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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02

Elizabeth City needs more
houses" said the. Bank Clerk I" the
Soda Jerker.
what ror:" inquired the Soda
.Icrkcr.
"It is hard to find decent h"''S"
for rent in Elizabeth city. Ih"rc
,r. dnzcus of farmers who would
move into town and add that n''rll
to our population il they could "''H
find houses to live in. We lutu
more population"
81 don't see where we would GAIN
ANYTHING there said the Soda Jerk
or You take Il farmer of his
farm and briug him to town ana hc
IeayeS his farm to renter or II
tcuunt : that farm never again pro-
ducrs as much as it did under lis
owner. il means less corn ana less
cotton Der acre and fewer pigs anu
chickens.
Exactly So" said the Bank Clerk !;
But TO my notion | don thi'lh
anything could b% more deSlrao'c
for the agricultural South than less
l.rodut. witty on the farmSt lie
trouble with agriculture to-day Is
over production. With fewer acres
i'm cultivation than we had ten years
ayo. we are producing twice as mucll
farm produce. The result Is sluiteu
markets and starvation prices lor
the products Of our farms.
"Wc produce more cotton. more
corn. more potatoes, more peas anu
more, of everything than we can ca
or dispose of at a;profit. we've got
too much land and too much iahd
| in cultivation for our present hee"S'
And. to make matters worse state
and Federal departments of asrlcul-
ture. agricultural colleges ana otheF
prupagandists are SpurrlliG tnc
| farmer on and showing him hoWio
grow more stuff all the time. Then
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
James Adams
ToRebulHHs
Theatre Here

Jumcs Adams Floating Theatre
that came to grief i'll chesapeake
Ray one night Inst week and WAS
wrecked by sinking will be rebuilt
in Elizabeth city after necessary
rruairs are made to the hull i'll Il
Norfolk Ship Yard whittier the uni
urr craft was lowed and docEcu
after lis miShap.
That is the message sen, I" This
newspaper Yesterday by James
Adams himself thru Secretary Dlrk
Job of the Elizabeth City thamhrr
6r Commerce. When Mr.. job heard
that the FlcatbIg Theatre had halt
rd at Il Norfolk shipyard for re-
,r,ir:, he hurried over io Norfolk
and extended Mr.. Adams cordial
invitation from Elizabeth City Ia
hriug his water borne playhouse u
Elizabeth City where lumber anu
labor are cheap and where he can
get his playhouse rebuilt at the low
est possible cost.
And - when the biz hole i'll the
hull is repaired and the seams iII
lcorkrd. the biz barge will ID" Tow
ed to Elizabeth city and local car
pcutprs will have Il theatre 20 buIIu
this winter
The show boat was headed I"r
Elizabeth City Friday when it SUNK
,T Timhlc Shoals Light in ii ier'
lor wafer, Ii was bound in ioW
from Queenstown. MIrylaud anu
WAS due here this week to spend
lhr winter. The company comes
down by automobile. except Tor Il
crew to navigate the ark. and con
SeuuIcutly no casualties were sui
/ fcrcd.
\ wrrrkin- lug rot hold Of the
! Floating Theatre Saturday and tow
cd il 10 Norfolk shipyard 10 "e'
/ it repaired. Unaware OF the dhih'
are il was doing the tug dragged
the boat along up the eastern bri'nch
iof the Elizabeth River. While the
sharp biIgcS of its flat scow hotlonI
cut into two gas mains which sup
ipIied Berkley. and cut IL telegraph
cable.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
THEY EXPECT A
LOT O. LITTLE
VIRGINIA DARE

