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^ ~ Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, January 7, 1920 One Section No. 37
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SIAIE Ieremony
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^?p**-ffiuskie BaptiSf V^ttwJiCh was the |
Rne of a brilliant wedding cerocnaony j
is Wednesday evening, December It.9, (
t seven o'clock, when Miss Annie Mate (
Erker, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (
T. Parker of this city, became th<L
de of Mr. William Albert Harris o'lJ'
( pperhill, Tenn. The church tf?? 1 i
autifully decorated in holiday evdri?- II
Mma, the improvised altar being etfec~ I
ed in the pulpit, over which hun|k a |
irge bell made of white crepe pa
He impressive ceremony, perforipotl |
|>;Rev. Braxton Craig, of Farmvf Te, (
rns witnessed by a large concourse of g
e'atives and friends. The ring ce re- (
?my was used. , V " ,
Just preceding the ceremony, 9 iiss (
.lis Johnson, Of Thomasville, ? ,ng ,
? Vt Dawning" and "1 Love You 1 ru- ,
fe*.' Miss Fannie Derden Gatl ng,
f Windsor, was the accompanist, al
o rendering'the processional anc re j
iscional. Miss Johnson wore >rc- (
i Taffetta and carried a corsage of ,
rik silnset roses; Miss Catling fwas ?
.J^bed'in French blue georgfette ,
. ?pe with brown lace hat, and] she ,
?ifried pink sunset roses. (Jj _
The bridal party entered Us ,fol- (
?*s; little Misses Nsncy Jernigan ,
? Dart ha Howard, flower girls, wea
g white organdie dresses, and car (
1 ng baskets of Shasta Roses; little
larlet Hodges of Portsmouth, Vs.,
L hring the wedding ring in a lily;
ubert Copeland, Walter Curtis, ,
James Dacden and L. C. Williams, ^
ushers; Mrs. James Allison McDow- !
ell of' Scotland Neck, maid of hon-1(
or, wearing black lace over nile j
grsen satin and carrying white shas- ,
| rosea, with Mayon Parker, broth- .
of the bride an groomsman; Miss
.^ra Jeffreys, of Winston-Salem,,
Daiue bf Honor; Mils Lillian Staf
ford, of North Wlikes bo ro. with
Malcolm Pittman of Aulaadsr, a
groomsman; Miss Ivey Lee Cooke,
?f Portsmouth, Va., with Claude Lit
i'sjohn, of Gaffney, S. C., grooms
Ian. The groom entered with his
st man, E. 3. Richardson, of West
rginia.? The bride was given in 1
arriage by hor father, J. T. Parker.
So wave white organdie,
th * trail of sai^e material, and car
1 a shower boquet of bride's ro
sweot peas uid daises.
? r immediately following
? ny the young married couple Warded
? the southbound train for a southren
wedding tour, after which they will |
? k? at heme in Copperhlll, Tenn., the
? iro<tm holding a responsible position
? Vv 1 I 1
? j Mrs. Hands was educstei) at Mere
Kit h College. Raleigh, and has a wid .1
I Tele of friends throughout the en
? ''"o State. Mr. Harris is a g raduate I
HE ! Wake Forest College; arid a chem- I
KjjS't of recognised ability, hdwng been I
Hi,' tor several years connected with the JI
<i.'."orth Carolina State laboratory at I
H^Hatagh. He is now employed as head I
Hi hemisi for a large manufacturing co j I
H tern i..1 Copperhill, Tens. J
,? Many out of town guests wre here I
Hlv. witness the ceremony,! deluding I
ll^nother of the groom,ilia. Cora I
9 The North Carolina (M
l?BMy met in a aixty dayl Par,Jr ,
Lieut.-Governor O.png the I
(*er Had Hon. W. B. Coop&an, of I
,Hte committees wore antfln elab- I
.Ahough appointment watl of the I
Matter a threatened conftB place I
, Jthe two Lt Governors. Mhearsal I
tJWlnborne of Hertford C<J
spa-j?
fmLntg wart annoai^d^wJd^ i j
"jfwere introduced during the flprt 1 I
Vdays of the searion. Few of therf'
tfumhen of the Legislature are ? ?
| on the job this year. J ?
