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Volume XIH., Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, April 27, 1923 One Section No. 51
CAREY VAUGHAN IS
FOUND GUILTY OF
MURDERING CHILD
Second Degree Murder Was
Verdict Of Jury; Judge
Daniels Gives Him 15 to
30 Years
CIVIL DOCKET IS
ONE WEEK BEHIND |
Ahoskie Negroes Have Skipped
The State And Bonds Order
ed Forfeited
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Superior Court in Hertford
County will dispose of but few
civil cases during this two
weeks' term. At noon Wed
nesday of this week, with three
days left in Which -to do busi
ness, only one civil action had
been decided by a jury, it was
the D. C. Miller will erase,/
which was hard fought by con
testants, the jury deciding that
the will was genuine. A negro
divorce case was in progress
when court recessed for dinner.
On account of the long
drawn out murder case of
Carey Vaughan, colored, it was
Tuesday before the first civil
case was called. Many crimi
nal cases were continued until
the next term of court, among
which were several capiases,]
and failures to appear for trial.
It was necessary to call a
venire of 150 men to Winton,
from which to select twelve
jurymen -for the trial of
Vaugan; and, after sitting
through the evidence and law
yers' arguments from Thurs
day until Saturahy*TBJternoon7
they returned a verdict of sec
ond degree murder. Judge
Daniels gave him a sentence of
from 15 to 80 years in the State
Penitentiary, and ordered him
incarcerated in the State Pris
on to ayrait the disposition of
his appeal to the supreme
court.
Immediately after the verdict was
rendered, the defendant's attorneys
made a motion to set aside the ver
<flct, which was denied. The defend
ant excepted, and made motion for
-new trial on error, which was also
denied. Defendant attorneys then
excepted from this ruling, and gave
notice of appeal to the Supreme
Court Sixty days are given to pre
Upare appeal, and sixty additional for
answer by State.
* Carey Vaughan was charged with
having brutally beaten his young
caused his death. He contended that
the boy fell down stairs, and bruised
Son, who was a stripling of a boy, and
himself; and tbat he died of in
fluenza. When the boy's body was
disinterred, a few days after he was
buried, his body was found to be a
mass of bruises and Sbraslons. Much
interest attached to the trial, and the
courtroom was packed with large
crowds on every day of the trial.
Other criminal ?ases disposed of
were: " '
State vs Blake Sharp* and G. C.
Myers, for affray. Both plead guilty
and paid costs.
State vs Tom Perry and Luther
(Archer, fpr affray. Both plead
guilty and paid costs.
State vs Tony Southall, pleaded
guilty to being drunk and driving
auto while drunk, drew a six months'
jail term. He will be hired out.
State vs Lee Stephenson, charged
i with abandonment, failed to appear.
Capais was issued and bond fixed at
9260, when he appeared.
Attorneys Roswell C. Bridger and
Stanley Winborne appeared for the
defendant, while Solicitor Midygette
was aided in the private prosecution
by Attorney D. C. Barnes, of Mur
freesboro.
State vs C. K. Stone, tried for for
gery and false pretense, plead not
guilty, and was exonerated.
C. L. Winbopie, for assault with
deadly weapon, submitted and was
given 6 months in jail, to be hired
out. ". . '4
The bonds of the Holloman broth
ers, negroes, who have skipped the
tState, were forfeited. R. L. and
Wysses Holloman forfeited bonds of
$700 each, and B. W. Holloman,
$160. Flora Ford, colored, also for
faited $100 bond for having liquor
in her home. All of thes* cases
went up from AhosM*.
HERTFORD COUNTY
V WINS STATE MONEY
Hertford County ^vas one . of
the very few far northeastern
counties that won distinction at
the 1922 North Carolina "State
Fair, 'according to the announce
ment of price winners made by
Manager J5. V. Walborn last
week. Although the windings
were not large, it is nevertheless
gratifying tajtnow that Hertford
has not lost "its identity with
things North Carolina;-and to *
know that work of home demon
stration in the county is still ad-,
tively functioning. .
Of the 67 counties winning
prize money at the Fair, Hert
ford ranks 62, with total win
nings Of $6.00. Mrs. T. E.
Hides, of Winton, won a $3
prize in Home Economics, and
Miss Myrtle Swindell, home dem
onstration agCnt, was awarded
$2 in the home economies ex
hibit.
?\ Washington and . Chowan
counties were winners to the re
spective amounts of $19 and
$3.50, being the only other
northeastern counties to receive
rewards. Northampton county,
further west was among the
large prize winners, its total be
ing $82.75. Neither Bertie* nor
Gates were repressed in the
67 counties winning prizes.
