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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16
Langley Field
Men WdntAn
Air Port Here

Elizabeth City has made a
step forward in the matter OF
establishing an airport III the
appointment OF an airport COM
mittee bv the Chamber of Com
mcrcc. The committee IS conf
posed ui Jerome B. Flora. {.
O. Robinson. W. O. Saunders,
Miles l.. Clark and DR.. VIM.
Parker.
The committee will he expected 10
choose available sites for an air
port and make rCc' mmendation Ia
the Chamber. Langley Field airm"n
have expressed much interest in Il
proposed airport for Elizabeth City.
An airport 1T Elizabeth City. it Is
.pointed out. wnuid hc Invaluable to
Langley Field flyers, GivinS them Il
nearby and vet reasonably distant
lalrlin" field for Langley air stu
dents. Langley Field flyers in land
machines nT" now restricted to
Langley Field for short flights.
havin. to make all their tHke-oils'
fl. \
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16

Il saw piece in the paper the
ether day where some profeHSlr ont
gi the University Of Chicago said
that man in the twentieth century
had willed to he God" Now just
what did he NEAL hy that" asked
the Soda Jerker
i suppose he meant that educated
and ipgenius men in this age OF ill
vpntion and scientific research
aSrriEe to themselves powers when
in the dimly distant eraS of myth
and srrperStitiunS were aScrited to
gods" replied the Bank Clerk.
I'm their poverty. hclplesSneSs and
Ignorance men in the past fell on
trrir knees and made burnt Offering
to God whenever they saw anything
they coulGnt understand. Now If
Won show men something they don't
understand they don't stop until they
have explained it. or mastered II.
Primitive man shook with a2lle ana
uraypd like mad when lightnin.:
played around him. We have
harnpsSed the lightning and put 1t
to work in a thousand ways.
"When primitive man heard an
echo of his own voice he ran as If
the devil were after him; modern
man has not only explained sound
waves: he has controlled them and
given us the telegraph. the telephone
and the radio.
'To primitive man mirage was
q heavenly manifestation; modern
man has not rested until he can pro-
ject an image by wireless waves
frcm one continent to another.
"And now why shouldn't men con-
slider themselves gods! In IL way the
works of enlightened men are but
evidences or manifestations of God
working thru man; mai. may at
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16
Rucker SheeLy
MowaQudrter
Century Old

\ notable event in the mer-
camille history OF Elizabeth
(itv is recorded this week IN
the announcement of the 2oth
anniversary sale Of Ruckcr X
Shcclv Co. One of the largest
and most successful reta ous,-
ncSses in Northeastern North
Carolina rounds out a quarter
century OF steady going this
week.
Alfred ]. Rucker and W. +.
Shcely. two young BaftimorS;'hS'
established Il small department store
in Elizabeth City ~ years ago i'll
the stand now occrspied by NJ. u
Morri<ettc X Co. corner ot Main
and Water StS. That WAS in l@p"'
\ few wears later they moved up
into their present stand III the
Kramer B,dg.
Rurkrr K Sheely were fortunate
i'm the beginning i'll securing the
services of twu of the most inteiii-
.,put and eutcrpriSing Sale>w"men III
E,iznbeth city. the Misses Etfie ana
Mary Lou Sawyer. In 1911 Alfred
prrker removed to Petersburg. VA.
tn establish another business. The
Misses Sawyer acquired an interest
in the local firm and Rucker "
ShceIv Go. waS Incorporated. Ihe
Misses Sawyer conducted the "uSl-
u.SS with wonderful success ana lis
SulrS -rew in such volume that al
diripnal executive help waS nee'i"l
and Raymcnd Sheely. son OF W. f.
Sheclv came into the business Ill
1917 Young Mr.. Sheely took his
time in qualifying for the position
nf General manager nf the store |"
which he eventually succeeded.
II i u great team: Raymond
Sheplv and the Misses Sawyer. all
in perfect accord and each haNih-
- .rr,Sp of biz and CROWN" bu>l-
mess And i'm the background l. w
r Shrely. one of the orl"Iha'
founders of the company. VINO from
his offices i'm Baltimore renders the
local store Invaluable service Ill
ih" markets.
Needless 10 say. Rucler X Shee'E
rn are all dressed up for their an
uivrr<ary and are making attractive
nfrprin-S of new and ScaSonahie hier'
rEaudiSe at prices that should 1e''i
crowds.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16
DEEP STUFF, FOLKS, DEEP STUFF
che BANK CLERK Aso T4G SODA JGPkER