Elizabeth City is staging Il
comeback as the Grctna Green
OF Virginia brides and grooms.
Elizabeth City did Il great tram
<irnr matrimonial business in form
?r wears. hui hotel facilities in Eliz-
abrth City got :" bad that the brides
and -room$ drifirl to other parts
for their wedding and first night :
humcymot II.
But news of the Virginia Dare
Hotel with lis luxurious appoint
mcmt>. good fnnd and discreet $crv-
ice ai fair prices is spreading thru
cut Tidcwaicr Virginia and there
has been Il livrlirr demand for mar
ria-r licenses since HE new hotel
opened.
"Nr are "ritin. lot of brides
and -rromS from Virginia: some
times ~ many aS two or three
rpuplrS II night" said Manager j,
l. Johnson Of the Virginia l)ar"
"'rhcS,. brides and groom help ad'
vcrti>r the hotel.
1T will hr Il bigger advertisement
for the hotel when the brides ana
"ronuS begin Ia name their babies
virginia Dare. spoke. up Hcao
Clerk IInllin@>w"rth.
...rhc rrportrr Suggested that Mr.
Johnson offer prize for the lirS'
married couple rrgiStcrin: at the
hotel who named their baby \ir'
"inia Dare.
81 dnu't dare. said Manager
Johnson Solcmnly.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
JACK BAUMS PLACE T..
UNDER ANOTHER NAME

lack Baum. enterpriSin. filling
station proprietor has ceased to call
his place Of business on the corner
tf Front and water Streets by tn"
H.. me Of The Fountain. In future 1t
will ir Identified with his own
name. and known aS Baum'S Filiin"
Station.
One specially Of Jack Raum's sta
ton is the Dunlop line Of tires.
which are advertised In this news
rapcr. i find my advertising is
helping me much and the Dunlop
line is going over big" says jack.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
oJhQ I3ANK CLERK AsS TILE SOOA JCPKGR
IT'S A WISE FARMER WHO DOESN'T PUT
HIMSELF OUT

t,rv encourage III" home GarHelrr
and would turn every backyard int"
I'm onion and cabbage patch.
"InsIrad Of rIcpl"rin- The Iart that
rarmers are muviu" 10. town ana
irving ln cheek the movement lrrin
farm to town. we should encourage
if. | am in favor of 81 widespread
prolr,"andl to ur%C the FARMER |"
ruur tv town. until the population
of the United STATES has grown
large enough to CunSlm" everything
that is grLwn on our farms. Thcn
thr farmer will get fair price for
everything. ne grows and Farming
will become attractive even TO those
who now live in town.
"Ihcrr's one thing in 'TavHr "i
yo,rr iaca." said he Soda Jrrker ;
.'farmrrS who com" to town VIII
at Irn.t learn what work is. They
ore rbe mast overworkcd people on
I.the face Of thr earth. when rs Il
mntirr of fact the Southern farmer
at least. belongs TO America great
cst lciSrrc class. He GELS up with
thc sun and makes il hellllNa SIR
iaround thc pig pen and the WoGh'
nile. hut if hr put in IL many hours
work II day every day i'll The year
nttendin. to his farm as l put III
OH this soda fountain. Ii" would
make three bales of cotton grow
where one grows now. ..-
"And cct five cents Il pound Tor
it,, said the Bank Clerk.
(yyhy not get the book OF the
Bank Clerk ard the Soda Jcrker' a
choice colIecticn Of their rich ana
raey arguments? 80 cents by mailJ
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE
NEW YEARS DAY A PROBLEM

Whether u" net the business places
of Elizabeth city will adopt New
Years a< regular holiday Is now
Il problem before number OF lead
iin HOUSES who do want to close.
hut hesitate tn adopt Il rule !" tha'
effect until II multitude "t small
businesses. agree to do likewise. L.
W. Gather heads II committee "l
the Merchants Association that Will
make Il canvass of the city next
week to determine public sentiment
They mention that all progressive
towns the. size of Elizabeth flty
observe New Years. and think it IS
fine To brin" this town out or the
hirk town class i'm this respect. -.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
POLES KEMON ed

Elizabeth city presents Il better
on lower Main Street
His week. The unSightly poles that
stood for many years II support
bower AMI telephone wires were re-
movrd early in the week by city
forces and their absence is III inl-
ur0vcmCnt much in evidence. The
wires have been moved to the Sidc
81 rrNlS
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
ELIZABETH CITY SOLD ON
A NEW AND BIG IDEAL
We May Make Ourselves A Christmas Presen
cf Playground For All The People

