AUCTION TOBACCO MARKET WILL OPEN AUGUST 30TH
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Hertford County Herald
A PAPER WORTH WHILE 90 T%h
Volume XIV. Eight Pages " Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, August 24, 1923 One Section No. 17
PUBLIC EXERCISES AND PICNIC
DINNER ARE WELL ATTENDED
W. o. W. Has Good Mooting
Despite Heavy Rains And
Cold Weather That Pre
vailed Here -. ^ ,
JUDGE WINSTON MAKES
ONLY PUBLIC ADDRESS
8' Sr ^ ' l"- ?, 'frntmrmmm ?/
Business Session Held In After
noon Fallowing Serving of
Big Dinner
A temperature of 62 degrees
accompanied by a hard down
pour of rain failed to dampen
the ardor of seventy-six dele
gates, representing eight north
eastern Carolina counties, who
came to Ahoskie Thursday for
the semi-annual district con-1
vention of the Woodmen of
World. Twenty counties are in
cluded in the district. Many of
the delegates drove through
the country while others came
in on the morning trains, the
morning session beginning soon
after the two trains arrived.
The morning 'program was
open to the public and? many
townspeople attended, includ
ing a number of women. Dis
trict Deputy A. O. Kiff presid
ed. Rev. E. J. Isenhower, pas
tor of the local Baptist church,
opened the convention with an
invocation, following the sing
ing of the opening ode by the
assemblage. Misses Earle Law
rence and Louise Basnight sang
a duet
Hon. W. W. Sogers, for the' town,
and Mr. V. D. Strickland, in behalf
Of the Chamber of Commerce, wel
coming the visiting W. 0. W. delegat
tes to the town, and they did it in
handsome style, the combined time
taken up by the two gentlemen being
not over three minutes. The hour was
getting dangerously near eating time
and tfce local speakers did what they
weA supposed to do in a very few
words, conveying to every one of the
visitors the privileges of the town
while here, and inviting them to come
back to Ahoskie again soon and of
ten. ?
Sovereign E. B. Lewis, of Kinston,
a Stake officer of the fraternity, re- I
sponded to the welcome addresses. I
He K*ve a brief resume of the great I
work his organization is engaged
in, telling of the enormous sums of I
money the order had invested in the I
building of new schools in North Ca- I
rolina, and the number of county I
? bonds for road building it had pur- I
chased, saying it was now aiding in I
constructing more good roads in the I
State than was the entire mileage of I
improved roadt. in fifty of the coun- I
ties. He also told of the institutional I
work the organisation was doing and I
the insurance reserve it had on hand. I
For every dollar the order owed or
would ever owe, he said, there was
$1.02 with which to pay it The W.
6. W., Sovereign Lewis said,was now
working out an administration' plan
for the lending of money with which
to aid in building homes.
Mias Willie Mae Horton, of Ahos
kle, gave a reading, "The Prodigal
Boy," and received the biggest ap
^ plause sjf the morning session. She
later rendered another reading fol
lowing the address of Judge Francis
D. Winston, and agaiif she was giv
en vigorous applause.
Judge Winston made the 1>lg talk
of the morning. His was a message
directed largely to the W. 0. W. del
egates assembled, although his nice*
ly drawn distinction between the op
tomist and pessimist and the exam
inee given of each, was interesting
to all alike.
He advised the W. 0. W. members
to adhere closely to the principles of
their organisation, and, admonished,
rather than join that gang which
grabbed at every chance to join a
fraternal order, to .stick to their one,
' or two, or three, and live closely by
who failed to catch the fraternal upir
Ahoskie Boy Now
On West Coast
No matter what a peraon be en
gaged in, he has that inborn incli
nation to excel the other fellow in a
similar job, and to cop the honors
of fails profession, trade, or what not,
That's why the HERALD commends
the spirit that prompted one of Ahos
kie's native young men to favor his
home town newspaper with the ac
count of the performance of the U. S.
8. Pennsylvania, of whoae comple
ment he is a member, as a United Sta
tes Sailor.
Harry Baker, formerly a soda jer
ker in Ahoskie", is now stationed at
Seattle, Washington; but he receives
the HERALD every week and evi
dently it is his choice of all newspa
pers, just like it is with thousands of
other readers nearer home.
Here is a letter received from Sail
or Baker:
August 12, 1*23.
Editor Hertford County Herald:
W.
To show you that the good ship
Pennyslvana is still doing her
"stuff" 1 am enclosing a clipping
from the" Seattle Times. She is
still the sasse old ship aa when
we were flying z
we were flag ship in the Atlantic
fleet two .years ago?always first
in everything, with lots of com?
? petition.
I am sending a small picture, so
take notice of the white "E" on
our stack, whicfa speaks for it
self. We are now in Seattle,
Washington, on our Summer
cruise, having a wonderful time.
