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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-01

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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14
TO.
CUT BAG LIMIT
ON GAME BIRDS.
Biological Survey Will Hold
Important Hearing on This
Question January 10th.

Determined to handle the
migratory bird situation as the
conditions may warrant, otti-
cials of the y. s. Biological
Survey have given notice OF a
meeting to be held January
20 at Washington, beginning at
ten in the morning. Hundreds
of sportsmen will fare forth to
Washington. as well as citizens
of Currituck, and other great
nhuting section.
The object will be to discuss
methods Of further restrictions III
the killing Of migratory wild fowl.
through reductions in the bag limits,
establishment of rest days. shorten
ing of seasons, or otherwise. inc
hearing will be presided over by tho
Secretary OF Agriculture.
Currituck County, of all sections.
is declared TO be doing more TO Gu
force the migratory bird laws ana
protect the game. But other sec
tions noted for wildfOwl hunting
have not thrown the same safe
guards around the birds. The L.
S. Biological survey. altlio having
the situation under its charge. has
been content to let CurritucS cn-
force its laws, but with other Sec
tions failing to cooperate. 1t is deter
mined not to allow the wholesale
slaughter of the birds.
Representative Lindsay Warren
has been notified of this meeting,
and he will urge Interested people
in his district to be present. 1t has
been recommended to the Depart
mcnt that a reduction le made III
the daily bag limits OF wild duck
from 25 TO 10. and FOR wild geecr
from eight to six day, in all Sec
tions of the country. Mr.. Warren
has taken the view that distinctions
should be made between the sec
tons. because of the important diff
r,,>,,.ns or ,nn,litinns in different
areas.
The meeting will be held at the
New National Museum according 10
DR.. T.. W. Nelson, Chief Of the Biolo-
rical Survey. Already SpOrtSmen
from Back Bay to Hattcras are
making plans to carry large dele
cations to protest the changes:
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
DELIGHT KARL JANSEN
Bat Americas Trouble Is In Hav-
? ing a Ford Income and a
Cadillac Mind

f'I like America most Of all, be-
c;snSc it is the only country on earth
where every boy has Il chance. l
like Elizabeth City. because | have
never seen better behaved young
folks. It's pleasure to be in your
town"
Karl Jansen. Il native of Sweden,
is author Of these statements. Many
years ago. he left his native cOun-
try. and this week he is in EliZ-
abcth City, entertaining the stu
dcntS of the Elizabeth City schools.
lie is Il leading lyceum and Chau-
tanqua attraction and one of the
most successful independent enter
taincrs and lecturers. Mr.. Jansen
will bc in Elizabeth City all the
week.
II believe the young folks are bet
ter today .hnn ever before. and
ought to know. because l live and
work among them" Mr.. Jansen de-
clarcs. "And they're living in q
glorious country, full Of opportun-
ity. The only thing | know wrong
with Americans. is that they have
a Ford income and CadillaS mind.
They've got Il four cylinder intake,
and - cylinder exhausc."
Mr.. Jansen paid his respects to
the religious fossils who grumblc
that the world is getting worse. and
complain that folks aren't religious
minded. "Whemcvcr | hear one Of
these preachers talking. | say
Brother. you have faileT," Mr..
Jansen declares.
Observing the snow in Elizabc
City, Mr.. Jansen said he came from
the middle part Cf Sweden. but he
didn't recall any such snowfall i'm
that country aS Elizabeth City has
had this week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14
BOSTON FINANCIER IS
LOVE WITH SECTION
James Dean Wants to Come Back
and Give a Party at the Eliz-
abeth City Country Club

That James Dean 81 Bost0f. fYit
man who wrote the check for 1o'l
million dollars. likes Elizabeth City
and its section extremely well, Is
the statement of DR.. j. c. Baum of
Pine Island Club, Of which Mr..
Dean is Il member. DR.. Baum was
in town Sunday, and said that Mr..
Dean plans to come to Elizabeth
City next fall, and hold a big party
at the Country Club.
Mr.. Dean visited the golf course
at the country club last week. DR..
Baum states. during his stay on a
hunting trip in this section, and was
especially pleased with the links,
and considered the club great
asset to the section. He also eX-
pressed interest in the cOastland
of Currituck where the development
boom is on and there is no telling
what a multi-milliOnalreS interest
in a locality will result in.
DIR. Baum. in referring to the pro-
posed development Of the coast,
mentioned his strong faith in the
future of the section. and expressed
himself as favoring fully the pro-
posal to build Il bridge from the
Currituck peninsula to the beach.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14
GREENSBORO EDITOR
SPEAKS HERE TODAY
Publisher of Daily News. and
Mayor. TO Talk On Modern
Municipal Government

