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Volume XPI. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, March 16, 1923 One-Section No. 45
WINTON CHAPTER U.
D. C. NOW WORKING
HARD FOR MARKER
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Plan To Eroct Monument To
Jefferson Davis Containing
Names of Dead
ATTORNEY THAD EURE
L. MAKES FINE ADDRESS
Eugolizes President of Confed
eracy as South's Greatest
Man of Ages
Interest in the proposed erection
of ? marker to the Hertford County
boys who served in the World War
haa been accelerated over in Winton,
since Monday night, when the Winton
U. D. C. gave a recital in behalf of
the movement If the plans of the
several U. D. C. chapters go through
a monument to the memory of Jef
ferson Davis, President of the Con
federacy, will be erected on the
courthouse lawn. It will contain a
__ tablet bearing the names of Hertford'
'County's dead in the World War.
Vasal selections, Instrumental
music, and readings were given at^he
meeting Monday night, followed^, by
an address by Attorney Thad A. Sure.
Mr. Bore, who is the youngest mem
ber of the bar of Hertford County, is
one oi the county's strongest speak
ers, and since coming to this county
has evinced a strong interest in pub
lic matters.
His speech Monday night was in
close harmony with the object of the
meeting. He dwelt mostly upon the
life and acta of Jefferson Davis, "the
greatest man the South has ever pro
duced."
The following is a concise brief of
his address:
"When the Republican or anti
slavery party gained control of our
American government by the election
of Abraham Lincoln to the Presi
dency, several of the slave turning
states took steps to withdraw from
the Union and establish a separate
government. Beginning with South
Carolina and ending with Tennessee,
eleven states which were units of the
United States of America declared
their unity dissolved, and on the 4th
of February, 1861 delegates from a
majority of these states met at Mont
gomery, Ala., and organised a new
government under name of the Con
federate States of America. The life
of this Confederacy was four years,
it ceased to exist with the surrender
of the Confederate army under Lee
k at Appomattox, Vs., en April 9th,
t 1868. The life of the Confederacy
was tiie life of the Civil War. This
bloody struggle began with an at
tack on Fort Sumter at. Charleston,
S. C. Very soon thereafter, prompt
ed by intuition, and through the love
and tiie knowledge of our fathers' be
lief, our dear Old North State seced
ed from the Union May 20th, 1861,
and allied with the South'! cause.
"It is not my purpose to discourse
on the merits of secession. Neither is
it my purpose to discourse on the is
sues that occasioned the Civil War;
but it is. jpy purpose to defend the
greatest man the South has ever pro
duced. A man whose character, gal
lantry, purity and devotion has never
been; rightly recorded in the annals of
our American histories... History is
rightly decorated with the life, char
acter and merit# of the SouihV great
Generals and warriors together with
their Union combatants, but in no
event has the life,. char*?tar and
meritn of the chief executive of the
Confederacy been disclosed to the
grandsons of the children of the Con
federacy?Jefferson Davis, the presi
dent of the Confederate States of
America. That la my purpose.
"This great soldier and statesman
waa bom in Todd county in the beau
tiful state of Kentucky, At the aga
of sixteen yean he received an ap
pointment as e cadet at West Point
Academy by President Monroe. Hie
associates and class mates at tha
Academy were Robert E. Lee,
eph E. Johnson, Albert Sydney John
son, i/conidas Polk, wila afterwards
became hj? a?Mt trusted constituent*.
He graduated at the Military Acad
emy at the ago of twenty. He stood
at'the head of his class by reason of
hi* own endeavor, and ytas the most
popular man at jhe Academy by
reason of Me high tone and lofty
chpumcter. In 1886 he quit the army
(Continued on paps, 2)
VIRGINIA PEOPLE TO
WORKFORHIGHVAY|
Whaleyville Citizens Take
Action on Securing Win ton
to Suffolk Highway
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
APPOINTS COMMITTEE
C. P. Peay, of Whaleyville,
Va., spent Monday in Ahoskie
conferring with local business
men and directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce on the plan
now under way to provide for
state-owned highway from
Winton to Suffolk, Va., by a
direct route, connecting the two
state roads at Somerton, Va.
