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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

Return
II Mrs. N w. Alessi and children who
has been sojourning at the various
beach resorts in California has re-
turned to her home in this city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

Returns To City
Mrs. N. M. Mattingly has returned
TO her home in this city after a
two months stay in Allen, Texas,
where she visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Tucker. Mr.. Tucker is her
brother.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

Resumes Practice
Dr. G. H. Lund has resumed his
office work following three months
vacation in Europe.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12
On Vacation

On Vacation
Louis Heger is on a two weeks va
cation and r. G. Burdett is taking
his place as representative in this
city of Armour and Company.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12
Ceturns From Berner's

Returns From Berner'S
John Haas motored to Berner's
Sunday and brought Mr. and Mrs.
George Haas home after a weeks va
cation at the resort.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

To California
Miss Florence Overton and Mrs.
May Rigdon, who have been guests
for some time at the H. A. Wimberley
home, left yesterday afternoon for
Long Beach to spend the REMAINDER
OF the summer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

Returns From Phoenix
j. H. Fairbanks has returned II
Phoenix, where he visited over
past weekend with q brother.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

From Chicago
E. ]. Condor, Jr, of Chicago is IN
this city on a business mission with
the Arizona Edison company
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

Leaving FRIDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Williams and
son, James, Jr., will leave Friday for
d month on the coast.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Anderson motor
ed to Pinery canyon Sunday wnere
they passed the day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

Purchases Car
Mike Debarnardi GIG Fourth street,
has purchased a new ChevrileU capro-
let,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

Sheriff Here
George Henshaw sheriff from Tomb
stone, was in Douglas Monday attend
ing to business affairs.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

walter Morris is now making his
home in Bisbee. He is doing construct
ion work that. is now going on there
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

From Leslie
Monday from his home near Leslie
canyon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

BrOphy Here 81.
James E. Brophy was in this city
Sunday having motored down from
his home in the hill city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-12

From Las Cruces
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Bell of Los
Cruces, New Mexico, have been guests
at the home of Mrs. A. w. Iouck on
Eleventh street. They remained in this
city over the week end.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
Map of Nome and Seward Peninsula
TELEPHONE SUBSIDY APPEAL.

WHEREAS. the statement of facts and figures furnished by the Alaska Telephone and Telegraph Company to the Alaska Road Commission, show conclusively that said public utility is not and cannot under pres ent conditions become self-support- ing until placed in workable con- dition, 50 be 1t
 RESOLVED: that the Legislature of Alaska be petitioned for the con- tinuance of said Subsidy for the next two years and to open negetia- tions with the Alaska Tel. and Tel. O.. toward purchasing said system of communications and to he placed under the control and operation of the Alaska Road Commission.
 (kttest:) A. POLET.
 Secretary Northwestern Alaska
 Chamber of Commerce.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
SHIP SUBSIDY APPEAL,

as. when added to the net profits make total not exceeding the total amount of the subsidy such contractor would be entitled to re- ceive under the prior provisions of this Act"-
 AND WHEREAS. in the opinion of this Chamber of Commerce. the said proviso is criminatory, unfair and prejudicial to the service con- templated and inconsistent there- with;
 RESOLVED. that said Chamber pray, and it does hereby pray the legislature to repeal said Section Nine aforesaid. and to grant the subsidies absolutely for the next two years.
 RESOLVED FURTHER. that du- plicate copies of this resolution and petition be sent to the Governor. the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Represen- tatives.
 Attest: A. POLBT.
 Secretary Northwestern Alaska
 Chamber of Commerce..
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
RESOLUTION RE.MAINTENANCE OF SNAKE RIVER HARBOR PROJECT.

WHEREAS; The City of Nome In conformity to the rules of the War Department in the matter of Water way Improvements on Dec. 33, 1917 entered into an agreement with the War Department to pay annually Two Thousand Five Hun. dred Dollars as its portion toward the maintenance and improvement of Snake River Harbor and Basin. and
 WHEREAS; the harbor improve ments have proven a benefit for the entire section in the reduction of rates and in the facilitation of transportation facilities. and
 WHEREAS; the Seventh Legls- lature realizing that tho burden should be borne by the Territory instead of the City passed an act relieving the City of Nome the 1s3S and 1S3e payments, and
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

