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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07
BIDDY SPILLS
The BEANS ON
wills BATEMAN

F. A. Crank, locally known d.
Biddy, for years a runner Tor FRO
hibition agents and recently
notorious bootlegger, caught win
l69 pints of corn liquor on ms
premises. became a very peniteh'
and agreeable citizen when ar
raigned in the Superior Court
this week. !.
The police found the l6s pin'S III
two raids on Cranks' home. Inc eVi-
dence was complete and irrefutaole'
There was no way out for Bidoy'
so Biddy appealed to the sympathy
of the court. He explained that NE
is a very sick man and that ne Is
thru with bootlegging forever ana
then he offered to take the Stano
and implicate lot of other people
including a former member OF Cle
local police force.
Tne Court did not avail ltseii VI
ms Jffer, b,!t did take "a conles>i"'
;Continued on page 2ir!
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07

Mrs. Garrett, 36 years Old, was
one of the healthiest young matrons
in Elizabeth City. Her sudden death
in st. Vinvent's Hospital on May
18th stunned everybody who knew
her. But her husband suspected
nothing wrong until weeks after
wards. Murder will out.
Mrs. Garrett had undergone a
physical examination at the hands
Of her local physician, DR.. r. l..
Hendricks early in April and he had
discovered pus in her kidneys. There
was nothing particularly alarming
about that; still Dr. Hendricks
thought she should consult DR.. r.
L. Payne, of Norfolk.
To Norfolk early in April went
Mrs. Garrett to see DR.. Payne. DR..
Payne confirmed DR.. Hendricks
diagnosis and assured Mrs. Garrett
that the trouble could be corrected
by bi-weekly injections of a mild
anti-septic solution. An injection
was given and two weeks later Mrs.
Garrett returned for another inject
tiCn.
The second injection proved pain
full and Mrs. Garrett was made i'll
by it; she suffered much pain and
discontinue, but said little about
it and waited another two weeks for
a third injection. Returning to. St.
Vincent Hospital on Friday May
10th, the discovery was made that
one of her kidneys had been de-
stroyed and the other badly impair
ed. There was hasty surgical
operation and one kidney was re-
moved. But the other kidney. was
too far gone and the patient died
Sunday morning. so -
The husband of the dead woman
was kept in ignorance of the facts.
When interviewed by this news
paper two weeks ago Mr.. Garrett
was stunned it was the first he
had heard of it.
| Mr.. Garrett absolves DR.. Payne Of
all blame. The doctor: ordered a
certain solution from the labora-
tory and some one bungled and
brought him the wrong solution
Mr.. ,Garress, interviewed by this
newspaper. again yesterday, said
, that he did not care to Makes
statement at this time but that he
might have a statement to make
later. II will only say" said Mr..
Garrett, that I do not hoId DR..
Payne in anyway responsible; the
doctors have been very frank with
me and have put all the facts i'll
my possession"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07
new HOPEFOR
CHERRY TREES
.FORCANALBANK

The act passed by the last scS-
sion of ConyreSs permitting the
Federal government to pay half
the cost of waySide planting along
fcaeral-aid highways is expected
to revive movement started
some years ago to plant cherry
trees aIong the George Washing
tn Highway, Federal Route II.
For a distance of 20 miles or more,
between Deep Creek. Va and South
Mills. N. C. this highway parallels
the historic and picturesque Dismal
Swamp or Lake Drummond Canal,
an inland waterway project pio-
neeled by George Washington him.
self.
The canal was recently purchas-
ed by the Federal government for a
link in the Norfolk Beaufort inland
waterway. giving the government a
dual interest in the Identification
of the highway along the canal.
This newspaper has an idea that if
the movement to plant cherry trees
along this route is seriously reviv-
ed. the government could be per-
suaded to meet the full cost of the
planting on the canal side of the
road. since this is government prop
erty. This would leave only one
fourth of the total cost of the plant
ing to be met by the states of North
Carolina and Virginia or by civic
bodies.
Thousands of tourists make pill
grimage to Washington, the nation
al capital in May of each year just
to see the cherry blossoms in bloom.
Washington's cherry blossoms are
as famous as Charleston's Magnolia
gardens. Likewise thousands of
tourists would be lred over the
Washington Highway every year to
see the cherry blossoms along the
waterway George Washington built.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07

