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VOLUME9. , AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JAN. 24, 1?1? NUMBER 41.
Collins Says
Dance Must Go;
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Meet on Sunday
Pastor of Local Baptist Church
Gave This Notice on Last
Sunday Night.
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GREATER MENACE THAN
THE OPEN BARROOM
He Places Dancing in Same
Category With Red Light
Districts*
Rev. Fred T. Collins, pastor of
tilt local Baptist church preaching at
the church hsre Sunday night, gawe
notice* to those who encage in the
modern dances that danfing n.ust
i stop, or affiliation with the Christian
church is barred. He was uncompro
mising in his utterance* against the
local dancers, and, likened the local
dance halls as the "growing evil,"
he said it mustgo; or the procese of
"pruning" must be immediately
taken up by his church. He also an
nounced that there would be a call,
ed mooting at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning, January 2 J.
at which time a decided stand would
be taken, and members of that
church who habituated the dance
hall would be dealt with. -
Using "All things that are not
r^ntfceous are eril" as his principal
text, bat quoting several other pas
sage* to subetantiats thh passage.
Rev. Collins told his congregation
why dincing was an evil. He also
quoted statistics garners,1 from the
utterances of Billy Sunday, who has
said the dance hall has overthrown
- the virtue of mora women than all
other evils. Rev. Collins himself, as
he told his people Sunday night had
thought over the question, and had
sought for light from the Bible; and
in the light of religion and good
stewardship he has been fully con
vinced that the public dance hall was
a greater menace to any community
than the open barroom.
He emphasised the harmful influ
ence and the enticing charm that
dancing has upon the young girl. He
placed dancing in the same category
with the red light districts, picturing
tne dance ha'l with its dim lights,
fotU#air, ami ag\r ? unuundinga
In^iis indictment; of danrlnp, lira
#ot breath of each inhaled by the
Xther, and arms encircling that of
the woman, he emphasised the evil
that there is in tt, by naming the
n act of dancing as fornication and
adultery.
The effects of the "growing evil"
can now be seen on the streets of
Ahoskie, according to Mr. Collins.
He sees the young girls upon the
streets so filled with the baneful ef
fects of dancing that they flaunt it
in the face of the church. The
"tango", "bunny hug." "bear dance," |
"fox trot," and other modern forms
of dancing makes dancing today a
i social evil that the christian church
: cannot tolerate, said Mr. Collins.
CLUB MEMBERS REGISTER PIGS
. The National Duroc-Jersey Asso
ciation haa agreed to accept pedi
grees from Pig Club members for re
gistration at the . regular price to
members of (he association, that is,
50c per animal.
Club members registering Durock
Jersey pigs In this association will
have to sign them as members of the
pig club, for example:
John K. Jones, Ruleigh, N. C.
. Member of North Carolina State Pig
rClub.
The pig'club members of Hert
ford county who have pedigrees of
-i their pigs and who want them regis,
tered may send tho pedigreee and 60c
to K. W. Gaither, county ?gent, Win
ton, N. C., and he wiH atend to the
registration for them, this year.
Seven) of the boys have been
.breeding sows which should be regis
tered a? their pigs can be registered
when,toady for sale.
Boys, this is your chance to get
your pigs registered, so don't delay
? E. W. GAITHER,
Winton, NyC., County Agent.
FIFTH AND LAST LIBERTY
LOAN WILL BE FLOATED
LATER PART OF APRIL
W?1 B. P..%MUd Victory Uu, '
and WiU Total $8,000,000,000
or $6,000,000,000. (
Washington, D. C., Jan. 1%?
Secretary Carter Glaaa, of the trea
sury department, has announced that
the last loan drive will be conducted
during the latter part of April, 1919.
This drive will be known as the Vic
tory loan, and will probably total
$6,000,000,000. In erder to make
the bonds more eagerly sought and 1
more attractive to buyers, the inter. <
est rate will probably be raised <
above the rate borne by others that (
have preceded it.
As this will be the last loan, the 1
work of selling theee bonds will be '
conducted mainly through the bank- i
ing channels, without the usual cam- ,
paign of soliciting am dadvertising.
