?Hertford County Herald
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VOL. 8 ? ^ AHOSKIE, N. C.. JUL? 20. 1917. 7 NO. 27
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THE FACTS REGARDING
? OF AHOSKIE
To th? patron* of the Ahoakie Grad
ed-School District:
There having been an effort on
the part of some citizen* to create
a false impression relative to the
trustees of the Ahoskie' Graded
school District, we the undersigned
trustees, deem it our duty that the
true facta be known, as we have
nothing to conceal. We are re
sponsible to the patron* of the school
district and for that reasan are sriv
ii'tr out this statement.
Under the act of the Legisla
ture, Private Laws of 1909, Chap.
220, creating the School, it is pro
vided that:
"Whenever the term of office of
any class shall expire their succes
sors shall be elected by the qualifi
ed voters of the Ahoskie Graded
school District, at an election to be
held in conjunction with and on the
same date and under the same rules
and reft I tl >n governing election*/ or
Mayor and Aldermen of the town of
Ahoskie, in laid district. All vacan
cies in said board of trustees, caus
ed by resignation or otherwise,
shall be filled by the remaining
members on the board, by a major
ity vote thereof, until the next gen
eral election."
la "Tk.t
AW jnvTiuvn, tiwt oaiu
board of trustee* at their first reg
ular meeting and annually thereaf
ter, on the first Tuesday in June of
each year, shall elect a treasurer
from among their number."
Pursuant to law, a notice was
given, that three members of the
board would be nominated to be
voted for at the regular town elec
tion, to fill the vacaacies which
would occur on tM board of trus
tees of the Ahoskie Graded-school
District. This notice was given
calling a convention of the town of
Ahoskie which would nominate a
mayor and a board of aldermen.
At the convention, after the muni
cipal work had been finished the
chairman announced that all quali
fied voters in the graded-school dis
trict present would have a right to
participate in and were recognized
as members of the convention'for
the purpose or naming three trus
tee* to be voted for as above pro
vided. J. A. Williams. M. D. Gat
ling and Mrs. C. C. Hoggard were
nominated without a dissenting
vote. \
Later the Attoriiey General ad
vised that a lady was not eligible to
be elected and hold the office of
trustee of a graded school. Accord
ingly a notice was given by the
Mayor to the voters of the Ahoskie
Graded-school District, calling them
together for the purpose of nomin
ating some eligible person for trus
tee in the place of Mrs. Hoggard;
at which convention W. L. Curtis
WM nominated .
At the regular election 'W. L.
Curtis," W. W.Rogers and Dr. P. H
Mitchell were elected trustees,
whose terms of office would begin on
the first Tuesday in June.
At a meeting of the board of trus
tee* held on the 21st day of May,
1917 the board took judicial notice
of the fact that A. E. Garrett's el
ection fcnd acceptance of the office
of sheriff of Hertford County, va
cated his office of trustee and the
board elected A. B. Cowan to fill
the vacancy.
L. T. Sumner, who holds the of
fice of post master at Ahoskie,
which rendered him ineligible U>
hold the office of trustee, tendered
his resignation to the heard which
was accept*} at a meeting ufLlhe,
board held on May 26tll, 1917: and
J.jR. Garrett elected to fill the va
cancy. ? . . t
At the meeting held on May 29th,
1 H7,. J. A. Williams tendered his
resignation as chairman of the
'ward of trustees which was accepted
and Dr. C. G. Powell was elected
oh i man of the Loard.
At the regular annual meeting
he'd the first TuXday in June, it
being 'the 6th day of June 1917,
chairman Dr. C. G. Powell staUd
that the terms of office of J. A. Wil
liams, ,B. E. Cope land, and M. D.
Catling as trustees of the Ahoskie
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THE TRUSTEES
GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT
j Graded-school District, had expired
I Dr. Paul H. Mitchell and W. W
Rogers, newly elected members ol
the board of trustees were pres
ent and recognized as member*
they having previously taken th?
oath of office. W. L. Curtis, wht
had been elected to a term of twt
years refused ' to qualify, which
caused a vacancy and J. A. Williami
was elected to fill same, and enter
ed at once upon his duties.
