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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18
Billie Blanchard II
True to His Generation

j. Carroll Blanchard, proprietor
of j. G. Blanchard g. Co.. Hertford's S
leading department store, takes
pride in his children. He takes
peculiar pride in his four and a
half year old son Billie who &C
companies him on many an auto
mobile ride around Perquimans
county, on most of the farms of
which BlanChard'S is reputed to
hold a mortgage.
On a recent ride in the country
little Billie turned to his daddy and
said: Papa, it's hard to make
money and easy to waste it, isn't it,"
"You have spoken like the three
Wise Men all rolled into one" said
Carroll Blanchard; you have spok-
en- like a Solomon and all the
prophets; I'm glad named you for
your grandfather; you're Blanch-
ard every inch of you; one of these
days you'll be a grown man and I'll
turn my business over to you and
everybody in Hertford will be proud
of it's three generations of Blanch-
ards"
Carroll BlanChard's chest sWel]ed,
his face glowed with pride in his
son Billie. An then Billie spoiled it
all by looking up in his daddyS
face and saying seriously:
Papa, I hope you'll make a lot
of money so I can waste it,"
You little son-of-a-gun!" eX-
claimed Carroll under his breath.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18

There's going to be a murder on
South Martin st. down by the OLD
Suffolk e. Carolina Rail Road tracks
one of these nights" said the Soda
Jerker to the Bank Clerk. There S
where a lot of married women 60
after dark to be picked up by their
lovers and some husbands are get
ting wise. One OF these nights a
suspicious husband hiding in the
shadows is going to fill somebody
fuIl o. lead. Now I'll tell you about
a certain couple, but if you repeat
it YOU mustn't mention my name.
stop where you are" said the
Bank Clerk; I'm getting damn tlr-
ed of people telling me things alter
first cautioning me not to mention
their names. No man should ever
repeat anything casually to another
unless he is willing to subscribe ms
name to it.
"That's the whole trouble with
social life in small town; the
world is full of prattling goS$lpS ike
YOU who are willing to spill every
thing they hear into receptive ears
provided they are not held account
able for what they say.
Every village character plaster
operates under cover; he Will tell
YOU anything under the sun about
ANYBODY else, but always with the
proviso that you mustn't mentloh
his name.
That's why it is almost impoS-
sible to run down lying scandal
monger. He whispers to you ana
tells YOU that you mustn't mention
his name. And then you whisper 10
me and tell me that mustn't men
tion YOUR name. I have promised
IN MAKE it a rule in my own lie
not to repeat any story l hear about
anything unless l would De W!lIiils
ro face the parry IN talking anon
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18
A Sensible Reason
For Staying Single

Mrs. Mollie E. Cox, Of Moyock a
widow for 18 years, says she has
never been in a hurry TO marry be-
cause is she marr!e5 again she
doesn't want man to take care Of;
she wants man to take care OF her.
Active in all community affairs, and
doing her own houseWork MIS-. COZ
boasts that she hasn't had Gays
sickness or spent a dollar for pre-
scription medicine since I905.
Keeping busy ana keeping a Gear
conscience" are the best medicines
in the world says Mr.. Cox. 81 nave
often wished I were a man." said
Mrs. Cox; but for two Things, var
and shaving; loath war and wuIld
never be soldier, and 1 thilrL il
must be a horrible thing Tor 8, man
to have to shave every day" MRS.
Cox was a caller al The Inde ,,en-
dent. She says she enjoys TIL. an
dependent, but when the editor asi-
ed her age she let him know IL a
very modest and womanly manler
that it was none of hiS bloom Ing
business. Il will never be al. old
woman" she said; - shall kcep
young, no matter how long l I've"
Mrs. Coz is IT,; wlaow Of the tie
Jerome B. Cox, Tor MANY years
merchant st Movock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18

