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Volume XIV. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, June 8, 1923 One Section No. 6 '
?CATTLE TICK FORCES COUNTY TO BORROW MONEY
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Railroad Men Speakers
ef At Big Chicken Spread;
Messrs. Cobb end Luces Tell of
Plens of Roeds, end Ask
For Co-Operetion of
Business Interests
DISTINCTLY A HOME
AFFAIR ALL AROUND
Secretary Meadows Gives Re
sume of Work and Outlines
Future Policies
Failure of the advertised
topliner for the Chamber of
Commerce meeting to show up
Tuesday night was no deter
rent to those fifty-two persons
iyho sat around the banquet
table for two hours and feasted
on brain and body food. Nor
man Y. Chambliss, President of
the State Secretarial Associa
tion, was unable to attend; but
the speechmaking was well
taken care of by another Rocky
Mount person, a representative
of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road. t
Toastmaster V. D. Strickland
knew his business Tuesday
night when he let man's appe
tite have full sway, and post
poned all toastmaking and
* speechmaking until the leg of
a chicken had been eaten by
every banqueter, a few garden
peas had been masticated, and
the ice tea had been \ised as a
chaser.
Ahoskie chickens, home
grown garden peas, and ice
cream "Made in Ahoskie"
stamped the banquet as a dis
tinctly domestic affair. Even
the presence of C. N. Cobb and
E. C. Lucas, A. C. L. R. R. offi
cials, and Mr. Cotton, a lumber
man of Chicago, did not alter
the fact of its domesticity, for
they were *made to feel at
^home, and were referred to by
the toastmaster as a part of
Ahoskie.
Dr. C. G. Pow.ell started the works
ip response to an invation for a
toast by Mr. Strickland. It was
short and snappy, just like the crowd
wanted, and those that followed were
patterned after Doctor's. Jas. I.
Crawford, "the pleasant decliner,"
spoke briefly or long enough to tell
the" folks that he wished he coold
make them a talk; Walter Curtis, ex
mayor, supplied for Mayor Williams
and his most significant remark was
abiding faith in his home town and
exhlliration at being a citizen of
Ahoskie; Professor K. T, Raynor I
spoke briefly of the school situation;
dnd Secretary Frank Meadows gave
a resume of the accomplishments of
the chamber of commerce.
Chief among the actual works done
is the organisation of a building and
- loan association, completing a com
mittee form of organisation, and a
better civic pride among the citisen
ship. .
Organisation of a credit associa
tion and a campaign to build up the
Ahoskie tobacco market were among
the things Secretary Meadows out
lined as being projects for which the
chamber can now work. He was
given strong applause as he called
a for an expression of support.
Mr. Cobb, divisional superintend
ent of the A. C. L., was reminiscent
in his short talk, telling of the great
growth of Ahoskie during the thirty
" years he had been working on the
division. He also told of the cor-|
responding development of the road
for whiib ha was working. He com
plimented Ahoskie on having such a
live, active commercial organisation,
and said he knew of no other agency
quite so powerful in city and com
munity development. ,
Mr. E. C. Lucas, of the A. C. L.i
railroad, made the principal talk,
outlining briefly the great program
* of expansion planned and now being
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TOWN COUNCIL HAS
ITS FIRST SESSION
Aboskie's newly elected com
missioners spent two hoars end n
half in their first regular busi
ness meeting Monday night. It
was aleren o'clock before ad
journment was taken. The new
members were acquainting them
selves with the financial status
of the town exchequer, and lis
tening to the meet urgent mat
ters as presented by their mayor
and clerk, attorney L. C. Wil
liams, ' the only surviving mem
ber of the former board.
One of the most significant
acts of the council, was to put
the lid down on any further ex
tensions to those who have not
settiad for 1922 taxes. Con
stable Britton was ordered to
collect all taxes due the town on
or before the 11th day ef this
month. Failura to pay by that
time will subject the tax dalin.
quants to advertising and dp vy
ing. Notice to that effect is con
tained in another column of this
paper.
Powellarill. it still Making to
purchaM electric current from
the town power plant, end it ne
gotiating with the council for a
lower rate than that originally
tignod for. Mayor Williamt it
now ineeatigating the chargea
made towai ky other municipal
electric plante, particularly Wil
ton and Scotland Neck in th'<?
State, and Franklin, Va. Win
ten alto it teeking a cheaper
rate.
In the meantime, Ahotkie it
twelteriag nnder mid-tummer
heat, tome commercial motora
are idle, fana go only at night,
houMwivea are pertpiring like
the proverbial election-going
darkey, while the town light
plant eeaMt to give either light
or power after Ire o'clock in the
morning. The fifteen-day period
of day Mrrice in May gave Ahot
kie a good appetite for the Mr.
