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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
FISH BOARD TO
MAKE CHANGES
May Shorten Season and Re-
strict Pounds. Meekins Re-
placed by Spence

North Carolina fishermen
will take unusual interest in
the September meeting OF the
Fisheries Commission. which
has been invited to Elizabeth
City. especially because drastic
changes OF the fishing lines in
.Albcmarle and Pamlico Sounds
are contemplated at this time,
and probably the establishment
ui an earlier closed season for
Shad.
While the place of meeting has
not been definitely decided. it will
bc announced shortly.
Fishermen will take interest in
the fact that Theo. :. Meekins of
Manteo. who recently resigned as
Assistant Fish Commissioner. has
been succeeded 10y +. \. Spencer,
former sheriff of Hyde County. and
loyal supporter of Mclean in the
campaign last year. Mr.. Spencer
has been assigned the territory COW
cred by Mr.. McekinS and will make
his headquarters either in Swan
Quarter or Mauteo. Political cnemi-
a. in Dare have been making it hot
for MeekinS for sometime. some Of
them going so far as 10 take to Gov
ernOr Mclean Il complaint that he
had been trading with the Republi-
cans.
Important changes in PamlicO
Sound are under consideration and
much interest is being manifested
10y Albemarle and PamlicO Sound
fishermen" according To Chairman
j. N. Dixon, Of Trenton, who was
i'm the city this week. Also the
establishment thruout the state Of
an earlier closed season for the
takim" of >had. and the passage of
rules for the better protection of
spawning grounds for Shad. To
my mind. this is very important and
fishermen and others interested in
saving the Shad industry should
think about it seriously Mr.. Dixon
said.
Fishermen should show wide in
tureSt in the September meeting,
especially because ut the present
time the majority of the members
of the Fisheries Board are little ac-
uuaimted with the industry. and
coming from sections far remoI-
eel from the coast. they have had
little opportunity To famlliarlZc
themselves with conditions that pre-
vail among the fisheries. 1t VIII
bc up to the fishermen to be well
represented in order that their
claims may be laid before thoSe
who make the rules to govern the
industry.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
You Don t Know What You re
Drinking From These Stills

the drinker. One such still was
found in operation.
Sheriff Carmine has decreased the
cOthlty's liquor making capacity
somewhat this summer. althO while
stills with combined capacity of
300 gallons or more day have
Eeen raided, in few instances have
the operators been found. His lat
est raid was Monday night of this
week when he took Il 40-gallOn still
from the POsSum Quarter section,
about two miles from Bcrea Church,
and destroyed 75 gallons of mash.
The still is now in his office VI is
III uD-to-date copper still
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
EAST FOR Mine
SAYSDR. CRICCS
People in Eastern North Caro-
lima Have Edge on all the
Rest Of The County

Coming back home after a
two months absence, during
which time he crossed the con-
tinent and spent a week III
Seattle, Washington on the oc-
casion of the Tricnnial Grand
Encampment of the knights
Templars OF America, DIR. John
B. Griggs of this city says he
prefers the cast every time.
DR.. GriggS says all this Oh top
of glowing account of the things
he saw. The crops are fine, the
natural scenery is beautiful, and
the people are full Of life and pep,
he says. but for downright advan-
tagcs and opportunities to make a
living, the folks here home have
got them beat three ways to one"
DR.. Griggs who by the way is
State Recorder of the knights
Tcmplar, says there was wide in
tcrcSt in the parade featured by the
North Carolina delegation. Many
people in the West including native
North CarolinianS asked about
various towns in this state, which
showed Il keen interest i'll the folks
back home.
"Thc crops everywhere looked
fine" says DR.. GriggS. "Out there
they know how to market the Stuif.
Everything is brought TO market
evenly graded. The onions even,
are all cut and trimmed exactly the
same length. Everything is uni
form. and washed clean enough to
20 in the pot.
"ThruOut the West, farming is
carried on under great difficulties.
| was told in one place that the
farmers were paying an annual toll
of Sl27 per acre for water to ir-
rigatc their lands In many sec
tinnS crops cannot he grown without
irrigation. Imagine Il man here
paving for water. Yet under such
handicalS, they make money. Sone
sections are very SparScly settled,
50 that nrighbOrS are few and far
between.
Dr. GriggS visited Salk Lake City.
the capital of Utah, where he SAW
the new capitol. singular build
ing in this respect. When the build
inw waS I Idrriakcn, three million
dollars were placed in the hands
Of the committee, and when the
building WAS complete, the commit
tee turned back Il half million dol
lars. that had been saved.
DR.. GriSgS made the trip across
the continent after spending Il
month with his son, Lieut.. j. Brad
ford GriggS of New London, Conn.
Part of the trip to Seattle was made
thru Canada.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21