Hertford, Perquimans County lost
one of the most wholesome and
lovable personalities in Eastern
North Carolina in the death of
Louis w. Norman, last Friday, Oct.
l1th. Hc was one of those rare
souls who embraced religion with a
sanity fervor and never let it sour
him. He lived vigorously, joyfully
and whole-heartely all his days.
Louis Norman was an intensely
social human. In the church he
found a social atmosphere to his
liking and in the church he found
those opportunities for self express
sion that his nature cravcd. He
was active in every department Of
church and Sunday School work.
Mr.. Norman was born in Tyrrell
County. but removed to Perqui-
mans County early in life and the
year 1876 saw him settled in Hert-
ford as a clerk in Blanchard'S
general store. A little later he en-
barked in the mercantile business
with his brother Ellis Norman. With
the establishment of the Hertford
Banking Co., he became cashier of
the bank and served in that Capa-
city for many years. He was vice
president of the bank at the time
of his death. His cheerfulness,
friendliness and enthusiasm were
the banks greatest asset. The world
gave back to him the love and
laughter that he put into it. On
the brink of the gave he smiled up
in the face of a relative and said:
I'm feeling fine, just fine"
A humble Negro Shuffled up to
the residence of the deceased the
morning after his death and asked
if he might look at Mr.. Norman. The
old Negro was admitted to the room
in which the remains reposed.
Standing over the bier of one who
had been his friend, the old Negro
brushed away tear and murmur-
ed: Another good man gone; a
good man gone
The picture is from a snapshot
photo by w. o. Saunders, one of
the few pictures of the deceased in
existence.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18
He Went Hunting and
He Had to Be Hunted

Sheriff Whit Wright. OF PerQui-
mans county. again went on man
hunt this week 1t was no vicious
criminal or armed GcSperadO that
the famous man-hunting sheriff was
after this time. tho; twas Emmett
WinSlow. a true sportsman, just
ness man. Mr.. WinS,Ow. going out
to hunt squirrels, got lost in a
swamp. and a party Of 200 men had
to go out and hunt him.
The Eastern North Carolina hunt
ing season opened Tuesday and Mr.
Wilslow, a true sportsman, just
couldn't resist taking to the woods
to pit his Workmanship against the
agile. bushy tailed rodents. lie
parted from his hunting companion.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18
Census Office
Not To Be In
City

The office of the Supervisor OF
the 1850 Census for the Fourth
Census District will net be in
Elizabeth City as officially an
nounced. Lucius j. Copeland OF
Hertford was appointed Supervisor
for this district and MIR. Copeland
will make his headquarters In his
home town.
"Hertford suits me better. says
MIR. Copeland, "and I see no ao-
vantage to be gained in establish
ing an office in Elizabeth City" Mr.,
COPELAND. native of Chowan Coun-
" was educated in PerquimanS
county and has lived in PerqulmanS
most of his life. He is in the mer-
camille business in Hertford, occupy
ing the old VIM. Mardre stand on
Main st.
There are nine counties in the
Fourth Census District: Northamp-
ton. Bertie, Hertford, Gates ChoWan
Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden
and Currituck. Some confusion has
been caused by Dare being put un-
der the New Bern Supervisor this
time.
One hundred census enumerators
will be employed to count heads IN
the nine counties: enumeratorS
working in towns will be required
to complete their work in Is days
rural enumeratorS will have 80 days
for their work. Mr.. Copeland is be-
ing besieged by applicants for the
enumerators jobs. The appilca1ioiiS
of all good and faithful RepuDiicaiiS
will be given sympathetic consider
alton.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18
$500 IN GOLD FOR
A CUTE SAYING

Elsewhere in The Independent
to-day appears an interesting
anecdote relating to a CONVEX
sation between Hertford's mercan-
tile tycoon J. C. Blanchard and
his little son Billie. Other read
ers of The Independent can tell
just as clever stories about the
cute sayings of their own or other
peoples children. Go over in
your mind the cute sayings of
children you know and send
them to The Independent. For
the best cute saying Of child
supplied by a reader of this news
paper in the Aibe:narle counties
before Friday, Nov. 1, 1929, The
Independent will pay $500 in
gold or new bills. Send your
cute saying to The Prize Editor,
Tho Independent, Elizabeth City,
N. C.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18

Ashley Fleetwood. and plunged into
the dense thiCkets alone.
When MIR. Fleetwood was ready to
return to town. he could not locate
Mr.. WinSlow anywhere. Hurrying
back to Hertford. he organized a
searching party and went back to
look for the lost hunter. Firing
signal shots every few minutes, the
searchers beat thru thiCkets, waded
thru waist deep water and finally
located Mr.. WinSlow. He was eX-
haLGted when found. having been
lost for more than eight hours.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18

Loss of nerve energy thru Eye
strain is seldom suspected. The
muscles of the eye keep vision good
until there is a partial or complete
break down, due to strain. Why
wait until your eyes are permanent
~ injured before consulting a Specl-
alist. We have had many years eX-
perience. specializing in examining
the human eye and prescribing the
best in glasses. DR.. j. u. HATH
AWAY, Carolina Bank Bldg. adj!
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18
Some Will Fail-and Why

