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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-26
Conservatism

II RIME MINISTER BALDWINS government is
being sharply criticized for undertaking to build
houses in Scotland under government supervision
and financial support against the wishes of the local
authorities. The Baldwin government is called Con-
sentative What would be the in this country for
government determined to promote better housing
that il would risk local disfavor and charge of State
Socialism,"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-26
Something to Think About
Beacon Lights.
By BRUNO LESSING

@The more / studied Europe the
more ! realized that America had be-
come a beacon light to the world"
This from Alexander z. Moore, ex-
ambassador to Spain. who has just re-
turned 10 the United States: Any one
who realizes such q condition must
feel a sense Of responsibility, if he is
an American. He would always want
this beacon light to bring happiness
And not disaster.
A lighthouse on the sea-cOast-tde
ideal beacon light-guides the mariner
to a safe landing. But the wild goose,
attracted by the light, flies straight
and swiftly into the thick lens Of the
lamp and dashes out whatever poor
brains it possesses.
There are many countries in En-
rope and there are many millions in
those countries. We DO not under
stand all those people. We do not
understand their troubles aud their as
plrations. With the best good will in
the world We could not solve their
va rious problems, no matter how hard
We tried. AZ far as their attitude to-
ward America is concerned, we cannot
help what they think.
II we have become a beacon light
for them it is only fair 20 tell them
what responsibility we accept for the
light which we hold ost. Many q
poor European who crossed the ocean
only 10 be turned back at Ellis IslaLd
showed that be misunderstood the sig
mails Of our light. Those European
politicians who want US 10 pour
money into their countries without
adequate security, just because We
have money, have not the slightest
conception Of the significance Of the
beacon which they behold.
Reminding you very much Of the
wild geese.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-26
This Cannot Be Said
of San Antonio

Harriet said look there at the cloud on the
horizon. Do you not see the cloud on the horizon?'
-" I see no cloud said Harriet.
1t is there said. 1t is the cloud the CITY
makes The City is a great invention. 1t is won
derful place, the City But it is place for man to
i've "-"Adventures in Understanding"
DERHAPS we not call San Antonio city in the
true sense of the word But yet we can not be-
lieve that the word "city" is a msnomer as
applied to the largest community in the largest state in
the Union.
Anyhow, we do not believe David Grayson would
have written that of San Antonio had he once lived here
There is spot within the SO square miles of ter
rtory under the political jurisdiction of San Antonio
upon which the sun does not shine brightly as
shines upon any untenanted hillside; and there is no
place from which the sky does not appear as blue as
that seen from virgin valley.
San Antonios horizon extends beyond its corpor-
ate limits In the heart of the business district one may
stand enraptured by the full glory of golden sunset
Or by the phantom tints of a budding day.
One may find in San Antonio all the flavor of
rural environmenand, when he seeks it. all the tran
guilty. There is crowding and jostling in San An
tonic, and all find elbow room for themselves
and their families There no San Antonan too poor to
own bit of earth.
What more the country offer than that offered
by San Antonio?
San Antonio is no mere invention Of brick tile,
Steel concrete, asphalt and glass San Antonio is no
sooy excrescence the face of fortress
with walls mpregnable to the siege of the It's
limits are marked by parapes guarding man in his
complacency and conceit from the moods of nature
San Antonio is no ugly, mechanical monsrosty.
Man and nature have worked in harmony in the build
ing OF San Antonio. San Antonio is much part 0,
the country are the hills and the valleys. Worked
into the design Of the Alamo City flowers and trees
and grasses and limpid streams.
That should satisfy even such an exacting country
man as David Grayson.
Close San Antonio is to nature and close as ma
lure is to San Antonio it sleepy overgrown crnss
roads village. The hum of industry is heard here but
the hum is as pleasing and natural as if industry
were here before There no dark cloud hanging
above San Antonio to mark the place where men live
and work
Here the city and the country blend into one an
other so perfectly that the countryman is home in
the city and the city is at home in the country
There is sentiment in San Antonio and there is not
too much sophscaon. But yet this is not provincial
community for the flags of six nations have oated over
it. and its inhabitants have been and being recruited
from the four quarters of the earth.
It is wonderful place, the City of San Antonio.
And it is fit place for any man to live to dream and
TO achieve.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-26

