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H.< -^A A IV Y ^I ^ I W ? ' ^ ^ ^ ^^^^B __ __ B ! b JL J JBh. JL Ji 1 . , r , ? ^RTFORP COUNTY*S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EA3T CAROLINA Lime XI. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, April 29, 1921 One Section _ No. 52 Fl lis II DIGEST COMrHED 1 ns OF THE IMLfl! According to report* of the State Bicultural SUtiecian, farmari of N. Bolina received half the amount I their 192Q crop of tobacco aa lta crop, although the former crop B twice the size that of the pre Bu year. The Ahoaide average for Bb waa 61.15 and for last year it ?raged 88.61 and 15.99, respectiv ?homas C. Atwood, suprevising en Boor for the construction of the sev Bl new buildings at the State Uirtve B. has assumed hia duties at Chapel ?ford H. Wood, newly appointed ?to Highway Commissioner, has of Bed hia resignation to Govenor Mor Bn, on account of pressure of pri Be business. His successor has not B been named by the Governor. ?Dot of the 44 counties that on the Bt Monday made reductions in the Buation of real estate, under the Ha Revalue ton Act, a reduction ave He of 28 per cent was made. ?The next U. 8. Good Boads Associa Ha will meet at Phoenix, Ark., ac Hding to the action of the delegates ? the annual convention which waa ?session at Greensboro during all of ?Lenoir County last Tuebday voted I issue 8160,000 bonds for the con duction of new schools in that coun ' According to raport given out by I Secretary of the Chamber of Coijj irce at Tarboro, large paper box Etory will be eatabliahed in that city thin a ahort while. Governor Morrison baa raappoisted I entire old Board of Elections, aded by Wilson G. Lamb, of Wtl Granite' Falls, Lenoir Coonay, last ek voted for the issuance of |7B, < 0* worth of bonda, for the construe- ; n of improved school buildings. 1 -Bertie County will stag* their eo- 1 By Commencement at Windsor on < May, April 2Mb. ( Die North Carolina Corporation J ?Rmieeion last week cut the gas re- ' e in several North Carolina towns - id cities. t .The Master numbers Association 1 1 North C arolina held its regu- ' r annuel convention In the city of ddeboro last weak. -Miss Emms Mary Woolay, Presi- < it bf Hoi yoke College, addressed A students of Peace Institute at Bp r" **?' ""*?* i -The International Health Board has 1 itablished its North Chrdtioa head- 1 larters in Kinston; and will make a Bdy ,o1 the malarial dlseaeea of the ksterh section of North Carolina. j -Craven County Commiseioners ha- I a decided to revalue the real estate < n that county, rather than make a 1 1st reduction on all property now on becto. r-The North Carolina Baraca-Phlla bea Convention wps hold in the city if Henderson last week beginning the * list and continuing through Sunday ?tt, April 24th. This was the beat ( I interest and attendance that has ] per been held by the North Carolina j Association of Baracas and Philath- ( ?Pullen Manorial Baptist Church of ( taleisrh was totally destroyed by lira IP last' Friday nighUSTperal othar tructuraa in tha city wara threatened ? ?song them being the Wake County < ?linic, which was r\jn and maintain- , -A mass meeting was held by tha i :itizens of the town of Scotland Neek J ma night last weak, at which tins , law and order league waa formed, 1 onslsting of the loading citfaens of 1 hJt town; with the purpoaa of clean- > Bg up tha town, morally, and other- \ H*. il -Thomas B. Cooper, prominent baa- j? tar and business man uf Wlhhlngton, <J hlf wMb tht Merchants National Be- I' A of Raleigh. Ha disposed ef Ms ba- < # yi is : ; '?2 ? nlcing interest! to Lieut Gov. W. B. Cooper. ??Two officers of Robeson County were shot end instantly killed near Lumberton last Friday, in an attempt to land several bloc leaders of that sec tion. The blockeders made their age ape. ?Mrs. Charlie Bail, young wife of a Pitt County farmer, was criminally assaulted in her home by a negro on last Friday. The citisens of that sec tion organised a possee but were un able to run down the culprt.. At the time of the assault Mrs. hail eras attending her baby of a few months. i ?The County Commencement of the schools of Northampton County was held in Jackson last Friday.. The fea ture -of the day was a huge pageant, portraying the early history of North ampton County. f ?Mrs William ft. Reynolds, of this State, has announced her candidacy for national President of the Amer-1 ican Daughters of the Revolution. A : national convention will be held soon at which time the officers for the en suiny year will be elected. ?A. ft. Whitehurst, representing Wake Forest College, won first prise ($?fi) in the State Oratqu-ical con-' test, which was held in High Point i last Friday night. The declaimer of j the State University won the second prise, which was fifty dollars. Liirmr' '<*- 0 -lb ' ?A live Chamber of Commerce is in progress of organisation