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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05
DISMAL SWAMP
CANAL CLOSED
Until SUMMER

\ photographic survey OF the
Dismal swamp Canal and a phySl-
cal survey of the property were
started this week by L. 5. Army
engineers under Lieut.. Col. Henry
c. Jcwett, District Engineer.
Upon the completion Of this work
Col. Jewett will submit to the Chief
of Engineers of the U. S. Army a
project and estimate Of funds re-
uuired to dredge the canal to It's
project depth OF nine feet and re-
pair the lock gates, etc.
Col. Jewett. in a letter TO Con-
gressman Warren this week, says 1t
is believed that the work contcm-
plated can be completed sometime
during the coming summer
Much work will have to be done
en- the Dismal Swamp Canal which
passed into government ownership
at noon last Saturday, before 1t can
be opened for thru traffic. In places
the canal is only three and a half
feet deep. The locks at South Mills
are in bad condition.
The water in the South Mills locks
was lowered this week until repairs
to the lock gates can be made
thereby shutting off through trat-
fic. The canal at present IS open
only to traffic between Deep Creek,
Va. and the feeder ditch at Wal
laceton.
The project as adopted by Con-
gress provides for the maintenance
CT the canal to a depth OF nine
feet with a bottom width OF oO
feet. but a lot of dredging will have
to be done to get the required depth
and width. For some months TO
come the Dismal Swamp Canal, tho
now toll free, will not be much OF a
commercial asset to the region II Is
designed to deserve.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05
THE BANK CLERK FLEECED
oJhq BANK CLCQK ANo T4E SOOA uGPKEC

, I'll have a dollar left after SQuarlhS
up with the broker y
But l thought the bankers soC
together and put up money ana goV
the call rate lowered, and stocks be-
gan to rise again. said the Soda
Jerker
That is always what happens,
said the Bank Clerk. After sky
!rccketing the call rate and forcing
all of us little suckers to sell our
stock for one half to one third
what it cost us. the bankers made
money easier and up went stocks
again"
But who bought all the stocks
that were dumped on the market
when the stocks went DOWN. asked
the Soda Jerker.
The bankers" said the Bank
Clerk. And having picked up mill
liens of shares at bargain prices
the bankers got busy and sent the
price of stocks up again. That's how
the millions arc made in Wall
Street"
And you mean to tell me that
you lost all Of your savings playing
the game against bunch like that!
exclaimed the Soda Jcrkef'
wouldn't it be far better for you TO
shoot crapS?"
1T would be better TO shoot craps,
said the Bank Clerk, but craps Is
a game for poor whites and niggcrS
and is therefore against the law;
the stock market game is for rich
sports and bankers and has the
sanction of that Ass called the Law
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05

MOST home boys have 10 go TO
scue other town 10 find themselves;
they say opportunities don't exist
in the home town. Walter Pearson
is an exception; starting in a minor
iob with the Elizabeth & Suburban
Gas Company in Elizabeth City he
worked up to the position OF man
aEer and has held the job down Tor
a year now. giving Elizabeth City
patrons of the Company courteous,
efficient and satisfactory service.
The Gas Company, a foreign owned
corporation, used TO import its man
ayers from other cities. Waite;
Pearson kept the home job at nome.
A friendly Woodworking, healthy,
Iikeable chap. he is TO be counted
among Elizabeth City's finest human
assets. The picture is from pencil
sketch by Jesse Giles.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05
TAX LAWS GET
MORE CUSSABLE.
YEAR BY YEAR

whats the matter with our
law make.s?" asks n. Z. Powers,
prominent merchant and farmer
of northwest, Va. and MOyOck, \.
c., who was visitor to Elizabcth
City this week.
ut has come to pass" says M.
Powers, that the citizens OF this
country have to employ every lawyer
and every public accountant in the
land for 60 days in every year in
figuring their taxes, to keep them
selves out CT jail. Our system of
taxation becomes more complicat-
ed, more unbearable and more cusS-
able every year.
ut strikes me that the whole
business of taxation could be great
ly simplified by putting everything
on a sales tax basis. Don't tax the
farmers land; tax him for what he
sells off his land; in good years he
would not object to a high tax; in
bad years his taxes would be auto
matically adjusted to low sales
levels. Don't tax the merchants
stocks; tax his sales"
The obvious objection to Mr..
Powers tax ideas that land miserS
who hold land out of cultivation
and off the market waiting for en-
hancement in values would pay no
tax so long as they held their land.
On the other hand, confining the
tax on timber lands, for instance, to
the sales of timber from the land
would encourage the much needed
production Of timber.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05
Millions Pitted Against The Wild
Goose In Lake Mattamuskeet
The Future of That Noble American Bird, The
Canadian Wild Goose, in the Hands Of One
New York Multimillionaire

