^P! Hertford County Her add l^s
A PAPER WORTH WHILE
Volume Xlll. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, May 4, 1923 One Section No. 1
TOUCHING SCENE ENACTED AS CURTAIN
DESCENDS ON SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Students, Teachers and Audi
, torium Full Of People Turn
Loose Flood Of Tears As
Arthur Greene Delivers
Valedictory
EVERY PROGRAM WAS
FULL OF INTEREST
Rev. Q. C. Davis, of Albemarle
Delivered Two Speeches
When the curtain began to
^ descend on comencement exer
cises at the Ahoskie High
School, with Arthur Greene in
the role of valedictorian, great
big tears began to ooze out of
the eyes of students and teach
ers, and before they had been
checked a whole auditorium of
persons were weeping copious
ly. It was a scene never enact
ed atthe Ahoskie school before,
and it had none of the ear
marks of a pre-arranged af
fair; it was spontaneous, com
ing from hearts that had been
strained to the bursting point
for several days, or ever since
preparations had started for
the commencement.
Graduating exercises given
Tuesday morning brought to an
end perhaps the greatest com
mencement Ahoskie has ever
staged. It was distinctive not
only in the rendition of the
different programs, but also
and principally perhaps be
cause of the large number of
young boys and girls who were
stepping out of high school,
an either entering upon a life's
career or preparing to continue
their training at college or uni
versity. Sixteen graduates was
the sum total of the school mill
this year, and every girl had
her a partner in the eight boys
who walked away with those
sheepskins tucked away under
their arms or grasped tightly in
that right hand. It is the larg
est number of boys to graduate
here in the history of the
school.
Aside from the sentiment exhibited
as Arthur Greene gave the valedict
ory Wednesday at noon, it is difficult
to touch upon the high lights of the
exercises; every program was good.
The recitation and declamation con
tests uncovered some real orators and
reciters amongst the Ahoekie pupils;
the seniors not only' upheld .former
traditions but added further laurels
in presenting their class exercises
Monday night; the musical numbers,
vocal and instrumental, dissipated
any fears about thoe^luaty throated
pupils' inability to carry a note, or
get a harmonious sound out of a
piano. Superintendent Raynor cov
ered himself with a mase of glory
when.he with fervor and passion bade
farewell to his sixteen wards who
received their degrees; and, to make
it unanimous, Rev. Q. C. Davis, of
Albemarle, did just what he was ex
pected to do; delivered two speeches
filled with the genuineness of which
he is known throughout the State.
Sunday morning, pseaehing to an
audience that overflowed the Baptist
church auditorium, Rev. Mr. Davis
was never better. His text was found
in the 9th and 10th verses Of Phillip
ians, and he chose "The Basic Princi
ples of life" as his subject. One
the very strildng phrases uttered tw
him in his baccalaureate sermon was
?'Don't be satisfied with the tolerably
good; the worst enemy of the best is
good. Too many of us are ready to
stop forging ahead wwhen we have
done a 'good work,." His whole
memorial had decayed, he Bald, and
basic advice to the boys and girls who j
were graduating.
Tuesday evening, in the high school
auditorial, he spoke on "The Edu
cation of Tomorrow for America."
The kind of education he would have
was summed up by him as "Univer
sal education dictated by a pure de
mocracy and saturated with a dy
namic Christianity." Only that kind
of education?the universal training
(Continued on page 2)
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COMMISSIONER HAS
ENDORSEDCITIZENS
Stacey W. Wade Congratulate*
Ahoskie On Building St Loan
s Association
ANY COMMUNITY'S
ONE BIGGEST ASSET
"The most progressive towns
in our State may be identified
by the number and activity of
their building and loan associa
tions and I predict for your
community a healthy growth if
proper attention is given to
this, your newest asset."
The paragraph above ia quoted
from |t letter, written by Hon.* Stacey
Wade, State Insurance Commission
er, to the secretary of the Hertford
County Building and Loan Associa
tion. That Ahoskie people have al
ready caught something of the sig
Aficance and importance of an ac
tive association finds its proof in
their subscriptions and cash pay
ments in the first series issued, as of
May 1.
Secretary F. P. Meadows has been
busy this week issuing certificaes and
receiving moneys on the first series.
Six hundred shares were reported
pledged last week, and since that
time others have been spoken for,
some have increased their number of
shares, and practically every person
who signed a pledge card has paid the
initial installment.
For the benefit of any who are hes
itating for fear a building and loan
association is a bug-a-bear and some
thing to shy at, anpther paragraph of
Mr. Wade's letter will be quoted. Mr.
