The Independent from Elizabeth City, North Carolina • 1

state library fUlEIGH- THE INDEPENDENT 1 VOL. NO, 938. ELIZABETH CITY, N. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS.

yesterday TO-DAY AND 0-MORROW By 0." poor Mrs. Lot to Jehovah that; In The; ities didn't be-1 ashed oh arc and not at ntt to the country ftlk j.Jaiu* to Jehovah of SodMi it Jehovah sent eruditions It scorns a at the tent to the offensive their misgood t'rb-ud l.ot by name, distressed to that would i frieud Lot i falling I bad his iuvestiueuts. Ti Jehovah to promise wmld found thererighteous men. titat the angels Tiicj fetched i had a bath that's as far of hoodlums of la-', and -trangers I the ollt to belli. the door nnd he had two kiloWU rn his lett itint disturbed.

He to i back the syeiit i Lot, Lot the morning. make fr.i'l wbetb. i- it there 1. family fled dew tb? place tiie of of rM tints. v.

"t'fj. ist who i be si si lsavo the rl.at nfl i. UH'J is a i Ill-It ii' ti 1 Tit' A -i 1 -i. --ly. ho The I- a I'iai I'i'l at i.llly liii-l cvft i- faults, irro; Miiirs Aii' I 'i i I ii-i in tin ui th-lr U-tt-i i'i her 11 j.

i would i. iiiistun'l yi-urs i- with Abra i mIi" bad iivlntr it ill' I Ml as sin i. ami from tin. triemls -m lout tl'P. imroii- -uliiinjr briiu -tone was in tho air.

The suiokej from the flaming city to over -bread Hie blno vaulted sky. Maybe heard the crackle and explosions the iniui-trous flames thut were! consuming Sodom aud oil its jcoThe heart of the simple, kind-j igh hourly. generous old woman out to the stricken Sodomites? i and neighbours -writh'? in the ftaun-s bnck there in the luckless eiyt from which she was wus sick and faint from Hie horror and nausea of the tiling itpl her womanly b'-urt was burst' itig with grief. She fuln would have rushed back to the place to and succor whom she could. Cut there was the Divine eonimaud to flee a ud she eould do nought IraHired by the hand anil htirrii-d on by h'-r busbaiid and the strange men.

3 4 Cut -he was only a simple, gener-i ous, woman. Tho I fury and of the relentless wrath of Hod was not in her woman's heart; her heart went out! to tjer stricken she felt them, she grieved for tlietu. And I I a 11 she eould stand it uo win a her very heart was bursting! fjand iu ryes blind ith tears of I i -1J love, she turned but for an in-taut and looked tack. I She i.H^ki-d back, but that was he wrath of Ji-bovah fell upou her I iu an in-taut aud she was changed to a pillar of salt; changed to a bitter aud lifeless pillar of salt aud letf there on the plains to be cd and washed away by the hiie her busbuud fied ou aud on to i a haven of safety, where he should live to have a high old time as a widower, tn tie lived to have ii hy of uis daughters ho were left without a mother's love and care. WHITE PLAGUE IN PASQUOTANK Health Officer Says Something i Should Be Done About Showing Pasquotank County's alarm-; iug position in its death rate! from pulmonary tuberculosis, second only to Camden, in ten northeastern Counties, accord-1 to a report of the State Board of Health is a condition) that calls for serums thought.

Only four counties in the state have a higher rate than Camden; only five higher thani Pasquotank. Thi'n- is fvr a.istus carry I on the work of rounding up 'lie vas-' of tuberculosis that are active in the uiuty in ford lug to Williams. H-aith officer of. IVsin uttri-1 Pasquotank's hiirb rule to the) congested population of the largest town in the district yet t'nuidcU; with no large u-wij. has an eveu higher rate.

Williams out that' most of the eases a re of among the negroes. He says there is ueed of properly organized work for the examination of and to round up eases that may become a menace, yet if taken tu time, may loud to recovery, very active case of tulferculoais iu lVsquotauk County is a menace to the health of others, regardless of raiv. It Is es-j sential to get these eases in a saua-j toritim. not only for their own provemout but as a protective uieus-; tin? to the public at lurgv. Many other countb's have organized and are bottling clinics.

