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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-06
a LET'S GO! N
AUCTION SAIL
The undersigned auctoneer will sell at Public Auction
at the 1900 acre Paradise Farm, 3 miles west OF
Sheridan, on
Thursday, June 9Th

ID milk cows horses mules, So registered Lincoln
sheep, mowers threshng machine Samson trac-
tors drill hay baler, spreader, power sprayer
hand sprayer binder, hay rakes, wagons weeders
six 14inch and three 12-inch plows, hillside plow,
grindstone, disk, spading, springtooth revolv-
ing drag and one 1-horse harrow wood saw OUTFIT
/ cultivator, go-devs blacksmith outfit, hay fork
and rope stump puller tanning mill platform scales
so COTS tents, IL camp Stoves, MonNrch juice press,
gas drums, hay hooks, potato digger, l potato
planter flat trucks L power feed cutter, 80 shocks,
180 empty boxes, 1000 prune boxes $50 apple boxes
IA traps onehand trucks II forks potato fork scoop
shoel ice tongs scythe, pick nail puler cant hook,
wire stretcher anvil tier wood 33 cords fir wood,
harness, 19 collars, IL punches baing wre hay Sings
wagon jack wheelbarrows, brace and bits, 10 step
ladders post augers 10 barrels of spray empty bar
res corrugated roller 70 loganbery buckets 25 water
cans, 205 feet of hose pruning shears, rolls wire
fencing IL rolls of berry WIRE gang disk plow, gang
pows, 1000 wood stakes spring Seats wagon springs,
hack tongue, hay seds, hay boards, 18 rail ties,
plumbers tools, carpenters tools, vices IL hinges
apple picking bags pruning saws revolving grinder
dinner bell, spades, shovels, forks, hand trowes,
bunch of screen wire electric motor shotgun z rugs
kitchen range, player music box wall telephones iron
BEDS large carpet wood bed and outfit chairs table
and stands, electric range, glass cooking utensils
chairs, table, buffet, desk all living furn-
ure, setee mantle clock hat rack complete furnishings
for five bedrooms, electric washer, complete washing
outfit porch chairs and swing, clothes racks pairs
OF pillows, blankets and comforters 1880 gallons of
oganberry juice $4,000 pounds of pulp many other
articles not enumerated pertaining the operation of
the Paradise Farm.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-06

Farm consisting of 10 and 59-1O0 acres with acres
OF ogans and other fruit good roomed pastered house.
good barn. machine she'd chicken house, grainery etc.
this place adjons city limits and being only 25 mile east
OF the end of South 18th street car line
Also at same time and place will sell: black mare
years Old weight 1900 bs blocky built, extra good;
dozen Barred Rock hens, single buggy harness. single
work harness, one-horse wagon with double box and
Sprngs-lke new, single buggy, buggy pole, steel har
row. John Deere onehorse cuvator 8-inch Oliver plow
n p gas engine-good new, bone grinder, corn
sheler corn planter scythe, hoes, and other garden
tools lawn mower, mans bicycle, wheel-barrow, NC
Cianahan incubator, stands of BEES solid oak library
table rocking chairs, leather chair oak dinners
oak book cases, oak dining table, couch Kirnan piano.
piano pench drop head White sewing machine heater
o-hole Estate Banner range-good kitchen table, htch
en- CABINET, milk cupboard, iron beds and springs
cots oak dressers stand table, washing machine tub
Irult Jars Aladdin lamp, dishes, cooking utensils and
many other articles
Terms of Farm: $500 cash. balance of purchase
prlce VIII be arranged day of sale All the personal
property will be sold for cash Il
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-06
AUCTION SALE
Wednesday, June 18th
-1:3O %. M.

