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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
WARREN TALKS
SATURDAY AT
POINT HARBOR
First District Congressman
Will Deliver Address At
Currituck Festival

Congressman Lindsay {.
Warren will deliver the prin-
cipal address Saturday, at the
big annual festival to be held
at Bible School Park Point
Harbor, Currituck County,
known thruout this section as
pleasure Day." and attended
by large crowds.
Boat races. including entries from
Currituck. Dare and PaSquotank
Counties will compete for a prize
cup donated by Elizabeth City mer-
chants. The boat races are an an
nual feature at this celebration. an
attraction that by itself, draws large
crowds.
The whole of the meeting is to
provide n good time for Currituck
IOlh. anu tutll IllthuS III thN "N'SA
boring counties. Crowds will he
larger than ever this year because
more good roads leading to. Point
Harbor are open. and an automobile
ferry from Roanoke Island and
from Kitty Hawk, will make pos
sihle a much larger attendance
from Dare County. than heretofore.
Music will be furnished by the
orchestra of the Church of Christ.
and possible other organizations.
The speaking will begin at eleven
O'Clock. and Immediately afterward,
the visitors will eat, refreshments
bein. furnished at nominal prices
by the Church organization. K. H.
GrisgS. of Point Harbor. Is chair
man of the entertainment proceed
ingS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30

When the Bank Clerk entered
the corner drug store the other
morning he found the Soda JerEer
sucking a finger
Il stuck splinter in my finger,
said the Soda Jerker.
"Serves you right" said the Bank
Clerk: 81 have repeatedly warned
YOU to quit scratching your head
You Just can't remember anything
can you: You're abSent-mlndea
aren't you?'
II aint half as ahsent-minded as
LAWYER Markham" said the SOFA
Jerkcr. They say he's so absent
minded that he went to saddle his
horse the other day and stayed IN
tbe stable so long the folks were I'M
eosy and went TO look for him.
They found he had put the saddle
on himself and had spent almost
an hour trying to get on his own
back
"Some folks just don't think as
fast rs some other folks said the
Soda Jcrkcr, "But that don't mean
ANYTHING. A rabbit can outruh II
terrnpin. but you've heard the ola
story about how the terrapin GOT
there just the same"
"Speaking of folks not thinking
fast" said the Bank ClerA'
"Reminds me of that case the otheS
dov when Il man walked into MS
house and found his wife in an
other mans arms. They say he
uulled gun and would have Kill
ed him. but the wife jumped up anu
screamed:
"'FOr Gods sake. don't kill the
father of our baby"
They say this ratified the nus
band so that he dropped his gun
and forget +" nick II m until ne
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
WILL LET OUR READERS
IN BEFORE SALE STARTS

The WilliS-Smith Grail Co, or
Norfolk. who put on their big an
nual August furniture sale heSin-
ming Monday. August ., 1926 Will
make a special concession to read
ers of this newspaper who visit
their store before the actual date OF
the sale. Readers of this newspaper
can buy furniture ut sale prices be-
fore the sale opens. Those who
avail themselves of this offer VIII
get first pick of some really price
reductions.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
GOLDSBORO ORPHANS ARE TO
SING HERE FRIDAY NIGHT

The singing class of the Oddfel-
lows Orphanage at Goldsboro will
give its annual concert here Friday
evening at eight o'clock in the High
School auditorium. The class Is on
its annual tour. and is well-known
for it's splendid entertainment
which alone would attract large
audience not to speag of the
worthy cause they represent.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
PAGE. KUGLER, WARREN AND
McNEILL VISIT MACS HEAD

Chairman Frank Page of the
State Highway Commission, on his
first trip to Dare County. District
Commissioner Kugler, Congressman
Lindsay c. Warren. and Ben Dixon
NcNeill of the News 4 Observer
staff passed thru this city Sunday
morning. to spend the week at NasS
Head, going by ferry from Point
HarbOr to Roanoke Island. anu
crossing by boat to the beach for a
weeks fishing. They are expected
to return this weekend.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
oJbo JRANK CLCRK ANo TIE SO0A JCPKER
THAT SODA JERkER KNOWS lOO Multi

wife'S lover had made his escape.
THAT aint true yarn said the
Soda Jerker. Walter Wood reads
nll the French novels he can get
his hands on and goes to New York
cvcrytime they have a new crop
of sex plays on Broadway. l heard
Walter tell that yarn in here the
other day: said he got 1t out OF a
book by a fellow named Ball hack'
or something like that
'It's good yarn anyway, sald
fhe Bank Clerk.
"NIoybe So" said the Soda JERK
er. But | aint making fun OF any
NEGLECTED. middle-aged married wo-
man in a case like that. They re
more to he pitied than Scorned.
when a woman gets mp III the
thirties going on forty she IS the
Ionosomest and most heart hungry
thing in the world. She wants TO
be loved then more than at any other
fine IN her life and right then Is
when most husbands begin to get
or III and indifferent and like to loaf
any ulace nights except home.
"That's the dangerous age for a
m,rried woman and | think 1t
sneoks we'll for them that more OF
them don't 90 wrong.
The Bank Clerk sat his glass
down on the marble slab and gave
the Soda Jerker a suspicious look
"I,ook here. young fellow said he
with knowing air; You seem 10
known too much about middle-aseo
married women: first thing you
know the hest darn Soda Jerker IN
| Elizabeth City will be among Tie
missing
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
MIR. LOVE Is BACK