Tuberculous a re found, and taught bow to live and use measures of sanitation to pro-, root others. Many eases are sent to I sanatoriums. and the disease ar-' r. At the present time Js iaek of statu funds to carry on the w-wk at the Sanatorium, and conn wishing to make tiie most of futs.TCulnr prevent ion. will have to.

finance tlielr own work. The rate for our ten immediate (Contiuacd on page 3.) OLD TIME CAROLS ON CHRISTMAS EVE HERE A hundred at least, fromj be choir-. of Klizuoetb CUy church to the i Christ-' mas earois at nine o'clock Cbrlstmas eve ar the annual K'ks Christ-' mas tree. Rehearsals will begin Sundav at at the Community witii Mrs. .1.

Ji. Barrett at organ. K. Skium-r will lead ttie The carols include "Holy "Joy the World." "ft Little Town Bethlehem." "Hark, the Herald Angels." a ml other enrols tb.it have. for years.

Full of all the church choirs of the i-lfy is urged It. Job, who is the committee, statist yesterday. Makes Good In Her Heme County MI.vS MARY SAWYER ItKKK is im attractive Camden, County girl ulio did soek her. laurels elsewhere. but has been making herself a popular teacher in Iter home county.

Miss Sawyer, who is the daughter of Mr. find Mrs. .1. Sawyer of South is teachins this in the Shiloh High, School, iuid taught lust at Old Trap. I'ho to by Zocllcr.

COLLEGE FOLK RETURN HOME Local Boys and Girls Corae From Every Direction For Holidays in Old Home Town Here tiiey come, to K'iaddcnj the hearts of the old folks, to enliven the holiday festivities generally, and to cure own homesickness, after their longest stretch away from; home at one time. College bovs.j and who went this fall, arc now ittp in for the Christmas holi-t da vs. The vanguard of great army of young people from Elizabeth City. whoso presence will brighten up town, and insure nt least one worth while dr.ucc during the sen-? son, arrived this week and the; town is tuning up to welcome others. Elizabeth City's college boys nud girls are interesting and their ne-1 rjiialutaiHvs should be cultivated by the folks back houie.

Missi's Caniille Jrritie'h; Lillian Wjlkins. Margaret Ptvis. Sbelleuj Ia-wis, Lina Stanton. Mabel Ida .1 nes, Nellie Ethel Perkins, Ma.vine Fearing nud El lin Harris. Ruth Bright and Elirabelh EcRoy.

who are attending North Carolina College for Women at. (ireensboro, are home Saturday. Jliss Catheriue liathaway, who has been attending Sr. Mary's Gl1 -ire at ita'eigh Is home, and Aunie Miller Seoley will arrive Saturday. Miss Kachel Williams, who is attending school af JvtuiUolph-Macou College.

Lynchburg. Virginia, arrived home Thursday night. Misses Elizabeth Thnmpsou, Sawyer, Marjoriu Skinner. Mary Harney ITitciiard ami Margaret Hollo well, are expected i arrivg Tuesday. Misses Mildred Hosier nad Jinna Ox.

of Klou College, will arrive Suuday. Misses Knth Harrell, Aim Downey Lossio Winslow and Hilda Nowiuy, at Chowan College. Murfreoslioro, arc expected the first of the week. Josephiii" and Francos Stauton will got heme Wednesday from Louisburg College. Miss Iconise Outlaw, who is attending IValxxly Conservatory in Baltimore will get home Saturday, Mi ss Louise White who is attending Breuau College, in Gainesville, Ga? is expert's I to arrive next week.

Miss Grain1 IVudleton. is also exIM-eted to arrive next week, froui Frederick-burg State Teachers College. at I-'rederieksburg. Va. Aliss Mildred Perry who is attending Goueher College, in Baltimore will arrive Saturday.

