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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
COAL SHORTAGE
LOOKS SERIOUS
E. c. Conger Making Survey
of Needs of IL North
eastern Counties

The fuel situation in Elizabeth
CITY and vicinity promises to be
more serious than waS anticipated.
according TO T.. &. Congcr. president
of the Crystal Ice & Coal Co. of this
city. who has been appointed Fuel
Administrator for PaSquOtank and
ten other Northeastern North Car
Olina counties.
Mr.. Congrr will represent the
State Corporation Commission IN
the allotment and distribution OF
.oal for PaSquotank. Camden. Cur
rituck. PrruuimanS. Chowan. Gates
IIrrtford. Bcrtic. Tyrrcll and Dare
Counties. His first business is to
make a survey of these counties and
find ont approximately what their
fuel requirements will be this VIM
ter. Until this information is at
hand he will not know what aIIot-
ment of coal will be made for these
counties or when it will be available.
MIR. Congcr still inclincS TO the
opinion that Elizabeth City and the
neighbOring counties should not sui
fer because of their. proximity to
the Virginia mines. There is soft
coal in abundance in the non-unlom
fields of West Virginia. IN easy haul
to Elizabeth City. But what Will
tho railroads do? That's the qucS-
tion. First and last We are depend
ent upon the rail carriers to get the
coal from the mines.
In meantime hundreds OF Eliza
beth City households are filling their
coal bins with briqucttc coal,
makcShift which has been used cX-
tcnSivcly here in former fuel crises.
The briqucttcS burn readily and pro-
vide heat. The briqucttcS are made
at Norfolk and the supply is always
close by.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
CHAS. CARMINE GIVES UP &.
OFFICE TO GO TO PINEHuRI

Chas. Carmine, for the past 81
years Auditor of PasquOtank Couu.
and Secretary to the PasquOtaf1
Highway Commission. will make III
home in Pinehurst, \. C., where /
has secured a position with 4
Leonard II. Tufts Pinehurst orga
ization. Mr.. Carmine rendered hI
resignation to the County Commi1
sioners Monday, August Z. His su(
cessor as County Auditor, TO fill q
unexpircd portion of his prese1
term is c. c. Pritchard, former|
the bookkecper for the Richmor1
Cedar Works. n
Mr.. Carmine. a native of Pasqu{
tank. is making the change to PIN
hurst on account of the health
his wife. He has served the coul
ty faithfully and efficiently in his b
flee and his resignation was accepts
with keen regret. "a
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
TO HANDLE 100000 LBS.
OF DRESSED PORK
Pasuuotank Hams and Bacon To Be
Sold in Nations Capital

e. VI. Whitley 4 Co. packers OF
Smithfield hams will have their plant
in operation before Nov. l. l"22.
Construction on the plant on West
Main st. extended. just beyond the
Norfolk Southern passenger depot
is progressing nicely. The main
building is 80 by 50 feet. Of semi
tireproof brick and hollow tile con-
Struction. designed to handle jOO,-
600 pounds of meat in Il season.
In addition to the main building
there are two SmOkehOuses. each
having capacity of 100000 pounds
of meat. Mr.. Whitley will make his
residence in Elizabeth City and is
building his home above the packing
plant.
&. VI. Whitley & Co. are going
TO do business here on Il pretentiouS
scale. They purpose to rent a stand
in the City Market where their by
products. such as sparc-ribS. back
bones. tcnderlOinS. sausage and lard.
as we'll aS hams and bacon. will be
available to the local trade. They
plan to market their products prin-
cipally thru wagons on the streets
of Baltimore, Washington and, pos
sibly. Philadelphia; and thru their
warehouse in Hampton, Va. Their
hams and bacon will be marketed as
Smithfield hams aud bacon until the
public has discovered that the best
hams no longer come from Smith
field. Va. and that the center of the
Smithfield ham industry is shifting
TO Elizabeth City. PaSquOtank
hams. packed by the PaSquotanE
Packing Co.. which began operations
here last fall. arc now being served
rs Smithfield hams on the tables of
some of the best hotels in Virginia.
G. VI. Whitley. president of c. NJ.
Whitley 4 Co. is a native of Smith
field. Va. He is an experienced
packer of Smithfeld Hams and has
q brother in the business at Smith
field at the present time. Mr.. Whit
lev was for several years IL member
of the firm of Whitley Il Coston,
fertilizer manufacturers. of Hamp-
ton and is an able business man. ia
vorably known thruout the Virginia
Peninsula.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
SWEET POTATO
HOLDS ITS OWN
First Quality Stock in De-
mand at Prices That Net
Growers Good Profit

