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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
ANOTHER BONUS
FOR new YORK
TRIP WORKERS.

Peas, beans and potatoes have
relieved the money strinscncy in
the Elizabeth City trade territory
and next week is going to be
great week for real workers in
The independents Summer Cir
cuiation Campaign. And to slim
ulatc every worker bonus
of tcn 1000 point certificates will
te given by this newspaper to the
worker turning in the largest
number of sub -criptions by We'd
ncsday night, June 26th.
Out of town workers may NAL
their subscriptions as late as the
evening of the 26th, the poStmarE
on their letter protecting them IN
the competition with city workers
who can report direct to the office
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Dan Hayman, of Kitty Hawk
one of the most attractive and most
enterprising matrons in Dare Coun-
ty. entered the campaign this week
and will look after new SubScrlp-
tions and renewals in Dare with a
view to winning one Of the coveted
trips to New York, all expenses PAID
by this newspaper. Dare County
subscribers whose subscriptions have
expired should give their subScrip-
tions to Mrs. Hayman at once.
Readers Of The Independent who
are not subscribers should look owe.
this list of workers ana give sub
scription to their favorite. Let's
send them all to New York
Miss Edna Sanderlin, Elizabeth
City,
Mrs. Earl Sawyer, Elizabeth City
Mrs. Guy Wood. Baby Lou Will
liams). Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Claude ziegler, Elizabeth
City.
Miss Jcmima James, Weeksvil:e.
Miss Vida Banks. Durants NECK.
Miss Jessie Harrell, Edenton.
Miss Betty Perry, windsor
Mrs. Ethel Gregory Smith, Poplar
Branch.
Miss Lena NJ. Powers, Northwest.
Mrs. Robena Garter Hood, Wash
ington.
Mrs. V. B. Aydlett, Norfolk.
Mrs. Guy HudginS, Elizabeth City
Mrs. Philip Gregory, Indiantown
Mrs. j. r. Sawyer, IndiantoWn.
Mrs. Fred SchlGz, Columbia.
Mrs. Dan Hayman, Kitty Hawk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
TALK OF CONCER
FOR CITY MGR.

Talk of E. c. Conger. former
manager of the Crystal Ice & Coal
Corp. for City Manager of Elizabeth
City, is growing. Conger appeals
to a thoughtful citizenship. He
has executive ability, political
astuteness and knows how to get
along with folks. His four years
on the Board of Aldermen has given
him an understanding of the city
administrative problems.
Mr.. Conger is a young man. He
came TO Elizabeth City from Eden
ton several years ago to take over
the Crystal Ice & Coal Corp. man
agement. The ice plant was run
down. its product of an lnterlo:
quality, its deliveries unsatisfactory
The company had incurred mucf
public i'll will. Conger rehabilitateo
the plant. made good product, eX-
banded his deliveries and won the
good will of the city and its eHTironS
without fuss or promises.
His long years of experience II
business administration. buying ano
selling, handling labor and serving
the public are pointed to as eminent
qualifications for city manager
And more important, it is pointed
out, he has the full confidence o.
the Mayor and majority OF the
Board of Aldermen. Not since the
CITY Manager system was introduc'
ed in Elizabeth City has there beer
a city manager enjoying this confl'
dence. The result has been con-
tinual conflict between the CITY
Managers office and the Aldermanl'
Chamber. The Aldermen have per-
sisted in running the town in thel
own bungling way and the CltI
Manager has been little more that
an office boy and messenger lol
the Board of Aldermen.
The Aldermen expect to name
City Manager at their meeting Ch'
first Monday in July. 1t is no Secre
that a majority of the Board arr
not in favor of a reappointment o
the present incumbent, Miles "
FCrebee.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
.EDENTON WANTS
CERTAIN POWER

All business dependent upon cleo
trictric light and power stood still in
Edenton for half a day Saturday.
the city's water pumps were idle,
theatre closed, factories shut down.
And all because lightning knocked
out a feed line of the Virginia Elec-
trio & Power Co. that carries cur
rent into Edenton.
The same thing could happen at
Elizabeth City. Hertford or almost
any other place on the Vepco super
power lines. Edentonians are up in
arms; they will insist that the
power company have an emergency
line over which service could be
maintained in event of another dis
aster On the main line. In this elec-
trical age a town with no electric
current for hours is in an awkward
fix; business and industry suffer
staggering losses.
Elizabeth City has this advantage
over Fdenton Fdenton heperds M
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
Week Of Many Sales
In Elizabeth City