He spent several hours here,
and later went to Aulander
where he talked the matter
| over again.
According to Mr. Peay, the citixens
of Whaleyville, through which the
proposed, route jrould go, have al
ready interested themselves to the
extent of employing counsel to take
up with the Virginia Highway Com
mission the matter of securing funda
for the Virginia section of the road,
and have themselves pledged financial
assistance to the project. It is also
known that Suffolk and Norfolk busi
ness interests are favotahle to this
route.
As outlined in this newspaper two
weeks sco, the route would mean the
taking over by the North Carolina
Highway Commission of about seven
miles of road in Gates County, from
Roduco to the Virginia line. The
State system as now controlled would
serve for the same route all the way
f from Winton to Koduco. From Rod
uco, instead of elbowing to Gptesville,
^it would be built direct to Somerton,
thus cutting out an extra 12 miles
for those crossing from Virginia to
North Carolin and vice versa.
This route would eliminate the ex
tra 12 miles for a large area on this
side af the Chowan river, in addition
to serving a neglected section of
Gates county.
Tuesday night's meeting pf the di
l rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
brought out an emphatic approval of
efforts to secure the road. The cham
ber of commerce has pledged it
support and work in securing from
the State Highway Commission ap
proval of the joute, and a committee
was appointed to koep in touch with
i the situation and take whatever steps
deemed wise and necessary in nego
tiating with the Highway Commission.
E. J. Isenhower, J. Bailey Barnes, and
The committee is composed of Rev.
J. Roy Parker. Dr. W. B. Pollard of
Winton, and Dr. J. A. Powell of Har
rellsville will also be asked to serve
with the committee from Ahoskie.
Aulander is interested in the pro
posal, and Windsor citizens are like
wise expected to join in the move
ment for a road that will serve this
entire section, as well as sveral coun
ties op the other side of the Roan
oke river bridge at Williamston.
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* NOTED TAR HEEL *
fr ORATORS TO SPEAK *
* Hartford Caunty may wan *
* Kara the opportunity of ktaiiaf *
* two of North Carolina', bu.t ?
* apeakora, wad mm who law had ?
* much to do with tha moulding *
* of publia opinion, both hk thu *
* ara Hon. JoMphu* Daaiela, form- *
* or Moratory of tha Navy, and ?
* Dr. William Cowia Potoat, proai- ?
f dont of Wnho Poroot CoHapo. ?
* Mi*. Myrtlo 5 wind ail, county *
* damonatratioa agent, hna roc air- *
* od word from Mr. Daniel* aaying *
* ho would coma to tha aonnty *
* loma timo daring tha no at waaia, *
* and deliver an educational ad- *
* draaa. Mo will probably apoak *
* in the courthouae, In connoctipn *
* with tha Canoral I mproramont ?
* Campaign now being carried on *
* by the aoheola af the couaty. ?
* Dr. Potoat haa boon inritad to *
* make tha commencement addroaa ?
* M tha AhoaUa High II thirl. dm *
* drat weak in May. Ha ia being *
* atrongly nrgod to ooaae hare, *
* and Superintendent Itnyner *
* hopoa to naako a deSnito an- *
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TO CONDEMN LAND i
FOR RIGHT OF WAY
TO ELECTRIC PLANT
Failure to Reach Terms With
Peanut Factory Owners .
Necessitated Action
WILL ALSO EXTEND
MAIN STREET, WEST
Tractor, Scraper and Dray Will
Be Put To Work On Streets
Immediately
Ahoskie's councilmen were
working on "high" Monday
night. Whether it was the im
pending town election that
spurred them on to do some
thng, or whether prompted by
inner desires to make the town
a more fit place for habitation
is beside the question; the one
thing remains that they settled
several propositions that have
been hanging fire for several
months.
One of the acts, unanimously pass
ed with outward sanctions of ap
proval, was to order condemnation
'proceedings against the Columbian
Peanut Company, for a right-of-way
across its property on whieh to build
a railroad track to the town's light
ing plant. For two years there has
been a committee from the council to
secure right-of-way by and with the
consent of the town and the owners of
the peanut factory. Several confer
ences between the two have failed to
bring any definite proposition or set
tlement.