There will business changes in Elizabeth City
January 1890 number of businesses now
hanging by the skin of their teeth will out Of existence
houses that fail suspend business will
instance those houses that have not con-
enty advertised who have neglected make intelligent
of the best advertising medium in their community
The best advertising medium in community is the
paper the for the advertiser that
paper that greatest interest.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18
SUPERIOR COURT TO
CONVENE AT MANIEo

The fall term OF Dare super ioi
Court convenes Tuesday, OCTOBER a.
Judge N. A. Sinclair presloihs'
There are few cases in Dare tniS
year; Superior Court seldom runs runs
many days, and the terms are only
semi-annual.
A special term set for october g.
was discontinued because no Judge
was available for this date. 1t Is
probable that a special term VIII DC
ordered sometime in the midole VI
November.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18

1t does seem that folks will sue
each other. Slait for $4,000 against
DR.. Varney M. Hicks was filed in
Wake Superior court in which
David a Mcleod, of near Raleigh,
claims that amount due him as dam
ages for an alleged unsuccessful
operation upon an eye in 1926.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18
|AI. DEVELOPMENT
FOR DARE, AT LAST
LDay, New York Lawyer and Financier,
p,;Ids Club On Bodie Island and
Estate en- Roanoke Island

,y .r,lay is agog with talk. comment and propheses.
,ur miracles in the transformation of of
s,r,,nds miracles made possible by the vision
v fu, Day native Tar Heel and at present New York
,irc LAWYER financer. Mr. Day Is doing Roanoke
r.I.r Island what Jo7eph p. Knapp did Mackey's
% k-hut ne developing a far larger scale.
"rl , home and estate Roanoke Island developed
nr,,,:,v near tho Roanoke Sound dravbridgc, built
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18
E. City Is Not
In
aHomeComing

The thousands Of ex-Tar Heels
who returned to their old home
towns this week we're welcomed
with spccches, brass bands, bar
bccue dinners and genuine spirit
of hospitality and cordiaGty. The
few former sons Of Elizabeth City
who came back home received no
speeches Of welcome, heard no
bracs band, ate no barbecue.
While other towns thruout the
State were having gala Home Com
ing programs, Elizabeth City went
about it's usual dull, routinous busi-
ness, caring not whether any form
er Elizabeth Citizens returned home
or not. Noted for its hospitality to
strangers and out-of-town visitors,
Elizabeth City could not cease It's
labors this week long enough to
greet and welcome home it's own
sons who have strayed into other
States.
And that brings to mind another
thought. Other towns and counties
in the State have had Home Com
ing Days and Weeks before but If
Elizabeth City or Pasquotank county
ever staged such an event it was in
the dim past. Our errant citizens
have never been given a good ex-
cuse or an urgent invitation to come
home and. now, we neglect to take
advantage of the first and only good
chance we have had to stage real
Home Coming. Elizabeth City is
lacking in something.
Suppose you had moved to New
York several years ago. You would
have received an invitation this
month from a Committee in Raj
eigh, which would have invited you
to return to your native State dur
ing Home Coming Week and at
tend the State Fair at Raleigh.
You would not become fired with
enthusiasm over such an invitation,
and it is more than probable that
you would not accept.
But suppose you received an in
vitation from a committee Of your
home townsmen which read some
thing like this: Hi, Bill. 1t has
been many years since you were
back in the old home town. Many
of your old pals and friends here
would like to see you again, so why
not come down for little visit! If
you can get off for few days, come
down during State Home Coming
Week, which is from october IA to
10. We are planning big times for
you fellows who have been away for
some time. Wouldn't you like to
have some good old-fashioned bar
becue? Well, we will have plenty
of it on our own Home Coming
Day, which is on the 18th. If you
cannot come, drop us a line, be-
cause we would like to hear how
you are getting along" Why you
would be tickled pink if you receiv-
ed such an invitation as that and
you would pack your bag at once
and take a train for Elizabeth City.
Elizabeth City did not invite her
former citizens to return home.
Elizabeth City did nothing except
create another glaring example Of
its cheapness, its dearth of public
spiritedness and it's lack of COM
munity enterprise. Barbecue and
other incidentals necessary to a
good Home Coming program would
cost money and our local business
men would never consent to expend
few of their hard-earned dollars
in such absrdity as Home Com
inn
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18

Great progress is reported IN mn viie
deyolpment of new anestheVto0
which eliminate objectionable 1ea-
trres of former methods.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18

