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Volume Xlll. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, September 1, 1922 One Section No. 17
SCHOOL OPENING
SEPTEMBER llthj
The Ahoskie High School will open
on September 11th; every effort is
being made to have a full opening.
Parents are urged to enter their chil
dren the first day. Beginners must
enter not later than two weeks after
school opens, as no extra classes can
be formed to accommodate any spec-!
ial child., All children are expected t
to bring their report cards with!
them on the opening day. The books!
in the high school department remain |
unchanged; thos.e of the grammar
school remain the - same except geo- j
graphies, civics, and health books.
'New books in these subjects are re-!
quired by the state. All needed
books can be secured from Mr. S. J.
Dilday of Ahoskie, and pupils are urg- j
ed to bring them with them on the
opening day.
An effort is being made to have
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, state super
visor of high schools, to be present at
our opening. All parents and friends
of the school are cordially invited to
attend. We are anxious that you
become acquainted with all of the
teachers, especially those under whom
your children study. This is neces
sary for the greatest good to the
child. !
Those who live outside the school
district and pay tuition for their
children should get a written order
from the County Board of Education
to enter their children in the Aheskie!
School. We are requested by the
State Board of Education to admit
only those who present such an'or
der. When the County Board of
Education issues that order, it is
obligated to pay the amount of tui
tion for the child for a term of six
months. The parents hare to pay for
the other two months since the state
gives only a six-months term to any
child. The County Board of Educa
tion meets in Winton, September 4.
Those interested had better attend to
this matter that day. . The amount of
tuition charged will be determined by
dividing the actual cost of running the
school by the daily average attend
ance. This amount will be ascertain
ed and announced later.
A good many changes have been
made in the faculty, and while we
know we have lost some good teachers
yet we believe we have secured able
successors to them, and we confli
dentally expect and shall work for the
best session in the history of this
school.
The following are the teachers for
this term:
First grade Miss Louise Buffaloe
Second grade Miss Ray Bailey;
Third grade ....Miss Thelma Jewell
Fourth grade ....Miss Mary Oatling
Fifth grade ..Miss Margaret Sessoras
Sixth grade ..Miss Mary Shields
Seventh grade ..Miss Mina Holloman
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Mathematics and French...
...K. T. Raynor
History and Science?_.T. R. Bain
Latin and Mathematics
......Miss Bessie Gaddy
English and Science
.' Miss Emily Gayle
K. T. RAYNOR, Superintendent i
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COUNTY HOME DEMON
STRATOR'S COLUMN,
BY MISS MYRTLE SWINDELL
This the third of a series of arti-'
elas on costuming, designs, materials,
etc.
APPROPRIATENESS TO
OCCASION
A. Colors to be worn in strong day
light should be chosen by daylight;
colors to be worn by artificial light
should be chosen by artificial light, j
B. In general strong and vivid col-1
on should be worn out of doors, nev-1
* er in doors.
C. Sport occasions require sport]
clothing. Clothing of this type
should be simple, well constructed,
durable (designed to give freedom
and comfort to the body). The
sport clothing of English women is
an excellent example of correct
choice. Sport clothing should never
be worn for school or businea.
D. School and business costumes
should be simple in design and sub
dued in color. There should be a
complete absence of jewelry. Sweat
ers should nevejr be worn except over .
blouses. The hair should be dressed
simply; elaborate coiffures lessen thej
efficiency of women and give a dis
torted, unnatural outline to-4he head. |
Naturalness end simplicity are nine
tenths of beauty.
E. House garments should be of
NORTH CAROLINA
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
FOR WEEK ENDING AUG. 21.
Weather?The weather has settled
considerably in most sections of the
state. The continued rainy spell has
given away to a cooler and more set
tled condition. However the eastern
section of the Piedmont and Coastal
belts report "continued showers" and
"too much rain." The general cool
wave over the state.has retarded the
growth of crops somewhat, especially
cotton and corn, which has counter
acted their recovery from the contin
ued rains of the past. In some locali
ties it has been so cool that fire has
been necessary for comfort.
Wheat?Wheat has been harvested
and threshed in most sections of the
state. This crop has shown only a
fair yield. Some preparation is be
ing made for winter wheat.
