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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-09-18

ivory and walnut finish, and the
windows done in ivory with black
and gold trimmings. The store is
provided with new X-ray direct
lighting. system, and many improve
ments have been made to the show
windows beside the new decorative
scheme.
The Sheep Store is one of the
finest in Eastern North Carolina,
and distinctive in its line in Eilz-
abeth City. The owner and found
er, NJ. Leigh Sheep, began the bust
ness when he was only % years old,
in the small quarters now occupied
by the express office. He had some
six years of mercantile experience
with the G. II. Robinson Company,
a business which has given so many
of the city's business men their early
training. In nineteen years, the
business, has grown to its present
pretentious dimensions, and is
known all over the section, because
of the friendliness, and merchan-
dising ability of its owner, NJ. Leigh
Sheep, who is a citizen who has
never failed to do his bit for the
towns good.
Mr.. Sheep has followed two espec-
tally good ideas in making a go of
his business. The first is keep
up to date" II started this bust
ness with the idea in mind, of giving
the folks the service they would eX-
pect of New York Store. l believe
that no Elizabeth City merchant
need fear the loss of any business
to other towns, if he will give the
people what they want. 1 know
Elizabeth City can serve its people
cheaper, and more conveniently
than any other place." he says.
The second idea is truth in adj
vertising." a lesson that every mer-
chant should learn well. Il avoid
boosting any article that will not
come up to standard. 1t is better
to throw it out the back door than
to have a customer, be disappointed
in some we'll advertised article she
has come a long way to see. One
disappointment means the discount
ing of future advertising.' Mr..
Sheep says.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-09-18
SHEEP STORE SMILING
WITH ITS NEW FINISH
Womans Wear Store Refinished and
RedecOrated ThruOut; An
UP-To-Date Business

One of the foremost policies OF
the NJ. Leigh Sheep Company, 1.-The
Womans Wear Store" is to keep up
to date, and women shopper will
find the store enlived considerably
this week, by reason of the entire
new arrangement and redecoratlon
of the interior which having been
underway for several weeks, IS now
complete.
The Sheep Store, which occupies
the entire ground floor of the Com
munity Building that fronts 20,
feet on Main Street has been re-
arranged to give more space for the
display of goods. The walls and
fixtures have been done over, in old
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-09-18
Let's Get This Bad Stuff
Out of Our Atmosphere
(By w. O. SAUNDERS)

don't like Walter Cohoon. Walter knows don't like
him. My friends know that don't like him. And Walter
Cohoon has Glove for But matter how much depore
faults of and disagree with various issues hope
that shall become small ignore his virtues and
deny him credit where credit is due
Walter Cooon the father of goods roads in Northeast
North Carolina don't think any successfully dis
pute that fact 1t Walter Cooon vsuailzed the
great State Highway connecting PasquonK and the county
uaes. lie only toresaw what would
the courage auuacy propose Wnat
many considered impossible engineering feat the linking Of
the by short highway through almost i'm
penetrable morass.
The PasquotankGates Highway through the heart of the
Dismal Swamp is fact and Elizabeth City celebrates
the fact this week with the biggest open air barbecue and
picnic staged under the em of its historic courthouse
square, But nowhere the preenous program of this cee
bation which invite the thousands of five counties do
find the of Walter L. Cohoon 1t looks as if bunch
of children staged the play of Hamlet with Hamlet left out
could be here the celebration but while in town
this week made inquiries why the who conceevd
the road which celebrating and who did than
other group OF to realize it. had been so patent
ly ignored? l went to Mayor McCabe.
Don't ask me-, said Mayor McCabe A know is that Mr..
Walter Harris and Dr. Mora Bua members of the committee
charge of the celebration and asked
speak for the city the exercises, and told
that could anybody except Walter Cohoon They said
the Committee would stand for Cohoon told them that
if that the way they felt about they could name whom
they liked would have nothing do with it, re
minded Mr. Harris that it wasn't many months ago since
he got religion in the HamRamsay revival and asked him
if he assuming the Christian attitude toward
he didn't personally like? Mr.. Harris back at
with passage of scripture about Staying the unrghteous
something like that"
The cheeks of hundreds of citizens of Elizabeth City will
burn with shame when they read these words pains to
write them but there times when things must be said
gardes of how they burn and shame and hurt And so
my fellow townsmen whom love and whose best in
hope always that Elizabeth City must kill
this spirit of pettness spite and hatefunes it will kill Ez
abe City and destroy its every prospect of becoming the great
mother metropolis of this great Northeastern North Carolina
area =
We have stood for that mean little peanut-mind-
edness in Elizabeth City for good many years. We have
tolerated among ourselves but others not going to toer
in u.s. With good roads carry them almost anywhere
the people of other counties going make Elizabeth
City their social and commercial metropolis if they find
community of bigger minds and nober hearts to identify them
selves with.
Elizabeth City wants be and deserves to be big town.
Continued on Page Four
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-09-18
MR.. SMALL Was
With Us ALSO
ormer Congressman, and
Strong Friend at the Capital .
Attended Celebration

