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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29
LOWER POSTAL.
RATES SOON TO
IN EFFECT.
Lower Postal Rates Authorized
Ey Last Congress Effec-
tive Next Month

Good news for The Iniepen-
dent readers. Hundreds Of read
erS Of this newspaper mail
their copies to friends or rela
tiveS in other towns when they
have finished reading them. 1t
now costs subscriber 4 to E
cents to mail 4 copy of this
paper. Under reduced postage
rates authorized by the last
Congress the postage rate Will
figure two cents for an average
copy of this paper.
Besides the reduction uf postage
on newspapers. postage on private
mailin" cards. post cards. and pic
ture post cards. have been reduced
to cent each. Air mail postage
has been reduced from 10 cents to
: cents for the first ounce or frac-
tion If I'm ounce. with 10 cents for
each additional ounce or fraction
A general revision in the postal
rates WAS made at the last session
of Congress. and the majority OF
changes become effective next
month. A special rate Is also pro
vided on library books mailed by
libraries or similar organizations
and operated for profits to readers.
Among other provisions concern
iu- various CLASSES Of mail, Is an
additional charge of | cent for each
ounce Of firSt-claSS matter reaching
the office of address Short-paid
more than tne rate q centS). The
purpose of this extra charge Is. of
/ course. to bring about decrease
( in the amount Of Sh0rt-paid first
class mail matter deposited for
mailing.
The>, reductions will he welcom-
ell not only by the readers OF this
, newspaper. but by practically every
! one in the country.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29
Second Plane
Built In ". g.
To Fly Aug. I

On Dec. 7, 1908, the worlds
first airplanc flight was made
at Kitty Hawk, n. {. On or
about August /, 1923, the sec
ond North Carolina built plane
will take to the air from the
Pasquotank River, unless the
predictions of the Taft Air
plane Corp. should go wrong.
The Taft Airplane Corporation
was formed last week. and this
week. Phillip f. Taft. who is to lie
in charge Of the factory which will
he built here ut once. began con
struction on the Corps first plane.
The factory is to he built on Ma
chclche Island. adjoining the Texaco
Oil Go. storage tanks. but until the
completion Of the factory Mr.. Taft
will work on the first plane III the
workshop of Allen Ifayman. Il
stakeholder in the new company. ut
the eastern end of Camden bridge
On Mnchelche Island Mr.. Taft with
the help Of Mr.. Hayman is now
making the main struts OF the plane
and If nothing happens the first
plane to he built in North Carolina
since the Wright brothers flew at
Kitty Hawk will arise from the
waters of the PaSquOtank River in
the harbCr of Elizabeth City. on or
about August lSt
The Stockholders in the new Gil
terprisc are very enthu astic t':1rt
itS future. and are predicting good
returns from their investments.
There is no reason why this nv
industry shouldn't make money for
its incOrporatOrS There Is very
little ccmpHition, good market.
enthusiastic backing. and al ideal
location for manufacturing. dem
onstrating. and selling Seaplanes.
Of the 1862 planes manufactured
in this country last year. only 100
were Of tile saaplane and amphibian
types. Only Il few nf the company
making planes in this country are
making SeaplaneS, there Is grow
ing demand for this type of plane.
Therefore there will he IL good
market for the Taft planes. Then
It'zaleth t'itN's wat@rhDnt with
miles of >mO tn open river offers
an excellent location for the build
ing. demonstrating, and selling OF
amphibian planes.
At meeting of the company
Tuesday night. officers were elected
as follows: s. II. Johnson, president;
W. G. Gather, first vice-preSident;
= f. Taft. second vice-president and
general manager: DIR. William
Parker. secretary; and {. c. Blades,
treasurer. $4,000 Of the c0mpany's
authorized $lOO,O00 has been paid
in. and the company is getting away
to a good start.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29
WE'RE NOT ABLE
TO CELEBR ATE
JULY The nth
1t Takes Money To Have A
Celebration, And Potatoes
Have Taken All Our
Money

Merchants, theatre owners,
professional men, brokers, i'll
fact. almost everyone in this
section. are influenced and hurt
when the farmers get low
prices for their crops. But
the people do not usually let
the depression keep them from
having their picnics, celebra-
tions and good times. The low
price of potatoes has affected
us even in this way this year.
for there is not enough money
in circulation here to have a
celebration Of the 4th of July.
Elizabeth City has always cele-
hrated the .ith with horse races.
fire work.. street paradeS, bicycle
and automobile races. picnics and
other features. and the. 4th has al
ways been Il biz day Of celebration
here. We uIed to have biz street
rarades. with ragamuffinS. clowns.
Boy Scouts. decorated flats and
bicycles. but it seems that them days
are gone forever. unless someone
gets busy and starts something real
soon there will he no celebration OF
Independence day in Elizabeth City,
except for some horse races at the
fair grounds.
1t is indeed depressing when the
price of potatoes affects even our
good times. and our celeDratlOhS.
But this is not the only reason for
the declining interest in the 18th OF
July in Elizabeth City. Even II
Confined on Page Fiyel
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29