Sudden death may he lurking in
the bootleg liquor one buys now
adays. and no person can he sure of
the safety of his liquor supply, ac-
cOrding to Charles Carmine. sheriff
of PasquOtank County, who this
week raided his sixth still of the
summer.
Three -fourthS of the stills now
adayS are made of iron gasoline
barrels, and galvanized iron pipes,
he says. Most of the stills he has
found have been equipped with pip
ing or accessories of iron. that al
low the liquor to stand where
pOisons may be set up, that Will
eventually undermine the health of
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
SAY ITS HELL TO BE
A BOY IN THIS TOWN
Sent From Courthouse Grounds 10
School Ground, and Find Negro
Ball Game i'm Progress

lis hell To be- boy in this town
say some II to - Elizabeth CITY
bovS who are longing for Il place TO
play bali. 1t happened that some
weeks ago the COUNTY commission
prS ran the boys off the courthouse
Grounds. the only place they could
find To play on. and the commission
er,, excused their act by saying there
WIS sufficient room on the city
school grounds for the boys to play.
Rut there doesn't seem to be- much
room ON the city school grounds Inc
InU park. recently built by the
money of the taxpayers. seems 10
ba uSrd for other purposes than 10
furnish recrcatiOnal advantages tor
children. After being rented all
summer to Il professional baseball
team. the boys began using 1t Il
IittIe last week. hoping to develop
- tenn of Elizabeth City cubs.
Going out Oh Monday. theH 1ouhu
that the ball park had been rented
to a local group oi ADULT negroes
who were playing game Win ail
ont of town team. The boys were
hot. They took their torubies De-
fore members of the school Soaro'
and received little comfort. Z
are getting some money for the ball
park. they were told. The boys
are going to warm things up ana
take Il hi" delegation before 'he
next meeting of the school Doaro'
They haven't place to play ana
III, .towr doesn't seem to he Iuter'
pSted in giving them place. NJ
ronder tho hovs leave home
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
WHARF BILL DEFEATED

Elizabeth City voters on Tuesday
didn't turn out sufficiently strong
to paSS the bond issue of S32,0O0
for the purchase of the Commander
property for public dock site.
While 1.O9O voters registered, only
BIS went To the polls. l5S voting for
the measure and 22O against it.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
ELIZABETH CITY GIRL IN
EUROPE; But PREFERS HOME

Europe isn't 50 Interesting and
delightful to her rs Nays Head and
Elizabeth City would he this sum
mer. according tO AliSS Margaret
Foreman. Elizabeth City girl, who
is t. Iring the principal countries
across the ocean. Writing home
to friends, she says she would pre-
fer 10 he back home. And just
think. my my people who are at
home are dissatisfied and longing to
get away to Europe.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21

COMMENTING Guard station recently completed at
at upwards of $4,000 rewd observers
wondering this miles along the cost Will
replace smaller stations lying at intervals OF
eight miles, statio with of ten 10 situated
Is miles the coast with automobile PATROLS
and take the place of patrol
While this system has been recommended by Government OIL
of the Seventh District with
think feasible AN automobile won't
last but months the beach, cheaper to and i'm
nothing will take the place of handling beach
wreck Capt Price owe cant make sub
nevertheless here modern dwell
ling with living bedrooms bathrooms electric lights
connection with other
BOde Island to house the and equipment and similar
plant established at Little Island Va Eventually there will be other
stations NJ T. Iiie of Elizabeth City the
architect and DALEY of MancO the builder Photo by ZOe
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
SET
FOR SEPT. lST.
Several County Schools to Open
Early in the Month; City
Schols to Open Sept. IA.

