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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01
NOAH BURFOOT
CALLED AWAY
Man Long Active in County
Affairs and Business, a Vic
tim of Heart Failure

The sudden death of Noah
Burfoot, Sr.. aged II, who was
claimed by a heart attack at
1870 Tuesday night was a dis.
tinct shock to the community,
county and section. and Great
cd deep regret among all who
knew him.
For II years he had been i mcn-
Der of the PaSquotaEk County Com
miSsiOners. and aS chairman rf the
Commissions was known for his con-
sidcration, his kindlinrSS. and his
cautious and conservative judge
mrnt.'
In his heart was always the wish
To he straightforward in all his deal
iilsS. aud il has been often said OF
him that he guarded the resources
of his county, aS jcalOuSly as If they
had been his own. His hobby. was
the relief af. the burdens Of the tax
PAYERS. and hr courtruunccd no cX-
pcnditurr. tl.at in his best judge
ment was not for public economy.
Yet he was always alert to the
pleas q those who were needy, ana
turned no deaf ear Ia those VINO
came before his board in miSfor-
tune, or those who asked for funds
Ger the public welfare or tho pro-
motion of public measures Tor tn"
progress of his town and section.
Tho best r~;ttncc of the high
esteem in which he was held anu
the greatest tributes to his courtr-
Gus and kindly spirit arc the en-
prcSSiomS of regret that come from
the men on the street. who saw him
daily, and who knew him well.
Even on the day of his death. he
made his rounds thru the County
offices. us he was wont 10 do daily
to keep posted on county affairs,
and to look after the work with
which he had been entrusted hy his
nci.hborS, and countymcn. Every
Office i'm the courthouse was closed
during the hour of his funeral at
four o'clock Thursday, and every
county officer attended, TO see his
renldins go to their Tong sleep in
Hollywood. where he was laid to
rest with odd Fellows honorS.
Mr.. BurfOUt moved 10 this city
from Camden County 10 years ago,
giving up his active farmin" to
become agent for the Norfolk
Southern railroad. which position
he gave up to enter in business with
the late J. Il. Flora. He aftcrward
became pioneer in the mannfac-
turc Of hosiery in this city. and ut
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01
HOT WEATHER is WORRISOME

time | am miSinrOrmCd. You re-
call made some remarks sometime
u"o about Mr.. W. j. WOOdlcy: -:
We'll, the only statement Mr.. Wood
lev took exception to, was WHAT l
said about him being born in ITr-
rrll County, Now Mr.. Woodlcy
said he had nothing against Tyrrcll,
but he wanted the record straight: ::
no was born in Washington COun-
ty.
"Wrll talk about that later. said
ihr Bank Clerk. I've got to get
busy. and slip in the back door be-
fore the Cashier gets down to
work.
Say. wait a minute" said the
Soda .Icrkcr. Were YOU i'll That
rr;Ica< up to the dance the other
night? hear some of the boys got
in such II row that Judge Sawyer
got 81 apiece out Of them. LOOKS
like the dance is in the limclight
again.
NO need to condemn the whole
dance because one or two bl0Ods
ret tunllcd up and went 10 fighting,
said the Bank Clerk. 81 wasn't III
the fight. but | know how it hap
urnrd. "You see one fellow stcmps
OH the toes of the other fellows girl.
The other fellow took ii up. Later
on the third man comes along ana
iokingly pushes Number Once into
Number Two. Number Two thinks
Number One ain't satisfied, and
offers satisfaction. When they both
try TO get satisfaction in the Hotel,
Tom Nelson runs 'em out, and they
take their troubles out in the woods
They settled up the score, they pald
Judge Sawyer. and thats all OIL H.
Hot Weather caused it all.
But it began at the dance sald
the Soda Jcrker, and the dance VIII
bc blamed about it. That's why
folks who 20 to dances are talked
about sometimes" said the Soda
Jcrker.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01