amiabe kindly phianthropic August Hecksher New York
muimiionae Maamuskee had visited his Ncrth
this winter and behed the spectacle of hundrc
wild covering hundreds Of of that lake
do with his White Elephant would have
Obvious to him.
Millions been spent period of sixteen years iii Sill
Maamuskes $4,000
purposes all labor and far expended has
only a desirable refuge for migratory wldowl
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05

Monk and Hobgood's warehouse at
l"arn,vmlc. IS DcIAg Cv--sti &c Ito -
fairy like playground for the East
ern Carolina Exposition to be held
az that place next week. 10000 feet
of paper festooning is being swung
in the top of the warehouse as a
ceiling for the occasion. The Iloor
will be completely covered N1tl-
green Sa.GuS~. -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05
J. l.. ALLEN GOES OVER
TO TIE VIRGINIA DARE

J. l.. Allen, for the past three
wears night clerk at the Southern
Hotel. in this city, has gone over to
to the Virginia Dare. Allen is one OF
the most popular hotel clerks in
Eastern North Carolina and his en-
ployment by the Virginia Dare is a
fine stroke of enterprise. He will
take up his new duties at the Vir-
ginia Dare Sunday, April IA.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05

Seventy people out of every hun
dred have defective eyeSight. You
may be suffering from eye strain
which later causes blindness. Let
us give your eyes the attention they
deserve. DIR. J. D. HATHAWAY,
,.ve.irr, so.-l3hs.. a..
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05

Vice-President Curtis declares
that the new Senate Is equal or
superior to any previous one. We
suppose he intended 10 pralse.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05
|spJTAL TOPASS OUT
OF PRIVATE CONTROL
y of Trustees To Organize To Take Over
E;,.beth City Hospital For The Whole
Albemarle Region

m and roenwald millions back OF the b S"h Senar
North Carolina Counties. disqualification ior the
brd Of the Abemarlc Counties The agitation started oS
cr several is bearing fruit board oil trustees
T the Elizabeth City Hospital is being organized
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05

cv>pipcr >cFcr"i WINS
|, over the Elizabeth City ho'
..,.s. ,es. representing the
|. Aldermen Of Elizabeth
[ commissioners OF Pasquo-
I.,,,,r and ,ariouS local civic
f. ,sas. the Elizabeth City
IRON, is cwner Dr.. John
,,- a stipulated rental OF
J. anau,n % be paid O.. Of
f. o. the hospital. No pro-
pa
E--...,a..ou OF the board OF
is ,ae work OF Mayor
| 3 Flora. He invited COM
from the various groups 10
h. proposition and approve
|. Z. Not one rejected 1t.
,ne the trustees have been
l. The Board of Alder
|rrom.eu Mayor Flora to.
The county; the cwner Of
r.. has appointed w. o.
+ 20 represent his interest;
y o: County CommisSionar.
-ma. c. y. Ownley; the
1 S.a0o, Trustees, Dr.. Sam
,r. The Chamber Of Com
Y Leigh Sheep; The Min
va.5~. Rev. 6. F. Hill;
4 3 Houtz; Kiwanis, John
/. Ere Department. W. c.
trustees will meet and
q. an early date. Applica-
. immediately be made for
3..ou in The Duke Endow-
aG Rosenwald funds. II
Ina. the hospital vii be
and managed under the
o. the Duke Endowment
eaL of which is Dr.. Watson
..a and one of the NEST
hospital; organizations in
The Duke Endowment
hospital IN. Eastern North
!. over the now privately
E1a5eth City Hospital into
+ nss..h center and hospital
! A..e~arle CcTnties is not
2 ~ ent much difficulty.
.zao... City Hospital is rank
b.. approved and recognized
b. ty ne American college
ge3as ard the National Hos
C,1cI Of the American
|. ASSOCIATION. It's high
,3s C.. proficiency make it a
Ae property for The Duke
ne1,
as earned this week that
uza Endowment prefers an
. purchase Of the hospital
. "a.ra the dollars OF the
S @ 1-~:ag ,hn property out
..a'.. Fora ana Otner meul-
. ,@o proposed board OF
arc 10. inclined to consider
proposition a. the outset;
an e.. see first hand how
endowed hospital works.
.-m....a.cd within a year
. a..a..man- IS a success.
% @. @a hospital will then
.@a,a. T is predicted that
e., Duke Endowment the
b c." hospital will rapidly
.D hundred bed institC-
.@C n-. Rosrnwald aid for
2Ha.la.gn Of Negroes and
1.,- gs Negro nurses and
. d separate building tor
"o.1 be required. There
- a.r.~ in the hospital
.sg... and % acres in
--.s that 90 with the
. .-G.,l- ample room for
.... .rr ;-C-,,'sal ac do
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05