?ice, and ita curtailment it felt
more keenly on that account.
Little if anything will be
done with the figuret compiled
during the two poriodt of opera
tion.
REV. V. E. DUNCAN
RESIGNS PASTORATES
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Rev. V. E. Duncan of Mapleton,
who has been serving as pastor of the
Mount Tabor Baptist church for two
yean, and who also held several other
pastorates in this section, including
the Woodland Bfptist church, has
tendered his resignation to aB of his
people, to take effect immediately.
Rev. Mr. Duncan will ledve for
Louisville, Ky., some time the early
part of next month, to complete hjs
seminary course. His friends and es
pecially members of his churches re
gret to lose him from their midst.
PARCEL POST SALE
AT COMMERCE ROOMS
Circle number 2 of the Woman's
Missionary Society, Ahoelde Baptist
church, will have a twenty-five cent
"Parcel Poet" sale, Saturday, June
0, at the office of the Chamber of
Commerce. The sale begins at 2
o'clock.
The proceeds from the sale will be
used to help eliminate the debt on the
pastorium. ? The public is cordially
invited to buy a package and enjoy
the surprise.
another' member
for ahoskie bar
Mr. Norman Prevatt, of Lumber
ton, arrived in Aheelde this' week to
begin the practice of law. He ia
associated with attorney Roswell C.
Bridges, their offices being in the
Britton building. Attorney Prevatt
recently completed hie law course at
Wake Forest College. He was a
member of the 8upreme Coeqt Class
of Febraary.
Attorney Bridger with whom he
has become associated maintains an
office in Winton, his tome town.
MARKER FUND NOW
AT HALF WAY MARK
Mrs. Bridger Issues Another
Appeal For Money To Pur
chase Memorial
Half of the amount neces
sary for the purchase of a
marker commemorating the
Hertford County dead in the
World War has been raised,
but, according to Mrs. R. C.
Bridger of Winton, in charge
of the campaign^, "the other
half is lagging."
Schdbls in the county did
nobly by the fund, and a good
ly portion of that amount al
ready raised came from the
pupils and teachers, although
contributions have been re
ceived from other sources. - A
peculiar fact about many of
the contributions is that they
have come from former service
men. They have been largely
responsible for the amounts
coming in, outside the schools.
Mrs. Bridger has called upon
every agency to double up their en
ergies in the one last drive, and make
sure the funds to pay for the marker.
In a letter addressed to the HERALD
Mrs. Bridger says "I'm not going to
give up. I must have it."
She has addressed the following
letter of appeal to the people of
Hertford County, and underneath
her appeal is an original poem fur
ther calling for help in producing
the funds. The letter is as follows:
"Friends: The monument fund
ia trailing, are yon willing that
du*t shall collect on Hertford
County honor, and love of her
young youth, the youth that
faced cannon, shot, and ' shell,
that Hertford County's honor
might be saved from slackerism
while you stayed at home, faced
no danger, never went hungry.
Wet or sold? Shall Hertford
County be th^Jast county to
honor her heroic dead. A dollar
from every man, 25c from every
woman, will place the fund over
the top. Will you not send it.
Please do. Half of the amount
it in hand, where is the ether
half? One half it no good with
out the other half. 1 beg yeur
help. ' MRS. R. C. BRIDGER." ,
This little message is sent to von
"Work your quarters and dollars too
To build in memory of heroes rare
A monument on Court house square."
Our county boys who gave their all
For liberty, and country's call,
Are waiting now our love to prove;
So send the funds to make it more.
'Twas Hertford boys that broke the
line
That caused the armistice to be
signed.
Our t>oys in khaki, how proud were we
The day we watched them ride away.
Our Gold Star Mothers are looking
now
For us to place their names on high
In granite, marble, bronze alike
That all that pass may stay read and
write.
The County Chapters of the U. D. C.,
The schools, and men, and women
three
Are working hard, the fund to raise
Their County's honor, and praise to
save.
We ask your help, we ask your aid,
We aak it all, for those who gave
Their all to you, that you might be
The grandest nation on Earth to be.
? COMMISSIONERS WILL ?*
? LEVY NEXT MEETING *
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* Not boring oil tax lists com- *
* pleted and without any informs- *
* tion about tho total taxable prop- *
* ty in the county and townships, *
* the county comonmioners hare *
* postponed the annual levying of *
* tax rates until their next meet- *
* ing, or probably the first Monday *
* in August. ?