The sweet potato growers
OF the Elizabeth City region
will pay their bills out of this
seasons crop and have a pit
tance left for their labor, is
the opinion Of n. Howard
Smith, manager OF the Caro-
lima Potato Exchange which
handles the bulk Of the sweet
potatoes grown in Camden
and Currituck counties.
The movement of early sweets Is
we'll under way this week, shipments
running to twenty cars day. BY
Tuesday of next week shipments are
expected to total thirty cars Il day.
which is about all the shipping facil-
tiles of the section can handle.
The acreage of sweets in Curri-
tuck this year is Il third larger than
last wear. but the crop has been bad
" damaged by rains and the quality
badly affected Good stock is in de-
mand at $3.50 to $4.00 Il barrel and
buyers are begging for good stock
at these prices. Small stuff. dirty
and badly packed is selling about as
it always sold. the packer of such
stuff being at the mercy of the buy
rrS.
Considering business conditions
generally thruout the country and
the price of other farm products,
the sweet potato is holding its own
in fine shape this year and still lays
claim to being the most profitable
crop for Currituck aud lower Cam
den.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
JOY RIDE INTO TOWN ON
TOW BARGE NEXT MONTE
Detour for Camden Ferry Road Will Be Me-
Via Pasquotank River All Water Route
While Road is Being Built

All trafnc HOW using
Camden Ferry Road ipEo
out of Elizabeth Cisy VIII
detoured by a barge line tr0
Lamb Ferry to Elizabeth 8
as soon as the detour is q
essary, this appearing tos
the most practicable solut!d
to a knotty problem.
Tn meantime work on the Fer
Road will be so handled that 4
road will be kept open till the u
possible moment. About 300 yar|
of the corduroy base for the Fer
Road has been laid and the rest
the corduroy will be in place
about 30 days. Then begins the d|
ill and traffic must detour.
State Engineer McNutt who Is 3
perintending the construction OF a
Ferry Road admits that he a
struck a mans job, but he beliex|
that it can be satisfactorily accc1
plished and that the final cost =
the State will not be so large
some have predicted. The entt
road bed is to be raised to the hiG
water level before it is hard g
faced. Logs laid crosswise the
tire length of the road will form Il
base for a dirt fill upon which 4
cement road will be laid. This met
cd has been successfully employ
by the Norfolk Southern Railroad
making the fills for its road bed W
similar marsh regions. 81
\ large tow barge with capaci
for II or IL automobiles will be d
Grated between Elizabeth City n
Lamb Terry. Landings will
built at Lamb Ferry and on Wat
ST.. at Elizabeth City for handliI
cars to and from the barge. . III
barge will be operated on an hour
schedule, making one round trip Q
cry two hours. People from Gu
rituck and Camden Counties WI
would prefer not to bring their ca
over on the barge, may park the
cars at LAMB Ferry on the Camd|
side of the river. Secretary Job<
the Elizabeth City Chamber of Coz
merce is now OH the lookout for
man who could be induced to l0I
after the parking of cars Mt Ian
Ferry.
The barge line seems to be t
only practicable detour as it is &C
tain that the old Lamb Ferry Ro|
would not hold up for thirty da'
under the traffic to be detour<
Shipyard Ferry, further up the n
or is nearly us impracticable 4
traffic via this route would be
against another detour on the Ne'
land Road into Elizabeth City. z
1t is hoped to complete the Car
den Ferry Road by Nov. 1, 1922.
soon as the fill is completed, co
struction of the cement road will
rushed two ways at once. two co
struction gangs to be employed.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
ROANOKE ISLAND NOT so
CONDUCIVE TO MARRlA0

