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Hertford County Herald * THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. _ VOL. 8 AHOSKIE, N. C., MAY 18, 1917. Nq. 18 WANTED r> ? . ? - ? . ( j , Mine Propo, All Sizes. Gall or Write to ?J . | ] i Sterling Mine Prop Co. ; AULANDEK, N. C. Any one de*irin|f to purchaae tombe?Uiiie? of any description, bee on write J. B. MODLIN. Alioakie, N. 0. Agents for ] United Slates M<trl>le Co. DR. C. G POWELL DENTIST PHONE NO. 10 AHOSKIE. N. 0. Edgar Themaa Sn'pes Attorney-a t-I<?w lAtans Negotiated Real btilc Bought and Sold Office: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr.. Bid* AHOSKIE. N. C. R. R. ALLCN ttealei In SASH. DOORS. BUNDS. WINDOW GLASS. HARDWARE. PAINTS AND BUII.DING MATERIALS GENERALLY Wholesale and Retail Nt>. U27 Wa?hl?<lon Squarp SUFFOLK. VA. SASH. DOORS. HARDWARE. PAINTS. LIME. CEMENT. SEWER PIPE. CART MATERIAL. MILL SUPPLIES, STOVES. RANGES AND ETC.' CLOSE PRICES. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED . AND OBLIGE. E L. FOLK CO. 9l?-9ltt Waehlnftlon Square si i i (ii k va. i ROGERS & WILUAMS Attorneya-at-Law - Prompt Attention Given to All Basinee*. AHOFKIE. N. C. V J. R. EVANS Practical Tin Roofer and Sheet Metal Worker Price* Right. MURFREESBORO. N. C. Walter R. Johnson Attokmft at Law Ahoskir. North Carolina Practice* wherever service* desired 2(4 rittr J. W. Mvti taiMii* J. NEWBERN, Agent Ford Automobilbr, Ahoakie. N. C. Touring Car $360.00 Runabout 345.00 F. O. B. Detroit. Roawell 0> Brldger" / . Attorney-at-I.aw WINTON. N. C. / , C. Wallace Jones Attorney and O?naellor-At-Law WINTOW. N. C. > Practice in all courta. Loan* negotiat ed. All matters given ororopt and faithful attention. Located in Bnnlc of Winton' II* OaWae TWDmM UM Tin Nm of lu Ionic and Uxitivr rem. LAXA TIVB SBOMOOUIn inbU bcturtbnnordlaen QuinlM in) dotl not c?Mr nrrv.'??firt? 001 nulM In hud Brmtmufr the full n?tn? * I" look tar Ike aisaatun at K. w. nabVK. " ? ' ? 77ie Beauty Secret. INK Ladies desire that irre wVB. siAible charm?a good 9* jMj complexion. Of course J they do not wiah otheri to know a beautifiet teen used ao they fx buy a bottle of Magnolia Balm LIQUID FACE POWDtK _ 33FlS5iSSK*= Pi*. Wkm. /WW. * /U T |* (attW color) far Stamp. Lm.Mfe.CV. ?0S~* rmkiu B~ilr?.N'? MM COMMENCEMENT HI 1 |ME HI SIM A THREE NIGHT PROGRAM Local Hijh School Closes The Most Successful Term in Its History on Last Friday Evening?Many Good En tertainments and A Splen did Address by Professor J. Henry Highsmith. F. Q. Barbee, Principal of School. ' ( The rrtost successful and perfect- 8 ly rendered high school commence- s ment program in the history of ' the Ahoskie High School came to a * close Friday night. May 12. Teach- ' era and pupils alike have forsaken ' the claaa room for their homes, with ! a feeling of satisfaction that they 1 have done a full year's Work. ' The entire three nights program 1 from the very beginning to the fin- 8 al fall of the beautiful stage curtains 1 was intensely interesting' well at- ' tended, and consisted of a series of perfectly executed numbers. ' The ' new schooP'auditorium, with all its ' spaciousness, lacked ftill seating 1 capacity for the great throngs that nightly journeyed to hear these en- * tertainments. However, young and ' old alike possess a feeling of real pride in their splendid building, and boldly exclaim that Ahoskie, for the 1 first in its history has school facili- l ties sufficient to meet, ordinary de- i mands Which exist in this town and < community. ( WEDNESDAY NIGHT < On Wednesday night, four boys ' and four girls competed in declama- < tlon and recitation contests, and to 1 say that they did well is a mediocre ' statement. Every girl and every ' boy on the stage was a complete mas- J terof his or her faculties - the stage 1 had no terrors for them. They did 1 their' 'dead level" best, entering in to their chosen selections with a 1 vim and earnestness that seldom characterizes the young student. ' The judges. Revs. W. M. CKaffin, ' G. L. Dowell, and W. W. Rogers in an attempt to select the win.-ere were completely deadlocked, and for anTialT Tiour the suspesne was reigning supreme. The decisions, at least in the recitation contest, was finally reached by- resorting to "pulling straw". The winners were Mayon Parker, Declaimer; Ellen Boyette, Reciter. The other contesttants and their subjects will , be seen in another column. Sever al musical numbers were also ren | dered during the evening. .