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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15
NORFOLK GLOVE
.PUSKERS MOVE
into ELIz. CITY
Fights Barred From Norfolk
VIII be Staged Mere by Ar
rangement With Elks

Boxing bouts having been ruled
out of Norfolk, Va. by the police,
under pressure from the reform
ers, the Norfolk Athletic Club will
transfer its schedule of spring
bouts to Elizabeth City and Eliz-
abeth City fans are promised live
ly sport for the next few weeks at
least.
The first fight will be staged at
the Carolina Theatre Tuesday night
March 18th between Gunboat Will
liams of the U. S. S. Nevada and
Big Boy Bennett of Fort Monroe
They are heavy weights of some
reputation and some real glove
pushing is promised, since the win
ner will meet Ad Warren in Eliz-
abeth City during the Shrine Con-
vention in May. A etnt seating 1000
spectators will be erected for the
Ad Warren match.
All bouts in Elizabeth City will
be staged under the auspices of the
Elks Athletic Club for the benefit
of the Elks charity fund. In form
er years the Elks have put on min
strel shows for their charity fund
but missing out on their usual min
strel show this spring they gladly
dealt with the Norfolk Athletic Club
taking over five events scheduled by
that club and now barred in Nor
folk because of the latest reform
wave in that most righteous city.
The two men, Williams and Ben
nett. who fight here Tuesday night
have fought before, in Norfolk, Will
liams winning the decision. How
ever Bennett at that time claimed
he was not in the proper condition
to really give his best but promises
to reverse the decision this time.
Gunboat at the same time says he
will give the fans plenty of thrills
and stop Bennett. With such PROM
ises this bout is bound to give plenty
of action as both are of the heavy
hitting type, and the prize they are
really boxing for is that the winner
will be matched to meet the favor
ite Of North Carolina I'D Warren in
May here in Elizabeth City.
The main bout however is not the
only promising attraction on the
card, as four ether bouts are book
ed to appear that will furnish plenty
of dynamite. They consist of Happy
Gears of the U. S. S. Nevada and
Buddy Goodrich of Newport News,
also Tommy Boshara the Norfolk
battler and K. o. Ainslee of Peters,
burg, Va. In addition two other
bouts between local boys are being
arranged.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15
Praise Us Or Damn Us
Your Opportunity to Win a $500 Prize, No
Matter What You Think of The
Independent =

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contests Here's new one Tell us what YOU like
don't like about TIiE; INDEPENDENT.
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INDEPENDENTS, another cash prize of $500 will be paid.
Letters should not exceed 400 words and should be
written side OF paper only. The editor reserves the
right publish all manuscripts whether prize winners o.
No manuscript will be returned:
This will close Friday Mar g and prize wiz
ners will be announced Apr 5h. Contestants may COM
pete for both prizes. Address: a
Letter Editor, THE INDEPENDENT,
Elizabeth City, N c.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15

| The Aldermen whose terms of Of
flee expire in June are Nix Morgan,
First Ward; Noah Bright, Second
Ward; E. c. Conger, Third Ward:
E. M. Davis, Fourth Ward. All OF
these are expected to be candidates
for rejection, but some of them are
going to have hard Shedding.
Opposition for Nix Morgan is sug-
gested in C, w. Ward, manager OF
the Elizabeth City Brick Co. Young
Mr.. Ward is being seriously con-
sidered by many in his ward and he
will make an acceptable candidate
for the rest of the town. Charlie
Ward is one of the most successful
and forward looking young business
men in Elizabeth City and without
political bias.
! Opposition to Noah Bright in the
Second Ward is suggested in j. Z.
Anderson. Jim Anderson, a brother
of Louis the Second Ward politician,
is as unlike Louis as one brother
often is unlike another. Jim is a
level-headed citizen who has never
played politics and who Is said
would take great pride in helping
to give Elizabeth City a clean ad-
ministration. He would be accept
able to the rank and file nithe Sec
ond Ward while satisfying the upper
strata in the town who have watch
| ed him in business and found him
/ trustworthy.
C. C. Bailey is being talked for
Alderman from the Fourth Ward TO
succeed E. M. Davis and It would
be hard to find a more popular
man in the Fourth Ward. He will;
be urged to run against Davis. 7.
E. c. Conger of the Third Ward
will hardly encounter opposition if
he chooses to run again. [
Four members of the present
board whose terms do not expire
until June 1881 are R. T. Venters,
First Ward; D. r. Kramer, Second
Ward; Jerry Hughes, Third Ward;
Eddie Cohoon, Fourth Ward.
! 1t is not believed that Mayor
Flora will have serious opposition.
Elected to the office in 1927 he has
given Elizabeth City the most har-
monious and satisfactory adminis-
tration it has had in decades. And
it has been a hard job for Jerome
Flora. Shortly after he was elect
ed City Manager Miles Ferebee and
Alderman Cohoon went on a trip
to Danville, Va. on their own inita-
tive, to look at a street sweeper.
They were driving Cohoon's car,
equipped with Old tires. Driving at
an excessive rate of speed near
Franklin, Va, a tire blew out, the
car became unmanageable,' turned
over. Cohoon's skull was fractured
and the City Manager had a leg
broken in two places.
The setting of the City Managers
broken limb in Suffolk, Va. hoSpi-
tai was unsuccessful and he has
been in various hospitals almost
continuously since the accident.
Mayor Flora has carried on the
work of his office without pay, turn
ing the City Managers salary over
To Mr.. Ferebee from month to
month.
During his administration Mayor
Continued on Page Two
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15
! hat viii the March Grand Jury
] Do About Mrs. Earnest L. Sawyerj
o;tor and County Prosecutor Have Done
'Notbing to Date in the Case of Mysterious
|cbooting of Former Superior Court Clerk
Now up to Grand Jury.

