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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-27

think Of relaxing my other muscles
little, and l hold my club with
less tension. especially on the shorter
shots. And l let the clubhead meet
the ball before / put my strength
into it remembering that it must do
it's share.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08

AND now Elizabeth City has pro-
Guccd a playwright. William ID.
Perry, l9-ycar.OId son CT MIR. and
Mrs. ". NJ Perry of this city is
the author of one Of three prize
plays selected for production by the
Carolina PIaymakers this spring.
The three plays selected are "The
Marvellous Romance of Wen Gin
Chin" by Chen Chin Hsiung. a
Chinese student; "IIis First, by
William Perry and "Quare Medi-
cine.' by Paul Green. Young
Mr.. Perry is only 10 years cid and
is i'm his second year at the Univer.
sity of North Carolina where lie is
studying Journalism. The Elizabeth
City hoy will take part in tlle pro-
ductiOn of his own play and will 20
OIL tour with the Playmakers this
spring.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08
WHERE WE GAIN
one ROUND And
slip BACK Two
Heart Disease, Kidney Disease
and Cancer on Increase In
Carolina

II rrvvruti\C medicine is not
Seriously prdCtlCCd here III
E,..r-r North (arOliua NC arc
.....o.. .,,,. l,nL voluc> de-
@9 ~. ;.,,,co r,,c.
NiNaH>' ''' i.,.l
liiSIN"HS" ,''u "''' 'N".'
DdllkH SCI IouSil iIi'f"" ~ w
Cidrcu ljr. Nhd>. - II. dug IL
lnSNOuHc' HSNl S'"' 90"
North Idiuil'>a NItIE i'"'ti " VI
Health ii EIlIdnrth OllN uCa-
io,-
H.. I,u..rinnhrr,n smoke ,n Il
..,. ,.,,,i,.. ,r First District
1I,,Ii,.,l ,,or ro,,rious and Kiwan.
;,...... ,p..i., Church Parish House
,r,...,.,. ,,i.,nt With , uar,rr ,,rm-
in., ,i,h statistics rbu, no one could
L,,ir +, remember or as>imilIle,
Dr. observation-disclosures is one of Il few
personalities who could get away
with Il stunt like that.
I'm, while his hearers couldn't
Lr,.u track IF the strings of figures
rc wos cntnnyIiug them with. the
,l,,,,tr.t n,u there knew that
I,unhiurhnuSr waS making history.
worth Carolina with all of its pro-
.r,.>> in health work has only M-
gun to get Il grasp "i lis h"I""" ''''
problem.
DR.. lauGhln&h"'i>r rrad q" liS-
urc$ "a show how malaria ana lhe
houkworm had becn nearly ao"iiSh-
cd in Eastern North 'ar"illia ne
read other figures |" S!l'" inc
steady. decrease III INC u'"'" '"'' III
tuberculosis. III tIphoid teN'r "H''
in Giarrhca. We have mau" detiu-
rd progress in fighting commune
able diseases.
Rut while wr nave wagrd war on
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08

What You got under Nrur arln
ihrrc:" inquired The Soda Jrrkrr
of his friend the Bank Clerk VII"
entered the corner guSSipry Inc
nthcr morning with Il bundle tucked
under one arm.
"a few old shirts ami socks ana
nccktirS for the Ladies' Aid Society
of the Vmpty UmptiSt Church. re-
piled the Bank Clerk. "Thc dear
ladies have been hrdcvilimg the III"
0ut f me to give them some old
clothes for IL rumma@c sale and !
ranSackcd my humble wardrobe this
morning to help them out.
"Pcr&Onally | don't think mlicl "i
these rIlmmagr sales. thlnk II
would he so much nicer ana NOR"
pleaSing to the Lord To give Cur oln
clothes To the poor. than To Grape
them over somebody's front r"rrll
on Il Saturday and Sandha% the
niy%prS and poor whites into buy
inc them. That's Il round ahort
way of helping God with the WORK
of his kingdom. Instead of helping
the poor at home by giving them
our rags outright. we sell them Oiir
RAGS and then take the money 10
huv Persian rugs for our Sunday
School rooms or to buy hymn books
for the poor of some outlandlSh
foreign country. And get the RUM
mage sale is as regular All event
in our town us the farm women :
Saturday curb market
1T is Il revolving sight to m" to
sec some of the finest and most rc-
fined women in our town engaging
in public sale of old clothes every
Saturday and hagglimg with Il mob
Of poor Negroes who don't feel able
TO buy new things to wear. | should
think our women folk would have
more pride than that"
"Pridc.' said the Soda Jcrkcr. Is
not the dominant human motive that
selfi<hneSS is. Most women are
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08