. thousand square miles of new country In . mineralised belt. Pro- spectors would 50 into this area, knowing that if they found pay gravel of moderate value. they would have means of transporting the supplies needed. at a reasonable cost.
 FIFTH, (Lode Mining)-Within fifteen miles of the proposed high way-tramway project on the Kug- ruk River there Is known to exist. a mineralized contact, with geolog- ical conditions favorable for the production of Silver-lead ore. Some development work has been done on this contact and trial shipment made to the Shelter to determine the value of the ore. This was found to be satisfactory, but under present conditions the cost of tran sportation to the coast is SO high as to discourage further developing and prospecting. The proposed highway-tramway project would materially assist in the development of lode mining on the Kugruk river and in other localities contiguous to the route.
 SIXTH. (Reindeer) Reindeer ranges on which large herds aggre- gating over one hundred thousand head, are now and probably will all ways be. maintained. are located on the Kobuk, Buckland, Kugruk and
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
RESOLUTION AND PETITION OF THE NORTHWESTERN ALAS KA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Nome, Alaska, January 20. 1927.
 WHEREAS THE LEGISLATURE of the Territory of Alaska in 1921. tS. L. 1921. Chapter 32). provided for subsidy to aid coastwise ship ping in Southwestern Alaska; and in 1923 likewise provided for sub sidies to aid shipping (S.L. 1928. Chapter 47), Nome to Kotzebue; and in 1925 again provided for sub sides to aid shipping (S.L. 1925. Chapter 15-St. Michael to Nome and Nome to Kotzebue; and Chap ter 4s, Bristol Bay to Norton Sound);
 AND WHEREAS 1t is found that by the terms of said Chapter IS, s. L. 1925. Section 5. discrimination is made in said legislature against vessels on the St. Michael to Nome and Nome to Kotzebue route by oroviso "that only such part of the subsidy shall be paid the contractor
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
SNAKE RIVER HARbOR APPEAL

WHEREAS; the City of Nome is not at this time in position to meet these payments without seriously crippling City finances, so be 1t
 RESOLVED; that we petition tho Eighth Legislature to authorize the Territorial Road Commission for Alaska to pay out of funds ap- propriated by the Territorial Leg islature for the construction and maintenance of Roads, trails. brid. ges, ferries etc. in the Territory of Alaska, the sum of Two Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars annually for the next two years. to relieve the City of Nome of its obligation and agreement.
 The above resolution was adopted unanimously by the Northwestern Alasks Chamber of Commerce at . meeting held on the 10th day of February. 1927.
 (Attest:) A. POLDT.
 Secretary Northwestern Alaska
 Chamber of Connsree. Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

the immediate future, of the pro- posed arterial highway-tramway. towit:
 FIRST (Gold Mining)-in the Kougarok mining district on the Kougarok River and its tributaries, there are over seventy-five miles of gold bearing streams which would be profitable to work with dredges or other modern methods of min ing. and which it will require forty years or more to exhaust, provided only that reasonable transportation costs for supplies and fuel can be secured by the construction of a public highway such as the pro- posed extension of the Nome-Shel- ton tramway would furnish Un- der present conditions only very limited mining operations can be carried on in the district. as the cost of transportation is prohibitive, being one hundred and fifty dollars or more per ton.
 SECOND Gold Mining g)-The known placer deposits on Candle Creek. other tributaries of the Kee- walik River. The Inmachuk River and it's tributaries are of such great extent that it will require thirty years or more of continuous opera tions on large scale by modern methods of mining to work them out
 THIRD, (CoaD-The Kugruk
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

River coal field contains millions of
 tons of . good grade of Lignite
 coal which when mined in reasonab-
 ly large quantities. can be produced at cost of not to exceed two dol lars per ton at the mine. The Cn- ited States Geological reports show that the minimum thickness of the kugruk coal seam is over eighty feet. This seam will give . pro- duction of at least eighty thousand tons per acre of ground. The coal seam and enclosing rocks are per- petually frozen. thus no timber is required in mining. hence the low cost of production. Coal is a prime necessity for carrying on placer and lode mining operations as we'll as for domestic use. Cheap fuel, which could be furnished by the proposed highway project. would greatly stimulate mining and pres pecting on the Kougarok, Inma- chuk. kugruk, Keewalik Rivers and their numerous tributaries which are now known to be gold produc- ing streams and which have already produced many millions of dollars under adverse conditions
 FOURTH. (Prospecting) The proposed highway-tramway would result in new country along it's route being prospected for distan- ces of ten to twenty miles or more on either side, thus opening up over
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APPEALS FOR NOME CANDLE TRARoA0