n i,crc>. in the term of the Superior Court Tor
trial Of criminal which eonvencs IN hi|aos'n 'is'
- March Is the CT Mrs Emma RodgersOn
srr,ted murder Of her husband the late Ernest
- former Clerk Of of PasquOtank County To date
ICON no action against the Court Solicitor has
M that no actcn by him in advance OF the
since authorities PaSquotank County could take
:irc The County Prosecutor taken action. making
statement letter to the Solicitor that prosecu-
her embarrassment.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15

Seventy people out Of every hun
dred have defective eyesight. You
may be suffering from eye strair!
which later causes blindness. Let
us give your eyes the attention they
deserve. DIR. J. D. HATHAWAY,
Eyesight specialist. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15
IS THIS NEW MONOPOLY
A RUTHLESS BULLY?
Threat Made Against This Newspaper by New
Ice and Coal Corporation Indicates A
Spirit of Viciousness

If Mr. H. du Baldwin vice president of the Eastern Carona
Service Corp the Crystal Ice Coal Corp OF
Elizabeth spirit of this concern Ezaoeth
CITY has ruthless monopoly its midst which will do well to
watch In of this this week Mr.
his advertising in this newspaper
because il prned an last week that didn't exactly
ruith
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15

Everett c. Johnson, prominent
Hickory business man. died Monday
ahortiy after the load Of a shotgun
he was cleaning had pierced his
heart. It is believed that the gun
was accidentally discharged while
being cleaned.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15
NupHalBanns
Law Amended
MeansNduBht

The status of Elizabeth City and
South Mills as marriage market
towns will not be perceptibly ef-
fcctei by the marriage banns law
as amended before its passage IN
the General Assembly this week.
These Gretna Greens will flourish
as of yore under the new law.
For an amendment to the new
law requiring candidates for matrl-
mony to give five days notice OF
their intention to wed is made apph-
cable to minors only. And so the
law thus emasculated doesn't
amount to much; males to obtain a
license to wed in North Carolina
must affect the age of q anyway.
And so runaway couples from Vir-
ginia may continue to spin into
South Mills and Elizabeth City
where they will find rapid fire mar
riaga ceremonies available at low
price and without publicity or in
convenience. The wonder is that a
MAGISTRATE and a doctor don't form
a combination at Moyock in Cur
rituck County to compete with the
Elizabeth City and South Mills bid
ders for Virginia eloping couples.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15
MAYOR FLORA TO STAND
FOR A DENOMINATION
c. w. Ward, J. B. Anderson and c. c. Bailey
Talked of as Candidates For Board of
Aldermen Election Not Far OFF

Elizabeth CITY will hold its biennial election Mayor and
members June and there already
evidence that City working toward better city gov
ernmen all the Mayor Flora will be candidate Tor
Board of Aldermen comes
up expectations Mayor will have intelligent
business group work with.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15
Mayer Flora Rescues
Hapless Wayfarer

A swift flying carrier pigeon, q
stranger to Elizabeth City, WaShe |
into the rigging Of a schooner lying
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15

