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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24

THEY call him "SmiIey." The smile
revealed in the picture wasn't Just
posed for the camera-it's natural; he
wears il in and out of business hours
and takes it to bed with him nights.
And that smile ought to make him a
fortune in the grocery business, because
people who patronize grocery store
expect the man behind the counter to
put in a smile with every scoop of su-
gar and every bar of soap. Edgar
lowe is a store manager for the Pend
er Stores. Wherever D. Pender drops
a new chair store, Edgar Towe goes in
and gets thai store going before it is
finally turned over TO resident man.
aaer. He is now in charge of the
Pender store at Elizabeth City but ex-
poets TO be called off any day to start
a new Fender Store in another town.
In meantime that smile is Illuminating
the Elizabeth City store and making
friends fer Pender's. Edgar Towe is
native of Chapanoke, Perluimans
County, is % years cid, single and sus'
cepiible. Photo by zOeIIer.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
FREIGHT TRAIN ENTERS
DEPOT FOR ITS ORDERS

Norfolk Southern SOuthbound freight
No. 81. with engine No. 225, in charge
of Conductor Bernard; Ferret. cngin-
cer; Howell, fireman, and White, flag
man. backed into the ~ S. depot at
Edenton. about o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. practically demolishing the baggage
room and starting into the lunch ROOM.
Engineer Ferrat thought he was on
the main line but instead was on the
side line leading directly to the side
of the depot. The box cars struck the
depot, which is of concrete and wood
construction. with such a force that the
bumper on one was completely wrecked.
The cars were backed up on the pave
ment going thru the concrete of the
outer wall into the baggage room, push
ing the ice box out of its way, breaking
down the chimney and bulging the par
titiOn between the baggage room and
the lunch room an arch.
No one was hurt Dick FerribOult,
the cOlOred porter, had just left the
baggage room or he would have prob
ably been killed. AlthO the damage
has not been estimated, a new roof,
new walls and new chairs are needed.
One man said that we are living in
fast age now for freight train to
gn INTO the station 20 get its own or
darS
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24

New Hanover County. of which Will
mington is the county seat. leads the
state with only 81 per cent illiterato
white females. while Wilkes. far up in
the mountains. is ut the foot of the
list with 25.3 per cent illiteracy. The
greatest illtcracy is found in the noun
tain counties.
In round numbers there are 44OOU
ilitpratc native-borne white women in
North Carolina according to the 1920
census. If assembled they would fill
In city the size of Charlotte. or nearly
so.
They numbered 1927 away bacl;
Wonder in 1870; seventy years later
they were only 3.42S fewer. Which
means that illitcracy. like landlcsSncsS
poverty. and feeble -mindcdness. is a
Self-perpetuating social i'll. The actual
numbers are little changed from year
to wear. although the ratios dwindlc;
from 81 per cent in 1850 to 10.4 per
cent in 1920.
More than ninc-te of the white
ilitcracy of North Carolina is in the
country regions. and almost exactly
four-fifthS of it is adult illitrracy. IL
litcracy of all ages. races. and sexes is
mainly Il problem of rural adults in the
South. Less than one-twentieth of it
is in our towns and cities.
Ir general the Albcmarle counties
make the best showing. the mid-State
counties the next best showing, and the
worst showing of all is made by the
lower Cape Fear country. the contIg-
uous Tidewatcr, and the mountain coun-
ties. New Hanover with its county
wide school system stands out as bril-
liant exception, both in 1910 and in
1920. but even New Hanover OycrtOpS
the average of native adult white fe-
male illiteracy in the cOuntry-at-la
81 per cent in New Hanover against
rs per cent in the United States.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
ELIZABETH CITY GIRLS
TAKE TO BARBER SHOPS
moro Man Must Wait For Shave While
Misses Get "Bobbed" and
Shampooed.

Inst when the increasing popularity
of the safety razor begins to make the
borhpr wonder whether his customers
oro about TO desert him and drive him
to find some other vocation or line OF
cmployment, the barber begins TO linu
now line of customers and source OF
nrofit from a totally unexpected dlrec-
tion. Women are beginning to patron
i1a Elizabeth City barber shops now
that boxed hair has come into st!le'
The writer of this newspaper had 10
wait his turn in Main Street barber
sbon the other day with three Young
women in the chairs ahead of him. The
bobbcd hair girls have discovered that
tbo male barber is the best hand avail
able for keeping their hair trimmed ana
nropcrly shampooed and the younger
sct are not mt all bashful about gong
+o regular barber. The older girls
and women will follow their example IN
tir,o and If is not at all improbable that
we will see quite as many girls anu
women as boys and men in the paroer
shops of the future. You're next!
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
STATE FACING A
KNOTTY PUZZLE
How To Hard Surface Camden
Ferry Road Without
Bottling Us Up?