Miss Margaret Sawyer, will also arrive Saturday from Bristol, where -he is attending the Bristol Interment College. lloys Coming In Boys who arc coming home for the holidays from The University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, will arrive Saturday and Sunday, they are: William Perry, who is on the (Continued ou page Four) Flat Lenses for Lyes are obsolete. Pre eri'-ed fir-l lu Their haie la-en many iiaprou-meuts Conic in and Jet me explain them to you. Drs. J.

D. Hathaway. adv LINDSAY WARREN BUSY FOR ROANOKE ISLAND Congressman Introduces Bui lo Appropriate to Mark Site of First Settlement First among the nets of Cougre.ssmau Lindsay C. Warren, is bill introduced on Wednesday for an appropriation of $10,000 to erect a monument on the site of the beginning of North Carolina's history, the spot on Roanoke Island, where English colonists made in lo.S4-.S7. the first settlements in the new world.

The hill calls for a monument or some other form of memorial to Virginia Dare, the first child of Eng-j lish rn in America. The hill provides that the memorial shall erected at Sir Wulf-r Raleigh's fort on Roanoke Island. Ihiro Conn-, ly. North Carolina, and the work Is to lie done under the direction of the Secretary of War. Virginia Dure was the daughter of Eleanor and Ananias I tare, and tho granddaughter of Ih vernor White.

She was born at the fori August IS, For many years the ltoanuke Colony Memorial Assoeiation, of whleh Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire is president, has observed the nmiiversaty of her birth with appropriate exercises ut Fort Rulcigii. The remains of old fort are still intact and Warren in tends to present a Dill to have the Doverunieiit take over the property, and preserve it as historic laud mark. CHOWAN BHHHIE I.FTTINO TO OCCUR NEXT Tl Contract for the erectiou of the Chuwuit bridge is to take place Tuesday, 'J'J, at Raleigh The bridge is to cost approximately $600,000, will cross the river neat Edenton, and will a mile in length. It was authorized at the last session of the Oeucral Assembly and its cost is to in- paid front tolls. Starts Off Well In Washington II i i vt I illi First District of North Carolina, Mr.

Warren has already liren not ably on I several important committers, alllio i Congress has hern in session for than two weeks. I I in SJSCL CLERK TUC SODA dCQKttt "What I want to know," said the Soda Jerker his friend the Dank Clerk. "Ts how did Santa Clans get iuto this Christmas "1 don't kuow exactly what you moan said the Rank Clerk. "WhorcujHUi I shall have to be ex plieit," replied the Jerker. And so the Soda Jerker went on to say: "I have Ixx-n taught alt tuy that Christinas is a holy set aside in eoiuuiemoratiou of birth of Christ, it eertnluly Is the! biggest holiday in the year and folks! make more fuss and pivjwiration for it than for nil the other holidays; rolled into one.

"Kverylaxly eats more, drinks more, loafs more, spends wastes more and raises more Cain, generally at Christmas than at any other time. And the thing that pnz-j mo is, that all the celebrating 'and htilabnloo doesn't seem be so! much a regard for the Christ Chibl the manger as for a long whisk-1 jered ohl fellow culled Santa Clans, i It looks to mo as if Christmas wouldn't bo more than Thanksgiving: or Washington's Itirthday if it wasn't for this old man Santa Clans. I What I want to know Is. how did 'he get into it?" "I shnll try explain so that even a soda jerker can understand," replied tlie Hank Clerk. "One ot the hardest things in the world is to sell folks anything 011 pure merit, i Religion to-day Is the best selling 'article of merchandise in the.

world evcrylxxly wants it and is willing to pay for it. Hut it wasn't always so. see the world had been run ning along for a good many tiiousands or millions of years before a new religious sect came along and tried convert folks to ChristianI ity. The world had dozens of religions and a whole army of Ilong before Jesus was bora. "Christianity made little headway jin the world for three hundred I years until a Roman luuperor along A.

P. took hold of it and gave it a big start by ordering all 'of his soldiers to be baptized, l-'rom then on, with the bossos of the earth and the military powers behind it Christianity grew like a snowball rolling down hill. For a thousand i rears and more from Emperor Conjstantiue's time on down until iuto jand after the lie Corny it Lou. auy chap who opened his head and said ibe didn't believe in the church or the bible or the priests was wilhout warrant, tortured with all sorts of instruments for inflicti pain, and burned at stake if he didn't recant. more tban a thousand yearit was suicide for a man to say he wasn't a Christian.

