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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

lions of delicate blossoms wnuld
boom. Not Gnly would they bloom.
hut in blooming shed millions of
gorgeous petals that would literally
carpet the hilcouS Virginia section
Of the George Washington Tlihgway
and temporarily conceal the rough
places in one Of the most atrOciOuS
pieces of highway construction ever
Unloadcd upon the travelling public.
The Chamber Of Commerce of
Norfolk. Portsmouth. Deep Creek.
WallacCtOn and South Mills are cX-
prctcd to join with the Chamber of
Commerce of Elizabeth City In
hooSting the idea of an avenue Of
cherry trees for the George Wash
ingtnn Highway. Laying all jOk-
ing aside: ii is Il beautiful idea.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

Eve had a scene ut our boarding
house last night" said the Bank
Clerk to the Soda Jerker as he
paused to see if he could find the
ham in pair of slices of bread
that he had bought for a sand
wich.
What was the trOuble?' asked
the Soda Jerker with an eager show
of curiosity.
81 only learned this morning"
said the Bank Clerk. Zone Of our
prettiest girl boarders has been wor-
rying with a pain in her side and
thought she had appendicitis. She
went to Doc Combs and he told her
she should bring him specimen for
uranalysis. She got the specimen
for the doctor and poured 1t into
an empty Listerine bottle already
to take down town in the morning.
"She left her room yesterday
morning. forgetting to take the
specimen with her and didn't think
of it until she was going out the
door When she discovered that
she had forgotten she told one OF
the maids who was cleaning the hall
to run up to her room and bring her
the bottle.
THE maid ran upstairs and
brought bottle of Listerine itself
and the poor girl didn't notice the
difference. She had forgotten that
there was a bottle of Listerene on
the same shelf with the Listerine
bottle that contained her specimen.
well sir. she took that bottle OF
LiSterine to DIR. Combs. The color
was all right and looked like the
real thing. Or. Combs examined
ii. and saw that mistake had been
made. hut he didn't let on. lie
knew there was nothing wrong Win
his patient anyway. 50 ne cnuckled
to himself and told her that an eN-
7ei.auo. - !..s epac-.t: EA
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02
MILLION
DOLLAR POTATO CROP
Elizabeth City Sets Aside Monday, July 5th,
as Potato Day; Will Offer Its Visitors
Bargains, Baseball and Horse Race.

Everybody in Northeastern
North Carolina is urged to
visit Elizabeth City Monday,
July 5, and help the town cele-
brate the sections million dol
lar potato crop, for such it is
called by bankers and brokers
who say shipments sent thru
Elizabeth City alone this seas
on have brought in a million
dollars, to the great relief of
local trade channels.
Nearly hundred carloads a day,
for several days. leaving this Sec
tion have brought in a steady
stream Of dollars. Better grading.
and Government inspection have
helped to win better prices. and a
tremendous yield above what was
expected, made shipments larger
than in many year.
Monday will be biz day in Eliz-
abeth City, If plans made by the
Merchants Bureau of the Chamber
IF Commerce get thru. A feature
Of the program will be prizes total
ing about 5000. The Elizabeth City
Boys Band, and the Masonic Band
will play on the courthouse green
where the potatoes exhibited, will
be judged.
The potato contest will be held
at II o'clock. A. +. AIercker, in
Spector in charge of the Govern
ment force working in this section
will give practical demonstrations
Of grading and packing.
Entertainment for the day. will
also he provided by fast horse races
at the Fair Grounds beginning at
l =. NJ. There will be two events,
Il trot and pace, and among the.
entrys are such well known horses
as Country Boy, Petrol, Nancy NJ,
AIillie Frisco, Corbin, Selam ", and
others.
A double header at the baseball
diamond promises to be big fea-
ture. Elizabeth City meets Cole
raine in the morning. at 10 o'clock,
and HertfOrd in the afternoon at
3 80 o'clock.
Special trade advantages have
been announced Oh that day by
many OF 80. local stores. -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02
OhV GAFVK CIE1N "No IE oUUH IeNNeN
ALL SALT WATER YARNS AREN'T SEA YARNS

