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Mime X. Twelve Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, .April 2, 1920 One Section No. 51
EDUCATION CON
FERENCE IN STATE
'nlmm on Education Will Bo
Hold in Groonskoro on Mar 4tb.,
U. and Ilk, According to lUfUod
Plan* of U. 3. Dopartmant of Edn
nation.
Washington, D. C? April 1.?Be
'?B?? the dates formerly announced
&pril 29th to May 1st., for the Con
rerence on Education, to be held at
Greensboro were found to be the ve
ry mm* aa the dates for the meeting
of the State Federation of Women's
Club* at Asheville it has been decid
ed to change the dates of the Con
ference to May 4, 6, and 6, vhich da
tes it is believed will be more con
venient for many people of the State.
This Conference, which is called
for the purpose of discussing the pro
blem of education in North Carolina
from the standpoint of statesmanship
and which will give especial attention
to the present criais in education, will
be made up of men and women of
pffairs, business and profeasional men,
progressive farmers, laborers, minis
ters, lawyers, doctors, editors, teach
ers, administrative school officers, and
other*, and all who are interested
in education and the improvement of
the schools of whatever grade, public
or private, are cordially invited to
attend and participate in the confer
?ace. All organisation* or societiei
interested in buaineas, civic arid edu
cational affairs, and the general wel
fare of the State are urged to send 1
representatives. This conference in
North Carolina will probably become
a model for many such conferences
in other States.
) Gneral meetings of the Conference
will be held on the evening of May
4th, and the morning and evening
of May 6th. On the afternoon of
May 4 and 5 sectional conferences
will be held as follows: (1) Rural
Schools; (2) Schools of Villages and
Small Towns; (3) City Schools; (4)
Higher Education, including uriver
aities .colleges and normal schools.
.Programs both for the general meet
lings and for the sectional meetings
are now being prepared and will be
.published later.
, It is expected that the attendance
will be very large, and those who are
preparing to attend same should make
sure of hotel or rooming accommoda
,iuna by writing at once to one of the
hotels or t<J-Pr?eident Julius I. Foust
State Normal College for Women,
' Greensboro, N. C. It is expected that
the railroads will grant reduced rates.
Definite announcement will be made
later.?P. P. Claxtdn.
Laws Party.
A lawn party- will be given at the
n^irantleya Grove School building on
Friday night, April 2nd., for the ben
efit of the school. Everybody ia cor
dially invited. Bring your pocket
booka with you.
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R. L. Davis At Methodist Church Hare
Rev. R. L. Davis, Superintendent
of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon
League, will apeak at the Methodiat
Church In Union on next Sunday mor
ing, April 4th. Sunday night he will
apeak at the Ahoakie Methodist church
to which all are invited.
Chautauqua Her* May 14th to 19th.
According to revised plana the cha
tauqua will begin its program in A hoi
kie on Friday, May 14th., instead of
May 11th as stated In the Herald last
we#c. The season ticketa have al
ready arrived, and the advertising
matter will soon ahow up, according
t t? letters received frotp headquarters
this week.
One of the daily features of the
' chautauqua this year will b? the pre*
ence of a twenty-piece band, under
the leadership of that famoua Italian
musician and bandmaster, Louis Co
la ngelo. This famoua band will give
riaify and nightly concerts during the
' entire Ave days and nights during
which the chautauqua will be here.
The music will be one of the drawing
cards of the program.
ahoskie democrats
scarce at meeting
last saturd a y
Township Meeting Last Satur
day Attended br Only
Thirteen of Party.
The interest of Ahoskie T&frnshlp's
democracy, judging from the number
who assembled here last Saturday at
the township meeting, needs awaken
ing, for, by actual count, there were
only thirteen sturdy sons of democra
cy present at the meeting which was
presided over by attorney W. W. Ro
gers, chairman of the Township Ex
ecutive Committe. The meeting was
held in the chamber of commerce
rooms over the postoffice. While
nothing officially, except the selection
of delegates to the County Convention
next Saturday, came before the gath
ering, a free-for-all condemnation of
woman suffrage, broadsides at the
administration of the new Revaluation
Act, and a general dislike of the pro
posed amendment levying income tax
es for the purpose of raising state
revenue?these discusaions occupied
about an hour of the thirteen's pre-,
cious Saturday-afternoon time.
The following delegates were select
ed to attend the county convention
at Winton: J. C. Jenkins, R. L.
