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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05
CURRITUCK GIRL FIRST
TO WIN GREAT AIR TRIP
Interest in This Newspapers Novel Circulation
Campaign is Lively This Week-They
Stage Contest in Perquimans

Miss Ellen Hampton, of
Waterlilv. continues to lead
all workers in the Air Trip
campaign. topping the list this
week with 30l 900 votes. more
than enough for the Philadel-
phia Trip. Mrs. +. w. Spires
trails her close with N7,OOO
votes and knows she will win
the Philadelphia trip before the
week is out.
But Miss Hampton isn't done:
every additional thousand votes she
gets from now on has cash value
and is like picking up 50 much extra
cash with which to prolong her trip
or buy some of the many beauti-
full things she is going TO see in
the stores Of Washington and Phil.
adelphia.
This promises tO he great week
for all workers The young woman
turning in the largest number Of
rearly subscriptions by midnight
Saturday. Nov. 6, will receive Il
bonus of 25.000 votes. Any one of
five young women may get that
handsome bonus upon the face Of
visible returns. The work to be
done between now and Saturday
night will tell.
\ new and fast worker came mtO
the campaign last week in the per-
son of Mrs. II. '. Moulton. Jr., OF
st. Brides. Va. Mrs. Moulton is a
young married woman. the mother
of four small children. And when
she isn't busy with the children she
helps her husband in his store. But
she started to work for an Air Trip
last week and has already polled
64.000 votes. =
You wouldn't thiuk it would he
so easy to sell The Independent in
Norfolk County, Va. But Mrs.
MoultOn says it Is: she says it is
only n question Of asking people to
subscribe. Almost invariably peo-
pie say: "Why yes. I've read The
Independent and want y every.
week" Mrs. Moulfon says people
in her neighborhO0d tell her they.
would subscribe to The Independent
If only for The Bank Clerk and the
Soda Jerker.
A Contest in Pcrquimans :
This newspaper has carefully re-
Trained from calling its unique
circulation campaign Il contest; but
they have made n contest of it in
PerQuimans County and two fair
Young contestants in IIcrtford are,
determined that one shall not Guido.
the other in winning n Washington
Philadelphia .AirtTrip. Is
Miss Tallulah I.npgston, the. bright
and lpppy. yOnng daughter Of L. %.
LangstOn was one of the. original
nominees from fTertforl for onG.of
The Independents Air Trips. A
second nominee was Miss Imy
Small. a daughter of Mrs. l.. III.
Small. Of IIertfOrd. Miss Imy with.
drew because her mother really
couldn't afford to let The Indepen-
dent come in her house" A third
nominee was Miss Elizabeth Dozier.
Young Miss Dozier got smashed up
in an automobile accident and her
nomination was Withdrawn. That
left only Miss LamgstOn IN the field.
Miss Langston might have had
revrrything her own way. but it prob
ably looked so easy to nrr that she
didn't snap into the work. For
two weeks she made no report. Her
name was omitted from the list Of
Continued on page SiX)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05
HYDE COUNTY YOUTH FREED
OF CHARGE OF MURDER

Burke Spruill. Hyde County boy
charged with killing his mother last
week. was freed of the charge Of
Justice Of the Peace. George I. Rat
cliffe of Swan Quarter Wednesday.
The sanity of young Spruill was not
questioned by the court. but it was
brought out at the trial that the
shooting was purely accidental.
Further details of the shooting from
Il former report are on page two.
se.ctinn two.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05

MRS. EARL 5.iWHEi. was very
well satisfied with terra firma until
she was attracted by The Indepen-
dents Observation-Disclosures Air
Trip Cf1er. She made UP her mind
to work for an Air Trip and she is
going to make it. because Mrs.
Sawyer is one of the rare kind who
is willing TO wCrlt for a thing worth
working for. She would have been
among the first winners if it were
not for the fact that she is Il very
necessary sales woman i'm the store
of NJ. Leigh Sheep Co. and she hasn't
let her work for the Air Trip inter-
fere with her regular job. Photo by
Zoeiler.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05

Because you can see well, its no
reason your headaches are not caus-
ed by your eyes. See DrS. Hath
away Hinton Bldg adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05

Backwardness in children is often
caused by defective vision due 10
rr.,Irrt i'm consulting IN eye speciai-
49,. 500 nr y l.th2"aE -'s
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05

