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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
Oakland Car Has
Made Big Strides

, PONTIAC, Mich, April 24.--Thc
gigantic strides made by the Oak
land Motor Car company were
iStrikingly revealed this week when
tnt,l production figures for March
showed that morc ears were built
during this one month than during
F.! the entire first four months of last
year.
\ record breaking total Of l2,035
Oakland six aud Pontiac six cars
was manufactured and shipped out.
Another factory record was smash
ed ON March 81 when 40 cars were
shipped to dcalcrS--thc greatest one
day shipment in the history of the
/ company.
These achievements were made
possible, in great measure, by the
/ phenomenal sales Of the new Pom
! tia, six which Was introduced the
tllSt Of tine year as It companion car
to The Oakland SIX. More th;n l0,-
1000 Pontiac s3Ncs were Produced aud
sold during the fltst thlcc months
of this veac-a Il record never before
approached by any other new motor
car III the annals If the aG,emotiNe
IN Ms.ry.
BY md summer the number Of
Pontiac SKIES produced will exceed
the best rerold ever made by amy
other car during its entire firs;
wear. Pontiac skies are now being
Ddilt At the rate of 500 Il day.
Officials of the Oakland Motor
Car company point out that public
acceptance of this new car las been
50 rapid and complete rs to c!imi-
nate the usual "probationary per
iod. This Is due III great part, they
believe, TO the slow and careful de
vrropmcnt OF the new car which was
placed in production only after
tlhce years of intensive experiments
and tests.
The sales of the ron,ia, ~ in the
United States have been 50 lafge
that the company Us vet has becn
unable to make any turcgn ship
mcntS.
While the Pontiac six was cstab.
fishing n,@ production and sales
records for u new Cur during the
iirst quarter of this year, the Oak
laul SIN was likewise establishing
re" production and sales records.
showing an increase of approximate
~ 20 per cent over the correspond
,ug months of 1879. Ali of the cars
produced 81 far this year were re
qJIed t1r immediate retail dclis-
cry.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
Unsurfaced Road

{ ha!t miles long at the end Of the
u0.
Unsurfaced Road
This new road is being cut from
the hillside on Mt. Baldv five miles
above Mi. Badly resort and has not
been graded or surfaced. 4 steam
shovel was moved aside to allow
tie Overland to pass SO il could
reach it, objective above the mile
high mark.
The test was arranged to show the
Overland six sedan 5 ability to keep
up speed on grades, its power on
hills, is aceelcratioL where speed
eagld he attained in short spurts and
- .oaa8blits ON curves and roungh
roads. II was 4 demonstration OF its
general performance over Il gruell-
ny course. II WIS sought to show
how "a Overland six sedan viii
pyrtJ. where it faces varied coudi-
tions laej daily hy the average ear
owner.
The car started II lndio bv Ralph
Cook. reprcScntating "a Los Angeles
newspaper. Ii passed through Beau
mont aal Banning, climbing to an
elevation # 1000 feet in the first 80
Eile>, Il gradual uphill pull Thea
+. passed through RcdlaaH Cotton.
san Bernardino, cucaMaae1 an5
;long the Feothill boulevard to
Mountain Avenue where it went lu
Nj. Badly until il reached . point
ea Markers Flats more than a mile
high.
Los Angeles newspaper mcu at the
finish Tine checked the car in, They
were John swallow, Nelson LalIv,
L. !. Grewcr and LINN Rodgers. All
witches had been set by Westcm
Hion time.
Hughes declared the Overland OPP
erqted perfectly every mile Of the
trip did rot labor ON the steeprst
grades aud Aad power to spare al
al times,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
"MIKAD0" TO BE-
GIVEN TONIGHT
AT HIGH SCHOOL


Glee club members OF the high
school last night presented
1.-The Mikado", Gilbert and
Su}Iivan's comic opera. a. the
high schost auditorium before
an enthusiastic audience end
and vii 'reneat TIE performance
again tonight.
The co'orful opera. given IN
Ger thc direction Of Mrs. C. z.
Allanson. IS ?. cceditab'e anna
teur performance. Cav COS
tunes. an attractive .+age SET
setting. the comic situations and
the pon"lar music combine to
make the production giyen
s11ccose. Milton Finley and
Fern Char satisfactorily fill the
leading roles.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
Saturday, April "a, 1926

which are of no value TO anyone
exccpt the owner, and would also
Like to have the money contained
in the pocketbook. The finder is
requested to return the pocketbook
to fire headquarters.
The fire was not q serious ono.
An exploding Gil stove set FIRE to
a small frame house at 3l3 Second
street, owned by Mrs. Nancie Ross.
Due to the quick response of the
firemcn,. the blaze was cXtiRguish-
ed before it had Il chance to do
much damage. l'ie loss is c9timat-
cd ut 800.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
.Real,ls Appeals
To Good Sports

