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New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
CALVIN MCVEY DIES
Veteran of Early Day Baseball and One of Founders of Organized Leagues, Passes Away,

San Francisco. Aug. 20 Ps-Cal- win McVey, veteran of early day baseball and one of the founders of the pastime in its organized form, died here yesterday after an illness of several months. He had been in retirement for many years. He was 7G years old.
 McVey was captain and manager of the Cincinnati Reds in 1879. He played right field and before going to the Reds was with the Boston Nationals and the old Chicago club.
 It was his boast that he drove the ball over every fence in the National league circuit, despite the fact that his hands were badly twisted from catching bare handed before the advent of gloves,
 In 1922, the National league voted McVey a life pension. McNey quit baseball to become a mining broker in San Francisco. He was one of the highest paid players of his time, receiving s3,00O a year.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
swnus CHESAPEAKE BAY

Bloody Point Md.. Aug 20 WI Miss Ruth Kitchin, fl years old, yesterday became the second woman to conquer the tides and winds of Chesapeake Bay. when she swan from Annapolis to Bloody Point ir sat hours. The straight line dis tance Is 9h miles, but the youthful mermaid was said to have covered % miles because of adverse weather conditions. Lillian Cannon made the crossing last summer.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20

newspapers, said that he believed MT. Stones contribution in estab- fishing the property rights in news was the greatest single achievement in American journal ism during the last generation.
 The resolution introduced by MT. Roberts recommends that govern
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20

ments accept the following princi- ples: First, that news as a business commodity is property; second, that this property right does not expire with the mere first appear ance -of news either in a single newspaper or bulletin board, but continues and is entitled to protec-
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20

sause and how the seal of approval was finally given by the supreme court. Mir. Roberts referred to MT. Stone as the man for whom he had the deepest respect and even reverence.
 Roy Howard. chairman of the board of the Scripps-Howard
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20

ton until its full benefit has been realized by its owner, and third that violation of this property right is unfair competition.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20

The death rate from diphtheria in 1900 was 43.3 per thousand. Now it is 9.4 per thousand.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10
HELD UNDER
$4,000 BOND
Prominent Edenton Citizen to
Be Tried For Burning
Property

Charged with the crime OF
having set fire to his own prop
erty in order to cash in on in
surancc premiums aggregatlng
5000 to $4,000. p. /. Rea,
prominent citizen OF Edcnton,
is to be tried at the October
term of Washington County
Co,;u. (which convcneS on the
25tN, Judge Grady presiding.
Th, property in question. which
was harmed down several weeks ago.
and for which Mr.. Rae was tried.
i'm Recorders court. when he was
allowed hail in the sum of SlO.ooo.
was Il pleasure resort located on
AlhcurlrlC Sound. near MackeyS.
Washington County. 1t is reported
that i represented an investment OF
$4,000.
While little evidence is reported
as having been brought to light on
the case. there are rumOrS to the
effect that he paid man 500 to
set fire TO the property. but the fire
went ont before much damage was
done, and that Mr.. Rea himself,
then reset the fire himself.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10
HIGH SCHOOL FOLK TO
OPERATE DEPT. STORE
Seniors to Have One OF Cltys
Greatest Stores to Themselves
Friday and Saturday

NJembers of the Senior Class OIL
1927 of the Elizabeth City hlSh
school are patting themselves Oh
the back this week. 1t is a great
thing TO have an entire department
Store one of the largest in cit!
of Elizabeth City's size turned over
to Won. lock. stock and barrel 10
operate. but that is what has hap
naned to these young folks. and Il
mart of the profits from all caSh
soles on that day, will 90 to the
Senior Class.
The store that * doing this for
tbc Senior Class is Rucker 4 SheeiE
Company. which is known as "Ellz-
obeth City's Best Store High
school boys and girls. will take
charge of every department. walt
Continued on page Four)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10

