davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
FIRST CAR LOAD
OF EARLY SPUDS
Potatoes Start Moving From
Elizabeth City and Rains
Boost the Crop

The first car load of early Ir-
ish potatoes of the season moved
from Elizabeth City Wednes-
day, consigned to New York
wholesale produce dealers by R.
c. Abbott. This car will reach
New York Saturday morning.
New potatoes were selling in
New York yesterday at S. to
$3.50 a barrel. Other car load
shipments of potatoes will be
made from this city within the
next few days and the move
mcnt will get underway in big
shape next week.
The outlook to-day is for q good crop
0s potatoes in the Elizabeth City ter
ritory. spite of the setback earlier in
the season. Two heavy rains within
the past few days have given the crop
exactly the waite" it needed to make
-ho best possible growth. More rain
will not be needed to carry the crop.
The potatoes shipped by r. c. Alb.
bott this week were grown By w. II.
Sherlock, Morris & Rogerson. r. NJ
Bailey, ]. NJ. Cartwright B. o. Morris.
and r. H. Meads. An earlier shipment
of 112 barrels of potatoes came from
the farm of D. B. WaIston at Weeks
vile, Tuesday.
Some little concern is felt by local
growers because the movement Of po-
tatOes from the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia is already under way. BY all the
rules of climate and geography, the
North Carolina crop should move a bit
ahead of the Eastern Shore of Virginia;
but those Virginans have their lands
in a high state of cultivation and lose
no time.
The pea crop in this county has not
been fully harvested yet. Two refrig-
orator cars of peas were shipped by
r. C. Abbott Wednesday of this week
and Mr.. Abbott expects to load yet an
other car of peas Monday of next week
The price of peas has held up splendid
ly, the price being 50 to 81 a basket
in New York Wednesday.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
TO DOUBLE CAPACITY
OF GRADING STATION
Brock & Scott Produce Co. To Han
die Anybody's Spuds
This Season

1t will only be a matter of year
or two at the most before all potatoes
sold out of the Elizabeth City territory
will be honestly graded and distinguish
ed by a brand that will identify them
as produce of known quality and en-
titled to the highest market price ev-
erywhere. Brock & Scctt Produce Co.
of Elizabeth City have fallen in line
with the grading movement in a big
way this season and the methods of
grading, branding and marketing their
potatoes will eventually be the meth
tributing agents.
The Brock & Scott Produce Co. are
about to complete q modern grading
plant on the yards of the Norfolk
Southern r. R. on Burgess st. The
building is 40 feet wide by 200 feet long
and has track facilities for loading II
cars of produce at time. Two mod
ern electric driven potato grading ma
chimes of the most approved type have
already been ordered for the plant and
third will be installed if the outlook
warrants it. These grading machines
will have a capacity of 10000 barrels
a day of ten hours for each machine.
Brock & Scott themselves have a
crop of their own planting estimated at
10000 barrels. 1t was their idea orig
inally to grade only their own potatoes:
but they have had so many requests
from other growers that they will take
consignments generally and if three
grading machines running ten hours
day can't handle the business, they will
run the machines in two shifts-night
and day-making the grading capacity
of their plant 1000 to 5000 barrels
day during the season now at hand.
The American Fruit Growers Inc.
the largest produce distributing organ
ization in the world, will market all of
the potatoes from Brock & Scott Pro-
duce Co., the potatoes to be marketed
under the rs & 7" brand The rs" is
for Scott and "T'' is for C. S. Tag
CART, representative of the American
Fruit Growers who is located at Eliz-
abeth City for the season
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
NEW BOOK EXPOSES THE
CROOK STOCK SALESMAN
Tells How Glib Promoters Fleece tne
Unwary BY Selling Worth
less Stocks

''Crooked Stock Statesmen, Promoters
and Promotion is the title of a book
which is to be offered to the North
eastern North Carolina public thru
state agency of The Intelligencer PUP
fishing Co.. of Norfolk, Va. 1t is
book of several hundred pages that ex-
poses the whole business of stock sell
ing and stock statesmen in most read
able and convincing way. Anyone VINO
reads this book is going to hesitate
long time to buy any stock offered him
By a lawyer. statesmen or promoter, be-
cause tho author of Crooked Stock
Statesmen. Promoters ard Promotion
has spilled the beans on an ubiquitous
business that has impoverished millions
of innocent people who have been
Heeced By buying stocks in everything
from bottling plants and automobile
agencies to packing plants, oil wells and
gold mines.
This newspaper unhesitatingly rec
ommends the book to anyone who has
an idea that his or her money would
fare better in some kind of stock than
in a bank or real estate investment.
While the state and country are being
Over-run by stock statesmen and promo
ters promising everything under the
sun to people who have little money
laid by, it is good thing to have a
live wire publishing concern pushing q
book like this. Luck to them.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
THE INDEPENDENTS NEW
FAST PRESS is HERE
VIII Print and Fold $500 Complete Pa
pers An Hour, From Roll
Paper