,,.rt III he home Of Ernest L.
op rr.Gay. Dec. :, 1923 when
crar.e. with his wife he was
fr,ns III the lower hall Of
Or,r q 1u,,c- wound thru his
No Ous bUt Ms. Sawyer was
~ wbsr ne shct was fired and
ra6e the statement that her
md had killed himself with
which she procured for him.
.o,d The Coroner's jury that
,,sbana lad declared that if he
Gun he would kill himself and
She went 10 an upstairs room.
50 caN5ye Smith & WesSoa re-
r. brought it down stairs 10 her
bnd. handed it to him and that
hs.ant,y put a bullet thru his
lie Nurden. elderly coloced
Ian employed IN the Sawyer
Corroborated Mrs. Sawyer's
in part. Nettie fled from the
when Mrs. Sawyer brought
g.n. The shot was fired as
a reached the front porch thru
door of the hail in which the
k-.uy occurred. Ncttie insists
didn't see who fired the shot.
Is. Sawyer was under the influ-
Of liquor at the time Of the
ing and hal been observed
morning in a reighbourhood
\ where bootleg liquor is said
3paye been sold.
adcv c.-ss examination Mrs.
Re. ..ew Ay5terical and said
dlta. know how it happened.
The Attorney conducting the
q e.a@.@a-.2H tcadar!y relieved
\ Of further questioning.
b. CJr0Eegs Jury returned a
IL: ina. Ernest L. Sawyer had
\ 10 his death from 2 bu.lst
1E5 II .he head fired from a
IL ne hands Of a party TN
81 TO cas jury" ?
-e .aaG three months have
3 pEed since he disgracesul affa:-
no case has been pressed On
Save Hence keen public in
n wha- Solicitor Herbert
Will Go when he gees before
;rs. grand jury to meet in this
I /" since the murder. on Mon
TnsE.
he m1aH,.mo an audit Of the
: pun o. The ia.e Clerk Court re-
I al apparent shortage Of S.
I . IT his accounts. Nothing has
done about that. He was
fed 3" The American Surety Co.,
ew yorG. N the sum Of $1,000.
eS Of The audit have been filed
The surety company. I
fncsr I. Sawyer was one Of the
courteous and faithful officials
/ Sfgo,anE County. He hal been
0: he Court for six years
] TO h, death and his last term
no. 70 srDwe until 1880. The
J q, H.. Office were conducted
" o.1e-." manner and he was
EN- cymmended by members
d. .." and court officials for
,1s.11.,- and efficiency. His
age -ame as a shock to his
and the public. Meager and
quar-. methods Of book-keep-
r.. o|G.a.0 much Of the short
a."r Lose to the office be-
..a' e"er-thing could have
e@-a.uc1 had Ernest Sawyer
.a.' Sa"-o- and his wife had
Married - -ears ana there are
-....."@ b" The marriage. His
.-7.D.cs ranged over a
.. ..F1ra. Years. but became
"a' 'w2 years ago when he
s....- With his wife. F
-' ."r. a.ors tales are tod
.. DarJ,e5 in which the
"n.@ pass out and leave
.' .~t a"r fellow revelers to
'. -. one occasion the
a> discovered parked
.- nd he was dead
-.- "..~ md another man
! ~ -Cc car. An officer
! MIS- SAFER and her COM
I .- &."te them come to
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15

with much maudlin public sentl-
nent forever on the side OF the
woman.
On the other hand there are
those who feel that the female OF
the species is becoming altogether
tCo handy and proficient in the use
CT firearms and that a lively prose-
cution might discourage other wives
who would like to get rid OF their
husbands; while failure to prose-
cute the woman in this case would
be an invitation to other wild
females to blow the brains out OF
their husbands.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15

Que surplus President Hoover VIII
not have to deal with is that OF poll
tical pie.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15

The article published in this
newspaper last week was a bare
statement of obvious facts, was pub
lished without comment and was
in no way hostile to the new COM
pany. The article follows:
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15
Greensboro, N. G
March IL, 1929.

March IL, 1929.
Mr. w. o. Saunders, Editor,
Elizabeth City Independent,
Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Dear Sir
MY attention has been called to an
article which appeared in your paper
under date of March 7th, caption
ed Chain Service Drops Local
Men
Upon reading this article was
rery much amazed that any paper
If the supposedly high character
and reputation which your paper
2njoys would print such an article.
You have made absolutely no effort
to ascertain or publish the true
facts as to the reasons for which we
made our change in managers and
the entire spirit of the article was
most hostile.
The Eastern Carolina Service Cor
poration, since they acquired the
Crystal Ice & Coal Corporations
property in Elizabeth City, has made
it a policy to purchase all materials
possible through local dealers and
supply houses. At times this has
meant that we have had to pay
higher prices for material or supplies
than we could have secured else
where, but as it is our policy, we
want to support the local merchant.
AS far as any feeling of animosity
which your paper might have TO-
Continued on Page Eight
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-03-15
CHAIN SERVICES
DROPS LOCAL MEN

