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VOL. XL
FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY,' NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1921
FOUR PAGES
NO. 178.
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County Commissioners In
Unusually Busy Session
Displeased Cattle Raisers And a Resigning
Special -Traffic Officer Help Break The
Humdrum Grind of Routine Business
A group of cattle raisers, objectors
to the antl-tlck law, were before the
Board of County Commissioners In
regular session here Monday, to see
what the board could and would do
toward liftins the quarantine on
their cattle, placed because of alleg
ed failure on their part to serve the
dipping regulations! The Com
missioners explained to them that the
matter was beyond their authority,
and that they must follow the in
structions of Dr F W Beck, State and
Federal agent in charge of the dip
pin operations.
D. Beck is cqnsidcrab'y at outs
, with the evaders of the dipping law,
and is little disposed to favor them.
"If all had dipped their cattle as they
should," he stated Monday afternoon,
"the quarantine would have been
lifted off the entire County in the
fall of 1920." It is understood that
those who have not complied with
the dipping law must do so before the
quarantine on their cattle will be lift -ed.
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The Commissioners will send Noah
Burfoot, chairman of the Board, as
their representative to the State As
sociation of County Commissioners at
Washington, N. C, August 16-19, as
the result of a motion passed Mon
day afternoon.
B. F. Emmett, county con
stable of Pasquotank, who has
been employed for a month past
by the Hoard as a special tragic
officer to assist in the breaking up of
speeding'over the Weeksville road,
tendered his resignation Monday,
stating that he was through arresting
violators who in many instances were
freed afterwards in Recorder's Court.
Ben Roughton, the other special traf
fic officer, will be furnished a motor
cycle as soon as one can be bought.
The Commissioners authorized the
purchase of a motorcycle at their
July meeting, and they are now
awaiting the arrival of catalogs
sent for from which to order the
machine.
With reference to the projected
Community Hospital, the Board
agreed to pay the regular hospital
expenses of patients whom its hospi
tal committee might send to the in
stitution for care and treatment. The
committee appointed comprises Noah
Burfoot, chairman, J. E. Corbett and
the County Physician.
Thomas J. Markham was appoint
ed assistant tfial Justice to succeed
P. G. Sawyer, incumbent, who was
appointed last month to fill the va
cancy created by the resignation of
E. L. Sawyef as prosecuting attorney.
Resignations and appointments are to
take effect September 1st, when E.
L. Sawyer will become clerk of Su
perior Court, succeeding G. R. Little,
who has accepted a position with the
Carolina Banking and Trust Compa
ny. .
Special Arrangements
For Excursionists
As a special favor to the Sunday
Schools the five white jitney drivers
have agreed to take the excursionists
to the train on Wednesday and
Thursday for fifteen cents, or 25
cents for the round trip.
The drivers are; Edgar Williams,
Thone 68; Keeney Crank, Phone 192;
Raynor Elliott, Phone .53-J; Biddle
Crank, Phone 26-J; and Johnnie
Johnson, Phone 382-W.
The people are urged to call these
drivers in advance and make engage
ments with' them. They are also
urged to be ready early, for the driv
ers cannot take eeryone at one
time.
1 The Methodist excursion is on
Wednesday, the Baptist Is on Thurs
day. Committees on arrangements
have conferred with the Jitney driv
ers on this matter and the drivers
have kindly consented to co
operate with the Sunday Schools not
in competition to any other drivers
hut solely for the convenience of the
excursionists.
Coast Guards Get
Cargo Of Liquor
New York, Aug. 2. The schooner
Henry L. Marshall, with a liquor car
go was taken into custody last night
four miles off the coast by the coast
guard cutter Seneca, and brought
here. The schooner was flying the
British flag.
C.IBBON8 MEETS RATNER
New York, Aug. 2. Mike Gibbons
meets Augle Ratner, middleweight,
In a ten round decision bout tonight.
