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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-12-22
A New Years Resolution.

81 hereby resolve that will not let
another year pass without getting all
the news of the county while it is
news, by subscribing for The Repub-
lican, Garrett County's leading and
best newspaper. 1t carries the news
and thereby makes the advertisements
in its columns the most valuable to
advertisers"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-12-22
EXTRA WRONG FONTS
By Scoop.
LOrdy, How She Blew.

Christmas comes but once a year,
as the old saying goes, but why bring
that up? 1t isn't what Scoop wants
to talk about anyhow. The fact is that
at this time of the year there is much
more important news than anything
Scoop could gather. Consequently,
there isn't much use of writing any
thing anyhow, because the makeup
man is just as liable to throw it out
as not. Maybe, however, if Scoop
wishes him a Merry Christmas he
may be considerate enough to print
this much.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-12-22
Postscript.

Postscript.
And while he's printing this much,
Scoop might just as we'll take this ad-
vantage of wishing all the readers of
The Republican a very Merry Christ
mas and happy, prosperous New
Year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
Waterways In
Currltuck To
Be Discussed

An important hearing, con-
cerning three proposed water
way improvements of vital in
terest to Currituck County, in
particular, and northeastern
North Carolina generally, will
be held at the Currituck Coun-
ty Courthouse, at one o'clock,
Thursday, June 10.
The waterways under consider
alton for Improvement are: The
channel from Albemarle Sound
to Point Harbor: the channel from
Maple. to the Inland Waterway;
and the channel from the Inland
Waterway thru Currituck Sound to
Currituck courthouse.
Farmers for many miles in the
vicinity of Currituck Courthouse
will be interested in channel i'm
provementS at that point for it
would mean facilities for better
shipping of crops by boat to Nor
folk. to the north. and points south.
The public in the vicinity of Maple
is similarly effected.
The Point Harbor improvement is
also of equal Importance. because it
would aid transportation between
Currituck and Dare Counties. as
well as all other points south of
Point Harbor. on the sounds and
rivers southwark of Point HarbOr.
\ preliminary examination OF
these channels. was provided for
10y Congressman Lindsay Warren
in the Rivers and HarbOrs act
approved January 21.
All interested parties are invited
TO he present. or to be represented,
particularly navigation interests,
and the officials of any county, city,
town. or association in the lOcalitf,
whose interests may be affected by
the proposed improvements. They
will he given an opportunity to
express their views upon the pro-
posed improvement. and to offer any
suggestions that are considered de-
,sirable in the interests of naviga-
ton.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
AGrdpe Vault
Gives Up Its
Awful Secret

A new use has been found
for a sample cement grave
vault that sets by the side OF
the road near Robinson's pecan
grove three miles east of Eliz-
abeth City.
This empty grave vault, placed
there years ago by a local vault
h,ilder as an advertisement for his
gruesome product has become mil
dewed with age and weeds have
grown up around it. 1t isn't much
i'm the way of an advertisement for
the vault maker any more. But ic
has a removable lid on 1t and Is
empty inside.
A certain citizen Of ,Currituck
County picked up weekend sup
ply Of corn liquor on his way into
Elizabeth City the other day. he
was afraid to park his car In town
with the liquor in it and he was
looking for some likely place along
the road where he could cache his
wet cargo until his busines In town
was finished. He espied that aging
and uninviting grave vault. No one
was in sight; he pried up the lid
with a tire tool and hid his liquor
| in the vault, leaving 1t there till
he had completed his trip to town.
That empty grave vault by the
side of the road near RobinsOn's
pecan grove probab'y could tell some
| interesting tolc-.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
TO PAINT N. {.
COAST SCENERY
Frank Stick, Well Known
Mural Painter To Spend
Summer on Coast