Hut even Chris iiauliy could survive in or sly on force, I so tlio oiiy church fatk cr? borrowed many ancient pagan customs and festivals and revamped' them in the urine of Christianity ml let the folks celebrate in their old pagan ways. Christinas had! been celebrated, for thousands of years before Christ. by f. Iks eating, drinking, dancing and making merry as we do now. The ancient church encouraged the people to go right; on having their annual fling with the stipulation that they must do it in the Ltinu- of Christ and not in the name of Hani.

Bacchus, Osiris or 0111? other Go.i, they bad done I ft re. "And so tin church thou took one, of its isaiuts. .1 Ivus.iui, by the liainej el 'Si. Nicholas, and started the. Clans business, Santa Clans; Mia: sliuply a Herman name for Nicholas.

Santa Clans idea was happy thought; hone-heads and ibuis folks generally who couldn't Iget iiiueh of a kick out of celebrating the iiirth of a Christ Child in la nianger, fell all over themselves for Santa c-laiw. Germans the Santa Clans 1 idea, the Germans were natural born toy-nnikers and the 'Santa Clans idea made business for I the toy-makers. Hum up until the Great World War Germany sup? plied the hulk of the world's toys. And so that's how Santa Clans got I into Christmas." Who makes most of the world's now? asked the Si da darker. "America makes the bulk of the higher priced mechanical toys and uoveilies, hut Japan is vicing with Gerniauy for first place in the proImiction of cheap toys." "Then the Japs will he likely to jadopt Santa Clans as one of their Saints?" inquired the Soda Jcrker.

"They have already adopted him and are fast coming over to Christianity; the Japs ate essentially a I thrifty and politic people and Christmas being the greatest trade stimtilar ever invented, the Japs will presently throw overheard all of their old religions and come in strong for Christianity. Christianity has done iiutich for Japan. The Christian creates a market for Japanese toys, gimcraeks and popj crackers and the Christian Easter, which everybody celebrates by dressing up in new finery, provides the m-st profitable of all outlets for Japanese silks. The Japs discovered the profits in Christin nity and its festivals are not goj ihg to let go of The truth about Eye Drops for fitting Glasses poisons. Sec Drs.

fir IMS LETTUCE CROWING HERE To Encourage Cultivation of New and Profitable Fall Crop For Our Farmers A new fall crop, that is not I affected by frost, and yields as as $1,600 an acre and betI ter, is to be recommended to I the fanners of the Elizabeth iCiiy section, in the growing of Iceberg lettuce, a crop that lis highly profitable in other eastern sections of the state. Tlii' first Citizens National Hank of this city, first looked Into llif culture of Iceberg lettuce with a view to bringing the to thi! attention if the Chamber of Commerce. ami securing the aid of County Agent, in urging the cut? li of lettuce. C. Squires of Ocean City, ft successful handler of Joeberg lettuce, who bus recently interested In crops in the section, of North ''ai'niina advises that the people in he neighborhood of Rogue sourd save a gold mine in the growing of ettnoe if they will work it.

The (Ioniaml for lettuce is strong, uvordiug to Mr. Squires. A news tem concerning his developments I ar Suannsboro, brought a letter 'rem a concern in Italeigh bev handled about 75 cars of Iceberg lettuce, annually and wanted to keep in touch with him. Iceberg lettuce will yield 4lM) baskets to the acre, and on rich anils with good attention, as high is 0W hampers. Some of he let noe grown by Mr.

Squires, was allied at $1 to I.on a crate, by inc of the largest handlers of Iceberg lettuce it the New England States. A carload to the aero is the averige The North Carolina letuce is considered ful'y as good as western lettuce, grown in the Imperial valley of California, anj It the nrlvnjitt'cq of eirg fresh several thousand carloads of, letuce are shipped each season from he Imperial Valley to eastern market-, and it is estimated that at east 300 cars of this is consumed In Carolina. ELIZABETH CITY GIRL WINNING MUCH PRAISE Miss Augusta Sample, Becoming A Dramatic Artist, And Is Annual Editor Miss Augusta Snmple, daughter of Mrs. Mae Sample, Is making an enviable record for herself at Greensboro College, where she is now a member of the Senior class and a candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree 'and the diploma in Dramatic Art. Miss Sample as a senior requirement, directed nud staged the play "The Rescue" in which she played the lending role.