Market House Rentals
Take a Climb Upward
Meat stalls in the City Mar
ket were rented ut unction Mon
day afternoon at two o'clock on
a basis which will give the city
nn increase in rental revenue of
$840 over the year past. The
corner stall of liove Brothers
went at $100 a month, double
the previous figure. V. C. Pap
pendick unexpectedly bid in the
next stall at $70, and tli0 others
went at $.50 a month with the
exception of the comer stand
occupied by Maurice Pappendick,
which Mr, Pappendick bid in nt
$00. Fish stall rentals ranged
from $12.50 to $37. Under the
new arrangement, the Market
House occupants will pay license
monthly, in installments of
$8.33 1-3 each. Last year all
the meat stalls were bid in at
$50 a month for each, regard
less of location. I
Traenkle-Hedrick
Popular and Beautiful Young Eliza
beth City Gill Weds Recreational
Leader In Early Morning
One of the most attractive, wed
dings of the season was solemnized
at the First Baptist church Monday
morning at six o'clock, when Mies
Jessie Hedrick became the bride of
Mr. Frank R. Traenkle. The ring
ceremony was impressively per
formed by Rev. II. K. Williams. The
couple left on the morning train for
San Arrgelo, Texas, where Mr.
Traenkle has accepted a position in
recreational work.
Many friends were present at the
early morning ceremony. The solo
"Sunshine and Youth" was admirably
sung by Miss Virginia Hufty, ac
companied upon the organ by Mrs.
I. M. Meeklns. With the opening
bars of "Here Comes the Bride."
Miss Hedrick entered by the center
aisle upon the arm of her father,
William H. Hedrick, accompanied by
the maid of honor, Miss Beulah Hed
rick, down the right aisle of the
church. They were Joined at the al
tar by the groom, accompanied by th
best man, Ralph Pool. The bride
was most tastefully and becomingly
attired in a traveling dress of dark
blue, and bore a bridal bouquet of
white asters. The wedding music
was beautifully rendered by Mrs. I.
M. Meekins.
The Hedrlcks moved to this city
from Edenton. their former home,
several years ago, and have made
many friends here. The father is
connected with the firm of A. B.
Seeley & Co.. and the bride's sister.
Miss Beulah Hedrick, Is In the city
post office. The bride has been long
employed in the local office of the
Richmond Cedar Works. She has
been active in the Bocial life of the
city, and was one of the prime or
ganizers of the Young Woman's
Club, Elizabeth City's ever busy
group of attractive young ladies. Mr.
Traenkle, the groom, came here in
May as the play leader of Community
Service. His leadership and enthusi
asm gave life to a recreational pro
tect then showing symptoms of an
early demise, and it was largely
through his efforts that Community
Service was finally financed for three
additional months by private dona
tions. It was while engaged in
community play leadership that, he
met Miss Hedrick. and the early
friendship quickly grew Into a deeper
affection. ' '
Post Office Wrecked
By An Earthquake
Rome, Aug. 2 (By The Associated
Press) The post office buildl at
Barl, on the Adriatic collapsed to
day as the result of earth tremors,
and eight bodies bo far have been
recovered from the ruins. Others
are reported killed and injured.
CUBA WILL OPPOSE v
FORDNEY TARIFF BILL
Havana, Aug. 2. Cuba will send a
delegation to Washington to oppose
the sugar and tobacco provisions, of
the Fordney tariff law, it Is officially
stated here today.
I BODY ROAD IS
' GIVEN NEW NAME
On Petition of Prominent Negrocw
Old Thoi-oiighfurc HcchriNtcncd
' Roanoke Avenue
Body Road, one of the city's old
est thoroughfares, Is Body Road no
more. The City Council in regular
session Monday night, on petition of
prominent negroes headed by Presi
dent C. F. Graves, of Roanoke Col
legiate Institute, unanimously voted
to change the name to Roanoke ave
nue. It was represented by President
Graves that Body Road us a name has
no especial significance; that it owes
its Importance chiefly to the fact that
the educational institution of which
he Is the head fronts on it;. that Ro
anoke Collegiate Institute is about to
expend $60,000 for a new brick
building, and that this long estab
lished institution was deserving of
this recognition at the city's hands.
