The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
DRUGSTORES MAYKEEP
OPEN ON SUNDAYS NOW
Elizabeth City Aldermen Repeal Law Prohib-
iting Sale of Popular Habit Forming
Luxuries on Sunday

pick a rainy night to sneak in
a new member who would be
blackballed in a full house,
four members Of the Board of
Aldermen Of Elizabeth City
revoked thecity's Sunday Blue
Law at the Aldermanic meet
ing last night and everybody
in Elizabeth City can buy icd
cream, soda water, cigars and
chewing gum next Sunday
Heretofore one could buy only
newspapers, milk, ice, gaso7
line, lubricating oils, cup
grease, shoe shines and jitncu
rides.
The Aldermen voting for the re-
peal of the Sunday Blue Law. werf.
Stevens, Anderson, Jenntete and
Weatherly. Only one voice intoned
sorrowful nay, the voice of Alder
man Cohoon. Three others whd
would have voted against the meas
urc were, not on hand. AldermaI
Williams and Foreman were out o1
town and Alderman Twiddy who re
Gently moved out of his ward wa
not present because he had no vote
The matter of appointing a success
sor to fill the unexpired term of Az
derman Twiddy came up in petit
ton from the Fourth Ward asliinl
for the appointment Of T. j. Mark
ham. The petition was referred 4
Il committee. 1t was Stevens, AM
derson's, Weatherly's and Jennette
meeting.
The only voice Of protest againsI
the passage Of the repeal was poM
so much voice as n snort of right
eOus contempt and disgust from Cit<
Attorney j. Il. Leigh. The crow
that filled the Aldermanic chambe
was in sympathy with the action.
Each member who voted for It'd
repeal of the Sunday Law gave hi
reason. Mr.. Weatherly didn't thin
il fair to let one class of tradesme
sell ice, milk, gasoline and cylindi
oil to crafty one class of Sundd
pleasure seekers, while druggis.
couldn't sell an ice cream or soda.
or hotel man sell cigar 10
drummer caught in town on SundayI
Mr.. Jennette and Nlr. Stevens jusM
didn't think there was any harm
the sale of soft drinks, smokes an|
things anyway and thought the q
listing Sunday law discriminatory.
Mr.. Anderson stressed the di
eliminating feature Of the cxistin
law. lie is grocer and is permit
ted TO- sell gasoline TO joy riders
but n woman who works all week
the cotton mill near his store caIl4
buy an ice cream cone with "a
spare nickel she has in the house d
Sunday. Mr.. Anderson didn't thin
it exactly fair to sell gasoline @
JOY riders who could go to the counl
try or someplace and do any Old
thing on Sunday, while every pleask
ure was denied the poorer class WIZ
had to hang around home.
The question of repeating the Sum
day Blue Law was brought up q
attorney {. f.. Thompson, represent
ing certain Elizabeth City druggisV
and caterers. Mr.. Thompson stressa
the point that it was hardly fair
the druggists to compel them to keef
their stores closed on Sundays, whek
the public welfare compelled thei =
to keep Sunday hours TO sell drug{
NIL prescriptions and administer tk
the sick. Since the druggist had q
be on duty anyway, his Sunday setI
vice should be made profitable
him. II
The repeal of the Sunday Blu
Law has aroused the more religioua
ly inclined element in the town, btt
one CLEANS from talk on the street
that it meets with the approval 81
the larger public.
No question of modifying the o.dt
nance was raised by Alderman CD
hoon or by Mayor Goodwin, who
also a Sunday law man. The Alde1
men for lids-of might have tempereE
their action by prescribing oertaiE
Sunday hours for druggists and otlj
ers not in conflict with the hours IA
services in the city's csurches. Ped
haps the druggists themselves VII
be wise enough to close their stord
from say 1880 a. M. to 1 p. IN. and