Newspapers / The Independent (Elizabeth City, … / Feb. 3, 1928, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Independent (Elizabeth City, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
I S I ATE NEWS I A Digest of Things Worth Knowing About Old North 1 State Folks and Things I ' "" , , ..IV looking for robber- who \ .,' i) -.lorth of siwitl*1 and cur [ -v from i lie iirifton pnsioffiee ? . r . Thi- robbery follows one i in f.iillnifion laet wwk ! . ., i ni hundred dollars were , from iho pastofflee there. .,-ve i ho North Carolina t; . , i> pang i- linked up with i.,-N.it i.v roblieries. For the J ' i y i ho I hi nk of Four Oaks . ?i of -otnething over *!.?"?> ;>. ,.f j lon was robbed Into ? ? t P. nailoy. obi. partly ? blind t ?;? a oho was a ftimllter figure in " .. it ill. a id on an undetermined i, v ha- Federal authori , i?- -.iv a morphine. as ho . jjirurabb* drug addict. His addict al-o. but b?es r.oi ' V" oi.'.m-iii |rt-riiii?i"ii io use' .-In i- >ns|iw-io?i of keep ' . ... itii-ti.imi> niorphiito for her . I . i-ti ausina his death. ? ; r.oiih.im. I.e-tcr Bonliain anil I tivi I talis, of Asheville. are lie*! . ? barges of min-lnnghtcr [ j ... Lion willi iho death of Joe. i 'fp _ whose IhmI.v was found j V\die. The jury held that! . : v..'iv criminally negligent in | , v Mavis iti 1 io by the mad ., :v lie fell from a ear. A j "ir ii.irjy caused his diwh. ? II i Tlob? Rih hie. gnrace own-! ?m l well known man of High -hot aiul instantly killed ? 'in- in hi- i-nr. by John I.ee; The -hooting followed an; . u- nr over a woman. Mrs. Frank1 ; i.io. who saved her own life l*y | .. Itlnek's gun from his hand !.t- tried ii> shoot her. I ? 'V.niody was averretl by a radio. ..in : In- home of a prominent j Lexington. The set was! 'i and was sileut when uj , itered the house and attack-, woman. While she was j . wiili him the booming in- announcer hundreds of i ? ay frightened the negro j 'si i be friiver-iiy of North I a l:ou?.r roll of 2ftf> nanu--., i ii; the sru.kmts who madej :,, ri:i- in all tlioir studies ( ?M...itrie? d the other day. it was ;.nhf i hat four of t he-e honor | > were MJntl men. There an' . a i tn-u at. the rnlversity, J I ? .fib one just did niL-s the! I ... ? ? ? Tfiii* Talbot IVvk. promi j Pern woman. conuniltedj ' ? turning on the gas in her' No explanation has been : i>.? tic cause, except 1 ha: -ad neon despondent -inee the. f her uncle, she was to! a iiiarried io a prominent j ?: hat iiy shortly. ** ? ?$:r ioadca-i in? ha-keiball j n.ty hurt the aiteudnaee. as I ..r.b.j ;. N r state College and j ity of Xoitn Carolina in * rs a ran on hroadcarting the J.* ... doe nor npp-ar to affwt ? '.jdaace .t eh arch ..ervlces ,th rao broadcasted, necordia^ to c 'iirc-aeuei-. ? ?-* ? ? 1 ? ' * ' More than two hundred U-udin laymen and pa?r?.rs of the Aesurn North Carolina < nnferer.ce rf tho Methodist. KpiaroiNil Church. South, will moot at Rutherford College, Feb, 9. for an inspirational meeting in entitled ion wiili Rutherford'* $."?00.01)0 Diamond Jubilee * ampaign. ?The State Highway Commission this wool; decided not to ask for any more highway hoods in addition to } tin* S115.odO.nuo appropriated hy [,he la-t four legislatures. small ad ditions to iho .S50.000.00n appro priated In 1921 baring been made hy r>n?-h succeeding legislature. ?The long disianeo telephone sys tem in tho Southeastern States will ? be enlarged and improved hy l ho ad dition of J21 now circuits during 119?S. accord inn to plans announced ! |,y tho Southern Boll Telephone Co. . .\lanv of these will 20 to North Cnro | linn. I?a while man or mulatto em ere I the ImsIr<>oin of Miss Vent a Belle PaUghetv. 21. in Kin-ton. and at 1 tacked her with a hammer. He ens two severe wounds in her head lie fore her screams brought her tamily to her rescue. Police have sennr 'evidence that might load to the arrest of the intruder. -y-Engiiieer .Man (iafney. one of the liest known throtlle nion hot ween Sponeor and (Iroouvillo. is at his home in Crecnville snlVoring with severe injuries sustained when he walked oft' a porch roof at his Imnrd inlt house in Spencer, while asleep. ?Federal officers working in Ben der county. 