Wasted nerve energy from eye
strain makes nervous, irritable
school children. Have their eyes
examined before Seuding them to
school Dr 7 y uatha"'o~ - cdT
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05
Standing Of the Workers
For The Independents
Washington Philadelphia Air Trip

MISS ELLEN HAMPTON, Waterlly, n. C------3O2,5OO
Mrs. E. w. Spires Iidenton, \. .C------------HIOOO
Mrs Earl SAWYER Elizabeth City, n C------137OOO
Miss Lena N. Powers Northwest, Va--- 1900
Mrs. H. v Moulton IT, ST. Brides Va------- 64OO
Mrs. Floyd Cohoon. Columbia. n C----- C. olyOOO
Mrs. T. n Oplesbv. Bell1aven ~ C.--.--- o. 900
Miss Mildren Nacman 1Iertfod. \. C---------- $4,000
Mrs. f. Leslie Pierce Sunbury, ~ $4,000
Miss Mary S. WoodIey Crcswcll n. C.------- $1,000
Miss Talulah Lang ston icrtford. y. C------- $4,000
Mrs. Wyatt Aydett. Elizabeth City, n C-------- 1900
Mrs Thos. G. Williams, Belcross n. C.----- 1900
Miss Violet Gaskll IIatteras, n C.---------- 5000
the aSingon Air Trip 10000 votes wins
Philadelphia Air Trip; all hotel and In.
their by taking subscriptions The
Independent. subscription for gives them 1000
subscription for 1000 The
Of % thousand applied
Trips
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05
Sell 1t and Get
The Money

You have something to sell
and don't know where to find
Il purchaser for it. You need
the money. 4 classified ad-
ycrtisement costing 25 cents
for not more than % words
and one cent Il, word for every
word over 25 words, inserted
in this newspaper may find Il
purchaser for you.
Or it may be something you
want and don't know where
to find it. 4 little ad will
find il for you.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05

TEARS came TO the eyes of Eliz-
abcth City's postmaster and he
could speak with difficulty when
the members CT the First Methodist
Sunday School of Elizabeth City
presented him with Il magnificent
silver loving cup the other Sunday
upon the occasion of his retirement
fram tho SUpcr;ntcndency of the
Sunday School. Rr. Hooper had
served rs Superintendent of the
sChCCl for four years and won for
himself the love and affection CT orc
Of the largest and most active Sun
day School groups in Eastern North
Carolina. Photo by Toeller shows
Mr.. Keeper holding The beautiful
cup which is mere than l5 inches
high.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-11-05

~, r,l.ou wa> u powerful
30 with hir.p> aS biz aS
<-r.arari'> and Il fist like
r.rr,iarr | wa> old enough
ay owll Uu>". Rut | knew
..s his Story. He WAS just
p. ..r.Ir yellow Negro waif
ms> a hoy. He uSe'l to
.,rt .hr Kitchens OF white
r-raaI> for them. sweep
70 ar"l-aul he thankful
.ta hawi.vVf of cold vie
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
Test Y our knowledge With
Times Daily Dozen
BY A. L. WiIbert, M. A.

of the worlds copper output is
produced in the United States.
q. BUSINESS-In 1926, about
one billion dollars of real estate
mortgage bonds were sold In the
United States.
S. MANKIND-Bermuda does
not permit the use of automp-
biles.
6. HUMAN NATURE-Socrates
taught that all vice is due to ig-
norance and that no man IS will
ingly bad.
7. GENERAL SCIENCE-Rec-
tification is the redistilling. Of a
liquid many times.
8. LAW-The period in which
the mortgagor may redeem from
the sale his property, by paying
the debt and all the costs and in
terest to date, is called "the stat
utory period of redemption from
sale under foreclosure"
9. CIVICS - Voting machines
are less expensive and more
trustworthy than the old system.
10. ART-Luca Della Robbia
(1399-1482), an italian, was the
originator of glazed-terracotta
sculpture.
II. MUSIC-"Die Meistersinger"
is tho only comic opera by Rich
ard Wagner.
IL. HEALTH The national
death rate OF the United States
is 11.9 per 1000 Of population.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
By L. Lamar Matthews