Tom Rcams, assistant chief Of
the El Centre fire department, had
the misfortune to lose his pocket
book, containing Il sum of money
nnd a number of important papers,
while answering fire alarm last
night.
When the alarm sounded Tom
raced on foot through the business
section of the city to make connec-
tons with the fire truck. and the
pocketbook worked loose from his
ovcralls pocket. lie is particular
~ anxious to receiver the papers,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

On account of Il mild winter Wash
ingtou growers have marketed rs
paraguS and rhubarb two weeks ear
licr than ever before.
Farmers of Elko county, Nevada
arc to hold rodco to round up SOC
wild horses and send them to Pcta
luna. California, for chicken feed.
\ large modern hotel will be built
ut Carson City, Nevada, during the
summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

u. {. Page Of Kansas has IN Ayr
shire cow that last year COS. S2to1Q
for feed and gave gG65 quMts Of
milk WHICH sold for 4eGH.95, tAus
leaving profit Of $6.O.lj.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

sweet peas grown from seeds pro-
dnced at Lompoc, Santa Barbara
county, recently captured several
blue ribbons at the international
flower show in New York CITY,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Five Indian Dasl It's, claimed bv
experts to have been made by Sespe
indians 100 years ago, were recently
found IN cave near Fillmore, Ven
tnra county.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
PAGE SIX

Reynolds and Blackburn are plant
1hg 43 acres Of grapes in the Rich
land district, near Escondido, San
Diego county.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Chambers of commerce in Wash
ington have taken mp fight against
l3.O00,000 bushels of damaged red
wheat alleged to be on its way to
that state.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

t. G. Mccu'locI Duncan, Arizona,
las planted ten acres ut cotton on
oHirnsatcd hand anr believes h.
viii get more than u half bale To
tnc acre.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

The Fillmore Citrus association.
Ventura county, has assessed its
members s. an acre with which to
fight insect pests.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Gross receipts for sheep in Ne
sada during 1926 were $4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Kerr Brothers, Sheridan. Oregon
have Il two year old Guernsey hcifer
sfhat hn $q5 days produced 9e37
hounds of milk testing q per cent
bntferffat: f
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Elko county. Nevada, will spend
$4,000 on roads this summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Farmers at Fernlcy, Nevada. have
planted 100 acres of cantaloupcS.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Z. George Wingfield. Elko, Nevada,
has received shipment of purebycd
bulls.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

The Wcnatchce Valley. Washing
ton, is to have 100000 cold stor-
age plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
committee Is to >.
He Is Ardent Supporter


Secretary Work. an ardent sup
! porter of the pending legislation
F.; will speak on this subject at IN,
! City club luncheon Monday.
The bill, as it now stands. provid
les for construction of dam 90
feet high at Boulder Canyon, ;
! hydro-clectric power generating
/ American canal for Imperial anC
/ Coachcila Nallies.
Headed bv Carl Brown, chairman
of the board of supervisors. Il dele
cation OF Imperial Valley men. com
posed Of other members of the sup
crvisorial board, farm bureau and
.ounty and irrigation district off
cialS. will leave for Yuma at $50
tomorrow morning to meet Secretary
Work.
The secretary Of the interior Is
expected to arrive in Yuma from the
east a. 1890 clock. Imperial
county 5 representatives. viii con-
fer with him regarding an apnropria
ton Of $4,000 for eradication Of
johnson grass on the Yuma Indian
reservation. and will also ask for
three miles Of hard surface road
through the reservation to connect
the Bard district with the highway.
May Not Come Now
a banquet viii be given for the
secretary in the evening, at which
the Imperial county men will be pre-
sent. It is doubtful if the secretary
will visit Imperial county at this
time.
Among those planning TO be mem
bers of the party are Supervisors
Brown, George Pulliam. Henry Jack
son, Ben Hulsc, Romeo c. Smith.
Horticultural Commissioner B. A.
Harrigan, Q. c. Webster. president
of the farm bureau; B. d. Irvine.
secretary of the same organization:
Earl c. Pound. and Munson Doud.
chairman of the board of direc-
tors and general superintendent re-
spectivelv Of the Imperial Irrigation
district.
An invitation 10 .ioin the party has
been extended to the general public.
The delegation will leave the Holt
Vile chamber of commerce about 9
o clock, and everyone interested in
making the trip may join the sarty
at that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Winter wheat throughout Wash.
ington is much earlier than usual.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