Little trouble is anticipated in sell- .
ing the limit of the ban ill, as it will |
be the last one, aad the importance <
of the loan will ha stisseinl, giving j
the needs of the government in their ,
vast reconstruction campaign, dur- |
ing which time the nation will have ,
to be again placed upon a peace
basis.
The idea that there woald be two
more leay has been exploded I
the above announcement, and an: .
misapprehension along this line has .
been done away with, by the as
*aranees of Hon. Carter Glass, who ,
says positively the fifth loan will be
the last.
DIED RICH SQUARE. ,
i
News was received here Saturday j
of the death of Mr?. J. W. Weaver
of Rich Square. .The deceased wn* |
well known here, be in* closely relat- ,
ed to the family of Mr. and Mm. C. i
C. S essoins. J
She was buried in the family bury- \
ing ground at Rich Square Monday. \
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THOMAS SETTLE DIES I
OF PNEUMONIA 1
I
One of the Leaders of Rapa^liun
Party la North Carolina Succumbi
to aa Attack of PmnMnk, Follow
>n( Influonu.
Asheville, Jan. 20.?Former Con
gressman Thomas Settle died here 1
tonight at 8 o'clock. He had been 1
suffering With an attack of influenza
for some time, but up until a very
few hours before hia death his
friends, and even the physicians
thought he was betes, and on the
road to recovery. However, after six
o'clock tonight, he suffered a serious !
relapse, which proved fatal.
Thomas Settle was a man of bril |
liant intellect, and a lawyer of keen
judgment- He was at once time solici
tor for the Greensboro district, and
as such made a wonderful record in
the prosecution of criminal cases. He
was first admitted to the bar at
Greensboro.
His father, Judge Thomas Settle,
wa*a Republican leader, and made
the famous race for governor against
Zeb Vance in 1876. The late deceased
was elected congress from the fifth
congressiona district in the year 1891.
ile was at one time also Republican
candidate for governor on the RepuL
lican ticket.
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PRINCE JOHN, YOUNGEST
SON KING GEORGE, DEAD
London, Jan. 19.?Prince John the
youngest son of King George died at
Sandringham last night. He had
been ill for some time. An official
bulletin issued says:
"Prince John, who since infancy
had suffered epileptic fits which lat
ely had become more freqwent and
severe passed away in his sleep fol
lowing an attack at t :S0 p. m. Satur
day."
Some people regard an open coun
tenance merely aa a place to throw
things in.
EMPLOYMENT FOR All
DISCHARGED SOILOERS
AND SAILORS OF 0. S.
United States Employment Ser
vice of Department of Labor
Finding Them Positions.
BEING CALLED UPON TO
FIND WORK FOR MILLION
Zmployment Agencies Are
Located in All of Principal
Cities of North Carolina.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 22.?The
task of finding suitable jobs for the
hundreds of thousands of soldiers
?nd sailors who are being lischnrg
sd every month has been assigned to
the United States Employment Sor
rice. In addition to this the service is
>eing ealed upon to return literally
nillions of war workers to peaco oc
cupations. . |
These boys who are returning after 1
giving up everything that America ]
night have a great national army i
iave a right to expect to be placed
n positions at once wher<- they can I
resume their prop*" planes in civil i
ife and be self supporting and setf
respective citizens. They do not want I
rharity?what they want is Jobs and
?s have got to give them jobs.
In the year 1?1S this service ^Jac- j
id over 3,000,000- men and women
ing jobs for these war workers and i
the returning soldiers and sailors at
the rate of 100,000 a week and ap- <
plication for jobe are coming at the 1
rate of 140,040 a week. We con- i
not hope, to keep this up without the
though co-operation of every state, <
county and hamlet in the United
States.
Active employment agencies are
located at all large towns, and every !
day they are placing soldiers and I
tailors in remunerative positions.
Even at that, many of them are I
without profitable employment; end i
they are men who held responsible
positions prior to the war. This is a 1
huge task that has been given to the <
employment service, bat?they?are
measuring up to it with /ondcrful '
efficiency. They ask that pernons hav- 1
ing positions open or persons who
know of positions that are open re- <
port these facts to their nearest en>- 1
ployment agency, and thereby (.id in
this gigantic task?a task tftnt every
loyal American should interest him
self in.
