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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

Il saw a ScandalouS thing over on
our Bowery the other night" said
the Soda Jerker.
You can see scandalous things on
the Bowery any night said the
Bank Clerk; you can see more
scandalous things over on South
Martin ST., near the old Suffolk &
Carolina R. R. tracks where certain
danes stroll nightly to be picked up
by their illegitimate sweetieS."
But this was particularly
scandalouS thing" said the Soda
Jerker. Mack Sawyer, who runs
a billiard parlor over on the Bowery'
has a pet he monkey. Mack keeps
his monkey in a cage in front of his
place and some one put female cat
in the cage with the monkey and
the monkey was playing with the
cat. Now if that monkey should fall
in love with the cat and the cat fall
in love with the monkey, what do
YOU suppose would be the result?'
THE result couldn't possibly be
worse than the progeny of some OF
cur mismated humans" said the
Bank Clerk.
well, if a cat and monkey want
to fall in love with one another
whose business is it?" asked the
Soda Jerker.
"I should call it monkey business,
said the Bank Clerk.
Il should say that if the cat wants
to be monkeyed with, that's her
business" said the Soda Jerker.
But why all this argument?' ask
ed the Bank Clerk petulantly; I'm
not interested in a possible love al
fair between a monkey and pussy
cat; let's talk about something else
suits me-" said the Soda Jerker'
"1t seems that we are getting close
to the subject of morals; what
want to know is, who invented
morals?"
Morality is a rich mans inven-
ton" said the Bank Clerk. the
first strong man in a primitive hu-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

The New Hancock law bases the
amOuns the county may share IN
/ the equalization fund on the num-
! Der of teachers warranted by the
school attendance. The low at
tendance in many schools thruout
! the state has caused a reduction in
the teaching force, altho the teach
er may have large number of chill
dren on the rollbook. The county
may help itself out of this dilemma
by improving its percentage of daily
attendance.
The system is explained, as fol-
lows, in the tublic Welfare Pro-
gress: The county has TO have a
fairly good attendance record if it
is to get sufficient teachers to take
care of it's children next year. The
state allotS teachers on the basis OF
the average attendance of the year
before. To show just how this
works, take for an example a school
that rates folI teachers. -Four
teachers are allotted for ITO pupils
in average daily attendance. Here
the average number of pupils in
average attendance per teacher
would be 27.5. Now if each pupil
had perfect attendance the year
previous, and allowing for normal
, development in the community, this
would make an enrolment of about
80 or 80 pupils per teacher next
year when school opens. But sup
pose the attendance is poor, say
about 80 per cent, as is often the
case where people are indifferent
about school attendance or where
sickness in the community prevents
attendance at school, then the en-
rollmcnt the following year goes up
| to 38 or 40, or even more, per
teacher.
Here are some startling facts
about school attendance in this
state:
l. There were 2O8,128 school chill
dren absent from their class rooms
every day in 1928.
2. Besides, there were 1864
children of school age (6-2D who
we're not even enrolled.
3. Of school population of $685.
122, the average daily attendance
was only 64O,651. North Carolina's
average daily attendance places hel
39th from the top.
4. In 1929, this state spent
$29.69 per school child to give eacf
child an equal opportunity. 2O2,'
232 white, and 1879 colored chill
dren, we're not promoted year before
last. Last year there were 333,4l.
repeaters in the schools.
5. In 1928, there were 204,492 il
literates of voting age North Caro-
lima stands 46th from the top in th
Continued from page y
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22
Rural Carriers To
Enter Association

Taking advantage of national
holiday, rural mail carriers Of Cur
rituCk, Camden, PHSquOtank, Per-
quimanS, Gates and ChOWan will
meet on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. %,
at II o'clock, in Hcrtford. The meet
ing will be held for the purpose Of
organizing these carriers into a
branch organization of the Rural
Letter Carriers Association.
The meeting will be called to order
By Carrier Babb, Of HcrtGOrd. w.
C. Chappcll, of Bclvidcrc, will wei
come the carriers Gil behalf of Per-
quimanS county and Rev. j. w. We'll
stead, OF Portsmouth, Va. will make
the response. President Barnes, of
the North Carolina II. L. c. A., will
speak at the meeting.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22
THE MONKEY AND THE CAT