# I enjoy your paper very much
and look forward with great in
terest to its arrival.
H. L. BAKER.
How the U. S. S. Pennsylvania won
the recognition in young Baker's let
ter is told in the following article
published in the Seattle daily news
paper.
"The battleship Pennyslvania now
in Eliott Bay has won the battle
efliciency award of the United States
navy, according to unofficial but ap
parently authoritative word received
by officers of the ship from Washing
ton, D. C.
"The battle efficiency award, evi
denced by a red pennant with a.
blaok circle, popularly known as the
"meat ball," is now held by the
California, flagship of Admiral S.
Roblson, which is now at Bremerton.
"It is awarded on the basis of com
bihed efficiency in gunnery and en
gineering.
"The Pennsylvania some weeks ago
painted a huge, white E on its stack,
and the California painted out the
same letter on its stack, when the
navy announced that first place in
engineering had gone tb the Benn
sylvania, now used as the flagship
of Rear Admiral W. V. Pratt, com
manding battleship division number
four.
"Although no official announce
ment has yet come from the navy
department, officers on leave who
have been in Washington, have in
formed officers aboard ship that gun
nery tabulations, now being complet
ed in the capital, give the Pennsyl
vania a sufficiently high score to in
sure possession of the "meat ball."
"The race for the trophy has been
considered close between the New
Meoxico, leading in gunnery, and the
Pennsylvania, winner in efficiency.
"Award of the "meat ban', which
will be made upon official announce
ment from Washington, will be made
an imposing ceremonial, with the en
tire crew of the winning ship mus
tered to receive commendations from
the commending admiral as the pen
nant reiser."
YOUNG SON IMPROVING
Mrs. C. E. Harris has returned to
her home here from Lateview hos
pital, Suffolk, Vs., where she has
been at the bedside of her oldest son,
Bernard Harris. An operation for ap
MOVING PICTURE HOUSE
RE-OPENS NEXT MONDAY
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House Being Enlarged To Take
Care of Additional Hun*
dred Attendants
After's lapse of three months dur
ing which time the movie fans have
had no lo^al place of habitation,
Ahoskie's only moving picture thea
ter will re-open Monday, September
3. Repairs and additions are being
made to the Richard Theater this
week, and will be ready for the open
ing the first Monday in September.
The two moving picture machines
which were partially destroyed by a
fire in the wring are now being over
hauled and repaired, and unless un
expected delays occur, they will be
ready for service for the opening
show. The booth which wps also dam
aged by the fire, and the electric wir
ing that was put out of commission
are both undergoing repairs.
When the show house re-opens for
business, there will be seating capac
ity for one hundred more persons
than at present. The apartment that
has heretofore been used as a gro
cery stand, in the front of the build
ing, is being torn out this week by
contractors. A cement floor is also
being laid in this section where the
old wooden floor has been, and thp
auditorium of the theater extended
farther towards the street.
The additional space wilf be ele
vated and two steps will be construct
ed at the entrance. It is this floor
space that will make for a larger
seating capacity. j.'
The Richard Theater, under thh
management of E. L. Garrett, has k
reputation for exhibiting the market
best and highest priced pictures, and
considering the sixe town in which
It is operated, it gives the moving
picture attendants shows that com
pare favorably with the big town pic
ture theaters. The same policy of
hibiting new pictures, Of the.Nation's
best producers, will be continued at
the theater this season.
The enlarged theater will re-open
simultaneously with "Better Pictur
es Week", which is sponsored by the
Famous Players-La sky Corporation,
producers of the'famous Paramount
Pictures. sp\
With the increasing mileagAof im
proved roads leading into Ahoskie
and the impetus that has been giyen
the town's growth through the to
bacco market, Ah'oskie's popular mo
ving picture theater is expecting. a
patronage from all of the. adjoining
towns during the season now getting
under way.
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LINDSAY WARREN MAY
BATTLE HALLET WARD
According to a news article from
the Releigh correspondent of the
tikeensboro Daily News, that in all
probability State Senator Lindsay
Warren, of Beaufort County, will
make the race against Congressman
Hallet S. Ward for the next term in
the National lower houae. No an
nouncement has been made by Sen
ator "Warren, but, reports have it,
that he may enter the contest. . ??
Congressman Ward is serving his
second term as representative from
this dictrict, having defeated former
Congressman John H. Small in 1920
He is a picturesque speaker, and a
strong champion of agricultural in
terests. As a courtroom lawyer he had
gained a reputation before goihg to
Congress. At present he is speaking
in behalf of Co-operative market
ing associations in this and other sta
tes in the South.
Senator Warren was former speak
er pro tern of the Senate, but now
is serving as Beaufort County rep
resentative in the General Assembly.
He is also a strong speaker and a
good parlimentarian.