The school bond election to
determine if ten small schools
in the districts Of NiXonton,
Banks, Riverside, Simonds
Creek, Corinth, Mt. lcrmon,
Okisko, Smalls, Fork, Provl-
dence and Bcrca arc to be con-
solidated in a large modern
school in the Corinth section,
is to be held Tucday, Septcm-
Der |.
Upwards of 1000 pupils, in the
event this iSSue is passed. will he
transported by motor truck to a
school that teaches all branches to
he found in the best of high schools.
Some schools are now 80 OyercrOwd-
ed. that pupils are sent to Elizabeth
City for the higher grades.
The Success Of this issue will
mean that the entire school popIla-
ton of the county will be taken
care. of in three consolidated CEN
trail high schools, two of them be-
ing Newland and WeekSville.
Openings Of county schools as
follows, have been announced by
Superintendent NJ. =. Jennings.
Weeksvillc, Fork, Riverside, Mt.
Hcrmon and Okisko, September q;
NewIand, September 14th.
Only seven grades will bc tuaght
at Fork and only three teachers will
be in the faculty this year.
Here are some of the teachers,
who will serve the county this year:
WeekSville-R Il. Ryland, Walk
crton. Va. principal and mathema-
ties: Maudc Leigh, city. History and
French: G. VI. PrcSlar, Winsatc,
Science: EuniCc Goodwin, city. Eng
liSh and Latin: Bessie Hart, Me
hcrrin. Va, English and CivicS; w.
III. Pritchard. WeckSvillc, Seventh
grade: Rena Jennings. Route !. city,
Seventh grade: $. NJ. Reed, Hert-
ford. Sixth grade; Ruth Mundcn,
city. Fifth grade; Phoebe White,
city. Fourth and Fifth; GOldic
Baker, city. Fourth grade: Mrs. J.
VI. Scott, Weeksville. Third grade
Marjorie Il. SnOwdcn, Snowden,
Third grade: Ella w. Thornton,
Route ), city. Second grade; Josie
l.. Cartwright. city, Second and
First grade: Miss Lloyd lIalstead,
WcckSville, First grade.
Newland-B. l.. White. Woodland,
Principal and teacher Scicnsc and
Mathematics.
Fork-LilIan Pritchard, Weeks
vile Principal: Annie JeSsup, Win
fall. Intermediate work: Annie
Pritchard, Route 5, city, Primary
work.
ProvidenCe-AIrs. NJ. \. Harris.
Berea-Laura Pritchard, city,
Principal: Selma Morgan, Route 3,
city, Primary.
City Schools
The Elizabeth City SchOlS will
open on September II. Prof. A. B..
Combs is principal. Miss Hattie
Harney principal of the grammar
school and Miss SaIlie Beasley
supervisor. Here is n list of the
teachers.
First grade-MiSs India Bart
lett, Miss Ruth Jones, Miss Amnn-
da L6ary. Mrs. Herbert MorriSette,
Miss Carrie Pappendick, Miss En-
ma Willis.
Second grade-MiSs Florence
Bell, Miss Lottie Lee Blanchard.
Mrs. f.. f.. Etheridge. Miss Annie
Continued on page Two)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21

Destiny is not Il matter of change: ::
it is Il matter of choice: it is not II
thing To he waited for. it is thin"
tn be achieved.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21

Your eyes examined and their
needs looked after at once, Drs.
Hathnwar. Hinton Rldc. -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21

Your eyes examined and their
needs looked after ut oncc. Drs.
Hathawav. Hinton pldg. -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
Crop Outlook Presages
A Prosperous Harvest
Northeastern North Carolina Farmers Look
Forward to Paying Out This Year and
Getting Ready for Another Start

The hearts Of many North
eastern North Carolina farm
erS are lighter this year, bust
ness men of all lines arc pcrk-
ing up. All summer a genial
sun has been shining down on
the growing crops, and the
clouds from time to time have
dropped refreshing moisture
on the lands.
From every section come reports
of better crops than in many years.
Coming on the heels of several sue
cc$Sivc crop failures. the news is
good to Il town that depends large
ly on the tremendous investment of
this region III its agriculture. Farm
rrS have failed to realize on several
crops because of backward SEASONS,
which kept them from getting the
peak of the market. Irish potatoes
and May Peas this Spring failed
To come up to standard, but this
fail. unless terrible weather condi-
lions prevail. their harvest will be
Il bOuntiful one.
Nature has smiled on this Scctit n
once more. The corn crop is the
best in years: the SoyhCan crop is
rank and heavy: the cotton stalks
rise high in the fields and heavy
fruita%c promises Il tremendous
inrOadS which sad To relate has
happened in some localities al
rp;I1y
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21
TO Help Everybody