MEET Lloyd J. Lawrence Of Muir
flCrS50rO. 6ne of the two Democratic
ncm.rscS fer the State Senate from
this district. The other enc is
ChaS. W. Whedhee. of HertfOrd. Mr..
Lawrence was horn i'm MurfrecSoore.
y. e.. Sept. eth. 1871. the son OF
Jas. y. Lawrence ard Elizabeth
Pruden LawrC ice. Attended school
at MurfreeshOrO, ard University OF
North Carolina. Licensed to prac-
tice law i'm 1892. In 1893 became a
member of the law firm of WinbOrne
& Lawrence. which firm was dis
solved i'm 1917. and since then, has
praet;sed alone. He served as a
member Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes i'm 1901: was Federal Super
visor of Census. First District, in
1920: member of House, of Repre-
ssntatiyes i'm 1928 and member Of
State Senate i'm 1921. He was mar
risd i'm 1895 to Miss Eva Alberta
EIdridge. who died i'm 1897. Mar
ricd i'm 1919 to Miss Olive b. yinSOn.
His only child, Miss Eva j. Law
renee, was an issue of the first mar
riage. He is a Methodist and a
steward Of his church.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29

inn .artic. .hillty of them. You
would say that her latest car Ur
latest donation to charity was fool
iShurss. and she would say that
your l&'e,t real estate deal or
plun..e in the Stc"k market WAS Il
SIN Of insanity. and You both would
Ip in Il constant argument. y good
many handsome men, attracted by
her clothes. cars. etc. will set their
c:InS for her and she Will fall for
one of them. For women Will 40
that thing. And yOu-you Will he
enchanted hy : me beautiful ndren-
tureS> or gOld-di@gpr who has an
eve for your money. and will want
vou TO divorce your wife and marry
her. You will be besie.ra hy hui
drcdi of persons and organizations
that prey on rich people. and your
life would he Just one damn worry
differ am ther.
"While if You were marrlea OIL
your present SALARY. you would nave
lot; of iieS holding you and your
wife trwethcr. You would have no
yachts and automobiles to run
around in and meet good lcoklll.
mn and women: you would nave
no money or clCtheS TO attract the
cppu,.te sex with (that is, You
would have no checks apEraD You
wouldn't have enough money to go
10 all the social affairs; therefore
You would Both have to stay AT
hcme nights or 20 to the show. In
this state Of affairs YOU would nave
a happy home. and YOU would nave
NJ more worries and troubles than
you now have.
"Oh yes | would, said the S@la
Jerker." but they would come
! little later.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29
SKINNER WILL
AGAIN TRY TO
BEAT MARKHAM
Voters To Decide Between
Larry Skinner And Tom
Markham in Second Pri-
mary Tomorrow

Should Larry Ennis Skinner
Tr, be elected to the office OF
Prosecuting Attorney tomor-
row in a run-oG. election with
T. T. Markham. it will be the
realization IF his mother 8
greatest ambition. and it Will
he Iargelv through her efforts
that it viii be accomplished.
Larry is the only son of Mrs. IL.
= skinner. one Uf Elizabeth city :
M. t energetic. ambitious. and en-
terpriSiuv women tbeinS eSrllpSe''
only hv Mrs. J. g. Fearing anu one
ar tun r.hprSD. and since Larry Is
tho only boy in the family MIS-
skinner l.as devoted all her ch'r%!
and Influence to hi; success. She
spr,t him to college and he did very
we'll. Graduating with honorS. She
then rented an Office FOR hlm' ana
SIT him up aS an attorney 1T law,
At this tuo no has done we'll ana
no ha~ a gnc Il clientele for IL young
harri$tcr. But his mothers amni,
tiops are not yet fulfilled tor She
wants Larry to get into poHtlcS' anu
she may try to make him Governor
some Of these days.
But despite the fact that he Is
verv capable. and very popular
though inexperienced. he will have "
tiff fight on MS hands t"morro"
Yom- Skinner G"uid not get ii ma
ioritv over both his opponents Ill
Ithe first Primary election but Ut
received more votes than elther VI
them and only missed his maJorl'A
by u few votes. st. Clair f. Bailey
who waS low man i'll the first prl
mary. is working hard to secure th'
Continued on Page Fiye)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29
Trap Set For
Boy PiEerers
Gets Woman