least consider himself part of God
hood with Il pardonablc measures OF
egotism at least"
But man is such puny, insight
ficant little thing impaired 10 the
rest of the universe that 1t strikes
me he is Il plum fool TO consider
himself more than Il grain Of dust,
said the Soda Jerker.
"Aud if all of us felt that way
about it we'd throw up our hands i'll
despair and disgust and spend the
rest of our lives subsiStinS on blacl;
dread and building Roman Catholic
cathcdralS." said the Bank Clerk.
'"The universe Of which this earth
is but Il tiny Speck Is supposed to be
12G0o qlladrilliOn miles in diameter
the number of stars in this universe
is estimated ut 80 billion: that
makes this earth an infiniteStimally
small spot in the firnlament 1t Is to
the glory of man that he refuses tu
he appalled, by the enOrmity OF Il
universe that makes him Il mere
microbe by comparison and 'dareS
TO stand on his hind legs and will
to he God. | glory in the egctiSm'
the Spunk and the majesty of man
"Do YOU believe that any-Of the
other 30 billion stars yOu were talk.
ing about are inhabited?'
81 do" said the Bank Clerk And
| believe that new worlds are conf
ing into being all the time while
old worlds are being destroyed
Il reckon that's what's the mat
ter with this world" said the Soda
Jerker: Sod Almighty with 30 bill,
lion other worlds to look after, scat
tered over twelve thousand million
billion miles. aint got much time to
devote to this speck of star dust that
we are living on"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16
$1,000 North
.Cdp0Zln ms
UnftToBreed

There are $1,000 feeble mind
ed persons IN North Carolina
who are unfit for parenthood
and who should not be per-
mitted to breed their kind, but
we have only 450 of them in
captivity, according to DR.. W.
L. Poteat. president ENC; titus
of Wake Forest College in a
recent address.
1T is I'LL right for civil 'tion to
have regard for the weak. he dis
e;lSpd and the unfortunate. but we
must recognize the fac; that they
should I've denied the right It lar-
enthoOd." DR.. POtoat declared HIN
self squarely in favor of limiting
of the freedom Of parenthood by
denying it 70 all types OF de2ener-
acy.
You do not know the possible
ties Of the depths of the deseneracy
tO which human beings can descend
until y0u have been through the
.Citswell Training Sch0Ool where the
State is caring for about 4W out
of an estimated total or JOHN
feeble-minded in the State. The
rest of them are out getting ready
to pcrpetuate their kind.
I'VE don't know enough right
now of human heredity to enter into
selective mating he remarked,
But we do know enough to see
that we ought to deny parenth00d
to those who are not fit for it,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16
W.T. MUST HAVEIIT WOULD CALL
RICCER SIJNDAYHF0R A NEW BOND
SCHO0LS~SIMS ISSUE $4,000
But, Confound Ii, Here Is A
New Thing That Should Be
Well Worth 1t

Take a deep breath folks
roll up your sleeves, get set
Elizabeth City may have to
issue more street saving bonds
before another summer is over.
Now don't get excited about it
let's face a new and serious
situation that has suddenly
confronted Us.
When the y. E.. Highway Com
mission took over the old Camden
Ferry Road as II part tf the great
State Highway System it took
along with it a cheap!y constructed
and inadequate bridge over Pas
uuotank River. That bridge will
have to he replaced 10y another
bridge: Il sturdy. adequate, cndur'
Ing bridge such aS the State High
way Commission builds.
The present bridge. built many
years ago by private capital. enters
the city in the middle Of Il block ol
Water st. Many business houses
have sprung up in that block on
Water 81. since that bridge was
built. creating an aggravating ano
hazardous congestion and traffic
problem at the Water 81. terminus
of the bridge. The bridge should
be removed from this point. y new
bridge should br built at some Other
point so that the old bridge couId
remain i'm use and serve all traffic
needs until the new bridge is com
rlrted. TO tear the old bridge away
in order to build new bridge III
the same place would work Il hard
shin upun thousands of people and
cost the city staggering sum III
loss of trade.
Now there are only two other de
sirahle locations for the Water st
terminus Of the new bridge: one oi
these is East Burgess ST.. over bI
the rail road wharveS and freight
houSrS and acruSS Norfolk Southern
Rail Road tracks. In the truck
moving season when Burgess st. Is
tongested with motor trucks moving
pnsuu0tank'S biz potato crop. Bur
"eSs st. would he no place lntc
which Il State Highway Shpuli
cmpty traffic into the city. IL tht
new bridge entered the city at The
foot Of Burgess ST. there would ht
times when one couldn't easily gel
in or out of town hy reason OF the
congestion ut this point.
The one desirable point at whicl
thc bridge could enter Is i'll lint
with Il new street. EliZHhrth 81
which the city opened only last year
Elizabeth ST. parallels tVl'nial Ave
between Road st. and P0indcXtel
81. II stops at PJindeXtrr St. II
wouId have to be extended from
Poind"Xter st. to Water ~. Il
satisfy the requirements of the High
,,.,,. I',mniS>.i
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16
TO COME BACK
TO KILL DEVIL
Hills, HIS PLAN
Ey W. y. SAlNDEkS