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At a meeting held June 14th, A.
B. Cowan resigned from the board
which resignation was accepted and
M. D. Gatling was elected by the
board to fill the vacancy.
The board as now constituted and
duly organized consists of Dr. C. G.
Powell,. Chairman; J. A. Williams,
treasurer; M. D. Gatling, secretary;
J. R. Garrett, W. W. Rogers and
Dr. P. H. Mitchell.
For some cause unknown to the
undersigned members of the board,
W. W. Rogers and Dr. P. H. Mitch
ell have refused to sit with the
board but instead have attempted
to set up for themselves with others
a so-called board without legal au
thority. The regular board has
given notice to them of their meet
ings, but they have still refused to
meet and assist the board in its of
ficial duties. In order that some
sort of sentiment might be attempt
ed to be built for themselves with
their coadjutors, they have asked
the county board of education to
recognize them and after obtaining
this request, they went before the
county commissioners and asked rec
ognition, when in law and fact
neither board has anything what
ever to do with who shall constitute
the board of trustees or our graded
school. The action of both boards
was nothing more or leas than m
attempt to interfere and intermeddle
with a matter about which they had
no concern. If there is anything il
legal or anybody's rights have been
infringed, the courts are the proper
tribunals in which to have these
matters adjusted. The Hertford
County Herald, last week, had a
very timely editorial on the Graded
School question, and in commenting
on the action of the Boards of Educa
tion and County Commissioners,
rung down the changes; when it
said.
' The personnel of the latter board
makes the action of the Commission
ers more to be regretted. It is
the thinnest sort of veil through
which the dullest brain car. pierce."
Who was it that took his horse
and buggy and rod* over this school
district and presuaded his friends
to Bupport his candidates?
Who was it that sent out automo
biles over the district onThe day of
election and brought voters in and
carried them back, for'their votes?
Who was it that circulated false
repoi ts in order to defeat the two
regular candidates, nominated in
the convention?
Who asked the County Board of
Education to recognize certain men
as trustees ot the Ahoskie Graded"
school District?
Who was behind the movement to
have the Board of County Commis
sioners recognize certain men as
trustees of the Ahoskie Graded
school District?
Who had summons issued and
served on three members of the
Ahoskie Graded-achool District
Board? >
Who is on the' prosecution bonds
of each?
The undersigned members of the
board have been doing all they can
to giv? the Ahoskie Graded-school
children the very best service that
can be given. We have employed a
highly recommended educator for
principal and a corps of efficient
teacher* for the different grades.
And while we ar? doing all we car
for the school, summons has beer
served on threte of ua. What th?
purpose of the summons we know
not. This took place a few weeki
ago but up to the issuing of thli
statement, no complaint has beer
filed from which information could
be gained as to what the purport of
WAR TJUJMT
No measure of tax legislation
ever proposed even as a war meas
ure?haa aroused as much comment
throughout the State aa the War
f Tax Bill of the Senate Finance Com
mittee recently reported and now
about to be enacted into law. This
\ bill if ratified by Congress will im
t pose a tax on the business of cor
( p<>rations, partnerships and indivi
t duals, which, in th^event they are
( doing a better business this year
than in 1911, 1912 and 1913 will
take away from them anywhere
from 36 to 50 per cent of their net
profits this year, and the distressing
feature-about the bill ia that it will
not touch the big corporations of
the North and East With their wat
ered stock, inflated values, etc. but
in the South and especially in North
Carolina, where capital is limited
and resources small, the burden will
fall exceedingly heavy.
The business interests of the
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State are aroused and a mass meet
ing of all concerned has been called
for Raleigh July 27 at which time
the discriminatory features of the
proposed law will be discussed. It
is expected that all the Chambers
of Commerce in the State will be
represented at this meeting. This
bill will touch the farmers of the
State as well as merchants and
business men generally. If the
farmers are enj^ing greater pros
perity now with cotton 25 cent3
than in 1911-12-13 when cotton was
10 cents and under,' then they will
be included in the operation of this
bill and will have to pay this tax.