TWENTY years ago little boy
l. with a mass of auburn ring
let's. which he despised, sat just
in front of a little girl with long
yellow curls-which and whom he
adored.
To this man-child Mary was
the sweetest and the most beauti-
full human being in the whole
world. 1t just so happened that
Mary loved the man-child as much
as he loved her.
He would start to school with
a bunch Of violets for his beloved
teacher, Miss Mary, but when
Mary's sweet blue eyes looked up
into the brown ones Of Little Boy
he always held the flowers out
toward her saying, "You want
emp"
Then her soft little yes" ac-
companied by her shy smile and
a nod of her curly head made
Little Boy happy all day in
school.
That was a glorious year for
Little Boy and Mary. There never
was in their world another teach
er who knew so many lovely
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
Tuberculosis Not Necessary

sistance under the most trying
conditions.
A physician should examine
every child, especially for any
enlargement of the nodes Of the
lymph channels. and the routes
of these should be dressed with
iodine ointment at least twice a
day. This. with bicarbonate and
a good iodide preparation. should
be continued for some time after
all signs of gIandular enlarge
ment have disappeared.
If the gland swelling Is absent
he is most unlikely ever to have
by the time the child is 16 or IL
tuberculosis, and will be strongly
protected against influenza, ,pneu'
monia, rheumatism and possibly
even cancer.
For at least four days, every
time a cold threatens, subject
should spray the mouth, nose
and throat with antiseptic several
times a day. He should take
from 10 to 20 grains OF the po-
tassium bicarbopate four times a
day and refrain from solid food,
fresh milk, red tomatoes and
vinegar preparations, but he
should drink several glasses OF
water each "a hours.
His food should be mostly soup
broth and gruels, Thoroughly
cooked. Lemon and orange juice
are good and calcium lactate Is
excellent and should not be
omitted.
After while attacks will be-
come milder and milder, and IL
nally he will become immune.
There is, therefore, less reason
than formerly why anyone should
take cold. 1t all depends upon
the intelligence, desire and effort
of the subject. Every man must
save himself.
The disease will never take hold
of people who use intelligent care
and lead healthy. self-cOntrolled
lives. The man who is afraid OF
tuberculosis can be sure that II
he uses his intelligence and his
will he can make his life what
he wishes it to be and remain
free Only he must keep at it.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
When His Sweetheart Died

and Mary were given their report
cards which said promoted to
second grade" And every year
after that they passed on into an
other grade until they were both
in the fifth grade and still to-
gether. BY that time they We're
ashamed to be sweethearts, but
Little Boy still thought Mary was
the sweetest, gentlest and pref
tiest girl he knew.
Then one day Mary did not
come to school. Her sister told
the teacher that she was very Ill.
For a long time after that
Little Boy glanced at Mary's desk,
first thing every morning.
Then one day the children said
IN hushed tones, sMary's dead.
Little Boy did not cry. He
couldn't. There was no place at
school for him to cry, even If he
could. He could do nothing but
sit there at his little desk and
pretend to read his textbook.
When he was called on to recite
he almost answered Mary IL
dead" ~
through that week, and after
awhile the terrible pain went
away.
But in the heart Of the man
today there is still an image of q
sweet faced. shy little girl with
big blue eyes and long yellow
eurls.
/ know, because I saw him last
week and we talked about Mary.
And this is what the big man.
who used to be Little Boy, told
me: So
I'm my whole life ] have never
known a greater sorrow than the
one that came to me when my
little sweetheart died. And yet
dared not mention 1t to soul
for fear some one would make
fun Of me. Men, women and
even girls can find some express
sion for their emotions-but little
boys are inarticulate and so pitt
fully sensitive. They yearn for
sympathy, lots of times, that they
never get"
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
Try to Be Your
Natural
Self

when you fail to be sweet and
friendly to them just because you
are governed by your own fear?
shyness and self-consciousness are
really very selfish, because they
cause us to do things that are
cold and unfriendly, though they
are not intended to be so.
A for the young man you like
so vel, don't be silly and senti-
mental about him. but encourage
his friendship in a sensible, ma
tural way. Your suggestion about
the party is good. Make It
very small, informal party OF
friends whom he's likely to find
congenial. Forget that shyness
of yours in q whole hearted Ell
fotst to make each Of your guests
happy and comfortable. Invite
them to come again.
Don't worry about love. You
are still young in these days
when so many women in their
tllirties. and even older, marry
happily
Think of men as pals and com
rades. just as girls are pals and
good friends. Make them happy
and at ease by being your own
friendly, unassuning, natural self,
Love will doubtless come nat.
urally into your life one day
Then you may discover that an
old friend, an understanding pal
whom you thought of with
friendly affection, is after all
Prince Charming, and that you
are the one girl who can mean
home and happiness to him
fhrolIpl successful marriage.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
The Famous Writer
Advises a Shy
Girl
By Beatrice Fairfax
Who Occupies q Unique Place in
the Writing World as an Au-
thOrity on Problems OF
Love and Marriage.

