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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14
INVITE HOOVER
TO DARE FOR
DRUM FISHING

Will the prospects of catching 2O
TO 30 channel bass weighing up
wards of so lbs. a piece prove an
irresistible temptation to Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover who has been
invited to fish for channel bass at
Oregon Inlet?
The invitation to President Hoover
was extended by Victor MeeKlns'
Sheriff of Dare County, thru the
Presidents Secretary, Mr.. Lawrence
RitchCy.
Sheriff Meekins went to Washing
ton in person to lay the invitation
before Secretary Ritchey and car
ried with him evidence in the way
of photographs of the wonderful
catches of these big and sporty flsh
that are made at oregon Inlet by
both trollers and rod and reel fish,
ermen. Secretary Ritchey was IN
tensely interested; he has shot ducks
and geese in Dare and knows the
sporting possibilities, the scenic
splendor and the native hospitality
of Dare County. MIR. Ritchey aSsu-
red Sheriff Meekins that he would
place his invitation before Presl-
dent Hoover.
Trolling for channel bass or drum
fish at oregon Inlet, now that the
section has become accessible. is be-
corning a famous sport and native
guides are making profitable busl-
ness of it. Capt. Horace Dough, the
pioneer advertiser of this new Dare
county business. with a party OF
three recently landed 5000 pounoS
of these big bass in a single day.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

The charge would not be easy 10
sustain. but it is a fact that the
A. g. P. organization is one OF the
biggest if not the biggest factor
in the potato market and at the
opening of the market each morning
potato buyers generally are govern
cd by the price offered by the A. d
P. buyers. =. =.
The A. g. P. stores buy thru
subsidiary corporation known as
The Atlantic Commission CO. which
has b,ryers in every important truck
growing center in the country. In
order to underseu their competitors,
A & p. Stores must underbuy ther
councillors. To feature low prices
on notatoes as a bait TO tn" retail
trade they must buy potatoes at
lower prices than their competitors
And this The Atlantic Commission
CO. does.
The Atlantic & Pacific orSaniza-
tioY is not interested in the larfn-
or Their $4,000 to 17,OCO stores are
in towns and cities and tney are
more interested in maintaining their
rerutation for low prices with ther
town and city trade than in helping
the man on the farm to get a living
nricc for his produce. The charge
that this great chain store octopus
is the depressing factor IN Vhe
notato deal this city would thereiote
appear to be not without founoa'loii
in fact. -,
And it is a fact that with an un-
usually short crop and WIN every
condition seemingly favorable Tor a
GOOD price for potatoes this sum
mer something has happened u
depress the price and many grow
ers will not break even II tnefe ID
not an early upward trend.
The red and gold fronts Oh A. {"
p Stores in Elizabeth City ana
other potato centres are ha'el u.
symbol to-day to thousands u
potato growers who feel that they
are the victims of a monster chalii
store octopus that would impoVerlSf'
them ,or the sake of offering pota-
toes at less than the cost OF pro-
ducrlon to rhen millions on ''o'e
/ riSLOmtr>
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14
MRS. FEARING.
NEVER ECLLPSED

Mrs. James Green Fearing, proml-
nent Elizabeth City Club Woman
and Anti-Smith delegate to the late
Houston Convention delivered an
address of welcome to the North
Carolina Press Association at its
opening session in the Virginia Dare
Hotel Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Fearing wasn't on the pro-
gram: Mayor Flora was supposed to
deliver the welcoming address. But
she got herself recognized before
Mayor Flora could get on his feet
and extended a most cordial well
come to the press, especially inviting
the women members TO visit the
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

