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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
NEW COAST GUARD HEAD
HAS MUCH EXPERIENCE
New Commander of Seventh Dis.
trict Has Seen 90 Years Of Sery-
ice, The. Only 30 Years Old - s.

Commander q. 4. Littlefield, who
comes to this city from Green Bay,
Wisconsin to take charge of the
Seventh Coast Guard District. is
only - years old. but he's had lots
of service. Commander Littlefield
entered the Life Saving Service
Sept. l. 1891 when only II years.
of age. He WAS born at Block Is
land. Rhode Island. June !. 1880.
the son of Capt. and Mrs. a. VI.
Littltficld. his father being II vete-
ran Seafaring man.
Surfman Littlefield served at
Sandy Point Green Hill. and Watch
Hill Stations in the third Coast
Guard District for Il period of y
years. lie served aS officer in
charge Cf Sandy Point and Green
Hill Stations. During 1913 he was
absent from the service for six
months to take up Il special course
Of study ut Providence. Rhode Is
land.
He WAS commended during the
World War by Naval Commanders
Vanderbilt ana Merriman for duty
performed in connection with the
operation Cf Naval craft during the
period of submarine activity off the
North Atlantic Coast. He partici-
pated in the usual wreck duty i'll
cident To II years of service at sta
tiomS guarding important steamship
lanes.
He w;lS assistant to the District
Commander of the First District for
four years. and has been in charge
of the Eleventh District extending
from Chicago, Illinois to Duluth
Minnesota. with headquarters at
Green Bay. Wis. since November,
1924.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
Auto Filling
Stations Sell
Much Liquor

That most of the operators
of automobile filling stations
on rural highways are engaged
in the illicit sale of liquor is
the expressed opinion of FEEDER
al Judge Isaac M. Meekins of
this city. Judge .Meekins
voiced his opinion in the U. S.
Court at Washington, n. G.
this week.
Judge MeekinS made no bones
about saying that he looked with
suspicion upon any roadside filling
station man who WAS brought into
his court on Il charge of selling
liquor. He said he was confident
that most of the operators of filling
stations were selling liquor OH the
side. He was quoted by the News
& Observer as follows:
Il do not mean that all of them
are doing it," he said. but it is very
evident to me that NEST of them
are. They could not possibly make
a living out of the small profit they
get from the sale Of gasoline. When
q man comes up in court. charged
with violating the prohibition law.
and when / find out that he IS
operating filling station appear
ances are very. very much against
him"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
TUESDAY. WEEK
Is ABAD JAY
FOR WILDFOWL
But There Will Be Only Three
Hunting Days To Shoot
Them During First Week

Next Tuesday week, Nov
ember will be a bad day for
geese and ducks in Currituck
and Dare Counties, for a three
months open season begins on
that day, and from hundreds
of blinds. and batteries and
points of vantage along the
shores, slaughter will be waged
a plenty.
But luckily for the geese anu
ducks this year. the second day OF
the month is Il lay day as well us the
9Th. For no hunting is allowed on
Wednesday or Saturday. the dates
of these days and there will be only
three remaining days in which to
slaughter geese and ducks during
the opening week of the sason.
There will he plenty for the ducks
to eat this year, and geese are com
ing south i'm great numbers already
Wild geese made their appearance
IN many localities several days ago,
the colder weather in the north driv-
ing them south in great numbers.
That Currituck is blessed this
season with duck food in plenty
and can well expect as good shoot'
ing as IT has ever known Is the
Opinion of Jasper b. White Oh
Waterlily who is we'll known to
American spOrtsmen. Mr.. White
saws that "Currituck has had n lOn@
siege of south and west winds dur
ing the past few months. bringing
fresh water from Roanoke and other
rivers into the sounds. This has
made the water fresh and sweet tf
an unusual degree. causing the wild
duck foods to grow unhampered by
the salt water that flows into Cur
rituck Sound from Hampton Roads
when the wind Is north. The three
best kinds of all duck foods are
Wild Celery. Sage Pond Weed, ant
CONTINUED Oh page Two)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21

