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at the table. During the absence Of
the host a woman acquainted with
the "widower's" wife passed the table
and gave him a look OF course, she
suspected that her friends husband was
stepping out The lady had scarcely
left the restaurant when the host re-
turned, Now the Summer widower is
wondering what will happen when his
wife come home.
A literary friend says that many
phrases and quotations with which we
are familiar are misouoted and the
origin In many cases is unknown. He
pointed out that the phrase Escaped
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One mother says:
When my first baby had it's first pic
ture taken, I put away two, one for
myself and one for the baby when she
became a woman. have carried this
practice out for number OF years and
each OF my four children will have
photographs o. themselves at every in
teresting age when they are grown and
have homes of their own Think how
you would cherish such a collection and
how interesting 1t would be to compare
your own baby pictures with those OF
your children taken at the same age.
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49, 1890
him at a local no.
tel. The "widower"
accepted. When he
met his friend he
discovered that he
1.-THE friend was
accompanied by ar
exquisite GUN &
creature In pink.
Following the in
PRODUCTION. the trio
entered the dining
room. Shortly after
being seated, the
frien d excused
himself to make
a telephone call.
This left I h e
"widower' and the
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My Neighbor Says:

Always expel the air from a not
water bottle after you pour the
water into it by gently pressing
the bottle upward toward the
stopper. Never fill the bottle more
than two-thirds full.
When there is illness in the
home. particularly illness OF
contagious nature. 1t is ones duty
to protect the members OF the
family who are not sick from
possible infection. CarelessneSs In
the matter of thrusting a pile OF
soiled clothes into the wash has
caused epidemics,
Vinegar added to the water In
which vegetables are soaked will
revive them.
Never beat fudge as soon as IL
is taken from the FIRE. Pour first
into cold bowl and then beat.
You will find that 1t is much
creamier If treated in this way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-24
Maple Bavarian Cream.

Boil one cupful Of maple strip and
pour 1t gradually into the beaten whites
of three eggs Beat thoroughly and
cook over hot water until thick. Add
one fourth package OF gelatin that has
been dissolved in one-fourth cupful Of
cold water, and one cupful OF chopped
walnuts. Set on ice until the mixture
begins to thicken, then fold In one
and one-half cupfuls Of heavy cream
whipped and let harden.
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the young man did
not argue with his
father. However. 1t
was a nice party
while Il lasted.
Your GRANDPA =
ther was a Demo-
publican, your ia
ther Is a Demo-
publican and you
should support the
family traditions
insisted the father.
As In all political
arguments. no one
got anywhere "
When the father
left. the son said {:
Dad has an old
fashioned idea that
- AtNtN elRAvA
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There is one way in which . wife can
manage a husband without his resent
inS 1t In the least This is by USING
tact when he is in bad hunor. II
must be remembered that tact at It's
highest is not apparent AS such. thougn
Il brings about the desired results. NO
one objects 10 having his ruined spirits
sI11nothed snf '''>"~ are many times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-24
BRAIN TESTS

Today's test Is based upon an English
test devised by the Columbia Research
Bureau for use in high schools and
colleges. In each group of words listed
below there Is but one correct spelling
OF the word. Allow yourself two min
utes In which TO underscore the correct
spelling In each group.
/. Derition, dirision. derision. dirition
2. Explaind, explained. exsplained
explained.
3. Ukelele. ukulele. ukalaiy, ukaiale
=. Suficient, sufYishient, sufficient
sufficient.
S. cantelope. csntalupe. canteloupe
cantaloupe.
6. cynically, cynickily. cynicsly, cyni-
cilly
Z. Camonage. camelfiage. camoufiage
cammafiague,
9. Parallel. parallel. parallel, parallel
2. Gynasion, gymnasion, gymnasium
gymnasium,
10. Geneology, genealogy, genislagy,
genialogy.
II. Legarthy. lethergy, iethargy, lie.
CERTIFY.
~. Molecule, mollecule, mollacule,
niOllaeuel.
/. Derision, Z. explained, 3, ukulele
I. sufficient; 5. cantaloupe: 8. cynically
Z, cannouhage; 4. parallel 0. gym,
nasium: 10, genealogy; IL, lethargy; IL
na0iecliie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-24

In the presence Of this writer, a
father bitterly denounced his son for
abandoning the political party Of his
forbears. Being q respectful offspring.
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COUNTRY DEALERS

ar"sius Rrcs. 4 cicrmlsy, sis Mss,
Eemerv Ave, Rockville,
r, y, Danawss, Charles Tow, ies.
fersau Co.. ", We.
fainkast GARAGE. ine,, EaiNhaSs, Va,
asatisviils FharmseS, Hsattsvtiie, Ma,
Frank p, isakiss, star GFesstI Co,
ratnspes, Va.
7, ", Maaaes A Ca, Marshall Va.
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CITY DEALERS