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING
The Woman's Club will meet with
Mrs. Hugh L. Harrell next Tuesday
evening, August 28, at 4 o'clock. AD
the members are urged to .be present
and all thoae who would like to join.
The purpose of this club as is stated
in the constitution is to promote,
through united effort, the health,
happiness, beauty and efflciency of
the community.
Owing to uu auto mobile accident.
AHOSKIE WAITING
FOR OPEN MARKET
TO BEGIN SEASON
Co-op?r?dlr? Asscoiation Be
gan Receiving The Members
New-Crops Here Tues
dar, August 21.
LIBERAL ADVANCES ARE
MADE ON ALL GRADES
Auctioneers end Some of Of
fice Force Have Arrived
For Auction Houses
Ahoskie is all set for opening
of another tobacco marketing
season. It now awaits only the
date of the auction warehouses
opening, next Thursday, Au
gust 30, when Ahoskie ware
house floor space will no doubt
be over-run by the product of
Hertford and Bertie farms.
The-Tobacco Growers Co
} operative Association threw
open the doors of its local re
ceiving warehouse Tuesday
morning of this week. Only one
load of tobacco ^vas delivered,
'due probably to the fact that
sufficient' notice had not been
given to the members to ena
ble them to grade their crop.
The local Co-op warehouse will re
ceive tobacco from its members on
Tuesdays and Thursdays of each
week, and mayhlso open it? doors on
Saturdays, if the members desire to
bring a load along with them when
they come to town for the week end.
W. L. Curtis and S. P. Watson are
handling {he Association's deliveries
here, Mr. Watson being official gra
der for the Association.
The grades established and the
cash advances being made are as fol
io w^:
WRAPPERS
A2 $32.60
A3 , 26.00
CIGARETTE CUTTERS
D3 $22.50
D4 v 20.00
D5 17.00
D6 14.00
D7 12.60
D8 - ? 11.00
SMOKING LUGS
El ... ?_ ,-$9.00
E2 8.00
E3 - Jl 6.00
E4 4.00
E6 ??1 3.00
E6 ? 1.00
PR1MINCS
F1 $9.00
F2 6.60
F8 6.00
F4 . J--- 4.00
F8 3.00
F6 i ^.00
F7.-&U ? - 1.00
By far the largest percentage of
tobacco in Hertford and Bertie conn,
tiea will, however, be sold here on
the two auction warehouse floors.
The Farmers Warehouse, under C. H.
Phaup's management, and the Old
Basnight Warehouse, managed by
Jno. W. Emerson & Co., will again be
the taction bouses in Ahoelcie. Both
houses have been rerwvated, baskets
put into shape and au arrangements
made for the opening date. The Bas
night warehouse has been enlarged,
and repaired, offering larger space
and better accommodations to the
farmers. A new driveway has been
added, and a brand new sign painted
sboVS it. This warehouse, according
to its iaiinoancement, will be open for
tobacco farmers on the 29th., giving
them'time to get tbeir load on the
floor before the rush of the opening
day. *
Auctioneers for both warehouse^
have already arrived here and have
been busy for several days advertis
ing their employers' houses to the
tobacco growers. Colonel A. A. For
bes, of Greenville, will be with Phaup
and Mr. C. C. Wood will do the
crylrtg for Emerson Company. Both
are well known to the tobacco far
mers of Hertford and Bertie coun
ties, having seen service here be
fore this season.
FOUNDATION IS STARTED
FOR MEMORIAL MARKER
Stone Marker and Bronze Tab
let Will Be Unveiled Some
' Time in September
1 Although in number of participants
a small affair, the spirit of the occa
sion was there, when on last Friday
afternoon the foundation for the
marker to be erected on the court
house lawn at Winton was laid. The
brief ceremony or act of laying the
first bricks for the foundation was
sponsored by Mrs. R. C. Bridger who
has been working faithfull for the
marker public fund.
With young William Shaw driving
his pet pony, drawing a cart filled
with'several Wintoh boys and girls,
all of whom carried United States
flags, the procession carrying the
foundation bricks passed down the
Main street of Winton Friday after
noon about five o'clock. Behind the
pony and cart came Warner Hudgins
Lassiter pulling another small cart
in which the bricks were loaded. Fred
Wilson Liverman was in the van
guard with the drum, beating it lus
tily as those on foot marched by its
time.
Thomas Liverman was flag bearer
for the procession and little Annie
Hudgins rode in the cart dressed as
Miss Columbia. Others in the group
were James Newsome, Stanley Wall,
?dward Hoggard and Alex Eley, to
whom the little pony belonged.
They turned the corner at John
Northcott's home, marched to the
courthouse lawn and deposited the
bricks, Which mark the first signs of
the stone and tablet to be erected
there.
