Mr. Taylor Sees No Necessity For
An Additional Court In County
MB. EDITOR?I have read with
much interest the summary of Mr. L.
J. Lawrence's reply to an inquiry
made by a representative of the
Herald relative to a Recorder's Court
for Hertford County, published in
your issue of February 2.
I note that Mr. Lawrence saya he
will not permit hie hill originating a
Recorder's Court in this county to be
come a law, should the now pending
bill in the Legislature creating 27
judicial districts in the state become
? law. That meets with my approval
to a certain extent If we are to
have more courts, let them be super
ior courts. In my judgment there
never has existed any necessity for
an inferior court. The magistrates
of the county can almost in all in
stances handle all cases that would
not And their way through the Re
corder's Court to the superior court
hence the useless expense to the
county which would be a consider
able amount.
Now as to more superior courts,
more judges and more solicitors. I
am not sure they are needed, and
that such a procedure will not be an
unnecessary expense to the county
and state government.
Judging from our own county, I
most earnestly say that we have
enough courts already, that all busi
ness could be properly and promptly
transacted if the time allotted to each
term was properly utilized. Courts
ought to be required to open prompt
ly on Monday morning and hold
through the following Saturday if
necesary to clear the dockets. In
most cases the first half of the first
day (Monday) of the term is com
pletely thrown away. The Judge
rides in about 12 o'clock, gets pay for
the whole day, the jurors are sum
moned to be there promptly at 9
o'clock, heat around the court house
and swap yarn* and collect pay for a
whole day. The ane is the case with
the army of witnesses, which is a
nuaianoe and a needless expense to
4m county.
Then again, who is it that remem
bers a single instance when the su
perior court of this county held
throughout the entire time allotted.
This scribe canot recall a single term
that used all the time allotted. Let
the judges and the solicitor report
at the court house promptly on time
on the first day of the term and get
down to work in a business way and
use all allotted time to the term and
no necessity will arrive for any more
terms than we now have in the
county. I judge that what will hold
good for Hertford county will hold
good practically throughout the
state.
We now have six weeks of time
allotted to this county in which to
hold superior courts in each year. If
the people of the County and our
representative (Mr. Lawrence) will
allow me to make a suggestion which
would expedite trials and clear the
jail every sixty days. It would be
that, instead of one week term in
February, two weeks in April, one
week in August and two weeks in
October. Let the courts be arranged
so as to have a one-week term every
sixty days. Total six weeks and not
a day more than is now used.
This plan would be amply sufficient
and would save the county much in
the way of board bills for prisoners.
I trust that the people of the county
and our representative will give
this matter the proper consideration.
J. C. TAYLOR.
Como, N. C., February 6, 1923.
NEAR EAST RELIEF WORK
BEGINS IN GATES COUNTY
Rev. E. R. Clegg of Gateeville
Hm Been Appointed to Heed
Big Drive
Rev. E. R. Clegg of Gatesville, baa
been appointed chairman for Gates
county of the Near East Relief, for
the current fiscal year, and will
handle the campaign for that great
humanitarian organization here, was
announced from Raleigh by Col. Geo.
H. Bellamy, state chairman.
Gates county's quota is $840 which
will feed, clothe and educate fourteen
children who are motherless and fath
erless and assigned to this county for
support. So efficient is the work of
the Near East Relief overseas, that
each child can be taken care of and
given an education on $60 a year?
$6 a month?17c a day.
Mr. Clegg will have the active co
operation and assistance of a number
ef leading men and women of Gates
county in this great work. His plans
will be announced at aU early date.
In making this announcement, CoL
Bellamy pointed out that although
the need has been doubled in the
stricken Bible lands as a result of the
recent massarce at Smyrna, the
county's minimum quota has not been
Increased over last year. More than
800,000 refugees were driven into
Thrace and suddenly thrown on the
hands of the Near Bast Belief, as a
result of the horrible massacre of
150,000 Christians in Smyra. Other
hundreds of thousands are now leav
ing Anatolia to escape a si miliar fate.
The regular quota of Gates county
will take care of its fourteen tittle
children, which is paramount to the
feeding of the refugees. All funds
received above the regular quota will
be used to feed these Smyrna and An
atolia refugees, thousands of whom
have already starved to death.
The fathers of many of these chil
dren who are now in the North Caro
lina orphanages at TruMsond, a port
en the Black Baa f ar removed bom
the danger of a Turkish aid, urea
killed in the Great War, defending
the oil fields of Baku. The faHua
ef the German* to get this precious
oil supply caused their sudden col
lapse in the opinion of military ex
perts. North Carolina really owes a
debt of gratitude to the fathers of
these children. Col. Bellamy states.
North Carolina is raising $200,000
this year to take care of the 3,834
children assigned to it Josephus
Daniels of Raleigh is Honorary State
Chairman and Col. Geo. H. Bellamy
of Wilmington, is State Chairman in
charge of the work.
