The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-05-02
HUNDREDS ENTERTAINED
BY PERQUIMANS PEOPLE
Eastern North Carolina Forces Marshalled at
Hertford's Celebration, to Favor Bridge
Across the Chowan River

lie movement 10 urge TIC
building of a bridge across the
Chowan River is 4 worthy one
and one which has the support
OF the State Highway Com
mission, Hon. Frank Page,
told the 700 or more visitors
present at Hertiord's May Day
celebration yesterday. Mr..
Page, chairman Of the commits
sion came down to Hertford to'
hear the people talk and de-
livered a very interesting ad-
dress himself, according to 4
phone message to this news
paper shortly before it went to
press.
While AIr. Page told the people
that the Highway Commission was
In full sympathy with the move.
ment. and that he thought II would
he great step toward uniting the
lost provinces OF the cast with the
other counties of the statc. he cx-
plnined that there are no funds at
the present time TO build such a
bridge. but that he believed II could
be built IL the people wanted II.
The success Of the movement,
Mr.. Page told the visitors. Will de-
pend on the cooperation Of the pco.
pie of this section. and the sending
of Representative and Senator's &c
the General Assembly who vii sup
port this movement Gnd cause leg
islation TO bring ii TO a succcSSiu
conclusion.
Unless this bridge is built acrosl
the ChOwan River. Elizabeth City
and It's sister towns will not stand
n show Of winning the Coastal
Highway route over which such
strenuous fight was made nj Saran.
uah recently. .d.s.. 1870. q
II Is estimated that over 100 :odt.
of town visitors were present at
Hertford's big May Day ralshr-ti tinn :
In the interest of promoting the
unity and good will of this great
section Of Northeastern North Caro-
lima. and the visitors were IN the
midst Of the big barbecue feast. as
this newspaper went 10 press on
Thursday afternoon. Before ten
o'clock Thursday morning. some 100
people had arrived. many of them
having driven all the way from
BERTHE County. starting early in the
morning aud crossing thc Cole
rainc ferry. Some camc from as
far south as Jones County, arriving
on the morning train.
Many Elizabeth city people 9t-
tended the meeting ut Hertford. in
clurling delegations from the Cham.
her Of Commerce. Rotary Club.
Kiwanis Club. City Council and
other organizations. Delegates from
Martin County also attended and
two special Pullman cars from
Washington were assigned for thc
purpose Of bringing delegates TO
the meeting.
The meeting made plans for the
formation Of an organization 10 be
known as the Albemarlc Association
Ia work I'm the interest Of the cour
ties in this section, and for m
election of officers Of the as5oci.
ton.
The meeting was called TO ord6
at II o'clock mt the Rex Theatr,.
and following the invocation Of Rev.
G. V. Tillcy, pastor Of the Hertford
Baptist Church. the address OF wei.
come was delivered by Hon. J. s.
McNidcr Of Eertford. The re-
sponsc from the north side of tho
sound was delivered by W. ]. Hal.
stead. South Mills, attorney. and
from the south side Of the sound b.
Harry Jacobs of New Bern. Ser
ntOr p. II. Williams Of Elizabct
City ably held the chair thruout
the meeting, following his addrcss
setting forth the objects OF the MS.
sembly.
In line with the efforts being
made for n great eastern Norti
Carolina highway connecting wit
Norfolk. Virginia. n short talk
Natural Resources and How
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