Elizabeth City is on the wal
to make itself a Christmas ,prd
sent OF a square Of eight acre
Of high seli-drained land in tn
heart OF the town for com
nunity recrcational- actlvltiel
and a civic center.
The Elizabeth Oyernmn hOmt
stead Oh South Road 81. is the Lara
f.St and most desirable block Z
vacant real estate in the heart
Elizabeth city to-day. Room ther
fer base ball diamond and a f0
ball girl for the little kids: room K
lhr public library we're going I
build some day; room for the cit
auditorium that we are going u
integrity and service. lie thlke
for trees and flowers and shrubber
aud wulks and foumtains and bencl
fS 10 make a beauty spot and res
full place for young and old VII
need the air and>Sunshinc and rcs'
fnI green things that no park
Elizabeth city nov provides. excep
iug the acre Oh which the cour
house stands.
The Ovcrmam property is ownc
by. ". =. Duff. y. Howard Smiti
G. q. R,hinsUm and W. l.. Sinai
They will sell il for SECOND. a
the meeting of the Kiwanis Club tb
I ether night e. Il. Pu.h made u
eloquent talk in behalf of hOnesf!
biuid eventually. And room fo
service until one would think. tha
any one wearing Il Kiwanis bnll0
had pledged in sell every dard
thing he had and give IL TO the poor
And then up rose DR.. John Saliln
"We talk much: let's do something
/ he said I'm effect. He pointed Gu!
the great good and the actual nee
of the city acquiring dcsirabl-
grounds in anticipation of tb
growth of the city in commlmit
.betterlutAt. lf.4he citizens of Eli1
abeth fity would buy the Oyernla
property US II gift TO the child III
and community life Of the city D.,
! would subscribe $1,000 toward Til
! purchase. ...r---------s ..-- -
The KiwunlanS wer" In mos
/ for his suggestion they grabbed II
committee WAS appointed by Prcs
dent Harry g.. Kramer. There vi!
bc a meeting to-day. They are e
iny after the other Sl9.Om. Tb
I proposition is appealing. Milo
Jennings In whose eyes pan Z
biscuits H. II batch of d0ughnnts
who always sec the hOle-says u
wants 10 put 500 in it. Raymon'
ClllingswOrih. assistant manager q
the virginia IGlre fOtei. IL saiaTie'
man. IL new conner. says they Ti
take 500 ont Of his SALARY. ~
wants To live In n town that Ios
things like that and have liln'
, in doing them. ...-- o.. ~
The Rotary club and the w
mans club will join with the XII
wnnians in realizing the big idca
II has l~cn suggested that ever.
minister preach on il next Sunday.
! The proposition WAS no ifI'insir
thing upon the part of DIR. SalipiI
! lie has brcn dreaming over il no
two years or more. OncT .befgrG b
/ made the proposition: ahe time
were moi ripe for II for then: bui
/ Elizabeth city grows In communil.;
pride and cUWJrrativcness:- -.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02

thc actual location and extent OF
il should 1T determined by a group
of distinguished and Interested
aviators before additional Land Is
acquired. -.
And 50 things are heading up III
fine shape. with respect to the com
memorati0n of the historic flight Oh
Wilbur and Orville Wright at klll
Devil Hills. near Kitty Hawk OH
the North Carolina Coast ON Dec.
Il, 1895. 81.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
ACQUIRE SITE FOR AIR
PORT AT KITTY HAWK
New Jersey Men Will Provide Lands Cost
Free To Kill Devil Hills Memorial Associ-
alton F or Government and Aeronautics

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model ,irport in- :, n,t;nn that
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a"THnaNllCli service station Tor
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bN tiic pNi,crN III INC NH I)cEll
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02

Eye strains are the greatest s0uGe
Of nerve waste If the body. Have
your eye, examined hH DltS. j. ID.
HATHAWAY, Eye Sight Specialists.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02

If you suffer from headaches
let us examine ycur eyes. phS.
Il. ID. HATHAWAY, Eye Sl@ht
so,;.,,;.+s adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02

REV. Y. p. ,...--.:i -
CITY ROAD VI. T.. Ehufr!, This city
fins Itself w;ih q ;'lEmg AMI vigor-
Gus minister thi. i;mr. Rev. Mr..
Watkins, Wh9 rcm:g 30 Elizabeth
City frcm GG!dsboin. is only % years
old, but. IL" has n.;ife himself pOpu-
Ear wherever hc has been. Mr.
Watkins was formerly pastor Of a
Grecpville Church. ard was last at
| st. john C,iurcl in GcidsEoro. When
Inc got ready 10 move, his cOngr9sa.
ton sent trucks and automobiles to
convey his i0usrhOi:i equipment
here without charge. iie is a gradu.
ate CT Emory University of atlanta
He is libcral-mindc:l AMI il interest.
ed particularly in the church work
of the ya:tnger pcaihe. He is mar
ried and has two children.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02