2." miles from Wiltning ron seized u -OtO gallon still this week, one of the largest and most complete outfits ever taken in a raid in that section. ' No arrests were made. ?There are seven North Carolina counties in which there are no rural graded schools employing seven or more teachers. And five of those counties are in Northeastern North Carolina; they are Chiwan. Dare. Hyde. Tyrrell and Washington. ?Approximately .$99,000,000 annual ly is 'he operating saving drought about hy she Norih Carolina good roads to the owners of automobiles, aecording n? estimates <?f the J)e partiuent of Conservation and Deve lopment . ?I.. It. C'Slini") Crimes was fottmll guilty of manslaughter hy a Hender son jury, as the result of the death of his wife in an automobile accident several month ago. and was sen niieed to one year on the county roads. ? Tim North Carolina Bar Associ ation will hold its next annual ffteerlug'jfl OtifVe Pari: fhn. A-he-' Aide, .ftuie 2s, 29 and 20. Hon, Silas H. Strawn. president of the Americau. liar Association will ad dress the body. ?A terrific explosion, thought, to have hce-n eausod front an over heated water tank, wrecked tlie Brown Fnm-ral Home in Raleigh. The building, a remodeled residence, had lic"n occupied only two days. ?All except 22 counties of North Carolina iu 192*1 reported some min ier.ti )> oili ?iit'll or more than two- . thirds of the !<??> ??ountios profited U from ihis source of income, accord-|< i 111; lo statistics recently compiled. j< i 1 ?At temp! ins to rescue her daugh ter, .Mrs, Sherman Criner, whe}i| a pan of gasoline was spilled aiul J ignited at their home in Winston-M Saltan. Mrs. John F. Maston. -1-1. 1 sustained hums thai proved fatal j io her a few hours later. I"?when the girls dormitory ,ai;' Kin-ion College. Negro Free Willi' Rapiisi instil in ion was destroyed I I hy l'ire. fi."? students anil teachers !, i fled seanlily elad io the street. L Many of ihem lost their belongings. I, ?-.Tames F. Tloge. of Creenshoro, I Secretary of the Xorrli Carolina i Came League . lieHeves that trap ! I ping aud trading of fur-hearing aid- ? , j ni.-ils will some tlav hoeome a high- I jlv impnrlanr industry in this Si ale. |( i J ?D. W. Arnold, prominent farmer!( of i lie lied Oak seetion of Nash 11 eotiniy. tlietl ai the home of Ids J [daughter, with whom he lived, lie. [was 72 years of age. [ !?The establishment of an airport ] fur fSreenville is now prnotieally ajf certainty ami local interest is. al'f present. giving consideration to, ( [several siies that have heeti sub-j ( milled. | ?Charles Cam horn. 17-yoar-ohl son |' jnf Mr. ami Mrs. It. J. Cant horn, of! Henderson, tlietl as the result of In- i juries sustained when accidentally |? shoi while hunting. j ?James A. .Mi-Daniel, former legi-- J , iator. Kinsion ciiv official and busi ness man ilit-tl ai his Falling Creek j plantation of heart disease, lie was j?o years of age. '?Nislorie spots in New Rem tire' being marked wit it wooden markers., ! Mure elaborate, double-faced mark-' iers will he erected at several im- j 'poriant spots. I?The Dixie Transit Company,' Negro bus line which operated he- ' twt-en Raleigh ami Winston-Salem.! has suspended operations U:cause '.of poor business. I i i?The fishing steamer Alexis I Dn-i Font sunk oil" the eoast of Cape! ! Lookout. All i lie crew was saved, j I The vessel and cargo were valued j : at .<"??).(Kki. I?Charles M. Dillon. -IS years old, I { Jdisirici manager of the Armons ! Racking Company, died suddenly at j I his home in Wilmington. I - ! , ? O. Wib-ox. of Cramerron. X. C., I 1 was instantly killed when his auto- j [ mobile skiddi-d ami overturned near' : North Wilkersboro. 