Located 25 Mile East of the End of 18th ST. line
10 and 591O0 Acre Farm Machinery, Stock, Piano and
Furniture,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-06

''wOOdry sells everything at Auction anywhere"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-06

NJ M. SMITH, S. U. SMITH. Owners. phone 6OFs.
FN WO0DRY, The AuctiOneer, Phone 5ll
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06

State expense, connecting lis with
Camden County. Surveys we un-
dertand are complete and now in
,he Engineering Department of the
State Highway Commission.
9Th The construction of new draw
bridge across Charles Creek on
Riverside Ave, material for which
has been ordered.
9TH. Installation of many permanent
culverts and wooden bridges OF
- creosoted lumber. .....
sth. Installation of the patrol system
of maintenance throughout the
county. which has ALREADY been
made effective OF some roads.
Since the completion Of the Weeks
vile Road and the taking over by the
State Highway Commission of q miles
Of heavily travelled roads, the Commits
sion doubts the wisdom of constantly
maintaining the convict force, and are
nIanning q system of maintenance OF
the important roads on per mile Da-
sis, with the cooperation of some OF
the county's most public spirited farm
ers. All details of the plan have not
as yet been worked out, but having OBJ
tanned legislation to abolish the con-
Tict force. temporarily at least, we
hope to effect workable plan which
will maintain the roads in better shape
and at less cost than can be done by
the convict force, over such wide
areaA
WITH, the completion of the projects
mentioned above the County will be a
creditor ,ttf tbe Stats Highway Commits
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06
TO LEND MONEY
TO The FARMER
Southern Trust Co., Capital $780,
900, To Occupy Former
Bank Quarters

Speculation as to who would
occupy the old quarters Of the
Savings Bank & Trust Co., va
Gated by the expiration of that
banks lease on the premises
Ian. l, ends with the announce
ment that a charter has been Sc
cured for a company to be
known as The Southern Trust
Co., which company has leased
the property in question for a
long term of years.
The Southern Trust Co. will do q
general trust business and specialize
in long term loans to farmers. 1t is
proposed to begin business with a sub
<cribcd capital of $4,000 and an active
interest has already developed in the
company's shares. The organization
committee of the new trust company is
'composed of Chas. II. Robinson, w. A.
Worth and w. G. Gather. Organiza-
ton probably will be perfected within
the next week or ten days.
Mr.. Robinson states that the South
crn Trust Co. will not do a banking
business and will not receive deposits,
hut will make a speciality of farm loans
Such as are not now sought by any OF
the existing financial institutions of the
CITY. Federal Farm Loans available for
farmers in this county and vicinity are
limited and do not begin to meet the de-
mands for loans on farm property. 1t
is also pointed out that many farmers
who are worthy of credit can not meet
the exacting requirements of the Fed
eral Farm Loan Banks.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06
CHEAP FARMS
NOT ALL GONE
Former Canadian Stock Grower
Buys 974 Acres Here
For $4,000

The fact that cheap farm
lands are still available in
Northeastern North Carolina
was indicated this week when
Gordon E. Ward, a New York
building contractor purchased a
farm known as the Horse Shoe
tract, consisting of 04 acres,
near South Mills in Camden
county, Is miles from Elizabeth
City, for $4,000, or less than
$3.50 an acre.
The tract involved contains GOO ana
odd acres of cleared land and about
800 acres of gum and oak timber 1t
is naturally drained and many persons
familiar with it believe that 1t Is one
of the best potential farm properties
in Camden County The property was
owned by Capt. Buck Perry. a retired
sea captain, who had been on the land
about six years and just couldn't make
a go of it.
The purchaser of the Horse Shoe
Farm is going in for stock farming and
expects to spend a bunch OF money IN
the development of his property at an
early date. He has employed {. Il.
Taylor of Elizabeth City as superin,en-
dent of the property.
How Mr.. Ward came to buy the
property is a story within itself. Cor
don f. Ward is contractor and build
er whose headquarters are All East
34th St. New York City. with branch
cffNS ia M2Ston. Mais. He. specializeS
IN the bmldfeg Of a50aISirS. packing
houses. refrigeratipg plants. storage
warehouses. etc He is building the new
government radio station at Cape Hat
teras. That brought him to Elizabeth
City. In Elizabeth City he picked up
4 copy of THE INDEPENDENT and
became interested in the agitation for
4 packing and refrigeration plant for
Elizabeth City. II was all in lis line.
He began to figure with W. II. Wealth
,rly and. other local capitalists on n
,Old storage plant-and is still tigur
ng. In meantime he was getting ac-
Iuainted with Elizabeth City and its
agricultural possibilities.
Now Gordon f. Ward has entertained
, certain ambition for several years.
He was born on farm in, Canada-a
stock farm. He lef. that firm when
he was 20 years ole and became con-
tractor. But he has always wanted TO
set back to farm and raise thorobred
i've stock. Several times he has inves-
-igated farm properties in other parts
Of the country but every time h. found
what he wanted, some one wanted about
million dollars for it. And then he
learned about the Horse Shoe tract
and the low prize at which it was of
ferea He snapped it up.
! Awong other things, Mr.. Ward is
own of q basket factory in New
forh State. He expects to locate that
factory on his farm in Camden coun-
ty and utilize his 800 acres of timber
IN that way. His purchase of that farm
IN Camden County has decided him in
another matter. He was seeking To-
'ation for a Southern Office for his con-
'raeting business. He will locate that
'Hiee in Elizabetn City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06
a JEWELER IN MANTEO.