The matchless scenic beauty
of North Cardinals coast coun-
trv with all the bewitching
blues and greens of its sea-
scapes and the vivid puppies,
oranges and reds of its magic
sunsets; its dreamy marshes,
its majestic sand dunes, its en-
chanting woodlands and pleas
ing meadows are going to be
put on canvas by the one OF the
best mural painters in America.
Franck Stick, of Interlaken, \. j.:
internationally known for his mural
paintings. purposes to devote all OF
his art this summer to painting
scenes on the North Carolina coast
from Kitty Hawk to Hatteras. Ex-
cent for a number of oil paintings
of Roanoke Island made by Jacques
Busbee for the State Museum
several years ago. there have been
no noteworthy paintings of North
Carolina's enchanting coast country.
Our coast to date has been no re-
sort for artists.
But Mr.. Stick, besides being an
artist, is a pioneer and president of
the Carolina Development Co. who
are undertaking a ten year program
of development of Carolina beaches.
Mr.. Stick brought his family to
Elizabeth City this week and will
make his home here from now on.
He will spend much of his time on
his company's properties ON the
coast where he will make his sketch
es and studies, completing his paint
| ings in his studio which he will
establish in Elizabeth City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10

Cant we talk about something
this week besides women and
hoOtch." asked the Soda Jerker OF
the Bank Clerk the other morning.
"Sure. we'll talk about cats, said
the Bank Clerk.
Cats. said the Soda Jerker; Il
thought we weren't going to talk
about women this week.
"'The Bank Clerk declined to be
drawn into any funny business and
proceeded seriously to say:
81 see by the papers that great
national organization of sportsmen
has put itself on record as in favor
of Kidding the country of cats; the
thought occurs to me that the great
universal brotherhood of gun t0terS
may yet do their country service.
"Of all the animals that have be-
come domesticated and attached 10
llluu. lup Cil IL lhS iio''S 'N"''
tive and the most useless. Ihe
cat is Il contemplate parasite that
demands pampering and feeding and
gives nothing in return. 1t poses as
rat and mouse catcher and Will
never put itself out to eaten Il
mouse so long as it can find birds
or baby chicks to prey upon, or can
find food in your kitchen or pantry
1T spends its days pursuing, har'
rowing and destroying the bird life
of its environs and spends lis
nights pursuing and teasing its op'
posite- sex with hideOus snarls ana
screams that make human sleep I'M
possible.
"It is a prolific breeder of its tul'
desirable kind and a One-fOot, cat Is
productive of yard of kittens
every five or six weeks.
people who keep cats, don't as
rule, keep the kitchens; they pu'
the kittens in a bag, take them tc
the country and drop them by tht
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
VIRGINIA DARE
SHORES ORDER
IMPROVEME rs
Power House, Ocean Side Bath
House and Electric Light
ed Cement Walk to
Ocean

Orders went forth yesterday
from the administrative offices
of the Virginia Dare Shores
Company for the immediate
construction OF a power house,
an ocean side bath house and
an electric lighted cement
thorofare from the pier on
Kitty Hawk Bay to the At
lantic Ocean.
Plans are also under way for the
grading of streets and the construc-
ton of cement sidewalks and curb
ing on the entire property.
Order for cement for the power
house was placed Wednesday and
construction on the ocean shore
bath house will begin this week, to
be completed without delay.
The formal opening Of Virginia
Dare Shores attracted upwards of
a thousand visitors last Sunday,
hundreds of whom visited the prop
erty. The organization was hardly
prepared for the crowds that came
and transportation facilities were
not all that could be desired. But
everybody seemed to have Il good
time.
The normal Sunday crowds that
are expected thruout the summer
will be adequately taken care Of
Elizabeth City folk are enjoying the
delight and novelty Of being able tC
get to the coast by short automo
bile and boat ride and get back
home the same day, any hour OF
the day. The regular schedule OF
| the Virginia Dare Shores boats ap
pears elsewhere in this newspaper
| this week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
JhQ lBAlK CIGRK ANo. TIE SODA -JEPKER
THE GUN TOTERS AND THEIR RIVALS

