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Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27
FIREMEN HURT IN CRASH
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 81. - -Four
city fircmcn were today rccol ering
from injuries received late vestcr
day when an assistant chief S car
colided with a chemical truck while
answering an alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27
TEN YEARS AGO
August H. 1915 |
NEW L. A. DRY CHIEF
LEAVES FOR COAST

WASHlNGTOM Aug '27.-Colonel
Robert +. Firth, recently named pro
hibition administrators of division
no. -. with headquarters 1T Los
angeles, has left for his post. Col
onei FIFTH appointed Miss \. +.
GyandalI,, AndTeWs'% private sccre-
tary as force clerk in .eharSc Of per
sonnel for the 22nd distriet. =.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27
IMPERIAL
Uy Press staff Correspondent

IMPERIAL, Aug. 21.-llarrv Par
SONS. who has been i'll at the I'll
Centre hospital, is able to be out
again.
". $. kcating is back home again
after spending two months visiting
friends and relatives in Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas.
c. b. Collins and family returned
Wednesday from Newport Beach,
where they have been spending part
OF the summer. Mr.. Collins cN-
poets to stay awhile in Imperial be
fore beginning his duties as princi-
pal of the Holtvillc high school
Mrs. G. a. Swarthout and daugh-
tcrS are, lrick in Imperial. They
h'sSt been spending the summer at
Live Oak Springs. ~
Mrs. $. b. Martin is among the
sunlner .vacatiomists setnrning 20 -Im,
poiial. She arrived home Tuesday
evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27
Increase Grows
In VOca tiOnal
School Training;

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Aug. IL
Evidence of the growing interest Of
vocational training in California is
seen i'll figures given out here for
Nicholas Riociardi, state commits
sioner of vocational and Industrial
training.
In vlpl7, according to Riociardi
only 9f4 children av;tilcd themselves
Of the opportunity to- learn trades or
industrial lines while this year II to-
tai of 44.o9S pupils are registered
III the various induTriat schools
throughout the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27
RECOUNT NEARLY OVER
Dy United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. -. - The
standing to-day, in. the Iewa ,senator,
ial contest recount was Dinipl F.
Steck 294,5i7; Senator Smith W.
Hrookhart PSI ,063, upon completion
of rccounting in II counties. Only
six more counties remain to be tab.
ulated.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27

The horticultural commissioner re-
ports that up to date the Tulare
cotton crop is almost perfect.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27

Mcrced' S sweet potato crop will
exceed that of last year by at least
ten per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
August 27, 1906

I. p. Willard of Escondido, came
in last night to represent Che dis.
trict attorneys S office in the But
tran ease.
Y. c. Musgravc Of Arizona is in
the valley with the intention of buy.
ing II ranch and shipping in stock
from Arizona for fattcning.
+. w. Bishop goes to Los Ange.
les i'll the morning to make annual
proof upon his land north of this
city. lie has just completed fine
house there and will move his fam
lily here soon.
The Holton Power company has
connected their city plant here to
furnish power during the day. The
water in the power canal in Holt
willie is low and the plant there runs
only ) p. m. to midnight.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 27, 1910
\. G. Aten, of Round Rock, Texas
is visiting his son, Ira Atcn at the
latter s ranch home three miles north
of FL Centre.
/. T. Harris of Redlands, vino pre-,
pared the plans for the Hotel FL
Ccntlo has been visiting FL Ceutro
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. q. Newton. former
IL Centre residents, are located III
San Diego, where they are managing
Il rooming house.
TEN YEARS AGO
August 81, 1915
Ray Edgar returned yesterday
from "a trip to the coast.
George W. Anderson returned yes
tcrdav from HIS vacation spent. at
the coast.
William Marablc Of Seclcy spent
yesterday III Fl Centre.
,. DR., Elmer Harley of Seeley was iii
I'll Centre Thursdays -
w. 4. Bill arrived in tAe city yes;
tcrdav to look after hisss interests
here. a
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27

Melons on the home market at
Turlock. Stanislaus county, have
dropped to so cents a crate.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27

Dates of the Mcrccd county fair
have been changed TO begin Octob-
cr ) instead of September so.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27

The interior department has au-
thorized the building of a $500 900
hotel III the Yosemite valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27