This hot weather is awful, said
the Bank Clerk 10 the Soda Jcrkcr'
I'D like to take nice, long trap
TO yet IL chance 10 cool off ami rest
up before the summer set in full
blast.
why don't you:" asked the Soda
.Jcrkcr. .Nobody would miss you II
you took two trips"
II don't have the money. SAID
the Bank Clerk. You sec I'm think
i'm. about Joining the Country club,
and using some of my money 10
build up the town.
You might have got several Tree
trips, if you'd had little foresight
said the Soda Jcrkrr. "lr you'd Sol
some religion during the Ham re-
vival, Mr.. Ham might have given
you a trip to every town he holds
forth in this summer, so you rOllid
testify to the good results of his
meetings. was talking to IL drum
mcr from Raleigh, and he told me
that folks converted in his town
used to ret their expenses paid to
revivalS in other towns to testify
to their past life and their rcdcmp-
tion by Him."
You don't mean that Mr.. Ham
would pay my expenses out OF his
own pocket do EVu:' asked the
Bank Clerk.
''I don't know whether he would
or wouldn't" said the Soda .Irrker.
Il only know it would bc good briSl-
ncss for him to do so. just aS it Is
good business for agents for Pone :
Pain Pills to 20 over Oh Bell Street
and give Mrs. Spinner $40 for the
,Ise of her testimonial, or to give
Il Shannon Street carpenter ~ TO
suv Baboon Gland tonic helped him
increase the census. Folks every
where have great faith in such
things. and it makes business bet
ter"
You may bc in error said the
Bank Clerk. You could make Il
mistake sometime. couldn't yOu:'
II only tell what l heard" said
the Soda Jerker. 81 don't make II
mistake in everything. altho some
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01
MRS. SARAH T. CRAWFORD

Mrs. Sarah r. Crawford, aged 20,
died here Wednesday night at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. w. w.
WOOdlcy, = Wineke Apartments, fol-
lowing an illness Of several months.
She wa; the widow of the late
John Er>kiue Crawford of Orange
County. New York, and q native Of
that StItc. She had two living
children. Mrs. w. w. WOadley Of
this city and Mrs. william Towe
Ct Ga-retsturg, \. G. Fourteen
grandchildren survive her. The
funeral will be conducted at tel
o'clock Friday morning, from the
home of her daughter, by Rev. Dan.
iel Lane of City Road Church, as.
sisted by Rev. C.. B. Culbreth. AI.
Il. Presiding Elder. Interment will
be in Hollywood She was faith.
ful member OF City Road Church,
and kind and thoughtful woInan
Win : aldo ci1cl3 % friends.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01

the time Of his death waS President
and Manager of the Pasquotank
Hosiery Company.
His surviving rClativcS are his
wife. who before her marriage was
Miss Rphuie Aydlctt, sister Of f..
f.. \. l.. and J. ii. Aydlctt Of this
city: two children. Mrs Ada Bur
foot Lester and Noah BurfOot, Jr.,
Of this city: Il brother. j. NJ. Bur
foot of Norfolk. and sister, Mrs.
Jennie ShufOrd Of New York City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01

MIR. BE.sL. who assumes his duties
as Active Vice-President of the
Carolina Banking 4 Trust Company
of this city today, believes Elizabeth
City Il good town for a young man
TO east his lot in. Mr.. Beal has
travelled around quite a bit as Il
Federal Reserve Bank Examiner in
the Fifth District, and found many
first hand opportunities to size up
towns thru tI:eir financial htad-
quarters. Mr.. Beal has had wide
banking experience, beginning with
the Peninsula Bank & Trust COM
pany of Williamsburg, Va, later 90
Ing with the big Schmelz National
Bank of Newport News, and for the
last four years has been an eX-
amincr of Federal Reserve Banks.
lie is q Mason il Shriner, is single,
and only % years old.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01

CAMDEN CeUnty's own son, who
practices law at South Mills. was
30 years old before he got his law
license. having been so busy making
Il living for himself and wife, that
he didn't get chance to 20 to col
lege until long after he was mar
ried. At the present time MIR. Hal
stead is member of the Camden
Highway Commission. He has serv.
ed for many years as school
committeeman. and is a booster
of his community and County.
The Dismal Swamp Canal, and
the new read from Elizabeth City
to Noffelit Is. geiRs to make Seath
Mills sure enough town: from
now on il will grow rapidly; declares
Mr. Halstcad. who was hard work
or for both of these projects. MIR.
EalStead is u graduate Of Wake
Forest College and Is i6 years old.
LoeHer Photo
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01