roadside miles from home to prey
upon the bird life of the country.
1t is a miracle how single baby
Quail or the young of any song
bird ESCAPES amihiliatiOn by the
prowling cats that prey upon them
even in their most remote rural
haunts.
Between the gun-tOterS who call
themselves sportSmen and the mil
lions of cats that have attached
themselves to us, the bird life OF
America has become nearly extinct.
If the cats don't get the birds be-
fore they grow up. the Sun-toters
will get them in season.
"And so am glad to see the gun
toterS committed TO the idea OF
making war Oh cats. Shooting cats
requires even more skill and sports
manship than shooting birds and
spOrtsmen could have a deuce OF a
lot of fun for n few seasons if they
would leave the birds alone and
devote themselves to the sport OF
! tracking and killing cats
"But what would all the old
maids do if we took their cats
away from them?" asked the Soda
Jerker.
"In their loneliness and heart
hunger they might discover thai
there are greater thrills and more
romance in life than are to he fOunt
in fOndling an unresponsive four
legged pet" replied the Banl
Clark.
(Why not get tho book of tn
Bank Clerk and the Soda Jerker,
choice collection of their rich aDt
racy arguments? so cents by mail,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
Judge Moore
Finds JUDGING
No Easy Job

Judge Clayton Moore, rec
emily appointed by Governor
Mclean, under the Emergency
Judge act of the last General
Assembly, and who seems to
have pleased local folk i'm
mensely. on his initial appear
ance at this city this week, ap-
proaches his new judicial
honors and duties in no light
frame of mind.
ct is serious thing to me, that
one man should be charged with the
responsibility of passing judgement
on a fellow human" says Judge
Moore, "and l find no pleasure
in discharging a duty of this ma
ture. To discharge this duty faith
fully, requires careful reflection and
thought.
I'm some cases a judge has the
alternative of sentencing an offender
from minimum of four months on
the roads, to a maximum of ten
years in prison. Now one man,
must determine to what extent the
offender must he punished. and that
man must satisfy his own con-
science
Judge Moore is from William
ston. His term will not expire until
1929. The act under which he was
appointed, was created by the 1927
General Assembly, because the
courts of the state were so congest-
ed. that the 20 regular superior
court judges were unable to handle
the situation. Judge Moore recent
ly held court in WinstOn-Salem,
where one and two courts are prac-
tically underway all the time.
Cases that had been on the Grim
inal dOckets for four years. think
of it. came before Judge Moore in
WinstOn-Salem. he states, explain
ing that in some instances the cases
had to be mol pressed, or thrown out
of court because many Of the states
witnesses had died. A hundred and
thirty-five people were in Jail at the
time court opened. and many cases
could not be reached because numer-
ouS witnesses had left the state.
OF course n-Salem and
Forsyth County have population
of upwards of 10000 people. equal
to all the population of northeastern
crn North Carolina, but the con-
geSted condition of the courts, will
be found also thruOut central and
western North Carolina. and with
only four emergency judges to help
ont, the situation, it is quite likely
the problem will require further at
tention by the General Assembly of
1929. " .n ''- ."
Judge Moore has opened three
weeks term here, the last week of
which will he devoted to criminal
cases.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
MAYOR FLORA TAKES
THE POLICE IN HAND

Will there he Il Shake-up in the
local police department: Everybody
is guessing. One of the first official
acts of Mayor Flora was to ask the
CITY Council to turn the police de-
partment over to him for matter
of 60 or 30 days. The Council did,
Mayor Flora has some ideas about
that police department.; he thinks
he can inject pep and pride into
the force and get it functionin@ in
better order. The citizens are wish
ing him luck. The city manager
and city council are glad to let him
assume responsibility.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
ELIZABETH CITY MEN
FIRST ON THE GROUND.
Local Group Foresaw Development of Caro-
lima Beaches as National Year
Round Playground

