Hertford County Herald
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J. HOY PARKER Edlter
JAMES S. VINSON
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Entered a* aecond-claa* mail matter
February >5, mo, at the postofflce
at Ahoelde, North Carolina, under
the Act of March 8, 1878.
Councilmen of Ahoskie have lately
made a pass at modern municipal
legislating, and they made a good
job of it Connection with the city's
sewer system has been mad* manda
tory, and thereby hangs a tale of
better sanitation and lessened bur
den of operation. The one is good
for the person connecting, and the
other for the town. About the next
step ahead is to assess owners of
property abutting on certain streets
for the construction of paved side
walks and streets.
Experience has taught that indus
trial establishments cannot attain as
great success under public control as
when operated by private capital and
managed by business persons primar
ily interested in the success of what
ever venture is undertaken. That is.
the one great reason why Ahoskie
needs to "swap horses in the mid
dle of the stream", assign its hold
ings in an electric power plant to
private control, and allow it to be
come a business handled by persons
whose primary interest is to develop
it to greater efficiency and build here
a central power plant, furnishing
light and power to the surrounding
territory.
CORDIAL RELATIONS
BREED BETTER FEELING?
Although it may be but a small
thing in itaelf, the exchange of
"courtesies" between the students
and faculty of Chowan College and
neighboring high schools cannot but
prove valuable assets to both college
and schools. We read in The Chow
anian, Chowan newspaper, of the
visit of seniors from Weldon and
Woodland to the college; and ap
' pended to the account of this joint
visit is the announcement of other
such events planned for the immed
iate future.
Ahoskie will send its seniors and
their instructors to Murfreesboro one
day this week, to be the guests of
Chowan College. Doctor Weaver,
President, two members of his facul
ty, and three of "his girls" were our
guests last Friday evening. Their
coming to Ahoskie is, to our minds,
an omen of better feelings and the
forerunner of a stronger tie of kin
ship between the Ahoalde school and
Chowan College.
At any rate, it has this effect upon
Us: we feel a hundred times more
like calling Chowan "our college"
than if the exchange had never hap
pened. And, certainly, Chowan
should be near enough to us and suf
ficiently close to our hearts to call it
"Our Chowan." We all belong to
Hertford County, and what's theirs is
our, and vice versa. This newspap
er welcomes the dawn of the day when
cordial relations mid mutual under
standings may exist between every
person and every institution in this {
county.
The more we know of each other
the lean liable we are to let anything
come between us and distort the co
operative spirit that should at least
find lodgement in all our beings.
RECOLLECTIONS OF
FIVE YEARS AGO?
Five years of re-adjustment in
America, since the close of the most
stupendous war in all history, have
placed this Nation still further to the
front among the nations of the East
ern World. Such prosperity as has
not been in evidence for five years
reigns in moat every section of this
country; more particularly in this
State and immediate territory.
While America has entirely recov
ered from the evil effects of the War
oi Nations, there is a greater part of
Europe, especially in the territory
upon which was fought the great bat
ties of the war, still at odds, and na
tions at each other's throats. Impar
tial observers tell us the only thing
that keeps them from renewing the
great struggle is their inability to
hold out They have not recovered,
except in a very small way, from the
devastating effects of the conflict they
brought upon themselves, and into
which the United States threw all its
military and naval powers for what it
' called "saving the world for demo
cracy."
The really great minda of America
jao longer hold out against the ex
tension of this country's good' offices
! to the rehabilitation of Europe; it has
: narrowed down to a question of bow
far the United States shall go in that
! direction. Persons not generally ac
cepted as "leading minds" now hold
! to the view that Europe cannot work
f out its own destiny, and probably
never will without the United States.
David Lloyd George, that great
English statesman and man of letters,
has just returned to his home across
the Atlantic, and his last plea was for
! America's entrance into the framing
of Europe's destiny.
But, the purpose of this article is
not so much a treatise on what is to
come as it is a review of what was
occurring five years ago at this'sea
son of the year. In our own county
only a few weeks ago a granite mark
er was dedicated to sons of Hertford
who made history in that great con
flict, and in doing so, gave up their
Jives for that great Wilsonian ideal
?"Make the World Safe for De
mocracy."
