The independent. [volume], January 28, 1921, Image 10

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In last week's Independent the Mercha
TRADE WEEK CAMPAIGN, in which many valuable prizes including an automobUe and many
were featured as an inducement to buying for cash and the paying up of accounts already contracted.
Sinular campaigns had been featured in many other towns in North Carolina, and those interested had,
reason to believe that such a campaign was a good thing Tor our community and certainly well within die law.
However, we were notified Saturday morning, January22nil, by our Solicitor, or District Attorney, that
our campaign, while a good thing for our entire community and a proposition that could work no hardship on
anyone, was illegal, as it was a violation of the Lottery Law, and as such would make our Association subject
to indictment. - x ;
Therefore, we, the Merchants' Association of Elizabeth City, although having already gone to consider
able expense in advertising, withdraw our offers as made in our Pay-up and Trade . Vieek adv $
sincerely hope that the public will understand that we made our original offer in good faith and that only out
of respect of the law and the fact that our membership is made up of men who always stand for the betterment
of our community and the upholding of its law's is responsible for our abandoning this plan and the with
drawing of our Pay-up and Trade Week prizes. A
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Classified Ads
Advertisements in this Column Cost One
Cent a Word For Each Insertion. No Adver
tisement Accepted For Less Than 25c.
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MINISTERS STUDYING
YOUR MOVING PICTURES
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When You See Your Pastor at The Mo
vies, You May Know He's Tak
ing Notes
FOR SALE
FOR SALE: Cabbage plants. 25c a
hundred. Apply to W. II. KNJGHT,
Manteo. X. C. c-J7-4t
FOR SALE: Overland Four automo
bile, in good running condition; good
tires and extra tire. Has been run about
3.000 miles. $600 cash. H. C. LAMB,
at A. F. Toxey & Co., City. p-J7-4t
FOR SALE: Juniper 'shingles in any
quantity; also 18 inch Red Cedar shin
gles. D. IS. COX, Shingle Yard. Hert
ford, N. C. c-D24-tf
FOR SALE: Fifty saw cotton gin and
press or would exchange for freight
boat or ga8 yacht. C. C. COMBS, Gum
Xeck, N. C. c.lO-tf
' "MISCELLANEOUS
FARMERS ATTENTION We want
Poultry, Eggs nnd Frsh Pork. For
pricel and particulars write or call to
' see M. F. Owens & Company, Elizabeth
City, N. C, North Water St., ner Ice
Plant. . cj28tf
CORN GROUND: Corn and cob anal
stock peas crashed; also bolted and husk
meal. Sour own corn groand. UNION
GROCERY,, Cor. Second and Cypress
Sta. . N-5-tf
. I BUY eggs and chickens at highest
prices, cash. I will buy cotton seed at
Travis Station this season, paying high
est prices. C. RADCLIFT. Columbia,
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.in. SEELEY. Real Estate and
-tal :U8 HINTOX BLDG. Phone
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WANTED
WANTED Soy Beans and Cow Peas,
all varieties. Name the variety ;J also
state the price and submit samples if
possible. Address Lock ' Box 256,
Elizabeth City, N. C. cmfo-j28-2t
.WANTED All stumps removed from
.flip infield of the Race Track at the
Fair Grounds, said stumps to be burn
ed" or otherwise disposed .of. Grounds
embraced in said infield to be leveled
by disc plowing and dragging and oth
erwise put in first class condition. Sub
mit bids to W. Ben Goodwin, Secretary
Manager. Room 214 Ilinton Building.
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WANTED: A young lady that would
like to devote a few hours a day to
making as high as $18 a week. Ad
dress BOX 264. Richmond, Va.
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SALESMEN WANTED: Get busy.
Keep bnsy. Is your, job unsafe? Is it
permanent? You want a life long bus
iness. You can get into such a business
selling more than 137 Watkins Products
direct to farmers if you own auto or
teem or tan get one; if you an five
th personal sureties. We b.-iffc
h big selling helps. 52 years in
SZU.uuu.lXX) users of our Dro-
Write for information where you
territory. J. R. W ATKINS
CO., Department C, Winona. Minneso
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WANTE.D j At once; you Ford o
Engine Works. CN-G-tf
WANTED: Settled woman or settled
couple -to share seven room house with
elderly woman. Will allow use of five 4
rooms in exchange for breakfast and
supper. For particulars call at 416
SECOND St., Elizabeth City. N, C.
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LOST
DOG LOST Pointer dog, medium
size, dark brown and white. Left home
about two weeks ago. $25.00 reward
for his return or information leading
to his recovery. W. J. B. Johnson.
Freight Agent Norfolk Southern Rv.
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FOR RENT
FOR RENT Residence. No. 116 East
Fearing St., 7 rooms and bath, modern.
Apply No. 200 South Road St. pj28-lt
Seed Potatoes For Sale!
All indications point to a higher market for seed potatoes in the
near future. We are advising immediate purchases and are prepared to
ship Maine grown Cobblers and Red Bliss, certified stock. Write, wire
or 'phone for prices.
