Hertford County Herald HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EASTERN CAROLINA Volume XIIL Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, September 15, 1922 One Section No. 19 ? ' , . ?. _ / . "'HOW STATE FUND WORKS IS TOU) BY MR. BRITTON f e * ?#>* ..I Supt. Britton Explains Discrep ancy Between County Appropriations EACH COUNTY GIVEN ENOUGH FOR A SIX MONTHS TERM OF SCHOOL Based Upon Amount Of Taxes Produced By A 30 Cents Levy On Property Ag the question has been raised as to why Hertford County does not re ceive as much from the State Equali sing Fund as some other counties, I am asking the editor oT the Herald to publish a statement which I prepar ed and read to the County Board of Education, and others, the first Mon day in September, explaining how the Equalizing FuAd is distributed, which statement follows: Tha Statement The Constitution of North Carolina i requires that there shall be a six months school in every school district in the state, in the counties with small wealth as well as the richer counties. In order that the counties with small wealth may have a six months' school without excessive taxation, the state set aside a fund sufficient to bring up all such counties to a six months' term, which fund is known as the Equalising Fund. But before any county can draw from the Equalising Fund, the county must raise a salary fund equal to the amount which 30 cents would raise on the 1920 valution of property. The 30 cent levy in some counties would raise enough money to run the schools the full six months, while in others it would not raise much more than half enough. ? If no county had reduced the 1920 valuation of property, all the counties would be levying not more than 30 cents, but many counties reduced the 1920 valuation one-fifth, one-fourth, one-third, etc., among these counties is Hertford, having reduced its 1920 valuation one-third. This is why one county is required to have one rate of taxation and another county another rate before they can draw from the Equalising Fund. The 1920 valua tion of the property of Hertford county was around fifteen and a half million dollars which at a SO cent rate would raise around $47,000, whereas the reduced valuation was a little over eleven million dollars which required a 48 cent rate to raise around $47,000. Counties that pay high salaries get more from the Equalising Fund than those that pay low salaries, provided, they do not pay more than the state schedule allows. - Hence it can be seen that no county can draw more from the Equalising Fund than the difference between what the county raises for salaries and what it pays out for salaries and for the transportation of school chil dren. The number of school chil dren in a county has nothng to do with the distribution of the State Equalising Fund. N. W. BRITTON, Copnty Superintendent. n NEGRO WHO KILLED CHAPPEL IS CAUGHT HE WAS ATTENDING BIG NEGRO FESTIVAL AT SPEED?NOW IN JAIL AT JACKSON Charlie Lawrence, negro who killed . Herman Chappel on a a Roanoke riv " or farm near Rich Square last Feb ruary, was nabbed by Constable R. B. Lassiter at Speed, Monday night He was immediately taken into custody and taken to the Northampton jail at Jackson, where he is now lodged awaiting the action of the grand jury. Lawrence was attending a negro revival or festival when Constable Lassiter caught him. ? Chappel was shot to death by the negro, following an altercation b? tween the two which took place on one of fhe large river farms of which* Chappel had just been made manager. Although hunted for several days and nights immediately after the shooting, Lawrence eluded the posses and made Ms getaway. Shape Has Much To Do With Selecting Hie Hat Woman Advised To Um Caro In Soloctng Hat* To Conform With Sisa Of Faca Hat Co attraction Snce the most difficult part of hoa^e millinery is getting becoming shapes, it is best to use some becom ing shape that has been on hand, or alter some commercial shape that is becoming. We must not wear a special shape because we happen to think it stylish, for we cannot change the shape of our faces, in general, the height of the hat should be not more than the depth of the face from the eyebrows to the chin. The width of the hat should never be more than three times that of the wearer's face from the eyebrows to the chin, includ ing ears and hair at the sides of the face. Choice Of Heti When fehoosing a hat for all round wear, be rare to select a neutral color, one that will go wth the clothe! on hand. , It is extravagant to buy an expensive red hat when one's best dress is purple. Often an unbecom ing hat can be be made attractive by the use of colored facings. Women who can not wear white, black or col ored hats may ftnd them possible by the addition of facings of cream white, grey, flesh, rose, or blue. When seen from the side, the lines from the crown of the hat should