"They tell me Mack MOrrisette Is
sore ON the directors of the New
Virginia Dare Hotel because they
didn't give local furniture dealers
deal on the furniture said the
Soda Jerker to the Bank Clerk.
"Well Mack hasn't got any kick
coming to- him." said the Bank
Clerk; ''when furniture dealer
advertises that he'll stand behind
every bed he sells. he's the last man
to expect to sell furniture to IL
modern hotel .
when do you suppose the ho'el
will Open:" asked the Soda Jerker.
ASK me when Jimmie "hite-
hurst is going to get married! re-
torted the Bank Clerk.
"Well. what's going to become "l
Tom Nelson and his Southern Hotel
when this new hotel opens:
"Ndthing at all calamitouS. re-
ulied the Bank Clerk. ut is Il funny
thing. but it Set-ns to have been the
history of hotel operations in every
town where a good hotel Is built the
old hotel does more business than
ever. Tom Nelson will continue 10
do business at the Southern ana
probably will do a bigger business
tha nhe is doing now. Take SUFFOLK
for instance. Suffolk was wretch-
cd hotel town before the new Hotter
Elliott was built. Travelling men
fought shy of Suffolk to keep from
stopping at the old Nansemond' But
as soon as the new hotel was Dullt
the travelling public began to flock
into Suffolk and patronlze the
NansemOnd Hotel. With a ne"
hotel to Accommodate them, they
went around the corner to the ola
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
GRADES OF MILK USED
IN CAFES ARE POSTED
Meanwhile Dairymen Continue to
Bring Up Equipment to Meet
Standard Milk Ordinance

The posting this week of certi-
ficateS in Elizabeth City reStau-
rants. hotels and drug stores show
Ing the grades of milk used by these
plnces is another step in the en-
forcement of Elizabeth City'S stand
ard milk ordinances which Is cal
Culated to he of immense value TO
the public. \ customer may know
what kind of milk he il drinking
by looking for the sign on the wall.
The grade of milk used by Il pub
licSplace has much to do with their
rating by the state board of health.
aS those places failing to use grade
A milk may lose ten points from
their rating. and any place that
hasn't Il grade of seventy. may he
closed up by the state sanitary i'll
spectOrS.
Meanwhile Il number of dairymen
who failed to make Grade a. last
week are bringing up their equip
ment to meet the requirements OF
the standard milk ordinance. Two
who had lower grades. f. Copper
smith and l.. W. Gregory have met
the Grade 4 standards this week.
A complete resume of the results
obtained will he given next week.
City inspector l.. l.. Hedgcpeth will
appreciate any information concern
ing dairymen who are not comply
ing with the requirements. as this is
his only means of keeping tab on
their OperatiOnS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
WANTED TO co
TO ALLAN IA,
SONS OBJECTED
And So Poor Old Man Tom
Pritchard Will Have To
Pine in Jail

Thomas Pritchard, Sr., aged
Pasquotank bootlegger con-
victed in the Federal Court in
this city last week and SEN
fenced to twelve months in jail,
told Judge Meekins that he
didn't think he could stay IN
the Pasquotank County jail a
year.
The old man. said to be 10 years
old, and just a simple old man look
ed quite pitifuI as. he appealed wlst-
fully to Judge Meekins.
"All right" said Judge Meekins,
81 think | can fix you up in good
shape: instead of sending you to
Jail for twelve months. Ill send you
to Atlanta for year and Il day.
Down in Atlanta you Will have a
clean. comfortable bed.> warm
room in winter, plenty of exercise
in the open air, good company. good
meals, baths. u reading room.
library. chapel to go to Oh Sundays.
You will fare better than You ever
Jared in your life.
"And what's even BETTER con-
tinued the Judge, 'when YOU have
served one third of your term IN
Atlanta you will be paroled on your
good behavior for the rest of your
term. You will be back home in
four months: whereas if you go to
Jail you can't get but two months
off your twelve months sentence
"Send me to Atlanta beamed
old man Pritchard.
Judge Meekins ordered the Clerk
to change the records and commit
the old man to Atlanta. ThOs. Prit-
chard, Sr. left the court room look.
ink happy.
But in a few minutes the old man
returned. Hat in hand he stood be
fore Judge Meekins to plead again.
IL hate to trouble YOU Judge. but
you'll have to send me to Jail; thep
thnged bo.'s o. mine won't kt me 90
to Atlanta"
The Pritchard boys. two Of them.
Paul and Tom. Jr. were convicted
in the same court and had drawn
four months Jail sentences. They
didn't want to see the family broken
ND and so the old man will not en-
10y all the comforts Of the Federal
prison in Atlanta he'll have to stick
it out in the cramped quarters Of Il
cell in the local Jail.
ThoS. Pritchatd, Sr. has an in
tereStins record as a b0otleSSer,
according to all reports. For a time
he ran a small dairy and delivered
milk to customers in town. 1t is
said that he delivered more corn
whiskey than milk. They say he
painted his milk lUttleS white ana
delivered the liquor in milk bot
ties. piuts or quarts. leaving it on
his customers door steps just like
milk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
ROMAN CATHOLICS PLAN
TO HAVE EDIFICE HERE
To Build on Site With West Main st. Front.
age of $50 Feet and Depth of 253 Feet
Recently ACQUIRED by Bishop Hafey