Cupid grew faint hearted at Maj
teo last week when James Z. Treyi
lion of Norfolk and Miss Selu
Frank Of New Bern gave up u
idea while the magistrate was ge|
ting ready 20 tie them up. The col
pie had been stopping at Nags He1
and grew romantic. Accompa9A
by about 30 friends they
Manteo for a license. ArriSedS u
they found the Register Of L |
gore. TIE party was obliged I'd,
down and wait on the courtho9'
steps. After waiting two or II
hours the Register of Deeds
turned. and the license was boIi
While the Register of Deeds
hunting up a magistrate, the 6,
gave out the idea and the copI
went back to Nags Head.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
AUTOS THAT
PASS IN AIR
Elizabeth City Fair Secures
Real Thriller For Free
Act

Can YOU loop the loop in all
automobile without a loop!
The Fearless Greggs do it and
they are coming to the Ellz-
abeth City District Fair. Oct.
10. II. II and Is, with what is
perhaps the most thrilling and
daredevil stunt ever exhibit
ed in America. The Fair AS
sociation closed a contract
with the Greggs this week,
the act to cost $4,000.
The GreggS carry double track
incline that rises to a height OF
about - feet in the air. This in
clined track curves upward and cuts
off abruptly about twelve feet from
the ground. Fifteen feet away Is
a double track platform in line with
the aforementioned chute. The
GrcggS start from the top of their
GCuble track chute in two racing au-
tomobileS. One of these cars dash =
e. by the othar down the inclined
track. jumps tha gap ard lands on
:hc receiving platform. While tie
first car is making it, sensational
landing. the second car trrns a COM
plrte somerSault three times in Md
air. jumps the gap and lands square
ly on the platform with ear number
one. Men hold their breath women
cover their eyes and children Screant
when they see this mad act for the
first time. And then they come back
next day to see it again. 1t is the
biggest free attraction offered by
any fair this year. said to eclipse
anything Offered by the Norfolk
Fair. Ten people. 10000 lbs. of
paraphernalia. FIVE baggage wagons
and a special railroad car are re-
Quircd to carry the Gregg act and it
is going to bring thousands to the
Elizabeth City Fair.
There will be other free acts at
the Elizabeth City Fair and the
management is doing things in a big
way. Contract was let this week
for the new agricultural exhibit
building. to be completed in ample
time for the October Fair. j. L.
Kramer is the builder. The build
ing will be 40 by 100 feet and will
provide exhibit space for every
county in the district.
Among other things. to stimulate
interest in the Fair, the Fair AS
Sociation is going to give away two
automobiles. Every purchaser of IL
season ticket to the Fair will be
given coupon emitting the holder
to guess the lucky number that will
win one of the two cars. The other
car will be given to the young man
or young woman selling the largest
number of season tickets. 1t all
means that there is going to be a
big sale of tickets for the Elizabeth
City Fair.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
"a YEARS OLD AND
STRONG FOR FREEDOM
Rut He Has No Use For Prohibl-
ticnistS. Republicans or
Democrats

