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Volume XIII. Eight Pages Ahoskle, North Carolina, Friday, August 25, 1922 One Section No. 16
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STATEMENT FROM THE
SOUTHERN RAILROAD
Washington, D. C.t August 24?
Co-operation, and assistance of state,
county and municipal offlicers in the
effort to maintain transportation ser
vice is asked by Faairfax Harrison,
president of the Southern Railway
System, in the following letter ad
dressed "To Public Officials of the
South."
"Under the Transportation Act of
1920 a Labor Board was constituted
by the Congress to adjudicate issues
between railway employees and man
agements as to wages and working
conditions.
"In the summer of 1920, on the ap-j
plication of employees, that Board or
dered wages to be increased with a
retroactive effect to May 1, 1920.
"The Southern Railway System
obeyed this order, as it has all other
orders of the Labor Board, put the
increased wages into effect and paid
the back wages to the benefit of,
among others, its shop crafts, thereby
at once wiping out a year's profit* and
making necessary a suspension of div
idends which have not since been re
sumed;
in me winter 01 l?zz, under
changed economic conditions, the
Labor Board had before K proposals
to reduce the wages of the shop
crafts when the shop crafts again
sought and had their day in court;
"After hearing both sides the Labor
Board entered its orders which among
other things reduced wages, e. g., of
machinists from 77 to 70 cents per
hour;
"Our men declined to work for the
wages and under the conditions pre
scribed by the orders of the Labor
Board, the jurisdiction of which they
had previously invoked to tipir own
benett;
"The President of the United States
meditated in an attempt to adjust the
dispute and made a proposition to
both parties;
"The shop crafts accepted this
proposition;
"The Southern Hallway System
notified the shop crafts that it also
accepted the President's proposition
and invited all its men to return to
work with their seniority unimpaired;
| "After procrastination upon the
part of the committee of the shop
crafts, they declined to negotiate
with the management of the Southern
Railway System and stated that the
issue must be settled nationally or not
at all;
"For 46 days the Southern Railway
System has maintained its operations
under great handicaps by reason of
strike conditions, without material
curtailment of service to the public;
"During this period the round
house work which haa made it possi
ble so to carry on has been done by
pftcers and local employees of other
v departments of the service.
"It now seems that there is no hope
of an early national settlement of thea
strike. . T
"The foregoing statement of devel
opments step by step is gWen you in
order that you may have an apprecia
tion of the situation of the Southern
Railway Sytem in its relation with the
shop crafts up to the moment of the
present crisis.
"We owe you a duty with which we
cannot longer compromise. There
fore, today I gave out the foltowing
public statement:
" 'Every effort haa been made so to
operate our property that our men
could honorably return to work.
Every effort has been made to settle
with our men, we have gone to the
extent of offering the terms that they
had previously agreed to accept. We
have thus held out every reasonable
inducement, without rqpult.
" 'We must now turn to employing
others, for the road must be run; we
must give those we employ protection,
for, it may be that those we have up
to this time protected by keeping
their jobs open may now turn against
us, even to an attempt to prevent
.others from working.
" 'Call is now made upon every
employee, upon every patron, of this
company, and upon every citisen
along its lines, to rally to the support
of the road that has served you and
protect your own interest in the main
tenance of transportation. With your
help we can run the road, and we
pledge all the resources of the com
pany to that end. If it means war to
run the Southern Railway, then let us
have it now?not later.'
"The new men which we will em
ploy must bo protected :a thrir in
alienable right to work through the
machinery provided by the law of the
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COUNTY HOME DEMON
STRATION COLUMN j
BY MISS MYRTLE SWINDELL
This is th? second of a series of i
articles on designing and suggestions
for cqstumes.
Stout figure?1. Light and bright
' colors accentuate size. Dark and sub
dued colors should be chosen.
Slender figure?Bright colors and !
lighter intensities may be worn. Col
or suggestions; Colpr in its full inten- j
sCties should never be used except in j
small areas.
The yellow or sallow woman with
little coloring: This type should avoid
all intense colors, grays, yellow,
greens and orange. This type can
wear brown that reflect red, violets
toward the red, blue and blue greens,
either light or dark, and reds that
shade towards th? rose.
Clear complexion with high color
ing. This type can wear more in
tense colors than the colorless type.
If the hair is darlr, flame colors,
orange, yellow, etc., may be chosen
for occasions where bright colors are
suitable.
Clear complexion with very little
color?This type should wear colors
that reflect rose and reds, as warm
browns, etc. Black or white can be
worn but never black or white or any
startling color combination.
