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Hertford County Herald .^irTasHjw** ?- - ?? <~: . ? .a?*-.?-;- --?? 4Br-? -?*??? *?V* ? -"e*"s8P^Sl@ ?"f L '' -U- 1 L- --L AM-. J ! ? I" IUJ ?' ? HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EAST CAROLINA I I , Volume XL Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, October 29, 1920 One Section No. 29 GOVERNOR BICK ETT DELIVERS A POLITICAL SPEECH Ciwwir Badcott HalMt Talk to Voter*, Flooding 'or the Amwdmrit, Which Ho Ex iWw Governor Thomas Walter Blckett, following closely on tbc trail of Hon. John J. Fuktr, Republican candidate for GoTarnor of North Carolina, ap peared for <he first time "before the Totera of Ahoekie and Hertford Coun ty, in the high achool auditorium on lart Saturday night The auditorium was-well Med with voters from this town and from other towns in the county who had come to listen to an old-time democratic political speech. However, Governor Bickett consu med about an hoar and a half telling the voters what the Revaluation Act meant, explain feig the Income Tax Amendment, and otherwise clarifying the issues \e be voted on In Novmeber 2nd. He made clear to the voters the real meaning and purpoee of the Revaluation Act, which has its bitter opponents in this section. His expla nation of the Act helped to expall ma ny doubts from the minds of those who have heretofore looked upon the Act merely ae a means to collect a greater revenue from them in the > way of taxes. The speaker divulged some inter esting data on the working! of the Act; and he took his examples from Hertford County, exhibiting a manus cript giving the values placed upon land in this county under the old sys teip of listing, and oppoaite that the valuee placed upon the same land un der the Revaluation Act. And there were some revelations among his flg urea, one example showing that one tract of land that had been formerly > listed at $420 had later sold for the sum of 911,000 and was so listed on the tax books under the new system. He prfhitod out how the Revaluation Act ra based upon the troth, which wai "basic," in direct contrast to the "pack of Ilea" upon the tax books of the State under the old system of listing- He thoroly explained all fea tures of the law and made it plain to [ all voters present. - ' ' Governor Bkkett. also explained the features of the proposed Consti tutional Amendment relative to the Income Tax, an amendment that is! ? receiving a great deal of criticism 1 , hereabouts, due to the influence of circular letters that have been widely received here and emanating from the pen of J. W. Bailey of Baleigh. The Governor explained that the income ' tax law would provide revenue from I the classes that were able to pay it} and would materially lighten the bur den'of the farmer and the small bus ineas man. He explained that, with the income tax amendment in effect, the taxpayers this year would not be j called upon to pay taxes upon their , property to the running of the central government at Raleigh. He also paid his reapeets to Hon. J. W. Bailey who, he said, was making an attack upon the amen^penta to the Constitution. At the conclusion of Ms talk upon the Revaluation Act and the puspussd Amendments to the Constitution, Gov ernor Bickett spoke for a few minu tes to the lady mmbers of the aw denee. Although having been orgi inalty opposed to Woman Suffragi, he said, since it had arrived he urged all ? women to vote and thus offset any probable and vary posaibls votof east by the lofrer class of womanhood that had been enfranchised by the set. Hs concluded his address by appealing to the women and man alike to uphold the leadership of . the United State* < among the other nations of the viprld by giving their support to the Demo cratic Party, and coMaquetlyoo the League of Nations. 0 Hallowe'en Party al Sohoel Hallowe'en wjll be celebrated in the Ahoskie High School October 29. In addition y> the Hallowe'en stunts there will be some plays, music, in strumental and vocal, and drilla. After tihe program there will be a box sapper. Be sure to sea Mrs. Buttermulk and 'Johnny, taking the train. Also a man overcome by peddlers. COMMUNITY MEET IN'G HELD HERE ON LASTFR1DAYNIGHT Mmmt J. Hodry Hicfcamith. of State Board of Educa tion MtU Principal Talk at Profsssor J. Henry Highsmith, State Inspector of High 8chooU for North Carolina, addrssssd the patrons of the Aboekie High School on last Friday night. - The occasion was a Community Mooting arranged by Pro feasor Wright, principal of the Ahos Ids