Hundreds Of readers of Inc III
dependent who have missed he'' r
s. Loves sermons in this newspaper
for the past few weeks will he glad
to know that hc i* back on the
iob and will hpgln Il new series of
his popular sermons in this news
n,uar urvt wnek.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
MIR. Love WANTS
TO SEE SAMPLE
COURT HOUSES
Opposed To Deciding on New
Courthouse By Merely Look
ing at Pictures and Blue
Prints

The Pasquotank County
Board of Commissioners con-
tinues to mark time on the
matter of a new courthouse.
The Commissioners have had
plans made for a courthouse to
cost $250,OOO. But no action
has been taken on them.
Chairman W. T. Love. who was
strong for the building Of court
house on n proposed new site at the
corner of Road and Ehringhaus Sts.,
does not seem quite 30 strong for a
courthouse since the commissioners
have committed themselves to re-
building on the present courthouse
site.
"A lot of public money Is involv-
ed, says Chairman Love now, "and
I think we should proceed very eau
tiosuly. l think we ought to go
about this courthouse just az our
hotel committee went about the
business of selecting plans for our
new community hotel.
"We had the archltects's plans
and drawings for the new hotel, but
we didn't trust ourselves to read
blue prints: we sent a committee to
inspect a number Of fine hotels SINH
lar to the one we proposed to build.
We went over these hotels and saw
with our own ideas the things we
wanted and the things we didn't
want and when we were thru with
our Investigations we had pretty
clear idea of what we wanted In a
hotel for Elizabeth City. We ought
to do the same thing about this
courthouse we ought to have a COM
mittee TO visit other towns and
cities where c0urthouses have been
built and get first hand ideas OF
what our own county needs.
Plans for the Pasquotank court
house submitted by Rudolph. Cooke
& Van Leeuwen of Norfolk and VIII
son call for a three story structure
with frontage of 127 feet on Main
st. and a depth Of "A feet. to oc-
cupy position in the centre and
slightly to the rear Of the present
courthouse square.
The first floor would provide
omple offices for Clerk of the Court,
Register of Deeds. Sheriff. Auditor,
County Superintendent Of Educa-
tion. Welfare Officer and the Com
mlssioners.
The second floor provides a
Superior Court room 40 by 90 feet
smaller chamber for the County
Court: offices for the Judges and
solicitor grand jury rooms; law
library etc.
The third floor is given over 10
the Jail. which is designed to set
hack from the street, not obtruding
itself in the main perspective of the
building.
Ample vaults above and below
ground are provided for the OFFICES
of Clerk and Register of Deeds'
The building would be OF white
marble and light art brick construc'
ton and would he fireproof thru
out. The front and sides of the
building would he of white marble
the light colored brick to be used
on the wings and rear wall only.
The plans do not provide all that
is needed in the way or n lie"
courthouse. No provision is made
for the offices of County Farm
Agent and Home Demonstration
Agent. Neither have the architects
taken thought of the fact that pas'
ouotank County can not continue
much longer without a whole time
health officer and county nurses
Offices for such an advanced healtn
department should also he included
i'm the new courthouse.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30

BY an almost unanimous vote
Seaboard incorporated school dis
trict has voted to tax itself to build
modern school building, keeping
mace with the most progressive
towns and communities in the state.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
CHARGES CULPEPPER
WITH BRIBE OFFER
City Manager Ferebee Says He Was Offered
Split Profit To Buy Gravel in Which
Culpeppers Were Interested

There has been lot of ugly
talk of illegitimate profits in
connection wit h Elizabeth
Citv's near two million dollar
public utilities and street paw
ING program. Contractors vino
come to Elizabeth City 10 enter
bids for material and work fire.
quentlv go away to give the
CITY a blaCk-eye. declaring that
they never encountered a
ereedier lot Of seekers after
Easy Money anywhere In
North Carolina.
Ii is generally known that more
than one firm and individual IN
Elizabeth City make no bones of
representing To contractors and sup
ply men that if they want u do
business with the city they must
have local representative II deal
with the Board of Aldermen.
This newspaper has endeavoled
to run down a lot of this talk and
finds most of it based upon SuSpi
cionS and hearSay. No one wants
10 talk to the extent of becoming
involved in a possible investigation
But City Manager Miles W. Fere'
beg is not SO reticent.
City Manager Ferebee declares
that there is lot of unfair and IL
legitimate business going on and he
thinks that more than one member
of the present Board of Aldermen
can he influenced by profiteers
Here is an affidavit made by City
Manager Ferrbee and psbliShed fol
the first time in this newspaper:
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
NORTH CAROLINA
PASQUOTANk COUNTY.