I the only important jj- I
Miss Sara Jeffreys, mato of honor of
the bridal party, the prise being pre- j
sented to the bride-elect, Mirs Parker
Following the contest, the guests j
Scull and Gatling. The guests num-1
was decorated in harmony with the
rolor scheme of white and^ink, and
were served ices and wedding drops.
The cutting of the wedding cake then
followed, causing much merriment.
Delightful music was furnished dty
ng the evening by' Misses Johnson,
IpfeM, solicitsrs, sheriffs, policemen
>ered fifty.
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CONVENTION WILL
FIGHT MOONSHINE
Meeting Will He Held in GreeDily>
ro to Aid Li> f >t 1 crcemnii'
Raleigh, Jan. 4.?On February 2
and 3, 1921, a Law-Enforcement
Convention for^ North Carolina will
be held in Greensboro, at the First
Batist Church. The purpose of this
Convention is to kindle in the minds
)f true And patriotic citizens a rev
srence foy the law andto create and
generate, throughout the State, a spir
t of law-enforcement that will not
tolerate the lawless liquor traffic.
'Blind Tigers Must Go!'"
Who Will Participate
First, Town officials and officers,
judges, solicotors, sheriffs, policemen
mayors, magistrates. Second, Edi
;ors, and newspaper men. Third, re
aresentatives of churches and church
organizations and pastors. Fourth,
representatives of women's clubs and
other women's organizations. Fifth,
til citizens who endorse the slogan,
"Blind Tigers Must Go."
Program
The program for this Convention
is now being prepared. Such men
?s John F. Kramer, Federal Prohi
bition Commissioner, and Honorable
Wayne B. Wheeler, L, L, D., General
Counsel for the Anti-Saloon League,
(rill Have places on the program. The
mayors and judges in the State and
ather officials whose positions bring
them in contact with the actual work
?f law-enforcement wil also be asked
to speak.
Is Such A Meeting As This Needed
in North Carolina?
When we face the fact that the
Federal Government, during the last
fiscal year, captured in this State
more than one-fifth of all blockade
itills captured in the Nation and that
there is a general impression over
the State that this lawlessness is on
the increase, surely not 'one can at
all doubt the wisdom of this move
ment. The laws of the State and
Nation now prohibit the manufacture
and sale of liquor for beverage pur- [
poses and the great majority of the
officers and citizens of this State do I
wast to see 'these laws executed. It J
is believed that such a convention
will be helpful. It will bring about |
a mutual understanding between cit |
izens and officers and an agreement !
for harmonious action that will make
it impossible for the present lawless
condition to obtain much longer.
Who Will Be Present?
Those who are ashamed of North
Carolina's whiskey. record and who |
are not afraid to stand up and be j
counted with those who believe in I
the slogan, "Blind Tigers Must Go."
Those who are more concerned about j
saving the boys than about taking |
care of their business. Those who
believe it is the duty of every patriot |
ic citizen,to give his--er her inf"ence
to the end U.at h>- liquor I
traffic may be stopped, rreac ers and
representatives of churches < d the
Sunday schools, and ladies ?>
reciate the fact that, since they ar<
voters, they can aid materially in the
work These and many others.it is
hoped, will be there. Come and let
us begin a movement that will make
Nineteen-Twenty-One the year for
law-enforcement.
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?Misses Julia Gatling and Lorene
Early have returned to Greenville to s
resume their studies at the East Ca
rolina Teachers' Training School, af- ^
ter spending the holidays with their
parents.
Miss Girtrue Bright, Miss Thelma
Barns, Mr. Ernest Bright, and Mr.
Linwood Hines, all of Expo, Va.,
were visitors in the home of Mrs.
Mattie Hyatt from Saturday, A. M. j
till Sunday P. M.
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ISTOCK LAW FOR !
FOUR TOWNSHIPS
FEBRUARY FIRST
An ACT TO ESTABLISH STOCK LAW IN MURFREESBORO, WINTON
| AND AHOSK1E TOWNSHIPS IN HERTFORD COUNTY
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That on and after February first one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty one it hall be unlawful for tock to run at large in Mur
freesboio, Winton and Ahoskie Townships in Hertford County.
Section 2. The word "stock" in this act shall be construed to mean
geese and all four footed domestic animals except cats and dogs.