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iath NJ. NV.
Edwasas Mater Service Co., n, |,
Ave. 81 18th NE.
J, Q. Hs.ains Co, Ina, tsse cecs'
Ave. NV,
Jesssk Meneyneid. lat icoo It's
shuF 81, NV,
Jssss e. Hfaeks, $40 jain Mstshsu
piAee NV.
Peteresc Elsstgie Annliaaes Co., iUh
and e SITS. NV,
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Across
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Ii. Southern Stat. (.bJ.
Il. Poem.
10 Openings.
IL Negative
Is. King Of Eashan.
1e. Doctrines.
Il. Act
q. Footiiks organ.
-. Verse
Is. Resting place.
2s Notable period.
q. Have power.
~. Minced oath.
2s. Am able
81. Brother Of Cain.
35. Expire.
So. Annoy.
~. Act wildly
~. Make mistake.
Il. Brother Of Odin-
~. Chinese building
A.. Metric unit.
as Within
60 Kind Of tree.
81 Small island.
ST. Toward
81 Seapor: OF Nigeria.
So Later
Down.
! Slant
D. Agog
3 Child
4 Hypothetical forcs
5 Compass point.
6 Thus
= Conjunction
2 Existed
2 Finished
10 DC measure fplursD
H. Before
~ Nothing =
~ Prusslsn watering place.
~ ESaUIe u earth.
% Went down
p PYssase
% Courteous
81 Center of srtlpity.
s. Constellation.
b. E2ck
80 Sell
% Conducted
81 Angry
81 klstake.
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fase fewsF Co.. laRax. Va,
Jas. ., SelenAessst a Ca, wtnshaa-
ter. Va.
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Ma.
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4 WIPE Is AGHAST AT WHAT SHE
OR THE CHILDREN MAY HAVE
SAID TO CALL FORTH ANGER
WHICH SEEMS TO BE OF THEIR
INSTTGATTON.
ehsn a wife can do ii to perfect l. A
successful wife either has this ability as
G sort Of second nature" or she ac-
euires it by thoughtful study and care.
One Of the essentials for her to re-
member is that the cause for hus-
bands irritahility is often far from the
place where he vents his feelings. For
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07
ELIZABETH CITY.
MAN TO SPEAK.
AT UNWILLING.

W. 0. Saunders, president Of the
Kill Devil Hills Memorial Associ-
alton and editor and publisher OF
this newspaper will be one of the
speakers at the unveilins OF the
Memorial of the National Aero
nautic Association at Kill Devil
Hills on Dec. 18th.
The invitation to the Elizabeth
City editor to appear on the program
comes from U. S. Senator Hiram
Bingham who is also president Of
the National Aeronautic Association
of the U. S. A.
The Memorial of the Nationa
Aeronautic Association marks the
actual spot where the Wright broth
ers made their famous first flight
The Congressional Memorial. the
cornerstone of which will be lalc
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07
oJhp BANk CIEI@K Aso 7 EE SOUA uERKtR
MRS HOOVER SETS TROUBLESOME PRECEDENT

it. 1 suppose the newspaper men
who accompany Mr.. and Mrs. HooV-
or have strict orders not to remind
the country that he is giving his
family a joy ride
We'll. he amt fooling anybody,
said the Soda Jerker. "and it's my
humble opinion that he's set a trou-
blesomc precedent. Women have
crowded into every place that be-
longs to men. except in the navy
That's one place we've kept 'em
out; in fact we've been such stick
lers for a male navy that we call
every kind of ship she except
battleships and we call them men o
war But now that Lady Hoover
has broken over and installed a
vanity dresser on the Maryland
put floWered silk draperieS on port
holes and introduced perfumes ano
face powders on ship board, we may
expect the wife of every U. S. Sen
ator and Congressman and cabinet
officer to aspire to the same thing
and our navy will be kept busy Tor
all time to come taking politicians
abroad so their wives can get the
thrill of a battleship cruise. NC
wonder Coolidge is asking Congress
for Is more naval cruisers; the
navy's going to need them to pro-
vide battleship boudiors for all the
women in Washington official lie
who will not be satisfied until they
have achieved the distinction &C
corded Mrs. Hoover.
And since room is to be made for
women on battleshipS, we may eA-
pect all the admirals. captains and
first heutenants to demand that
they be permitted to take their
women along on their cruises.
look forward to day of rose, golo
and baby blue colorS for battle
ships, hand painted draperies fol-
guns and turrets. perfumed gGl-
powder and decorated shells. AND
when the women take charge Of the
navy. a new code of signaling vii
have to be devised, because the
gaily colored pennants now in use
don't match.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07

