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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
TO EMPHASIZE TRADE.
ADVANTAGE IN THIS CITY
Carolina Banking & Trust Company to
Conduct a 10 Day Trade
Emporium.

Beginning May 9th and continuing
until the 10Th. the Carolina Banking
x Trust Company of this city will pre-
sent in its lobby a representative dis
play of merchandise and products from
merchants and manufacturers of this
section, demonstrating the advantage
of trading in Elizabeth City-thc trade
center of the Albemarle section.
The bank has issued a request to
manufacturers and merchants to con-
tribute one representative article from
their stocks, representing full value to
emphasize the fact that Elizabeth City
is the place to trade. Each article will
be uniformly marked with a card bear
ing the name and address of the firm
from whose stock it is taken.
The bank requests that these articles
be brought not later than May 9, and
is asking full cooperation in order to
make this one of the biggest events in
thp section.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
LOCAL DENTIST BUYS
FIRST AEROPLANE BOAT

The first acroplanc boat to be owned
in this section is the property of DIR.
William Parker. dentist of this city. DIR.
Parlcr'S boat came this week and he
has been trying it ont on the PasQuo-
tank River. 1t was built by the Aero
Boat Co. of La Crosse, Wis, and cost
5000. The acroplanc boat does not
leave the water but is driven by a SIX
foot. two bladed acrOplane propeller
connected to an 1S-hOrScpOwcr two-cy-
Under. air-coolcd motor, and travels at
the rate of so miles per hour AlthO
only about 16 feet long it will accom-
MEDIATE three or four persons and will
navigate in three inches of water.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
BIDS OPEN FOR
new SCHOOLS. s
City's New School Buildings
Will Probably Be Begun
in July

The plans for three new school build
ngS soon to be erected in this city
have arrived and are now at the of
flee of the superintendent of schools
The plans and specifications were mad
" Milburn, Hester Co.. architects, o,
Washington, d. c., and Durham, anl
are for Il High School building, a, col
ored graded school and tempOrar!
-colOred frame building.
The high school building to be erect
ID opposite the present one will bc
built of brick with reinforced cOncret,
basement and roof. 1t will be two stOr
'eS with y claSSrOOmS, gymnasium
auditorium with stage and dreSSin2
rooms. two corridors running the widt
If the building and one lengthwiSe. Tn
outside dimensions of the building viii
rp 212 feet, inches, by 1G7 feet. =
inches.
The gymnasium and auditorium vii
each be 50 feet / inches by 30 feet
The class rooms will be 50 feet / inch
'S by 80 feet, which is standard Siz,
or the accommodation of 10 pupils,
The colorcd school building of bricl
yill be 213 feet inches by 14& fee.
inches. two stories in height. al.
vii contain an auditorium ana II class
.ormS oi the same dimensions as tn,
4 .jigh school. The wooden building will
hc temporary frame structure. 7G b!
- feet. containing six rooms Tn
CORNER will be located on Body Road
All buildings will be steam heated thru.
out
These buildings will cost approx
nateIy 100000 to erect. They will
probably not De in use before 1923. At
the present time the schools are over
"owded with the city'S 1,jOO pupils
10 of which go to school part time
.nr lack of accommodations At the
resent time there are GO teachers il
Ar Elizabeth City Graded Schools. the
@onthly payroll being around $1,000
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
WOULD BOOST SECTION
WITH A BIGGER FAIR
By Erecting Building to House Larger Exhibits
From the Farms and Fisheries of Five
Northeastern N. c. Counties