Wade is at the head of the State De
partment which prescribed rules and
regulations for the conduct of build
ing and loan associations, and has
direct supervision over every such
organisation formed and operated
within North Carolina.
His years of experience in this
business, and his general knowledge
of building and loan associations
should convert the doubtful if they
but listen to this:
"I am in receipt of your letter
of the 26th and congratulate
. your community on its interest
k in starting a building and loan
" association. No community hav
ing the proper interest in its
cltixenship can afford to neglect
these great institutions, which
not only create additional tax
able property, but also -better
citixens by making them home
owners. Their methods and pur
poses should be kept constantly
before the public in order that
interest in it may not be allowed
U wane and that it may enjoy
' the full confidence of the citi
xens."
William Jennings Bryan spoke in
the Raleigh auditorium last Friday
night, under the auspices of the Ki
wanis Club.
ELECTRIC CURRENT WILL
BE TURNED ON t ULL TIME
A Fifteen-Day Test WU1 Be
Given Ahoskie Power
Plant In May
Expressing a firm belief that
the local water and power
plant could be more judiciously
operated on a 24-hour basis
and determine^ to make a test
operation, the t6wn council last
Monday night voted unani
mously to turn on the current
for the full time service fifteen
days in May. The 24-hour ser
vice will begin Wednesday,
May 1 and continue through
the month. For the first fifteen
days of this month, the plant
will run on its present sched
ule.
uunng the entire month an
accurate record will be kept of
the operating expense, and at
the end of that time, the two
15-day periods will be checked
against each other. The reve
nue from lights and power will
also be compared.
Although May is not the ideal
month in which to conduct the test,
the present members of the council
believe 24-hour service will yield a
greater revenue than the present
schedule and were willing to make a
test while they were in oflBce, their
terms expiring June 1.
The council also instructed the
clerk to prepare a three-year con
tract for electric power and submit to
A. M. Browne, who expects to con
duct a business in the fall that will
demand a large amount of power.
Mr. Browne |iad appeared before the
board and figured with them on the
proposition. He will either install
motor or other motive engine within
a short while.
Efforts are still being made to sell
current to the other adjoining towns,
guaranteeing to them a 24-hour ser
vice, as well as making it available in
Ahoskie. Demand for power in Ahos
kie is growing and curtailment of the
service or even remaining on the
present schedule is admittedly poor
business for the town's exchet^ier,
while it offers no inducements to in
dustry either already here or destined
| to locate in Ahoskie.
The council also voted to enter in
to a 12-months contract with A. T.
Willoughby to sell cemetery lots, and
place the cemetery in a more pre
sentable shape. The wall which has
been lying on the ground for several
months has also been ordered re
paired.
* FARMERS MIXING *
* OWN FERTILIZERS *
* ?? ?
(By H. L. MILLER.) *
* Last year we suceeded in get- *
* ting one 'community to buy pot- ?
* ash nitrate and add phosphate *
* and mix this fertilizer at home. *
* This year the idea was carried ?
* much further and three com- *
* munities in the county are lump- * I
* ing this material to mix between *
* 800 and 400 tons at a cost of *
* $19.00 per ton on an 8-3-3 basis. *
* This means a saving of nine dol- * i
* lars per ton on the best cash ?!
* price offered on mixed fertiliz- *j
* ers. And home mixing is sim- *1
* plifled to a minimum by using *
* this material that carries botlj * j
* ammonia and potash and _to ?
* which you only have to add acid *!
* phosphate in varying quantities *i
* to make any grade of complete *
* fertiliser that you want. In ad- *
* dition to the saving of the *
* $3000.00 on the quantity of *
* home mixed goods used, the *
* farmers are getting in this form *
* of ammonia, the ldnd that have *
* given best results in all < field *
* tests and the 1tind that it is ab- *
* solutely necessary to use under *
* boll weevil conditions, because *
* of its quick action. Thus, two *
* very important lessons are being *
* taught, and the thing that ought *
* to and does appeal to the average *
* fanner is, that in getting the *
* most desirable form of fertilizer *
* that he can use, he is also get- *
* ting the cheapest form on the *
* market *
To make us love our county, our
country ought to bo lovely.?Burke.
MUNICIPAL OFFICE
SEEKERS FAIL TO
MAKE STATEMENTS
Vote Soliciting Continue* And
W orker* For Candidates
Are Lining Up Forces
For Election
DR. J. H. MITCHELL
WORKING FOR TICKET
Apparent Quiet Reigns in Trus
tee Election To &e Held
On Same Date
Candidates for municipal of
fices in Ahoskie have refrained
from making public any-state
ment of policy, and except by
innuendo and political bush
whacking have developed no
real issues in the race for elec
tion May 7th. Notwithstand
ing the failure to make public
statements, there * has been
plenty of political talk, argu
mentation and vote solicitation
for the five offices to be filled.