The Roman Catholic Church.
is going to build in Elizabeth
CITY on property acquired WITH
in the last few days by thes
Bishop of North Carolina, the
Rt. Rev. William ]. Haley
| d. d. of Raleigh. 4
The site of the proposed Catholic
church is ut West Main and Asl
Streets and Colonial Ave. froniin,
$50 feet on Main Street and COlonia
Ave. and 253 feet Oh Ash st. II
The Bishop purchased six lots II
+ all, four from NJ. i. Clark and two
from A. NJ. Midget. The Clark lots /,
with frontage of 100 feet on Mail
Street and extending 233 feet 81
Ash st. to Colonial Ave. $4,000 wa
paid for the Clark lots. The Mid
gett lots. adjoining the Clark prop
erty. fronting 80 feet on Main st
and extending the full length of thu
block. 253 feet. TO Colonial Ave
were purchased for $1,000, making
/ a total of $4,000 paid for the
church site.
Mons. @. 2. DOherly, the resident
priest, says that the church vii
build but will make no statement
In detail in the absence Of thtl
bishop.
1t IS generally understood how
ever that only small church ant
priests residence will he built MI
first and that even this modest
start Is in anticipation of future
needs rather than of present re-
uuirements. There are but Il few
Catholics in Elizabeth City anc
most Of them are transients. 1t Is
largely to supply the religious needs
of the city's floating Catholic pOpu-
latiOn that a priest Is. maintaineG
here
Funds for the purchase OF the
West Main Street property are sale
TO have come from donations madt
by wealthy Catholics In the Nortl
and funds for the-piVlOsed building
are expected from the same source
lit is also said that Il number OF
Catholic families In other cities anci
other States would bc interested an
locating in Elizabeth City and partii
cipating in business and industry
here when Il house of worship IS
prOvided fDr them. Catholics take
their religion seriously and are re-
luctant to locate in Il town that
does not provide them with M
established church, the mass and
tht confessional.
The site acquired by the Catholid.
church Is one that Is used repeated
Fly by commercial evangclists WHO
conduct tent meetings. Such an
evangelistic outfit has occupied thd
site since the Catholic acquired II
and Father Doherty says his churcl;
will not disturb them. II suppose
they are doing good i'm their owl
way" said the aged Father.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
CRIPPLE CLINIC POSTPONED
UNTIL SATURDAY THE 18TH

Just before going to press this
newspaper received word that the
Orthopedic clinic which was to have
been held at the Elizabeth City
Hospital and sponsored by the XII
wants and Rotary Clubs of Eliza-
beth City and the Rotary Clubs OF
Hertford and Edenton has been
postponed from Saturday. October
22nd. until the following Saturday,
October 29th.
Those who are interested in this
clinic are urged to bear this in mipd'
and to disregard the date as an
nounced elsewhere in this paper.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
che BANK" ClCP Ase THE SO0A uCPKeR
THEY DISCUSS THE NEW COMMUNITY HOTEL

dump that they had been cussing
for years
"How do you explain that" said
the Soda Jerker.
81 don't explain it" replied the
Bank Clerk, "but | have Il travelling
salesman friend who makes quite
plausible explanation.
"This drummer FRIEND of mine
tells me that where there Is only Il
bum hotel i'm Il town most travelling
men will pass on to the next town
to spend the night. But If you put
n first class hotel with good stiff
prices i'm the same town with the
bum hotel with lower prices. every
travelling man will 90 to the town
where he has a choice of two kinds
of hotels. A small and select class
of travelling men will patrOnize the
new and modern hotel and pay the
rates. The others will 90 to the
old hotel, get the lower rates and
then pad their expense accounts
with the higher rates of the new
hotel.
"And so Tom Nelson and his
ancient Southern will continue to
prosper. The new hotel will draw
A
the travelling public to town. but
most of the little birds will flock to
the old roost where they can get Il
room for Il dollar Il night
(Why not get tho bsok OF the
Bank Clerk and the Soda Jerker, a
choice eellection Of their rich and
racy arruments9 so cents by maiL)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21