thOrity on Problems OF
Love and Marriage.
EVERY girl is hungry for love.
II Yet it sometimes happens
that a girl, despite her sincere
longing to be a true friend and
to attract and hold the affection.
of the man for whom she cares.
Internationally discourages and
repels the very love for which she
longs.
This has been the unhappy ex-
perience of u. B.
.'Dear Miss Fairfax she
writes II am a stenographer.
fairly good-looking. a modern
dresser. / am the eldest girl in
q family of nine.
Il do not smoke or drink and
still have my long hair. Per
haps that is why. at the age OF
25. l have. never been out with a
young man or had a beau.
please don't think / am prud-
ish. / love good times and adore
dancing. But 1 have always been
e. wall flower at dances l have
attended. I have always hoped,
however, that the right man
would come along. am still
hoping.
81 have recently come in con-
tact with a young man who, had /
known how to- manage, might
have been glad of my. friendship.
Perhaps / am cold. Otherwise,
when my friend told me this
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

fresh air and nourishing food,
modicum of hog fat, plenty OF
drinking water and attention to
the perfect mastication of all food
will keep almost anyone from
taking the disease. Moreover, it
can be easily cured in the incipi-
ent stages.
Everyone should use iodised
salt, which tastes and looks like
common salt. 1t gives a large
measure of immunity against in
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
Burned Pans

NEVER fill an enamel saucepan
~ that has been burned with
soda water; for, though. this
will remove the burned portion,
it also will make the pan likely
to burn again the next time
1t is used. Use salt instead
of soda. Fill the saucepan with
cold salt and water, bring slowly
to the boil and the pan will
be quite clean, while there will
be no bad after effects.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

1. LITERATURE. Who wrote
the Uncle Remus" stories?
2. HISTORY. What fine spirit
ed woman said: 20, Liberty!
What crimes have been com
mitted in thy name!"
8. GEOGRAPHY. Which three
nations rank highest in the trade
with China?
4. BUSINESS. What is the
value of the cane-sugar imported
annually into the United States?
S. MANKIND. What is the
population Of Great Britain?
6. HUMAN NATURE. What is
a fop?
Z. GENERAL SCIENCE. From
which vegetable does Germany
chiefly derive its. industrial al
cohol?
8. LAW. What are the volumes
called, in which the decisions OF
the higher courts are collected?
8. CIVICS. What department
Of the United States Government
has control of all river and harbor
improvements?
10. ART. winch celebrated
painting by the Italian master.
Tiepolo, was recently acquired by
the Detroit Institute of Art?
II. MUSIC. Who wrote the de-
lightful opera called THE Bar
Der Of Seville?"
~. HEALTH. What percent
age of the men called in the
draft in the United States, dur
ing the World War, was dis
qualified for active military serv-
ice. on account Of physical de-,
fects? IA
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
1. LITERATURE Margaret
Fuller 0S1O-1S50) an American
author, was considered, in her
time. Americas most brilliant
conVersationaliSt.
2. TISTORY-The father OF
Thomas Cardinal Woolsey OATS
1890 was butcher.
3. BIOGRAPHIES per cent
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
AT Is, NEVER HAD A BEAU.

He went with her steadily for
one year. Now they are never
seen together.
Although it is out of his way,
he has passed my home several
mornings on his way to business.
He has nodded cheerful greet
ing each morning.
"I don't know what to think.
All / know is he is never TAR
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

young man said he thought highly
of me, why did 1 become suddenly
frightened and self-conscious?
He tried in a hundred ways to
encourage our friendship, but l
was self-conscious and rude in my
behavior to him. Suddenly he
ceased trying and started going
about with a girl who is my exact
opposite.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
LOSES HIM TO ANOTHER.

much afraid of girls, so you get
on well with Them
Now, almost every one in the
world is timid, though some per-
sons don't show it. Can't you re-
slnember this and forget your own
fears in a friendly effort to make
the people about you at ease and
comfortable? Don't you see how
you hurt and repel other persons
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

held my breath like IL deep sea
diver and steamed like VesuVius.
A facial reminds me of the guy
that hit himself on the head with
a hammer because it felt so
good when he stopped.
After you've had your face
buried in steam and grease, your
eyes get so hard boiled they won't
focus! / looked as beautiful as
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
Fine Recipe.

