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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01
GOVERNMENT POLICY
TOUCHES CLOSE HOME
Suspension of Building Program May
Hold UP Construction of Coast
Guard Station

Recent suspension of building pro-
grams in all lines of government actl-
yitics for the present. due to the
rapidly increasing cost of labor anu
materials. promises TO have its CT
feet on northeastern North Carolina
as well as other sections of the coun-
try. Hardly had new Coast Guard
Stations for Little Island in Nir-
ginia. and Bodic Island i'll North
Carolina been authorized. before the
Government decided to hold up plans
for S25O,OOO,00O of construction
work.
While the new policy may hold up
the construction of the station at
Bodic Island indefinitely. work IS eX-
pected TO go ahead on the station at
Little Island. because the station now
mt that point was so badly damaged
by recent tornado, that the erec-
ton of Il new one is imperative. Al
Bodie Island however. the station is
in fair condition, and while not up
to-date. can give good service for
awhile longer.
As the station contemplated would
have cost upwards of $25.O0O apiece
based on costs of few month ago. it
may be likely that the Government
will have to hold up the plans because
of the cost of construction at
the present time, and if cost
keep up, it might be necessary
to seek additional appropriations t"
acquire the type of buildings planned
As the need is great for il station at
Little Island. the work will go for
ward. and bids FOR the station lave
already hccn advertised f".
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01
TO GET ANEW
CITY MANAGER
Sentiment of The Board of AL
dermen is For a High Salari-
ed Technical Man.

Elizabeth City will probably
have no cncumbent in the Of
flee of City Manager, follow
ing the expiration of the term
of J. B. Ferebce Monday night
June d, until the Board Of Al
dermcn can select a capable,
technical man for the job. This
much is said by a member of
the board. who went over
some of the plans with those
who were present at the meet
ing Monday night.
The incoming Board of Aldermen
believe that as long rs the new char
ter of Elizabeth City provides a
salary of $500 Il year for the office,
that Elizabeth City should have a
technically trained man capable Of
earning better salary than the city
is now paying Mr.. Ferebee.
The city is now paying Mr.. Fere-
bee $31OO a year. considerable
opposition has developed to paying
man that much money for job
that plenty of other men would do
for less Nobody has any objection
to Mr.. Fercbcc rs far rs applica-
tion TO his work is concerned. it is
only Il question of qualifications for
what IL city manager is supposed to
be.
There are some who argue against
the use of hiring city manager at
all. so long as the board of aldermen
give him no authority, and make it
necessary for him to ask for orders at
every meeting. But many believe the
Board would have to leave more
things up TO the discretion of 4
technically, high salaried MAN, and
that Elizabeth City would get real
results from competent man in
vested with Il few discretionary pow
crs at least.
J. B. Leigh, tac present City At
torncy will have the endorsement Of
the hoard AI.ndny night to succeed
himself for another term. There
has been no opposition to Judge Leigh
for City Attorney. except that some
of the open Sunday folks would call
him Puritanical, but at any rate no.
body disputes that Judge Leigh s
morality will do any harm i'll the con-
duct of the office of City Attorney.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01
TO MAKE A NAME
FOR N. G. SEAFOOD
Manteo Concern Plans Ice Plant,
and Canning Factory, For Grabs,
Oysters and CLANS

North Carolina Scafood may get a
name for itself if all the plans or part
of the plans of the Virginia Dare Seal
food Corporation of Mantco mature.
The Virginia Dare Scafood Corpora
ton is Il new concern. capitalized at
So. 1000. J. W. Rollins is the pre>i-
dent and general manager. and Al
torney ChaS. III. Grady is secretary
and treasurer.
About $4,000 in stock has been
subscribed and the corporation Is
now selling more stock for the pur-
pose of enlarging the former plant of
J. W. Rollins. which has been taken
over. ard to erect IL small ice plant,
Il canning plant and a packing house.
The company will specialize in
CLAIMS. oysters. and crab meat. but
will also handle fish and may put up
some vegetables if the few farmers
i'm the section can be Interested i'll
farming.
The Virginia Dare SeafoOd CorpOr-
alton plans to make name for
North Carolina scafoOd right i'll the
state. according to Mr.. Grady. The
plant was operated this Spring and
had good season for crabs. As IN
the past. t will continue to market
its product under the Virginia Dare
brand. Already lively demand has
arisen in central and western North
Carolina for North Carolina scafood.
and the stimulation of markets Tor
oysters. clans and crabs of this state
is only ii question of advertising.
The ice plant the company plans
to build will have Il capacity OF ten
to II tons per day, and is intended
chiefly to furnish ice for the business
If Dare County people do not patron
ize it. the company believes it will
make expenses by making the ice
that is needed for its own use IN
packing and shipping Seafood.
]. W. Rollins. the president OF the
company is Il native of Hampton, Va,
but has been ut Manteo for sometime,
and has established Il considerable
crab business. He is Il good talker,
mingles with the people. and got him
self in favor with crabbers generally
from the start. in the face of con-
siderable opposition.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01