A pretty girl likes TO be told She's
intelligent, and all intelligent girl
likes t. be Lold shes pretty.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-05

History repeats itself. They re
going to investigate Amec's kid
MAPPING agalh-
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
ENGLAND IS MOST FRIENDLY NATION
Other Former Allies Have
 Turned Away From U. s.
BY MILTON BRONNER \IIA Service Writer

London, Oct. 7-Of all the allied countries which borrowed huge sums of money from us during the war, England has submitted to the hardest terms of payment. France, Italy and Belgium were treated far more generously. But it is q singu- lar fact that the hardest words have been written and said about us in this regard, not in England, but in France.
 The statesmen and newspapers of England, with whom We were sup posed to have most friction and most rivalry, have in the main re- maincd calm. The statesmen and newspapers of F'ranCe-our heredi- tary friend-the country of which all of us had such romantic and sentimental ideals-havc been the the very ones who have beratcd us like fish wives.
 The French Are Bitter
 Only at one period in England did one group of newspapers speak of 'T. s. standing for Uncle Shy lock" But the owner of those pa pcrs, over his own signature. repudi- ated this policy and has since made handsome amends In France. over long period of weeks when the French Parliament was debating whether to ratify the very lenient dept agreement we had accorded them, Shylock was one of the mild est of the terms applied to America by orators and newspaper editors.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
Three Radio Chains
 to Broadcast Series

Three great radio chains tomor- row will broadcast the opening game of the Worlds Series between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs from Wrigley Field, Chicago.
 WEAF and WIZ, as well as asso- clated stations. will be on the air at o'clock, when Graham Me Nance, NBC's ace sports announcer, will give a colorful description of the players and the crowds WTIC, is included in this broadcast. WABC' and the CBS will open their initial broadcast of the series at o'clock.
 Wednesdays hroadcasts of the games will start at 2:15 o'clock. There will be no game Thursday while the teams travel from Chicago to Philadelphia. Friday and Satur- day, at 1:15 p. m., broadcasting of the series on the three chains will be resumed.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07

Scy City, WochaWkcn, Hoboken and truNton on the New Jorsey side Of the river took similar precautions.
 The produce. which market men estimated was dcpreciating at the rate of one per cent an hour in cludcd $50 cars of California grapes, with smaller shipments Of apples. melons, peppers, potatoes and other fruits and vegetables.
 The effect of the strike was re- tlected in the prices of highly perishable foods, such as pears, plums, oranges and other produce, Dr. Arthur F. Albrecht of the state department of agriculture announc- ed.
 State and federal labor agencies said they planned an attempt to bring the truckmen and members Of the Fruit and Produce Trade Asso-
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
Strike of Truck Drivers Threatens
 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Delivery
 As S6,0OO,0OO Produce Loads Wither
5000 Teamsters and Chaueurs Refuse to Move Perish able Goods-Further Car Loads Arriving Hourly
 Increase Congestion in New York

New York, Oct. 7 (Pl-The city was threatened with a shortage of fresh vegetables and fruits today as a strike of 5000 union market truckmen paralyzcd movement of produce from rail terminals and docks.
 Over the week end 5000 carloads of food, valued at S6,000,0 900, ac- cumulated in railroad yards with additional arrivals increasing the congestion hourly.
 The strike was called by the In ternational Brotherhood of Team sters and Chauffeurs for an eight hour day and time and one-half for overtime.
 A detail of 200 police were sent into the market district on the low CT West Side to guard garages. docks and warehouses. Authorities in Jer-
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Mrs. Pearl Ecker Hubbell, dean of the Na- tional School of Cosmeticians, ad- vises women on keeping their hands exquisitely white and smooth.
 She says: For women in their homes l can think of no better aid in protecting their hands than the use of Lux suds in all cleaning and dishwashing.
 Tn selecting the best soap for use in manicuring We chose Lux as gentlest to the hands. We use just few of the delicate Lux flakes to make bowlful of pure, sparkling suds. Lux suds cleanse so gently and soothe the skin, keep the hands beautifully white and smooth.
 Ordinary soaps may roughen and coarsen and age the hands, make them look prematurely old. Lux is so pure, so gentle, that it never irritates or roughens the skin, never dries up it's delicate els.
 Therefore I can't imagine finer beauty care for the hands of the home-maker than Lux suds in the dishpan."
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07