at Greenville and much enthusiasm is being mani fested by the citisens of that city. ?The North Carolina State Medical J Association which will meet in Pine hurst this week, >* expected to reelect' Dr. W. S. Rankin, as head of the N. C. Health Department. No opposition to his re-election has shown up. ?W. G. Mebane, prominent Republi can of Beaufort and editor of S Re pnblcian paper in that town, Is being 1 urged by eastern Carolina Republi cans for State Chairman of that par- , ty, to succeed Hon. Frank A. Linney, ( who will soon vacate the position to accept the appointment as district at- ' torney for the western district c-f the State. ] ?There is a movement now on foot j1 to issue the State Road bonds in small < denominations, preferably one hund red dollars, and offer them for sale < to the" citizens of this Stata, apoaling j especially to automobile owners and i, garage men to lielp pbt over the sale j ?f the bonds. j< ?L. C. Biekett, merchant of Newton, 1 recently disappeared from his home ( ind no trace of his whereabouts can ? ae found. He is a brotner of the ex- t Sovernor Biekett. > f & ?Students of State College at Hal- 1 sigh have won their fight for student i government, the trustees of that iff-1 ( ititution having granted them student sontrol st s meeting held Tuesday, to ake effect next September. I1 A 1A fiARRELLSVILLE LADIES IN- ; 13 TERESTED IN BASKETRY \ (By Mist Myrtle Swindell) Last Wednesday, April 20th., the Hounty Demonstrator was accompa nied by Mrs. I. A. Shaw and Mrs. 1. 'J L. Lows to Harrellsville, where a baa- i cetry demonstration and exhibit was 3 fiven. The ladies of this community ' dub report a membership of 27 and ibo hare in store for them a rustic * labia made by Master Richan' Me- ' 3Iohon of Wjnton, this being to them ' in acknowledgement of the successful | irive made by them for increase of |3 nemberahip in their club. During this ' Irive 17"new names were added to. heir roll. At this large meeting a ' arge order was given far lndshj 'j naterial and many learned to stitchea I for pine needle and raffia baskets. 1 j Jot cocoa and whipped cream with uhg> crackers were served. This >peration is enlivening end may red- ( GOOD PROGRAM GIVEN AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY EXCELLENT PROGRAM ! RENDERED SUNDAY P. M. Mtmbm of the B. Y. P. U. of I Local Church Have Charge Increased Attendance Re sults from Meeting. The B. T. P. U. -of the Ahoekie ? charch rendered one of the most in- I teresting programs ever given at the I Baptist Church here last Sunday ev- I ening, repeating the program which i they gave at the Mount Tabor Church < a week previous to Sunday night Un- \ der the leadership of Miss Thelma Bo- > yette, the young people of the church I carried out a program that is seldom i equalled in interest, nor better exe- 1 cuted by those taking a part on tho i program. 1 The regular Sunday night choir i gave up their seats to the young peo ple last Sunday night, and each mem ber of the large congregation'attend ing attested to the fact that those young folks out-sung their elders. In addition to the volume and tone of the hymns sung by the choir, Mrs. Stanley Leary added much to the mu sical program by rendering a solo. The subject of the Bible study was "How Can I Best Work out My Own Salvation?" The leader, Miss Boy ette, after reading the scripture lesson in connection with the subject, called upon several other members of the (Jnjon to discuss various ways in whi ch one might work out Salvation for himself or herself. Among those who took part in the discussions were: Misses Uursie Vinson, Nona Cowan ind Mina Holloman, Mrs. George Bur teas and J. A. Eley. Mrs. James C. Sessoms recited an appropriate poem. Following the conclusion of that ?art of the program, a playlet, enti tled "to Die or not to Die," was giv m by several members of the Union. The playlet was adapted from the luestion "to die or not to die", asked >y "B. Y. P.. U." represented by Miss Fera Basemore. As B. Y. P. U. won lered about her future,, "summer ?ains," "hot weather," "auto rides," ind "summer visitor" same upon the icene, and each told the same tale? that B. Y. P, U. should surely die. rhen followed the president of the Jnion, who was anxious about the !uture of B. Y. P. U. and feared lest the might be forced to die. Just then hree stawart friends of "B. Y. P. T' came upon the scene and pledged heir aid in keeping her alive during he summer months. Thus the play et concluded with all. uniting in the dan to keep the Union alive, and in ?rease the interest, fv , U Rev, Mr. Collins was asked to make 0 l talk, dong so very briefly, confining h lis remarks solely to dunking die r roung people for the renditon of the | ixcellentTogram, and wishing for the o 1. Y. P. U. an increased attendance, u Tester interest and sumsser's wo ?k. After his remarks, Mr. J. A. El- ^ qr announced a meeting of the Union for Monday night, at which all the roung people Were invited to come, ind to become members. On Monday night, the largest and * nost enthusiastic session ever held a net at die church.. Many new mem- * (era were added to the roll, and plans > node for an actflic Union during the b umraer months. * ' 1 ||jk <fU?? 1 - m i " 'v ? pvwtriHi *in Mttfai hkflb *? ?MM4 hM ?