ELIZABETH CITY has 20 lawyers
liCw we're going 10 take care Of asl
If tl,Um, CGG only knows. When
the professions of soldering and
preaching BEGAN tn be Overcr0wded.
other EGn0:ahle prOfcssi0nS had to
he created 20 take care Of gentle
men. Dset0rs and lawyers came
into bcirs. LAWYERS insist tIpCn be-
ing called Honorable" which is
abbreviated 10 Hon The ab-
hrcviaiiOn iS significant. Ii the
average lawyer had TO spell out the
w0rd Honorable before his name,
his pen would faltcr. if his nerve
iitlE.t fail him utterly. Here then
is one of the latest additions TO the
har of Elizabeth City, Rudolph
Spence. of the finn OF Spence 4
Skinner. Rudolph il a darn nice
fellow and while ne finds binlSelf
i'm an 0rcrcrOwdcd profession in Il
small town to start. he may look
confidently 10 the future; because
il 20 lawyers in 4 town of 10000
population can't make business
enough for 20 lawyers. then the
legal profession isn't rs ingenious
as we have suspected. ZOcller
EhGtO.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08


EOU are going TO see Il IOt OF this
fellow around Elizabeth City from
ncw on folks and you might rs well
know Il little something about him.
He is Omr Of thr llc,t l;n2Nn out
dOGrSmen, SpOrtSmrn, and Sports
writer's in .imcvica. lie is inierna-
tionalIy known as a big game hunt
or. expert Ily fly angler, champion
rifle mHI pistol shot and IN author
ity OH outdoor life. He was one
time sales promotion manager Of
thc sporting powder division Of the
E.-I. Ia POnt &c NCmOurS Co.,
New TOrk manager Of the Bill
Beard, marine editor Of the san
FranriscO Post, director of publicity
fer Col. Wm. +. Cody on his fare
we'll tours. and has written ntn,cr.
Gus books. including the Life OF
Buffalo Bili' and the "IriSis OF Out
GOor america" lie was O.ie OF til:
founders Of The tzaali Walton
League, and is the head OF
Srortsmcn cf America, Inc, Is a
member of the international Police
Association and served his country
notably in secret service during the
Great world war. He was born in
California. lives in Washington and
is at home almost any place in the
United States, England, Ireland.
Wales. Scotland and Canada. He
i, in charge of publicity and sales
promotion for the Carolina Develop
mpnt Co. He is 80 darn democratic,
human and ge!-at-abic that when
you seq him en- our streets you
wculd never guess him and he would
never bother 10 Tell YOU who he is.
Cant. Winch will make bis head
quarters in Elizabeth City while
he prepares 10 tell the world ah0ut
the natural rh&rm and i:r%mMrablc
beauty of our own great wonder
land. the Ncrth Carolina coast.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08
THE MURDER OF
T HE INNOCENTS
IN PASQUOTANk
One of Every Seven Babies
Born in Pasquotank Dies
In Its First Year

What effect is the sale OF
dirty milk having upon the IN
iant death rate in Elizabeth
CITY? The answer may pos
sibIy be found in the TACT that
Pasquotank has the hl%heS'
infant mortality rate OF any
county in North Carolina l"o.l
out OF every 1000 children born
in Pasquotank County dc DC
fore they are year old.
In Gates only 40 out OF every
I 600 babies die before they ar"
yc,r old: in Hyde 1S.S: in Oar"
GOa: in PcrquimanS I'll: III i!r-
rel SS.S: in Washington 9'."; III
Chpwnu 10: in Currituck ll3. Bnl
in pasuuniank more than IL" 'n' W
every 1.c00 babies born die before
they are year old.
And contributing to the alarming
1roth rate of babies in PaSull'iliIk
is the fact that of total "i :"
dniricS serving milk to the families
of our Town. not one produces bet
fer than Grade ID milk. Grade u
milk is fourth rate milk; 'uir'!
milk; milk that is unclcan /" the
extent of being dangerous.
OF course the extremely high III
FAINT mortality rate i'll Ellzaheth
CITY and PaSuu0tank county ma!
moi hr charged TO dirty milk; care
less doctors and ignorant mldWiNcS
are responsible for share "l inc
murders. But where thcr" Is dirty
milk one may expect Il high dcath
rate among babies. And PaSqll"-
tank has the highest infant mortal
itv rate in the state.
One hundred and thirty five ana
one tenth of every 1000 babies born
in Pnsquotauk County die before
they are Il Year old. Nearly one on
ot every SeycG babies born III Pos'
mlotank County dies in its first
year.
The figures published here are
from the University of North Caro-
lima News Letter. They have been
broadcast turnout the State. Eli|-
ahcth City milk consumers should
demand of their dairymcn that they,
clean M and 20 in for the prodllc-
tion of Grade \ milk. The purpose
of this and other startling articles
in this newspaper about EIiHai'eih
City'S milk supply L. to cducal" lhr
prCplr 10 demand Grade y milk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08
che BANK CLERK ANo TILE SO0A LCQKeR
THEY PAN CHURCH RUMMACE SALES