Work of construction on the
bridge. begun two weeks ago is pro-
ceeding satisfactorily, according to
the promoters. Only one pile driver
is being employed to start, but Sec
ond pile driver will be on the job
within the next week or ten days 1t
is said. The entire stock issue for
the construction of the bridge has
been subscribed by a small group
headed by c. w. Harrison, of New
York, it was said this week.
A second stock issue to provide
for various improvements, including
beach drive, board walk, hotel,
casino bath houses, tourist camps,
etc. OH Kitty Hawk Beach will be
privately handled. Charter for the
Kitty Hawk Co., promoters OF the
bridge and beach development will
be obtained under the laws of Della
ware.
The construction CT the bridge
will be followed Immediately by a
sale of the five miles of ocean front
of Kitty Hawk Bridge, which has
been subdivided into 100 by 300 IT.
lots. after making reservations for
the hotel, casino and bath house
sites.
The sale of these lots will be con-
Quoted by Harrison g. Gilbert. Inc,
of Elizabeth City. with offices IN
the Carolina Bank Bldg. l.. E.
Dodge, formerly of the Coral Gables
(Fla.) sales staff will be the sales
manager. Mr.. Dodge is already in
Elizabeth City and is perfecting his
sales organization.
The change in the location of the
bridge terminus at Point Harbor is
cause for rejoicing among the resi-
dents of that Southermost tip of the
Currituck peninsula and most graft
flying to the State Highway Com
mission. State Highway Route 344
goes all the way to the Point and
the State Highway Commission did
not look favorably upon a bridge
location more than half a mile
North of the Point, leaving a half
mile or more of a dead end of the
road to be maintained. At the same
time, residents of the Point were
filled with gloom at the prospect OF
being isolated by helne Ielr ct1 h:
bridge IOntr
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

I thought I saw you at the
graduating exercises of the Ellz-
bacth City High School the other
night" said the Soda Jerker to his
friend the Bank Clerk.
80 you did" said the Bank Clerk
Il never got such kick out OF any
thing of its kind in my life. There
radical youth and conservative Old
age, Modernism and Fundamental
ism, orthodoxy and heterodoXy
staged bout that interested me
immensely.
THE speaker for the occasion was
the Rev. Hiram Earl Myers OF the
faculty of Duke University, some
time pastor of the City Road Meth
odist Church of this city and a
popular theologian. For As minutes
he lectured the graduating class on
the Importance of youth hearkenins
to the established laws and conVen-
tions and playing the game OF lie
by the rules laid down by their
elders. He made a very pleasing
and forceful appeal for respect for
established laws, customs and con-
VentionS.
And then young Miss Miserere
Hettrick, Valedictorian for the
graduating class, got up to deliver
her address and proceeded to knock
the conformist ideas of Parson
Myers into a cooked hat. The trou-
BILE with the world to-day, according
to the pretty young Valedictorian,
is that almost everybody is content
to follow in the footsteps OF their
ancestors without investigating the
origin or questioning the wisdom OF
their conduct. People do not think
for themselves, but accept every
dictum of life laid down for them by
ancestors who lacked the knowledge
and wisdom of modern times to
guide them in shaping their con-
cepts of life.
Parson Myers had pleaded for
COnformisn: Miss HettriCk sounded
battle cry tor noncUntormlSm,
nrglng ner class 10 tacc life With in
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

NO old maid school te~C.ler IS she;
she's the mother of as comely and
mannerly brood OF children as one
will find in Elizabeth City and in
point OF experience is one CT the
eldest teachers in the Elizabeth City
graded schools. The picture is from
an Auffenger portrait OF Mrs. L. E.
Skinner. third grade teacher in the
Primary School. She knows her
children. their capabilities. their
possibilities. their idiosyncrasieS and
their temperamentS. The kids love
her and the faculty esteems her for
her superior human qualities ar1
her success with her pupils. She is
a school teacher because she loves
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14
The Spotlight
Printed Here
EOpFlrst Time