Jos. y. Bell, for many> years the
leading jcwrer of Washington, n. g.,
has located permanently in Manteo and
offers his services to the people of Ro-
anoke and contiguous settlements. HIS
cypcrience of fifty years enables him
70 give efficient service in his line. All
work on watches, clocks and Jewelry
entrusted to him will be repaired IN a
workmanlike manner and as low as con-
sistent with good work. A trial job
is solicited p.J.6-1t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06
THOUGHT DROWNED IN
ALBEMARLE SOUND

News rfaches Elizabeth City that
searching parties are dragging Albe-
marie sofnd following the disappear
inee of Inward Leary and ten year old
son, OF Columbia, Tyrrell County, who
left Edent9n in small boat bound for
Columbia last Sunday. Nothing has
been seenko heard from the father
aud son since they left Edenton.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06
1922 LOOKS like
ABUlLDINC YEAR
Every indication Points to. !.
Greater Building Activity s
in This City
BY J. p. KRAMER
Elizabeth city's Leading Building
Contractor s9tfN

THE INDEPENDENT has alkedS
me for an expression of my views on
the building outlook for 1922 in EAisr
abeth City and vicinity. / consider IT,,
outlook exceptionally, good, 6eftsr
in fact than for some years past ~.
erything points to -.pdore building in
Elizabeth City this year.
To begin with, there is an existing
demand and an actual need for more
buildings of practically every cba4acl
ter-stores, warehouses, residences.
schools.
Prices of both labor and material
have declined and are more reasonable
than for some years past.
Money for building improvements 10
more available. Many new residences
were built last year, but the demand
for homes has by no means been met
and many homes will have to be built
to satisfy the demands of home makers
and the growth in population Of the
city.
The increase in rents has madesthe
building of homes a profitable invest
ment Present rentals make invest
ments in residence far more profitable
than at any time in the past and will
undoubtedly encourage investors 70
build homes and apartments to rent. J.
One large and several smaller mer-
camille buildings are about to be start.
ed These, however, will be located in
the wholesale district and will be. oc-
cupied, in the main, by the owners.
Therefore, in no way will they meet the
demand for business places in the re-
tail sections especially for the smaller
rooms.
Contracts have been closed fer ,tbs>
Normal School buildings amounting to
soS"t fnI2or S1'o'ooo and others will soon
There are Indications that the wear
will not be far advanced before work
on our city schools, costing not less
than a quarter million dollars, will be
in progress.
Plans are being prepared for at least
one large rural school building.
We hear talk of bonded warehouses,
cold storage plan, ete., which are
soon to be erected; also of modern
theatre, hotel and public library, any
or all of which We have reason to be-
lleve are near future possibilities.
Prices of labor and materials have
with few exceptions, declined apparent-
ly- - the point where they will remain
for some time to. come. This is the
view of various contributors : to the
building journals and of those who are
in position to speak as to that mat
ter.
We understand that the banks ard
individual investors are far better pre .
pared and are disposed to aid this line
Of business. Our Building & Loan AS
sociation, which has never been able to
meet the demands made on it, is rap
idly growing and will assist in the
building of more homes this year than
ever before. ~
And improved highways will also no
doubt have an exhiliarating effect on
building in the rural sections SO that
we may well expect more building thru
out the country than before.
With the demand for buildings a
the improved building conditions
cannot but look forward to great
tivity in the building business TIE cJ
ing year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06
PASQUOTANK IS
BUILDING ROADS
Twenty-Seven Miles of Brick
About Completed and
More to Come
BY A. B. HOUTZ,
Chairman Pasquotank Highway
Commission.

