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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
FINE PROSPECTS FOR
PORT DEVELOPMENT
Dredging of Pasquotank River In
Harbor Would Increase Dock
Facilities

One of the biggest developments in
Elizabeth Cirv'S port facilities and
terminal warehouse possibilities is
planned in the dredging Of ldSquo-
tank River ON the Camden side. op-
po<itc The Elizabeth City water
front. Congress has passed Il bill
authorizing the survey and III Il
short time government engineers will
determine the extent of improve
mcntS the city'S commerce will war
rant
The passage Of the measure pro-
viding for Il survey of EiiIaocth
City harbor is largely due to the cC-
forts Of the Elizabeth City Chamber
of Commerce.
The harbor has rot enough room
for the vessels now plying in and
out PaSquotank River. Along the
whole Elizabeth City waterfront
from point opposite the Norfolk
Southern Railroad Docks. to Il point
orrositr the LJizabcth City ship
wards. mud flats block the harbor
and Ic,vc ma anchorage for vessels.
Tbi. c.pJ;,iop makes !, necessary
Co. -.,.,rcr. +, ro os,rrn and ahead
many tf,,cs in ,rdcr to turn around.
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
WHAT ELIZABETH CITY
BUYS IN A IL MONTHS
Nearly Two and a Half Million Dol
lars in Groceries, For
One Thing

What Elizabeth City eats. wears.
buys. sells. manufactures and CON
Sumc$ during wear is all figured
out by II. {. job. Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Job re-
Gently compiled some figures of the
tonnage and value of the different
commodities handled by Elizabeth
City business. to be used aS evidence
in the Southeastern Rate Case which
is 10 he heard on October > at AShc-
Vile.
Among other things. Mr.. Job found
that Elizabeth City last year handled
s.. .4%O.SJ worth Of groceries, 90
per cent of which are shipped out
of Elizabeth City. thereby leaving
$2i3.l43 worth to be consumed by
Elizabeth City people.
He found that Elizabeth City han
died last year $G22 600 worth of dry
goods and notions. and that 30 per
cent Of this WAS sent ont of town
leaving Il balance of So POO worth to
be- rCtailcd.
Elizabeth City manufactured. used
and shipped out 14J.S50 tons of lum-
bcr. valued at $1.2TG,000. 1t shipped
$500 tons of brick valued nj SlJ.O0O.
Its factories turned our cotton and
hosiery products amounting to 1850
tons. valued at S1.29OOOO.
Elizabeth City manufactured and
handled 21.1J0 tons Of fertilizer val
ucd at SGii.5OO 1t handled Lilo
tons of seed potatoes valued at
100000: 1910 tons of Irish pota-
toes valued at $697. 800: 12.OO0 tons
of sweet potatoes valued at $500.
600; 1000 tons of cabbage valued at
$4,000: 1.45O tons Of peas valued at
$4,000: a.S2I tons of soy beans
valued at &4OOOO; 300 tons of hay
valued at $1,000: 300 tons of feed
and grain valued ut Sl240
Elizabeth City handled 1.23j tons
of. farm machinery and hardware val
ucd at ST.. 400; 300 tons of fish
valued at $J00,G0O; 5000 crates of
eggs valued at S6O.OOO: 4.G34 tons Of
gravel valued at S162l9: ;I.:I:rJ tons
of sand valued at Sll.l1O; II tons OF
sheep valued at $10.SO0: G2J tons of
hogs valued at $12J.0O0: and 3GO
tons of beef valued at $50. HOO
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
TRANSFERS OF REAL
ESTATE IN COUNTY

The following real estate transfers
have been recorded in the County
sine the iIst date of publication:
III. G. West and wife 9; ais. 10 {.
Il. Byrum. one lot "H PLrSUEasc st.
e .n>ile. Gtion S1.JIn.
Will am f.. DunS.an and wife t.
Bcnoni Cartwright, one lot on Cedar
81. Consideration 5000.
Timothy Bowc and wife to y. Il.
WalSton. six acres Of land in Elin;;
beth City Township. Consideration
500.
William \. Griffin and wife and
john T.. Griffin and wife to y. J..
Turner. four acres in Providence
Township. Consideration 500.
\ real estate transfer was record
cd Tuesday from W. :. Brothers and
wife to W. y. BROTHERS. II acres in
Newland Township. consideration
500.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
WANTS MILLION
QUARTS Q FIGS
New York Man Would Have
Roanoke Islanders Quit
Their Nets