Il have just had Il great trip"
said the Bank Clerk to the Soda
Jerkcr. "W'ho would have dreamed,
five years ago. that any of us
would ever motor to Kitty Hawk. to
Nays Head or Roanoke Island? But
that is what | did this week. From
Point IlarbOr at the end Of the Cur
rituck Peninsula | ferried over to
Kitty Hawk. four miles across Cur
rituck Sound. From Kitty Hawk
| mGturCd on soft tires down the
coast by Kill Devil Hill to Nags
Head.
at Mays Head | got ferry to
take me across Roanoke Sound to
Roanoke Island. landing me at Man-
teO. / mot0red all over Roanoke Is
land for the first time i'll my life,
and never saw so many roads Ill
one place in my life. Roanoke Is
land is only two or three miles wide
and ten miles long an dthey will
tell you that there is only one road
on Roanoke Island, but they tell
YOU wrong. There are approXim-
ately 1.G0O miles of road on ROa-
nOke Island.
Before the State built its ten
miles of highway Oh the Island,
every fellow who started any place
in Il horse and cart made his own
road. These roads wind and twist
thru primcval forests Of scrub pine,
live oaks. yOp0n. myrtleS ana
yOpun. afrording the great avenues
of privacy for courting couples 10
be found anywhere in the Eastern
half of the Old North State.
Il enjoyed my visit On the IS
land. The primitive charm OF the
place and the simple. whole-hearted
ways of its people are captivating
But Roanoke Island is fast losing
much of its charm under the pres
cure Of civilization. For inStace.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10

Because you can see we'll, it's no
reason your headaches are not caus-
ed by your eyes. Sc T.. Hath
O ,,,o-. rri-+o- nd, c-Y.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10
WHY NORTH CAROLINA
is AHEAD OF VIRGINIA
Our First Settlers Left No Poster
ity For Us To Ride On, Says
Saunders

Virginians don't like TO he kidded
about their high and mighty an
cestral notions. W. o. Saunders
took IL dig at them in talking to the
Lions Club in Suffolk. Va. Tuesday
night and didn't even provoke a
smile. Il think the marked differ
cnce in North CarOlinians and Eir-
ginians is to he found in the fact
that our first settlers got lost and
yours didn't" said Mr.. Saunders.
"Our Roanoke Island settlement
vanished those first settlers Of ours
strayed off and left no posterity.
Your jamestown settlement stuck
and gave you raft Of ancestors
that you've been riding ever since.
Not having any ancestors to brag
about, we North Carolinians have
had to Justify our existence by our
works: we have had to make Il name
for ourselves. Maybe that's why
we are so far ahead Of Virginia in
agriculture, in. manufacturing. in
road building. in education, in pub:
lie health work and almost every
thing else
Those Virginia Lions never crack
ed smile: the speaker might as
well have been delivering funeral
OratiOn. But to the rest of the Eliz-
abeth City editors remarks the Nir-
ginians were alive and responsive.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10
eJhQ BANK CLERK ANo THE SOOA JCpKeR
MOTORING IN UNIQUE PLACES

For instance, l say Il woman
toiling and Steaming in her kitchen
canning figs for market. Texas or
California never produced finer figs
i'm greater variety or profusiOn than
are produced on Roanoke Island.
And the people down there know
how to preserve them. employing
every modern device for processing
and packing.
But when ! saw this woman
standing over a hot stove canning
figs my thoughts went back to the
Garden of Eden. When Mother Eve
wanted dress, she had only to
reach up and pull leaf from Il fig
bush and adorn herself just so, No
work, no worry, no time lost.
But we have become civilized.
Behold a modern daughter of Eve
growing fig bushes, cultivating them.
pruning them, nursing them; in
season gathering and washing the
figs. skinning them, steaming them,
cooking them in Sfrup, packing
them painStakingly in jars and bot
Ties. And then having to find a
market for her figs, exchanging
them for cash; and in turn eX-
changing the cash received for
something to wear. Mother Eva
had the long end of it.
Eyes, 1 enjoyed my motor trip
around the coast and over the happy
island. Why don't you take Il trip
of that kind:'
Me-" said the Soda Jerker. Il
did take it. l went to Nags Head,
spent a night there. Parked my car
Oh the beach with the curtains all
buttoned in place and left it for the
night. Next morning when I went
to get my car somebody had kicked
ont the curtains nn one side with
thnir fnot,"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10
BANK ACQUIRES
VALUABLE MAIN
ST. FRONTAGE
Thirteen Seems to Be the
Lucky Number of Industrial
Bank Which Plans to Move