sS,Eiizaheth City will get some more
idraS on municipal Government from
Greensboro this evening. Friday.
January II. when Hon. +. Il. JEFF
frrSS. publisher of the Daily News,
and Mayor Of Greensboro will ad-
dress the members of the Chamber
of Commerce and the Rotary Club
at dinner in the Southern Hotel
at G:30 =. VI. His subject will he
Modern Municipal Government.
Mr.. Jcf'rcSS beside being Mayor
of one OF North Carolina's foremost
cities. he Is publisher Of one of the
leading Southern newspapers. and
is Il past president of the. Green's
buro Chamber of Commerce: 81
He is well posted on his subject.
and officials of the Chamber of
Commerce are looking forward to a
helpful, inspiring. and entertaining
message of vital interest to every
one who attends.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14
COUNCIL ASKS WILSON
REVISE CITY CHARTER
Alderman Would BE Elected at
Large and an Extra Tax LeXied
For Streets

The election Of City Aldermen at
large and not from Wards, a prOvi-
sion for two monthly meetings OF
the board of Aldermen, and author
ity TO increase the pay of the City
Tax Collector from $1,S00 to So, 100
are among the changes proposed by
the Board of Aldermen in the City
Charter. which Representative Will
son will be asked to have ratified
in the General Assembly.
The City Council adopted rcsollI-
tions Wednesday night to this Of
feet. and in addition proposed a
further tax of ten cents per 800 of
property. 10 create sinking fund
for street bonds issued several years
ago.
There will be several other
changes in the revised City Charter
that the Representative will be ask
cd to have ratified.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14

Il see a good many Northern
sportsmen find it convenient to run
into Elizabeth City from the Cur
rituck shooting grounds, since they
put a paved road between Elizabeth
City and Currituck Court House"
said the Bank Clerk to the Soda
Jerker.
Yes, | reckon they came in to
look us villagers over in about the
same way that they would 90 slum-
ming in the big cities. reckon they
find a lot Of our ways unique and
interesting to them and it gives them
something else to talk about when
they get back home
"You are always cynical said
the Bank Clerk. Now l don't sup
pose these Northern sportsmen are
interested in us in one way or an
other; they come to town on We'd
ncSdayS and Saturdays because
there is no shooting on those days
and they just want some place to
20. But if they are looking for
Rube town stuff to chuckle over they
can find plenty of it in Elizabeth
City.
Can you imagine anything fun
nicr, for instance, than our new
parking system that changes the
parking space on Main st. every 80
days? And where, oh where. in all
these United States will you find
more ludicrous array of eating
and less food fit to
eat than in Elizabeth City?
Il could say more, but our stuff is
read all over the country and l
hesitate to enumerate all the funny,
odd and disagreeable things tlat a
stranger can find here in orr old
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14
FORTY YEARS In.
A LIGHT HOUSE
Capt. Ephraim Meekins Closes
a Remarkable Career;
Keeper 36 Years