HERE is the famous AL Smith smile.
Why does he smile? He probably
smiles at the cussedness of human
nature in America. We are forever
raising hob because politicians are
anything but fortnight and honest.
Governor Smith has been honest,
fearless and efficient in his admin
istration OF public affairs. Nobody
questions his ability, his fearless
ness, his honesty, his wisdom or his
worth. But because he happened to
be born Catholic and because he
refuses to conceal the fact that he
likes his liquor out of business
hours, millions of folks who call
themselves religious say they Will
not vote for him for president. They
will vote for some sly fellow who
has no religion at all, but who be.
longs to a Protestant church and
takes his liquor like he takes his
wOmen--under cover No wonder
the Governor smiles.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
WANTS WOMEN
TO SP NSOH r
DUKE HOSPITAl
Elizabeth City Hospital Owncl
Puts Hospital Problem Up
To Woman's Club

Hospitals should not be priI
vate institutions conducted by
private individuals for private
profit ; the public health is 4
matter of public concern and
the Duke Endowment and cen
tralized expert supervision o
disqualification is the bette
way, declared DR.. John Salibs
in an address to the Sixteenth
District Womah's Club at Cur
rituck Tuesday.
Nearly five hundred club womeI
of the Albemarle region gathered a
Currituck Tuesday, perhaps tn
greatest gathering Of representative
We men held in Currituck County
Ii was Il business like gathering
that listened to able speeches by thu
president. Mrs. ThOs. O'Berry, o.
GOldsbOrO and others.
And then. not to let mere man fee
altogether sighted. DR.. Saliba, own
er Of the Elizabeth City HOspita
was asked to speak. He spoke elo
quantity of Unman'S nreSant ,lac
in the political life Of America, indi
Gated many Of the spheres Of actiy
ity open to them and, among othe
things, stressed the need Of live
lier woman interest in public healtf
He indicated that the ideal hospita
would be one sponsored by woman
clubs. endowed by the city an
co .nties which. II served and OPERA
[Co-ti-.... g -@-5 LTc5
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
FAIR NJ GATES

!. '''' ""'"hcr ~ j. to he q great
,,,, ''''' when the fair ut the
VIII hr held. and Il full days
.l i "unpWncrd for that day.
}, '''-r',, Is reported from
,.., "''i. THE junior class have
L. r'""ivrd their class rings.
.'''''> have been purchased
B ~ th" r,"n,S aud every
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21

If you suffer from headaches
let us examine your eyes. DRs.
J. d. HATHAWAY, Eye Sight
SpeGioli-t--. 1S'.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21

Eve strains are the greatest sou":e
of nerve waste of the body. Have
your eyes examined by DRS. j. d.
HATHAWAY, Eye Sight Specialists.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21

Our service is unexcelled in
examining eyes and fitting glasses.
DRS. J. D. HATHAWAY, Eye
rirht rn-c,alictc. .dv..
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-21
'aERE, NOW
AND
HEREAFTER
'.,,ls Vision of Kingdom
Come.
p,yANCE q, HAVNER


IA done on earth as Ill
SH NM, where things are as they
D@ ,,..;,,, t,o
W. The glorious landscape was
:S,l,n by hill-h"ard~ adrertiS-
~ Sr,,knoodlcS Asthma Re.
~ lowing pictures OF Content
r,r,,r rhr new resort at
e. r,ri,rl that every automo-
.,.l nu the proper side OF
and there were no mansied
,tr.jr<,raiu> scattered along
rT g..
.,,u | came 10 the first
,j ,ro>>iu. had ever seen
- 4 Ford had never yet tried
s,aI 4 freiGht-tram of the
s.ppci at a lunch-counter and
. Startled 4, what happened.
81 WIS actually Il new taole-
!, ami when ordered eggs the
n. lid not understand me to say
I =. chickens. | WAS dnmfound-
| =. III. low price of my feed. l
| ~ him if he hadn't made Il mis-
IN mo- he replied. I'VE live for
L. here. not merely for profit"
/ 8r vou make profit. don't You:
r;;c,L
a. ,,,rr>,. hr said. You always
> more profit when you don I
.aat when y"u do
""-
r. on the road again. | met a
! wonderful man. lie Wil> carry
,pple> 70 this cafe. The Won
II thin. WAS the apples at the
-, - rrr hg>kpr were aS good
= ones I'll 'ne Top
Stepped ." watch Il haSeMail
sr There was n" SlmpiihS anu
F"}y knew VIII" W"u'd VIII uh'i'
81, over. th'u%ht 'ha' WIS
} u The most remarHahie thlhSs
NJ.
,asopp priurrd OUT 10 me IA hi.
t'gx anal said. He's 4 politician
| ! when ne ran for office he
-a.>pd that if elected he would
tS for the best interests of the
"' N"N
r WIN nIrrtpd him"
M ,,,, ,,a,,. .,,,.
What's remarEablc about that!
slIe'L
Remarkable. Why. he kept his
|-.~.'"
-
Iraa 20 a school building. They
| !, ,in,. the students and teachers
|, or.pio,r> >rudvin- how 70 live
Z ri.r,. The liyiu. is done. They
b d, r.cular trxr-hookS. only the
"a: li'Dratrro and wisdom of the
:. The Students are graded ac-
rih. - character. not how much
know of ayi"m> and synonyms
p vaI"lirrorian i the best all
'lj man or wnmau. not the most
''>>'El ""kw"rm. They study
"A'' >'"'Je"'. How /" Live.
'''"pIe, int" a Young crowd ON
."h''. Inc! Wereh aIt''i'
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-14
Roumanian Students
Spread Terror With
New Jassy Outrages