man tribe who corralled a herd OF
sheep. laid down law that thou
shalt not steal. That was the first
law; all other laws followed as a
matter Of course; the strong making
laws to protect themselves and their
property against the aggressions OF
the weak"
But I thought the command
mentS came from God" said the
Soda Jerker.
so it is written replied the
Bank Clerk; but man made God;
he had to make a god to give au-
thority to his laws; the rulers OF
men invented both gods and devils
to frighten and subjugate their
ignorant subjects"
"Well, if man made god, then who
made man, that's what [ want to
know!" said the Soda Jerker.
That's what everybody wants to
know" said the Bank Clerk; that's
the Riddle of the Universe; the
monkey and the cat in the cage in
front Of Mack Sawyer's place knew
as much about it as you or l, but
with this difference: we worry our
poor little heads over the subject
and they don't give a dern about it."
Then why should we worry?'
asked the Soda Jerker.
Because we must" said the Bank
Clerk; thru questioning, worrying,
striving, examining, exploring, eX-
perimenting, man progresses onward
and upward. In satisfaction and
contentment is Stagnation and
death"
And that's what we are striving
Dissatisfaction and contentment," )"
said the Soda Jerker.
And we shall find it only in
DEATH" said the Bank Clerk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22
HOW CERTAIN
F. CITY DIARIES
CAUGHT UP With

T r. McRea, City Chemist,
gathered several samples OF milk
one morning recently, found
Grade b milk in the bottles, saw
Grade A milk stamped on the
stoppers. A careful check followed
which resulted in the demotion OF
five local dairymen from Grade A
TO Grade b milk dealers.
It was found that three local
diaries, the Eureka Dairy. the Acme
Dairy and Sawyer and Tatems S
Dairy were buying milk from a
cream producer in the county
separating the milk and selling IL
as skinned milk and cream. Ihey
bought the milk from an Uacertlaea
source. handled it thru their A ana
B dairies as milk and cream. Wheh
they handled it in the dalrleS, IL
was not capped as grade cream ana
SKINNED milk but under blank caps
and plain cream and SKINNED milk
caDs. 1t appeared to be PLAIN
case of misbranding.
Mr. McRea made a careful checK
of these dairymen, found what they
were doing and cautioned them 10
discontinue the practice Immediate
w. The milk supply is low at TINS
season of the year and the demand
for milk is great. These dairymeh
had orders for more milk than tney
could supply, so they bought extra
milk from an Okisko dairyman' VINO
SUPPLIES cream to Southern DarleS'
and mixed it with their Grade "A
and Grade B milk. The dealers
have cut off their excess customers
and are now operating strictly &C
cording to the standard milk oroi-
nance.
Five years ago Elizabeth City Kne"
nothing of a standard milk ordl-
nance. Cows MIXED Under tnoS'
Continued on Page Four
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

A committee composed of L. G.
Blades, w. G.. Gather and w. o.
Saunders was appointed to dis
pose of any or all of the assets OF
the Kitty Hawk Co., any sale to
contemplate a settlement with all
creditors holding bona fide claim
againS the company.
The principal creditor is the W
l.. Jones Construction Co. for laboi
and material on that part OF the
Kitty Hawk bridge that has been
completed.
Mr.. Harrison puts in a bill for
$18,12l43 for expenses he is alleged
to have incurred from The Kitty
Hawk Co. and his firm of Harrison
81 Gilbert 1t does not appear that
the Kitty Hawk Co. ever authoriz-
ed him to spend dollar and that
he contracted bills without the COM
pany'S authority or sanction, assum-
ing personal responsibility for his
I transactions. 1t Goes appear that
he received $4,000 of the company'S
bonds and that officers of the COM
pany personally advanced more than
$4,000 to take care of Harrison over
drafts.
Nh Harrison himself was not at
the meeting Tuesday night. He ar
rived in Elizabeth City Saturday
after one of his local agents had
called him on the long distance
! telephone and read to hirg the arti-
Gle III last weeks Independent. But
Mi. Harrison has remained much
indoors since he arrived in Eliz-
abeth City, not showing himeslf
OF either w. o. Saunders or w. q.
Gather.
! Ninety six per cent of the stock
of the Kitty Hawk Co. was repre-
sCntcd at Tuesday nights meeting,
/ that amount of the stock being of
record in the name of George q.
Dodge, trustee. This stock was vot-
cd on the motion to appoint COM
mittec to dispose of any or all of
the company'S assets.
Having disposed of Mr. Harrison
and having practically disposed o.
the stockholders, most of whom art
not of record, the Kitty Hawk Co
is now in position to negotiate with
a number of interested parties TO:
! the financing and construction O.
the bridge across Currituck Sound.
A third of the piling for the Kit
Hawk bridge has been driven. Tn
first of three shipments Of Pacifl
Coast fir for the superstructure C
the bridge is expected to arrive
Continued on Page Seven
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22
BANKRUPTCY
FOR THE E. CITY
COUNTRY CLUB