Shoppers in Elizabeth CITY th!S
week will find numerous merchants
vieing with each other to see VINO
can offer the best bargains IN sea-
sonable merchandise.
In this Issue of The Independent
will be found advertisements OF M
Leigh Sheep Co., McCabe q Grlce
and Gilberts. Inc, all of whom have
on store-wide sales, and RucEer q
Sheely Co. is putting on a speclaI
sale of summer dresses. Read the
advertisements in The Independent
and shop wisely.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

IT see where Mrs. President
Hoover entertained a colored lazy
at tea at the White House the
other day; I wonder what all the
rip-roaring niger hating Anti
Smith Southern Democrats who vot-
ed for Hoover think Of that? ask
ed the Bank Clerk.
They probably feel like children
who have been playing with a tarreo
stick" replied the Bank Clerk.
We'll, what do you think o. lt'
asked the Soda Jerker.
II think that Mrs. Hoover did the
only decent thing the wife OF a
Republican president could do. II
would certainly have been ungracl-
GUS of the first lady Of the land
whose husband afTiliateS with a
party that has rode into power on
the backs of the Negro for three
quarters of century, to snub the
wife of the Grand Old Party's one
Negro Congressman.
In prosecuting the war to save
the Union from the SecesSionlSts
Abraham Lincoln found it neceS-
sary to free the slaves in order to
fire the imagination and arouse the
enthusiasm of the North that was
not taking the war seriously anu
was about to see itself defeated by
the more serious-minded South.
Ever since Lincoln effected that
strategy as a desperate war meas
rre, the Republican party has maae
the Negro believe that it is his
especial protector, emancipator ana
savior. 1t used the Negro SO ell
fectively in the South and became
so vicious and vindictive in using
the Negro politician and officehold-
er to irritate and outrage Southern
sensibilities, that the South to free
itself from Republican Negro mis-
rule had to disfranchise the Negro
THE Republican party was re-
sponsible for the white uprising
against the Negro in the South ano
is under everlasting obligation tC
the Negro, not only for the politica
use it has made of him, but for the
! injustices it has done him as well.
And so I think it was very gracl-
I GUS Of Mrs. Hoover to acknowledge
her partys debt to the Negro anc
invite the wife of the Negro Con-
gresham to the White House fol
! tea. She really should invite
her for weekend. 1 only regret
that Bishop Jim Cannon, Frank NC
Ninch and Sanford Martin and some
of our local HoovercratS were not in
vited to the same tea"
But you forgot" said the Soda
Jerker, that President Hoover Is
not the president of the Negro
Republican North only, but tht
president of all of US and shoulc
respect the traditions of the South
since he has been so damn nice II
persuading the South that it snoulc
split up and go Republican.
Don't KID yourself" said the
Bank Clerk: Herbert Hoover Is The
president pt tn Republican party
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

"A warrant was last week sworn
out for Mrs. C. Rice Smith. OF Raj
elgh. by the Wake county Wel1ale
officer. charging the woman WlIn
deserting three small sons by
former husband. The children are
SAID " have been left IN The stree'
oy their mother who left With mel
second husband. The boys hanged
L. a9e rom b &c IL yearS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
ROANOKE ISL ND
LOSES STUMPY
POINTS TRADE
And To Get 1t Back A Ferry
Will Operate Between Wan
chese and Stumpy Point