How to handle traffic il and
out of Elizabeth City while
building the Camden Ferry Road
is a problem confronting the
State Highway Commission and
engineers who have been work
ing on the problem for several
months have reached no definite
solution of the problem yet. VIII
Elizabeth City be bottled up for
a period of several months this
summer while the only desirable
road connecting this city with
the lower and more populous
sections Of Camden and Curri-
tuck counties is blocked by con-
struction work?
Nearly two miles of this road is thru
marsh and swamp. It has taken nearly
Il quarter of a century to get the toun-
dation for the road that now exists and
it is utterly impracticable to build n
new road alongside the existing road.
leaving the old road for the use of traf-
fc while the new road is being built.
The state must build on the present
road bed. Even this roadbed is not
sufficient and much of it will have to be
piled heavily before the hard surface
road is laid.
But while the state is building on
the present roadbed, where is trattic
going? It can't turn off the road into
fathomless marsh. There is the old
Lamb Ferry Road two miles farther up
the river. but that road is at present
imnossable and considerable work
would have to be put on the Lamb Fer
rv Road to- make it stand up under
traffic for a period of several weeks.
And so that is the problem confront
ing the State Highway Commission and
its engineers. Engineers are trying
TO work out plan by which one side
of the new road may be built at time,
leaving a single track road on one
side. Traffic on one end of the road
would have to wait for the traffic from
the other end to move over.
The construction of a new bridge at
Elizabeth City presents no such prob
lem. The new bridge can be built
alongside the present bridge, leaving
tbe old bridge in use until the new
bridge is completed. But how TO build
that road without bottling up Elizabeth
City. That is the problem.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT
THIS 81 PER DIEM HONOR
No Candidate For the General Assem-
bly, Has Announced Himself in
PasquOtank

No one seems to be begging for the
honor of representing PasQuOtank
County in the next session of the ~.
c. General Assembly. With the June
Primary only ten weeks off, no candi-
date has yet announced himself or her
self for this Office. F. +. Cohoon is
feeling around with n view to annOunc-
ing himself Il candidate and James HOI-
lowell has been suggested by some of
his friends. G. A. Cooke, who repre-
sentcd the county last time says he
doesn't want it any more. The office
pays a salary of four dollars day,
VIII ch is a dollar Il day less than a
self respecting man wants to live on
at the state capital.
w. o. Saunders, who represented the
county in 1919 says he doesn't want the
office again
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
SURFMEN'S MUTUAL TO
MEET HERE IN APRIL
Annual Convention of Men From U. )
Coast Guard ConVenes
April l8

The Surfmen's Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation. the fraternal and benevolent as
sociation of U. S. Coast Guard, will
hold its annual convention in Elizabeth
City on Tuesday and Wednesday, April
Is and 10, 1922. Elizabeth City will
provide entertainment for the visitors
os is IFS custom. but there will not be
such an elaborate program this year as
last. The Coast Guard will dispense
with their customary program of water
sports and life-saving demonstrations
and devote themselves more to the bus
mess and social features of their con-
vention.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
AND NOW FOR ANOTHER
RETAIL GROCERY STORE

D. r. Morgan & Sons have leased
the stand corner of Main and Road Sts.,
opposite the Southern Hotel and will
open retail grocery there within the
next 80 days. The stand is owned by
DR.. L. S. Blades, and is now occupied
by the Studebaker automobile agency.
1t was formerly occupied as a grocery
and is considered one of the best groc-
cry locations in the city. 1t is also
reported that the NGorgans have ac-
quired a new interest in the downtown
retail grocery of Ira B. Parker & Co..
With the wholesale store of d. Il. Nor
gan & Co. behind them, the Morgan re-
tail stores promise to make lively COM
petition when they get going.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
TOO MANY ILLITERATE
WHITE WOMEN HERE
Census of 1920 Exposes the IlIiteracy
of Adult White Women in
North Carolina.

