ssPl Hertford County Herald ^ ~ A PAPER WORTHWHILE ?/ Volume XIII. Eight Pages Ahbskie, North Carolina, Friday, April 13, 1923 One Section , No. 49 ==s===s==== ROAD BOARD MEETS HERE TO RECEIVE BIDS ONJGHWAYS Called Session For Friday Will Be Time To Decide on Method of Building V % Roads In County .FOUR CONTRACTORS ALREADY ON HAND ' Regular Meeting Last Monday Taken Up With .Approving Bills Against. Forces Road commissioners of Hert ford bounty will make some de cision about how the roads of Hertford County shall be built with the residue of the half million dollar bond issue, at a meeting called especially for that purpose, Friday, April IS, at 1 o'clock, in Ahoskie. Upon that date, the fates which are usually pretty much disinclined to offer any favors on "Friday The Thirteenth" will either cast its lot with the contractors who are bidding for county work, or will say to the individ ual commissioners build - your own roads. ""I??" a townsl"P system of road construction and doing it by outside contract lies a de c fieri I0' th* b?aTd " not in" chned to a system of building roads themselves under county supervMion and with a county upenntendent of roads. They have already relegated that system to the junk heap from whence it will probably never th* compexion of the board membership re mains the same. u.PS b^*Fd met ln tegular session Winton ?nd finished mid! !! T !. Winst the county! G Hi?. "* *dmini?tr?tion of F ' ? resigned superintendent ^l,awPP0 P*y roU? 'or the six! townships. Four road contracted ah * bu8ine? was wound up All sBbmitted bids, which wen seated * d deposited in the secretary's sate awa!t the called meeting Friday ! Qthenaay submit bids in the meai-l time. Tw0 of the bidders are at pres :n'W?:k'n* in Hertford County, on doing work in "Itte^iitrhe^ IKSi Durh-m -nd *#?] Kofnokf^irf'. Td en*ineer ,r?J ^e hnar^ i aW**t*d before to?UUined ? P**Position I Ser t> d ^ C0unty r?*d engi neer to the road" administration hJ "otainM h.. ?xx x builHe88enti*1 * intelligent road do? T' ?d to,d ot the work he had! done ln Northampton and Halifax HeUn.Siian ? espplied for a similar position in Hwtferd County. ln the meantime J*",* submitting of bids and' ' J. " ,!1"' Proposition, the commis-l *32 ^ VOt*d * P*y "o more bill,! ^ Unle? okehed oy either the road commiaaioner or tte township foreman and adopted r^ e special forms for property keen ing record, of prisoncam^ and township road forces. in/tta0??^ *i*? pM"d suthoris pie ted and which is in the 1...J ? u? ,0,' males in the six townships belonrinv twehT township, having twelve each and the other three hav When th. new mi nWitd tOWn,hiP ?>? fur ^P^Tot"ngoo en the gathering is expected to bring out- large numbers. Ninety-five shares have already been subscribed to the first aeries, by the eight incorporators, and two others who are non-residents of the town and who did not want to miss an opportunity to get a share of the first stock issued. The subscription books will be formally opened today and ; stock solicited from all those who at- i tend the meeting. Later a canvassing ( committee will be appointed to work j among those who did not have the op- | portunity to attend the meeting, giv- , ing all a chance to subscribe to this , distinctly home enterprise, which is working for home interests alone. , Directors will be named at today's , meeting, and they will be twelve in | number, according to the provisions , of the tentative by-laws and constitu- ] tion. Immediately after their elec- j tion by those who subscribe, a direc- , tor's meeting will be held, and officers j of the association elected. The di rectors will also probably choose a j secretary-treasurer of the association, ( make arrangements for an office, and , otherwise get things in shape for a properly functioning building and , loan association. j The association is county-wide in i Its scope, and it is very probable that I subscribers from other towns in the ( county and among the farmers will t he sought. The interest in Ahoskie < Is growing stronger, and the associa- t don is beginning business nnder the | most favorable circumstances of any 1 local organisation of recent date. -? ?? ? FREIGHT RECEIPTS LARGER > _____ 4 According to reports made last ' week of the receipts and disburse- 1 ments at the local A.C.L freight of Sce, the total business fdr March, 1923, exceeded that of March, 1922, 1 by mors than 318,000. Clerks in the I office say business is growing steadily, I ind the increases are larger than any < other "period during the life of the i office. 11 Will Select Candidates By Convention, April 19 '' i _________ Three Councilman, A Mayor and Constable, and Three School Trustees Will Be Elected May 7?Two Highest Candi dates at Convention Will Run It Off in Election ?Little Interest Has Been Shown There will be an old-time nominating convention in the W. O. W Hull, Thnrn^fiy n!ghtt April tt*, Ht, Which lime voters of the town of Ahoskie and also those of the Ahoskie school district will select candidates for the town and district election called for May 7. At a joint meeting of the town council and trustees of the school last Friday evening, the convention method was unanimously chosen. To give every qualified voter an opportunity to vote and to make the race for office more competitive, the two nominees at the convention receiving the highest votes will be certified as candidates for the election May 7, and wifl run it off then. In other words, there will be six candidates for the council, two for mayor, two for constable, and six for trustees declared nominees at the convention. All persons otherwise qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly and who have resided in the ' town six months are entitled to vote at the convention. ***#? + + *? + #**#*?