not extend beyond the line of the fore head nor beyond the hair in the hair in the back. If the hair extends far in the back, the hat should come be tween the head and the end of the hair in order to properly balance with the spinal column. Hat crowns in general should not be wider than the face and the hair. Milllinery "Dont's Don't wear an unbecoming hat be cause it is fashionable. Don't over trim. Don't be extreme. Don't wear a very large hat if you 0 = C. P. Gaston, former tax collector of Buncombe County, who was re cently sentence^, to four years oa the roads for embesslement, will serve his time at some other place than the state prison. On account of his bad health he will we sent to a more healthful place. t ? HERTFORD COUNTY WILL HELP BUILD OLD BOONE BRIDGE ? *. Road Commissioner* Decide To Pay Part Of Costs Of Structure BOYUNS MEN PRESENT TO URGE BOARD TO OFFER ASSISTANCE Little Chance To Do Anything Except To Listen To Complaints Boone's bridge, that grand old structure that has stood for ages and over which our forefathers have j traveled these many years, will nbt be abandoned by Hertford County. That much was decided Monday morning by the county road commis sioners. The board at a former meet ing had voted to discontinue further appropriations to keep up the bridge. Boykins, Virginia, sent up a couple of its citizens to plead with the board, and several others from the neighbor hood added weight to the argument by their presence. Attorney John E. Vann of Winton, admitted in the be ginning that he had never seen the bridge, made a appealing speech for the continuance of county support. His eloquence, reaching its height in the peroration, moved the board to a sense of duty: a motion was passed offering to heh> Northampton County in rebuilding the bridge, at an amount not to exceed $600 total cost. The costs will be divided between the two counties in direct proportion to the number of taxpayers in each coHnty. Catching its breath momentarily between complaints for damages, the board also ratified the action of the county commissioner* in borrowing $17,5Q0 for bridge and road construc tion, voted to send its county road force to Cofield to construct a road according to judicial orders, and or dered the convict camp retained at its present location. The rest of the day was spent in listening to complaints against the road board for damages and examining Superintendent Hires' pay rolls for the month of August Slightly more than ten thousand dol lars were spent on the county roads in August. Attorney L. J. Lawrence of Mur freesboro, president of the United Telephone Company, appeared before the board to ask $180 damages to poles and wires during the last three months. The board could not "see" Mr. Lawrence on his proposition. The matter was referred to attorney W. D. Boone, the board's attorney, for an opinion and the final decision defer red to the next regular meeting of the board in October. POWELLSVILLE SCHOOL HAS A BIG OPENING ~ I Community Club?Wu Reorganised In The Aftarnoon After Ahoakie t Won Ball Gum ? ? ? September 6 th the people showed their interest by the largest attend ance of the opening exercises in the history of the school. Supt H. W. Early made an inter esting talk in the iflorning and Miss Helen Wolfley, the music teacher, ren dered several vocal and instrumental selections. The delightful and tempting picnic dinner was thoroughly enjoyed by all. In the afternoon the Community League was reorganised, and though the "Tar Heel Juniors" of Ahoekie won the game over the Powellsville Grade School Juniors, we considered the day quite a success. O RUMMAGE SALE SATURDAY Twenty-two dollars net profit was made by the young ladies of the Methodist Church last Saturday from the returns of a rummage sale of old clothes. An improvised bargain counter was erected on a vacant lot on Main street, where a large stock of old clothing was sold at bargain prices. The sale was in charge of Mrs. Paul Dukes and Mrs. Howard Basnight. Clothing was donatd by many mem bers of the church. Through the sale of chocolate candies Mesdaraes Dukes and Basnight are adding to the fund being raised for the new church bufld ng. Bertie County To Stage Celebration October 3d 200th Birthday Comas October 2 And All-Day Program Will Ba Arrangad For Next Day Bdtlie County is planning to stage a big celebration on the occasion of its 200th birthday. On October 2nd, two hundred years ago the county was first formed. At that time it em braced a much larger territory than counties being offsprings of Beitie. Tuesday, October 3rd, will be the big day- Charity Lodge of Masons also will help to male* it a big day in the annals of Bertie. October 2nd is the fiftieth birthday of the organisa tion. Judge Francis Winston is already seeking to have the Navy Department furnish a band for the day; and, at a meeting held in Windsor, last Thurs day