81 certainly have been disappolnt-
ed in the newspaper reports Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hoovers battleship cruise
to South America" said the Soda
Jerker to the Bank Clerk.
And what is the particular cause
of your disappointment" asked the
Bank Clerk.
We'll. not satisfied with taking
two battleships to take a trip 10
rest and recuperate from the effects
of his arduous campaigning tor the
presidency. all at an expense OF
100000 to the tax payers MI
Hoover had to take his wife and
one of his sons along with him, also
at the eXpcn1e Of the tax payers
Now l didn't mind his taking his
wife along. but 1 do think that when
+ man pulls an unusual stunt IKE
that ard puts a woman on a oat-
tleship. that VIC ought TO know more
about it. Il would be interesting TO
have the reporters tell us every day
how Mrs. Hoover reacts to lie on a
battleship. For the first time IN
our history a woman is Quartered
in state on a first C-aSs 5attleShlp
and given a crilIc around ABOUT
half the world, and we don't even
know whether she has had case
of seasickness or what she wears
when she comes on deck. suppose
they are giving Mrs. Hoover a big
time on that battleShiO and le'tlng
her amusc herself by firing the big
Pinch guns and handling the Wheel
and all that sort of thing, but we
never see a word about it III the
papers. I'll tell you, my curiosity
is all up and and I'd like to near
more about Mrs. HooverS life on
the battleship. If Snc were at the
White House and ate beans Tor
lunch. you'd set a report by radlo
and all the press associations would
have it in the afternoon papers
WHY are they so silent about Mrs.
Hoover on this great South Amer
lean trip?
THE less said about it, the bet
Ter" said the Bank Clerk; FOR
there are lot of people in this
country who don't think much of
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07
A Wright Memorial Edition OF
The Independent Next Week

\ special edition OF this newspaper OF national anu
international as well as state wide and local interest VIII
be issued next week commcmoratins the twenty iltI'
anniversary of the birth OF aviation on North oarohha son.
This newspaper has issued several notable SFccial
editions in its day. but the special edition to be ISSUED
next week promises to be i'll many respects the most III
tcrcstng Of them all
Extra copies will be provided for the delegates ana
guests OF the international Conference On tlv Nerohau
tics and government officials who make the pilgrimage to
Kill Devil Hills on Monday, Dec II to lay the corner
stone ior the Wright Memorial atop Big NIL Devil ill.,
Copies will be mailed to every member OF the Norm
Carolina General Assembly, to every member o the Con-
yrcss OF the United States and to leading newspapers
everywhere.
Advertisers who wish avail themselves OF this
unusual publicity and help THE lNDEPENDENl make
this special edition the it deserves to be should
prepare their advertising copy early or phone this news
PAPER at once for the services OF an advertising writer
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07
NOT A CASE OF
TYPHOID FEVER
HERE THIS YEAR
And Now The Man Who Made
This Record Possible Is Be-
ing Called To a Higher
Office

Elizabeth City is about to lose
one of its most valuable public
servants. City Chemist L. L.
Hedgepeth having rendered his
resignation this week, effective
Dec. 81. 1928. MIR. Hedsepeth
leaves Elizabeth City to 60 with
the bureau of engineering of the
State Department of Health where
he will have supervision of milk
and water inspection for the State.
The going of Hedgepeth will be a
distinct loss to Elizabeth City unless
the city takes immediate steps to
employ an expert chemist trained III
water treatment and purification
who will work in harmony with the
State Department.
Before the coming of Hedgepeth
to Elizabeth City. Elizabeth City had
unsightly and impure water and the
city was infamous for its high
typhoid fever death rate. There has
not been a case of typhoid in Eliz-
abeth City this year and the general
health of the city has improved.
Hedgepeth not only kept the water
pure. but did what no other chemist
I in America ever did before: he
found a way to remove the insight
" color from our swamp waters and
produce a clear water as well as a
pure water.
Tackling the milk problem. ne
cleaned up the dairieS serving Eliz-
sbeth City and Elizabeth City has a
standard Grade A milk ordinance
now rigidly enforced and is getting
clean milk from modernized and
sanitary dairies. Cows, in many
cases. we're MIXED knee deep in
dung before Hedgepeth. backed by
this newspaper. taught the dairymen
a better way. Elizabeth City is to-
dav proud of it's milk and proud OF
its water because for the first time
in its history it has had a consclen-
tious milk and water expert on It's
payroll, instead of a politician or
list another day laborer.
With the going of Hedgepeth there
arc any number of lame ducks IN
Elizabeth City who think the town
owes them living and who will pull
wires with the City Council to set
Hedgepeth's job for themselves
This newspaper could name dozen
, irnoramuses and incompetents who
think they are qualified to deal with
the intricate chemistry OF city water
treatment and publication.
In his new office with the State
Board of Health Mr.. Hedgepeth Will
still be morally responsible Tor the
high milk and water standards Oh
Elizabeth if he can get the cooper
alton of the city. This cooperation
can be gotten only by the city seek
ing and employing a first rate chem-
ist to succeed Hedgepeth.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07
CRYSTAL ICE &
COAL CORP. IN A
GREAT MERGER
May Mean Notable Expansion
Of an Already Important
Local Industry

