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Hertford County Herald " ? - ji ? t ? THIRD NEWSIEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN STATE A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EASTERN CAROLINA Volume XIIL Eight Pages * Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, November 24, 1922 ' One Section No. 29 OFFICIALS VISITORS AT NEGRO SCHOOL Sports And Class Organization At Hertford County Train ing School AGRICULTURAL BOYS ARE LAYING PLANS TO EXCELL (BY JAMES R. WALKER) Heretofore, I have written almost wholly of the efforts and achieve ments of the Training school with out. In this article, I am writing to reveal the praise?worthy workings of the school within. Be it under stood that a noble without is a reval ation of a noble within. That which i? inwardly great has pn pffinity for that which is outwardly great. This is invariably true in nature, man or nation. Thus speaking of the school within, there is a united effort on the part of the entire faculty to build up a real school spirit among the students. Yes, we are trying to put new life and en thusiasm in the school, for we realize that lifeless school makes a lifeless student; a lifeless student makes a lifeless man or woman; and a lifeless man or woman makes a lifeless citi zen. We would have our colored cit izens of tomorrow ambitious and en thusiastic. In order to do so, sports, yells and contests have been put into the school. The agricultural teacher on his victorious return from the state fair at Raleigh, brought a football with him. The boys have gone "wild" over the game. How frequn'Jiy one is startled by the rijj^tg' cheers caused by some plajigv making s sen sational end run ",iing?a noon hour's game. Tl^v-rls wait almost breath ro'r the basket ball that has Bqen ordered for them two or three weeks ago. In addition to the sports, the stu dents are taught the .valjje of-organi zation. The classes have begun to organize with seventh grade breaking the ice. At a meeting in the agricul tural class room, this class elected the following officers: Gladis Beverley, president; Anna Bell James, vice president; E-'a Mae Peele, secretary; and Clau'V ' 'oman, treasurer. The class is r *.v i ..own as the "Sunshine Band." According to the president, the class is going to excel others in both scholarship and deportment. The ag ricultural boys have planned big things. According to them, pure bred fowls and hogs will be common in HertforiJ county. One boy says he is going to break all records in Hertford county in growing com. This same boy was third best stock judge at the State Pair at Raleigh and he may become the best corn grower in Hert ford County. Who knows. The other week, we were given a very pleasant surprise by an unex pected visit of the County Superin tendent. While we were yet rejoicing _ Professor Ferguson, of the StatA De partment, came in for his second Visit this year. This made our cup over fllow but it did not stop the visitors frorp coming. On last Thursday we were visited by Professor Bullock, the state teacher trainer of North Carolina. This incoming of the men of authority makes me repeat?that which is inwardly great has an aflini ity for that which is outwardly great. If we can send these men of note and authority away from an old dilapi dated school with faces of smiles how would we send them away from a modern twelve-room brick, house? Build us a school and we will make Hertford County an educational cen ter of attraction. If the county board does not believe this, try us. SERVICES M. E. CHURCH V Rev. M. F. Hodges, who has just returned from the M. E. Conference at Raleigh, will preach at the Metho dist church Sunday evening at half past seven o'clock. There will be no preaching services at the morning hour. HAMILTON ROE MOVES ON Hamilton L. Roe, proponent of and lecturer on "Farming With Electrici ty", has left Ahoskie and vicinity for another section of the State. He failed to secure a class at Ahoskie, although at Colerain and Aulander he explained his patent to groups of farmers. -?? I N I ? / THIS IS A MAYOR-LESS TOWN; COUNCIL MEETS Council Accepts Resignation Of Curtis; Orders 1922 Taxes Collected Ahoskie is Mayor-less. The resig nation of W. L. Curtis as mayor was accepted by the Town Council at its regular meeting last Monday night. No action was taken in appointing a. successor. There is about six months inter vening before the next regular town election, when all administration offi cers