HE was christened Christopher
Columbus, and he was the first
and only man i'm the Seventh Coast
Guard district to discover all ap-
pointrhent i'm Uncle Sans Dry
Navy. Young Baum won out over
a number of applicants i'm COM
petitive examination last fall, and
is now officer i'm charge of Patrol
Boat e. G. 1856 with headquarters
i'm Norfolk. Captain Baum is ma
tive Of Kitty Hawk. where he en-.
listed in the Coast Guard i'm 1917,
serving, four years in the local
station, and later served in num-
Der of stations all over the coast,
applying himself to his books at
night to supplement his limited edu-
cation and rose rapidly i'm the serv-
ice. Capt. Baum is well-known in
Elizabeth City, having been attach
ed to headquarters here for several
months last year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT

The meeting Of the Chamber OF
Commerce.. directors for the cleo
tion Of officers. WAS postponed from
Monday night to Friday night. he
cause of the unexpected absence OF
n number of directors which pre-
vented quorum. The plan is to
meet this Friday night to elect the
officers.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01

of the personnel of the present com-
mission. He has been generously
lauded for this position.
There will he an argument before
the Highway board and Messrs.
Clyde Hoey. W. G. Feimster, State
Senator Mark Squires and Wilson
Warlick will make it.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01

Modern woman Is said IT, be in
revolt, but it can't be against her
husband, who lost control of her
some years ago.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01

DIR. j. d. Hathaway is now iocat-
ed in the Hinton Bldg. TaEe the
elevator. adyt.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01

DIR. J. ID. Hathaway is now locat-
ed in the Hinton Bldg. Take the
elevator. 2dVt.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01
EAI, BANK ROAD MAY
CLOSED TO TRAFFIC
1Iroes Motorists to Desist From
&C. IT, To Avoid Necessity of Closing
F paod 70 Norfolk at This Time

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motorists '''"l'> '">
-i,'l county rold
.~,.aacc oi the
lI , 80,
~ ai'u
.rr' Bank iIiSt'N "E'
.~.'v hc closed
ll'a., ~
mt, !, = ''''''''
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p .' 49,. ,,snriafiou
A..,' ,., secretary of
I" Commerce.
".''. rr. vino un COM
t,., , >,.r,IIcd
"' b,,c been
+ r,.r.., Rnprr
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30

meet Lewis at Benton Harbor, Mich.
on Memorial day. Il is In the trumped
up cards for Lewis to win and thus
regain the title which he permitted
Mum TO use for several months as a
money making venture. Lewis had
perfect understanding % financial ag-
grandisement when he lost his title
to Mum. for Lewis can throw Mum
Just as fast as Zby did that night.
"Then after Lewis gets the title
again he will have to give Pesek a
shot at the crown as a reward, for
the valiant police work which the
latter has shown Mum and Lewis. too.
Just what agreement Lewis will have
with Pesek is not known; but the
boys on the inside know that Pesek
Will defeat Lewis II the bout is on the
up and up"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30

doubtedly virtue; but IL done In
misery way, it may prove vice.
Minnesota is an agricultural state
and its farmers should be entitled
to all the assistance the state pos
sibly can give them, without hurting
the interests OF the other classes that
compose our grand state.
The governors mind seems to be
working in a deep rut worn by saw
ing politicians vehicles. This caus-
ed him to veto the school aid deflci-
ency bill Most of that money, a mil
lion and a quarter. would have been
distributed among the poorer farming
communities Of the state, lessening
the burden Of taxation to many school
districts that have been induced by
state authorities to go a little faster
in keeping their schools up to date
than conditions really warranted.
II appears to us that this bill was
vetoed either in order to keep down
the total amount Of appropriations to
the maximum set by the governor in
his inaugural address, or to help out
the big cities and the more wealthy
sections OF our state.
The farmers desiring loans through
the Rural Credit Bureau are advised
to wait until such time when the
governor becomes ready to shoot. He
wants to keep his ammunition intact.
That is all well and good. The
farmers. at least all the deserving
ones. will be helped out, in a manner
at least. No doubt they hso will be
required to pay for the helping out
process In some way Meanwhile the
governor is keeping his ammunition
intact.
But there will be some farmers that
other agencies will not help out, be-
cause chances are that they may fail
to meet their obligations promptly. |
wonder IL the governor intends to
shoot his ammunition at them? II
so. the Rural Credit Bureau might
prove costly to the state.
The saving OF ammunition may be
a real virtue. but II never saved a
home, a state or a nation.
The one that shoots and shoots |
straight always carries home the |
,acon.
A. Gravesen.
Askov, Mimi, April 2s. 1926.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30

