| Hertford County Herald [gn^.E,T WEEKLY PA?? ? THE STATE A fAfrgR WpltTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EA.TTKBM JVofame Ml. Eight Page, Ahoalrie, Worth Careluu, Friday, December 29, 1922 One Section N?. 34 [GREAT CHRISTMAS 1' . TIME AT AHOSKIE I Business Houmi Hare Best Trade In Two Years; Shop pers On The Run |COMMUNITY TREE WAS THE ONE BIG FEATURE I Nat far two years has there been Hmch a One holiday business as there Bras in Ahoakie Christmas, IMS. ?Every indication of the business baro ?neter pointed unmistakably to a re Mnrn of general prosperity among the weople of this town and vicinity. ? "Shop Early" admonitions have but little weight with those who do their evading here, but when they did break ' Aose, the trading was so brisk that Business houses were taxed to the lmit on filling the demand. For liree days prior to Christmas Eve the mlated shoppers swai- t the town, Irerilowing the stores, and Jamming |e muddy streets in every section of |e business district There was no k up until late Saturday night; in kt as the hours for Shopping drew la close, the crowds increased, and (was a merry struggle to get the fed clerks to wait upon them. Even though two blocks in the Irt of the business district went }k eariy Saturday night, it did not t the Santa Claus shoppers. Ford ts, candles, lamps and every other : .in of illumination were brought ^ play and the business of barter "? trade moved on. i . fwa8 a great selling season lor* , Ahc7^ jnerchanU. "How waa buai- j ?*,s ? the ste retyped answer: line. Th^Kall agree it mi perhaps , the best Ahoskie has ever had' All ^ Tuesday of this week, the bank. W AhoaWe were kept buy receiving fje ea^ take, in daring the last davsMr OAp... shopping period. " Approximately $42,^0 was deposi ted in the two banks |We Tuesday, and practically the oAe amount represented sales made local mer chants. Inquiries made S the banss ' bring the information thaMhe Christ- j mas deposits by local merSanta were i greater then for two year? Clear kles, and a Jun^tempsrs- | ture made Christmas Day sWonder- j ful day for old and young. Tbh morn ing hours of the One Big Dsy were \ spent at home by Ahoskie folta, with the youngsters making the welkin j I ring with their Santa dans horns, | whistles, and other devices whose sole I ' claim to glory was their ability to 1 make a noise. 1 At half past two in the afternoon < the young folks forgot their Santa Claus loag enough to gather at the tobaco warehouse for the big com- , murtky Christmas tree which was , given under the auspioes of the , chamber of commerce. A huge tree , reaching up into the rafters of the , building was gaily decorated, and , heavily laden with toys, and eats. As , the young folks walked on each , other's toes in their Joy at the jnW- , lee business, Old Santa Claus handed , oat the giffcb. ??ny of -the towns- , people went down and witnessed the , performance. , TV? Jlwtsw a wtoll nnan f Phviot iHV P?nw?* m ww** I|miiw viuioir 4 mas day cam* at night. "The Gath- , ering of the Muts" in the center of , the basketball court in the tobacco , warehouse featured the * evening , program which glao included two baa- , ketball games. Sooa after the large crowd gath- , ered at the warehouse, Secretary Har- , ri? and Mm. arrfs announced the , staging of a wedding. The crowd was , asked to name the characters, and , .they lined up *a follows: bride, Miss \Nannle Newaome; groom, Otis Mod- * W; mother-in-law, Mm. Jeff Jen kins; minister, Kev. J. J. Barker; vilHan, Billy Bogem; bride's pooble, ( lawyer Walter Johnson; chariots, , Goldie Lassiter and Walter Curtis, , Lois Gerock and Tom Condon; cur- | tain, Dr. C. G. Powell; curtain puller, j Mrs. W. W. Lawrence. As the names were celled oat, each * adjunct to the big wedding took its , place in the center of the floor, and E when they all -lined up, Secretary t Harris asked for suggestions as te \ names of the little act about to be j pulled. Failing to secure satisfact ory name from any of the spectators, t Mrs. Harris suggested that it be called f while those on the sidelines faund It t difficult to breathe WlWW th? 0 spasms of hilarious mirth occasioned , ME TO PLAN NEW CROP SAYS THE COUNTY AGENT New Condition Facing Hert ford County Farmer In Boll WeerU (By H. L. MILLER, County Agent) It M none too early to begin planning for next year** crop. With the coming