Red hair and brown eyes?This
type can wear almost any color ex
cept the shades and tints of red. Jade
green is especially charming for even
ing wear.
Red hair and blue eyes?This type
is best in browris either medium or
dark. The middle age woman should
note the changing aspect of her color
I ing. As eyes and complexion fade,
the colors worn should be subdued.
The gray haired type is best in deli
cate colors, magenta, and grays that
tone with the hair.
TOMATOE KETCHUP
Cook tomatoes thoroughly, put
through a sieve, saving all pulp, and
measure. For every gallon of pulp
use the following:
2 table spoonfuls of salt
4 table spoonfuls of sugar,
1 table spponful of mustard, pow
dered, N
1 pint of good cider vinegar,
1 level table spoonful each of whole
allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and red
pepper.
2 small red peppers, sliced and seed
removed.
After putting tomatoes through
sieve, add ground spices and spice
bag and cook until nearly thick!
enough, then add vinegar and cook
until thick. The finished product
should have a fine bright red color.
Sweet red pepper chopped and added
to this pulp before cooking helps to
make a red product also. Two med
ium sise onions may be added to the
tomatoes while cooking if desired.
When thick pour into hot sterilised
bottles. ^
PIMIENTO KETCHUP
6 lbs of ripe, peeled red pimientos.
2 table spoonfuls of salt.
2 table spoonfuls of powdered
ginger.
2 lbs. of powdered cinnamon.
2 lbs of sugar.
1 quart of vinegar.
Peel.pimientos and pass through a
food chopper. Rub spices together
and add sugar, mix well with the pulp.
Heat thoroughly and add the vinegar
slowly. Cook all together until
smooth. Pack in hot bottles, cork
or cap, and seah^
ft
KEEP THIS RECIPE
FOR WHITEWASH
- 50 pounds of hydrmted lime.
1 quart of molasses. i
12 pounds of table salt. I
6 ounces of pulverised alum.
20 gallons of boiling water.
Mix and stir until dissolved.
The above recip^ was furnished
this office by J. N. Vann A Bro. and
is highly recommended. The propor
tions were obtained from the Depart
ment of Agriculture and this recipe
should be preserved and used by
erverjfone having occasion to use
white wash.
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BUSINESS CONDITIONS
BETTER IN AHOSKIE
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Since the opening of the Ahoekie.
Tobacco Market buainaaa condition*
are improving very rapidly in Ahoe
kie and vicinity. The public ae a
whole are in better spirit* and is be
ginnig to realise what a real live to
bacco market means to a town and
community. Ahoskie can boast of
having one of the best tobacco mar
kets of any town of its sise in the state
and in eastern North Carolina. When
the average prices of tobacco are tak
en* in consideration, we feel safe in
saying that the Ahoskie market will
compare favorably with any market in
the state. The quality of the tobacco
thia. year in this section of thfe state
must be considered. To a large ex
tent we undoubtedly have tobacco
which was damaged by the heavy
rains of the summer months.
The management of this paper
takes pleasure is boosting Ahoskie
and its tobacco market, they both de
serve boosting.
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AHOSKIE DEFEATS
COLERAIN NINE
The Ahoskie ball club bolstered up
by Pool former Wake Forest center
fielder, and Wilkins, a member of the
Ahoskie Tobacco market, together
with the faultless pitching of White,
Ahoskie's youthful prodigy, beat
Colerain in a seven inning fracas
when Copeland poled the ball for
three bases after Pool was hit by the
pitcher in the first inrting. The
score was 2 to 0.
The game was a pitcher's battle all
the way through, with White having
the edge on Lefty Perry both in pitch
ing and the support of his mates.
Copeland sewed the game up for
Ahoskie in the first inning with his
three base clout to deep center with
Pool on base. Ahoskie's other run
came in the seventh when Pool Walked
ind stole every baae on the field, and
like Alexander of old, sat down and
cried because that was all there was
and there wasn't any more.
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MRS. PARKER ENTERTAINS
A card party in honor of her guest*.
Miss Cross of South Carolina and
Miss Parker of Drivers, Va., was giv
en to a few friends by Mrs. John
Parker Friday evening at her home
on Church street.
After the cards several old time
games were tried with varying degrees
of success and interest Light re
freshments were served.
Those present were Miss Cross of
South Carolina, Miss. Parker . of
Drivers, Vs., Miss Lois Gerock, Missi
Feye Gerock, Miss Nancy Howard;
Messrs. Herman Catling, C. A. Perry,
G. C. Brtton, R. B. Johnson and J.
M. Parker.
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MR. E. W. WATERS MEETS
UNTIMELY DEATH
Nr. E. W. Waters, of Murfrees
boro, was drowned Monday night
I about 10 :S0 o'clock in the Chowan
rivferctWinton. Mr. Waters and Nr.