Corn?Corn is improving in sec
tions of ail three belts, which has rais
ed the condition to fair, and even
good, but there has been still too
much rain in the central Piedmont
and Eastern belts which has made the
crop late and caused the fodder to
rot on the stalk. Some localities
have been unable to cultivate the
crop which has resulted in a poor corn
prospect
Cotton?The, boll vreevil has made
heavy advances during the last week
which has caused'heavy losses in the
Piedmont plateau and Coastal areas.
Heavy shedding is reported, especially
in the central Piedmont section. The
cool weather has retarded the growth
of this crop somewhat This, to
gether with the wet weather, has
made the crop late.
Hay and Grasses?Hay and grass
es are generally good. Much hay is
being cut during the 'favorable
weather.
Tobacco?TobaCco curing is over
in many sections, while in others it
is hbout 65 per cent completed. The
tobacco of good quality is bringing a
good price but much is light in
weight and poor in quality.
Truck?Truck is good, with the
markets flooded in some sections of
the central and eastern areas. It is
getting late for vegetables and garden
truck. Tj "y, ,
Pastures?Pastures are in good
condition all over the state.
Fruit?The peach and berry crops
have been good this season; both
crops having been marketed on a
large scale. There are good pros
pects for a heavy fall crop of apples
in the western part of the state.
Livestock?The condition of live
stock is good but there is not much
being marketed at this time. There
seems to be more interest in the rais
ing of cattle and hogs.
General?Farmers are preparing
land JTor wheat and oats. The har
vesting of crops is about completed.
Labor is plentiful but poor. Efficient
farm help is high-priced. Fertiliser
was used in large quantities in most
sections and has paid wherever it was
used. Peanuts show a low condition.
?Prepared by Frank Parker, Agri
cultural Statistician, North Carolina
Department of Agriculture.
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BOMB HURLED AT A.
C. L. PUMP STATION
A bomb was hurled from a speed
ing automobile at the pumping plant
of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
on Tar river, early last Friday morn
ing. The bomb struck the cement
steps at the front entrance to that
building, chipped off portions of the
steps and jarred out a number of win
dow panes. A special company guard
stationed at the plant fired at the
fleeing machine which made its es
cape in the dierection of the city.
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The Hertford County Herald is
(riving.sway gold. Don't fail to read
the big display ad in this issue.
material easily cleaned, practical,
neat, attractive, in siihple design and
becoming^colors.
F. Afternoon occasions call for
more elaborate costumes. A few
jewels entirely in keeping with the
costume my be worn. In general,
for young girls silk for indoors and
fine cotton for out door wear is desir
able.
G. Evening gowns may be lighter
and brighter than those worn for af
ternoon. The design should be en
tirely suited to the individual. All
accessories should be carefully plan
ned.
OPENING OF THE POW- !
ELLSVILLE SCHOOL
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Powpllavihe graded school will open
Tuesday, September 6th, with the
same corps of teachers: Misses Mamie
Modlin, Sarah Blanchard, Bessie
Pritchard, Laura Leigh Riddick and
Miss Helen Wolfley, as music teacher.
Instrumental lessons at $3.00 per
month. Voacl lessons at $3.00 per
month. -
Before the" opening the school
grounds will be equipped with base
ball, volley ball, basket ball, tennis,
croquet and swings for the little folks.
The opening day is to be a grand
day! We want every school patron
to be there that morning at 10 o'clock
with your children and with the deter
mination to keep them in school every
day during the eight months schbol
term.
Superintendent H-. W. Early will
deliver the opening address followed
by a talk by our Supervisor Miss
Lillian Minor. Musid will be render
ed by Miss Wolfley. Then we will
adjourn to witness a match game of
base ball between the junior teams of
Powellsville Graded School and Ahos
Ide.
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At li.ou tnc next on our program
will be quite an enjoyable feature I
am sure, for we are asking that each
patron take a basket containing lunch
enough for their family and just one
more person. We want everybody to
enjoy a real picnic dinner together.
Immediately after dinner the Pow
elsville High School girls will play a
game of tennis.
At 2:30 p. m., Mr. Francis D. Wins
ton, of Windsor, whom you all know
and enjoy hearing talk, will deliver
an address. Following his address, an
interesting match game of base ball
will be played between the High
school boys of Powellsville and Ahos
kie.