The following employmi.it agen
cies are located in North Carolina.
Asheville, 33 Broadway; Charlotte,
205 Tryon street; Fayetteville, SI2
Hay street; Newberh, chamber of
codmerce; Raleigh, 319 Fayetteville
street; Wilmington, 319 Front street;
Winston-Salem, 238 North Main 1
?treet. You ean help out this pro
gram by furniahing to either one of
these agencies a list of positions that
are open in your section.
In addition to those located in
North Carolina, those living la this
section conld report such cases to
the Uftited Stale employment ser
vice in Norfolk, Atlantic street.
It is a duty that you owe thosa
who have fought for you and y ? *r
interests It is now your time to do
something to help these boys, k
away "the bread line" by finding em
ployment for the discharged soldiers
and sailors.
IN MEMORIAM.
Miss Fannie 0. Gatling born, near
Murfreesboro, N. O., December 2,
1844, died at her home in Ahoskie,
N. C- January 18, 1919. . ?
Friend of my heart farewell,
/ It will not be for long.
Before I'll join with you the
throng,
In everlasting song.
Till then I'll miss you more,
Than words can now express m
But yet I would not call you bael
From your swoet unbroken rest.
A H. D.
Weigh your friends in the scale if
prosperity and they will be found I
wanting?to borrow your money.
CAR TURNS TURTLE, JACK BROWN INSTANTLY
KILLED, OTHER OCCUPANTS ESCAPE INJURY
Formerly Popular Solomon of Jordan A Parkor at Win ton
?Accompanied by Jamos G. Nowsomo, Wko Had
1 Narrow Escapo?Funeral and Burial Laat Saturday.
Jack Browa, far many jwri tU popular ealeamaa for J?nl??
and Parka, at Winton, wai inatantly MH?j laat Friday night. when,
tka car which ka waa running raa eff tka 4am a* Harrall'a Mill, pki
nia| him beneath, a ad cruahiag Ua akull, breakiag kia kack a ad ana
and cauaing internal injuriae. Jaiaaa C. Nawaoma, wko waa riding
with kin at tka timo aacapod without iojury.
Tka accidoat occurrod juat aftor dark Friday evening, aa tka two
wara riding to Winton froaa Tunic, after aaotiif tka afternoon train.
At tka spot wkaro tka accidoat occurrod tka dam la vary narrow, and
tkia combined witk tko alippory condition of tka read, cauaad tka car
-to akid, aad tban turn completely over. Mr. Browa wko waa a dwarf
in etatue waa unaklo to eee at aay great diatanca in advance af the"
car, and tkla no doubt kad muck to do witk tka accident,
'.-following tko accident, Mr. Naweome extricated kimaolf from tko
car, and immediately went for kelp to remove tko car from off tko
body of tko driver, wko waa caught beneath tka body of tko car.
Frienda at Winton, upon kearing of tko accidoat ruaked to tko wreck,
but it waa too late to aave the uafortuaato driver, wkoao deatk waa in
. all probability inatantanaoua. It waa with greet difficulty that the
car waa lifted off hia body. Ho waa takea ta Wiaton in aaether car.
Tho funeral and burial took place Saturday. Tka deceased waa a
nephew of Mra. W. W. Myora of Akoakie. Ho waa uaivaraally liked
by tkoao wko know kim, and kia untimely deatk kaa been tho aourcai
of much grief by hia ralathree a"nd frieada,
POWELLSVILLE NEW5.
On account of tho influenza con
lition the trusteea sav fit to doae
-he graded ichool for the year, the
patrons hope that the same faculty
rill return nest year.
Miaeea Erma MLxelle and Willie
Perkin left for their homes in Wind
ior last Thursday night.
The fanners are wearing their
brightest smile. Peanuts, 7 1-4 cents.
Messrs. S. W. McKeel and W. A.
Wynne returned Friday from a trip
in Greene county and Wilson, N. C.