High School, who is putting forth efforts to craate a greater inter est in the welfaraand progress of the local school. Professor Wright, in ?packing of the local school situation emphasised the need of cooperation on the part of the patrons, in order that their children might sttend the school every day, to be able to success fully pass #Hrif wnk this te> which, he, said, was unusually heavy owing to the lack of preparation hero tot on, caussd by the lack of suA cient teachers heretofore. Allmiw^* L. C. Williams, trustee of the school introduced Dr. Highsmith to the audience as an educator who knew conditions as well, perhaps, ss any other one man in ths State, is regards'Ugh school work. Dr. Highsmith, after giving a brief summary of the foundation of the modern high school, devoted about an hour to ths needs of the high schools of Nortii Carolina. The one groat necessity is mtfney, sccording to this educator, and throughout his talk he emphasized the need of put ting more money into the high schools of the Stste. Honey, he said, was noeded to build better school houses, to pay higher prices for the services of the teachers, and to provids equip ment for the schools. He also outlined his idea of the high school curriculum, which, hs ad ded should contain something for ev ery boy and every girl in the school. He paid his respects to the subjsct of Latin, saying that every high school student should not t>e compelled to j take latin, simply because Latin hsd always been taught heretofore. He emphasised thfc great need of suiting tho curriculum to the needs of the individual, and to modern living con ditions. He concluded by adding that every school in the State should have a Department of Home Economics, a science lsboratory, and a work shop, thus enabling aach boy and each girl to deal with concrete objects of life, cessarily use in life, after leSving the schools. ? At the conclusion of his speech. Dr. C. 6. Powell a trustee, made a short talk, thanking the preceding speaker for his message, and congrat ulating him oo portraying the condi tions as are in the local community. Professor Wright thsn added that this was ths first of a series of com munity meetings to be held hero. The object of the meetings is to create a greater interest la the school and to pave the way for larger accommoda tions at ths school. The school this year has slevsn teachers and is work ing to til* end that it may become a fully acredited Ugh school at ths .end of the current term. I a * _ i SAVED HIS HORSE ? Mr. R. L. Mclntyre, of AKooaa, Ala., tays: "Dr. LeGear's Antiseptic Hfeling Powder quickly haalad some Wad wire euts on my horse. I defy I any (tranter to And the (lightest scar on him." i Or. LeG?ar'( Advice and Remedy saved this valuable animal. He J warns yon not to leave a wound, sore jor eat exposed, but to duit on Dr. LeGear's Antiseptic Healing Powder, which instantly forms an antiseptic ' protection and promotes healthy heal in*. j In his 28 years of Veterinary prac tice and Expert Poultry Breading, Dr. Le0ear has compounded a remedy I for every curable ailment of stock or poultry. Whenever they require re medy, it will pay you, as it did Mr. Mclntyre, to purthase from your deal ! er the proper Dr. LeOear Remedy, oa a satisfaction or money back' guaran tee.?advertisement. north carolina oppos ed to govt. Industries The North Carolina ~publi< U ovsr whelraingly opposed to radical gover nment ujxrlnwla according to U> wnlti of a nwHnn?ho oo Iks nib jecf of govsrnmant operation of in dustries Mot out to the editors of this and other atatae of the country. Of the 72 editor* who replied, 67 or 93 per cent said tint the citizens of this* communities were opposed to the gov ernment going into business in con petition with its citixana. The questionnaire was sent oat by the Prses Service Company of New York City. While the inquiry waa base^ on the general principle of the 'government operation, the so-called Muscle Shoals bill now .before Con gress was ueed as a concrete example. Under this bill a government-owned corporation would be given the pow er, among other thinsMo produce at kfoecle Shoals various fertilixer products and sell them hi competition with private manufacturers and the dealeta. Aa to the wiadam of the govern ment adopting this policy towards the fertilixer industry the editors were asked for their personal opinion, and of the 70 editors who gave an opin ion on this point, 81 or 87 per cent , were unqualifiedly opposed to the very scheme.. The political