\. \. Combs. former Postmaster
at Fort Landing. Tyrrcll County,
waS in Elizabeth City this week WIS.,
iting among his many friends and ac-
Guaip,anrcs here. Mr.. Combs is "a
wears old and deaf as II post but
he is Sprightly for his year and Is
50 actively interested in almost cv-
rrvthing that he is thinking of run
ming for the Legislature on an IN
dependent ticket from Tyrrell Coun-
ty. He declares he will run, if no
other independent candidate appears
in His county.
Four things this venerable Tyrrcl-
OMAN hates with an all consuming
hate: tick cradicatorS. Prohibition
lists. Republicans and Democrats. He
SAYS Prohibition and Stock Law
have deprived American citizens OF
their last remnants of liberty and
freedom and he regards both OF the
old parties rs the friends of Pro-
hibition and Stock Law. He is sure
fine editor cf TIE INDEPENDENT
is going to hell because this news
paper advocated the dipping of tick
infested cattle, but continues to read
TIE INDEPENDENT just the
same because he believes it has as
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
$4,000 EASY
MONEY FOR Us
General Education B o ar d
Provides So Much For
School Here

Forty thousand dollars of John d.
Rockefeller's money is to be cX'
pended in cQuipping and furnishing
the new buildings of the State Nor
nal School for Negroes at Elizabeth
City. the General Education Board
of New York City having approprl-
ated that much money for the Eliz-
abeth City School This means that
practically every dollar appropriated
by the State for this school will 60
into school buildings exclusively.
The State is now spending nearly
5000, ,GOO.0O for new buildings for the
school ut Elizabeth City and an eX-
pcnditure of quarter million more
is contemplated when the buildings
now under construction are com
pleted.
The new administration building
for the State Normal is now nearly
twO-thirdS complete. 1t is proposed
to complete it before Nov. |, l922
The total cost of this building will
be S110.4OO. 1t will be surpassed
only by Elizabeth City'S new High
School Building and is in some re
SpectS a more desirable school build
ins. The auditorium of the State
Normal building will have il stage
nearly twice as large as that pr0vid-
ed in the plans for the City High
School and will seat 1.4OO people.
Two other new buildings for the
State Normal have already been
completed and are ready for occu-
pancy. These are the Model frac-
tice School and the Principals Cot
tage. the two costing over $4,000.
In addition to these buildings, the
school has been provided with its
own water and sewerage system, in
dependent of the city.
And what is being done is only a
beginning. The girls dOrmitory is
to be greatly enlarged: dormitory
is to be built for boys; Il large din
ing hall and kitchen is to be built
and there will be gymnasium and
workshop for the men. North Car
olina is going to see that its Negro
population is educated in good
North Carolina citizenship. The
Elizabeth City Normal School is one
of three schools of higher education
for Negroes supported by the State
10 do for the Negroes what The
University. State College. North
Carolina Teachers Training School
and other State institutions are do
ing for the white people.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11

cease to function in its usual man
ucr.
The refusal of North Carolina
farmers to recognize the necessity
for the production Of home supplies
mas made them a party to a crime
against the prosperity of the state.
All other problems, whether those
Of production. transportation or dis
tribution pale into inSigniticance
when compared with this mOnumcn-
tai one.
An Incubator of Blighted Hopes
\ cow!pSs. hOgleSS. hcnleSS farm
is a natural incubator for bIlghted
homes. crushed ambitions and an un-
dcrnouriShcd citizenship. and at
once becomes the ideal birthplace for
radical thought. unrest and deep
seated jea!ouSies against MI the sue
cr<SpS of organized society. Whereas
The home that is provided with an
adaouatc supply Of those natural
farm products of human conSump-
tion. consisting of bread and bacon
ham and eggs. miIks. cream and but
ter. fresh fruits and garden prod
nets. is Il castle OF contCntmcnt. re-
gardlcSS of its pretcntions. and the
doctrines of bolShevism, anarchy aod
human clrSrdncss sweeping over the
world to-day can find no Judgement
there.
ANY mar who OwncS and operates
a farm and who does 80 solely upon
y cotton or tobacco gamble to the
entire exclusion Of home supplies is
not worthy of one moments Sympa-
thy when he cries for quarter as the
sharks of trade draw tight the cord
of financial strangulation. woven by
his own hands about his own neck
in the face of the danger signals
posted everywhere.
In the face of these facts and IN
the face of the fact that we import
cd in 1920. 23O,O00,OO0 dollars
worth of food and feed, not includ-
ing daintieS and luxuries, it is not
surprising that We have only accu-
mulatcd S17O,0OO,O00 in the past %
wears in bank capital, surplus and
undivided profits, which is S5O'Ooo'-
600 less than enough to pay our ra-
tioa bill for one year.
The difference in the actual cost
Of n bale of cotton and its selling
price is not actual profit, but repre-
scnts the accumulation at the end OF
the year between bare living ana
q meager wage for men. and the
commcrcialized sweat and blood OF
the women and children OF the
South. whereas the difference in the
cost and selling price of pork rep
rcsents the expended energy and
coptentmcnt of hogs directed by IN
telliscnt management, emanatlng
from the human brain.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
WASTED TIME ANDMONEY
an NO. CAROLINA FARMS
uow We Have Trodden Hecdlessly Upon
Acres of Diamonds And How We May
Yet Redeem Ourselves
BY FRED p. LATHAM
cOr Of Grove Farm and Member
f'T Agriculture