! How do YOU think YOU could
get along with a wife after
living alone and away from her
! for the better part OF 40 years.
and then to 60 home and start
out all over again? How would
a wife get along with a hus-
band that she hadn' seen more
than one or two days month,
! if he suddenly showed up after
being 40 years a married man,
| and announced that he had
come home to live with her.
For 40 years. Capt. Ephraim
MeekinS has been Il married man.
and II member Of the Light House
service. The other day he became
one of the few retired keepers
in North Carolina. his retirement
being won on the strength of his
GJ years of age. and 81 years con-
tinuOus service in the department.
Capt. MepkinS has been living
alone i'm CrOatan Light for many
years. Out in the middle of CrOatan
Sound. he could sit and read and
smoke his pipe after his days work
was done. and never have to move
from his chair until time to throw
some coal in the stove. There was
no wife 10 complain about the ash
cS on the floor. or to make him stir
while she tidied up the room.
The MeekimScS raised six daught-
crS but the Captain never had the
chance to play with them at even
nings and jump them on his knee.
Instead. lie was alone in the light
house. tending the light and look
ing forward to the next day off. a
dozen grandchildren have come
along. and some OF them are al
most grown. who haven't seen much
of their grandfather.
Mrs. Nleekins says she thinks she
will be able to get along with the
old. man. because she will find
plenty for him to do, and expects to
keep him at it. For nearly 40 years
she has been keeping the home spot
less. raising six children. and help
ing to raise her grandchildren. She
believes she will have time to
rest. now that the old man is home.
She knows he's Il good hJuSekceper
for he had To keep the lighthouse
tidy. and he had to cook his meals.
Captain Eph. might have expect
cd to retire when he came ashore
but his wife had other plans.
The AIeekins family is happy
one. Blessed with an abundance of
good nature, and cheerfulnesS, they
CONTINUED on mage TwoI
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14
)hq BANK CLERK Aso. TILE SOOA uCPKeR

home town. If these distinguished
visitors don't have many Il laugh up
their sleeves when they saunter
around this burg. then they just
haven't got Il sense Of humor, that's
ALL"
well. they may laugh at Us but
you can just bet your last Buffalo
lavatOry key that they don't get
more laughs out of us than we get
out Of them. Walter Newbcrn was
over here the other day and told me
about one Of these birds with a cute
little waXed mOustachc and layen-
der knickcrs who put up at one of
the little clubs down around POwells
Point. Along towards night he ask
ed the proprietor to show him to
the lavatOry. The proprietor point
cd out the little Clubhouse set back
against Il pine thicket about 800
feet from the kitchen. The sports
man was gone about ten minutes
and came back with Il panied ex-
preston on his face and asked his
host to show him the place again.
"The host went out and pointed
out the same little clubhouse. The
sportsman looked perpleXed. lie
said: L found that little dear of u
house all right. but all I observed
inside was u fireless' cooker and a
Sears-Roebuck catalogue
"And so I say, these Sportsmen
may find us Il curious study, but
they'll never have more laughs Oh
us than we natives have on them"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14
EDITOR RECEIVES GIFTS
FROM THE PHILIPPINES

From Ilagan in the faraway
Philippines Islands. w. o. Saunders,
editor of this newspaper. received
beautiful tray fabricated of nara
wood and four interesting pieces of
Irish crockett lace made by boys and
girls in the public schools of the
Philippines. The unique gifts came
from John II. Naming Butler, Divi-
sion Superintendent Of Schools In
the Philippines. Prof. Butler is a
former resident of Elizabeth City
and 3 brother of Franz W. NJ.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14

The concluding week of the Jan
uary term of Pasquotank Superior
Court at this city has had hard
Shedding. and the three first days
of the week were lost Oh account Of
bad weather and illness of witness
cs. The docket includes only civil
cases Of little general interest.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14

This newspaper is in receipt Of
late Government maps of the Uni
ted States system of highways ap-
proved for Federal aid. which
shows Elizabeth City designated on
Route II. The maps may be obtain
ed OH application to Congressman
Warren.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14

Wasted nerve energy from eye
strain makes nervous, irritable
school children. Have their eyes
examined before sending them to
schccl, nr. :. =. U.thaw!aT. c17
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14

BackwardDess in children Is often
caused by defective vision due to
neglect in consulting an eye special.
ts. e. d - p~ttr-a- rt~
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14

sso, you can SEQ we'll, it's no
Jv Io,D ro,., headaches are not caus-
=, -: .''' eyes. g n-s uotb-
-. rS-
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14
|nNhS OFFICERS AND
DiRECToRS REELECTED

|o,..,, 1' 'ai'N> at their annual
|.,,'', ,r'> meeting this week. re-
|, 49, 'u'F Officers and directors
p, ,"' rnS'lin@ Year.
l. a. "A'E addition madr WAS ON
T.,,. ',''rate ot the Savings Bank
s,wr,,. ' '"mpany. uon. +. l..
Ipori. ''rrk # pa>quotank
\ F., on tha, board '' " "''e''
'"> r"por;rd Il good wear.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14

!. haiti, "'"Ilna ~ per cent Of
ar< .'' os "nijr population over 10
lrp> h,'1 ' = 'Iiit"raJr. Only Two
itcrary. o'-'e' percentage of
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-01-14

