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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
NEW CITY MAIL CARRIER
FOR LOCAL POST OFFICE

An n'ditionnl carrier. Raymond
Evans. has been .l,ldr, To the force
of the local post office. according
tn Postmaster j. \. Hopper. who
mrniions the fact that h" asked
COR n carrier aud clerk last June.
The clerk WAS added iO the force IN
November.
While the city Is mcimg rcroIltrd
for one additional carrier. the
schedule Of collection on the street
letter boxes will not hc strictly oh
served. Mr.. Hopper continues. AS
soon as the routes c;ln hc read illstcd
on II six carrier msiS AMI the work
cQIIulizcd ms to distance and amount
of mail 10 be- delivered, II schedule
will 10 published and time cards
on the street letter boxes revised
There will rpniinllr in br iwn daily
deliveries and collections ever the
entire city. one delivery aud c"llrc-
ton In the forenoon AMI one fIl the
afternoon and one additional col.
lection will br made in th" business
section about . y. III. for dispatch
on the afternoon north bound train.
ON aud after April |. &. -. D..
Parcels will hr delivered aud col
lectioHs made by carrier. Packages
not larger than II shoe box and nnt
weighing over four pounds will hc
delivered by foot carrier and larger
packages 10y motor truck.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
LOST $50 AND COULDN'T
FIND POLICEMAN AT ALL

Dallas Freeman. proprietor of the
COnry Island cafe thinks IL high
times when somebody ran break in.
To his restaurant. steal $50 from
his cash drawer aud make awn.
with Il. without l9iHg molested D..
the police. freeman says s0m.bod
entered his Matthews Street catin..
house on "Wednesday night. aud got
away with between SIS and $50.
The thieves made their entry frOni
u livery stable. In which one corn
or nf the TIfr IL built. Freeman
says lIr called up the Chief Of Polio
Gregory and l.. e.. Sawyer, Pros
cutting Attorney. at six o'clock
tl" mprning. and couldn't get eiti,
,Of them Ia come down 10 their %
fires. Mr.. Freeman thinks II ~
necessary Ia have police who cliu
their heads of after n pint Of liIn'
and lot u roblwr get nwuy wi
money without trying to get hi
while the scent h hot.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
OREGON INLET CREW
SAVES WRECKED MEN
fir>; Schooner Ia Strand in The
Nirinity in Years Wrecked
Saturday morning

capt. .lur Emery Uf oregon In
let 'nusi Guard Station had his
imuing Saturday morning, aud put
i'm >nulc GOOD work for the service
when hi, crew landed seven mcH
without mi~lnp, from the t"IIr.maNi
schooner DnruthrI l.. Erimkmam
which stranded um the bar, unr sad
II hnIr miles south of The station.
The Spa WAS running hi"h mh'lrr
~ forty mile SUlr. AMI ~" Coast
Guards wcIr unable tu laUn"l their
ats. Th" hg' II pairul discovered
the schooner at daylight, fr" IN.
yhnrr. with heavy seas hrraSinG
over her and in danger of going Ia
p''cs. The Iirmpt work 0i capt,
Emery and crew soon got The grcn
SIT nmd ~ mCu were saved IN I'c
llr,rhrS hloy. ~ - II. ~. Local
Il, ,adqunrtcrS had rrccivcl Ini't.
Emcry'S wirr. telling of the rescue
Of the men.
Capt. l.. Nelson. nf the schooner
told af II hard hm losing fight
against the gulc which swept the
vessel Ia lis doom. The schooner
was bound from Boston ~ George
town, South Carolina. in ballast.
I'll" EriHkman was built ~ Rock
land. Maine in 1919: was Isl feet
long. ~ feet beam, her net tonnage
WAS i2l and SHE drew IL feet of
water.
Another vrS>ti was tat Imminent
danger in The Seventh District Sat
ur,luy morning. Coast Guards at
Paul GamirlS Ilill Station discover.
eel an unknown steamer. 80 miles
south "f Cape Henry. anchored and
dragging. The steamer finally sue.
ccc,lrd in getting underway aud re-.
Sumcd its northward voyage.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
HOLE IN STREET ALMOST
COST OVERMAN HIS LIFE
When automobile Plunged Into IT
protected Sewerage Excavation
Saturday