Next Sunday is the anniversary of
the formal signing of the armistice
! between Germany and the Allied
I powers. The conditions as set forth
by President Wilson and contained in
the documents were met by German
representatives and signed by them at
5 o'clock in the morning, Paris time,
j (midnight, Washington time.) The
! accredited representatives of the Ger
' man government, four of .them, sign
, ed away all the dreams of their Ira
! perial leader after all Germany was
convinced that it was doomed. From
the time the German representatives
received the terms of the armistice,
which was November 8, in Marshal
Foeh's special train at Rethondes, un
til 6 o'clock on the 11th, the military
hierarchy of the Imperial German
government counselled among them
selves and sought a way out other
than by a complete surrender. There
was no other route.
Sunday, then, is the fifth anniver
sary of the greatest military and
economic victory ever won by right
and justice. All of the events in his
tory connected with the actual sign
ing of the Armistice are still fresh in
our memories and the thing for which
we fought is still our ideal. And, of
them tall, upon this occasion our
thoughts rest upon the millions of
this nation and others who live no
more amongst us because of the rav
ages of this war whose cessation we
are now celebrating.
* BUSINESS HOUSES *
* NOW STOCKING UP *
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* With ttw fall buying Mason ?
* hero and a greater degree of *
* prosperity reigning, the mar- ?
* chants in Ahoelde and other *
* towns of Hertford County are *
* laying in steclu of wide range of *
* selections, in anticipation of a *
* hoary season of solas. Christ- *
* mas suggestions are already in *
* the mahing and some holiday *
* goods hare already arrired in *
* town.' ?
* The advertising columns of ?
* the HERALD are loaded with *
* the messages of those business ?
* people and they are directing *
* their massages to the careful *
* buyer. If you would tare your- *
* self money and at the saaae time *
* Imep money at home, the adver- *
* ing of the local merchant is com- *
* mended. Don't miss a single *
* one; if you find one in tho HER- *
* IAD, cast aside all dppbts and *
* take it as the purs stnfi. ?
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WATCH RAID ON INN
Thrilling Scene in "Fog Bound"
Attracts Large Crowds
Since prohibition has become more
or less effective it has become a com
mon sight to witness raids on differ
ent resorts suspected of selling liquor.
This was amply evidenced during the
filming of scenes for Dorothy Dalton's
latest Paramount production, "Fog
Bound," which comes to the RICH
ARD THEATRE next MONDAY and
TUESDAY. All exteriors for this
picture were shot in the vicinity of
Palm Beach, Florida. One sequence
shows a raid by revenue officers on
one of the many inns in that section,
and great curiosity was manifested in
the event by society folk at this ex
clusive resort. At times the crowd
was so great that production work
had to be suspended for a time until
the spectators were persuaded to
move back. Willat, the producer, de
cided to run no risks of a retake and
so made several records of the shot,
! which is said by those who have seen
| the production to be one of the most
| thrilling and interesting episodes ever
| screened. David Powell is Miss Dal
j ton's leading man, and Maurice Cos
! tello and Martha Mansfield are in
I eluded in the strong supporting east
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How in the world do you suppose
those stockholders of Hertford
County's Fsir are ever going to get
out of the hole with such weather
works as greeted them this week
when the sixth annual show was all
set to entertain the thousands oi
folks Reeded that way? They'll nev
er do it, I'm thinking.
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But, let's address ourselves to that
little piece which says "There's a sil
ver lining." I'm an optimistically in
clined sort of a Cat; I believe, as
Judge Winston says, that which will
never happen will 'some time take
place. In truth, stockholders, we've
got to get from under.
Anyhow, they say it's a great fair
this year. Judge McGlohon has giv
en his word for it?that the farm ex
hibit building houses the best collect
ion it ever held. He ought to know,
for 'tis rumored that he knows some
thing towards farming as well as
how to run the court at Winton. -
Tuesday was a sad day for those
prancing, rearing steeds in the stalls
at the Winton fair grounds. It is
a fine collection and after talking
things over with Doctor Harrell and
Tom Cannon, these thoroughbreds
voted to have four days of it, weather
notwithstanding. They want those
$200 purses. There'll be racing Sat
urday, and all of us can get off that
day; its a holiday every week for us
hard working folks. And, I kinder
think that day will find me commun
ing with the four-legged animals on
the race track.