The beacon light Of America Is the
light Of democracy and of equai OPP
portunity for all and Of tolerance. 1t
is the light Of an idea and of q
spirit.
The Lord knows that, in practice,
we often foil short Of our own ideals.
But these shortcomings are merely an
acute disease. We shall never let
them become chronic.
Our beacon light says to the
world:
"See what We have done by abolish
ing autocracy, By casting out prejudice
and by giving the democracy Of human
beings and human hearts a chance 10
expand and develop. Why not do
likewise"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-26
Our beacon light says:

OUT DtAcOn Ight says:
I'VE viii help you financially to de-
velop your industries and to repair
the damages which you sustained in
the war. But we must first be con-
WINGED that you are doing your best
TO help yourselves. That you are not
frittering away your resources on
military establishments. That you
are honest and pay back, scrupulous-
ly, what you borrow"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-26

Our beacon light says:
"We would like to let in the poor
and the downtrodden Of all the races
Of the world. But that would upset
our present economic condition. We
can only let them in slowly and se-
lectiyely, 70 meet our own needs and
prevent disaster to our own pros
perity."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
WHAT YOU KNOW ANYWAY
ABOUT ANYTHING OR ANYBODY?
Tell 1t to The Editor of The Independent and Stand to
Win Prize

Things are happening all over Northeastern North
Carolina that everybody ought to know about and O;
which no mention is made il the newspapers. No
one tells the newspapers Probably it has never been
made worth while for folks tell the newspapers BIZ
The independent is going to make it worth WHILE
The Independent invites its readers everywhere -
write to the editor and tell him the newscS or the
interesting thing they know about in their community.
Tell it in your way in not less than 100
than 200 words and leave the editor to fix it up
Better STILL come in aud tell the editor about it
For the item OF greatest reader interest published
every month The Independent will pay cash prize OF
$500 In addition the $500 prize, The Independent
will give years subscription free for one of the best
items published each week.
What YOU write need necessarily be news; it
may be just odd anecdote about something
body in your community; recollection OF some Il.
usual local historical fact unusual achievement made
by one you know; il amy be just lively piece
of gossip Send in your letter to the editor and try for
the prizes Ii YOU don't win YOU will at least have lot
OF fun in trying.
Write side OF paper only and address: Prize
Editor, The Independent Elizabeth City, y. {.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
URCESSURVEY
OF CITY NEEDS
SAYS Town Should Decide
What 1t Wants Most and
Work For 1t

Elizabeth City should make
4 survey right now, lind out
what it needs and wants most
to make it the town it deserves
to be. in order to be ready tor
the boom that's coming when
the Dismal Swamp canal Is
opened and improved, the Cho-
wan Bridge and the Coastal
Highway completed. thereby
admitting thousands OF Florida
tourists annually.
Such is the opinion "t {. Taylor
Grandy. Of Washington, ID. e., auu
Of the firm of y. q. Grandy II Com
p9Dv of this city. who is here THIS
week. after an extended trip 10
Jro,Iiu.- resort towns of Florida. Mr..
Graudy'S suggestion Is the result oil
his observations in Florida, where
hr believes things will continue 10
boom for few years To come he
caI,>c of the States wonderful eli
mate. Mr.. Grandy points out that
cities in Florida were taken un-
awarcS by the unexpected DoOn'
and that aS result expansion 10
. ,.,I.,, ,..,r., ,r choir 1,,linnSS il bCjn,.
undertaken at unusual aud what
mi"ht have been needless expense.
/ Que town. he states has mapped out
Il program of improvements that
! will take it seven years To complete
and will cost several millions
And believing that Florida will
continue to attract thousands ot
wealthy tourists for some time to
ccmc. Mr.. Graudy believes Elizabetl
City should prepare To make 1tseli
inviting for the tourists as they
pass thru it ON their WAY south. Mr
Graudy is confident they will Ike
J Elizabeth City, when the ChowaI
Bridge, the new Coastal Highway
and the Dismal Swamp Canal are
opcn To traffic, maxim" il cOnvcui
cnt for yachtSmcu and motorists tt
siIy over day or two. aud many u
these wealthy tourists might fin'
-Ood opportunities here to invcs
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
DREAMED
ABOUT TOTAL
And Eliza. Bolding Got Her
Money Out Before The
Crash Came