\ dairy plant at Yuma. Arizona.
has just added $4,000 worth of
equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
Secretary Work
Won't Be Here

Confined from page y
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

The bin, as it now stands. provid-
Is for construction of dam 80
feet high at Boulder Canyon,
hydro-clertric power generating
American canal for Imperial and
Coachclla NallieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
TOnEE MAKES U71OFrT0TAr,
RECORD AT DRAKE TODAY

nAKT STADIUM, DTS
MONIES. Iowa. An~il 2t.-The
worlds 100 yard dash record was
uacfficially shattered here TO-
dav when Roland Locke. husky
Univprsitv OF Nebraska epTinter
clipped off the distance in 0 SO
seconds
Locke is co-holder of the
worlds official record of 9 3-5
seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Secretary Work. an ardent sup
porter Of the pending legislation,
will speak on this subject at the
City club luncheon Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

Last wear farmer at Whitnor
Flats Oregon. harvested i sacks
If Victory oats weighing l&0 pounds
to the sacks on every acre Of his
field.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

ARE YOU LARDED?
Please, PLEASE don I 90
into these spring days with
lot of excess fat It's uncom-
Portable, unhealthy. dangerous
and EXPENSIVEl We have
harmless, SURE relief
from tEis condition, called
Silph, and we d like 10 have
you ask us here in the store
about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24

FAST to an oil station or the
garage and get it fixed, Are
you as careful of your OWN
PERSONAL CYLlNDERSe
Do you realize that chronic
constipation can RUIN you'
Our Squibbs Mineral Oil, the
same as you use in your car.
only very much refined, is
REAL LUBRICATOR and
is NOT HABIT FORMING.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25

HERE then IL perhaps the Youngest
hotel lessee and manager III
North + Carolina. HayOwOd Duke.
is % years old. He has leased the
new Hotel Garrett at Ahoskie, y. c.
which will be opened in few days.
The Garrett Is a new Ga room hotel
that will eclipse anything in this
part of The State until Elizabeth
City's own Virginia Dare Hotel IL
built. Its builder, ]. Il. Garrett is
wealthy Hertford county banker,
merchant and planter. He wanted
to do something big and notable
for his town. so he built hotel
big. roomy. modern hotel with
electric elevator service. high grade
plumbing, modern kitchGh equip
ment, beautiful furniture and all
the rest of it. And then he had to
have a lessee to operate it. 1t is
splendid testimonial to the State
wide fame of this Elizabeth City
boy as a hotel manager that the
owner of the Garrett Hotel gave
him the lease. Young Mr.. Duke
has been manager of the Duke Inn
In Elizabeth City for two years. HIS
mother. Mrs. Mamie Duke founded
the inn and made 1t one OF the best
hotel properties In Northeastern
North Carolina. Haywood Duke
grew ND with the business and
when he took over the management
of the Duke Inn two years ago
things began to happen. The Duke
Inn has become the most popular
travellers hotel In this part of the
State. Representatives Of the Hook
cnhury system Of hotel promoters
had already spotted Haywood Duke
as a born hotel man capable of
mastering bigger opportunities and
he might have been called to the
mana cement of big hotel almost
anywhere if Ahoskie hadn't got him.
Elizabeth City loses an enterpris-
ing and evel-headed yOungster to
its up and coming sister town OF
AhOskie.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25
WHITE WAY FOR PLANS PROCEED
ELIZABETH CITY FORPOTATODAY
Much Rejoicing Over Better
Potato Prices; To Cele-
brate July S

The changing fortunes OF the
Irish Potato. northeastern
North Carolina's greatest truck
crop has spread JOY thruout
the town and countryside, and
while farmers this week are
I'D to their eyes in the height
Of the movement, the Eilz-
abcth City merchants are get
ting deep into plans for Potato
Day. to be celebrated here
Monday. July 5.
Irish Potatoes jumped to letter
prices last Saturday, anil have main
toiupd steady f. u. b. sales OF -
md better all the week. sales being
quoted at $50 in New York Thurs
dav for l.. s. No. I. standard bar
rcl&, The great gain in prfces'als
attributed largely to machine grau-
ing. and careful packing.
The potato movement is at It's
height. with produce NEIL ana grow
erS working night and day. ana all
available labor employed to snip
something like 100 carloads day
rrnm This city. Twelve thousand 10
% Thousand barrels OF potatoes
q day from Elizabeth City section
brings the farmers $50,mo to S'o'-
GOO a day. which means much TO
local trade channels.
The celebration under the nuSplc-
OK of the Merchants Bureau or the
Chamber Of Commerce, of which o..
+ Gilbert is chairman. will he de-
voted largely to demonstrations III
grading. speeches of interest TO the
farmers. and prizes offered by Vari-
nus stores to the growers. A base
ball game in the afternoon anu
races mt the fair grouHls. Will ue
further attractions on July D. ana
local stores will offer reduced prices
that day.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25
ACTION BEGUN
YER ALLEGED
HOSPITAL RENT
DR.. Saliba, Owner, Seeks $4,000
of Catholic Sisters Who
Operated Hospital

