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flertford County Herald <aaa8====g====== ? , ... THIRD NEWIEST WEEKLY PAPER IN THE STATE A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EASTERN CAROUNA Volume XIII. Sixteen Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, December 15, 1922 ? Two Sections No. 32 1922 CHRISTMAS EDITION OF HERALD ????' J . ? v. . u-?' h , ? ? ? ? ' V . _J ;? ROAD BOARD FAILS < TO ELECTCHAIRMAN Other Then Deadlock On Per manent Head Only Routine 1 Come Up WILL INSPECT ALL ! THE COUNTY ROADS , Other than a hopeless deadlock in ] the election of a chairman, the new \ Hertford County Road Board which j waa sworn in at Winton last Monday i there was nothing to indicate an on- , slaught against the present method of , constructing roads in the County, j little business was despatched by the new board, which was in session less t than two hours. , Several bills gainst the road board , were approved for payment, the ( county commissioners were requested , ,to adjust the allocation of the sher iff's salary'according tf> a tax basis, 1 and a detailed statement of the ex penditures for roads since the new superintendent assumed his duties were three acts of the new board. Th? j statement will be prepared by J. A. Northcott, secretary, and will be pre sented at the next regular session the second Monday in January. It will show as far as possible the amount .expended In each township. To acquaint themselves with the ~work that has been done, and to be in m position to intelligently review the .Teport to be presented on expendi tures, the board also voted to make a tour of all the roads in the County that have been worked under Mr. Hines* supervision.Today, Thursday, the commissioners met at Winton for m trip over the roads of three town ships, or more if possible. Should they be unable to make the complete rounds, another day will be set apart to complete the inspection trip. To call for a report and the in- ? spection trip would indicate a desire on the part of the members, especially ; the new ones, to thoroughly acquaint 1 themselv- v .h the road building 1 .situation in the County. Whatever 1 action is to be taken in shaking up 1 the present arrangements or organi- 1 zation will probably be based upon 1 the results of the information secured ' i through the report and trip. An in ! ventory of the equipment will also be taken during the inspection trip. I Superintendent Hines will accompany *he members and assist in giving the (desired information. \ The next time the road board jieets it will be in the same shape it .-was last Monday before organization ?there will be no permanent chair man. J. B. Worrell, chairman of the old board, acted as chairman pro tem last Monday, after some dosen bal lots had failed to break a tie of 3-3. The very first ballot cast showed the line-up that was never broken in selecting a permanent chairman, al though the three men not voting for Worrell as permanent chairman yield ed in the ballotting for temporary (chairman and gave H to the old chair, man. r to joh*. jo ?? >1. i n- * n ?> iv. uaricw urav piaceu ui ? u. /v. Powell in nomination, and 6. G. Snipes pot Mr. Worrell's name in the pot With neither of the candidates voting, it stood two-two, with the One up as follows: for Powell, 3. R. Gar rett and Dr. W. B. Pollard; for Wor rell, H. G. Snipes and 3. D. Bridger. Three votes failed to break the tie. The next ballot was on Dr. Pollard and Worrell. With all six men vot |m the ceant stood three all, the two Candidates adding their votes in favor of themselves. J. R. Garrett then ran against Wor rell, and the count was still knotted. "Better quit and go home", some one f said. But they didn't quit 3. R. Gar- e rett placing Dr. Powell In nomination ? to be elected temporary chairman for a the day only. He failed to get the . necessary number of votes. v "We have made all the propositions 0 and you fellows have not shown any c disposition to yield anything; it is up t to you now," said Dr. Powell. Com- f missioner Snipes accepted the chal- u lenge and nominated Mr. Worrell as (, temporary chairman. He was elect- tl Id by a unanimous vote. All vouch- o Irs signed by Mm Monday read "J. B. ? Worrell, Chairman, pro tern." * Several citiiens of (he county tl c., ? - 10WAN COLLEGE HAS I. EPIDEMIC OF INFLUENZA Work Suspended On Account Of Influenza Until After Christmas Holiday ? i - \ According; to word received here, ibout the only thing left around Dhowan College ie a general epidemic >f influenza and ite victims. Thoee of itudent bdoy who have escaped the ravages of the "flu" have gone./to their homes, some of the teachers lave left for home, President P. S. Vann has left for Winston-Salem to attend the Baptist State Convention, and the third degree of a winter cold ias the rest "down." Work in the college has been sus pended until after Christmas, and within a few days, or whenever the Su bug has been routed, other stud ants and teachers will leave there until the school re-opens January 8. Among the members of the faculty who are confined to the infirmary are Misses Fa ye Dame, Fannie White, and Mrs. Anna Turaley. Miss Delia Lathem, Misses Meroney and Gunn have left for their homes in Alabama and Tennessee. Mrs. Turnley and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Turnley, the latter a member of the Senior Class, are expecting to leave for Florida the last of this week, and will spend