THE ADVANCE
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MONDAY. JANI AUV 21. 182<
An Important Matter
Where should Elizabeth City
erect a municipal building?
Where could Elizabeth City
erect a municipal building?
In other words, what would
be the best possible site for a
municipal building? Is that site
available? If not, what is the
best available site?
These are questions that are
perplexing the special^ commit
tee appointed at the last session
of the City Council to look into
the matter of possible sites for
a municipal building for Eliza
beth City. Members of the com
mitteee want to hear from their
constituents both in way of sug
gestions iis to sites that .are
available and in way of views
as to what is the b^st possible
site. Members of the, committee
are Councilmen Gordon, Fere
bee and Hughes, anft The Ad
vance hopes that its readers |
may show the proper interest i
now before decision je made as J
to this important matter. Little
or no good will be done by cri^-j
icism of action taken after de
cision has been reached and a
site purchased.
5 Any1 Cit!??n w'ho has a sugges
tion to make may do so directly^
* to members of the committee oi'j
through the columns of this
newspaper. The Advance has
some ideas of its own in this)
matter which it may give ex-|
pression to before the next
meeting of the City Council* but
for the moment we yield to any
reader who may wish to offer an
opinion.
Printer, Editor and Man
With a craftsman's pride in
his calling. Benjamin Franklin, |
whose birthday was observed all
over the world last week, had |
inscribed on his tombstone j
"Benjamin Franklin, printer."
Franklin was indeed a print- j
er, and one of the best workmen j
the craft has ever produced, as
well as a statesman and a phil
osopher. But Benjamin Frank
lin was also an editor, and every
editor who has been faithful and
true to himself and to those
whom he serves feels a spirit of
comradeship with this great
American when he reads the fol
lowing story:
Soon after the entabllshment of
his paper, a person brought Franklin
a piece, which he requested' him to
publish In the Pennsylvania (laiette.
Franklin doslred that the piece
might be left for his consideration
until next day. when he would give
an answer. The person returned at
the time appointed, and received
from Franklin this* communication:
"I have perused your piece, and
find 1t to be sfurrftlousland'Ylefatita-'
tory. To determine whftber 1 flMuM
publish It or not, 1 went home in
the evening, purchased a 2 penny
loaf at the baker's. A with water
from the pump made my supper; I
then wrapped myself up In my great
coat, and laid down on the floor &
*lept till morning, when, on another
loaf 6 a mug of water. I made my
breakfast. From this regimen 1 feel
no Inconvenience whatever. Finding
i can live In this manner, I have
formed a determination never to
prostitute my press to the purpose of
corruption, it abuse of this kind, for
the sake of gaining a more comfort
able subsistence,"
The letters NBA, seen in
credit lines at the head of fea
ture stories in The Advance,
stand for Newspaper Enterprise
Association, which is the name
of the Service which supplies
The Advance with comics, illus
trated news, and illustrated fea
tures. The Association is well
named, for The Advance has
found it the most enterprising
organization of its sort in this
country.
NOBFOLK COTTON
(Reported br Wlnkonw ft Co.)
Jinmir tl
Middling (done today > 31?c
t
| Bids are to be let -January SI.
! The Advance observes in a re
cent issue of the State Highway
| Bulletin, on project Number
111, Camden County, 7.5 miles
'on route 3-1, between Camden
and the Currituck County line.
[The width\| to be nine feet, but
having observed how work was
! stopped on this road last sum
Imer as a result of an effort- to
I widen it, most of us are now
disposed to take thankfully
| whatever width road we can get.
| provided only that paving on
| this project is resumed in the
I early future. Already we see
Camden and Currituck in the
mud for another winter as a re
| suit of the suspension of opera
tions last year.
[ THE itbi.h: fokl.m I
'I I
AIMKT or It STIIKKTS
Your ??ditorial, "A Hit of Repeti
tion," w'as something I had wished
j to hbir "talked out in school." For
I years I have raised my poor weak
voice along that line. Hut you :ire
wrong about there being two Per*se
streets. There is only one and it is
"Seldom that I see it spelt correctly,!
it almost invariably written Purse. '
There are two or three Williams i
streets and one William. And of
course it makes confusion ? in lire'
insurance policies very particularly..!