will be voted upon. With $5,000 oX; municipal bonds aoming due with in- thirty days, and a raft of other bills stacked up against the town, there is plenty of work ahead for the City Fathers. Constable O. H. Britton was order ed to devote his efforts to collecting 1922 taxes, and to turn in every cent available within the next few weeks. In order to accelerate the payment of taxes, the Council voted to allow a discount of 1 per cent on all taxes paid this month. Down at the electric light and water plant Superintendent Yert is drilling two deep wells, according to the instructions of the board. One well, completed at a depth of 65 feet, has not measured up to expectations, and to obtain the flow desired, it will be deepened. I About forty feet depth has been made on another well, which has been ordered drilled 100 feet or more. Ahoskie has stood right at the top in the matter of deep water wells; but, when the deep well caved in several months ago, the water supply was dependent upon the wells ordi narily used for Are fighting and other emergencies. When the other two have been completed Ahoskie people will be drinking some of the purest and best water in North Carolina. AHOSKIE B. Y. P. U. HOLDS ITS FIRST BUSINESS MEET Glowing Report* Given, An<| An Hour Of Entertainment And Re freshments Follow* The B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist Church held its initial business ses SlimJast Friday night in the home of Miss Ursie Vinson. The meeting was called to order at seven-thirty o'clock by the presi dent. The B. Y. P. U. hymn, "Loy alty to Christ,*' was heartily sung. After scripture reading and prayer the reports from the officers were submitted. These were the presi dent; vice-president, as chairman of the membership committee; corres ponding secretary, as chairman of the social committee; the program com mittee; group leader number one; group leader number two; group lead er number three; group leader num ber four. These reports were written and showed vigorous activity in the different lines of work. The Union has recently begun special efforts to reach the standard of excellence and its present rate will realize its aim soon. Some of the officers were not present and there were no reports from them. When the reports were ended, plans wefe laid to hold cottage pray er services with the shut-ins of the town during the next few weeks. Ac tivities in a personal service way for Thanksgiving were decided upon also. After other business matters pertain ing to the Union being settled the meeting was brought to a close by singing and prayer. The body then enjoyed a social hour during which the hostess served parched peanuts and hot chocolate with saltines. Games were played during the evening and much conver sation abounded. When the hour for departure came everyone felt fully repaid for having attended the busi ness meeting and were appreciative of Miss Vinson's hospitality. Those present were: Misses Ursie and Estelle Vinson, Lillian and Thel ma Boyette, Mary Catling, Bessie Gaddy, Rue Askew, Cornelia Pierce, Viola Odom, Beatrice Holloman, Mamie Newsome, Bessie Cowan, Mar ian Bazemore, Elizabeth Dilday, Ar ies Isenhower, Mrs. J. C. Sessoms, Mr. ancj Mrs. F. L. Howard, Messrs. Spur geon and Luke Isenhower, Lowell Powell, Jodie Matthews, and K. T. Raynor. .? Winter injury follows fall neglect of fruit trecfc?they must have at tention now. LOCAL MARKET NOW ONE THE LEADERS Tobacco Sold At Ahoskie This Year Estimated At Two Million Pounds MORE THAN HALF CROP IN STATE IS MARKETED As an open tobacco market town Ahoskie takes rank with the leading smaller towns of North Carolina. And, not only does Ahoskie afford an excellent market for the independ ents, but it is providing a regular market for the members of Ahe To bacco Growers Co-Operative Associa tion. Two warehouses haye been op erating here all season, and up to November 1 more than a million and a half pounds was sold on their floors. Figures are not available for the Co Ops, but it is reasonable to suppose that two million pounds had been sold in Ahoskie before November 1. Of thig amount 648,562 pounds were sold on the auction floors during October, at an average price of $23 per hundred pounds. In 1921 the Ahoskie market averaged $31.40 for the same month. During October Williamston sold 512,662 pounds of tobacco at an average price of $25.67. For the entire State the October av erage was $29.48. The October report just issued by the Crop Reporting