AS Judge of the Recorders Court OF
Pasquotank County, Geo. j. Spence
is attracting a lot of notice thruout
the section, because of his habit OF
sentencing nearly all liquor offend
ers to three months on the roads.
Judge Spence is said to have teroral.
lied Elizabeth City's petty bootleg
ging business so that at the present
time it is extremely hard to find wei
goods on the local market. Moon
shine liquor is now within reach OF
only the rich, for with Judge Spence
on the bench, the market price has
been boosted 100 per cent, It's get
ting to be a serious business, is hand
ling liquor. Judge Spence believes
the best way to test the usefulness Of
a law, is to give its offenders the
full extent of it. Photo by ZceIler.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01

CAPT. MITCHELL ;iAMlgTON
IF HE didn't have a good job as
assistant to the superintendent of the
Seventh Coast Guard District with
headquarters at this city, Capt. Ham,
liton might be on a Chautauqua plat
form, or some such place, initiating
folks in the mysteries of phrenoIogy
and mind-reading. He has an uncanny
faculty for sizing-up folks. and can
tell by the shape of your head wheth-
er you boss your house or take your
wife's orders. His is coldly calculat-
ing. deliberate, analytical turn of
mind. he is a close observer; and
mathematics and mind reading are his
hobbies. Many people here wonder
who he is, for ne seldom says much.
and doesn't bother folks who don't
bother him; but after all. is jolly
fellow when once you get to know
him. Capt. Hamilton is Kiwanian
and a Shriner. He is native Of Sea
Level on Gore Sound, and born
Coast Guardsman. He was keeper of
a station until he landed the hest
vacant berth in the district two years
ago, much to the envy of some of
his fellow Coast Guardsmen. Photo
by Gallant Studio.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01
POLICE FORCE
TO Be UPSET
Night Officer Charles Gregory
Endorsed for Chief to /
Succeed Leon Holmes

The new Board of Aldermen
which goes in office Monday
night contemplates radical
changes in the Elizabeth City
police force, and it is highly
probable that Night Officer
Charles Gregory will be ap-.
pointed chief of police, since he
has been endorsed by the
board. k
If Officer Gregory is appointed
Chief Of Police, it is likely that there
will be a complete change in the per-
sonnel of the Elizabeth City Police
Force, for he will be asked TO fiame
his choice for policemen to serve
under him, but. as there is consider:
able sentiment against. some of The
present policemen. the board of alder
men expect to. consider Officer Gre
gory's selection closely.
The endorsement of Officer Gre
CORY for Chief of Police, was one
action of the board, at their caucus
Monday night. There were several
applicants for the job, including per-
sons with no experience and no quail
ficatiOns as officers. One member
present, actively advocated the ap-
pointment Of Police Captain George
Twiddy for chief of police. but others
present contendcd that Twiddy was
and not to be invested with
too much authority.
1t is likely however, that some
members of the present police force
will be retained. But some of them
are anticipating what will be done by
the new board, and are preparing to
get out.
There was nothing particular cIarg-
cd up against Leon Holmes who has
been OH the force for ten years, and
Chief for the past four or five years,
and generally liked by everybody
But the Board seemed TO think Eliz-
abeth City has grown to the point
where more aggressivcness, and i1i-
tiative is needed, altho all expressed
themselves as being personally
friendly with Chief Holmes.
The following men constitute the
Elizabeth City police force at the
present time: Leon Il. Holmes. Chief;
George W. Twiddy. Captain; Officers
e. T.. Anderson, D. L. Seymour.
Charles Gregory, i. Il. Winslow and
b. +. ROughton.
Snowden Endorsed for Auditor
The Board has endorsed John III.
SnOwden to succeed himself as City
Auditor and Mr.. Snowdcn will be
appointed for another term. DIR.
Zenas Fearing. for City Physician.
and Health Officer. and W. J. Sim
mons. for Sanitary Inspector. have
the endorsement Of the board for
another term.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01
DEDICATION OF OAK
GROVE SUNDAY JUNE 3RD,

