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... . . .- ' . 17! F3 CQJp V0L XII. NO. 621 Published Every Friday by W. O. Saunders at pQi E. Fearing St.. EliaaTieth City, N. C. ELIZABETH CITY. N. C FRiDAY; APRIL 23, 1920. Knterud a Second Class Matter at the Post-office rt Elizabeth City. N C. J tine . 190S $2.00 A YEAR SAUNDERS DROPS OUT OF RACE FOR CONGRESS . . , - --r . Hasn't Time or Money to Carry on Primary Con test and Isn't Too Strong for Party Any Way Probably Helps Small ; Here's Pep, Pluck undSiamina For You AMERICAN LEGION HAS ORGANIZED POST HERE Named In Honor of Seth W. Perry Only Pasquo tank Boy Killed in Action in Great -. - ;;-- War . . ( A Inij Di . !pf , '"" A - If - i;l -" O. baunaers win not De a candidate for Congress from this district subject to the Democra tic Primary election. Saunders reached this decision this week, the decision being forced upon him by the unprecedented condi tions confronting newspaper publishers generally at the pre sent time. Neither will W. O. Saunders be an independent can didate for Congress from- this district. As to what he might do in the event of the organization of a new party in the United States this summer is another matter. It is known that he is out of sympathy with both old line political parties and would welcome a political organization not so radical as the Socialists. In withdrawing from the pri mary contest Saunders leaves the field open to Hon. Jphn H. Small and Hon. H. S. Ward, with the chances now all in favor of Mr. Small securing the nomination. Mr. Small will undoubtedly car rv the district overwhelmingly, with a few exceptions here and there. Mr. Ward has disappoint ed even his most sanguine friends. Ward has made the old time iinistake of asking the Democrats of this district to throw Small overboard because Small has been in office twenty years or more. That's all. Mr. Ward has no platform, no program, no ex pressed conception of the prob lems of the present congress and offers the voter absolutely noth ing; in return for his vote, ex cept a sly insinuation that he is friendly to the liquor interests. Against Ward's sly pretensions to being a friend of the monkey rnnimer is Mr. Small's establish ed record. Mr. Small, with his State's Rights, has always been in line with the lqiuor interests nad Ward can't put anything over on him on that score. The dif ference between the two men on the liquor question is something like this : Mr. Small knows how to drink liquor and Mr. Ward doesn't; Mr. Small votes the way he talks nad Mr. Ward gets pro hibition speeches and headaches out of the same jug. In withdrawing from the Con gressional race W. O. Saunders ?;iV? - "YVTlr T Tprcin A mv self to be a candidate for Con- S nin Manufacturing Co. at en" gress I did not believe that Ifton and a11 the t5 could defeat Mr. Small in a Dem-' of that company in Chowan, Tyr- . T ,.j rell and Bertie counties adjacent ccratic pnmary this year. I did re . 'n T rru - u- u i could give him such a race as w-ri,M -.u vould secure my nomination with, . ed? running another campaign. But I am handicapoed because of ray lack of sympathy with so many men in the Democratic party- I am not a Wilson, Palmer, MeVloo. Simmons man and I voidd invite only trouble for my-?clf and for the party by making myself too active in the party's affairs. "I have been surprised and Satined at the support my. can Hiricy has received in every cor ner ,,; the district and I am can hr! ' nough to admit that most tins support came from men like myself who are dissatisfied v--'h the party and yearning for ' i'portunitv to voice their pro- fore probably means the early dismant t against things as they are. ' of one of the pioneer saw miU pro ... & j- i perties in eastern North Carolina. The " -iieve that my candidacy iranning Mfg. Co., established about ' i(l do more than anything V,o years ago by J. W. Branning, built Clo could do to hold the Dem &cratic majority together in these restless, chaotic times Vvb.cn voters in both the old par t't? are ready to break traces and show their independence. 'I could give many reasons v.hy I win not ask for the. Dem ocratic nomination. To begin v"ith, there is a vast personal ex pense and loss of time involved Jn making a campaign. I have GARDNER GETS INTO ; PASQUOTANK COUNTY O. MAX GARDNER LIEUTENANT GOV. GARDNER was in Pasquotank yesterday, speaking at Newland High School yesterday after noon and at Fork School last night. He spent the forenoon in Elizabet hCity shaking hands with friends and making votes for Governor Gardner. neither the expense nor the time to spare right now. My news paper, THE INDEPENDENT, at the present time is exacting every minute of my time" and every ounce of my energy,, due largely to a shortage of labor and an increased volume of bus iness. I have my hands full 'With this newspaper right now, with no prospects of a slack in the rush business