Leading members of the Abe
marie District Fair Association
are looking forward with hopes
Of erecting in the near future
building to house agricultural
and fisheries exhibits of the five
Northeastern North Carolina
counties dealing chiefly with
Elizabeth City - Perquimans,
oasquotank, Camden, Currituck
md Dare, In order to make
~oom for exhibits enough to put
he Fair on a paying basis in dol
lars and cents, it is believed that
qnother building about 50 by 100
.eet, costing approximately So
200, will furnish this space, and
"elease the space under the
@randstand for commercial eX-
.,ibits, thus turning into the AS
sociation upwards of $1,000
yearly in additional revenue.
The committee working on this pro-
iect is composed Of Taylor Grandy,
Buxton White and Grover Falls. Plans
for financing and erecting this struc-
ture will be discussed at a meeting of
the Fair Association. which is to be
held in this city Monday night. May
S. in the Office of Thos. J. Markham,
fourth floor. Hinton building. The en-
couraging success of last years fair
has shown these men that the present
facilities are inadequate for the needs
of the district and insufficient to prop
erly present the wonderful resources of
Northeastern North Carolina.
The idea of these men is to erect
building where PerQuimans may exhibit
its grain and pork products, Pasquo-
tank and Camden its cotton and soy
beans. Curritucl its potatoes. its Water
melons. furs. wildfowl and hunting re-
sources. and Dare its fishing and can
ming industries. Each county may have
statistical information concerning its
various exhibits, and thereby proclaim
to the world with prin7 rs well as prod
uce the potential prosperity Of its farms
and fisheries.
Suffolk, in Virginia, has a four-county
fair each year with space devoted to
each county and prizes TO; the three
leading exhibits. Space at the Abe
marie District Fair is too limited for
this, but if building is provided for
the exhibits of these immediate coun-
ties it is believed that the prizes may
be easily negotiated.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
A KlWANIS PRAYER

y Teach me that sixty seconds
y make a minute, one hundred cents
y dollar and sixteen ounces
= pound.
Help me so to live that | can lie
= down at night to sleep, not toss.
y shave myself in the morning and
n look the man before me in the eve.
Grant that ! may earn my meal
y ticket on the level and in earning
1t that ! may measure my acts by
the Golden Rule.
Deafen me to the Jingle of the
= dirty dollar and to the rustic of
unhoIy petticoats.
Blind me to the faults of the 9th.
er fellows and open my eyes to my
own shortcomings.
y Guide my footsteps so that each
evening at the dinner table when
look at my wife who has been a
blessing to me, shall have nothing
r to conceal.
Keep me young enough to laugh
# with little tots and sympathetic
" enough to be considerate of old age.
" Then when comes the day of
" lowered shades, the soft footsteps
= and the smell Of tube roses, make
" the ceremony short and LET the feI.
+ lows say, "He was good Kiwan-
" ian."
* 4 = X n X Il 4
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05

ACCEPTANCE of the Presidency OF
the newly organized I<iwanis Club for
business men of this city, proves that
ihe pastor of City ROad III. E. Church
las problems Of his own in the busi-
sess of souI-saving which can be better
deal. with by exchanging ideas with
other business men. Christian minis
ters are departing from the ancient idea
of beinq superior persons in Their own
communities and acknowledge the mod
ern conception that they are iuSt'orGl-
nary business men with the daily grind
and trouble of other mortaIs. The XII
wants Club has done well in lis seiec-
ton,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
SAUNDERS ARTICLE IN
AMERICAN FOR JUNE

The autobiography of Crank, ''
being Il recital of some of the ups and
downs of the editor Of this newspaper
and a summing up of some of the things
he has learned will appear in the June
issue of The American Magazine which
goes on the news stands about May i.
The editor of The American Magazine
was so well pleased with Saunders
handling of his own story that he has
asked the editor of this newspaper to
consider doing something else for The
American.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05

HIS friends just won't let him stay out
of politics. MIR. Griggs was for sever
al years sheriff of CurrituCk County and
served the office faithfully and efficient
". And then he got out and settled
down strictly to farming and has been
making real GO at it. But his friends
have persuaded him to run for sheriff
again. He will run on law and order
platform, which means that he will be
denied the support of all the illicit dis
filters in CurrituCk. His friends say
re will not GO into Office obligated to
the NOTWITHSTANDING, boOtlegging eIe-
ment. Zoeiler photo.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
wINDER MUST SERVE HIS TERM

Governor Morrison Monday declined
to pardon L. l.. Winder, - years old
Of this city. who was convicted in Su,
periOr Court. here of having carna
knowledge of a girl under IA years Of
age. The application for the pardon
was presented to the Governor by At,
rorneys W. L. CohoOn and c. f.
Thompson of this city, after the Su,
preme court had recently failed to find
an error in the trial Winder left here
Monday night to begin on three year
sentence passed here at the last Sept,
ember term of court The Supreme
court decision was passed about the
middle of April
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
MUST NOT THROW STONES.