BUCHAREST, Dec. 13.-Anti-Jew-
ish disorders in Roumania are spread
ing, it was reported in advices re-
ceived today from Jassy.
Riotous students at Jassy are con-
tinuing their attacks, maltreating
Jewish residents and raiding shops.
The great synagogue at Jassy was
badly damaged.
Four hundred Roumanian students
who were arrested threaten to hunger
strike unless released.
Assaults on the policy of the Bra
tianu regime continue to gain in in
tensity as reports of the outrages of
the Roumanian students during the
recent pogroms pour into Bucharest.
Despite the government censorship,
accounts of student murders, rapine
and looting are being repeated, and
the leaders of the National Peasant
Party, who are hoping to bring Carol
back to Roumania are charging that
the Bratianu officials had warning of
the approaching pogrom but deliber-
ately melted the students to riot. The
charges are born out by the official
statement Of the Cluj city council, de-
claring that they had warned Bratianu
an outbreak would occur, while the
government took no action
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-14
Wartime AIR
STRENGTH FOR
PANAMA ZONE
Urge Probe Of Nations
Air "Defenses"

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Repre-
sentative W. Frank James of Michi-
gan, ranking republican member of
the house of congress military affairs
committee, today announced that he
would propose thorough investiga-
ton of the state of the nations air
defense and stated that he and Con.
gresham Medden of Illinois, chair
man of the house appropriation COM
mittee, fully agreed that the army
and navy should place its full war
time strength in airplanes in Hawaii
and Panama.
This move by a prominent member
of the important military affairs
committee is considered inspired by
the Coolidge administration and de-
signed to prepare for further depre
dations against the Latin American
republics and also to build up strong
bases in the Pacific for any eventu-
atty that may arise.
The tremendous advance made in
the field of aviation may demand a
complete change in the nations pres
ent policies, James asserted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-14
Flags imperialism
Of u. S. in Panama

DR.. Belisario Parros, ex-president
of Panama, has joined DR.. Juan An
tonic Jiminez, former officer in his
cabinet, in denouncing American inn
perialism in Panama and the regime
of President CHAR, who, he declared,
had asked for American intervention
in 1918.
Intervention exists now and has
always existed in Panama" DIR. Por-
ras asserted, "since Uncle Sans army
is only step away from Colon and
Panama City"
"In the quarter of a century of our
existence" Porras went on, eve have
suffered four invasions by those who
wanted to observe or supervise our
elections. And the presence of Amer.
lean troops has led to infinite dis
graces which have alienated from our
people the primary rights of democ-
racy."
DR.. Porras then recalled how CHAR
accepted American intervention in
1918 to settle the tenant strike. The
tenants demanded in public that their
rents be lowered
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-14
Steel WORKERS
FORCE TERMS ON
GERMAN BOSSES
Strike Threat Brings 8
Hour Day in Mills

BERLIN, Dec. 10. - Fearing a
strike of two hundred and fifty thou
sand steel workers, the German labor
ministry has announced that it will
permit no delay in introducing and en-
forcing the eight-hour day in the Ger
man steel industry. The threat of a
strike which would have crippled
German steel was the workers an
swer to the lockout threat of the steel
barons, scheduled for New Years
Day.
Wherever technically possible the
three-shift day will be introduced on
Jan. l and arrangements for the COM
plete reorganization of German steel
industry on the three-shift basis are
to begin Immediately.
Begin Alterations.
Some plants will be allowed a
month to make the necessary changes
in equipment, others will receive a
longer time. All must give proofs,
however, according to the government
edict, that they are seriously engaged
in introducing the eight-hour day.