The Council granted the petition by
unanimous vote.
When the question was asked as
to how Body Road got its name J. K.
Wilson volunteered the inforr.tlon
that there was formerly a large tract
of land lying along this road known
as "The Body" and that the road was
so named from that fact. Why the
tract was so called Mr. Wilson did not
say and perhaps did not know; but he
thought that the old name, signify
ing as it did the fact that this was
once one of the principal thorough
fares leading into the city, should be
retained.
It was pointed out to Mr. Wilson
that a precedent had been set in that
the name of Rum Road had been
changed to one more euphonious, and
he and those who thought with him
did not press their objection to the
change.
EX-COMPTROLLER
MAKES CHARGES
Washington, Aug. 2. John Skel
ton Williams; former Comptroller of
Currency, appeared before the joint
Congressional Commission consider
ing agricultural problems with the
declared purpose of criticising the
administration of the federal reserve
banks. He said he did not agree
with the policy of the board in in
discriminately raising interest rates
in 1919 and making prodigal ad
vances in the East to the disadvant
age of the West.
TRIED EXTORT RANSOM
New York, Aug. 2. Charged with
attempt to extort $5,000 ransom
from William Bedell, of Baltimore,
Harry Spencer, clerk, is held by the
police here today. Bedell said Spen
cer and three others enticed him into
an auto and forced him to telegraph
his parents for the money. Bedell
escaped at the telegraph office.
BASEBALL CASE TO
JURY WEDNESDAY
Chicago, Aug.' 2.- The closing
arguments by both prosecution and
defense In the baseball trial are ex
pected to be finished today, but it is
not believed that the case will go to
the jury before tomorrow.
The closing arguments by the de
fense finished by noon and the state
began its final plea. Indications were
that the twelve judges of the facts
would begin deliberations late today.
Only one prosecuting attorney will
speak.
The defense ended its plea with
continuation of its attack on Ban
Johnson, American League president,
repeating the charges that he brought
about the baseball scandal inquiry
and tried to ruin Charles A. Comis
key's Chicago team, thus clinching
the 1920 pennant for Cleveland. The
defendant ball players were charac
terized as "galley slaves -of a modern
Rome."
REFUSES EXTRADITION
OF GEORGIA NEGRO
Lansing, Mich., Aug. 2. Gover
nor Grossbeck today refused extradi
tion to Georgia of Thomas Ray, ne
gro, charged wlty murder.
The governor announced that the
evidence produced Indicating the re
turn of the negro to Georgia, might
endanger his life and the state failed
to give evidence of the case against
the negro.
METHODIST EXCURSION
TICKETS OV SALE
Tickets are on sale at Rucker &
Sheely's, Weeks & Sawyer's and GId
Pendleton's for the Methodist excur
sion to Virginia Beach Wednesday.
VIRGINIA WOMEN VOTE
Richmond, Va., Aug. 2. The wo
men of Virginia are voting today for
governor and state officers.
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Here is a section of the new brick road to Newland now in course of
construction as it appeared when recently inspected by slate Road Com
mlssioner Hurt, accompanied by representatives of the Chamber oTCom
merce and of the County Highway Commission. This road s now open to
truffle for llye miles of its length and in a short time Newland farmers will
be able to reach Elizabeth City by -way of Forks school house without a
detour.
GOOD PROSPECT
FOR BETTER ICE
Leaking Ice Containers Found
to Be Responsible For Odor
of Elizabeth City Ice and
New Ones Purchased
That the disagreeable odor of
Elizabeth City Ice, sometimes so, no
ticeable and so objectionable, is1 duo
to leaking ice containers was indi
cated in the report Monday night of
the committee of the City Council
appointed at the July meeting to in
vestigate conditions at the plant of
the Crystal Ice and Coal Company.
The containers in which the Ice
cakes are frozen stand in brine that
is kept at the desired temperature by
ammonia pipes passing through it.
The leaking of this brine into the
cans is believed to have been, in part
at least, responsible for the discolor
ation and unpleaHantmdor of the ice.