Bows will be BOYS and women
will be curious. The truth OF
this statement was demonStrat-
ed this week when a live wire.
put on a plum tree to trightcn
away small boys who had been
stealing the fruit. gave a stiff
shock to a woman who wished
TO see if it was charged with
electricity.
Mr.. Louis BrickhouSe. who lives
on West Colonial Ave. has i'll MS
ward a plum tree which bears lots
of this delicious fruit each year.
Mr. RrickhouSe has had ht Of trou-
bIe with the small boys ot the
rpi-hhorhood. in keepin. them away
from the plum tree. He became
fired of having the tree robbed OF It's
fruit. 50 this year he took steps TO
protect it from the raids of the boys,
He ran wire. that was charSeu
wifi, electricity. from his house to
tbr tree. and scraped the insulated
covering off the end VI the wire
which WAS in the tree. The idea
vIs 70 throw IL little shock into the
bows and scare them off; but IT
was n woman and not il boy thar
WIS the first victim of the device.
Mrs. e IL. Jennings lived next
door to Mr.. Brickhouse. and the
plunI tree was next to the fence
that separated the two yards, Wheh
somp of the ladies in the nelSlDor-
hoId fold Mrs. Jennings about the
wire she didn't believe them. but
wont to see for herself. She touch
ed the upper rart Of the wire which
WAS insulated. and Of course was
not shocked She then touched me
uncovered wire and received ter'
ribIe shock which caused her to fall
+, the ground. Mrs Jennings had
besn sick AMI had just come out
Of the hospital. therefore the effect
,f the shock was worse than II
vould ordinarily have been. She
WIS stunned for several minutes
but with the aid Of the neighborS
WAS soon revived Mr.. Brickhou>e
apologized to Mrs. Jennings. and the
excitement has all died down now
Moral: Keep your finger out OF
the fire if you don't want it to be
burned.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29
BAILEY INTERESTED
IN POTATO MOVEMENT

Much interest waS displayed
throughout the state in TIE Buy Il
Barrel of Potatoes movement
which WAS started In this newspaper
last week. AaS Il manifestation "t
This interest. this newspaper re-
ceived the following letter from
Josiah W. Hailey. prominent at
torney ami IL STATE Democratic lead
er. ....-
The Elizabeth City Independent.
Elizabeth City. y. {.
Gentlemen:
incloSe my order for barrel nf
pUtatupS with check for 81 Th"
price is very low and, while | am
glad to help. | want it under tood
that | consider l am Fortunate t"
I've able to buy good potatoes at this
price. should think You would
find thousands of people within 100
miles of Elizabeth City who would
buy the potatoes at two dollars Il
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29
TAR HEEL DELEGATES
TRICKED BY SIMMONS
Simmons and Daniels Perpetrate Fraud on
Carcli Saunders Starts Fight in Con-
venlion When Attempts to Join Parade
Fer Religious Liberty
by Special Wire TO The Independent from Houston
BY 0. SAUNDERS

Senator F. NJ Simmons and the Hon. JoSephus Daniels
have penetrated fraud North Carolina They have used
every trick propaganda rally their fellowNorth Carom-
ans to the Hull Standard creating the minds of thousands OF
trusting followers the idea that in Tennessee they had found
great leader of Democracy against whom the Smith forces OF
the nation could prevail Nineteen of the Tar Heel dele
gates to tie National Convention pledged to Hull after
the bitteest campaign twenty years smith and common
sense carried only five Tar Heel delegates Nineteen Carolina
Hull delegates came to Houston join great Hull forces in
a Battalion Of Death.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29
THE BEST is CHEAPEST

Breakfast 40c: lunch. meat or 1lsh
with two vegetables. dessert, bread,
butter and coffee 45c; regular din
ner 75c. A room with private lava.
tory $2.G0 ..-
The Virginia Dare Hotel
Elizabeth City, N. c. adVtf
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29

You owe yourself Thorough and
careful examination of your eyes
by qualified Optometrists. DIX
I ID. HATHAWAY, Optometrist,
corolina Bank Bldg. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29

sr:el and little better to lay for
the expense of transportation.
Farming will never he as profit
able as it should he until we get Il
financing and marketing ami trans
pmtation system that will bring
about Stabilization.. When Il man
plaE.S a crop. he ought to have-he
is entitled to Interpretations and
assurance of Il good prcfit for his
captal invested and for his lahr.
You are rendering service to
your &ube.I her; ny letting them
kn tw that they can -ct potatoes -
cheap. There is ~ better food that
know Of.
Yours.
J. W. BAILEY.
Raleigh. Y. {.
lima - 1uoU
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29