The composing room of THE INDIE
PENDENT'S new building on Matthews
st. will be lighted by eighteen big steel
sash windows, each window four feet
nine inches wide by six feet seven inch
cs high. There will be 216 15"x16''
panes in the eighteen windows. Some
wit has observed that a motto for THE
INDEPENDENT after it locates in its
new building should be this: "a news
paper domiciled in a glass house should
not throw stones"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05

C9. ANDREW LEWIS PENDLEToN
AFTER nine years as postmaster at
Elizabeth City, Or. A. L. Sendleton
went back to private life this week to
make way for j. A. Hooper, Republican,
his successor. Or. Pentleton leaves a
well ordered Office TO capable success
sor. Under DR.. Pendleton's regime the
Elizabeth City post Office served the
public we'll, Improvement after improve
ment having been inaugurated under his
direction. When he went into the Of
flee on July T., 1918, there wasn't a
fling cabinet in the Office and the post
masters correspondence was Crammed
aHay somehow in the drawer of one
old desk. Or. Pendleton had the office
euuipped with modern furniture and de-
vices to facilitate the work Of every
department. he had the working floor
space of the Office increased 33 g per
cent and secured the addition OF two
clerks to the working force. Fle inaug-
urated a night service at the post office
for the distribution and dispatching of
mails and gave the city a night collec-
ton of mail from street boxes. A con-
SpicuouS Improvement was the beauti-
fiCation of the post office grounds BY
the planting of hedges and shrubbery.
When DR.. Pendleton went into the Of
fee on July I, 1918 the salary was ST.
800. He leaves il with a salary of
$4,000, the increase representing the
increase in the business of the Office
second class postmasters' salaries being
based upon the volume Of business OF
their respective Offices. Photo by Bay
ard Wootten.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05

J. \. Hooper. local postmaster. in
forms this newspaper that the delivery
windows of the postofice will open al
6 o'clock in the morning and remain
open until { in the evening ccntinuous!!
instead of being closed at intervals NJ
on the arrival of the mails.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05

II. B. Sedbury. druggist Of this city.
will open a drug store of his own here
this week At the intersection Of Road
and EhringhauS streets. which is one Of
the busiest corncrs Of the IN town see
rion. 1Ir. SedbUry has fo' considerable
timn heretofore been connected with
tn. Standard Pharmacy o. this city.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05

Duke Fisher of this city has sold his
interest in the Fisher Brokerage Co.,
70 Mills f. Bell the junior partner. Mr..
Fisher will be sales manager for the
Owl Screen Headlight Co. of Washing
ton. D. c.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05

Put a shingle on the roof of THE
new building. \ re-
newal of your subscription or a new
subscription will do it.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05

May peas have been bringing good
prices to local shippers this week, hay
ing sold steadily on northern markets
o+ from three to five dollars per basket.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05

Surveying of Lawrence street with
respect to proposed Strengthening of
this thorOfare has been completed by
contracting engineers.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
BEEF, PORK AND CREAM
FROM FARM TO TABLE
Plantation That Once Was Greatest SToikehouSe
and Cranary of the AIbemarle, Is lo-Day the
Scene of Finer Development

v.r~- promises to be one Oh
.-~.~rS, and most interesting
..... . stock and agricultural de
. .,,,a.S in this immediate
.>..:.r IS being undertaken by
:. r.'...r T.. Fleetwood, OF Hect-
.~t an his plantation OF l,Zo/
.~.. in Harvey's Neck, Per
.....,,,ns County. Mr.. Fleetwood
,... ,.ae in for the producr'"n
.. ..,~55red cattle and hogs and
,.s,-s TO operate his oNn
,~..,nc~y and abattoir on he
-, and have his own retrig-
.-...~ boat to carry his pork
..: and cream to the markets
rt,n,.n. Elizabeth City and
...~.~,an Roads.
sr- that is now J. J. Fleet
MIS- :r Colonial times the plan
- rr. IIarveyS. family famous
r:.ar Colonial and pre-Revoiu-
.. t.,..rv. Il was known aS Bel
.., agl is known Is Belgrade
4 ...,v Colonial days Belgrade
.- -ra r-.ate>r plantations X
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
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.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
John Harvey a Real Sport