Mora than two .months ago one of
the councilmen west to Norfolk and
asked for a proposal from Mr. Wood
ley, owner of the peanut plant His
answer was that he would submit a
proposition within a week or ten days.
Nothing further has been heard from
him. Failure to hear from him and
in the face of hoary annual expense
for unloading and hauling coal to the
light plant,.the council voted to order
condemnation proceedings, secure
the right-of-way,' and begin the con,
struction of a track.
Another condemnation order was
passed to secure lands for an exten
sion of Main street, West This mat
tor has also "been postponed for sev
eral months awaiting satis facto reset
tlement which has been impossible ?
A Fordson tractor, a scraper, and
a drag will be purchased immediately,
and a program of street maintenance
will be inaugarated. Little or noth
ing has been done to the town's
streets and sidewalks for several
months, and they are in a deplorable
condition. During the, next few
weeks when weather conditions per
mit, the tractor and drag will be
kept busy.
An order has been placed for the
scraper and upon its arrival the town
will begin working up the streets, pro
viding a road bod, a ad making more
effective the inadequate drainage of
the town's thoroughfares.
Extension of the water line down
North Maple street was also ordered,
upon the application of three home
owners on that street It will be ex
tended for about 300 feet down the
street.*' Three hohies will connect
with the water main immediately,
while several others ate prospective
customers.J '
Definite action on a proposition
from the alderman of Powellsvijle to
purchase electric current from Ahos
kie was postponed until the next reg
ular meeting. PowaUsviUe says it is
ready to buy current; and awaits a
contract from the Ahoekie authori
ties. The PowellsviUe people will be
given an answer Tuesday.
In order to carry out the provisions
of an ordinance prohibiting the tack
ing of signs or any form of advertis
ing matter on the trees and poles in
town, the council ordered a bill board
built, and erected at Die corner of
Railroad and Main streets, opposite
the postoffice.
Reckless automobile drivers are
likely to get a Jolt unless tthey obey
the laws of the town. Traffic signs
will be placed On the streets. At the
corner of Railroad and First streets
can wfll be required to come to a
full stop and a stop sign win be plae
, ad there wanting all drivers.
NEW GARAGE WILL
OPEN HERE FRIDAY
Sessoms Bros. Will Occupy
New Brick Building Erect
ed by Local Men
AHOSKIE YOUNG
MEN SUCCEEDING
Another sure Index to the
projrressiveness of Ahoskie'a
young business men comes in
the announcement of the new
garage firm of Seasoms Bros.,
which will occupy the hand
some new garage building of
R. lY. Jernigan and Dr. L. K.
Walker, located in West Main
street. The new firm, compos
ed of J. C. and C. C. Sessoms,
Jr., will have for its opening
day Friday, March 16.
J. C. Sessoms, senior member of
the firm, has been s partner in the
garage firm of Sessoms A Forbes for
the last three years, daring which
time they have occupied a wooden
structure, wholly inadequate for the
expanding business. On March 1st
this firm dissolved partnership, the
surviving member of the firm taking
over all the business, including equip
ment, good will, and accounts due.
Mr. W. T. Forbes retires from the
business.
In the new brick building, the firm
will be well able to take care of the
needs of its customers, and at the
same time render better service both
in repair and storage, and in carry
ing automobile parts and supplies.
Besides the two members of the firm,
who are mechanics of first rate abili
ty, Bob Mitchell who has been with
the older firm, will continue with
Sessoms Bros.
The new home of Sessoms Bros, has
3376 square feet of space, the floor
being of concrete throughout. At the
front, In the East corner, is located
the office, and the Ailing tank is con
veniently located at the curb in front
of the business office. At the rear
of the office counters and shelves are
being constructed to hold the party
and supplies which will be stocked.
Two large swinging doors provide
the front entrance, and glass panels
pre on either side of the main en
trance. On the sidewalk in front of
the building is a concrete sidewalk,
extending across the street drain,
with culverts underneath providing
excellent drainage. A 10-foot drive
way is also provided on the West side
entrance near the rear of the gar
age.