*????< mm, mm* ?m mm, mm. " s;j_J & , , !??? ? M d? HmU. ||jk d FEW VOTES CAST j IN PRIMARY FOR TOWN AND SCHOOL LITTLE INTEREST TAKEN IN PRIMARY MONDAY t Not Half of the Voters Cut Votes in Primary for Town ?soil ^trhnnl ISstiSiil ftlfii im ? ?Votes Are Cut f? Many Different Persons. * * I The town and school district pri mary, held on Monday afternoon from J to ? o'clock, created but little in terest among the two hundred or I more qualified voters. In all there irere only about 80 votes cart for the town officers, and about 90 in the ichool district primary. It was a pure tnd simple process of- elimination rod there was a large list of both wo men and men who were eleminated, u many received one or two compli mentary votes, with a few outstand ing leaders for each offiee. In the case of school trustees, prnc- I tically every voter had a friend whom or ghe thought qualified to hold I the pffice of trustee, and forthwith ...? a ballot for him or for. her, as >he case might be. With neither of old trustees in the race, voters were at I tea when voting time came, as the 'lining up" process developed very I feebly. Out of ninety votes east for I hose offices, the highest candidate j received only 16 of the votes. Those leading for first and second >laeeS and who wfll run it of^ in the tlection next Monday are: For Ma rot, W. L. Curtis 47, and W. R. John ion 16; for commissioners, Geo. J. ?Iewbern 41, R B. Taylor 81, H. W. Jtokes 80, J. R. Garrett 16, E. J. Ge ?ock, 16, J. Bailey Barnes 16; for Nonstable, L. M. Butler 24, and Os ar Britton 19; for school trustees, 3. J. Boyette 16, Dr. C. G. PoweU 14, firs. S. J. Beyette 11, and E. J. Ger ick 10. Votes were cast for many others or each office. E. J. Gerock ran third n the mayoralty race, while the vo ce for commissioners were scattered 1 iver a wide range of selections. For Town Constable Rev. J. J. Barker and ' toy Parker received complimetary vo ce at the hands of their considerate 1 riends. For trustees, Mrs. A. W. Gr- ' ens was a runner-up, having polled 1 nice vote; also J. A. Eley received mother one of the largest number of ^ otes, next to the four highest named 1 bove. Geo. J., Newborn, who has served our years as town commissioner, had ' nnounced previous to the primary hat he eras not seeking the office ag- J in and strongly intimated that he j rould not accept the office again, [is inclinations in the matter had but Ittle weight with the large majority 4 f voters, who fart their ballots for 4 im on the assumption that he would econsider and accept the office again. 1 tessrs. Taylor and Stokes, members f fee present council, were also pop- ' tap choices for rS-oomination. 0 1 In. Jaae S. MeKtaaon wfll VWt MtrtM Coiaty May 1M. 'M, ???"* '' y - V" :T''a r iU The Third Annual County Council rill meet May 18th at the Coanty teat Plana are now being made for Big Coanty Rally and a special pro ram is in the hands of a committee eing worked oat. A big picnic dinner t the noon hoar and an address by Irs. Jane 3. McKinnon some time artng the day. It la hoped to have ready by the ext lame of the HecaM a foil ae oont of the different features for the | ay. I COUNTY COMMENCEMENT AT W1NTON TUESDAY A GREAT DAY FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS TUESDAY WAS A GREAT DAY FOR YOUNG FOLKS Crowd* From' Erery Section of The County Attend The County Exercise* AHOSKIE NOT REPRESENT | Declamation, Recitation, and Reading Contests Best Ever Held?Brant leys Grow \ Quartette Sensation of The Day's Program?Dr. Spilnan Delivers Address Winners in Contests Will Be Publish ed Next Week. Sri' ' fii V-y T^T Tuesday, April 25th., was school chldrens' Day in Hertford County; and from every section of the Coun ty (Ahoskie excepted) the young school children of the County Swarm ed down upon Winton, where the I County Commencement was staged. The older folks were there, too, to give assent to the aspirations of their children, and thruout the entire day, { the "old folks" were thoiely enter- ' tained by the "young folks." "The 1 thrill that comes opce in a lifetime" came to the children who particlpat ed in the various events, and this ! thrill was heightened when the school I children, who had succesfully com pleted the Seventh Grade examinat ions, were presented their Seventh Grade Certificates?which mean to them "well done." This was the second county com mencement ever held in the county; but it was a great event for the en tire County, for the school children and for the parents of those