Rumblings of what constl-
tute the biggest shake-up IN
the Changing 'eatter iiof: : the
Elizabeth City hospital. began
Wednesday Of this wek when
the owner. DR.. John Saliba,
sworc out a warrant Of attach
mcnt against property OF
Mother NJ. Agnes. and others
OF the sisters Of Humility OF
Mary. charging them with at
tempting to remove their prop
ertv from this state with IN
tent to defraud him.
DIR. Saliba further alleges that
the defendants owe him S6.WO
rental of the hospital ami grounds
contracted during 1925. and that
he is about to commence an action
in the Superior Court here against
the defendants. alleging they are
residents of Montana and about to
leave the state with intent to de-
fraud him.
Calvin +. Morrisette. Of the
Apothecary shop. signed with Dr.
John Saliba as bondSman. the ac'
ton being brought against "Moth-
or NJ Agnes. the Sisters of Humil'
itv of Mary. Sister Rita. aud Sister
Mary Joseph" The warrant was
sworn ont by DR.. Saliba. when the
furniture was turned over
to Norfolk concern. and it was
bein. taken ont of the state. Ihe
truckload of furniture was retaken
hv Sheriff Carmiue on the Newland
road Wednesday, Warrants have
lppu StENtfl ihl lIlt SlNltlS ~ 'NN
Sheriff. and the sisters, in tears,
hired lawyer. to defend them
Ebrin"haus & Hall will represent
the defendants. while McMullcn \
Leroy. represent the plaintiff.
Dr. Saliha'S action created n
furOre in. Elizabeth City yesterday
hundreds Immediately takin" sides
with the Sisters without anybody
knowing the exact facts.
II regret the necessity for the ac
ton" declares Dr. Saliba. Il have
nothing to say against the Sisters
they are the victims Of an organi
zation that compelled them. first
to break their contract with me
throwing up lease that expired moi
until June 1927. Then they seek tC
deplete the hospital by removing
from it much property to which the!
have no legal right. l had TO pro
.ect my -g"-ic nc tt& E-Erc-',
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25
Nav Transform Main St. In
to Dazzling Thorofare From
River to Railroad

Elizabeth City's Main Street
NAV be transformed into a
white way from PasquotanN
River to the Norfolk Southern
railroad, a distance OF over Il
mile. ii the Utilities Comn's-
sion vote favorably on nc
adoption of a plan that I'D,
been submitted them. The ny
movements cost in the neigh
Dor hood Of $4,000.
The Utilities Commission. have
secured estimates from several con
tractorS on the cost of Installing
nm elaborate lighting system, to he
erected on pcdeStnls. Because OF
IFS beautiful trees. Main street
could not he lighted hE,archrS. aih'
tsslpstalS. az were used OIL lower
Main street some years ago Would
he adopted.
Current for the lighting OF Main
street would he furnished by the
Ttilitics Commission. \ street 81
brilliantly lighted. would then he
q great attraction for Elizabeth
civ. lighting for more than Il mlle'
what is part of the state hl%h'
way system, which on one end IS
omnur thr finest residential streets
Of the town. and On the other the
city's principal business thorofare'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25
SMALL POX FATAL TO
PASOUOTANK co. GIRL

Miss Katherine Virginia McPher-
son. 17-ycar-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Il. Mcpherson of city route
three. was stricken with small poX
several days ago. and died Friday
at the home of her parents. Miss
Mcpherson. was beautiful and
lovable girl, known to marE in
town and the country. as she had
been an employe of the Geo. NJ.
Williams store on Water Street for
several months. There seems 10 nave
been an endemic of small pox in the
Berea section. Funeral .erFlceS
r--.. du t.d ~Atl-rn.T
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25
WOOLW ORTH'S
IMPROVEMENT
COST $l8,O00.O0
Elizabeth City Has One of The
Finest S and $10c Stores
in the South

