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New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
CASE OF ALLEGED F0RGER
 GOES TO SUPERIOR COURT
Fletcher C. Davies Declines to Go to Trial and Has Case Transferred
 in S1 00O Bonds.

Waving examination. Fletcher c. Davies, %, Of 4S Foxon place, was bound over to the December term of superior court on the charge of forgery, four counts, by Judge NJ, S. saxe in police court today. He was represented by Attorney Yale Sable, and bonds were left at Sl,000,
 Davies was arrested October by Sergeant Patrick O'Mara and Officer F. Nj. kiely following complaint by Harry W. Hagen. proprietor of the Vanity Box, PAP Main street, to the New Britain National bank that two checks had been charged against his account with his signature forged and endorsements also forged. One was for $24 and the other for S31.67.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
Kiwanis Club "Travels'
 In Europe With Vessels

Members of the Kiwanis club were taken on free lance trip to Europe today by Harry Vessels, principal of the Nathan Hale Jun turned from Europe. He did not take the usual tour hut went over on his own accord. going from place to place as the spirit moved him. His experiences were interesting, amusing and differed greatly from those of the average tourist.
 Bastile day in Paris. and trips to Cologne. Versailles, Frankford,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
WILL HAVE, HARVEST SUPPER

A harvest supper will be given by Doryas social temple in the ban quot room of tn" l. O. c. F. hall W'in, slay rlrNJn~. starting at 6;30 o'clock, Cba,lrs j. Humphrey is chairman Of in" committee in charge. Members of Phoenix Tom- pIo of Honor and their families will participate.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
Special Notice

Eugene permanent wave S1O. fin ger waving, marcclling and facials. Hair bobbing, every style; children s hair cutting. We thin out heavy hair We guarantee satisfactory service in all lines of beauty cul- ture Agncllo's Beauty Parlor and Ladies' Barber Shop, Strand Thea ter Bldg. phone 1545 for appoint mcnt-advt
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
BUSINESS WOMEN
 OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
Club Holds Anniversary Party
 With Novel Three Tier Cake

The Business and Professional Women's club celebrated its eighth birthday anniversary last evening at q dinner in the Burritt hotel. A delicious menu was served and the decorations were most attractive. The flowers were of deep shades of purple, red, and orange and. with tho yellow candles used were very effective. There was an innovation in the birthday cake idea, this one consisting Of three tiers Of individual cakes, each bearing q small yellow candle, and the whole thing being surmounted by a winged victory and Professional Women's federa- tiOn.
 The guests Of the evening were Miss Mary R Grant of Stamford, the president of the state federation, Mrs. Mabel Foster of Hartford. q former president of the Hartford club and q present member of the national board of directors; and Miss May R. Grant of Stamford, national board of directors: Miss Kate Ryan, the retiring president Of the state organization. Miss Grant spoke on the growth. ideals, and as pirations of the Business and Pro- tcssional Womcn's clubs. Mrs. Foster gave an interesting talk on the ad- yantagcs of belonging to the feder- ation. and Miss Ryan, in her re- marks paid some charming tributes 10 the local club. Later in the eve ming there was an interesting eNhi- bition Of slcight- of hand by Mir. and Mrs. Walter Schwartz, magicians. It was delightful party and much credit was given the commit tee, headed by Ruth Anderson.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
EOGDONAS RECOVERING

Peter Bogdonas of Ill North street. who was taken to New Brit ain General hospital last Saturday forenoon in a serious condition from over indulgence in liquor, is reCov- cring and will leave the hospital shortly. it was said today.
 An analysis of a sample of liquor found in his room disclosed a small amount of fusel oil, according to the hospital authorities, but there were no traces of wood alcohol or similar ingredients.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
GOVERNOR WILL ATTEND
 OPENING OF EXPOSITION
Commander Alexander and Mayor Paonessa Also Expected at
 American Legion Event.