Is there anything in dreams
Ask Eliza Bolding, thrifty
colorcd woman who lives in
that Negro section OF Elizabeth
Civ knows as Pryortown
Eliza had a dream. She dream
cI that great SwarmS OF color
cd folks were clamoring for
entrance to the Albcmarlc
Bank. clbowinS and crowding
one another, weeping. all exclt-
ed and quarrelSome.
Several nights in succession she
mad the same dreaul, colored people
>warming around the bank windows
talking loudly. ge>ticulating wildly
And then Eliza. disturbed by her
dreams. went to the bank and with
drew one hundred dollars in good
money which she had deposited
here several weeks before. she
drew the money o,lt the week he,
fore christmas. On Christmas Eve
The bank closed its doors and Eliza 5
dream come true. Crowds Of color
ID people did swarm about the
bank. weeping. talking loudly. geStl'
.ulating. quarrcling and demanding
their money.
Eliza BClding'S dreams probably
are explained by fhn fact that she
has brother named A. I. Wilson
-yg,a had hal SpIns trouAfe at the
Nlhemarlc Bank. Wilson claimed
that money which he had deposited
.hrrc had not been properly credit
"a 70 his account. He had a quar-
r,1 with the cashier and then Went
and told his sister that she ha1
better take her money out OF th'
l3uE nr it would be stolen iron
her. Her brother: advice disturb
,rl her >ubccu>ciouS mind ana cauS
al her - have had dreams. B'it ne
dreams saved her 800.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
SANDWICHES
.Pk Aso THG SO0A uCpkeR

Did Howard Smith fell you that
joke about the blue dog asked the
Soda Icrkpr of the Bank Clerk.
NO, but he told me about the old
farmer who had four cats and four
cat holes in his door, one hole for
each cat"
What waS the joke" asked me
Soda Jcrkcr.
The old farmer. when asked to
explain why he had four holes in
one door for four cats, said: We'll.
when ] says Scat to them cats |
MEANS Seat! !'
The Soda Jcrkcr was busily en-
gagged in stacking piles of newly
made sandwiches on the counter.
1T seems to me that you sell an
enormous number of sandwiches, ;"
said the Bank Clerk. "Onc would
think that the folks in our town
didn't get anything to eat at home"
They don't" said the Soda jerk
or. Just as soon as Il man gets
ont of the wage earning class and
gets salary. his women folks quit
the kitchen. His salary may not be
half as big as Il carpenters wages,
but if he is in the salary class his
wife and daughters don't have any
thing To dc with. the kitchen any
more. He can't get his wife or
daughters up to cook breakfast for
him AMI cooks don't usually show
up until it's too late for work
ing man to get breakfast. So the
man comes down t"wn to get break
fast and most of them had rather
have nice clean sandwich and a
milk drink than go to a Greek
restaurant and smell the grease.
We get lot of sandwich trade from
business men.
But our biggest sandwich busi-
ness is with the women folks. There
are hundreds of women in our town
who are too damned lazy to get up
in time for even Il late breakfast anu
too trifling To fix Il breakfast LOT
themselves when they do get mp.
They always run in and eat sand
witches from go 70 IL O'Clock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08

Then they 80 home to an early
lunch with no appetite. don't eaI
much at table, and by three or foul
o'clock in the afternoon They're
ready for more sandwiches. There
are scores of young women, married
and single, who live on sandwiches
salted peanuts, ice cream sodas and
candy bars. We sell lot Of sand
wiches."
But l would have thought that
they would have their sandwiches
made up at home and have better
sandwiches and save all the middle
mems profits. A sandwich that you
sell for Is cents could be made at
home for a nickel" said the Bank
Clerk.
"Truc enough" said the Soda
Jcrker; But you just don't under
stand women; anything lot of
them can get away from home seems
better to them than anything at
home, be it sandwiches or lovers.
If l were running restaurant
and wanted to kill 1t with the
women, I'd hang out sign, Home
Cooking A Specially" and you
couldn't get a woman to walk on
the same side of the street that
restaurant was on"
"Cut out the talk and give ME a
sandwich said the Bank Clerk.
What kind of sandwich will you
have?" asked the Soda Jerker.
"A flapper sendwich," said the
Bank Clerk: "a little chicken with
hardly any dressing en- it."
That's all old one, said the Soda
Jerker.
"Not older than the egg got in
the last sandwich you S Id me-" re,
torted the Bank Clerk.
"You amt got real kick" said
the Soda Jerker. You ought to
have been in here one day last
week when that freckled face boy
here at the fountain got hold of Il
Jar of Mpntholatum and mistook II
for lnayonnaise dressing. IT you'd
A rot one of those sandwiches ycu
would have had Kick coming.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
TO INVESTIGATE
COAST GUARDS
Charges of Neglect OF Duty to
Be Aired After Complaint
of Hatteras Man