the holidays with Mrs. Turn ley's brother at Plant City. Two of the college teachers have received messages of distress within the past week. Miss Caroline Horn was called home on account of her brother's death; the word was re ceived by Miss Sarah Hughes White that her father continued very ill. Other diversions at the College in clude the Junior Recital given Mon day, December 9th. Misses Mary Babb, Nancy Parker, Emma Riddick Parker and Ella Mae Parker gave the program, and many visitors attended. The student body and faculty were also entertained two nights last week with moving pictures. Wallace Reid In "Dictator" was shown Thursday night, and Mr. and Mrs. Carter De Raven in "Marry The Poor Girl" was shown Friday night. On Saturday the Sophomore was host at a dinner narty. ' ' ? AHOSKIE WILL HAVE A REAL CHRISTMAS Santa Clans I* Coming To Aboskie December 25 The Chamber of Commerce, in co-operation with other civic organixatidns and the business men of the city, is going to see > to it that Old Santa pays a visit , to every child in town. If he , passes any one ap, or if he fails , to provide a sufficiency for any < boy or girl, the Chamber of < Commerce is going to jar his , memory to the point of getting , oat of him another supply to be , distributed from the Community , Christmas Tree which will be set , up in the tobacco warehouse , leased by C- H. Phaup. The , tree will be stripped of its gifts , on Christmas afternoon. , Christmas night there will be , another general good time at , the Co-operative warehouse. All , members and friends of the chamber of commerce will be , there, and fqn, fact, and holiday , spirits will reign around there , for an hour or two. Plans are , rapidly taking shape for the , snappiest good-time session , Ahoskie has put on. , Winter is' the time to study the ? arm business. Remember tile short ourse offered free to farmers by the * !tate College at Raleigh. The dates re January 8 to 18. raited around the Register of Deeds r ffice the entire morning awaiting the <j onvening of the board. But, oaring I o unavoidable circumstances, Dr. r Well eras unable to get in Winton I ntil late. The rest of the morning a our eras taken up in caucuses among I he members. It was almost one u 'clock before they appeared in the a Register's room for the open meeting, r rhich eras ti*n delayed until after c he dinner hour. a : ...Ji Vji. ?.! . 4hoskie Expects Business Revival Not for two holiday seasons has there been such a general ?revival of business in Ahoalde. Stores are stocked with unusual large supplies of holiday goods, evidently looking for a volume of business almost equal to that of 1919, When everybody had plenty of this world's goods. Already gift buyers are flock ing into town, and the early shoppers are steadily checking off their Christmas gift lists; and many of them are spending sub stantial sums for family and friend. Last Saturday the streets were crowded with shoppers, many of them here on tours of inspection. When they ride back into town tomorrow, purses will be opened, and trading will be in order. Several of the local stores are profusely decorated in holiday attire, with holly and cedar mingled freely with the com mercial "llxins" such as crepe, and ornamental goods of every conceivable hue. Attractive window dismays at all hpstling business houses are helping to lure the visitors in, and once they get inside the business of barteT and trade picks up. With a good crop of cotton commanding a fair price, peanuts showing a tendency to go up, the farmer friends are in much better shape than they were last year, or in 1920, to provide Santa Claus at home. Both of the local banks have noted the general improvement, and "business is good" is a pat ent expression of bank officials. Deposits have increased mater ially, and debts have been liquid -dated in many instances. There seems to be no such wild orgy of speculation as accom panied the war time boom in 1919, and signs point to a grad ual and substantial impetus to business during the holidays, and for the year 1923. The genersl improvement in conditions is displayed in the advertisements of Ahotkie busi nesses, which are contained in this issue of the HERALD. The advertising columns of this paper offer many suggestions to the , shoppers; and the merchants who have advertised in this issue are making a strong bid for the majority of the Christmas trade. ' PENALTY APPLIED TO * ? AHOSKIE TAXES * ? ?_ * ' Delinquent taxpayers in the * ' municipality of Ahoskie will have * " to come across with a penalty of * 1 1 per cent on 1922 taxes after * * January 1, in consequence of * ' the, action of the town council * ' Monday night The State law * ' relative to discounts and penal- * 1 ties was adopted as a town law * ' at a meeting this week. For * ' every month they are unpaid * ' January 1 an additional 1 per * ' cent penalty will be required. * ' Other than appointing D. P. * ' Boyette to arrange a conference * ' with the owner of the Columbian ? ' Peanut Company thU week in re- * ' gard to the purchase of land * 1 which to extend a railroad siding * ' to the light plant, only routine * 1 matters were attended to. * At the next meeting of the * ' council, the ordinances of Ahos- * kie will be recodified, and put in ? ' shape for publication. * ? ?????????? NEAR SERIOUS ACCIDENT Charlie Conger of this city nar owly averted a serious wreck Mon lay afternoon, when he drove his 'ord