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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25

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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25
AN AUTOMOBILE
.L,IY VERY M AN
LOSES HIS JOB
And Then Things Begin 10
Happen To Distillers In
These Parts

Something has happened IN
prohibition law enforcement
here in Eastern North Carolina
and the explanation may be
found in a recent order to pro-
hibition officers to avoid the
employment Of Il certain auto
mobile liycryman in Elizabeth
City under penalty Ul losing
their Jobs. ...
Prohibition raid< in this vicinity
have been Il joke for years. Pro-
hihiiicu Officers come tu town with
nIapS and evidence against mnIuer-
nuS diStill"rS in this section. They
have invariably employed certain
we'll known automobile livcryman.
Whether This automobile driver
did Il thriving business with the
diS,illrrS. tipping them off cvrry time
the officers cam" To town would br
rather hard to prove. But 1t Is Il
uatoriOuS fact that the officers sci
dom ma'Ir capture. Some one al
ways told The di>tillcrS when the
officers were coming 1t did not or-
cur io the officers that the man
tL.v engaged to haul them around
waS in league with in" diStillcr$
II cnrlid not even lac proved that
Tine autnmuhilr driver WAS Il %o-b"-
tween for diStilIcrS aud prohibition
officers
But the heads of the prohibition
units vnrkin" in This section began
f. smell Il rat. Employment Of Il
certain driver r"aScd. And then
thugs began 10 happen. When the
officers came to town and started
nut with new drivers they began L"
make real haulS. Upwards of 10
or - still HAY" been broken up
around South Mills recently.
And since the officers are meeting
with more SucccSS it is now regard
r,l rs an indiSputablc fact that their
failures in the past were due to the
fact tha, somebody on the inside
WIS tipping the diStillrrs of, every
time the 0llicrrS planned Il series of
raid.
What has been going on at Eliz-
nbrlh city has been going on else
where in North Carolnn. 1t is SAID
bv those who ought 10 know that
within two hours from the time Il
bunch of enforcement officers land
ai New Bern. every diSiillcr with
in Il radius Of 10 miles Of that town
is notified.
These prohibition officers are paid
salaries ur $l.IW Il year. AT TINS
price The government gels Sl.aOo
men. They are aS II rule no match
for the cunning fellows in thc liquor
business: if they were they wouldn't
bp workim. for $l.5O0 Il year. And
men in the 81 800 class are too often
susceptible 10 bribery.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25

members of the present Board of
.iklernen come up for reelection;
sumr Of them are eager for re-elcc-
iinn. The members Of thc Board
are: First Ward. l.. Il. Armstrong
ami e. y. Morgan; Second Ward,
Noah Bright and -. Ray Kramer:
Third Ward. T.. e. Cungcr and }. j.
Hughes: Fourth Ward. r.. NJ. Davis
and T.. !. CuhuOu.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25
FISHERMEN HOPING FOR
MILLION DOLLAR CATCH
Northeastern North Carolina May Yet See
Such Season. If Present Conditions
Last Sixty Days Longer

For the first time in Is
years, general rejoicing pre-
walls among the fishermen OF
Pamlico, Croatan, and lower
Albcmarlc Sounds. Tho. inlets
have closed, taxes gone up, ana
Door seasons have taken the Joy
out of living, the gods OF the
sea are good to them now.
Reliable estimates place the
value of the February catch OF
Dare County fishermen alone
at more than 100000.
And the fish haven't begun to
run in quantity in the upper Abe
marie region. Gill net fishermen,
haven't been SO successful, and
many of them are taking their nets
from the water. but the most OF
he fish are caught in pound nets.
which are aided by salt, clear
water.
The fishermen were helped this
ear by good weather, that enabled
hen to get their nets in the water
early. Good catches were reported
II January. But February has more
than doubled the same month last
year. shipments over one line alone
70 Elizabeth City having amounted
TO about 1000 boxes. Almost as
many fish have gone by way OF Nor
folk. The average value OF box
Of fish this season is placed at $50. ?
Three -fourths of the fish shipped
to this city. are routed to Northern
points, and the shipments have
reached the point that the Norfolk
Southern fish train was started ten
days earlier than usual this year.
1t was not the intention Of the rail-
road TO begin this service before
March /, but pressure brought to
bear by the fishermen who were at
the mercy of the express company,
and tie Elizabeth City Ch6rnber Of
Commerce secured this service be-
ginning Monday Of this week.
The figures for the total number
of boxes of fish shipped during the
month Of February and March dur
ins the past seven years to northern
markets alone. are somewhat Of a
revelation. II. +. Black, General
Agent for the Wanchese line, which
is the biggest carrier Of fish from
points down the sound, gives the
following figures on SHIPMENTS to
Northern points during these months
which of course, do not include fish
consigned to Elizabeth City, over
his line. or by other boat lines.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25