Orvillc Wright. who with MS
brnther the late Wilbur " right
spent much time from 1859 to
1908 at Kill Devil Hills on the
North Carolina Coast IN their
governments which led to con-
quest of the air. thinks OF klIl
Devil Hills now as 1t appeared
to him in 1908.
II is hard for Mr.. Wright t" real
ize the changes which Il quarter Oh IL
,an,ury have wrought. He remem-
bprS u bleak and barely acceSSlDle
coaStland with its Sombre SRio
hu,,rS The flat beach land he
remembers only for the sand burrs
that puncttred the tires OF niS
bicycle.
OrviIle Wright was 80 years old
when he first saw Kill Devil HlliS.
It WIS Il le>Olate country Ill thoSe
,lavS. To get to Kill Devil HIS
the Wright< had first to 20 I'd
Roam, kr Island 10y slow steamer
from Elizabeth City. From Roa-
noke Island they had to 20 to nifty
Hawk AMI to Kill Devil Hills by II
small boat. 1t waS a long. tedious
and uncomfortable journey.
IL is hard for Mr.. Wright to COM
prphpnd the vast changes i'll the
social and economic life of NOrth
Carolina that have been wrought Ill
% wears. Cement roads were haru-
Continued on page Four)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16
But Some Believe in Piddics
and Some in Puddles and
There Must Be No Con-
Solicitations

Only forty percent ot the.
population Of North Carolina
is enrolled in Sunday Schools;
the Sunday School attendance
is Is per cent seventy five per
cent OF the people don't go to
Sunday School. This fact was
stressed at a Sunday School
Convention attended by loU
representatives Of 10 Sunday
Schools in Pasquotank County
this week.
What to do about ii is worrying
the religious leaders. The Sunday
School is Il feeder for the church :;
the church is running short of feed ::
Sunday Schools must he popped up:
hence the convention here this
week. Able speakers addressed the
gatherings Of SeriOuS-minGcd dcir-
Gate$
Superintendent ID. W. Sims uf the
North Carolina Sunday School
Association. speaking outside tn"
convention says the public schools
have shown the Sunday Schools the
way to promote greater public in
tcrcSt and livclier attendance.
In place of the little one and
two teacher schools scattered all
over the country, the people have
consolidated their schools and built
biz and comfortable Schoolh@useS ::
schools are better equipped. better
furnished: more efficient teachers
are employed: school activities are
hroadcned: the. SchOOlhurSe is more
attractive: comfortable buSspS 90
out and fetch the children in to
SchC 0l.
''We've got tn make Sunday
Schools aS attractive as day Schools.
Times have changed in Il hard and
less iuvuriouS age people would
put up with anything: thaa is not
true to-day; You can't expect high
school boys and girls Uf our times
to rally To shabby little country
church where the plhsterin. iSfail'
ing cf the walls: where the window
lights are missing here and there :;
where there is only Il rusty little
old wood stove to heat Il shack full
of drafts. And we can't expect that
high school boy or girl 10 sit and
listen to some ignorant. Old-faSh-
Toned leader who is good all right
and who means we'll. hut who just
doesn't know his stuff"
The reporter WAS Interested. I'm
ether words" said the reporter,
YOU are <uygcStin" that Sunday
Schools might he consolidated. on"
biz and splendid Sunday School
taking the place of Il lot Of run
down little Sunday Schools"
NO No." exclaimed Mr.. Sims /;
We couldn't do that: you 50"
there are many denominations of us
aud each of us has our own prill-
ciplcS; consolidation would he cut
of the question"
And 80 Mr.. Sims leaves us about
where we were before; where viii
every church find the means to
huild II bigger ana better Sunday
School for its own little con@rega
tion? Mr.. Sims didn't answer that ;
i'm fact he had to 30 around the
town hat in hand begging # T. money
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16
THE BEST Is CHEAPEST

Breakfast 40c: lunch. meat or lis
with two vegetables, dessert, breat
butter and coffee 45c; regular dir
ner 75c. A room with private lavi
tory $2.C0
The Virginia Dare Hotel
Elizabeth City, y. c. adN
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16
0rville Wright Inclined To Let
Original Plane Remain In England
Noted Inventor Not Inclined To Let Plane
Gene Back to Kill Devil Hills-Will Make
No Final Disposition of Plane Pending
Outcome of Smithsonian Controversy.