Elizabeth City took pride in
the fact that the Hon. John H.
Small, former congressman for
the First District, was visitor
at the celebration Thursday.
Mr.. Small didn't come to attend
the celebration, but he was in
town on Wednesday to attend
to some legal business, and a
committee waited on him with
an urgent invitation to take
part in the celebration.
Mr.. Small pleased his hundreds
of friends in this section by his
consent to stop over during the cele-
bration, and many were the old
friends he met for the first time in
years.
A Powerful Friend
Elizabeth City still regards John
II. Small as its most loyal and
powerful friend at the seat of the
Federal Government. In his twenty
two years in the Congress of the
United States as the Representative
of the First North Carolina Dis
trict, Mr.. Small Made life long
friends in both branches of the Con-
gresS and in every government de-
partment in Washington. Few men
who have sat in Congress have made
more influential friends. His
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-09-18
! THOUSAND GUESTS
no ROAD CELEBRATION
lrdance Exceeded Expectations; Thou
Is Crowd Grounds Early to Hear Speech
/ Which Give Way to Barbecue Dinner

need of cooperation among
the farmers. Mr.. Ward was
strong for the Improvement OF
our farm conditions, and de-
plored the condition of a coun-
try which permits its producers
to become poorer daily. AS
Mr.. Ward said in an earlier
conversation. this country is in
a 'helova fix, as long as pre-
sent conditions exist, and he
set out to prove that only by
more interest and more cooper
alton in our farm problems,
will our agricultural industry,
the backbone of our country,
ever get on a sound, profitable
or even self sustaining basis.
In the afternoon, following
the big barbecue dinner, special
musical concerts, and flying ex-
hibitions by naval planes were
featured. At three o'clock,
movies entertained some of the
visitors, while others were in
terested in the fast basebalL
game between the Norfolk &
Western and the Norfolk
Police, to which all visitors
were admitted free.
10 Lots of Work
For three days the entertainment
committee. spent their energies in
frantic haste to complete arrange
ments. Probably the most evident
and active worker was Walter Har-
riS. who gave up his business and
bent TO the task of experimenting
the building of tables, seats. speak
ers stand. and other facilities for
the entertainment of the guests.
When ]. X. Bullock, arrived We'd
nesday morning, with his assistant
f. B. Carpenter, to put on the bar
becue. he found Mr.. Harris. with
tables complete, and his cafeteria
cupboard lined up beside the court
house ready for business. Il have
been in this business 20 years. said
Mr.. Bullock. land Mr.. Harris has
the best arrangement 1 ever saw.
Let it be said that the facilities for
feeding the guests, were planned
and executed by Mr.. Harris.
Planned For 5000
The cooking pits for the barbecue
weie prepared at the rear of the
fire department, where trenches
were dug under the city shelter, and
filled with glowing Goals, made by
burning cords of hardwood in the
open air. Suspended above the hot
Goals. were dozens of tasty shOats,
amply seasoned in pepper and salt,
and done to turn by slow cooking
that required all night. Hundreds
of local folks. attracted by the I'M
mense fires and smell of roasting
pig, flOcked to the scene to watch
the work.
Elizabeth City didn't depend on
any miracles to feed the multitudes,
but prepared for 5000 guests. Here
is what the committee bought for
the days eats:
Seventy-five hundred pounds, or
three and a half tons of pigs for
the barbecue.
Six thousand sandwiches, made
by Brightie White, a local concern.
Thirty bushels of corn meal for
corn bread baked in a local bakery.
Sixty dozen eggs to go in the corn
bread.
One thousand pounds of potato
salad.
-Four hundred pounds of pickles.
Six thousand bottles of pop.
Eight thousand paper plates, 81
600 paper napkins, and 10000 sani-
tary cups.
Ice water was provided in i'm
mense tanks furnished by E. j.
Cnhnnn & COmnanY.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-09-18