GASTON ASTUTE JOHNSON
JUDGING from the name, he must
have been destined to be lawyer
from the time he was christened.
Young MIR. johnson is the son OF
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Johnson OF
South Mills, and is a graduate OF
Wake FOrset, class of 1926. He is
located with c. +. Bailey under the
firm name of Bailey & johnson.
ZOeller photo.
, 1927-07-20
FORMER CODY EDITORS
VISIT GID HOME TOWN

The Cody Enterprise was favored
during the past week by visits from
two former Cody editors, j. X.
Calkins of Santa Monica, California
and Jas. w. Hook of New Bedford,
Connecticut.
Messrs. Calkins and Hook were
contemporary editors in Cody some
twenty years ago, the former being
editor of the Stockgrower and Far
mer and the latter of the old ORR
ginal Cody Enterprise. Later the
two publications were consolidated
and conducted for several years un-
der the management of Mr.. Calkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calkins left Sunday
for Denver for a visit with their
daughter before returning to their
home in California where they have
resided since leaving Cody fourteen
years ago. Mr.. Hook, who is now
connected with a manufacturing
concern in the east, is travelling
over the western states in the in
terest of his company.
, 1927-07-20
FOREST DRY
FIRE HAZARD GREAT

The fire danger in the Shoshone
National Forest is high, according
to ]. n. Langworthy, Supervisor,
and he asks hat smokers in cars
be careful about throwing away
lit cigarette and cigar butts. The
whole forest is getting dry, he said
on Monday, and on the lower range
the is burning up. Campers
are asked to put out their fires
with water, although these are not
the ones usually responsible for
forest fires, Mr.. Langworthy says.
Trails have never been more diff
ffcult to clear than this year, he
says also. There is a great deal
Of. fallen timber, owing to the
heavy snowfall in the winter, wind
in the spring and the high water
that took out the trails in many
places.
, 1927-07-20
SUPERINTENDENT
ATTENDS LARAMIE MEET

Mrs. Mildred Anderson, county
superintendent of schools, returned
to Cody the first of the week after
having spent two weeks at Laramie
in attendance at the state super
intendents, conference course. Mrs.
Anderson reports a very interesting
and profitable meeting, with a good
attendance of city and county school
superintendents from all owe the
state.
The course of instruction wa I'M
der the supervision of l.. G. Tidball
state commissioner of education,
and Miss Beatrice Mcleod, state
director of special education, and in
cluded discussions in supervision
OF rural schools, problems of county
sperintendents, course of study, new
type examinations and statistical
and practical methods of education.
AT the close of the conference
the new coures of study was out
lined for the coming year and each
superintendent was assigned a sub
ject for which to prepare examina-
ton questions for the coming year.
These questions will be submitted
to a state committee and IL ac-
cepted will be used generally in the
schools throughout the state.
IL Is expected that with the Mex
session of the legislature It will be
come compulsory for all county ant
city superintendent of the state I,
attend this annual conference,
course. as it is of great benefit to
ward the improvement of educa
tional work.
, 1927-07-20
FORGOT TO PAY FOR
CAR = NOW In JAIL

Jack. Scott and Charles Rumley
are now in the county Jail after "A
hurried trip to Billings in an auto
mobile which was not rightfully
theirs.
They had purchased the car from
VIM. Rankin and were to have paid
for same Saturday night In the
meantime it was found that they
had left town and as they were
suspected of taking articles of bed
ding from the Longacre home the
sheriff's office was notified. 1t
was known that N of the boys
had lived in Billings and the Sheriff
immediately got in touch with the
Billings police, who apprehended
the boys Saturday. They were
brought back to Cody Sunday and
are now in the county jail.
1t was found that they had re-
moved three of the tires from the
car and sold them in Billings.
, 1927-07-20
JUDGE METZ HOLDS COURT
GRANTS SIX DIVORCES