>* On the aacond Tuesday of *
* July, the commissioners will be- *
* gin sitting in Winton to hear *
* complaints from those who hare *
* them to make about raluation. *
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Cultivate the garden after every
rain. Plant vegetables for succes
LOCAL NEGROES TO
OFFER MANY FACTS
Question of County Training
School Comes Before Edu
cation Board Monday
Ahoskie colored persons are
going to Winton next Monday
determined to retain the Hert
ford Courtty Training School
where it has been since these
patrons by private subscription
met the State and county ap
propriations. They will* pre
sent a strong appeal to the
couitty board of education, who
is the final arbiter in the loca
tion of the school.
Strong forces are operating
against Ahoskie and in favor
of Dr. C. S. Brown, of the Wat
ers Normal Institute, Winton.
But, local educators of both
races in Ahoskie are expecting
the board to vote to let the
school remain in Ahoskie.
Some of the facts regarding
the situation now existing and
what is proposed to do has
been furnished the HERALD
by Ahoskie interests and are
published below:
"In the seession of the Legislature
in the year 1887 the 'Winton Acad
emy' was incorporated 'for the edu
cation of the colored people in Hert
ford County.' In 1889 the Legisla
ture changed the name of the said
corporation to that of 'Chowan Acad
emy'. Later a man by the name of
Wafers left a bequest to the said
academy and the trustees in his honor
decided to change the name again to
that of 'Waters Institute.' However,
the will of said Waters having been
contested and the bequest having al
most been entirely lost by the school,
the name was never legally changed
to Waters Institute, though it has
been since known by that name. Whe
corporate stock q| the school is own
ed by the Colored Baptist Associa
tion and the certificates of stock are
held by the various churches in the
Association. The school has received
large donations from people in the|
North, but in spite of this great aid,,
it has never been a file to keep out of
debt, and is now, it has been said,
some $4,000.00 in debt.
"Some years ago when the Special
Tax district was formed in Ahoskie
the lines were so run as to eliminate
negro property and consequently the
colored people of AhosHie and vicini
ty have been forced to maintain their
school by private subscription, the
state allowance being insufficient
The colored people of Ahoskie have
by private subscription purchased a
very well located site and at present
have a good school, and would have
erected an Agricultural building a
year or two ago had not the State
Board of Education advised that they
defer building until materials were
cheaper. At this time they are ready,
able and anxious to erect all buildings
which number will increase each year.
"C. S. Brown, president of the
Waters Institute, now proposes to the
County Board of Education to con
vey the property of said Institute to
the State, provided: (1) That the
said Institute and the Ahoskie school
be consolidated and the education of
the colored people of the county be
centralised in Winton. (2) that the
state and county pay off the indebted
ness of his said school, and (8) that
the management of the said consoli
dated school be placed indefinitely in
the hands of said Brown.
"Such action on the part of the
Board of Education would be against
the unanimous desire of the colored
people of Ahoskie, who are largely In
the majority; would incopvenience
largely more than would be benefited;
would destroy the possibility of a
good school in Ahoskie and can bo
for no other purpose than to place
upon the state and county .a school
that has been more than a financial
failure so that Brown may have a
sinecure at the expense of the color
ed people of Ahoskie."
There were 460,000 fewer per
sons on American farms in 1922 than
in 19(1. The back-to-the-soil cru
sade needs . little oiling up.
BRAY BROTHERS WILL BE ASKED FOR
ANOTHER LOAN TO HELP FINANCE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF QUOTA DIPPING VATS
Commissioner* Have A Busy Day At Win ton Monday. Road
Board Asked To Repair Roads; Advertising Taxes Deferred
Another Month; Action Upon School Budget Will
Be Taken Up Later /
. When in need of funds, call on Bray Bros., of Greensboro,
North Carolina! That is a slogan coined by the county commis
sioners of Hertford.
The latest 'call' is now in the process of being made. John
A. Northcott, clerk to the board, has already despatched the
S. O. S.; and it is for $10,000. And, what's furthermore, the
commissioners say they want that money immediately. Funds
are at low ebb, taxes are unpaid, and bills are about to envelop
the treasurer.
Blame it on the dipping vat! That's what caused it; not
one of the commissioners dares deny that fact. They are, in
fact, anxious to let the people the why of this much sought after
dipping loan. Twelve thousand dollars is the estimated cost of
the 46 dipping vats in the county. It tnay run below or it may
over-top that amount. To one sitting in at the meeting in Win
ton last Monday, a recantation of bills against the county had a
?tune something like that of the ditty on "John Brown", with the
words changed to something like this: "Hang the bill on the
dipping vat hook." ^
MORE PROTESTS ARE
MADE AGAINST PLANS
"There U no earthly reason
for the draw to the Chowan river
bridge being built nearer the
Winton shore than the Gates
county side except to satisfy the
Albemarle Steam Navigation
Company, providing for that
company a draw located at a
point where it will not neccessi
i tate its boats turning around in
order to dock at Winton." Hen
ry Taylor, tug boat owner and
pilot of Winton, insists on the <
above statement being true, and
Still believes it despite the re
sults of the public hearing held
in Winton two weeks ago.