This . is a time when considerable
figuring shoud be inprogress throgh
out the State in or that everybody
might know just how the bill ef
fect him.
the different actions are for. They
have had ample time to file their
complaints that the public may
know the facts in the case?we
want the public to know the facts,
?the public has a right to know the
facts. We here and now announce
to the public that we are willing to
waive all time and if the complaints
are filed we wilt at once file our
answers and agree for the court to
pass 6n the matters at coming term.
We are ready to meet the issue.
Resizing that the'public is looking
to us to do our duty and to serve
the children and patrons of the
school it has been ordered by the
board that suit be brought for mon
ey that is due the district and it
has accordingly been brought and
and the complaint filed the same
day the summons issued. We-are
not running any bluffs, we are do
ing business. Will the other side
answer and let the court at once
pass upon the matter? We agree
for it to to be done at the coming
term of court. We raise no issues
that we are not wil ling and anxious
to meet.
There has been an element who
have sought to rule or ruin the
Ahoakie Graded-school since its
creation by the Legislature of 1909.
In 1909 it was agreed and en
tered in writing that the people
should express their preference by
vote for the sight upon which the
building was to be erected, and a
majority named the Hayes site,
which wfts a high and dry place and
very desirable and which could have
been purchased for $800, but in ut
tei disregard of the expressed
choice of the people, the present
chairman of the board of education,
who was at that time member of
the"Ahoakie school board, contract
ed and purchased from himself two
acres of land for $1000 for the
building site. -wf
We had about come to the con
clusion that that old spirit of antag
onism around our good and prosper
ous town had gone, never more to
raise its heed, but not so, occasion
ally it lifts its head'and whenever it
does it is .recognized, but we are
thankful that its fangs have been
extracted and only the hiss is left.
We give the public and especially
the patrons of-the Ahoskie Graded
school District the facts in order
that no false impressions may be
maed on fair minded people.
C. G. Powell. Chairman.
M. D. Gatling, Secretary,
?J. A. Williams, Treasurer,
(Adv.) r J. R. Garrett.
WINTON WAVELETTS
, The Sunday School Convention a
the West Chowan Association wil
meet with the Winton Baptis
Church Friday and Saturday, \ Jul}
27 and 28. A good program hai
been arranged by the Committe*
and a large crowd is expected tc
attend this meeting.
The Societies of the Winton Bap
tist Church will be represented a<
the Associational Meeting at Severe
on July 25, by the following dele
gates: W. M. S., Mesdames S. P,
Taylor, WHiie Daniel, alternate
Mrs- J. N. Clark; Y. W. A., Mistei
Louise Vann and Ruby Banks; Sun
beams, Mrs. S. N, Watson. Mrs.
John E. Vaun, Assistant Superin
tendent, will have charge of the
meeting. - ?<,
Through respect to the memory
of. the late W P. Taylor, all busi
ness connected with the estate was
closed Friday, July 13, the second
anniversary of Mr. Taylor's death.
Miss Mary Bridger will 'give a
reception Tuesday evening. July 17,
in honor of her house guests. Misses
Leon Hines, Elm? Hood and Hilda
Turrentine, and' Riley Hines and
Kilby Turrentine, of Kinston.
The faculty of the Winton High
la^lrp A?a
w.ww. I?v.?u w.iv hvavnci wcilis V.UIU
pl^te, the 6th and 7th grade teach
er; but we are not uneasy about not
getting a teacher. If there is no
other way, we shall call on our pro
gressive neighbor, Ahoskie, for one,
for she seems to have 4 double
supply.
Miss Pearl Wilson, Mr. R." C.
Bridger's popular and efficient ste
nographer, who 'has been visiting
her mother in West Virginia, will
return to Winton this week.
Mrs. I. V, Turner is spending a
month at Panacea Springs.
Fisher Mitchell, who enlisted with
the Infantry in April, now station
ed near Atlanta, spent the past week
with home folks. He went to San
atorium Saturday to see his mother
who is taking treatment at the
Sanatorium.
Mr. W. A. Wilson, of Louisburg,
spent the week end in town.
Rev. S. N. Watson and J^aura
May Watson are spending a few
dayB with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Free
man at Virginia Beach.
Ernest Banks returned Monday
from a visit to Drum Hill,
Annie May Pearce is visiting
friends in Franklin, ,Va.