pected to draw large crowds from
thruout the section, to see Just how
well Elizabeth City can come to.
ward being the real trade center
Of the section.
The fashion show will begin at
S 80 on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights at the Alkrama, and because
Of the large number of models to be
shown, the merchants will devide
nights.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25

Use your eyes but do not abuse
them. When you discern hint Of
dimness. tired feeling, and ache
in the eye-balls or repeated head
aches. be warned-its Nature cry
for help. Let us examine your Eyes.
DIR. J. n. HE..f-,ii.I..| y, iyr reel
alict~
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25
DIR. HAYWOOD GETS ONE
I-NM.lSKING BILL THRU

The Rev. Oscar Haywood, the
Representative from Montgomery
County may have failed in his
first effort to put an unmasking
bill thru the NGrth Carolina
General Assembly, but when he
introduced bill this week to
provide for the unmasking of the
Ku EluX Khan his bill went thru
i'm sixty seconds.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25
"IT'S GONE TO HELL,
SAYS ONE KLANSMAN
And That's The Way Most of Them Feel About
1t With The Resignation of Judge Grady
AS States Grand Dragon

This newspaper has got to
lind more work to do or pre-
lScntlv it will be out oi job
one after another of the enc
mics ct democracy, dcccncy
and lair play that it has oppos-
cd have been backed off the
boards. The latest is The ku
kluN klan. The klan in North
{ Carolina WAS dealt its death
blow this week in the rcSi%na-
tion uf its Grand Dragon
} Judge Henry \. Grady who
dCnuunccS the Imperial Wizard
ni klanIum and his methods.
With Judge Grady ont of the Khan
The organization is threatened with
Immediate ami rnmplrtr diSintCSra
,iom. \ prominent klau&man from
Il Nearby county talked freely to the
editor nf this newspaper this week.
He said with Il shake ot his head:
Its all gone to he'll: the prin-
riplrS of the Klam We're all right,
hut it couldn't he kept ont Of poll
tirc<." klaSmcn all over North
CaroliHa will folluw Judge Grady
out of the order
Here in Elizabeth city AMI Pas.
Quptank County the klan never got
Il foothuld. But il got II fuoih"ld
i'm parts of Camden. in turrilu"k.
in PrrpIimamS. in Ch0wan and III
Gates. II has maintained formid
able klavcrnS ut IIertfurd. at Eden
ton. at Curriturk &. H. ami ut
Gatc>yillc.
Its avOwcd principles made Il
Stron. appeal Ia Il lot of folk in this
section who were led into the thing
because they thought they cu%hI tu
hclon. to anything that pretended
la believe in God. in white Suprcm-
acy. i'm the separation of church and
State and in the preservation Of
America and its democratic inStitu
tiOuS.
The fact that Judge Henry A.
Grady. Il citiZcu Of superior char
actcr. intelligence and distinction
was the head of the klan in North
Carolina WAS the only further in
rlnrSrmcnt the klam needed.
But when the Imperial Wizard mt
Washington demanded Of Judge
Grady that he Use his Influence to
nut certain un-AmcriCam klan le%iS-
laiion thru the North Carolina
General Assembly under Il smoke
D. Srrcrn." Judge Grady r"iPlled. In"
Imperial Wizards legislation con-
trmpIatrd preventing the intcrnar-
rif",, of PruteStantS AMI Catholics
in North Carolina. put Il penalty OH
membership in certain Roman Cath
olit. orders in North Carolina and
marle unlawful the inlcrmarrias"
of bIark< and whites in North Caro-
lima. Evans hadn't taken the tr"ri-
Idle tn inform himself that the in
tnrmnrrisur of blacks and whites
had Ion" been prohibited hy law in
North Carolina.
When .Iu,I-r Grady refused to
hovr ANYTHING tn do with the Iru-
pcrial Wizar,l'> legislative program,
his resignation as Grand Dragon
waS tIcmanird. And the Imperial
Wizard uot Judge Grady'< rrSigna
ticr,. I'm u.Siyniny Judge Grady
s,id.-
IL foiurd the XII Kluy Klam in
.ood faith read its constitution
and its ritual. and aS they were
'rvuI,illrd and intrrprrted tu me
felt that there WAS an urgent need
zation .haSrd as it was upon the
~, .lt.Is a I'm
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25