Mr. Taylor says many other
protests are being lodged with
tbe U. S. Army District Engineer
at Norfolk, since shipping and
barge interests who ply the
Chowan have learned tbe nature
of the proposed bridge at Win
ton. -The proposed draw being
so near the Winton side, Mr.
Taylor says it will be difficult
for tha barge towers to get
through, especially if the wind
is at any appreciable height.
Sail boat owners are also pro
testing, according to Mr. Taylor.
According to plans drawn by
the North Carolina State High
why Commission, the draw will
be located 210 feet from the
Winton side and 420 feet from
the Gates side, across the chan
nel of the river, which at that
point is 23 feet deep. In the
center of the stream, where Mr.
Taylor is contending the draw
should be built, the water at or
dinary level is 20 feet deep.
Written protests are being
lodged with Major D. l). Fallen,
of the War Department, and the
cumulative endorsements of the
Albemarle Steam Navigation
Company have also been reduc
ed to writing. Upon the findings
of the War Department will de
pond tha construction and loca
tion of tha bridge. In either
case, the bridge will ho built by
the State Highway Commission.
BAPTIST PASTORS .
MEET AT AHOSKIE
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The regular monthly conference
of pastors in the West Chowan Asso
ciation was held at Ahoskie Tuesday.
The usual meeting place has been at
Murfreesboro. The visiting preach
ers were entertained for dinner at
the home of Rev. E. J. Isenhower,
pastor of the local Baptist church.
One of the acts of the conference
of preachers was to guarantee a
scholarship at Chowan ; College.
Every one present agreed to donate
$10 each, and when others not pres
ent are given the opportunity, it is
expected that the fund will reach a
total large enough to guarantee two
scholarships. *
Ordering the clerk to locate a loan
of 910,000 was the closing act of the
commissioners at the Jane meeting.
If a loan cannot be secured within
Hertford County, which seems im
probable, the Greensboro firm which
hss been financing the county since
the issuance of the half million dol
lars road bonds will be asked to lend -
the county some more of its good
money.
Local inspectors for carrying out
the provisions of the dipping- law
| were appointed by the board,
although it "passed the buck" to the
atste authorities on the matter of
droping from the list of appointees
one surplus man. Only four men will
be required for dutys and they are
paid by the State and Federal De
partments, the county commissioners
I making appointments subject to the
! approval of the former.
All five men who have superintend
I ed construction of the vats were nam
ed as inspectors, each commissioner
standing solidly by the appointee in
his township. Fred Parker of Mur
freeaboro was the appointee for Mur
freesboro and Maneys Neck town
ships, the latter township not having
a representative on the board. Oth
ers named were W- P. Brewer, by Dr.
J. H. Mitchell, Ahoslde; W. E. Cul
lens, by Jno. O. Askew, Jr., Harrells
ville; Mills Jordan, by E. H. Eure,
Winton; Jack Vaughan, W. J.
Vaughan, St. Johns.
Dr. Wells, of the State Department,
is already in the county and expects
to begin dipping cattle within two
weeks. He was in Winton Monday.
They Want A Road
The commissioners mildly "hopped
on" the county road board Monday,
when a resolution was passed calling
?the attention of the Maneys Neck
member to the condition of the road
leading to Maneys ferry; and asking
that it be put in shape for travel. It
was later learned that Mr. Worrell,
road commissioner, had already
made contract for its repair.
"Just like a ship without a captain
?drifting". That is what E. W.
Whitley, Murfreesboro commissioner,
thinks of the road board. He could
n't see much good it would do to ask
anything of the companion board.
Monday presented a full day's
work for the county commissioners.
Practically the entire morning ses
sion was given over to new business
and the approving of bills against the
county. Adjournment for dinner
left the commissioners with two or
three important items unconsidered,
among them being the borrowing of
money, levying tax rates, approving
the school budget, and clearing of the
invoice flies.
Defer Import sot Issues
Approval or rejection of the school
budget for the 1923-24 session awaits
Mte next meeting of the board, or
whenever the commissioners have suf-' *>
t fleient information about ths taxable
property, in tye county. Superintend
ent N. W. Britton was in the board
room when this decision was made,
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