into the ditch alongside the ight-of-way of the Wellington A Wellsville Railroad, at the crossing bout one mile and a half from town. Is did not see an approaching train intil it was too late to halt his car, nd in order to prevent a collision rith the train, he had to drive his ar into the ditch, breaking the glass nd bruising the radiator. NEGRO SCHOOL FACES CONGESTED CONDITION Badly In Need Of Better Build ing But Needs Funds With Which To Erect It (By JAMES R. WALKER) "The half has never been told." This bibilical phrase is very applica ble to the Coanty Training School. In a former article, I endeavored to reveal the workings of the school within, but of a truth, "The half has never been told." Thus I still write to reveal the great within. We are told in the good book that the truth shall set us free. On the strength of that statement, I sincerely believe hat if the truth were known to the ciisens of Hertford County, white and colored, to the county board of education in particular and to the lovers of education in general, that they would seek to set us free at the training school. Thus in this article, I seek to make known the truth. At present, we wish to be free of a deplorable congestion at the school. Our fame has brought students to us from near and far. The law requires that they attend school; the county superintendent insists that we enforce the law and we love them too dearly to send them back home. Thus we have them packed in our school rooms like sardines in a can. On yesterday, the county superintendent gave us a surprise visit During his inspection, he said to one teacher, "How many have you on roll?" She replied "Nina-three." The Superintendent shook his head. On entering another room, he repeat ed th? question. The answer was "eighty-nine." Yet another and the answer was "Eighty-nine." Yet another and the answer was "Eighty- j seven." The Superintendent was be wildered. Drawing a pencil from his pocket, he began to count and add. His total for all rooms was three hundred, and thirty-nine. Yes, said he, you need not only another teacher but another building. Amen, said the faculty, n The Superintendent did not know that this number would soon be augmented by the after Christmas at tendance which would be nothing less than fifty or seventy-fie, in addi tion to the present number. Yes, we need a new achool building and need it badly. Now that the truth is known, let the county with the aid of The state and the hearty support of the white and colored citisenry, build us a modern twelve room brick school house and set our bosoms free. If the county board objects, heaven still approves. Just a word in regard to our class organizations. The sixth grade, fol lowing the example of the seventh grade, has organized with the follow ing students as oflAcers: Hattie Lewis, president; Charlie Yeates, vice-presi dent; Josie M. Jenkins, secretary and Samuel Dembry, treasurer. The class has also a program committee with the following personnel: Chester Jen kins, Clo Pope, Nellie Vaughan, Gladys Dembry and Clarence Bever ly. A basket-ball team and two foot ball teams have organised. Every body seems bound for the "Happy land." *1 FLORA STAYS HOME AND GETS CAUGHT Flora Ford, colored, stayed home to do the washing last Thursday, and in the midst of her domestic duties was waited upon by the minions of the law. Sheriff B. Scull and deputy O. H. Britton surprised Flora when they entered heir home near the Branning Hill, and uncovered a small still of about 30 gallons capacity, the tank of which was still warm from heating a quan tity of mash found on the prem ises. Flora i# the protege of George Harrell, one of the town's famil iar colored characters, and when she was brought into justice's court, her daddy who was also summoned to appear heaped all the blame on her, resulting in her being bound over for trial un her being bound over for trial under a $100 bond for having a I ' ' Much Opposition To Home Agent Is Traced To Ignorance Of The Work Miss Swindell Has Done Goqd Work Among Girls And Women of The County, And Is Causing Many to Denk Money From Sources Heretofore Unknown With officials of Hertford County in a rescinding mood, and the omens pointed to a concerted effort for de struction of the home demonstration work, it is a propitious time for the people of this County to do a little investigating of their own and at tempt to arrive at some definite con clusion about the value of the work. Whether it is a good investment is what really counts; and it is on that fcore commissioners expressing op position to the work are calling for withdrawal of county funds hereto fore appropriated for its support Much of the opposition is easily traced to ignoranceof the work. The I report of Miss Swindell's work in the | County which was handed to the tounty commissioners last week shows some surprising results, giving in detail the amount of money bank ed by \yomen and girls of the County as a direct result of the instruction given by the home demonstration work. It would be a boon for home demonstration work in Hertford County if every person who has had doubts about the worth of the work here to read that report. Included in Miss Swindell's files are many letters from women and girls in the County, who are pleading for a continuance of the work; and others telling of work being accomplished by the clubs scatteredl throughout the County. Among others is a Utter from Miss Pauline Smith of Wash ington, District Agent, who attended the recent Hertford County Fair. .Copies of this letter were mailed to officials of the County and is as follows: Washington, N. C? Nov. 28,. 