\ million dollars worth Of figs
sounds like big lot to be produced
on Roanoke Island. but Van Ness
Harwood of 22I broadway. New
York. believes il can be done. Mr..
IIarwood isn't asking anyone to I'M
dcrtakc 10 produce these figs. but is
making Il start on them himself.
Nlr. and Mrs. Harwood were in
Elizabeth City This week on their rr-
turn to New York. after having Wis
tied the fig orchard on Roanoke Isl
and in which Mr.. Harwood is inter-
r~tcd y iO-acrc area Jointly owned
by the New York man and y. w.
- Driukwatcr of Mantco has been sue
cr>>fully planted in something like
l.SOO trees. BY another year they
will increase the number to 1000.
The orchard of IIarwnud and
Drinkwatcr will develop the po>Sibil-
itic< of growing figs for commercial
purposes in this section. If th" re-
suits are successful they will then
endeav0r To encourage the islanders
tn plant their own lands in trees.
Mr.. UarwOOd says he can handle all
they can get for him. One outlet he
has found provides for the disposal
of million quarts. considerably
more than 10000 bushels. The rev.
rnur from that amount of figs would
. beat Roanoke Islands fishing income
all hollow. for they nHw sell all the
figs they can get mt Il dollar and Il
dollar and Il. quarter quart. Figs
are growing in demand every day.
the country having only California
AMI Texas To look tn for its supply.
The orchard at Roanoke Island has
done we'll considering that the trees
are less than two years old. Three
hundred of them bore fruit this year.
Most Of the trees are native stock.
such IL have been producing good
figs on Roanoke Island for many
years. but experiments are being
made with the Smyrna variety which
i an ideal one for driving purposes.
In addition to thc orchard of good
land that has been planted. som"
good results have been obtained with
Il number of trees planted out on
tn" barren sand hills on tn" east sid"
Of the island.
Mr.. Harw"od states that of all
the information the Department "f
Agriculture hands out. it has less on
ligS than anything else. lie says the
Department has recommended thar
he try the Japanese per>immon down
there. but he is of the opinion that
figs will do better. altho he believes
ANYTHING can BE- grown there.
He waS first attracted to the isl
and when the Wright> mad" their
airplanc flights at Kitty Hawk.
where Mr.. IIarwoOd went to report
the results for the New York World.
NJ that time hr was associate cdi-
tor of the big Metropolitan n"w>na-
per and resigned after - years of
newspaper work to enter the field of
organization. publicity and research.
Such business he conducts under
the nam" of IIarwood Incorporated.
in New York City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
PICTURES AGAIN AT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Christ Episcopal Church Sunday
night will show Ii pictures made
plain by lecture on the story of
Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. Concern
ing these pictures. Mr.. Hill the Rec
tor. says:
These three Old Testament char
actcrS. Abraham. Isaac and Jacob.
are most always linked together as
representing typical characters of the
old days. Abraham especially inter
cstS uS as The Old Testament giant
of faith. 1t is hard for us of to-day
to understand how this man of God
could think he was pleasing II God Of
love TO offer up Il sacrifice his only
sou Isaac. The story Of the Sacrl-
fee is one of the most interesting of
the Bible. Many Of the worlds
greatest artists have painted pictures
of this period and many of these
masterpieces will be shown ut Christ
Church sunday nlgDt AT Gov. the lOl-
lowing arc but a fcw--"Abraham en-
tcrtainS Three Angels" DOrc, "lla-
gar Driven Out" Van Dyke and
Dorc. "Abraham'S Sacrifice Cop
ping, "Rcbccca ut the We'll" Dorc
and Coping, Jacob Meeting Ra-
chacl," Raphael Those of us who
are dull on our Old Testament and
who have long since ceased to read
it because it fails to entertain aS the
New Testament, will have Il change
of heart when they see these pic
lures. for the Old Testament as well
a; the New is full to OvcrllOwing
with human interest and lessons on
life of to-day.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29

DIR. Hughes Il. Hoylc, II Mantco
phvsician was in town Wednesday.
DIR. Hoylc doesn't think people in
Dare County need quininc either.
When DIR. Hoyle first went to Dare
County about four years ago, he To-
Gated at East Lake and being afraid
of malaria, he kept his children full
of ouininc for several months. After
q while | noticed that nobody had
malaria." said DIR. Hoylc, 'and i
stopped the practice. l haven't seen
any malaria at all since I've been
down there
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
Less Than
| Cent a Week