John Harvey a Real Sport
H~- John Harvey was the Spectacu-
.. srrrs os his family and era. He
r.. .ra of the fomcutorS of the Revolu'
..,- and when the Kings Governor OF
North Carolina didn't call the General
Assembly, 20 suit Harvey. John Harvey
~.arizrI Legislature of his own and
,s,,aI acts over the heads of the Gov
rror and the King. He used to en-
-ra;- lis personally conducted Con-
--.ss ar his plantation. keeping htty
.a >ix.v DISTINGUISHED men as his guests
.,- week, a- a time. He had the nm
.- cellar os home made and imported
vine, and liquors in the country. more
r thousand slaves to do his bid
ING -aa finest stables in North Caro-
p. and Lis own race track. In April
49, Jo.r Harvey died: ono OF MS
.o.H horses threw him and broke
IS aa.l
as..rs.. continued to be the garden
,-- ai r.rou.narS County long after
Jim Irv,r: its ships still carried
a.go., .s wheat and corn and pork
r ,.o.. Charleston. Rio de Jauiero aud
...- po.-> up until the Civil War. Be
-s .ae Civil War Belgrade plantation
na, valued for taxation at S1OO,OOo.
4 And -a~r came the war. the freeing OF
-.. .nv~> and Belgrade went down.
n Ta- h-. VIM. r. ShannonhouSe bought
raa. Is a,w J. 7. FleetwoodS planta-
-oa ,n two tracts for $4,000. He sold
If ra. r.m5.r alone for $1,000 when
45rr was cheap. Mr.. Fleetwood paid
around $4,000 for the property IN I9I9
and 1920. \ year ago the estate was
1 badly run down. the bitches filed up
4 aar many acres grown up in underbruSh
a, weeds. Already. under his magic
urb. the bitches have been cut and
+ no>- # th. land put in order.
A Man of Enterprise.
J. J. Fleetwood is a native of Per
I..mauS County and one of the best
farmers In his county. He has devel-
orot some Of the best farms in his
county and built up many farm that
sl sou, TO waste thru neglect or bad
methods. lie was a pioneer in lumber
manufacturing in his section and estao-
shed the once big mills of Fleetwood
Jark>ou at HertfOrd. When ne
closed ou- the Fleetwood & Jackson
business at IIartford about Is years
l." hr went down to Charleston. ;. {.
1t 5ui'r the big mills Of the Tuxbury
L"moor Co. and stayed by them for five
years. Twelve years ago he quit the
.'mo"r business for good and took up
a'wns in earnest. Farming had been
>'" i>,ac with him previously; but
no" b" Was free to give practical ap-
pIoa.on To- theories which he had ac-
l-F'h og experience. study and obSer-
'aI', for upward Of two score years.
Us q timb.rmau. early in life, he
1'. discovered that the finest farming
az. Do bis county was in Haryey's
.@ When Thomas Harvey. Esq. set
WI nearly thrrc hundred years ago he
' Ills pick Of thc real estate and he
.'.. .a" ."r--caar jio Of land bounded
... NORTH by Perquimans River, on
N''a .-I East by Albcmarle Sound
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-05
DIR. 7. D. HATHAWAY

OFtometrist
Bradford Bldg. Elizabeth City, n. c.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-15
Pronress In sanara

The limits Of the great arid wastes
Of the Sahara desert are slowly being
narrowed by the invasion of windmills
and motorcars. The GASES are being
linked together by COED motor high
ways and the sinking Of wells is greab-
ly increasing the tfllable area. The
soil is fertile and, wherever water can
be obtained, tropical fruits, milset and
other cereals may be raised.
A trans-Saharfan railroad has been
proposed by the French government,
but there are many technical problems
to be solved In the construction Of such
a line. The desirabAity and value of .
rail connection across the desert be-
tween southern Algeria on the north
and western French Africa on the
south is obvious.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-15
French Serve Canned Food.

When most foreigners go to France,
they stop only at the big hotels and
are served with salmon and sardines
fresh from the can that was packed In
Portland, Ore, or somewhere In Nor
way, milk from a can packed In the
United States, meat imported from
ChicaRo's big four packers, bread three
days old, vegetables which are brought
to town every day by the same country
being part OF their unused
stock Of yesterday. The French hotels
seem to think that travellers prefer |
canned foods.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-15