of the boll weevil, the right thinking fanner will want to produce food and feed enough at home, to at least supply all of his own needs, and with a small surplus at pork, poultry and eggs for sale. If you will look around you a lit tle bit you will find that the farmers in your community who are most Independent of high or low-priced cotton or peanuts are the fanners trho produce their own living at home. Then, what they sell in cot ton or peanuts doesn't have to go north or west to pay for high priced food and feed, but stays at home to gradually swell their bank accounts. Because the production of cash crops and the buying of food and teed may figure out best on paper at an occasional year, don't he fool ad into thinking it a safe principle to follow. It won't work out in practice. If the Hertford county farmers take seriously the production of an abundance of food at home, then the boll weevil problem, will be largey solved for us, for we can gradually work into other cash crops as the occasion offers. A suggested cropping system for the one-horse farmer in Hertford County that provides for food for the family, and should furnish 400 to 600 dozen eggs and 1000 to 2000 pounds of pork for sale yearly with very little cost for food or feed: 4 acres cotton?rye or crimson clover sown in cotton middles in October. .^4^apra> penftuta or tobacco follow 8 acres corn in corn middles. " \ acre garden and ?rchardrv 1 acre sweet potatoes. \ 2 acres Abbrozsi rye for seed f frasing followed by soy beans S r ?eed or grasing. J 2 acres oats and vetch for jf followed by soy bean# and jeas, also farm hay. / 8 acres permanent pasture I liar grasp and clover mixturesj Total 26 acres. . Larger fa#? -n 3 ro portion. 1 Bush an ostliae aS 1 have n#med >hould also include 60 pudF. re(J tens per farm. 1 to 2 pare?^ . brood sows. 1 to 8 good T^h sows. Sows bred twice per y?t*A ' - 1 ? AHOSK1E MAN FAILS * ? TO GET HIS HOOCH * Sons white fellow in Alloa- * ? kia i* thy two dollar*. It rap- * ' tenia the amount ha slipped to * ' tu ebony hood tantiemes (f) ? 1 'ebony' to go and fetch * ' quart of hooch. The white fel- ? ' low waited long enoug for his * ? supposed benefactor to hare * ' distilled the stuff himself, and * ' than decided ha was just one of * ? thee* plain "victims" ? mare * 1 aids to the other character in ? ? the old ditty "a nigger and a ? 1 mule are two big fools, ate." * The reporter did not get the * ' white fellow's name, nor did * ' the latter know with wham he * ' erne dealing; hot the transact- * 1 ion took place in one of Ahes ? ' kie habitues for those who seek * ' quiet and darkness to gulp * ' dawn their moonshine. ? leeeeeeeeeaa T Velvet been* helped one bnslow bounty farmer to fatten 4000 tounds of meat land then make ibout $(00 par acre from tobacco dented on the land the following ?ear. 'The Gathering of the Nuts." The oggestion finished the busineae, the ictorg in the drama walked slowly mek to their places in the crowd >y the flat failure of the "Nuts" to terform. Basketball games kept the crowd hero until ban o'clock, and then the 'oiks went home to sum up the day's miineSa of pleasure and observance if the greatest Christmas Aboakte Taxable Property About Ten Millions In County Herald Will Publish Fasts Takan From Tax List. On Record In Office Of Register Of Deeds; Approximately Ninety Thousand Dollars Will Be Paid Into Treasury The HERALD is going to begin the publication of some facts aniST figures about the valuation* of property in the County, and the amount of taxes derived from the valuation. The figures quoted are transcribed from the records in the Register of Deeds office at Winton, and cover the valuation of property, real and personal for the year 19E2. Publishing these facte in connection with the monthly publication of expenditures by commissioners, and the financial statement published by the County Treasurer, all taxpayers who have access to the HERALD may keep in close touch with county administration, from the -very source of revenue until it is expended. " f -1 Figures already available to the newspaper office are too weighty and bulky to attempt to handle all in one issue. Therefore, each week for some time, these articles will cover only one aspect of the valuation of property and resulting taxes therefrom. This week, the general oounty tax rate, and the aggregate value gf real and