J. W. Short, both of Murfreesboro,
were on their way home from Nor
folk where Mr. Short purchased a
Ford touring car that day. It was re
ported that the car was driven at
such a high rate of speed on the ferry
| boat that it was impossible to bring
it to a stop before it was too late, the
car running off the end of the boat
into the water. It was also reported
that neither of the gentlemen were
experienced drivers; Mr. Short walk
on the flat just ahead of the car and
was not taken into the water.
Mr. Waters' body was recovered
Tuesday morning about 11 o'clock by
a dragging party and was located
about fifty feet from where the car
went overboard. The car was also
found a short while afterwards.
It is understood that when the car
yent into the water, Mr. Waters was
successful in getting out of it but
was unable to swim and was drowned
before assistance could be rendered.
The deceased was about 65 years of
age and a well know farmer of the
Murfreesboro neighborhood. '
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FROM THE METHO
DIST CHURCH
The series of revival -services that
had been in progress at the Methodist
Church for two weeks, came to a
close with last Sunday evening ser
vice. Prayer services were held
each evening for one week preceding
the preaching services which contin
ued twice daily for one week. The
preaching was done by the pastor,
Rev. M. F. Hodges. Each message
was directed principally to the church
members, with the view of arousing a
greater interest in the work of the
Church and for the moral and spirit
ual uplift of the people of the com
munity, The general impression
from the expression on the part of all
who attended these services is, that
as a result of these services, there is
a better spirit of co-operatiob among
the church folks, and that much last
ing good has been accomplished.
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ALEXANDER-LANE
Miss Elena Alexander and Mr. E. E.
Lane, both of Ahoskie, were quietly
married in Portsmouth, Va., July 4th,
1922.
Miss Alexander is the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Alexan
der. Mr. Lane is one of the proprie
tors of the Colonial Barber shop.
Both are well know in Ahoskie and
vicinity and their friends wish them
I a happy journey together through life.
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STATE NEWS IN DIGEST COM
PILED FOR READERS OF THE
HERTFORD COUNTY HERALD
The railroad strike situation has
remained about the same over the
state during the past one week with
the exception of conditions at Spen
cer. Isolated cases of violence have
been reported at various points. XF'
Spencer where the big shops of the
Southern Railway are located, em
ploying 1700 men, the railroad has
been attempting to operate its shops.
Numbers of men have been brought in
from northern points and put to work.
Over fifteen hundred of the striking
shopmen have been on picket duty,
most of them armed. Several cases
of violence and one or two deaths
have been reported. The situation was
so tense that Governor Morrison or
dered eight companies of North Caro
lina National Guard there to preserve
order. The soldiers are camped at
the Fair Grounds. Sunday night a
large charge of dynamite was explod
ed under the water main which sup
plies the shops, at the same time dos
qns of shots were fired and several
freight cars burned. On this occa
sion no one was reported as injured
during the shooting although one rail
road employee was injured by flying
debris. The situation was represent
ed as being quieter on Wednesday, the
23rd, although further developments
may be looked for at any time. It is
reported that the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad is in better condition to op
erate its tTanis than is any other road
in the state.
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ine nrsi Due 01 cowon or tne sea
son is rported as having been ginned
at Rockingham, Richmond county,
Tuesday morning. Farmers of that
county have endeavored to make
their cotton early as the county is
heavily infested with boll weevil.
The Guilford county grand jury has
returned true bills against A. B. Huff,
High Point theater man and Will
Switxer, formerly a merchant of
Greensboro. The men-were charged
with aiding, conspiring and abetting
with Basil H. Hedgecock, former
cashier of the Home Savings Bank of
High Point, to defraud the bank of
various amounts. The bank was
closed on last April 9th.
"James O'Neal, a Johnston county
farmer was shot and instantly killed
by Martin Shepher as he was driving a
team of mules by the store of the
lat&r man Tuesday night. At' the
time O'Neal was under a $6,000 bond
for the shooting of Shepherd about a
month ago. Following the second
shooting Shepherd took to the woods
and has not been captured although
vigorous efforts are being made to do
so.
B. W. Pierce, of Columbia, S. C.,
who made an attempt to hang himself
in the city jail in Greensboro Tues
day, was released from jail and told
to get out of town by the police.
When arrested he had a large quanti
ty of morphine in his possession.
