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THE LABGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
? VOL. 8 AHOSKIE, N. C., NOVEMBER 16, 1917. NO. 44
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WALTER JLEN SMITH
On# ?f the la^dest deaths that
v has occurred in Ahoskie for some
,r time was the sudden passing away
of Mr, W. G. Smith, tobacco buyer
for the Imperial Tobacco Company,
Ltd., and founder of the Hertford
County Herald. His death occurr
ed Ct Snow Hill laat Saturday af
ternoon , November 10. He was
. suddenly stricken with a heart trou
ble last Friday, from which he nev
er recovered. He was fully con
scious up te the very last moment,
and never gave up hopes of seeing
bis wife, who had been summoned
from thlir home in Ahoskie. Mrs.'
Smith received a,message Saturday
to come'to his bedside at once, and
v she left on the six o'clock train for
Snow Hill. But it waa too late; the
second message, announcing his
death, came only a few minutes af
ter the evening train bad left the
local station.
' The body of the dead man was
bronchi to Ahoskie Sunday after
noon and interred in the Ahoskie
Baptist Church cemetery immediate
ly after the arrival of the train. A
large and sympatizing crowd of
friends had gathered at the station,
and Accompanied the long funeral
procession trf the Baptist Church,
where the funeral exercises were
conducted by Rev. L. M. Chaffln,
pastor of the Methodist Church of
wkijak 11- QmUL 1
? ?"v? jua ? uuiiui new a iiieuiuci.
Rev. C. L. Dowel I of the Baptist
Church assisted in conducting the
funeral. A selected ctjoir sang sev
eral appropriate hymns daring the
exereises. "Beautiful Islea of Some
where" was beautifully and softly
' sane by Mesdaflys A. T. Newsome,
ofWinton/W. L. Curtis. and C. C.
Hoggard, C. 0. Powtfl, and W. W.
Rogers. Following the exereises in
the ehurch, the lifeless body was
borne to the cemetery by the active
- pall bearers, followed by the honora
ry pall bearers. Mr. E. J. Gerock,
who had charge of the funeral ar
rangements, apointed tfie following
pallbearers; active, L. T. Sumner,
J. H. Robertson, S. J. Boyette, D.
, P. Boyette, James Vinson, and Roy
Parker; honorary, W. L. House, J.
J ."Hays, A. E. Garrett, W. W. Hog.
. era, H. W. Stokes, C. G. Powell, W
W. Lawrence. H. S. Basnight, R. J.
Baker, J. H. Mitchell, W. R. John*
son, and W. L, Curtis.
The deceased was born July IS,
1875, in Milton, N. C., being the
son of William and Mary Smith. He
?was married to Miss Eva M<gettc,
daughter of Lucius and Mamie Ma
gette, of Wilson, on April 1, 1908.
He died November 10. 1917, being
forty-two years of age when the fi
nal summons came. Mr. Smith was
the father of six children, two of
them dying in their infancy, leaving
two boys and two girls surviving
their father. The oldest of these
is only twelve years of age and the
youngest about eighteen months
old. They are; Mary Glen, Marjo
rie, Charles L., and Walter Grimes.
Besides his wife and four children,
he is survived by one brother, C. L.
Smith, of LaGrange, and four lis
ters, Mrs. J. W. Williams of Mil
ton, N. C., Mrs. R. G. Lewis of
Danville, Va., Mrs. R. P. Burke of
Greensboro. N. C., and Mrs. M. T.
? Li pes of Smithfield, N. C. Those
from a distance who attended the
funeral and burial were: Mr. and
Mr*. C. L. Smith, and nephew, John
Williams, of LaGrange, Mr. L. Ma
gette, of Wilson, and R. E. Grimes.
H. H. Pope, and Mr. James, of Rpb
ersonville. Owing to the suddeness
of the death, not being alile to make
proper railroad connections, none
of the sisters of the deceased were
able to be present at the funeral.
Before his death Mr. Smith was
engaged in the leaf tobacco business
and was a buyer on the Snow Hill
market at the time of his death.
He had been constantly --engaged in
.the tobacco trade during Shis life.
He also served as printer and news
paper editor. Even during his con
nection with the Herald, he spent a
part of his time on tobacco markets.
He was the founder of the Herald,
and remained owner and editor un
til two years ago, when this publi
cation was purchased by the pres
ent management.