Our service is unexcelled in
examining eyes and fitting glasses.
DRS. J. D. HATHAWAY, Eye
Sight Specialists. au''
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
.lsbury Park. \. J-
Nov. 90. 1921.
~ o. SAUNDERS. President
Kin DeyiI Hills Memorial Ass n

". d. SAtNDEkS' Tresi"."
kiIl Devil Hills Memorial .Nss IL
Elizabeth City. \. L..
As result of your visit at Il
meeting of owncrs OF proper''H
adjoining Kill Devil Hills IN.
Guiding Elmer X. Geran' Ailcn
II. HeutI,. Chas. NJ. Baker ana
myself we voted t odeed to your
association e15 acres of land III
rIuding Kill Devil Hill. SUM-
rient additional land to make up
geo acres will be decided as 500"
rs location is decided upon.
FRANK STICK.
II is thc idea Of ". .. Sanh'''
hat = survey for the airport ''il'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
The Independent

.r 20 - To- church.
Saunders go iU The
m-ir ideas about
Do fa" January issue
.. Na"iZinr. II l.
,- l,ur~i and SaJlliti-
lm January Amcri-
:l.a' magazine the
the news stands
o. subject in which
.. j., Interested.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02

FOR SALE 100 Pork Barrels. S2.'
each. MARION e.. LOVE PA'h-
ING PLANT Phone OH cD2-tf
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
"VlE GUEST AND "W. O."
IACKLE A BIG SUBJECT
VI" hu.r, and NOn-( inFrh
w ""' Bis Kick Out of
U' F.ur %. Them Next Month

'h" prevailing
sine Imnplr says
church. W -.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02
IT, ~ : IlIE y. G..
IN HARDING

,'' Ewh Clerk and Soda
."F ""' reading Americas
I, v "nn crratr>t piece of liter
\ >Hnl The Presidents
"'Ni'r They will discuss it
."ir column in The Indepe'i-
" '.'' week.. You went miss
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-12-02

-... 90 .nml many other
.ur~ preached where
: ~.I aud praCtiSct
tsyIrhCd,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08

of the University of Minnesota
eff it looks as though frost would
occur" he says, stake in enough
ears to provide what is needed /.
More ears with better developed
kernels can be brought in later il
good weather prevails.
"But the saving of seed ears is
of no use unless they are cared for
properly. Some heat is needed to
dry immature corn, particularly
when it is first brought in from
the field. The heat need not be
greater than SO to 20 degrees, or
room temperature. The room or
the loft over the kitchen where
there is a door or other opening is
good place to dry seed corn. The
ears should be hung or laid on
racks so they will not touch to per-
NIT of free circulation of air. The
moisture content Of the corn
should be under Ia per cent be-
fore it is stored in any room
where it will be subjected to freez-
ing"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08
How to Stop Pulling
Up of Corner Posts

Tests made at the Minnesota
Experiment Station show that the
average corner post for barb wire
fences is not as strong as it should
be. "Posts with the horizontal
brace and diagonal twisted wire
should have the wire run twice
around them before twisting in
under to have the strength of four
wires," says H. B. White of the
farm engineering division of the
University of Minnesota. "In the
tests at University Farm the braces
made of two wires either broke or
UNFINISHED. No. 9 galvanized wire
should be used. Where the 4x4
brace is placed slanting, the corner
post will pull up. This can be
prevented by using a crosspiece
near the bottom of the post and
tamping the soil firmly around the
post or else placing the lower end
of the brace about Is inches from
the ground. With good sized posts
two wires twisted for a brace will
hold sufficiently if the AKA is
slanting !"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08
Hogging Down Corn
Good Farm Practice