The play was produced on the opening program of the Dramatic Cluh and "The Greensboro Daily Record" in writing of her work in this piny I "Miss Augusta Sample, playing the role of Anna Warden in "The Uesj cue." which is a very powerful little 1 play, created a unique impression. Her acting was realistic and profesj sional-like and tho character she impersonated was very Miss Sample was also chosen as the student fitted to represent I the dramatic department an reader with the Glee Cluh on it's fall tour, i she won high praise at each place the Glee Club gave concert. On this tour she also played a leading i role in tho one-net play "Lima Beans" i In addition to her dramatic acti: vities Miss Sample is editor in Chief of the college annual, the most important student publication of the yea r. COMMISSIONER HART AT CI RRRITICK C. H.

MONDAY Commissioner William A. Hart of Tarltoro, of the First District of North Carolina, will meet with Curtit m-k people Monday, December 21 jat tin? courthouse, to take up the I subject of additional mileage of roads for that couuty. that arc bei iug urged by residents. Currituck people are anxious for a paved state road from Sligo to the Virginia line i to conuect with Virginia's road at i Northwest, and are also anxious for more hard surface toward Currituck Mr. Hart has consented to come over and discuss with them their ideas about more reads.

i An advertisement reads as follows: rubber fixture uiil reel uoc any fat lady's hips or Medicine has no place in fitting dnn TTo" Her Husband Hasn't All The Talents MRS. THALA HAWKINS LOVE THE First M. E. Church South not 'only drew an interesting and roci'able minister in the recent parceling out by the Annual Conference; along with the new pastor, Dr. F.

S. i liOve, comes an unusually talented minister's wife. Mrs. Tlinla Haw' klus Love, wife of the new minister 1 is not only a young, attractive and sensible woman; she is a singer whose voice a wonderful cr.nuuu.n; ity asset. Mrs.

Love has a beaut fill coloratura scprano voice ol ve'cus flexibility ml volume mil Fhrai-tth wili by as of her as the First CburtTi is proud of the new miuister. The Elizabeth Kiwauis Club witii iis customary enterprise made an early diecovery of Mrs. Love's vocal ability i and fcatiwed lier on its program at its annual ladies' night celebration last Friday night. Mrs. Love is a native of Kansas City, Mo.

She i ceived her musical trainiug at Dec; the veil, St, Louis, and tock post graduate work under Tausig, at St. i Louis. Mo. was married to Dr. i Lcve at Nashville, August 27, 11)17.

SWAMP CANAL OPEN AND READY FOR NAVIGATION I Spillway a( South Mills Impaired and Dredging Sand Bars Underway This Week Repairs to the Dismal Swamp Oilna 1. which broke down the barriers of the spillway at South Mills in October were completed last week, and the canal was finally opened to traffic Monday. Dredges wore set to work to remove st mo of the higher sand bars which have long been a serious imjpediment to navigation. The bars are caused by sand caving from the canal lunik. Vessels of ninefoot draft had navigated ike canal I with difficulty.

The town of South Mills experienced little inconvenience as a result. of the, canal going dry, inasmuch as vessels could still uaviaate the Pasquotank River to the canal locks at South Miiis. But points further up the cnnal. wore left out of it. navigation being impossible I because all lie water had run out the canal.

PASQUOTANK'S FORMER REGISTER DEEDS DEAD I The news of the death of Geo. Brothers at New Orleans litis week came as a shock to the people of this section to whom he was favorably known. Mr. Brothers was a inative of this county, and was formerly Register of Deeds here, lie bad passed the three score and ten I mark, lie died in a hospital at New Orlca lis. The bodv arrived the train I Thursday night, and the hour of the funeral is 11:30 Friday morning, 'the services to be conducted by Dr.