The Spct'i"ht, annual of the
Fiizatc eth City High School for
1929, is product of the presses OF
The InArpcndent. For the first
time in the history of the school
this annual is Al Elizabeth City
production.
These school ANIMALS call for the
finest halftone printing from special
inks on highly finished ename'ed
book paper Ordinary printers can
net handle this class of work and
only a comparatively small number
Of large printing houses make a
speciality Of it. Tho Elizabeth City
High School has been having its
ANIMALS printed in Lynchburg. Char
lotte and elsewhere. 1t was hard
to persuade them that this work
could be done in Elizabeth City.
year.
There are 56 pages of the annual
and it is copioISly illustrated with
many fine half tone en,z 'avings.
The photos were made by Zoellcr'S
Studio, Elizabeth City; the engrav-
ings were made by the Norfolk En-
growing Co. The typography and
press work. including the gilt raised
letter printing on the cover was
done exclusively in the shop of The
Independent under the supervision
of L. w. Hanna, superintendent CT
the job printing department.
The independent invites compari-
son of the home printed annual
with any out of town production.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14
HAVE A BITE TO EAT
>AT THE CUPOLA HOUSE

Here's a suggestion for an even
ing's diversion. The Womans Club
of Edenton is serving tea in the
quaint and historic old Cupola
House every evening from five to
seven this summer. Beverages,
sandwiches, home made desserts
and table d'hote suppers are served
at popular prices. Edcnton is a
short and inviting motor ride for
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

Woman's Club and read all our
good books"
Mayor Flora was so flabbergastcd
that he hardly knew what to say
when his turn came and he eXtri-
Gated himself from his dumb
dilemma by introducing the Hon.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus who made
speech for him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14
Observation-Disclosures
BRIDGE AGAIN CHANGED
War Department Grants Permit to Locate
Currituck Terminus at the End of the Point

B Department. the location OF the Drdse
over Harbor Kitty Hawk has Dee
changed the satisfaction Commission and land
Owners at Point Harbor of the bridge Will
m q, Point Habor and North of Point Harbor
~ ORIGINALLY DESIGNED terminus Kitty Hawk will be
the point originally proposed
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

in the business and pro-
fits of his little store on Pool road.
Raleigh. is thought to have been
the cause of the suicide of Melvin
Pool. 75-ycar-oid man who COM
mitted suicide Tuesday morning by
shooting himself.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

many readers of this newspaper, not
only in Elizabeth City but in neigh
bouring counties. Get acquainted
with Edenton and enjoy the hospi-
tality of the hostesses of Cupalo
House.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

Tom Moir, 2O-year-old Reidsville
youth, received fatal injuries when
he fell from a riding device at a
carnival at that place Monday night.
He died of 1 fractured skull base
as he was being taken to a Green's
boro hospital in an ambulance.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

Seventy people out of every hum
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,
T.,.,-; NJ. -1,o-;clir' -sy
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14
[,e Three Children Drowned In
nobbs Creek Victims OF Foul Play?
=. Theory Police Are Working White
10 and Negro Grilled Coroner Isaiah
e" :aa Subject of City's Indignation.

Frank rTs n and and ,%s, Ds IHaFf" Ts.r oS Of n
FL Mr. ,r,rkcr who were found drowned in the shallow
" r,k rovcs carly in The week, tn" hap 'ss victims
d N' rral s:ult upCn Nellie rowcII' That is theory
it"P', ,,rrr are working.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14
BLAME A. & P. STORES
FORLOWPOTATOPRICES
Monster Chain Store Organization With l6,UOO
to 1900 Retail Outlets Believed to Be
Depressing Factor in Potato Market

That the Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Co" operating 5000 TO
900 chain the United States and doing business
&c moro III, billion dollars the early Irish potato
and dcpsng the that robs the grower all
nros;t tho oninon Iocalgr commission
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14
WHY THE N. e. PRESS
CROWD IS so SOLEMN
Newspaper Making Generally To-day is Cut
and Dried Money Making Business
Josephus Daniels Admits it and Deplores 1t

bands orchestra, Whoopee, harty
The solemn Elizabeth City this week is the
North Carolina publishers of both
daily and mountains to the here
fora a outing.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

And these power paint-sprayers
must be a great help in a large
family of girls.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

her work and wouldn't feel at home
any place except in school room
during school hours.
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

Even strong, silent man Will
loosen up a bit at 81 word.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-14

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New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
NEWELL UNDISCOURAGED
 DESPITE EARLY LOSSES
H. F. IT. s, Coach Says Injuries Have Handicapped Team
 Thinks Requirements Tough.

