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?P| Hertford County Herald . A PAPER WORTH WHILE Volume XIII. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, February 23, 1923 One Section No. 42 . . llll ' I ' ' ? I 1 ' 1 " ^ HERTFORD SCHOOLS ' PUT ON CAMPAIGN FOR IMPROVEMENT Bindings and Grounds Will Be Beautified During Spring Months; Prizes Will Be Awarded to Winners DEMONSTRATION AGENTS TO ASSIST ALL SCHOOLS Nursery Company Offers $10 Stock to The One Making Improvement Every school In Hertford County is now in the midst of a campaign of general improve ment to school and school grounds, including cleanliness and neatness of the interior, and the beadtification of the grounds. The campaign was inaugurated by Superintendent Britton, working with the home and farm demonstration agents of the county, and is'in line with a general campaign now being carried out in every county in North Carolina. Both Mr. H. L. Miller, farm agent, and Miss Myrtle Swindell, home agent of the county, are cooperating with the superintendent in the work, which will come to a close with the end of the preeent school term in the-spring. "The two county agents are riding about the county visiting each of the schools and giving in detail the plans of the campaign and siding each gchool to get started off in the work. Pupils in each school have been re quested to write compositions on the Improvement Campaign, setting forth what the school needs to be done, what the school might do with ail co operating, and what it has done since the^Campaign began. Tha best two compositions from each school have been forwarded to Miss Mary Wil liams, county rural supervisor, who will select the beet three out of the entire lot. To the writers of these three compositions suitable prises will be awarded. Announcement of the winners will soon be made. Mr. Britton haa recently mailed to all the school teachers of the county a letter setting forth the general plan of the Campaign, and suggesting that each school call upon the farm and home demonstration agents for assist ance and advice. Following up his letter, Mr. Miller has also addressed letters to each school offering his ser , vices, saying he would visit each school in the county. ^ Prises will be swarded at the close of school this term, as follows: 1. To the school making most improvements on the grounds; 2. To tha school mak ing the most improvement to the building; 8. To the school installing most conveniences and equipment for use of teachers and pupils; 4. To the jsehool installing playground equip ment; 6. To the school that installs supplementary and High School li braries; 6. or the most improved kit chen. Prises to he swarded will be announced later. t ''' Miss Swindell, home demonstration agent is also working with Mr. Miller in creating greater interest in the Campaign, and is actively at work making suggestions and giving of her services to the severpl schools ia the ctmnty. J. Van unciiey Nurseries, .01 Greensboro, have offered to furnish plans showing suggested improve ments aa to placing trees, shrubbery, etc. to ewry school hi the county that will forward to them a diagram of the building and grounds. This company has also offered a prize of ten dollars worth of nursery stock to the school making the greatest im prOvBraBTlT, TO W AlOug tnf uHUi OX lendscnpinc the school grounds. The pltee will be given next fell; after suRdent time has elapeed to deter mine which has made the hast show ing. Ike winner will be selected by Mies Swindell end Mr. Miller. In addition to tho "improvements to the buildings and the plants and shrubbery for the grounds, each school heed has also been advised to itfcneet free flower seed from their Congressman and plant, flower bade on the grounds. This will be done within n few weeks, at as soon as weather conditions will permit. Mr. Britton suggests that many schools in the county are not what they should be In neatness and dean / ' ? ' " I GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL NOT TAKE ANY RECESS WiU Speed Up Work And Ad. journ At Regular Time; Many Bills Await Action There will be no recess of the Gen eral Assembly to await the audit of the State's finances, the member* vot ing overwhelmingly to continue work until the time limit expired, and ad journ. The audit win Be com pleted about April 1, and will be sub mitted to the council of State. In the meantime, both hrances are rushing through die principal state wide measures, and grinding out the daily routjpe of numerous local laws. Unless work is speeded up, however, many of the bills Introduced will never be enacted into law. Tarn Bowie's bill < providing for bond issue not to exeeed ten million dollars for construction of a railroad through the far western counties has passed the House and is now in the Senate. In the upper house it ia ex pected to have easy sailing. On the final reading in the lower branch the vote was 65 to 48. Representative Burgwyn of Northampton led in the fight against the bill. The tick eradication bill, making it statewide in its scope, has passed its final readings. It applies directly to nineteen eastern counties, among which is Hertford. The two senators from this district sought to add amendments exempting Hertford connty and the other counties in their district, bat the amendment was lost by an overwhelming vote. Tick eradication ia now compulsory. After successfully pasting Hie Sen ate, the bill