A GOOD way of making marina
"A lade in small quantities is
to take a grapefruit, an orange
and a lemon, and, after removing
hard center and pits, chop very
finely. Add three cups of water
stand for "a hours. Cook 80 min
utes. Allow to stand another "a
hours, and then add a cup of sugar
to each cup of pulp. Cook for
three-quarters of an hour. This
quantity will fill about IL one
pound jars.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

things to do to make wee lads
and lassies glad; who was always
so dear and smiling and who
could get so much into children's
heads without the least bit of
fussment.
In the springtime Little Boy
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

your popularity. A woman un-
der the Influence of liquor is en-
tirely disgusting in the eyes of
men and other women. And as
for feminine hobs and cigarettes,
the average man secretly or
openly dislikes both fashions, al
though OF course he has to toler-
ate them these days. You'll have
to look further to find reason
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
By FAY KING

7 decided the other day to have
l. my picture taken. That made
me think that I should doll up
a bit, so I toddled over for a
wave, a facial and a manicure.
Gee! Swimming the channel
must be a cinch after training
on hot towels and cold cream! j
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

fections by toning up the whole
system.
People especially liable to colds
should take potassium bicarbonate
periodically (99.5 per cent pure),
which gives the necessary re-
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

for your unpopularity.
Nor are you correct in surmis-
ing that you are cold hearted.
The tone of your letter denies
that. The secret OF your trouble,
my dear, is shyness and self-con-
seriousness. Both founded on
fear.
You are afraid Of other people,
especially of men. You're not
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

that its pre-
vention a n d
treatment are
so much bet
ter u n d e r
stood.
Ordin a r v
care and the
exercise of a
few common
Q e n sc meas
ures will pre-
vent it: e..
. The m o 3 t
important Of
them is to
treat &C oil d 3
with proper
respect. a n d
this, with re-
freSlainC SIeeD-
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
For Mirrors

Plate Glass and Mirrors-A soft
cloth wet in alcohol is excellent
to wipe off plate glass and
mirrors and prevent their becom-
ing frosty in winter. MAUD II.
SHELTON, 1874 Jocelyn ST.,
Chevy Chase, D. 6.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
LET'S HAVE
THOSE HINTS

HOUSEWIVES who read Fhs
N Washington Times are send
ing. their pet schemes for
tightening their work. Read the
ones printed today and send yours
TO the Magazine Editor. The Times
viii pay 81 for each hint published.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

from my thoughts, yet haven't
the least idea how to encourage
his interest.
do you think might give
party and invite him? Or do you
suppose he would think It
stranger? J. B."
You are mistaken in thinking
that long hair and abstaining
from smoking and drinking hurt
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

[ thought / would until | got
better look later.
A marcel can make or break
you!
If you are the kind of calm,
cool type that has beachy fore
head--a marcel Is just the kind of
q wave you want to lap around
it-but there are some faces that
look much better II the hair is
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

bar of sand soap trying - ..
the red off!
But the berry scalpers have
nothing on the DANES that do
your fingers for you! And I'm
no piker when I'm reading to
have my picture shot!
But things don't always turn
out the way you think they
will. At least the picture didn't.
Snapshots are more my style.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21

left to fall as it may and hide
as much as it can!
Manicures have changed con-
siderably lately. They are put
ting red flannel finish on the
finger nails these days.
remember when my nails.
used to get that way Smelling
Strawberries, and I'd use up a
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
WHEN DID 1T
HAPPEN?

/. When did Juan de Arpli, the
Spanish Cellini, flourish?
2. When did Balzac's "Humor-
ours Tales" first appear?
3. When was the Grand Re-
monstrance passed by English
Parliament?
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
Storing Lemons

Buy lemons when they are
cheap and pack them in salt.
They will keep a long time.
MRS. ROSE A SHIPLEY, Ana
costa station, Box 1874
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
COIOred Vegetables

To keep color in green vegetables
use baking powder instead Of soda.
Mrs. Ethel Pearle Hirst, Falls
Church, Va. Box 81.
The Washington times., 1926-04-21
Use For Vinegar

Put a tin cup of vinegar on the
stove when boiling cabbage. on
ions or cauliflower. The fumes
of the vinegar will kill the odors
of the vegetables. MRS. MARY
WILSON, 1914 Madison st. n. w.