Governor John H. Trumbull has accepted the invitation of Eddy Glover post, No. 6, American Legion, to be present at the opening night of the second annual Home Progress Exposition which will be held in the Stanley Arena from October 22 to 26.
 Among the other guests who have indicated their intentions of being present at the opening ceremonies are the state Commander-elec of the Legion. William S. Alexander, Mayor Paonessa and P. c. Hickey, president of the New Britain Cham Der of Commerce.
 Attorney Harry Ginsburg, chair man of the committee in charge of entertainment, has not yet announce cd the nature of the ceremonies which will lend color and interest to the first night of the exhibition, but he promises that there will be an interesting evening.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
HIT ON HEAD WITH STONE

Anthony Fabale of 209 Cherry street complained to Officer Clar- ence Kumm at 4:4O o'clock yestcr- day afternoon that he was struck in the head by a stone while he waa walking on Ellis street between Maple and Cherry streets. Four boys were questioned by the officer but they denied that they threw the stone. Fable was bleeding from the injury when he complained, but it did not appear serious.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
Loses Three Finners
 En TrUr7huEl FactCr

Pelino Masciangioli, 37, of g9' I.asallc street. lost three fingers 0 his left hand while at work on : press at the Trumbull Electric CN factory in Plainville this morning He was taken to New Britain Gen. eral hospital for treatment.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09

Nuuiea. Heidelberg. Nuremberg t@aI h11m Nere described by the sp,tL,.u,
 W. II. Eby and Donald M. DocNrl We're welcomed as new ipmurr-.
 A r.porD oo tue recent cou,cu- ijo0 Jt Poland Springs, Me, was made ly A. E IvrG
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09

Peanut oil is one Of the necessities of the average Chinese of south China and means to him what lard does to the Americans.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09

The national wealth of Canada increased s9O0,O0O.000 in 1927 over the preceding year. The national wealth in 1927 was set at $27,6S7,- 000.000.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
DAMAGE POLICE CYCLE

While Officer Clarence kumm was having a pocket of his riding coat sewed in Mclnerney's harness shop at 107 Church street about 5:4O o'clock last evening, boys playing around his motorcycle at the curb knocked 1t down, spilling about gallon of gasoline and causing a dent In the headlight rim and slight damage to the siren horn.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
WALTER HARRIS
WILL FEATURE
$3.50 CLOTHES

ID. Walter Harris has come to II
at last. Elizabeth City's enter
prjsing mems ClOthier is a wen
dressed man. He has presiSted IN
the notion that everybody should
dress like ID. Walter Harris. He
has featured tire higher priced
lines of custom tailoring for men.
And while he has built up tre-
mendouS business, he has seen
lot of trade going by his doors.
Walter couldn't get it in his head
for a long time. that hightalutln
tailoring names and technical skill
in tailoring details mean little to the
man who is determined not a pay
q fancy price for suit of clothes.
For nearly twenty years Walter has
insisted on trying to put Fifth Ave.
Clothes on all Main Street and r. F.
d men. But he has had change
of heart and comes out this 1all
with the biggest line of moderate
priced suits for men ever shown IN
Elizabeth City, pricing them uni
formly at $3.50. He insists that his
S225 20 clothes could not be sold pro-
fitably at less than S27.50 to s5O
by a store with a smaller turnover.
Walter Harris is as strong as ever
for the better tailoring and Will
stick to it, but the back of his store
to-day is featuring such line OF
s22 50 wooden suits for men as THIS
town has never seen.
And he promises to give the pr'r-
chaser Of his $3.50 suits the same
tailoring service that he gives the
purchaser of higher priced gar
ments:: which means that the GUS
toner must be satisfied as to tit and
workmanship.
81 have been blowing only nall
the field" says Walter Harris; now
I'm going to break the rest OF the
ground" And one guesScs,~ from MS
immense purchases for this fall and
winter, that he expects business 10
be good.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
Put
The Kibosh on
Bath Beauties

A crowd, estimated at 5000 at
tending the annual Water Carni-
val at Edenton Monday, looked In
vain for the parade Of bathing
beauties that had been widely ad-
vcrtised. There were bathing.
beauties there, but they didn't
parade; the advertised bathing
beauty contest just didn't come of.
Edenton wouldn't stand for 1t. A
trinity of opposition developed,
Methodist, Baptist and Blue Stock
ing. Shocking, indecent, lascivious,
of morals" said the more
religious element. 1T would just
never do for Edenton; Edenton you
know is too dignified for anything
of the Sort" said the Blue Stockings.
And so the bathing beauties, of
whom there was G whole truck load
from Wilson, N. C. with a minister
of that town chaperoning them, had
to splash around in the red waters
of Edenton Bay; they were not per
mitted to strut their stuff and ex-
hibit their charms ashore.
But Edenton made a red letter
day of it all the same and everybody
reported a good time.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
N. Y. TIMES FOR
A KITTY HAWK
NATIONAL PARK

