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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-07-19
oJhQ BANK CIEQK aNe I UE SUOA JlRKER
WHAT KILLED ROMANCE FOR THE BANK CLERK

a bad matrimonial catch for the
average girl who is hankering for
that badge of reSpCctability, a mar
riage certificate.
Now you can neck EN-, maui en-
make 'em walk back home and
nothing comes of it; some of them
really like it and think you're smart
to treat EN- rough. But let me start
ANYTHING with a female who would
be a lollypop for you and, If l sue
ceeded in my amOurS, she would
make me think from then on that
she owned me in fee simple. She
would make me think that 1 was
the party who had had all the fun
and that she was but a por, bruised
and helpless sister who had Sacrl-
ficed her all out Of the Splcndour
and magnanimity of her love FOL
me. She would be calling me up or
the telephone during business hours
sending colored boys with perfumeo
notes to reach me right at meal time
at my boarding house, and sobbin2
and raising hell everytime she Sa"
or heard of me having date with
another female.
I'll tell you, most of The romance
in a young mans life is killed wher
he gets a raise in salary that en-
ables him to live decently. Free
love is only for those who have
nothing to pay for it; it is the mar
with a respectable income or BANK
account who pays, pays, pays"
What do you mean by lollypor
female?" asked the Soda Jerker.
"A lollypop is sweet thing thai
YOU fondle and lick and smack
your lips over, and throw the stick
away when you're tired of it. No"
will you tell me what is ColapteS
auratus?'
"A Colaptes auratus," said the
Soda Jerker, lis a name just go
out of a bird book that Walter Wooc
was showing me; it's the Latin fol
woodpecker."
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Hardly aDoubt
Mrs. s.McLemore
Met theFateof
Mrs. Garrett

A further investigation by this
newspaper, Of the death of Mrs.
Marie McLemore, niece OF Mrs.
NJ. nj. Spruill of this city, who died
following an operation in st. Vim
cents Hospital following an oper-
alton in April, conyinces the edi-
tor that Mrs. McLeInore was also
the victim of fata! injection OF
fcrmalin administered from a
bottle falsely labeled "Silver
Nitrate"
The truth about the death of Mrs.
McLemore seems to have been cov-
cred up as was the truth about the
death of Mrs. Cecil Garrett OF this
city: but murder will out under the
pitiless floodlights Of publicity such
as this newspaper has given the
bungling in st. Vincent's.
In the Coroner's inquest in Nor
folk in the death Of Mrs. Garrett,
Miss B. Smith. a st. Vincent's nurse
testified that a bottle labeled Silver
Nitrate was filled in the hospital on
April 18th; that on April 22nd the
solution was used in hospital case;
that on April 23rd it was used IN a
cystoscopic on Mrs. Garrett; that
on April 25th the bottle was found
TO contain. not Silver Nitrate, but
formalin, a deadening fluid used IN
embalming.
No need to repeat the horrible re-
suits of the administration OF that
embalming fluid in the case OF Mrs
Garrett and the horrible suffering
she endured before dying from the
effects of it.
Mrs. McLemore was a patient IN
st. Vincent's Hospital in April ana
May. She was committed to St'
Vincent's on April llth Tor a
Ceasarian operation in childbirth.
The operation on April 18th was
successful and the patient was do
ing so we'll that at the end OF the
first week she was removed from a
private room to a two bed ward.
Now let her mother, Mrs. G. E.
Cahoon, of 929 Decatur ST., South
Norfolk. tell the story.
MY daughter was doing splend-
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He Saw She Was
No Gentleman

A short skirted young thing with
shapely limbs stood close BY the
rail on the upper deck of the steam
er Trenton at her wharf in Eliz-
abeth City the other day. Down on
the dock stood Capt. Walter Homan
with furtive eyes.
The short Skirted young thing
observed the old mans ogling. stuck
our her tongue at him and turned
and said something to a companion
BY her side.
Capt. Homan is as deaf as post
and endowed with all curiosity Of
deaf persons. Nudging a friend,
and whispering into his ear. he said:
Hey. what did she say about me,
huh?"
His friend reached in his pocket
Ior pencil and paper and wrote:
She said she had ses-l enough of
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tional clothes industry.
And it should be added here that
D. Walter Harris. proprietor OF the
tailoring establishment that pro-
vided a background for the picture
can help Mr.. Graves in the selection
of bahamas of an ornamental cnar-
actpr for D. Walter Harris wears
the loudest pajamas in town. WIN
the possible exceptions of DR.. John
Saliba and Junior Gilbert.
Walter has one suit OF paJamaS
with a bird of paradise design print
ed all over them. He says ne pre-
fers this design because the teatn-
ers tickle. DR.. John has suit Oh
red gold and blue silk with dragon
design on the back of his coat ana
a blazing crimson sun setting IN d
sea of blue and gold on the seat
of the pants. For ornamental de-
signs that should satisfy the taSu-
dious urge of the sage OF Cnapel
Hill. I commend DR.. John oalio'
and his paiamas, but ne deserves nc
credit for them; he never selected
them for himself; they were a gll'
from his brother in New York ano
the doctor never wears them excep'
for a few minutes at a time to ad-
mirp himself in mirror.
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Hopeful Outlook For
Currituck Bridge