WINN-PARKER CO., Inc
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PHONE 21871
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NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
83 ROANOKE AVE.
The Elizabeth City Ministerial Asso
ciationhas undertaken a study of the
moving pictures shown in Elizabeth City
and will presently have a mass of in
formation on the subject. The minis
ters, like other critics of the movies,
have been inclined to denounce the mo
vies iu general terms without having
exact information upon which to ground
their criticisms.
The ministers are going to find much
that is objectionable in the pictures
shown, in Elizabeth City and their find
ings may be of value to the public, even
tho there may not be an immediate im
provement in the pictures as a result
of their investigation. If you see you
pastor -at the movies these nights, you
may know that he is there taking notes
The idea of a local censorship of the
movies seems to have been abandoned,
the indvisability of such a censorship
having been generally admitted. The
idea of censorship doesn't set very well
with the American people anyway.
David Wark Griffith, the greatest screen
producer of the screen age has pre
sented the ease againnsC cetisorshjp.
He has said:
"Censorship is an -American because
it is founded on the principle of .auto
icsacy the udght -of a few to 4aeet thei
tnassv Every American -precept is in or
position to it. Every time America has
shed blood it has been to overthrow
tyranny, and Americans will - not countenance-
tyranny of thought any more
than they will countenance tyranny of
physical power. c j
"Censorship- im dangerous because ft
is the beginning of the encroachment up
on the freedom, of the press. As well
permit an sippointee of a city council to
sit at th desk of a newspaper editor
and delete Che copy not to his liking.
CensorsMp. is misguided. It defeats
its purpose by robbing the screen of its
virility, thus inviting the need of fur
ther censorship over the spineless milk
and water product that will follow it.
"Cenjtorsbip is senseless because it
puts into the hands of small-calibered
politicians the right to edit our supply of
thought and our means of recreation. As
well permit these politicians to go into
our. libraries and re-write Shakespeare
or the Bible.
'Censorship is unjust because it re
stricts barriers as numerous a our
States and cities. It is an unwarranted
tax upon an industry, and the maze of
hazards it erects discourages the spirit
of adventure and originality without
which the industry cannot exist. It is
an assurance of screen mediocrity.
'"Censorship is untruth because it
conceals truth. No. film can be great
tht does not mirror life, and life, is
made up of joy and sorrow, sweetness
ami bitterness, lights and shadows, good
and evil, comedy and tragedy.
"Censorship is artless, because it
would rob our films of the very qualities
that make Shakespeare's works immor
tal, the contrast of vice and virtue.
an essentiial law of drama.
Censorship is unlawful, because the
screen is a form of expression and the
right of free expression is guaranteed
under the Constitution.
"Censorship is needless, because the
exposure of an indecent or immoral film
is a misdemeanor under all laws which
how exist and comes under . the police
regulation of every community."
EHRINGHAUS IS POPULAR
IN DARE FOR CONGRESS
Dare Wants a Congressman Front Near,
by and,is Hoping He Will B It
Recent references to this state being
entitled to two additional members of
Congress because of the state's being: re
districted has aroused considerable- in
terest in Dare county as well as the rest
of the state. Dare seems considerably
more interested because of a rumor that
these two members will be elected from
the state at large, believing along: with
the rest of Northeastern North Caro
ina that this section is due another mem
ber because of its size, and boosts: So
licitor J. C. B. . Ehringhaus of this city
as a likely pro sect. The Solicitor is
well known in Dare where he has. a
strong personal following, -among . which
Kodak
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Developed
Free
when purchased of us and
prints are ordered.
168 s G ALESKI0i,ltean
209 GRANBY STREET
(Opposite Monticello Hotal)
Kodak Headquarters
are R. Bruce Etheridge, B. G. Crisp and
many other leading Democrats of the
county. There is much discussion in
Dare concerning the Solicitor as a pros
pect for Congress and Attorney Crisp
recently wrote the News & Observer a
letter concerning this, in which he said:
"If we are to have two congressmen
at large, none more worthy can be found
for one than Hon. J.C B. Ehringhaus,
the present very efficient Solicitor of
the First Judicial District. He has
served as a member of the state legis
lature and as State Solicitor most ac
ceptably. He has the confidence of the
people fully, and is in all respects .se
cond to none for the position. It is true
this would give the First Congressional
District two -members of that body, but
this is a very large district and both
its sitting member and a member elect
are from Washington, (N. d) which is
remote from the extreme Northeastern
counties in this district."
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HERTS L9ZERS
Er TRADE MARK I f ,
Dig Cobblers For The Early Market
SWIFT'S HUMMER -
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Specially made to produce a big yield and early maturity.
Use this famous brand and get the most money.
We can make quick delivery from our new plant at Norfolk
or Elizabeth City warehouse.
Resident Agent '
BROCK & SCOTT PRODUCE CO.
' ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. ;
Resident Salesman - A. S. MANN, Elizabeth City, N. C.
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