Two hundred original stockhold-
crs in the Elizabeth City Country
Club will find their StOckholdinsS
nullificd by bankruptcy proceed
inss to be instituted by the South
crn Trust Co, iniorSerS of The
clubs nctc for $4,000 held by the
trust company having purpoScly
defau!tcd in the payment Of in
tcrcSt on the notc.
All memberships in the club hav-
ing been cancelled by these proceed
ings. it is purposed to organize a
new membership of 100 members at
slOO a membership to take up the
second mortgage note of $4,000,
assume the first mortgage indebted
ness of $4,000 on the club, and
carry en-.
The directors sec no other way
out CT a financial dilemma that
has been facing them for months.
1t is impossible to sell club men,
berships at S1OO per share, as new
members have no difficulty in 60
! ing on the street and picking up old
member shares at S25. Nothing to
do but void the original shares IL
order to sell new shares. And new
shares must be sold to refinance the
club.
Like the Virginia Dare Hotel, the
Country Club was overbuilt. They
built a finer, coStlier clubhouse thar
the membership could afford; they
spent $4,000 filling in a swamp tc
make a tennis court that no one
ever used.
And then the club was badly man
aged. Membership in the club
meant nothing; any drug store COW
10Y could take his Sheba to the club
and laugh at the House Committee
if asked for his membership card
I Many OF those calling themSelve!
I the best people became disgust2c
and ceased to use the club. 1t i
proposed to reorganize the club OF
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

-Derned if Aulandcr amt getting
tony. Emulating English country
gentlemen and American bored rich,
Aulander citizens have taken to the
sport of fox hunting. Scores follow
the dogs on the chase, while others
wait at intersections of roads for
the fox to cross. Some nights when
the streets are filled with people,
someone hears the dogs running
and gives the alarm. In a few
minutes, the streets are deserted
Automobiles have carried just about
everyone to the chase.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

How would you like to have been
in their places? Bob Leatherwood,
10, Henry White, %, and Charles
Gabby, IT, all Of Andrews. were
seriously injured when huge pile
tanbark on which they were work
ing caved in and buried them.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22
[arolina Bank Stockholders Call A Meeting
Haven't Said Much Heretofore, But Notice of AS
.ment from State Corporation Commission Gets
Ier Dander Up and There Will Be Some He'll Rails
a. the Meeting Next Tuesday, November, 18th

,r # thc dcfunct Carolina Banking & Trust Co not
,. incYl elves to Be assessed for the amount of their
. w rt.s a hCwl The howl will be raised next Tuesday
\, ,rh =! = Gordon Geo f. Pritchard and ]. B. Fere
nscd stockholders, after consulting with other stock
~ ned call 4 meeting of all stockholders to be hell
- ts Carolina Bank Building at $3.50 p NJ. next Tues
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

q moro exclusive basis; those who
come in on the proposed reorgani-
zation will be assured that they will
have privileges that will not be free
" extended to non shareholders.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

A French engineer has invented
a combined land and sea plane,
whose wheels can be dropped before
making a forced landing on water.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

Il may sound funny but it is true
that if skirts get longer they will
come higher and husbands will be
shorter than ever.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

The whole nervous system of the
human body is affected by eye
strain. Let US correct your eyes.
DIR. ]. D. HATHAWAY, Optometrist
Carolina Bank Bldg. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

Nearly a million dollars worth Of
gold fish arc produced in the United
States each year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22
The Picturesque Gentleman Who Put the Com
pany in Hole is Now Out of the Picture
and New Plans Are Afoot to Finish
Kitty Hawk Bridge