New cans have been ordered and this
trouble will be remedied at an early
date.
The committee members were
frank to say that they would not
have known that the containers
were leaking had not Mr. Conger
pointed this out himself, and they
were shown every courtesy in making
their investigation, they said. They
were convinced that Elizabeth City
ice is properly frozen and that in re
frigerating qualities it is up to the
standard. They believe that when
the new containers have been install
ed and when the Elizabeth City
Water Company has given the Ice
Ice plant city watetvto use in the man
ufacture of ice to take the place of
the river water that is now being
used there will be no further ground
for complaint.
CITY WILL .SEE
SELF IN MOVIES
Alkrama Will Show Pictures Taken
Here In Juno Wednesday After
noon and Night
At the end of the Wednesday pro
gram, both afternoon and night at
the Alkrama will be shown the pic
tures taken here in June by the
Pathe company, and Elizabeth City
will have opportunity to see herself
in the movies. ,
The pictures were taken at the
Surfmen's convention and give the
feats of the life savers and the beau
tiful scenes of the harbor.
CORRECT PRICE IS $2.!5
Weeks & Sawyer are selling shoes
this week at , the . special price ot
$2.95. The Advance printer reduced
them to $1.98 In Monday's paper,
but this reduction .was unauthorized,
for they are a big bargain at $2.95
and worth many times more. Some
of these are $12.00 values.
TWO WOMEN KILIJCrJ
New Brunswick, N. J Aug. 2.
Mrs. Edward Plerson and Miss Delia
E. Money, of Louisville, Ky were
killed and two others were Injured
when their limousine overturned here
today.
FIRE DELAYS OPENING
OF STOCK EXCHANGE
New York, Aug. 2. The opening
of the New York stock exchange was
postponed three hours by fire on the
exchange floor this morning.
. PUBLIC DEBT DECREASED
Washington, Aug, 2. The public
debt was decreased $206,000,000
during July, the Treasury Depart
ment announced today.
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SYKES DAVIS BEX K FIT
AVediM'urtny afternoon at 5:30
tho Elks and Cubs will have a
game of ball for tho benefit of
Sykes Davis, Cub shortstop, who
broke Ills leg in the game lust
Saturday between tho Cubs and
Burnt Mills. It Is hoped that a
large crowd will attend this
game in which tho entire gate
receipts go to this plucky but
unfortunate player. D. iuy
Brockctt, famous Tidewater
league player, will handle tho
indicator.
Lift The Ban
On Store Stoops
The erection of stoops over -the
sidewalk, prohibited for the last
year or two under city ordinance, will
be permitted In certain sections of the
city under an ordinance passed at
the Monday night's meeting ot the
City Council.
The zones in which the erection of
this type )f architecture will be per
mitted is north of Burgess street in
the First ward, west of Road street
and north of Main in the Second,
west of Road and south of Main in
the Third, and south of Shepard in
the Fourth ward.
Theapproval of the building in
spector is required before new
stoops can be built. Many of the
small grocery stores about the city
have this type of shelter at their
front and It was the importunity of a
few of these storekeepers who wish
to repair their stoops that won the
ar of members of the City Council.
The new ordinance was championed
by Councilmen C. W. Stevens and L.
W. Anderson, though Mayor Goodwin
was frank to say he thought the
enactment of the ordinance would be
a backward step.
Decide Not Pave
Southern Avenue
The City Council will not under-!
take to pave Southern avenue with1
brick, at least not for the present.
The committee appointed at last
month's meeting of the City Council!
to investigate the advisability of such
action reported unfavorably on the while others have, thus helping great
proposition Monday night, on the y th45 city administration In its eff
ground that this street had just been orU to keep Ule cl(y clean and free
surfaced with Lillington gravel and from airkness
the money and material spent on the
street would be a total loss if this
street had to be ragraded and paved
with brick. .