That's what the Tuesday edI-
tion of The Independent costs
you. This newspaper formerly
published once a week, then cost
you Sl.5O a year THE INDE-
PENDENT now published twice a
week costs you only $500 a year
by mail, an increase of SO cents a
year only over the cost of the
once week paper.
Can. you afford to do without
THE INDEPENDENT twice a
week at the new price. Send $500
now for a years subscription or
Sl.OO for six months and you will
g a better informed citizen.
BY carrier in town the SUBJ
scription price is $3.50 year or
Is cents by the month.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
WORK PROGRESSING ON
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
Still There Are More Than a Million
Bricks Yet To Be Laid

Wnrk nm the now Elizabeth CITY
High School building is progressing.
The last pile in the foundation was
driven "Wednesday. the forms for the
concrete arc finished. and concrete is
now being poured for the foundation
of the basement which extends under
half of the building.
rhroo hr,Irod +bors,rJ of tbc ono
o,d boIf million brick to bc uscd
;r ,ho buiI,,inr b,vo ,IrnoJy hccn
I.d Nr,.ory ara hr.iIy worrinr nm
,hc frsiJc walls of thn foundation
and + T. Perry fine conractor
ytatcs that he expects to have all the
forrdotior rompIrtcd within Il month.
,,...-, .,;,,.. ,,.ono ,..oJ u,Ior tho,
r.i,t;.. h,,;I. a.on +Lo
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES AND
WEDDINGS IN COUNTY

\ marriage license was issued to
James Ray Bright. 22, and Marga-
ret IIarrcIl, 20, both of this county.
Floyd Jennings Nubcr, 22. of Seat
tie. Wash. and Hazel Marguerite
Scott, 21, of Springvale, Pa, were
married Tuesday at noon at the
home of Rev. +. +. Sawyer Oh Pearl
Street. The ceremony being wit
messed by Mrs. Sawyer. Miss Eula
Mae Sawyer and Miss Hazel Silver
thorn.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
BANKS SURPLUS GROWS
SPITE OF DEFALCATION
Pinkerton Detective Agency AdVer.
tises Reward of $1,000 for
Sykes Capture

4 comparison of the statement of
the First & Citizens National Bank
of this city as of Sept 1J. l922,
compared with the banks statement
as of June 80. 1922. shows an in
crease of more than 100000 in its
surplus profits and reserves in lit
tlc more than three months. The sur
plus and reserves of the First " Git
izens National on June 80, 1922 were
rrnortcd at S113.206.I0. Surplus and
reserves on Sept. II, the latest ex-
animation. were reported as Sl93.-
992.1g. an increase of S20.ISJ.49.
The facts are of peculiar interest III
view of the recent shortage in the
accounts of John ID. Sykes, Jr., Il
young collection clerk who abscOnd-
cd on Sept. ; with funds. the exact
amount of which never waS made
public. Sykes dcfalcatiOn WAS said
TO have been about $4,000. but the
exact figures were never given ont.
a fact which created a suspicion in
some quarters that the shortage was
greater than actually reported.
There is 10 word from the miss
ing clerk. This week the Pinkerton
National Detective Agency has post
ed a reward of S1,000.00 for the
young man in every bank lobby and
police station in the United States
and Canada. The poster offering
the reward carries two photographs
Of Young Sykes and description of
him and the woman who is supposed
to have accompanied him.
The faith of John ID. Sykes, Sr.
in his boy. remains mistaken. He
believes that his son is the victim of
evil influences and that the boy will
make restitution when he comes to
his senses. In letter TO local
newspaper the father says:
Everyone that knew }. ID. loved
him. because he was loyablc. His
soul was white and clean. he was
honest and Notwithstanding.
God knows what. Influenced and Ov-
empowered him. Hundreds have vol
UNFAIRLY expressed this belief in him.
They have come to me and told me
this. They did not lie to me. They
told me what their hearts and faith
prompted them TO.
Even this morning the President
of the Carolina Banking & Trust
Company. DR.. PendctOn, came to me
and said my boy was an honest boy
yet, that influence of associates
caused him to make this terrible mis-
take. He was employed in the pos
tai service under DR.. Pendleton, be-
fore the late war.
"Ncarly everyone has seemed to
try to tighten our burden with words
of comfort, visits and their acts Of
kindness. We have been over
whelmcd with a sense of the deepest
gratitude for all these tokens of true
friendship. Practically the whole
community seem to be our dearest
friends ard helped to administer the
balm Of Gilcad to our crushed and
aching hearts.
"Wc believe, We know, our boy will
some day come to himself and in an
honorable way make good"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29