Scientists at the MiddleSeX Hos
pital. London. have found way to
capture and bottle gas emanatinS
from radium.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29
RrATO GROWERS TO
|Ir0OPERATE NEXT YEAR
# This Year Will Not Be Repeated,
',,, ,nJ No Buy-a-Barrel Movement Will
T'~ Be Necessary

.,.r. will I've lin" spirit OF cooperation and per
U -,,n,ll ltuu among the potato growers and buyers
IN, .ru1iou Of K. e. Job, Secretary OF the Cham
!'D .r,e and several OF the produce dealers in this
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29

fiOll ,lt''N'
,...,r ro Effort had
'''> .. p, ,r.o the farmers
r. H'''' r,.,rLor to keep
i''I''- ,.,rt,r. or to have
V ~. w, ,,yerumcut iu-
s'Hi> y, ,rlv. on the
..,: r.,r - rrt-State CO
....,rn,ut. embracing the
MARYLAND. Virginia. and
-l;r, wa> >fartt |. in an
.be mlrkrr rady and
'"'' At rhr ~, werS in
,r,,,rd nnt rnuYerate
,.,,l and shipped thei~.
'' ~ and nil. thus running
,,I ,.,u>iu- Il lo>S tn
.,,r.,> who did cooperate.
,r,.,ir decree of organ
'' r.,,hrI and il is
,, y..,r olI growers
will cooperate to pre-
,.,.,JfrI calamity of this
ref,,riu. ,hrm again.
.,,,r Bob has two ideas which
~ rnr into practice next
=, hslp uur farmers {" Set
.. far their potatoes. He
u,g.g visit merit year. just
"a. r,fgrn >ra>ru. ro al the
markets. talk with the
anil advertise the coming ot
grIina N". | government
.,aI ,utat,r>. His idsa l. To
,bs Northern buyers know
-bsr kind III pUJutocS North
{, rn ship au,l the date of
Ipmrnt. ;" that nhe buyers
smiBrin. - buy our potatoes
rp start shipping them.
L. ;r,p,r,,,t rbiu- which
H. ri,bs. ., imrreSs nn the
=. anil hrv.r, next wear is
gz NJ Standard Z. verS for
:, frm rbn AIh,marie Set.-
r,,,ar, Sbrrr MARYLAND.
,r,u ,,,r. .,,pJS tbru EIiZ-
| ,r,,. h;,. Ian, f,r ,u the
l.. I..rr,I.. .hc,. shin
.rr, S,,r
...u,- So ,,.,, ,.,,,.,- t,,.,t h,.,,n,I
,.,. ,h.-. . r.,i.l sim
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29

i. '- 81 Frir whose SlO-
.''" 50 shall ye reap.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-29

Raleigh. y. {.
June -. 1928.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
TRACK WORK STARTS
AT EPISCOPAL HIGH

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December IL
Light track work has been started at
Episcopal High School by Coach G. v.
Tompkins.
Coach Tompkins will enter his squad
in the University of Richmond meet at
Richmond, Va, and the University OF
Virginia affair at Charlottesville, Va.
He has about As candidates for the
indoor team, but only Cary, Adams and
NeviuS are potential point scorers.
Cary takes part in the $50 and 440 yard
events, Adams In a dash and Nevius
runs the mile. They won their let
terS last season.
Episcopal lost virtually its entire var
sity squad with the graduation of Cas-
son and Hand, sprinters; Nelson pole
vault, broad Jump, 440-yard dash and
one-mile relay; Bryant, shotput, discus
and hurdles; Williams, discus throw
and javelin, and Brawley, high Jump.
Episcopal will compete in five out
door meets next Summer. The annual
quadrangular meet with Tome Insti-
tute, Gilman Country School and
Woodberry Forest will be held here, as
viii Tech High and possibly another
dual affair with Washington institu-
ton.
The Episcopal team will go to Wash
ington for the Central &C" Club event
and will compete in either the Mary
land meet at College Park or in the
Virginia games at Charlottesville. :,
Evening star., 1928-12-12
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Team Standing.

