Hertford County Herald
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VOL. 6 AHOSKIE, N. C\, APRIL 9. 1915. NO. 12 |
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Review ol The Aalauder Graded
School Controiersj. x
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Mr. Editor:
Wbite looking through the Her
ald of March 12th, we noticed
that the Aulauder correspondent
was out with a long comment, in
which be handles his rural neigh
bors with glovea off. It appear*
from the best we cin gather that
the correspondent and a few of
hi* sympathizing friends, have
lately engaged a few of the Hert
ford County people in a Legisla
tive Contest, over the Graded
School question, in which both he
and his friends, have met sodden
and unexpected defeat, and as we
presume, feeling sore and bored
oyer the unexpected results, He
proposes to give his ^contestants
just a bit of public criticism. The
comment appears to be laden with
the spirit of Holy I, and wicked
thou, it h so fraught with undue
feeling against a few men of
whose virtues or vices, lie knows
practically nothing as to render it,
unpleasant even, to the better
element of his friends and there
fore deserves comment, only for
the jnformation of those who know
uhthing of existing conditions.
Permit us to say first, that
against the town as a whole, we
have nothing to sa.v. We com
mend her apparent desire for bet
ter educational facilities and be
lieve she is amply able to provide
tliem Without the service of any,
who kre willing to publicly and
needlessly decry the good name of
those who may chance to differ
witii their oppinious.
While our town has many good
people and is amply able to ac
complish much good, yet, the bet
ter element of her citizeoa, we
presume, do not claim to be infali
ble or inclined to unduly criticise.
Perhaps however one of the
gravist errors a town may make
is to throw Tier arms arouud a
square of six miles and corporate
it in our school district without
haying first, counted the cost of
its consumation. such a proposit
ion may result finiy for the town
people but works great incon
venience to rural c'tizens. who re
side from 2 to 3 miles awsy.
Your correspondent intimates
that the election Was'carried by a
vote of-140 to 60, wbich he says,
show* the proper spirit in the mat
ter. The election to which he re
fers, was held nearly two years
ago. He has therefore had nearly
twtryears in which to try-out his
proposition, which so far has prov
en very unsatisfactory to a large
majority of those concerned. This
has been conclusively proven by
the fact that after having two
years to calmy consider the matter
a majority of his town people
cheerfully signed our petition ask
ing for elimination, saying, as they
did so, that the step had been un
wisely taken,
Just bere. we beg to acknow
ledge our most profound gratitude
to the conservative thinking citi
zens of the town who largely help
ed to break the shackles of a life
long bondage, which a few less
considerate ftouls would have glad
ly sealed upon us.
Again your correspondent say
that from a financial ooint of view,
the withdrawal scarcely affects the
school. Over against this, permit
us to say, that 'there is a report
floating around, that the with
drawal has effectively stayed the
sale of bonds. We are not-in posi
tion to vouch for the validity of
this report, but we fear that some
thing hafftffone wrong.in Denmark.
If this report is true then it would
appear that the eliminuted part ef
the district has a much better rat
ing in the estimation of those who
have money with which to buy
bonds than it has in the estimation
of those who have it qot.
Again, your correspondent ap
pears to take much pleasure in re
ferring to the Hertford County
part of the district as being ex
ceptionally poor, ignorant and in
different ' to their- educational
interests. We fraakl.v admit that
we are a very poor people, but the
fact, that we are poor, does not
j eliminate oucsmypath.v for ?them
in the same ui.fortunate walk of
life, which really appear* to be
true with your correapondent, pro
vided, we judge from the tone of
hi* published comment.
But a* to whether we are a* in
different to our own educational
interests aa be would have the
reading public believe, i* a state
ment, which the facta connected
with our past record will easily
disprove. We beg to say, that
during the last 15 years our little
public 'school district, notwith
stanking its poverty, has contribu
ted to the more honorable profes
sions several well equipped young
men. The people of Aulander
are new receiving their legal coun
cil and medical advice at the bands
of men who were bred, borned and
educated while residing in district
No. 6. and other honorable pro
fessions are now enjoying the effi
cientservice of hqr well equipped
young men. Even the man to
whom be refers as his ideal comes
-directly from the very heart of
that forlorn district No. 6, over
which he so ardently weeoa. The
real facts in the matter are, that
practically all the leading business
men of his own town come direct
ly from district No. 6., and other
rural districts analogous thereto.
Over against this, we beg to sav,
that the public school district of
which his town is the center, and
of whose educational interest she
has had the sole directions, has
not, during this same period, been
able to produce but very few
young men educationally equipped
for the more honorable walks of
life.
