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HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE NOT A BALKER, BUT A PUSHER
VOLUME X. (ONE SECTION) AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1919. (EIGHT PAGES) No- 20.
COMO MAN
SCORES EDITOR
BAPTIST PAPER
Mr. J. C. Taylor, of Como,
Doe* not Like Arch John
son's Editorial*.
SAYS THEY BORDER ON
ANARCHY AND THE LIKE
He Sajrs People at His Church
Do Not Like What John
son Writes.
Mr. Editor:
For several months or practically
ever since the signing of the armis
tice, I have noticed articles in the
Charity and Children, under the head
ing of editorialtopics. I consider
such articles detrimental to the cause
for which that paper is published;
undemocratic, uncalled for, unpa
triotic, reactionary and bordering ve
ry closely on anrchy.
m ucsiic w c#ii auciiviuii tv ai ii'uv
three of the most objectionable edi
torials, which, in the_opinion of -his
scribe, come under the above <!?.s?.
1. The acts and procedure of the
Y. M C. A. throughout the late Eu
ropean war, their deliberations, etc.,
appearing some months ago. Those
articles brought about considerable
comment, especially with the boys
from the camps as well as those from
the battle front and trenches from
over the sea, who know whereof they
speak. I have yet to see a single
one that does not express indigna
tion at the article and a loss of con
fidence in the writer. It is true that
a very small per cent of the Y. M.
C. A. officers proved to be dishonest
and rascals, and indulged in things
that they ought not to have done,
but the yare few, far between and
? hard to And. You cannot congre
gate a body of men of any apprecia
ble number without gathering some
black sheep or traitors. The good
/-work done by the Y. M. C. A. men
at large was so far in excess of the
evil influence or ba works done, the
good overbalances the bad so far that
there is no comparison. I fail to
understand why an open minded man
or set of men can read the history
of the works of the Y. M. C. A., a
true statement of facts and good
things accomplished, can fail to take
his hat off to the Y. M. C. A; and
thank God that we had" such an or.
ganization, and for their help in
bringing a speedy end to the cruel
war, whose value is inestimable.
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6. Alio 1/*/ii?iiv nvw mre
Charity and Children of July 31st.
It would have been far better if that
editorial had. never (tone to the press.
Personally I am not an advocate of
the law. I cannot see where the
country at large has been benefit
ted materially by it, but the Con
gress of the United States are al
most equally divided on it. A bill
to repeal the law has been vetoed
twice by ur broad mnded President,
whose judgement on what is best for
the welfare of the country is worth
more in a minute than most of ours
would be in a year. While it is law
it ought to be enforced. It becom
es every good citizen to live up to it.
Why should we be antagonistic and
consume valuable space in such pa
pers as the Charity and Children with
editorial* of criticism instead of mak
ing known our viewi direct to oat,
Congressmen or Senators?
8. The colored brother, see Char
ity and Children of August 14. It
would have a]so been far better had
that editorial been left out of print
t
There is absolutely nothing in it that
is calculated to do the least good, but
to the contrary is calculated to do
much harm in the way f contentions
and strife between the North and the
, South, over the result of the Civil
War, About fifty years ago have
elapsed since the close of the of that
: war and it is time to quit blowing
up the coals. There is no North, and
no South, no East, and no West. We
are one people, living under a repub
lican form of government, and sec
i tionalism should be a thing of the'
j past. Negroes are to be foand in
I every State in the Union and tho race
question is and ought to bo a nation
al issue and not confined to any par
, ticular section.
i The negro is a citizen, made so by
this Government at the close of the |
Civil War and every one that has been
bom since that" time is ? citizen
by inheritance and is entitled to ^he
protection offered by this Govern
ment. It is just as much the negros
duty to defend the government ?<, it
is the white man's. Surely the ne
groes can never hope to obtain social
equality. Any attempt to do so
would prove fatal to them and they
know it. Treat the negroes right,
and they wll make no such attenu ?
They are a great blessing to tUa
country in the way of labor and are
entitled to the citlxenship as long as
they are law abiding, and behave
themselves. The Government d''*
right in calling them to arms.
The editor was mistaken when he
said "The Southern people And some
satisfaction at least In the recent
race riots, in the fact that our crit
ics are hving a dose of their own
medicine." He did not represent
or speak the sentiment of the south,
en) people, but perhaps of a very few
individuals. There is no such spir
it prevailing in the hearts of the peo
ple of the South.
Washington is the capito] of the
South, as well aa of the North, and
the seat of government of the great
est nation in the world. With the
greatest man in the world today at
ita head, and the recent race riots
there were so deplorable to the south,
era people as to its own.
Let us bq loyal to our great Govern
, ment and stop criticising. Let the
Charity and Children return to its
realm of doty and steec. clear of the
political field. Such a paper should
i not b? poisoned with political crit
icisms, and handed out to the church
' people for Sunday reading. If the
editor wishes to indulge in it, let him
use the columns of another paper.