There are 232 illitcratc white women
in PaSquo!apk County, according to ad-
vance reports Of the L. S. Census of
1920. PaSquotank'S average Of litter
atcS among white women is 9.3 per
cent which compares with the states
average of 1O4 per cent. We are a
bit better than the state average. but
wocfully behind the national average of
IS per cent Of wI.te illitcrat' females
u years old aAl over. Here are the
igrrc< fer several Northeastern coun-
ties. compiled by those cntcrprl>ng
contributors 10 tn, University of North
Carolina News Letter:
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
A SUPPLEMENTARY PRIZE.

The McAdamS' EvangeliStic Farty of
fers a prize of a family bible to the
married couple who will bring the l-rg-
est number of children of their cwu TO
the tent on Parsonage st. next Sun
day. This newspaper supplements the
offer by offering one of Mrs. Margaret
Sahger's books on birth cont-rl 10 the
winning couple.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
GRAND jury RAP
IMMODEST DRESS
Tells "Wornan's Law and Order
League" What To Tell
Mothers of Girls

II Elizabeth City mothers VIII
look after their Flapper daugh-
ters and see that they are more
modestly dressed, afor al d
Flappers will not be subjected to
rude remarks from the cake
eaters and other idlers who as
Semble on street corners to
watch the afternoon paradeS Of
silk hosiery. Such is the re-
markable advice from the Grand
Jury in the Superior Court in
session in Elizabeth City this
week. tho the jurors didn't use
exactly the language of the
newspaper man.
The grand jury'S indictment of i'm
modest dress is mentioned incidentally
IN reply to 4 communication from
something calling itself the Woman'S
Law and Order League L. $. \. \ COM
municatiou from this mysterious league
was published in this newspaper. issue
of Friday. March 10. The same COM
municatiOn was sent to the grand jury
insisting that the jury do something to
break up prostitution. gambling. boot
logging and other immoral practices
common in this as in other cities. The
communication specifically mentioned
ru1e remarks being addressed to Young
ladies' on the streets of the town, by
corner loafers.
The grand jury. of which Tom Skin
ner Mann of this city is foreman. tried
its best 10 identify this Law * Order
League and get some member of it be-
fore the jury. Grand juric> can't bring
bills of indictments against unknown Of
Tenders Of the law for unspecifed Of
fcnSeS against the law. Being unable
to get line on the Woman'S Law *
Order League. the grand jury with
some show of disgust and impaticncc
drew up the following resolution:
TO the Woman'S Law and Order
League.
I'VE the Grand Jury of the Superior
Court of Pasquotank County. North
Carolina term beginning March Goth.
1922. have n letter signed by the Wo-
mems Law and Order League of L. s.
A. This letter being of an anonymous
nature. we have exhausted all means of
our wits to ascertain who this league
or order consists of and what the mo-
tive or evidence can be to prompt the
writing of such letter, to no avail.
I'VE therefore now resolve that if
the Women'S Law and Order League
of T.. S. \. will have one or more Of
their representatives appear before this
or the Grand Jury of any future term
of Superior Court of this county; that
there will be a thorough investigation
of any charges made and all means in
our power will be used to better con-
ditions as pointed out by your letter.
Be it further resolved that your or
ganization take steps and request the
mothers to see that their daughters are
attired in a more modest manner so
as not to invite the insulting remarks
from the young men of our city as
charged,
I'VE wish to make our city a better
place in which to live and the coop
Grafton of any organization with this
end in view is earnestly requested.
"By L. S. MANN,
Foreman"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
LITTLE BOY DIES

Kit Mullen, age years and Z
months, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Null
len Wilson, OF Weeksville, this county,
died Friday morning, Mar. II. The
child had been i'll with pneumonia and
spinal meningitis. The funeral was at
the home last Saturday ard interment
in HOLLYWOOD Cemetery. -.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
HE VOICES THE
SENTIMENTS OF MANY
Elizabeth City, N. c.
March IL, 1922.