II. Thayer, pastor of Biackweil i Memorial Baptist Church of which Mr. Brothers was a member. Mr. Brothers is survived by the following children: Mrs.

Loftin and George W. Brothers of Jacksonville, Mrs. Kate Bronson. of Durham: Mrs. C.

C. Spencer, Mrs. Earl Smith and Miss Blanche Brothers, of Xcrj folk; Mrs. Mattie Matthews. New Orleans, and James Clifford, of LOCAL STORES PREPARE FOR A STRENOUS WEEK i Stocked With Everything For Santa Glaus and His Gift Buyers; Great Preparations for Out cf Town Trade i (By D.

V. MEEKINS) AH aboard for the final frenzy of gift buying that will keep Elizabeth City stores and merchants going strong from now until Christmas Eve night, for shopping is increasing daily in the Elizabeth City stores, and merchants are p- eparing to take care of the biggest inrush of trade caused by the coming of Christmas. Store ban $100,000 turned loose in Christmas Savings by the Elizabeth City banks a few days ago, and upwards of turnod loosed by the negro bank this week lis Christmas Club depositors. are to be added to the Christtna.s trade. Much of it is being held for the last minute shopping, tor many will not make out their gift lists until tills week-end.

Strong Bids For Business Elizabeth City merchants adver tislng thru this newspaper will make a strong bid for trade in the Elizabeth City territory this week Stocks were never better iu Elizabeth City for Christmas shoppers, a ltd the Elizabeth City merchant has the appeal of sectional and community pride to draw trade, as well as the acceslbillty of the town to every point in its territory. Tha I local merchant can well bid for the trade and support of his people en the ground that his business is a Institution, giving employment to heme peoeple contributing to local causes, paying taxes to support ioeal schools and government, giving liberal credit terras to its elinetele, serviug its trade li05 .1 the pairing Into every transaction the perArtal element that comes only by i years of personal contact, acquaintance and loyal service to customers and friends long valued and often i served. Good Transportation. i The Elizabeth City stores are more fortunate than ever this year pith the increased advantage of aceesibility to their customers. Good I roads are open, leading from every i point in the territory, so much so that It can now be said all roads I lead to Elizabeth City.

Splendid highways to Gates County, to Cur- I rituck end Camueu. and to Euenjton and Hertford, in Chowan and I Perquimans, are monuments of to the state, and of service to the people and the town. McPhersc u's Bus Line twice dally from to the South and from South Mills to the north of us: boat lines front lower Currituck, two steamers daily from Daro County, ono at morning, aud one jet night with numerous other btats; lioats from Tyrrell, and from Hyde County, all make it convenient for shoppers to conic to Elizabeth City, and shoppers are coming. Elizabeth City stores are improving their stocks to keep pace with iihe growing demands of their turners. People are more progressive.

better educated, more wide and up to date iu their re! (piireiueuts for Iheir homes. There is some complaint that trade is gai ing away to other poiuts. but this doesn't seem to be borne out by the busy appearance of the stores; altho it Is likely that some trade Is being lost during the transition period when merchants arc awakening to I the changed conditions of motor cars'and modern highways, and bringing their stocks up to par with the best in the country, to bet, tcr serve tiie needs of the people of modern and growing section. Mores Thai Are au Asset. Elizabeth City is fortunate in havj ing two of the best stocked exeluisive furniture stores In the state, The Qnlnn Furniture Company, with big showrooms, on Poiudexter I M.

G. Morrisette ComII any, on lower Main Street, with Its I splendid showroom on the second I floor, form community assets that bring discriminating home lovers to the city for furniture, aud incidentally attract trade to other stores. P. W. Melick Company one of the I city's older stores is in Hue with adequate stocks of furniture and housefurnishings, in addition to its splendid line of toys, novelties, i books, and other gift specialists; and Geldmanu's furniture store oilers uttraetk ns to more modest buyers of furniture.

Two fin" jewelry stores', Louis rb'lig and 11Bright Jewelry Co. leave nothing to In; desired- in r.t?.