night, committees were appoint ed and the plans vutlined for the occa sion. Among the things to be reviewed and depicted in the celebration, which will possibly take the form of a a pageant, will he; Every Masonic lodge in the county representing some historical or edu cational event. Every church ia the county repre senting some incident of religious de velopment. All -fraternal oriders and societies presenting proper incidents .in the de velopments of the fraternal idea. AU societies and clerks to take part in any phase of life they see fit to present. *?in DEATH RATE HIGH IN THIS COUNTY Hertford I? Bettor Baby Producer Than Bertie?Northampton Lead* Both Counties in Births There were only fourteen counties in the State having a higher death rate than Hertford County, In the year 1921. Two hunder and five, deaths were recorded in the county in that period, 78 bfeing whites and 132 negroes. The death rate, ac cording to the 1,000 population was 12.4 per cent. In the light of the percentage of negroes in the county the record ranks as one of the best in the state. In every county where there is a large negro population the total per centage is slightly higher than in the western counties, where the popula tion is almost solely made up of whites. The death rate among ne groes, according to the official figures, is higher than among the whites. When it comes to raising babies, Hertford-was trailing thirty-eight other counties in_ the State. However, the 1921 birth rate in this-county ex ceeds the state average by 1.1 per cent, the figures being; state average, 33.4; Hertford County, 34.5. Hertford is a better baby producer than Bertie County, where only thir sty-three?new citizens were born to every 1,000 population. In North ampton a larger percentage of young sters were born than Hertford or Bertie. The rate was 37.7 out of the I,000. Gates County is tied with Hertford in the baby production. Al] three of the neighboring coun ties have a smaller death rate than Hertford. The figures are: Bertie, II.8; Gates, 8.0; and Northampton, 10.8. 'Tuberculosis Most Fatal Of those who died in this county, above the age of five, twenty-eight died of tuberculosis. This disease took /the largest toll of any other sin gle disease, the total deaths being twenty-eight. Twenty-two of these were negroes and six white. n PROSPECTS GOOD FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Approximately seventy -five hay* signed up as members of the , Ahoskie Chamber of Commerce, an organixaton new its the pro cess of development. V. D. Strickland, who has waged a strenuous campaign far mem bers, says there is little doubts about securing the 100 signers. "All it takes is a little work," says Mr. Strickland, who has do- v voted much of bis spare time to the membership campaign. With in a few days the additional twenty-five members will be se cured, and a meeting called for fiaal organisation. ' Ahoskie School Opens; Rooms Are Inadequate ? NEGRO TELLS HOW TO ? ? SAVE DOCTOR'S BILLS ? ? ? * "When he saw I warn't going * * to be able to pay him, Dr. Har- * * rell, he told me what kind of * * medicine to btiy so dat he would- * * n't have to come to see me no ? * more," said one of the Murfrees- * * boro Township negroes last Mon- * * day when he appeared before * * the board of road commissioners * * at Winton. He was pleading * * with the board to be excused * *?from road duty on account of * * physical disability, ? * After telling the board he was ? * unable to do heavy work, a few * * questions popped by members of * * the board elicited the informs- ? * tion that no physician had at- * * tended him since "winter before ? * last." Mr. B. N. Sykes, one of .* * the' commissioners, then wanted * * to know how it was that he was * * sick and unable to do heavy * * work, but never had any physi- * * cian. The negro told him how ? * it was done. * o Combat Weevil by Larger Production of Good Stock mmmmmmsmm* ? Extension Service Advises Farmers To Sow Permanent Pastures And Bnild'Fences To combat the ravage* of the boll weevil and at the same time put into actual practice the raising of more and better livestock is a special fea ture of the agricultural extension work in eastern Carolina. "As a be ginning," says Dr. B. W. Kilgore, di rector of extension, "permanent pas tures and more and better fences are being advocated." That it is necessary to do something to solve this problem in the cotton counties of the state is the opinion of all the leading farmers and agricultur ists and it is agreed that the business of producing more and better live stock is the solution. To raise live stock requires permanent pastures, which in turn means the building of fences. Farm demonstrators in all eastern cooties are now pushing these projects and it is hoped that every family in these counties will cooperate in every way?not only by attending the meet ings