Section 3. That on and after said first day of February nineteen hun
dred and twenty one any person who shall willfully allow his stock or the
stock controlled by him to run at large in said townships named in section
one hereof shall be guilty of a misdemanor and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than one dollar or not more than fifty dollars, <r imprisoned
not more than thirty days.
Section 4. That any person finding running at large after this act
shall have gone into effect may take up and impound the same and such
'impounder may demand not over fifty cents for each animal so taken up
and not over fifty cents for each animal for each da^ such stock is kept im
pounded and may reatin the same with the right to use it under proper care
and attention until all legal charges for impounding such stock and for such
damages caused by the same are paid, such damages to be ascertained by
two freeholders to be selected one by the owner and one by the impounder,
said free holders fo select an umpire if they cannot agree, and their decis
ion to be final.
Section 5. That if the owner of said stock be known to the impound
er he shall immediately inform such owner when his stock is impounded, and
if said owner shall for two days after such notice willfully refuse or neglect
to redeem his stock, then the impounder, after ten days written notice post
ed in three or more public places within the township wherein said stock is
impounded, describing the said stock, and stating the place, day and hour
of Bale, or if the owner be unknown, after twenty days notice in the same
manner and also at th courthouse door, shall sell the stock at public auction
and apply the proceeds in accordance with the preceding and succeeding
sections, and the balance he shall turn over'to the owner, if known, and if
jits owner be not known, to the County Commissioners for the use of the
school fund of (the district wherein said stock was taken up and impounded,
subject in their^haods for six months to the call of the legally entitled own
er. , _
Section 6. That any impounder wilfully mis-appropriating any money
he may receive under this act, or in any manner violating any of its pro
i visions shall be guilty of a misdeamenaor and upon conviction shall be fined
not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days,
i Section 7. Any person unlawfully rescuing or releasing any impound
ed stock or attempting to do so, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days.
Section 8. That if any impounder shall willfully mistreat or fail to
reasonably care for any stock by him impounded he shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars
or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.
Section 9. That at the regular election for the members of the Gen
eral Assembly in November one thousand nine hi ndred and twenty there
shall be a box provided by the proper authorities .or Harrellaville, Maneys
Neck and St. Johns Townships in said Hertford County in which may be vo
ted a ballot on which is printed or written "Against Stock Law" and a bal
lot on which is printed or written "For Stock Law" and if a majority of
the ballots voted shall be for Stok Law in either of said townships named
in this section, then the provisions of this act shall fully apply to such town
ship or townships.
Section 10. That the Secretary of the State shall within thirty days
from the ratification of this act certify a copy hereof to the Commissioners
of Hertford County.
Section 11. That all Laws o?alauses of Laws in conflict with this act
are hereby repealed.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 25th
of August, 1920.
HART?ALEXANDER
Miss Starkie Alexsnde:, of Ahos- :
..'t -d Mi. James Hart, of Ayden, i
were quietly married Monday morn- |
ing, January 3, at 10:00 o'clock, at :
the hoipe of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Alexander, in East,
Ahoskie. The ceremony was perfor- I
med by the bride's pastor, Rev. Fred
T. Collins, in the presence of relativ-1
es and a few close friends. I
The bride wore a coat suit of brown
velour, with hat, veil, gloves and shoes
to match.
The out of town guests present at ;
the ceremony were: Mr. Jesse Hart, ;
father of the groom, and Mr. W .8
Alexander, of Ayden; Mr. and Mrs. ,
J. N. Alexander, Mrs. C. L. Blanchard
and Miss. Ethel Modlin of Suffolk,
Vs.; Misses Lillian and Elizabeth
Bradshaw of Portsmouth, Va.; Miss
Fannie Barker of Colerain, and Spur
geon Alexander of Kinston.
The bride and groom left immed
iately after the marriage for their
future home in Ayden, where the j
groom is a young and successful bus- <
iness man.
Town Taxes Are Now Due.
The Ahoskie town taxes are now
due and should be paid at once to
L. M. Butler. He will be glad to
hand you a receipt most any day.
W. L. Curtis, Mayer.
Remember the Herald ,te pay your
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MENOLA NEWS.
Mr. C. A. Vinson and Mr. Loyd
Cowings was .the guest at Rich
Square, Saturday.
Mr. C. W. Parker Jr., and wife
iiave returned back home on a visit
from Columbia, S. C.