Service at Ral eigh says: ? "The season's first hand sales by auction warehouses to November 1st amounted to 129,644,634 pounds compared to 106,394,708 pounds to November 1st last year, or about 51 per cent of the crop that year. It is impossible however, to apply an esti mate of the average per cent sold to date to the sales this year, due to the unknown receipts of the cooperative association. "The Department of Agriculture, however, estimates the 1922 crop to be 299,720,000 pounds at a yield of 590 pounds per acre. The quality of the crop averaged 76 per cent of a normal. This was 7 per cent better than the average quality of the 1921 crop. "The Government estimates for the United States this year show a crop of 1,330,275,000 pounds at an aver age yield of 754.6 pounds per acre "Comments from the warehouse men indicate that more than half of the crop has been marketed. The quality is reported from common to good. Offerings are growing lighter now. If the independents have re ceived 60 per cent of their expected deliveries, the total to be auctioned will be about 215,000.000 pounds, leaving 85,000,000 pounds to be handled by the Association." EASTERN ^CAROLINA TO STAGE BIG EXPOSITION Business Men Of All Towns Have Entered1 Heartedly In The Proposition ? Ahoskie will be represented in the Eastern Carolina Exposition to be held some where in Eastern North Carolina in February or March of next year. The Exposition is being planned by secretaries of chambers of commerce in all towns of the terri tory. Just where the big project will be staged has not yet been decided. All towns expecting to bid for it have been requested to get their bids in not later than noon of November 24, Secretary N. G. Bartlett, of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com merce, has visited several of the larger towns and at every place the business men have entered whole heartedly in the proposition. "The interest is very keen", says Mr. Bart lett. "It is the biggest venture ever at tempted for Eastern North Carolina" is the unanimous opinion of the busi ness men who have listened to the plans. It will bring people from other states to see what we have and then, too, it will give our own people an opportunity to know themselves. Every town in the territory will be invited to send exhibits, and to have reprasentafives at the Exposition. TEACHERS WILL MEET School teachers of the Ahoskie Township Group will meet here' Fri day morning. Model lessons will be taught by the grade teachers in the Ahoskie school, and will be observed by the visiting teachers. SHOWERS ARE GIVEN IN HONOR OF BRIDE-ELECT Many Guests Call Tuesday At Events In Honor Of Miss Ursie Vinson A kitchen shower was* given in honor of Miss Ursie Vinson by Mrs. F. L. Howard on Tuesday afternoon. The guests were met at the door by Mrs. Howard, who asked each one to register in the guest book. Entering the living room they en joyed looking over the splendid col lection of articles needed and used i? the modem kitchen. From the living room the guests were ushered ifto the dining room where ice cream and cake was served. iOn account of the large number into three divisions. Among those who came from 2:30 to 3:00 o'clock were: Mrs. R. G. Harrell, Mrs. W. A. Baker, Mrs. D. P. Baker, Mrs. A. W. Greene, Mrs. W. B. Newsome, Mrs. James I. Crawford, Mrs. L. W. Sykes, Mrs. E. L. King, Mrs. A. V. Greene, Mrs. S. F. Bowers, Mrs. Z. V. Bella my, Mr3. Annie Pierce; from 3:15 to 3:45?Mrs. F. D. Flythe, Mrs. C- G. Powell, Mrs. J. J. Askew, Mrs. S. E. Dilday, Mrs. J. C. Jenkins, Mrs. J. H. Jenkins, Mrs. C. E- Harris, Mrs. H. P. Gatling, Mrs. D. L. Holloman, Mrs. t>. L. Myers, Mrs. J. P. Boyette, Mrs. S. E. Vaughan; from 4:15 to 4:30? Mrs. M. J. Freeman, Mrs. R. F. Leary, Mrs. H. W. Stokes, Mrs. Ruth Pow ell, Mrs. S. J. Dilday, Mrs. J. A. Wil liams, G. J. Newbern, Mrs. H. A. Yert, Mrs. J. T. Parker, Mrs. F. G. Tayloe, Mrs. Earnest Hayes. Miscellaneous Shower The young people came at night for a miscellaneous shower from 8 to 10. Each guest registered. Estelle Vinson and Earnestine King gave out contests on Books of the Bible, much fun resulting from the confessions made by the guests on their ignorance of the books. Mrs. X C. Sessoms won the prize and Misg Mary Gatling the booby. Both were presented to the bride-to-be. Miss es Earnestine King and Estelle Vinson brought in the gifts and pass ed them around for inspection by the guests, after which they were served with ice cream and cake. Those