affiliations of the N. Carolina papers whoee editors ans wered the questionnaires were: Re publican, 6; Democratic, 48; indepe'nd ent, 9; and miscellaneous, 9. A summary of the results of the questionnaire from the country over shows that this opposition to govern ment operation is general. Out of 6164 editors replying 4448 or 86 per cent voted their communities against the proposition. This is an increaae of 3 per cent in the opposition as com pared with the results of a similar questionnaire sent out by the Press Service Comapny a year ago in con nection with the queation of turning the railroads back to their ownen. The papers heard from in the pres ent -poll are 1867 Republican; 1360 Democratic; 1468 independent and 462 miaceilaneous. Not only did po litical bias play a part in the replies : but sectional differences seem to have 'no appreciable effect on the result The combined circulation of the pa pers whose editors replied is 11,428, 817, which means a constituency of at least 44.000,000 readers. it i MENOLA NEWS. ' Miaa Janie Parker attended the Raleigh Fair last week and went from there to Wnaton-Salem,(where the vis its her friend, Miss Louise Holland. Mr. Si Benn and sister, Miss Pidgie Benn, of Voltaire recently paid a vis it to their sister, Mrs. SalUe Parker. Miss Berta Parker left last week for Garysburg to take charge of the school there. Mr. Stanley Brown is principal of n school at Voltaire in Northampton County. Mrs. 1. E. Griffith aad Mrs. A. 0. Otwell returned from Andrews, S. C. on Friday, after having spent a week | with Mrs. Griffith's sister, Mrs. John White. Mr. E. C. Parker attended the fair | at Raleigli last week. Mrs. J. M. Eley spent Wednesday ; afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Mitchell ; and Mrs. Mai tie Freeman at Ahoskie. , Mr. H. U. Griffith who has been suffering very much with a carbuncle on his knee, is out again. Mrs. Laura Parker has returned from Danville, Va., after having spent , a month with her son, Rev. C. J. D. Parker. Mr. Harvey Snipes wefft to Ports mouth on Thursday to attend the fun eral of hit aunt, Mrs. Margaret Hol land. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Eley, Mr. Don glass Parker, C. W. Parker and Miaa Ida Bells Baker went to Ahoskie on Saturday evening to hear the Gover nor speak. | Mr. Worroek of Pendleton was a caller at the home of Mrs. Maggie Brown on 8unday. - Mr. and Mr*. Rufus Storey of Mt. 1 Tabor attended services here on Sun day afternoon. Delia Claire, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Snipes, was very sick last week but is much improved at this writing. Harvsy Grant, little son of Mr. and Mr. Harvey Snipes, is sick at this writing.' i. , ' >, HERTFORD COUNTY MIS SIONARY UNION MEETS The Hartford County Unon will >Mt with tho W. M. 8. of tho Win too Baptfct Church Tuesday, Novem ber ?, 1920. Tho following program will bo m dorod: Hymn. Prayer. Devotional Service?Mm Clifton Britt, Holly Srpings. Minutes. , ? Boainaaa. Paper, "Tha Power of Prmyor"? Mr?. A. P. Muatian, Winton. Talk, "Consecration"?Him Beaaie Tayloe, Union. Special Music. Sermon?Re*. B. E. Ingram, Mount Tabor. Announcements. Appointment of Committaea. ?ToWar Afteraeon. Ii30 CeUek? Prayer Serivce?Mrs. T. C. Britten. Sunbeam Program, Winton. Beading, Mrs. Thomas Wynns, Mur froeaboro. "The Importance of Medical Mia yiona"?Mr*. Hallie Baker, Ahoskie. "The Witness of tho Unseen"?Miss Eunice McDowell, Murfreeaboro. Address?Mrs. T. C. Britton, China Be ports of Committeee. Closing Service. Delegates from all the churchea In tha County are urged to be present. Sorvicea will begin promptly at half past ten o'clock. MBS. C. C. HOGGARD, Pres. 0 WEDDING OF INTEREST TO MOBTH CAROLINA FRIENDS Baltimore, Md., Oct. 24.-?-A very charming October wedding Wok place Saturday noon, October 28, at 3002 Guilford Avenue, when Miss Grace Beasley, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Beasley, became the bride of Dr. W. C. Mercer, of Dur ham, North Carolina. The home was most attractively de corated in palms, fernery and chry santhenums. The ceremony was par xormea By Kev. sapuel Bowen, while the wedding music ?u furnished by Professor Thedore Saltef Mendel sohn's wedding march was used and the bridal party Entered in the follow Ingorder: The groom on the arm of his brother, D. R. Mercer, Jr., as beat man, both in conventional black. Than came the flower gir[, little Miss Vir ginia Fretell, of Baltimore, in white embroidered net over pink satin, car rying a basket of pink Killarney ro ses. The