Good roads let folks in and they
let folks out. Stumpy Point in
Dare County, IL miles from Roa-
noke Island by water was Roanoke
Islands oyster until few weeks
age. And then modern cngi-
neering conquered the swamps to
the West of Stumpy Point and
gave Stumpy Point highway in
to the interior. And Stumpy Point
was lost to Roanoke Island.
Stumpy Pointers used to go to
Roanoke Island to trade at Wan
cheSe and Manteo. And most OF
them to Elizabeth City several times
in a year. Stumpy Point trade was
highly valued by Elizabeth City
merchants; Stumpy Point is pros
porous fishing community. But as
soon as a road was opened between
Stlgnpy Point and Hyde County,
Stumpy Pointers began to explore
the new world that had opened to
them and they fetched up in Wash
ington. N. G.
A Washington newspaper got out
special edition on Stumpy Point.
Washington automobile dealers are
said to have gone into Stumpy Point
and sold Is cars in a week. And
Manteo, the capital of Dare, on
Roanoke Island; Manteo that has
been used TO seeing Stumpy Point
folks on its streets and in its stores
every week day. has missed the
Stumpy Point folk. They are not
going to Manteo any more, except
on unusual business. Roanoke Is
land is only II miles from Stumpy
Point, but it's by water, 1t is near
" q hundred miles from Stumpy
Point to Washington by road; but
what's a matter of hundred miles
to folks who have automobiles and
who have never before had roads to
ride on?
Stumpy Point, on the mainland oi
Dare County. used to belong to Hyde
County. Already there is talk OF 60
ing back to Hyde and separating
from Dare forever. But these who
are talking of making this political
change are reckoning without E. R
Daniels of WancheSe.
Mr. Daniels is the owner OF a
fleet of boats; one of his boats, the
E. r. Daniels, is suitable for an
automobile ferry. Mr.. Daniels has
been persuaded to operate a car
erry between Wanchese. on Roanoke
Island. and Stumpy Point. Theo
S. Meekins of Manteo has the de-
tail of securing the necessary fran
chise in hand. It is believed that
the new ferry route will be in opcr-
alton within a few weeks. And then
Stumpy Pointers can get IN thell
automobiles and motor to Manteo-
and from Manteo to Elizabeth City
and Norfolk.
Mr.. MeekinS, father of the Wan
chese and StlInpy Point ferry idea
is enthusiastic over it. Mr.. Meek
ms believes the ferry will not only
save Stumpy Point to Dare County
but will be welcomed by Hyde Coun-
ty folk who will then have an out
let to the seashore by motor. YOU
will see scores of Hyde County peo-
pie making their summer homes or
the coast when that ferry is estab-
lished," said Mr.. MeekinS.
/ Good roads, bridges and ferry
service are revolutionizing life II
: Eastern North Carolina.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

on electric motors to drive the
pumps at it's water plant. Elizabeth
City uses electrical pumps too. but
has a gasoline engine auxiliary for
use in an emergency; if current
were cut off here for any consider
able length of time, we could still
keep our water pressure up.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

DIR. j. V. SYKES is a recent gradu-
ate from the University of Pennsyl-
vania School of Medicine. He took
his academic work and the first two
years of medicine at the University
of North Carolina, where he recelv-
ed his B. S. degree in medicine. He
appears before the North Carolina
State Board of Medical Examiners
June "a for license to practice IN
this State, after which he will re-
turn to Bryn Mawr, Pa, where he
will serve his inferno at the
Bryn Mawr Hospital. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Sykes, Sr.
of this city. He is member OF
Elisha Mitchell Scientific Soiety; U
N. C. Medical Society; Barton Cooke
Hirst Obstetrical Society; Alpha
Kappa Kappa Fraternity.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
EIGHT FEET CHANNEL
FOR SHALLOWBAG BAY

Congressman Lindsay Warren has
been notified by the Board OF Engi-
ncsrs for Rivers and HarborS that
an allotment of $4,000 has been
made which together with an un-
expended balance will be used in
the improvement of Mantco tShal-
lowbagJ Bay. The work will give a
depth of eight feet in the channel
leading into Manteo.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
4 Reward Offered for Solution
The Knobs Creek Mystery
Theory of Foul Play Growing
|n -Lv Has Not Abandoned Case as Was
. 4J -Hicky Gildens Discredited.

, SOM offered this week by the city of Elizabeth
e"a dino to the arrest and conviction of the person
orn' M far the drowning of Nellie and Frank Powell
:; Krobb< Creek Saturday, June Sth The Indepcn-
am' ,;t,I reward of 500. The County Commissioners
an rr,rard of 500, making total reward of $500
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

It's sad to think that we shall
never know what kinds of cigarets
were responsible for the manly vir-
tues of George washington and
Andrew Jackson.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

A man in Indiana has invented
a device by which salt can be ShaK-
en- from a salt-shaker. 1t is thougnt
this is the same man who invent
ed an attachment for lighting a
Cigar-hghter.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

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. DR.. J. = TA0EAWAG.
.- .s-1.. -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

Blondes blush more than bru-
nettes, according to a scientific in
vestigator. But that doesn't neces-
sarily mean ths blondes blush suci
al iTful io1
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
Mrs. Cecil F. Carrots Death
Caused By a Medical Mistake
Death Came Fourteen Days After an Injection
of Formalin Into Kidney by DR.. r. L. Payne
in Norfolk Hospital

Vincents Hospital in Nor
folk 18th following operation Friday May 0h
a fatal injection administered by mistake.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
SlOO REWARD