REV. HIRAM EARL MIERS, pas
tor of City Road Methodist Church
and President of the Elizabeth City
KiwaniS Club, will hardly recognize
himself in the above pen and ink
sketch. but he will have to stand for
it because every embryo artist has
to begin on somebody. The sketch
is by Wilborne HarrelI. a Senior in
the Elizabeth City High School.
Young Mr.. HarreII has developed re-
markable ability as an illustrator, but
has never tried portrait work. This
newspaper has set him about the ex-
pertinent Of developing his talents by
making pen and ink sketches of local
celebrities. Parson Myers is the first
sufferer. Others will follow. Now
watch Wilborne HarreII improve in
his work and develop the technique
of a real artist.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
NJ. LEIGH SHEEP ARRIVALS

NJ. Leigh Sheep has been advertiS-
ing new arrivals of interest to wo-
men for several weeks. but his ad-
vertisemcnt fails TO appear i'll this
issue of The Independent. The new
arrival this time is ten-pOund baby
how The mother is doing fine.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
DIR. WILLIAMS IN SHILOH

DIR. ChaS. +. Williams of Macon,
Ga. was in Shiloh Saturday meeting
old friends. lie is spending several
DAYS in Camden rcviving memories
of childhood. lie is considered Il
great teacher all over the South,
where he is known as DIR. Williams.
but. in Shiloh he is just PLAIN
"Charlic.'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS

Hugh ID. Fcndlcton. ticket agent
for the Norfolk Southern Il. Il. at
Elizabeth City suffered = stroke OF
PARALYSIS last Friday night which has
deprived him of the use of his lower
limbs and left him in helpless con-
dition. There is some hope of his
recovering.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29

Its hard job to 81 Yourself
away from the girls on Roanoke Isl
and" said W. +. Lennon OF Mantco,
rs he passed thru here Tuesday en-
route to Chapel Hill, where he will
resume his medical studies at the
University of North Carolina.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
ORDINANCE

Sc il ordained by the Mayor
nd Board of Aldermen: Before
~ building is begun. altered or
r-.-Cd within the corporate
f-fs Of elizabeth City, or with
ore hundred yards beyond said
r-ts. the owner of the proper
\ or the person for whom said
hiding is to be erected, altered
= repaired shall apply to the
3!'t:ng Inspector for a permit
> build. alter or repair said
hiding and the permit if given,
t,l be in writing. and shall con-
u a provision that the build
sal be constructed, altered or
;lrcd according to the re-
grementS of the building law, a
sw Of which shall accompany
he permit. and each new build
+; built or old building repaired
e altered shall be inspected by
ne Building Inspector. and for
g:a inspection, shall collect
ron the owner 25 cents per
non for each building, other
al1 mercantile stOrerOom, liY-
gy stable or building for man
l'i,tlring. The latter shall pay
go. for the first story and so
"'s for each additional story.
,lt in no case shall fee exceed
re dollars.
s ,.rr,."u Of rhr records OF thu
u. Police. who i the City
. Inspector. by this urw>pa
+ ..> wr.- reveals the fact thai
-.-~ have been issued sine,
.l...~ was adopted. tho TIKI
-..a.- Is Informed that mor'
.,, siam that have been started
E., @".'h. The LAST pcr.ni'
se. na, e." capt. II. VI. Ballanc,
?. rar- Ea..auro had to fork NJ
tm .ur r That made Capt. Bal,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
T, n.O MRS. MCCA8E LOSE
"ANT CHILD BY DEATH

B. " 'ir.. !. Lev M"Cabc. Of
-- '- d. O.. lost their infant
O.. .''.". Aubrey McCabc. by
"""a. Tu" remains Of the
a."rr"d in Hollywood
s., l' Elizabeth City, Tuesday
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
BUXTON WHITE SAYS IT.
WILL BE WHALEOF AFAR
Secretary of Greater Albemarle District Fai
Reviews Plans Perfected To Date For
October Exposition "a

The idea of a strong Dis
trict Fair, centrally located
and actively supported by al
the counties within the dis
trict, should find its fulfllmen|
in the Greater Albemarle Dis
trict Fair at Elizabeth City OF
October 10, II, II, and Is. del
clares Secretary Buxto1
White. Mr.. White goes on ID
say:
Why should not the people d
Northeastern North Carolina, one d
the richest and best sections of TIL
country, organize and come togethei
for mutual betterment, closer -ac|
quaintance and more intelligent col
operation in the upbuilding OF ouI
particular section? 80
The big District Fair offers on
of the best methods of accomplish
ing this result. '"
The arrangements and contract
for this years Albemarle Distrie|
Fair are such as to assure that
will be whale of a fair and eclipe
anything ever before attempted.
is the purpose Of the management
make this real exposition of thI
agricultural, industrial and nature
resources of this unsurpassed SEQ
ton. With this idea in view n nel
agricultural building has been erect
ed for the housing of county. exhibit
from each of the counties in this did
trict, which are Currituck, Camder
Pasquotank. Perquimans, Gates, ChQ
wan. Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde an
Dare. Liberal premiums are bein
offered for these county exhibi6
and eight counties have already sic
nified their intention Of being repre
sented. This new building will aid
house a highly educational exhib
from the State Experiment Statiol
as well as the farm crops, Boys an
Girls Clubs work. canning, cookinl
needlework and other regular Fa
exhibits
The old exhibition building will
filled entirely with commercial exh
bits by the merchants, MANUFACTURED
and banks.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29