Coach Johnny Newell of Hartford Public High school team is not q bit discouraged over the possibility of defeat in the annual football clash. He says his team was with out the services of two star back field men, Captain Konney and Tench in the Milford Prep game, and in the Buckley Kcnncy alone was able to play.
 The Hartford high school eleven got off 10 q pad start before the sea son was under way. Captain Elect Cunningham, Kelly, a backfcld man, and several other Hartford high football men were put out for the season because of tow scholastic standing.
 It Is Coach NcWoll'S opinion that Hartford Public High school has he toughest" scholastic requirements in the state.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
R0CKNE WILL REST
Notre Dame Coach Accepts Doctor'.- Order For Fortnight's Lay-Of- Won't Quit For Season.

South Bend. Ind, Oct. 30 CP- knute Rocknc, Notre Dame's ailin football coach, has accepted hi. physicians order and will take :: complete rest for two weeks least Warned this rest is impera tive if the infection in his right le. IS to be arrested, Rockne announc cd he would not accompany hi team when it plays Georgia Tech Atlanta Saturday and Drake univer. sity at Chicago, November 9.
 Rockne insists there is no possi hlllty of his loss to the team for tn rest of the season, although nj. physician may order it unless in. mediate improvement is noted, fear ing the infection may affect hi. heart if he persists in drilling an following his team.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
DARTMOUTH WORKS HARD
Cannell Puts Indians Through Punt ing, Passing and Signal Drills Crchan, Guard, May Be Lost.

Hanover, N. IT., Oct. 30 Up) - Punting and passing and a long signal drill comprised the varied uaihihg program of Dartmouth grid squads yesterday In their prcpara ton for Saturdays battle with Yale at the New Haven bowl.
 Coach Jackson Canncll mustered the warriors together after the drill and gave them a chalk talk which outlined the Rig Greens offcnsc for the coming Yale clash.
 Paul Crchan, first string guard is suffering from a badly injured hiD sustained in last weeks game with Hayward. It was believed he would not be able to take part in the com- ing games.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30

2400-yard relay-New York uni versity, (4 minutes 52 3-5 seconds) Medley relay-Chicago university (l0 minutes 31-2 seconds).
 Shuttle hurdle rclay-Ohio State university, q minute IS seconds). GO-yard dash Gndoor) Jack Fl. der, Notre Dame. (6.2 seconds). Indoor pole vault (dirt runway Thomas Warne, Northwestern university N3 feet ' 3-4 inches.)
 Womcn's Track and Field
 SSG-yard relay-prudential A. A., Newark, N. J. q minute 51 3-J scconds).
 Running high jump-Jcan Shir- ley, Philadelphia 6 feet Is in.).
 Mems Swimming
 l00-yard Dackstroke-Gcorge Ko- jac, Cleveland, Q minute l 4-5 sec 7Qo-yQrd free stylc-Arnc Borg, Sweden, 6 minutes . 3-5 scconds). 2oo-yard breast stroke-Waltnr Spence, Penn A. C. C minutes 3I 4-j sccOnds).
 
 loo mcters-Albina OsipoWicb Worcester, Mass. q minute 3-5 soconds).
 2o-yard-Albina Osipowlch. Wor ccster, Mass. c minutes fl 3-5 seconds).
 44o-yard-Josephnc McKinn, Ca- nal Zone 6 minutes 47 3-5 sccondsj SS0-yard-Josophinc McKinn. Ca nal Zone G2 minutes 4-5 seconds, 22o-yard backstroke -- Eleanor Holm, New York 6 minutes 3-5 scconds).
 Cities Seek Meets los Angeles has applied for the national outdoor and track chan,- pionships, held this year at Denver. other applications for champion ships were:
 Indoor track and Atlantic City, N. J.
 Boxing Boston.
 Wrestling Oklahoma A. & N. college.
 Mrn's indoor swimming - St. Louis and Florida
 Men and womcn's outdoor swim Angeles.
 Handball--DaIlas, Now Orleans st. Louis, Los Angeles and New York,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
Athletics and Braves
 Have Chance at Lead