DRAFT FOR GIRL'S SOFT HAT
Make a buckram or thick cloth one
and half inches wide, band the size
the finished hat should be, and sew
together as a base for crown. -
Fold a piece of paper 7x8 inches,
and measure 1 1-2 inches alongside
of folded edges marking bottom
"A" and top "B". Draw a straight
line between these two points, at
center top mark "C", from C to B
draw a curved line and cut from B
to C.
Sew first two sections together, and
then the next joining all together and
fit over burkram band made for base.
Cut a section 8 inches wide and 84
inches long on the straight of the
goods, stitch together and turn, then
fold giving a 4-inch brim, plait in to
crown. Make any desired trimming
for finish (this brim may be lined if
desired.)
MISS MYBTLE SWINDELL,
County Home Demonstration Agent.
SULTHUI SOOTHES
UBLY,ITCHING SKIN
Tho Pink Application Makoo
?kin CmI and Cnkftikk
If you are suferinc from eczenu or
tome other torturing, embarassinc skin
trouble you mar quickly be rid of it by
Mine Mentho-Sulphur, declares a noted
skin specialist
This sulphur preparation, because of
its ftm destroying: properties, ttldw
fails to qsitk^ subdue itching, even of
fe7_.?gc??h Tg
WIW VK AMI.co#i no COnfOfUDK.
"Queen Ahoskie"
Ahoskie, N. C., 1923.
*
The undersigned hereby casts one vote for
to represent Ahoskie at the "Queen Contest" at die
Eastern Carolina Exposition, March 22.
Nsuoee
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HOUSE VOTES DO WN
KU KLUX MEASURE
Hertford Representative Votes
For Measure; Burgwyn Was
Strong Proponent
ASSESMBLY TO EXAMINE
CONDITION TREASURY
In the bitterest fight waged
daring the present session of
the North Carolina General
Assembly, the House voted
down the Millken Bill requir
ing for the pubication of mem
bers of the Ku Klux Klan. The
vote was 50 to 53, and was tak
on Tuesday evening. Repre
sentative Sumner Burgwyn of
Northampton County led the
fight for the bill, and many rep
resentatives took part in the
debate' which attracted a full
gallery of spectators who fre
quently applauded the oppo
nents of the measure.
The Senate promptly passed the
State Road Act, which when ratified
will immediately become a law. It
providea for an additional bond issue
of fifteen million dollars to be ex
pended in road construction during
the next two years; and also pro
vides for a 3 cent tax on gasoline lor
maintainance. There is practi
cally no opposition to the bill in the
Senate.
By far the most sensational and im
portant step taken by the legislature
during last week was the appointment
of a committee to investigate the
State's finances. This was done at
the request of Governor Morrison,
and is an upshot of the Maxwell
charges that the State is five million
dollars behind. The investigation is
now under way, and the major ap
propriations for State institutions
will await the findings of the special
committee.
The Revenue Act has been intro
duced by Representative Connor, and
provides for appropriations for the
state institutions. It will probably
be amended in many respects, and its
final pasage depends to a large degree
upon the findings of the committee on
finances.
Among other measures that have
been enacted into law during the
week is bill creating 12-months
grand jury service in Gates county;
preventing carrying concealed weap
ons and trafficking in firearms; and
bill allow the state and its municipal
ities or sub-divisions to issue group
insurance for employees. A bill has
also passed increasing the State Col
lege trustees from 16 to 60, and pro
viding for their appointment by the
legislature, instead of by the Gover
nor as at present The Senate has
also passed a bill allowing the state
to appeal in the case of non-suit in
criminal cases.
Legislation introduced includes
the following bills: to make void all
marriages in which either party is
under 16 (this only applies to mar
riages hereafter taking place); to
redeem "Lost Provinces" of the West
by building a railroad through these
counties, by State aid; to make it a
6100-fine to operate automobiles
while under the influence of liquor; to.
protect passengers on trains by re
quiring cinder shields on windows; to
appoint State Game Commission and
Warden for State; to provide sink
ing fund to take care of State bond
issues and to limit the borrowing
power of the State; to tax holders of
stocks and bonds; to appoint county
parole boards; to require automobiles
to stop, look and listen at railroad
The inquiry into the activities of
the State Printing Department is now
underway, and the investigation into
the affairs of the State Sanitorium is
also pending.
Major Baxter Dtarham, State Audi
tor, la his biennial ruport recommend
ed the coordination of the ?6 Mate
departments into sixteen major de
partments, and ttba /appointment of
the heads by the Governor. He also
?sinmmoaJs 1 tka eh raid hallat TTmsla*'
\ recommcnaea mw ww i> imiiou untnr i
his proposal several clerks and offi
ces at the Capitol would bo abolished
and the work of the State Depart
ment* simplified.