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in iu11 view or me aoove, your
correspondent expresses ([rave
fear, lest the skirts of liis town,
shall be defiled by reason of con
test with that forlorn Hertford
County district which has during
the last 15 years, contributed to
the state quite as may profession
ally efficient young men as his
own. The above are facts, be can
not deny and upon these we rest
pur case before the bar of public
opanion.
Surely it would be wise for your
correspondent to stop and .think,
ere he shall let go bis next square
of mud. He further intimates that
under this act these 86 children
would have annually received
$24.72 per head. In response to
this, will say that this promise is
nearly two years old, and twelve
months overdue, and still there
are no indications of its being com
plied. With broken promises are not
generally considered as very de
pendable stock in trade. He also
wailing states, that these people
will never again have another such
opportunity. -May the Lord grant
that we may not. with our hats in
hand and our heads inclined, we
listen to his sad story and respoud
wftir a hearty amen! Whatever
may be said to the contrary, it
still remains a fact, that this pro
position was rushed before the
legislature of 1913 without our
knowledge or consent.
The'only information we ever
received relative to the intended
action was such, and only such, as
public rumor could give.
Fearing, however, lest some
thing very undesirable should be
thrust upon us, we proceeded to
prepare a petition addressed to the
citizens of Aulander, asking that
we be not forced into bondage
againgt our wills. A committe
presented these pleadings. Among
others to whom these were Dreshnt
ed was a leading business man who
was presumed to know the facts.
He sarcastically informed us that
we were fostering a fight against
something that did not exist and
that if such conditions as we sDoke
of ever materialized it would not
be within 3 or 4 years. Just eight
days later we were frankly inform
ed that a request for the privilege
of calling an election upon the
question of a bond issue had con
sumated before the legislature. Ob!
consistency tliou art a jewel. But
many are the crimes committed in*
th.v name. Now Mr. correspond
ent, if you really fsel the interest
in our welfare, which you profess
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Court Calendar.
For Hertford County. North Carolioi
Bsglnoind April It. 1015
For Two Mreka
Hon. G 8. Forsuion. Jodie Presiding
FIRST WEEK.
TpsnJay. April 13tlr
68 J. E. Raid vs. Bessie Raid.
100 Henriatta Oliver v*. Julius
Oliver.
108 Wiley Bass vs. India Baas.
124 Lottie My rick vs. Eugene
My rick.
134 Delia White vs. George
White.
143 Fleety Smith va. Will
Smith.
Wcdosday. April 14th.
33 Johnson Mitchell va. A. 0.
L. R. R. Co.
11 Atlantic Coast Reality Co.
va. J. C. Newsome.
18 I. V. Turner and L. C. Par
ker vs. H. B. Vann and wife et al.
21 J. W. Brown va. E. G. Sears.
26. C. Green va. A. C. L. R.
R. Co.
Thursday, April ISth.
28 Albert Hall va. J. C. Benth
all and R. E. Cowan.
54 H. V. Parker va. J. S.
Mitchell et al.
7 J. H. Mitchell et al. vs. S. J.
Bo.vette and George J. Newberne.
46 Halifax Lumber Co. va. J.*
E. Brady.
29 W. S. Sessoms va. S. E.
Vaughan.
Friday. April I6tb.
30 J. H. Mitchell va. Mrs. Rosa
Barrett and husband.
137 J. A. Eley vs. Isaac Nor
man i
60 J. H. Mitchell vs. J. E.
?Overton. ' '
76 Mosler Safe Co. vs. Farmers
Atlantic Bank.
95 Farmers-Atlantic Bank va.
H. M. Wade Mfg. Co.
Hsturda/ApHI 18th.
14 B. B. Winborne, Jr., va.
J. S. Lawrence et al.
110 The Peoples Bank, M'boro,
N. C. vs. John Cbltty et al.
- 122 In the matter of Will of
John C. Drake.
17 W. G. Overton, Admr. va.
Brauning Mfg. Co.
' 25 K. R. Is real vs. A. C. L. R.
R. Co.
SECOND WEEK.
Monday April, 19th.
44 C. G. Parker and A. M.
Browne, Ears. vs. T. E. Futrell.
83 W. A. Ciiavis va. C. G. Par
ker and A. M. Browne, Ears.
79 Sallie Anderson vs. James
Liverman.
19 W. G. Jenkins, Admr. vs.
Minnie and Lonnie Moore.
. -41 Dan Hill et al. vs. W. ft P.
Railroad Co.
Tuesday. April 20th.
48 D. A. Burch vs. Starkey
Hare.
52 J. W. Godwin vs. W. T.
Ward. ?
143 J. W. Godwin vs. W. J.
Gay.
111 Robert Dozier vs. J. F.
Dildrey.
87 William Reid ver. A. C. L.
R. R. Co.
88 E. P. Reynolds vs. A. C. L.
R. R. Co.
r MOTIONS.