Gated tendency toward halltoSlS
probably due to some minor and
Temporary digestive disturbance.
"Everythin" was lovely until
about II O'Clock last night when the
Young lady prepared to retire. She
got down her bottle of Listerine and
poured It all over her head. rubbing
II well into her scalp, without dis
covering her mistake at once. Then
she took gargle of it to rinse her
mouth out while she was rubbing
her scalp. 1t was not until she got
q mouthful that she discovered the
mistake. Oh Boy! That girl let
out yell that brought everybody
in the neighborhood out of bed ana
they found her on the floor of her
room kicking. screaming, crying ana
raising the devil generally.
"When she finally did recover
from her rage l think she would
have murdered that maid who mix
oil I'D the bottles and then gone on
the warpath for DIR. Combs. if the
other women in the house hadn't
restrained her. She sat mp all
night last night washing and sham
nooins her hair and rinsing her
month out with Zonite, Lavoris and
BOrax."
The Bank Clerk concluded his
warn and started to leave.
Here YOU" shouted the Soda
Jerker: "You've left your dog be-
hind; take that dog along with you
or he'll be hanging around here all
day"
THAT isn't a he dog" said the
Bank Clerk: ITS she dog; that's
why it likes to hang cut around a
soda fountain all day
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02
STOCKHOLDERS
IN LOCAL BANKS
DRAWDIVIDENDS

.Scmi-annual and quarterly divid-
end checks mailed to the stOckhOld-
crs of Elizabeth City financial in
stitutions this week total $40,66O.
The largest dividend was that Of
The Savings Bank & Trust Co..
seven per cent. This bank pays an
annual dividend Of 15 per cent,
making an 8 per cent payment in
January. It's stockholders received
a total of $1,000 this week.
The First & Citizens National
Bank paid its usual six per cent
scmi-annual dividend, its stockhold-
ers receiving $4,000.
The Virginia Carolina Joint
Stock Land Bank increased its diyid-
end from 3 1-2 to per cent semi
annually on July 1, paying to its
stockholders $4,000 in dividends.
The Southern Trust Co. paid its
usual per cent semi-annual diyid-
end. its stockholders receiving 3d.
O0O
Stockholders in the Hood System
Industrial Bank received their usual
4 per cent semi annual, q total Of
S2.1GO.
The Atlantic Discount Corpora
tiCn, concern that Is only one year
old. dealing i'm automobile paper
and similar, to the Commercial
Trust Co. of Baltimore, paid its
preferred stockholders a quarterly
dividend Of 1 "a per cent and its
common stock holders anticipate a
six per cent annual dividend.
The Carolina Banking & Trust Co.
will issue no dividend, conveying its
profits to its surplus account.
Every bank and financial inSti-
tuition in Elizabeth City is reported
in thriving condition and q sue
cessful potato season starts them
off with happy prospects for a new
fiscal year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

COTTON is only a pretendcr TO the
throne i'm this corner of the South
latd. Here Potato is King and
WilbOurne Harrell, an Elizabeth
City boy. has pictured him here as
a merry old soul; as merry in fact
rs famed Hing Cole. But, unlike
Hing Cole who was selflShly con-
tent TO call for his pipe, his bowl
and his fiddlers three" for his own
selfish amusement, King Spud calls
for horse races. base ball, a big
brass band and lots Of other things
to entertain all the people while do
ing homage to him at Elizabeth City
Monday. July ).
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

HERE group of Government and e!r assistants who
helping 10 make the potato king the Elizabeth City section They
Government inspection force who teaching the growers
the advantage OF Inspection ard grading under the direction of ~ f.
Mkcr Of he Markets and the Department Ct Agriculture
and also the clerical of W. g. Lcse Local Representative the
Bureau Of Agricultural Economics sending out daily reports from Ez
azch City the market situation From left TO right they top
y. r. Moore IT. C. Kme, S. C. Oliver Jr- W. G.
Warner ". F. DCnne ar W. Dow middle g. b. Robbins W.
Scott James head Of the local inspectors Rcad C. o5 secretary
Of The Chamber Commerce. W. &. Lese g. H. Gillespie j. t. Britt
RGttCm II, L. Holder j. D. Midget g. L. Robertson Jr Davis
Job boy AMI Frank L. MCahc There total Of l6
the local field hui half dozen missing when the
pictures made Tie ladies the picture Misses Fannie
ZoCiers Studio.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