Orr population in 1920 2550125 OF these people
er cent was rural or in round numbers 18l3977 lived
- 10 il not on some of the 2697+O farms in the state
m crop values in 1920 amounted to $46O712245 emitting
the high position of sixth place in the column of produc-
Ir in the Nation.
We produced in round numbers $4,000 bales of cotton
l mon uniform price to the producer low grades and
II n Oc per h. have gross receipts of S42OOOOOO from
h. staple.
Basng Our consumption OF pork products their equiv
lent at eight per day per capita, consumed 46O
mCO pounds We packed of home production in the state
nr that year 100000 pounds leaving deficit OF 320
MOO pounds
Basng the price Is cents per pound bill
inorted products $4SOO0OO0 100000 in
be selling price OF entire cotton crop. And this in
m with more Godgven advantages for low cost pork
~ than any other in the whole siSterhood composing
nation
Yet enarmored by the charm OF cotton have permit
ed this enormous drain upon resources to prevail Tor
ears without serious effort to correct it.
We have literally been treadng diamonds for twcn
% wears with riveted upon the mythical rainbow OF
ns promise entirely obvous the world of wealth be-
w ssipaed all about The cloud OF the boil weevi will
cure this from many of YOU this very year What then
will we do?
There is but one logical answer: THE FARM MUST
FEED ITSELF.
How can this be done and will it pay my farm are the
next questions Let's examine the problem which must be
lone BY comparison Therefore is necessary to again refer
cs and the relative values OF acre production
First will furnish the cost and return value for an acre OF
cotton bang my calculations upon 20 acres to man and mule
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
LET YOUR TAIL LIGHT SHINE

Keep IN eye on your tail-light, II
YOU drive car in Elizabeth City
after dark. Word has gone out to
the police to arrest every autOmo-
biliSt who is driving without tail
light after nightfall, and the County
Trial Justice has nice little hnc
picked out for yOu if you are too
conscientious to swear that you cX-
amincd your tail-light and found 1t
burning before you took your car
out.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
BEGIN WORK ON INLAND
WATERWAY AUGUST 18th

Work of dredging the Hyde coun-
ty link of Norfolk Beaufort Inland
Waterway, from Alligator River to
Bclhaven. will begin August II, ac-
cording to advice received by Miles
Clark. chairman of the River K Har-
Dor Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce. The dredge will start
ut Alligator River, working toward
Belhayen.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
ELIZABETH CITY is ON
CIRCUIT OF EIGHT FAIRS