Sweeping investigation OF
certain practices laid at the
doors Of y. c. Coast Guards,
....,i--- ---rs>-..o,,l.-.::..----"-11t ~, rs
that the crews OF Stations 1T
Big Kinnckcct and Greed :
Hill near HattcraS neglected
their duty, when ". K. Stowe,
and Milton lIaskctt almost
froze to death on Cape Chan
mel reef several days ago. may
follow complaints brought 10
this city by Capt, b. +. Stowe,
father OF w. K. Stowe.
\ letter has been forwarded from
heodouarters of the Seventh Dis,
trict at this city, asking for an cN'
planationS from thr keepers III view
of statements made Ivy Mr.. Stow"
Mr.. Stowe states that IN" bays la\
for two days and nights. on IN.
north end of Cape Reef. SOM t"ur
to five miles from CrCrd'S Till STA
ton at Frisco. and about six miles
from Biz Kinnckect Station, n
Avon. lie claims that the hoal II
which the boys were caStaway. was
stranded on the end of the Shoil
in six inches or water after the tdt
went ont, and WAS plainly visible
from thc towers of both stations
hccarSc The boat WaS 80 feet long
but that no assistance WAS offered
Can't. Stowe further contends that
after the Coast Guards had been al
viscd that the boys were missing
none of them offered to 80 in search
of the Boys except Captain John Al
len Midget OF ROdanthc 81 miles
away, who made search for I'M
men. aud altho his boats were ice
bound, took Il horse and cart, and
ycntured up and down the beach III
his search over the waters,
Can't. Stowe says he thinks tht
men of Crecd'S Hill Station didn't
90 tn look for his son. because they
were sore ut him for threatening tC
report them sometime ago for fish
ing on the beach, and carrying thcll
fish to market, in competition WITH
fishermen not in the Coast Guard
using for their purposes, the sta
tion boat at Government CNpcns"
The Stoves pass their opinion thai
The men of the stations are young
inexperienced men, and claim thai
many of them were too busy at
tending dances, during the Christ
mas holidays at night and fishing
in the daytime, to look after thcil
station duties.
Capt. James \. Price, Superin
/ tendent of the Seventh District, wh(
will investigate the complaints vii
make no formal statement, othel
than to say that the charges will bt
aired thoroly, but does admit thai
Il white boat could not be easily
distinguished amid the frothins
white breakers of the sound, SOm'
six miles away. Questioned ahou
I the men in the Stations, Capt, Price
said the personnel consists only @
men long experienced in the service
only one Of them being under =
years Of age. while most OF then
range FROM 30 to H. years old, ant
ttat all have good service records
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
SHE KEPT THE LITTLE
BOTTLES FOR THE DOCTOR

DR.. Richard Dillard Of Edenton
delights in telling the following
story of the early days of his medi-
eel practice. Capsules had not
come into general use and DIR. Dill
lard was among the first to intro
due the use of capsules in his Sec
ton. He left q dozen five grain
capsules of qu,nina with an old lady
ra'ient in the country one day.
Several days later he called back
end asked her if she had taken the
capsules as ordered.
Il TUX every blessed one and saw
ed your little bottles for you," said
the old lady proudly. She had
emptied the contents Of every cap
suIe and saved the capsules for the
doctor.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
THEY GOT AN EYE
FULL IN FLORIDA
But One Elizabeth City Man
Paid All The Bills At
Last

Twenty two Elizabeth City
Ipeople, back from a real estate
excursion trip to Florida the
first of this week, haven't re-
covered from the excitement
of the trip yet.
They saw wonders that they
never expected to live to see, rode
In Pullman palace cars all the way
going and coming, lived In palatial
hotels built for millionaires and
spendthrift sports-and did it all on
$47.50 a piece fer the round trip.
Florida real estate promoters paid
the rest of their expenses-or may
be Harold G. Foreman, one of the
party, actually did the paying be-
cause he is reported to have bought
a number Of lots. The lowest price
lots shown any Of the party were
81, 200 apiece.
Some Of the lots at this price
were still under water and couldn't
be seen, but the real estate folks
showed them five million dollar
hotel that had been built In 16
weeks and told them that they
couldn't have seen that hotel last
summer.
DR.. Julian W. Selig pays a glow.
ing tribute to the generosity Of the
real estate fclyks who imposed nc
dietary restrictions up, n the party
letting them order anything they
wanted en- the menus Of the most
expensive hotels. Most Of us c9m2
back with our pockets full of
dyspepsia tablets having nearly kill.
ed ourselves ordering three square
mo2'S q day" says DR.. S2lig.
The real estate Developments
shown us in Fl r.da beat an"thin!
! : ever saw" declares A. B. Houtz,
another of the party. And Mr..
Houtz IS NJ stay-at-home he has
seen a lot of the country. Holly
wood, Florida. is the prettiest thing
I ever saw on paper continues Mr..
! Uoutzs----rnrrr ----------.---...
/ - es,,s = ~ Gsssr MIMI ~
be made: bur I don't think ! want
any of it for NINE
Ii seems to be the general opin-
ion that Florida Is great place to
visit and will continue to he a great
place for millionaires, idlers para
sites and advcnturcrs: hut for plain
c0rn-fcd North CarOlinians it is NJ
place to settle down to live and do
business.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
POLICE GET RAISE