Phelps, C. C. Howard, J. H. Mitchell,
C. G. Powell, E. J. Gerock, L. C Wil
liams, W. L. Curtis, Robert Hollo
man, R. J. Baker, W. R. Johnson, W.
W. Rogers and J. Roy Parker. It
was also agreed and urged that as
many others aa could should attend
the county convention at Winton.
While Chairman Rogers, with fre
quent chimes from other "old heads"
took turns at knocking old man suf
frage, "Mayor" Robert Holloman of
fered slight rebukes and ehided the
opponents of the measure by assaying
the belief that women could not do
| worse than the men, and that possibly
they would, unlike some masculine of
ficeholders, know when to get out
and let some one else have the job.
The Herald does not commit the en
tire "thirteen" aa opponents of suf
frage, for there were one and proba
bly others present who were on the
side 6f woman, but refrained from
agravating the "good time" the op
ponents of the measure were having.
A poll of votes for governor was
attempted, but among the thirteen on
ly six would commit themselves. Of
that number three were for Page and
three for Gardner.
WINTON WAVELETTS
Mrs. Julia Newsome spent last week
with her daughter in Woodland.
Mr. Leslie Hale is in Richmond at'
this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Sorey spent last
Sunday in Woodland with parents.
Mr. P. E. Shaw left last Sunday
for1 Robersonville where he -will take
a school for about two months.
Mrs. J. H. Lee and daughter, Miss
Bessie, were in Suffolk a few days
last week.
Mrs. C. F. Grffin from Suffolk is
spending some time hare in the home
of Mr. E. L. Jenkins and others.
Messrs. Ike and Julius Storey were
in Woodland Sunday, __
Maadames J.- I. Moore and Cartia
Stevens of Norfolk spent last week
?nd with Mias Mary Wood.
The Fifth circle of the Betterment
of which Miss Paaline Eley is the cap
tain will give a supper Friday night
consisting of oyatars, chicken salad
and french fried potatoes. Everyone
ia urged to come and help along a
good causa.
Mr. R> C. Bridger is inJackson at
this writing attending court.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Lackey left on
Monday for Gatesville where they wil
make their home in the future.
Mr. Charlie Matthews, a prominent
young man of Winton, who has been
working in Norfolk for some time,
was married to Mias Ruby Speight
of Norfolk Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.
Matthews spent the week end with the
groom's relatives in Winton, leaving
Wednesday for Norfolk, where they
will make their future home.
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County Convention ia Winton
The Hertford County Democratic
Convention will meet at Winton next
Saturday, April 3. Delegates and all
others should be on hand by twelve
?'elaek, as the sessions will begin In
the morning, and adjorun for dinner.
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?Harris * Kwm. HON. A. MITCHELL PALMER.
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ent* who will write regularly from
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Aulander, and community neighbor
hood* in Hertford County. We want
a St. John* and Uaioa correspondent.
We pay you one dollar per column
for all the news published, and we
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in which the Herald circulates.
? Liberal commissions also paid to
one person in each community for
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respond with us at once and boat the
other person to it.
Hertford County Board of Elections
According to announcements made
in the News and Observer of last Sun
day, E. J. Gerock of Ahoskie, W. A.
Perry of Harrellsville and A. S. Mitch
ell of Winton constitute Hertford's
board of elections. The first two na
med are mehibers of the democratic
party, while Mr. Mitchell is chairman
of the First District Republican Ex
ecutive Committee.
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WE BUY, raise and sell fur-bearing
rabbits and other fur-bearing an
imals. Place your order with us.
And list what ever stock you have
with us, stating lowest flat prices
on Urge shipments. Address 516
617 N. P. Ave., Fargo, N. D. A2-4t
Returns from Dayton, Ohio.
Joe Umphlett who works with J.
A. Eley, dealer for the Delco-Light
and Delco products in Hertford Coun
ty, returned to Ahoskie last Monday
night from Dayton, Ohio. He made
the trip with Mr .Eley who returned
last week. Mr. Umphlett stayed ov
er to attend a "service school" con
ducted at the factory and home office
of the Delco Company.
April 11th Missionary Sunday.
Sunday, April 11th., will be Mis
sionary Sunday at the Ahoskie Bap
| tist Church, and on that day a spe
cial program will be rendered by the
Sunday School children. ' A commit
tee to arrange the program has al
ready been appointed by Superintend,
ent Eley. A special collection will
be taken also. The Baraca Class?
the banner class?last Sunday pled
ged the sum of fifty dollars as their
share in the special collection.
