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The Washington times., 1928-07-18

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The Washington times., 1928-07-18

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h your eyes are bothering YOU even
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very remarkable remedy lis constituent ingredI-
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The Washington times., 1928-07-18

ADvERTlsEMFMT
The Washington times., 1928-07-18
CATHOLIC SOCIETY MEET

The Washington Society Of st.
Vincent de Paul will hold its quar-.
terly meeting Sunday raorning At
o'clock in st. Patrick's Cathoiic
Church, Tenth and @ streets North
The Washington times., 1928-07-18
CENTER CONCERT

The United States Marine Band !,
capt. Taylor Branson, leader. viii
give its second open-air concert ct
Eastern Community Center. Friday
night.
The Washington times., 1928-07-18
HEAT AIDS BEER SALE

BERLIN. July is. The heat wave
has increased beer drinking in BerA
lin until more than 100000 quarts
are being sold daily.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14

HUDSON COACH-This car Is such a bar:
gain il cannot be described fairly. II
don't miss this one Try to beat it. Terms.
Emerson &, Orme, 18th & M SITS, n, w.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14

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The Washington times., 1928-09-14

SS. .. 3925-0 Rooms bath; gas, elec..
large ground fruit garage; Tor particu-
lara. phone owner. T.. 5176-W.
fTTR0NZ HOTsee rent $40 20 5000 Bar
@lnS for sails. Il. D. Lille. sheD. 3o92.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14

HERE
ARE USED CARS
WORTH SEEING
1928 chrys1er 72 Roadster.
1928 Chrysler Convertible
Coupe.
1927 Franklin Roadster
(rufnb1e seat).
1923 Dodge Senior 9 Coupe.
1927 Buick Standard Coupe.
1927 Chevrolet Coach,
1927 Chrysler 70 Roadster.
1927 Dodge Coupe.
1923 Buick Master Coach.
1925 Chevrolet Coupe.
1926 Chevrolet Coach.
1925 Flint Sport Roadster.
1923 Red Buick SPIT. Road.
Southern Motor Sales
1924 1Ath st. N: w.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14

CASH for your car. With
out q doubt ] pay, the
highest prices In this city.
If your car is not all paid
for, / will pay your undue
balance and give you the
difference in cash. No de-
lay. See Mr.. Barnes, 1fa2
Connecticut Ave. Dec. $3.50.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
CALLS JUDGE BARNHILL
THE TEN-MINUTE-EGG
Hard Boiled Jurist Who Likes His Job Throws
Terror Into The Hearts of Local
Law Breakers

Judge Martin V. Barnhill,
presiding in tn e Superior
Court in Pasquotank County
this week has gained for HIM
self the name Of "The Ten
Minute Egg, but if he doesn't
put a crimp in automobile
stealing in these parts it will be
because punishment is no
crime deterrent. ~,
Raymond Brickhouse and Ray
mond Chambers. two white youths
convicted of automobile stealing In
Judge Barnhill's court this week
weTe sentenced to two to three
years and eighteen months to two
years respectively. The pair had
previ usly served GO day jail sen
fence for the theft Of an automobile
and having served their short JUL
sentence they Jared forth and stole
another automobile. II will be
long time between stolen JOY rides
for Raymond and Raymond now.
Asher Scott and Charlie Halcs.
two other Elizabeth City youths,
charged with the theft OF an auto
mobile are OH the docket to he tried
later in the week; they have an ink
ling of what Ii coming to them
Judge Barnhill Is hard boiled.
For wears the courts Of the county
and district have been temporizing
with one Hicky Williams. Hicky
was always I'm trouble with the law,
has been in court time after time.
but his winning ways and his good
luck usually enabled him TO skin
thru without meeting disaster.
Imagine IIicky'S amazement when
he was arraigned before Judge Barn.
hill the other morning on charge
CT having had liquor In his posses
sion and the Judge ordered him
confined In the county jail until
his hour for trial. But, Judge, |
can give bond" exclaimed Hicky.
Well discuss the matter Of bond
Friday morning" replied His Honor.
And off to Jail went Iiicky.
Jurors who tried to beg of were
given little consideration. George
Haskett was expecting Stork az
his house. when the bird gets
near enough for you to hear mis-
wings flaprins, let me Know
what the Judge might have said to
the unhappy George. And George
plopped down in the jury box and
stayed until Mr.. Stork gave the
signal. ~ ~
Judge Rarnhill, a man who Is
neither old nor young, halls from
Rocky Mount. He Is one Of those
lean fellows with good eyes, good
cars and hard mouth. He says
frankly that he enjoys his job. And,
let him who has transsressed be-
ware of jurist who enjoys his job.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
Ownens Often
ForCar Tefts

