Hertford County Herald ?? ? HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EASTERN CAROLINA I in I Volume Xlll. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, September 22, 1922 One Section No. 20 Dove Of Pea In Republi NO SIGNS OF DISSENSION ] SEEN OR HEARD ON FLOOR OF CONVENTION HALL DURING MEETING Road Administration Attacked Fall Count, Tickot Nominated And Mot. Mode To OrcaniM Women ?Mrs. Willoughb, Named Chairman . ,V Republican Platform The platform as unanimously adopted read as follows: 1. We heartily and sincerely endorse the administration -of President Warren G. Harding, fully realxing that the policies of the Republican party as are being executed and administered by this administration are the salvation of the Nation. 2. We condemn the extrava gance of the State Democratic administration, especially the creation of numerous offices and the supplying of places of the numerous henchmen. 3. That it is the senses of the Convention that we disapprove and heartily condemn the extrav agant expenditures of the county administration, especially in ref erence to the dissipation of the Public Road Fund. 4. We demand that the system of log-rolling as enunciated by the actions of the Commission ers, in representing each town ship rather than the county and Cj we pledge ourselves to correct \ this evil by electing three com missioners from the county at ? large. 6. That we hereby endorse the course of our State leaders in mapping out and shaping the policies of the Republican Party in the State of North Carolina and we pledge to them our most hearty co-operatiob and loyal support. _ ? 11 n? i ? * Hertford County Republicans about thirty strong met in Ahoskie last Saturday afternoon, adopted a platform, nominated a full county > ticket, and elected I- Finley Snipes of Menola, County Chairman to succeed himself. If dissension had ever stalked among the scattering G. O. P. voters of this county it had been com I^etely routed before the county con vention opened Saturday. Everty thing done and every person nomi nated or elected was by a unanimous vote. The Dove of Peace had done his work effectively. Street, caucuses on Thursday prior to the convention day, and on Satur day forenoon and afternoon had evi dently patched up whatever differen ces there bad been. Chairman Snipes was apparently overwhelmed by other county leaden who endorsed and approved the nomination of A. T. Willoughby, Democrat, for the postnfcster plum at Ahoskie. Not a word was heard about the row if there ever waa one. The only ripjfle of dissatisfaction heard in the convention hall was made by John A- Parker of Murfreesboro, strong champion of improved high ways, who did upt approve of the plahk in the platform concerning good roads. Mr. Partcer miscon strued the plahk as a direct thrust at "the expenditure of money for roads and he arose to his feet quickly to register disapproval. However, when assured that the Republican party was not opposed to good roads he did not argue further, although he did net vote pro or con the adoption of the platform. J. H. Evans of-Cofleld served as temporary chairman of the conven tion, and Adrian S. Mitchell was temporary secretary. After rteclin ing every office tendered him, Mr. Evans was finally nominated to run for Sheriff against Bismark Scull. After he had been nominated, he arose to thank the "brethren," and said, "I have always said I would never be a constable or sheriff; and ?new I know,! never will." That wag the general sentiment of the Republi cans present, athough a full county ticket was urged in order to keep the organisation intact. Mrs. A- T. Willoughby of Ahoskitj ce Roosts 'can Council UNION SCHOOL IS MOVINGFORWARD New Bu? Has Been Provided For lYanaportmg Children To And From School NEW BUILDING READY FOR NEXT YEAR (Speeial to the Herald) Union school opened September 11 with three reputable and efficient teachers; Mrs. Nettie Sewell, prin cipal; Miss Bertie Matthews, in termediate teacher; Miss Earle Wynn of Harrellsville, primary. The mus ic teacher, Miss Grace Arney of Old Fort has been detained on account of sickness in her home. She was also assigned some grade work. Miss Mary Pruden has been supplying. The writer feels safe in saying that that there was more co-operative in terest in the opening of the school this session than any previous year. Near ly all patrons came out with their children to the opening which showed to the public that they were interested in the education and development of their children and their neighbor's children, and that they mean to stand by the teachers in making Union School one of the best in Hertford .County. Last year on* other district was consolidated and this fall we have a new bos to convey the children to school. Thig relieves the parents from the worry and trouble of getting their children to and from