as they are held, but by buying purebred pigs, getting a family cow, and furnishing green succulent feed for these animals by planting a per manent pasture. The extension .service has issued two circulars, number 17 on "Grass Mixtures for N. C. Pastures," and number 118 on "Farm Fencing," cop ies of which may be had by writing the Agricultural Editor, Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C. 0 COTTON PICKING HAS BEGUN IN THE COUNTY Dry Weather a* Helped Boll* To Open?Good Price May Help Poor Crop The advance cotton pickers are -taking the field this week, and the 1922 cotton harvest is under .way. The hot, dry weather prevailing dur ing the last ten days has helped to whiten the fields. With a 66 per cent average crop in the county fanners will take no chances on leaving any of it in the fields. Several weeks of wet weather dur ing the growing season caused the stalks to fill pretty thoroughly with sap, and the dry conditions lately have started th? leaves shedding, with some of the younger "forms" also falling from the^iAalka. Plenty of help^for harvesting the crop is available, but it is rather diffi cult to secure on the farms. The same condition exists in practically every section of the State, says the crop reporting service of the depart ment of agriculture. If prices for cotton remain at the present level or better, farmers ex pect to realise normal receipts for the crop this year. Any decline in the price will mean a poor return, and will make the 1922 crop a non-profit busi ness. SEVENTH GRADE PUPILS NOW TAUGHT IN AUDI TORIUM WITH OPERA SEATS AS DESKS Many Patrons Are on Hand Devotional Exercises Followed By Talk By Dr. C. G. Powell and K. T. Raynor AIMS OF AHOSKIE SCHOOL 1. To build up character in boyt and girls. 2. To firs a thorough courso ia all subjects thii yoar. 3. To specialise in physical education, by sotting up oser cises, plays and games lor little folks, and baseball and basket ball for high school students. 4. To organise a lire Parent Teachers' Association. 5. To organise literary socie ties for the development of ora tory and debate among the high school boys and girls. 6. To edit one page every ! ' week in our HERTFORD COUNTY HERALD. ' 7. To begin student govern ment on small scale as aa experi ment. ? 8. To givo dramatic, and musical programs from time to time, teaching pupils poise and dignity on the stage. 8. To make this tha greatest school in every way in the Roan oke-Chowan section. Three hundred and three boys and girls entered the Ahoskie High School Monday morning. Fourteen others have been added to the rolls since that time, making a total of 317, or the largest enrollment in the school's his tory. Lack of rooms, and insufficient desks threaten to seriously hamper the work of instruction. It was easily recognized at the opening Mob- . day morning that the two school buildings were inadequate to meet the demand. With a section of the auditorium partitioned in order to provide an additional class room, and every other room in both buildings filled with pupils, Miss Mina Hollo man is compelled to instruct the seventh grade students in the main auditorium, with opera chairs taking the place of desks. Opening Enrcbd Many patrons accompanied their children to the school Monday morn ing, and remained for the short open ing exercises. Nearly all the trustees were present and occupied seats on the stage, together with Superintend ent K. T. Raynor and Rev. E. J. Isen hower, pastor of the Baptist church. 4 short devotional service led by Reverend Isenhower was followed by talks by Dr. C. G. Powell for the trustees, and Superintendent Raynor for the school. The two former stressed the importance of develop ment through schools and warned the young boys and girls against any slackening of desires for thorough training In its' three"-fol3 nature,'In tellectually, morally, and physically. Superintendent Raynor gave a brief history of the development of education in North Carolina; and a summary of the aims of education. 'Changes in text-hooks, elective courses offered and other essential facts about the Ahoskie school were also given by Mr. Raynor. He con eluded his speech by naming nine aims for which the local school will strive during 1922. U. D. C. Present Flag Mrs. J. N. Vann presented the school a beautifully designed flag of North Carolina. She gave it In behalf of the Ahoskie Chapter of the U. D. C. 0 v l> MOTORISTS VISIT HERE Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Spain of Rich mond, Va., spent last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Phaup. They motored from their home to Ahoskie, leaving this week for Wil mington to visit the brother of Mre. Spain and Mrs. Phaup. On their re- A turn trip a short stop was made here Wednesday. After reaching Rich mond they will motor to Blaeksbutg, where their son will enter V. P. I. for his fourth and Anal year.