Over twenty-five years ago, 1 advo
cated opening Harney street to Col
pepper, making a straight str.-et'
from Ehringhaus to Hell street, j
which would have made a very much
needed crosstown thoroughfare. Itj
was published in The Fisherman and
Farmer (that and other suggestions'
headed Ought to be Done) but not I
a step was taken to bring any of it}
to pass. Now regarding house num-j
hers, I venture the assertion that
there fs not a street in the city num
bered correctly. Hack of Persse'
again will mention, to this day there
is no sidewalk on either side of the
street from Church to Ehringhaus
street ulthough there is considerable
passing day and night; automobiles'
and vehicles of all kinds go 011 the!
narrow paths at will while pedes- 1
trians step where they can. 1 find
this complaint could be made of'
other streets here. But i wonder
how long one of our best streets is ,
to be called Road. Why not give It
a worthy name for a worthy man. I
mean Lumsden and let the people
begin to get used to calling it by.
that name and when our children'
are grown the old Road will havej
sunk into oblivion. For myself I ?
dislike to speak of Road and .Main
and Road and Burgess to strangers.]
Hut enough said, let somebody a'sef
pull ahead on this subject. I am
weary. What has become of the Civic!
League? I hope they will awake
and get busy. ? "Righto."
ToiSm
\ 8aye
Out of Ih not out of mind.
Taxes are out of sight.
* * ?
About the only nice thing about
polHon booze in a man kills hims >lf
instead of his wife. 1
? * *
A poor start gives you more to
brag about after you succeed.
? * *
There is nothing about a grouch
to make fortune smile. But he can
moke misfortune chuckle.
/ ! ? ?
All the world is a stage; making
love is the overture, and when you
marry the curtain goes up.
? ? ? .
The only fool llfce an ol<? fool Is
a young tool,- * a ?
*' ? ' "? I* 0 ? ? ' * ?"
Blowing an auto horn will not
drive the wolf from your door.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath.
but a soft head draws It.
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Brevity may be the soul of wit,
but there Is nothing funny about \*e
ing short of cash.
NORFOLK PBOOUCE
At JtMll * f?ntr???
Mva Drw?'l
jr.'io so
ChlcVpn" 25 ' 30 25
OKI H'nii tl 30.3b i5-2?
Turkey* ? - *0 30 ?
OW 15 30 25
DucKa .-r? 10
KarKc Ho?? ? t0.n
Small Ho*? ?? 12-15
Mil*
LyparllnsK
pAwert l'oti
*-10
14.00
Rim ? 33c
Mrs. A. A. Arnold of Nasnawadox,
, Virginia, in the -uest of Mrs. A. 1..
Cahoon In the Perry Apartment.
| Mrs. K T. Rouse, who nan been
?i visiting her mother. Mrs. J. "J.
.White, has returned to her home iu
j La Grange. '? ?
E. D. Michael of Edenton spent
?the week-end with his family in the
' city.
Lloyd I*ane of Durham is visiting
his mother. Mrs. Julia White, at her
t home in Okisko.
C. K. Thompson and his Bon,
Ward, who hate been in Plymouth
] for a short visit, returned Saturday.
Miss Valeria Scott went to Norfolk
Friday to attend the feature picture.
"The Covered Wanon." She re
turned home Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Wilson of
Hertford have arrived in the city to
pay a short visit to Mrs. Wilson's
, mother, Mrs. A. F. Toxey.
Surprise Party
II. L. Taft was the honoree of a
I surprise party on his birthday
J Friday evening at his home, 507
' Hunter street. After Mr. Taft's
arrival home, the guests arrived and
! everyone was asked Into the dining
' room where a birthday cake with
lighted candles was on the table.
Cake and ice cream were served. The
guests besides the members of the
family were: Mr. and Mrs. J.-C.l
Reed and children. Mr. and ?4rs. H.
G. Davenport and children and Wes-j
ley Taft.
Mason* To Meet
Cherokee Chapter Koyal Arch
Masons will hold their regular meet
ing Monday night at 7:30 in tlieir
hall. ^
Khrlne Club Meets
A meeting of the Elizabeth City
Shrine Club will be held Monday
night at 7:30 promptly.
A
V-Neck Blouse
This la the new V-neck blouse.
It's a variation of the one Lanvln
created. It should be made of crepe
de chine, of course, and the neck
and sleeves bound In grosgraln rib
bon. An embroidered motif can be
worked below the point of the V If
decoration is wanted. Notice how
very straight It is and how tight H
fits over the hips.
The Apothecary Shop
PHONE ?<>0
A Good Drug Store
V. 8. AND GOODYEAR TIRK8
For Bervlc* And S?tl?fMtion
I AUTO SUPPLY A VULCANIZING
Company
PHONE 407
OPTICAL SERVICES
DR. J. W. SELIG
OPTOMETRIST
611 lUfa St. ? BllMbatb Cltj
THE day* of Itetter clolhf* are always
here. To hf well drrwrd i* a neces
sity pt all time*. Never before ban
our stork been so eomplete with different
styles and patterns a* we are now showing.