for the next two or three months. Other reasons I have indicated. Still other rea sons will be manufactured by my enemies." THE FOREMANS BUY BRANNING'S Pioneer Band Saw Mill and Ex tensive Timber Holdings Acquired Locally The Foreman-Blades Lumber Co. of Elizabeth City has pur chased the saw mill of the Bran- to luc xuciilwii iniii. j. ning Mfg. Co. retains its mill at s . . . TT e , j Ahoskie, in Hertford county and ' . , , , ,. certain timber holdings in that ... vicimty . not ready to make known its intentions in regard to continuing the operation of the mill at TMenton, but an officer 'of the company stated to-day that they purchased the property primarily to se cure the timber holdings that went with it. The mill at Edenton is a one band mill with a daily capacity of 40,000 feet. The mills of the Foreman-Blades Lum ber Co. at Elizabeth City are modern in construction and have, a capacity of 100,000 feet a ten hour day, or 200,000 feet daily when operated in day and night shifts. It is not believed here that the Foreman-Blades Lumber Co. will long continue the mill at Edenton, as every bit of the millions of feet of timber pur chased with the mill could be utilized in operating their mills at Elizabeth City. The purchase of the Branning Mfg. Co. bv this Elizabeth City concern there the first band saw mm in tne souin. it was for many years the only manufac turing industry in the town of Eden ton. The Foreman-Blades Lumber Co. is one of the strongest concerns financially in Elizabeth City. The company was originally the Elizabeth City Lumber Co. founded back in 1892. In 1906 the com pany was reorganized as the Foreman- Blades Lumber Co. its officers now are i .T. Wesley Foreman, president and Li R. Foreman, secretary-treasurer. The amount of money involved in the j purchase of the Branning' property has! not been divulged. ' THIS is the 1920 Elizabeth City High School basketball team, the husky aggregation of -young atheletes who won a place in the State oasketball championship preliminaries for the local High School this year the first time that Elizabeth City h Avar hn mnrnsAnrnd in this bin annual athletic event. These fellows won a total of 485 points against 265 for their opponents. Their names are, top row, left to right: Prof. A. B. Combs, Coach. Francis Seyffert, Robert Kramer, Claude Jones, Grice McMullan, Ray Quinn, Prof. Holmes, Second Coach. Sitting: Sel den Lamb, George Modlin, Captain, and Charles Seyffert, Photo by Leon Sklar. ' HERE'S A NEW KIND OF BOAT A 295 Ton Freighter That WH1 Draw Only One to Five Feet of Water INVENTED BY LOCAL MAN A newly designed boat and a new method propelling same, in vented by Fred D. Doty of Eliz abeth City and designed for the navigation of the shallow inland waterways of North Carolina, is attracting considerable attention in maritjme circles. The boat is of the flat bottom type with dead rise bow. The invention con sists of an extended stern built in the boat for two purposes. The first is to carry a steel axle across the extended stern, attached to four hinged frames supported by four bearings. The second is to allow a solid body' of water to pass from under the center of the stern while the water on either side is churned by the wheels causing it to become aeriat ed, this releasing the dead water or drag of the boat. On either side of the extended stern are paddle wheels which have a sleeve through the hub, allowing them to ope rate around the axle instead of being turned by a shaft under the old method. These wheels are propelled independent ly by a crude oil engine at a guaranteed cost of one half pint per hour per H. P. With two 100 H. P. engines burning crude oil at 5c per gallon, the consump tion 6 gallons per hour for each engine or 13 gallons for both at a cost of 65c per hour for fuel, and developing a speed of nearly 12 miles per hour. With a simple worm gear mechanism under the four axle bearings will enable the wheels to be raised to conform the changing draft of the boat at varying loads thus giving the correct dip of the wheel buckets for all drafts of water. By the improved method of operation each wheel is worked seperately, one can be operated in a forward direction while the other may be reversed, thus enabling the boat to be maneuvered around bends with ease and so can nav igate crooked rivers at good speed. A boat of this type 138 feet long with 30 foot beam will draw but one foot of water light and her extreme draft with 295 tons of freight will be but five feet. This will enable the boat to be operat ed on very shallow rivers and make a great saving in the building of piers and their maintenance, along the banks of the rivers instead of having to build the piers out to deep water. These boats are to be used on the rivers and serveas feeders to the main line of improved motor barges which will navigate the sounds of North Caro lina and successfully pass through