Mr. Elie Barnett and wife of
Norfolk, Va., was guest at Mr. R.
B. Britton Saturday, and all so his
Tather and mother Mr. and Mrs. J. I
W. Benett at Menola.
Mr. R. L. Britton was in Wood
land Friday on business.
Mr. R. B. Britton was in Wood
and Friday on business.
Mr. J. W. Benett was in Wood
land Friday on business.
Mr. W. E. Vaughan and family
have moved to Norfolk, Va.
Mr. R. E. Warrock of Roanoke
Rapids was the guest at home in
Menola.
Mr. Z. T. Chitty has moved to the
town of Menola.
Mr. C. E. Liverman has moved to
Mr. Chas. Benthal place.
Mr, R. C. Brett was in Woodland
Monday on business.
Mr. Herbert Britton was the
guest in Ahoskie Sunday.
Mr. Z. T. Chitty was the guest at
Mr. R. B. Britton Sunday.
Mr. Frank Chitty and family was
the guest at his father's Sunday.
Mr. Archie Brown and family
was the guest at Mf. and Mrs. H.
U. Griffith Friday.
MtlsteUr refieree a ??W sdv.
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COUNTY AGENTS
NEEDED THIS YEAR
County Agent Work More Important
in 1921 Than Ever Before
We regret to learn of a disposition
in a few counties to try to get along
in 1921 without a county agent, or
with a less efficient county agent.
Such a policy is like dropping the
pilot just as the ship enters the most
dangerous seas. It is like shutting
up the lighthouse just as the storm I
comes on. I
The farmers of the South will
need the help of the county agent
more in 1921 than ever before. And
they will use him more than ever be
fore.
In the first place, they need his
help about production. II jw much j
the cotton acreage will be cut is also 1
problematical, but it is going certain
ly be cut. And they will use him
more. Farmers are going tb grow (
a diversity of crops and they are go- I
ing to need his guidance in new fields ,
of endeavor. They are also going
to grow more livestock and here es- .
pecially they will need the help of
a thoroughly equipped countyvagent. !
No less urgently?in >f;-V ?ve'$
more urgently?farmers _ A\ .,r( (
the help of the county agt.
lems of marketing. Big and p.
ising plans for reformed cotton mar- j
keting (as well as tobacco marketing
and peanut marketing in sections
growing those crops) are already un- j
der way. The county agent is the man
who must do more than anyone else
in bringing success to these plans for |
scientific and profitable marketing, i
Then, too, in growing corn, hay, hogs
and cattle, farmers will find their
diversification program of small pro- |
fit unless plans for cooperative ship
ping and selling are worked out.
They naturally look to the county
agent for leadership in these matters.
_ For all tbaaa reasons the bast in
vestment your county can make is
to pay enough to get a superbly qual
ified man to lead your farming for
ces as county agent in 1921.
Don't be content with a cheap man
Get a man whose training is such that
farmers know he can give them the
real help in all the intricate prob
lems of soil, fertilizers, crops, live
stock, livestock diseases?a man who
has enough ability not only (1) to
help the farmers diversify Wisely; but
also (2) to help them market Cotton
and other "money crops" more wise
ly; and (3) who will help farmers in
cooperatice shipping and Belling of ,
the corn, hay, hogs, and cattle they
are going to raise.
We shall indeed need county ag
ents?and the year than ever before.
?From the Progressive Farmer. ]
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A Happy Familr Re-Union Chiritmas
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There was a family reunion at the '
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Thomas
near Windso1- m Christmas day, and
occasion, joy and merriment was ev
ery where. We felt like the song '
the day being a perfect one for the
"Old Folks All Crow Young Once
More."
Never has it been ?he pleasure of 1
the writer to enjoy an occasion bet- |
ter. We partook of a more sumptous
dinner than ever before. Everything '
from turkey to pumpkin pie was there I
in an abundance. Two barrels of the ]
home grown apples were opened to .
the guests, and the day was one to' be ,
long remembered by all present.
All the children were present ex- ]
cept two, those being absent on ac- ,
count of sickness. Those of the chil j
dren and grandchildren there were:
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Thomas and chil- ]
dren, Julian, Gladys, Agnes, Florence ]
John and Ruby Thomas, of Ahoskie, ?
