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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

The Soda JCrkCr reached for q
coca cola glass as his friend tho
Bank Clerk entered the pharmacy
the morning after Christmas. The
Bank Clerk raised a restraining
hand: Give me Pluto" said the
Bank Clerk, with little sal hcpa-
tica or citrate of magnCSia for Il
chaser. l have gone thru another
Christmas
You look as if YOU had been
thru a soy bean harvester" SAID
the Soda Jerker.
Same thing" said the Bank
Clerk. christmas is an ancient
festival borrowed from the paganS
and nineteen hundred years OF
Christianity hasn't taken the pagan
ism out Of it: it remains 10 this
day a festival of carOuSing and
gluttony with the rank and file. l
ate and drank enough stuff yeStcr7
day to run a boarding house. l
found out yesterday why SO damn
many folks voted for Hoover; in the
olden days I never saw such a pre-
valence of egg nog as saw yes
terday in my visits around town
How comes it that you look so fit
and full O pep this morning?"
Il spent my Christmas hunting
said The Soda Jerker. Il START
ed ouI early in the morning
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
SOME TURKEYS LEFT
BUT NOT NO GEESE

Christmas has come and gone. ana
some Elizabeth City meat dealers
still had a few turkeys left on their
hands Wednesday.
Turkeys sold this year on Ihe
local markets for 40c a pound live
and Csc a pound dressed, and many
people just wouldn't pay the price
And the goose came in for the
substitute as Eual. Geese were
selling for about 20 cents a pound
less than turkeys and people bought
tho geese so rapidly that there was
goose shortage in the city Moh-
day. Many who waited until the
last minute to order their goose had
to 90 without and Substitute chicken
for goose.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
FROM PLOW BOY
TO BOSS OF THE
WORKS IN 7 YRS,

Seven years ago . flansy hsad-
cd country boy lOped into the
shop of The independent then
on East Fearing ST., and asked
for a lob. "W. o." asked him what
could he do around a print shop?
II can do anything anybody else
can do" said the green young
rustic who had never before seen
the insides Of a printshop.
Something about that boy at
tracted wv. O." He liked tbc boys
enthusiasm and confidence IN HIM
self. He gave him a job sweeping
floors. cleaning presses, doing the
dirty work. And nc told the prtnt-
ers in The shop To waste no time on
the boy; If the boy wanted TO learn
the printing trade let him horn In
and learn for himself. And that
boy did horn In. In few months
he could run any press in the shop
and could set ads along with the
rest OF them.
In a year he was setting type on
the Linotype machine when no one
usS around TO Interfere with him.
c. r. IS days he would be up 10 the
Cn;cc i1m,trq .llG melting machine.
Cnc would Ilrvs, thought that the
durh boy owned the nlace; he was
OH to everything. tkiug hand IN
everything. When VIC bougnt big
Duplex press requiring the services
of ali expert press1nan and the press
man quit lis ono week without
notice, We we're in dilemma.
Don't worry about the Duplex
said the boy: i've had my eye on
that baby AID l know how 10 make
her do her stuff" Sure enough he
did.
At odd times the boy was writing
pieces for the paper and preparing
advertising copy for advertisers.
When w. O." was out Of town the
boy looked aitrr the advertisers
and brought In business just as Wcu
as the boss could have done ".
This week that boy moves up TO a
desk in the office. He becomes
general Superintendent Of the whole
works and will be wv. O'S." right
hand man in the news and advertis-
ing department. just as lG has been
right hand man in tho back OF the
works for several years. The boy
is George w. Haskell. lie is a ma
tive of PerqllimsnS County, and Is
the son Of The late Vim. M. Haskell
and Mamie Haskell. He will be
"a years old in January. Watch
him. wv. O." has TO watch him
all tho time, for If he keeps his pace
he'll be the owner Of Tho Indcpen-
dent enc of these days.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
THE INDEPENDENT STAFF
GUESTS OF ALABAMA

The entire mechanical force and
Office stall OF The Independent Will
be the guests of the management OF
the Alkrama Theatre on next Mon
tlay to sec the picture Freedom OF
the Press" which Is making q two
day showing at that theatre Mon
day and Tuesday.
The picture deals with a mySterl-
GUS murder in newspaper Office
and shows the hardshipS OF the re-
porters and printers in getting the
paper to press. The picture stars
Lewis Stone.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
$40 FOUNTAINS
OF MILK SERVE
400 CUSTOMERS