A vacant lot on the West side pro
vides ample space for washing cars,
which can be driven over the cement
driveway on the side.
It is provided with city lights and
water, and every other modern con
venience. All of the electric wiring
throughout the bulding is done in con
duit. The cost of the building when
complete will ,be approximately
$6,000.00
With the opening of this garage
by the proprietors who are local boys,
Ahoskie will be provided with auto
mobile service unequalled <by any
other town in this territory. The
construction of new and improved
roads is constantly and surely adding
to that class of business here, and the
opening of this new brick garage has
come none too soon.
? SCHEDULE Or POULTRY ?
? MEETING IN THIS COUNTY ?
? ?
-* MenoU School, Ttteeday after- *
* noon, March 20, 3. p. m. *
* Winton School, Tuesday night, ?
* March 20, 7:80 p. m. -?
* Woodrow School, Wedne?- *
* day morning, March 21, 10:00 ?
* a. m.
* Como School, Wednesday *
* afternoon, March 21, 8:00 p. ra. *
* Thomas farm, near Bethle- *
* hem, Thursday morning, March' *
* 22, 10:00 a. m.
* Harrellsville School, Thurs- *
* day afternooon, March 22, 2:00 *
* p. m. ?
* If you are at all interested in *
* poultry or if you are interested *
* in a daily or weekly income to be *
* paid you for work in your own ?
* home, be sure to attend one of *
* these meetings. *
* MISS SWINDELL, Heme Agt ?
* H. L. MILLER, Farm Agent ?
County Legislator Was
Author Of Several Acts
* CLEAN-UP DAY ?
* FOR AHOSKIE *
* _______ ?
.* ""Monday, March 19th is hen- *
* by designated as clean-up day *
* for Ahoslde. No explanation *
* is needed. The cause is appar- *
* ent ?
* Let all who are interested and *
* will lend a hand in a general ?
* clean-up movement, meet me in *
* working clothes, at the Poet *
* Office at 9 o'clock a. m., Mon- *
* day, March 19th. ?
* All who live in Ahoslde are re- *
* quested to inspect their premises *
* and remove' all trash and garbage *
* therefrom, and place same in *
* boxes, if convenient, on the edge *
* of the streets, where the same *
* may be accessible and conven- *
* iently removed on the following *
* day, as per arrangement with the *
* Town Council. *
* Let's change conditions in the *
* back lota. ?
* Respectfully submitted, *
* L. C. WILLIAMS, Mayor. ?
* * * * *
MRS. J. N. VANN WINNER
H AH0SK1E QUEEN RACE
Interest Ren High Right Up
Until Few Minutes Before
, m Close Saturday Night
Mrs. J. N. Vann will b? Ahoskie's
Queen in the "Queen Contest" at the
Eastern Carolina Exposition, Thurs
day, March 22.
Not until 11:45 last Saturday
night did the admirers and campaign
ers for the two leading candidates
give up work for votes. Miss Earie
Lawrence, who had been in the lead
for two weeks, was still leading at
eleven o'clock. Three hundred and
seventy-flve votes were cast for Mrs
Vann in one lump late that night;
and Miss Lawrence's campaigners
countered with enough votes to retain
the lead.
From that time until a few min
utes before midnight when the con
test closed, votes were deposited at
the HERALD office, until the official
recorded wos flooded with the little
scraps of paper, containing the signa
tures. Practically 1,500 votes were
cast in all, the two leaders receiving
approximately 1400 of these. The
other two candidates who remained
in the race after last Wednesday
received no more votes after last
week's issue of the paper.
Everything centered around Mrs.
Vann and Miss Lawrence. All day
Saturday, house to house canvasses
were made, the rural districts were
"worked", and every person coming
to town was solicited. New recruits
were added to the campaigners on
both sides, and there was no let-up
until the last person was off the
streets Saturday night
Mrs. yann received 778 votes, and
Miss Lawrence, 015.
Mrs. Vann will attend the Exposi
tion at Wilson next Thursday, and
there she will vie with other ladies
from Carolina towns in the "Queen
Contest", to determine the Queen of
eastern Carolina. The winner in the
big contest will be awarded a $500
diamond ring on Friday night of the
Exposition.