(':,r, and roony clubhouse.
/. r,s t-ru near Durham
| ,,,sss,ca ttoin Gulford
|. w75. H, moved to Louis
|,-rSv aaa. It the age OF
Same treasurer ct that
~..ns .hs world War. he
N .hs government in
| |,n and. j" 1918, established
f,,....,e III III" city OF New
r the past >e"eral years
| Ia, 3s.o,ed his attention
|, |,,,,r,lyc,v - finance. He
[,-,.s .,r rn2 commercial
Of rrore~c~ to utilize
4, rrp straw. sugar cane
,~4 ether farm wastes as
|,~,,, fox 2a3oc pulp and
|~ chemical Industries. He
[r.,.gm1c C: the Board Of
l o. Co.ns,a!k Products
{ n, with executive head
| Il New Yo:E.
|, month, ago, Mr.. Day
[s desk auaUged his b'Si-
f. 50 .het he could be
7 ,oms tire. came to Dare
gcv he came 10 Dare.
Ri a summer home which
Igs5 mo ,hc shO" place Of
t. acquired more than a
!. auss O: hunting prop
..s.a created Cne OF the
|.IarS.r- c.Gb undertakings
,.,.s~-. .oa,-. IS an inter-
TO- -. ,.0rr had its be-
5 v.s- -a Dare county
kSc.s-s .-- ..c nerve TO talk
|C.rs ?.s-.sa Sound in the
| cgg5>...~ end against the
e.. o: many leaders in the
.s~ E-a.S Suck, sportsman
i.:5- ara "-cud of tycoon
iie5 m-7 'so lattCr's Of
ZEN ~ described to Mr..
c,a.~7.9v hunting, the
Ia ara .na extraordinary
t-a. opportunities afforded
-2s. o: No-'a Carolina. Mr..
f-at ar became enthUSed,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-10-18

St Peter is said to be all en-
cient gate-keeper, but he mas no' ~
encountered One~Fyed ConneIE.
The Washington times., 1929-08-10
SanAot Baseball
Games Listed
Tomorrow

Clinton A. C. vs.. Hyattsville All stars
at Riverdale.
Bowie Motor Co. VS., Berwyn A. c.,
Lenham A. C. vs. Mt. Rainier at
Capitol Heights Junior order VS.. Mary.
land Athletic club at Seat Pleasant.
tAll double-headers. starting at 130
Ku Klux Khan VS.. silver Spring
Giants, Silver Spring, o'clock.
Jefferson District Firemen VS.. Ken
sington Fire Department. Virginia High
lands, 3 o'clock.
Arlington Flremen vs.. Mclean A. c.,
Mclean, Va, o'clock.
Takoma Tigers VS.. Chevy Chase
Grays, Chevy Chase Fairgrounds, 8
Isherwoods VS.. Coleman White sox
Eighteenth ana Otis Streets Northeast
Hess 4. c. vs.. Virginia white sOx.
sailsys Cross Roads Va. , o'clock.
Printers, Arlington, Va, o'clock.
AHacostia Eagles VI. Silver Moon A.
c., BALTIMORE.
Shady Oak 4. c. vs., Eastern A. A..
Shady Oak, Nd, o'clock.
Georgetown A. c. VS. Naval Hospital
Friendship Field. : o'clock.
Washington Black Sox VS.. woodburn
Hawks, double-header, Union Park, 1880
| corlnthian MidEets VS.. Hyattsville
American Legion, South Eilipse, /
Hume sprlaE vs.. state Department
! Hume Spring. Va.
| Phoenix A. c. vs.. Elkridge, Elk
ridge Nd. double.header.
| Petworth- -Yorkes w. Cherrydale. Ball
stOn, Va, 3 o'clock.
National Press Cards VS.. Auths,
North Ellipse.
Edmpnds vs.. Browns Corner. No. /.
| Monument.
Brentwood Hawks vs. pixie Pigs.
Bladensburg.
Tremonts VS.. st. Joseph, Plaza.
Miller Aztecs awarded forfeit over
/ Capitol.
| can games o'clock.)
| kaufmans VS.. Roamers, No. 4,
Hardtfords VS.. THYME Aces. No. Z.
| II o'clock.
BrOokland Boys Club VS.. Miller Fur
| nitIre, No. 3. / o'clock.
Montrose awarded forfeit over Bos-
! tonians
Ty cObbs vs. o'Brisna No. 10. i
o'clock.
Potomac vs., Lapsisys. No. 1. 4
/ o'clock.
calhouns vs.. vic's Sport shop. mo. .,
! o'clock
Lincoln Va George washington. ives,
Eliipss tive gameA 70 necessary. "a
decide league -titis), II and / o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-08-10
MIAMI awarded
TITLE SCRAP