His connection with the tobacco
trade carried him to many markets i
and at each place he won the friend
ship of numerous acquaintances, i
Their love and admiration for him I
waa attested by their beautiful flo- i
ral tributes. Among the wreaths
waa one from the Roberaonville (
Board of Trade, where for several |
years Mr. Smith bought tobacco.
Not only was the deceased liked,
loved and admired by his friends In
Ahoakie, but ha has a wide circle of
frienda all over North Carolina and
other states. It la with a personal
feeling of pain and regret that the !
Herald chronicles the death of one
so near this paper and to the men
who today guide Ita destiny.
The Herald bespeaks the deepest
sympathy and sorrow for those who
have been left behind by the death
of husband and father. May the
God who watches over us all com
fort, care for, and nourish the
stricken wife and children. I
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REV. C. L. DOWELL TO GO
TO FRANLINTON.
Rev. Clarence L. Do well, who re
cently resigned ae pastor of the
Ahoskie Baptist Church, has been
called to Fraklinton, to take charge
of the pastorates of the Franklinton
Baptist Church*, for the coming
year. Pastor Do well has made this
announcement to his country chur
ches and he has resigned at ill of
his local churches, the resignation
to take effect January 1,1918. Rev.
Doweil has beet* preaching at Aho?
kie (or the past eight years, and in
those years both he and his family
have endeared themselves to the
people of thie town, community,
and of the entire County. It will
be with a mixed feeling of pleasure
and regret that we (give up this
good family; a genuine pleasure to
have come in daily contact with
the family and an even more sensi
tive feeling of regret at the depart
ure of this noble family.
Reverend DowelP* new churches
are located in Franklin County, and
are not far distant from Raleigh.
The Ahoskie Baptist Church has
not yet secured a pastor for the
coming year,.but plans' are now un
der way to secure a pastor to de
vote his full time to the work of
this church.
Peanut Factory Begins Work.
The local peanut cleaning and
shelling factory began on full time
Monday morning, and it now daily
shuffling the goobers through the
various and sundry processes. By
thelocation of this industry in Ahos
kie. steady employment is furnished
local people. ?
This industry has also greatly
stimulated buying on the local mar
ket. Local buyers for' foreign con
cerns are more alert than ever be
iore, and the highest market prices
are thus contaantly .maintained.
The factory has bought a large
share of the offerings.
Prices have advanced several
pointa since the opening of the sea
son. They now range around eight
and a half cents and above.
Red Crow Sends Packages.
The Ahoskie Red Cross Chapter
Tuesday sent to the Southern head
quarters at Atlanta, Ga., several
packages to be sent to the Sammies
who are fighting in the French ,
trenches across the water. A spe- ,
rial anpeal was made at the local
churches Sunday for donations for 1
this purpose, and several articles, ,
as well as cash contributions were ,
turned over to Mr. E. J. Gerock,
Treasurer, who forwarded to head
quarters Tuesday.
"FARM FOLKS"
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A play "Farm Fblks" be present- i
ed at Menola school house on Friday
evening November 16th, at 8 I
o'clock. A small admission fee wilf i
be charged and the proceeds will be !
used for the benefit of the Red i
Cross and the local Betterment ]
Society. Of course everyone who ]
can must come and enjoy the play
and help along two good causes. (
WIRT01JVELETTS
There wu a maw meeting in the
Baptist Church Sunday afternoon
for the purpose of organizing a
Y. M. C. A. War Fund campaign.
The Chairman, Mr. Heber Vann, of
Come, had charge of the meeting
and explained the work that the Y.
M. C. A. is doing for our boys who
are in the Army and Navy. J. R.
Vann was elected Treasurer and J.
A. Northcott, elected Secretary
Each township has a committee of
seven with the followiw men as
Chairmen: S. P. Winborne, Maneys
Neck; Stanley Winborne, M'boro..
Claxton Brett, St. Johns; Walter
Curtia, Ahoskie; S. A. Ivea, Har
rellsville: W. D. Boone, Winton.
There will be a rally in each town
ship during the campaign with an
enlisted man present to tell what
the Y. M. C. A. is doing for the
boys in uniform. Hertford County
has been alotted $1500 and we are
sure that this amount will be rais
ed. If you havn't a boy in the ser
vice, aren't ywu willing to help make
the life of your neighbor's boy more
pleasant and comfortable by aiding
in the work of the Y. M. C. V War
Fund?