Approximately 1400 was in sight
last Friday when the bricks for the
foundation were laid, the amount ne
cessary to pay for the monument be
ing .$500. Mrs. Bridger spent part of
last week in personal visits to homes
of the county, soliciting funds for
the marker. The stone is "ready dor
shipment, *and awaits the arrival of
the bronze tablet, upon Which will
be carved the names of the Hertford
County boys who died while in mili
tary service during the World War.
Mrs. Bridger says she hopes to have
vthe stone and tablet here some time
about the first or second weeks in |
September, and that the public ex
ercises attendant upon the unveiling
will be held just as soon as it is erec
ted. Announcement will be made on
some later date.
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TWO FAIRS IN COUNTY
' AGAIN DURING FALL
Secretary Will A. Thomas, of the
Hertford County Fair Association, is
making preliminary arrangements
for the staging of the sixth annual
county fair, which will begin Novem
ber 6 and last for four days, ending
November 9th.'He is assembling ma
terial for the annual premium list
which will be published within a short
while.
He is also seeking exhibits for the
fair, and especially is he after a fine
display of agricultural products. The
fair will be held as usual at the fair
grounds in Winton.
The colored people are also at work |
on their third annual fair to be held
at the fair grounds near Ahoskie.
The Atlantic District Fair Associa
tion includes a large territory thru
out eastern. North Carolina, end is the
only colored district fair in the State.
The premium list is now in the
hands of printers and will be issued
within a week or ten days.
MISS LAS3ITER ENTERTAINS
Miss Goldie Lassiter entertained a
few of her friends last Friday ev
ening in honor of her eighteenth birth
day. Games were played and music
was rendered by Misses Eleanor Dil
day and Carrie Newsome. At ten
o'clock an iced course was served in
the dining room which was attractive
ly decorated in lavender and pink.
Later mints were served. Miss Lassi
ter received a number of beautiful
and useful gifts.
of the Ahoslde market
The Chamber of Commerce will al
so help fluke next Thursday a big
one for the farmers. They will serve
HIGHWAY ROUTE IN
WINTON CAUSE OF
A BITTER WRANGLE
Selection of Corner For Torn
To Chowan River Bridge
Has Coun'.v Capital Peo
ple in Fighting Mood
BAWK OF WIN I ON AND -
VANN CORNER IN ISSUE
Climax Cam*. Last Thursday
Night When Commission
ers and Protesters Meet
The fury of a highway con
troversy has swept before it
everything' of passing note in
Winton for the last two or more
weeks. Locating a right angle
turn in the State Highway has
figuratively set some of the
County Capital folks on their
heads, and has aroused a spir
it of antagonism between con
tending factions almost to the
point of personal encounter.
However, fist fights have so far
been avoided up until this
stage of the battle royal; and
from every indication calm is
I beginning to reign at the coun
ty seat.
| It seems, that it all resulted
over a difference pf opinion
among the town's leading citi
zens over the routing of the
highway. There were three
corners in Winton, potentially
State Highway routes. These
wfere the Bank of Winton cor
ner, the John A. Northcott and
Jordan Brothers corner, and
tfee John E. Vann residence
corner. The State highway will
take one of these routes in or
der to reach the ferry at Cho
wan river.
The Aulander-Winton state high
way comes into Winton's beautiful
Main street on the south end of the
town, and goes for several blocks up
this street, where it merges with the
Murfreesboro-Winton section of the
highway. The latter section of high
way continues up Main street, and in
order to connect with the much-talk
de-of and gure-to-j>e-built Chowah
river bridge must turn at one or the
other of the three original corners.
All of the routes were surveyed by
the highway engineers, the first se
lection being at the Northcott cor
ner.
On account of the narrownes of
this cross street, and the necessity
of moving several houses in order to
build the highway over this route,
the engineers recommended that this
corner be not used. All was well up
to this point. It was when a choice
was sought between the other two
remaining corners that the Winton
people divided sharply, and out of
1 the wrangle have come some red hot
and fiery speeches, a petition rein
forced by many names, the purchase
of a strip of land from Jordan Bros.'
garden, a visit from Commissioner
Hart, a deluge of letters to the State
Highway authorities, and mass meet
ings.
When the necessity of a choice be
tween the two coram was apparent
to the Highway Commission, the
board of1 town commissioners was
asked by the ? Commission to desig
nate the route, the presumption be
ing that the highway would take the
course approved by the board. The
commissioners, -Troy V. Jenkins, J.
R. Jordan, and H. C. Brett, togeth
er with Mayor Thad A. Eure, endors
ed the Batik of Winton corner.
The highway force, evidently be
lieving it was all settled, began work
on this street But it was abruptly
halted before much work had been
done. Protests had been filed with
the highway authorities, a petition
tad been sent them asking for the
Venn corner, and representatives
had been to Raleigh to urge Vann's
corner.