Will "father" he able to put a
frappe on his morning toddy made
from the famous third rail moon
shine output of our bosgy swamps,
and will mother" slip the old Ice
bag on fathers head after he has
had too much of the high priced
but generally low grade booze?
VIII the baby have it's cooling
draught of milk and will our mer-
chants be compelled to OverdraW
their bank accounts to pay for an
increase in ice rates?
That is the burning question
brought about by news OF an i'm
mense merger of Eastern North
Carolina ice and ice cream interests.
including the Crystal Ice & Coal
Corp. of this city and sixteen other
concerns in Eastern North Carolina.
Nothing to be alarmed about, says
&c. Conger, manager of the Crystal
Ice I2 Coal Corp. who says that SO
far as he knows the business will
90 on under it's present management
and policies. There will be a new
system of bookkeeping and a thoro
moderniZaticn of the business, look
ing to better service and larger oper-
ationS all the time.
The great merger was effected by
Chase & Gilbert. of Boston, Mass,
engineers and promoters after the
order Of Stone e. Webster, owners
of the Virginia Electric & Power
Co. -Four million dollars is the cash
involved. A similar merger OF ice
and ice cream companies was effect
ed in Georgia last year by the same
company.
But Mr.. Conger doesn't know just
what the heads of the big merger
have in mind. For all he knows
they may be contemplating the ex-
pansion of the business OF the
seyeteen merged concerns into the
manufacture and distribution OF ice
cream. the enlargement of their cold
storage facilities and, certainly, an
expansion of rural ice and coal scrV-
ice.
The following plants were includ-
ed in the recent consolidation;
FAYETTEVILLE Ice and Manufacture
ing Company. Fayetteville, ice, coal
and ice cream; Goldsboro Ice Com
pany, Goldsboro, ice and coal;
Rocky Mount Ice and Fuel Com
pany. Rocky Mount, ice and COAL
I,enoir Ice and Coal Company, Kin
ston. ice and coal; Wilson Ice and
Fuel Company, Wilson. ice and coal;
Greenville Ice and Coal Company,
Greenville. ice and coal; Edenton
Ice and Cold Storage Company,
Edenton, ice. coal and cold storage;
CRYSTAL Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany, Washington, ice and coal;
henderson Ice and Cold Storage
Company. Henderson, ice and coal;
CRYSTAL Ice and Coal Company
Elizabeth City, ice, coal and cold
storage; Roanoke Ice and Fuel Com
pany, Roanoke Rapids, ice Ice
cream and fuel: Weldon Ice COM
pany, Weldon, ice and fuel.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07
Why Pender's Apples
Are Bigger Apples

And now the Pender chain stores
will have the country doctors as well
as the country Tocers on their
necks. for they do say that an apple
a day keeps the doctor away and
Fender stores are now specializing
in apples. They tell us something
about apples in a special ad in this
issue of The Independent. 1hs
great chain store system buys the
pick of the finest orchards IN the
famed Shenandoah Valley OF VIZ
pinia. Selling millions OF apples
annually, they are enabled to COM
msnd the best that grow and they
do sell us good apples fairly priced
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07
READY TO BRIDC
PASQUOTANK AT
ELIZABETH CITY
But The Palm Heirs Want
S2O,GG9 For a Right of Way
For Which State Refuses
to Pay More Than $4,000