school; and at the same time gives the children better school advantages. Of course all these things necessi tate a better school building. Last summer a year ago, the good people of this community who stand for the, beat elements of life came forward and said our school buidlng is inade quate, and we need a larger and bet ter equipped buiding in order to give our boys and girls the very best ad vantages, and for this "Here's my vote for bonds to construct this build ing." But for some unintentional mistake' on the part of the committee, the bonds were not ready for sale as early as was expected. But they are now ready for sale, and we hope,by another year we can boast of a better building and take in moflie territory, and thereby do a greater work in gen eral for school life iit-this community. Another alongside this; while we are planning for a better school, we can also be planning better chuTch facili ties. 0 TOBACCO SELLS HIGH ' Forty-one thousand pounds of to bacco were sold on the Ahoskie mar ket Monday, much of it bringing fancy prices. Several piles sold for |60 and $70 per hundred pounds. 0 SPARKS' PUBLICITY CAR Advertising car number 2, of the Sparks' Circus was in Ahoskie last Thursday and Friday. The bill port ers were busy during the two-day stand here. The circus will be in Ahoskie Wednesday, September 27* was appointed chairman of a commit tee of women to organise the Repub lican women of the county, and to meet with the county executive com mittee at a date to be selected by the latter. Including Mrs. Willoughby there were two women attending the convention. Representative, R. H. Overton of Ahoskie; Clerk of Court, Solon Marsh of Aulander; register of deeds, Paul D. Parker of Ahoskie; sheriff, J. H. Evans of Cofteid, surveyor W. C. Bazemore of Ahoskie; Coroner, J. T. Coleaon of HarrellsvOle; county com missioners, L F. Snipes of Menola, H. C. Sharpe of HarrellsvOle, and John A. Parker of Murfreeaboru. The County Executive Committee is as follows: L F. Snipes, chairman; S. R. Benthall of Murfreoaboro, Rich ard Holloman of St Johns, A. G. Bazemore Of Ahoskie, H. C. Holloman of Harrellsvflle, and A* S. Mitchell of Winton. %' &??> ? - , %J1& Aboskie Market is Selling Large Amount Of Tobacco Nearly Quarter Million Pound* Marketed In Few Day* Of August Ahoskie sold 226,888 pounds of tobacco during the month of August, at an average price of 818.21 per hundred pounds. Figures have just been released for the entire State. Last year the msrket did n,ot open here until September, and compara tive totals and averages are therefore not available for the Ahoskie market. Although the average price paid here below the state average of 821.60, Ahoskie ranks well with other mark ets in towns of this size. Comments on the report as com piled by the Crop Reporting Service follow: "During the past month of August, reports were received from 43 ware houses operating on 22 markets in the state in 16 counties, compared with the 21 warehouses in the three coun ties of Bladen, Robeson, and Colum bus last year during August "Owing to the difficulty in securing the names of warehouses operating both independently, and under the association management the report does not include several that came in too late, and some others that have failed to come at alL "The majority of the tobacco plac ed on sale has been very light and of poor quality. Much of the grade* offered are common, mostly tips, firfct primings, and common thin lugs. These have been selling for a very good average however, and the prices have advanced since the markets opened. "Continued wet weather Is respon sible for the poor quality this season. Several reports indicated poor quality and high order condition of deliveries. Best grades in the Old Belt. "The summary of the reports show 18,150,680 pounds producers tobacco sold during the month at an average of 821-60 compared with 11,840,109 pounds in the three southern counties last year at 813.56 per hundred. The total reported by the three counties during August this year was sold at an average of 820.45 or 86.89 per hundred more than the ,1921 price." n I Woman's Rat May Make Or Mar Her Appearance Selection Of Becoming Hot Should Be First Aim In Costuming (By MISS MYRTLE SWINDELL) "Woman's hat, more than other part of her costume, may make or mar her appearance." The suggestions below will aid women in selecting becoming hats: Hew To Cheese Hat A brim which rolls up gently on the right side and down on the left is good. Whether this is a wide or nar row brim will depend on the face be neath it. * V ' , A stout woman, generally speaking, must wear a wider brim than the slender one, since width in the brim and height in the crown will tend to' overbalance roundness of face. The abort, slender woman With a small face should almost never wear a hat with a brim mora than 3 to 3 1-2 inches in width! .