Blame for many automobile
thefts rests largely upon lazy
and careless motorists who
leave their cars parked on the
streets without taking the pre-
caution to lock them. is the
opinion of Chief of Police Leon
Holmes of this city.
Few automobiles are actually
stolen by professional thieves and
few automobile thieves have the eX-
pertnesS. the Opportunity or the
nerve to M nkey with an automobile
that is protected by IL lacked steer
ing wheel aS well aS locked ignition.
Most automobile theftS are COM
mitted by devilish and irresponsible
youngsters who simply borrow the
first unlocked car they find and go
for Il JOY ride. In their. excitement
and zeal to get the most fun ut of
their steal in the shortest &c .Sible
time. they race the car. tai. grave
risks which often result il 'lifaster
to the car and often wrccl: he car.
Often they run out Of gas AMI leave
the car abandoned by Il roadside
miles from town, where the owner
finds it days later stripped of tires,
batteries and other acct ss0rics.
If automobile owners generally
will take the precnutitn to lock
their cars when they leave them on
the streets or in their garages, there
will lie fewer thefts and many Il
small boy will be spared the
ignominy of Il Jail sentence for au-
tOmobile thievtry.
Chief Holmes also thinks that
the police department could better
protect the interests of motorists
and the public if the department
had Il motorcycle with which to
mtrCl the streets after the dark and
with which to chase automobile
thieves.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
che BANK CLERK ANo T4e SODA JCpKeR
"CAN" THE IDEA SAYS THE BANK CLERK

ate and immoral foreigners. sleep
Ing whole families. men. women and
children. married and unmarried in
great one room sheds in which there
was not Il partition of any kind
These poor foreigners spent little
money in the stores. paid no taxes,
contributed nothing to schools or
churches.
"Amd the farmers got such poor
prices from the Gamers that they
lost heart in growing things.
II am opposed to canning factor
les.
"The most profitable canning that
can be done in our section Is being
done by our -Four II Clubs All
the canning done in our region
should he done in the clean. Whole.
some Kitchens Of cur native farm
homes. by our OWL clean. healthy
women folk. They should first stock
their own pantry shelves and then
sell their surplus comparatively
thru Il central agency. When we
have developed the possibilities of
our home Kitchens to point where
they have crowded imported tins.
bottles and Jars Of vegetables, soups,
preserves and pickles off the shelves
of our local stores, then Well be
doing something"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
CITY APPROVES THREE
COUNTY HEALTH BOARD
Now Up to Counties Who Are Required Only
To Employ One Nurse Each And Pay
For Her Exclusive Services

of expense. but hy which The State
also ,hligateS to hefray all the on
pCnSCS incident to Il two mon. hS
drutal clinic in each county for tn"
hcnCf; of school children.
All thar each county will be call
ed upon to appropriate is $1.G,m an
nually for the salary and travelling
eNErn<r of Il nurse and the services
nr that nurse are confined to the
coHnty hy which she is employed.
rurrituck E. unity is the only North
eastern North Carolina County en-
ployimg public health nurse at this
time and she is i.lil Il salary ana
cXE"n<e> of $3.50 Il year. it is said.
And Currituck' nurse is employ
cd independent of the State Board
of Health and is handicapped by
lack Of State Board direction ana
support.
DR.. &. OH. LHughin%hnu$e. sec
rctnry of the State Board or Health
will personally undertake. 10 inter
est adj lining counties if the Pas
quotank Board of commissioners
takes favorable action at its meet
ing on Monday, April 2nd.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
Over 5000
Go To School
In Pdsquotank