personal property, divided between whites and colored, will take up the discussion. Total valuation of both real and personal property in Hertford County amounts to a little less than ten million dollars. Exact figures are $9,8000,549. Of this amount $8,227,804 is listed by white residents of the County, and $1,572,745 is listed by negroes. Hertford County's tax rate, excepting special tax districts, is 92 cents on the $100 valuation, divided as fol-? ilows: schools, 52 cents; roads, 25 cents; county expenses, 15 cents. Computing taxes on the total listed property gives a total of $90,165,05. That is the amount of taxes paid into the county treasury for 1922. Hertford County is paying more for its public schools than the combined totals of roads and all other expenses, including home and farm demonstration. From the 1922 taxes?totaling a little more than $90,000^?$50,962.86 Will be appropriated to schools; $24,501.37 to road funds; and $14,700.82 to county expenses. There is a significant fact uncovered in publishing these figures included in the paragraph above. It is in regard to the howl about excessive taxation for borne and farm demonstration work, and the added burden a whole-time health officer would entail upon the county's taxpayers. The real fact of the business is that the average taxpayer would never know the difference when he went to pay his taxes.. ? All real estate listed in Hertford County is valued at $7*380,409, divided among whites and colored as follows: white, $6,115,242; negroes, $1,265,167. Total valuation of personal property is divided in this 'proportion: whites, $2,112,562; colored, $307,578; total $2,420,140. Taxes on real estate owned by white persons are distributed as follows: schools, $31,799.26; road fund, '$15,288.11; $9,172,86 for county expenses; owned by colored persons?for schools, $6,578.87; for road fund, $3,162.92; for county expen ses, $1,897.75. This gives a total of $67,899.77 taxes derived from taxable real estate within the county. From personal property of all description in Hertford jCounty $22,265.28 in taxes will be paid into the county treasury, [it is distributed as follows: owned by whites?for schools, NIO,985.32; for road fund, $5,281.40; for county expenses, ^^,168.84; owned by negroes?for schools, $1,599.41; for road *uu4, $768.95; for county expenses, $461.38. ' . Figuring valuations and tag rates is such a staggering piece ?5 ^sjness that the ordinary fellow can stand but so much at a 1 sitting. an(j has been taken into consideration in the pre- ' parati)n 0f this article, and all future articles. ( AKOSHIE ROAD BOARD meHBER HIRING LABOR Suppowd To B, Working On Ai 0iT,n "T <** R*lul.L*w Hartford County information that Imu thia office from mora- thaa 2* J- *- Garrett, Aboakie - . *5 of the mf board of Hert punty, baa already b?fun bir .. f*r?on? to work oa tba roada of ?* Vnahip- Soma of tboao om or# elated to fill tbo placoa ?Jeld by men employed by the _l%uperi n teadeat. it/Bether tkia practice baa boon vJS> kr ??T ?' tbo ether coat-, illM'T' ?B 'k*'*" renpectire towa . Jh?? not yet boon diacloaad. It ^??re( area ad Aboakio that Mr. . Tt iataada baring a direct ZTtTmi employing labor for tbo * \ Aboakio Towaabip. It ia law *\l be la ualag tbo old road ?.|J la aatbority ia eatartag tkia ^ JJlough tbo eoatract with the roatedfii'""1''"1 **r* **'*'* k* wleebargjk *" P*w#r to kire and ,o?^yrecord, of the beard fail any modifieatiea of the lag "il?r aay other uaderatand I than that written "On tbo vll ? DR. POWELL CANNOT * I ? VOTE A LA MITCHELL * > * ? * It doesn't matter *9 muck * * about wbo f?t? tka chairman- ? * skip, but erery Hartford Co. ? * road commissioner baa agroed ' * that his parlimentary rights * * should bo ao dodnod aa to allow * * him only oao rota on any quae- * * ?ion at iaauo. Upon that agree- * * mont Dr. J. A. Powell, Harrolla- ? * rill# mam bar, waa unanimously * * alactod chairman of tbo road * * board at ita aocond mooting last ? * Thursday. ? * Baaidas roting not to employ * * any mora - conrict labor unKil * * further action, the- board did ? * nothing bat approre the pay * * rolls and current bills at last * ' * week's session. * aoaaoaoooeoo Legumes pay tlMir board, and pay for the privilege. i docnnl thai *ecured the service* f ?f the county mad inparimtoadoat. ii It Ii about tan day* bafara tba board t ?ieat* In regular