providing for seven new judicial districts has gone to the House, where it has little prospect of passing. It has not been reported out of the committee room, and should it be reported it will probably provide for only four additional judges. The solicitor's salary bill ia having easier sledding and is ex pected to pass both branches during the session. With the assertion that the State was losing millions of dollars on ac count of not limiting its bonded in debtedness, Senator Varser has intro duced a Mil providing that the bonded indebtedness be at no time more than five per cent of the wealth of the State. His bill provides for consti tutional amendment to be submitted to the people at the next election. The Senate Finance Chmmittee has drafted a measure that incorporates practically all the provisions of the Revaluation Act, and there is a strong prospect of its passage. It would have uniform values In every county in the State and make the Tax Commission umpire over the vslues turned in by each connty. Other bills of importance pending and under discussion in the legisla ture are: the State Fair bill; stricter lsws for drivers of automobiles; tightening Bine Sky laws; providing financial help for the ex-service men; several important changes in the Banking Laws (Representative Law rence is the author of one of these); to Affect a tan pear cent reduction of all state officers. , ? .... Two additional investigations have been ordered during the week. They are the State Geological Survey and the operations of .the State owned railroad, now leased 'to the Norfolk Southern Railway. Mr. Vann Again Como, N. C., Feb. 20, 1923. MR. EDITOR: Since Mr. J. C. Taylor in yoar last week's issue saw fit to jump on an old sick man without any provocation who is now living in the twilight of life and so elaborately expose his ignorance; will only ask you to quote Solomon to him who said. "There is more hope for a fool, than for a man who is wise in his own conceit." That verse is full of comfort to T. E. VANN. The Math teachers in North Caro lina schools held a meeting in Chapel Hill last week. ? ' liness, although, he says, many are models deserving of the highest praise and commendation. The perpoee of this Campaign is to inaugurate in every school a pride in the school plant, and create a co-operative in terest In the beaotification of the grounds. Much interest hss already Seen manifested in the plan, and competition will become keener as the weather opens and spring approaches. / TWO LAWS PASSED I AFFECTING COUNTY; I OIHERSJN HOPPER Reprwa entativa Lawrence Sue-1 coeds in Getting Two of Hi. BilU Through the General Assembly some misconception over road law change C^trSyrfem of AdminiatrJ W" Been Made Option ?I With The Board In the maze of bills introduc ed during the present session of ^,(Jene^1 Assembly, Repre sentative Lloyd J. Lawrence, of Hertford County, has succeed-! ed in getting two bills affecting this county ratified. Introduc tion of these tWQ billa> a,ongl with several others by Mr. Lawrence, have been recorded i?J8fue? the HERALD, and the readers of this paper are thoroughly familiar with the contents of each Representative Lawrence, i? J ?med statement below, explains i?ore fully the changes made in the county road law, in reference to the ?****? by which the affairs shall be administered. Since the publication * t.rr10"' of the act entitled} rBMu?, 8 THE BETTER GOV BBN^^T pF HMTFORD COUNTY", there has been muchj misconception about the abolition of the county unit and a return to the old township system. Mr. Lawrence explains that the! county unit has not been abolished, but points out that he has changed the law ?o that the county road board may use its discretion in working the I wads, employing whatever system the members ftte'm best. His letter follow*: 'Two bills have become laws that! directly affect the people Of Hertford County. I "One of these is the bill to validate! certain acts of Paul Jordan, a Notary Public, and the other one pertaining to the better government of Hert ford County.- In view of the factl that several have written and asked for information as to whether the new law destroys the county unit fori working the public roads and rpquires them now to be worked under the old township system, I think it better to make a further explanation of this I matter. "The new law does not prohibit the! road board from employing a road} engineer or working the roads just) aa they are now doing. It does not require the board to work the roads under a township unit It simply provides a discretion, that road board may exercise, and enables it to do as they are doing 0r leaves to them the' right to return to the township as a unit flfr adopt any other unit that they may see lit. Under the old law they were j forced to only one plan or method. Under the new law this Is no longer true, but they may use their own Judgment in the matter. **?*? + *??***?***** * AHOSKIE WOMEN HAVE * * " AESTHETIC INCLINATIONS * * _____ * * That the women of Ahoskie * * are lovers of things aesthetic * * and admire nature's beauties is * * pretty well indicated try the pro- * * fuseness of thd potted plants * * and flowers seen in almost every * * available building where the * * warmth is sufficient to keep them * * alive during the winter months.