\ large dchydrating plant is
building at Paso Roblcs San Luis
Obispo county.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27

Merced has a tomato 16 inches
around and four inches thick, weigh.
ing nearly two pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-27

San Luis Obispo county is to build
4 hospital costing $4,000.
Evening star., 1925-03-13

chief village is st. James. During the
Winter months, while ice is forming
a crust across the 20 miles leading
to the mainland, the inhabitants are
cut off from the outside world. When
the ice becomes thick enough the
mail is carried across the ice by
men and later teams make the jour
ney to and from the mainland with
sleighs. When the ice begins tC
soften and break up before the early
Spring gales the islanders are again
isolated until the floating foes have
disappeared"
Evening star., 1925-03-13
IL Year-OId TWi1ls
Charged With Mail
Theft and Forgery
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 13.-Twin
boys, IL years old, are under lock
and key in the United States mar
shals office here waiting to be re-
turned to a Teformatory at Sails
bury. Md, where they were held
for a. time. They are charged in
a Federal indictment with robbing
the mails.
A letter containing $40 money
order for their grandmother was
taken. Her signature was forged
and the order cashed. They had
ice cream, cake and candy. Then
one bought a ukulele. The other
sat in a poker game. it is said,
and lost $3.50.
The boys appeared to be happy
over the prospect Of going back
home"
Evening star., 1925-03-13

- GA tAA y - ~
taught TO think
Alright? ?' was ask
ed by S e n a I o +
Cummins of lowe
today. The ma
tional oratorical
contest on I h e
Constitution is, as
l see 1t. a tre-
mendous stride in
that direction, and
is, therefore. de-
serving of the ut
most support from
citizens in gen
eral, as we'll as
from educators.
From thine to
time in this coun-
tFv we Rat rnnph
Evening star., 1925-03-13

The man at extreme upper left wears
a two-button sack suit-the Com
modore-in a medium light gray with
alternating pin stripes of darker gray
and light blue. $45.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
MELTING POT" AID
IS SEEN IN CONTEST.
Senator Cummins Shows
Value of 0ratoricaI Exposi-
ti0n of u. S. Constitution.

''Under a system of government in
which the thought of every voter
goes to shape the Government itself,
what can be more important than
Evening star., 1925-03-13

The second man wears a blue-gray
topcoat of medium length with big
patch pockets. A box model, with
very graceful lines. $35.
Evening star., 1925-03-13

The Windsor Golf-Business
Suit-jacket, vest, trousers,
k n C k e r Sis, according to
Walter Hagen, "the best golf
suit | have ever worm" A
striking new weave, called
Chukker, in gray. $50.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
Belts to Match
Your Suits, $50

Wide harness leather
belts, in colors to
match suits, are the
thing this S prin G.
Gray, tan, light blue,
b r o w n, cordovan.
Black is used to con-
trast and vary the
idea.
Evening star., 1925-03-13

In the center is an English
Lounge Suit, the West End,
made in London, a solid, light
cocoa brown. The authentic
English lounge style that is
being worn in London by best
dressed men now. $40.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
Striking Plaid
Socks. s1.5O

These high-grade, I'm
ported Lisle Socks are
in one of the most
striking pa tt ern S
we've seen this sea-
son. Full fashioned to
fit perfectly.
Evening star., 1925-03-13
A Light Tan
Glove, $3.50

With edges bound in
dark, contra S tin e
leather, this is a glove
of unusual srnartness.
Gray Mocha Gloves,
also - both to wear
with the light-colored
clothes.
Evening star., 1925-03-13

At left London-made Topcoat, box STYLE developed
in West of England worsted The sketch does not
begin to justice the richness of color and design
in this coat. A handsome light lavender with tan
overplad spenddly tailored, showerproof quite the
last word in correct English style A Sansdown
model sos.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-25
JERRY WILCOX
IN BAD AGAIN
Insurance Co. which He Repre-.
sented Sends Warning to
Policy Holders

