?Pl Hertford County Herald A PAPER WORTH WHILE ?/ 1 =ac=g ' ' . . f a Volume XIV. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, June 8, 1923 One Section No. 6 ' ?CATTLE TICK FORCES COUNTY TO BORROW MONEY S_i ? ? - 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 (Continued on pagt |) I ? 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'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 * ? ? - * * 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. * ???????????*??*??? 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 eMMSMMW 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, (Continued on page l>