The biggest piece of real
estate, news of the week is the
reported acquisition OF the
Hughes property on East Main
Street by the Hood System In
dustrial Bank, at a figure re-
ported to be Sl9.50O. The
property fronts "a feet on Main
Street and has a depth OF lOI
feet. 1t is now occupied by A.
r. Sec1ev & Son, wholesale
fruit dealers.
While officials of the bank are
not discussing their plans. 1t Is
general street talk that they con-
template moving their business
across the street to this building i'll
the near future. first installing Il
handsome front and fixtures. \
mart of the business will probably
be rented to another firm.
In connection with the purchase
of the property there is further talk
that the bank is preparing to i'll
crease its capital stock. 1t was
only about Il year ago that the bank
increased its stock from S2o,OOO to
$4,000 in order to take care or
the repaid growth in business. The
resources of the bank have grown
TO S2OO.000 since its was founded
less than four years ago.
Thirteen seems to he lucky NUM-
her for this institution. The bank
has thirteen directors. Its present
cashier. Harry T. Greenleaf, accept
ed the banks offer of the position
on the 18th of July. He has been
with the hank since August l.
The Hood System Industrial Bank
SpecializeS in small inStallment
loans. on the weekly payment plan
Its founder il Gurney Z. Hood, now
of GoldsborO. and at that time vice
President of the Carolina Banking
& Trust Company of this city. The
officers of the Industrial Bank are
W. =. Duff. President; Ben L. Banks
Vi"e-PreSident: G. W. Gather, Vice
President. and Harry L. Greenleaf,
Cashier. The directors are, w. L,
Duff. Ben l.. Banks. Miles l.. Clark,
]. G. L. EhringhauS. e. W. Gather
e. E. MOrriSette. VI. G.. MorriSette
Ernest l.. Sawyer, Frank ". Selig,
Robert II. Taylor. G.. +. Thompson
S. W. TwifOrd and W. II. Weather
ly, Jr.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10
EDENTON TODDY
CASE IN COURT
Capt. Mille='s Appeal Due to
Come Up At Superior Court
Convening Monday

1t looks as if Edenton won't
have an opportunity to forget
it's celebrated "Toddy Case, of
several weeks ago. Certain
phases of the incident are to
be aired in Superior Court Con-
vening at Edenton Monday,
when Capt. J. NJ. Millcr's ap-
peal from road sentence is
due for d hearing.
From all appearances. Edenton
like most other towns. has its usual
quota of fun loving citizens. who
believe the home should never be
without the proper amount of tOddy.
Capt. J. NJ. Miller. according to
rumor. was commissioned a num-
her of these, to make a trip. to the
famous East Lake region where
liquor could be secured for $3.50
to So n gallon. a better figure than
paying the bootleggers SS a gallon.
Capt. Miller. it was alleged and
rum0red. came back to Edenton with
his liquor. stored it III Il ware
house. and went up town to collect
from his customers. While he was
,p town. somebody stole the liquor.
One customer had paid Capt. Miller
hy check. and when the liquor came
M missing. he held up payment
on the check.
Cant. Miller got mad. and din't
hesitate to tell things about town.
RumOrs got out that some Of the
Aldermen and members of the police
force were among the customers.
The police heard about ii. The
TOWN Aldermen held IL hearing. The
police were down behind Capt. Mil
Ter. and 50 Capt. Miller made affi-
davit that no policeman of Eden
ton had ever tried to Influence him
TO secure whiskey. But he didn't
say thing or a word to clear up
things for the Aldermen.
The police were all clear. First
they arrested Capt. Miller for trans
porting liquor, and arrested his
negro assistant Terrapin Jordan
Both were found guilty. and Ter
rapin Jordan went to the Washing
ton County roads where he IS now
serving a 60 day sentence. Capt.
Miller was found guilty of trans
porting. and sentenced to a total or
90 days in Jail, to he assigned TO
work the roads. This Oh August H.
Capt. Miller appealed, and is free
on $500 bond.
Capt. Miller then got sore ana
spilled the beans naming one men,
Der of the Board of Aldermen ana
the County treasurer as having aid
ed and abetted in the purchase OF
liquor. Warrants were sworn out
for some of the towns most promi-
nent and highly respected citizens
w. II. Ward, C5owan County Treas
rrer. J. Fl. Conger Of the Town
Council. Il. W. Seasons, ana IL. T..
Forehand. These men didn't see
the advisability of making any 1ur-
ther stir, and entered plea OF hoio
contendre. and on August "a poi"
a fine of S25 each, and costs, Ill
Recorders court.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10
[ES1ERDAY
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AND
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truth. the whole truth
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ei hoodIums working III
Elrh.
is the menace
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l. Of Protestant men and
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| democracy against the
! |,al chicanery OF a Roman
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| an open and above board
[ea the thing.
E.,Pct; that there is much
|ne,ty as well as cowardlce
|,iis secret order fight on
b. catholicism. An open
nigh; lead to an inresti-
h.: the whole business OF
| Ia It might be revealed
], bottom every great re-
!, movement is founded
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E,,horicism we would lind
Eyes in the position OF
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! because Catholicism is
! k;iev OF every Protestant
Ean denomination. There
/: which millions OF Pro-
b hypocritically ignore.
E-jc they are ignorant OF
|l:1olicism has no author
J. God, then none OF the
the ism, have any au-
nom God. Maybe that
there is so little effort
Catholicism in the open
zany periodic efforts to
in the dark.
j, nothing new in this
Nu Klux row on Cath
There has hardly been
N this country when
scret organization de-
F The same ends was not
f2ng Tor d season. They
faet for d season and
Where, oh where are
=. l'ail' ot Liberty WHO
'TeePIns the country ten
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'oe can accuse me OF
: any brief Tor the
\ laihoIic Church | know
'''''S OF lt> rotten past
''D sure OF the taIllDllity
scriptures and of its
0ol this /, d free coun-
! winch cvccry man has
\ % Worship according to
ever notion, his parents
=, upon him. America is
."'e'icans. lor every in
ant thereof, regardless of
''asious views or predi-
.a'; ;or Catholics just as
a' Tor non-Catholics.
s'e |. Is no Catholic menace
'laoeth City; no Catholic
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lin, r.. :. - >0' '''
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10
NOT.
TOLOSE WILD.
FOWL HUNTING
Regulations Satisfactory, But
u. S. Authorities Warn Vir-
giinia to Reduce Number
of Batteries

