Hertford County HeralJ HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE NOT A BALKER, BUT A PUSHER VOLUME 9. AHOSK1E, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 1919. NUMBER 42. * * ? I Department of Labor Urges Speed Up Building Program ?" '' ' . ?" ? I i.i i. ????J Secretary of Labor Requests Help of Labor In Starting Improvements. VS. ? ENCOURAGED TO PUT FULL STEAM AHEAD Building Which Has Been Re tarded During War Should Be Immediately Resumed. Reconstruction plus of the depart ment of labor, provide for Am vies perhaps the greatest development of public works and housing-ever pro jected. State* and cities are being encou raged to pat fall steam ahead on their plans for betterment, held up nearly two years as a result of the war. Private builders are being urg ed to begin their work at once. Building, in abort, is an important part of the government's ' plan for peace. Stopped daring the war, industry is far behind its normal con dition. ? , The following are extracts from latest news items sent out from the office of the secretary of labor: ?. "Use your influence with your eity fathers, selectmen, and pther town efficiers :o start at once muni, cipal and to#r. improvements..' This is the message Which the department of labor is goading to wage earners throughout the country. . i . The secretary cf labor. Hon. W. B. Wilson, has no fear as to conditions after the readjustment period is over. He believes that then everything will take care of itself. He further is op tomistic even as to tiie readjustment period if states, cities and towns will now begin public works to take care of tlk labor slack which may exist during the readjustment period. Ha lei tha?a#Ai>a mvrino earners of the country to use their influence in their own communities to have school houses, engine houses, mads, canals, other improvements begun ^ once. Such, improvements > are beneficial to every one, can easily, be financed, and offer the greatest, opportunities for *11 classes of labor, j Secretary Wilson says: "During the ' period of the war by virtue ef the Shortage of workmen, there has been little or no municipal activities in building operations, in park exten sions, in sewage extension, water works, or any other of the public uti lities. They have been Relayed and postponed because of the, Shortage of man power and because of the inabi lity to finance. We are suggest'vg through the deqfrtalent of labor, to the various municipalities through-, out the country, the advisability v The Nktional Council of Defense is "urging muaiciplaitiee: ?nd private individuals t? resume ^f cuice ahy qew construction that lias been held' up by war activities. The following telegram has been sent from their national headquarters - to all state . ?councils: "Reemployment ' of dis charged soldiers, sailors, and war workers released from war industries is one of the meet important tasks fiow before the country We strongly urgt that fn sections where surplus of labor exists all public improve ments be advaaced in order to absorb labor. We aak that you ^se all yotir influence with state, county and municipal authorities to- this end. Preliminary stepe should be taken immediately In order that necessary authorities may be secured In time fer opcations upon opening of con struction season." ACCEPTS POSITION WITH -? BANK OF AHOSKIE Erstwhile Sergeant Paul E. Dukes who on laat week riefcived his honor able discharge from the United States army, stationed at Camp Jackson, 8. C., and returned to his home at Union, near Ahoekie. Mr. - Dukes haa accepted a position with the Bank of AiMakie, and will take up his new work ? 9 Saturday, Febru ary 1. . : ,< *" ( ? HALL OF MIRRORS. VERSAILLES .... # . \ V r K :i ? vasiilflit ?(-?? ho pfilacw of Versailles,' where the peace treaty will V oisii'-d, may be JtWftfl fron this view at the Ball at Mirrors. .? >/??? *'-??' -.???:/ -V. '? . ? '? . ^ , . ) ' ' t fcENOLA Nf WS -? m Dr. J. to. Brdwn, ft Port Royal, St. I C., arrived at his home here on Sat- I urday .momipg to be present at the marriage of his sister, Bath to Mr. Jake Parker. H IB. Menola is being hit harder now than during the first epidemic of in fluenza, but at this, time all the pat- I ients seem to be doing fairly well. I Hiss Pauline Eley, having closed her -school at Union on account of the "flu" situation is at her home Htm,. > Misses Janie and Deborah Brown, teachers in the Rich Square school and Miss Elizabeth Brown, a student in same school, expect to return to their work on the 29th, after having spent two weeks at home her*. Mr. L P. Snipes and little daugh ters, Ar^p and Delia Claire are on the sick list, also Mr. E. -C. Parker and family, Mr. Clyde Brett and.Mrs. Harvey Snipes. ? ? tot are glad to report lfa J. T. Chltty very- tnuctt improved, ft*-had the misfortune to have his lag badly bitten by a dog before, Christmas and it became so badly infectrf.tkat ' fears wire entertained for his recov I ery. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Eley spent. Thursday afternoon Of lakt week id Roxobel. - . ?? , . Mrrs. H. Ui Griffith and daughter, Miss Janie Parker, spent several-days last week with Mis. A. M. Brown of I OMk .... il._ Vit'* I .? Parker-Brown. , I H rjL very huftiaaelia marriage Cere mony wag performed by Rev. C. W. Scarboro at the home of Mrs Mary Brown of Metola on Saturday mom. it.g at ? o'clock when he' daugh'er. Roth, became the .ride of 4r Jske 1'srker. Just before ihe eaiuraony, Miss Janet Baugham of, Rich Square, very sweetly sang "Because." The bride and groom then entered to the ?trains, of Loheqgrin'g wedding matjth. During the ceremony. Miss ? Phallus Eley, who presided st the pisno, softly played Schubert's ser H enade. Mr. and Mrs. Parker left 'im mediately for Waahington City for a few days. The bride"wore s handsome blue suit with hat and gleves to match and carried a boquet of brides rose budg. She i? a beautiful young lady of excellent qualities and accom plishments and is very lovable for her sweet disposition ai d kindly man ner. She is 4 former stu.lsnt of Guil ford Collet*. The groom is a son of th* lata W. J. Parker and Is a psos perous young business man of Men sis. The Farmers' and Women's Insti tute half at Ahoskie last Wednesday wss very poorly attended. Notwith standing the small attendance an in structive and interesting sue ting was held at th* Ahoslde High 8rh0ol building. I - . luRk. .... 1 . HORTrtlM S PERHONAI.V T~. Be*: James Long filted his regular appointment here Saturday and Sun day. It goes without saying that Bro. Long carries a goo? supply of able sermons. It seems that the influenza epide mic' te worse now than it was in the fali. There are several new cases around here now. Glad to report Mr. Rhonda Mtnton able to be up after several days in bed with the flu. After a few days influenza, fol lowed b)_ pneumonia, Mr. Jos. A. Rawls died here Monday night. Mr. Kawls leaves to moum their loss a wiJow and four small children, who are all siok at this writing. He also leaves many relatives and friends News has just reached Here of the sudden death of Mr. John Phelpa, near Kelford last Monday night lift. Phelps had many relatives in this community. Several of our people attended the Powell-Parker law suit in Ahoekie last Friday. ?? ? t '?( Wi art sorry to report the condL ?n of Mra. J. C. Jenkins not much proved. Messrs. Z. V. Greene and K. F. Daniel made a business trip to fcich Square last (Thursday. Glad to report the family of Mr. N1 J. Minton rtluch improved, after being down with the flu. . 0 MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SER GEANT MILLS GREENE. Memorial services will be held at the Brantley* Grove Baptist church Sunday afternoon February 2, at 8 o'clock, in honor of Sergeant Mills Greene, who recently died of spinal meningitis at Newport News, Va. Services were postponed at the time of his burial, on account of the lack of information as to the time of the arrival of the body here.' It was seve ral days after his death before the body of the deceased soldier was sent to his relatives hare, and no ela borate services were arranged* at that time. Sergeant Greene had1 been in France for several months, having seen actual 'service. He was gassed while in action, but almost fully re covered from the effects. However, upon reaching this side, just before h* was demobilised to return to his home near here, he was stricken with the above diaease and in a few days a message was received by relatives telling of his death. It is probable Miss Dorothy Vann, a teacher in fhe Aulander Graded School, was the guest of relatives in Ahoskie several days this week. Thirty days in which to settle tl st subscription account. Do it now! PRESIDE ST WILSON ADDRESS BEFORE PEACE CONFERENCE IN PARIS ON LAST SA TURDA V Following to President Wilton ad dress delivered at the opening of the second meeting of the peace confer ence in the S*Ue de La Paix of the Foreign office in Paris: "Mr. Chairman >?I consider it a distinguished privilege to be permit, ted to open