When the eyes itch, burn, smart
or ache. there is something needed
besides a rub. You can't remove
eve defects with q rub of the fling
er. Our scientific examination will
reveal the cause. DIR. J. D. HATH
away Eve snnniolist1 -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25

,..- -, ,n the maiu thing. NJ
I'I7 .T;rE | have it. | think the
,-,nr,c , with tn" world is Bugs
never thought about tins
,ran>c mo>I ot the things
" f.. ,hiuk are r'rin=> that have
W. ,.,..b, about for thousands "i
yn one thought about bugs
y ,hopf ~ years as". Alex
r,J discovered mighty ric-
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.., .;an, men in Ganl Gaililr"
:n,rr,.J - telescope and dis
.,,,J other AMI bigger worlds
|a Ours, ,., -, ,,,,.,,.
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-, for little things. ANTI
Irnnpy Lc,a"c"h""h, u p1''h.
, riur mi~rro>copc about
,r, amt. looking thru
,.i.ro>ro,c. found drop ri
I r,,,.r ,c,mius with active. liv-
t,n,,>,i,. mr.,. Every whrr"
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miIji.nS upou millions .!
| that man had never =u">>rd
!. ,brrr before.
,r,rrv later au Italian hH Inc
D.. us Spallauzaut went Il step
,b.r ,hgu Iy,rUwruhurk autt gave
urrIl 70 new literature on bugs.
Ilaprani Ms The first MAN III
r,,rpJ :, catch Il single miCrohr.
,,,. /, anil watch the blamed
, work To his auIIZrmcnt he
,wn mirrnb,,~ aud separated.
n nf The new microbes thus
k,lrl split mp in the sam" way
from his singh mi"r"hc Il mul-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-02-25

Nnw | didn't grt my ilra about
: hius the worst enemy ~
|nsmd fr,m the hook. | houSht
book after I pIurkrd the idea
l the atmosphere where it has
FE hiownr. around fnr several
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
smith FURNITURE
NNEW QUARTERS

The Smith Furniture store, former
ly Of 9 East Main street, moved this
week to its new location, % West
Main, two doors west Of the Ellen
theater, and is now nearly settled In
its new quarters.
"This is undoubtedly the finest day
light store building IN the city," de-
clared Assistant Manager Meador
yesterday as he proudly surveyed the
firms new quarters. ''It is located IN
the heart of the shopping district, is
more commodius than the rooms we
previously had, and makes possible
the giving Of even better service to
our customers. Then, too, the en-
larged floor space provides oppostun-
ity better to display our stock"
The Smith store had for many
years occupied the building at 8 East
Main street, but found its expanding
volume Of business too large for the
facilities there available.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
SHOOTS A MOOSE;
DRAWS S1OO FINE

One hundred dollars was the pen
atty paid last week by Andrew
Blythe who, when hailed before JUS
tice of the Peace Axtell by Deputy
State Game Warden Frank Marshall,
admitted that he had killed a moose in
the vicinity of Buffalo Horn on the
West Galiatin.
Blythe asserted that he had shot
the animal by mistake, taking it for
an elk, but the fact that he skinned
it and took most of the meat, leaving
the head and hide, convinced the court
of his guilt. He paid the fine.
About the same time another
moose was shot and badly wounded
by someone on Buck creek and the
fact was reported to Deputy Marshall
by Earl Benham, who said that the
animal had appeared near his place.
Upon instructions he vent out, trailed
down the moose and killed it to end
its misery. Mr.. Marshall has been
making an investigation of the case
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
c. CURTIS HUFFINE
dies AT HOSPITAL