The Athletics and Braves in the lWo-man pool league at the Rogers Recreation alleys will have an op- Ioriunity 10 go into a first place tie with the White Sox tomorrow night when the Athletics play the Tanks and tn" Braves take on the phillics.
 Other contests are between the Cubs and the Browns, and the Giants and Robins.
 The standing of the league is as follows: White Sox. won two, lost none; Athletics, won one. lost none; Braves, won one, lost none; philics, won one, lost one Red Sox, won one, lost one; Browns, won one. lost one: Cubs, won none, lost one; Robins, won none, lost one; Yanks, won none, lost one; Giants, won none, lost one.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
WHlPPETS ARE READY
Schedule Bridgeport Team For Sea sons First Opponent - Coach Mike raluch Has Several Vets.

Tn" honor Of being the first New Britain team to take part in q basketball game may fall upon the Whippots, who are scheduled 10 play H Bridgeport team next week. The Hardware City team has hell six regular practice sessions and is ready to start a winning streak similar to that of last year.
 Mike paluch is the coach and the following members have been re- porting regularly for practice: Frank B"rnik, Andrew SartinSly, Arthur Iucian, Anthony Kavosie, Carl Bo"hncrt, Matty Paluch Joe Wilk, iIclmor Boohncrt, Casimcr Wojack, and Lucian Olownik
 This years colors will be blue and orange.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
Howard Wins Decision
 Over Waterbury Boxer

New Haven, Oct. 30 (UP-Elmer (Buddy) Howard, former national amateur champion, avenged a de- feat by winning an eight round de- cislon from Jack Kelly, Waterbury Lithuanian, at the arena last night. Howard weighed IFS 1-2 and Kelly
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
MGOORTY BATTLING DEATH

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 3O.-lP>- Eddie McGoorty, once one of the most scientific middlcweights in ring history is fighting losing bat tie against death in a Milwaukee 
 He is suffering from cancer of the throat and little hope is held for his recovery.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
PLIERS tNABLE TO START

Detroit, Oct 30 uP-Flying con. dltions this morning forced q post ponomcnt of the plans of the crew or the Russian plane, Land of tht Sovlet,' to take off for New York The fiicrs went to the Ford airport but in view of unfavorablc weather notified New York they would no get through today. Should the wea- ther clear by noon they planned tt take off and fly as far as possible.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
BARLOW k. O'S BRENNAN

New Haven, oct. 2H Rs-Joe Bar low, l77, Boston, won on q techni- cal knockout over Al Brennan, 172. New York, when the referee ston- ped their bout here last night in the third round after Brennan develop ed q bloody ear
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
DIES IN FOOTBALL SCiiJAnIAGI.

Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 30 R,- Frank Murphy, 1G, was killed in football ScrimmaEe of the St. Ro- SaIia high school team here ycator- day. He was picked up unconscious after the scrimmaEr and pronounce ed dead when carried 10 doctors office.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30

1G9 1-2.
 Sammy Gelber, New York 122 1-4, defeated Lou Piquette Bridgeport, 121, in eight. Joe Bar low, New York, TT, stopped 4 Brennan, New York. 17S, in tn, third. Joe Carpino. New York 130 1-4. defeated Johnny Andrews New Haven. 132 1-4, in six Romeo Dubois. New Haven, 123, defeated. Long Sing Que, New York, 121 If in six.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-30

Denver, Oct. 31 tP}-It looked like just an ordinary huff of ,t punt that Joe Lafircda, Regis college haIfback, made in a recent game against the Colorado AGEics at Denver.
 But it became q classic when an alert photographer snapped Joe in the act.