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Entered as second-class matter
February 26th, 1910, at the post
office at Ahoskie, North Carolina,
under the Act of March 3rd, 1878.
Friday, April 11th, 1?1?.
Clean-Up Week was not very gen
erally observed in Ahoskie. Little
signs of cleaning are in evidence.
The Herald regrets very much that
it is unable to carry the pictures of
moreof Hertford County soldiers.
However, the lack of pictures was due
to the fact that they reached this of
fice too late to have cuts made.
A glanpe at the Superior Court
Calendar in the last section of this
paper reveals somemore interesting
dope. Ahoskie will again come in for
a goodly portion of the court's time.
The school trustee case is on docket;
also the land case of C. C. Hoggard
vs. J. H. Mitchell, involving title to
"Hell's Half Acre."
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We are mailing out this week sev
eral hundred extra copies of the Her
ald. If you receive one and are not
a subscriber consider this copy an
invitation to you to join the ranks of
subscribers to the most wide-awake,
livest weekly newspaper published in
eastern North Carolina.
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The Herald expresses its deep ap
preciation to those who have been
so generous with their adver
tising a feature of the Tenth An
niversary Edition that will help
create a greater interest. To those
who have contributed to this edition
in every way, we extend our thanks.
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The Daylight Saving Act is coming
in for a goodly share of condemna
tion this year. Though, there may,
and surely are disadvantages brought
about by such an act, yet it is a case
of personal suicide to attempt to
keep your clock back. You'll "play
the dickens" catching a tr^in by "slow
time."
That Ahoskie is "the best town be
tween the Roanoke and Chowan
rivers" is becoming more and more
emphasized by the progressive atti
tude that is being taken by the
younger generation. Almost to man,
the young voters of Ahoskie are de
manding a vote on bonds for water
works and sewerage, and when the
time for voting comes, it will be
largely the young man's vote that
will give these needed improvements
to Ahoskie.
Every interested voter in Ahoskie
and in the Ahoskie School District
should by all means read the clip
ping contained in this paper, con
; cernintr a town election in another
North Carolina town?Albermarle.
The things set forth in this article are
in no measure more true to the con
ditions of that town than they are to
Ahoskie. Good citizens will take an
interest in such things; and a livelier
interest should be taken here than
heretofore has been manifest. As yet,
the voters do not know "Who's Who"
in the race for Mayor, Town Com
missioners, or School Trustees, un
less it be by private caucus. We
have no doubt that there are avow
ed candidates for all these positions;
but, why keep the voters at large
ignorant as to one's candidacy. Is
it because the voters here are so
much more intelligent hare than
?lsewhere, meaning that they need no
fore thought in selecting their offi
cials? Or, do the candidates prefer
. to gain their goals by private lobby
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MUNICIPAL POLITICS.
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The following editorial appeared
in the Albermarle News a thirce a
week paper edited,by former Judge
Frank Carter. The facta set forth
here can well be applied to Ahoakie,
and we herewith publiah it for the
benefit of our voters who are soon to
elect town officers and school trus
tees. It is as fallows.
A municipal election is to be pulled
off in Abemarle a few weeks hence
that means more to the local popula
tion than the decisions of the Paris
Conference or the outcome of the con
test over the Democratic leadership
in Congress. The League of Nations
is important to the peace of future
generations, but it is not going to but
ter any parsnips in Albemarle in 1919
or 1920. We've got to do that for
ourselves oreat 'em "jes' so."
This paper regards it as foreign to
its duty to itself orto the community
to espouse thecandidacy of any in
dividual, but it has a public duty in
this connection that cannot be evad
ed. As between individuals, where
no party question is involved, our or
dinary obligation is one of loyal neu.
trality, but in matters of principal, or
public policy neutrality is altogether
inconsistent with good citizenship.
Albemarle has been marking time
since the war begun, and four and a
half years isnone tooshort a period
to acquire a community habit of non
progressiveness. A town easily gets
into a rut in that time, and the evi
dences are not wanting that that is
just where Albermarle has gotten
This is a condition that individual in
itiative does not eaisly overcome?
the community spirit needs to be
aroused, organized and intelligently
dirrected.
We know of no more effective
than an active, widespread interest in
theselection of community officials.