1 ?In a gasoline explosion that blew ill the windows out of his filling ?tat ion, Thomas .7. Ornnger of Jreensboro received htrais that may irnve fatal to him. ?Coal is now being rained at the Erskine-llamsny Coalj Mine at him,mock on a large sonle, the our >ui lieing about 2<M> tons per day. ?Xathan Allen, aged ttli years, well ?nown man of Plymoiwli ?li?xl at his mine tliere following :i severe ease >f pneumonia. ?Rev. Ttufus II. Pegg, gj'ed *>7 years i minister in the Friends Church, Host at his home in Oibsonville from i heart attack. , ?. , HATTERAS \K\YS A well written news letter from] llatients Is omitted litis week be ?auso the sender failed to make | viiown ids or her name, l'nslgned I ?om mimical ions are disregarded by his newspaper. ' I AI.L OFFICERS RE-ELECTED i I At a meeting of the Elizabeth City j Intel Corporation in the chamber j >f Commerce rooms. Tuesday all tbej dTicers for t lav past year were re-j ?lei-ted. The Corporation! oj>erates j be Virginia Dare Hotel here, which vas financed as a community en erprise. Trade in Elizabeth City, Pay Cash! nd lie Thrifty. IV INDKPKN )E\T Co-operative Advertisers') rado coupons same as rash. tf THE GIRLS MUST' FIND ANOTHER SMOKING PLACE Indignation is rife among cigarette smoking females in J Elizabeth City who have used | the soda grille in the rear of a' well known pharmacy on Main I [Street for smoking parlies. | Regularly twice a day during j business hours certain young steno-, jgrapliers and business women have! (left, their work in their places of! 'employment and hied themselves to the apntheear.vs where they eongre- j gated backside in the shadows and enjoyed their smokes. And then last, week the proprietors of the place issued orders that there j was to he no more smoking in the) soda grille. "\ot: for its to say thai j women shan't smoke." said one of the owners, "hut if they want 1o | smoke they'Will have to sir tip front at the regular tables and smoke like men: we're not going to provide a hiding place for them. "The sight of a woman smoking! is repulsive 10 lots of folks who; haven't got used to it; now if the girls who like to smoke and who in sist it. is their right to smoke, would . come out hold with their smoking and defend their practice we would I ??? ? 1 1 not have a word to say about it | But thoy are nor willing to defend their practice; they smoke under rover a?id when they use the rear of our drnst store as a hiding plaee to smoke in, the impression is created among a lot of our old fash ioned easterners that lids drug store is aiding and abetting the girls in secret smoking. And Hint's why we have enl. out smoking in the back side soda grille. If any girl walks into our store with a cigarette in her month we shall not have a word [to say about it: but if the girls themselves think the habit is one I they should conceal from liioir elders, we certainly are not going lo be subject to criticism for help ing them to conceal their smoking." Hut the girls don't get the drug-I gist's viewpoint at. all: they held tin Indignation meeting the other morn ing and decided to boycott that particular drug store and threw I their patronage siptarely to the I pharmacy or pop shop thai would give them a smoking room. And that's thai. Trade in Elizabeth City. I'ay Cash and lie Thrifty. Cse INDEPEN DENT Co-operative Advertisers' trade coupons same as rasli. If #?*! *g a * | mldrens Vffik Colds Best Treated : i Externally T?!.<i's why mofj^fh vthovhcrs ;.:ckr Vieks?itVarinbt Upset cejfcate stomachs. Rubbed on throat and chest, it acts tvo \;dys at once: (1) Its healing vapors, re leajj^d by the body heat, are in haled uirect to the air passages; (2) It "drawsout" the soreness like un old-fashioned poultice. ! yiCKs W^/VAPORUB ??y?