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FRIDAY, JANUARY-16, 1920
THE INDEPENDENT, ELIZABETH CITY, N. G
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H low ae a Few Features of tlie Dort wjiich In comparison with opposing units and systems in other cars
of its class prove of uniform excellence and often exclusive superiority
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Scientific weight apportionmentvet no super
fluous weight.
Uniformity of Oversize Strength. ,
Chassis frame capahle of hearing stresses ot
much heavier car. Three heavy cross members
in chassis frame. ,
Cellular tvpe radiator large cooling surface
removable, core sixteen inch four blade tan.
Unusuallv large connections between motor
and radiator and auxiliary radiator tank.
Block motor with detachabfe head. Clutch and
transmission in same unit.
rhermo-Syphon cooling.
Three-quarter inch water space in the jackets
and over cylinder explosion chamber.
Easily taken-up motor bearings.
Crankshaft Weighing 47 Pounds Larger than
in Many Expensive Extra-powerful Cars.
Plunger pump shooting oil drectlv where it is
needed. r
Carburetor adjustment, requires no technical
training.
Ignition thru U. S. L. storage battery and Con
necticut distributor.
Westinghouse Starting and Lighting Two
Unit System.
Motor and transmission removable without dis
turbing botlv.
Transmission Has Six-Spline Shaft Fifty Per
Cent Greater Efficiency Than Other Types
No Keys or Rivets to Shear off as Counter Gears
Are in One Piece. - '
All Frictional Units Adjustable.
Leather faced cone clutch affording widest
surface for power transmission easiest to ope
rate easiest to repair simplest made.,
Lubrication of Clutch Collar Easily Done and
Positive. .i to .. .
Xo small pipes to clog all grease cups accessible.
Wide-faced transmission gears.
All brake adjustments within reach.
Bearings Big Enough to Give a Fair Factor of
Safety to a Car of Fifty Per Cent Greater
Weight Than the Dort.
Cantilever springs easiest riding form or sus
pension for Cars of limited wheel base.
I. beam front axle with drop forged steering
knuckles and levers: double heat treated.
Three Quarter Floating Rear Axle -Subjected
Only to the Torsional Effect of Driving Main
tains no-Direct Load Removable by Taking
Out Two Bolts, JT wo Screws and Two Spring
ClipS. 1 -r-f: ". 4"- ivrt..,.. - .
Hyatt heavy duty bearings in axle shaft. Tim
ken roller bearings in propeller shaft.
Body Frame of Selected Maple and Birch
Air Dried for Six Months Kiln Dried
Before Using. . .... .
Sills of touring and roadster bodies cut two in
ches thick. , ,
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ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
J. W. MUNOEN TO GIVE UP
OFFICE AND KEEP STORE
J. .V. Munden for ten years Register
of Deeds of Pasquotank county and one
of the county's most courteous and effi
cient officials, announces that he will
not be a candidate in the forthcoming
primary and that he rill resign his of
fice in favor of his successor-elect as
soon as the results of the electiqu are
declared, instead of holding on till Jan.
1. 1121 as he w ould be entitled to do.
Mr. Munden is going into the mer
cantile business and will open a mens
and boys clothing, shoe and furnishings
store on I'oindexter street, as soon as
lie can be relieved of his office.
-Mi;. Muiidon is well known not only in
Sirs home county, but thruout northeas-ti-:-n
Xortli Carolina and tidewater Vir
ainia. Much of his fame was gained
a notary public with a record of 2,200
marriages in eight years.
CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
OPEN BRANCH OFFICE HERE
The IiiU i juilioi al Correspondence
Schools, of Scraulou, l'a., have estab
lished a branch office in Elizabeth City,
to look after the students of this school
in .tin- district embracing the towns of
K!:z;il'th City, Hertford and Kdenton
North Carolina. u SuffolK and Frank
lin, Virginia. The fnce is in room 335
Ilinton Huildnf,- aid is in charge of
Frank H. Ilufty. Mr. Ilufty has leased
a home here and expects to make Eli
abeth City his permanent headquarters.
The Intertiat'o-i.n! Correspondence
Schools now ha-- -arly 250 students
enrolled in this .;i-r-;-t and expects to
double that imie'r n-w tlia - district
representative i;- -. the grouiA..
Mr. Ilufty inv-J- farmers and their
families to inak" 1 .ffice in the Ilin
ton Iluilding thei. lieadquarters when
over in town. T1.-- office will always
found open and ; .v .-papers, magazines,
writing material ;tf.i telephone will be
at tht; disposal of v;.-irors.