Northern capital Will not
share alone in all the profits
likely to be made from the
development of the magic
coast country of Northeastern
North Carolina within the next
few years. Elizabeth City capi-
tai saw the possibilities first.
Elizabeth City capital is in
terested in what may be one OF
the most pretentious develops
ments on the whole Northeast
ern North Carolina coast.
Without knowing Of the plans Of
the New Jersey realtors who have
acquired approximately seventy-five
miles of ocean and bayside water
front properties on the North Caro-
lima coast between Kitty Hawk and
Hatteras, a little group Of Elizabeth
City capitalists began to lay some
plans for a development nearly two
years ago, resulting in the acquisi-
tion within the past year of about
$500 acres between Currituck
Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, just
north of Kitty Hawk.
The owners Of this property are
represented by the realty firm of
Gallop & Sawyer of this city and
those generally known to be inter
ested are w. G. Gather, Carl
Blades and s. B. Parker, with Gal
lOp & Sawyer.
The property lies between tho,
coast guard stations Of Kill Devil
Hill and Paul Gamiel's Hill and in
cludes Martins Point and Jean
Quite Bay. 1t is said to be the most
picturesque spot on the Atlantic
Coast.
A landscape artist was employed
last summer and spent more than
three months on the property. lay
ing off Il development calling for an
eighteen hole golf course and miles
and miles of motor roads, bride
paths and woodland walks. ~
The landscaping of the. property
would envolve an expenditure OF
hundreds of thousands of dollars
and perhaps for this reason, more
than for any other, there has been
no rush in promoting the develop.
ment; it is a rich mans playground
and would not lend itself readily to
popular price development.
Leonard Tufts himself, the found
er of Pinehurst spent several days
Oh the property last summer and
went away with the expressed re-
gret that he is no longer a young
man. IF. Ihad seen this first"
said Mr.. Tufts, "There would have
been no Pinehurst; if l were a
Young man I would like no better
opportunity than to devote myself
to the development Of this match
less region" 1t is understood that
Mr. Tufts has not abandoned inter
est in the property and keeps III
touch with the local projectors.
There is some talk Of a deal by
which the Carolina Development
Co., the owners of Virginia Dare
CONTINUED on Page -Four
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
MOVING $4,000
BARRELS IRISH
.SPUDSDAILY
Up To Our Eyes In A Crop
That Will Bring Over A
Million Dollars

Elizabeth CITY is up to It's
ewes in the biggest potato
movement in years. The
wharves and loading stations
are veritable bee hives OF IN
dustrv. swarming with laborers
handling the barrels of spudS
from the fields everywhere.
Quotations i'll New York, Pitts
buryh. and other cities controlling
the eastern market We're given at
SO TO 5000 for prime stock We'd
nesday night. Demand was light,
a light wire inquiry. and few local
sales, with Il decline of % to %
cents OH the market. largely as Il
result of rains. and buyers were
holding off.
But biz money is coming to north
eastern North Carolina these days
with many growers getting IS and
better in the fields. Potato men
are over worked. Every available
tranSportation unit in this section
has been mustered into service. At
night the Norfolk Southern wharf
becomes Il forest of maSts as mas
NOT been seen before i'll many IL
wear. Six sailing vessels unload
each night, several large power
boats. and two giant scow barges
have been pressed into service.
Each of the big barges will carry
5000 barrels of spuds.
The North River line on Wednes-
day handled over 5000 barrels OF
potatoes, practically all of them be-
ing from lower Currituck, where
Weld of - to one prevails. Pas
ouotank county on Thursday was
frantically digging an output that
WAS expected to run to 5000 barrels
or more in single day. Some
growers were shipping 800 barrels
and better. More than 80 cars OF
| 300 barrels each. will move out OF
! this city each day for several days
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
FIRST JUNE BRIDE