There will be no ban on Wild
fowl shooting in the open
waters of Currituck Sound
anytime soon. it is announced
by the Department OF .AgrlcuI-
ture at Washington, following
a hearing Wednesday before
DR.. NJ. Nelson. head Of the
Biological Division OF the de-
partment.
The hearing was attended ny
representatives of the large hunting
clubs in the section. and other
sportsmcn were represented by H.
R. Johnson. Currituck Representa-
tive. and by J. G. b. EhringhauS'
Elizabeth City lawyer. who has Suc-
ceSSfully appeared for groups OF
resident sportSmen in a number or
legislative arguments.
A recent warning" promulgated
hy the department was intended 1t
was broadly intimated at the hear
ing Wednesday. to curb battery
shooting in the Back Bay of Viz
ginia and to serve notice that unless
the Virginia State authorities do
something in an effort to reduce
the number Of batteries in Back
Bay. the Federal Government Will
he compelled to step in and take
charge of the situation.
And so ends the scare for the time
being that was thrown into sports
men and guides in Currituck. when
news of the hearing got abroad. 1t
has been known for sometime that
the situation in Back Bay, Virginia,
has provoked Federal authorities,
for while Currituck has worked I'M
sparingly to protect its game re-
sources. and has passed regulation
after regulation until the county
now permits only 80 batteries 10
cperate each season, there are nsSre
than 100 operating in the smaller
Back Bay region Of Virginia.
The warning to the Virginia au-
thorities came at an Opportlne time
for hundreds of Currituck County
pcople. The conditions if allowed
70 persist. would eventually have
demanded the aboliShment or re-
striction of open shooting: not only
in. Currituck. and Dare, but i'll Nlr-
ginia. and Maryland. The result
would have been to throw ont OF en-
ployment. hundreds of native guides
take away from many families their
means of livelihood. and cut down
n great source of revenue OF the
school fund of the county. For with
tbe tanning of shooting in the open
waters of Currituck, it would theh
be impossible for anyone. who dldh
own property, to hunt i'll the couil-
tv. and the sport would he prac-
ticnlly in the hands of wealthy
spcrtSmcn and club owners.
Locks Question Up Again
The hearing at Washington also
nroyoked a discussion Of the de-
struction of wild fowl food i'll the
sound. by the influx of salt water,
that has followed the removal ol
fine locks from the Albcmarle ana
Cbesapeake canal. AZ result Oh
This discussion, it was determined
TO hold another conference prior 10
tbe meeting of Congress i'll Decem-
Der.
High tribute was paid to the resu-
latory measures of Currituck Coun-
ty. by DR.. Nelson, VINO tolu MI
Ebrinchaus that they were sufficient
for present needs and are being en-
forced satisfactory to the Depart
ment.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10

Wasted nerve energy from eye
strain makes nervous, irritable
school Children. Have their eyes
examined before sending them to
SCHOOL Dr ]. J. Hnthawsv. adT
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-09-10