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH
TO BE OPENED SUNDAY
Dr. C. C. Wheeler Will Open
Revival Service* There, Be
ginning Monday, April 30
INVITATION GIVEN
TO ATTEND SERVICES
Baptists in Murfreesboro es
pecially, Hertford County in
particular, and northeastern
North Carolina in general have
been invited by the pastor, Rev.
Julius W. Whitley, to attend
church services in the new Bap
tist church at Murfreesboro
next Sunday morning, Aprjl 29.
On that day, the first public
service will be held in the
handsome new church edifice,
which has been under construo
tion for several months.
. The editor of- the HERALD
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has received the following
warm invitation and, with oth
er friends, he hopes to attend
one or both of the Sunday ser
vices in the-new church.
Murfreeeboro Baptist Church
The member* of the Murfreesboro
Baptist Church and their friends ex
pect to go into their new church
building next 'Sunday, April 29th.
You and your friends are most cor
dially invited to come and worship
with them. Come and let us make
this a great day for the cause of our
Lord in our Association. The mem
bership and their friends have made
this building possible by a heroic
sacrifice. Jesus ga^fe his all for us.
Many have given hilariously because
they love our Lord.
The pastor wil preach at eleven
o'clock in the morning and Rev. H. G.
Bryant at eight in the evening.
There will be special music. Come
and we shall try to make the services
both interesting and profitable to you.
Dr. C. C. Wheeler, D. D. will be
here on Monday, April 80th, to begin
a series of meetings. His first service
will be at eight o'clock In the evening.
This will be the hour for the evening
service all through the meeting. The
hour for the day service will be an
nounced Monday evening. You will
desire to hear brother Wheeler. He
is a mighty man of God with his soul
on fire for the redemption of "that
which la lost."
We extend to the Editor a special
invitation to worship with us on our
opening day.
JULIU8 W. WHITLEY, Pastor.
ANOTHER DEATH THINS
OUT CONFEDERATE MS
Mr. John D. Gatling, 80 Years
Old, Died Last Saturday i
Morning At Five
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Another one of Hertford County's
Confederate Veterans has fallep,out
of the thinning ranks. Jno. D. Gat
ling, 80 years old, died at the home
of his son, M. D. Catling of Ahoskie,
last Saturday morning at 5 o'clock.
He had been ill for only a few days,
being a victim of pneumonia.
During his short illness friends and
relatives faithfully attended him.
He expected death and was ready for
it. His voice could be heard at all
times of the day lifted in song and
prayer during his illness. It was
characteristic of the man who had
been a lifelong christian, kind heart
ed, genial, and accommodating.
He wag active about home until he
was stricken the last time, and all
during the years he has lived in Ahos
kie he was faithful to his church
and family. His aged wife died only
about three years' ago, seperation
coming after many years of blissful
and useful married life.
The only immediate members of
the family surviving are his three
sons, all of whom are numbered
among their community's best and
most substantial citizens. They are
M. D. Gatling, of Ahoskie; H. P. Gat
ling, of Ahoskie; and E. L. Gatling,
of Windsor. There are 14 grand
children surviving.
Mr. Gatling was born in the Mount
Tabor section of Hertford County
and until a few years ago had resided
there all of hik lifetime. He was one
of the oldest members of the Mt.
Tabor Baptist church, and when he
died, was the oldest deacon in the
church from which he had never
moved his membership.
He served throughout the Civil
War, both as a private and later as
lieutenant.
The funeral services, attended by
large numbers of relatives and
friends, were held at the Mt-Tabor
church Sunday afternoon. Rev. V. E.
Duncan, pastor, having charge, with
Rev. E. J. Isenhower, of the Ahoskie
Baptist church, assisting. Immed
iately after the services interment
was made in the family cemetery,
his body being laid to rest beside
that of his wife.
Pallbearers were J. T. Parker, J.
H. Jenkins, T. M. Forbes, J. W. Alex
ander.
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CAMPAIGN TALK
All kinds of rumors about what
this or that candidate will do when
he is elected to town office have been
afloat here since the convention held
last Thursday night. Several citizens
have suggested each candidate make
public his platform. The columns of:
the HERALD are open to any wishing
WOODMEN DISTRICT MEET
TO BE HELD HERE NEXT
Ahoskie Will Be Host To Sev
eral Hundred Delegates
August 23, 1923
*h08*e *iU be host to Woodmen
of the World of twenty counties, ex
tending from Durham to Currituck,
August 23. Three to five hundred
delegates from the various camps in
the District will be in town on that
date. Ahoskie was selected at a
meeting held-in Roanoke Rapids last
week.