the canals . and also navigate the water of Chesapeake Bay. These barges are similar to the pre sent type except that-they are propelled by twin-screw wheels operated in tun nels at the stern. They will have two rudders, one back of each whee so as to" handle the boat to good advantage. The deck is provided with three houses, a large middle house . is for light and bulky freight while the heavy cargo is lowered into the hold directly from the outside by electric hoists. The forward house is used for small packages and the most valuable freight, while the house at the stern will furnish light, san itary and comfortable quarters for the crew. These barges will be 150 feet in length with 28 feet beam and draw seven feet of water and carry a load of 500 tons. The Inland Navigation Company has been incorporated under the laws of North Carolina with the following of- (Concluded on Page 7) OVERALLS By Ralph Pool The latest fad has hit the town! , In overalls of blue or brown Are those who .fon dly advocate A simple dressed-in -denim state. Thus far Jhe move shows little speed Among our local sporting breed; Folks seem inclined to hesitate Before they take this latest bait. Since overalls became the style, Their price advances, mile . on mile, And soon the plain, hard-working jay Must hop clods in a cutaway, , ' . While- lumbermen in f ull-dres togs Will. ply theirtrade" oi;ris logs, -; . If overalls approach the "mark ' Hoped by the fancy-profit shark. . For ladies, when downtown they go, An apron, termed the "bungalow" Is now on deck, and quite the style (Please pardon our unseemly 'smile). " Forsooth, when faddish fashion calls, The fair sex ever promptly falls; Ere long each young and ancient maid In denim may be seen, arrayed. Already overalls for men Have passed beyond our simple ken; The latest thing they advertise ' Has rhinestone buckles large in size. The price, not counting pleats and tucks, Is slightly less than fifty bucks! But this, of course, should never rile The guy who has to keep in style. The faddist, now in denim seen. Still burns up costly gasoline ; He buys silk shirts at twenty each, " As many as his purse will reach, Tie While he tells us, looking wise, He's learning to economize! Still others argue, waxing hot, We should wear out the clothes we've got. MORAL: The simple course for you and me, If we would gain prosperity,. Is. not to be too very rash In parting with our ready cash. We all can cut out many frills Which now are adding to our bills, And when it comes to overalls, Buy not because Dame Fashion calls. LOST: A PRINTER Herbert H. Smith, foreman of the mechanical- department- of- THE- INDE PENDENT for several years, has quit. It wasn't that THE INDEPENDENT didn't like Smith or that Smith didn't like THE INDEPENDENT; but Smith is getting on in years now in his 26th year and he wants to get in business for himself. He expects to open a job printing plant in his home town, Eden ton, N. C. and showi the people of that city and section all he learned about the printing craft from THE INDEPEN DENT. Edenton will be the winner while this newspaper loses one of its most popular and efficient employees. DeLon Johnson succeeds Mr. Smith as foreman of XHE INDEPENDENT shop. YOUNG EYESIGHT IN OLD AGE You can't grow younger ; but you can enjoy good sight to a ripe old age, if you change your glasses as the advancing years demand. - . , My eyeglass service is based A on long experience, modern equipment and progressive me thods in optometry. This entitles me to your ser ious consideration, if your eyes need glasses. DR. J. D. HATHAWAY Phone 999 :: Eliz. CityN. C nine out of twelve names nlayed oiling on OVERALLS MAY MAKE MEN FREE Tho The Fad Will Hardly Low er Price of Clothing By W. O. SAUNDERS The only good thing that can come of the Overalls Club fad is the introduction the fad will give mlilions of men to a sensible, serviceable garment that should be a part of every man s, ward robe Millions of men have ner er realized the full height and scope of their usefulness and pro ductivity simply because they never have worn clothes' condu cive to genuine labor. There are a thousand and one useful, labor saving, money saving, honorable, healthful and thoroly delightful things that a fellow in overalls can do, that the same fellow nev er could do in creased trousers and immaculate toggery. Just because he hasn't a suit of overalls handy the average man lets his $2,000 automobile depre ciate 10 per cent, a month for want of oil, 'grease and attention to the nether parts of the thing. Just because he has never felt the abandon and- freedom of a pair of overalls the average bus iness and professional man does n't know that he can take down and put up the stoves, repair his furnace or do a bit of plumbing. And because he doesn't know the abandon and freedom of a suit of overalls, the average man has lost the vim and .enthusiasm of