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Mr. J. A. Whit* Says "If You Havo
An Automobile, Keep Rat-Snap.*'
'It I knew about RAT-SNAP last
winter, would have saved $120. My
car was in the garage for a few weeks
during bad weather; when I went
to take it out, found that rats had
eaten great holes in the two new tir
es. Goa them later with RAT-SNAP.
Three sizes 25c., 50c., and $1. Sold
and guaranteed by Z. V .Bellamy, E.
J. Bell and Co., and E J Gerock?ad
Watch the label on your paper.
MARNE MEMORIAL -POSTER
JUST u the achool children of Franc*
?? t*rr for their Country's lift to the
Calted State*?the Statue of Liberty
?*o will American achool children
contribute "one cent and upward* for
"Amertca'a Gift to France," a monu
mental statue by Frederick Mae
Monnles, the noted American sculptor.
Mr. MacMonnles la contributing hla
Mrrlces toward th* monument which.
It la eatlmated. will coat 1250,000.
The poster shown herewith, la by Al
bert Sterner, noted American portrait
painter; It typifies the tribute which
tbla country will pay to the French
through th* Marne monument Th*
poster will b* displayed la rltlea,
towns, and Vtllagea, and will deatgaat*
many of the places where contribution*
may be made during the we?k ot'
March 22?a free-will olTerlBC,
which number* of contributor*, rather
than alr.e of contributions, will b?
aoi: ;ht from school children and other*.
Contributions ut\> now lielim receiv
ed at Nuiloiml Hci ilquartera, ISO N*a
sau *lri?e\ Now ' >irk. by rimrles H.
S jh'n, ?in' tent ?: i>n* of Mew Turk'*
ltr.es: tru*t ?iNii|>'ini*m who I* tress
tu*v *i i: fit till. ?*
lue i -lit,* ml ??'I) eree'ed at
Menu, n the Mama, and will tlfml
fr ?!:a and (randaur of deal go tba
^tMofLltwrtv
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Pretty New York School Qlrl Htlpo
Spread Appeal for Pennteo for
"Amorlea'a Gift to Pranee."
WATER PIPES ARE BE- , 1
ING UNLOADED AND
PLACED ON STREETS
Machinery for Electric Light '
Hai Been Ordered and
Soon Be Here
Part of the water pipes for Ahoa
kie's new water system has been al
ready unloaded, and for about seven
blocks on Church Street and an equal
number of blocks on Main Street, the
pipes have been placed on the grounds
to await the arrival of the contract
ing company's diggers, which are now
at w6rk in the neighboring town of
Windsor.. The latter town, although
they began agitation for water and
sewer systems a few months later
than Ahoskie, have beaten Ahoskie to
it. The force is now in Windsor en
gaged in laying the water mains.
When the work of digging has been
done there, the machines will be ship
ped to Ahoskie.
The sewer pipes will be unloaded
in a short while. The depth of the
sewer pipes will range from four to
seventeen feet, and will have its fall
into the Ahoskie Swamp, which runs
only a few hunderd yards from the
center of the town.
New electric light poles have also i
been placed in the streets, and run ,
to the new light plant, which is now ^
under construction. The machinery
for the new plant has been purchas- 1
ed and will soon be shipped from some
point in North Carolina. Possibly i
within two or three weeks the new ,
equipment will arrive, and the matter
of installation will begin at once, in
order to hftve it ready for operation
by about Hay 1st., whan according
to contract, the town will take over
the operation of the light plant here.
The Ahoskie Light and Power Com
pany, the present franchise holders,
have already filed notice of dissolu
tion with the Secretary of State.
AULANDER NEWS
The annual concert by the Music
Class of the Aulander High School
was presented last Thursday evening
in the school auditorium. An un
usually large crowd enjoyed this splen
did performance which was pronoun
ced the best yet. The school of mu
sic this season shows excellent en
rollment of over fifty pupils, twice
as many as has ever been enrolled
during a previous year. Miss Beu
lah Vann is Oean of this Department
being ably assisted by Miss Irma
Ward.
We are glad to note a slight im
provement in the influenia situation
here. The epidemic did not become
serious in Aulander until two or three
weeks ago, just as it was on the wane
in other sections of the State.
We remit vprv much tn rpnort
that Mr. A. F. Rice, formerly one
of the most prominent business men
of our city, has been forced to re
tire from business owing to a serious
attack of rheumatism. Mr. Rice left
several days ago for Hot Springs, Ark
accompanied by his family, where he
goes to see relief.