Local men played a big part in the
program that was given at the Roan
oke Rapids meeting, and it was upon
their invitation, backed by the mem
bership of the local camp, that caus
ed the convention to select this as its
next meeting place.
T. B. Cooke, of Ahoskie, presided
over the meeting, and in a ringing
speech responded to the address of
welcome given b? a member of the
Roanoke Rapids bar.
A. 0. J^iff, District Deputy, was
there to tell the boys something new
about woodcraft In the words of
the Roanoke Rapids Herald "Wood
craft was greatly lifted up by the Dis
trict Deputy, A. O. Kiff, who, as us
ual, had something for the good of the
order." Mr. Kill also presided over
one session of the meeting.
According to those who attended
the meeting Roanoke Rapids provided
plenty of good entertainment for the
visitors, including a negro male quar
tette, campaign quartette' of young
ladies, a visit to the school and mills,
and a big dinner spread in the town
park.
Local Woodmen are expecting to
give their brothers another real big
time when they come here in August.
Entertainment features will be pro
vided, and a big meeting is expected.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
IN SCHOOL CAMPAIGN
Richard McGlohon, of Winton
High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.
R. McGlohon, copped first honors in
the General Improvement Campaign
among the schools, in the composition
contest. Miss Thelma Storey, of
Woodrow School, won second honors.
This is only one of the various
contests included in the Campaign
which has been in progress for sev
eral- weeks. Improvement of the
grounds, including shrubbery plant
ing and playground equipment, and
additions to the school plant are
other contests in which the winners
will be announced at a later date.
MEETING OF U. D. C.
The U. D. C. will meet with Mrs.
D. P. Boyette Thursday, May 10th at
3:00 o'clock.
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FIRST SERIES
of the Capital Stock of
THE HERTFORD COUNTY
_ BUILDING A LOAN ASSOCIATION
Opens
MAY 1st
AU subscribers to stock in the ftrst series are requested to
call at the office of the Association, temporarily In the same office
with the Ahoskie Chamber of Commerce, and receive their stock
certificates.' Open to serve you between 9:00 a m. and 4:00 p. m.
Additional shares in this series may be had for a limited time,
of Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.
HERTFORD COUNTY
BUILDING and LOAN ASSOCIATION
R. H. JERNIGAN,
Pretjdent
FRANK P. MEADOWS,
Sccty-Treas
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Editor's Note: We believe go strongly in our building end loan assoda-j
tion as a community good, that wevbreak an iron-clad rule of this office and
publish gratis this advertisement on our first page. j
FARMERS-ATLANTIC BANK
MAKES STRIDES IN YEAR
The report of the cashier of
Ahoskie's youngest bank, as well
as the youngest in Hertford
County, shows more than four
million dollars to have been de
posited in that bank during the
last twelve months. This same
report has left little doubt in the
minds of the stockholders that
the bank has had one of its best
years since organisation.
At th^ annual stockholders'
meeting held here Thursday af
ternoon, the work of the officers
of the bank was heartily endors
ed, and the attendants left the j
W. O. W. Hall with a stronger
faith in the institution which has
weathered the "hard times"
period, paid itself out of a huge
debt, and came to the end of the
year with a surplus of approxi
mately $4,200.
The bank earned a fraction
over six per cent on ite total
capital Stock during the year.
Out of this profit, one-fourth will
be added to the working surplus,
a dividend of 4 per cent paid on
all stock and the balance remains
as undivided profits unpaid. j
Only one change was made /in
the directors for the ensuing
year, and in the directors' meet
ing that followed. AH of the old
officers were re-elected.
FIRST SERIES B. AND L
STOCK TO OPEN MAY 1
Permanent Organization Ef
fected And Organisation
Begins To Function
R. H. JERNIGAN HEADS
BOARD ?F DIRECTORS
First payment on building and loan
stock will be due May 1, notices to
that effect having been .sent out to
all of the 136 subscribers by secre
tary-treasurer Frank Meadows.
Two meetings within the past week
have fiinished the business of perma
nent organization. Last Friday af
ternoon, a stockholders' meeting was
held in the Richard Theater. The
constitution was adopted, section by
section'and as a whole, and twelve
directors named for, the association.
The directors elected Include: R. H.
Jernigan, W. L. Curtis, Drs. A. W.
Greene, and L. K. Walker, James I.
Crawfofd, V. D. Strickland, O. W.
Hale, George J. Newbem, S. M. Ap
plebaum, W. A. Thomas, Rev. E. J.
Isenhower, and J. Roy Parker.