The new home of THE INDEPEN-
DENT was not completed on June l as
expected and this newspaper will be an
other two weeks in getting into its new
quarters. 1t is hoped to produce the
first issue of the paper on its new press
and in its new home on June 1G, and
this will be done barring further delays.
The new press arrived this week and
will be moved into the new building
early next week The new press weighs
24.OOO lbs. 1t is Duplex fiat bed per-
fecting press. printing from roll paper.
1t has a capacity of $500 eight page
papers an hour, printing and folding
eight pages at one operation. 1t will
be the most modern and efficient news
paper press in Northeastern North
Carolina.
With the installation of thc new
press THE INDEPENDENT will
change to an eight column paper, add
ing Il column to its present seven col
umn page and increasing the number
of inches to a page to 164 inches.
There are only 12O inches on the page
of the average weekly newspaper.
All other equipment for the new
plant is on the ground and ready for
installation. In its new home this news
paper will not only have a complete
newspaper plant, but a job printing
equipment that will not be duplicated
in this city and section for some time
to cOnnn
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02

NEITHER white man nor negro, bul a
queer combination OF both a7d some
thing else, he is the king o. t.le Great
Dismal Swamp. In mis- ciaphoard cas-.
tie cn an elevation in the heart of taa:
great mores3 he receives tourists and
sightseers from all parts cf the wcTId.
He has bo2n The husband of seventeen
wives nearly and the father of SO many
children that he long ago ceased to keep
count of them. He is to-day q sober,
Industrious, kindly, dependable citizen,
but he says he has been playing fool
all his life. He says he started play
ing fool at the age of I3 when he
turned black after having been born
white and passing as a white child for
I3 years. After that he says he played
fool by tying 10 drink all the liquor in
Northeastern North Carolina. But there
is such a thing as learning much wis
dom from playing the fool and George
Dyer is full of wisdom. Photo by w.
o. Saunders.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
North Carolina
State Highway Commission
Tarboro, NJ. c.
May Doth, 1922.

May Doth, 1922.
Editor The Independent"
Elizabeth City, \. c.
My dear sir
At meeting of the State Highway
Commission held in Raleigh, \. c. May
23rd to 26th. | tried to let contract
for the Camden Ferry Road, and re
ceived bids for the surfacing and bridge
on the road for something like $685.
10000.
| promised the people of my Dis
trict when l was made Commissioner
that l would spend their money as l
would my own. and as l would not even
consider spending $13S,000.00 of my
own money on that road 1 decided to
reject the bids.
l succeeded however, in getting the
State to undertake the building of the
road, and we will proceed immediate
" to get material on the ground, and
push the work to its completion as
rapidly as possible, and l believe
have given it to. In my judgement we
will save considerable amount of
money by building it ourselves.
1 trust you will pardon me for the
presumption of writing this letter to
YOU. but l feel it is due the people OF
Camden County to give them some rea-
son why l rejected the bids, and l
thought the best medium through which
to do this was your paper.
With kindest regards,
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM A. HART,
State Highway Commissioner, First
District.
Bids for the paving of Camden Fer
ry Road were opened by the State
Highway Commission last Thursday,
May %. The lowest bid for the road
was filed by J. L. McGehee. 1t was
for $11T364,30. Gordon L. Ward of
Elizabeth City was the low bidder for
! the bridge construction and his bid was
S1S.625.55. The total cost of the
| bridge and road under these DDS
amounts to S135,9S0.S5, whereas this
newspaper in informed that the State
Highway Commission in making up its
budget has allowed less than 100000
for the construction of the Camden
| Ferry road and bridge.
The road to be built is 2.71 miles
long and is at the present time the
only available road into Elizabeth City
| from lower Camden and Currituck
County. Several difficult engineering
problems confront the State in build
marsh and no detours are possible
along the entire length of the road,
While the road is in process of con
fConeluded on Page @
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
HOW MUCH SEWERAGE
ARE YOU DRINKING ?
There Are Leaks in the Sewers That
May Send Death Into
Your Well