Seaman Myron L. Harrell of the
United States navy is home on a ten
lay furlough.
We are sorry to report that Mr.
f. E. Jordan has been ill, and not at
his post of duty, but hope him a
ipeedy recovery.
Miss Ruth Norwood left Wednes
dag night to visit friends in Windsor.
Miss Mattie Lou Barwick left
Tuesday morning for her home at
Port Barnwell. We regret to see her
leave as she has gained many friends
t>y her short stay in our town.
Rev. W. H". Shepherd filled hie re
rular appointment here Saturday,
incK Sunday at the Baptist church.
We are glad to say that Mr. J. W.
Raynor is rapidly improving after a
levere attack of influenza.
Mr. i. C. Britton and . A. S. Wynn
were in Colerain last Friday on legal
business.
Mr. S. B. Carter wae in Ahoekie
Monday night attending the masonic
lodge.
There are more cases ef influenza
in the county now than there has
been yet, wit hthe exception of fewer
deaths.
DIED OF INFLUENZA.
Mix Beelah Cepeland.
On last Sunday morning at 2 o'
clock Beulah Copeland died at the
home of Mrs. W. O. Smith, afte:
about ten days suffering with influ
enza. Prior to her death she was con.
nected with the mercantile eetabliah
ment of 8mith and Burke, as sales
lady. For many years she had made
lie* home in Ahoekie, although ori
ginally residing near Murfreeeboro
in the Mount Tabor section.
She wae a devoted christian char
acter, and was dutiful to her church,
Sunday school and missionary soct~
ety, being affiliated with these r
ganizations of the Ahoekie Baptist
church. She was a favorite with both
old and young, and made mary
friends here by her gentle and kind
disposition.
Ths funeral services and buria'
took place at the Mount Tabor Bap
tist church on Sunday afternoon.
Several from here attended. The Wo
man's Missionary Society and the
Philathea class of the Baptist church
remembered the deceased with beau,
tiful offerings of flowers.
Mis* Wertie Harrell.
On Monday another young lady of
this vicinity fell victim to the epide
mic of influenza, which has been
reapWg such a rich harvest here for
ft'ten days, when Wertie Har
e daughter of Mr. yd Mrs.
iarrell near Ahoekie,'died, at
)? of her parents.
deceased had attended school
ekie, and had many friends
ho offer their sympathy to the
WINTON NEWS.
Mr. Louis Daniel has again accept
ed hi* position at Raleigh with the
General Assembly, which hit held
prior to Us entrance into the Unit
ed States army.
Mrs. Arthur Lilly, of Baltimore, is
visiting her pareets, Mr. and Mr*.
Bock.
Mis. J. G. Newsome was made
principal of oar sohool after Christ
mas. The pupils are doing Una work.
Mr. E. L. Jenkins has purchased
the' percentile business of K. 0.
Hinss. "
Last week Mrs. Iiuogene uasr.iter
was taken suddenly ill. b^t she is
now recovering. She is visiting her
4aughter, Mrs. J. A. Northcott.
Mrs. Barber, of Macclesfield, has
. been visiting her mother. Mrs. John
| Clark.
Mrs. Huggins is visiting her lister,
Mr*. Northcott.
Miss Vick, of Woodland, has ac
cepted the position of central at the
local telephone office. (
Mr. and Mia. Downing, of Norfolk,
spent last week end with Mr. Dowa
ing*s sister, Mrs. Arthur Taylor.
Miss Vannortwick, of Plymouth,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. C.
LJ Blount.
Mr. and Mp. N. W. Britton re
ceived a telegram from their son,
Lieut. Willie Britton, statting that he
arrived safely in the United States.
Troy Jenkins has been released
from the navy, and is at home. He is
now engaged in the mercantile busi
ness with his father.
The trustees of the Winton High
School recently held a meeting to
discuss plans for the proposed new
school building here. They hope to
have it ready for occupancy next
fall when school opens. ? _
Mra. Glenn Newaome, of Florida,
is visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs
Newaome.
MEMORIAL SUGGESTION
FOR HERTFORD BOYS
j Winton, N. C., Jan. 18, 1919.