in entertainment that taxed not tn
giver. But the entertainment sough
by this pelican, as the gamester.
termed Shottle, was not of wine from
France, the fish-egg from Russia oil
venison from Americas native woods
but spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs,
| And while the Bee still lay Mt the
wharf. breathing low and blubberously
! through her nostrils. Shottle had put
In operation quickly contrived
touch" presenting himself to Major
Pewitt before he had taken the time
to Introduce his friend to that WE'LL
known character.
Now, however. Major Pew1tt strolled
up; and Shottle, keen to get to the
gaming table. introduced Pewitt to
BRACE and then moment later him
self slipped away.
I'VE are on our way to visit Shot
ties uncle, General Bethpage," ex-
planned BRACE.
"What. my old friend and fellow
soldier. Bethpagel Never q nobler
man drew sword In defense of what
lie conceived to be right. II ycu like
genial atmosphere and company that
never tires, you will remain with him
as long as possible and still too short
a time. earnestly hope that you mny
find lnducement to settle among u.s."
Possibly ! may. l like the River.
like the study Of character In cnarac-
ter there is all history. all philosophy.
all"
"Just So" the Major agreed. "And
we have some remarkable characters
here. sir. and some Of the most beau
tiful women in the world to some peo-
pie II may appear a little singular. hut
character among men al.
ways develops In an atmosphere pro-
ducing beauty among women"
"And naturally. Major. you are ac-
1uninted with both characters and |
beauty. And by the way, did you ever
meet an old fellow-let me see. what |
Is his name? Oh. think they call him
Stepho - something. Oh. yes - La
vitte?"
The Major cleared hts throat and
gently laid his hand on Braces
shoulder.
MY young friend. they have told
you about the most implacable and
desperate OF men. sir. I know the
man. and while nature did not intend
-nnd I beg your pardon for what
night seem want Of modesfy-that
should fear any human being. yet
confess to nm occasional unenslness IN
he presence OF old Stepho 10 Vitte'
have never had any words with him
that is. strained words; but II l
hculd. I'd await no move on his part
ut shoot him INSTANTLY. Fla. wish
ION 10 meet my dear young friend and
much esteemed partner William
hawkins
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-15
CHAPTER v

An hour later brace and Shottle re-
monious visit with Colonel Josh. The
Colonel knew of Stepho, had indeed
met him once. and he promised to
make discreet inquiries that should
without fail disclose the creole's
I whereabouts.
Hardly had BRACE reached his room.
however. before visitor was shown
ina visitor who introduced himself
as an agent of the New Orleans po-
lice department and who had q most
distressing communication to make:
1t was known that Mr.. BRACE and
his friend had taken part In recent
riot Mr.. Drace was one Of the lead
ers, had severely wounded more than
one man, and without cause. being
from the North, Just arrived, and hay-
Ing no possible interest in the city.
However, he was to be treated with
more Of Ienity than would rhyme with
bis crime. for instead Of punishment
he was only to be banished. along with
his friend. steamboat, the Bum
blebee. bound northward, would leave
next morning. The chief of police
would grieve II Mr.. BRACE and his
friend failed to register among the
passengers.
With scarcely twelve hours left In
which to find Stepho Ia Vitte, Drace
paced the streets in an agony Of anx-
iety, making hundred plans to find
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-15

LduSnco 0Oooiy Edd8n.
shops. old King Snow is doing nothing
perhaps he is arranging for big
snowstorm or even for little one, but
that isn't work.
Perhaps he is joining is some fes-
ifvity or other arranged for by his
second cousins, the Icicle Boys and
Prince Sleet.
"But he Is not working"
well, OF course" said Old Man
Winter. Xmas isn't work for those
who love 1t. and almost every single
soul does. As for Santa. hear he
adores II. Certainly he seems to when
! see him hurrying along through the
snow Of Xmas night and Xmas eve.
Now. King Snow. II is all very well
for you to say that you haven't
Nmas list. II is all very well and all
very true that your grandchildren
wouldn't want mIttens. nor would they
want Warm stockings. and I'm sure.
too, they would not want sleds
but at the same time you have
Xmas list I"
Horrors I" said King Snow. "You
don't tell me so What must ! do?"
"You have hundreds and hundreds
and hundreds Of names on your Xmas
list" said Old Man Winter.
King Snow gave great groan.
But they all ask for the one thing
snow They want II 10 be white
Xmas as they call IT,"
WELL" said King Snow. "TT give
II TO them. King Snow viii give every
one on his list present"
And that night King Snow began to
attend to this--for there were only
several more days before Xmas. And
30 excited did King Snow become that
he even showed In the windows left
open in bedrooms that night to make
sure they would all know of his part
IN Xmasl