Winton was very much disap
pointed because the play, "The Dust
of the Earth," by Ahoskie talent,
did not come Friday night as adver
tised. There seemed to be some
misunderstanding in regard to the
rate. It isn't too late to come-now.
We can assure the troupe's welcome*
and a good house if they decide to
come later.
At a recent meeting: of the Hert
ford Coanty Chapter of the U. D.
C., the following officers were elect
SJ for the ensuing yew. Mrs. S. P.
Taylor, President; Mrs. H. B. Knox
Vice-President; Mrs. R. C. Bridger.
Recording Secretary* Miss Emily
Clark, Corresponding Sec,; Mrs. J.
W. Boone, Treas.; Mrs. Julia New
90me, Registrar; Miss Blanche Vann
Historian.
Wintoa will be well represented
at the meeting of the Red Cross
Chapter of Hertford Coanty in Mur
freesboro Wednesday afternoon.
The Y. W. A. of Winton Baptist
Church frillmeet with Miss Esther
Royater, at the home of 6rs. Willie
Daniel Friday night, at 7:30.
The Chowan Clnb will meet with
Mrs. Loula Davenport Monday night
November 19.
The Betterment Association will
meet at the school building ^Wed
nesday afternoon, November 21'.
Little Meredith Jones entertained
twelve of bis friends Saturday af
ternoon, in the honor of his sixth
birthday. Laura May Watson and ,
Margaret Mitchell assisted Mrs.
lones in serving the little folks.
Charlie Eufre, of the U. S. S Ok
lahoma, spent a short furlough with
bis mother, Mrs. P. R. fau-e, last
week. Charlie enlisted in the Navy
kbout six months ago.
Mrs. E. F. Banks and children 1
left (or Norfolk Monday morning
to join Mr. Banks, an! make their
liome in Norfolk. For the present
they will live at Oceen View, this '
place being more convenient to Mr. '
Banks' work.
Miss Ruth Davenport of the fa
culty of the Rich Square High
School, spent the week end with her
mother, Mrs, Lou I a Davenport.
lira. L. L. McBaniell, of Laaker,
and Miss Ruby Banks, of Chowan
College, spent (Sunday with their
mother, Mrs. E. F. Banks.
Ifiaaea Susie iBritt, of Chowan
College, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Brett.
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Clarence L, Blount, Cashier of the
Bank of Winton, spent Sunday in
Plym6uth.
Mrs. Martha Vann, Miwes N?n
and Mary Vann, and Mr. H. B
Vann spent Sunday in Ahoski* with
llre.'Sallie Mitchell. ' ?
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HERTFORD GOUKTY
COMMISSIONERS MEET
The Board of County Commis
sioner* of Hertford County met on
the 5th day of November, 1917;
present all members of the Board;
Proceeding! of last meeting read
and approved.
W. L. Matthews and W. J. Hill
presented their bonds to W. D.
Boone and H. H. Jones which were
accepted by them and at this ses
sion of the Board, and same were
unanimously approved by the
Board.
W. D. Boone, County Attorney,
is given more time in which to make
report on the real estate agents of
the County.
Dr. J. A. Powell is given more
time in which to have the ferry
house at Boone Harrell ferry re
paired.
W. D. Boone advises the Board
that he has collected the amount
$75 due by the Albermarlei Steam
Navigation Company, and same
turned into the bank.
The committee is continued to
make settlement with 0. H. Britton.
On motion E. J. Gerook is in
structed to confer with J> N. Vann
at Ahoskie and endeavor to have
him put the eloset at the jail in
good working shape.
The Board, on motion and car
ried, agreed to pay the County At
torney for all ?extra services per
formed, such as collections made
for the County and any suits pros
ecuted or defended by them.
The Board votes that all the jtink
iron, etc. found around the Court
house shall be sold at public auction
on tint Monday Th ? December?
The question of medical exami
nation and treatment of all school
children in the County being brought
to the attention of the Board and -
an appropriation being, asked for
same, the Board, on motion made
and carried, appropriates the sum
of $260 for this purpose to be used
as the law directs.
On motion, Charles Jordan is re
lieved of double taxfes for year 1917
on account of error in placing him
on list of "'unlisted,"
T. T. Parker, collector for Mi?r
freesboro Township, presented his
bond for '1917 trxes which was
unanimously accepted by the Board.
A petition of free holders of St.