The money pouring into the hands
Of the farmers this fall, will mean
much for Elisabeth kfty. With
better reads than ever. and more
automobiles. people will find it more
convenient to come To town. They
will come to settle up for their
years supplies, to buy more seeds
and fertilizer, more farm equipment
more furniture for the home, more
clothes and supplies for the fam
lily. And Elizabeth City merchants
who want to give their customers
the best of service, will he sure to
have everything in stock, that no
business will go to other towns.
that may be kept at home.
Others Not So Fortunate.
Crops in other sections of North
Carolina have not been so good.
Conditions are poor in western Caro-
lima. and little better i'm the Pied
mont section. But the shortage
that will result, will make for high
or prices, and our farmers with
more stuff to sell, will gain more
money.
Dry weather hit the state just at
the time when good .ainS would
have been most helpful. Crops were
beginning to mature, cultivation
was the best in years and stands,
while irregulari We're fhir. The
drought I'll ecked the growth Of
plants which are maturing before
the fruit has reached full develop
mcnt. COttoli shedding badly, corn
shows Il poor color and pastures are
parChed and dry.
The condition of corn dropped
from IS July 1St to - per cent OF
il normal crop on August 1st. This
indicates yield this year of lib
Continued on Page Six
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21

+ l"' anrk that Your boys and girls
the "S ,,,nj ,hi> year will be large
Do il ,',, ,iorJ b, their physical con,
y dr'''" Tnrn to page five for our
dti'lL ,n i.urcars> oullet:n Oaer
Na'nn,|,-r rI,IID'S HEALTH.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-08-21

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Evening star., 1925-01-19
Strand" Man About
Town.

Jim Toney and Ann Norman, I'm
"A Man About Town." a brand-new
street pickup, dance and patter act.
was greeted by a large audience at
the Strand Theater, where it opened
this weeks program as the head
liner.
"Mirth, Modes and Melodies" a
beautifully staged and costumed
song and dance Offering. features the
Eclatr Twins and Billy Wells. Billy
entertains at the piano and gives
animal limitations. One of the twins
turns double in clever acrobatic
feat. These help TO make a unique
act. Al Raymond and Walter Kauf-
man offer an extraordinary skit in
an extraordinary way, Marriage and
Divorce in Three Rounds" that scores
heavily. The De Grons, boy and
girl, open the bill with gymnastics
that were roundly cheered last night,
and Frank Cook and Jean Vernon,
in Sassie Susie" make a decided hit
with their snappy songs and jokes
Betty Compson is seen at her best
in the photoplay, THE Ramshacille
House." stirring melodrama with
an awfully mean villain. She plays
sweetheart in a series of settings
that are notable for murder and
character defamation, but bobs up
all right at the close.
Evening star., 1925-01-19
Keith The Test
Kerekiarto.

An entertaining program is offered
this week at Keith's, with sort of
mystery-musical play, The Test" as
a top-line attraction. Ten men and
two girls comprise the company The
act opens along the crook-play lines,
runs about five minutes. and then the
lights go out to fash up a minute
later to disclose the entire troupe ar
rayed in evening clothes and posing
as jazz band. Then the fun starts
with songs and dances, and lots OF
pep" The act is a strong one.
About two months ago Duci de Ker-
ekjarto, young Hungarian vioHnist
broke into vaudeville, which offered
larger returns than the concert field
He created something of a sensa tion
with his excellent handling of the
bow. Everybody began bidding for
his services, but Manager Robbins
gained the prize, and as a result he
also toplines this weeks bill
De Kerekjarto's opening selections
last night were for the critical mu-
sical lover alone, but when he played
"Old Folks at Home" as an encore,
he received such tumultuous recep-
ton that he tried to thank the audi
ence in broken English, which hardly
carried over the footlights A few
more we'll known American airs
ought to make de Kerekjarto a great
attraction.
The laughing hit of the evening was
provided by Bert Lahr and Mercedes
the former a good Dutch comedian OF
the Sam Bernard type, with new
frills, and the latter a singer and
dancer good to look upon. From the
time Lehr came on until the close OF
the act he had his audience goin 2
strongly with laughter. Ruby Nor
ton returns, and, with new selections
the little English comediennes SPLEEN
did voice and mannerisms won her
much applause. Roger Imhof and
company are making their annual
visit, and the Irish comedian reg
istered his usual big hit, Roger has
been trying to appear in a new
sketch. but the people laugh so hear
tily at his Pest House" that the
managers won't let him change A
good Juggling act by the Duponts
opens the program, and is followed
by the Rath brothers in fine acrobatiC
work. Dora and Ed Ford, with Lottie
Ford and Bob Adams, offer an excel
lent dancing revue at the end of the
program that seems a big hit The
usual house attractions complete ths
bill.
Evening star., 1925-01-19
A MU Sc M EN- S
Newman on Burma.