shortly after Rays disappearance the days when she had attempted futilely to cover her hurt. How rotten and empty those years had been, like a nightmare, she thought.
 Ray was laughing down at her 'Day dreaming. Barbara? The ride 3 over. Want to take another?"
 But she shook her head and they went back to their taxi.
 Soon they entered the Bois de Boulognc, too happy for conversa- tion as they drove along the wind ing roadway to the Pres CataIin where tea, dancing and champagne are all in order any afternoon.
 They selected table on the yer anda and, while the waiter was bringing their tea. they danced. If was the first time he had danced with Barbara in three years
 T cant realize that we're actu- ally married,' he said presently. Tt seems absurd"
 Its absurd that we weren't mar ried three years ago, she replied
 But. at that. noticing the old stubborn look creep over his face. she hastened to change the subject.
 Later while she was pouring the tea. Ray said suddenly:
 It'll go hard with me, Barbara, watching you dancing with those other fellows while I'm footing my blasted old sax.
 She looked at him In amazement.
 What are you talking about? Of course you won't be playing the saxophone. Youll be dancing with me"
 He put down his teacup abruptly.
 Just how do you figure that? What do you think the ship takes me along for? To give me the rest cureo"
 MOO, but now that we're mar ried you'll become a passenger and share my stateroom, of course"
 She flushed slightly and, looking down at her plate, she commenced cutting a piece of cake into minute fragments.
 Ray was silent, staring straight ahead of him.
 That's mighty sweet Of you Bar bara,' he said presently, but if costs money to transfer to the pas seneer list"
 'lSut surely. Ral,' she said soft lE reaching for his hand beneath the table, you know that whar money I have is now equally yours--'
 He shook his head and pressed his lips tightly together.
 Sweet of you again, Barbara but I told you l couldn't live off your money. Don't you see that yourself?"
 She didn't, but she was wis, enough to pretend to.
 'Of course. Once home we'll find you decent job"
 He broke in harshly. "A decent job? What's wrong with it?"
 She tried to be tactful.
 Well, dear people. might look upon it,as rather joke Of course '' she added hastily, "it'll be delight ful for you to keep up as a pas time"
 That's where you don't under stand, Barbara he told her blunt ly' Il love my work. To me iaz7 IS an art, the same as if I were a banter or writer. I'd be miser- able if I had to give 1t up."
 Copyright Dial Press)
 Barbara's millions. Will they shat ter her happy romance? Continue With tom morroW's installment.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07

S2G1 FIRE, N AUTO
 Damage to the rXtent Of Sgao was done to the car Of J, D. Nalloy, 70 Fremont street. when it caught fire in front of 1241 East street at $
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
West St. Alarm False,
 tiremen Make Vain Run

A false alarm called company No , of the New Britain Fire depart mcnt 10 lGG West street at G:25 o'clock Saturday evening, When the tir"mcu arrived at the scene, they could see no cause for the alarm Ii i3 thought al fire headquarters that perhaps thoro WAS a small Are in the ncighborhood of 16G West street but that ii had been put out before the Bremen arrived and that inc person who turned in the alarm, ashamed, refused 10 reveal his jden- ttty Whon the tiromcn arrIycd.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
More in the Same Vein
WATCH AND MONEY STOLEN

Chester Muter, a3 Newington ave nuc. started for town Saturday night with a wrist watch and $20. When he got to town, some one took both the watch and the SEQ. he reported 10 the police. The detective bureau is Investigating the theft
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
Greater Beauty
 For Louely Women