$4,000 is the sum spent by
the F. w. Woolworth Co. in
improvements on its 5 and 10
cent store in the McMorine St,
corner of the Kramer Building
in this city within the past few
weeks. And to-day, Friday,
June 18th, the public will be
permitted to step in and see
how the money was spent i'll
giving Elizabeth City one OF
the biggest and best equipped
exclusively five and ten cent
stores in the South.
"Not many large cities can boast
n bigger and better outfittrd five
and ten cent stores than Elizabeth
City" says l.. p. Fitzpatrick. OF
Atlanta, District superintendent
Of the +. w. WOolwOrth Co.
who is in town to witness the open
Ing to-day.
TO begin with. the entrances have
been enlarged and the windows re-
arranged. The plate glass, marble
and tiles for the front run into n
handsome figure. \ new. ceiling.
n new floor. new plumbing and cleo
trio light fixtures, new signs. new
awnings. new counters and display
fixtures. new paint. new everything
And on the second floor n delight
ful rest room for the girl employees
Of the store has been fixed up. Just
as in the big city stores. The SIS
eco spent by the WOOlworth co. In
improvements on rented store is
some measure of the faith of this
great national organization in Eliz'
abeth City and evidence of its
sound judgement when 1t planted
Il five and fen cent store III EliZ'
nbeth. City 16. years ago. 80.
To-day will he a great day for the
kiddieS at Woolworth's. The store
will he open for inspection from
3 to ) p. NJ. and I to 8 p. NJ. No
goods will he sold. but there will
I've music by a five piece orchestra
and free toys for all the children
Tomorrow. Saturday. the 18th
the store will open for business at
s 4. VI. and the manager. DaDney
Davis is anticipating a record
breaking business. There will be
no end of special values tomorrow
70 celebrate the re-openinS-larse
enamel ware. decorated crockery,
biz towels and other values typical
Of Northumberland nothing over
10 cents. M usual.
Manager Davis is proud Of his
store. and pleased with Elizabeth
CITY. lie has been with WOH-
worth'S for only three years. hut has
heen stepping up regularly since he
got his start with the Greensboro
store. He is a native of Virginia
but has been associated with Wool
worth stores in North Carolina
Georgia. Florida, and Pennsylvania
He is only 26 years old. but he gets
ahead by attending TO nothing but
strictly business, and KNOWS the
art of making friends.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25
THEATRE CONTRACT NOT
TO BE LET UNTIL TODAY

Letting Of contract. for the new
Carolina Theatre, was deferred at
tbe meeting last Friday. and post
poned to Friday of this week. when
If found that estimates for Il struc-
ture as magnificent as had been
planned. would cost $25,Nn more
than was Anticipated, and time was
called to obtain a revision OF the
plans. The contract will be dell
nitely let today, it is announced
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25
Notice to Tourists and
Vacationists

The Elizabeth City section is rich in historical III
terest natural beauty and offers bathing sh'ng anu
boatng, to make your vacation pleasant one LIZ
abeh is the central point for the seacoast country u
Northeastern North Carolina and many transportation
lines serve the points that afford good bathing ana i''-
ing.
This number of The Independent is devoted TO re-
ore,tion It carries the advertising OF stores that
handle items OF especial interest to vacato'S'S >eaD
.hsc advertisements and the articles. Learn Soihe-
thing also of the Elizabeth City Country CuO with n'
Golf course its tennis court, and splendid dance iioo,
to which considerable portion of this newspaper
space is devoted this week.
And be sure to take i'll the Elizabeth City territory
on your next motor trip, or your F"catloh'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25
ASK BIDS JULY 7 FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

A meeting of the Aldermen VIII
he held on July Z. to let contracts
for 10000 square yards Of asphaitlc
pavement, 5000 square yards OF
concrete foundation for brick paw
ing, and other street and sewer I'M
provements authorized in a recnet
bond issue of S935,OO0. The meet
ing will he held at = o'clock, and
birds are invited.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25

interest in the hospital.
Mother Agnes insists Oh the "tller
hand that she and the sisters nav I
mt back far more into the hoSpl-
tnl than they have attempted 10
take out. The Sisters have 'he
svmpathy and good will of the com
munity and have the most powerful
organization in the world back pl
tbem If is an unique situation
that Elizabeth City Will st"no oi'
tiptoes to watch.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25

Because you can see we'll, it's no
reason your headaches are not calS-
cd by your eyes. See prS. Hath-
away, Hinton Bldg. ""''
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25

We examine the eyes and fur
nish glasses the same day. ZEE Drs.
rJ.4r,-. .!-.-~ LIirir- e. --T.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25

Eve strain causes wasted nerve
energy. Let us look after your eyes
Dr. hathaway, Hinton Bldg. adv