L C. Blades and w. G.. CATH
er, president nd secretary
treasurer respectively of the
Kitty Hawk Bridge company re-
turned from New York yester-
day, from a conference with c..
w. Harrison.
I'VE expect to announce the
letting of contract for the Point
Harbor Kitty Hawk Bridge with
in the next few days." said Mr..
Gather upon his return to Eliz-
abeth City; There has been
some hitch in the financing but
everything appears to have been
worked out satisfactorily"
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Two hundred and ninetyflve
people were killed by automobiles in
North Carolina during the first six
months of the year. according to a
report issued Wednesday by the
motor vehicle bureau of the STATE
Department of Revenue. The re-
port showed that an additional 2,l59
persons were injured by automobiles
during the same period
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Family Ate Bread
And Milk MADE Sick

J. Burgess and family OF Old Trap
sat down one evening last week 10
a cupper of bread and milk. Seven
we're at table; five were made death
" sick. Cne who drank only milk
and ate no bread was not made SICK.
DR.. w. L. Stevens of Shiloh sent a
sample of the bread to the state
Laboratories in Raleigh for an
analysis. He has not heard from IL
vet. II believe the milk caused the
disorder" says DR.. Stevens; the
family had run out of ice, it was a
hot day. the milk had stood all day
in a basin of water.
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CHALLENGED by Louis Graves.
Chapel Hill Newsman to appear on
the streets of Elizabeth City in
pajamas, The independents audaci-
Gus editor accepted the challenge
and posed for a photograph in front
Of the tailor shop Of D. Walter
Harris. No excitement vas created
by the appearance of the editor in
his everynight attire. The necktie
fooled pasSersby who failed to note
that there was anything out of the
ordinary in his appareling. So keen
an observer as DR.. Howard Combs
passed and spoke without observing
anything sartorially mconvential In
the editors makeup, all OF which
shows that men are regarded from
the waist up. whereas women are
ogled from the waist down.
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idly" said Mrs. Cahoon, until
about 9 days after the operation.
NV memory isn't clear on that point
but it was nine days or eight days
or ten days, don't remember.
But anyway, about nine days
after the operation our doctor, Dr.
Horace Ashburn, discovered that my
(Continned on page Five)
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0'S." ."PAJAMAS GIVEN
rIONAL PUBLICITY
,,,,crica Nerving Itself For Revolt
conventional Clothes?-Nation
b. l't Interest in Local Demonstration

h,rkrrinr to she the Outra tailored tog-
,r in summer weather and go in for cool. airy
hN" ~ ror street wear? There is suggestion that
3 Interested in the fact that the appearance of W.
The independent the str cts of Elizabeth City
; lr>t sunday attracted national attention. The
@ United Press ard the ~ E. A. hsraiSsd the fact
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you to know that you're no gentle
man."
Huh. by God!" calculated Capt.
Homan; An I seen enough of her
to know she's no gentleman either"
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If your eyes burn, pain or ltch'
nature is only warning you that they
need attention. Have them eXamln-
ed at once. DIR. J. D. HATHAWAY,
Evesight Specialist. adV
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THE HOLY GHOST COMES
TO PARSONAGE STREET
His Entry Into Human Beings AS Painful as
The Pangs of Childbirth -"Most of Us
Are Idiots" Says The Preacher

looking working lay flat of his back in
foot crude board platform Old
surrounding sides shouting in his The
wthed with pain He clenched and
his legs twched at times his whole
convuions speechess in his
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-07-19
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
VIOLATE CRIMINAL CODE
Give Employment To Three OF lhelr Numoer
in Proposed Courthouse Building-Not
Their First Law Breaking