** * MONUMENT FUND * * STILL GROWING * * ______ ? * Mrs. R. C. Bridger, U. D. C. * * District Leader, announces the * * receipt of $8.45 addition to the ? * fupd bow being raised for erect- * * ing a monument en tbe court- * * bouse lawn at Wiaton, in mem- * * orjr of Hertford County's dead * * in tbe World War. Thefellow- ? * lag persons contributed te tbe * * fund mentioned abovei * * Rot. i. L. Saunders $1.00 * * Miss Julia Cobb 1.00 * * St. Johns School 5.00 ? * Holly Spring School 1.45 ? * Last Saturday was Tag Day * * in Ahoskie, the proceeds from * * the sale of 250 printed tags go- * * ing to tbe fund. The Abosbie * * chapter fostered the Tag Day * * program, and readers of yellow * * tags were much in evidence on * * streets of Ahoskie last Saturday. * * Tbe exact amount raised here * * has not been make known to this * * office, but it is safe to say $10 or * * 15 was raised by the sale of tags. * * August 23rd is the day the * * U. D. C. wants to unveil this * * marker, and those wlm expect * * to give something to tbe fund can * * help the cause along by doing it * * now,-to insure tbe cost of erect- * * ion. ? lessee eeeeeeeeeees ROBBERS WERE BUSY HERE WEDNESDAY Robbers of a discriminating kind twisted four iron bars encasing the rear window of J. L. Perkins A Sons' store here Wednesday night, and prizing np the window which was locked, entered the building to in spect the stock of men's furnishings snd shoes carried in that place of bus iness. Mr. Hite, manager of the store, was in Greenville at the time and had left the store in charge of T. C. Jenkins. When Mr. Jenkins came down Thursday morning, he found the win low up, bars twisted, and several pairs of shoes strewed about the lloor, with a suit or two of clothes lying about on the counters. Close inspection of the stock on hand has revealed an approximate loss of about (150. The robbers evidently were seek ng only a few choice articles, as they lid not make away with much of the itock, although it was badly deranged. This is the second or third attempt it robbery of this store, their ef forts having been thwarted at prev ous trials through watchman placed here to discover the whereof of racks soon around the rear of the itore. Mr. Hite is offering a reward ?f $100 for the capture or informa he exact amount taken. Jon leading to the capture of the obbers. On the same night the local store if Pender's was burglarized, and an indetermined amount of groceries sainwd off. An inventory of the itock ts now ia progress to ascertain he exact amohnt taken. Of the 1S10 students enrolled at he North Carolina State College, 151 are taking some of the agricul sural courses. This is over 42 per sent, and looks good for the future of irogreasive farming in North Caro ina. Paul W. Hollo man is acting regis trar for the town and school district and the books are open for new reg istrant*. There are many women in the town who hare not registered and who would be entitled to rote for both town and school officials. An effort will he made to get the women on the books, and elicit their interest in the affairs of town and school. Three trustees will be elected this year, all to serve six years. The terms of Dr. Paul Mitchell and Mr. a J. Dilday expire this spring; and the of fice vacated by L. C. Williams, who resigned to become mayor of Ahoskie, will be filled. This vacancy will be for two years, or the unexpired term of Mayor Williams. With a convention already called, an election in prospect, and registra tion ^ooks open, al| the fixings for the .selection of officers are in shape. A scarcity of candidates is the only proposition now facing the town and district, and in that respect, there la plenty of conjecture, but no avowed candidates who want the places. Net a single person has announced a can didacy, and none of the present offi cers, of town and district, has stated whether he will accept or decline the tender of office, were it made to him at the convention. . In the meaptime, a few names have been suggested for the town officers. There have been no new names suggested for the councilmen places, except those mentioned in a previous issue of the HERALD. Be sides the present members, H. S. Bas night and J. Bailey Barnes were ad vanced. If they want the places, lit tle indication has been made by them. L. C. Williams, incumbent, R. H. Jer nigan, attorney W. R. Johnson, and J. R. Garrett have all been mentioned as possible candidates for mayor. Mr. Garret says he can accomplish more by holding to the office of county road commissioner, and there by is eliminated from the race. Mr. Jernigan is at present holding office as school trustee, and to become mayor would relinquish the former office. Whether he would swap places is not known, butfentiment for . him as mayor has grown since the first intimation of his being nominated. Attorneys Williams and Johnson would be eligible to the office upon the grounds of nomination. Who the constable will be is little discussed, although the office has be come an important one, in which the voters should take an interest. Turning from the municipal offices to the trustee election, there appears little or no interest in selection of candidates. It is highly probable that the present incumbents may be re nominated and elected. However, there ie seme reason to believe two or three women will be nominated next Thursday night at the conven tion. Women voters have heretofore shown more interest in .the school election and at the election two years ago, women candidates were on the ticket Six. years ago, or before the constitutional amendment providing for equal suffrage, Mrs. C. C. Bog gard was a nominee; but her right to hold the office was ruled unconstitu tional. MISS WILLIAMS HERE Miaa Mary Willams, county rural supervisor, apent Wadneaday In Aboakia, obaarrlnjt work of the teacher* in the local school.