THEY have &c. because he preSide5
over the loan department of an i'm
portant bank. Calvin H. TWiddy
might have followed in the foot
steps of his large family of brothers
and become a merchant, but the
World War switched him into bank
ing. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy
when the United States entered the
war. They looked him over and de-
cided that his I. Q. was too high
to be wasted in swabbing decks and
they put him in the pay department.
He was in the Navy 80 months and
was a Pay Master before he fin
ally got his discharge. The Navy
for Calvin Twiddy was a training
school for the profession of banking.
MIR. Twiddy is to-day assistant
cashier of the Carolina Banking &
Trust Co., in charge of the loan de-
partment. He has been connected
with this financial institution Tor
six years and is one of the most
popular officers connected with that
bank. Being a sen Of the late
George w. Twiddy, he did not have
to acquire tho5e virtues Of patience
poise, courtesy and effability that
are essential in the personality OF
a banker; those virtues were born
in him. Calvin H. Twdidy is "a
years old and is in many ways
useful citizen. Among other things
he is secretary-treasu:er of the city
board of Graded School Trustees.
He is a Mason, a Shrincr and active
in church and Sunday School work.
The picture is from a crayon sketch
by Jesse Alan Giles.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07
WHAT SCHOOLS
OF The FUTURE
WILL LIKE

"The big auditoriumS that are a
part of the equipment of almost
every city and rural high school in
North Carolina to-day are destin-
ed to play a bigger part in public
education than their designers
dreamed" declared w. o. Saund-
ers in a commencement address at
the high school at Battleboro, N.
C. Tuesday morning.
Il believe that the students in the
public school in the near future will
! learn more and more in the audi
torium and less and less in the
class room. There will be more lee
lures and fewer recitationS. And
! these lectures will be delivered to
the students by the best authorities
in the world.
Every first rate school will have
its television equipment and every
school will have telephone or tele-
vision connection with a great ma
tional broadcasting studio thru
which the most able educators in
America will speak to millions of
school children in thousands of
school buildings daily.
THE worlds greatest mathe-
maticians, historians, linguists, geo.
logists, botanists, biologists, eXplor-
ers and inventors will appear on the
silver screen in the auditorium and
give the students the benefit of their
knowledge and their discoveries.
There will be fewer text books,
for the class rooms will not be used
for dull and monotonous recitations,
but for round table discussion of the
things seen and heard in the audi
torium each day. Each pupil will
tell what he or she got out Of the
morning lectures, questions will be
raised, research activities stimulat-
ed and the entire student body will
become trained in the art of self
expression and in the art of re-
search and investigation. Their
vision will be stimulated their en-
thuSiaSm fired.
"In the days to come we will
have to build larger and larger audi
toriums, for we shall find lot Of
adults timing their work so that
they too can come to school. We
shall have fewer school teachers.
and better school teachers. We are
trying to teach schools to-day with
immature teachers. A person to
Qualify to teach the young of this
modern generation should have
years Of experience and character
training before he or she is awarded
a teachers certificate. I should say
that teacher should not only. have
the required college diploma, but
should have travelled around the
world, spent six months in travel
and study in the United States,
spent six months at work in shop
or factory and six months on a farm
or in the woods, and then so back
to college again for six months to
unlearn much of the bunk he got in
his first college years"
This was the Editors fifth COM
mencement address this season. AS
usual he was greeted by a large and
attentive audience, many coming
from nearby towns and cities to
hear him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07
HE MISTOOK ELEVATOR
FOR A TROLLEY CAR

A bucolic citizen from the Gall
berry section of Perquimans County
wandered into the Carolina Bank
Building the other day, entered the
elevator, rode to the top of the
building. rode back down to the
main floor and stayed aboard for
the next trip up. The elevator man
was puzzled; turning to his strange
passenger he said: Where did you
want to get OFF,"
"Dyers ST, replied the stranger
without batting an eye.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07
OVER CHowAN BRIDGE

An average of more than 200 au-
tomobiles day are paying tolls on
Chcwan River Bridge between
Edenton and Windsor. No one could
see where so much traffic would
come from before the, bridge was
built. Build bridges and the public
will use them.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07
MAY BE MANY CHANGES
IN CITY GOVERN MENT
Reorganization of Police Department Under
Way; New City Attorney and New City
Manager Are Prospects