During the day kodak pictures will
be made of the entire patronage of
the school opening and these pictures
will be put in the papers.
We beg of you patrons and com
munity people, whether you are
school patrons or not, to be sure to
put aside everything this one day and
come out and help make the day a
great success. Show to your children
and to the community people that you
are interested in your children, your
school and your community by being
on the school grounds promptly at
10 o'clock, Tuesday, September Sth.
We will, this term, be ready to chal
lenge other schools for match games
of base ball, volley ball, basket ball
and tennis.
Next spring at the close of school,
gold medals will be awarded for reg
ular attendance, for deportment, to
those not missing a word of spelling
during the entire term, to those mak
ing the highest average in each grade
and to those making the greatest pro
press in music.
PLEASE every mother and father
make up your minds today to put your
children in school the very first day
and to keep them there for eight
months, no matter how great the sac
rifice?do it, and at the close of
school see if you are not glad that
you did.
(Miss) LAURA LEIGH RIDDICK,
Principal.
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GOOD PRICES ON
LOCAL TOBACCO MARKET!
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The strong competition which ex-1
ists on the Ahoskie Tobacco Market i
assures the farmer of every dollar his |
tobacco is worth when he sells his
crop on this market. The weed is
selling much better this week" than
last and all farmers who have tried
this market have gone home well
pleased. We haven't heard one mur
mur of dissatisfaction since the mar
ket opened.
Mr. C. H. Phaup, known in this
part of the state as the best judge of
tobacco that has ever run a warehouse
in this section and an old experienced
warehouseman, -is again giving- the
farmers the advantage of his exper
ience in the tobacco business at the
Farmers Warehouse, "The Iron
House." Phaup's sales always run
heavy and high.
Messrs. J. W. Emerson & Co., of
Greenville, Tenn., proprietors of the
Basnight Warehouse, are tobacco men
of long exepriences and have given
the farmers of this section very sat
isfactory sales sinee their market
opened.
A cordial welcome awaits the farm
ers of this section, not only to sell
their tobacco on this market, but to
visit our town, and while in town be
sure to call around at the Herald
GREAT DAY FOR
EASTERN CAROLINA
(Special to the Herald)
Wiiliamston, N.. C., August 29.?
The most eventful day in the annals
of Eastern North Carolina will be held
at Wiiliamston, N. C., Thursday,
i September 7, 1922 when the bridge
across Roanoke river will be formally
opened for public use.
I This bridge across Roanoke river
is one of the greatest projects that
has been undertaken and finished to
completion by the State Highway
Commission, connecting as it does the
counties of Martin and Bertie and
shortening the distance one hundred
miles to Norfolk and other northern
points from all sections of North Car
olina.
It is regarded as one of the great
est engineering' feats of modern
times. It is a realization that our
forefathers had hoped for in their
bright dreams of fancy, and it has
been vouchsafed for this generation
to realize what the fathers thought
was the impossible.
The Roanoke river is one c-f the
most peculiar streams in the S':ate,
there being either on- one side or the
other of it from ita source to its
mouth from four to five miles of im
paaaable swamps, and up to this time
there tyM been no bridge from its falls
to ita mouth.
It is impossible to estimate the good
that it means, not only to this sec
tion, but to the entire state and nation
as well. Our neighbors on the other
side of the river have been living in
isolation from us and by this great
project we are regaining for the
state Ijer lost provinces.
We take this means of inviting all
who Will to come and enjoy the day
with tts and see with their own eyes
what ironders have been accomplish
ed. |
The program for the day is as
follows:
First: 11:00 a. m.?Formal inspec
tion (ft the?bridge h" the Governor,
State Highway Commission, Bank
head Highway officials. State and
County officials and otherai.
Second: 12:30 p. m.?Luncheon at
the Masonic Hall for the Governor,
State Highway Commission, and other
officials. Hon. Walter Murphy of
Rowan, toastmaster.
Third. 2:00 p. m.?Band concert at
the Fair Grounds.
Fourth: 2:80 p. m.?Address of
welcome by Hon. Harry W. Stubbs.
Introduction by Hon. Francis D.
Winston of Bertie. Address by His
Excellency, the Honorable Cameron
Morrison, Governor of North Caro
lina, Hon. Berebsn Crmeron. Presi
dent of the Bankhead Highway Asso
ciation, Hon. Frank Page, Chairman
of the State Highway Commission,
Hon. W. A. Hart, Highway Commis
sioner of the First District, and other
short addresses by other members of
the State Highway Commission and
other officials.
