SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
(Continued from pace 1)
of the whole American citizenahip U
a higher plane of thought and livinj
?would help to stay the impendinf
disaster of ruin and decay.
Other great nations time im
rnorial had decayed, he said, an<
America, too, might fall, unless it
youth be given the right kind o<
training. He recited some of the sit
uations existing now among th?
western nations and within our owi
nation, and deplored the tendency U
international and national jealous
. ies. "Unless the white race unite
there is before it the grave possiblitj
of being swallowed up by the yellov
peoples of Asia."
Reverend Mr. Davis' recitation oi
the material advances and the scien
tific investigations that have reveale<j
such wealth of information plainlj
indicated his deep study of condi
tions, from which he had drawn the
conclusion that the education of to
morow must be of the kind he enun
ciated.
Prises Awarded
The following prises were awarded
at the graduating exercises Wednes
day morning, Professor Preston S.
Vann, president of Chowan College
presenting them.
Beginner's music medal, Nora Mae
Newsome; intermediate music medal,
Iris Bellamy; advanced music medal,
Marion Bacemore; $5 gold piece for
best scholarship in primary grades,
Virginia Barnes; scholarship medal
for grammar grade department, giv
en by the Ahoritie U. 0. C. Chapter,
Emily Sumner; scholarship medal for
high school (highest school honor,
awarded only to seniors by the Ahos
kie chamber of commerce, won by
Thomas Baker; reciter's medal, Mary
Hoggard; declaimer's medal, Horace
Johnson; best senior essay prise,
"Lyrics fro Cotton Land," Lowell
PowelL
Each member of the high school
faculty, little Miss Frances Boyette,
and Mias Mina Holloman were given
tokens by tile senior class Miss
Emily Gayle was awarded a gift by
the Columbian Literary Society, and
Miss Thelma Jewell received a gift
from the Hesperian Literary Society.
These two teachers were sponsors to
the societies The senior class also
left a donation of 940 to be used for
a memorial of some kind to their
alma mater.
Athletic Events
In the field events held Monday
afternoon, the following students won
prises:
High school department: 1st, $3,
Hary Holloman; 2nd, $2, Horace Gar
rett; 3rd, $1, Arthur Greene.
Grammar grade department: 1st,
$3, Glenn Whedbee; 2nd, $2, Hay
wood Phaup; 3rd, |1, Theo Mitchell
and Leo Alexander.
The Senior Class
The following were those receiv
ing diplomas:
Thomas Baker, Lowell Powell, Ar
thur Greene, Spurgeon Isenhower,
Cedric Leary, C. C. Sessoms, Jr., Al
ton Hayes, Greyson Mitchell, Ina Mae
Odom, Mary Sumner, Emma Wooten,
Sybil Myers, Elisabeth Dilday, Kate
Brett, Carrie Newaome and Viola
Odom.
Of these sixteen, twelve will enter
college next fall when school time
comes again.
"A CHILD SHALL LEAD 'EM"
A one-act play with a moral.
Time; The morning of May 1, 1923.
Place: Office Hertford County
Building and Loan Aaaociation.
(The curtain rises to disclose
"Sec" Meadows filling out stock certi
ficate for "Goat" ModUng.)
Enter young man, ago apparently
about 7 years old.
"Sec." Meadows, turning in chair:
"Well, young man, what can 1 do for
you?"
Said Young Man: "I want 'er
stock in the building loan."
"Sec" Meadows: "Ail right, sir.
How many shares?"
(Prominent business man of our
town enters Dan Boyette's part of the
office and looks around expectant
ly.) What can I do for you, Mr?"
Said Business Man (who has dot
subscribed for any B. A L. stock):
"Nothing, just looking for Dan."
Said Young Man: "I want one
share of stocks"
"8ec." M.: "What's your name,
aoa?"
Said Y. M.: "Make it out to Rob
ert R. Cope land, JUNIOR." j
(Interest being manifested by Said
Business Man.)
Said Y. M.: "I'm eight years old
today and I wanter pay up for a
whole year. Here's the twelve dol
lars."
"See." M.: "Wbew-w-w! Yoe*n
going strong! How about the en
trance fee?"
Said Y. M.: "Here's the quarterr
Said Business Man: (breaking to
to the conversation): "Well, Mead
ewe. 1 reckon you better fill me out
oa# far five shares when you got
' through with this young (?now."
And tho morml, u Johnnie Brltton
? would toy, to:
t It goya to ooaalate a good ??
t aagU.
r
! REV. C. C. WHEELER
s He is koMlig a series of revival
r service* at the New Baptist church
, in Murfreesboro.