How the voters, about three
hundred strong, will line up
next Monday is hard to fore
cast. E. Hayes and H. S. Bas
night, high men in the voting at
convention, stand good chances
of being elected, but, as be-;
tween the other four there is
little indication of the probable
results. There was little dif
ference in votes at the conven
tion, and the more than two
huhdred who were not there
will piek the third man. In the
mayoralty race, the two attor
neys, L. C.Williams and W. R.
Johnson, are pursuing their
campaigns with little outward
signs of work. Mr. Williams is
noW serving as mayor by vir
tue of appointment. He was
elected to the office in the days
preceding the World War, hav
ing resigned to enter the ser
ivice. Mr. Johnson is the only
local attorney who has never
held the office of mayor.
O. H. Britton and J. R- Brinkley
are fighting it out for the constable's
place, which includes the business of
tax collecting, and supervision of I
street work.
While there has been no campaign
issues openly advanced, there is talk
of "turn out the old and give us the
new" going the rounds, and it ap
plies to all the offices to be filled. At
the convention held one week ago, it
was noticeable that Dr. J. H. Mitchell
advanced the candidacy of an entire
municipal ticket, and he is the ac
knowledged leader of the supporters
of a complete ticket. His nominees
at the convention were: for,mayor W.
R. Johnson; for commissioners, E.
Hayes, D. L. Myers and S. J. Dilday;
[ for constable, J. R. Brinkley. The
i other candidates have no visible lead
er, although volunteer supporters are
liningypp their forces. The opposing
| candidates are; for mayor, L. C. Wil
liams; for commissioners, H. S. Bas
night, J. N. Vann, and J. Roy Parker;
for constable, O. H. Britton.
A lot of rumors have been spread
about the wastefulness of adminis
tration, and practically all of the is
sues hinge around criticism of this or
that action, or denunciation for fail
ure to attain certain accomplish
ments. Constructive issues are play
mg little part in the campaign for
election.
operation of the municipal water
and power plant ha* subterraneously
entered into the campaign. A rumor
that electric current might be still
further curtailed has developed, al
though the proponents of such a
change; if there be any, have not pub
licly made it known. On the other
hand, there is talk of increasing the
service now given, the developing of
a greater demand for current, and the
ultimate building up of the power
plant to a paying proposition.
The trustee election is not even
causing a ripple on the waters, and
little interest is attached to it. Un
usually good material has been of
fered to select from, and the voters
are evidently not worrying over who
gets the positions.
* MEMORIAL FUND *
? STILL GROWING *
? ?
* Mrs. R. C. Bridger, of Winton, *
* announces the receipt of $23 *
* from the school children and *
* teachers of the Oak Grove public ?
* school, to be added_to the fund ?
* for a marker to Hertford County *
* dead in thd World War. This is ?
* a fine donation from this country.*
* school and will be an incentive to *
* others who have not sent in do- *
* nations. *
* At Ahoekie the U. D. C. chap- *
* ter has been trying out several *
* methods for raising funds for *
* the marker, and have met with *
* success in ail of them. How- *
* ever, both here and at other *
* places in the county the older *
* people are not keeping pace with *
* the school children and teachers. *
* They are slow to part with a ?
* small contribution. If every per- ?
* son were to loosen up with a dol- ?
* lar bill the fund would soon be *
* raised. *
REPORT IS ISSUED
BY DISTRICT AGENT
Mis* Pauline Smith Keeps
Authorities Informed About
What Is Being Accom
plished
HERTFORD COUNTY
MAKES GOOD RECORD
Miss Pauline Smith, district
superviser of home demonstra
tion work, has submitted her
report cf work done bv tl.o
county agents under her juris
distion. Included in that re
port is the accomplishmerits of
Miss Myrtle Swindell, of Hert
ford County, and which com
pares favorably with the work
being done in other counties of
northeastern Carolina.
The reports published below
have been submitted to the
State Agricultural Depart
ment, to the Federal Depart
ment, and to the county com
missioners, providing for them
first hand information of what
their employees are doing.
Reports for the Roanoke
Chowan counties follow:
Hertford County
Miss Myrtle Swindell of Hertford
county has continued her work in
nutrition with the girls and plain
sewing with the women. Both girls
and women are working on sport
hats. The recreational work has
been games, wax work and pottery.