We know of no surer indication of the
vitality of a town than the degree of
interest manifested by itscitizenship
in the personnel of the town govern
ment. It is perfectly natural for a
community that has got all it wants in
population,trade, industry, public im
provements, law enforcement and hu
manitarian services to take little in
terest in? municipal affairs. Why
should anybody bother himself with
the public business of a town that is
satisfactorialy completed?
Contentment is a good thing in its
place,but it is no characteristic of a
live town. A noble discontent is the
indispensable condition of muncipal
progress?and of all other progress,
for that matter.
We repeat: this town, like most oth.
er towns, is in a war-made rut, and
there"is small chance that it will ever
get out except through the rousement
of the people themselves. Real great
ness can never come to a community
that pats its toes in the ashes and
waits for capital .and enterprise to
come in from the outside and help it.
When help comes from the outside,
and is rightly assimilated with self
help, it is a good thing?it lifts the
community tohigher levels of pro
gress; when it is accepted as a sub
stitute for self-help, it is more of a
curse than a blessing. ^The commun
ity that is content to have its mater
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tni prosperity or iu ptiiiucm admin
istration handed down to it from
above forfeits much of its self-respect
to say nothing of the respect of the
outside world. It is an eminently
wholsome practice in municipal ad
ministration that frankly accords full
political representation to great busi
ness interest?to deny this would be
sheer demagogy?but it should never
be overlooked that the paramount in.
terest in every municipality ishuman
welfare?the health and the happi
nesss, the rights and the interest of
men, women and children.
Shall we pull ourselves out of the
rut 'or shall we idly wait for some
thing to happen!
Inhere is a full town government to
be eleoted in a few weeks. If that
dosen't interest us, whatwouldT
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The Herald's Linotype Machine, a Model 19 Mergenthaler,
recently installed in this office.
Hertford Boy Returns
To The States From^
The Front in France
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Camp Jackson,
Columbia, S. C.,
March 29, 1919.
Dear Mother and Father:
Just a few lines to let you hear
from me this beautiful sun shiney
morning. I am well and all right, just
feeling fine as a dandy, certa' J
hope you all are well and feeling
good. Listen, just one year ago this
morning I left my dear old home to
be a soldier what a beautiful day it
was, oh! how sad to leave the dear
ones did not know whether I would
ever see home again or not.
What a sad thought it was to me
but I feel like now I will see home
and the dearones I left behind soon.
You cannot imagine how happy I
feel this morning to think I am back
to the dearold camp which first train,
ed me to be a soldier.
I feel like the Lord has heard and
answered prayers, do'nt you, I ask
him every day of my life to carry
me through the dark waysof life,
which I have been, and bring me
safely back to the dear old U. S. A.,
this old pen just cannot express how
good I feel.
But the#e are so many of my
comrade scannot say for themselves,
for they were left behind in France.
Guess you received my telegram I
sent you all o. k.
Carle and I are still together.
Mother4 I don't know how long I
will be here, but hope it wont be
here long, we had a very pleasant
trip coming across the pond when we
landed at Charleston, S. C., the Y. M.
C. A. and Red Cross gave us all
kinds of good things to eat, believe
me we all had some picnic on our
way to camp. Say won't you to have
all kinds of good things for me when
I get home for you know I want
something good to eat. Ha! Ha.
Will write again real soon with
love and best wishes and a whole
lots of ki.?sea to all.
:
sincerely your soldier boy,
TOMMIE.
Hertford Boy Passes
Away '"Over There
Cecil A. Wiliams, Machine Gun
Sergeant, 61st Company, U. S. Ma
rine Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Wiliams, of Ahoskie, North Car
olina, aged 82 years and 10 months,
died in France from a severe wounr
received on iune 26, 1918, at Cha
teau-Thierry. Next day ofter re
ceiving the wound he was taken to
the American Red Crow Military
Hospital, Where all was done that
was posible for his (ufferings and
for his comfort, but after four weeks
it was known that he was growing
worse, and on July 24th, he passed
away.
He joined the Marine Corpa at
Norfolk four years ago last Septem
ber, and had he lived two months
longer his time would have been out.
but in April, 1918, he was sent to
France, after having served on the
Mexican borde^; and while in ser
vice there only two months, he and
others of his company did many acts
of bravery in driving back the Hons
and every Nation is proud of the
Marines.