Your eyes examined and their
needs looked after at once. Drs.
Eeth2weg. Eintor Pldc #
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-09-18

he courthouse srouiiuS III
N with sunlight that I'll
.5ru the branches of its
|. e'r,>. the center OF yes
{. celebration of the op-
Of the Acorn Hill Road
h. an air OF iestivity when
,nl, IT people. crowded
the speakers stand, and
ID To- the concerts, and
oecchcS.
l. interest in the celebra-
was aroused in Gates
X largely by the special
b Of THE INDEPEN-
h copies OF which were
mo eve Y home last week,
host OF the Gates County
hearing OF the celebra-
+brr this medium. Hun
Of visitors from other
ties also attended.
+,v comerS surpassed the
ttatiou> OF the entertain
committee, and before
|oclock hundreds Of peo-
+om Gates and other coun-
had arrived in Elizabeth
and by ten it looked like
humber would reach the
mark that many had an
ktei. The crowds. were
Eoming as this newspaper
to press early Thursday
Froon. while the visitors
In the midst Of a barbecue
/ dinner that was being
ID on the grounds.
kitors came not only from
|es County. but from as
Is Chicago and Texas. One
.howed the license OF Al
10. Texas. 1t was driven
Portsmouth. by Mrs. K.
5allaglv. who is visiting
ives OF H. Zeigler in that
and who selected the road
ing day as the occasion for
lit to the Elizabeth City
5 family.
ng before the ceremonies
Underway at eleven o'clock
roar OF an airplane from
Norfolk Naval Base was
! and people hocked to the
spaces to get a glimpse OF
machine. The news that
-igibIe was expected was
we'd with equal interest.
-ly in the morning, the
beth City 90 piece Boys
broke out with a number
, best selections, and kept
.isitors highly entertained
BOYS Band was followed
le l 5. Naval Band OF
,mouth. which occupied
.tand for many delightful
te>. and rendered many
and unique interpretations
.te musical selections. !
e Southland Jubilee Sing
Il Norfolk also won wide
use with their renditions
gro melodies and humOr-
tore the town clock struck
lou~ OF noon, which con-
d the speech of Hon. H. S.
L. the booths giving out
IS to the dinner. had hand
It over 5000 Of the tickets
admitted the visitors to all
.e%es. Many had not got
!!elr tickets, and II many
several children used one
/ Several members of the
nitfce stated that the visit
umoered over 6,OO0. Over
automobiles mad been
'ed at noon. At dinner
|0c crowds taxed the capa-
70 take care of them.
Ward Speaks.
gresham Hallet S. Ward,
9led the star role on the
>erS program, which was
,,: ued over by c. R. Pugh.
Ward hadn't been talking
0eiore he launched into
''s' r-eent pet subject, the
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-09-18
ruFRE ISN'T ROOM HERE TO
TELL

prt turn to Page Two and see
,,r washington Bureaus latest bull
,'t;u offer-FALL GARDENS AND
HOI Sc PLANTS. You'll want it.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