A review of the road building work
of the past year reveals much progress
for the County of PasQuOtank. and the
program under way for 1922 gives
promise of still greater accomplish
ment.
The following summary briefly enum-
crates the more important accomplish
ments since Jan. l, 1921:
1. Hard Surfacing began on the New
land Road and three miles laid un-
der County Supervision.
>. Securing the adoption of the New
land Road as part Of the State
Highway system and completion of
this road under State Highway su
pcrvision for which the County will
be reimbursed.
.. Completion of seven miles of New
land hard surface road under State
supervision.
t. Securing the adoption of proposed
road through the Dismal Swamp,
connecting Gates County with the
Ncwland Road, as part of the
State Highway system.
). Establishing drainage district in
Newland Township to make the
building of the connecting road be-
tween PaSQuotank and Gates pos
sible.
6. Securing The adoption of a short
connecting link between the New
land Road and the town of South
Mills as a part of the State High
way system.
/. Securing the adoption as part of
the State Highway system the
Woodvile- Elizabeth City road.
s.. Securing agreement with the State
Highway Commission to construct
the Woodvile- Elizabeth City road
at once with County funds. repay
ment to be made within four years.
0. Securing adoption as part of the
State Highway system the road be-
tween Elizabeth City and Camden
Court House. including bridge
across the PasQuotank River.
10. Securing free toll across TIE pres
ent Pasquotank River Bridge.
II. Securing maintenance by TIE state
of all roads taken over as part of
the State Highway System,
12. Securing legislation permitting the
Pasquotank Highway Commission
to abolish temporarily or perma-
nently the convict force.
13. Sale of $25O,OOO County Road
bonds to finance projects taken ov-
er by the State Highway Commits
sion.
ii. Constructing a short connecting
link between Pasquotank County
and Perquimans county across Lit
tie River, connecting with the
Lake road.
Looking forward We see
LIST. Within a few months the compile
ton of the Newland Road which
will give Pasquotank a hard surface
road from Weeksville to the Meth
odist Church in Newland,-a con-
tinuous hard surface road about %
miles long, bi-secting the county
the long way.
'2nd. The completion of the drainage
system in Newland and the con-
struction of the road through the
Dismal Swamp, giving us a short
outlet to Gatesville, Winton, Suf-
folk, Richmond, ETC., and opening
\ up a new and valuable trade ter
4 ritory for Elizabeth City.
Bid The construction of the two mile
\ link, If road connecting the New
lanf{ road with South Mills. The
sursey of this project has been
compinked So 4 contract will probr
iilIl - i. !: :!
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06
NOT DETERMIlg6
WITHOUT AZ
But Site Selected For New blish1
School 10 Censrslly 8
Approved

The question of site for Elizabeth VI ~
City's proposed 100000 High Sche6.
building may have been definitely 69Hx =
tied last Friday night by decisA IN
the School Board to purchase thls34fz
Davis property on North Road 81, 1esfX<x
posite the present High Schotf H5gsff a
This is the most centraltof n thsy = ~
offered for the new school 5bpile =
street talk this week indicates fEcg$
selection of this site meets yGEI3sksS
lie approval generally. I
The Davis property ii okned 81
Isaiah Fearing. I. hss<a ffont1t
256 feet on Road 81 and extendf Iri{
Alb feet to PooY ST., where it ~ $I
frontage of 43Hfeet. The. .prol
cut up by -He fact that one
approximaydy 10000 square iie
behind cIfain residences on 81
There ample frontage Of %
Road /St. with straight lines
St. to accemmodatcs
iut iuSt ftba School Board .misEts
''tS efecf say nothing of tSi
frresr on Poo. ST. ~
|dse4 a. y plr1 -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06
JUDGE Els, W,iFE I'LL.

$50 3ssS.. 7s5 ~ 9is---------- sstr -
Iise SJsasfhy term Of the Superior
Court for th 'trial of ciyil cases in this
fo1nty adjottned "Wednesday off, this
week on acaunt of iA,iss 1of the, wife
of Judge y A. DaI presiiipgs
4adge Danies adjourn, lieS Court to
h1astcn to tey bedsiaa liz sssSss.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-09
WEST VA. PROFESSOR
TO MISSOURI univ.