Oak Grove VI. f. Church, near
Chapanoke will be dedicated the first
Sunday in June. The following will
be the program tc which you are cor
lially invited.
II a. III Children's Day Exercises.
Dinner on the Ground.
. y. IN. Address Rev. Z. NJ. Grant
of Hertford.
3 y. III. Sermon and dedication, Rev.
Ii. L. Myers. of Elizabeth City.
w. L. PHIPPS, Z. c.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01
BAILEY HITS
AT KU KLUX
Gubernatorial Aspirant Makes
Notable Speech in E. City
High School

"Fhat is not 100 per cent
Americanism which puts a hood
over its head and night gown
over its body, and proceeds to
enforce So-called order by
lmeans of intimidation or secret
assault" was one of the strong
points OF J. w. Bailey, Demo
cratic aspirant for Governor OF
North Carolina in the COM
mencement address at the Eliz-
abeth City High School Thurs
day evening, May 81.
'Life's Great Adjustments. was Mr..
Baitey'S topic. The speaker declar-
ed his intention to make commence
mcnt address, message to young
people at the commencement Of their
careers.
There are five adjustments, he said
the adjustment to ones self; that
is the adjustment of self control; the
adjustment to love ones. that is,
taking ones place and doing one
part in the home, us son or daughter,
husband or wife, father Or mother
the adjustment to ones fellows,-
assuming Il rightful and understand
ing,-a grateful and happy relation
to ones fellows.
I'VE live by one another, but we
do little toward really living, unless
we gain the satisfaction of minister
ing to our fellowmen, Mr.. Bailey
declared. The worlds great spirits
have been, are, and ever will be
those who have served mankind. The
next great adjustment is the adjust
mcnt to the state, the government,
the organization of men and women
whose object is to preserve ciriizatlon
by means Of law.
The speaker ut this point defined
100 per cent Americanism.' That
man. said he, rs 100 per cent
American. who attends to his busi-
ness, takes care of his home, earns
his daily bread, votes his own opinions
without fear and Without other
motives than the maintenance of the
best in public matters, who keeps the
law and SuStainS the great principles
of free gOvernmcnt-JuStice. Order.
Equality. Those who seek privileges
of the government. or by means OF
politics, are not 100 per cent Ameri-
cans: they are grafters
The mcancst man is entitled to
confront his accuscrS and to be tried
in open court by a jury before being
punished. The boys who responded
to the call IF their country put on
its uniform. and went out into the
open to fight and to die, give us real
examples of 100 per cent Ameri-
cani>m.
The final great adjustment. is the
adjustment to God. The pOise and
strength of life is to be found only in
the consciousness of right relations
to God. Peace and security are
founded upon religion.
These five adjustments lie at the
very foundations of life
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01
GOES TO NEW YORK.

Allen II. Hayman of this city, has
gone 10 New York City to take posi-
ton as engineer of the private yacht
of Ogden Reid, publisher of the New
York Tribune. Mr.. Hayman got ac-
ouainted with the New York publish
or thru his connection with the firm
of T. b. Hayman. local boatbuilder.
who built one of the Hayman speed
boats for the New Yorker.
Mrs. Hayman and daughter accom-
panied his as far as Norfolk, she will
return in about ten days and will
leave for New York with her mother.
Mrs. J. II. Parker some time in July.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01

given an opportunity to shake hands
with General Ansell.
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Parent Teachers Asso-
citation, and 36 new names were adj
ded to the roll, making 10 members
in all.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01
LIST OF CANDIDATES
NOMINATED
IN SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN

Elizabeth City:
Mrs. Il. i. Comman.er.
Mrs. J. Il. BOwden
Miss Lulu White
Mrs. ]. B. Nentcrs
Mrs. o. ID. Jones
Mrs. Claude Bailey
Miss Lillian Boycc
Mrs. Willie Riggs
]. l.. Simpson
WoodviIIe:
Mrs. Paul Gregory
Mrs. W. 4. IIOggard
Chapanoke:
Mrs. Cliff Perry
Mrs. Claud Harris
WinfaII:
Miss Audrey Humphleit
BeIviderc:
Miss Annie Smith
Hertford:
Miss Pasha Dale
X. ID. Elliott. Jr.
Edenton:
Il. +. Tuttle
Miss Sadie Leary
Snowden:
c. G. Bell
South Mills:
Mrs. G. +. Spencer
Old Trap:
Miss Bertha Cohoon
Fentress, Va.
Miss Reva Perkins
Northwest, Va.
Miss Lena VI. Powers.
Moyock:
Southgate Mann
Currituck:
Miss Grace Walker
BeIcross:
Mrs. Z. c. Sawyer
CresweIl:
Miss Lois Simmons
Columbia:
Miss Wilma COhOOn
Fairfield:
Mrs. ID. \. Williams.
(Any nominee whose name fails to
appear above should notify the Ian.
lgcr at once.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01

For your eyes sake see DR.. j. ID.
Hathaway, Optometrlst, Bradford
Bldg, Elizabeth City, \. c. sd7
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01
ROW IS BREWING OVER
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Refusing TO Recognize Appointment of Stevens
Who Says Courts Only Will Put Him Out,
Board Endorses DR.. A. L. Pendleton

r.-l.cth City is .promised
a.. 'r.,t one row as an outcome
d. .n, cipnScs it is making in
+, ,.., administration at this
u~,r. pd it is all over the
.,..,..ro of {. W. Stevens form
- \r.yrman from the Second
V.~.. ,n the office OF Public
I',.rt lummiSSloncr, and the
~r:r,.' IT the incoming board
r: aldermen to recognize Mr..
,>,rv,i> as the successor of
p a. Cuhuun. who now will
have 9, give up the office, If
.r,. .-a,iiics to serve the Board
.o: \l.yrmcn to which he was
reelected Mav Is.
Z. fact. the Board of Aldermen
a.~ -~.a- ahead, just as if nothing
,. vprcurd. and plan TO elect a
rrrr.r ot the commission 10 their
.n, r,.n- They have already picked
,...r a.u: Dr. y. l.. l'endleton hav-
a- ..rr named for the job. at Il
,g...> Of the membcrS of the III
ro..a. board which took place Mon
da, u.-u, May -.
Meantime. I. W. Stevens maintains
ru ..- appointment was perfect
:. M order. that he has qualified
...,.. nr the commission. and that
r. r>rrr.> tn hold Oh 10 what he 5
-r aai, the higher courts take 1t
auag :som him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01

Good eyesight is inexpensive. See
DIR. J. D. Hathaway. cntcmetrist
TI;,,h-+- w. - GO
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-01

Don't neglect your c-Gc. See
la.La~-v. 2: E--c". g..
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-24
ALL NOTED PLAYERS
IN SWANSON PICTURE

If, few years ago, casting direc-
tor had handed in a cast such as that
supplied Gloria Swanson in her latest
Paramount picture, "Prodigal Daugh-
ters," which will be displayed at the
Plaza Theatre next Wednesday and
Thursday the chances are the studio
management would collapse. But Par
amount is determined that casts of
the highest possible calibre shall
grace each of its pictures, and no ex-
pense to that end was spared. Here is
the lineup for the picture in ques-
ton: Gloria Swanson, star; Ralph
Graves, leading man; Vera Reynolds,
Charles Clary, Theodore Roberts,
George Fawcett, Robert Agnew, Louise
Dresser, Maude Wayne and Julia
Faye. In the list are at least three who
have had remarkable stage careers.
Several more have been leading fig
ures of the silent drama for years.
The star is one of the screens most
beautiful and best dressed women.
And yet every player is picked be-
cause of suitability as well as ability.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-24
EFFICIENCY EXPERTS
NEEDED FOR DRAMA