& t? Million Jars Used Yea$l/? ? - <p f ? ' 7" Plumbing and Heating i Hopkins Bros. 1 Phone 526 Fearing Street Residence Phomes 393-557 \ ! : , . ,. ? I T V | Cut Cotton Production Cost \ \ *ivith i i ! lennasalpeter j| { (Ammonium ? Sulphate ? Nitrate) j 76Z Nitrogen = 31.5>C Ammonia j LF.UNASALPI TkR.iuu higlt analysis nitrogen fertilizer, one hundred 5 , | pounds containing as uvteh nitrogen as 167 poi.tuls of riirrate-of-*orta. | \ It is a Jouble iult, combining the qidck action of the nitrate with the j I | slower and more Lsting action of the ammonia. | | LLUNASALPF.TF.R v ests lc;s per unit of nitrogen, and will also save t considerable money in freight, hauling and handling, l'xperience Iws j proved its value as a mere effective, more economical top dresser. MAI Mi I ; BY THE WORLD S LARCLST NITROGEN t'RODUCLRS. l ot j | sJe by dealers everywhere. \ Synthetic Nitrogen Products v \ Atlanta, Ca. Corporation New York, N.Y. j I J V \ "it's Nitrogen from the Air" I ' kmlUmmmlK I Grunby and Freemason Sts. - - Norfolk, Va, ? ? ? - i Especially A ttractive Items j FROM OUR { . Linen Department 15x15 HEMSTITCHED Damask Napkins Special Value 19'Rich | Pure Linen Napkins in several pretty patterns?neat- ! Iv hemstitched. ? 39x39-INCH I Linen Crash Cloths Regular 89c Value 59c j Cloths oi* good quality crash and with drawn corded j borders in blue and gold. ? I 52x52-INCH Damask Table Covers Regular $2.50 Values $1 .75 Pure linen cloths of excellent quality?for breakfast or luncheon use. li 11 _________________ Address Mail Orders to Miss Jane Grey Delivery Charges Prepaid ! , , t, ? . i ' . :?% Browne's Oyster Houses j Fat Oysters and Clams, 407 Granby St., Brewer St., near City Hall Ave. i Norfolk, Va. WITHOI'T HESITATION we recommend a Scientific examination of your eyes an- ! inially for the salte of your efficiency. Norfollc?Richmond, Va. (Incorporated) NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Bleached Dimity Bed Spreads ?Because of their pleasing appearance. ?,[,], n,|;.; service and moderate pricing they are in gr?-;u,-.. favor with good housekeepers. These are priced lower than usual for our < er January. Sale. Dimity Spreads, size 63x00. at $1.39 Dimity Spreads, size 72x00, at $1.49 Dimity Spreads, size 81x00. at $1.59 ?Bath Towels in many sizes, with wide clink, , colored borders. These arc marked much I., .. customary prices. At 19c, 29c, 39c and 49c. ?-Cotton lluck Towels, plain white, also with r..!,, \ ed borders. Choice of various qualities and ?i/< At 10c, 15c, 19c and 25c. ?Mattress Covers, made of good quality unbh n.!,,. sheeting. Twin Bed Size, priced $1.39. Double Bed size, priced $1.69. Irish Linen Table Cloths At Special Low Prices ?It's a rare thing that table linen as beautiful ami good may be purchased at so moderate a price. These offer a choice of patterns, napkin.-, i<? m i.!; if desired. Linen Table Cloths, 68x68 inches. $2.98. Linen Table Cloths, 68x86 inches $3.98 21-inch Napkins to match at $3.98 a dozne. ? Irish Linen Damask, 70 inches wide. climYi ..i several patterns. A special offering at $1.59 a yard. Plume Street. fir?U finer ??fc????????p???????? i render's! I THE BETTER CHAIN STORES I I Economy Items I ID. P. Peaches, ?!*:, can - - 20c I I Palm Olive Soap, 3 cakes 20c I ht: Sauerkraut can - - lOcj [?iny Peas, no. 2 can - ? - 25c| I Pender's Old Virginia I OP I I Fruit Cake, 2-lbs ' Chocolate., 1-lb ...... OOC I ? Nucoa Nut Margarine, lb. 25c I I D. P. COFFEE OUR PRIDE BREAD! The World's Best Drink 21 Ounces of Quality I 47c 10c I ????ri??p??i^??????'V For the Newly Weds of 1928 I And for All Who Plan to Furnish Homes More Beautifully WE recommend complete suits of dining room, living room and bed room furniture. It is more satisfying in the long run; it provides that comfort, that appeal to your good taste and that pride in your home that makes home the very best and most enjoyable place in all the world. And it isn't a matter of just keeping up with the Joneses; those whose credit is good can enjoy all the delights and comforts of beautiful home-making with easy payments spread over a reasonably long period. M. G. M0RR1SETTE & CO. THE MAIN STREET FURNITURE STORE ELIZABETH CITY, N, C.
The Independent (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 3, 1928, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75