A reward of One Hundred
Dollars will be paid by this news
paper for information leading to
the arrest and conviction Of the
person or persons responsible for
the drowning of the Ames and
Powell children in Knobbs Creek,
Saturday, June s, 1929. Such i'll
formation may be communicated
either to this newspaper or To
the Chief of the Elizabeth Cny
Police department.
The lNDEFENDENl
By ". ". Saunders.
June II, 1929.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

Some take long trip on a doc
tors advice; others on a lawyers.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
: GildCnS Swcatcd

GildcnS Swcatcd
Fad va, supplied by
2S a young white man
,e9G.a,lON who told the
"'." tina, nc saw the
r. On 'hc afternoon of
1 company With Henry
>ol,@ Mills Negro. A
Examination Of Jones
'ae Negro $ innocence to
,.'A Of the detective and
l'nS. confronted by the
Hi.''5 that He was mis-
Is identity.
T a shadow Of a suspi-
G.dons Why should
fIo'eec To mcr.minatc an
To IN The ccatn OF those
r. Gadon hastily divert
oa from himself? Upon
4 Gi,den vas mcrcilessly
1e'ec,."cs But Glider
u a grue.NHg Third De-
!" Ti,hou, i.inching. He
1.a2' knox What it was
''' detectives are about
Ia, no !, inst one oi
a,'oa-scoGjn- br,;v-b9.!io.
Interested or,~ in getting
I VIZ toy hin,o,, by pre-,
~''" Seen 'ltugs that h
II a- Tar police still
l. I-I.~ar. & rreo :,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21
Efky Riflcd


! r2.N,0u OF Leon No
e Virginia Slcuth. that
|05g probability of foul
! 10 famous detective
F3-s,cd mysteries as deep
5 admits that his leads
have led him TO a
FrsT' in a Norfolk news
Detective NOwitzky had
no case. declaring it a
Ir,IeD'a, drowning was
N0Tuzav IS still follow
1 and will return to
G.. his week 10 follow
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-06-21

Pr u ,bose chill
Knows ., Worry few
! .n'' ''', I,roo robust
r. ai@' ,o.. serer
r. the '...,'', :, ;.,,,,,rc 4,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Tempting and Wholesome
Surprises for Breakfast
There Are Many Fine Dishes to Be Offered in
& the Line of Summer Waf1es, Pancakes
and Fritters for the Family.

of granulated sugar, half a pint of wa
ter and one teaspoonful of vanilla. Put
on the fire and bring to a boil and allow
to boil for two or three minutes. When
cool 1t Is ready to serve. It is better
and cheaper than imitation maple
sirup.
Fritters.
Fritter batters call for only a mere
trace of butter to give them smoothness.
An excess of butter in the batter will
cause fritter to fly to pieces if cooked
in deep fat.
Apple Fritters.-Make batter of half
a pint Of sweet milk. pint of flour
sifted with heaping teaspoonful of
baking powder. tablespoonful Of
sugar, a pinch of salt and two eggs, well
beaten yolks and whites separately. Into
this batter put thin slices of tart APP
pies. Take up in spoonfuls with slice
of apple in each spoonful of batter and
fry until brown in boiling lard or other
shortening. Serve with sirup. Any
fruit may be prepared in similar man
ner, banana or pineapple being eSpe-
cially good. Fresh or canned peaches OR
pears are also good used in this way.
Tomato Fritters.-Beat we'll one cupful
of flour with half teaspoonful of salt,
a level teaspoonful of baking powder, a
tablespoonful of melted butter. two egg
yolks and half a cupful of milk. Add
the beaten whites of the eggs and three
tablespoonfuls of tomato pulp, fry In
deep fat. and roll in sugar.
If your meal Is otherwise light, you
can make more substantial fritters by
leaving out sugar and adding salt, pep
per and some diced vegetables. such as
cucumbers, fresh corn, canli1ower or
aSparaRuS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
PRESERVING FRUIT

WHICH, go PcI .
prices in all commodities. Apricots.
reason.
Peas are being received from Cali
fornia and New York State.
Florida is sending large shipments of
oranges, while nearby growers are
providing vegetables for the local
market. Those wishing to preserve
fruit will find an excellent display in
all the stores at reasonable prices.
Plenty of berries may be obtained Of
fine quality, including raspberries,
blackberries and huckleberries. On the
breakfast table, for canning or making
pies they are exceedingly tempting.
The following are the generally pre-
FALLING prices: California peas, 20 cents
a quart: New York State peas, IS cents
a quart: cucumbers, cents apiece:
celery, 10 cents a bunch; spinach, Is
cents; squash. 10 cents; turnips, 8
cents pound; lettuce, 10 cents head:
sweet potatoes. 3 pounds for IS cents:
white potatoes, 4 cents a pound; slaw
cabbage, 10 cents a head: green cab
bage. 10 cents head: onions. cents a
pound: home grown tomatoes, 10 cents
a pound; string beans, 10 cents a pound
There is decided preference for
vegetables at this season. Less meat is
consumed according to those in a po-
sition to know. Fruits, too, are popular
in Summer.
The following are representative Of
prices: Peaches, four quart pan, so to
go cents; plums (highl. $1.25 a four-
quart pan; apples, 5 cents apiece; april
cots. SIPS four-quart pan: honcydews.
80 to so cents; large grapefruit. Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23