youth. He has forgotten how to play in his custom tailored clothes; he doesn't know the jby of rolling and tumbling on the ground' with his kiddies and the puppies,, because he can't get off his dignity for fear of getting his clothes mussed up. ram for the Overall Clubs, not for what they think they are for, but for the reason which I have stated. As an attempt to ham mer down the high prices of other, wearing apparel, the Over all Clubs will prove a fizzle and demonstrate again how little ver sed we American people are in simple economics. But for giv ing adjrrit Americans a new sense of freedom and independence ; for taking the starch and stiffness out of our conduct ; for giving us an excuse to relax, romp, bend, get down underneath things and climb over other things ; for kill ing off our snobbery and con tempt for anything that soils our hands and haberdashery, the Overall Clubs may prove a bless ing in disguise. FOR SALE: Full blood Guernsey and Jersey heifer, seven months old. in good condition. A. E. JONES, R. F. D. 3, City. cAPr- 23-lt ATTENDS A. M. A. MEET IN NEW ORLEANS, LA. 5 -1 VS Stfl""'- " DR. W. W. SAWYER DR. WALTErt SAWYER leaves this week- to attend . the annual convention of "the American Medical Association which will be in session in New. Orleans next week. He will be gone Jin til May 5. Taking advantage of his absence this newspaper presents herewith a photo of this popular specialist. Dr. Sawyer -started his professional career as a country doctor, at Shiloh, Camden coun ty. He foresaw a larger field of use fulness in Elizabeth City, went to Col umbia University in New York City, took a post graduate course in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, returned to Elizabeth City, opened offices and has been busy ever since. Photo by Mrs. Wootten. MOONSHINERS KEEP FEDERAL AGENTS BUSY 150 Stills and $20,000 Worth of Material! Destroyed in Two Months Nearly twenty thousand dollars worth of material used in the" manufacture of whiskey, wasestroyd in Eastern North Carolina -from "March 1 to April "19 by Federal Prohibition Agents J. F. Lifsey and H. G. Gulley, according to totals di vulged when the work of the officers was cheeked up yesterday by a repre sentative of Supervising Federal Pro hibition Agent S. A. Braeme's office. The two officers covering Zones 1 and 2, district of Eastern North Carolina, comprising 59 counties, have made a record which, it is believed, establishes a new high mark in the crusade against illicit distilleries. In addition to the property destroyed, the value of property seized including automobiles and other vehicles, was $27, 140. A total of 156 illicit distilleries were broken up; 119 prosecutions were started; 29,450 gallons of beer were de stroyed; 949 fermenters were smashed 250 gallons of whiskey were poured out; the value of the entire amount of pro perty destroyed being $19,335. THE SPENCER COMPANY TO CARRY QUALITY FOOTWEAR The Spencer Co., Elizabeth City's newest gents furnishing store, will add men's, women's and children's shoes to their line. They have secured the Flor sheim shoe for men, the Patrican shoe for women and Lenox shoes for" child ren, every line a strong one. With the Kuppenheimer line of clothing for men this store is well prepared to meet the demands of those who favor nationally advertised lines of merchandise, MR. FLETCHER HAS A GOSLING WITH 4 FEET M. R. Fletcher, R. F. D. 1, Elizabeth City, has a , gosling with four legs and four feet, hatched one day last week. Mr. Fletcher says the gosling seems to be perfectly sound and normal is every other particular and uses all four legs in gettng about. In fact, says Mr. Flet cher, the gosling walks like a mule. The freak gosling also has wings. In this way mucli material of historical worth which might otherwise be lost will be permanently preserved by the Legion, It is also specially urged that all ex-serviqe men send picture sof them selves either to ""Miss Catherine S. Al bertson or to Ralph Pool, both at Eliz abeth City, .so that a permanent State record may be kept of all the men, and that future generations may say ..that in all probably the Germans- were fright ened into surrender by the tough ap pearance of their Pasquotank opponents, rather than by their soldierly qualities. Insurance Converted Men who wish to convert their War Risk Term Insurance into regular life insurance or other forms of Govern ment insurance should see Legion In surance Officer Sidney G. Etheridge at The Apothecary Shop in this city. Mr. Etheridge has made a careful study of Government insurance, and he is pre pared to offer valuable suggestions to those who have not decided what form of insurance they wish to carry. . It should be remembered that all men whose insurance has lapsed through non payment of premiums may renew it at any time within 18 months -after their discharge from the service, and that Government insurance