Republican auditor who auditS the
accounts of Democratic officehold-
crs. The Democrats Of Washing
ton County will just have to get
rid of Jackson and put a good
Democrat" in the office of County
Auditor. if they don't want the lid
blown off for fair.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

THIS newspaper much Of its human greatness and strength oil
character this ne plain Clean "0hh
EJJ, Hyrd Saunders w. Saunders HIMSELF She always
loved felix's hypocrisy fasehOOd and sham IN any guse
One her frequent sayings that made profound IMPRESSION upon h
.,s TcI shame the deyll And EARLY In
o. learned well truth the ed Ote DAY Ills notef
thought it advisable give him switching Hers was STRONG
w in ose days and the rod when She thought
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mufuv tock off his said Mother give NE good one
deserve it, Instead getting deserved whipping hmse1 ne aa
nped his mor down her peahtree Switch emoded nun
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bed him boy forget thing like that In Inc july Issue
% To .an Magazine Mr. Saunders tells something Of the intimate
life story this mother OF his Inc piece Is tpih"a ~ ~ us ~ @ "
Tho In,ersu for the Of al rters V" nay
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02
MILES JENNINGS SAYS

They certainly do have Il lot of
hi.hfalutin names these days to
make farming attractive to the new
generation. What they used to call
following the COWS when | was Il
boy Is now called auimal huS-
bandry. If you had called 1t animal
huSbundry when | was kid we
would have thought you were talk
ing about breeding"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02
APPROACHES TO CHOWAN
BRIDGE LET THIS WEEK

The s2.GOoOOO highway letting
at Raleigh this week. included the
approaches to the ChOwan bridge.
Nello l.. Teer of Durham was the
low bidder on the two projects.
There are 1922 miles on route 342
between Windsor and the Chowan
Hgi,rc r c3st SIS lre.oG, ara Al
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02
new YORK MAN
TO BUILD new
$45O,OOO Hotel
w. L. Stoddard of New York
Selected by Directors to
Draw Plans for Com.
murity Structure

w. L. Stoddard, noted New
York architect was selected
Wednesday night to draw plans
for the Virginia Dare, Eliz-
abcth City's new community
hotel. The hotel is to contain
100 rooms, and will be nine
stories high, counting first
floor and mczzaninc. 1t will
contain six stores and coffee
shop for rental purposes.
Mr.. Stoddard Is well known in
North Carolina where he built some
80 and odd of the newest and most
magnificent hotels of the state
Amoug The hotels he planned are
thc Battery Park and Geo. Wander
hilt Hotels at AShcvillc. the O'IIenry
at Greensboro. the Sir Walter at
Raleigh. the Sheraton at High
Point. the new Hotel GoldsborO.
the Hotel Charlotte and the hotel at
Concord.
1t WAS not until after a commit
fee of the board of directors had
inspected these and other leading
hotels of the state in order to give
Elizabeth City the benefit of their
observations, that they were willing
to decide upon the architect. ac-
cording to G. q. Robinson, preSi-
dent of the hotel committee. "We
are building Il hotel to last many
years and we want TO give ElE-
abcth City the very best and at the
same time got the most possible for
the money Of those who have III
vested in it.
It will probably he September be-
fore ground can be broken for the
new hotel. In the meantime the
architect must complete his plans,
before contractors can he notified.
But the work is now underway, OF
completing all the prrliminaries and
Subscribers TO the stock are urged
70 coOpcrate with the committee
in making prompt payment of their
subscriptions.
Tentative plans for the new hotel
present very striking layout. The
hotel will he built on the corner of
McAIorrinc and Fearing Streets
with. an arcade running in from
McNiorrine and ont to Main. The
entrance to the hotel lobby will
open on this arcade, which will he
If feet wide. The coffee shop of
the hotel. will open Oh McMorrine
Street and the arcade. The en-
trance leading in from Main Street
will he ~ feet wide, and thanked on
either side by stores and offices,
to he financed Independent of the
hotel. Two stores under the hotel
proper, and a part of the hotel
will he located on the
Main Street entrance.
Three stores is by 40 feet. will
front on McMorrine Street. while
the barhershOp hotel lot will front
On Fearing Street. The hotel lot
fronts 90 feet on McMOrinc Street
and 122 feet on Fearing. The lobby
will he located in the center oil the
building, with windows fronting on
Fearing. The assembly hall Will
he located on the Mezzanine facing
Street, and the kitchen
and private dining room will be at
the rear Of the building.
Steps will lead downward from
the arcade to the basement, ana
public lavatory connecting with the
barbershop. Steps upward from the
arcade will lead to the lobby. inc
arcade may be entered either from
Main or from McMorrine.
Each floor above the meZzanlne,
will contain II bedrooms. Provision
s made whereby 60 additional rooms
may be built if the growth or the
hotel demands their construction.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