Lillington gravel has a compara-
tively short life as a surfacing ma-ohjejonahie odon rom thtg drain Is
terlal for city streets and when the to be looked for until the emptying ot
street needs resurfacing again, It was gewago Into the canal is stopped. Se
intlmated, tho Council may consider werSt he 8aid( empty int0 lhe canai
the paving proposition further. .at a (;0Ilgflerable distance below Itfiud
W. O. Saunders presented a petl- 8treet, but the tide sweeps this sew
tion for the paving of this street at aKe up the Btream and then when the
the last meeting ot the Council, his tied runs out frequently falls to carry
ground for urging suh action being the sewage with It. A committee was
that the Btreet leads out to the State appointed to look into the practlca
Normal, which is a distinct business hility 0f stopping the emptying ot
asset to the town and turns large sewage Into this canal.
sums ot money eacn year into me
channels of Elizabeth City business.
The street was on the paving pr.ogram
when a technicality prevented the
sale of the cfty's last Issue of bonds
for street paving and some other
matters.
CAN (;et free tickets
Children from 6 to 12 who are
members of Blackwell Memorial
Sunday School are asked to meet at
the annex Wednesday evening at 7
o'clock to get their tickets for the
excursion.
FRANCE AND VATICAN
RESUME RELATIONS
Paris, Aug. 2. Diplomatic rela
tions were today formally resumed
between France and the Vatican.
CARUSO DIED AT
NAPLES TODAY
Noted Singer Seemed
On Road To Recov
eryOperation Sun
day Was Too Much
Naples, Aug. 2 (By The As
sociated Press) Enrico Caru
so, world famous tenor, died
here today. Death followed
an operation Sunday for an
abscess between the liver and
diaphgram which caused acute
peritonitis. Until a week ago
he was regarded on the road
to recovery from the long ill
ness beginning in New York
last winter. He had a sudden
relapse and was removed from
his home at Sorrento to Naples,
where specialists decided to
operate immediately. His wife
and brother were at his bed
side when he died.
ARREST FIVE TUESDAY
Early Tuesday morning Chief
Holmes and Olficers Twiddy and
Roughton arrested three white wo
men at a boarding house on North
Poindexter street, and shortly after
ward took into custody John and
Lloyd Crank. The women are un
derstood to have come out from Nor
folk Monday night. All were releas
ed following a special heuring In Re
corder's Court at noon Tuesday.
URGES ACTION ON
MILKJUESTION
Dr. Z. Fearing In Report to
Council Reminds Body Noth
ing Done Safeguard City
Against Dirty Milk
That from a sanitary standpoint
the condition of the market house has
been greatly improved and that prog
ress Is being made toward the elimi
nation of the mosquito lakes that are
to be found in the city limits were th
outstanding features of the report
of City Health Officer Dr. Z, Fearing
to the City Council Monday night. Dr.
Fearing also urged again thataction
be taken looking to the protection ot
the city from dirty milk.
Nothing had been done to safe
guard the cltv'tt milk aunnlv. esnecial-
ly that from tne country, since the
meeting, Dr. Fearing pointed out.
At the conclusion of his report he was
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and the Mayor and assist, them In
drafting an ordinance to meet the sit
uation. Negotiations are under way to
make arrangements with the Norfolk
Southern for the drainage of the mos
quito lake on Pennsylvania Avenue,
one of the worsl in the city and ad
jacent to one ot the city's best resi
dence sections.
Some property owners, the report
8ill(i have not cut down thelr wods:
Dr. Fearing commended CltyvTan-
a crciv Pnpnlioo tVt l Liiti In cr nrv t ri a
canal intersecting North Road street
near the high school building; but
pointed out that no relief from the
The very insanitary condition pre
vailing on the property on the south
west corner of Pearl and Poindexter
streets was directed to the attention
of the ouncll and the matter, will be
looked Into and a remedy sought.
Extra Guards To
Prevent Trouble
; Welch, W. Va., Aug. 2. C. E.
J Lively, detective, and George Pence
I McDowell, county deputy sheriff, are
held here today tor theilllng of Sid
Hatfleld and Ed Chambers, who were
shot yesterday In a gun fight. Extra
guards are on duty to prevent
trouble. -