The idea originally advanced In
this newspaper Of creating ma
ticnal park surrounding Kill Devil
Hills as a fit setting for the
memorial to the Wright Brothers,
finds support in the New York
Times. That important newspaper
says editorially:-
ELSEWHERE in The Times today ap-
pears an account of how Kill Devil
HILL where the Wright brothers
made their famous experiments in
flying. has been anchored against
the depreciation of the winds. 1t
was only wandering sand dune on
the North Carolina coast when the
army engineers took hold. There
was danger that it might disappear
entirely in the course of few years,
leaving the granite boulder which
the National Aeronautical Associa-
tion placed at the base of the hill
as the only permanent memorial Of
this epoch making flight. To be
sure, the Federal Government is
planning to erect memorial Of its
own on the summit of the hill, but
without the engineers it might have
been as house built on the sands.
Fortunately, they have been able to
throw about the shifting site not the
familiar steel girders and concrete
revetments, but natural bonds that
may prove even more lasting-hardy
native shrubs of gall-berry and
myrtle, seaside oats, MARIAN grass
and "cretolaria, especially imported
from Porto Rico, not to speak of
the more humble tomato, squash,
corn, sweet potatoes and watermelon
vines.
Kill Devil Hill rises out of what
is said to be an unusually lovely
strip of shore. 1t Is the highest
point on the coast south of New
Jersey. There is a. move on foot
to make of the dune country about
the hill national park. Part OF. 1t
would be set aside as a bird sane
tuary peculiarly appropriate
memorial to the first bird-men.
Hundreds of proposals for new ma
tional parks are brought to Wash
ington by local enthusiasts every
year. Most of them must be re-
iected. if the present high standard
is to be maintained. The propon-
ents of this particular plan have a
strong argument in the fact that
among all the great recreational
areas foStered by the National Gov
ernment there is none on the sea-
shore, preserving the native scenery
of dune and beach. Around Kitty
Hawk cluster many historic associ-
ations. The project is worth the
serious consideration of our national
park authorities"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
Chamber Crockery
To Much For Court

When Policeman j. T. Britt Of
Hertford walked into court the other
morning with a slop jar containing
several pints of amber looking liquid
taken from the bed room of Queen
Webb. colored, the court was much
embarrassed. Judge James S. Nc
nider wasn't sure the night urn
contained the juice of the corn or
the juice of the coon. "You smell
of it," he said to Prosecutor Silas
Whedbee. Prosecutor Whedbee hesi-
tated to smell of it.
Reports reaching this city do not
indicate how the identity Of the
liquid was finally established, but
Queen Webb was convicted and
fined SIS. In Hertford a small fine
is taken to mean that the liquor
confiscated was of good quality;
bootleggers of bad liquor draw heav-
ier fines in Perquimans.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
Travels 5000 Miles
Total Cost $1,000

william Weeks, six-foot- -six-inch
Elizabeth Citizen got back home
this week from a; 5000 nrile hitch
hiking. trip to Texas. Bummine
rides all the way to Dallas by way
of Virginia, Tennessee. Arkansas
and Oklahoma, he bummed back
thru Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia
and South Carolina.
Sleeping occasionally in rooming
houses at so cents night, sleeping
at other times on the road and in
hay stacks. eating hot dogs, cheese
and crackers and other food picked
UP at filling stations and lunch
counters. his trip cost him only $40,
he says. Leaving home on August
18th, he got back on Sept. 3rd.
mo trouble at all to bum rides
any place." says Weeks. Some
folks step on the gas and look like
they're afraid of you. but most Of
'em pick you up If you know your
stuff" Weeks was arrested twice
for vagrancy and as suspicious
character before he could get out of
Rome, Ca, and a woman in Okla
homa cuSsed him out. '"Them Okla
homa women are hard-boiled." says
Weeks.
Weeks contemplates hitch-htking
to the Pacific Coast next. Maybe
some one will tell him before he gets
there that buns fare badly on the
Pacific Coast. On the Pacific Coast
they go to work or go to Jail and
the work they can get isn't always
to their liking.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
che BANK CLERK Aso TILE SO0A uCPKGR
AND THAT WAS GETTING PRETTY LOW DOWN