HEDGES & MIDDLETON. INC.
Realtors.
1T1 LANIER PLACE NV.
4 and rooms and bath. .......s7o.o 90 to $s7 so
1890 CHAPLIN ST. NV.
and 4 rooms and bath. .....- -sAo.o 90 to $50. 50
LIVINGSTON. 1741 T ST. NV.
BENNETT. 1882 21st ST. NV.
8 and rooms and bath so to $500
1862 ONTARIO PLACE NV.
8 rooms and bath. ............ .s52.5 so to $50. 90
1902 VERNON ST. NV.
4 rooms and bath. $50. 90
1725 H ST NV.
7 rooms and bath, duplex. 1............ 90
I'LL LAMONT sr.
8 rooms, Pullman diner and bath. 49,. $50. 90
1876 IRVING ST. NV.
rooms and bath. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
wIILsoNIA, 1880 K ST. NV.
& rooms, bath, kitchenette. $50 to $s2. so
s14 NEW YORK AVE.
rooms ana bath .-.-....-.- 49, 90
STERLING. 1915 CALVERT ST.
8 rooms and bath ...--...-..........$ $4,000
BERKSHIRE, 14le CHAPLIN ST.
rooms and bath. .......................S7 S75. 90
TIT 18th ST NV
3 and rooms and bath. 49,. $500 to $4,000
HEDGES MIDDLETON, INC.
Realtors.
1872 Eye st. NV. Franklin s5os
1892 O ST. NV.
A NEW MODERN APARTMENT IN UPPER
GEORGETOWN
Apts. 81. %, 81. Three rooms. kit. and
sleNpiQg rea
Open for inspection.
3O2o WISCONSIN AVE. NV.
OVERLOOKING csE9ESRs1 SR4TNRs OF ST. ALBAN's
bath. Rent only $4,000 each.
rooms, kit and bath. Rent only $500. Prac-
tically new:
THE EMERSON,
1924 BELMONT RID. NV.
A DBsIRABIE s61aIHEpA ArARTMEMT 4 nEPosESr WITH
Consists Of two rooms, kit, bath and recep-
ton hall.
Rent only $75. Available now.
DOWNTOWN APARTMENT
1926 18th ST. NV.
ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR; CONSISTS OF 2
ROOMS, KIT. AND BATH.
Rent, $500.
Two light housekeeping apts. on the top
door, one Of 2 rooms, kit. and bath. $40 90,
and one Of room, kit. and BATH 5000.
Above rentals include elec. light. gas. hot.
water and heat, Janitor service.
3O12N-3O24-3O38 K ST. NV.
Overlooking Montrose Park. Four rooms
kit. and bath each. Running length OF build
ing. Elec. and gas.
Rentals, 5000. $1,000 and 5000. rsspec-
lively.
|OUINTER, THOMAS & CO.,
REAL ESTATE FINANCING
sle 18th st. NV. Main s41S>
Evening star., 1925-04-04

porch; janitor service; modern bldg: SAT so
D: BLUM & SON, 920 New York ave-, Frank.
171S. Sc
Evening star., 1925-04-04

1887 GIRARD ST NW.-Front room. south
EXPOSURE four windows; beautifully fur
uished 5s
Evening star., 1925-04-04

1416 TAYLOR ST NV ROOMS. K1TCH-
en-. tiled bath, sink, gas range, cleo, phone;
garage optional; adults: reasonable 80
533 TENNESSEE AVE. N.E.-3-RoOM APT.
LIST floor; heat, gas and electricity, use OF
basement md ward; rent rea sOnable. Sc
Evening star., 1925-04-04

1882 21st ST. NV
pa0x An oPPoRTUNITY 1ScvSEIoR TO sEGnRE Al 4 4
FRONT APARTMENT, SIS. IN A MODERN
FIREPR00F BUILDING, BRIGHT, AIRY
ROOMS, NEWLY DECORATED, HARDWOOD
FLOORS: FIRsT-CLAsS RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHooD; ONLY ONE VACANT.
WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF GOV
EMINENT OFFICES
HEDGES & MIDDLETON, INC.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

COLUMBIA RID. NEAR 18th ST.-l.arge cor
ner room: southern exposure; for two ladies
or married couple; private family. Col.
=
Evening star., 1925-04-04
RENT-SUBURBAN ROOMS.