"Hogging down at least part of
this years corn crop, if there is
any, reloading, and feeding" says
H. G. Zavoral, a livestock special
ist of the agricultural extension
service, University of Minnesota.
"Well grown shoats averaging
rs to 125 pounds make the most
desirable weights to be turned in
to the corn fields. 1t is best to get
them gradually accustomed to eat
ing green corn, filling them with
old corn just before. Pigs can be
turned in to the corn fields when
the ears are glazed or dented and
can stay there until ready for the
market or until the weather be-
comes unfavorable.
at is well not to place the pigs
in larger field than they can clean
up in three weeks. Fattening hogs
should be moved just before all the
corn is gone, and breeding stock or
growing pigs turned in to clean up.
Shade and plenty of water should
be available at all times. If less
than one gallon of skimmilk per
day per pig is available, a self
feeder of tankage will pay big div
idends."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08
A BASE BALL TREAT

The Bertha baseball team,
which has won 20 of its % games
played this season, will meet a
picked team of players from the
Southern Minnesota League at
the fair grounds in Long Prairie
Sunday, September II. The game
will be called at 2:30 P. M. Seats
for 5000 spectators and an admis-
sion charge of SOC. No charge for
automobiles. The famous colored
battery, Donaldson and Foreman,
will work for Bertha. The All Stars
will have three pitchers, with See
ley, of Albert Lea, the probable
starter. Easily the seasons best
game, and the final one Of the 1927
season.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08
Immature Corn Will
Furnish Seed for 1928

Corn is so late this year that the
matter of seed supplies for the
1928 crop deserves serious consii-
Grafton. The best fields are week
to ten days behind a schedule; the
rest are two to three weeks late.
In this emergency it Is import
ant to know that corn even in the
roasting ear stage, when most of
the kernels are still in the milk,
has produced seed averaging 85 to
go per cent of termination. OF
course corn in the dough or dent
stages makes better seed, but if
properly handled even more i'm
mature corn will furnish ample
seed stocks. The most certain way
to have an adequate supply of
seed for planting next spring is
to save enough ears before freez-
ing weather.
watch the weather" is the in
junction of A. c.. Army, who is in
charge of the field crops section
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08
Thursday, September 8, 1927
Agricultural Notes
Salt Bath Will Check
Ergot Losses In Rye

IfSoL Losses In rye
Threshing of rye and the near
return of planting time serve to
call attention anew to the losses
I. caused by ergot, black body
which forms on the heads of the
grain and lowers the grade and
cuts the price in the markets of
the country. Although most COM
mon on rye, wheat, barley and oats
are not immune to the attacks of
ergot.
The disease is caused by fun
gus which infects the grain at bios
soming time. The blackened grains,
so readily detected, are not the
only loss. Blasted kernels and
empty buds usually appear in the
head in direct proportion to the
number of black bodies. Diseased
heads are shorter and lighter than
unaffected heads, and the yield is
thus greatly reduced when ergot
is present. AS the disease usually
does not live over in the soil or
seed grain for more than a year,
rotation of crops of two or more
years will help to control ergot in
lection.
Plant disease specialists of the
University of Minnesota say that
seed rye given a salt bath will pro-
duce a crop practically free from
ergot. The grain should be placed
IN a 20 per cent solution of COM
mon salt made by dissolving about
40 pounds of salt in 25 gallons of
water. When the grain is stirred,
the black bodies and shriveled and
light weight grains come to the
top and can be easily skinned off.
IT the ergot bodies do not float
readily, more salt should be added
to the solution; or if the sound kerr
nels float, more water. After being
treated the seed grain must be
washed in at least one change of
water to avoid serious impairment
in terminating ability on account
of the salt. When freed of salt by
washing it can be given the regu-
lar formaldehyie treatment to
good advantage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08
Minnesota Gains In
Cow Testing Work

With the organization of six
new units in July there are now
90 active cow testing associations
in Minnesota and 10000 dairy
cows under test. Four more will
be set in operation when testers
can be found to take charge, and
E. A. Hanson and C. C. Geddes,
who represent the agricultural ex-
tension service of the university in
carrying on the work, forecast a
total of 100 such organizations by
November 1st. The great abund-
ance of hay and other feed pro-
duced in the state this year is the
principal reason why interest in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-08

Lady: "Could I see the Cap
tain?"
First Mate: "He's forward,
Miss.
Lady Passenger: "I'm not afraid
I've been out with college boys Z"