* * Recent cold days have put the * * housewives busy finding a stor- * * age against the free sing weather * * to come. Banks, stores, and * * warm offices have been utilized. * * There are two nice displays at * * the Farmers-Atlantic Bank, one * * in the ladles rest room and * * another in the hall on the third * * floor. In several of the store * * windows of the town other col- * * lections have been placed. * * Some of the flowers, of course, * * are kept at home, and, where the * * structure is of sufficient warmth, * * all are cared for and enjoyed * * during the Winter months. Es- * * pedally attractive both in quali- * * ty and quantity is the atthy of ? * potted plants at the brick home * * of Mrs. Mark Gatling. * ??Mg*? ? * . i **??? -? FEBRUARY COURT WILL BEGIN NEXT MONDAY, 26 Both Criminal and Civil Caao* WiU Be Tried; Judge Daniel* Presiding The regular February term of Hertford County Superior Court will convene in'Winton next Monday, with Judge Frank Daniel* presiding. It will be * one week's term, devoted to the trial of both criminal and civil cases. The first two day* of the session will be given over to the crim inal docket, leaving only three days for the civil cases. No cases are set for Saturday. Only petty criminal cases will sense up for trial. Ahoskie will probably furnish the two most important trials, one being for unlawful pos session of liquor, and the other being the trial of the Holloman brothers, colored, for resisting officer and as sault. Other cases include larceny, carrying concealed weapons, and oth er minor criminal offenses. flora Ford, colored woman of Ahoskie, who stayed at home to do the week's washing December 18 and who was caught in a raid on her house by Sheriff Scull, will have to tell a jury what she was doing with a still in her house. She is now out on bail. ' Eulus and R. L. Holloman, colored, will not have to stay in the county jail but a few days before learning their fate at the hands of a jury. They are the fellows who made a des perate attempt to prevent the search of their house near Ahoskie by dep uty sheriff O. H. Britton and Roberts Jernigan. Both are now in jail I awaiting trial. In making up the civil docket tot the week's term, the attorneys prob ably took into account the condition of the roads, and the usual hind rances to attending court in mid-win ter. The docket is very light and does not cantain any important cases. Ahoskie has plenty of litigation pending on the court calendar, but the absence of any "big cases" will preclude any large attendance from here. In this respcet it is unlike the court' calenders of twelve months ago. The full civil docket is published in another column of the HERALD. *****??*?*+??.? + **? * MASS MEETING CALLED * * ON SCHOOL SITUATION ? * Every taxpayer ud hi. wife, * * all pimu of children ia school * * here, and tit these who are ia- * * terosiest ia admcation which ia- * * etude* everyhody are invited ? * amiwfidtoattend a nui meat- * * i*| at the Richard Theater, * * Ahoskie, Friday night. February * * SS, ak half past seven o'clock. * ' * At that time the problem* of * ! * the Ahoskie High School will ha- ? * p reseated by the trustees, and * * expressions asked from these ? * attending as to the heat way to * i * meet the sitaatioa bow existing. * ' * Aa set forth ia last week's issue * * ef the HERALD, the building* * | * her* are totally inadequate. They * * are already taxed beyond capaci- * * ty, and with the steady growth * * the student body each year, con- * * dittoes next year will demand; * * seme action. * * Two alternative* hare been * * suggested, and they are t? is- * * strict attendance to pupils living * * within the district, or extend the * * district and issue bonds for en * * largement of the present school * * plant. Other plans may also be * * in the making. The object of * * the mast meeting is to listen to * * suggestions and secure the ma- * * jority sentiment of the people * * who support the school hero. * * There will be no moving pic- * * turo show than night, and no * * other attractions to conffict, in * * order that all may attend the * * mass meeting. * REVENUE AGENT WILL BE HERE MARCH 2-3 To assist local taxpayers in making out their income tax returns for 1922, an agent of the Federal Income Tax Department will be in Ahoskie, March, 2 and 8. This announcement has just been made from the office of Gilliam Grisson, Internal Revenue Officer, Raleigh. | Returns must be sent in before March 16, and the first payment made on or before that date. The state income tax returns are required to be sent in at the same time. Other Hertford County dates are: Murfreesboro, March 6; and Winton, March 6. Real estate and personal property listed for taxation in Winton Township, other than property listed by corporations and payable to the sheriff, aggregate nearly a million and a half dollars, $1,459,063, for the year 1922. This township ranks fourth in the total amount of property listed for taxation pur poses. According to figures on the tax lists, more than twice as many negroes paid poll tax in Winton Township as whites, the figures being 123 whites and 265 negroes. This is the largest percentage of colored persons in either of the other five town ships. White persons, however, list more than two-thirds of the property, although there are several medium size colored landowners in Winton Township. The negroes of the township have listed real estate and personal property* to the aggregate value of $452,707. Practically two-fifths of the real estate in the township is listed by colored