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Thomas and chil- 1
dren, Earle, Edgar P., and Earnest, i
of A^pskie; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Tra
der, and children, James, J. B. and
Margaret of Murfreesboro; Mr. and i
Mrs. W. A. Hawkins and children, :
Duncan, Falcon, and Thomas, of Char
leston, S. C.j Mr. and Mrs. Joe Perry
and daughter of Merry Hill; Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Hurley, Mr. and Mrs. Nor- ;
man Askew and children,, W?.,J. w.
Thomas and children, all of Windsor;1
As the rays of the sun were setting
on this glad Christmas, they bails
good bye to the aged mother
father, wishing them many more such j
happy occasions.
?Vf Ote Who Was Present.
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FARMERS ASKED
CUT ACREAGE
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Tobacco Warehousemen Resolve to
Request Farmers to Reduce
the 1921 Acreage,
The following are the resolutions
passed by The North Carolina Tobac
co Warehouse Association, at Wilson
N. C., December 23, 1920.
WHEREAS the normal supply of
bright tobacco is approximately three
hundred million pounds annually and
whereas it is evident that there will
be carried over from the 1910 crop
fully 300,000,000 lbs?enough to aup
ply the needs of the world if not a
single pound is raised in 1921, and
WHEREAS the intrests of 'he Wa
rehousemen and the Farm< rs are idee
tical in respect to the amount of to
bacco to be planted, and we feel it
our duty to give the Growers the fact
in our possession that they may be
saved from bankruptcy which may
follow the planting of even a normal
crop in 1921,
THEREFORE it is resolved by the
>'*"RTH CAROLINA TOBACCO
REHOUSE ASSOCIATION
~ 1. That the proposed reduction of
one third in acreage as recommended
by the Tobacco Growers Association
is not in our opinion a sufficient re- (
auction?that tl? .eduction should be
at least fifty per cent and that any
amount planted in excess of one half
of the normal crop will invite disas
ter.
2. That we feel it is the duty of
the Tobacco Warehousemen to reach
the tobacco growers in person and to
urge them,
I 1*. The absolute necssity to cut
their tobacco crops at ieast one half
and that if they plant tobacco at
all they should not plant "Make AH"
"Big Gem" and "Pinkney Arthur",
I but should confine themselves to the
staple varieties which have"given eas
tern North Carolina its reputation
the past,
2*. That they abandon the west as
their "SMOKE HOUSE and CORN
CRIB" and pledge themselves honest
ly to make an effort to live at home
in 1921.
3. THAT the Tobacco Warehouse
men of North Coralina pledge them
selves to carry out co-operation with
the Tobacco Growers Asociation to
form committees of their strongest
men who shall visit every grower and
landlord in their respective territory
and secure pledges to carry out the
rcommendations herein submitted.
And that the week beginning Jan 3, ,
1921 shall be set aside for this pur
pose.
Statistics of the Internal Revenue De
partment: ' >, .
1915 Bright Crop?358,438, 965 lbs.
Average 10.68.
1916 Bright Crop 290,926,000 lb
Average 18.41.
1917 Bright crp?36^660,000 Ibs^
Average 29.27.
1918 Bright Crop?449,375,000 lbs..
Average 34.83.
1919 Bright Crop?487,894,000 lbs.
Average 44.37. ,
1920?estimated 6,000,000,000, aver
age not worked out.
Baptist Minister Has Busy Day
On Monday morning, while Rev.
Fred T. Collins, of the Baptist Church
was pronouncing the marriage vows
of another couple just two blocks aw
ay, the second couple "stood by" at
his home, the parsonage, waiting to
engage his services in the same bus
iness?that of matrimony.
The latter young couple, Miss Ma
bel Claire M?rris and Mr. Cecil Beas
ley, had justdriven here from Cole
rain, their home, being accompanied
by the groom's sister-in-law, Mrs.
Clarence Beasley. The' bride left
the home of her parents suposedly en
route to resume her studies at the
Cary High School, where she was a
former student; but, in accordance
with well laid plana, apparently made
without the knowledge of her parents
the young couple drove to AhSsHe
and were united in the holy bonds of
wedlock.
They left on the Coast Lint train
for a northern bridal tour, immediate
ly following the ceremony. After a
Mir wedding journey, Mr. and Ka
Benaley will be at home in Colerala,
where both are members of promi
nent families. ' >
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