Orve Wright surviving inventor Of the first successful
heavier than air rlancarryng power driven flying machine is
not inclined listen any proposition to place the original
Wright plane any in this country until his contro
versv with the Smithsonian Institution settled Mr. Wright
wants that original plane in the National Museum More ne
wants the National Museum admit the plane as the tirs sue
cessul power-drven heawer-than lair flying machine ~ @
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16

William ii. Goodwin and Mrs. Elsie
Jones. and Mrs. Jones little son.
who disappeared from Goldsboro
last week. supposedly together have
been found living together as man
and wife in a hotel in st. Louis, Mo.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-16

to defray the expenses of the sun
day School Convention: he said the
churches were already 81 uvcrbnrd,
ened they couldn't meet the con
vpution'S expenses for three days.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-01

five children there are under the
care Of their family physicians and
two persons, parents Of the children,
have been taken i'll.
Through an examination Of the
schools, it was found that eleven
children were carriers Of the dis
ease" DR.. Junsman said. dodgers
In the home Of known cases have
also been found to be infected. While
the health authorities Of the city
seem to have the situation in hand,
the outbreak is unnecessary because
present day health methods can pre-
vent this occurrence II proper pre-
cautions arc taken.
Parents aye urged to consult
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-01

II every child above the age Of one
year were va.cinated against diph.
liberia this disease would Be wiped
out.
awhile there 10 no cause for un-
due alarm at present. the cases re-
ported are = warning against what
Is liable to happen In any city II
prevention methods are not taken
full advantage Of"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-01
FEAR TYPHOID
FEVER SPREAD
Urge Parents 70 Consult Doc.
tors for Administration Of
Toxin Anti.Toxin

Citing the case Of . large North
Dakota city where report Of = small
diphtheria epidemic has been made.
DR.. ]. D. Jun9man. epidemiolo9ist
At the state health department, to-
day issued = warning against spread
Of the disease.
DR.. Jungmsn urges that special
protection be made against spread Of
the disease in schools.
In one city Of the state the disease
first made its appearance in the pub
lie schools, he said. At present
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-01

think real love can forgive most
anything"
but l couldn't forgive Rich"
"Of course you couldn't. That
was different. He insulted you
outraged you-oh, my dear. there
isn't any comparison at ALL"
Perhaps Craig will think l
treated him as horribly as Rich
treated me. In = way there's a
sort Of parallel"
There isn't. Sib. Craig will un.
derstand."
MABEL tried to sound confident.
1vl but her heart was full OF mis-
givings. Suppose Craig did love
Sybil. just the same. Suppose he
did. want to marry her. But sup.
pose Sybil was going to have a
baby-Richard's baby. How would
Craig feel about that? And how
about Richard? It would be his
baby, too. Mightn't he want It!
That was : new idea. Mabel
pondered It silently. Perhaps sybtl
would let him have 1t. II she
didn't love Rich. perhsps she
wouldn't love the baby-his baby.
Sybil interrupted her train OF
thought.
"Mab. | was talking with the
captain yesterday" she demanded.
HE says that all life IL accidental.
and that everything Il chance. He
had the thing pretty we'll doped. !
think rather agree With him.
take mo for instance. I'm sure
Mother WA satisfied enough with
TAD before ! ever came along. All
my life I've thought She hai; re-
scented nae"
.Sybil!" Mabel's laughing protest
was rather shocked.
"Well. / have" insisted SybiL
might O well BE- frank about It.
Now suppose you forget your out
ragged sensibilities for . minute.
Nab. and listen to me-"
ITO ~ Continucd)
fSyDN phtlosophtses on Hit ana
lepe. II last they veoch Boston.
Meantime, IN HuuGmo. Jack Moore
Aas broken the nesos to Rich0rd
Exstis. Evsmtl cropd thick and
fast n The sert ch0ptcr.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-01

their family physician for the ad-
ministration Of toxin anti-toxin,
which consists Of an injection Of
known remedy and 10 harmless. Its
administration causes Z child very
little discomfort and Is % effective
in preventing diphthcria as small
pox and typhoid fever vaccines are
in preventing those diseases.
"Thirty-two deaths were reported
in 1927 as the result Of diphtheria.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-01