On Monday afternoon the directors
held their first meeting, elected offi
cers, adopted by-laws, set the date of
first seriy opened, appointed com
mittee to secure quarters, and set the
first Thursday night in each month as
meeting time. A committee was also
appointed to secure necessary printed
supplies.
Officers named at the directors'
meeting were: R. H. Jernigmn, presi
dent, W. L. Curtis, vice-president;
Frank P. Meadows, secretary-treas
urer; attorney L. C. Williams, coun
sel. An appropriation of $5 per
month was made for office room,
whioh will be tentatively supplied by
the Chamber of Commerce.
The Hertford County Building A
Loan Association has started off with
every sign of success, and should be
come one of the best community or
ganizations in existence here. Its
purpose is to build homes; and it ex
pects to carry out that purpose with
in a short while, or just as soon as
funds are available. Applications will
be received as soon as the books are
closed for the first series.
NO MEETING TUESDAY
The regular meeting of the direct
ors of the Chamber of Commerce was
dispensed with Tuesday night, on ac
count of the absence of several di
rectors who are taking the S2nd
Masonic degree at New Bern,
to make statements.
PLANTING COTTON
Farmers in this section have taken
full advantage of the fine weather of
the last few days by preparing their
lands and putting the cotton sowers
to work. A large acreage has been
planted to cotton.
TOWN CONVENTION
NAMES CANDIDATES;
ELECTI0N,MAY 7TH
Harmony Prevails In Well At
tended Convention Held
Here Last Thursday
Evening
W. W. ROGERS WAS
CHAIRMAN OF MEETING
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Ninety Out Of Three Hundred
Voters Participate; Election
Monday, May 7th
THEY ARE CANDIDATES
For Mayor (toto for ono)
Attorney. L. C. William, and
W. R. John.on.
For Council (vote for throe)
E. Hoyo., H. S. Ba.night, D.
L. Myoro, J. Roy Parkor, 3. J.
Dilday, J. N. Venn.
For Coiutabla (rote tor ono)
O. H. Britton, J. R. BrinkUy.
For 2-yoar School tru.too (rote
for ono)
Dr. Paul H. Mitchell and O.
W. Halo.
For 6-year tru.too. (rote for
two)
Mr.. C. C. Hoggard, Mr.. E.
Haye., Dr. L. K. Walker, and
W. L. CurtU.
Not a ripple of dissension
pervaded the packed house of
Ahoskie voters last Thursday
night, when candidates for the
various municipal and school
district offices were nominated.
The only sign of a probable
contention grew out of the sug
gestion of Attorney W. W. Rog
ers, elected chairman by accla
mation, that the convention
had the right to disregard the
plan of selecting candidates
agreed upon by the town coun
cil and trustees.
Chairman Rogers thought
perhaps the convention wanted
to nominate only one candidate
for the position, and have it
over right there, which,he said,
might prevent a bitterly waged
campaign in the interval be
tween that time and election
day, May 7th. His suggestion
met with no favor among the
voters present, Attorney W. R.
Johnson being the first to en
dorse the two-candidate plan.
Mayor L. (? Williams explain
ed the action of the council and
trustees, whose sole purpose in
advancing the plan was to get
a free expression of all the reg
istered voters, many of whom
did not attend the convention.
Mr. Bob Holloman, ex-mayor
and always interested in the
welfare of the town, also heart
ily endorsed the plan. Put to
a vote of the convention, the
two-candidate plan was unani
mously endorsed.
With this point agreed upon, nomi
nations were opened for the munici
pal offices. J. Roy Parker-was serving
as secretary. Dr. J. H. Mitchell
placed Attorney W. R. Johnson in
nomination for Mayor. A moment
later Attorney L. C. Williams, pres
ent incumbent, was nominated by Dr.
L. K. Walker. The nominations were
closed, and the two attorneys were
declared nominees for the mayorship.
When the nominations for council
men were called for, Dr. J. H. Mit
chell again was the first to respond,
placing an entire ticket in the field,
namely E. Hayes, D. L. Myers, and S.
J. Dilday. H. S. Basnight was nomi
nated by Dr. L. K. Walker; J. Roy
Parker was named by R. H. Jernigan;
and J. N. Vann received the nomina
tion at the hands of S. M. Apple
baum. With six men nominated with
clock-like work, it looked as if a bal
lot would not be necessary, as there
were three places to fill with two
candidates for each position.
At this point there was a call for
more nominations, and J. R. Garrett
responded with the nomination of C.
C. Hoggard. Mr. Hoggard returned
the compliment, naming Mr. Garrett