of all the doctors practising III
Elizabeth City. only three were raised
in town. They are DrS. Ike and Hc-
r,s Eooring and w w SAWYER
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29

For your eyes sake see DR.. J; j;
Hathaway, Optometrist, Bradford
90 ~ - ~"T
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29
Great Race Program

offered by any Fair of its class
the State, the race program shoui
prove of exceptional merit and thI
large number of entries being r.
ceived would indicate unusually LARD
fields in every class. A number
horses are on the grounds worki1
out daily in preparation for til
event. In addition to the horse rad
ing. arrangements have been mad
for series of motorcycle race
These will not be of the merry-g0|
round amateur class, but the contrac
is for real whirlwind professionI
riders with especially designed rse
ing motorcycles, that can put on
burst of speed never before wig
messed in this part of the State.
The Fair management exercised
great care in the selection of midi
way shows, being fully aware of th|
fact that the days of bunco9 and
questionable shows have passed an
before contracting inspected sewers
companies, which resulted in the seI
lection of Billie Clark's Broadwa1
Shows for the entire midway. Thcl
feel that their selection will be inj
dorsed by every visitor. This Out6
carries twenty-five carloads of show
and concessions. and list Of thclj
attractions make one eager to get 4
the Fair just to see the midway.
The Big Sensation
Perhaps the most sensational fca|
ture free attraction ever brought u
north Carolina Fair has beet
booked for the four days of thi|
years District Fair. The FearlesI
Greggs in their thrilling paradox
autos that Pass in the Air" do |
loop-the-loop in an automobile II
midair. The Greggs start from thI
top of 15 foot. steel structured ir
| cline in two racing automobiles, onI
! behind the other. The first car dast|
es down the chute and up in the al 4
making several complete revolutions
while this is taking place the seccn
car jumps the gap underneath cal
number one and lands squarely q
the platform ahead of the car whicl
started first, the passing being eff
fected while the first cur loops tn
loop in midair. Men hold theiI
breath, women cover their eyes anl
children scream when they see thil
mad act for the first time. An{
then they come back next day TO SCI
it again. Ten people, 10000 lbs. q
paraphernalia, five baggage wagon
and Il spcial railroad car are required
to carry the Greggs act and it wi
bring thousands of people to the DfsI
trict Fair.
Wonders In the Air
Marvellous stunt acroplape 6yinH
the first to be seen in Elizabeth City
including tail spins, loops, wing-oY
fConclrded on PAGE Rl
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-09-29

Don't neglect vonr avos. 500
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-22

torney Bither's report to Mayor
Thompson was based, not on the 1921
appropriation for the educational
fund, but on what he calls actual
expenditures" the teachers have in
sisted that the expenditures be pub
lished 1t seems probable the board
of education will grant this request.
Mr.. Bither's report to the mayor
showed 1892 as the percentage of the
educational fund devoted to teachers
salaries for 1921. The appropriation
allowed for 69.6 per cent on teachers
salaries The difference in dollars
and cents is nearly $1,000,000.
The portion of the educational fund
not expended in teachers salaries has
gone to pay for ''incidentals." And
spokesmen for the federation, at re
cent meeting, charged ''wasteful eX-
penditure" in connection with this
item Teachers, they said, were re-
quired to order monographs and other
equipment for the schools.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-22

COnneu, O'Brien, SABBATH. Egan and
several leaders in the recent cam
paign were present as were the prin-
cipal candidates on the county
ticket.
The platform is full of pep and
shows that the Democrats are going
to carry the fight into the enemies
country. The Republican party was
roasted to a frazzle and it goes after
the ThOmpsOn-Lun Small machine
in particular with hammer and tongs
1t opens by charging that the ticket
nominated by the Republicans on
April II was chosen by this machine
and the Republican nominees are its
creatures masquerading under what
ever name or title they may assume" I"
The platform then takes up its can
didates and pledges them to numerous
reforms that will tend to lessen the
burdens of taxation and eliminate
governmental evils in the Offices of
sheriff, assessor, county judge and