Are you drinking sewerage? That's
a rather nasty question to ask, but it
is a serious question that should re-
ceive immediate consideration from ev-
cry family in Elizabeth City living on
a street where sewers are located. The
sewers in Elizabeth City are full of
leaks and much sewerage is seeping in
to the soil of the town. Hundreds of
families get their drinking water from
shallow pumps and wells. The leakage
from weak and open sewerage joints
may be finding its way into your wat
er supply. Much of the soil in Eliza
beth City is sandy and porous.
The sewer mains of the sewerage
company may be properly sealed at the
joints and the leaks may be only in
loosely laid pipes connecting private
property with the sewers. But there
are leaks all over town, somewhere.
Any rain fills the sewers several hours
after the rainfall, even where the rain
fall does not incline to the sewers. This
can only mean that vast volume of
water finds its way into the sewers
thru the soil. If the sewers fill with
water from the soil after a heavy rain,
it is certainty that the sewers will
feed this same soil when the soil is
dry. This can only mean that every
shallow well located anywhere near a
sewer line in Elizabeth City is in dan
ger of sewerage contamination. A good
idea for every family in Elizabeth City
would be to have a test made of their
drinking water. Your physician can
have the test made for you.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
BETTER THAN SHINGLES

If is not only the cash response to
this newspapers appeal for shingles
for the new roof" that gladden. the pub
lisber's heart from day to day, but let
ters like this from W. B. Owens of 1883
Tunstall Ave, Norfolk, Va: Il am
inclosing five shingles for the new
roof" saws Mr.. Owens; 81 wish for you
and your paper great success and trust
vou will never want for a dollar IN
making necessary improvements for the
advancement of your paper" Friends
like that have always enabled this news
poper to go forward, often against the
greatest odds.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
BURKE CULPEPPER AFTER
DEVIL DOWN IN TEXAS
Written Up in The American
Magazine.

The Rev. Burke Culpepper, whose
remarkable eYangelistic campaign in
this city five years ago is mentioned in
Mr.. Saunders autobiography in the
current issue of The American. Maga-
zine, got hold of copy of the maya
zine way down in Texas and writes to
the editor about it. AS thousands of
readers of this newspaper are always
glad to hear anything from Burke Cul-
pepper, his letter is passed along here
with. He says:
Daniels Hotel.
Cisco. Texas.
May 23, 1922.
Mr. W. o. Saunders,
Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
My dear Mr.. Saunders:
/ have read your article in the June
number of the American Magazine, and
want to express to you my grateful ap-
probation for the mention of my name
in connection with the revival that was
held in Elizabeth City in 1917.
The article brought back to me many
pleasant memories of that campaign, of
which have had occasion to mention
4 number of times.
l am indeed gratifed to know that
the work abides. The moral restless
ness that is abroad to-day is a con-
comitant of sin and the only shock alb
sorber is the church. Every drop of
blood in me camors for the privilege
of helping my fellow-man.
With highest personal regards and
best wishes to you and yours, l am
happy to be enrolled among those who
call you friend,
BURKE CULFEPPER.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
STATE WILL BUILD THE
CAMDEN FERRY ROAD
Materials For Bridge and Road to Be
Placed at Once, Says William
A Hart

Rejection of bids for the hard
surfacing OF State Highway
project No. 10, locally known
as the Camden Ferry Road, does
not mean that there will be fur
ther delays in this much needed
road Improvement. The State
will build the road at once and
materials will be placed on the
ground Immediately. Authority
for this statement comes direct
to this newspaper from Mr.. VIM.
A. Hart, State Highway Com
missioner for the First Construc-
ton District. Here is Mr.. Harris
letter:
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
DOLLAR CLUB OFFER
EXPIRES SATURDAY NIGHT

The Independents offer of lin
tied number of yearly subscriptions
at SI.0O each in clubs of five ex- :
pires tomorrow night, Saturday,
June 8. No clubs will be- accepted I
at this low rate after that date.
Parties living out of town may mail
their i've dollars clubs as late as
Saturday night, but clubs mailed
later than Saturday night will not
be accepted at this low rate.
There are lot of folks in your
neighbOrhood who would like to
have this newsy paper for dol
lar a year. This is their last
8 chance to gel 1t. Get up club of
five and do them and the paper
9 good turn.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
@-No TO PLAY EDENTON

'e.. 'ity baseball fans are look
.~.' 70 a great game next Tues
. .'" D., when the Elizabeth City
~,..... ,> bats with Edenton on the
.r , '.r diamond. The game will
.r III, D o'clock to give business
u ,-a1.a TO see it. No admission
lon f.. o~'rsod for ladies. An admis-
In. Oh > cents will be charged
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
HOW DO YOU
KNOW?