buckled shoes. Look at the flaming
robes our Oriental progenitorS wore
back in bible times. And look at
the Roman Catholic Church to-day;
this wisest and most powerful
ecclesiastical empire in the world
has captured and held the great
masses all thru the centuries by its
shameless appeal to their love of
the colorful and spectacular. Royal
purple, crimson and gold figure most
conspicuouSly in the vestmentS and
rcgalia of the dignitaries of the
Catholic church. It's the colors that
hold their followers spell bound and
inspire their reverence.
Imagine a devotee kissing the
hand or foot of frock-coated
Bishop Cannon or kneeling before
an ecclesiaStic garbed like a crow,
I tell you, its the bright colors OF
the priestly robes that makes them
fall. Why, millions of American
males join secret orders for no other
reason than to crafty their vanity
and get kick out of waering the
gay lodge regalia in lodge rooms
and parades. Of course the country
was full of men eager to strut forth
in pajamas, because in pajamas
they could crafty their desire for
gay colors. And even the most
bizarre and outre suit of mems
sleeping garments is more decent
than anything women wear on the
beaches"
81 should say So" said the Soda
Jerker; II was at Virginia Beach
last Sunday and saw Alice Southall
Smith strutting her stuff in bath
ing suit that was cut so low in the
back you could see her initials"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06

These cool mornings and nights
of the past two weeks have sure put
a crimp in wv. O's." pajama cru
sade," chuckled the Soda Jerker.
But we've got to admit it was
going strong while the hot wave
lasted" said the Bank Clerk.
Beat anything I ever saw" said
the Soda Jerker; "but what tickled
me was the way wv. o." tried so
hard to dignity the thing by wearing
lounge suits of the most modest and
conservative patterns, while his fol-
lowers Jared forth in the loudest
and most garish slumber suits they
could find. 1t got the old boys goat
when he went to Virginia Beach and
saw the followers of his cult at that
resort blossom forth in the gayeSt
night rags Norfolk haberdashers
could provide. 1t looked like
parade of circus clowns, instead OF a
parade of gentlemen crusading for
comfort"
That's easily understood" said
the Bank Clerk. Meg are keener
for gay colors than is indicated by
the clothes they actually wear.
Puritans and Quakers set our
modern somber styles and mournful
Jewish tailors working in ghettoeS
perfected them.
THE male bird is the most color
full of plumage and before the Puri-
tan and Quaker influence moulded
our clothes. gentlemen were more
gaudily attired than their women
folks. Look at the old pictures OF
our re-Revolutionary ancestors
with their colored silk knee breech-
es, colorful silk coats, lace collars
and cuffs, colored silk nose and gilt
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
Short Haired
Women Not for
Their Heaven

A new religious sect incorpOr-
ated under the laws of North
Carolina this week is expected to
be short lived, for 1t declares that
il will not admit to membership
any person who has committed
fernication or adultery.
1t is commonly agreed that If
every fornicationiSt and adulterer
and adultress we're barred from
church membership. the preachers
would starve to death because
church member ship would be re-
stricted very largely to children
below the age of adolescence.
The new religious sect calls itself
"The Faithful Church of Christ"
and proclaims as it's object, ITO
preach the gospel of Christ in its
churches, and in the highways and
hedges of North Carolina and in all
other States"
Besides denying membership 10
those who have discovered their sex,
it's charter provides that women
with bobbed hair and skirts more
than ten inches above the ground.
Negroes and college students shall
not be admitted to membership. 1t
will devote Itself exclusively to saw
ing the souls of sexless ignoramuses
of pure Nordic stock and will work
for a heaven in which there will be
no bobbed hair women, no educated
persons of either sex, and no color
ed folk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
CALLS OFF SALE
OF KITTY HAWK
BEACH LOTS