quired. because of the great bsns- nts to be derived from the develop ment of the area served.
 (sisned by the residents of Sew ard Peninsula )...........................
 AND
 WHEREAS. the citizens of Nome and Seward Peninsula have petition ed the Legislature of Alaska to make such appropriations as may be required and to MemorialiEe the Congress of the United States, to the end that the Alaska Road Con- mission may be authorized and pro- vided with funds to extend the Nome Shelton tramway as . public highway to Candle and Keewaiik by the way of the Kougarok mining district and the Kugruk River coal. fields. and
 WHEREAS. the Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce has for a long period of time agitated and used every effort to bring about the rehabilitation of the transportation facilities across the Peninsula. 50 be 1t,
 RESOLVED. that the Northwest ern Alaska Chamber of Commerce heartily endorse said petition and urge the Alaska Legislature to give this matter an early and earnest consideration.
 (Attest): A. POLET,
 Secretary Northwestern Alaska
 Chamber of Commerce.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
PETITION TO THE Alaska Territorial LeSislature.

Nome, Alaska, January 20. 1927.
 The undersigned residents of Seward Peninsula do hereby most respectfully request, and strongly urge, the Eighth Session of your Honorable Body to take such ac- tion as may be necessary and to make such appropriation as may be the Congress of the United States to the end that the Alaska Road Commission may be authorized and provided with funds to extend the Nome-Shelton tramway as public highway to Candle and Keewalik by way of the Kougarok mining dis trict and the Kugruk River coal fields.
 Your petitioners respectfully rep resent and earnestly believe, that the following statements and req sons for the urgent need of some means of highway communication between Nome and the Northern part of Seward Peninsula will upon full investigation by the Alaska Road Commission. or other author ized agency, be found to most fully justify the Territorial Legislature and the Congress of the United States, in providing the funds re- quired for construction work, in
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

Kougarok Rivers. It will be of
 beneat to this industry to have over land communications between Nome and the various ranges, and the proposed hishway-tramway will be available for use in shipping slau- ghtered meat In October and Novem Der of each year, which is the best season for slaushtefing..
 FINALLY-The proposed high way-tramway project is essential to the further development of Seward Peninsula as 1t would provide con- nection with Nome as . base of sup plies for miners and prospectors and it would also provide for the distribution of coal from the Kus- ruk fields to interior points, and your petitioners believe that 1t is one of the most important highway projects that can be undertaken in Alaska. and one that will return such large and permanent results fin the development of Seward Pen insula as to warrant many times the cost of construction and mainten- ance.
 Your petitioners pray that your Honorable Body give the proposed highway-tramway project your earn est and prompt consideration. and we believe that the closest examin- ation of the matter will be convinc- ing as to its feasibility, and be found to justify the expenditure re-
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
AND PETITION OF NORTHWESTERN. ALASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Nome. Alaska. January 20, 1927.
 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska in the year 1925 provided for Subsidy to aid in the reconstruction. rehabilitation and maintenance of the Telephone lines of Seward Peninsula. and
 WHEREAS, the granting of the Subsidy (while limited) has proven of immense benefit to the industrial and commercial interests of our Peninsula, and:
 WHEREAS. there is still . con- siderable portion of said Telephone system rem aiming in bad condition and should be put in operation. aad.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-05
A One MILLION TO MAKE KILL!
DOLLAR EP0CHDEVIL HILLS
NEAR ITS END WORLD FAMOUS.

Preliminary steps to perfect
a nation wide organization of
a Kill Devil Hills Memorial
Association were taken last
night at d meeting of a small
group in Elizabeth City who
outlined a tentative program to
be submitted to prominent cltl-
bens locally and throughout
the Albcmarle region within
the next few days.
Present at the meeting last night.
among others were W. G. Gather.
II. &. Job. q. +. Gilbert. Raymond
Sheely. W. II. Culpepper. Frank
Winch and W. o. Saunders. The
idea of Kill Devil Hills Memorial
Association was first suggested hy
Mr.. job IA few weeks ago and be-
gan to fire the imagination of COM
munity leaders when they were
shown letter from Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Edw. l..
Warmer whiHh is reprinted else
where in The Independent.
The proposed Kill. Devil Hills
Memorial Association will have as
its objective the preservation of the
site of the first airplane flight and
celebrating annually or occaSional-
ly i'm commcmOratiOn of the areo-
nautical history made ut Kill Devil
Hills hy the brothers Wright in the
early years Of the present century.
Distinguished American aviatorS
including Commander Byrd anu
ChaS. \. Lindebcrgh. and diStln-
guiShed friends of aviati0n inclld-
ing Secretary Warner. Secretary 0f
Commerce Hoover. Henry and EdSel
Ford, ROdman Wanamakcr Frank
4. Tichen0r and others will he IN
vitcd to lend their names and sup
port to the association.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-05
.N0w WNeed
More Catfish
And Tadpoles