Mrs. W. R. Matthews and broth
er, Mr. Lonnie Ellis, of McRae, Ga.
were called to West Virginia Sun
on account of the critical illness of
their father, Mr. Ben Ellis.
Mrs. Crawford Easterling, of
Bennettsville, S. C., is visiting her
mother, Mrs. T. B. Story.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Tay
lor Saturday, July 14, a son.
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We the board of Directors of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance As
sociation of Northampton, Hertford
and Bertie Counties at their regular
annual meeting beg leave to present
the following as our report upon
the affairs of the Assoeiatfon during
the past year. We have carefully
examined the books and accounts of
the secretary-treasurer and find
them in good order and carefully
kept. The balances in banks tally
with his report, and show that the
Association is in fine condition. We
recommend that the assessment be
40c on the one hundred doliart
worth of property insured.
We recommend that the present
President and secretary-treasurer b?
re-elected to their respective offices,
and that their salaries be increased
fifty dollars each.
We appoint Ahoskie as the plac<
of the annual meeting of the mem'
bers of the Association, and Tuesda)
the 14th. day of August 1917 at
the date of meeting.
T. C. feele,
J. W. Boone, (
> D. N. Stephenson,
Thos. 8. Norfleet,
Board of Directors,
TAXPAYERS HAVE EXPRES
- SED THEIR WANTS
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Nr. J. N.Vana aays Taxpayers Have
Asked That The Sheriff.
Office Be Put oa Sal
ary Basis.
Mr. Editor:
1 have read for the second time
in different issues of the Herald
your appeal to the tax-payers to
"come out in the open" and express
themselves on the subject of the
salary system for the office of
Sheriff of our County.
I am inclined, to think that the
Editor has either been asleep, or he
is fishing for some outside assistance
to aid him in compiling reading
matter for his subscribers. I pre
sume the latter is cprrect in view of
the fact that the taxpayers have ex
pressed themselves on the subject.
If I remember correctly the Balary
system for County officers was
agitated by some of-our most pro
gressive citizens and business men
Mr. B. F. Williams (an Ex-county
commissioner) contributed an article
to the Herald on the subject, and
later Mr. J. R. Garrett expressed
, his views in your columns.
The subject of salaried officers
caused so much comment and wide
appiova! that the Chairman of the
RnarH of FJ,-rtion thnncrKf Annnopk
of the suggestion to call a mass
meeting of the tax-payers of the
County last August, a season when
everybody could be present, and
state his view If he so wished.
A good many accepted the invi
tation and were present in Winton
at the time appointed and heard
the matter discussed pro and con
as to the wisdom of adopting the
salary system fo?- the county offices.
The drift of sentiment favored a
resolution drawn by Mr. D. C.
Barnes which suggested a salary of
$1200.00 a year for ' the Sheriff's
office and some bask to handle the
County fund without cost of com
mission, which was adopted ? by a
majority vote over the protest of
two lawyers of renown and in
fluence.
This resolution, as the writer un
derstood it, was instructions to our.
Representative to frame a law ap
plicable only to Hertford County and
have passed at the last session of
the Legislature. Mr. Winborne had
the bill passed in a way, but wisely
or unwisely shifted the responsibili
ty of making the law effective on
^he-County Board of Commission
ers.
There is nothing more for the
taxpayers to ask, as I see it. We
can wait and see how far and how
well the Commissioners are going
to carry out the request of the tax
payer*.
Our adjoining counties think well
of the change, as they have substi
tuted the fee system for the salary
system, and appear to think enough
of the ehartg? as to contin ue it.
. , J. N. Vann.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
VENTION
CHOWAN CHURCH, WINTON, N. C.
JULY 27-28,1917.
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FRIDAY, JULY 27
11:00 A. M.?Introductory sermon,
I. C. Keaton; Alternate, K. D.
Stukenbrok.
12:00 A. M.?Organization.
2:00 |to 2:15 P. M.?Prayer and
? Praise service, N. W. Britton.
i 2:15 to 2:45?Developing missionary
spirit in the Sunday School; the
necessity, means, result, M. P.
Davis.