, ytrnI. {. T. The churches dGd II 'n$ :
= lot Of money /" keep lIp IL"
churches. The women wanl Il lot
of religion but they hate like h"ll
10 pay far il. They think long
time before digging into their spend
ing money or personal income |"
help the Lords works. If is :"
much easier Iu sell Il shirt of
huhhy'S back Ia :Gct mnE"y Tor me
Lprtl. or lo take The flour and sugar
and butter that huhhy'S cash buys
and make il into Il cake 10 br Solh
1T church supper. They don I
miss the money that way. Giving
to The Lord outright would hurt en-.
but by camuufla%ing their giving
, thcr make ii easier I" put out.
And. come 10 think about il, while
religion may h~ aS frC" hS water.
churchiauity costs Il lot Of mcmrN.
I'll say it does" replied the
Bank Clerk. "Thcrc were 25i.9iD
churches in the United States ac-
c0rding to the last census. employ
ing 219.S76 ministers. They sup
port churches valued at Sl,6IG.GOO.-
5S2. 90. say nothing of 6J.2I2 lnlrSoll-
ages valued at S2lS.S4tL096W. 1t
costs hundreds of millions OF dol
lars 10 keep up all these churches,
preachers and parSonageS. say moth
ing Of the millions required 10 take
care of the manifold social. cvange-
liStic and benevolent enterprises of
more than 20O.O0O churches. If ]
belonged TO Il church | don't think
/ would have any old clothes to
spare for Il rumnagc sale: | think |
should have 10 keep all my old
clothes 10 cover myself.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08
FEMALE SPORTS
Get A SET BACK
in This PL ACE
Main Street Pharmacy Tabus
Female Cigarette Srnok-
ing and Card Playing

Female cigarette smoking
and. rummy playing is here
aitcr strictly tabu i'll the
| ApOthccary Shop. a popular
Main ST. pharmacy. When the
Apothccary Shop was design
ed several years ago the soda
! grille was pitt far back III the
store and was made a cozy re-
treat with a nice little corner
booth where two or more
couples could tuck themselves
away for 4 quiet tetc a tcte
while slipping their ice cream
sC|laS.
But the Snda Grille in the rear of
thc store WAS not ponuiar. Thr
Girls preferred Ia sit up front by
the nIatc glass windows where they
could see and be seen. snare and hr
SHARED. Chiffon hose don't get one
ANYTHING when concealed under Il
screened table. The soda grille
crew gloomy from disuSr.
But within recent months III"
grille has become popular ana
couples fight for the seats in the
screened booth. The management
of the store became Interested.
They thought Of putting in more
booths But they decided 10 i'll
yrStigatc first. Investigation dis
closed the fact that the lone booth
afforded young women about town
the only convenient place down
town where they could smoke
cigarettes without making their
smoking public.
And what WAS more Stacking.
girIs were not only using the booth
to conceal their smoking. but were
taking advantage Of its obScurity
tn play cards for money. Rummy
games with female players had be-
come II regular pastimc in the
.Apothccary shop all unknown to
the managers.
SO one day this week the heart
less managers put more lights in
the backside soda grille and turned
that booth around. open end toward
the front of the store 50 that every
body can see what's going ON. And
so there will he 10 more female
cigarette smoking and -Lrd rtNIDs
in the soda grille.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08
GALLOP RE.iPPOINTED

VI. i. GallOp. WAS rcappoilltcd by
the Aldermen Monday for Il term
of six years. us Utility Commission
er of Elizabeth City. His term cX-
pired this year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08

When the eyes itch. burn, smart
or ache, there is something needed
besides Il rub. You can't remove
eve defects with Il rub of the fling
or. Our scientific examination will
reveal the cause. DIR. J. ID. MATll-
AWAY. Ern Snocinlist". -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-04-08

You can waste more nerve energy
through defective eyes than by any
other human channel. See DIR. j.
Y. HATHAWAY. Eve Snecialists.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-26
F. THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION 30
A1iStObhGneS MOcked Chaotic Greece
= Written for The Times By Will Duramt =