TIKI; ncyaarcr,5 exclusive story the Kitty Hawk Com
pany and W. Harrison seems to have
had effects bringing Harrison has resigned
director Kitty Hawk Co. ut meeting
Tuesday night cancelled its contract
with Of Harrison & Gilbert.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22
ABSENCES COST COUNTY;
ATTENDANCE THE STATE
Lot of Talk About School Attendance Caused
BY Recent Discovery That County Pays
For Low School Attendance

months OF the low schoo
all this talk? The chief reason for so
particular problem the recent discovery that
the absence
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

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LCOnhirth,
l..u,On police
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-11-22

MAJOR JOHN w. HESSION, world
champion rifle and pistol shot was
recent guest of Conserving Club
near Manteo. He entertained Roa-
noke Islanders with an exhibition
Of his skill, shooting ashes off a
cigar held in the mouth Of a man
20 PAGES distant, using a AZ Colt re-
volver; shot holes thru half dollars
tossed in the air; SnuffCd burning
candles at 100 yards; amazed every
body with his skill. Major Hcssion
is in charge of small arms practice,
Ordnance Dept, U. S. Army. A stall
photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-26
BEDTIME STORIES By = 1 STSG4sSI

of Farmer Browns pullets had been
laying eggs-the eggs that Unc' Billy
Postum had found and eaten. And
now Unc' Billy was curled up in that
corner He had eaten so much that he
just had to take q nap. SO he curled
up half buried In the hay.
Black Pussy came creeping along as
only cat can creep. You know how
carefully cat moves when she Is hunt
ing. This was what Black Pussy was
doing now. Her eyes grew larger In
eyes will. Nearer she Crept to that
corner. At last she was within Jump
ing distance. Even in the darkness
there she could see that there was
something in that corner. It looked
very much like nest Of some sort.
What she really saw, Of course, was the
whitish fur of Unc' Billy as he lay
curled up partly buried in the hay.
The end Of Black Pussy's tail was
twitching with excitement and eager
ness. She crept one step nearer. That
was fur, she was sure. But 1t was too
dark for her to make out whose fur 1t
was. Could it be that there was a rat
there? She would find out.
Black Pussy did find out. And yet
she didn't find out. She found out
there was some one there, but she
didn't find out who 1t was, because
she was too frightened. She jumped
and landed with her claws outstretched
on that bunch of fur in the corner of
the haymow. And that bunch OF fur
suddenly came to life. Yes. sir, It came
to life. Black Pussy suddenly found
herself staring into sharp face with Q
mouthful Of sharp teeth, and from that
mouth was coming q snarl that gave
Black Pussy . most uncomfortable
feeling.
Black Pussy jumped back as quickly
as she had jumped forward. She
jumped back and how she did race for
the stairs! The hair on her tail was
all on end, so that her tail was about
three times as big as it ordinarily APP
pears. To the head OF the stairs she
raced and down the stairs. Farmer
Browns boy was just coming into the
barn. Black Pussy ran right between
his feet and almost upset him. She
shot across the barnyard straight to the
house and under the porch.
"Well, well, welll' exclaimed Farmer
Browns boy. "Some one or something
has given Black Pussy an awful fright.
wonder who or what it can be-"
CCopyright, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-26
The Current That Gets Away.

Fifteen per cent Of all the power
generated by central stations through
out the United States is lost, strayed
or stolen" somewhere between the
powerhouse and the customers meters.
According to the Bureau Of the Gem
sus there was available for distribution
in the United States during the year
1927 more. than l04 ,000, 600 900 kilowatt
hours, yet, according to the figures Of
the statistical research department Of
the National Electric Light Association.
only little more than 69,000,0 00, 600
reached the ultimate consumers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-26

ways. She knows just where the holes
are to watch.
On this particular morning Black
Pussy had decided that she would have
O look around in the haymow. 1t was
several days since she had been up In
the haymow. In fact, it was long
time since she had looked in certain
corner. She remembered now that once
in that certain corner she had found
o nest of young mice
"Of course" said Black Pussy to her.
self, "I don't expect to find another
nest Of young mice there. OF course
not. But it win do no harm to have a
look. might have q pleasant sur
prise"
Now, this was the corner where one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-26
Black Pussy Has a Fright.
Surprise the key to fear doth hold
And often puts to fight the bold.
--Unc' Billy Postum.