+ A total Of 5,043 children,
lwhite and colored are enrolled
in the public schools of EIiz-
abeth City and Pasquotank
County.
+ according to tHbulHt'0nS just com
pleted there are nearly eight hum
drcd and twenty-five thousand pub
lie school children in North Caro-
.lipa--t0 bc exact, S2l.f51 i'll the
year 1862.
OF this uumbpr. 57l.GE6 or G3.3
Per cent are white children and
81: .C95 are colored and Indian. Or
divided according to SChOtl location.
there are 615 4SS rural children and
2GS.GG3 city children cnrollcd in
each respective type Of school. In
other words. there are approximate
ly three rural children to every city
child.
Elizabeth City'S enrolment is L.
494 white and 102S cO!orGd.
For PaSQuotank County the en-
rolmpnt is l.322 white and l.l99
cOlOrcd
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
OF Course 1t Made
The Inn Keeper Mad

How Herbert II. Smith, sales
promotionist for holster Radio In
Eastern North Carolinr and Tide
water Virginia came near being
elected from we'll known hotel i'm
this State recently is told to this
newspaper by Mr.. Smith homself.
1T WAS this way". says prankish
Herbert: "1'he darnede hotel In
question had more DON'T signs In
1t than any place l ever stopped
in my life.
"Signs in your room said: Don't
Leave Your Lights Burning. Don't
Leave the Water Running. Don't
Forget to Leave Your Key at the
Desk
Everywhere | turned ] found a
sign warning guests not to de this
or not to do that In the lavatory
was a sign. Guests Will Please Use
Only One Towel That was too
much: procured big sheet OK
cardboard. got the help Of Il show
card painter and made another big
sign which | hung up I'm the mems
lavatory: GUESTS WILL PLEASE
I-SE BOTH SIDES OF PAPER In
INTEREST OF ECONOMY 81
when the proprietor discovered
that sign and found out who was
responsible for it he wanted to fight
and I had to get out of his hotel.
understand that all Of the signs In.
the hotel came down after that"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
FROM THE PULPlTS
OF NEW YORK CITY
Sermon Subjects Sound Like EdI-
tOriaIs From This Newspaper

New York City pulpit> last Snh-
dav reSOunded with sermons that
read like editorial utteranceS OF this
newspaper. There will probably
hp fewer pulpitS 81 years hence than
there are to-day" preached Dr.
RaIph ". Sockman. in Madison Ave.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The desire for church unity ana
ecclesiastical efficiency. the ease "f
travel. the radio and the scarcity
of good preachers. said DR.. Sock
man. will all make fer Il reduction
uf ruIpitS AMI concentration oi
congregations.
DIR. ChaS. W. Brown. retiring
dean of Yale Divinity School.
preaching ut Union Theological
Seminary in New York City Sunday
declared that the old religion needs
new theology and Il new and valid
Interpretation.
At Carnegie Hall. the learned anu
fnrcpful Rabbi Stephen :. Wise
preached Cn capital punishment.
vengeance is tn" reason capltal
punishment persists" he declared.
The death penalty is not punl-
tive. according to DR.. Wise. IL
merely extinSuiShe$ the victim
shutting out the real punishment.
Splf-ret,amptiUn. which hurts anu
wounds. he said.
is it deterrent" he demald-
ed. 1T has been tried for long
Ion" time. If sever it cures. we had
better 20 back to boiling in oil.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
The Governor
May KeepHl5ls
Shirt on Then