Johns district presented, asking that
an election be held in said district; -
and upon motion motion the Board
orders that said election be held on
December 15th, 1917, and the fol
lowing election officers appointed,
to-wlt: I. J. Askew, registrar; C. V.
Jenkins and C, W. Howard, poll
holders.
The keeper of t'.ie County Home'
is given authority to receive Maggie
Bqrch and family into the home.
Upon recommendation of the at
torneys of County, il is on motion
ordered that the Clerk of the Board
make appeal to the Governor for the
trial of civil actions; said term to
begin on January, -1918, for one
week and that the Governor be re
quested, if possible, to send Judge
Jno, H. Kerr.
Dr, J. A. Powell it continued as
a committee and instructed to have
bridge built over the break in Mitch
ell's dam, and that the appropria
tion of $200 formerly voted to Mr.
Mitchell be revoked.
Ot? motion. A. E. Garrett, Sheriff
is instructed to put the court room
in proper shape and to pro
vide two stoves for same.
Report of Supt. Health received
and Died.'
, All hogs at the County Home are
ordered to be vaccinated at once.
Road Supervisors of St. Johns
Township made report of all expen
ditures to first Monday in Nov.
Report from grand jury received
and action taken on same.
The following bills presented to
the County which were ordered
paid, to-wit: *
J. L. Sumner, building two
bridge* $ #.48
Walter Copeland, work at the
County Home..?.^...... 16.00
J. E. Matthews, sup. to Co,
Home 27-61
(Continued [eo page four)
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IN GAMP, ON HIKE, T ON JOB
(Above) Y. M. O. A. Blblo Claoo daring root porlod on Pr?llo? HlkO|
Tko Tont alwayo gooo with tho raw, who art proud of tholr HotoiifU
(?flow) On* of 400 War Work building* on VWM Day.
? Whether It be tha evening and Sun
day Maura hours in eamp or tha raat
ferlods of practioa marches, the Y. M.
a A. follows tha soldier bojra of Un
cle 8am wherever they go. Or, mora
strictly speaking, It praoedea them, for
tha T" buildings are atwaya ready
whan the first men in khaki reach tha
eampa and the "Y" tents are always
waiting when the tired fighting man
laauh a lunch atop in their stranaous
Klv?
Captain Stanley Borleaka of Port
land, Oregon, an officer at Camp
Ofceene, at Charlotte, N. C., waa a
mafirter of the Michigan University
football and track teams In 1*14 and
.waa plaked aa a member of the All
Btar Western Intercollegiate team
that year. "When I came Into this
oamp," he told Arthur Bagley, the "Y"
eamp physical director, *1 wondered
how I waa g*lng to keep In physical
condition. I saw no opportunity or
place to do any training. Yon Y. If.
0. A. fellows hare sort of made op
portunltlea for me to recreate and ex
ercise, for slnoe 1 have bean here, I
have averaged three evenlnsa each
weak oat with my oampany football
taama."
In the same camp another young sol
dier listened to an address In the "Y"
auditorium by Dr. O. B. Stair on tha
?PotUr-a Clay." Aft* the sermon end
after the Invitation had been given
and the men were signing the "War
Roll" and were being presented with
the customary soldier's pocket Tss ta
rn en t, this young man approached
by Bagley upon the Queettan of mak
ing a decision, responded affirmatively
at onoe. When the Tcetament waa
handed to him he said: "I am doing
something for you that I refused to
do tor my mother. When I left home
in Idaho a month ago, she asked me
to take a pocket Teetament with me,
but I thought It waa no part of a sot
dial's kit This old Y. It. C. A. has
made me change my mind. I am go
ing to iS down and write her not to
worry any more,"
To keep up this sort of wort la.the
cam pa in America, to follow oar boys
acroea the seas and to extend the aaae
service to the armies of our alllee,
a nation-wide campaign tor, funds will
4s waged No*. 11-18. The sum needed
to prosecute this war work to July
lit, 1*18, is $16,000,000. The states of
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi,
North and South Carolina and Tennes
see have been asked to contribute 9V
500,000 of this. Checks may be seat
to the local oommitee-or to C. K. Cal
houn, department namBaign director,
at Atlanta, Oa.
Auction Sale!
Nansemond County Farm
Situated at KUby's Station, Va.,
on Seaboard Railroad.