mails follow the last six command
ments, but what Is more important.
those that do not suffer degeneration
or humiliation. We regard these
laws as standards Of department; they
are really fundamental guides to life.
BY our ability to reason. to plot and
plan, we may evade them for a time,
but we cannot violate them without
harm to ourselves. In time we must
regulate our conduct according to
them. or suffer the consequences.
The traits that most often cause
us to violate these laws are vanity.
conceit. or selfishness. They can
cause us to reason blindly. to deny
the truth. They most often lead US
into mischief. We can easily see
them in others, not so easily in our
selves, and only by an effort Of the
will can we subdue them when we
do. The author referred to above
says only in his highest develop
hlchI 10 mai SdpdDiC Va thdI DTOdu
love and sympathy that takes In all
the human race. and extends even to
the beasts of the field" II is an ideal
standard by which to measure our
selves. II we will try to Judge our
selves as impartially as we do others,
and act accordingly, then we are on
our way to a happy life. There is a
world Of truth in the little verse by
Burns:
ooh wad some Power the giftie gle US
To see ourselves as others see usl
1t wad frae mony a blunder free US.
An foolish notion;
What airs in dress an gait wad lea'e
us,
An ev'n devotionw
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
FAIRNESS GOES FARTHEST

To regain the worlds champion
ship In any athletics at the age OF IS
Is so unheard OF that It Is nothing
short OF wonderful. That however Is
what Stanlslaus zbyszko, the we'll
known Polish wrestler did recently
In Philadelphia when he threw
Wayne (Big) Mum, "a years old.
The two falls were secured in less
than IA minutes OF actual wrestling.
To still be physically III to go
through the hard grind OF wrestling
match nj the age OF 6S goes TO show
that the Polish veteran must have
taken very good care OF himself for
they usually 20 down when some
where In the thirties and even be-
fore.
II seems though that the sport OF
wrestling has not taken as weu with
the public tho last 10 years as has
other sports and the principal rea-
son for that is that the promoters,
managers, wrcstlers and others con-
nected with the game have not given
the public square deal. Fairness
In anything goes farthest aud pays
best In the long run. The public
wants to know that they are not be-
ing laughed at by those who count
the hlthy mcre after the battle is
over. Instead Of Eve and ten thous-
and dollar houses at championship
wrestling matches today the result
might have been one hundred thous-
and dollar houses had the public
been given honest-to-goodness
matches OF course the public has
seen the best wrestlers in the game
but II seems that the wrestlers have
worked to create more contests by
losing and winning out OF turn.
The Duluth Herald gave some In
side information on the wrestling
game recently as follows:
'The result OF the Munn-ZbyszkC
bout at Philadelphia surprised the
fans In only one way. and that was
the fact that the bout was on the
level. Al no time has there been any
question as TO what zby could do &c
Mum In shooting" match. wher
zby refused to lie down that night
there was no question about the re
suit OF the match. for the Polish star
can throw Mum every Ave minutes
all night.
"A pleasing feature Of the bout wa.
the fact that zby, for years one O
the most respected and honored o.
grapplers. has come back TO his sen
ses. for the time being. at least.
However. n zby IL matched Il
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30

The last six OF the Ten Command
ments tell men how to act toward
each other. If they are violated, their
violation will be punished here on
earth. These laws do not need stat
utes for their enforcement; their yio-
lation is detrimental to the violator.
the idea anything is alright II you
can get away with it," notwithstand-
ing.
A naturalist OF wide experience has
written a book on just this subject.
He finds reason to believe that ami
mails instinctively follow the last six
commandments. Some animals do not,
just as some men do not, but punish
ment is more certain, and far more
vital than would seem probable.
Among animals disobedience to par
ents is almost certain of punishment.
1t is generally death that rewards the
unruly. Wild animals rarely kill
their own kind, and only starvation
can force them to eat the flesh Of
their fallen comrades Monogamy
among animals is its own reward
Those animals which mate for life are
far more successful in the struggle
for existence. Those that are poly
gamous are the least successful, and
far more subject to widespread disas-
ter. On this point the proofs are quite
convincing Stealing is punished Sc
verely in the animal world, and the
bearing Of false witness is not with
out its retribution either. The illus
trations to show that animals are not
covetous are not striking. but there
is reason to believe that they are op-
posed to 1t.
1t is interesting to know that ami
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
Opinions of Others
ON SAVINGS IN TAXES AND
OTHERWISE

The Legislature closed its 1925
session about n week ago. and left
on the governors desk a deluge Of
bills passed during the last hours Of
the session. Within three days from
the hour OF closing the governor
must study all those bills and either
sign them so they become law, or
leave them lie to die natural death
II is a big job. and the action OF the
governor is of far reaching power,
for good or for bad.
Saving the taxpayers money Is I'M
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
Askov, Mimi, April 2s. 1926.