NJ. W. Ferebee. City Manager OF
the Corporation of Elizabeth City.
y. G.. being duly sworn. depOses and
says:
On or about May Is. 1926 was
approached by Luther b. Culpepper
of Elizabeth City who urged me to
use my influence to have the city
purchase gravel for street paving
from the Sand & Gravel Co.. Of
Tarboro. \. {. Mr.. Culpepper said
he represented the Sand & Gravel
Co. and that there would be side
profit of 10 cents ton on this
gravel which he would agree to
split four ways if would come in
with him.
I pointed out to Mr.. Culpepper
that authority for the purchase OF
such material was vested I'm the
Board of Aldermen and entirely
beycnd my control. l pointed out
further that 1 was already using
some of this gravel for base under
brick and while it was very good
for that purpose it was not at all
suited for penetration purposes and
would not come up to our speciflca-
tions.
I later asked the Board to ap-
point a committee to look into the
gravel situation. The committee was
appointed. composed of +. NJ. DAVIS
chairman: c. n. Morgan and Jerry
Hughes. After this committee was
appointed Mr.. Culpepper came back
TO me with a proposition to have
the city purchase Ellington gravel
for our street work. He said he
had an arrangement with the Lii
ln;gton people by which there would
he a ten cent a ton side profit
which he would split four ways.
He said everybody was doing it ana
that | might as well get in on some
thing like that.
MIR. CuIpepper told me that
needn't worry about the Board OF
Aldermen. that the kind of gravel
TO be purchased would be up TO
the gravel committee composed OIL
Messrs. Davis. Morgan and Hughes.
! Hs said he could handle Davis and
Morgan.
! Mr.. Culpepper's boldness inter
,sted me andl told him to see T..
NJ Davis. chairman of the Gravel
Committee and c. n. Morgan, OF
the same committee and let me know
what success he had with them.
Just a day or two later MIR. Cul'
pepper saw me again and said ne
had seen Morgan and that Morgan
WIS all right. He said Davis was
ont of town and he couldn't gel
up with him right away. but 'na'
he could handle Davis all right anu
that I could count on Davis. :,
1 then rejected MIR. Culpepper
propcsition and told him that L was
not open to such propositions.
had entertained his proposition 50
far only because it confirmed my
susp;ciors about local concerns max
ing secret contracts and using un
,l,,e Influence with certain members
of the Board of Aldermen; l want
cd 70 see how far MIR. Culpeppel
wculd 90. He didn't seem to tnLnf
there was anything wrong in "ner
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30

Because you can sre well, It's no
reason your headaches are not cals'
on Inv YOUR eyes. Sec nr9. Hath
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30

Eve strain causes wasted nerve
energy. Let us look after your eyes
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30

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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-30
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who always find time to
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

eral intersections which, in view of
the volume of traffic passing through
at all hours OF the day and evening,
should be in the first category.
Take, for example, the intersection
of East Executive avenue and Penn.
sylvania avenue at the extreme east
ern front of the White House. There
are few points where a steady flow Of
traffic is more consistently mainta aimed
throughout the day, and none where
traffic jams are less to be desired. Yet
at this point, with the exception of
the rush hours, no officer is stationed.
and as a result traffic weaves and
crawis and pushes through on pure
ly individualistic basis.
This condition. seen here in perhaps
it's most exaggerated form, and at
other unpoliced points in the city in
a lesser but still unfortunately marked
degree. should be promptly remedied.
With the National Capital beginning
to take justified pride in it's traffic
control, surely the small number of
officers essential to insure smooth
movement at The few still neglected
points will be forthcoming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
Another Tennis Amateur Yields.