* i"" ElUa Boyett*. WinJet of R?citcr'? ? MeHal. ? > > (ayon Parker, Priie Winner in De clamation Conteat. , THURSDAY NIGHT . ~ The exercises Thursday night-by eason of variety and beautiful cenic effects were perhaps the most mtertaining part of the week's pro rram. Ten little boys in "Topsy Purvy" furnished abundant amuse nent for the audience. The Ele gant and Gun Drills were carried tut without the slighest disorder ind, like other numbers on the pro rram, evidenced a thorough previous raining. At the conclusion of the Jun Drill, with each little soldier itanding erect with guns on their ihoulders, Eunice Sessoms, arrayed n a long flowing white garment and >ody draped with "Old Glory", pan .omined "America", which was soft y sung behind the curtains. The luditorium lights had been turned >ff and the glare of the foot lights hrew a soft glow over the stage, ill of which combined to make this icene more impressive. It brought in uprorarious demonstration from .he patriotic audience. The Operetta, "Fete in Flower and," was the main attraction of rhursday night's program, and it vas a carefully rendered number, rhe stage light effects at the final irop of the curtain formed a fitting :limax. . FRIDAY NIGHT Professor J. H. Highsmith, of iVake Forest College, occupied the najor portion of this nights program naking a strong and able address >n "Education." His speech was iivided into three parts: "What is sducation?" "What is the aim of education?" "What are the char acteristics of an educated person?" His remarks were all the more ef fective and educative by reason of lis intimacy with the chosen^ sub ject, being himself a foremost lead sr in North Carolina's educational forces. Employing Herbert Spencer's aer [nition of education?Preparation for complete living?he showed that complete living was impossible with out first a sound physical founda tion, paying particular attention to physical defects so prevalent among children of school age. His explan attmi ofTrtsrdation and elimination was a lack of attention to correction of minor physical defects and the perverted idea propounded as "the harmonious development of all the faculties." In answer to the latter mis-conception he reminded his au dience of the fact that some people are born "short" on some things and "long,' on others, not all people having' the same faculty developed to the same degree. His treatment of education was perhaps new to a great many of his hearers, and yet he drove home the real fundamental ideas of education for social efficiency - the one great characteristic of an educated per son. His speech was modern and up-to-date in its entirety. At the conclusion of his speech. Professor N. W. Britton, County Superintendent, delivered certifi cate* of promotion to the high school department to the following seventh grade pupils: Margaret Pierce, Margaret Overton, Naomi Hill, Ednar Askew, Blanche Modlm, Audrey Newsome, Feye Gerock, Myrtle Powell, Louise Baanight. Clarance Modlln, and Willie Powell. Prizes were then awarded to ths Professor J. Henry Highsmith, Who Delivered the Com mencement Address at Ahoskie. AHOSKIE HIGH UMjJCOMMENCEMENT WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY 9TH. Recitation and Declamation Contests..Literary Society of High School Chorus: Who Will Come With Me? ." Glee Club Reading: Angel's Wickedness ... ... r-.Ruby Myers Reading: The Whistling Regiment Mary Jernigan Reading: George Washington.... ..Margaret Overton Reading: The Soul of the Violin ...... .Ellen Boyette Chorus: Anchored High School Declamation: Frop Death to Life Samuel Copeland DelamatioTrr-vJhe New South.. Verne Mitchell Declamation: Americanism Mayon Parker Declamation: A Vision of War Roger Johnson Decision of Judges. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 10TH. Drill: Topsy Turvy....... Second and Third Grades Song: Dolly's Dancing Lesson Etta Feldman, Margaret Copeland, Mary Newsome, Elizabeth Dilday. Sybil Myers Eleohant Drill ? First Grade Sam and Tildy's Courtship Sybil Myers, Horace Garrett Gun Drill. ... ...Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades* Operetta: Fete in Flowerland Primary and Intermediate Departments FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 11TH. Prayer.... 1 Rev. C. L. Dowell Introduction of Speaker... Attorney W. W. Rogers Address.. 