When Governor Angus Nc
Lean gets back to Ralelgh
after his trip 10 the Albemarle
Region next week he won't be
able to get his shirt off, Tor
word has come down the line
that His Excellency is fond OF
shad and they are going to
give him a fill Of shad atrboth
Elizabeth Ci,v AMI Edenton.
There j. am old saving here IN
the North Carolina $had country
that this fish is so full of homes that
one maccuStGmed 20 eating 1t VIII
swallow 40 many bones that the
fish Zones will work their way 'nt
thru the skin. Hence the saving
that one who eats much Shad cane
real his shirt off.
Governor Mclean comes to Eliz-
abeth C'-y Friday. Mar. Both on
a tour of inspection IF State inSti-
tuti0nS He will visit the State
,N"rmal School for Negroes ut EliZ-
aheth City.
81 seldom is this corner of the
State hcnored by the presence or IL
Governor. the folks are not going to
let the Governor come and 20 With
out making II fuss over him. He
will he entertained at an elaborate
dinner ut the Virginia Dare Hotel
next Friday night and the SWEETEST
suite of rooms in the Ii. tel has been
reserved for him. On his return to
Raleigh on Saturday the 3lSt. the
Governor will visit EdentOn where
he will he entertained ut luncheon
by the EdentOn Chamber of Com
merce ut the Hotel Hinton. And
everywhere the Governor is prcmiS-
ed Shad.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
FewepA
For Cotton In
This Section

Government forecasts OF a
short cotton crop this year will
hardly encourage the planting
OF more cotton in Northeastern
North Carolina this sp" ng. in
The opinion OF J. H. LEROY
manager OF the Albemarle
Fertilizer Co.. of this CITY.
Northeastern North Carolina. far
hest North in the cotton belt. re-
elves early government forecasts OF
;he cotton crop before cotton Is
planted. These early forecasts have
in the past influenced the cotton
,crea-r in this region. Forecasts
# Il shout crop in former years en-
outraged more cotton acres locally.
Last Years cotton fell short or
he wr preceding years by Severa :
million lalr<. Increased activities
# rhe holl weevil are expected 10
further curtail this years crop. II
would appear to he Il coed time to
ulanr cotton in this section. But the
boil weevil has the cotton farme'
scared off.
Northeastern North Car Hna
farmers who stick to cotton are moi
hull weevil fighters. The boil
veevil can he in measure control
ed by early planting. proper cultl-
alton. accelerated plant growth ana
he use uf sprays. But our farmer
su>t don't seem to want to meet the
1cw conditions Of cotton clllture and
hey lef the boil weevil lick them
very time. Tenants on Il typical
farm i'm Il nearby county got one
'aIp and lO1 llsS of cotton from
,igh; acres planted on high >anfy
yoil. They simply let the weevil$
take the, crop.
:. G.. Scott. Of the Sco;t Produce
e.. says thnt his concern has ;; III
very little fertilizer for cotton this
year and many farmers mv" told
them that they will abandon cotton
this year. Some have turned /"
rc.atoc> with the result that there Is
nm increased pG.atO acreage TINS
vrar. There will he more corn and
more soy beans. which means more
hogs.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
A CORRECTION

Alton Harris, convicted tf an
assault in the County Court last
week has a nickname. but it isn't
Fletcher. SiGimun Harris, an em-
pIOye of the Auto Supply & Nul-
canizing Co.. has a nickname and
1t is Fletcher. This newspaper got
nicknameS n,iXe;I last week and
made FLETCHER" Harris the defend
ant in Il sensational assault case.
This has made it hard on Stedman
Harris who bears the nickname
Fletcher. Young lIr. Harris has
been the subject Of much banter all
week; but being of healthy mind
and body he has taken it all good
naturedly. The Independent regrets
the inaccuracy and offers its apOl-
GgieS to Mr. .Stetlman Harris.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23

Elizabeth City has accepted
the plan oi the State Board of
Health to create Il model Irl-
County All Time Medical
Board OF Health with head
quarters at Elizabeth City and
it now. remains for Pasquotank
County and two adjoining
counties to accept the plan and
agree to their part in financing
it.
All il will cost the cc untirS is
81. 600 II year for salary and en-
prn$c< for public health nurse.
The State supplies the high Sallrica
health officer. Il trained sanitary in
SpcrtOr and necessary clinical sup
plies.
DR.. {. y. SiSk. director of county
health work for the State was in the
city yesterday in conference with
Mayor Flora and he submits Il re-
riScd agreement by which the State
will not only supply the major Of
ficeS and assume the greater burden
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
Dollar Offer
Still Open To
Neuo Readers