Various Superior Judges have from time threatened
ndic Pasouonk Commissioners for their ahure 70 e
enlarge rebuild the county
IN No tho Commissioners Pasquoank have laid themselves
.a anon o Indictment in deciding enlarge the courthouse
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Elizabeth City
which OF 5OJO0O
gallons of water sanitary with its height
everything painted hideouS
hardly it, is OF the
greatest eyeo in Elizabeth Public Utilities Commission
give aluminium and the skyline OF
huge incandent bulb in the Sun
light thing of beauty and the aluminium
photo contrast
the dimnutiyc picture OF the old Co
the foreground.
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Valley Society
Phone z
Phone z

son, z. A. Brown. Miss Gertrude
Schaleben and the hostess.
LUNCHEON
The Business and Professional
Women held a business meeting at
their regular weekly luncheon
hour at the Bluebonnet Gardens.
Mrs. r. L. Mcdonald presided at
the meeting. Tentative plans were
made for a program and entertain
ment to be given on Mothers day.
A committee composed of Mrs. j.
L. Dahnke an Mrs. j. G. Bibbs
vas a%ppointeG TO investigate and
make plans for a cleanup CAM
paign for the town. A new men,
Der. Mrs. Jennie Georgia White,
was taken into the club at this
meeting. Eight members were pres
ent at the meeting. Miss Nora
Saner, who was a charter men,
Der of the Edinburg club and has
been visiting in Edinburg, was pres
ent at this weeks luncheon, and
was presented with a little gift as
a remembrance from the club.
PIT. A. MEET
The Parent Teachers association
held its regular meeting in the COL
lege auditorium on Monday after
moor with Mrs. w. E. Wright pre-
siding. A business session was
held. Mrs. z. M. Everitt and Mrs.
G. S. Collier were appointed to go
as delegates to the district conven-
ton to be held in Sinton the lat
ter part of this week. The chief
business for the afternoon was the
election of officers for the coming
club year. The following officers
were elected: Mrs. E. M. Everitt,
president; Mrs. E. S. Hearne, vice
president: Mrs. G. S. Collier, sec
rotary; Mrs. j. o. Duncan, treas
urer. No social hour was held fol-
lowing this meeting. There was a
large group in attendance.
EASTER EGG HUNT
Little Miss Mary Virginia Briggs
and Little Miss Lesion Of Pharr and
Master Scott Dorsey and a group
of their friends enjoyed an Easter
Egg hunt on Saturday afternoon
given by Mrs. j. M. Jetton. Games
were played early in the afternoon,
after which the children were
each given a basket as a favor.
Then the fun of the afternoon ar
rived. when the children we're told
to find the eggs which the Easter
bunnie had left on the lawn for
them. After all the eggs had been
found, the children were served ice
cream and little cakes. The small
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ladies. all members of the gradus
ating class, as Is Miss Hausrfan.
They were Misses Margaret Pierce.
Della Walker, Martha Yearwood,
Mary Lee Kern and Oslo Mcneil.
LUNCHEON BRIDGE
Mrs. II. Roth entertained the
members of the Luncheon Bridge
club at her home on Virginia
avenue. Spring flowers added to
the attractiveness OF the room
where auction bridge was played.
Mrs. J. Lessner scored high and
Mrs. Max Hessel scored second high.
The following ladies completed
the guest list; Mrs. NJ. Tavss OF
Edinburg. Mrs. j. Edelstein OF Nc
Allen. Mrs. A. Hausman. Mrs Ben
Goldberg. Mrs. M. Nestle and Miss
Jeanne Harris.
FACULTY ENTERTAINED
The members OF the senior high
school faculty we're delightS en-
tertained by the members the
economics class. taught by Miss
Hildegarde Manske, at an Easter
dinner served on long tables placed
under the trees on the high school
grounds, one day this week. Pink
and white roses formed table center
pieces, with the place cards being in
the form Of flowers and butterflies.
The faculty members present in
Guided Misses Mildred Schubert,
Merle Malone. Amy Cornish. Mar
garet Earle. Fern Alfrey and Messrs.
Blake Curl. Ed Perry. Nelson Gay,
E. H. Poteet and Noel Wood.
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INFORMAL DANCE

Men students Of the Edinburg
college honored the women stu
dents with an informal dance at
the Faculty club in Edinburg on
Saturday evening. Punch was serv-
ed throughout the evening, and the
young people thoroughly enjoyed
the affair. About twenty couples
were present, being chaperoned by
Misses Houston, Bates and Bar
ron.
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MERCEDES
CLASS

