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Volume XIII. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, November 3, 1922 One Section No. 26
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HERTFORD COUNTY
TRAINING SCHOOL
WINS TWO PRIZES
Judging Teams Of Ahoskie
Win Third Prise At Negro
State Fair
HAS BEST EXHIBIT AT ATLANTIC
DISTRICT FAIR STAGED UST WEEK
State Official* Alert To The
Rapid Strides Being Made
Here
(By JAMES R. WALKER, Agricul
tural Teacher) v
To the busy public of Hertford
County, I would say Halt! while I
make the following announcement:
During the beautiful days of the last
week, there opened and closed two of
the greatest colored fairs in the
country, namely?the Negro State
Fair at Raleigh and the Atlantic Dis
trict Fair at Ahoskie.
Happy am I to say that Hertford
County Training School played its
part very admirably and conspicu
ously at both fairs. On Tuesday of
last week, the agricultural teacher and
six students composing two judging
teams of three students each, left
Ahoskie for Raleigh to make good
their boast of "Bringing home the
bacon." On the stock judging team
were Roosevelt Mitchell, Claude Hol
loraan and Frank Anthony. On the
corn judging terfm were, Charlie
Yeates, Joseph Newsome, and John
Erma Parker. These young, bright
and ambitious colored boys of Hert
ford County, left the totrn with vic
tory written upon their brow.
They stepped from the train on last'
Friday morning and yelled with all
their might VICTORY?victory which
thrilled the hearts of all who heard
Hard victorious battles always bring
the greatest joy. These boys had
-been victorious in one of the most
rigid contests ever held by the Old
North State. Thirteen judging
teams, representing thirteen different
county training schools, participated
'in the contest. Some of these schools
have been entering these contests for
years, using practically the same
teams each year and yet, the Hert
ford County Training School at its
first attempt ranked third among
them.
There were five prizes offered as
follows: $30, $26, $20, $16, and
$10. The third prize* of twenty dol
lars was won by our team. This event
is indeed both historical and reminis
cent For the star it adds to the
Training School's crown, for the fame
it (fives to Hertford County in gen
eral, I solicit the hearty support and
good wish of all when I say hats off!
to these victorious boys of ours.
Just think, as individual judges,:
Roosevelt Mitchell ranked third in the
contest. These records are remark
able srtien one realizes that a few
?months ago these boys did not know a
' Hereford cow from a shorthorn, a
berkshire hog from a hampshire nor
a leghorn fowl from a barred rock.
Does it pay to teach agriculture in
our school?
How proud are we for our noble
victory at Raleigh but prouder still
are we for our nobler victory at
Ahoskie. Our great home fair offered
ten dollars for the best school ex
hibit. Several of our largest and best
schools brought their best goods for
ward only to be rated as secondary to
that brought forth by the Hertford
County Traning School.
There was some little opposition to
the decision of the judges. The
fudges, however, stuck to their hon
est decision and declared that if skill,
workmanship and artistic display had
anything to do with an exhibit, Hert
p ford County Training School had out
classed all others in these particulars.
Thus merit and not favoritism gave
first prize to our training school.
Then, won't you join me in saying
hats off to the Hertford County Train
ing. school.
What about this training school
anyway? Well, it is waking up the
officials at Raleigh ( the outside pub
lic in general) but Oh! If it only
could wake up the general public at
home, the County Board of Education
and have them realise the real need
and worth of our school. If students
from an old dilapidated school build
ing such as ours, can make such
splendid records as we are making^
LITTLE INTEREST OVER
ELECTION NEXT MONDAY
Democrats Will Easily Take All
Offices In Both County
And State
Very little Interest has been shown
by voters in either party over the
election to be held next Monday, Nov
ember 7. Congressman Hallett S.