cents: Florida oranges, 80 to rs cents
a dozen; pears, and z cents each;
bananss, 25 and 80 cents dozen; rasp-
berries. SO to 60 cents quart; black
berries, Is and 80 cents quart; buckle
berries, 80 cents a quart.
These prices of fruits and vegetables
may be found to vary in different stores.
In some cases, bargains may be OBJ
tanned, but the quotations tend to he
the maximum and not the minimum
Meat prices continue to remain sta
BILE, although they are higher than
usual. Leg Of lamb, - cents pound;
loin lamb chops, so cents; steWing lamb,
30 TO IS cents; shoulder lamb, IS cents;
shoulder chops, As cents: veal outlets
IS cents: breast of veal, 35 cents; veal
chops, SO cents: shoulder roast of veal,
35 cents; roast loin Of pork, 35 cents;
pork chops, 40 cents: fresh ham, 80
cents; round steak, so and SIS cents;
sirloin. SIS cents; porterhouse steak, 60
and IS cents; chuck roast, IS cents;
calves liver. 80 cents.
Local poultry men are supplying the
market with fresh eggs, which are SELL
ing for so cents dozen. Best butter
may be obtained for SO cents pound.
American cheese. 30 cents a pound;
imported, 10 cents to 81 a pound.
Among fish food. crabflakes are be-
coming popular. This delicious neat.
u @frA n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

Not at all, first of all one can only drive
her own car: secondly. she cannot con-
troll the actions of others. and, thirdly,
there are moments when driving that
one Is not alert.
No car is absolutely safe. Locked
brakes, brakes that will not hold. greasy
pavement that facilitates skidding, in
efficient steering apparatus, an mop
perfume blowout" are only some of the
factors that may contribute to an acct
dent. and they are beyond ones control
for the most part.
We should be insured against risks
according to our means. Usually dam
age suits are based on ones capacity to
pay.
Insurance not only buys us freedom
from liability in the event Of accident
it also purchases ease of mind.
OF course, none Of us expects to have
an accident. all of us will strive zeal
ously to avoid one, and yet they occur
in increasing numbers every day. If you
are still doubtful pay a visit to court
some day and you will find a majority
of the damage suits heard have to do
with automobile accidents.
A few dollars may be saved for
while by carrying your own risk. but II
you continue to drive a car. and drive
it in congested streets or on traffic.
laden roads, your economy" may prove
to be a boomerang
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
A Sermon for Today
About Home Relations.
BY REV. JOHN r. GUM.

Text: "Were lovely and pleasant in
their lives. IL Samuel i-23.
It was father and son OF whom
these words were spoken. And the
words described the relationship that
ought to exist between all the members
OF a household. II there is any place on
earth where people ought to be lovely
and pleasant in their lives" it is In the
home.
But there are many homes in which
you find the opposite OF this ideal rela-
tionship, where the members of the
household are cross and spitefrl toward
one another and live in state of per-
petual strife and turmoil. There are
families that have never learned to
live together pleasantly and agreeably.
In many homes the prevailing spirit
is selfshness Every one, young and
old, IS out to get what is coming to him.
The result Is daily warfare. There is
never a truce for any display Of
thoughtfulness. kindness and love.
What an unfortunate state for a
home. A home should be haven OF
peace. a place OF rest from the dis
turbances, distractions and vexations
that are encountered in the outside
world. Here. of all places. love should
abound in helpfulness and cheerfulness
When one enters his home he ought 10
be able TO feel that here. at least. lie
will meet with respect, confidence and
encouragement.
Look to your own home. Never mind
about the other members of the FAM
lily. What about yourself? What are
you doing to make your family rela-
tons lovely and pleasant? The proper
way to view these matters is from a
personal standpoint. II things arc
wrong in your household, perhaps you
might set an example that would SOON
convert your home into a garden of
roses.