BackwardneSS in children is often
caused by defective vision due TO
neglect in consulting an eye special
iSt 80 Dr 7 n. hathaway. "dv
New Britain herald., 1926-05-12

poor form during the night rolling four games under 100, one of them being for q count of S1.
 Foote hit for high single with q mark of 120 while Teller hit IF for his best effort. Both these scores were made in the first game Foote's total for the night was 919 while Teller's was S94. Foote aver aged 1921 and Teller 99,3.
 Foote's feat in beating Teller In last nights match brings the hopes Of his followers up from the depths into which they wcrt plunged. There is still plenty o' tim" for Joe to rocupcrata his losses and climb the ladder to thc top. The scores of last nights match were as follows:
 Foote -- 12o. 1o3. 1O1. g., 1QS O.. loo, 105. 90-919.
 Teller --- IF. 9o, 11o. S1, 100 1e7. g.. lo1. 93-S94.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-12
GIANTS ARE NOW WITHOUT
 A LEFTHANDED PITCHER
Nehf Has a Great Record of AC- complishmcnt During His Major
 League Career
League Career

New York, May 12 LP-The New York Giants fighting incffectivcly 10 regain the championship of the Na- iional league, today took up th' struggle in fourth place without q regular left hand pitcher.
 In the sale of his veteran south paw Arthur Nchf to the Cincinnati Reds Manager John MCGraw appar- ently has prepared 10 make good his boast that a successful major leaGu" team can get along without port side tvirler. Nehf had not received the privilege of starting q game this season for the Giants, but brilliant record stands behind the little Tcrrc Haute pitcher, and baseball men oX- pectcd that he would soon round into the winning form which made him for many years one of the team s mainstays.
 Nehf was one of the oldest mem bers Of the New York club, having joined the Giants in 1919 after pitching four seasons for the Bos- ton Braves.
 Tho veteran turned in 12J vic tories for the Giants from 1919 to 1925, inclusive, and in only one seq son of his major league career did he fail to win more games than he lost. That was in 1918, when he di- vided thirty games evenly between the won and lost columns. His high est percentage was posted in 1924, when he won 14 and lost i.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-12
RED SOX PRACTICE
Manager John Tobin Hopes To start The Season a Week From Sunday Other Dates.

The Corbin Red Sox baseball team will practice Friday evening at Wal nut Hill park with a possible work out on Saturday afternoon. The team will probably open up the sea son a week from Sunday with the opponent vet to he decided on. Rusi- ness Manager John Tobin stated to-
 jay that he has a large number Of queries on file for games, though most of the teams want dates a lit He later on.
 Manager Tobin stated that he had q positive date all set for May 20 with the Norwich hospital nine in that city. The Sox played down there last year and gave the team the finest game of the entire season. He has other dates closed in June for games in Rockville, Taftville, Putnam and Willimantic and num- Der of other contracts will be closed before many days are up.
 Both he and Coach BiIl Clancy are emphatic in stating that the lineup 10 be used has not yet been picked. Manager Tobin says that players in be used has not yet been picked. Manager Tobin says that players In this city think that the Red SoX are a closed organization, but such. Is not the case. A number of players who would like to try out have not appeared at practice because they
 feel they are not wanted but any candidate who wishes to show his wares, will be given fair chance to show his stuff Once the team gets going, it will mean busy season for the players.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-12
PLANS FOR STADIUM
Tex Rickard Has Completed Details for Erection of S2,000,000 Out door Arena for Next Summer.

New York. May : lP,-1-X Rick ard, whose new Madison Square Gar den has housed record boxing and hockey throngs since its er'ctions last winter, announces completion Of plans for his contemplated s. GOO. .O00 outdoor stadium which he expects to be available next sum ncr.
 Rickard said the demand of the public for a suitable arena to stage collegiate football, professional SOC cer and major boxing contests would require a structure capable of seat ing 100. .000 spectators. A site in Long Island City is under considera- ton.
 "The ball park has been out grown-the football spectator de- mands an arena which will get him closer to the playing field" he said.
 Rickard, who yesterday won an other promotion dispute in receiving the approval of the state athletic commission for a light heivywcight title bout between Paul Berlenbach and Young Stribling at Yankee sta dunn on June 10, revealed that in five months 2.400,O00 persons passed through the doors of the new garden 10 witness the spcctaClcs staged un- der his management.