the discussion in this con ference or the league of nations. We have assembled for two purposes?to fnake the present settlements Which have been rendered necessary by this war, and also to geeure the peace of the yorld, not only by the present settlements, bat the arrangements wt< shall make at this conference for its maintenance. Why Neeeeeary. "The league of nations seems to me fo be necessary for berth of thee purpoeeg. There are many oomplica ed questions connected with the pre sent settlements, which perhaps can not be successfully worked out to n ultimate issue by the decisions we shall arrive at here. I can easily con. ceive that many of these getlements .will need subsequent consideration; ' that many of the decisions we molte 1 (hall need subsequent alternation in him degree, for if I may ludjre by my own study of some of these ques tions they .are not susceptible for confident judgments at present. Set Up Machinery. "It Is, therefore, necessary that we should set up some machinery by which >v" work of this conference sh^j"jjjs^?red complete. here for the three.) II toil's PHI FOR DISCHARGED fl SOLDIER-SAILOR Shafer Plan Proposes To Put Bill Through Cong re? That Would Give Men Extra. HEADQUARTERS ARE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Soldiers and Sailors Should Be Materially Aided to Help Them Get Sams Ratine. to benefit the men of the service was originated in the city of Noriolk, the original pioneer sponsor being W. B. Shsfer, Jr., a farmer of Princes Anne county. The movement has recently .gained great momentum, and the ser vice men are backing it to the limit. The following letter has been recen tly mailed from national headquart ers at Norfolk: -t Do you know that the majority of the men that joined the service this year'gave up positions paying them arodUd $150.00 per month and soma as much as $300.00 per month? Com pare that with $30.00 per month. This is a moral issue. The men of the service worked or fought night and day for whatever the govern ment chose to pay them; they did not strike, neither did they get ten per cent plus. They only obeyed orders. The only record we have of a whole company disobeying orders was that one of our companies were charging the Huns and the officer gave orders to halt, but they captured' several German dugouts before obeying him. Some people oppose the plan be cause it will cost the government three (3) billion dollars, saying ... .LI. A_ J u n dm MM? i?c atc uvv auio iu gutuu It. JJUC.1 statements are an insult to tt>? flag, for our experts tell us that it would have cost us over twenty-five (26) Million dollars per year to have car ried the war on several years longer and they furtther state that we could have financed it for a number of years under oar same Liberty bond plan. Now, taxes, don't faint, for our generation could pay the three billion off by an average increased tax of just one dollar per year for each person of the United States. Oar great country is not bankrupt; no, far from it. A vast amount of the money we have borrowed has keen invested in permanent improvements and bonds of oar allies and should we be disposed to do so we can col lect the balance from Germany. Oar governments is better off financially than any government or institution in the world today. > Others oppose it, saying that It woald put too much money in the hands of the irresponslbls. Well. when you hear a man talking lflta . that, he either does not know what class of men are in the service or he ig one of those kind of men that asked every one of his friends to sign hie ton'* exemption card while your boy or brothet was going to the front to defend humanity. There is no charity iji this plan. It will only give the men what they have earned thrice and a very small portion of what they deserve. How much would we have had if it had not been for the men of the ser vice? Would it be giving oar service men a fair deal to only give them a one month bonus when their commer cial competitors hsve saved a few thousand dollars for a rainy day, while the gates of our nstionsl trea sury were swung open from neces- .; sity? Argumentts for and against the proposition have been formulated by .1 the managers and are set oat ag foL J lows in a bulletin recently made pob lic. The arguments follow: Argument for the PU?. Will give a man a chance to make something of himself, ss he can look for his opportunity and find the business he is best fitted for or re turn to college and finisk his sduca (Continued on page six.)