With an output Of from l60 TO
ITO gallons Of milk day from SIS
high grade Guernsey cows, the
Acme Dairy, situated between
Elizabeth City and Hertford, on
the Hertford Highway about five
miles from this city, Is now scrv-
ing Hcrtford and Elizabeth City
with A Grade milk which is milk
cd and handled under the strict.
est State Dairy rules.
The Acme Dairy has recently pur-
chased the COWS owned by Z. NJ.
Perry, who was formerly serving
Hertford consumers. and has taken
over his customers, serving them
with big city dairy facilities and a
grade Of milk that is hard for a
small town TO get.
The Acme Dairy is one Of the most
sanitary dairies In the state and is
modernly equipped with its own re-
frigeration plant. This cooling sys.
tenn cools the milk down to &c de-
gress within one minute after 1t has
been MIXED. and the milk is kept
at q low temperature until II Is de-
nvered to the consumers. The dairy
equipment and COWS represent ain
investment Of something Ike $4,000
and about 400 patrons arc being
served daily In Elizabeth City and
Hertford.
High grade Guernsey cows are
used, the management stating that
they will not sacrifice quality for
quantity. Milk from Guernsey
COWS Is rich In WtaminS and nutri-
tion, altho they do not give quito
as much milk as some other breeds.
The management states that within
30 days 100 COWS will be furnishing
milk for the dairy, this means that
1t will then have an output OF aD-
prosdmately 200 gallons Of milk g
day.
The Acme Dairy has attained its
present prominence In quite :; short
time, not really going into the. busi-
ness Fundamentally until year
ago last August.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
HOW DO HUMAN
CULLETS STAND
SO MUCH: SWILL?.

A flood of over four million dol
lars worth of soda water Is used
every day in the year to wash
down 4 half million dollars III
cheese sandwiches. peanuts, potato
chips, candy bars and the numcr-
Gus other soda bar SpccialticS that
find their way into tho American
stomach each day.
The nations annual bill for quart
er luncheoncttcS eaten by "tired"
flapper StenographcrettcS and their
cohorts OF drug store cowboys, whose
jaded appctites have long since be-
come too faStidiolS TO enjoy a good
home cooked dinner with the fam
ily. is exactly $l.500,00O 900.
These startling figures, computed
by the Soda Fountain Manufacture
crs at their recent Convention IN
Chicago, plainly show what the
European means when he says That
the American spends more OF his
stomach than any other race in
the history of The world. And the
100000 soda fountain owners and
their 100000. .OO0 investment in the
industry aren't kicking.
With the advent Of cold weather.
the sale of ice cream and cold
drinks does not faQ OIL as some
suppose it docs every year. Instead
it booms. The law Stcnographcr,
sick and tired of copying dusty re-
cords, and wondering what gossip is
going the rounds while she IS
chained 10 her desk; the tired dune
store clerk. who looks out OF her
window and secs her friends on the
drug store warpath. suddenly finds
the Stuffy steam heated building as
hot as July weather, and decides
that she must have her dope or die.
The girl in the office pleads split
ting headache and asks her boss for
permission to run get an Aspirin
tablet"
Somewhere on the street. between
tho bank and the mailboX they
meet: partners in deception. To-
gethcr they slip into the drug store
and slump down i'll the high seats
In the grill room. light their cigar
cites and begin 10 stir up the dirt.
Any drug store proprietor will tell
YOU why he keeps his store as near
the temperature Of a tropic jungle
as possible. and keeps on display
posters and advertisements depict
ing baimy shores frin8cd by lazy
palms baSking III a torrid sun. No
matter how cold the weather is out
side. it's always fair weather when
the working girls get together. Any
druggist will tell YOU that hot water
bottles. cough syrup and pink pills
for pale mamas l. but Il small part
OF his winters business now.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