* The long-faced woman, especially if she is tall, should avoid die tafl crowned or tall trimmed hat Mm may, however, wear a wider brimmed hat than the short, slender woman. | The tall stout woman is often stun ning in e large brimmed hat, because her height makes it possible for her to wear a bat which would make the short stout woman appear grotesque. For the person who wears glasses, h?rd lines and edges hi hata should be avoided. An edge may be' softened by a bias fold, a ribbon slightly fulled or a band of four. A hat with a stiff monotonous edge is not Ukely to be becoming to many persons especially to those who are no longer young The most successful child's hat is the soft, pliable kind which may be subjected to more or leas rough treat ment without very materially injur ing its looks and wearing qualities. Stiff, fumy hats have no place in the wardrobe of a child. For e very-day WWtr a tarn is good. BACKWARD MOVE SAYS THIS EDITOR F. H. Jeter Surprised To Hear Of Probable Abolishment of Demonstrators FIELD AGENTS HAVE BEEN POTENT POWERS "I sm vitally interested in the con tinuous growth and development of agricultural North Carolina and I know that the field agents of the ex tension: service are a very potent fac tor in \his development." Thus does F. H- Jeter, agricultural editor of the North Carolina Experiment Station and Extension Service, express him self about the work of home and farm demonstration. Mr. Jeter, who has just returned to North Carolina after several months of extensive travel in agricultural promotion work, has written the edi tor of the HERALD a letter offering to suggest that this paper use its in fluence to discountenance any effort to Abolish the offices of Farpr Demon strator and Home Demonstrator. The following extracts from his let ter are published for the benefit of our readers who are interested in agricultural development: "On my return to the work as ag ricultural editor for the experiment station and extension service, I was glad phen I sat down at the desk and my eye fell on a copy of the Hertford County Herald. Really and truly, I began to know that in reality I was back in the work to help build up North Carolina's agriculture when 1 looked over the familiar pages of your paper. Jt is certainly good to be back in the state again and I hope in the near future to be able to send to you some interesting material that wfl} be of some value to your farmer subscribers. "But then, as I looked over the Herald, imagine my surprise to see that Hertford County is thinking of taking a backward step and do away with the farm demonstration work and possibly the home demonstration work. , "For the past three years it has Deen given me to % travel extensively through out the Southern states, es pecially those which have been more or less heavily infested with the cot ton boil weevil. These trips were also made at times during the period of deflation and when the farmers were suffering from low prices for their products as well as the depredation of the boll weevil. In nearly every ease those counties which were meeting this situation best were those in which a farm and home demonstration agent were at wdrk. For this reason if no other, I would hate to see Hertford County take such a backward step as is reported in your paper. While I am aware that your county does not plant such a large acreage to cotton, still there are many ways, in which these two extension worker* may be of service to your farmers, and 1 sin cerely trust that you will use yottr in fluence to see that these two ofliccd are not abolished. I know that you will not think I am meddling by writing you such a letter as this and will receive it in the same spirit that it is written. I am vitally interested in the continuous growth and development of agricul tural North Carolina and I know that the fleld agents of the extension set vice are a very potent factor in this development" 0? * - DEPARTMENT AGENT ? M IN COUNTY NEXT WEEK ? e t ? * Dr. Faulkner, from the State ? * Veterinary Department will be ? * in tide county next Week, be- * * ginning Monday, September 25, * * to make tuberculin tests of cattle ? * as promised recently. He can * * oidy be here a very few days and ? * and to get the mo*t teats made, * * everyone must cooperate, to * * eliminate any unnecessary run- * * ning around by bunching their ? * cattle in as few points as poari- * * ble. If you haven't already ? * made arrangement! witfkme ? ' me ts have this work done, yen ? * must let me know at ouee if ywu * * want It and I will try to make * * an-aagotneai*. e * H. L. MILLER. ? * County Agent ? Twenty Members Needed ( For Chamber Commerce Projects Awaiting Action By Cnric Body Need Immed- 1 iate Attention "I will be the on* hundreth signer." J That is the answer given by several Ahoskie citizens when asked to