". 4. DyCrmun Ut church street
this city came near l">iT" his llIr
Saturday uisht when the ii" seven
passenger Moon sedan hv WAS drlN'
in. plunged iHio aH unprotected
excavation nr the Elizabeth 'iiN
Sewerage Company uu North Road
street. lie sustained severe hrulS.
49, about his head, di~l""at"h II
shoulder and was Knocked mHrh'
Sciuu>.
Mr.. uvrrmun alone In his ear,
WAS driving Ia town and wnrii c":r.
iug into the better lighted -rra in
the urighh"riluod "f Blackwell
Memorial Baptist church, Il" fail
,d io SEQ the poor lights ilm, lmd
been placed ou. the pile "f clay and
brick piled up in the street Tia"
obstruction wis not we'll lighted
nEd before hr nniirci anything, his
ear wu> struck hy pol" that pro
trlrlrd from an upru mmnhulc,
hrrukim. nui the front right.hand
door.
The car then crashed int" the
open hnlr. >nm" >iN feet deep. MIR.
Oyrymun says hr was making from
~ 4" ~ miles an hour. H." says II
woman ar u child in the ear w"uld
have been killed. I'll" fact that la"
ArlL The wheel of lhr car wnS som,
urnirciiun I" him. Advir"> "f
friends that H." should enter sui,
AGAINST the company are u"t enter.
tanned 10y Mr.. ON"rmuu, who i
still confined To the h"u>c H. Il re-
>ul; "f his injuries.
This j. nui the first time cNrava.
ri"m~ in the principal Streets have
hr"w left I""rly lighted.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
DARE INDUSTRY
MAY OPEN SOON
Metropolitan May Start Its
Pulp Wood Mill at Buffalo
City

y resumption oi the pulpwood
industry begun by the Dare
l.umhcr Company shortly be-
fore it shut down and chang
cd hands in 1910. is nuw III
prospect at Buffalo City i'll
Dare County where the Metro
pulitan Life Insurance Com
pauy has t65.0O0 acres OF tint
bcrlandS and 4 pulp wood mill
which cost in the ucighborllood
ui $lT5.OOO.
The mill which has hccn idlc
since IL closed when the Dare Com.
pany'> Interests went into The hands
of the Metropolitan Life ln>uranc"
Company. j. designed To strip the
bark from small pine and Gum !"s>,
which are shipped 10y barge I" pai"r
manufacturing plants aud ground
into pulp wu0,l. which ia turn l.
pressed into paITrr. Til" mill NJ
Builal" city was II very modern
plant when erected in 'al%. it,
machinery being driven h., pnwrr
transmitted from II large iurl"-
generator.
: Agents uf the Metropolitan com
Iamy arr now preparing I" overhaul
( this plant. \ New York engineer
with experience In the pulp w"o'l
! industry j. in charge uf the work.
The machinery will hc oNrrlaIlc'l
10y n. l.. Trurhlnol nf this ely.
This t. u survey - ilrtrrmin" what
additional machinery j. needed and
what IL will east ~ put the plant
in order. II the outlook for manu-
furturimg pulp wO0d ut this mill i
::,.Hl after u survey has br"N madr,
the company plans To start work
luz the million cords of snail tim.
hwr "m its property. The revival
"f the industry would give en-
I,leymnHt 4" about - hands al The
mill und would MAKE work for
0 dozens Uf others who would cut the
timber.
II The present Owncr~ "f the Dare
property rr>ufuc operations ih IA"
pulp wuUd Industry. work will not
lr hindrrrtl for lack uf capital, ~
was the cn>r when the bar" Lumber
Company went broke. I'll" Metre.
pniitau Life Insurance Company
with r,.~"nrrr> at over II billion dol.
lars. will have th" funds ,o invest
in The business IL it looks profitable
enough Ia the Stwkhnldcr>.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
che BANK CLERK Aso THE SO0A ulPKeR
IF YOU BELIEVE A THING is so, IT'S SO-oR MIGHT
AS WELL BE.