/ A notice to local policy holders OF
the Columbian National Life In
surance Co., sent from the head
quarters Of the company within the
st few days, warning them not to
nay premiums TO its former agent
j. W. Wilcox Of this city. reylves
q lot of ugly rumors.
1t was just q few months ago
that Mr.. Wilcox resigned as L. 5.
Deputy Marshall at Elizabeth City
following an investibatiCn Of alleged
irregularities in his expense &C.
counts. The government job paid
him 800 month and certain ex-
penses.
The insurance company for which
Wilcox acted as agent here until
three weeks ago alleges that he gave
them bogus notes in lieu Of cash
collected from numerous policyhold.
crs. Complaints from policyholders
who found their insurance lapsing
after they had paid their money to
AIr. Wilcox. started the company
npon an investigation which result
dc in the dismissal OF Mr.. Wilcox
from it's employ and The warning TO
its policy holders.
Rumor does its worst to any man
who becomes financially involved
and some one always finds woman
at the bottom of it. Lii the case Of
Mr.. Wilcox there figures the name
Of a comcly woman in another conn
~ who IS said to have obtained fin
ancial favors from him. Much is
being said about a nOtp he is said
to have indorscd' to help the lady
buy Il boarding house.. '.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-25

Il think shall say" up Il little
money and take trip overseas
said the Soda Jcrker to the Bank
Clerk the other morning.
What's OH your mind now:
sked the Bank Clerk.
We'll, | see by the papers, SAID
the Soda Jerkcr, That they have
lust taken census in London and
found that they have 343,33S more
women Of marriageablc age than
they have men. it iust strikes mt
that that's the place for Il fellow
who iusl don't have any luck with
the women, in his own bone Town.
If London has ,::'S women who
nint .ot men, ought 10 stand n
show TO GER mine. I'm perfectly
willing to give ,'cm II chance TO run
after nc. So if you miss me around
these SlopS after New Years. Ioll
MAY Just put il down that I'm OIL
for London town.
"You are silly" said the Bank
Clerk with Snccr. "Why talk about
going TO London to look. for Il sur
plus of women when you have Il sur
plus at home"
II didn't know there WAS any
surnlus at home" said the Soda
Jcrkcr, registering surprise.
1t amounts 10 the same thing.
said the Bank Clerk. while we
haven't perhaps an aCrual surplus
of numbers It is fact that WE have
a constantly increasing number oI
women who are not Satificd with
one man. and that amounts tn III"
same thing.
sit used to be that almost any
woman was satisfied with one huS-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-25
MCLELLANCET
HINTON STORES
New York Concern To Operate
SC, Csc, and Sl.00 Store Here
After January lst.

Elizabeth City gets another
chain store: the Mcclellan
Stores Co., Of New York City,
operating what is known as
"Sct., 25ct., aud Sl.W stores"
i'll principal cities all over
America. have leased two
stores in tic Hinton Block. for
immediate occupancy.
The lease VAS made by tn" Caro-.
lima Building Co.. subsidiary Of
the Carolina Banking & Trust Co.
this week. The lease is for ton
years with a five year renewal op.
ton Mt tho end of that period. The
consideration has not been divuleed.
The two stores are adjoining
stores one formerly occupied by the
Spencer, Walker Co, the other now
occupied by the Duff Piano Co. The
Mcclellan Company will remodel the
two stores, making one big store
with u frontage Of ~ feet on Main
st. The depth OF the store is lO5
feet. The alterations aud au i'm
posing red front tu bc made by
the lesSecs will cost about Sl0,UOU.
The work will begin within few
days and completed in time for "c-
cupancy Feb. l, 1926. according To
the company'S plans.
The Mcclellan Co. was originally
a North Carolina concern, having
been established AZ High Point, y.
c., ten or twelve years ago. 1t has
had phenomenal success and 0pcr.
!ates stores all over the United States
to-day with Il capital OF $l2,0Oo.-
OOo.O0 and headquarters in New
York City. Ii confines itself to
the sale Of merchandise ranging in
values from five cents 10 Sl.Oo only.
There We're n number Of other out
Of town organizations anxious 10
acquire the stand acquired by the
Mcclellan Go. The J. g.. Penney Co,
department stores, were anxious to
, secure the lease. as were also The
Charles CO.. II Baltimore. But ii is
understood that pressure was
brought upon the Carolina Banking
& Trust Co.. by local merchants who
didn't want 10 see the Penney con-
cern come in.
II is evident that the chain store
companies generally turnout TN"
country have their eyes on Elizabeth
City and consider iiia good town
TO plant in.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-25
SANTA CLAUS AS EVER
THE MERCHANTS FRIEND
What Looked Like \ Buyers
Strike Ended When st. Nick
Got Busy