1922. "It was my privilege to assist with the judging at the recent Hertford County Fair. I was so much im pressed with the exhibits - of Miss Myrtle Swindell, your Home Agent, that I have felt ever since that I must let you know just how favorably Hertford county exhibits compared with the seven other counties in which I judged. "To begin Vith every booth exhibi ted examples of the work taught by Miss Swindell. The canning exhibit, representing elementary Home Dem onstration work, was remarkable for its standard packs and variety. I was impressed with th'e fact that I saw so few of the old containers, containing only tomatoes, peaches, PEANUT MARKET SHOWS A DECIDED ADVANCE Suffolk Clnuri Are Hustling For Supply; Independents Busy And Exchange On'The Job Something has given a material boost to 1922 peanuts within the past ten days. Suffolk peanut cleaners are apparently running on a narrow mar gin of stock, since they have sent out emergency calls for as many peanuts i as their buyers can secure. Several new peanut buyers have been active 4 in and around Ahoskie this week. Prices have advanced to around six \ and a half cents per pound for good grades. Lower prices are paid in ' some instances, but peanuts are com- 4 manding from 6 to the half from prac tically all buyers. Independent buy- ! ere are also working tooth and nail to purchase a large supply of the f crop, and storage warehouses in Suf folk are housing several hundred bags ] of the goobers. j The Association is also getting a j large supply of peanuts, and is turning them over to the Columbian ; Peanut Company here which has the contract for cleaning the 1922 crop. Members of the Association are opti mistic over the prospects of receiving a good price , for the crop, eight cents 1 per pound being the figure most of them quote. : j still in her possession. Approximately 150 gallons of ? mash was found, although no liquors were in sight apples, and berries. Miss Swindell's exhibit contained the lovliest jellies, pickles, preserves, soup mixture, string beans, corn, butter beans, field peas, English peas, and other fruits and vegetables that would have shamed Heinz himself. All these showed the development of food con servation and preservation under the guidance of Miss Swindell. Next year, I hope to see exhibits of canned meats. "I hope you did not fail to see the wonderful basketry exhibit, hundreds of designs shown. I speak with authority now?this was the most wonderful basketry exhibit shown in North Carolina. Not only were the designs unique but the work was done most skillfully. This work not only trains the women and girls aestheti cally, but also is a splendid income earning feature. I happen to know that the numerous sales of Hertford county baskets have swelled thd pockets of many of your women and girls. "The Health and Food posters in the School Exhibit, showing the training that the children had receiv ed from Miss Swindell in planning lunches and meals, was of especial interest to those of us who have carried and seen carried, close tin lunch buckets filled with heavy bis cuits, thick firied ham and greasy cake. The children who .received her training will be stronger physically, brighter mentally and know much more about feeding a family than those of us who were taught after reaching the age of adults or learning from bitter experience. "Perhaps you did not know that Miss Swindell stands at the head of the list-of North Carolina Agents in the millinery work. She has saved Hertford county thousands of dollars in this line alone. I could go on tell ing you of the evidences 1 saw and know of her work, but these are suffi cient to let you know how I, who have an opportunity to compare the work of the Agents over the State, feel concerning the most excellent work that Miss Swindell is doing to help you men develop your very fine old county. "Hoping that I may have an op portunity to meet you at some time, I am, Very truly yours, PAULINE SMITH, District Agent." TURNED LOOSE FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE On* Of TlrM Man Detained Here Will Star Here And Conduct Auction Sales Failure to connect A1 E. Brodsky, H. W. Samit, and A. S. Sagar, the three young Jews detained here last week, with robbery of Mrs. E. C. Britton's store or taking freighted goods from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad or with any other illegal trafficking in wares and merchandise, the officers of the law in Hertford County released the three men last Thursday, and ordered the first two named to move on. Sagar, who was convicted of swindling a negro and later required to pay a county and state peddler's license is still in Abos Last Saturday he conducted an suction sale of bolt goods, and dis posed of several hundred dolors of Ilia wares. He will probably remain here for a few weeks and Conduct Further sales of goods. AHOSKIE SCHOOL WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 21 Next Thursday will be the last day )f school at Ahoskie hi 1922. Thurs lay night a special program will be pren in the school auditorium, te which all patrons and friends are invited. School will be suspended until Tuesday, January 2. 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