"ftid tnti ever hear ia" yarn
about ". -. Saunders cook: No.
Well. Saunders had u cook who
thought She WAS being conjnrrd.
Hardly II week went by that that
cniorcd woman didn't lose u day
from sickness because mn old woman
had 'kunjurrd' her. SAUNDERS p'lt
M with his cooks fonlishncSS I'LL
he got tired Of II. and then he hit
ott II plan one day. lie had found
that his cook really though: She
was being 'kunjurcd.' So hr told
his cook that she could get rid Of
that 'kuniurniion' forever lf sh"
wantl Just 20 down io the rlil road
drpot the next time she was kun.
.jurcd.' tear of piece of her cloth
rS. tie il. 10 the rail Of the rear
platform coach and let the train
take Il away. Saunders assured his
cook that the 'kunjurc' would fol-
low that piece of clothing tied to
the train and get lost up ut Green
Vile. Wilson. Raleigh or som" place
where the lrnin stopped.
"Wrll. his cook followed dircc-
lions and never complained of hc.
ing cOnjurcd amy more. She he.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
.WOULDN'TLET
TROUBLE ALONE
And Got Caught While Selling
Liquor to Pay His Fines
and Lawyers Fees

Not satisfied with a fine of
$3.50. 4 suspended Judgment Of
six months in Jail, and lawyers
fees amounting to several hun
drcd dollars resulting from his
conviction in Superior Court
here last week for hrutaily
beating up Frank AlbcrtSon,
Sr.. OH July ~. last, Wilson
,Batcman. PcrquimanS County
man of bad rcputc. went back
home To sell liquor and got
himself in trouble again.
II happened on Sunday thnt
Shrrin ". 6. Wright Of Prrqni.
mans Stoplrd his automobile In
front or the house 0f Batcnmn to
look after the engine. which was
giyin. him trouble. Almost before
h. could gri ont Of his cnr, one Of
l,atcnun'S little boys ran Oiit 0f the
house with u package under his
coui. On being questioned 10y the
sheriff. the little boy Mid TINT his
fnlhrr had sent the packagr to some
men on The rmd. The Shcriff oh
served II group Of negroes further
down the road. who broke aud ran
when they discovered his identity.
He opened the packngr AMI found
that il held II bottle Of liquor.
Rntrmmn was placed under arrest
und Is now under bond pending trial
IN lrrIumans Superior Court. In
the meantime hr fOrfrils The 500
bond put mp here to insure ohScr-
vance or the penalty of this court.
Frank tlhprtSoi. Sr.. the man
beaten up by Ba,cman on July ~.
last. has not fully recovered from
the blows Bntrman gave him with
u club and which resulted In II
broken leg aud serious injuries
about the body, Batcmun, reputcd
Il baaileggpr, trcSlmsScd on the farm
of Mr.. A!lertson, and beat Mr.. Al.
mrtson up when the latter had
charged him with stealing logs 2
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
LUCK ATTENDS
FISHERMEN
Psmlico Tecming With Shad
and Herring Working Their
Way to Upper Sounds

The deeper waters III the
middle ui pamlicu Sound arc
tccuiug with thousands OF
Shad and millions al herring,
ready to work their way into
the upper sounds with the salt
water according to fishermen
coming To this city. who say
fishing is on the mend and
promises to he the best III
several wears,
More than JO boxes of shnd nnd
hrrriu.S were brought 10 Elizabeth
city from pnmliru aud Crnaiah
Sound "Wednesday night 10y The
boats ur the WunriIrSr f.inc Hidftr,
AMI hundreds uf boxes Of fish are
reported iu have been shipped i0
Norfolk. l,y way nf the Ali"nlarlc
\ ChrS;lIrakc Canal. IT the wealth
,.r b,tds mn II is hrtiryrd that Fri.
,,,'s rutrh will RIM into thousands
or h,xrs.
Li:.m and vurinhlr winds this
week nrr believed to have worked
i'm the interests of the fishermen.
Feeling the frrshrr and warmer
wntrr thut has been puurius out
the inlcts, great numbers of fish
huvr mndr their way into l'nmlirO
Souud. AS the fresh water iH The
vicinity nr The inlrlS is being drawn
an, of the sound. the shad und her.
ring urr mukimg their way to the
north. driven 10y the salt water from
th. ocean.
The clearer ocean water plays
into The hands uf the pound net
fishermen. The leads of their nets
ARE more visible and the fish swim
into the tnr,:pis im their effort Ia
make their way around the end of
The lead. Reverse conditions play
into the hands ur the gill net fish.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28