The first June Bride living in
Elizabeth City. according to Register
of Deeds. j. {. Spence, is Mrs.
Charlie Sawyer. who was married
Tuesday. Before her marriage, she
was Miss Laurey Simpson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. u. Simpson
of Morgan Street. "That girl got
one of the smarteSt boys in town.
says Mr.. Spence. and the couple de-
serves all those. presents the mer-
chants will give them
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10

Johnson.
Caretaker Of City Market-Walter
EaSOn.
The committees named are:
Finance. J. Hughes, chair
man: f. C. Conger and r. L. Vent
ers. City Market-E. NJ. Davis,
chairman: f. c. Conger and Noah
Bright. Ordinances-D. Ray kram-
er, chairman Noah Bright and I.
y. Morgan. Street improvements
E. ]. C0hoon, chairman {. n. Nor
gan and J. J. Hughes.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
NAMES FOR MONUMENT
COME IN SHOWERS

Let's say little this week about
the contest for a name for the
aviation monument to be erected
at Kill Devil Hill. Names are
pouring in faster than this news.
papers clerical force can prop
erly handle them. The contest
closes June goth. Those who
still have names to submit should
use the coupon elsewhere i'm this
newspaper.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10

THE Elizabeth City Chamber OF
Commerce has invited Capt. Charlie
Lindbergh to fly from Washington,
ID. c. to Kill Devil Hills; suggesting
that it would be a dramatic act OF
appreciation upon the part OF the
worlds greatest hero of aviation, to
lay a wreath upon Kill Devil Hill
as a tribute to the brothers Wright
who flew the first pOwer-drIven air.
plane ever flown, from Kill Devil
Hill "a years ago. The invitation
was cabled to Lindbergh i'll Paris
last Friday 1t will also be submit
ted to him by request OF President
Coolidge upon his arrival in WASH
ington tomorrow. 1t would he a
fine act of courtesy upon the part to
accept and would take but little OF
his time. just think of the rush
of spectators to Virginia Dare
Shores should he come?
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10

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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10

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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10

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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10

MARY LUCILE JONES, the 16-
year-oId daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. {. Jones of Edenton contributes
to this issue of The Independent a
notable historical essay OIL EdentOn
and its environs. 1t is a simply
written and studiOus tabloid history
of a town rich i'm historic interest.
To know EtlentOn you should read
"Chowanock Towne,' in the feature
section of this issue of The indie
pendent. Miss Jones is an EdentOn
High School stuudent and her essay
was the blue ribbon prize winner
in history writing contest sponsor
ed last fall by the ChOwan Fair.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-06-10
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Phoenix tribune., 1927-07-01
WelnickS' New
Market Popular
Shopping Center

Welnick's New Market at 4th
Avenue and Van Buren Street,
opened a short time ago, is now the
most popular shopping center in
Phoenix Mr.. Ed F. Welnick, man
ager of the new Welnick Market,
wants all the colored people of the
valley to know that they are cordial
ly invited to visit this new estab-
lishment when they want anything
in the line of fresh and salt meats,
fish, poultry and game in season.
Be it remembered, this is the only
market in Phoenix that receives its
fish fresh daily, and dresses it's poul-
try fresh every day. You are well
come to come in and look around,
whether you buy anything or not.
The old market, known as the Cal
ifornia Fish and Oyster Market, at
129 North 1st Avenue, is still open
and will be conducted along the
same line as before. Welnick Broth
ers want their friends and acquaint-
ances to visit the new market at 4th
Avenue and Van Buren, and become
better acquainted with the new To-
cation.
Phoenix tribune., 1927-07-01
o. 3S5 PHOENIX ARIZONA JULY, 1927

nue. of the world. The local commit
tee is expecting all the marching
clubs, drill teams and others who in
tend to participate in the parade to
bring on their best, for New York is
looking forward to seeing ElkdOm
arrayed in all it's splendor.
Harlemites in their two thousand
homes will ably take care of the Elk
World and their friends.