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 1O.-The bat
tie for the heavyweight boxing
championship Of the world will be
held in Miami sometime during
February.
This was the statement made
early today by Frank y, Bruens
vice president and general manager
Of the Madison Square Garden Cor
poration.
Bruen stated that the winner OF
the Loughran-Sharkey bout sched'
.uled for September in New York
would meet an opponent yet to be
named. for the title.
When asked whether or not
Jack Dempsey or Max Schmeling
would be the second man in the
ring Bruen "had nothing to
say"
Bruen and Lionel Levy have
approved the city site for the
$100, 900 arena that, will be erected
here In September. Plans call foI
q serni.permanent structure seating
more than $4,000. Bruen said that
the garden will have exclusive use
of the arena during the months ol
January, February and March and
that three major fights will be held
there this winter.
According to the garden officia
Miami will be the center Of all out
door activities Of the garden, in
| cluding Six-day bicycle races.
The Washington times., 1929-08-10

A tremendous number Of teams
arrived in this mornings mail, and
after we go through them today,
we will find the same thing we
found yesterdays bunch Of extra
fine teams-and some bum ones. OF
yesterdays teams, 67 had all the
sacks covered by the same four
Cochrane at home, Foxx at first,
Hornsby at second and Traynor at
third.
FIFTY THOUSAND FRENCH
MEN CAN'T BE WRONGy'
But still, with all these perfectly
splendid teams and Iine-ups coming
in, a jarring note is struck occa.
sionally when someone sends In
something like this:
Gehrig, fist base; HOrnsby, sec.
Ond base. Babe Ruth, right field;
COchrane, catcher: O'DOul, left field;
Traynor, third base; jackson, short.
stop; Klein, center field; Bush.
pitcher, Grove, pitcher.
And no letter OF explanation came
with it! It's q team Of mighty
men, Mrs. Dennis, ana would go a
long ways, but you've selected the
old Bambino. and the rules expressly
state that he is not to be considered.
Watch those rules, lady! Try it
again--thia time according to those
rules!
1t is going to take some good
hefty thinking and sound, logical
reasoning to match the team that
Ruth selects. 1t won't be just a
lucky chance-nor any lucky guess
that cops the trip to the series.
And you boys and girls had better
watch your step, too, for some al
most perfect teams are coming in
from the ladies'! We wouldn't take
good odds that all the fortunate
trip winners will be men this year!
Think how the girls would have
it on us-and how embarrassing it
would be for an old campagner like
Kirk Miller to have to chaperone q
party of four girls! He'd be in a
terrible fix-so come on, fellows!
The Washington times., 1929-08-10
Rules for Winning
Trips to NEXT
World Series

Pick two pitcherB, one catcher.
first baseman, second baseman,
third baseman, shortstop and q
left, right and center fielder. But
one team can BE- submitted by each
contestant.
Contestants -four In numberl
coming nearest to the Ruth
selection ana submitting the best
reasons for selections win be de.
clared winners. They win see the
first block Of world series games
wherever played, az guests Of the
Washington Times. All winning
ties win receive the same awards.
Contestants must not only try
to select the same team that Babe
Ruth picks, but must attempt
to assign players to the same
positions as those on Ruth's
teams Ruth's batting order also
must bo attempted. = Print fun
name and address on selection,
Each selection must b0 accom-.
panied by q letter Of $50 words or
less. giving the reasons for the
selection.
A player may bo placed In q
position other than his regular
position. provided he has occupied
the alternate position in one or
more games this year.
All players on all major league
teams are eligible except Babe
Ruth himself. Ruth win not select
himself
Players must be selected upon a
basis Of the 1929 playing season
only. No other past performances
will be taken into consideration.
Address all selections to Babe
Ruth Contest Editor. The Wash.
ington Times. Washington. D. c.
The Babe Ruth AH-American
Contest ends at midnight, August
81, 1929. II possible use the coupon
printed on the sports pages for
submitting your team.
Babe Ruth will autograph 10
baseball bats ant. 10 handsome
Babe Ruth desk blotters for the
30 runners-up.
The Washington times., 1929-08-10
Golden Nears Third
Open N. J. Golf Title

WARREN POINT, N. ]. Aug 10
Seven strokes ahead of his field
Johnny Golden was headed today for
his third successive New Jersey
open golf title.
day scored a sensational 66.67 for
9 total of 1S3 to take a command.
ing lead at the half way mark.
!, With only 36 holes more to be
played Golden's lead seemed ample
to withstand even the most deter.
mined attack.