Dr. W. J. Harrell of Norfolk, Va.,
and formerly of this city was here ,
last Thursday and Friday.
?BoOttl tflwreyT1?tB]fe "on "Simon
Says Wig Wag" was heartily receiv
ed and thoroughly enjoyed by every
one present. Mr. Lowrey is one of
the foremost humorists on the Amer
ican platform today.
Mr. R E. White, who has recently
engaged in surveying several lOTge
tracts of land in Georgia, has return
ed home for the summer.
Mrs. Loula Davenport has return
ed from Lumberton and Bailey where -
she has been visiting her daughters,
Misses Ruth and Maty Davenport.
Among the promising young baae
ball players of Aulander who have
signed contracts with league teams
this season are Messrs. Bennie Hog
gard and Ray Burden. Hoggard and
Burden have signed with Petersburg
while Byard Minton is being hard pre*
sed by Rocky Mount to affix his sig
nature to their contract.
Vernon Lasaiter of Raleigh and Am
Holjowell of Wake Forest College
spent two or three days home last
week. Mr Hollowell is a member
of the baseball team at Wake Forest.
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Is dated in advance, if na want the
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W. H. MIIER ADVO
CATES STOCK LAW
^ataran Farmer and LartlbaadtJ
Man of AhoakW, Mr. Henry Millar,
Comaa out on the SmU of Stack
Law for Hertford County?Gives
Rauoai.
In the beginning I would *uKKe.it
re vote again at the June Primary
ta to whether we have Stock Law or
lot. Thia would be for the benefit
>f our next Representative in
Kate Legislature. I am sure our
teople will vote the change this year
is it is growing in popularity and a
;oofl many who were heretofore op
ipsed to it, favor it now, especially
hose living on the edges of Northamp
on and Bertie Comities. They have
tlready seen that they will have to
ake their stock up on account of the
juarantine against Hertford. A man
>laced in this position very readily
lays if I am denied the free range my
lelf, why not vote for the stock law
ind make everybody fare alike?
I was forced thirty years ago, while
on the farm, to keep up my stock on
account of the sorry fences (you as
might say no fence at all) of some of
my neighbors. During the time that
I kept my hogs up, they had no chol
era at all, and it also resulted in my
making more meat per year, and with
leas expense.
I had ? conversation with a good
and truthful man of Virginia some
time ago (will give his name and ad
dress if any one demands it) who
informed me that the tsock law was
forced on him against his wishes 30
years ago. He is so much pleased
with the results of this 30 years ex
perience that he says he would not
be willing to go back to the fences
again under any circumstances.
Oak timber has more than doubled
in price lately and entirely too much,
of it is being used each year in so
much useless fencing.
I do not believe there are many
land owners in our County who would
not be willing and ready to furnish
each tenant sufficient land on which
to pasture his stock and also be wil
ling to allow such tenant the priv
elege of removing his wire when he
leaves.
Now, I wish to say in conclusion,
no candidae for the Legislature need
approach me with the slightest idea
of securing my support, unless he is
ready to declare himself in favor of
the stock law for Hertford County.
Indeed, he has got to go just one step
further than declare himaelf in favor
for he must pledge himself to do all
in his power to secure Stock Law for
Hertford Coutny.
W. H. MILLER,
Ahoskie, N. C., March 30, 1920.
School to Close May 14th.
According to plans now formulat
ed the Ahoskie High School will close
its doora_ for the session of 1919-20
on Friday, May 14th. The date for
closing has been postponed on account
of the influenza epidemic which halt
ed the work of the school for aboot
two weeks.
The commencement address will be
made on Thursday, May 13th. The
ipeaker for the occasion has not yet
>een secured, but the trustees are now
seeking out a good man. Further
announcements will be made later.
Circle Number Four W. M. S.
Circle Number four of the W. M.
S. of Ahoskie Baptist Church will
meet with Mrs. Gertie Boseman on
Friday afternoon at four o'clock,
April 2nd.
Card of Thanks.
I wish to thank my many friends
for their great, and much appreciated '
nursing, and kindness to my dearest
mother, during her sickness and death
?Titlie E. Jenkins; also my dear bro.,
E. L. Jenkins, who was sick at same
time. I wish to thank Dr. Pollard
for hia untiring efforts in medical at
tention. M%y heavens richest bless
ings be with you all ia my prayer.
Daughter and Sister, Mrs. G. W. P*r
rish.