MR. A. C. VANN DIES
AT HOME NEAR UNION
After several months of declining
health, Mr. A. C. Vann, one of Hert
ford County's most prominent plant
ers, died at his home on the Union
Winton road Wednesday afternoon.
His death came unexpectedly and
without warning to his relatives.
Besides his wife, he Is survived hy
three sons and three daughters. They
are I. N. and Claude Vann, of Ahos
kie; Dr. Foy Vann, of Norfolk, Va.;
Mrs. D. T. Riveiibark, of Clio, S. C.;
Mrs. W. F. Knight, of Whaleyville,
Va.; and Miss Brace Vann who
teaches school at Bieh Square.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day, and interment was made in the
old family burying ground at the
home where he died.
His death removes from the county
one of its moot substantial citizen,
and a man who ffcf many years took
an active part in county affairs. .. ...
Introduces Eighteen Measures,
Twelve of Which Become
Law, Six Failing to Receive
Committee Endorsement
FOUGHT ALL BOND
ISSUES PROPOSED
Only Assembly Member To Be
Given Chairmanship of
Two Committees
Lloyd J. Lawrence, representative
of Hertford County in the General
Assembly, was the only member to
be honored with two committee
chairmanships. He was chairman of
the Committee of the Journal, and of
the Committee of the Calendar. Be
sides holding these two committee
charmanshfps, he was also appointed
member of the following important
House committees, (1) counties,
cities, and towns; (2) courts and
judicial districts; (S) education; (4)
judiciary; (5) privileges and elec
tion*; (6) printing.
There is no committee of the
House more important than that of
the Calendar, before which many bills
are passed upon each day during the
session. At times there are as many
as a hundred or more bills to be Con
sidered. There were nine members
of the committee.
Three Get Pensions
Four persons made application to
the Hertford Representative to have
their name* added to the pension roll
of Hertford County. Favorable re
sults were obtained in three of the
four a plications.
Those for whom favorable results
were obtained are as follows: Mrs.
Missouri T. Taylor and Mr. W. T.
Bowles, of Maneys Neck township,
and Mr. Thad E. Powell, of St. Johns.
Justices Appointed
The following justice* of ths peace
were appointed in the several town
ships of the county:
Maneys Neck; 8. P. Winborne,
Blount Ferguson and S. E. Brett.
Murfreesbor<v Isaac Pipkin, Geo.
T. Underwood, C. W. Gardner and
Fred B. Parker.
Winton: J. A. Northcott, M. R.
Herring, E. H. Eure, H. E. Black and
Robert Bridge re.
St Johns: J. M. Eley, C. W. Park
er, W. J. Vaughan and L. P. Nichols.
Harrellsville: J. L. Smith, E. V.
Grissom, W. A. Thomas, and R. C.
Mason.
Ahoslde: Because of the failure of '
any recommendations from the dem
ocratic executive committee for
Ahoskie township, no appointments
were made.
Telegrams were sent out by the
Representative to the chairman of
the executive committee and to the
chairman of the board oftqplections
asking for names, but no recom
mendations came in, and the Repre
sentative was advised, and it so ap
peared, that no new justices were de
sired for this township.
Board of Education
The board of education remains the
same. The Representative re-ap
pointed as members of the present
board, Messrs. John E. Vann, B. G.
Williams and G. C. Picot
Passed Twelve Bills
Representative Lawrence introduc
ed, during the session, eighteen bills,
df which number twelve became a
law and di failed of naaaasra.
Those enacted into laws were as
follow*:
I. Requiring motor vehicles to
stop before passing over railroad
rights-of-way. ,? ?
t. To safeguard transportation by
ferries.
3. To validate certain acts of Paul
Jordati and others.? ?
4. To dissolve Chowan Motor Com
pany.
fi. To repeal law providing fishing
ia Keel's Creek.
8 To provide better government in.
Hertford County.
7. Relating to court proceedure
8. Relating to the courts of Hert
ford County.
9. Amending the charter of Mur
freesboro. 7
10. Providing a special school tax
II. Relating to" the protection of
fish and game. V "
it. Intending county government,
set. making clearer certain proris
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