CLASS BANQUET
The junior-senior banquet. IN an
nual event in the Mercedes high
school and one which has been look
ed forward to with much anticipa-
ton by the seniors, vas held Mon
day night at the Legion club rooms
here. The large dining room where
tables were arranged for the ban
quet, presented a beautiful appear
ance in its decorations Of pink and
green, the senior class colors. Pink
candles in green holders graced the
tables, as did pink roses and green
cries.
Jorn Shaw representing the
juniors, gave the welcome address to
the seniors, to which Rit Erwin re-
sponded from the senior class.
The high school famulty were
also guests of honor on this occa-
sion, and a toast was given them by
Maxine Section, a junior class mem
Der; N. w. Gay, principle of the
high school, responded to this.
A humorous game followed, "It Is
l." Luckily, there was a penny at
each plate for at this moment, a
small Mexican news boy appeared
with his paper, and each n pre-
sent found humorous accounts per-
tanning to himself. the paper staff
being members Of the Junior staff.
Comic photos, which provoked
much fun. were given each senior.
A number of stunts followed.
There was a banana eating contest.
the participants being Mr.. Gay and
Clifford %Senterfitt, Carter Fixes and
John Mckinney of the senior class.
Mr.. Gay was awarded the honors
and also a toy elephant.
Barr Ewing and Dick Ballanfont
gave two vocal numbers: first, 80
Tired" and for an encor they sang
"Constantinople." They posed as
Bar" and "Cro-bar."
In a dancing contest honors were
awarded to Miss Martha Yearwood
and Bob Buck, who. later, gave a
speciality dance number. accom-
panied by the Valley Serenaders,
these musicians furnishing music at
intervals throughout the evening.
The senior class is composed of
the following: Catheryn Commons,
| Amelia Champion. Sylvia Ewing,
Mary Fisher, Tamasa Hinoposa,
Harriet Hausman. Mary Lee Kern,
Daisy Lester. Nadine Lentz. Fay
Dele McAdams, Margaret Pierce,
Azalee Patrick, Velma Runnels,
Ella Trevino. Della Walker. Bob
Buck. Glenn Commons. Barr Ewing.
Rit Erwin, Carter Fixes. Claudio
Hinojosa. Donald Schmidt. Clifford
Senterfitt and Leona Dick.
COMPLIMENT PRESIDENT
A pretty social event of the week
was the four course luncheon on
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. I. S
Chadick. given by the members OF
the Martha circle of the Presby-
terrain auxiliary, in honor of Mrs
E. B. Wilmer, newly elected presi-
dent OF the auxiliary and Mrs. H
E. Bennett, who has Just been elect
ed president Of the Martha circle.
The Chadick home was beautiful
ly arranged in floral decorations OF
roses and carnations.
Mrs. Chadick, past president OF
the auxiliary, gave a toast to Mrs.
Wilmer and Mrs. Alan H~vistendahl,
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PART

Miss Harriet Hausman enter
tanned with a "slumber party" on
Monday night at her home on
South Missouri avenue.
Her guests included five young
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tage because it makes one con-
spicuous," says one student. An
other observes: II am satisfied with
my red hair, but it is hard to keep
freckles off and to get colors to
match my complexion and hair"
More girls sem to like red hair
than do men," one girl complains.
About a quick temper going with
red hair. one who possesses it says:
Il don not know that a read headed
person has more temper than any
one else. but they have always been
told that they do, SC they decide
that because Of the color of their
hair they have a special privilege to
display temper"
Ordinarily red headed people are
rather individual" says Mrs. Sadie
Beckham, supervisor of women at
T. G. u. Some of the read-heads
are the sweetest girls I have"
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Methodist church on Thursday eve
ming to which the public was in
vited. Mesdames E. r. Chandler,
A. Y. Baker and w. E. Wright acted
as hostesses at this guest day meet
ing. The church was beautifully
decorated with baskets Of roses.
Miss Helen Barnes was in charge
of the program. Mrs. H. G. Baker
gave a very interesting discussion
of the origin and development Of
the organ.
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EDINBURG
TUESDAY LUNCHEON CLUB