Whats all iIi, mrSS | Src III
the papers about somebody digging
into u crave in Hollywood Cemetery
the other night and putting n lot
nr Cuniurr tricks in IL" said the
Soda Jcrkrr to the Bank Clerk.
"rhr answer to u fool question
lii" that" said the bank Clerk. us.
the mess you SAW in the papers was
the mess yuI saw IN the papers.
"Wcll, | mII that fool answer,
sail the Soda Jcrkcr.
II try always to tnlk Ia iolks
in their own language" snid the
Bank Clerk.
# thank you for the compliment,
said the Soda .Icrkcr. But wilnt
| was trying to say was, just don
hclirvr in this business Of c0nJllrn'
tiOn.
Neither do l." said the Bank
Clerk. "l,ut there are u lot ot folks
who do believe In II and for folks
who believe in II. II Is just aS renl
nS hell. castor oil and boil wrcriIs.
Tnu and | know that there is no
such thing ns II ghost not hcllcN'
ing in ghosts, We never scc ghosts.
Tut there are u lot 0f timid. I'M
sophisticated morialS who hcllcrc
In ghosts and they urr always sec.
img them. You usually get what
you're looking for in this world,
whether it /" ghosts, trouble or the
Scvcn-ycar itch.
"Yom can imngimc anything and
81 charge your rSnd with II lmrti-
culur idea Or hullucinutiWn until II
becomes I'M ot,ScSSion that absolutely
controls you. Christian Science has
demonstrated that hy taking hold
Of folks who are always thinking
about sickness and making them
think about health; their sickness
disappears when they get II out OF
their minds
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
STRUCK BY TRACTOR
LITTLE GIRL MAY DIE

Death WAS expected ns n result
nf injuries sustained By MnrJOric
Davis, the cighi-yrnr.Old child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. l'rnrr Davis Of Cedar
street. when she was run down at
| 10 Thursday IN front of the
IInrmry Street school building, hy II
tractor belonging Ia the city.
The child was riding II bicycle
when struck 10y the trac.or, knock.
rd her down, passing over her body
AMI hurting her head. physicluns
were Imking um examination of her
injuries when this newspaper went
To press Thursday afternoon.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
SAUNDERS SPEAKS At
tII8W.tS COLLEGE TODAY

W.o. Saunders, editor and pub.
Usher "r this newspaper will talk
to the student body "f chowuiI
College At MHffrrsl@r6 to-day 8H
the subject: "E,ducniiOn and The
Color Problem" lie goes Ia Muir.
Gr,".h~rO upon Invitation Of Prof.
Chas. i. Weaver. President of
fhnwan college
Mr.. Saunders will speak at The
commencement at Aurora High
School IN Beaufort County, on April
~. lie iS also considering an In.
vitation to deliver the commence.
mcnt address nt l'incv Woods roun.
try Life School at Bruxton, Miss.
on Apr. ~.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
FICHTINCHARD
FORA. E. JONES
Pasquotank Man Convicted
and Sentenced for Man.
slaughter Has Hope