Black Pussy the Cat, who has always
lived at Farmer Browns, dearly loves
20 prowl around in the big barn. Yes,
sir, she dearly loves to prowl around in
the big barn. You see, she has caught
many mouse there and If there is
ANYTHING that Black Pussy loves, it is
catching mice. SO there is very little
that Black Pussy does not know about
Farmer Browns barn. She has ex-
plored It all over. She knows just
where the mice make their little rum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-26

Down.
/. Peruse carefully.
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3. Soak.
4. Worthless leavings.
S. Stories.
g. Set forth In detail.
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8. Shooting stars.
9. Native of an Asian country.
10. Feminine name.
IL. Among.
IL. Tear.
IS. SUNK indicating one Of O party,
IA, Nourished.
81. Sunshade.
%. Restrain by fear.
%. Strongly attached.
IS. Symbol denoting a weight.
26. Cranelike bird.
%. American miscellaneous author.
%. Checks.
80. Uncle (Scotch).
81. Proper name.
SO. Spike Of corn.
81. Before.
Al. Closest
AZ. Straight lines that cut q curve in
two or more points.
43. Indian tribe.
a.. Galley with three banks Of oars.
Al. Behold
so. Cripples.
81. Mark Of omission.
SO. Silent.
SIS. Kind.
So. Conjunction.
ST. Sheltered side.
3d. To strike.
go. Wide measure.
81. High card.
e.. Gloomy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-26

Across.
/. An artery.
8. African antelope.
IS. To work.
16. Recluse.
II. Provokes.
Is. Club-footed.
10. Prefix, half.
40. Father of Gaal.
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a.. A cut Of meat.
26. Spring.
40. Hail.
80. striped equine quadruped.
81. Wander.
, 80. Honored In estimation.
IS. Scoffer
S8. Scent.
80. Get up.
40. Glossy fabrics.
43. ThoroughfareS.
As. Is indebted.
46. Lamprey fisherman.
48. Witty saying.
40. Guided.
so. Brusque.
So. Reply (abbr).
SO. Spirit of evil, Hindu myth.
54. Epochs.
Sc. White of eggs.
SO. Compositions Of oil and wax.
SO. Nattiest.
81. Our country.
IS. Hates
66. Established.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Last mite was thinking about start
ing to do my homework. and sed, Hay
ma, hay pop, don't think cold is any
wares neer as contagious as wat people
say it is.
well then your radically wrong, ma
sed, and pop sed, To wat do we owe
this valuble contribution to the Scien-
tiflc no1lege of the world?
Well, me and Pubs Simkins was max
ing some experiments, sed.
. my goodness, ma sed, and pop sed,
Some wat, for Peet sake? and sed,
Some experiments, you see our teacher
sends anybody home If they have cold
so they won't contract 1t TO the rest Of
the class, and me and Pubs thawt IL we
could just get enough of cold to make
us sneeze little, why we would get
sent home and have good days rest
without being axually sick, and yestid-
day at recess some kid that don't go TO
our skool was standing outside the rail-
ings and he was sneezing like anything,
and me and Pubs stood there awile and
left him sneeze through the ratings at
lis rite in our face to see II we could
contract a few germs.
Yee gods, pop Sed, and ma sed, Wen
Of all things how terrible, and SEQ,
ana l&lEn JuSL 10 NC OLl tIAC ndAC GNU
we went around to Shorty Judges house
after skool, and he has such fearse
cold he has to stay in bed, and me and
Pubs stayed there about hour and
stuck our noses rite in his pillow and
everything, and this morning felt all
rite and SO did Pubs, so bet we di0ent
contract a single germ.
No, suppose you brawt them all
home and spred them around the house
so the innocent would haff to suffer as
usual, pop sed Bleeve me, young fello,
if sneeze in the next few minnits or
the next few hours Ill know who is
responsible and you won't get cent or
q kind werd out of me vile my cold
lasts, he sed, and MA sed, And If feel
the faintest ghoast of . sispicion of a
cold you can put all ulcers OF recess
money and all Ulcers Of movies out of
YOU he'd for weeks and weeks.
Being why ] hope they both stay well
even more than I usually hope SO.