Elizabeth to have reorganized police department. ne"
attorney city manager The new city
term started the houseclcan-
its night Paomcn H. r. Roughon
Anderson dropped from the ponce
force Monday night the matter of appoint
ing attorney city 1t that City Attorney
Miles w. Ferebee also to be dropped
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07

Noah Church. mountaineer, Shot
and killed his wife and then turned
the ~ g4GgG S!.oJguu o. hiiiiselt
ana plew out MS brains al his home
l8 miles essi "t toorr 'a,e @n..
d.,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07

Seventy people out of every hun
dred have defective eyesight. Yor
may be suffering from eye strain
which later causes blindness. Let
us give your eyes the attention they
deserve. DIR. J. L. HATHAWAY.
LvG~iohI .nCCi1.lic::. 60.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07

Nothing will arouse the sympathy
of the average male quicker than a
pretty woman who admits she is un-
happily married. g.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07
lie Failed In Prosecution of
Mrs. Emma Rodgerson Sawyer
Evidence of Her Completely in the Death
Esr Husband the Late E. L. Sawyer
Es,;sbes When Case Comes to Trial

~. Su~c=ior Court of Pasquotank County could not
Rodccrson Sawyer guilty of aiding and abetting
- husband the late Ernest L.. Sawyer former Clerk of
4" crntv The Stale utterly failed to make a
cr tried very hard to make out Mrs Sawyer
III ,.risv afternoon after n brief and farcical trial.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07
LIGHT ON MYSTERIOUS.
DEATH OF MRS. GARRETT
Mrs. Cecil F. Garrett, Who Died Following
Mysterious Operation in Norfolk Hospital
Said To Have Been Victim of a
Blunder

light beginning the mysterious death OF Mrs. Cec
F. Garrett death in Norfolk Hospital on
following sudden and uneXpcct-
ed orcraon deadly injection for
which bunglng laboratory responsible.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-07

r,rrt JGO-G y. ~ OAH
,s,rr wednesday after
y, than an hour was con-
,5o7,.n. and cmpane,lin5
r., than Gou, hours we;e
II the taking OF teSti-
r. case wen, to the jury at
thursday afternoon.
,-,-s we're: S. C. Latham.
.rr,r Geo. W. Ange, E. B.
I. Ti,,c.c, E. NJ. Jen-
.~ AmeS. Geo. A. Twiddy,
l. c :. UmYhlctt, r. w.
.,t c P Ward
H. before a CorOner's jury
tn. 1928, following the
her husband Mrs. Ernest
said that her husband
,s- ina. II he hal a gun
blow his brains ous and
| .s- freedom. and that she
| "a gun Tor him ana gaze
l. vheyeUpou he blew his
|s3rre-. under oath in the
| Ccr, Of this county yes
g..ed that she didn't
/ having made any state
sr a. he Coroner'S inquest
:,Ns3 20 have no recoIlec-
a.. o. anything incriminat-
s,vre. on the stand yester-
tcno,.ed distinctly every
Er0H between herself ami
t3r3 D.::5: 70 his death. She
Ila. mere was no quarrel,
/ husband had been in the
E,,.s up 70 the very minute
k.5r.ag and that when he
/ Ms gun she never suspect
here vas anything wrong
= testimony that Mrs.
80 a, the Coroner'S in
10, permitted to go TO the
2s Superior Court because
is had not been conduct
f--2g 20 the rules of law and
County Prosecutor Larry
SIHer. Jr.. a mere youth
experience did not go to the
a, all. but sent Elton Ayd-
The. Young attorney mex
Z n such matters to con-
2 examination of the wit
Coroner 7. Fearing admits
IS no LAWYER and was guided
0.@- attorney Mr.. Aydlett.
II Ard,e,t failed TO caution
T8o- hat any evidence she
'2c case would be used
10. And because ne failed
1.)0 Aev tho higher court
a. nar Evidence given unde-
,1a C0r0ncr'S inquest while
S Tcro fresh in her mind
1.o sac had been prompted
.aT"erS. was incompetent
ID 10, oe admitted.
0 the case Of the State
Mrs. Emma Rodgerson
charging nor with the
y aiding and abecting the
nor husband was a flop.
aop barsuc the whole case
oH0g."d nom first to last
l. indifferent and incompe-
mons D, 'ho law.
\ FarciaI Procedure
'',ac~"ac" Of The State in
o'' a Case against Mrs.
E'' "rdon. n. the outset of
d Ta" S-ln's witnesses
o4.oo&"g .ho impression
. ''0 2"e. "h0o,ed by the
. yaas Cwm.nc was the
."o'> for 'ho State. His
d. Vas 2 flop He Was asked
Il I. SAWYER had testified to
-'''nor inquest The de-
,..c,ea oa .Ha ground that
.-''a' ~ Mrs. Sawyer given
'... laG"cs' Vas not COM
!, 4 "a" Case M rial.
s''T"r aac .os,,ncd at the
.. . @qoe~ 'aa acr husband
ID !. no 8r.lc XII, himself if
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02
NEW ROSE GARDEN
 FOR WALNUT HILL
Gold Fish Pool and Waterfall
 Also Being Planned