present were: Misses Aud rey Newsome, Rue Askew, Lillian Boyette, Sara Brett, Nannie New some, Estelle Barker, Thelma Boy ette, Bessie Gaddy, Emily Gayle, Mina Holloman, Margaret Sessoms, Mary Gatling, Mrs. J. C. Sessoms, J. Stanley Leary, Mrs. William Myers, Mrs. R. R. Copeland, Mrs. A. L. Cope lartd, Mrs. Joe Brgwn. COTTON BRINGING GOOD PRICE; PEANUTS SCARCE Large Per Cent Of Cotton I* Already Ginned And Much Now V, Marketed Although the cotton ginning report of this year shows a few more bales ginned to November 1, 1922, than in the'same time, 1921, the cotton crop as a whole in this community and throughout the County is much short er than last year. The large amount ginned is attributed to the favorable weather conditions existing during the picking season this year. But few farmers have allowed their cotton to stand in the field this fall, for there has been little or no hind rance in getting it picked out The weather has been mild and generally fair, and the bolls opened early. Locally, there has been few cotton buyers, and not a single dependable buyer has been on the market., How ever, the prices pai^ have been much better than last year, and altogether the farmers will realize more for their crops than in 1921. Peanuts in this section are probably not over fifty per cent normal yield. In many sections of the County the crop ig almost a total lops, and fields have not even been plowed up. Others have been keenly disappointed in the yield. With prices ranging around five cents per pound, the peanut farmer of Hertford County will lose heavily on this crop. Local buyers and speculators are not giving any more than they have to, and are un usually active in getting hold of every peanut marketable. R. L. Brown, receiving agent for the Peanut Exchange, is handling a large volume of the crop. First ad vances made by the Exchange have been fixed at 3 cents on the better grades. Ahoskie Joins Eastern Chamber of Commerce; First Membership Meet WORK NOW ADVANCING ON CHOWAN STRUCTURE Thanksgiving Week Will ^ Be Filled With Receptions And Entertainments Chowan College, November 22.?: ; A three act play "Daddy", will be | presented by the Academy students I in the College Auditorium Tuesday' | evening, November the fwenty-eighth | I at eight o'clock. The admission will, | be thirty-five cents. CASTE OF CHARACTERS Mr. Wiexson Browne.-Lucille Hollo man Mrs. Browne Nannie Pritchard Nellie Browne, (a debutante) ?Page Morehead Ted Browne, (a college lad)..Mary Edith Cobb Mrs. Chester, (Mr. Browne's sister) I ,Mary Spruill Faul, (a youpg doctor, Mrs. Chester's nephew) Jewell Askew Jane, (the Browne's maid)...Winnie Whitley Thompson, (the butler) Irma Vaughan Invitations are out to the Y. W. A. reception to be held on the evening of Thanksgiving. Workmen are making good use of the fine weather to push the work on the new auditorium. It is difficult to thred your way through the back yard; brick, sand, rock, steel, lumber, etc., have the right of way. But we are willing. The proofs for the "Annual" have come, and everybody is loud in praise bf the Mannkjg Studio. The girls did not know they are so good look ing, and the views of the Campus are very attractive. If friends of the College desire to own an "Annual," it will be well for them to get their order in very soon as only a limited number will be printed. Rev. Mr. Essex, pastor at Jackson, preached a fine sermon in the College Chapel Sunday morning. Mr. Essex is a consecrated man of God, and won the hearts of his hearers by his gentle manner and earnest appeal. Mrs. Morehead of Weldon was a welcome visitor to her daughter, Page, last Sunday. Miss Sjue grett was shopping in Suffolk Monday. Miss Emma Riddick Parker spent Sunday with her parents in Winton. Miss Nancy Parker spent Sunday with her apnt, Mrs. E. V. Vaughan. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Holloman, their son, Wiliam, and Misr Bessie Brown . of Weldon were visitors at the Col lege Sunday. *?**?***?