LAYNE WHITE
On Tuesday Morning January 6, at
..lie Baptist Church near Mamie, N. C.
Mr. X. I). White of Gates County and
Miss Xellie Maude Layne of Bertha, N.
C. were united in marriage.
Rev. J. L. Waldrep was the officiating
minister. After the ceremony the young
couple left for the groom's home in
Gates County, where they will make
their home. Many friends wish them a
happy and prosperous life.
vailing method of travel is the make of
automobile. The merchants of the town
are kept on the jump supplying their
needs and cash to the value of hundreds
of thousands of dollars changes hands.
has to tell. The average farmer there
handles,' in a year, only the amount of
money which is equivalent to $4-4 a year
in American money. No auto
mobile can be kept by ' him. These
What a different story the farmer of farmers are satisfied if they produce 80
the subject races in the Turkish empire bushels of wheat and an equal value of
other products. It is this condition f
affairs that Near East Relief is trying
to alleviate by introducing modern me
thods so that in 'another year there will
not be 800,000 of the inhabitants who
face death by starvation as there is tin's
winter.
MORRISETTE BENNETT
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Report of the Condition of
THE TYRRELL COUNTY BANK
at Columbia, in the State of North Carolina, at the close
of business, December 31st, 1919
$ 81,024.68
900.00
86.20
1,250.00
1,500.00
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts
Pemand Loans
Overdrafts, secured, $86.20; unsecured
United States Bonds and Liberty Bonds
Banking houses; furniture and fixtures
Cash in vault and net amounts due from Banks,
Bankers and Trust Companies 43,334.60
Checks' 'fr clearing 3,573.27
TOTAL $131,668.75
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid, in $ 10,000.00
Surplus Fund 1,500.00
Undivided profits, less current expenses and tax
es paid
""--resits subject to check
LTue Certificates of Deposit "
Havings Deposits
410.32
107,553.03
3,793.50
7,089.00
Cashiers' Checks outstanding 1,331.90
TOTAL
$131,668.75
HER TITLE A PERFECT FIT
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i Miss Lottie May Bennett was married'
to Mr. Calvin W. Morrisette. Wednesday
' morninir. Jan. 14. The wedding was sol-
( !ii!i!ix (i in the parlors of the Southern
, Hotel, only members of the family and
-a few invited guests being present. Mr.
and Mrs. Morrisette will be at home in
Elizabeth City after January 25. .
Mr. Morrisette is a member of The
Apotlieeary Shop firm and popular in
busii es ml socially. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Bennett
and one f Klizabeth City's most popu
lar :uul o -. ally prominent young ladies.
LIVING ON $44 A YEAR
0:i one day at least of every week the
busi:ess streets of thousands of small
rural towns of America are crowded
with vehicles of farmers from surround-
ing territory. Formerly they came in
horsedraw n equipages, but now the pre-
I, D. M. Darden, Cashier of the above named Bank, do
solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
D. M. -DARDEN, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 10th day of
January, 1920.
D. G. COMBS, Notary Public.
Commission expires April 24, 1920.
CORRECT ATTEST
W. S. CARAWAN,
W. W. SAWYER,
F. L. W. CAHOON
Directors
MADLA1NE TRAVERSE.
'THE Best Dressed -Woman on- the )
Screen" is a title that fits Madlaine Tra-
I verse as perfectly as do her gowns. Ir.
her latest production, "What Would You
Do?" this delightful star wears some of
the gowns that will set the fashion for
rrxt summer.
The Airplanes and
Dirigibles Were The
Eyes of the American
Army
Insurance.
Of the three kinds of insurance, raa-.-ine
is probably the oldest. The object
of this insurance contract Is to in
demnify against loss of property in
the cou se of navigi;ion. A shl her
cargo, and the ship j earnings r -e In
sured against fire and the mam perils
of the voyage. Marine insurance was
practiced by the Venetians In the fif
teenth century. In England It was In
active operation In the sixteenth cen
tury. -
Without those eyes to
observe the plans of the
enemy our soldiers would
have, been defeated, and
our fair land under the.,
domination of the Ger
man War Lord.
We won through EYE
SIGHT. .ARE -YOU?
Or are .you 'hanging on?'
Do you need glasses?
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Norfolk & Richmond
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WORKS
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
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OR FOLK. VA.
BAUGH & SONS COMPANY v
"The od stnd-hv- NORFOLK, VA
Note:
Baugh Brands are made up to pre-war guarantees
for 1920 and their potash content is derived from French
and German potash of which we have ample stocks for
the season.
Sold by
R. C ABBOT
Elizabeth City, N. C.
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