\ memorial rose garden. 10 oC cupy a space covering between 1q,- GOO and 20.ooo square feet on Wal nut Hill park is being planned by Park Superintendent Clyde M FL haywood following offers Of roses by several local persons. Mir. Filing Wood will go before the board Of park commissioners at the regular meeting November 12 for permission to proceed with his plans.
 Mr. Eilinswood already has start cd the garden and only the ap- proVal of the park commissioners is essential. The superiy ytondent has built dozen arched trellises in the southeast corner Of the park inn mediatcly adjoining the rose garden started last fall.
 The new rose garden will have line of trellisos extending from Grand street 160 feet on each side of the garden toward the war me- morial. They will be 12O feet apart and will be joined by another line of trellises 120 feet long on the monument side. The high hedge and shrubbery along Grand street will be removed so that a clear view of the garden will be seen from the street as well as from the hilltop. Within this area it is planned to lay out ornamental beds and 10 per init local residents to provide rose bushes for these beds. the park de- partmcnt placing suitable markers there to indicate the identity of the donors. At least 200 roses have been offered.
 It is understood that if the com- missionors approve a request will be made that those who cannot afford 10 equip whole bed. which will take from 75 10 100 rose bushes. be permitted to add their contribution to one large miscellaneous bed The plan. MT. Ellingwood thinks. will help increase proprietary interest of local people in the parks.
 Approximately 800 climbing roses have been planted 10 date on the trellises already built in this sec ton.
 Another improvement already started at Walnut Hill park and which is said to have the enthusiasts tic approval of Mayor Paonessa as we'll as the park commissioners is a gold fish pool, fountain, and wood land stream ending in a waterfall alongside the highway.
 At a point where the highway turns from the top of Grand street hill into the park workmen have started eAcavating for a pool. An underground water pipe will be run into the pool and connected with fountain which will throw a spray about 10 feet in diameter. The pool will contain goldfish and other small specimens of aquatic life and will be supplied with pond lilies.
 From the pool a brook will run over rocks and messy banks
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02
MRS. GANN'S CALLS
 ID BE LIMITED
Hostess for Vice President Is
 Entertaining at Teas

Washington. Nov. 2 LP - Mrs. Edward Everett Gam. official hos tess to her brother, Vice President Charles Curtis, has, according to the decision of Sir ESme Howard. dean of the diplomatic corps and ambassador of Great Britain. no calls to make except at the White House.
 So she is receiving visits from the ladies of the diplomatic corps. and in this there is a delightful infor- mality, with generally cup of tea. In mid-woek, Mrs William S. Culbertson. wife of the ambassador 10 Chile, dropped in for tea, with her daughter. Miss Margaret June Culbcrtson. who is in school here, and several others.
 Mrs, Gam and Mrs. Culbortson are old friends, both coming from Kan Sas. Mrs. Culb"rtson was Miss Mary J. Hunter Of Pratt, Kansas, while the home of the ambassador and Mrs. CulbertsOn has for some years been at Emporia, in that state.
 Miss Juana Culbertson. who is 10 make her debut in Washington in December, sailed from Lima, Peru,
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02