Forty copie* of the Charity and
Children are mailed to my addresa
weekly and distributed by me on Sun
day to Sunday School people at the
Buakhom Church. Ifind many of
our people not caring whether they
set one or not, and tome even re
futing to take it. The reason given
is recent editorials. I fear that with
out a change interest In the paper
will wane.
? J. C. TAYLOR,
Como, N. C.
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LOCAL SCHOOL I
WILL OPEN ON
SEPTEMBER 15
Last Year's Faculty, Except
One Will Return for This
Session.
ADDITIONAL TEACHER
FOR THIS YEAR
Mrs. J. D. Cullens Will Pro
vide Board and Lodging
for Teachers.
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The Ahoskie Graded School Will
open for the 1919-20 session on Mon->
dsy, September 15. All of the old
teschers, that is, last year's faculty
has been re-elected, and all but one
accepted. Miss Hendren, of the la?'.
year's faculty, will not be back this
year. Miss Fleming, of Raleigh, a
sister of Miss Myrthaj Fleming, prin
cipal of the school, has been elect
ed by the Board to fill the vaca
created by the absence of Miss Hen.
dren.
The faculty for the aDnroarhinu
session will be as follows: Miss Myr
tha Fleming, Raleigh, Principal, Miss
Vera Torrence, of Greenville, S. C.,
Vera Torrence, of Greenville, S. C.,
assistant high school teacher. Misses
Mina Holloman ,of this place, Miss
Genie Brett, route, Ahoskie, Sallie
Barnes, Lewison, Mary Thomas, of Co
field, and Mrs. Geo. W. Baker, of
Ahoskie, music teacher.
The home that was recently pur
chased by the. trustees of the schoo1
will be in charge of Mrs. J. D. Cul
lens, who now resides on rout one
Ahoskie. All of the teachers who
and lodging at this home, thus elim- ,
inating that baneful experience ha
bitually the lot of scho>l teache- j
in Ahoskie?locating a place where
they can secure satisfactory board
and lodging.
It is practically assured, that anoth
er teacher will be added to the fa- J
culty this year. A requisition for
funds was made in the early spring ?
but not until recently were the trus-1
tees assured of this new additional ;
teacher. Owing to the lateness of
receiving this welcome information,
the trustees have not yet secured a
teacher for this vacancy. However,
they are eorrespondng with several
applicant at present and soon hope
to announce that they have secur
ed the extra teacher.
Thisyear promises to be the best
inthe history of the local school. All
of thfr trustees are working in per
fect harmony, and every agency is
working for th e advancement of the
school's interest.
AUSTRALIAN OARSMEN BEATniS THE OXFORD CREW
Australian* wtiuiiug the king's cup by amral lengths in their race with Oxford university during the HeoUj
' regatta.
TOBACCO CROP
IS INCREASED
NORTH CAROLINA CROP
NOT UP TO STANDARD
Kentucky Crop Larger Than
Usual?Average About _
as Last Year
The Deparment of Agriculture
estimates that the tobacco crop will
be about the same as last year's re
! cord breaking production, but indi
cations are that the crops in V'rgin
i ia and North Carolina will be slight
! ly smaller..,
With a total prdbpectiTe crop of
1,33.^)52,000 pounds as forecasted
by the department of \(triculture
from August 1 conditons, :nd: -ations
are that the Kentucky crop will oe
442,178,000 pounds, which should be
14,000,000 pounds more than last
year.
The North Carolina crop was de
creased 36,000,000 pounds as a re
sult of adverse conditions in July,
and a crop of 264,00,000 pounds or
18,000,000 pounds less than in 1918
was forecasted from the August con
dition.
July conditions were almost as dam
aging in Virginia, as production pros
pects fell off 33,000,000 pounds for
the month. The month forecasts of
production places the crop this year
at 122,767,000 pounds, which would
be 44,000,000 pounds less than last
year.
Sooth Carolina's crop is forecast
at 76,454,000 pounds, which would
be 10.000,000 pounds less than last
year. Crops of other southern sta
tes, as forecasted fro mthe August
1 conditions, compared with last
year's production, >11 show decreases
except Alabama.
iCOUNTY FAIR
WILL BE BETTER
GREAT PYROTECHNIC
DISPLAY NIGHTLY.
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One of the Many Feature* of
the Diaplay?Battle of
the Argonne
One of the grand features of the
Hertford County Fair which will be
held in Winton during the latter
part of October will be the unusually
fine display by the Schenectady Fire
works Company. This company will
give at this time one of the beat pyro
technic displays ever shown in this
country. One hour previous to the
actual opening of the display a can
non will be flred to announce the
opening. Thereafter, at intervals of
fifteen minutes salutes will be fired.