To SANDER me, gargled his throat
with lies,
Niagra'd me and slooshed me, til
almost
With so much sewerage I gave up
the ghoSt!"
The protagonist of 1.-THE Acharn-
ians" is the farmer Dicaepolis getty
of JusticeO, who complains that his
lands have been devastated by war,
and IS anxious to resmue his pre-
war industry of selling wine. Tired
of waiting for the politicians to
bring peace, he proposes to make a
separate treaty with Sparta.
We'll" he says bravely, to a
chorus of patriotic neighbors:
We'll, the very Spartans even,
I've my doubts and scruples
whether
They've been totally to blame in
every instance? william, vaga-
bond, how dare ye?
Chorus:
Not to blame in every instance?
William, vagabond, how dare ye?
Talking treason to our faces, to
suppose that we will spare YEP"
He agrees to die if he can not
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-26
The Day of Good Will

"Peace On Earth; Good Will Toward
Man.
On this day the message which was her.
aided in that early morn centuries ago becomes
more than prophecy command.
1t is reality.
On this day the store of Good Will reaches
that point where pettiness disappears and
there is driven from the hearts Of meh all of
selfshness and greed and enmity and jealousy.
Tomorrow or week hence perhaps this
spirit will be forgotten and the shadow of the
jungle may again come TO darken the hopes
and purposes of man.
But today from the child who shouts in
glee at the gift from the bearded Santa to the
man and woman whose minds are filed with
memories rather than with the present, the
spirit Of good will takes command and rules.
That peace may come to earth is still
hope. 1t is here today. But not yet has the
world learned how to preserve and keep it.
The day when men shall no longer fight and
kill each other because of differences of race or
religion or nationality is approaching, but it
comes slowly
Not yet has the point been reached where
nations think that it is safe to abandon the
building of implements of war nor to feel Sc
cure with armies of men in uniform
Nor will the world ever feel safe until the
spirit of this day becomes reality for the en-
tire year and guides and directs the lives of
men of every land and every nation.
Good Will is a state Of soul, rather than of
intellect 1t lives in the heart and not the
brain. And it points the path to peace on
earth, surely and inevitably
Keep the spirit of this day in your own
heart as long as you can.
Resist the temptation to let hate creep in
and stife it with selfshness and petty greeds
and worthless jealousies
For when we have all come to know that
just to be kind and generous and considerate
is the greatest Of achievements peace will be
here--a glorious peace that rests securely on
the foundation of Good Will in the hearts of
men and not upon the plans and fears and bar
gainings that are all so futile and all so
worthless until hate finally is conquered
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-26
Aircraft's Limitations

Not so long ago the nation was exctedly told that
navies are obsolete and henceforth we should upon
aircraft for the national defense
BattleShips and such Col William Mitchell, then
OF the Army air service informed the world in that
emphatic way which is his, passe as the dodo.
The airplanes the thing, quoth he.
Yet Army airplanes this week have been trying to
destroy the condemned bridge of concrete which
the Peedee River at Albermarle, N. c.. and at this
writing is still standing. Splashed are its sides with
mud holed are the nearby banks of the stream and
pock-marked by exploding bombs is the neighbor-
hood, but the old bridge seems to be holding its own
To date according to the dispatches there has
been but one direct hit though the planes were flying
as low as 5000 feet where in war, they would be ex-
tremey vulnerable to anti-craft guns
If airplaneS flying in perfect weather in peace
time produce score like the above what would they
do IN war time in all sorts of weather over the ocean
at much higher altitude, with aircraft shells
bursting all about them and their target lodging
about below at twenty miles an hour or moreP
This is no trick question. And certainly it is not
the desire of this newspaper to bette the value of
aircraft They are of tremendous even vital impor-
lance and this will go increasing. They are in
diSpe1sable to either the Army or the Navy and this
TOO will be more and more the case as time goes on
But until the day comes when aircraft can cross
seas in any and all kinds of weather with the GER
tainty Of batteshps carrying vast tonnages of high
explosives; until they can take and hold Tertiary
winter or summer, rain shine the time has not ar
rived Tor scrapping DIR land and sea ornaments TO
rely entirely or even chiefly upon fragile ships of
the air. Y BIZ nm 49,
Likely enough that day will come. But is not vet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-26