No matter how Santa Claus 0ri-
ginatcd. the merchants of Elizabeth
City are profoundly grateful for the
activities Of the old boy and will
remember him in their prayers on
Christmas morning.
Santa Claus has helped business
generally in Elizabeth City and will
relieve the merchants of Il let Of in.
vcntnry taking after January lSt.
IL has been Il backward season IN
Elizabeth City because it has been Il
backward year Tor the farmcrS. No.
body seems 10 hIvn had any money.
In fact it has been considered very
poor taste for any one 81 confess to
having money and the act Of spend
ing money has been looked upon as
almost criminal.
! But 1luug came Santa Claus aud
loOsencd things up. Most Of the
stores report n good Christmas bust
hess, although a nasty rain Monday
night and Tuesday put Il dampcr on
things. 1t seems that everybody
wasn't broke after all aud Christ
mas stockings generally will he
about rs full aS usual.
The butchers seem to think every
thing is well with the folks any
how: the price OF Christmas turkeys
is 60 cents II pound aud the dealers
have stocked up. heavily on the
birds in anticipation of lively
Christmas trade.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-25
Christmas Again
By VANCE HAVNER
(wriltcn for THE INDEPENDENT

The coming OF Christmas always reminds me oi
a Scroogc heard years ago who got oil from inc
pulpit the suggestion that should dispense with
Santa Claus and all the iancul and magical aspects
of the Yulctdc season, tell the children the bald
truth about i, all and reduce Christmas Day TO
coldly practical occasion. OF course he would have
gifts after We had made it perfectly plain that there
were 10 reindeer aud slcghs connected with them'
that they didn't come down the chimney from the Far
North bu, were simply bought from Hank and Co.
on the
But, thank the Lord such ginks are scarce.
sensible Christmas would be awful. As Edgar A.
Guest SAYS, we have 26s days i'll which to be sane
and practical and for Goodness sake, let us be guided
at Christmas by sentiment and not reason. Let us
forget our income and outgo taxes, Our high blood
pressure and our rheumatic, our fundamentalism and
our modernism and be for one day elemental and
simple. 'Let's laugh and sing and play and be chill
trcn. Let's believe i'll Santa Claus and all the wealth
pi blessings that he brings The trouble with lis Is
we're too sensible and intellectual and sophisticated.
W, need To unl,arncss Our minds and lay down the
raraphcrnalia of this complex age and let DIR stunt
ed souls out ior breath "l air. 'thriStma> i Il
wonderful dav because then We let little chlld leaa
Us, we forget for a moment the grind OF things and
bask in the lost radiance OF youth. Let us not DC
cold and logical let kick up heels and be silly
and foolish and sentimental and drink deep ior
day OF the wine OF Lie.
And vet it is but hali-cuth that speak. ocr;i-
ment cannot save the world Ii VIC should lay down
our reason and live in unrestrancd hlarity we would
be more miserable than we arc That sort OF freedom
reads we'll in the story books but it won't work So
amid all gayety, W. must not substitute Santa
Claus for Christ. 'Santa Claus represents but
one aspect OF Lie. the JOYFUL and bright Let us
keep whole Christmas by keeping iii mind the
Christ who while Me to make Lie Joyous and
Christ wio while He to make Lie Joyous ana
material gifts but by change OF lie. We can''t
make better world by giving things but by giving
ourselves.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-25
BETTER ROADS
FORCURRITUCK
County to Get $4,000 Worth
Of Concrete Road to State
Line and G. II.