**? * SLANDERED MONEY * * * * There used to be an old adage * * to the effect that money could * * buy everything except health. * * Was it true? * * At this moment there are * * 2,500 people in North Carolina * * who are doomed to die within the * * next twelve months of tubercu- * * losis, a preventable, curable dis- * * ease, unless they have .help. * * All these people need medical * * care, good food, fresh air?and * * most important?a knowledge of * * how to care for themselves. * * All of these services?Sana- * * torium care, medical an? mater- ? * ial relief in the homes, experts to ? * diagnose the disease and educa- * ? tional work?cost a little money. * * But the lives of the 2,500 doom- * * ed people, and the health of un- * * known thousands of others, are ? * worth a little money, are they * * not? * * Tuberculosis Christmas Seals * * are dedicated to stamping out * * this preventable, curable disease. * * Take some of your slandered * * money?a few cents, a few dol- f * lars?and let it retrieve this * * smirch on its reputation. It * * means death to tuberculosis in- * * stead of death by tuberculosis. * * Let it buy health for your city. * * The 1922 Sale begins Thanks- * * giving Day and extends through * * Christmas. ' 0 , * N. G. Bartlett of Goldsboro And WUard T. Keyzer of Kinston Make Address es Before Local Organizaboo Last Monday Evening SPIRITED DEBATE ONE OF THE BIG FEATURES Two-Connty Fair And New Hotel Are Two Projects For Which Ahoskie Cham ber Of Commerce Will Strive Ahoskie jumped into a class all by itself Monday night when the chamber of commerce voted unanimously to I become a member of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce. The local body not only said it would join the larger chamber, but took upon itself the task and responsibility of seeing that Hertford County goes one hundred per cent strong in this gigan tic program of development, by farm diversification, now in the process of actual accomplishment through the efforts of the business men, banks, and commercial organizations of the forty six eastern counties. After every member present, in cluding about sixty in all, had voted to subscribe Hertford County's quota of individual fl6 memberships, the board of directors of the chamber of commerce was delegated with the power and authority to speak for the I entire membership at the next meet ing of the county commissioners. The commissioners will be asked to ap propriate funds to the Eastern Caro lina Chamber of Commerce and finish the job of placing Hertford to the forefront in promoting the larger or : ganization. j N. G. Bartlett, Secretary of the' Eastern Carolina Chamber, was the principal speaker in Ahoskie's first membership meeting since the final - organization of the chamber of com ! merce. It was an evening filled with fun, mirth, and the more serious business of eating, with quick and prompt dis j patch of business following the speech j of Secretary Bartlett. "I am not handing you any unde served bouquets when I say the crowds that have faced me at Ahoskie upon the occasion of two visits here have been the most determined bunch of men I have yet met in all jny trav els through 21 counties of the East," said Mr. Bartlett. "Whether you join the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce or not, Ahoskie is going to accomplish something worth while through its local chamber, and it's not going to be long before Ahoskie is known and recognized as one of the livest and best towns in the whole of North Carolina," he said. After the unanimous vote to join the Eastern Chamber, Willard T. Key zer, Secretary of the Kinston Cham ber of Commerce, took the floor and handed Ahoskie the palm in being the '"livest town in Eastern North Caro lina, not excepting his own wonder city of Kinston." Mr. Keyser was enthusiastic over the prospects of what the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce could do, if every county were to get solidly behind it, and help promote unity of work. He was so strong in his belief of what could be accomplished he spoke as follows: "I dreamed that if Eastern North Carolina would com bine in her efforts that she could pro- - duce hogs, cows and mules thusly?if all the hogs could be combined into one great hog he would be large enough to root out the Panama Canal in one rool; if all the cows were com bined into one great cow she could eat all the grass East of the Missis sippi River and drink the Gulf of Mexico dry; if all mules were com bined in one great mule he could I stand on the Equator, kick icicles off I the North Pole and with one rwish of I his tail wipe out the Aurora Borealis." The aim of the Eastern Carolina | Chamber of Commerce was outlined ' as being to develop the livestock and poultry industry in the counties of the East, to combat the ravages of the boll weevil, and create a live-at-home policy among the folks in this terri (Continued on page 2)
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