The display proper begins with-a
Giant'Aerial Maroon, to annouce the
opening. This is followed by a Wel
come Home Davice. Some of the
other displays will be GROVE OF
JEWELED PALMS, FIVE RIBBON
WHEELS, THREE NATIONAL ST
REAMER WHEELS, FALLS OF NI
AGARA, and ELECTRICAL TREES
OF AMERICAN FOREST.
The final display will be the scene
of the battle of the Argonne Forest.
It was this battle in which so many
of our American boys lost their liv.
es, and which was taken from the
German* after some of the fiercest
fighting ever recorded in history.
The Germans had held this forest
for several years, and not until the
American Army began their great
offensive did the Germans vacate
their commanding positions held in
this forest.
This display will take place every
night during the entire fair week,
and will in itself be of sufficient
drawing power to bring people from
far andynear to witness this grand
and glorious scene.
WALT MASON
IS CONVERTED
FAMOUS POET WAS CON
VERTED BY SAL'TN ARMY
He Write* Poem Giving Hit
Version of His Conversion
Recently.
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Walt Mason, one of our best be
loved poets, has been converted by
the Salvation Army workers in Los
Angeles, California. Mason who is
a genius, has tramped every sectio
0 fthe country. He has been friend
ly to the Salvation Army for a long
while, but recently Corps no. 1, of
Los Angeles, was engaged in street
services as Mason passed by and the
call of the Salvation Army drum was
too much for him, and he became
converted.
In his characteristic style, Mason
wrote the following poem about his
conversion by the Salvation Army:
"One night while walking down
the street, my mind on pleasure bent
?I sought the pleasures of the world
1 but my soul was not content?I saw
the brght lights of the theatre; they
1 beckoned to me to come, as did the
music and song in the place where
they sold rum. I stepped in a pool
hall and found a vacant chair, and
thought that I would rest a bit and
drive away dull care; but my mind
it still persisted in turning memory
sod, reminding me of the time when
1 was winnig souls for God. I could
not And that rest and peace?sat
isfaction would not come?when sud
denly I heard the sound of the good
old Army drum. Its voice it called
me closer, and I found an open-air
and once more I could see myself
kneeling there in prayer. For I had
been > soldier, and known the Sa
viour's smile, but now I was a deser
ter?a sinner weak and vile. But
in spite of an wf mMMN, I v
to the hall that night. My inten
tions they were proper?I menat to
do the right. But a deserter is a
coward?always ready with some ex
cuse?or perhaps a careless person
and wonders, what's the use? But
the prayers of God's faithful people
won my liar.1 and st^iv heart, and
at the front that night I made anoth
er start. And today?praise God!
?I'm fighting; Jesus took me back,
and now once more I'm traveling
in the good old Cavalry track."
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CHOWAN COL
LEGE OPENS
SEPTEMBER 2
Chowan College, Without A
President, Will Open as
Annonunced
TRUSTEES SEEKING
A NEW PRESIDENT
Difference! Arose Between
President Brewer and
Dean Whitley
To the Patrons of Chowan College:
An unexpected disagreement has
arisen in the management of Chowaa
College and the trustees have accept
ed the resignations of both Mr. J. B.
Brewer, President, and Rev. J. W.
Whitley, Dean. The trustees met ia
Ahoskie on August 12, and took steps
to secure a president of the College
and to provide for the opening of
the College next month.?Mean, E
F. Adylette and J. H. Matthews were
authorized to secure the services of '
a suitable person for the head of the
Institution. It is a vital matter and
the committee wisl eS to avoid mista
kes, hence some time may be requir
ed. In the meantime every arrange- |
ment ie being made for the opening
and we urge the patrons of the school
to stand by it loyally. Just as soon
as a suitable president is elected the
announcement wilt be made. We
have a strong faculty already elected
and the college wil open on regular
time with competent management.
There will be no interruption in the
work of the College.
The causes of the present situa
tion could not be seen by the trus
tees. We had every reason to be
lieve that the arrangement of Mr.
Brwer as President and business man
ager, and of Rev. J. W. Whitley as
Dean would give us a good year of
great accomplishments. That turns
out to be impossible, snd other ar
arrangements must be made. They
will be made as speedily as the best
interests of the College will permit.
We must make no mistake in elect
ing a new head for our College.
The opening will be on Wednes
day, September 3, 1919, as announc
ed in the catalogue. We expect a
large attendance and urge prompt
entrance on that day by all students.
The reservation for rooms is larger
than for years.
J. H. MATTHEWS.
Chairman Board of Trustees.
August 26. 1919.
Hertford County Minionry Union.
The Hertford County Missionary
Union will meet with the Y. W. A.
of the Ahoskie Baptist Church on
Tuesday, September 2, at eleven o'
clock. The young women and girls
are especislly invited to this meet
ing. Delegstes from the entire as
sociation will be present, but will
provide their own lunches.