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176 acre Nansemond County Farm, situated at Kilby's Sta
tion on the Seaboard Railway, where trains stop daily and not.
quite one mile from Virginian and Norfolk and Western Railways
and only 2 1-2 milee from the city of Suffolk, Va., on the county
road and known as the Clyde Harden Place. Farm fenced by a
(rood wire all around same and extra good dwelling with outbuild
ings and a large new barn just completed and sqjl suitable for the
growing of any kind of crops. About thirty (30) acres in culti
vation and the balance in cord wood and thiifty growing timber.
Convenient to schools and churches and passenger trains stopping
daily and being close by church and school makes it one of the
moat valuable farms to be had in the County.
TERMS OF THE SALE
One-Third Cash and the remainder o'f purchase price conviently
arranged for the purchaser. /
The sale takes place promptly at 3 o'clock in front of theiNa
tional Bank of Suffolk, in Suffolk, Va., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
23rd. Investigate the opportunity for yourself and for farther
particulars see, write or wire WALTER C. RAWLES, Suffolk, Va.
or
J WALTER HOOStER, Auctioneer for the Owner.
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Field Seed in War Times.
Field seed at moderate prices in war times for fall sowing.
I have made every effort to get an aasorted stock of Oats, Rye,
Wheat, Vetch, Clover, Timothy. Alfalfa, Heads Qraas, Rape and
various others. In case I should be short of any variety in small
seed will have them shipped direct by parcel post and you can iret {
them at your gate.
Don't Fail to Call at Ny Store Before You Bay.
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COUNTY SCHOOL AFFAIRS
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Twelve schools, whiqh are long B
term schools, have already om^^H
The writer has had the pleasure of |
visiting the most of these, and '
found them in fine shape with the si
exception of a few whoae enrollment
was quite low. I take it that the
children of these few are staying |
home to help house the crops. It ia-Tj
hoped that their parents will put
them in school as soon as possible,
for it is a distinct loss to the chit- J
dren themselves and a powerful
drawback - to the schools. No one v!
knows so well as the teacher how
much an influx of new pupils dis- j
organizes the work of the school.
The short term schools will open
the 19th 6f this month. It will be
a hard pull to carry these for five
months because of the high cost of
well-nigh everything. The Board
of Education was compelled to ,
raise the salaries of the teachers in
order to secure them. The services 1
of competent men and women are
in demand almost everywhere with
good salaries offered. In order
that we may be able to run the
schools five months it will be neces
sary to make the local expense as
low as possible, such as furnishing |
wood tor the schools, mending old
desks, and small repairs to the >
bouses. These things must be fa/- |
nished so there will be eomfqrt in
the Bchool houses, but at as small j
cost to the county as can be. Some 9
of the people have already offered 'c
their services in this respect, and I
hereby call upon all to lend a help- -
ing hartd at this time.
Several of the schools aragninw
Into new louses which are a great |
credit to the communities in which <
they are-located and of which the 'J
county is justly proud. The interest
of the men and women of' these 3
communities for better school facili-^ <|
ties made it possible to erect these '
splendid houses for their children
and their neighbors' children, either
voting a tax on them selves or going
down into their pockets to furnish
half the cost. ,
There are now eleven special tax
districts in'the county, six of which
were voted within the last two *'
years, and one election pending.
What community in need of an up
to-date school building win be next
to step in line?
Every town and . village in the
county has a graded school support
ed by a local tax, except one, and
that is the one in Which an election
is pending, and several of our beet 1
schools having a special tax are in
no town or village. There are yet,
however, many otherwise progres- ]
sive communities that should step^
out of the old ranks of "good
enbugh for me" into the ranks of
better school faeiliies. Let us con
tinue to co-operate in these things
until every child shall have a chance
to make the best of himself.
N. W. BRITTON,
County Superintendent. ? .<
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Menola News |
Wa are vary glad to state that
ntfw life ii being put into oar school
under the present management. We J
hope soon to have a good, modern
school building, and then work can -
be carried on much mote efficiently.
Mrs. Spencer Boyette returned to
her home at Hopewell, Va., last
Friday, after spending ten days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Mrs. J. E. Griffith spent last
Monday in Winton with Mrs. Jordan
at the hotel. - fa
Right many of oar people attend
ed the Community Fair at Aulaoder m
last week.
Mrs. H. U. Griffin spent Monday ;
with her daughter, Mrs. A. M. j I
Brown at Union.
Miss Osteite Beale spent the week;-!
end with her home people at 1
Potecasi.
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