TUESDAY LUNCHEON CLUB
The Tuesday Luncheon club met
on April . with Mrs. Roy Klossner
as hostess. In the games of bridge,
the honor score was made by Mrs.
w. d. Gardner. Following the
bridge games, a delicious two course
luncheon was served in the dining
room. The guests were seated at a
large table centered with a beau
tiful howl of gay nasturtiums.
Dainty Pr, glassware and silver
service were used during the
luncheon hour. The guests were
Mesdames r. L. Terry, Watt Ttnk-
Ter, w. S. Savage, E. r. Chandler,
W. D. Gardner. Henry Klo5Sner,
and j. r. Malone.
TUESDAY DINNER CLUB
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. kirkpatrick
were hosts to the Tuesday Dinner
club on April Q. the dinner being
served picnic style in the spacious
yard. In the bridge games that
followed. Mr.. and Mrs. M. Nell
benny made the high scores. The
rooms in which the games we're
played were beautifully decorated
with spring flowers in profusion.
The members and guests present
we're: Mr. and Mrs. M. McIlhenny,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Epperson, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Klossner, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Lipscomb, Mr.. and Mrs.
rYsal1nrAArl y nKA4 &hN HAcf
and hostess.
BRIDGE LUNCHEON
Mrs. Cecilia Baby entertained
q group of her friends with a
bridge luncheon on Wednesday at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. E.
A. Brown. The rooms were beau
tiful with bowls Of pink roses and
larkspur. A pink and green color
scheme was noted in the table
accessories. In the games, Mrs.
John Mckinney made the honor
score and received a dainty prize.
Mrs. Emmett Hill was lucky in the
cut. Table prizes were awarded to
Mrs. w. S. Savage, Mrs. G. E. Lii
jestrand. Mrs. Henry Klossner and
Miss Gertrude Schaleben. A two
course luncheon was served at the
conclusion of the games. Those
present were: Mesdames j. r. Ma
hone, w. J. Southwell. B. H. Hooks,
Emmett Hill, Katherine Miller, H.
o. Schaleben, H. e. Wilcox, Henry
Klossner, j. d. Turner, c. E. Lii
jestrand, w. S. Savage, c. L. Fort
son. John Mckinney, j. G. Epper-
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FORT WORTH. April 6.-Red
haired girls are more athletically
inclined than their sister blondes
and brunettes. At least this is the
experience of Mrs. Helen Walker
Murphy, director Of physical train
ing for girls at Texas Christian
University here.
Il cannot thing Of a single in
stance in which a red haired girl is
not an all around good sport, and
loves TO play at games as hard as
she can" Mrs. Murphy says. They
usually have q pretty good fighting
spirit too
A recent survey showed some so
red haired students at T. G. U.
Some Of them enjoy being "sorrel-
topped" and others think it IS some
what of a disadvantage.
Il think red hair is a disadvan-
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Mrs. @. 0. Duncan. ut the close
Of the afternoon light refreshments
were served to the fourteen mem
bers who were present.
BRIDGE LUNCHEON
Frinds Of Mrs. Bill Eggers we're
guests at a delightful bridge
luncheon given on Thursday after
noon at the Blue Bonnet Garden,
honoring Mrs Louis E. Dietz. Sr.,
and Mrs. Louise :. Dietz. Jr.. Of
Cincinnati, Ohio. Luncheon was
served at a large table attractive
with vari-colored roses. Three
tables Of bridge we're enjoyed after
the luncheon hour. In the games,
Mrs. l.. f. Tinker made the honor
score. Mrs. I. A. Ravens was sec
ond high. and the no-trump score
was made by Mrs. w. j. Southwell.
Guests were Mesdames L. E. Tirk-
Ter, I. A. Ravens. w. J.. SouthWell.
Watt Tinker, w. ID. Gardner. A.
Y. Baker, Jefferson Dickerson. A..
r. Baker. z. A. Brown. OvermeYer,
3. T. Farris, and the hOnOrees.
COUNTRY CLUE DANCE
Mrs w M. Doughty entertained
at the Country club on Friday eve
ming honoring her daughter. Grace
Belle. who spent the Easter holi-
days in Edinburg. and her guests.
Miss Louise MapeS Of Mexico CITY,
and Miss Dorothy Evans of Chi
cago. The evening was spent in
dancing. Games Of bunco and
bridge were played in the card
rooms during the evening. Refresh
ing fruit punch was served through
out the evening. Chaperones at
this charming affair included MIR.
and Mrs. w. NJ. Doughty, Sr., MIR.
and Mrs. G. w. Weathersby, Mrs.
J. x. Miller, and Mrs. katherine
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This policy Of having limited
quantities Of many styles,
rather than "overdoing" a
style just because it is popular,
is one that you'll appreciate.
For even a pretty shoe loses in
terest if it becomes common
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One enjoyable feature about our store is that you can stop II
weekly or even oftener and always be greeted with the newes
modes in footwear recently arrived.