If the State Highway Commits
sion and the owners Of narrow
little strip of shore property on
Water st. can agree on price
within the next two weeks. con-
tract will be let for a new bridge
across Pasquotank River in jan
uary and construction proceed at
once. But IL no agreement can be
reached, the letting of contract for
the bridge at Elizabeth City may
be postponed for many months.
The Highway Commission has prac-
ticaly decided to bring the new
bridge into Elizabeth City at Eliz-
abeth St. But the Pailin heirs,
represented by George r. Little, vice
president and cashier of the Caro-
lima Banking g. Trust Co., own the
little strip of shore, about IS feet
deep, running between the street
and the water. The Highway Com
mission wants so #. of this tiny
strip of land. And Mr.. Little In
Iicat~' yesterday that the Palm
hc:.s W." $4,000 for it. Wow!
First -. "ict Commissioner Frank
Kueicr thin $500 a fair price for
the properly n e. astio:l and It, is
hinted that if til, nail!n hcirsr hold
out for. $4,000 conocariaSla'. r,'r3-
ceedings may be started. But Stlcn
proceedings take time and would
project the new bridge far into The
future.
Commissioner Kugler was in the
city yesterday to negotiate with the
property owners. He was accom-
panied by Attorney Chas. Ross for
the State Highway Commission and
District Engineer J. C. Gardner
But they made little progress.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07
This Gibbs Boy Has
An Awful Wallop

Littleton Gibbs. eighteen-year-old
Elizabeth City youth has an awful
wallop. He wallopped Burris Tillet,
school mate side of the head
Wednesday morning. Young Tillet,
dazed by the blow walked from B.
A. Gibbs store on North PoindeNter
st. to the High School, a distance
of several city blocks. And then
collapsed. unconscious. He was
taken to his home unconscious and
in a critical condition. 1t was fear
ed that blood vessel had burst in
the boys head.
The blow was inflicted after a
boyish quarrel. Young Gibbs insists
that he used only his fist.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07
MAN
A BIT CLU MSY,
not A TlPPLER

Not drunk but clumsy is thH cv-
PLANTATION of the drowning Of Will
ton Bunch, manager of the City
Drug Store of this city, who fell
overheard and drowned from the
small gas boat Three Boys, en
route from East Lake to Elizabeth
City, Thursday night, Nov. 10Th.
wilton is one Of the best boys we
ever had in our employ, but he's the
clumsiest damphool I ever saw; in
fact he just fell thru one OF our
show cases." said the proprietor, OF
a Main st. store, where he worked
several years ago.
1t was $50 P. M. and it was dark
on the Pasquotank River when
young Bunch went out on the aft
deck of the boat. The boats tiller
ropes were exposed on deck and it
was easy to trip over those treacher-
GUS ropes in the dark. And Wilton
Bunch wore heavy hunting boots
and a hunters jacket filled with
loaded shells. Over the stern of the
boat he went, unseen by his COM
panions in the cabin of the boat be-
low decks.
He cried aloud for help. Some
one heard his cry above the drum
ming of the engine, family over the
dark and sombre waters. Some one
went leisu.ely on deck. Again the
cry of drowning man was heard.
Hurriedly the boats engines were
reversed: three men got into skift
and tried to paddle in the direction
whence came the cries. They could
only paddle because the yawl in
which they enlarged had no oar
locks and they could not row. They
didn't know whether the" we're 90
ing back over the course o. tHelr
gasboat or just rowing round in
circles in the black night. Again
they heard a cry. And then all was
still on the Pasquotank. Wilton
Bunch had gone. down, down to a
Watery grave. = 49,
Wilton Bunch was Is years old
and is survived by widow and a
four-year- -old daughter. AS man
ager of the City Drug Store, OF
which Harold S. Overman is pro-
prietor, he had established an en-
yiable reputation for honesty loyal
ty, sobriety and courtesy. But be-
ca,,se he had hunted at East Lake,
centre of the great moonshine in
dustry of Dare, that day, many an
uniformed newspaper reader
shrugged his shoulders when he read
of the disaster and said lacomcally:
He had too much East Lake Corn. y
Members of the party were Capt.
j. P. Holmes, owner and master OF
the gasboat Three Boys; G. Il.
Evans, Seymore Savage, J. H. Full
ton. R. D. Sawyer and M. H. Payne
Searching parties were still drag
ging the river for the body of the
drowned man When this newspaper
went to press. Weighed down with
heavy boots and heavy hunting
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07

Manv ills are caused by loss OF
nerve energy due to eye strain. Ihe
only method of determining eye
strain, is by thorough examina-
ton of your eyes by a qualified
specialist. DIR. j. D. HATHAWAY
Fre SIGHT Specialist adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-07

A device has been invented by an
Austrian musician to enable one
man to play eight kettle drums of
different pitches by using a key
board