prove that Athens is as much to
blame as Sparta. so his head is
laid on a chopping block, and he
makes his argument with the under
standing that his hearers, if I'M
convinced, may sever his head from
his body.
AS the argument proceeds, the
people of Archarnia divide into two
groups, one for killing him, and the
other for declaring his justified.
The war-group calls in a passing
general, Lamachus, who attacks
Dicaeopolis with a spear, against
which the farmer opposes his meat
spit.
The general, worsted, goes off in
huff to battle. Presently he re-
appears, defeated, wounded, and
profane; no modern satire has ever
so ruthlessly punctured the military
type.
The play ends with Dicaeopolis
selling Peace" in the form of wine,
to the Archarnians while they dance
in revelry with something of the
released Joy of Nov. IL, 1918.
HI. Copyright 1927. by Will Durant)
ITO BE Continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-26

predcament is that Johnston is. The organization
of the fiery cross was strong enough to GUST Walton
but by its gradual loss of caste is not powerful
enough to Johnston.
The fact remains that the Ku-Klux Khan and it.
pet doctrine of strong methods are responsible
for these Governmental miseres.
The determining factor that "got" Walton and
that will eventually get" Johnston was the declara-
ton Of martial law. The people will not endure the
insult of having their communities overrun with
bayonetS
To the Kluxers, again, we must charge the re-
sponsibity of such methods. For the klanSmen first
practiced the system of intimidation by force This
organization brought again into being in America the
idea of Government by might and reform by physical
punishment. And the khan psychology still regns
in Oklahoma where anti-klan and khan Gov
enor have resored to guns to uphold their positions
Well would it be for Oklahoma if she could impeach
the Ku-Klux Khan forever from influence in her
affairs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-26
The Christmas Shirt
BY N. d. COCHRAN.

we seldom stop to analyze ourselves in an effort to
ma OUT why we behave do under VARYING con-
oltlonS and surroundings We may speak of the
christmas spirit at this of the year but if we
are asked to explain what we mean it wouldn't be
easy to find the answer
Somehow or other we feel different Az we Geo
the vast crowds moving hurriedly through the citys
shopping district going in and coming out of the
stores, getting on suburban trains with pack
ages greeting friends and acquaintance we are con-
Sclous OF an atmosphere that is unlike that of other
seasons of the year
Gifts are material, of course but something in
tangible ano spiritual goes with them, belongs with
them at Christmas. We get heart-warming thrill
out OF planning and buying and giving and we get
some realization of what meant when it was
said that it was more blessed to give than to receive
In giving to others material gifts according to our
means, we give ourselves spiritual gift that expands
our own souls, which possibly have shriveled some
during the rushing remainder of the year.
Whatever we have of religion I'M our makeup no
matter what our creed, gets better play as we come
10 think OF others and how we can please them. We
actually enjoy unsefShness when we let that spirit
have its way with us. We enjoy seeing others happy
and the more we give way to the spirit the happier
we are ourselves.
So there must be some natural impulse inside our
hearts that could make happier all the year around
II we only understood it and knew how to handle it.
Now and then something happens that strs to the
depths the best there is in U.S. The emotional thrill
that Indy the world when he sailed across the
Atlantic in the sky and the tremendous and irstan-
ton.
Let us enjoy it while we may, for habit will soon
throw us back into the rut in which slide along
about eleven months of the year. 1t is neither crimi-
nal disgracefl to be sentimental and there is 10Y
In unseldsh devotion to others.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-26
One More Step

The Indictment in a neighboring county Of
a former State treasurer is important only as
being one more step in the reformation of
State and determination that public servants
shall serve the public without private interest
The courts will decide his guilt or inno-
cence. A grand jury brings the charge.
In this matter as in many others that have
led to the beginning of great movement for
public control of public office, The Times
played its part
The charge that former officials and citizens
had received money for services against the
public interest was first printed in The Times
on evidence which it believed was over
whelming.
That politicians, using their influence in
politics, should be able to secure commissions
on money of the State deposited in favored
banks is a condition which should not be per-
mitted.
That means that there is inevitably either
discrimination between banks or that money
is deposited in unsafe or hazardous hands
The Times has steadfastly maintained that
when the public knows the truth, the people
will protect themselves.
1t has an idea that the people do not be-
leve that politics for profit is at all necessary.
It has an idea that there are men who will
come to the public service satisfied to gain
only the honor of faithful performance of duty
and DESTROYS of nothing more than an oppor-
tunity to be of use to their neighbors.
The Times believes that the people have
been kept in ignorance of many practices and
customs and acts which would reveal the fact
that very many officials in the past few years
riding into power on waves of hate and passion
and prejudice have not served the people well
and have defed decency and the law.
The time has come to end trickery and sub
terfuge and skullduggery and to usher in a
government of the people, by the people and
for the people.