miles between the bridge and Eden
Ton to cost S1l391O. These were the
only contratts of interest in this
section.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

The District OF Columbia has the
smallest number of farms in t-e
J.nlred STATES. l33, while Te:@c
mas tns L.. .c-. zl--hs:. eos
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

The mpyicS employ 3m.H1O peo-
pie. have over 2n.NN0 picture houses
and have invested In the industry
81. 500. 100000.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

Because you can see well, it's 30
reaso your headaches are not cauS
ell by your eyes. Sc: a.. Hath
,yy:,~ E.t-- "a ..T.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

Eye strain causes wasted nerve
energy. Let us hook after your eyes.
Drs. Hathaway, Hinton Bldg. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-02

We examine The eyes and fur
riSh glasses the same day. See DrS.
Hathaway. Hinton Bldg. adv.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-10
SCOUT WORKERS
out TO RAISE
FUNDS FOR 1927

Whether Winslow boys will be
given the benefit of membership in
the Boy Scouts of America still
hangs in the balance, according to
George Felker, representative of
the Los Angeles regional head
quarters, who left here last night
for the southern part of the state,
following a weeks intensive work
here. The drive started by the
efforts of Mr., Felker and local
scout sponsors is still on, the work
ers are in the field, and reports are
not yet complete enough to draw
a definite conclusion as to wheth-
er or not Scouting will remain in
Winslow.
Mr.. F'elker came here few days
ago after spending some time in
Flagstaff, where he went to investi-
gate the condition of the. organi-
cation in financial way. All cit
les in the Grand Canyon Council.
with the exception of Flagstaff and
Holbrook, are far behind their 1926
quota, and unless something can be
done to remedy this deficit, the ma
tional body will no loAger recog-
nize this district or keep a dis
.trict executive on the ground.
Several local meetings have been
held, the final one taking place
Wednesday night at the City Hall,
where a good sized crowd gathered
to decide whether the drive would
be started or not. G. B. Wilson
of Flagstaff made an eloquent talk
in favor of the scout movement,
and details of the drive plan were
explained by Mr.. Felker after To-
cal men had made short talks fa-
voring the movement.
Every man who attended the
meeting Wednesday night took q
list of ten or more names, with the
idea of making the drive person
al solicitation, from a friend, to
every man approached.
Those who attended the meet
ing besides Mr.. Felker and Mr..
Wilson of Flagstaff, were: A. r.
Kleindienst, G. c. Meyer. H. G.
Kabelin, w. B. Darling, George
Jackson, G. T.. Stevens, A. r. Hip
koe, G. N. Laws, H. j. Fouts, l..
M. Shipley, DIR. E. C. Gilpin, C. %.
Nesting, c. L. Giragi, r. M. Bruch-
man, w r. Hessell, NJ l.. Veteto,
r. L. Redline, Chas. Dare, c. H.
Bealer, and B. F. Evans. Other
workers helping the scout cause
are Mrs. G. w. Nelson, Mrs. r. l..
Moore, Mrs. r. G. Kline and Miss
Virginia BLY,.
Mr.. Felker left last night for
Douglas, where a convention for
older scouts is being held.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-10
B.P.O. Z. HOLD
CHARITY BALI,
TUESDAY MIGHT