Ward has furnished the only real
campaign speech made in the County,
when he delivered a broadside at the
Republican Party two weeks ago, at
the opening of Hertford County
Superior Court There is hardly
enough real Republican opposition in
this County to make the race interest
ing, and many voters will probably
remain away from the polls next
Monday on account of lack of inter
est
C. E. Kramer, Republican candi
date for Congress from this district,
is waging a pretty strenuous cam
paign by the newspaper, circular, and
poster advertising route. Today's is
sue of the HERALD carries a double
column advertisement, setting forth
his reasons for asking support from
voters. Large cardboard posters have
been tacked up in the County, on
which are printed the appeal by Can
didate Kramer.
County candidates on the two
tickets have waged no aetive cam
paign at all. The Republican vote is
negligible, and as usual Hertford
County will have a Democratic ad
ministration without effort.
Two names oif Democrat candi
dates were left out of the list pub
lished in this paper last week, through
an oversight! in "setting up" the Hst.
They are Attorney Lloyd J. Lawrence
of Murfreesboro, candidate for the
General Assembly, and B. Scull of
Harrellsville,, candidate for ^sheriff.
Mr. Lawrence has served in the Leg
islature before and is not new at mak
ing laws; and Sheriff Scull has al
ready made Hertford County an effi
cient officer-for two terms.
Voters in this county will also de
cide whether they want to give
Maneys Neck Township representa
tion on the next board of commission
ers. r
A test vote will be had on the
proposition of asking the next rep
resentative to appoint a member from
that township. Ballots have already
been printed and boxes provided at
every polling place in the County.
Voting on the State Ticket will be
but * rubber stamp procedure i*the
County, as every Democrat on the
line-up will go over in large numbers.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
IMPROVING CONDITIONS
Three Car Load* Of Crushed Rock
And Limestone Spread Near
Station
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Ahoskie is getting a modicum of
improvement* from the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad. Thursday
morning three cars of crushed rock
and limestone were unloaded on the
tracks near the local passenger sta
tion and depot It was spread over
the ties and alongside the track, form
ing a wfdk-way for passengers board
ing and leaving the trains. It will
help eliminate mud and muck inci
dent to alight rainfalls.
Mr. Cobb, Superintendent, has ad
vised Mayor Walter L. Curtis that he
will meet with the town council sst
some early date to discuss other
probate improvements in service at
Ahoskie.
AHOSKIE MAN NAMED
V. D. Strickland, cashier of the
Farmers-Atlantic Bank, has been not
ified of his appointment as chairman
of the educational committee of the
North Carolina Bankers Association
for Hertford County. The Associa
tion has undertaken to arrange a free
course in banking for all schools in
the State, members of the profession
giving free lectures to the students.
Mr. Strickland prill soon announce the
program of lectures for the schools.
what would they do from a modern
twelve-room brick school house? Oh!
that the people, white and "colored,
that the County Board of Education
in particular, could see that the high
est honor to the colored population
and the greatest asset' to the county
in general, would be a new school
building as described above. With
God, I pity the blind.
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Herald Wins Third Prize In
State? Wide Newspaper Contest
Only two other weekly newspapers in North Carolina
rank ahead of the HERTFORD COUNTY HERALD in
carrying the news of the county in which published. This
newspaper won third place in the contest held at the
State Fair, Raleigh, North Carolina. The contest was stag
ed by the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, and
was state-wide in its scope. W. O. Saunders' INDEPEN
DENT at EliVahgth Pity, th? MOORE COUNTY
NEWS of Carthage were the other prize winners, being
first and second, respectively. j
This distinction came to the HERALD for its excel
lence an^ thoroughness in publishing the news. It is the
first time that the country weeklies have received such
recognition from the State. All pages were exhibited on
the walls of the Association's booth, each paper being
allotted sufficient space so that its whole front page was
readable.
The judges made a careful study of the papers tak
ing them down from the walls for close comparison and
study before passing final judgment on contents and
make-up. Each judge worked separately and the
final ratings were determined by percentages. George
A. Moore, superintendent of the Mitchell Printing Com
pany of Raleigh, John Livingstone, formerly of* the News
& Observer and now.with the Cotton Growers Coopera
tive Association, and A. O. Alford of the Agricultural
Extension Service, who is a deep student of the country
newspapers, acted as judges of the contest.