school children in Winton last Tuesday. The town was running over with people, and the auditorium of the school, al though unusually commodious for a town of Winton's sise, was packed? windows, doors, aisles and all were llled?and then (hey stood on the j >utside awaiting an opportunity to jet on the inside. ( Before the beginning of the sessions I :he crowds wandered over tile build- | ng, viewing the exhibits, which had ^ seen arranged below in the class ro >ms. The exhibits reflected the many ^ tides of modern education, there be ng a wide range of articles on display 1 miniature locomotive made by a ? roung boy of the Holly Springs j Ichool attracted a great deal of at ention, as did the little log cabin on inhibition. The works in basketry ' rare exceptionally good, as were the !ancy work, and mape of North Ca ?olina and Hertford County. Ty indoor exstniese began at half 4 mat ten, with Superintendent Britten J presiding. He breifly welcomed these n attendance and announced the first ivent of the program?the boys' de- 1 :tarnation contest. This was follow- ' >d by recitation and reading contests Mtween the girls. Following thaae the ' 10I0, duet, trio and quartette singing , :ontest were held. The real feature if the entire morning session was he quartette, "Whispering Hope," { rang by four little girls of the Brant eya Grots .Seh^L Of all tee singing \ *7 school Children, .that quartette ringing without aecompiment) was 1 the best ever listened to in a lifetime. . One little girt, whoso name we have boon unable to learn, and who appear- ] In In Ml shi sight years of age, "topped the climax"' by her perfect alto. The audience greeted them with loud and long applause, and the quartette was repeated at the after noon session, at the unanimous req uest of those who heard them sing in the morning. The Herald would be glad to men tion every single one of those who ac quitted themselves with credit in the different contests of the day, but, if it did so, it would name every single one who took a part. Not one boy nor girl in either of the contests wavered for a moment; not one tim did a con testant "get out"; and withal, every contest was carried out with a smo othness that is seldom the case. The winners in the events of the day were not announced on Tueeday, but they _ will appear either in anbther column of this paper, or will be published in the next week's' issue. The morning session was concluded by the Commencement Addreas, which was delivered by Dr. B. W. Spilman of Kinston, who was introduced by Superintendent Brttton. . Dr. Silman, always a delightful tpeaker?entertaining, instructive and forceful?told his audience that it was just twenty-six years ago that he came to Winton to make his first com mencement address of his career, and 'consequently, it was a peculiar (Meas ure to be bade in Hertford County again, to speak at the county comme nceinent. " * ?' Following his brio* ntroductory remarks, he announced his subject: "Therfiertford County Schools of To morrow." With clearness, and a mar ked degree of practicality, ha enun ciated the several texts that would be found in the curriculum of the school of tomorrow, naming the studies of English language, Latin, Greek, histo ry and SciSnees, the subjects of ! the ordinary schools of today. These subjects, he pointed out, would be borrowed from the present days cur riculum, as designing to train the pupils how to think. To these would be added those subjects that would train one to l?> something. That, said Dr. Spilman, is where the schools of yesterday have fallen down?they have taught the young children to use their brain, but have failed to teach those subjects which Inspire the chil dren to do something. Speaking only thirty- five minutes, he clearly pictured the schools of to morrow, as he saw them. Concluding, tie said, that the curriculum of the ichool of tomorrow would teach not mly those things that train one's iwwer of thinking but to these would he added those subjects that inspire uithin the children s desire to do so nething?"That," said Dr. Spilman, Is-the "school of tomrrow." In the afternoon, the singing?cho rus?contest was held, followed by the presentation of the Seventh Gra le Certificates, by Mr. Preston Vann, President of Chowan College. The afternoon session dosed at half [last three, after which the athletic events of the commencement were held, under the supervision of Prof. k. G. Otwell, of the Menoia School. 0 Sunday School Report for SwmUj, April 24th. Colerain, April 25.?Below la my Sunday School report for April 24th: Colermin-?attendance 102, collec tion VS.46. Christian Harbor?Attendance 102, collection $2.24., BarrenriBe Attendance 78, col lection 922.78. The Harrellarille offering wae for Heme and Foreign MMoaa. - ?R. B. UNIUUT, A few Awe. 000 Weak a eetd.?ode. .. .. ten ...
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