' Meherrin Young People Have
I Great Time AT Social
i Went Down On The Benlu Of
The River And Basked In
The Moonlight
(By BERTHA BRYANT)
I On Thursday evening, April 27,
1923, the Efficiency Baptist Young
Peoples Union of Meherrin Baptist
Church held their quarterly social.
We went down the Meherrin River
about eight miles and spent a glor
ious evening among the dogwood
and jasemine blossoms where the
moon cast her silver rays over the
still waters of the dear old river.
The program consisted of games,
songs, yells, jokes, and last but not
least, a big fish fry.
The following members were pres
ent: Misses Hattie Boone, Zelma
Liverman, Carrie Parker, Laura Ruth
Parker, Velna Chitty, Bertha Chitty,
Julia Vinson, Sudie Bryant, Maggie
Warren, Claudine Jenkins, Nannie
Vinson, Bertha Bryant, Messrs. Theo
Liverman, Gary Vinson, Rupert
Davis, Jesse Vinson, Charlie Parker,
Collin Parker, and Rev. H. G. Bry
ant, pastor of the Union.
We had as our honored guest, Rev.
C. C. Smith of Windsor of whom we
all enjoyed having very much.
When the hour came to part, all
expressed themselves as having had
the beet time in the history of the B.
Y. P. U. Their only regret was, that
it did not last long enough and that
the social committee did not have
them often enough.
POWELLSVILLE NEWS
Mr. M. L. Harrell is in Norfolk this
week on business.
Mr. Roswell Overton was doing
business in Aulander Monday.
Misses Gladys Jordan and Elisa
beth Perry were shoppers in Ahoskie
Saturday.
Many of our people attended the
Oxford Orphanage singing class in
Ahoskie last Monday evening. The
program, consisting of music, songs,
recitations and drills, afforded an
evening of rare enjoyment
Mr. Earnest Carter of Suffolk was
the guest of relatives and friends
here Sunday.
Misses Mary Raynor and Elisabeth
Ruffin were in Ahoskie Saturday.
Dr. J. B. Ruffin was in Norfolk
Wednesday.
Mr. Edwin Cowan was a visitor to
Suffolk, Friday.
Miss Bessie Pritchard spent the
week-end at her home near Republi
can.
Preparations for the closing of our
school is now in progress and the
children are kept busy Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 8th and 9th of May
will mark the closing of one of our
successful terms.
The representatives from her eto
Bertie's Union which convened with
Buckhorn church Friday and Satur
day was quite large.
Mr. J. E. Jordan was in Ahoskie
Saturday.
Mr. J. O. Ruffln made his usual trip
Sunday afternoon. |
Born to Mr.and Mrs. C. C. Mit-j
chell, a 12 pound girl.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wynne from
Rocky Mount were visitors here Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. W. A. Wynne spent the week
end with her parents near Windsor.
Dr. J. B. Ruffln and MrJ. S. Cowan
motored over to Williamston Friday.
Mrs. Frank Harden, Sr., from
1 Windsor is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
W. A. Wynns.
Mrs. J. H. Bowen and daughter,
Castine, were in town Saturday after
? noon.
I A conservative estimate of the
amount of lime used by North Caro
1 Una farmers last year would \>e about
i 66,000 tons says one lime company.
I Indications are that the Tarheel
farmers are learning the value of
i Hme in improving agriculture and
? will continue to use more and more.
?? TOWN WATERING ?
? PLACE A TARTAR ?
? _______ *
* Don't monkey with that *
* cement {watering trough the *
* town of Ahoslde has caused to *
* be erected in the center of Rail- *
* road street. ?
* One or two Fords have lately *
* bucked it, and you don't have to ?
* issue any such warning to them, ?
* nor to the drivers who steered *
* them into it. They are convinc- *
* ed that it is a better man than *
* they. ?
* The above caution is given out *
* for the express benefit of any *
* others who might entertain any *
* fears about the stability of the *
* municipal watering trough. *
* It will stop you; you need't *
* make a test case of it. *
"And congressmen take off their hats,
Acknowledging its power."
What? The home town paper.
ADMISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of Thomas Howell, de
ceased, late of Hertford County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons holding claims against the
said estate to present them properly
verified to the undersigned on or be
fore the 5th day of April, 1924, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make im
mediate payment to the undersigned.
This 5th day of April, 1928.
J. A. COPELAND, Administrator.
I 4-13-23-6t.
PUBLIC SALE OF LAND UNDER
DEED OF TRUST
By virtue of the power end author
ity conferred upon me, the under
signed trustee, by a certain deed of
trust executed by Richard Lassiter
and Geoigianna Lassiter, his wife, on
the 27th day of January, 1920, de
fault having been made in the pay
ment of the debt therein secured, and
at the request of the holder of the
unpaid bond therein mentioned, 1
will offer for sale at public outcry,
to tne highest bidder, for cash, on the
12th Day of May, 1923
Between the hour* of 11 o'clock, a. as.
end 3 o'clock, p. as.