Representative Lloyd J. Lawrence
of this county was among tho sup
porters of the anti-Ku Klux measure.
Ho has also introduced into the leg
islature a bill providing for tho in
spection pf lubricating oils.
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MURFREESBORO NEWS
WaeMy Quotation
PATE
Strange it ia, yet 'tia tome,
Man'a (ate ia not ruled by a star,
For whatever we think, we are;
And whatever we are, we do.
Time tames us not; we grow old
By thoughts o< age, not by years.
Aa a river-worn rockbed, our Fears
Wear our forms into sorrowful mold.
?Theodore Fits Simons.
Misses Elisabeth Watson and
Antioaette Entertain
Friday evening, February 2 from
8 to It o'clock. Misses Elisabeth Wat
son and Antionette White entertain
ed at the home of the former, in
honor of Misses Gunn and Knott of
the college faculty.
The features were tuusic, vietrola
and piano, the later furnished by
Miss Elizabeth Hines, and two inter
esting contests, in both of which Miss
Meryl Britton was awarded the prises
for being the most successful con
testant.
After refreshments were served,
consisting of fruit salad, sal tines and
after-dinner mints, several readings
were charmingly rendered by Miss
Gertrude Knott.
Besides the hostesses, the guests
included Misses Edna Gunn, Ger
trude Knott, Beroice Barrett, Mary
Babb, Elizabeth Hines, Doris Chetty,
Meryl Britton. Messrs. Charles Story,
Roger Holloman, Lee Minegan, David
Blount, B. C. Cobb, O. W. Tidwell
and Hugh White.
Mr. Jobs Sewtll U Hoit
Wednesday evening, January 31,
Mr John Sewell, at his home, was host
from 8 to 11 to a few of his friends.
The guests were met at the door by
the maid, directed to the guest room,
thence to the parlor, where delight
ful music, was being rendered. Miss
Doris Chetty, the assisting hostess
directed the evening's pleasure and
at her request the young men, after
being blind folded, entered the parlor
singly, each choosing a partner. They
then entered into a contest "An Auto
mobile Romance," in which Miss Ger
trude Knott was awarded the prise, a
bottle of Mavis perfume and Mr. B.
C. Cobb, the booby, a bottle of
Hoyt?
Caram, rook and other games were,
played during the rest of the evening
Poinsfetta salad and saltine were
served and guests included :,v Misses
Caroline Lane, Fannie Whitte, Elsie
Gordon, Wilms Durham, Gertrude
Knott, Kathlene Paul, Doris Chetty,
Frances Lawrence, Sue Lawrence.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Weeks, Messrs. B
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* ADVISES FREER USE *
* GROUND LIMESTONE *
* Why do you use land plaster *
* on your peanuts? It's because *
* you need the tints in the plaster *
I * to make the peanut All out and *
* have weight. The sulphar that *
* is in the plaster is rarely if ever *
* needed as a plant food, so you *
* needn't consider that. The bet- ,?
* ter grades of ground limestone *
* contain on an average 10 per *
* cent more lime than does land *
* plaster. And if you use the *
* finely ground limestone and use *
* it early it will be available for *
* your peanuts. Admitting then, *
* that you use land plaster or *
* ground oyster shell, or ground *
* limestone, or agricultural lime *
* for the lime content, why not use * j
* the cheaper formT As we start- ?
* ed above; a good grade of finely *
* ground limestone contains 10% ?
* more lime than land plaster, and *
* it can be bought at just one-half *
* the cost of plaster per ton. *
* Besides all this, limestone *
* sweetens acid soil, while land *
* plaster does net. This process *
* of sweetening the soil tends- to *
* make available the plant food *
* that is there in the soil and *
* makes conditions more favorable *
* in every way for plant growth. *
* To further encourage the use *
* of more lime in this country we *
* will help the individual or com- *
* munity in getting up co-opera- *
* tive car lot orders whereby very *
* low pricee may be obtained. We *
* did this last year and helped *
* farmers over the County in buy- *
* ing about S00 tons at quite a *
* saving over local prices. If you *
* are interested in testing your *
* soil for acidity, write to me for a ?
* strip of litmus paper, and in- *
* structions as to use. *
* If you are interested in get- *
* ting up a co-operative ear lot *
* order for lime in your communi- ?
* ty, write or see me. ?
* ?H. L. MILLER, ?
* County Agricultural Agent ?
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"A? the twig is bent so is the tree
inclined". The first five or six yesrs
are as important in the life of a fruit
tree as they are in the life of a boy
or girl.
C Cobb, O. W. Tidwell, Charlie Story,
George Campbell, Robert Britton,
David Day, Howard Pitt and Robert
SewelL .
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to the wall is always ready for aae
but not in the way.
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