When released the man looked none
the worse for having been hanging
from a rope for fifteen minutes the
day before.
Howard Brown, a 17-year old boy,
was placed- on trial for his life in
Goldsboro Thursday in the Wayne
Superior Court. The youth is charg
ed with the murder of Alebrt
Boshara, an Assyrian, who the boy
found in the home of his mother after
he had ordered the Asyrian not to
(feme to the house.
A wholesale jail delivery was pre
vented in Wilson Tuesday by three
trusty negro prisoners. When W. P.
Lester, and his assistant entered the
jail they were set upon by two of the
prisoners and their arms pinioned. At
this point the three trusties attacked
the would-be jail breakers, overcame
them and drove them in their cells.
There w^re 31 prisoners in the jail.
Ben Taylor, negro auto driver of
Henderson, was sentenced to serve si*
months on the road* on a charge of
assault with a deadly weapon. The
case grew out of a collision between
the car driven by the negro and a
car driven by George W. Hicks on
Monday night. Occupants of Hick's
car were all injured but not seriously.
Taylor, the darkey, was racing his
car with the car of another darkey,
Hicks barely escaped a rear-end col
lision with the first racer only to have
the car driven by Taylor to swiftly
fellow and run square into him with
much damage resulting
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Ten Deputy United Statea Marshal*
have been sworn in and placed on
duty in connection with the railroad
strike in Rocy Mount. The men are
from other aectloni nf the country
The Supreme Court of North Caro
lina convened in Raleigh this week.
Among its first duties was to examine
ninety-nine applicants for license to
practice law in the state of North
Carolina. Of the ninety-nine who
took the examination, four were
women and Ave were negroes. The
Ant question of the sixty-six prepar
ed for the examination was "What is
the supreme law of the United States
as expressed in the Federal Constitu
tion and in what article or clause
does the same appear?"
The Grand Lodge of Masons of
North Carolina officiated at the laying
of the corner stone of McDowell1
county's new $200,000 court house on
last Saturday. The exercises were
carefully planned and were joined in
by other fraternal orders.
J. Wallace Hepford is being held in
Richmond, Va., by the police. The
man is wanted in Durham on the
charge of swindling several North
aiquapiauoa jo suespp ?ui|oj?q
sums of money. His game was to sell
county and state rights for the sale
of various articles and products.
The Southern Power Company is
building a large hydro-electric plant
at Mountain Island and is using ce
ment imported from Sweden. Twenty
thousand barrels of the cement have
just been received for use in the
work.
Due to conditions resulting from
rail rood and coal strikes, unemploy
ment is still heavy. The state direc
tor of employment reports that there
is s surplus of clerical and- skilled
labor. Unskilled labor is being
regdily placed just now.
After two weeks of intensive train
ing the 111th and 117th regiments of
Field Artillery, Virginia and North
Carolina National Guard, broke camp
at Camp Bragg, N. C. and left for
their homes this week. All declare
the camp to have been of considerable
benefit.
Five carloads of school teachers
were in Chicago last Friday. They
were returning from the University of
California' where they took a six
week's course. The teachers toured
Chicago's parks and were guests at
the second annual Pageant of Pro
gress. The perty left North Caro
lina early in the summer on an edu
cational tour. M. T. Edgerton and
F. W. Rabb, superintendents of North
Carolina schools were in charge of the
party. . A7S
Construction on the concrete
bleachers of Wake Forest's new ath
letic field is rapidly being carried on,
and only a matter of three or four
weeks remain until the new stadium
will be ready for the opening of the
football season.
Mary Daniels, colored, was found
guilty of assault with a deadly
weapon in police court in Elisabeth
City Saturday. It developed that
Mary's occupation was cook for the
jailer add it was the first job she
had had in quite some time. The
judge decided that Mary could keep
her job for the next four months but
without pay.
F. L. Williamson, of Burlington,
has been honored by Governor Morri
son, with the commission to represent
North Carolina as a member of an in
ternational commission of the South
ern Commercial Congress to visit
Europe on a tour of investigtion of
business conditions after the war as
they effect the United States. The
commission sailed from New York on
the 19th inst.
The sixteenth annual convention
of the North Carolina State Federa
tion of Labor held in Washington last
week, went on record as severely con
demning Governor Morrison for the
use of troops in connection with the ,
strikes.
C? R. Tolar, registrar in Rennert
township, Robeson county, was bound
over to await the action of the Super
ior Court on the charge of tampering
with the registration books in his
charge. ~ >
With the exception of June's low
record of $106,000, the Bute's total
fire loss for July was the lowest since
the records have been kept