can be carried at less cost than similar, insurance in pri vate companies. . SAC- '-- , , ? s -' - After a lively discussion of the soldier compensation measure which is, now before Congress, members of the local post of the American' Legion voted Monday night to pass no resolutions either endorsing or disapproving the bonus , plan, in view of the fact; that only about 40 of Pas quotank's l 400 ex-service.' men were present at the meetirig. It was felt by many present that any action taken bv those at the meeting would be likely to be out of. line with the sentiment of the majority of the men, and the matter was deferred until a later and more - representative Legion assembly should be held. The, Monday night meeting was call ed for, the. purpose of perfecting a permanent local Legion organ ization, adopting a constitution and by-laws, and electing perma nent officers, as well as of decid- ing upon a permanent official name for the post. NAMED FOR SETH PERRY In view of the circumstance that, as far as our records show, only one Pas nnntnnk pnnntv bov was killed in action during the World War; and because, too, that boy was awarded the Distinguish ed Service Cross for gallant service at the front, the name of the post was changed by the unanimous vote of those present from Pasquotank Post to Seth W. Perry Post of the American Legion. Thus the glorious sacrifice of the Okis ko boy who lies buried in Flanders fields, will be permanently kept in reverent memory by his comrades in arms. It ia itlnnnas -frt Ji si vp a 1 rw- nArfrfii't nf Seth Perry made and .kept by the Le srion as a memorial of his valiant ser vice and heroic death. The Legion fur-' ther adopted resolutions empowering its Adjutant to write a letter to Perry's be-" reaved -mother, informing her Of the ac tion taken by the organization. - " " Offers Elected . In conformity with. the cnanged rules of the State and National Legion head quarters, the following officers were elected .for a period of one year: Je rome B. Flora, Post Commander; Na than P. Parker,. Vice-Commander; Ad jutant; Calvin H. Twiddy, Finance Of ficer; Ralph Pool, Historian, and Sidney I G. Etheridge, Insurance Officer. The election of a Legion Chaplain was post poned until a later meeting, the mem bers being unwilling to make any rash or hasty decision upon this important matter. The above officers of the Legion form an Executive Committee which is authorized to take any action which may be necessary upon matters which for good reasons cannot be put off until ' a meeting of the Legion may be called. Dues Fixed at $2.0? Since -the amount of the State and National dues of the Legion has been fixed at $1.25, which also covers sub scription to the Legioih Weekly for the current year, it was decided after some discussion to fix the amount - of the lo cal dues at $2.00" per year, thus allow ing only 75 cents per member to the post for necessary expenses per year. It was pointed out that the incidental expense of organization will likely be those in touch with the financial affairs of the organization believe that this amount will safely cover that. As To Membership Any white soldier, sailor or marine who saw service in the military or naval forces of the United States between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918, and who seperated from the service un der conditions amounting to an honor able discharge, and any citizen of the United States who served in the military or naval forces of any nation allied with this country between the above dates, provided he is again a citizen of the U nited States, is eligible for membership in Seth Perry post of the American Le gion, provided such person did not at tempt to evade military or other duty upon the plea of conscientious objection or for political reasons. The Legion is big enough to inclu.de everjr clear-cut American, who served during the war, and it wants every one of. these in its membership, but there is absolutely no room for conscientious - objectors - of whatever stripe. ' ' How to Get In Ex-soldiers, sailors and marines who wish to become members of Seth Perry Post of the American Legion, and who have received application cards should fill out these cards and 1 mail them to Joseph Peele, Adjutant, Elizabeth City, N. C. Cards may be obtained of In surance Officer Sidney G. Etheridge at the Apothecary Shop in this city, and Mr. Etheridge will be glad to assist those who desire it in filling them out. When convenient, a remittance of $2.00 covering the current year's dues may be sent with the application card, though this is not strictly necessary. Historical Data Anyone in possession of any facts concerning incidents of the World War in which any men from Elizabeth City or Pasquotank county took part, should get in touch with Ralph Pool, Legion Historian,' at the earliest possible date.
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