E. C. Conger, secretary-man-
ager and w. R. Griffin auditor
of the Eastern Carolina Service
Co.. formerly the Crystal Ice &
Coal Corp, thought they were
settled in their jobs. The busi-
ness was going fine and making
money. But the new owners
walked in last week with a new
manager and a new auditor and
out went the boys who had
grown with the business.
The Eastern Carolina Service
Corp. is a chain operating COM
pany that recently acquired a
score or more of Eastern North
Carolina ice plants and coal
yards. 1t was understood at the
time that there would be no
change in the management of
the local plant.
w. C. Robinson of Greensboro
is the new manager Of the local
plant and his assistant is Fred
Sparger of the same place.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-08
Il ia WASHINGTON
@!M[ W. LETTER

view which doesn't reflect on their
intelligence simply demolishes their
reputation for vafacity. tor they m
sist that they didn't hire Shcarcr TO
force an outcome at the Geneva con-
ference which would give them more
cruisers to build and that what ne
did for them was worthless.
Having learned that much about
some Of cur big business men. We may
be about to be given another lesson
concerning their mcmorics-cspccially
81 tho memory OF the pious and tear
FIJI Mr.. Charles M. SchWaO. whom
Slearor call the Star OF Bethlehem"
Either Mr.. SchWab. mar Of vision.
elt-SacrificIng genius and sell con-
lesscd ideallSt, has no memory what
ever or Mr. Silearcr Is q dalncd liar Q!
Mr., ScllWab Is IL darned liar. These
arc the ONLY possibilities.
Fo. after Mr.. ScilWab had denied
that he ever saw Snearer Mr.. Shcarcr
testified that his employment by the
Bethlehem and other companies grew
cat Of his conversation with none
other than Mi. ScnWab. Thus tho
next lesson to be learned will con-
eJrn this issue OF ycraclty OF men,
orr and the question is beng asked
what reason Shearer could possibly
have had TO colcoct such a story.
Other lessons which haze been
taught IF not vet fully learned con-
Germ the conduct OF high naval Off
eerj IL naval arms conferences.
There's another issue OF vcracity, for
Nj Drew Pearson, tho newspaper cor
respondent, says members OF our
naval delegation at Geneva yer try
lag TO queer the conferences and the
naval officers themselves deny it.
rhc Power Of Forgery
Bat the eullIbility OF our politicians
i'll pubic office when confronted BY
forged documents appears to have
been re-demonstratcd. Shearcr was
foting around a document purport-
ing 10 be tho outline of a British plot
against lis and after he showed it to
former Senator James A. Reed the
fiery Jim unburdened himself of ono
Of the hottest big navy. anti British
speeches heard for many years.
Even an expert from the Navy In
~telilgencc Department, where greater
faith is placed III forged documents
than anywhere else except the State
Department and tho Army Intelli-
eenco Division. has now denied the
documents authenticity. Goodness
only knows how many members Of
congress and the cabinet shivered all
night between tho sheets at the time
shcarer was showing the thing around
washington.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-08

gained besides that which the school
teaches him. and in one way it is the
biggest OF all. It is knowledge of the
world about him. Things going on
every week, every day. every hour, at
home, in other cities. other states. and
across the sea.
Schools haven't ,inc for every
thing. AS it is. they crowd into their
curriculums all that they dare in the
way of facts. The schools have an
other task greater and bigger than
keeping children merely informed.
Theirs is the labor of brain develop
ment. ~cultiyating the mental process
seS OF reasoning. memory. c%oncentra-
ton, judgment and selection.
Learning in School. and Out
What schools do primarily is to
prepare the soil Of the brain for
knowledge and to plant what seed
they can. If a child can pick up 9TH
or knowledge outside Of school, he is
just that much ahead.
That is why 1t Is urgent and In
decd necessary for parents to keep
themselves informed Of world events
and to- pass these things on to the
children.
So many things arc occurring every
day Of vibrating interest ana vital I'M
pcrtance. History isn't past-itis pres
ent! Dead history Is interesting
living history Is me. There ore thou
sands Of other interesting things too
in the way Of general information
tina. children should know. Things
about trees. houses, animals the
weather. music, mills. textiles. farm
ing. mines. bridges. waterp0wer.
courts. kings. architecture. petnting.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. under the Eln.
They can't get 1t Ill IN school.
Where can they get It, then7 From
their parents. and from books. maga-
ZINES. and neWspaperA
Don't allow them 70 read stories
constantly. Try TO get them into the
habit Of residing for information also.
|Those ~ fascinating - = booka
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-08
m,1NEWNORK