Two league records were smashed last
week. American Railway Express estab-
lished new high-team game of SGT,
while City Post Office ran up total of
1859 to break team-set mark. Tabb's
game of 139 and Norris 342 set were
the leading features.
A. r. E. rolled 1919 In claiming three
games from F. o. Sexton over the for
felt route, which for the time was a
record until Post ONCE finished the
nights play with the high total
Home Security was not to be denied
some of the spotlight, and nosed out
Post Office by one pin in the final
skirmish, SOS to 564. A. Moore, with
121, and o. Moore, with games of 121
and 1875, respectively, aided greatly in
gaining the decision.
Aiken and Womersley put over win
ming punches for Temple SouGhpaws in
their double victory over Benning Pepco
E. c. Poston totaled 33l in leading
his team to decision in its match with
the WhizZ Bangs.
Second-place Night Owls, after scor-
ing two games well over the 500 mark
slumped considerable in the last settc
and Freemen's All-Stars nosed them
out by seven NAPLES.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
NAVY QUINT READY
FOR OPENING GAME

ANNAPOLIS, December 12.-West-
ern Maryland College, which opens
Navy's basket ball season Saturday
afternoon, will face three different Tar
quints.
Johnny Wilson, head coach of the
Navy, said he will send the three teams
he now has working into action to get
a line on his charges.
The squad Is composed OF 40 Mid
shipmen, the majority Of whom have
not had much experience. But Wilson
has a number of clever prospects among
the candidates, and by the time the
season gets well under way, in jan
uary, the Navy will be prepared to
make good showing. Among the men
who are showing good form are Bow
strom, Byng and Dale Bauer, former
Plebes, who starred on this years foot
ball team.
1t now looks as if Earl bennett, con-
sidered one of the best forwards in the
history of the Navy, will not be able
to play this year. Late last season
he hurt his knee, and after working
three days this season he again knocked
it out of place.
At the present Wilson Is trying to
find center to take the place of r. s
Smith, who resigned last year and is
now a student at ST. Johns. Lloyd
and Colestock are out for Smiths place
Both are doing good work.
Miller, captain of the team and an
other foot ball player, looks good at
forward.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
"a TECH HIGH CRIDDERSs
ARE AWARDED INSIGNIA
TWENTY-FOUR members of the
1928 Tech High School foot
ball squad, which won the pub
Hn hink Ank,cn1 nh nrIni

TWENTY-FOUR members of the
1928 Tech High School foot
ball squad, which won the pub
i lie high School championship
and then stamped itself as one
Of the leading schoolboy teams of this
section of the country by putting up a
fine exhibition against the crack Tus-
caloosa High School team in that Ala
athletic assembly at Tech this morn
ing.
Fourteen players received the circle
T with star, which award Is made only
to Tech students who are members of
championship teams. The last Tech
foot ball players to be thus honored
were members of the 1923 eleven, which
also won the public high title in clear
cut style. Tech, however, except in
1925, when Central was the winner,
grid race each year since 1923.
Those receiving the circle T with star
were Capt. Ward Oehmann, Tom
oyster, John Edwards, George Cole,
Leo Winston, Bradley Edelblut, Willis
Benner Homer Drissel, Howard Flor
ance, Holmes Fountain, Dunbar Goss
Aubrey Spencer, Harold Norwood and
Lawrence Stutz. Manager Arthur
Storey also got this award.
Circle T's went to Frank Nebel
Robert Mayo, Hubert Hoy and Wilson
Hissey.
The following received minor rs:
Marcus Geiger, Robert Dunning, Robert
Burr, David Haycock, Meredith Jones
Austin Winston and Assistant Man
ayers Milton Felstein, Paul Oehmann
Edgar Rotati and Paul Bobbitt
Capt. Oehmann presented the school
on behalf of the team with the inter-
high trophy, emblematic Of the 1928
high school championship. The school
also has won leg on the Princeton
Evening star., 1928-12-12
BY SOL NIETzGER.

Purdue, a team that tied Indiana
University for the Western Confer
ence title last season, depended
greatly upon Murphy, its center, who
was a giant in both size and stand
ard Of play. He stood feet 6
inches In height, was quick on his
feet and a clever, versatile performer.
One type Of play that the Boiler-s
makers depended on developed from
the tl1ree-lane Offense when both the
forwards were successfully blocked
or driven out Of bounds by their
guards as they drove with Murphy
for the opponents basket. Murphy,
No. l in the diagram, was always
traiIed on this advance by one of
his guards, No. 4. When he found
that he could not feed the ball to
either Of his forwards (which he
only did when he was covered him
self. he would make q full pivot
as his opponent blockd him, pass
to No. on his way around and
then rush for the foul line, depend
ing on this full turn to free himself
Of his immediate opponent.
At the foul line he would turn.
take . high pass from No. 4 and
either shoot or drlbble In for shot.
This stunt Of making a full turn
when driving forward In order to
relay the ball to a trailer and also
to shake yourself free from the man
guarding you from in front, Is well
worth a full description in toner
rows release.
(Couvri1ht 1924