Editor Hertford Herald,
Ahoalcia, N. C.
Dear Mr. Parker:
There stands on the court house
square of our county, a monument
to our Confederate dead. Very cor
rect, very suitable, their deeds were
heroic, and their memory'dear.
Is the time not ripe for us to be
gin to think about a monument to
our heroic dead of the World Wide
War! Hertford sons have been in
the fight, Hertford sons haye been
"Over the Top," Hertford sons have
been guests of No Man's Land.
Their memory is just as dear to us
as the memory of those of earlier
days. Should not a monument go up
to their memory? Can you not ap
point yourself a committee of one
to receive funds for same, and pub
lish in the columns of our taluable
county paper the "Herald," each
week the amount oWitributed, and
the name of the contributor as a
U. D. C. and a D. A. R. I would .like,
to see one erected.
' Wishing you success, I am.
Vary truly yours,
Mra. ROSWELL C. BRIDGES.
DEARTH OF HOMES II
THIS CITY CAUSE Of
GREAT INCOIHEHEIICE
Two or More Families Forced
to Occupy The Same House;
Real Estate Out of Sight.
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LACK OF HOUSES RETARDS
THE GROWTH OF CITY
ft.
Many Would Purchase Homes
But They Are Not Here;
Business Homes Scarce.
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Moving time has come around
again. In fact, moving time is all the
time with many people of the town
of Ahoskie. At the beginning of the
new year, there were many changes
of residence. Along with the changes
came a great many inconveniences
to residents of Ahoskie. It was caused
by the lack of sufficient houses in
the town. In many cases two families
and in some cases as n^any as three
sperate families have been forced by
circumstances to occupy the seme
house.
Real estate values in the town have
taken an almost hundred per cent
advance within the past year; bat,
notwithstanding the high price of
dirt and wood, the householder has
been eager to get title to almost any
kind of accomodation in the way of
ahelter for himself and family^ But,
the one great obstacle in the way,
has not been high prices; but, too
few residences. Many who would at
once purchase homes are completely
bewildered when they start out on a
hunting tour, far the homes ars not ?
here. They cannot be purchased at
any price, because they are not here.
With the war ended and business
gradually returning to a peace basis,
Ahoskie should witness the greatest
building career within its history. In
fact, the thing has already reached
the point where people most build,
or they cannot name Ahoskie their
place of residence and abode. There
is no dearth ef vacant lota in the
town's border; and it is high time
that these bare lota were converted
Into homes. There are still other! on
the outskirts of the town that con!-4
Lieut. Willie Britton, stating that he
sites.
Ahoskie must do some home mis
sion work, or the life of the town has
reached its high water mark. Bat,
Ahoskie is not going to lie down or
the job; she will grow. The Herald
predicts a more rapid extension o.
the town of Ahoskie than at an-:
time since its was first incorporated
as a town. It's a good town; and its
people are undergoing a renaissance
in their methods of doing business.
They are realising that to help them
selves materially they must first help
the town as their "big have."
Business homes as well as residen
tial houses are "minus" in the town.
To b? sore, there are several eye
sores located on Main street, many
of which should be condemned by
the town council, and the owners
forced to remove them. Decent busi
ness houses on a par with the growth
of the town should be erected in
their stead.
ROBERTSON-CULLINS.
Mr. Asa P. Roberston and Miss
Lucile Cullins, both ef Ahoskie, were
united in marriage, in the parlor of
the Manhattan Hotel, last Saturday
night, about 8 o'clock. Mr. Robert
son is a young business man of Ahos
kie whew he is well and favorably
known. Mrs. Robertson is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Cullins,
who reside on route 1, Ahoskie.
TO OUR-FRIENDS IN AHOSKIE
AND VICINITY.
We desire to thank our many
friends in Ahoskie and vicinity, ,whl
were so kind to us in olfsring their
services in our late bereavement.
Every act of kindness and the
thoughtfulness of our friends is ap.
predated by us in the lees of wife ? *
and mother.
J. P. Harrell and children
MM Florida avenue,
Port Norfolk, Va. . _
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