ring bearer, little Miss Do rothy Vogel of Baltimore, daintily frocked in blue accordeon plaited csepe meteor, bearing the ring in the heart of a rose. I Miss Rose Nowell, of Colerain, N. C., preceded the bride, becomingly at tired in black lace over rainbow cloth trimmed in hrideacent passameAterie carrying a boquet of sunaat roses. The bride, handsomely gowned in white Duches satin and real lace with ' court train embroidered in pearls, and wearing a veil with a coronet ?of or ange blossom*, entered on the arm of her father, who gave her in marriage. Her boquet was a shower boquet of : bride rosea and sweet peas. After many congratulations, the wadding breakfast was served to all guests by Misses Janice Miiell and Inas Matthews of Windsor, N. C. Miss Mfrtha White, of Colerain and Mrs. Wilraer Webb of Baltimore, all attentivelydreassd la evening costu mes. Dr. and Mrs. Mercer left op the afternoon train for a northern trip. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Bessley. She is a woman of unusual chart? and bright intellect. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mercer of Fountain, North Carolina. He serv ed as a lieutenant in the recent world war, and since has located in Dur ham, where he is a promising young dentist. The Urge number of wedding gifts attested to the popularity of the cou ple. The out of town guests not includ ed in the bridal party were Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Beasley of Fountain, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Beasley of Houston, Texas, Mrs. L, A. Nowell snd Mrs. N. G. Phelpe of Colersln, N. C.; Mes Aprs E. B. Moss and J. Grover Lee of Durham. 0 Does your label bear thb numerals *1921T' ? If not, we suggsst that you send remittance ? | THE PROPOSED CONSTITU TIONAL AMENDMENT ON TAX ATION THOROLY EXPLAINED [. , ; jr..* - > r " At the coming election the people ?re to vote on an amendment ?V? limit State and county taxes, and to Unit poll tax, and to tUortw Income Tax." A small "Central Committee on Taxation Amendment," eompoeed of the following persona :Clarenee Poe, J M. Broughton, A. B. And rem, W. B. Kilgore, R. F. Beaaley, W. T. Boat and others has issued a statement in the form of questions and answers, giving a simple explanation of those amendments. Qnsatiaa. VM Ma tka prop constitutional amendments relating to taxation to be passed on by North Carolina voters on November 2nd.? Answer. (1) To give authority to tax bicomee from all sources, (except income from government bonds), and (2) to limit the rates of tax that may be lifted on property and polls by the State and counties. Q. What limitation of tax rate pn property will hereafter we have if the proposed amendment Is adopted? A. Fifteen cents on each $100 worth of property far the State and counties combined. Q. What is the rate limitation in the constitution at the peeaent ttiset A. Sixty six and two thirds cents on each fl 00 of property. Q. Why any change in the limita tion T A. The recent lane increases in assessed values made it advisable, in the opinion of the LegisMfetti, to re duce the rate which can b? levied for general purposes hereafter. Q. Does proposed 1ti?* itation apply to rates that may be levied its -itha six months public schools? A. No. Q. To special tun for school*, roads, or other purposes for which taxes are voted by the people? A. No. Q. To texsa levied for a special purpose of necessary expanse, by the speeial approval of the General A? A. No. Q. Does the prsaent limitation of 06 2-3 cents apply to taxes levied for sny of these purposes just mentioned? A. No. The proposed limitation of fifteen cents applies to every par- ' rose to which ths present limitation of 86 2-3 cents applies. If adopted Novembr 2nd., it will be as genuine and effective a plan for holding down normal taxes to 15 cents on each $100 hereaftar as the present consti tution is for 'holding taxes down to the 66 2-8 cents on esch $100. Both the present and proposed limitations limply covsr rates that may be levied for any other purpose by the State, except (1) the six months school term, and (2) rstes that may bs le vied for general expenses by ths sev eral eountias. Q. If ths proposed amendment ?hould be defsated, than Nrhat limi tation would apply upon the taxing power of ths Stat* and oounties? A. The ?? 