Winslow Elks, their friends and
the ladies' of their choice gathered
tuesday night at the Elks home on
the occasion of the Elks Annual
Charity Ball always a bright SPOT
on Winslow's winter social calen.
dar. Activities of the committee on
arrangements was evident. for the
entire evening was full of variety
of entertainment calculated To
please everyone.
The reVelers danced until a late
hour, and between dances were
participants in auctions and raf-
files promoted for the benefit of
charity. All such enterprises were
supported loyalty and the Elks
realized good round sum for
their charity fund.
ster and his gang.
Delicious refreshments were
served near midnight, coming as
another pleasant Interpolation into
the general festiyity.
Exalted Ruler A. L. Thurston and
his committeeman are more than
satisfied with the generous and
loyal support accorded them by
Winslow Elks and by the public.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-10
Roundtable Is
Enjoyed By Local
r o t a r i a n s

A roundtable on What is Ro-
tary" was one of the main features
of last Wednesdays session OF
Winslow Rotary Club, the fea-
ture having been sponsored by
Jesse" James, who presided over
the meeting.
Besides the Rotary Roundtable,
George Felker, deputy regional ex-
ecutive Of the Boy Scouts of AM
erica, addressed the Rotarians on
the need for activity in the COM
munity on Scout work. Mr.. Felix
er was the guest of "Cal" Gallo
way, who was chairman of the day.
Plans for entertaining the mem
bers of the Winslow High School
football squad at an early date
were also discussed. At this meet
ing the letters will be distributed
to the members OF the team, VINO
would be present at a night BAN
quet rendered them by the mem
bers of the Rotary Club.
Visitors at Wednesdays meeting
were Rotarians George Harrington
of Flagstaff, and Judge Sidney T.
Sapp, of Holbrook, Forest Parker,
of Winslow, and George Felker, OF
Los Angeles.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-10
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PERSONAL AND :
: LOCAL, NEWS :
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FLAGSTAFF ATTORNEY HERE

FLAGSTAFF ATTORNEY HERE,
=. b. Wilson, prominent attorney
OF Flagstaff, was visitor in win
SLOW Tuesday. Mr.. Wilson made
tF-e trip here in the interests of
the Boy Scouts, to further the
drive taking place this week. Mr.
Wilson is president of the Grand
Canyon Council.
RANGER HERE,
Jim Baldwin, government forest
ranger in the mountains south Of
here was in Winslow this week.
, HERE FROM HOLBROOK,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. q McI,augblin
OF Holbrook were in Winslow yes
terday.
TAKES SAWYER'S PLACE.
w e. Ferguson, Holbrook at
torney, was in Winslow Tuesday
night 10 attend the meeting of the
city council in place of city attor
ney Phil Sawyer and to advise the
council on any necessary legal
questions. Mr.. Sawyer is in Phoe-
nix.
VISITS ROTARY CLUB.
Judge and Mrs. Sidney Sapp of
HolbrOok were in WinsIow We'd
nesday. Judge Sapp attended the
meeting of the Rotary Club.
STORE OWNER HERE.
c. r. Ferranti, owner of the Win
slow Jewelry Company, which was
recently destroyed by fire was in
WDlslOw this week on business con-
aected with the re-opening of his
store, which will be ready for bust
ness soon.
IN LOS ANGELES,
c. j. McQuillan of Winslow will
return tomorrow from Los Angeles
where he has spent the past week.
SCOUT OFFICIAL HERE.
George FeIker, an official of the
Boy Scouts from the regional Off
ice at Los Angeles spent most of
the week here making plans for
the Boy Scout drive.
TO PHOENIX
DR.. S. Earl Taylor and wife.
who have been visiting with their
son, John and family in Holbrook
during the week, stopped over in
Wins1ow Monday afternoon and
LETT on No 3 for Phoenix. Dr. Tay-
Tor heads the Great Basin Oil com
p2ny, drilling for oil near Hol-
brook.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-10

Phoenix-Southern Pacific Rail-
road to build spur track, from 18th
to 10th streets.