= Burma" provided Newman with the
Second theme OF his course at the Ma
tional Theater yesterday afternoon
and evening.
This somewhat beaten track for
lecture tourists and for those who
have travelled 1.-The road" to Manda-
lay with Kipling's son of the sea.
presented with such sense OF scenic
newness and narrated with such de-
scriptive charm, must have given 10
even one literally familiar with the
country a feeling of fresh adventur-
fngs in the Land of Golden Pagodas
An opening visit to Delhi, "old and
new" the progress representing BTU
fish domination, gave an intimate
showing OF the sights of the cApitai
that included alongside OF trans, cars
and English architecture, an impress
sive revelation of the devotion OF MO
hammedans prosuated In pra5ei,
Mosques, thrones, marble walls ihialu
with jewels. with motion pfocessioh
Of "raiahs, were unfolded, in a display
OF oriental grandeur unequaieu eIse ,
where: their elephants caparlsoheo
With robes adorned with precious
stones" were the high lights OF
humanity that was universally brown
and snow hite-bare limbs, VIII
cotton garments of draped scdhtlhtsS
and turbans that it is recoroed ohlS
an oriental can achieve.
'sDThe sport OF kings" in Burma ue-
nicted a venture into the Jungle
with the hunting leopard pictured-a
cheetah, so tame that the lecturer
dauntlessly caressed him as he rooe
with the hunters on the way TO the
tall grass. The peace OF the scene,
with hundreds of antelope, deer anu
other animals grazing In harmony
their aIertness TO danger and the meet
ra,sh Of all for safety made, from a
nature standpoint, one of the thrlIis
that few photographers have been
able TO record.
The herding of pilgrims In cars on
their way to Benares and their pain
ing in the holy Ganges, with a ooat
trip in the water beyond the pain
ing line of countless men. women ana
children, gives panoramic view also
Of palaces, temples and CHATS
Rangoon, the largest and finest city
of Burma, has an interesting street
life in the native and Chinese quar-
tiers, with beauty spots at frequent
turns. and a comprehensive showing
Of the worlds greatest golden pa
coda in interior and exterior views
Of the Shwe Dagon temple-a tower
OF gold" The Road to Mandalay
shows that the native girl stlll
smokes a "whackin' big cheroot
There is a boat race also where the
contestants paddle with their legs
male and female competitors, seen
only in the Shan lakes. A royal
barge on this lake gives glimpse
of the last remnant of former bar
barrie rule''-with a final glimpse Of
the gem of Burma"-the gold towers
of the Shwe Dagon.
For an almost personal thrill TO
American audiences there was a sue
cesSion of views of Mount Everest
and the start OF the Inflated expedition.
Evening star., 1925-01-19
Palace-"East of Sues.'

East of Suez" offered at the Pal
ace Theater this week, exploits ,Pola
Negri, and the Polish screen star
seemingly is able to redeem even the
weakest of screen vehicles. Whh-
out Pola, East of Suez" might sp-
proximate trashy melodrama, but loer
superb artistry makes il practica .ly
success with the thrill-lovirAg
movie public.
In transferring East OF Suez" from
play form to the screen, much of tlss
Somerset Vaughan drama OF the
Orient has been lost. There remain
however clandestine meetings, MUIR
der plots, Chinese intrigue and east
ern mysticism to make spirited
background, against which the pol
ished Pola moves in the majesty of
her art.
Born in China, but reared in Eng
land, Pola. as Daisy Forbes comes
TO Shanghai young woman, whose
hand is sought by two Britons. One
she loves, but when he learns she is
an EurRsian, something she had not
known before arriving in the Orient,
he gives her up. She marries the
other man, who apparently knows
nothing of her half-caste status, and
the two are promptly ostracized by
Shanghai society.
The man she loves, sent to a prov
ince in northern China to forget his
amour, returns to Shanghai and COM
plications naturally follow. There
are plots and counterplots, involv-
ing both England and China, villains
who would have Daisy for them
selves but the instigators get theirs"
in the best of melodramatic style, and
all ends well. It's regular movie
stuff"
The quaint Harry Langdon pro-
vides food for hearty laughs in
Sennett comedy, The Sea Squawk"
The Palace Orchestra also offers a
pleasing program