He made the supreme sacrifice for
God and for his country and Hert
ford County is proud to have such
a noble and heroit young man to be
the first one onthe roll of honor.
Still, his parents and brothers can
not help but feel broken hearted
over the loss oftheir loved one, tho
they have the consolation to know
such a brave young man as Cecil has
only arossed the line and joined the
heroes in Heaven.
"He joined the CenterGrove Bap
tist Church when quite a boy and
ever since has lived a clean life.
He was ofthe disposition to gather
about himself many true friends,
and was as gallantly brave and true
as any man in the government's
service, loyal to his country to the
core, and won his laurels most be
comingly. May his loved ones, es
pecially his aged father, who has
been so feeble since learning of the
sad death of his son, not be weary
overmuch, for yonder, at the last bu
gle call, their brave soldier boy, hav
ing (pven his life and_ipilled his blood
for the cause of rgihteousness and
of humanity, will be waiting to give
them a hearty welcome to the Glory
Land, where they will all be supreme
ly happy forevermore, and may it be
consoling to tnem to Know tneir dear
boy is among; so many other brave
boys who gave their live* in the great
est struggle the world has ever
known.
The father received letters of
condolence from the Red Cross
nurse, the chaplain, and one of the
directors, teling them of the lovely
character of their son during his
sufferings?how kind and lovable
he was, and ao appreciative of every
kind deed done for him, though his
sufferings were great, he was always
cherful and wonderfully patient and
gentle.
He waa laid to rest near Paris in
in the town of Suresne, on a beau
tiful hillside to await the Resurrec
tion morn. May the good Lord
richly bless all grieved ones with
penitence of his Grace.
He heard humanity's clear call,
And knew the voice divine.
He gave his life, he gave his all
In deadly battle line.
The silent stars in love look down
Where lies this loyal son;
In frost an(l dew they weave a crown
Of honor he has won.'
B.
OPERA CHAIRS AT AUCTION
On Saturday, April 19, I will offer
for sale at public auction about 116
small foMing opera chairs, formerly
used by the moving picture hall here.
Also two stcves will he offered for
sale at the same time. Sale will take
place in front of E. J. Bell ft Co.'u
store on Main street at 8 o'clock.
Terms of sale caah.
J. T. PARKER,
Ahoakia, N. C.
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Another Hertford Boy
Still "Over There"
Private Thomas Mi-Daniel, son of
Mrs. S. R. Mi-Daniel, who ia still with
th? American Expeditionary Forces
in France. He ia a Hertford County
boy and before entering service, re
sided with his mother near Aulander.
He volunteered for military aervice
soon after America entered the war.
enlisting in the 4th Virginian Regi
ment, 112th Machine Gun Batallion,
at Norfolk, Va., May 1917. In Au
gust 1917 he was transfered to Camp
McCellan, Anniston, Alabama,'where
he received military training for aer
Vvice over sea. In the spring of 1918
he sailed for France.
He was in the 29th Division and
saw actual fighting "there."
He tells of his first experience in
battle north of Verdun. He was on
the front twenty-tw<T days and went
over the top four times.
In this great drive the 29th Div
ision advanced some eight kilometers
through the enemy'a trenches and
captured over 2100 priaoners, 7 can
non*, about 200 machine guns ,and a
large quantity of mlacellaneoua mili
tary property.
This division had the pleaaure of
seeing two hostile divisions with
drawn from their front, one of which
was of some of the best troops of the
German army. On many occasions
captured prisoners stated that their
attack was so rapid that their at
tack was so rapid and fire so effective
that they were overwhelmed and had
nothing to do but to retire or sur
render.
Praise has been bestowed this divi
sions by both American and French
superior commanders.
MRS. ABE HARMAN.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
There will be held in the town of
Ahoskie, Monday May Sth 1919, an
election to elect all town officers also
trustees for the Ahoskie graded school
Registration books are now open, O.
L. Myers registrar. "
A convention will be held Friday
night April 26th 1919 for the pur
pose of nominating officers and trua
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Notice by order of the town coun
cil.
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