The dates of Northeastern North
Carolina Fairs this fall are as fol-
lows:
Williamson, y. c., Oct Sc.
Elizabeth City. y. c., Oct. 1O.13.
Edenton. y. c.. Oct. 1T-20.
Woodland. y. G., Oct. 3O-Nov. }.
Grcenville, y. G., Nov. III.
Pinehurst, y. c.. Nov. 40.
Winton. \. c.. Nov. 14.-1I.
The Suffolk. Va. Fair. Oct. 24-2I.
comes in between Edenton and
Woodland. which leaves no break in
an attractive circuit for horsemen.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11
INDEPENDENT READERS
LIKE PROPOSED CHANGE

Since announcing that it Will
change to Il twiCe-a-wcek paper be
ginning Sept. II, 1922, THE INDIE
PENDENT has received cOngratuIa-
tions from every section which 1t
serves. There is no miStaking the
fact that readers of this newspaper
will welcome the twicc-a-week pa
per.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11

with the knowledge of safety within
his reach, ut once qualities himSeil
for the premiership of il Fool far-
adise. therefore we had as well tear
the caMouHage from our real posi-
ton and recognize the fact that we
are now on the threshold OF n ne"
order OF farm economics. Those OF
rs who constitute the bone and SIN
ew of the States agricultural pro-
duction are by force of circumstanc-
es caught between the upper ana
lower millstones in this grind oil
transition.
Cotton Must Abdicate
The day of cotton's absolute dom
in,tion in the management of NOrth
Carolina's farm operation Is near
ing its end. The weeyil Will cover
the State like frost within four
wears; its rayages are destined I"
increase the cost of production OF
cotton beyond the point OF proht OH
some farms. and make it source
of loss on majority.
The farm folks of North CFlrollna
have met aud surmOunted every dil-
fcuIty confronting them in the past
and this one will crumble under the
attack of their resources and deter
minatiOn.
7 believe we are closely approach
ing the dawn of IN era that is hlled
TO oyerfowing with possibilities TOT
advanced living conditions on the
farm such as the State has never be-
fore enjoyed.
1t is a regretable fact that ms
only remedy of sufficient force TO III
augurate this change must OF neceS'
sity be severe enough to cause the
heart of all business depending Sole'
" upon the production of cotton 10
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11

The executive committee of the
North Carolina Cotton Growers. Co.
operative Association was authorized
bv tbe directors to decide on the
amount of the advances to be made
members on cotton delivered to the
pssorjatfon after September lst.
The amount will be around % per
cent. it was indicated.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11

For your eyes sake see DIR. j.
Hathaway, OIdometrist, Bradfo
Bldg, Elizabeth City, n. c. d
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-11

InI' acre i now ready June first
" begin the production OF a crop
=. 'ofn ~ per cent in excess Of itS
"'a'r capacity. without the addi-
.'n Of fertilizer. In addition to
DN' the same acre will yield the
Nls year from s to u bushels OF
Deans. sufficient TO produce ION
:" pounds Of pork with only the
"a'e' ro>t Of seeding. with the add
i accumulation Of from s. to SIC
hgnq<
''a.d each Of the 100000 acres
painted in cotton be seeded to
crops OF rye, oats. clover or
"a within the next 6O days and
>, ','as"d 20 produce crop during
=. heretofore dormant season. and
:, -, could b" intclligently grazed be-
:. IN january and May. we would
e.,, ' 10 our food supply from 100,,
~, }" TO l5o.OOO.OOO pounds OF
h., +, products, Or its equivalent in
'''i Or butter.
Millions More Pork
,I tai the 2.7S4,OOO acres now
- '7 corn in North Carolina
,o seeded TO SOY beans. velvet
,.,,r Il peanuts, or COW pease we
sr hav" the waste feed in the
moo " prodnco 2O0.OO0.OOO to 800,
aIan,. u PORK OF us equiv
''>'ro TO impress on you that
NJ. V thoughts are not the outerep,
i. . Tom the mind of an optomis,
liza, "'''r' but are plain farm prac'
Nil 'mployed as mOney-makers and
II. 'u''l"rS on my own farm fol
r past twelve years.
IMAM who lures himself into
>'''i position Of false security