Sl226 JACKSON ST.. BRooKLASD-Tvo very
Desirable furnished front rooms with porch, or
large room with sleeping porch for Ink. for
two ladies couple; new house; private fam
Sly; laundry privileges. Phone Pot. 11ei-W.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
| IAPARTMENTS-FUR. & UNFUR.
! (COnfinued)

1910 INGLEsIDE TERRACE NW.-FouR
and five rooms. bath. $50. S65; facing park
Adams 2191
Evening star., 1925-04-04

o3i CROMWELL TERRACE-Restricted ne.
section; beautifully furnished room, adjoin-
ing sleeping porch: board; private family;
q m. ladies' North 1858 %
Evening star., 1925-04-04

| WOODBRIDGE. 31Os S. DAKOTA AVE. Ne
rooms and bath new detached home sink
! gas range; $45; gas, heat and electricity in
Evening star., 1925-04-04

1900 h ST.--APARTMENTS FROM ONE
room, reception hall, kitchen and bath, 10
two rooms, kitchen and bath; rent reason
Evening star., 1925-04-04
ROOMS AND BOARD.

ROOMS AND BOARD.
RALEIGH MANOR. 1905 18th st. n.w:-If
you are looking for pleasant surroundings.
good food, music, give US trial; special
Summer rates. $40 double, s45 single With
9 meals daily. ..
IN A LOVELY HOME IN WOODBRIDGE FOR
an employed couple, . large corner st room: hs1h
Se t nv sw0 otbsp Whole
some. well served meals. North 2s43-W. 5'
231 CROMWELL TERRACE-Restricted ne.
section; beautifully furnished room. adjoin-
ing sleeping porch; board; private family !;
9. mi; ladies' North 1905. ..
COLUMBIA RID. NEAR 18th ST.-Large cor
ner room; southern exposure; for two ladies'
married couple; private family. Col
1887 GIRARD ST. NW-Front room. south
err exposure; four windows; beautifully fur
nished. %
1872 BELMONT RID. NW.-2nd and Bird floor
front and connecting rooms; ideal for couples;
reasonable: both car lines. %
1927 18th ST. tScott's Circle)-Girls' club;
walking distance downtown; beautiful home;
ell conventences.
NEAR WARDMAN HOTEL-Desirable large,
airy double front room for Summer; also sim
gle; home cooking. 2s2l 21th.
DOWNTOWN near Ag. Dept. and Bureau .
men; private family; Summer rates; garage.
Franklin 1876. 5'
los nth ST S.E.-Wel furnished room for
one or two settled gentlemen; breakfasts, II
desired: reasonable Call Sunday: ,.
1909 \. CAPFrOL-single or double room;
private family: home privileges; electricity;
excellent meals. o
OPPOSITE SMITHSONIAN PARK-Suitable
5or or people. Large outside room' private
bath. Fr. 1927. %
Pa IOWA CIRCLE-Homelike. attractive
rooms; cleo; phone; h.w.; parlor; meals op-
fonal. -
932 L0NGFELLOw ST. N.W.-Double rooms.
private home: adults; with board, $40 each;
9nn 70 o1A
47OS I5th ST. N.W.-Accommodations for
three; breakfasts and dinners; excellent food /;
attractive dining room reasonable. o.
1900 LAMONT ST. N.w.-single and double
rooms, nicely furnished: ami; excellent food
garage space II desired; reasonable. 4'
HOME for three nice girls-Pleasant surround
ings; all young people, best Southern cooking
tn city. Call Potomac 1889. 4'
oO9 18th ST. NW.-Small. cozy room, very
reasonably priced; convenient location; excel
18th-Single and double rooms; with board;
reasonable. North $50. 90
80 BRYANT ST.-To employed couple or
man; opening on porch. Potomac 3044 50
$50 MD. AVE. N.E.-single. double rooms:
excellent table. %
1927 LAMONT ST.-Two furnished rooms with
board Col 2I98 ..
1915 N.w.--Large front room; southern
exposure; also single.
So MASS. AYE.-Room and board; s. so a
week: tirst-class accommodations.
1927 G. ST. N.E.-Breakfast and dinner. Sc
per week: home cooking So
1914 18th ST. N.w.-Congenial home: phone:
$40 month; young man. 30
215s CALIFORNIA ST. N.W.-Large 'front.'
private home. North 104s9.
1895 18th N.w.-Very desirable vacancies,
private home. excellent table. 50
WANTED-RoOMS AND BOARD.
ROOM AND BOARD in privete family, by
employed mother and child five years old care
Of child during TBay desired. Address Box
Evening star., 1925-04-04