One of the greatest fights
for the liberty of a defendant
in 4 criminal action in Pasduo-
tank County was staged i'll the
Superior Court here last week
in behalf of Alex T.. Jones,
Ncwland township farmer who
killed a negro laborer last De-
ccmbcr. II has been a long.
time since such pressure was
brought to bear upon 4 Judge
to let such a defendant off
without Imprisonment.
Jones was sentenced TO not less
than two years nor more than five
years In the penitentiary. He was
convicted Of munslaughtcr and the
jury hud asked the court to bc mcr.
ciful. Later the signatures Of all
twelve jurors were obtained to n
petition asking the Court 10 not
imprisOn the defendant. Jones'
wife and five small children mt In
front OF the Judge who was about
10 lmsS sentence. Jones held one
OF his pretty children In his lap.
About seventy five Of Jones neigh.
.hOrs from Ncwland township. many
Of them men Of prominence In the
County, were on hand 10 plead fol
him. Jones' counsel made stirring
appeals 10 the mercy OF the Court
IL was even represented that the
wife Of the negro he had murdered
begged the Court 10 let Jones off
without punishment.
Judge Dcyin listened respectful.
~ tO II all and passed sentence. An
appeal was Immediately noted aud
bond allowed In the sum Of 5000.
The case goes Ia the Supreme Court
But the fight will not end there.
or counsel for Jones IL W. T.. co.
hOon. Mr.. tOiloOn IL u trother.in-
law Of the defendant. But what Is
plorc lpportunt,. SIR. rohoon Is an
intininte friend and lieutenant of
Governor Morrison: hc Is one Of
those 10 whom Morrison has repeat
c'lly prOfcsscd his deep obligation
for services rendered in the rani.
paign or i!I9I. And Morrison goes
any length for u frirn,l who keeps
on being useful 10 him: hc throws
n friend down only when that friend
ceases 10 br valuable. Mr.. COhOOn
Is still u valuable unit Of the Nor
riSon organization. Tho Supreme
Court wifi. IN nII probability. s'Is'
tain the hciiUn Of the Superior
Court of this County. lslit the fight
for Jones will not end there. BE-
tween him und the prison stands a
Governor with absolute par,fOnins
power AMI standing rlosc 10 Tint
Governor is W. j.. COhOon. brother
in.law. cohoon is II powerful nj.
yocuir. Unr Of the prrtticst aud
most persuasive slwoTllcs ever made
in the Superior Court Of this CoilL.
~ WINS nIn,lr by Walter CohOon In
Saturday pleading for the liberty
his client and brothrr.in.law.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
PLAY At SHAWBORO

Mrs. TubbS uf Shantyt0wn. II
play recently given with much S'lc-
cess by the u. Y. i u. of Black
we'll Memorial Baptist Church. will
lc presented ut Shawb0ro tonight
al eight o'cl"ck by the same east,
directed hv Mis- Nellie Hastings.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
HOW THE STATE VOTES

la the presidential election of
1879. .EiS.2t.tt votes were east Tor
cox and Harding. Cox received
:DJ. III votes. Harding 2'2,SiS, max
ing the Democrats majority only
I2.J?9.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
BICCS Gets OUT
OF The RACE
Martin County Man Finds
Other Business More At
tractive This Year.