Elizabeth City, N. c.
March IL, 1922.
MIR. w. o. Saunders,
"The Independent"
My dear Mr.. Saunders:-
have just read your editorial,
The Curse of a City" and want
to thank you for it. 1t is timely
= and true. The "diSsipation" to
which you call attention will GER
tainIy leave its impress rpon the
+ intellectual and moral life of our
: citizenship - upon the rising even
= more than upon the present gen.
GRAFTON.
congratulate you upon your
E clear vision and courageous voice
of warning.
Sincerely yours,
E G. F. SEYFFERT.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24

Stout Men don't have to worry any
more about getting a suit to fit. We
have them here for you in sizes up to
80.
adv D. WALTER HARRIS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
CHEAP LENSES

There are no bargain days
nor substitutes for good eye
glasses. Cheaper materials
can be substituted for al
most anything except a cor
rectly fitted lense. Cheap"
lenses oftentimes cause trouble of
a more serious nature than the de-
fects they are supposed to correct.
Only people who have been trained
to recognize defects of vision and
to know how to make proper
correction are capable of advising
on such an important subject as
lenses. Avoid trouble by consulting
reliable professional people and
taking their advice.
DIR. 7. D. HATHAWAY
Optometrist
Bradford Bldg. Elizabeth City, ~ c
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
PERSONAL NEWS

Miss Dorothy Quicksall is a teacher
of shorthand and typewriting in the
local schools this year.
Miss Mida C. Blake spent the last
week of her vacation as the guest of
Miss Lydia Wright, of Aldan, Pa.
Charles F. Horner, a Civil War vet
eran of Atlantic City, spent Wednes-
day with relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and MRS. Charles Horton and
children and Mrs. Zelda Hambleton
motored to Cape May and Wildwood
last Sunday.
Miss Lena Bates will not return this
year TO teach IN the local High School.
She will remain at her home in Massa-
chusetts because of the illness of her
mother.
Mrs. Sibley entertained over the
weekend her sister and %brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph p. Shinn, of
Camden. On Sunday they motored to
Ocean City.
Mayor Thomas f. Crawford is in
New York City for a short trip. He
left here Wednesday and will return
late today, He is accompanied by his
son William Crawford.
Mrs. John Heather, of Steinway,
Long Island, has returned to her home
after spending about three months in
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Will
liam Blowes, of Blenheim.
Miss Eleanor Brown, of Rochester,
N. Y. who has been enjoying Pleas
antville as the guest Of Miss Marjorie
o. Thomas for several weeks, return
ed to her home on Monday.
Mrs. John S. Hawk, of Seventh We
nue., is entertaining Mrs. Walter Hold
en- and Mrs. Charles Goodwin, SUI
preme Chaplain in the Supreme Lodge,
Order of Shepherds of Bethlehem,
both of Philadelphia, Pa.
Rev. H. d. Speakman, of Laporte,
Pa, and a former rector of st. Marks
Episcopal Church. this city, was in
~Pleasantville on Thursday, calling up
on a number of his friends, all of
whom were glad to see him.
Mr.. ]. Frank Wilson, editor of the
Woodbury. Times, Mrs. Wilson, Miss
Marian Wilson, Mrs. c. Hendrickson,
all of Woodbury., and Mr.. C. Hendrick-
son, Jr,, and family, of Westville, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rossell
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard II. Edge, of
Bridgeport, Connecticut, were recent
shore visitors. They spent some time
at Somers Point with Mr.. Edges mo-
Their, Mrs. William Edge, and his aunt,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16

Mrs. A. J. Mann. Mr.. Edge is a bro
Their of United States Senator Walter
E. Edge.
Sherwood Risley, son of Theodore
Risley, of Mount Carmel, ILL.,, has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c.
Risley for the past week. Mr.. Risley
will spend two months in Washington,
d. c., enroute to his home in Illinois.
Theodore Risley and Harry c. Risley
are near relatives.
Mr.. Harry Sheele, a former Cardiff
resident, who moved to New Mexico
in 1919, is back for a visit East. After
spending some time in Ohio, he came
to ~Pleasantville to renew acquaintan-
ces. He will spend a few days here
and then visit Philadelphia and West
Virginia before returning to the South
west.
Captain Donald Barlow, U. S. Army,
a nephew of Mrs. Louis D.. Stultz, OF
Somers Point, was a recent visitor at
her home. He has just returned from
duty on the Rhine with the U. S. Army
of Occupation. Captain Bartow's home
is in Portland, Oregon. He has been
detailed for duty at the army camp at
Columbus, Georgia.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Cor. Madison and Washington AYES.