Winners in the other contests were, For Make up of '
Front. Page: first, The Franklinton News, Franklinton;
second The Graphic, Nashville; third, The Warren
Record, Warrenton. Editorial Page: first, The Pilot,
Vass; second, The Sampson Democrat, Clinton; third,
The Mount Airy News, Mount Airy.
Marrying In Hertford County Not So
Popular During Thh Last Two Years
North Carolina's new regulations
circumscribing marital-struck persons
had a marked affect on the business
of issuing marriage licenses in Hert
ford County. Securing health certi
ficates is apparently too much trouble
for many couples who would be led
to the hymenal altar; they prefer to
take unto themselves mates in terri
tory more favorable to the business
of marriage.
All of which is to say that John
Northcott, register of deeds (as well
as other contracts more binding and
of longer duration), has not issued
the usual amount of marriage licen
ses since the new law became effective
in 1921. There were 162 couples
who secured licenses to marry in
?Hertford County during the year
1920. In 1921 the marital business
flopped almost fifty per cent. Eighty
eight licenses were issued that year.
Twenty-seven of the 1921 licenses
were issued during the first two
months of the year, or before the
new law became effective. With only
two more months in 1922, only S2
couples have secured the life con
tracts from Mr. Northcott. Business
must pick up during November and
December of 1922 will fall below the
record of last year.
Another fallacy has been exploded
since the record was checked last
Tuesday, June heralded as the month
of brides and "the things what come
with them", is not near so popular as
January. Probably it is because
Hertford County folks believe in
starting tha new year right, or that,
most of the men being farmers, figure
a wife to be among the most valuable
of the new year's supplies usually
stocked up during the early months.
Most fellows regard a wife as one
of the sweets of life than as a neces
sary adjunct to the household, for
December is the banner marrying
month. A sort of delectable Christ
mas gift* is the way some figure it,
since a large number of the December
weddings take place around Christ
mas?several on Christmas day.
Forty-five licenses were issued in Jan
uary of the same two years. In Jan
uary, 1922, only ten licenses were is
sued, or rfbout fifty per cent less than
the same months in 1921.
February is the shortest month ol
the twelve in number of days, but is
chosen as a good marrying month by
Hertford County couples. Next to
December and January, it has been
the most prolific in marrying than any
oi the other months during the last
three years. March is too windy and
stormy for the average couple, who
take chances on the hoodoo of April
fool. April ranks fourth in marrying
months with 27 licenses issued during
the three years covered in this tabu
lation. June come? fifth with twenty
five. Others come in the order nam
ed. September, 19; October, 18;
May, 16; July and August, 14 each.
If the same ratio prevails during
the month of November this year, the
eleventh month of the year will rank
along with September in the number
of lisenses issued. And, there is
pretty good indications that there will
be a revival in this pastime. Busi
ness picked up in the register's office
during the closing days of October,
and, since they .say marrying is con
tagious, both November and Decem
ber will be big ones for marriage.
October was the biggest month
since February this year when 10
licenses were issued. Six couples se
cured "papers" at Winton last month,
and three of them came during the
last week. Licenses were issued as
follows: white, Gurney N. Pittman
and tforis N. McEreney, both of
Dendron, Vs., Elliott Outlaw and Lil
lian Vanghan; colored, Stanley Weav
er and Lillian Vaughan, James Park
er and Moner Demory, Benjamin Col
lins and Annie Brown.
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VISIT OTHER COUNTIES
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Dr. and Mrs. L. K. Walker and Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Boyette spent last Sun
day on an automobile tour of Hert
ford, Bertie, Martin, and Pitt coun
ties. They left here at half-past!
eight o'clock in the morning, and re
turned at the same hour that night.
Towns included in the intinerary
were Windsor, Williamston, Rober
sonville,' Greenville, ?nd Grifton.
Three hours were spent with Mrs.
Walker's sister in Grifton, Pitt
County.