1912 BELMONT RID. NW.-2nd and Bird floor
'front.' and connecting rooms; ideal for couples:
reasonable: both lines. 30
Evening star., 1925-04-04

1927 18th ST. tScott's Circle)-Girls' club;
walking distance downtown; beautiful home;
aI1
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CONN. AVE. NEAR WARDMAN PARK HO-
tel: handsome 4 rooms, BATH shower, porch.
lovely kitchen, having many windows; S75.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

ATTRACTIVE APARTMENT AT TAKOMA
Park. on 14th st. car line. large rooms and
bath, heat furnished: rent reduced to SS5.
Ii l.. THORNTON,
1904 4th St Adams 1854.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

1875 IRVING ST. NV.
l room. kitchenette and bath, front s45 90
l room, kitchenette and bath, rear as 90
: rooms, semt-private bath. IS 90
PAULINE WALTERS,
1870 Irving St. Col. s6s1
Evening star., 1925-04-04

1884 CALVERT N.W.-s RMS, PRIVATE
bath, screened In porch, heat, light, gas in
cluded moderate terms. Phone Adams 6402.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

9 meals daily. g
IN A LOVELY HOME IN WOODBRIDGE FOR
an employed couple, u large corner room.
nicely furnished. two closets. next bath;
plenty hot water: other roomers. Whole
some. well served meals North 2S4S-W. 5s
Evening star., 1925-04-04

ROOMS, KfTCHENETTE AND BATE. VA
>, 1880 Mass aYs- See manager: $50
Evening star., 1925-04-04

NEW HOUSE. THREE ROOMS, KITCH:,
sleeping porch. yards; ami; S45. PIP 18th
ne; any evening or Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-02
DeMolay Boys Entertain
Royal Arch Masons

The order of DeMolay served a
very delightful lunch to Doric Royal
Arch Chapter on Tuesday evening
last, and proved themselves very cap
able hosts.
The menu was very much more
elaborate than is generally set out
when refreshments follow degree
work, and consisted of fried oysters
ham, potato salad, pickles, saltines
Maryland biscuits, and coffee.
The DeMolays are sponsored by
the Chapter, and they took this means
Of showing appreciation of the rela-
tionship. The boy organization is flour
ishing, and is credit to those who
conceived the idea of establishing ii
in this city.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-02
Big Fire Threatens
Salisbury Thursday

Fire broke out in the lumber yard
OF C. r. Disharoon & Co., East Sails
bury about $50 P. M. Thursday, and
burned till about 1890 P. NJ, entail
ing damage Of between $4,000 and
100000, which is fully covered by
insurance.
The blaze originated in the engine
room of the' planning mill and for g.
while threatened to destroy lumber
yards, and blocks of nearby dwell
lings, but by the good work of the
local fire department, the flames were
confined to the one section. The COM
pany is planning to rebuild at once.
Help was summoned from Princess
Anne, Delmar, and Parksley, which
towns responded; but as the Salisbury
force was using all available water
supply, the visitors were unable to
render assistance.