During the coming year many Of
the old machines at the old mill Of
the Elizabeth City Hosiery Mills
will be junked and new machines
installed to make the readily sal
able rayon and silk and rayon hose.
Good Roads Cripple Shipping
Good roads have played ba7oc
with the Shipbuildins industry in
Elizabeth City Thousands Of tons
OF freight that was formerly hauled
on small river steamers is now go
ing by truck line over paved roads
Many boat lines have been abandon
ed and those that hold on have
scrappcd their steam boilers and
engines for crude oil burning motors.
Tho crude oil engine furnishes little
work to the machine shops that once
waXcd fat on repairs TO steam boil
crS ana steam engines.
1t has been vcXing year for all
Elizabeth City business. Three
small businesses failed outright:
The Standard Hosiery Mfg. Co.,
small manufacturers of silk and COT
ton hose who were not fully equip
ped 70 meet the new condition; Jen-
pctte Bros. Co.. farm supply house
that had been going from bad TO
worse for several years; and Lam
bert Bros. Co.. dealers in building
materials. There were a number of
failures of small store-keepcrs of
the pop-Shop variety. We have
them every year.
But Much Business Gees On
But Elizabeth City banks have
millions on deposit and lot OF
business is being done in Elizabeth
/ City. New homes are going up all
over town and contracts for many
new homes will be let in the spring.
, The State Highway Commission will
begin the construction of It's Pas
QIotank River Bridge at Elizabeth
, City next year and that will give
employment to large force OF
J labor. The Taft Airplane Corp.
feeling its way in the production Of
a new type Of flying boat. is pleas
ed with it's experiments and expects
! to begin quantity production Of both
flying boats and land planes in 1929.
, It is confidently expected that thc
u. S. government will let contracts
for the great Wright Memorial at
Kill Devil Hills early in the spring
and this will give employment to
much labor III Dare and Currituck
counties. If the Currituck & Dare
Bridge Corp. can iron out its fin
ancial problems the construction OF
the bridge across CurritucG Sound
will afford more employment for
labor and market for much local
material.
Tho lumber industry at Elizabeth
City is hOldin; its own and notable
/ improvements have been and arc
being made in the mills of Kramer
Bros. Co. and the Forcman-Derrick-
sen Veneer Co. The latter concern
is one of the most vigorous indus
/ tries in Elizabeth City, its plywood
products being known and used
nationally.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
BOOTI.EGGERS DID THRIVING
BUSINESS FOR CHRISTMAS

BootlCggCrS in Elizabeth City and
vicinity did = thriving business dur
ing the holiday %raGon. Liquor took
d jump in price just Il few days be-
fore Christmas with some of the
dealers going up to $l25 a pint.
Ordinarily corn liquor can be
bought from the vcndcrS in this city
for 100 a plat. but anticipating a
shortage in Jhc IIpply and a great
demand leading bOotleggerS raised
the price 25 cents on the pint.
There is Il rl"nor %Cin" tho rounds
that most of PaylUDtank'S diStillcr-
les have closed tloTn for a holiday
now that Christmas is 0"cr and the
demand is a little slack.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
ELIz. CITY P. 0.
HAS LARGEST.
XMAS IN HIST'RY

That the local post office hand
led an amount Of Christmas mall
this year far surprising that of
any previous Christmas is the an
noupcement given out by Post
master J. A. Hooper. And the.
great rush was handled with ef-
ficicncy, smOothnesS and prompt
ness by the force of regular car
ricrs and substitutes who wcrc
called in for the Christmas rush.
The electric cancelling machine,
which takes nothing but cards and
thin letters showed that on Satur-
day the 22nd which was the heav-
lest, 26,520 pieces of mail passed
thru this machine alone. This Is the
number of the pieces of mail which
could be passed thru the machine,
thousands of parcels and letters and
cards which were TOO thick TO be
run thru the machine arc not In
cluded in this number. The amount
uf letters ON ths same date last
year was $4,000, this day was the
peak of the mailing for both this
year and last. and shows gain of
2g2O pieces of mail which could be
passed thru the machine.
Approximately 10000 pieces of
mail we're passed thru the cancel
Ling machine in tho last three days
before Christmas. Friday was also
a heavy mailing day with 26,25O
cards and letters thru the machine.
Besides this enormous amount the
local offices handles In addition the
mail from 10 other post offices,
located in tho rural sections and tho
coaStland.
Altho tho service Sof II extra
clerks and carriers were required
and the regular force of Il clerks
and carriers had to work overtime,
The letters and parcels were handled
with smoothness and efficiency. At
no time did the mail get accumu-
lated ahead of tho deliveries and
every package WAS kept In It's place,
avoiding disorder in the post ofiico.
But with all the efficiency and
promptness Of the employees OF the
office there is still a diSagrecable
hangover. There is sOmsthing like
200 letters and cards In the office
which cannot be delivered. Some
have no address. some have not
even the names of the persons they
were intended for on th"rn, others
do not have. sufficient ro2togH on
them. while still others have no
postage at all. There are about D
cards. all mailed by The same pei
son, that were mailed without be-
INC sealed which classes them as
third class mail. that had IL cent
stamps on them when they should
have had T.. cents postage on them.
Postmaster Hooper Is trying 10 find
the sender of the cards which bore
no name 70 indicate who they were
from.
Numerous letters were received by
The Office for Santa Claus. these
were turned over to County Wei
fare Office A. II. OUTLAW, all c%-
ccpt one which a little girl brought
in and asked that ii be given TO
Mr.. Hooper. probably thinking that
he was Santa Claus himself.
hltho appeals were made to tn"
public to do their mailing early,
they walled until the last, according
| to Mr.. Hooper. who stated that peo-
pie estimate the time it will take
for their packages TO reach their
destination and mail them so they
will reach the recipient at Christ
mas. OF course there were some
who did their mailing carly, says
Mr.. Hooper.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
Ginners' Report Shows
More Cotton in 1928