And, so Northampton County!
wants to swipe some of oar select
territory, does she? X11* Editor tells j
me, some sort of thing called a man-1
damns was brung out against our
county commissioners. The latter six
personages might switch that middle
syllable ahead of the other two and
call it a word that sounds more,
dangerous than mandamus; I don't
know. At any rate, the Editor says
they're wrought up over this thing, i
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Not that they don't want these
people in the proposed annexed terri
tory to get good schooling; it isnt
that What they do want is for them
to stick tight in the boat and don't
rock the progress of schools in Hert
ford county. They are needed to ad
vance onr schools, they say.
But, folks, I had to laugh, when on
Monday night the Editor was sitting
around the stove in this hurly, burly
office, swapping tales with me and his
other comrades in arms. I purred
right out loud when he recited that
little pass Frank Tayloe made at Doc
tor Mitchell, in the commissioner's
meeting that day. Frank told doctor
there weren't any use of employing
a whole army of lawyers to argue
on the mandamus, or whatever you
call it "You haven't any right to
hire any lawyers for this board, with
out its instructions; and I don't be
lieve we ought to pay out any money
for lawyers other than to our regu
larly employed county attorney."
Those were .about the words of Com
missioner Tayloe.
"Well, I've hired them," said Doc
tor. "And, if the board don't want to
pay for it, I'll foot the bill." The rest
of the fellows in the room kinder
tuck their lips in, and remained mum
for a brief spell. There weren't any
vote taken on lawyers nor lawyers'
fees, but the exchange of greetings
between the two Aboskie representa
tive forebodes a division of ballots
when the time comes to settle. It
ain't any of my business how they
vote,nor what they say: I Just thought
perhaps "our folks" wanted to know
what was going on at Winton Mon
day.
There are 5,000 languages Eric
Garrett hears. And money talks all of
them.
HOW TRUE
Some folks won't mind their business
The reason is you'll find,
They either have no business
Or else they have no mind.
WHEN THIEVES FALL OUW
HONEST MEN GET THEIR DUE.
WHEN HONE3T MEN FALL OUT,
LAWYERS GET THEIRS.
No man would over got married if
there were only one woman who
wanted him. '
Doe* Seem Se
"I can't raise *>fi for you," de
clared Mr. Brooka, "That's all there
is to it. I received a notice from my
bonk that I had overdrawn."
"Well, suggested Mrs. Brooks, "try
J some other bank. They can't all be
overdrawn."
Talk about the smoke nuisance.
What about the bimbo with a strong
pipe? says Dewey Cherry.
Among instances of talking
shop may be mentioned the Ahos
ij kie salesman who said when
ij proposing to his girl: "My love
for you. darling, exceeds any
? | t|iing that can be offered in that
; | line.
One of the mysteries of this world,
I thinks Sam Vaughan is why a band
| master doesn't wear hi \ medals on his
! back, whwi the audience can see
them. ? J
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A gentle hand may lead the ele
| phant with a hair.
If the invisible empire decidos to j
I unmask, Mr. K. C. thinks its mem
; bers can invest in tan derbies and
; look bad enough.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS: "I'M
TIRED OF TAKING THAT FEL
LOW'S DUST."
The Way of a Man With Two Maids
When Jimmie takes his sister out
A-riding in his flivver,
He uses both his arms to steer,
And drives without a quiver,
j But when he has his fa*-rite gal
Beside him '? his lisxie.
One arm is on the steering wheel?
The other one is busy.
You can't steal away a man's
pride. If he has nothing else, he will
brag about how tough his beard is.
USUALLY THE MAN WHO PRO
POSES A GIVE-AND-TAKE AR
RANGEMENT WANTS THE OTH
ER FELLOW TO DO ALL THE
GIVING.
Opportunity comes like a snail and
I goes like a rabbit.?Arthur Brisbane.
Sleepy Newsome says if money
talked, a 1900 dollar could tell some
wild tales about when it was young.
In one respect, John Gatling states
optimistically, times are about nor
mal. Five gallons of gasoline and a
bushel of peanuts are worth about
the same.
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Easily Satisfied, Of Course u I
Pretty Customer?Of course, I
want my shoos to ho plenty large
enough hat at the same time I Want
them to- look neat and trim, you
Shoe Clerk?1 see. You want
thorn largo inside, but small outside.
In a way flies are alright. They
keep a lot of people from just sitting
around doing nothing.
i Five hundred new subscribers in
i one month proves that the HERALD
! to a good thing and the folk know it.
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