tendon, and It la i prebabU that identical question may ? arite In the Meeting, and tame action ? he taken then. ' ? =s=e=s=s 1111 i1 ?? , " i r , ii'.i'iii ? ,i Chamber Of Commerce News The hotel committee will make ? report Thursday evening and a special meeting of the citizens will be called immediately after New Year's day to consider buying propefty and selling sufficient stock to put up a real hotel. Mr. H- S. Basnight has offered a lot on Main street at a very attractive price and agrees to take a substan tial block of stock besides. Messrs. Garrett and Hoggard will submit their proposition on their property facing Railroad Avenue and Main Street, a fine location too. A new brick plant is under consid eration here by the Chamber and a brick maker was in town Tuesday interviewing business men and prop erty owners in regard to a suitable location. Tha brick company will employ'about thirty men and their pay roll will be around $12,000 per year. The secretary is in communication with two candy manufacturers and hopes to have a candy factory hers in the near future, -1 A - ? nuuuier maiiuiKHHUig piani 01 great importance ia being investigated and a representative will arrive here in a few day# with a proposition that will, if accepted, bat Ahoekie in the front rank of textile manufacturing town of thid section. It is possible that Ahoskie will have an independent Western Union office in the near ftore if plans under way mature as expected. A piano house will help Ahoskie and two firms are considering opening a place here, they haye houses in Nor folk and other places and sell a num ber of leading makes, they will also carry a full line of sheet music and musical instruments. The mud of the past week shows conclusively that a few more side walks should be paved and Main street too. It is a shame that the most promi nent corner in town is without a side walk and one walk in front of a busi ness house will make you seasick if you use it twice within an hour. The alley from the railroad has been cleaned and its up to the fellows be low the railroad to do likewise, if they will pro rate it the same as the others did it will be very inexpensive and will certainly add to the view of all passengers going through the city. It's absolutely unsanitary as it is and unnecessary too. If the tax appraisers will tax the shacks in the main part of the city at what the ground is said to be worth or at least offered for sale, some body will either fix 'em or sell them. It isn' fair, to tax the man who has ' improved his property and let others 1 who won't, escape thereby making their neighbor increase the value of their property for them. "Either im- 1 prove your property or sell it to some * one who will" is a good motto for the 1 City Council to adopt this coming ' year. t J The childrens' 'Christmas tree was ' i great success and the following mer- ' :hants and Arms are to be congratu ated for helping Santa Clans out: ' khoskie Department Store, Barnes Sawyer Grocery Co., Bellamy Ice ' Cream Co., Mitchell Drug Co., Ahos tie Supply Co., L- T. Sumner, Odom fe Fanner, Feldman's Department Store, I. Tittleman, J. J. Barker, Gar sett A Jernigan. 0 1 ossible Christmas gift to the colored dtixens of Hertford county. May his message fall not on deaf ears but ink into the hdarte of all. A merry Ihristmaa and a Happy Hew Year to ill. DIES FROM BURNS Mr* T. C. Peed, wife of a prosper mr fanner of the Union section. Had aa a result of turns last Satur lay afternoon at 1 o'clock. She was lone in her hoipe Tuesday when the atal accident occurred. When her lusband found her she was badly turned and was unconscious. She offered terribly from the bums which re thought to hare been caused by a open fireplace in the room. She ras unable to give any details of the cident before she died. NEW BRICK OARAGE Dr. L. K. Walker and R. R. Jenri an have awarded contract for the onstruction of a modern brick gar- # ge building on West Main street, he new building will be built on the >t where Sessoms' A Forbes garage i new located, and will be up-to-date i every respect. D. L. Thomas, local ontractor, will do the construction rorfc. QUARTERLY MEETING The regular quarterly meeting of lie membership ef the Ahoslde Ibamber of Commerce will be he!d> 'hursday night, January 4. Every iember of the organisation Is re nested to be at the meeting. ?A', : " ? \ . I