2-3 limit would stay In force. With the taxable values racently increased 300 par cent, the State and the eounti** could levy ths full amount, up to ths 66 2-3 cents on ths high property values for any purpose, and than levy in addition' to that, fullratss for schools, roads, | and all other purposes far which the ' ?facial taxes are now levied. Q. Then a vote against ths smsnd ment is simply a vdte to keep the 66 2-3 cents) normal limit on taxes instead ef the llesvt limit which i amendment proposes? A. Exsctly. Q. Why was ths limitation made as lorw ss fifteen cents? A. Partly by reason of ths incress cd values of taxabls property,' and in part because the proposed income tax is expected to take the place of ths State tax heretofore levied on property. Q. Are these amendments to be voted upon ss ons proposition snd on the same bsliot? A. Ye*. ? Q. Why ars they not pi .ented on separate ballots? , A. Simply bscsuse If the people* should vote down the proposed amend ment "To Authorise Income Tax," then it woi^ld be absolutely lmpo?*U>le tj cut ths ;:f3peny tax iroM 8'i S-3 to It canto on each $100, and redact poll tun m propoeed. TMs moat b? pUn to the common hum of any voter. Q. b K unusual to submit mora than one constitutional question t > be Toted upon one ballot? - ? A. No.Whole constitutions are of ten subletted in thia way. i Q. Why are we voting at thia lata day "To Authorise Income Tax?' Has not the State for yean levied an income tax? A. Yea?on certain income*. Q. Then why the necessity for a constitutional amendment relating to income tax? i; , A. The only claaa of income which the State naiw taxea ia the income for personal sarvicee?the feaa of pro feasional man and salaries of wage earners and salaried man. Thia Is ve ry generally called "earned income/' The prcMoi constitutional preriaioa doee not permit the State to tax a. y of the other claaa us of income, gener ally termed "unearned income.* 0 DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL GROUNDS GIVEN * In order to promote the beatifica tion of school grounds in North Cazo Una, the Bureau of Extension has ea tablnhed a new division called the Division 6f Daaign and Improvement of School Grounds under the immad iate direction of the Dr. W. C. Coker, Kenan Professor of Botany and Dine tor of the University Arboretum, and Miss Eleanor Hoffman who will alee serve as secretary of the division and field worker. I To facilitate its work and to pr sea ill the program of ground improvements which it contomplatoa, the division ia H now preparing an exteciive bulletin which will contain twenty or more design* for actual ft hypothetical mm m laying eut sehool grouiMb, together with photograph* of illustrative plant inge from various sources such aa the University A bo return private grounds, mills, community houses, together with a few typical construction de signs of harbors, walks, etc., ach one to he accompanied by a planting plan showing the plants to be used. The text of the bulletin will eat sist of general advice as to the prin ciples of planting so aa to secure de sirable effects, together with dsacrip tions of treee, shubs, and flowers re commended for use in the three ma*.: sections of the State east, middle, and west. . A second purpose of the Diviaior is tha giving Of direct asait^ace t.jr penonal visits by Miss Hoffman to any school that indicates a deire for help. Hiss Hoffman will also visit oth her organisations as opportunity al lows, in order to arouse interest inefce general subject of the beautiflcatioa of grounds. ? In offering this service, the Buntm will bellow the usual practice wfciek obtains in all ita ?sxriea?no diaiji will be made for penonal viaitt ex cept that it is expected that the trav eling expenses of the Held worker will be borne by the sehool or organisa tion visited. Similarly no charge will ba Made for information which can be furnished through coireepondence, ' and copies of the Bulletin will alae be sent free to any rseident of North Carolina upon appUoatioa For further information address Di vision of Design nad Improvement of Sehool Grounds, Bureau of Extensin Chapel Hill, North Carolina. V Remember Mm Herald ,to pay your subscription. NOTICE. . f i ? Having qualified ss Administrator of York Sharp deceased late of Hert ford County N. C? this is U> notify all perions having claims against the ee tatc of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the lflth dsy of October, 1921 or thik no tice Will be pleaded in the bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said aetata will please make immediate payment. This the l?th dsy of October 1#20. M. R. Taylor, Administrator. Jhon E. Venn Atty. |
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