The Maple Hill Womans club will hold an all day sewing meet ing for the benefit of the New Britain Children's home Wednes- day, November 13, at the home of Mrs. G. K. Spring on Thompson street. Mrs. H. J. Cook is chairman of the work committee. Mrs. NJ. Nordstrom, Mrs. l.. L. Harding and Mrs. E. B. Proudman will have charge of the luncheon.
 Mrs. Charles Willer has been elected president of the New Brit ain Chapter of Hadassah. Other of- ficers elected are Mrs. Julius E,isen- berg and Miss Anna Rosenberg. vice presidents; Mrs. David Fendel, recording secretary; Mrs. Samuel Vice, financial secretary, and Mrs Samuel Cohen, treasurer.
 About 40 members of the r. X F. Corbin company attended the mas queradc party given in the Corbin clubhouse on Friday evening, given by members of the accounting de partmcnt.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02

through q miniature gorge to where it will disappear under a clump of shrubbery and reappear in the shape of waterfall over large rock onto the ditch alongside the park drive in full view of traffic The job may be completed within d few weeks. Mr. Ellingwood has so arranged his park finances that he states he will complete the job without q cent of extra appropria- ton.
 Through his connection with the American Iris society Mr Filing wood has been enabled this year without expense to the city to de velop an iris garden containing thousands Of plants. These plants have been sent from all sections Of the country and have been planted in a series Of ornamental beds be- tween the first rose garden and the proposed pool on the south side of the park. There are 166 different varieties.
 Plans for next year include the installation al a convenient place in the park of large dahlia bed. Results Of this years planting have brought pansies. geraniums and cosmos in profusion throughout the park.
 In Willow Brook park within the past few weeks 76o new pine trees how, I,,,r r,lYurn1 Tho trp.c 9 20 seedlings, transplanted from inc pine grove at Stanley Quarter park. They are about five feet high.
 A stone and concrete retaining wall. keeping Willow brook from washing out the base of the Span ish war memorial, has been com pleted.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02

Today the United Hurts meet at Belmont park and the football trays at Now Haven, Princeton and Phila- delphia took society far ahield. Early this morning. in swaggcr tweed coats or Broadcloth habits they stepped into their motors and journeyed in tho direction of days sport. with the expectation of re- turning tonight for the gaieties in town, Mrs. Graham Fair Nander- bile is among the Belmont devotees, while Miss Priscilla Burney was among those expected in the Yale bowl.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02
Social Mews
tContinued From Page Five)

The bride wore at satin gown trimmed with Spanish lace and a veil of Spanish lace. She carried q shower bouquet. The maid of honor wore a nile green georgette frock md a gold hat and slippers.
 A reception for 200 guests was n"Id after the ceremony at the Ik- anian hall. The hall was decorated "ith autumn leaves.
 Mr. and Mrs. Nadeau left on q wedding trip to the White Noun -ains and Waterville, Maine. They will live at 2lS East street upon 'helr return. The bride wore a tray- ling ensemble of blue and grey.
 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kozakie wivl 1f North Burritt street announce he engagement of their daughter, Gladys. to Frank keltinski. son Of Mr. and Mrs l.. Keltinski of Cabot street.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02

The president and Mrs. Hoover and members of the cabinet are not tagging socially and. following out a tradition as old as the govern ment itself. the Secretary of State and Mrs. Henry Lewis Stimson gave an afternoon reception for the for eiSn ambassador and ministers and their ladies, Mrs. Stimson had first called upon the ambas ssadors' wives and received calls from the wives of ministers. Cards from senate and house members wives are pouring into the White House, cabinet homes, and the older. in point of residence here, senators wives are receiving cards from new senator's wives. The same exchange is going on in the house.
 Mrs. Adams, wife of the secre- tary of the navy, gave q luncheon for Mrs. Gam the middle of the week. and there were other for malities in the administration cir cle.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02

with her father several days ago. Mir. Culbertson was appointed spec ial ambassador 10 Peru to attend the inauguration of the new presi- dent, and he and his daughter have been there for month. They were entertained at luncheon at Lima's Country club by President Leguia before sailing
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02

With the opening of the opera anl Park tonight the debutante season Is on in full swing, From now until the debutantc ball at the Ritz New
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02

The secretary Of war and Mrs. James William Good will he guests at tea at the Soldiers home. and .lajor Parker W. West. lieutenant governor of the home. and Mrs. West will he hosts. The scene for this party is beautiful. glimpses of the capitol in the distance being given from many points. and the grounds are like q great rark, beau tifully kept.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-02

An olde English fairc drew the older members of society 10 the Hotel Astor this week. There in a setting resembling Anne HathaWay's garden, banked with hOllyhOcks, primroses and wistaria, they drank their tea and purchased their Christ mas gifts at a score of booths. Sir Ismc and Lady Isabella Howard. Sir Harry and Lady Armstrong were among the patronesscs of the affair, proceeds of which will be used in aid of the Victoria Home for Aged British Men and Women.