In front of the Farmers-Atlantic
Bank in the town of Ahotkie, N. C-,
the following described real estate:
A certain lot in the town, of Ahor
kie, Hertford County, N. C., bounded
as follows: On the East by Maple
Street, on the North by the lands of
C. E. Reynolds, on the West by the
lands of T. B. Hall, on the South by
the lands of W. J. Jenkins; the dimen
sions in feet to be stated at the sale.
W. L. CURTIS, Trustee.
This April 11, 1923. 4-13-23-4t
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
Announces Special Pullman Train Service Account
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
Kansas City, Mo., May 16-21, 1923
SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL PULLMAN CARS?CAROLINA SPECIAL
DIRECT CONNECTIONS AT GOLDSBORO, SELMA, AND RALEIGH FROM ALL
POINTS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROUNA, NOT REACHED BY THE SOUTHERN
RAILWAY.
SPECIAL PULLMAN CARS froip North and South Carolina will be consolidated
at Asheville into a special train.
APPROXIMATE RAILROAD AND PULLMAN FARES
Date Station Railroad Schedule
May 14th?Lv. Goldsboro Southern Railway 9:00 a. m.
" ?Lv. Selma " " j 9:40 a.m.
?Lv. Raleigh " " .1*. 10:45 a.m.
" ?Lv. Durham " " 11:35 a.m.
" ?Lv. Greensboro " " 1:40 p.m.
" ?Lv. Winston-Salem - " " 2:60 p.m.
" ?Ar. Ashevilla " v i4 " 9:40 p.m.
SPECIAL TRAIN SCHEDULE:
May 14th?Lv. Aaheville a Southern Railway 10:00 p.m.
May 16th?Lv. Louisville " " 11:00 a.m.
" ?Lv. St Louis Missouri Pacific 8:30 p.m.
May 10th?Ar. Kansas City . " " 6:00 p.m.
Round-trip Railroad Fare One-way Pullman Fare
Frpm? Delegate Fare Clergy Fare Lower Berth Upper Berth
Goldsboro 867.41 |60.00 818.88 811.10
Selma 66.33 58.90 18.50 10.80
Raleigh 64.82 67.66 13.60 10.80
Durham 1 68.39 66.40 18.60 10.80
Mebane , 62.16 56.30 18.60 10.80
Burlington 61.59 64.80 13.13 10.60
Greensboro - ....... 60.42 68.70 12.76 10.20
DATS OP SALE MAY 12th JTO 18th, INCLUSIVE?PINAL LIMIT MAY 26, 1923.
SPECIAL PULLMAN CARS will leave Kansas City on return trip either by regu
lar or special train service; as the number may justify, immediately after the close
of the Convention, May 21st, on approximately the following schedule.
Lv. Kansas City Missouri Pacific 12:20 p.m.
Lv. St. Louis - Southern Railway 9:20 p.m.
Ar. Louisville ?? " " 6:60 a.m.
STOP-OVER at Louisville to visit the Baptist Theological Seminary.
Lv. Louisville Southern Railway -- 4:00 p.m.
Ar. Asheville " " ?10:40 a.m.
Lv. Asheville -- ? " " 10:46 a.m.
Ar. Raleigh s . " " -- 9:36 p.m.
Ar. Selma , " " 10:80 p.m.
Air. Goldsbero " " ..?11:20 p.m.
The above special arrangements have been indorsed by a majority of the ministers
and laymen of North and South Carolina as the most convenient, scenic, and prac
tical route.
THE CAROLINA SPECIAL?THROUGH THE LAND OF THE SKY
For MARKED MAP and literature descriptive of route, and Pullinan Reservations in
special Pullman cars, communicate with?
J. S. BLOOD WORTH, District Passenger Agent, Raleigh, N. C.
. ' ' 1
A preliminary to rendering service.
Pioneering for petroleum
THE oil geologist is expected to put his finger on the
map and say "Drill here". His responsibility is heavy,
for sinking oil wells is a costly and laborious work, and the
Veal map of the oil field lies hidden beneath the surface.
L ft year there were drilled 5406 dry holes?failures. It
con? r' n:t to $100,000 to drill a deep well, varying
with 1
The gvologht form.-, he first link in the chain of specialized
experience rcquit.d for success in the oil industry. For
over fifty years the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) by
combining the functions of producing, transporting, refining
and marketing, has made possible the daily delivery to your
door or filling station of products of sustained quality. Ask
for Polarine and "Standard" Motor Gasoline by name.
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