, 2:45 to 3:15 P. M.?What shwuldbe
the vital aim of each Sunday
I School lesson? (1). Individual
need of a Savior. (2). Christ
as only Savior, T. C, Keaton.
, 3:15 to 3:45 P. M.? Greetings from
r Sunday Schools.
( 4:00 to 4:15 P. M.?Business meet
ing.
SATURDAY, JULY 28
10:00 to 10:16 A. M.?Prayer and
Praise Service, N. W. Britton.
10:16 to 10:46 A. M.?Testimonies
to Benefits of Teacher-Training
SOW,CUM
EDUCATION BUT
Special Exercises at Ahoskie
Baptist Church Were Full
of Interest?Hon. C.
W. Mitchell Speaks
Sunday, July 15, waa Chriatian
Education Day in the Ahoakie Bap
tist Sunday School. A specially
arranged program waa carried out
by the younger members of the Sun
day School, and a specif I collection
taken at the conclusion of the day's
program for the cauae of Christian
Education.
The regular claas hour waa in no
way interfered with by the special
program, which waa given after the
regular ten o'clock hour.
Hon. Clingman W. Mitchell, the
gifted orator and constructive
statesman of Aulander, drove over
from hia home town and occupied
the major portion of the hour de
voted to Chriatian Education. Hia
address on this subject waa plainly
practical and excruciatingly person
al, probably to some of thoae vital*
ly connected with educational affairs
in Ahoskie.
Brother Mitchell made a running
start towards gaining the rapt at
tention of hia audience by his allu
sions to the trustee business here. He
said in part: "over in my town we
have to beg and coax men into be
coming school trustees; while lu
Ahoskie these offices have more than
they can accommodate." He, then,
in an earnest appeal, admonished
the people of Ahoskie to cease their
bickerings and get down to business.
He advised thusly, "go to work and
make your school second to no high
school in Eastern North Carolina."
Who in Ahoskie does not join him
in this appeal?
That portion of his address devot
ed to Christian Education was so
plainly spoken and full of interest
that the attention of bis hearers,
once gained, was never lost during
the whole fifty minute address.
He mildly scored the last Legis
lature for issuing a vast amount of
bonds at the closing hours of the
session, but in the same breath let
it be known that he was always in
favor of aiding to the limit the
States educational institutions.
Yet, he would not see the denomin
ational schools and colleges suffer
for lack of support. And, a large
part of his address was m direct ap
peal for the proper maintainance of
the Baptist institutions.
He took the view that the life of
this State was in a large measure
dependent upon denominational
schools for leaders in the truth, and
thought that too many secular col
leges had been germanized.
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observation and experience. E. F.
Sullivan.
Can we have them?
How to conduct them..
What should they accomplish?
W. R. Haight, for the town church.
C. W. Scarborough,
for the country church.
11:30 to 12:00?Preparing the lesson.
By whom and when, W. O. Barbee.
12:00 to 12:30 P.|M ? Home Depart.
ment, Cradle Roll, C. L. Dowell. vr"
12:30 to 2:00 P. H.?Dinner,
2:00 to 2:15 P. M.- Prayer and
Praise, N. W. Britton.
2:16 to 2:30 P. M.?Miscellaneous -
business.
2:30 to 3:00 P. M ? Out Superin
tendents and other officers..
(1) Relations to church and sSUnday
School.
(2) Obligation to self improvement.
,J. Blalock.
3:00 to 3:30 P. M.?Sunday School
Institutes and other Mean* for
improvement of ' Sonday/ School
workers, J. W. Downey. * <
3:30 to 4:00 P. M.?Special Days in
Sunday Schools and their purposes:
(1) Promotion Day, John F. Gale.
(2) Decision Day, E. F, Sullivan.
(3) Orphan's Day, H. H. Uunnicntt,
(4) Missionsry Day, R. B. Lineberry^
Article No. 3 of Constitution of
the West Chowan Baptist Sunday
School Convention, as amended by
Convention in session 1916, msfcss
all Pastors and Superintendents reg
ular delegates, also allow* sack
Church School 8 eelegatelp ynd each
Branch School 1 delegate. No
Branch School will be rscogniaai J
unless reported through the church
of which it is a Branch, ?
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