Cecil Curtis Huffine, II years Of
age, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Huff
fine Of Sour Dough. died Sunday
at the DeacOness hospital
where he had been brought a few
days before for treatment for intes-
final flu.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day afternoon at the Dokken-Getchell
chapel, and burial was in the Boze-
man cemetery. The pallbearers were
Fred and w. H. Rhear, J. C. and Joe
Huffine.
Curtis was born at Kingston, Roane
county, Tennessee, May 2, 1916. Three
years later the family came to Gal
latin county, locating near Fort FL
lis. At six the lad entered the Fort
ellis school, which he attended for
four years. Ait the time Of his death
he was a pupil Of the sixth grade Of
the Longfellow school Of this cidy.
Besides his parents, Curtis is sur
vived by two small sisters, lrma ane
Jacquelyn, and brother, Dan Huf
fine, who lives at Glacier park.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
LAST RITES FOR
GEORGE 7. SABIN

Funeral services for George T.
Sabin, who died Saturday, November
5, at the R. E. Hart ranch near Hell
ena from the effects of gas fumes,
were held at the DOkken-Getchell
chapel here last Thursday afternoon
at o'clock, the Rev. H. G. Klemme
officiating.
The rites were largely attended.
Burial was in the BOzeman cemetery,
the pallbearers being Morris Swan
son, Arnold Swanson, E. Rider, Gale
Stafford and Robert McBrOom.
Mr.. Sabin was born at State Cen
tire, Iowa, December %, 1899. He
came to Montana in 1912 and for
time resided with his grandmother,
Mrs Sarah Krause, near Hedges.
Later he attended the Polytechnic in
stitute at Billings, and in January,
1919, came to BOzeman. For two
years he was a student in the cleo
trical engineering department at
Montana State college.
Mr.. Sabin was married here July
%, 1921, to Miss Lena B. Cross, who
survives him. After living in Port
land for 18 months, thew returned to
this city and about a year and half
ago Mr.. Sabin built the service sta
tion on Seventh avenue. In June Mr..
Sabin went to Helena to engage in
a similar undertaking and at the
time of his death had early finished
a splendid and mOdernly equipped sta
tiOn there.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Sabin is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Ora K.
Sabin of Los Angeles. Calf, who
came here for the funeral; an uncle
an an aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lem
mer of Helena, and another uncle,
Clarence Krause of Cedarvile, Calf
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
BOBCAT-GRIzzLY
CLASH SATURDAY
Hundreds of Local Fans Will Go
to Butte For Big Event
Teams Evenly Matched

Saturday morning hundreds of
Bozeman and Gallatin county football
fans, as well as crowds from other
parts of the state, will journey to
Butte to see the Bobcats of Montana
State college clash. win their tradi-
tional enemies, the Grizzlies Of Mon
tana university.
From all indications the two teams
are fairly evenly matched, the edge,
if any, resting with the BObcat squad.
Hopes of local BObcat supporters are
high that the university's record of
1S consecutive victories over M. S. G.
will be shattered.
The Bozeman "Bobcat special train
will arrive in Butte at 1890 Saturday
morning, and the fans will immediate
ly assemble at Park and Arizona
streets for a Bobcat parade, which
will be headed by the NJ. S. G. band
Alumni, former students. and. BOze-
man fans will meet at the Silver Bow
club for noon luncheon, and from
there will 90 on special cars direct
to Clark park.
The Bobcat team will leave fol-
Butte this afternoon. Although or
/ Thursday Coach ROmney had not Civ.
en- out the lineup, it was believed he
would take with him nearly every
member of the squad. Every man ex
cept Wellington is reported to be il
good condition.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
NAMES
DEER LODGE MAN
BANK EXAMINER