become active members of a chamber of commerce. Now, what's worrying V. D. ' Strickland, who has given all his spare time to the membership campaign, is how all these fel- 1 lows are going to be the one hundreth. Of course it can't be done. 1 There's one thing that can be 1 done, however, if all these per- j sons except one will forsake the class of ''me, foo's" and clan with those who have a vision that something worth while can be ( accomplished by the formation ^ of the chamber of commerce, the matter of securing twenty ' more signers will be easily dis posed of. Eighty have already joined ' the prospective organisation, and with each person's signature has been deposited a check for $15, to be cashed when 100 have signed. The civic organisation can be soon at active work if the other twenty will come across with enough show of faith in their town and community to in vest the $15 for its promotion. Nothing can be gained by with holding assent and support until the last minute; every day the organisation is deferred is twen- { ty-four hours lost. There are projects ahead of a civic organi sation that admit of no delay? there is plenty work aboad. To dissipate all the energy in a sign up campaign is to weaken the vim of the working organisation. Reverse the form, folks 1 Show your own i niatitive by volunteering to become a mem ber of the chamber of commerce. Let's go down the line! ? - - : ants, cotton stockings, and homa nade shirts. He had visions of the food times of flapperdom; and ha proceeded to doll himself up in the atest garb of the gay and giddy. AH le lacked becoming a real flapper was snough cash with which to buy the ituff. With two dollars, he went to he Ahoskie Department Store and bought a top dress of a mongrel hue and a pair of "see-moe" silk stock ings, and then he ambled up the street to Miss Nannie Newsome's hat ihop and paid for a short-sleeved, fancy embroidered, white smoclt, com monly used as a top dress. This he put to another use. It was his only undergarment. , Dressed in this paraphrenalia I he was making his way along the Earlya Aulander road, near the old home of J. J. Askew, when discovered Monday afternoon. Oscar Britton, Ahoskie town cop, was notified and promptly drove out to capture the demure and shy flapper-impersonator, ? s When questioned about the esca pade. Tom got his dates mixed up. At first he s*id he was a member of Ot tie Hamilton's show; and said he had been with the show about a year. He accused the show folks of having di vested him of his boyish attire and dressing him up as a girl. His tale excited pity and Britton accepted his version. Bringing him within a short dis tance of town, the cop slipped over to his home and secured the boy a pair of pants and a shirt After making him presentable and immune from the law of indecent exposure, tbey drove into town. Questioned furthe? by Dr. J. H. Mitchell and others, Tom stuck to his story. In the meantime Clyde Vaughan came up and recog nized the boy. A telephone message to the boy's parents brought the in formation that Tom had left home Sunday mrning. ] Confronted with the message from home he admitted his first tale was partially faked, and changed- it by accusing the show folk of playing the prank on him Sunday morning. Pun. ther questioning led him to change his itory again, saying some boys dressed him up Sunday night He had spent the night beside the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, he said. And, still lm excited pity. ] Britton then began a t6ur of the business houses in Ahdskie to learn, f possible, who bought the clothe* end when they were purchased. Misa Lillian Boyette, sales lady at the Ahoskie Department Store, recognis ed the outer garment. She had sold it to a boy at noon Monday. Reluctantly Tom accompanied Brit on and Vaughan to the Ahoslde Qe jartment Store. Mile Boyette im nediately recognised him as the hoy who made the purchase. It cost one lollar?half of what he possessed when he left home. Mies Nannie Vewsome identified the other drees. All efforts failed to change Tom's act story that some boys had dressed dm up and sent him off attired in the female garb. He refused to admit id bought the garments, and profeae ;d entire ignorance of the where iboats of his mannish attire. He was taken to his home Monday light. It was learned there that be iad left home early Monday morning, matching a ride with a farmer who w*s bringing tobacco to the Ahoalde narket. What bis motive could have been n pulling the stunt Is still unravelled, although it is said other attempts have been made by him to run away Prom home. His father is paralysed n both hands and his mother la a rery bad state of health. ?0 Sheriff A1 Blue of Moore County has resigned his Job to enter the pond raising business. He already ban a large orchard planted in the SondbW section of the State, ?