Harrison & Gilbert, selling
agents for Kitty Hawk Beach will
close their offices In Elizabeth
City this week after a futile cf-
fort to sell Kitty Hawk Beach lots
to Elizabeth City folk in advance
of the completion of the Kitty
Hawk bridge and the road thru
their property. G. w. Harrison,
trad of the firm of Harrison g.
Gilbert kocS back TO New York
City to await the completion Of
the bridge, a diSilluSiOned and
sadly disappointed man.
Mr.. Harrison promoted the Kitty
Hawk Company and made possible
the construction of the bridge over
Currituck Sound from Point Harbor
to Kitty Hawk The Kitty Hawk
Co. acquired title to 5000 acres of
Kitty Hawk ocean beach and sound
shore property formerly owned by a
group composed Of w. G.. Gather,
L. c. Blades. S. B. Parker and Gal
lop & Sawyer of this citv.
In consideration of his having
promoted the comDany Mr.. Harrison
was given the selling rights for the
Kitty Hawk Beach property. one
of the most picturesque and delight
ful. pieces of Beach property ON the
Atlantic Coast It was not unde~-
stood that any attempt would be
made to sell lots locally until the
bridge had been completed. the State
highway constructed thru the prop
crty and a hotel and other improve
mentS secured.
But MIR. Harrison had greater
faith in his old home town than
conditions warranted Many men
who go away from home for several
wears and then come back and start
something suffer from the illusion
that their old home town is eager
TO boost them in any enterprise for
the urpbuilding Of the old nome
town. But old home town folk are
not built that way. Your old home
towner is for himself first, last and
always and is not putting out eX-
cept when the screws are put to
him or he has convinced himself
that there is a quick profit for him.
AS soon as the bridge was start
ed the firm of Harrison & GILBERT
plated the Kitty Hawk property
opened pretentious offices IN the
Virginia Dare Arcade and put on
lot selling campaign. The lots were
plated double and treble the size OF
most seashore lots and priced low
as beach developments gU But
Elizabeth Citizens were not ready TO
b1v beach lots on paper late in the
season; they preferred to wait until
they could get to the property over
a finished bridge and hard sur
faced road.
Mr.. Harrison is disappointed
man. He thinks Elizabeth City
should have shown q kinder spirit
toward a beach development that
promises much for the prosperity OF
the coastal region and every COM
munity on the tourist routes lead
ing thereto.
The sale of Kitty Hawk Beacn iots
will be resumed when the bridge
and highway Improvements ae
completed.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06

Your childs eyes are much too i'm
portant to be neglected. We make
a speciality of examining children's
eyes, without drugs, giving each
case the benefit of experience and a
thorough knowledge of the human
eye, together with time and patience
necessary for a perfect correction.
If your childs eyes are not in need
of our services we will gladly tell
you so. DIR. j. D. HATHAWAY,
Eyesight Specialist. Carolina Bldg.
Adv
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
Brisbane Writes For /
The Independent

Arthur Brisbane, the nisii,'2
salaried newspaper man in the
world and easily the world NUS
famous and interesting editorla'
writer now becomes a regular con7
tributor to The Independent. Inc
independent has secured exciu'iSe ~ "s
RIGHTS to the local publication Oh
Mr. Brisbane's famous coiuinli'
This Week" To make room l~
Mr. Brisbane's column it is neces-
sary to omit a feature that has Wou @
favor with many readers 0i'A "
Days Light o Day..
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06
attempt suicide.
DepOsitOrs Grow Restless

Officers of the defunCt bank con-
tinue to insist that the bank was
not insolvent and that depositors
will be paid in full, but the delay
in the States audit and the inabil-
ity of depositors to get any definite
information as to when they may
expect a settlement. has had a dis
heartening effect on the depositors
in several Northeastern North Caro-
lima counties. Over in Columbia
where another branch of the defunct
bank operated, movement has been
started to organize a local bank.
Columbia has had a lot of sad bank
ing history, but Columbia feels that
it just must have bank.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06

can opponent will get the fuiL
Republican vote of 2sS.Slo ro,' 49,
polled for seawell, Republican ca c,re
didate for Governor in 1929. { GIVE i've
that Republican nominee 80, 49,
Anti-simmons Democratic VoteS az az
Simmons will go back TO the 80. @
of Craven County Tor Vne
If his mis- spent life.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-06

Nathan Allen, Negro, living on a
farm near oxford. committed SUI
eide last week by placing the muz-
zle of a shotgun to his breast and
pulling the trigger, the load pierre
ing his heart. He was a sufferer
from tuberculosis and is said to have
been in a respondent mood for
sometime before shooting himself.