Arthur J. Lochrie, cashier OF the
United States National Bank of Deer
Lodge, has been named by Governor
j. E. Erickson to succeed Bank Ex-
aminer Jay G. Larson, who has re-
signed, effective January 1, 1928, to
accept a position with a large Pacific
coast banking house.
Mr.. LOchrie is a native of Iowa. In
March, 1900, he was appointed cash
ier of the Drummond State bank
which he managed until December,
1910. In 1912 he organized the Powell
Building and Loan association and
has been its president for the last
decade.
Mr.. Larson became state examiner
three years ago, and during his ad-
ministration has succeeded in placing
many of the states banks on a firm
financial basis.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
FARM HOME week
EXCITES INTEREST
Splendid Program Has Been Ar
ranged for Farmers and Farm
WOmen-LOw Rail Rates

The program that is being prepared
for Farm and Home week and the
general interest among farmers,
stockmen and farm women in this
annual meeting at Montana State col
lege, insures that the coming session,
January 2-6, will be one of the most
instructive and best attended gather
ings of its kind ever held IN the
state, says j. c. Taylor, director OF
the Montana Extension service.
Railroads again have granted spe-
cial fare and a third for those who
attend the Farm and Home week
meetings ard plans are being made
to run a special train from eastern
Montana. Many county and district
fairs of the state last fall gave free
trips to BOzeman meeting as prizes
to outstanding exhibitors and a num-
Der Of organized agricultural COM
munities are planning to send one or
more as delegates.
The Montana Farm bureau will
hold its annual meeting on Monday
and Tuesday of the week, with pros
poets of delegates from practically
all local units of the organization.
l0efe Will De buISo ScAcIdA eo-
semblies during the week held at ii
, o'clock Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
mornings. M. L. Wilson, agricultural
economist, and H. c. Vaughn, head OF
the livestock department at MOntana
State college are listed among the
speakers.
Crops, livestock and. dairy programs
are being arranged and there viii be
meetings, lectures and demonstrations
for farm women throughout the week
The crops meeting promises to at.
tract a large number since the pro
gram vii, emphasize latest develop
mentss in 5.4Dor and time saving ma
chinery and methods in production
and harvesting. The program is be
ing arranged jointly by the agronomy
agricultural economies and agricul
tural departments at Montana Stat
college.
The Montana Potato improvement
association viii hold it's annual meet
ing Wednesday and Thursday 0
Farm and Home week. Attention vii
be centered upon certIfication meth
ods, cooperative tests in other state
and improvement Of marketing meth
DDS.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
new firm TAKES
CHRYSLER Agency

Formation of new firm, the State
Auto company, to take over the
agency for Chrysler cars in this ter
FitOry from the Smith Motor company
of Helena was announced this week.
The territory allotted the new con-
Germ includes Gallatip, Park, Madison
and Meagher counties. G. A. SkjOns-
by, who is interested in the Northern
Automobile company, viii manage the
agency and will have as assistants
Paul Lepiner, formerly with the
Northern Auto, and r. S. Nicely Of
Livingston. The latter will move his
family to Bozeman in the near future.
Offices and show rooms for the
State Auto company have been OBJ
tanned in the A. Al. Allen building at
3O3 East Main street, and full line
of Chrysler cars will be carried. Ex-
elusive Chrysler service and repairs
will be featured.
Mr.. SkjOnsby, who is an automobile
man of large experience, will direct
operations for the four counties and
appoint associate dealers in the vari-
Gus cities and towns Of his territory
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
KIDDIES TO GET
long VACATION

More than two weeks vacation viii
be given teachers and pupils of Cal
latin county high school and OF the
city grade schools this year. At meet
ings held last week the school boards
announced that the institutions would
be closed on Friday, December 16.and
would not reopen until Tuesday,. jan
uary 3.
The action taken, it was stated,
was on the recommendation Of the
principals and to give both teachers
and pupils opportunity to take advan-
tage of special holiday railroad rates.
1t has also been learned that the Holy
Rosary grade and high schools will
close for the Christmas vacation on
December % and remain closed until
January 3.
The Thanksgiving vacation of the
public grade and high schools VIII be-
gin Thursday, November "a and con-
tinue until the following Monday, No.
vember %. The Catholic schools vii
Be closed on the same dates.