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DR. POWELL AT JACKSON
Dr. C. G. Powell spent last Sunday
in Jackson. On Sunday night.he had
charge of the services at the Jackson
Baptist church. Dr. Powell Is teach
er of the Baraca class of the Ahoskie
Baptist Church.
MOVES THIS WEEK
W. K. Perry and family moved this
week into the house recently occupied
by J. W. Howard. Mr. Perry former
ly had rooms at the N. E.- White home.
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ROANOKE-CHOWAN BOYS
FORM CLUR AT COLLEGE
Club Expects To Enlarge Scope
Of Work; Adds Several
New Members
(By GEORGE V. HOLLOMAN) '
All the boys from Northampton,
Hertford, and Bertie counties, who
are attending State College, met and
reorganized the Roanoke and Chowan
County Club. We were glad to note
that we have more new men from our
section of the state than ever before.
With our increased number we have
decided to make the club amount to
more than it has heretofore. In
previous years, the sole aim of the
club was to get the boys together to
have a few banquets or feeds and
this seemed to be all. This year we
expect to attend to the social side of
the club, of course, but we have a goal
to reach also. It is our intention to
put before the boys of our counties
who are interested in a technical ed
ucation, the advantages they will have
at "Great Old State College."
We also want to show them that
they will be able to work their way
through college, if they cannot defray
their expenses otherwise, and still not
lose what is the greatest part of the
college life; that is, the college activi
ties. We will do this by sending
copies of the college paper; "The
Technician", to all the high schools in
our. counties.
The purpose of our first meeting
was to elect officers, and the follow
ing were elected; E. W. Harris, Presi
dent; A. S. Gay, Vice-President; H.
C. Pritchard, Secretary; J. D. Sykes,
Treasurer; G. V. Holloman, Reporter.
The members are as follows: E. W.
Harris, A. S. Gay, H. C. Pritchard,
J. D. Sykes, G. V. Holloman, J. P.
Taylor, J. P. Nowell, M. M. Smith, C.
C Parker, R. C. Baggett, T. T. Brown,
D. T. Rice, L- M. Green, B. L. Vick,
W. T. Overby, Howard Howell, R. W.
Stanford, L. B. Taylor, B. L. Sykes,
N. T. Capell, R. E. Vick, A. M. Joys
, ner, M. S. Baggett
' We would appreciate any suggest
ions from the citizens of our counties
as to any other good that our Club
may accomplish.
MAN AND CHILDREN
RUN DOWN BY CAR
i Young Lady Driving Ford Lore*
Control And Run* Wild On
Main Straat
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J. F. Copeland, route 1, Ahoskie,
and his two little daughters, {Cather
ine, 3 years old, and Thelma, 2 years
old, were badly injured last Satur
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, when a
For automobile driven by Miss Mabel
Wheedbee, daughter of J. F. Wheed
bee, Ahoskie, ran into them near the
corner of Main and Railroad streets,
adjacent to the Main street railroad
crossing.
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Mr. Copeland had just crossed the
railroad, and was carrying his young
est child in his arms, while {Catherine
was walking beside him. The streets
were well filled with the usual Sat
urday afternoon crowd, some of whom
were standing on the railroad in the
street and others crossing Main
street. Miss Wheedbee, going west
up Main street, became confused as
she drove the car across the railroad,
and lost complete control when she
saw Mr. Copeland and his two little
girls almost directly in the path of
the car, which had just barely missed
striking another pedestrian.
When he saw the driver had lost
control, Mr. Copeland picked up his
older child and started out of the way,
but the car hit him before he could
get away. Miss Wheedbee gave a
shriek and turned her steering, wheel
loose, while the car kept going, with
the man and his little girls dragging
beneath it. The car choked down just
before reaching the front of the
Herald office.
Both of the little girls received
several bruises and scars, and have
been under constant medical attention
since last Saturday. Mr. Copeland
received two severe gashes about the
head, and suffered a very painful
bruise of the back. He has been un
able to get out of his home since
that time.