D. WALTER HARRIS
The City Tailor and Clothier
GREB NOR WIISON
IN CHAMP FORM
Artillery W as Ineffective For
Though Greh Hit Wilson At
Will Neither I'acLed Kayo
Wallop f
I
ll> KAIU I't.AV.
1 Copyright 1924 by The A"*w.v*
New York Jan. 21. ? The battle
for the middleweight title between j
Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson Kri- *
day night at least served to prove'
one thing ? that the middleweight!
ranks a(t present are woefully lack-j
ing in cnampionship.class. This was,
the second clash of the title holder
and former title holder and appar-,
ently they can fight eight or nine
more 15~round bouts without either j
being In serious danger of kissing
the canvass for the count.
The artillery of neither was-effec-i
live. Greb, metaphorically speaking.^
used a sawed ofT shot gun loaded |
with small "shot. He peppered Wil
son with every kind of a blow from
every kind of an angle but none of
his efforts had enough strain behind
it to bring any acute distress to thej
challenging Rostonian. Greb gives
an opponent a chance to set himself j
and shoot at a stationary mark but.!
on the other hand, he Is not able to
set himself for a punch that will
send his rival off his pins.
Wilson carried a weapon of larg
er caliber In his left hand, which hej
discharged less freyuent4y and wit I.
moje noise but equally little effect. ;
Occasionally he would slam a sturdy |
'wallop into Harry's inid-sectlon. but'
in many cases he Rave advance no
tice of his intention so clearly that
th*? champion was able to make him'
miss without *reat difficulty.
In one department CSreb clearl>
proved his superiority. That was in
speed and stamina. Hf maintained
a terrific pace throughout, and w??
far less tired at the end of the
rounds than Wilson. Instead of ap
jwarin* weak at the middleweight^
limit. C.reb foiuht a far better bat-^
tt than he has put up on other oc^
customs when h?' carried more pound
age around with him.
THE OLD HOME TOWN
BY STANLEY
NO "BETTER 'OLE" IN SIGHT
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For Rent
HOm FOR RENT OR HALE ON
' reasonable terms. Six rooms house
j equipped wfth modern conveniences.
Corner McPherson and Perse streets.
Mrs. W. L. Small. Jan ?tf
MMl RENT ? NNE EIOHT ROOM
house with big garden in Euclid
Heights. PhOOe 681-W. (\ L.
Lister. Jan lBtfnp
THREE OR FOl'R KI'RMSHEO
| rooms wanted. Apply to !,. L. Mr
Kay at Standard Pharmacy. lt-n;>
Help Wanted
skiivaxt WAmo ? <;<K>n itNtK
and one who can help with the
i housework. r.ood wages. Apply 310
j west Main street. Jan 21.22.23 np
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Opportunities
ItOAItDKIt.H WWTKI) ? TERMH
reat<onablp. Apply old flaptlut par
Honavp. 210 Nortli Dyer street.
Jan. 21-26-pd
WWTKD ? TO TltADK \ CHKVKO.
|pt coupe, run only 7.000 mild and
In excellent condition, for ft *ood
Ford aedan. Wilt pay some differ
ence on a new or practically new se
dan. R. E. Chpwion, city.
Jan.21-2f?-np
niH.Mfs i:no III s i.KAVKs Ki.lZ
ahp|h City every afternoon for Nor
folk. Alao leavea Norfolk Cnlon
Station at 8 o'clock every morning,
arriving K. City 10:15. Jal2tf
NOTK K ? TRASMK ( HANK HHOK
Shop haa moved to No. 4 Matthews
street. Next door to Independent
office. Phone 840. Work called
for and delivered. jan!5-21pd
For Sale
<X>R BALK? ONE NEW 7 -ROOM
houMe with bath, ateam heated,
hardwood floors, oh Seldrn atreet.
C. W. Stevens. fit-Jan. 1 f>-np
FOB MALK ? flSVBRAL
milch cowa juat freah. Prlcea reas
onable. Oacar Prltchard. Rout#* 5.
City. Jan.fS-24-pd
Lost and Found
MWT JANt'ARY 19 ? PAIR OF
Beagle hounds,, male. Name*.
Brownie and Spot. Dark tan, hlack
and white spotted. Reward If re
tnrned to Vernoiv, Caddy, Parrfbnajce
street. l?-22np