1. A Professor J. Henry Highsmith Presentation o? Certificates of Promotion..Supt. N. W. Britton Awarding Prizes ??Professor J. H. Highsmith Closing Remarks ... Professor F. Q. Barbee Honors in Primary Grades. Prize for best attendance in 'first grade, Locke Craig Johnson. Prize for improvement in writing in first grade, Henry Clay Odom. Prize for drawing in first grade, Kenneth Newsome. Honorary Mention First grade pupils not tardy dur ing year: Ella Bozeman, Myrtle Greene, Albert Godwin, Edmund Hill, E. C. Hobbs, Theo Mitchell, ? Craig Vaughan. ' Honor Roll Locke Craig Johnson, Willie Thomas, Beulah Newsome, Henry Clay Odom, Kenneth Newsome, Ella Bozeman, Jack Gatling, John Thomas, Maty Odoro,. Edmund Hill. Albert Godwin, Craig Vaughan. i following, by Professor Highsmith: Ellen Boyette, recitation medal: Mayon Parker, Declaimer's prize: Effie Early, perfect attendance in high school: Mary Sumner, highest average in Fourth Grade; Helen Benthal, best attendant* and aver age In First Grade; Sybil Myers, gold medal for proficiency in music, donated by Dr. C. G. Powell The 1917 commencement closed with a short speech by Professor F. Q. Barbee, Principal of the Ahoskie High School for the past two terms. In a very few words he thanked pu pils, patrons, teachers and trustee* for the co-operation In making this the beat yearin history of the Ahos. kie High School. No. 666 * Thi? ii ? pretcrlptiop prepared aapeclallj lor MALARIA or CHILI* * FEVER Fl?? of tlx <k>?* will brmk any cat*. an<! if liken then ?? a ionic llw Fever will no tt|"irn. f acta on iln liver belter ilhai ? and tloea nm gripe or ilrlien ^M fc" 1917 AGROMEGK OUT. West Raleigh, N. C., May 9 -The 1917 Agromeck; the fifteenth vol ume of the student yearbook ol North Carolina State College ol Agriculture and Engineering, hai made its appearance on the campus, and is unanimously proclaimed th< last word in college annuals. The book is a most handsome anc artistically bound volume of 30( pages, devoted to the life of th< State institution for education ir agriculture, engineering and othei practical specialties. The content are worthy of the black leatha binding lightened with gold etching They are divided into eight depart ments as follows: The College, Th< Classes, The Regiment,, Sponsors ?At>reletw?, ? +Va*er.?itMiB,--Qrftajo ;*a tions and College Life. They in elude the college quips and jests atheletic, class, and faculty records and abound with photographs am drawings and college and near col lege scenes and experiences, witl many excellently-executed colo plates and decorations. The Jext of -the book is the sub ject of much highly laudatory com ment. - More space and attention i given athletics than in former issue and several other departments r< ceive more detailed treatment, m tably among these being the Col leg Life section which Is as sprightl and witty as a bound volume c "Life." > On the whole, the Agromeck is live publication and pictures tnil the life of the college. It sets standard as a most attractive, inte esting- and artistic college annus h reflects mu?h credit upon it Editor-in-Cheif J. B. Powell, < Roxobel. and IlusTness Manager 1 W. McGreachy, of Raleigh, whoi i conception it largely is. i ? _i_n ' Subscribe to the Herald. * ' '):>#? ' *?;' t ENLISTMENT EOR IMME DIATE SERVICE HI FROKI Engineering Corps Will Be Firat to , ?See service in Fraace-Below ii lilt of Thuse Wanted?Able-Bodied Men Wanted as Ordinary Work men. Major A. E. Waldron, Corps of < Engineers, U. S. Army, the district engineer officer for eastern North Carolina, received instructions to day from the War Department in Washington to assist the Depart ment in securing men for the en gineer organization which it is pro posed to send to France at once. This places an opportunity be fore the citizens of North Carolina to be among the first.to go abroad. To those who are desirous of joining this organization which will have the honor of rendering first aid to the Allies in their task of driving the Germans from France, immed iate action is necessary. All those believing themselves to be qualified should communicate at once with Major Waldron. It is thought that there will be a nation wide answer to the President's call for these troops, and North Carolina should furnish her quota. T^o trnnna tr% ho /?rvl lo#?for! #ap fkia expedition will be entirely Engineer Reserve troops, and while they will , be essentially railway troops for ser- | vice on the lines of communication ( in France, all of the men need not , 0 necessarily be railroad employees, < bu*, the latter are preferred. j A regiment of railway troops should secure a personnel as follows: ( Noncommissioned staff, regimen- ; tal and battalion, should be selected , from such positions ps chief clerk, . storekeeper and special foremen. For the enlisted personnel of com panies, the following classes and ap proximate numbers of men are - ad visable so far as practicable: Conductors . 8 ' Brakemen ,. 14 Enginemen (locomotive) 10 Enginemen (stationary) 4 Foremen ........ .10 Switchmen.... .10 1 Oilers ' - 3 1 Machinist ..i. . . 10 Operators -.1 - ... 4 l Station agents..,.. ??.. 4 Freight agents .......... 4 Dispatchers ' .... 4 Yard masters .... 2 Trackmen ... -V--? 