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BROTHERS SHOOT MAN
AFTER CHURCH SERVICE
The first murder in Perquimans
county in a number of years occurred
last night at Pool's Grove church
about ten miles from here when Pete
White, a negro in the county, was
killed by either Tom, William or Dave
Basnight, negro brothers of Pasquo
tank county.
These three men were apprehended
and were brought to Hertford for a
preliminary ^tearing before Justice of
the Peace J. W. Darden, who, at the
conclusion of the hearing, held Tom
Basnight for trial at the October term
of Superior Court without bail and
required William and Dave Basnight
to give appearance bonds of $250
From the evidence produced at the
hearing by a number of witnesses it :
would seem that White was killed by
one of the Basnight brothers and self
defense and unquestionably this will
be the ground for defense at the trial
in October. The evidence showed
that the deceased apparently went to
the chureh that night seeking trouble
and that he had trouble with the Bas
night men on the church grounds.
The secused hitched their horse to the
buggy and drove off towards home
when the deceased threw a brick at
them. He caught up with the broth
ers and either pulled out of the buggy
or knocked one out. It was then thai
one of the brothers shot the deceased,
from which wounds ho died almost
instantly.?News and Observer.
office and see our automatic machin
ery. We are always glad to have a
visit from you.
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HERTFORD COUNTY HERALD
Jews of Greensboro will comjnence
the erection of a synagogue within
the next month. The building will
be known as the Temple Emanuel. It
will cost about $100,000 and will be
of stone having a seating capacity of
about 600.
Policeman L. M. Daniels, of New
Bern, escaped a serious bullet wound
last week due to a safety pin in his
suspenders. Dubell Smith, a local
negro, whom the policeman was at
tempting to arrest took a shot at the
policeman, the bullet glanced from
the safety pin and the officer suffered
only a minor flesh wound.
Drinkwater*s fig orchard located on
Roanoke Island is breaking more
ground and planning to increase the
acreage devoted to the cultivation of
figs from 20 to 50 acres. This it the
first time figs have been cultivated
commercially in that part of the state.
A drainage ditch to cost $3,000 is
being dug in Goldsboro to prevent the
lower part of the city from being
flooded every time a severe rain
storm visits that section. The ditch
will be twelve feet wide and will run
to the Neuse river.
Henderson has just disposed of a
$200,000 street improvement bond
issue at par and accrued interest.
Numerous bids were on hand from
representatives of bond companies.
The interest rate was five per cent and
the entire issue will be due within
twenty years.
Five passengers were riding in an
automobile near Statesville last Fri
day, the machine being driven by a
woman; a bumble bee flew around the
face of the lady driver and she let-go
the steering wheel. After the spill
a check-up showed serious injuries to
two occupants of the car, one slightly
injured and two escaped unhurt.
The Craven County unit of the To
bacco Growers Co-Operative Market
ing Association reports that 60,000
pounds were received on opening day
laste Thursday. Checks representing
approximately one-third of the value
of the tobacco were delivered to the
growers.
The Co-Operative Warehouse in
Greenville opened last Thursday and
it is reported that about 12,000 lbs.
of tobacco were delivered to the asso
ciation. A fairly good sized crowd
of fanners was present to witness the
opening and to acquaint themselves
with .the manner of carrying on busi
ness. The advances on the tobacco
ranged from $1.80 to $18.00 per
hundred. Some of the farmers seem
ed satisfied, others seemed otherwise.
The State Insurance Commissioner
of North Carolina reports that during
the past fiscal year just closed nearly
one million dollars has been received
by him from all sources. This amount
represents the amount paid for fees
and taxes pertaining to the insurance
business transacted within the state.
The exact amount received was $996,
604.08. Of this amount $814,624
was turned over to the State Treas
urer and the balance expended for ad
ministrative purposes.
It is reported, tjjat the general crop
conditions in Johnston county at the
present time are the finest in the his
tory of the county.
The State convention of United
Confederate Veterans of North Caro
lina will be held in Asheville Sep
tember 26, 27th and 28th. The
Chamber of Commerce is making ar
rangements to entertain 5,000 verer
ans from all over the state who are
expected to attend, besides auxiliary
organizations.