Dollars are 50 much easier to
remit than dollars and halves.
Mavbc that explains the lively
response to The independents
special dollar subscription Of
Ter announced last week.
The offer is repeated this week,
The regular subscription price of
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The offer is for new subscribers
only AMI dollar bills may BE- sent
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23

What Elizabeth City needs is IL
canning factory" said the Soda
Jerker confidently. Here we have
the finest stills for truck growing on
the Atlantic SeabOard. Thousands
Of acres that now produce short
fibre cotton impoveriShing the
land. the landlord and the tenant
could he made to yield millions or
pounds of tomatoes. peas. beans and
Soup vegetables if we only had cam
npries here at Elizabeth City to
give the growers IL market
"Ive heard that before" said
the Bank Clerk. but | don't take
much stock in it. 1t has been my
observation that farmers can de-
come as abject slaves to Il cannery
us to an absentee landlord.
There IS big money in canned
goods. hut it is not for the farmer.
The profits 90 to the rail roads. the
brokers, the joblers and the retail
ers. Even the cannerieS themselves
seldom make important profits.
"Canneries pay starvation prices
for their raw materials and employ
the cheapest and most ignorant
labor in the country. We used to
have biz Ginning factories at Eliz-
abeth City. They gave little EN-
ployment to local labor. In season
they imported tribes Of dirty, litter
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
NEXT ORTHOPAEDIC
CLINIC, MARCH Ath.

The orthopaedic clinic for the
free examination and treatment OF
INDECENT cripples being held under
the auspices of the Kiwanis Club
Of Elizabeth City and the Rotary
Clubs of Hertford, Elizabeth City
and Edenton in the Elizabeth City
Hospital ON the Fourth Saturday OF
each month will meet again on
Saturday NIaroh 9th
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
BISHOP DARST WILL
PREACH HERE SUNDAY

Rt. Rev. ThoS. C. DarSt. DID.
Wilmington. y. G.. Bishop of the
Diocese of East Carolina. will
preach at both the morning and
evening services at Christ Church.
Sunday, March 25th. Bishop DarSt
is known throughout the United
States in all Religious circles for the
excellent work he has done aS head
of the Bishops Crusade III the EpiS-
cUual Church. He iS an unusually
fine speaker. who never fails to say
something. Hear him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23

HISTORIC landmark at Winston
Sa:em. Erected by Cne of the early
manufacturers and repairers of tin
ware and preserved as a Landmark
by WinstOn-Salem citizens. All
sorts of stories have been told about
the purposes for which the pot was
used. Ore story is that it was used
as place of corcoament and oh.
servat:on by a Confederate spy
while the Union forces were in Win
ston4SaItm. Another that it was
frequently used as a hiding place
by erring husbands who wished to
disappear temporarily frCm house
holds where the spirit of eon1ubial
bliss did not always ..revail. Some
statistician has figured that the pot
can hold sufficient coffee to give ore
cup TO the more than 10000 resi-
dents of Forsyth County.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
THE INDEPENDENT
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The year is young an1 it is a
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E0dy will want to read The Inde-
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23

-SwOoping down upon an un-
SuSperling city and vicinity. Federal
Prohibition officers, recently arrest
cd - alleged boOtlpggerS in RAJ
cigh. More arrests are expected to
follow soon.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
THE BEST Is CHEAPEST

Breakfast 40c: lunch. meat or tlsh
with two vegetables, dessert, bread,
butter and coffee 4jc; regular dim
ner Zoe. A room with private lava,
tory S2.W
The Virginia Dare Hotel
Elizabeth City, n. c. adytf
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-23
ruE INSIDE STORY OF
MY LOVE FOR SMITH
r.. New York Governor Took Time To
H1S N Nce l To A Strange Little Boy and Won
p's'r ra,her's Love and Appreciation
By w. D. SAUNDERS

m a,.s, bother my head about the presidential can
": ....~, r Smith OF New York and make all the ku
& ,.. ,r.:crhalic brethren in North Carolina red in
aN ur, ,. let Smith and his political associates fight
"', % ,. could with more profit mind my own little