1 Davie Watson et al. vs. An
drew Harrell and W. G. Jenkins.
2 J. H, fiyatt vs. Jno. O.
Askew,
2 J. G. Majette vs. E. G. Sears.
12 Phttie E. House and husband
vs. Western Union Telegraph Co.
18 Neppie Anderson sp. A. L.
Jeffreys and wife.
20 The New Supply Co. vs. J.
L. Liverman and wife.
23 W. M. Eley vs. J. H. Trent,
Jr. ?
26 J. E. Newsome vs. Eula and
Russell Harrell,
27 J. H. Hyatt vs. Hugh Hollo
man
51 Selz. Schwab ft Co. vs.
Halifax Lumber Co.
62 J, C. Cbitty vs. E. D. New
some.
66 W. A. Browne vs. Wright
Mitchell.
98 Lillie R. Tray lor vs. C. W.
Mitchell.
112 Tom White vs. Elizabeth
Riser Lumber Co.
9 J. H. Mitchell vs. Elizabeth
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Baraca-Philatbea ConteDtion.
I Lite rest is daily increasinj
throughout the stale in the Kiftl
Annual Barxca-Philstliea Stan
Convention, which will be held ir
' Raleigh, April 22 25. Nearly 20C
names had been received, three
weeks in advance, at the office ol
Baraca-Philathea Headquarters, in
Greensboro, askhig that entertain
ment be reserved frti them. It is
expected the number will reach
1000 within the next two weeks.
The mere announcement of a
Baraca-Philathea State Convention
attracts wide attention end keen
interest among the young people
of the state, for it ir well known
that the past four Conventions,
held in Greensboro, Salisbury,
Charlotte and Durham, were the
largest and most enthusiastic gath
erings of young people ever seen
in the state. North Carolina, the
Banner State in organized Baraca
and Philathe Bible Class work, is
doing a wonderful work in reach
ing and using the masses of un
churched young people, aud theis
Convention promises to furnish
enthusiasm and inspiration that
shall be felt in the churches and
Sunday schools from the four cor
ue'rs of the state.
While every session of the Con
vention, beginning Thursday even
ing. April 22nd, will be largely at
tended. the Sunday session pro
mise to make a grand climax, be
ing featured with splended music,
addresses. Convention sermon,
parade accompanied by sacred of
brass band and closing consecration
seryice.
Several thousand visitors will
flock to Raleigh for these closing
meetings, among whom will be a
number of classes in bodies.
In order that reservations may
be made for all desiring to attend,
names of the two voting delegates
from each class, and others, should
be sent promptly to Miss Flossie
A. Byrd, General Secretary,
Greeensboro, N. C,?Baraca-Phila
thea Headquarters.
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District Missionary Meeting.
There will be a district Mission
ary meeting of the Warrenton
district in Murfreesboro, N. C.
April 13 and 14. The auxiliary of
the following charges are includ
ed; Jackson, Ahoskie, Windsor,
I Woodland, Colerain, Roxobel,
Murfreesboro and Winton.
Tbe exercises will begin Tuesday
afternoon at 3:30, Bishop Water
: house is expected to preach the
annual sermon Tuesday night at
[8 o'clock. Rev. ?. H. Davis of
Jackson will ba present also; and
will preach the annbal sermon in
in case the Bishop is hindered
from coming. There will be a
morning and afternoon service on
Wednesday. Miss Lillie Duke of
Durham, ouriconference first vice
president and manager of the
young people's work, will deliver
an addresss Wednesday night.
Other leading workers of the con
ference will be present also.
All delegates and visitors who
are goiug to attend will please
notify the president Mrs. Urish
Vaughan when and by what route
they will come.
The Public is invited.
B. B. Sladohtsr.
Spinsters Convention.
Come to the Spinsters Conven
tion, ftewsumes* Hall, Ahoskie^
Friday evening, April 16th. This
Play will be given by the Ahoskie
Chowan Club.
No Uso to Trv and Wear Out 1 our Cold
k Will Wear Vou Oat Instead.
Thousands keep on suffering
Coughs and Colds thruugh neglect
and delay. Why make yourself an
easy prey to serious ailments and
epidemics as the result of a neg
lected Gold? Coughs and Colds
sap-your strength and vitality un
less checked in the early stages.
Dr. Kinh's New Discovery is what
you need?the first dose helps.
Your head clears up. you breathe
freely and you feel so much better
Buy a bottle to-day and start tak
ing at once. Adv.
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Checking accounts are the most convenient me thod of paying
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rear of my stand and solicit the work of the public.
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will mean a lot more toyour horse
than its coat. Our feed and train
put new life in a horse, new
strength to his muscles, new lustre
to his e.ve, new glossiness to his
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