1T would be worse than that.
They'd never believe Syhil had
been married at all"
DOCTOR HENDERSON twirled
his thumbs upon his little
round stomach.
"And how" he asked, did you
think / could help your"
Mabel explained. "But YOU see
! may be making q mountain out
OF . mole hill. But she's perfectly
miserable. She hasn't been able to
eat . thing since we came aboard.
Do you suppose. Doctor. that she
u going to have q baby?"
Thoughtfully the little physician
saysd upon the ocean.
well. now. that's = very din.
cult thing to say-at this stage Of
the game. There are no hard, and
tast rules for the condition YOU
contemplate. None at all-un.
fortunately.
I'm any case. ! should advise
that yeu keep your misgivings from
her. Divert her mind. Get her
out On deck n you can"
would you be willing to drop
IL and 80 her, Docter?"
ut wouldn't do . particle Of
good. my dear young lady"
THAT night sybil slept ntfully.
: Mabel never closed her eyer.
The dreadful uncertainty Of II!
n four days they would b with
Craig and the family. Mabsl
pounded her pillow fercely and
lhoaned in silent misery.
-of al the horrible esnpliea'
tions!'
The next morniuS 6ybil want q
breakfast n the salon. But u
was the last time she essayed Il
She had luncheon and dinnsi
brought q her On dock. and a.
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nounced her intention that evening
Of having all her meals In her deck
chair.
ITS really much pleasanter," she
said. "It's so stuffy In the dining
ROOM"
After that she spent most her
time In the open. even sleeping one
hot night on the boat deck. And
so the days passed. lasily and
pleasantly enough. until the jour.
ney home was over.
THEY were getting In In the
afternoon. Sybil. in a deck
chair, munched an apple medi.
tatively.
"Well. Nab" she conlided. i've
made up my mind what I'm going
to do. I'm not going to say one
single word about Richard to any.
body.
III Craig still wants to marry
me. after the shameful way I've
treated him. I'm going to wait
until I'm altogether sure Of my.
self Then. II l knoso ! want to
marry him-and. oh. my dear. I'd
be sure this time-l'll make . clean
breast Of everything. Perhaps It
will kill Craig'S love. but ! guess
that would be my punishment"
."AS II you hadn't had enough
now!" interrupted Mabel.
Lilies all punishment for me"
"Oh. don't be morbid. dear. Il
isn't exactly = bed Of roses for any
Of us, you know. Makes you won.
der what It's al about. doesn't I'll
Life's 90. hellish-it seems - Il
there ought to BE- something good
somewhere"
well. I'll have my little heaven,
II ! ever patch things up with
Craig. II he cares enough, NAB
could get divorce after ! whils.s
lot course you could. dear. What
did tell you?"
sWell. there wouldn't b any
sense IA Il. II lt wasn't going . a
some good. Do you suppose CraiG
viii want me. NAB - when b
knows?"
| "Oh. I'm sure he will. sib.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-01
REAL ESTATE

FIVE ROOM bungalow; bath, fur
mace, basement, on paving, 5000.
EIGHT ROOM completely !. modern
house, two fire places, Is foot lot,
incest part Of town, 46000.60.
FIVE ROOM bungalow, bath, fur
mace, basement. just off paving,
48a00.00
FOUR ROOM bungalow. well built.
Riverview, $380O.00.
THE PRETTIEST lot left n River
view. $780, 90.
NINE ROOM house, completely
modern in every detail. one Of the
incest homes in the city,. every
8 thing IN good taste, $1 100000.
Blk ROOM house. : real bargain at
3230O.00.
FARM LANDS ~ have 10 far closed
over twenty sales and have over
thirty more pending. ! have the
most complete list and the biggest
bargains I ever had.
ANY BUYER can always zee my
correspondence in connection with
sale as ! do my business on .
strictly commission basis.
DO YOUR REAL ESTATE BUS1-
NESS with the busiest dealer IN
r. + YOUNG.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-01

SEVEN ROOM modern house, 3 bed
rooms, porch enclosed, we'll To-
Gated, near schools, bargain, good
investment for immediate sale.
EIGHT ROOM modern house, 5 bed
rooms, full basement, fine loca-
ton, near school, garage, $500,
on terms.
SIX ROOM modern house, old, good
location, near school, $500 cash.
SEVEN ROOM modern house, 4 bed
rooms, sun parlor, comparatively
new, garage, east front, near
school, desirable, $3.50, on terms.
FIFTY FOOT lot on Broadway,
close in, south front, $500. !.
FIFTY FOOT lot corner Third and
Avenue E, trees, sidewalk, sewer
and water piped across lot, $1,000.
FIFTY FOOT Let at Fifteenth and
Rosser fer $500.
THREE ROOM and 5 room partly
modern houses and s room modern
house for rent.
GEO. NJ. REGISTER.