Currituck County is to get
over a quarter million dollars
worth Of roads, to be exact,
$4,000 from the State High
way Commission, as a result of
the visit OF Commissioner w.
\. Hart, Of the First District
who sat at. a meeting OF the
County Commissioners and
citizens Of Chrrituck
The conditions are that Curri
tuck Is to lend the state 100000 Of
the money, to be paid back at the
earliest date the state has avail
able funds. Needless to say, Cur
rituck is pleased with the visit of
Commissioner Hart.
The roads to be built comprises
IL miles from Sligo to the Virginia
line at Moyock, and three and a
half miles from Sligo to Currituck
Courthouse the latter being a
stretch Of highwaG that would have
been unpaved for the time being,
had not Commissioner Hart consent
ed to the additional expenditure,
Construction of the roads Is promiS-
ed within year.
Completion of these roads will
have Il great economic and CONNER
cial significance for Currituck and
adjoining counties. 1t will give this
section IL 16-foOt concrete road from
; Currituck Courthouse via Camden,
| to Elizabeth City, and will give an
unbrokcn stretch OF concrete from
Norfolk to 'Edenton. ...
Cnrrituck farmers living all along
this route will have the advantage
of paved road to haul their pro-
ducc in TO either Elizabeth City or
| Norfolk. Norfolk County has al
ready completed a road from South
Norfolk to the state line near North
west, Va. and the road from Sligo
via MOyOck, will connect this.
! Invaluable aid was rendered by
the Elizabeth City Chamber OF Com
mcrcc. in arranging the meeting be-
tween Mr.. Hart and the Curritucli
people. on the terms under which
! the roads are to be built.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-25

hand or one sweetheart: but that
isn't true any more in all alarming
large number of cases. The old
fashioned girl used to be satisfied
to have q beau call once or twice
q week and sit in the parl0r and
she felt like a high flyer If lie took
her riding in a horse drawn buggy
on Sunday afternoon. Now she
is not satisfied if she isn't on the
20 some place every night and she
has To- have two, three, four or even
half Il dozen fellows on her string
all the time to get everything she
wants.
Tho. same holds true Of LOT of
married women who have, nothing
much 10 TO but strut their stuff on
Main Street. They used to re sat
isfiCd with their muSSy old huS-
bands: but now there are Il lot ot
them who think they would lac
counted obsolete and laid on the
shelf if rhrv didn't havh tw0 N
three hoy friends to make love to
them clandcStnely."
Funny none of them ever try TO
vamp ne, said The S"da Jerker
wOcfully.
1T isn't funny ut all" said the
Bank Clerk. You and affect too
much intelligence to ever appeal
strongly 10 giddy females. These
wild babies are not looking Tor
brains my boy. thcy are Interested
in trousers only. Don't think Of
spending all you make in Il year or a
ticket for London: huy Yourself n
pair of mouse cCiorcd trousers and
Il fancy hat banG and You'll find Il
surplus 0f females i! home.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-25
DUFF PIANOCO.
BUYS STORES
viii Remove to East Fearing
Street After January
First

The Duff Piano Co., has pur-
chased the block Of three stores
owned by the Flora Estate, on
the North side of East Fearing
St., between Poindexter and
Water SITS. and will remove to
the new location after January
lst.
For several years the Duff Piano
Co. has occupied one of the stores
in the Hinton Block. From this
small store room it has conducted a
splendid business in planes organs
and musical goods, selling all over
Eastern North Carolina.
Most of the business Of the con-
Germ being done out Of town, the
Hinton Building location was not
exactly suited to the needs OF the
company. What was wanted was
more warehouse space and less show
room. It is the sense Of the prin-
c!pal owner, w. 7. Duff, that the
business can be more satisfactorily
conducted in larger and less ex-
pensivc quarters. Extensive repairs
and alterations will be made on the
nrpnnrty inst DDrpnN sod
One Of the stores purchased by the
Duff Co. was in years gone by Oc-
rupied as a saloon by Berry & SHAH
non and, in It's day, was on" OF the
me st popular and best known stands
in Elizabeth City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-12-25

in the sunshine Of a frosty Dcccm
Der morning i> 10 more safe than
the fierce wildcat. from the huntcl
who gets his pay by satisfying the
in&itiatc craving of woman and
man for fine furS.
1,ack in the dim ages. when the
hunter vcnturcd forth with club, ol
with stone sling shot TO get his meat
and the skins to keep him warm. hC
always saved the finest, and most
glossy furS for the back of tn"
woman he had dragged to his rough
shelter under the hillside. Today
mankind lives III a house fashioned
of brick and stone. and gets his mea!
and bread 10y $kinning his fellow
man vet the woman hc finally drag:
into his den. still gets the fines
fur to adorn her beauty that Shs
may desire.