Only three cases of typhoid
fever are reported in Elizabeth
CITY this month and all three
cases are said to be in families
that have not been inoculated
with anti-typhoid serum. Just
a few years ago one physician
alone boasted OF 90 cases at
one time.
Many things are contributing to
the better health of Elizabeth City.
Under municipal ownership there
has been marked improvement i'll
the city water supply and the city
is getting potable water at all times
for the first time in years. Milk
inspection is giving the city cleaner
milk. The fly nuisance has been
largely abated by the elimination oI
the family cow in town and the
passing of the livery stables. Bet
ter sanitary conditions generally
prevail.
What the city neds now IL more
catfish and tadp0leS III PaSquotanS
River. Catfish AMI tadpoles arc
the sclvengers Of fresh waters.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-05
TURNING THE LIGHT ON A DARK SUBJECT

that rot caught out in the silence
and protection Of il Nays Head
night. Given this enchanting SET
tin" Il red -hlUodrd man could no
more keep his head out of Il woman :
lam or il woman keep her fingers ollt
of a hc-manS hack hair. than Il
russv cat could resist Il bed of cat
min. In such hours Nature came
into her own and man-made laws
and conventions were left on the
mainland.
but the automobile found its
WAY TO Nays Head last summer ana
row the beaches are full of auto
mobiles. running up land down.
hither. and criss-croSS the heacheS.
4 couple on the beach or on SAND
hill Mt Nays Head after dark this
SIMMER has no more privacy than
the mir of hands on the town clock.
You can no more than settle down
and begin to feel sentimental any
place, before the whole landscape
is lit up by the blare of a pair OF
headlights and YOU have TO sit NJ
perfectly straight and decorous like
and appear aS cold and indiqcrent
as a snowman.
YES sir. the automobile and it,
HEADLIGHTS have taken all the thrill
and romance ont of summer nights
at Nass Head and wives just have
to he wives and husbands nus
! bands"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-05
Seek Cdrne31e
Medal For
Edenton Hero

\ Carnegie medal will = be
sought for Capt. Henry Jones
OF the Edenton-Mackeys Terry
boat Van Nvvenheim W h o
single handed rescued tour
Negroes from a Watcrv grave
in Albenarle Sound on Sun
dav. july "a.
\ more dramatic act of hrrolSm
has not been performed i'll this sec
tion i'm Years. \ Negro driving Il
Ford car lost his head and backed
hi, car overheard from the terr!
boat. Five occupants OF the car
were cntrappcd in the car which
went to the bottom.
Can't. Jones was overheard i'll ah
instant and divcd repeatedly uhtil
br had eXtricltcd four ot the
NEGROES and brought them alive L"
the surface. The fifth occupant ol
the ill-fated Ford. Il baby was
drowned.
Handicapped by the weight "l MS
own cIothiu- and nearly exhausted
in the ordeal of reScuin@ the f"ur
admits. Capt. Jones continued 10
e. ,i,,, ln.t hnhv until cOmVlnc-
ed that its rcScue was hopeless.
And yet when this newspaper
tried to get IL photo of her" Jones
be rebeIled. refusing to lend himself
to any publicity enterprise. III
,,,. inst in line with my duty and
dou't see why anybody Shonid
make Il great ado over IT, says
Can't. Jones with a hurt ana mar
aSScd air.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-05
But There Had to Be An End
Some Time to Those Hand
some Pay Rolls