Dr. J. -H. Mitchell attended the
wounded, and says all three will suf
fer no permanent injury, although it
was at first thought one of the little
girls was seriously injured.
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CHOWAN BAPTISTS'"
NEXT CONVENTION
AT MURFREESBORO
Fortieth Annuel Association
Held With Elam Church
Last Week
every church uTassociation is
hepresentcd; fifty-eight total
Dr C. G. Potell Of Ahoshie
Elected Moderator?Rev.
R- B. Line berry Clerk
(By Special Porrespondent)
The West Chowan Association met
with Elam church in Northampton
County, October 24-26, in its 40th an
nual session.
There are fifty-eight churches and
all were represented by Hitter ex-N
cept one and this one had letter on
the way. Some of these churches are
very old: Mehep-in organised in
1*20; Sandy Run, in 1760; Cashie, in
1770; Colerain, in 1780.
The following officers were elected:
D*. C. G. Powell, Moderator; Prof.
W. D. Barbee, Vice-Moderator; Rev.
R. B. Lineberry, Clerk ;W. A. Thomas
Treasurer; Rev. John P. Cale, His
torian. The constitution was amend,
ed to provide for an executive com
mittee. This committee composed
this year of Moderator, Vice-Modera
tor, Clerk and the following as addi
tional: H. G. Bryant, N. W. Britton,
H- Matthews, J. I. Taylor, J. T.
Bolton, R. M. Fleetwood, Mrs. E. B.
Vaughan, Mrs. Herbert Jenkins and
Miss Una White.
Of the twenty-two pastors of the
Association all were present except
one. The following new pastors were
recognized: E. J. Isenhower, A. W.
C. Pitman, J. P. Essex, R. R. Lanier.
Visitors were recognized as follows;
Rev. W. R. Beach for Biblical Record
er; Dr. C. E. Maddyey, Mission Secre
tary; Dr. M. L. Kesler of Orphanage;
Rev. J. A. McMillan of Wake Forest
College; Rev. J. W. Rowland; Rev. C.
Edwards; Rev. C. T. Taylor of Em
poria, Va., Rev. Wm. Dower of Gary*
burg; Rev. A. K. Carter of Rose
mary, Hon. Walter E. Daniels of
Weldon.
Reports show 435 baptisms, a total
membership of 13,746, in Sunday
School, 8,253; B. Y. P. U., 1,393; W.
M. U. 3,533. The per capita contri
bution to all benovolences was $3.08
and total raised for all purposes was
$115,731.26.
The Clerk exihibited the Work of
the Association this year by churches
on a chart hung on. the wall. Mur
freesboro church made the highest per
capita contribution to benelovences,
$11.88.
Reports on the different subject-;
were well arranged and the discussion
was of a high order though cut rather
short by the two-days session. Spec
ial mention should be made of the ad
dress of Miss Eunice McDowell of
Chowan College.
Elam, the entertaining church has
a beautiful house of worship. The
entertainment was superb?thanks to
the alert pastor, the entertainment
committe, the good ladies of the com
munity who prepared for the enter
tainment and the tactful young lady
who acted as chief usher.
The next session of the Association
will be held at Murfreesboro where a
magnificent house of worship is be
ing built to cost abetween $35,000
aid $40,000. Rev. J. p. Essex will
preach the sermon.
ATTENDS BROTHER'S FUNERAL
Mr. E. J. Gerock left Ahoskie Wed
nesday afternoon by automobile for
Maysville, where he attended the fun
eral and burial of his brother, Rich
ard Gerock. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Gerock, Mrs. Dan Boyette, Mrs.
Charlie Conger, and Mr. M. O. Ger
ock.
ATftND W. M. U. MEETING
Among those from Ahoskie who
attended the meeting of the Hertford
County Missionary Union at Mount
Tabor Tuesday were Mrs. S. E.
Vaughan, Mrs. John S. Vinson, Mrs.
J. H. Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. F. G.
Tayloe, Mr. and Mrs. Hersey Catling,
and Misses Sarah Vaughan and Bes
sie Tayloe.
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