Judge Metz held a short session
of Court in the County Court House
this week. He heard the following
cases:
e. S. Devine. who pleaded guilty
to the possession and sale of intoxi-
eating liquor. Mr.. Devine was sem
fenced to sixty days in Jail and
$500 fine.
Elmer Owens and Robert Clock
who were charged with stealing
automobile tires. Mr.. Owens plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to the
| Golfer Industrial School. Mr.. Clock
pleaded not guilty and is in Jail
awaiting trial.
The following people were grant
ed divorces:
John Winkelmann, from Eliza
beth Winklemann: Florence Jean
Mohr from Harold r. Mohr; Firth
Widdous from w. S. Widdous;
Olivia E. Earl from E. j. Earl;
Camille Orr from Charles Orr: and
Mabel NJ. Harris Spence from Guy
M. Spence.
, 1927-07-20
INJURED
In GAS EXPLOSION

Verle C. Buchanan, proprietor of
the Red Top service station. was
severely injured in a gas explosion
at the Ferdig well in Oregon basin
on Thursday of last week. Mr..
Buchanan, who is an expert welder,
was preparing to do some welding
underneath the rig when the acct
dent occurred. Although a test had
been made. it seems that a body
of gas had formed where the weld
ing was to be done, and upon light
ing the ~acetylene torch an explo-
sion resulted. The force of the
explosion broke the glasses in the
goggles which Mr.. Buchanan was
wearing and he received severe
cuts and burns about the eyes
which resulted in the temporary
loss of his eyesight. He also re
ceived burns about the face and
hands, He was taken to a Billings
hospital where he is receiving the
best of medical attention. His sigh
has been restored in one eye. and
it is expected that within a few
weeks he will have completely re
covered.
, 1927-07-20
CODY CLUB PUTS SIGNS
ALONG B c ROAD

That the Cody Club has done a
good job of signing that part of
the BE Way between here and
Frannie, according to the Billings
Chamber of Commerce, was brought
out by J.. N. Langworthy at the
Cody Club luncheon Monday. Mr..
Langworthy said that the COM
mittee assigned to the work, con-
sisting of v. C. Buchanan, j. NJ.
Schwoob treasurer and he had put
up Six small neat signs, simply
giving directions and mileage, at
the following places: in Cody at
the East End camp where the road
forks, at the main street junction
in Powell, two in Beaver Junction
tone giving the mileage to Billings.
the other to Cody and two on
the main street in beaver. Ellis
Taylor painted the signs and was
responsible for putting them in
position.
When Mr.. j. A. Shoemaker of
the Billings Chamber of Commerce
was in Cody on Sunday he said
the only place where more signs
could be used to advantage was
near Cody, where a driver who did
not know the rea might get off
on the Greybull road by mistake.
The Billings Chamber of Commerce
would put up some signs here at
It's. expense. Mr.. Shoemaker said.
The B c Way was the name Civ
en- to h road between Billings
and Cody some years ago, when
a fund was raised to improve it.
Last winter the Bridger, Montana.
Chamber of Commerce called a
meeting of the Billings and Cody
commercial clubs and assigned the
signing of different PARTS of the
road to different clubs. The Cody
Club was given the part between
Cody and Frannie. Mr.. Buchanan
and Mr.. Langworthy drove up to
Bridger in the winter and the signs
that have been put in place are
the result of hat drive.
, 1927-07-20
NICHOLS WINS PRIZE In
LIGHT TACKLE CONTEST

j. C. Nichols received the second
prize in the light tackle series of
the Sarasota, Florida, tarpon tourn-
ament, according to a letter read
by j. NJ. Schwoob at the Cody Club
luncheon Monday. For being sue
cessful in this tournament we are
forwarding you by mail 400 yards
of the famous Seminole Cuttyhunk
Line" the letter read in part,
which we trust will be of great
service to you in future tourna-
tournaments we want o to put
1928 Sarasota Tarpon Tournament
at the head of the list. for it has
been a great pleasure to have had
you with us. a greater pleasure to
send you this prize, and 1t will be
even greater TO have you visit us
next year" The first prize was
won by A. H. Cokell. also of Chi
cago, whom Mr.. Nichols had in
last year.
Mr.. Nichols is a former Cody
man who is now prominent in Chi
cago. Together with his family
consisting of Mrs. Nichols, two sons
and two daughters, he il spending
the summer at the Chapiton cabin
near Pahaska. His seven-passenger
Lincoln touring car was driven out
from Chicago recently by Mrs. j.
Townsend and r. Fredericks, who
will spend a few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Nichols before returning
to Chicago.