Beauty's first requisite-skin per lection. Thus, the fairest and wis est use MELLO-GLO Face Powder that spreads more smoothly and produces a youthful bloom. It's new French process makes M MELLO-GLO stay on longer and bans the shiny nose. Purei Prevents pastlneSS fakiness, irritation and large pores. Use MELLO-GLO.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07

o'clock last night.
 Responding to q still alarm. Go. No of the fire department soon had the fire out It is thought that a short circuit in the ignition of the car was the cause of the fire.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
Candy Not Forbidden TO THE
 4 '

5 Wo need to deny yourself all good things because you overweight. Modern physicians do nor advise starvation. They know the dangers ot 1T. Thew know that people who are ovcr-iat have generally an undpr-acuvc gland. So they supply the factor, for lack of which too much food goes to fat,
 This modem method is the basis of MaFmola prescription tablets. These tab- lets were perfected, and arc prepared, by q famous medical laboratory. 4 book in each box states the formula and explains the reasons for results.
 For ? years Marinola has hold the top place in its hcld Millions of boxes have been used in fighting fat, The people who gained new outh and beauty. new health and vigor have told others, Now the re- suits are seen everywhere, Excess fat has largely disappeared.
 There is usually no excuse for an ab- normal figure and the dangers which go with 1t. If the cause is an under-actiye gland, Mar1nola IS the right way to com- batit. For 2 years, countless people have been learning what 1t docs.
 Go try Marmola and learn what they have learned, Read the book in the box, then do as directed Take four tablets day. When you see that results are com- ing, go on and complete them. You owe that to your future Start today.
 Marmola prescription tablets are sold by
 all druggists at Sl box. Any druggist
 who Is out will gladly order for you
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
REPORTS BOY MISSING

Sebastian Lomberado. 1aG Rurritt stTeet, reported 10 the police Sunday morning that his son, Joseph. II, lad not been home since october 3.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07

citation and the market truchmen' $ association, employers of the driv- era, together.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07

1tdFilon1 lOlnCdTe, then prime minister. and Aristide Briand, then | foreign minister, found it necessary i repeatedly 10 remind the French i public again and again how glad 1 l'renchmcn had been to see our young armies on French soil; how those young crusaders had fought shoulder 10 shoulder with French troops and helped lberate French territory from the German invader The other side of the picture of lis was repeated over and over. NJ. Bergcry said:
 i If the Americans have renounccd war as q means of national policy, 1 they have not renounced gold as an Instrument of international domina- tion."
 Vincent AurioI in impassioned tones spoke of the advantage to us 1 of our capital with which we pos sesscd European industries and menacod European democracies.
 Paul Rcynaud held out this al turing prospect:
 If we join the nations which | IitlNf itlllFd tllEli dtblS to <tl4iSI T. ca, the United States will find them selves face to face with a united Europe on the day that Germany i ceases to make its payments"
 Senator Lcmery representing in i the French Parliament our neigh bor island of Martinique, said Amer l ica had taken an immense mort 1 cr c'h ITur0np and int me ta5 that America would some day exact the ccsson of the French Antilles. Yves Le Trocquer, member of i Parliament and former cabinet min ister. said two alternatives present. cd themselves to Europe: Either the nations of Europe must form themselves into a United States, forming a formdablc block which could talk to the Americans on equal terms. or else Europe, indebt- cd to America beyond its means, must disappear. ruined. reduced to 9 state of vassalagc to it's pitiless and all-powerful creditor
 Louis Marin, writing in La Nation. spoke of us as people who have un- dcrstood neither justice nor the fra ternity of combatants for the same ideal; who have not taken account of the war declared by us and fought by them in our place for long hard months; who wish to give rich pensions to our soldiers who never even crossed the ocean, by depriving France of the possibility of providing for the old age of men who fought 52 months of bitter war fare; who, by means of riches ac- Quired in the horrible times of war, wish to enslave the workers and the industries of Europe.
 The prominent Partisan paper. LOeuvre. said:
 Europe is condemned 10 a death in slavery or to a union against America, if it is not to submit eter- nally to the American yolSe.'
 More in the Same Vein
 That is pretty plain speaking. It is the kind of thing that was heard all over France for weeks while the l Parliamentary debates on the ratifi- cation of the debt agreement with Us were hanging fire. The agree ment was only ratified in the lower house of Parliament by eight votes. It showed how many Frenchmen really feel toward us.
 It was a kind of sentiment not displayed at nice banquets where rich and prominent Americans are wined and dined. Nor was it the kind of feeling made manifest to American summer tourists spending their money with lavish hands.