Boy, page the efficiency experts!
Does matrimOny go hand-in-hand with
a career? Can woman marry with
out sacrificing her career? Must a
woman surrender all hope of achiev-
ing success beyond that of making a
good wife when she goes to the altar
with man? What does the modern
marriage bring to the woman who
would create in art and letters? What
does it bring to the man who does
not understand his wife's aims and
hopes? These are questions which
have been troubling this tired old
world for many years. Everybody who
is not hopelessly out of touch with
modern day problems has tried to
answer them. How would you solve
the prblem which confronted Sheila
Dorne, a modern woman aspiring to
authorship, after she had married Jim
virile Arizona ranchman?
Bradley King, in what Wife Learn
ed" Thomas H. Ince's newest screen
production, has given a woman's So
luton to a problem that teens with
the spirit of modern womanhood. The
play is coming to the Nixon Theatre
IN Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-24
ANDREWVTLLE

A great many of our folks enjoyed
Big Thursday at Slaughter Beach.
Herbert Collision has remodeled his
COW house and expects to go in the
milk business soon.
James H. Atkinson is recovering
from a nervous breakdown. We are
glad to hear he is improving.
John H. Jones has bought a gaso-
line yacht and is ready for the hook
and line boys at Bowers. He purchased
it from DR.. Fisher of Denton, Md.
w. S. Bradley, Jr., of Wilmington, is
visiting his parents, also Miss Joseph
inc Lucas.
Harry Salisbury has remodeled his
dwelling.
Mrs. Mary E. Griest of Peach Bot
tom, Pa, and Ed. Keesy of Columbia,
Pa, have been visiting John Thomp-
son.
On Saturday evening about thirty
friends and neighbors were invited to
his home to eat ice cream and have
a general good time.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-24
$4,000, 1000 Walnut
Crop In 1922
California Growers Get 55.6 Per Cent
of the Consumers Dollar.

Growers of diamond" walnuts re
ceive 55.6 per cent of the consumer
dollar, according to the general man
ager of the California Walnut Grow
ers' Association, annual report o
which for the 1922 crop has just beel
issued. The rest Of the dollar pays ex
penses as follows: Retailer, 26.;
cents; wholesaler, 7.3 cents; freight
4.S cents; marketing, 3.S cents, ant
packing, 81 cents.
The association is the marketing
agency for thirty-nine local walnu
growers associations. 1t was organic
ed in 1912 Since then the tonnage Of
walnuts distributed by it has increas-
ed fourfold and the average price re-
ceived by the grower has doubled. The
1922 crop was sold for more than $10,-
100000, of which $9,O00,O00 was paid
for unshelled walnuts. Cost of market
ing unshelled nuts was per cent of
the opening price value. Factors in the
selling expense were: Advertising,
which amounted to nearly half the to-
tai expense; cash discount brokerage
paid to resident sales representatives,
interest, rent and shrinkage.
In the opinion of the general mana
ger, the growers received 81 cent
pound more than would have been re-
turned to them under ordinary man
agement and organization" This 81
cent" on the 1922 crop amounted, when
totaled, to 100000.
Originally, it was the policy of the
advertising department to stress the
value of walnuts in order to increase
consumption, but the plan followed
in marketing the 1922. crop was that of
creating a preference for diamond"
walnuts. In the opinion of the general
manager, "the half-cent per pound ap-
propriated in recent years for adver-
tising purposes has been big factor
in enabling the sales department to
move quickly into consumption of al
most the entire seasons crop during
the Fall, and this added demand has
made possible prices easily cents per
pound higher on the average than
could have been obtained without ad-
vertising."
It is the policy of the sales depart
ment, the report points out, to sell the
entire output each season and to avoid
carryovers from one season to anoth-
er. The association believes "the grow
er is financially better off by taking
price for his product and
selling it while the demand exists,
than by forcing his commodity on the
market over a long period at possibly
a higher price, but with much high
er expense of selling and distribu-
ton" It is also the aim of the selling
department to secure as even per
capita distribution over the entire
country as practicable.
Three affiliated corporations are |
in connection with the as
sociation: The Walnut Growers Com
pany, which owns a large Office build
ing in Los Angeles occupied by the as
sociation; the Walnut Growers Ware
house Company, which is operated as
a public utility, and the Walnut Grow
ers' Spray Manufacturing Company
which manufactures sprays and makes
from walnut shells.