Columbia. No. March s-The position
as acting professor in English at the
University Of Missouri during the sum-
mer term gon to DR.. J. IL Cox, profes-
sor of English at the West Virginia
University, MorGantown. ". Va, accord
!ng to word that has been received hero
from st. Louis whore the board Of cur
ators have been IN session.
This Is one OF the most important
places III the summer staff Of educa tors
ut the University and the selection Of
Or. Cox was made from 4 large list Of
leading educators OF the country, who
were eligible for selection for the post.
Mr.. Cox will have a STAFF Of assistants
under him. He will arrive here as soon
as his present years work at the West
Virginia University Is finished and he
will remain here during the entire sum-
mer.
The English department Of the Uni.
vcrS!cy expects To have an unusually
large enrolment this summer and Mr.
Cox AMI his department will have
busy time O! II. He is one OF score
Of prominent educators who already
have been selected for places on the
teaching staff OF the University To- the
summer term. Included among them
are several from st Louis. Springfield
and other cities in this state as we'll rs
a number from other state educa tional
institutions in other states.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-09
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-09
STILL HARP|NG

Editor N'cl.genCer:
with customary far sightedncss the
Res lister du.ounccs III It's editorial COL
umu on March Nth that our only aNcnuo
If escape from decreasing revenues Is
4 tax uron light wines and beer.
30, thanks. dear spiritual adviser, we
would rather bear those ills We have
than fly TO others that we do KNOW
Or. We Will retain orr thousands
upon thousands" OF good Republicans
as prohibition enforcement officers, and
retain some degree Of our respect Tor
oar Constitution, rather create an army
r LAX collectors and mad jobs for brew
cry workers.. G!stiilera and bar-tenders'
As L. tic comment upon the amount
Of COnfscatrd liquor IN Ohio county
being enough to give every adult a
iaE." and only being one one-hundredtl
Of the amount manufactured, We must
remark that the statistical propensity
shown by the editorial writer may pos
t!blv indicate knowledge that would be
welcomed by some Of our good Repuo-
liran" enforcement officers.
what do you say we harp on another
etriI,S:
Ironlh!tiun's here to stay, so let's
Get used 10 It.
Dryly yours,
EN-TANK
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-09
WITCHCRAFT IN OUR MIDST

When witchcrlft IS mentioned. wc
usually cali up mental pictures Of Sa,cnI.
Massachusetts,, at a period in early COL
onial history, or OF the countries OF
the old world several centuries ago. Hut
things that happen right here in our
own city occasionally. show us that we
do not need TO go so far back. For
Il ~ 4 fact, strange as Il may SEEM
that here in Wheeling. Vest Virginia.
in the year 1927. there are people who
believe IN witches md their n-sa-iou5
powers over other men and women. They
are not exactly numerous. but enough
cases have come to light = show mat
c!ty-wtde canvass would Recall sew
eral OF them.
These people who believe IN witches
also believe IN witch doctors who are
supposed 10 have power 70 1's""-'r
witches and 70 counteract tn. ciIe3t3 Of
their spells. We have. here In Wheel
ing. few persons who profess 20 be
witch G"rt.ra. and who take advantage
Of tn" .guorance and creiulty Of the
hc''"v":s IN witches.
Ordinarily, this situation is only a
cause for amusement but II contains
an element OF danger. For instance, We
vii suppose that child is sick The
father or mother goes TO 4 witch doctor,
who tells them that a certain ncIshhor
Is tho witch and has cast a spell on
tAc:r mild. I" the child should die.
the PARENTS believing that the neighbor
"wi;"h" killed IT, might ne enraEcd and
take thn punishment o. tho witch"
.rtn their own hands. resulting In L
.,r"hah'o murder OF Il who'll. jnn"ccnt
and Uusu>pecitnS person.
TndIvidua'S who believe in witches arc
20 be pttIed for thrir mental darkness.
but those who pretend to be witch
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-09

$1,000 900 for the relief OF disabled vet
Grams. This Is splendid tdea In every
respect and the measure should be
lassed promptly.
1t Is up 70 every state and 70 the Ia
tional congress as we'll. 10 provide all
that may be needed for men who were
wounded or otherwise disabled IN the
war. Such legislation should take pre-
ccdence not only over general bonus
legislation. but over almost everything
else. New York is setting splendid
example to our solons IN Washington