machineN
must be banishcd from tho state" ana
called upon the prosecutors TO start pro-
ceedings against those who attempt TO
operate them.
In refusing the writs to-day. the SUI
preme court held that the pari-n1utuat
machines are gambling devices and that
as such their operation Is In confliot
with the law.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-17
MQL|NTA|NEERS CONGRATULATED
ON VICTORY OVER PITT TEAM
Football Coach Uses Science
To Detect Loafers on Squad

Athletic Director Horleshe ana
Coach Cutting, Of the North Dakota
Aggies are applying scientific meth
DDS to detect loatcrs on the FOOTBALL
squad These methods. they believe,
will show which candidates arc do
ing hard work in practice adm which
are attempting 1" "gulGurlck. t.acii
candidate. according 10 one method.
must weigh in hctcr" rrs"S cut ;"r
practice and again after coming IN.
the results being iahuiat"d Tor tho
critical review OF the athletic direc'
tor and coach.
Every man Is supposed I" los"
between tire" and scN'H pounds IN
ever, practice" declares Atu'H''r
Director B"leskc, and he should
lose from five tn twelve pounds IN
game. II he does not IL means that
ne has been loafirg. This is enc Of
several methods We ar" using IN
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