"My eyes are strong. l
can read anything" is the
boast of many suffering
from a form of eyestrain
which, if permitted to go
unchecked, develops into a
serious case of poor vision.
An optical specialist can tell
when you need glasses.
Have us examine your eyes
regularly and ia Ike no
chances.
Y
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
HAS FIXED THE NUMBER

Duke Fisher, well known man
about town, was approached by two
young ladies selling tags on "Baby
Day.
What's the idea?' inquired Mr..
Fisher.
Save a Baby" replied the comely
maidens.
"Saye me four" said Duke Fisher.
because I'm going to be married pref
ty soon."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
PASTOR WILLIAMS RESIGNS

Rev. H. X. Williams, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of this city, has
rendered his resignation effective July
1, 1929. Mr.. Williams came to Eliza
beth City from Portsmouth, Va, two
years ago. His resignation as pastor
of the First Church had been expected
for several months.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parker of
Whaleyville, Va, announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Miss Dorothy Lee Parker to
Mr.. Elmer Truitt Hobbs of Norfolk.
formerly of Corapeake, n. C. The mar,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
sEEK TO ESTOP BUILDING
OF FOREMAN FARM ROAD
Citizens Continue Indignant Over Spirit and Pur-
Dose of the Majority Group on High
way Commission


WaV COl
,,,o,,+
r.... man N''II'! PIo''''
..-.... .r Elizabeth City ana
'...- ,. hecome Darties to
wc,'.-.. ..''
r~.s,,..1- 10 stop II'S l "'
..- r,,ghwav Commission
." ...-.,,;,ol ,,,,rrOse Of
.... F., sOend all the
-.' .. .lo o,,,,
,...- .-,o '"'1oS u '''N ''
....-- -,.s ...C on 4 remote pro-
.... hos already been de-
',-- -, Co.,,,,,is-
s,~.s. W. ~"~ o' .'.N ,
~.-s rs @ road from bIdSN
" S.--, Past TO nv father ;,
49,. -,~o,,,o, Stool,
." ... -~
c-~~,S.
.-...-..l IN Elizabeth CITY
.... r- r.-ts as follows:
.,-r.:oro5 +sv navars
VI. -, frfrr Of en- in
. ,..-- 49,, p,.o,,o-,-l,
=, .. go, ~,
.---... g a., ro-~
- - ~
r- ~. .,;5 Cor,rfssio7
-., H., sirr POST 70 q.
-. b,- r~ov of
be- 60. r,,r,,,s &c v.a feel
....-., .,-ror roads of i'm
LII bo considered
,....... ,.,.borizo sniff for
y, ,n,roh+ ~ orr
.
~. s.r -...e document is signed by
-.a s.ra~s-- citizens and others have
s....f -...- intention 10 join in the
,.-..r. VI. y. sawyer. II. f. Sample,
" S-.r.-S. :. ". Johnson. s. G..
~-..r.rr. W- Parker. " s. Bulla. 1.
r.,r..r : T. Parsons. p. c. CahOon.
T. p rsrr., W \. Brock, J. r. Brite,
p S-v-ar z Fearing. W. f. Pap
,..r.. p Jnrrat-e. W. I. Owens.
f. n Gallon. 7 c. Parker. r. c. Alb
.-. " rf9rer. F. s. Scott. D. r.
,r.--,~. 4 T. Taxev. ]. W. Winslow.
r Martin. +. F. Aydlett. Jr.. 7. P.
v..t p r E4vlrfck, W. II. Jennette.
U ...>- .-'"S -..,1'. "
,-' a.>>e2~."1 III EnzaOetn Cll! a' an!
'1... 'a. t~e paternity >e!l'Sn ue'e'i''iu-
a...- n four men on the PaSquotanE
~..-lrr Of -,e countv's road funds on
r F. own ne. road projects regardless
o.: wla- the public thinks about it and
f. a.r Of the fact that there are other
--..r-rr- road nroiects deserving i'm
--r.-a consideration. has had the ef-
e.: Of stirring folks up as they have
, 5aan stirred in q long time.
..,. 40" .-. opponents ol 'Ls ~. ~
'' ''''',, 'Nl,-, -
.-... - ~" Jus. So, - So
~. ..-. - 49, a..anJoJ
..-- -. p,-.,a.,,r. IT;rb,r.,.
-. ,.-.,., :. ao,,.:,.,1 of .bo
....- - ~ .ba.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02