Hope of rich rewards In cash has
tempted another amateur tennis ex.
pert to join the ranks Of the profess
SIGNALS. The promoter Of this enter
prise has lured Vincent Richards, one
Of Americas leaders at the net game
upon whom the hopes Of this country
have been pinned to win back the
world championship recently taken by
French players. by the prospect OF
an American woman leader on the
later appear with Mile. Lenglen. the
French champion: Miss Mary Browne,
an American woman leader on the
courts, and others who have been
seduced from their amateur standing.
The whole thing Is a gamble. 1t Is
question whether the professional
tennis game will draw large crowds
in this country or elsewhere. Access
sion of Richards to the group Of ex-
hibition players undoubtedly strength
ems the combination and gives better
promise bf worth. while tennis. but it
does not assure a public response suf-
flcient to justify the expenditure and
to assure the players a remuneration
to compensate them for their sacri-
fee of amateur standing.
1t may be that this promoter has
made a shrewd measurement Of the
American interest in tennis az game
Of high skill The game itself Ia not
universally popular az is base ball
and foot ball. 1t appeals to q com
paratively small public. But the
reputation of Mile. Lenglen has un-
doubtedly whetted curiosity, and there
may be a big gate" on the tour that
is projected with her as the headliner.
If sufiicient opposition is provided by
Miss Browne to put the French
champion through her best PAGES. and
If worthy opponent can be developed
for Richards, contests justifying
public patronage may be staged.
But, after ALL it is pity that this
game should be professionalism. 1t
has been until lately one of the few
remaining sports of strictly amateur
character, and it's present invasion by
the professional spirit causes regrets
that are intensified by the surrender
Of ohe of America s most skilled and
promising amateur players to the call
of the almighty dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

tages of days when f1reprQofing was
not practiced, and the low pro rata
or nre losses must be credited large
~ to the practice of keeping down
the conditions which jeopardize, and
in maintaining a thoroughly efficient
fire department.
The expansion of municipal terri.
tory within the last five years has
greatly enlarged the area TO be pro-
tected and the distance to be travel
ed by the engines in reaching the
freS. The most serious loss last wear
was that at the Army Air Station,
Boiling Field, which was estimated at
100000. or nearly third of the total
losses of the year.
There is no country which suffers
fire losses equal to those of the
United States. This is due to the
here.
Last year, ending June 80. 1925,
over $4,000 persons in the United
States were burned to death and
$4,000 others injured by fire. The
saddest feature of these statistics is
that so per cent of the victims were
| mothers. children and the sick or
imprisoned in institutions. including
hospitals.
The national loss has grown with
alarming rapidity--in 1915. SIP ,033,-
200, and in 1925. $570.255.921.
Although we are facing an early
exhaustion of timber supplies. we
continue to suffer incredible losses of
forests by an average of nearly 900
forest fires per week, the year round.
These average 200 acres of forest
each-amounting to an annual de-
structiOn of strip of forest
miles wide, stretching from New York
to San Francisco.
We lose in taxes on destroyed
private buildings a total of $21 ,O0O,-
600 year, aside from the vast prin-
cipal value turned to worthless ashes
There is no consolation in the idea
that the insurance compa MES are the
payers Of fire losses. Insurance COM
panies no more pay losses them
selves than do other collectors. They
merely collect premiums and pay
them out as losses require. but it is
the insured who first pay in the
money.
Every four minutes we burn up a
home: every day we consume )
schools, 5 churches. Is hotels, hos
pital. 96 farm buildings. theaters, s
public garages. 3 printing plants and
drygoods stores.
Causes: Carelessness cost $40, 600, :.
| 600; defective or sooty chimneys cost
$23.000,0 900: sparks cost $1,000, 900:
careless use of electric flatirons cost
Sc, $50 900.
\
There will be no parades to empha
size next week as Fire prevention
week. but II the facts can he pondered
and brought home to every one re-
sponsible for rubbish. for SCOT, for de-
fective electric wiring or use of cleo.
trio apparatus. and for careless han
ding Of gasoline and other inf1am.
mable materials, there will be fewer
ira gedies in losses of both property
and life.
Mrs. OLearys cow burned Chicago
we have no cows in Washington, but
how many fire slackers are there?
tCopyright. 1926. hv Paul v. Collins.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
Drunken Drivers.

ton is made by the
traffic director in his annual report
that the law be changed to permit the
immediate cancellation or withdrawal
of driving permits from motorists who
are caught driving while under the
influence OF liquor, without the right
of q delay Of ten days pending an ap.
peal to the Commissioners. Under
the present practice a person in this
category, though guilty OF the dan
gerous practice, can continue to drive
for ten days, and in that period may re-
peat the offense and may cause death.
II NAV be assumed confidently that
few. if any, errors in Judgment on
this score are made by the traffic
force. The evidences of intoxication
are too plain to be mistaken. The
chances are overwhelmingly in favor
of accuracy OF accusation. In prac-
tice there have been so few reversals
that it Is virtually assured that no
Injustice will be done to innocent
drivers by the immediate cancellation
of permits.
The whole purpose of traffic regula
tons is to prevent accidents, not
merely to punish those who violate
them. Permits are issued to those
who are supposedly competent 10
drive and who are aware of the rules.
One of the most important provisions
is that no person should ever handle
a car who is under the influence Of
intoxicants. and is therefore not com
potent to see clearly, to measure dis
tances accurately, or to exercise
Judgment IN difficult situations. In
toxication should be prina facie cause