That the Albcmarle section raised
more cotton in 1923 than in 1927 is
again shown by the ginncrS' report
sent out by the Department of Com
mCrcc this week. The report is Tor
The number of bales ginned prior TO
December l3. 1923.
The following table shows the
number of bales ginned in nine
Eastern North Carolina counties in
1903 as compared with that of 1927:
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

Many ills arc caused by loss OF
nerve energy due to eye strain. The
only method of determining eye
strain, is by a thorough examina-
ton of your eyes by qualified
specialist. DIR. j. D. HATHAWAY,
Eve Sight Special;-t adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

Caught beneath an automobile as
it plunged over an embangment on
the Rural Hall Road, near winston
Salem, Dock Manuel Parks, % year.
old painter, was instantly killed in
one of the most horrible accidents
that has occurred there in recent
wears,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

TO make up for the time lost be-
cause of it's premature closing this
month, the University of North
Carolina has revised its schedule for
the first half OF next year. iht
opening Is set for January 2 With
.June 6 as the closing day.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
Has Been A Tough Year
On Elizabeth City Business
md Yet Elizabeth City Banks Have More
Money on Deposit Than Ever and Business
Goes Right On.

Elizabeth City about to close its books of the worst
financial its history face uncertain outlook
R the financial distress of the passing
not financial Elizabeth Cys banks
Elizabeth three big banks healthy condition with de-
u actually than The First Citizens
ynal Banks statement Of Dec 1928 showed deposits Of $
6 than S00OO in Of deposits al the time
tyClr
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

AT least a million dollars was dis
tribuirsl 10 members of Christmas
Savings Clubs by the banks OF North
Carolina during the past few weeks,
according to state bank examiner
John Mitchell.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
TO BE CLOSED ON
NEW YEARS DAY

Elizabeth City banks and leading
Elizabeth City stores will be closed
Tuesday. January !. i'll observance
of New Years Day.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

Cash and checks totaling ap-
proximately SIS 600. constituting the
bonuses for the year, were distrl-
bl.sed among the employees OF the
Cone Mills in Greensboro this
Christmas
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

An Ohio lad says he killed MS
friend at the latter's request. But
there is such a thing as being too
accommodating
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

The total for the state in 1927 was
824. .442 bales; total for the state this
wear was 8OOl08 bales.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

MIR w. Saunders President
Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association,
Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Dear Saunders:
On behalf of the hcronauicS Conference
and of the National Association wish TO our
apprcaon assistants and through to all inc
peopp Elizabeth City and Kitty Hawk VINO con-
generously their timc their labor and their auto
mobiles of the pilgrimage TO ALI DeVil Hills
on December IL.
From all only words of praise and admir-
alton for spirit the people and admiration for The
efficiency organization Our foreign visitors "crc
especially wonderful of citizens with their
preparations along tho road made by the
road contractors TO insure the success
movement of party. -
To you personally the directing genius i'll North Carouna
should come supcrave of satisfaction that results enF
from The accomplishment extremely difficult task II was
that everything possible done al your eno and
although little late tired and hungry when We faV
got back Norfolk happy and
heard not a single word Of complaint
adequately To own deep apprec
alton by yourself and associates but
of the hospitality Of the people
long in the minds OF all VINO "ef
the celebration of the anniversary Oh
the first flight Of an arphnc.
norply
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28
A Memory That Will Linger

NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FOR AERONAUTICS
3SIl Navy Building 18th and Streets NV.
WASHINGTON, D. c.
December 10, 1925
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-28

J.F. VICTORY,
Chairman,
Subcommittee on Kitty Hawk Trip,
International Civil hcrOnautics Conference
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01
Summer Places For Sale
Suburban For Sale

cORNFIELD POINT---Modern cottage. for sale or rent also shore lots. l.. I. Strong, 2J1 Wells St. Phone .67SW.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01
Business Places For Rent

pIAINNlBLE. l4 HDCGH ST.-TeEemeiit of , rooms. All Improvements Inquire within
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01

floor. Beautifully renovated. Good loca- lIon. Rent is very reasonable. Apply "nG 0nnr Tnl- EnAt N
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01
READ THE RULES $aukA best mmmmba in
LIVE STOCK
Eggs. Poultry Supplies

BABY CHICks-Reds. Lesherns, Rocks. Wyandottes. Let me do your matching at +c each egg. Will take one or thousand eggs. Hatch every week. Sat s,action guaranteed. T. Aldrich. 5l9 Shuttle Meadow Ave. Tel. e271-R.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01
ENpTNYMFNT

1|0 GI4ANA AQ-HELP-AGENTS WANTED Il-HELP-MEE WANTED t.-HELP-wOMEN WANTED Ss-HELP-MEN OR WOMEN OBSERVATIONS WANTED-MEN DESTINATIONS wANTED-woMEN FINANCIAL ls-BUsINEss OPPORTUNlT1Es l7-INvEsTMENTs. STOCKS. BONDS As-MONEY LOANED ACKNOWLEDGES As-WANTED-TO BORROW LIVE STOCK So-cATTLE AND LIVE STOCK Sl-DOGs. CATS. PETS 153-EGGS, POULTRY SUPPLIES s3-HoRsES, VEHICLES Sl-WANTED-LIvE STOCK MERCHANDISE g5-ARr1CLEs FOR SALE S5B-FoR THE vACATIONIST REBUILDING MATERIALS b7-BUSINESS OFFICE EQUIP. ys-FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCTS Es-FEED AND FUEL So-FERTILlZERS. SEEDS. PLANTS H-FoOTWEAR AND CLOTHING se-GOOD THINGS TO EAT e3-HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES e4-MACHINERY. ELEC. X TOOLS G5-MERCHANDIsE AT THE STORES ss-MUsICAL INSTRUMENTS G6B-RADIO
 s7-WATCHES, DIAMONDS. JENELRY Ss-WANTED ARTICLES TO BUY
 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT ACHIEVEMENTS & TREATMENTS 10-BUSINEsS PLACES FOR RENT 1l-DESK ROOM AND OFFICES -c-FARMS FOR RENT
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-01

LINE YOUR CHICKEN COOP with old newspaper mats. Just the thing for that purpose. Fifty cents Q hundred Apply at the Herald office Church St.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01

thoroughbred baby chicks. Prices are lower. Store open evenings 7;35 10 500. x. B. Bird & Feed Co.,, l1o Arch St.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01
EDUCATIONAL

Dancing Teachers 35 ATTENTION. Young and old can learn to dance at 6teinhaus Dancing Acad- cmy. lessons S5. Sure guarantee. Phone 3759-J. sos Main St.
 EMERSON STCDIO-150 West Main St. Private or class lessons in social or stage dancing: elocution: vocal; auc- ton bridge. Phone 613 or l43s-W.
 Instrumental and Vocal :;G WANTED. limited number of pupils 10 study violin. Hons Wagner, director. strand Theater orchestra. teacher. Ap pointments may be made by mall or phone. Address Strand theater.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01

BtppkLAWN ST. 57--5 room tenement 'al Improvements. just finished Call 4bt4-i
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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
Apartments and Tenements {

BtlpFN ST, 94-Five pleasant rooms on 2nd floor All Improvements. Gar age. Apply $S1 East St
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01

HALLS CHICKS from New England Ac- uredited breeders Reds, Barred Rocks. White Nyandottes. Leshorns. Reduced prices now. Circular. Also chicks one to four weeks old. Hall Bros. Phone 645-5. Wall,ncford. Conn.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-01
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
nuild,ne and Bustues, Property so

CHURCH ST. S12-6 tenement and store. All Improvements. Reasonable. Owner leaving town. Mrs. Adele Frei- het. Phone 4419.