With more than a million
dollars worth of building con-
struction nearing completion
in Elizabeth City and no not
able work in sight, the building
trades in this city are facing a
serious situation.
The new Carolina Theatre, a
$12a 600 job is practically complet-
ed: the city'S new quarter million
dollar filter plant and pumping sta
tion is nearly completed. The new
Virginia Dare Hotel. Il $600,WN job
will he completed within few
weeks. Moses Palmer. the cOntrac-
tor is putting the finishing touches
on Ziegler 4 Sons mortuary cS-
tabliShment, the finest funeral
house in Eastern North Carolina.
These four projects alone total ap-
proXimatcly a million dollars and
have given employment to scores
of skilled artisans and labOrerS.
releasing pay rolls of many tllouS-
andS of dollars week.
The building trades in Elizabeth
City have had Il fat time of it for
nearly Il year, but there are lean
times ahead. The recent fire which
gutted the store of the Sharl,er &
White Hardware Co.. calls for the
rebuilding Of that store and there
are many new dwellings, going up
all over town. Resident carpen-
terS, maSOnS. plaStererS and paint
ers probably will find ample work
To do. hut scores Of floating labor
erS and transient artisans wh0
were imported for the big munich
pal and hotel jobs will be moving
on to jobs elsewhere.
But out in the country the farm
erS with the help of Il kindly Mother
Nature are doing their stuff in
great shape this summer. There
are more pigs and poultry Oh Pas
Quotauk County farms than evsF
before and bumper corn and pea
crops on which To feed them. And
there is Il good cotton acreage this
season ut Il time when the outlook
for cotton is good on account of the
reappcarance of the boil weevil on
Il devastating scale farther south.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-05

COMMANDER JAS. 4. PRICE
THE transfer of Commander Price
from the Seventh Coast Guard Dis
trict, headquarters of which are In
this city, will be viewed with regret,
not only among the 300 Coast
Guards of which he Is head, but
amdng civilian folk generally to
when he has endeared himself dur,
ing his stay of nearly four years in
Elizabeth City. He will be assigned
to the superintendency of the Sixth
District with headquarters In
Lewes, Del. i'm October. AS a chlef
who had risen from the rank OF
natrolmen, and knowing the men
thru "a years Of service, IL years as
surfman and eight years as keeper
of station, Commander Price MADE
himself one Of the best loSed heAAs
in the Seventh District, with the
men i'm active service, and with the
retired Coast Guards who were so
pleased with him. that they made
him presiden of the Surfmen's
Mutual Benefit Association. He Will
he succeeded in Elizabeth City by
Commander O. A. Litchfield OF
Green Bay, Wis, a former Vermont
l.
er and now head of the llth Ds-
trict. ZOeller Photo.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-05

Il haven't heard of amy scandals
from Nays Head this summers
said the Bank Clerk to the Soda
.Ierkcr. "and it moves me to wonder
what has conn over the Albcmarle'S
ancient and popular seaside resort
There il something in the sea-
food, the salt air. the primitiveneSS
and the 0bScurity of Mays Head
that seems TO exert an AphrodiSiacal
influence on certain types who fire.
Uuent the place during the summer
vacation season. and along about
the latter part Of July one begins to
hear of strange love affairs and wlld
nartips on the sand hills. But |
haven't heard Il whisper OF any
thing improper all summer. What 5
the answer"
"AutomObile headlights. replied
the Soda Jerker with an air OF au-
thOrity.
Automobile headlights! eXcEalll'
ed the Bank Clerk.
"Yes sir. automobile headlights!
repeated the Soda Jerker.
"There aint no privacy on the
beaahes and sand hills of Mays
Head anymore. In all the days gone
by amorous couples would stroll on
ON the beaches or on the sand hills
i'm the starlight. Maybe thes
wouldn't have a single improper
thought between them, but wrap
! ped in the protection of the mystic
night. the still small voice OF con
science subdued by the booming q
the sea and their blood singing VIII
the wine of the amOrous Winds the'
couldn't 20 very far without De
in- drawn deliriOusly close to ON
another.
Billing and cooling, necklng ant
spOoning were the most hatura
things in the world to any connl
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-05
SAVE POSTAGE STAMPS
on GUYS LIKE THIS

Try this on these hard-bolleo guys
who tell YOU to save your postage
stumrS. A gentleman who has been
ov.iu" this newspaper bill for
.overul wears recently requested our
ok-keeper to save postage S'ahA'>
by not pe<tering him with bills ever!
month. The idea appealed 10 lis
and we saved Il stamp this month
hv sending the gentleman IL bill Ill
Il plain envelope and leaving the
hostage of. The postmaster ho'i-
fled the gentleman that there was Il
..r,stage due" letter in the office
for him. he called. paid the post
age and took ont our bill. we Sa'e''
Il stamp and thank him for MS Sus'
geStiOn. .... .. ---. -