The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-08
l,r,cticut Senator Resent'
[:,.c;sm of His Egotism and
1 l..;,r,riness by w. o.
Saunders

senator Hiram Bingham
/ anon. either things is CHAIR
If the National Advisory
IF The Kill Devil Hills
I,,,o-i,I \ >rc:ation. reSentS the
I'M. of IS. O. Saunders IN
4 n,v>papcr aud tenders his
Zisnaticu A. chairman OF the
Suncil
,,,rcr 70 NJ. Saunders this
senator Bingham says;
\ Mr.. Saunders:
,.sr Of the article which has
.,5 N vo,tr newspaper mis-
o.,r-,rg and condeming my ef-
p, secure a beautiful memorial
XIII Dew. Hills. coming as 1t
,r,m rbe President of the Kill
Hill, Memorial Association
srnp,rs - be no course for
follow except to resign as Vice
imam o.. .hr National Advisory
he'll
D7srerr'r YOU take the position
no matter how much personal
one has displayed or how
\ wO.E one has done on a
h matter. or how much energy
money one has put il a given
krrI,c. the fact that any partl-
action does not suit you Is
4 TO cause you to resort tc
criticism as has recently ap-
4 tad IN yoUr paper.
/ Sincerely yours.
|cnctl HIRAM BINGHAM.
Y 0. Saunders, President
Devil Hills Memorial
bCa'.On.
km.a Dare Hctcl,
E6e,n City. North Carolina.
! krderS' reply to Senator Blng'
.O.,owS:-
March 4, 1929.
l. Hiram Bingham,
'ed States Senate,
Nwg,00, D c.
dear Senator Bingham:
find your, of February 23th
h mr return home from an out
own trip and I guess the action
haze taken is about the only
b lct open TO you. will lay
j. r>lcuar.ou before our Board
Directors al Inc earliest meeting
be they va, ask me ID resign
r. sar: Apparently you take the
'!on thar no matter how much
fouai o@0r- one has displayed OIL
much work one has done on a
b mater OK how much energy
money one has put in a given
trpris" 'ae fact that any parti-
b action does not suit you is
.uzH 10 cause YOU TO resort tc
criticism as has recently ap-
se' II v1ar paper" My criticism
r. vas no, that your issue about
"r.-u. Memorial did not coin
with m.@a 7 an willing to give
take aid % cCnCede to the
fellow the right TO his opin-
Br " did seem to ne that
4 0"a"nu -.wcv had been suggest
\. P.Cs.dcu. Hoover. himself, and
Proved b. tho Quartermasler
R"ya.s o.ticc. the U. S. Coast
'a ,oa Bureau Of Light Houses
The National Fine Arts Com
ION, and m view of the fact tina;
competition Tor the monument
'lra q beacon tower and thirty
\ architects had spent their valu-
Tine and money in complying
,Nr ."gms OF the competition
,.''. design was accepted by
'i'" nj Awards and approved
ne National Fine Arts Commits,
'aa 9"'gctary Of Commerce
Secretary Gt War. the Secretary
VI" Na".. and was acceptable tc
momD-r Of the Congressional
Daa.'a Oh Library. that JUS
Use Tic particular design die
'' '9a Is enough to cause yol
'Ics. fine opinion Of everybody
ana Yourself up as the solt
%, ~" form the memoria
>"".. co. a meeting of tht
-.ys> o, thus association at al
od-H and, N view of my bolc
.@" 0i he distinguished mem,
y, In" National advisory Coun,
""a- o1ey my resignation a,
'-e... D, MS association at thu
Z the.
4 ~" "".c any communication
1 ,'' "1u.c ike TO present to tn,
u o, Directors at this meeting
! .'.'" place 1t through TIN
.". and treasurer Mr.. VIM. G
ne. oi Ms city.
S''o'.o.. yours.
" o. SAUNDERS.
- -L- sNOveled the Snny