New York. Oct. 3s-Waitresscs i'll
tho sWanky Fifth avenue and Mad,-
son avenue tea rooms are now as
members Of a Broadway beauty
chorus.
Not only must thev pass muster
as to face and figure. but they must
BE- able 10 achieve 4 certain grace III
giving service.
The average height must be five
fect-sour and the prescribed weight is
lis pounds.
There Is a sort OF casting director
before whom they must walk. They
are then asked to give their prettiest
smile and recite all imaginary order
in their best voice.
This has all come about as the re-
suit of al effort to draw their dap
per dandies away from their club
luncheonS and bachelor grills.
X X X
Whereas. down in the Broadway
belt there has been quite a demand
for handsome. sheikish young men
as walters in restaurants wherein the
working girls of the theatrical belt
dine. Most OF the luncileries in the
mid-Forties are patronized by girls
and women, and a fan following for
: waiter Is q great asset-particuiarlv
when one considers the thousands Of
young ladies who + moon struck by
matinee idols and screen stars.
"A young waiter who can approx
mate the attractions Of the theater
personalities finds this situation high
ly profitable. / heard Of one the
other day who has been making SIS a
week in tips alone. to say nothing Of
hts valuable telephone number list.
\ X 4
The old-time scramble among the
millionaireS Of Manhattan for fine
brownstone locations or 1.-The avenoo'
now takes the form of seeking sky
supremacy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-08
By RODNEY BUTCHER
(NEA Service Writcrl

Washington, Oct, $50 many les
sons are to be drawn from the expose
in which Mr.. William Baldwin
Shcarer has been the central figure
that one may as we'll start cnumcr-
at.ng them ana stop only when the
space gives out
One OF the first concerns patriotic
propaganda. II mas been sadly but
effectively demonstrated tina. those
who beat tho drum loudest ard nost
necessarily for military and naval
nrcpareclucss iaaH not be the most
patriotic patriots. Sometimes they
are Just working for slipba.lding o.
munitions companies. MI. Shearet
appears to haze shown the advisable
ity of checkins up on the a~ntceedcnts
and CONNECTIONS OF such drun1-bcat-
ers whenever tilcV eet especially
noisy.
The supcr-patricts who are for
ever warning us OF British. French,
Bolshevik. CzechsloFak.an or sem
gainbish plots 10 encompass ot.l' ma
tional destruction may III the future
find themselves viewed wlta moro
suspicion. Mr.. Shcarer was forever
spreading such stories and still IS.
They Have Varied Ideas
Sometimes such troshle-ma.ef5 are
only trying to collect money for forged
documents. Sometimes they are look
ing for or keeping Jobs on the pay
roll of gulllblc patriotic societies Or
shipbuilders. Sometimes they are
only persons with nat!onallstic
phobias who may OF may nc have
the idea OF world peace.
Another serie, Of lessons concerns
either tho ethics or tho ~Sapheaded-
ness of big business For pur-
poses OF this learned dispatch, ono
need not necessarily dlsbcl,eVe most
Of the stories told by the wealth.
ShipbuilderS who hired MIR Shearer.
although there is Il widespread tend
ency to do SO. To take the more
kindly view and to believe Their own
admissions. they were Jlst suckers.
They were .'jazzed or their feet BY
the loud. aggressive Mr., Sllearer.
Now. when a bunch 81 hardhe1dcd
Shipbuilders can be persuaded b. 4
mar of Shcarer's BACKGROUND 10 pay
SIS 900 SO that nc an take a JOY ride
to Geneva and perpetuatc his pernlc-
ious whilns, the hard-haadodnrsS and
percipience OF such gents certainly
comes into question. Gold-bTicls
statesmen. blue sky operators and 9TH
CT confidence mcn VIII surely be
camping Oh their doorsteps. The only
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-08
full Of general information arranged

full Of general information arranged
especially for children to understand.
Dinner Hour Foeum
i Is amazing how much they can
pick up BY just talking about things
at the dinner table. Every family
table should b . sort Of forum. It
shouldn't b difficult TO arrange
things "a that = meal can ~ peace
ful and quiet enough for ccnvessation.
Children should be trained out q
HABIT u talking about personalities
and themselves, and cultivate the big-
ser outlook. Minds ciuttofed With
petty ~griastances 1bous what someone
It'd 8 "a. = MN t11lncs ~ ,s.aat,