TWO TON BROCKWAY TRUCK, run
less than 5000 miles and in good con-
dition. See NJ B. Sample, Elizabeth
City, n. c. p.Je.2-4t
New Britain herald., 1922-06-01
EXPECT Big CROWD
Sons of Veterans and Wives to Re-
sumo Family Suppers Discontinued
Last Week.

A large crowd is expected at the
family supper Of the Sons of Veter-
ans and their wives at G. A. R. hall
tomorrow evening, when there will be
a general discussion of Memorial Day
activities. The members of the
Auxiliary will met for their usual
Friday afternoon social at 2:30
o'clock and the family supper will
take place at $50.
L. D. Penfield Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, will meet in the evening at 8
o'clock. An invitation has been ex-
tended to all Sons of Veterans in the
city who are members of any camp
whether New Britain or not to be
present.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-01

the hospital, was the next TO take
the floor lie strenuously opposed the
project on the ground that II would
be harmful TO patients at the hos
pital.
The doctor stated that in deciding
upon n site for the new hospital a
change of location was considered
but when 1t was brought to the at
tention of the board that the present
building fronted on a quiet park, the
adyisabllity of that location was
seen. Answering criticism that he had
not raised objection to band con-
eerts on the same grounds. DR.. Reeks
said there is great difference be-
tween band and dance music.
$500 Patients Last Year.
Dr. Reeks said that during the last
year $500 patients, or one twenty
fifth of the city's population, were at
the hospital, Many of these cases
resulted from accidents, and quiet
ness was essential, he said.
Councilman David l.. Nair discus
sed at length the benefits that might
accrue from dance hall in the
park. He argued that 1t was a step
for the poor OF the city who might
get entertainment from sitting in the
park and listenings to the music as
well as for the hundreds who would
enjoy dancing, He wondered how
DIR. Reeks could reconcile his obiec-
tons to a dance hall with his failure
to object to fireworks displays. band
concerts, chautauqua and athletic ex-
hibitions attended by much noise. He
had spoken to many physicians. but
had failed to be convinced that much
harm would result in sick cases, lie
said.
Gag Rule" Enforced.
Mr.. Nair was about to discuss the
ministers letter, a copy Of which was
sent him. when Alderman Gill raised
a point of order and being recognized
New Britain herald., 1922-06-01
City Items

June Victor records now on sale,
c. l.. Pierce e. Co--Advt.
Harry j. Battistoni the local builder
has purchased the Rhodes property
on East street through the H. N.
Lockwood agency. Mr. Battistoni in
tends to improve this place and make
it the headquarters of his business.
Wet wash prices reduced to 75c for
rs lbs. Union Laundry Co.-advt.
The final rehearsal of the cast for
THE Requirements of Two" which Is
to be presented at st. Matthew's
Lutheran church on Franklin square.
Friday and aSturday evenings, will be
held at o'clock tonight.
Big jewelry sale at Henry Morans'.
-advt.
Fred Hollfelder of 81 Columbia
street, a member of the firm of Walsh
and Hollfelder, has entered st.
Francis Hospital for treatment.
Let us shampoo your rugs and car
pets. Union Laundry Co.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-01

eight protestant preachers was also
read. Those signing were; Revs Sam
mel Sutcliffe, G.. W. C. HILL II. w.
Maier, A. b. Taylor, j. E. Kingberg,
G. II, Schneck and John l.. Davis.
The Emmanuel Gospel church Off
cial board had a communication along
similar lines, the chief objection be-
ing that ''jazz" is not uplifting.
After the several reports had been
read, Councilman Porter raised an
objection, questioning if the commit
tees statement was a true interpre-
tation of the action taken. He as
serted that Mr.. Brooks did not vote
on the question
loan" of St0,73O
Councilman Hellberg moved for the
adoption of the resolution. He told
the council that the sum of S10,730
would be needed to build a pavilion
126xS4. but assured the members
that the money so expended would
represent only loan which could be
paid back in one year.
DR.. T. Eben Reeks, representing