People of Roxboro, Person county,
are agitating a movement to change
the name of their town and call it
"Person City.'' Roxboro is a com
paratively new town near the Vir
ginia line which has made phenominal
growth in the past ten years.
B. G. Crisp, a practicing attor
ney of Manteo, Dare county, long
prominent in eastern North Carolina
and the state, was accidentally drown
ed when he fell off a wharf at Manteo
about eight o'clock Sunday morning.
It is though that he fainted and fell
in the water as the water was scarely
three feet deep at the point where he
was taken out.' Deeeceased had been
in ill health for several weeks' and
was subject to fainting spells. Mr.
Crisp had a been a resident of Man
teo for 28 years, was twice mayor, for
many years county superintendent of
schools and at the time of his death
wag the representative of his county
in the State Legislature.
Armand de Rosaet My?, .
nent business man of Charlotte died
Sunday morning as the result of an
automobile accident. Mr. Myers, with ?
a friend, was driving and attempted
to tun; into a side street, the car
turned over and fatal injuries to Mr.
Myers resulted.
Postmasters in about 1,000 offices,
in the central and western parts of
North Carolina will attend a school to
be held at the Greensboro postofflee
September 11th and 12th. Officials
of the Greensboro office will act as in
structors. It is pointed out that a
large number of the postmasters are
new having been lately appointed and
not acquainted with the detail work
which a postmaster is called on to per
form or have knowledge of.
Co-Operatlve Tobacco Growers
Warehouses opened up all over the
state last Thursday. From the gen
eral reports it appears that the ware
house receiving the largest amount of
tobacco on opening day was at Smith
field where it is estimated that 100,
000 pounds of tobacco was receipted
for and advances made.
O. B. Lackey, who has been Town
manager of Morganton for the past
year resigned to go into business for
himself on last Saturday. James
Trogdon, who has been assistant en
gineer for some time, was elected to
succeed him.
W. P. Fillmore, an aviator from
California who has been making ex
hibition flights in Durham, eras ar
rested Sunday on a charge of com
nutting a nusciance, following a
double-header baseball game between
Durham and Kaleigh. The aviator
brought his plane over the park so
that his machine missed the left field
bleachers by. less than 25 feet. There
were more than 1,000 fans in the
bleachers and most of them evidenc
ed great haste to move. Some were
slightly injured.
A man represented to be 0rests
Pappano, a wealthy Italian and colo
nisation expert,has been making talks
before the Rotary Club and other
business organisations of Elisabeth
City during the past week. He is
interested with some local real estate
men and they propose to bring in a
large colony of Italian farmers and
colonise them on land in that section.
It is reported that as much as one mil
lion acres of land will be acquired for
the purpose.
Col. James Marks Wiliams, retired,
U. S. Army, of Montgomery, Ala; his
wife Mrs. Ann M. Williams and Miss ;
Ann Williams, also of Montgomery,
were instantly killed shortly after
eight o'clock last Thursday night,
when Southern Railway passenger
train number 22 struck an automo
bile in which they were riding, at a
grade crossing three miles west of
Durham. Col. Williams was a promi
nent citizen of Montgomery and a
distinguished veteran of the World
War.
An incendiary Are and explosion
caused a property damage of $600,
000 in Winston-Salem Saturday even
ing. The Are was started by a gaso
line explosion on the Nissen building
a part of which was occupied by the
W. W. Smoak Harness Co. A few
seconds after the explosion William
E. Chapman, an eighteen year old
youth was arrested as he was leaving
the building. He admitted causing the
explosion on account of a grudge he
had against the owner of the harness
place.
The railroad strike situation over
the state has been without startling
events during the past week. The
tensity of the situation at Spencer has
been greatly relieved by the the close
proxmity of a large body of soldiers
ordered there to prevent any out
break. The Norfolk-Southern rail
road opened their shops in New Bern
Monday and started the work of or
ganising a new force. Several of
their old men, who have been .on
strike returned to work but the num
ber so doing was not large. The
company also has shops in Raleigh but
does not propose to operate them at
the present time. " The Norfolk
Southern is about the last railroad in
the entire country to re-open their
shops after shutting down on account
of the strike commencing duly fit.