I'VE never quarrel in front OF the
children" declared a Pine county
housewife to a neighbor's wife. when
my husband and l have a spat we
send the children out of doors" Eyes,
and notice the little dears look SO
healthy from spending so much time
in the open air." sweetly replied the
neighbor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30

Dearborn Independent: read in
the papers about war to end war
War TO end war. forsooth. Why, that
Is exactly as II we were TO sally forth
on a crusade to end whisky by drink
ing dry all the distilleries. We should
only aggrayate AN inherited taste, ana
the distillers would soon get busy
again TO satisfy It," These are the
words Of Sir Ian Hamilton, a British
veteran Of many wars, winner OF the
Victoria Cross. and a military leader
OF proved ability. Like the late Lord
'Bobs." under whom he fought. he is
believer in preparedness for war,
but staunch advocate Of peace. He
has no faith, however. in the theory
that evil can be overcome by evil, or
that fighting the devil with fire will
transform the Prince Of Darkness in
to good angel. This Is not only
good logic. but 1t Is sound common
sense. The only war to end war"
which Is worth while is that which
wars to make war impossible. All
nations are potential belligerents. and
some are very much like a sun
parched forest, ready at any moment
to burst into flame. There is no
country that can afford to be indlf-
ferent to a possible outbreak Of hos
no matter how piously 1t may
wish for lasting peace. Ideals are
good. but facts cannot be ignored.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
KEEPING UP

Every one is inclined to think their
education is finished when they leave
school, Such thoughts are far from
right, Your education may stop but
II is never finished Most OF the sue
ccssful men OF today read and study
far more than when they were attend
ing school. New things are develop
ing each day and hour in all lines OF
business and the active worker takes
every advantage OF these develop
ments. Continuous study Is what
keeping up means, Keep In touch
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30

with the trade journals relative TO
your trade. Visit the progressive es-
Establishments in your line. Talk to
the up and at 'em man. get his views
and apply them to your own problems.
In every line Of endeavor we find men
eagerly and feyerishly trying to find
new methods and means Of produe-
ton. Why not watch them and profit?
Never cease study. Your education
Is never 6nished.-Dunwoody News.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
HOW TO CATCH. FAKE STOCK
Statesmen

Some state bankers associations
are distributing an investors ques-
tionnaire with the idea OF protecting
purchasers OF securities from fake
stock statesmen.
whenever you are solicited TO pur-
chase stock or other securities, use
this qucstionnaire before investing
any OF your funds" says one OF these
"Tbe questionable was compiled to
protect the small investor and to en-
phasize the necessity OF investigating
thoroughly every investment PROPOSE
ton before placing any money therein.
When you have been furnished with
the information called for In this
QUESTIONABLE. take II to your banking
Institution and get Its opinion OF the
stock offered. II the stock salesman
refuses TO fill out this QUESTIONABLE.
have nothing more to do with his
proposition, as II Is evident that he
is fostering fraudulent promotion"
The QUESTIONABLE pins the sales
man down to answering the following
questions.
Dhte s'..'s..'.',...' '''''...'.''''
Name OF company. .........
Name OF salesman. ..........,.....
Kind OF stock offered. ....,........
Total issue OF stock. .........,.,
Stock given for property. .......,.
Stock given for goodwill. ...........
Stock given for patents. ........
Are you taking any Liberty Bondsf..
II so. at what priceI. ..............
Amount OF cash needed. ....,......
Par value OF stock. ......,..........
Market price OF stock. ..,...........
Has the stock ready market. $50.
II so. where is II listed!. .,....
Is the stock accepted by banks as col
lateral for loans9. ............,..
II so. what banks have accepted II to
your knowledgey.
What are the present net earnings,..
Bank references. ..............,..,.
Names OF officers. ................
Former occupation. ...............
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30

"Are you the sergeant. or am II"
demanded a sergeant Of a medical
unit of an obstrepherous private while
drilling squad. "Oh no. sir" re-
piled the private respectfully. I'm
not the sergeant" Every well, then,
don't act like an idiot" said the ser
geant.