DR.. John ID. BiggS. OF Mar
tin County. who entered tho
First District Congressional
race some weeks ago with all
of his towering personality
has withdrawn from the race,
declaring that OH account OF
press Of business matters he
can not carry on.
Those who have watched the sit
untion closely IN this district never
believed that Dr. Biggs seriously
contemplated staying In the race
For months before any other cam
didatc knew that llallct Ward
would not run for II third term,
Aytllcit had inside information
from Ward and had laid his plans
for the nomination. In those coun-
ties where Aydlctt was not sure Of
support. II WIS to his interest that
local candidates appear 10 capture
the votes. DR.. Biggs' cnmdidHry
would have been II lifr.Avcr In
Martin County for Aydlcit. Ills
withdrawal ut this time Is taken ly
iAy,llctt's friends To mean that
he will now try to deliver 10 Aydlctt
the vote which hr might have car
rird had he stayed In the race.
Aud now an effort Is being made
to bring ont another candidate" from
Martin County. The situation Is
beginning Ia look too desperate Tor
some not tO resort To- every rrSn'lr""
ut their command. Failing to find
another candidate from Martin,
then the plan Is for II certain news.
paper In ihr district io open mp
against Warren. When II does TIE
INDEPENDENT will then begin to
tell YOU the why's and whcrcforcs of
Of Ii.
Friends Of Dr. Riggs insist that
the Doctor himself Is not figuring
In these murhinatonS. II has been
reported that when hr introduced
Aydlcit in Williamstuu be told the
crowd Tint lr ~. ijisgs Wis r'iini-
mated. hc would then recommend
.Ay,Ifrtt tO the voters. br. Riggs
friends say that If he even said
such u thing, that il was II mere
pleasantly "u his part In his "r-
fort to bc nice Ia II visitor. They
say that Riggs Withdrew h"cauSc
his large business Interests demand
cd his attention, nnd that he iS now
hands or. They further say that
lie feels most kindly Ia Warren. M
one has ever accused him of hCin.
thu type of man Ia let another man
Use him.
Five candidates mr." now left IN
the races There j. talk or Martin
of Washington dropping on at an
early date and y. :. Mann, of Hyde,
has not made such u showing ~ Ia
encourage his continuation. TIL"
fight probably will simmer down
M mn early date between Warren
aud Aydlrtt nmd Griffin. nr. Grit
fin. who WAS IN Elizabeth tiiy ln>i
week, says hc Is IN The race 10 stay
aud has encouragement that leads
him tO hrlirvr that hr will br one nr
the candidates in II Srromd primary.
DR.. Griffin indiGIirs that ihr only
opponent who has amy t"rrors for
him is Lindsay Warren; Dr. GIif-
fin docS moi undrrcSt imat" WHrrrn'S
strength in all counties inclulin:
many Of those north If tiI" Allie.
marie Sound.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
COT lRTIIOUSE NEEDS WALKS
SAYS RECENT GRAND JURY

The Grand Jury last week WAS
somewhat drastic in its rccOnincn.
dation that The County commission.
CrS pave the sidewalks around the
rourihuIIS" square I" ronfrom with
the sidewalks IN The rest Of The
lown. The grand jury recommend.
rd that The court Or,frr the com.
misSiunrrs to proceed Immediately
with the work. nnd Ia prosecute
them nj the next term Of court
should they have failed to carry out
the order by that time.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28

Slad WAS reported from Sinmpy
Point where /. &. Wise caught Hn.
"Wednesday in 90 gill nets. Several
MumnS lHrhor fishermen caught H.
may H. iH >hHl. The best general
fishing however iS reported in the
middle of l'nmlirO Sound.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28
City WILL CONSIDER
BUYING WHITE COAL
Alderman Ferebee To Urge Board To Investi.
cate Hydro-Electricity Before Building
Its Own Plant

,.W Elizabeth tit} btN
.....,r,n light its streets.
Nu''' ,r,. ,,I f,r
(, h"'0''' ~ :,
..r,,, aUd supply poNVl lo us
II Industries. OF shall 1t pro-
o., 20. rI,n tu build 4
ttlu "''' , E.l,,
,,ram ''"'' '.>
aim, a, >Uuu - inc hliSd''o"
III ,',r uthlic utilities COM
:, rndrd2 \ldCrman
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vr...t,el pu>>thilitv 1t the
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mr ,'rtrWllN P''"''''" :"
r,Nrr. Thr It'liu""' H'''"" w
\.rl rgullua ha> grown rI'" ""'
-pa, within u few years lr'""S'
%, - mdr"-r"''r''a' "''''"t
rra.,. ManE great nH","''''''''
raa'. .a the Nv" '"'"''''"> "''
lua,r, '"-r'hrT ''' "'' ~''"' ~
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-03-28

MIX. C0TTER wasn't satisfied with
being Just - local underwater for
a big Insurance company. lie
brcrxcd into the general offices OF
the North American Life Insurance
Go. in Chicago several weeks aGo
and convinced them hr WAS quail
fled for bigger fields. They made
him manager of the Southern dc.
partnlrnt of the North American
Life. making Elizabeth City head.
quarters of ihc Southern Depart.
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