people. Personal property listed by the two races shows a much larger percentage in iavor of white -resi dents. Real estate owned by colored persons amounts to $302,874, while the whites own $412,423 worth of real estate, as shown by the list books. Personal property listed by negroes amounts to $89,585; whites, $396,650 or more than four times the amount listed by colored persona. Three hundred and sixty-nine town lots'are listed by both races, and are divided as follows: whites, 221 at $180,774; negroes, 148 at $60,248. Other terns listed under the aggre gate value of all real estate holdings include $2,500 worth of manufactured property, all owned by white persons; timber lights to the value-of $11,999, also owned exclusively by white persons. Items listed under personal property, and their values, according to races as follows: Merchandise?$26,342, owned by whites; $2,937, by ne groes; material being "manufactured?owned by whites, $18, 942; by negroes, $100; .household and kitchen furniture, less $300 exemption?$13,222 by whites, $2,878 by negroes; horses ?74 by whites, value $5,080; 141 by negroes, valve $9,286; mules?120 by whites, value $9,035; 167 by negroes, value $11,768; sheep?127 by whites, value $508; goats?40 by whites, value $1 each; 101 by negroes, value $1 each; hogs? 672 by whites, value $2,692; 1370 by negroes, value $4,833; milk cattle?59 by whites, value $1,458; 99 by negroes, value $2,043; other cattle?161 by-whites, value $1,752; 110 by negroes, value $1,075; firearms and other items under sec tions 53-80?$81,166 by whites, $7,785 by negroes; solvent credits $287,388 by whites, $46,164 by negroes; other items not specified?$1,025 by whites, $66 by negroes. HOLLOMAN NEGROES RESIST EFFORTS TO ENTER THEIR HOME Deputy O. H. Britten and Rob ?Tte hminn Have Trouble bk Securing Mortgaged 1922 Crop GJUW FAILS TO KEEP NEGRO OFF BRFFTON Three Brothers Brought To Ahoslde For Trial, and Sent To County Jail Eulos and R. L. Holloman, colored, are reposing in the county jail at Winton awaiting trial at the Feb ruary term of superior court next week, both charged with resisting and assaulting an officer; and B. W. Hello man, brother to the twe is out on bail for disposing of mortgaged property. 0. H. Britton, deputy sheriff of Ahoskie, was the officer who was the object of the Holloman family's assault Britten was ae companied on hs trip to the Holloman home, a few miles from Ahoskie last Thursday afternoon,, by Roberts Jer nigan and hia drayman, "Rabbit" Weaver. The assault occurred when deputy Britton and Mr. Jernigan attempted to enter the Bottomu home to search for part of the 192{crop of peanuts and other articles on which the Arm of Garrett A Jernigan had a crop, lien and chattel mortgage. They had discovered several bags of peanuts in the barn and loft, but believed a part of the crop had been hidden in the house, sinee the small portion found did not include all that the Holloman's had produced on their farm. "Rabbit", who was driving his mule and wagon, had started on his way back to Ahoskie and wna prob ably several hundred feet awmy from the scene of trouble when H began. B. W. Holloman waa not at home when the search was made. As Britton started in the front door of the house, one of the Hollo man boys defied him to enter but was momentarily prevented from block ing the entrance when the deputy fired a shot from his revolver near the colored man's head. However, a tittle thing like a pistol shot did not scare this fellow. He followed Brit ton closely, and just as they entered . the door in a? flash be tripped Britton to the floor and fell upon him into the room. While the big, burly negro wrestled with Britton in an attempt to take the gun from his hand, Mr. Jernigan was having trouble with the other negro man and n sister, the latter using a cart round on Britton's legs as he was lying en the floor, and the brother at tempting to get the gun from Britton. Mr. Jernigan brushed aside the man and woman and pounced upon the one on the floor who was trying to wrest the gun from Britton. "Rabbit" was also summoned along about that time. Britton,?the negro Bolloman, and Mr. Jernigan, lying upon the floor in the order named (beginning with the floor), fought for the loaded gan. In the meantime, the brother and sister were trying to get hito the scramble, but the heel of Mr. Jernigan's shoe held them back until the drayman arrived. By the time he came, Mr. Jernigan had secured the gun, and forced the negro off sheriff Britton. Each of the trio got a negro and held them until Britton put an end to their viciousness by applying the handcuffs. Affter cuffing the two men together, one of them deliber ately laid down and refused to be ta}ten. A healthy si|rat from the "persuader" earned by Britton caange^ his mind. B, W- HoUoman was also found in the neighborhood, and all three were brought to Ahoskie, where they were given a preliminary trial before Mag istrate J. H. Mitchell. Eulus and R. L. were remanded to jail in default of $400 bond each, and their brother, B. W., wa# placed under $210 bond. All three were placed in jail, the lat ter securing bail a day or two later NEW METHODIST PASTOR Rev. Mr. Barber, formerly of Greenaboro, has arrived in Ahoskie to take up the pastorate of the Meth odist Chureh. He delivered two strong sermons Sunday morning and night Large audiences greeted him at both services.
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