Miss Swindell has perfected the
organization of a girl's county coun
cil which is perhaps the first organi
zation of its kind in the State. An
interesting feature of it is that some
girl gives a demonstration attach
meeting. Miss Swindell and a com
mittee from the Woman's Club at
Winton served a luncheon to the
seniors and faculty of Chowan Col
lege. It was provided by the young
men of the town. The menu was as
follows: Pimento and fruit sand
wiches; potato salad, pickles, hot tea,
nabiscos, and Jello with whipped
cream.
Field 28; office 7; clubs visited 20;
attendance 288; schools visited 12;
attendance 458; meetings held 84;
attendance 847; conferences 88; ar
ticles for publication 8; homes visit
dd 16; letters 158; circular letters 6;
miles auto 273; demonstrations 21.
Northampton County
March is Miss Mattie Lee Cooley's
second month in Northampton. In
spite of having to paddle, swim and
wade through mud and water, she has
held 69 ftieetings with an attendance
reorganized practically every club in
the county and has visited each
school. Instruction in selection of
eggs for setting purposes, care and
feeding of baby chicks, and plain
sewing has been given to the girl's
dubs; making dress forms to the
women. An organisation for a
Community Fair at Seaboard has
been perfected.
Filed 18, office 9; clubs visited
33; attendance 439; schools visited
36; attendance 2615; meetings held
69; attendance 2964; conferences 60;
articles for publication 7; homes vis
ited 16; letters 86; circular letters 73,
bulletins 31; miles auto 762; demon
strations 17.
Bertie County
Miss Addie Sue Harry of Bertie
county held 32 meetings with an at
tendance of 999. She is in the midst
of acampaign for better biscuit. In
addition to the demonstration in bis
cuit making she has made talks be
fore three Parent-Teachers' Associa
tions. She reports that Colerain has
a nice new reading room < for the
boys and girls. It is used as a com
munity house for night and day
meetings.
Field 23; office 5; schools visited
32; attendance 999; meetings held
28; attendance 914; conferences 107;
articles' for publication 2; number of
homes visited 12; letters written 46;
circular letters 26; bulletins 224;
miles by auto 806; demonstrations
21.
Murfreeesboro Baptists
Open Their New Church
Inclement Weather Did Not
Keep Away The Crowds At
Both The Sunday Services
Murfree8boro, April 80?
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather, the first services were
held in the New Baptist Church
of Murfreesboro last Sunday
morning. The down pour of
rain on Saturday night and
again Sunday morning made it
practically impossible 'for the
people from a distance to at
tend. However, the auditor
ium was more than filled at
both services.
!
At the morning service, the
pastor spoke on "Renewing the
Covenant" using as a text 1
Sam. 11:14. "Let us go to Gil
gal and renew the kingdom
there". After discussing the
situation which called forth
this saying and its significance
to Israel, the Pastor called
upon his own to renew their
covenant with God. First as a
church and then as individuals.
The new plant will give the
Church an opportunity for
larger fields of service in the
Master's cause. The closely
following of the covenant we
made with God in joining the
church and then the church
covenant will greatly help us
in doing our best for our Lord.
The music was a special feature of
the service. The congregation sing
ing was splendid. The building
yields itself to good music. The
special mhsic was of high order. Miss
Nancy Parker sang a beautiful solo.
Mr. Thomas B. Wynn sang in his own
matchless way a special selection.
The Offertory rendered by Misses
Lane and Thelma Petersen was great
ly enjoyed by all. Mr. W. A. Mc
Glohon made his first appearance in
our choir with his violin and played
like a seasoned artist
Rev. H. G. Bryant preached at the
evening hour uaing as his theme "The
Place of the Church in Kingdom
Work." It was the general conclus
ion of those who heard him that he
beat himself preaching and that is
saying quite a great deal. He always
has a vital message for those who
hear him. Rev. H- G. Bryant and the
pastor have been life long friends and
it was eminently fitting for him to
hold the second preaching service in
the church.
Rev. C. C. Wheeler, D. If. is hold
ing a series of sermons at the church
this week and will continue through
Sunday and on into the following
week. If it is convenient, you will
want to hear him while he is in our
midst The day service (except on
Sunday) will be held at the College
Chapel from 10:80 to 11:30 but the
evening service will be held in the
ehurch at eight o'clock. There will
be room for all and you will be
profited by hearing him.
State Farmer's and Farm Womens'
Convention will be held at the State
College this year on July 81, August
1 and 8. Mark these dates on your
calendar.