8 ( Bridge carpenters 10 j Bridge builders (steel) ...i 8 Pumpmen .... .. 8 Linemen ...2 3 Electricians * ...... 4 k Gas enginemen....... 2 Stenographers.. ... 2 ' Draftsmen ... 2 ' Surveyors J. 2 ! Car repairers...... ^ 1 Clerks 2 r Storekeepers.......? ...... .1 3 ' Carpenters ..... ...... 10 r Masons ... ....... 3 ' Pile-drivemen ... ........ 3 Plumbers ..... 2 ' Horseshoer -... 1 ' Fairier ... ...... 1 Cootar:. -. 4 Total ' 164 ? The Secretary of War has approv j ed the following rules for troopacol . lected for this expeditton: h (a) The enlisted men will be r (riven their discharge at the end of the war. h (b) They will not be subject to h draft in other forces while serving , in these regiments. 8 (c) The regiment will be^called K into active service at once. Any additional information desir t ed will be furnished by Major Wal y dron upon request. ,f There is published herewith a form of rpplication which may vbe a filled out and forwarded to Major y Waldron. or if preferred, the same a information may be sent in letter r. form. i ,1 APPLICATION FORM 's I certify that I am a citixen of )f the United State*, am, or am not it. married; ...[....years old on my le last birthday; that I am of good habit* and character in all respects ? and have never been discharged from the United States Service (Army, Navy or Marine Corp*) or from the organized militia or Na tional Guard or any other service on account of disability or through sentence of either civil or military court, nor discharged from any ser vice except with good character, and that I believe myself to be phy sically qualified to perform the da ties of an able-bodied soldier and that I am willing, if accepted, to enlist for the period 6f the war and desire to serve in France. My occupation is My employer ............ My experience in my present oc cupation covers a period of ....... years. Place Date.......................k. Name........................ -Addles* .................. (Sign and forward to Major A. E. Waldron, Corps of Engineers, U. 9. Army, Post Office Building, Wil mington, N. C.) ... ' A.iii NORTH CAROLINA GOOD ROADSJOKVENTION Annual Good Road* Convention To Be Held in Anheville Thin Year. June 27-29?Important Ntu urei for Discussion. Since the Inst Convention held nt Wilmington, Wrightsville Bench, the Legislature hna convened apd passed many laws, a discussion and thorough understanding of which will be of great value and service to all county and township road offi cials. Of particular interest in the development of a system of ROAD MAINTENANCE throughout the State and this subject will be a fea ture of the Conventi on. Plans are under way to have. If possible, on the program some offi cial of the War Department to din cuss the building of roads which w'll be of military value to the country at this time. There wiU also be a full discussion as to how the North Carolina Good Roads As- y< sociation can best serve the country now. Because of the importance of the above discussions, ii is hoped that there will be a large and represen tative attendance from each county at this Convention. It is expected that the railroads will grant special rates, and that such schedules can be arranged as will make attendance at the Convention and the spending a week-end in "The Land of the Sky" a matter of ease and conven Iw.' V Make your plans to attend the Convention; and for additional in Sormation, write the Secretary of the Association, Joseph Hyde Pratt it Chapel Hill, N. C MARS HILL NEWS . Enthusiasm is waxing high over the new school building which is hoped for next year. Miss Mae Phelps and Mr. Judaon Mitchell paid a flying visit to Mars Hill Sunday Afternoon. Rev. and Mrs. Honeyeutt attend ed the Ministers Conference at Chowan College May 10. Mr. L. P. Freeman attended the graduating exercises of his daught er, Alma, at Chowan College. The Mars Hill people feel very proud of this product of Mars Hill. Mrs. J. F. Whedbee, Miss Vera Powell, Miss Nannie Pigg, Mr. Paul Powell, and I. M. Brown at- ( tended the address of Dr. J. H. Highsmith, at Ahoskie, May 11. They were delighted with the beati fttl school building, as well aa the excellent address. Don't forget to come out and hear "That Raskal Pat" May 25. Admission is only 5 and 10 cents. It is going for the benefit of the school. , Rev. H. H. Honeyeutt filled hia regular appointment May 13. Hia sermon on the three factors in the making of a christain life: Her edity, Evironment and grace of God, were both spiritual and logical. The Community School coducted under the au8pta* of the Phijatheas has enrolled more than thirty?"We Do Things."
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