Every member of the police force
gels a raise Of ten dollars Il month
from the Chief on down the line,
effective January |. by order of the
CITY Council Monday night. at the
request nf the policemen themselves
PHtrUlmcn now get $3.50. ;hc Chief
If Police $50 Il month.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
TO SPARE CITY
INITIAL COST
SuEer Power Company Offers
To Bring High Tension Line
Here at Own Expense

TO give Elizabeth City un-
limited elcctric,powcr at a low
er rate than it could be produc-
ed by the city itself and with
out a dollar of initial cost to
the city, sparing the city an in
vestment OF more than 100000
in new electric light and pow
.cr plant, is the latest tentative
proposition Of the Virginia
Electric & Power SO.
Officers OF the SupCr-power com.
pany were In conference with the
Mayor and city officials practically
all day Tuesday and at the close Of
the conference at late hour Tues
day evening the power men and the
city administration seemed to be
getting pretty close together.
A definite contract will be pre-
uar2d by the power company and
.u,mitt,d to the city authorities in
.wo weeks. In their original pro-
p sails to the city the p. wer folk
N cd the town to build a high
tcnsi-n line from EliZabe h City to
he ma n lines Of the company near
rOr,gm,u.h, at Il cost Of more than
$4,000.
Now The power company offers to
build the high tension line itself,
fr II P5rtSma nth to Elizabeth City,
relieving the city of this initial In
44Tm TesiTmfp mFpltrr I would deliver 1hs cur;
-wUuti sell n 20 ths local coDstiIner
at a profit. The rate for current
proposed by the power company IL
represented rs much lower than the
cost of producing the same current
would be to the city in its own
plant or any plant it could build.
But the city wants to be sure OF
of The figures before it goes into
any deal.
Tho power people have line of
argument that is hard to resist.
They Obligatc to furnish the city
unlimited power as needed. taking
care of any future industrial devc-
lOpmrnt. no matter how large. a
local power plant can't do that and
il is fact that big industries de-
pendent upon electric power will not
locate in a town dependent upon a
lccal steam plant. Elizabeth City
To get in line with other North
Carolina towns for industrial eX-
pansion must he able to offer super
power to prospective industries.
Another argument of the power
folks is that municipal ownership
and operation Of any public utility
is hazardous business and bad poll
ties can bankrupt any town with
expensive public utility plants on
lis hands. BY taking super-power
lie city would be. spared the ex-
prnsc Of building and the annoy
ancr of operating Il costly electric
light and power plant. And if, at
some future time. the city should
decide TO- sell its electric light and
power franchise to private cor.
poratiOm ii could do. so OH more
favorable terms if ii didn't have
an expensive generating plant TO un-
load
Among those present mt the meet
ing here Tuesday were W. L. Wood
and ]. +. Mclaughlin. vice prcsi-
dents of the organization, Il. j.
Throckmorton, superintendent of
light and power in the Norfolk
Portsmouth division. and w. Stuart
Lewis of Suffolk. counsel for the
corpOra ton.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08

their capital and help the town to
expand.
If Elizabeth City thinks ii needs
industries, then survey, probably
thru the Chamber of Commerce,
should be made, to find out just
what industries are most desirable
for Elizabeth City, and then work
for them. Amcng the things sug-
gestcd by Mr.. Grandy as worthy of
being looked to, is landing field
for land planes. Elizabeth City has
u fine landing place for SEA planes"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08

Medicine has no place in fitting
glasses. See DR. j. d. Hathaway.
Prescribed first in 1901. Their have
been many improvements since.