Rev. T. M. Simanton, Pastor.
Services Sunday as follows:
Morning worship at 1880, subject,
"How The Atonement Saves?"
Sabbath School at 2.30.
Christian Endeavor at 7.15. Subject,
Getting An Education" Leader, Lew
is Lake.
Subject of sermon at 8 p. m, "Salva-
ton or Condemnation"
Prayer meeting on Wednesday eve
ming. Old Testament Studies, begin
ming book of Numbers.
Beginning Sept. "a, hour of service
will be 7.30.
The ladies of the congregation will
hold a two days Bazaar, afternoon
and evening of Sept. 20 and 80, in the
fine new store of Mark English on
Main street. They have been busy for
six months collecting many useful ar
%ticles, and great bargains will be offer
ed. There will be nothing cheap and
shoddy, but everything of sterling
worth and substantial value.
The next communion and reception
of members will be Oct. l. Please see
the pastor. We welcome you.
Rally Day by church and Sabbath
School will be observed Oct. 1. Begin
now to get the habit! Make Sunday
profitable for time and eternity! There
is a seat for you.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
THE SUCCESS FAMILY.

The father of Success is Work-the
mother of Success is Ambition = the
oldest son is Common Sense. Some of
the other boys are Perseverance, Hon
esty, Thoroughness, Foresight, Enthu-
siasm and Cooperation. The Oldest
daughter is Character. Some of the
sisters are Cheerfulness, Loyalty,
Courtesy, Care, Economy, Sincerity
and Harmony. The baby is Opportu-
nifty.
Get acquainted with the "old man.
and you will be able to get along
pretty well with the rest of the family.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
A Sad Case.

Farmer: Gosh, man, you run right
square into the creek.
Injured Motorist: Ooh, I'm just
learning to drive. l was going along
fine until | saw that bridge coming up
the road and turned to the right to
let ii pass.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
IN SMASH.

Early Wednesday morning there
was an automobile collision on Frank
lin avenue, near the corner of Wash
ington venue. A truck of the Kolb
Baking Company smashed into a tour
ing car belonging to William A. NAH
on, of Cardiff. The touring car was
badly damaged, but 10 one was injur-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
SINGERS M EFT.

Members of the Treble Clef Club
met Monday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Stanley Zippler, and held a prac-
tice. The club will sing with the
Young Mems Choral Society at Salem
NJ. e. Church some Sunday evening in
the neal future.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
SPECIAL NETTING.

There will be a special meeting of
the Westminster Guild Of the First
Presbyterian Church on Monday eve
ming at 8 o'clock, at the Manse, to
formulate plans for the Guilds part in
aiding the coming Church Bazaar.
Every member is urged to be present.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
FIRST BAPTIST U

Cor. Pleasant Ave. and First st.
Rev. ]. L. Keith Macleod, Pastor.
Services Sunday as follows:
1920 a. M, Divine Worship.
2.30 p. m, Bible School; George H.
Adams, Supt.
8 D. M, Eyangelistic. Service.
Subjects: "The Christ of Yesterday,
of Today and Tomorrow-No. 2, The
Eternal Christ" in the morning; and
'Faces Familiar and Unfamiliar On
Main Street-No. 2, The Big Man that
could Do Big Things" in the evening.
Wednesday evening at 7.30, the
Quiet Hour.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
JUNIORS OUTING.

Excelsior Council, Junior Mechanics,
will have a Junior Mechanics Day"
at Lily Lake Park this Saturday after
noon and evening. All members of
the Council and their families have
been invited to take part in the pro-
gram, which includes games, music,
dancing and sports.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
ENDEAVoR SOCIETY MEETS.

The Christian Endeavor Society of
Mt. Pleasant M. P. Church held a
meeting on Tuesday night at the home
of the Misses Helen and Marion Trum-
bore. The society voted the sum of
$35 for a scholarship; 50 for fresh air
fund and SIS for the Board of Home
Missions.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
Consoling.

Bride-to-be: my only worry is about
mother. She's bound to miss me ter
ribly."
Friend of the family: "Ah, well, she
can't complain. After all, she's had
you longer than most mothers keep
their daughters Boston Transcript.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16

What is the difference between
'well-known' and popular"
well, | car tell you in a sentence.
Mr.. Volstead is probably the best
known man in the land today, but you
couldn't call him the most popular
Detroit Free Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-16
Tempering Criticism.

I'm writing up this performance of
AS You Like It given by the Chiggers-
vile Dramatic club use a little discre-
ton"
"How's that, boss?"
Just forget that you ever saw a
professional show.'-Birmingham Age
Herald.