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Volume XIV. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, June 15, 1923 One Section No. 7
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LOCATION OF ROAD I
LEFT TO VIRGINIA
North Carolina Will Meet At
Somerton, Provided High
way Is Brought There
BRIDGE PLANS DELAYED |
Virginia will settle this ques
tion of highway connecting the
two states, whether it be at
Corapeake or at Somerton.
Frank Page, Chairman of the
North ttarolina State Highway
Commission, told a delegation
of citizens who called on him at
Raleigh last Thursday that
North Carolina would meet the
Virginia road wherever it was
brought to the line.
Attorney Thad A. Eure, of
Winton, Mr- Parker, of Gates,
and E. A. Brothers, of Nanse
mond County, Virginia, were in
conference with Chairman
Page last week. They went
there in interest *of the direct
route to Somerton, and carried
with them petitions signed by
more than a thousand qualified
voters of Gates, Hertford, Ber
tie and Martin counties. A
large percentage of the signers
wore citizens of Gates county,
though which the State High
way will be built, no matter
which refute is taken in this
State.
The original purpose of North Car
olina was to meet Virginia at Cora
peake, and the highway engineers
who laid out the State system in
cluded that section, which leaves the
county seat to county seat highway
at Sun bury. It was thought at that
time that Virginia had settled on the
location of its road?that it would be
built to Corapeake. Since that time
citizens of Virginia and North Caro
lina, have become dissatisfied with the
Corapeake route and turnabout# have
been taken at prevailing upon the two
highway commissions to change the
route to go via Somerton and Whaley
ville.
Sentiment is sharply divided in
Virginia over the location of the road.
However, a large majority in this
State prefer the route by way of
Somerton. Mr. Page's direct state
ment to the three men who carried up
- the petition was that North Carolina
would meet Virginia wherever she
located the foad. Thus, the burden
of deciding the location is left with
Virginia authorities.
Attorney Eure and Mr. Brothers,
both of whom have been working for
the Somerton route, will now shift
the scene of their operations to Vir
ginia.
Require Act Of Congress
Further delay in the approval of
- plans for the draw bridge to be con
structed at Winton is now certain,
ainee the State Highway Commission
has recently learned that it will re
quire an act of Congress to approve
the bridge plans. Chairman Page
says he only a" few days ago recalled
the fact that the bridge was to cross
a stream that was navigable in two
States, and that to secure approval
of plans it was necesary for Congress
to act
The draw will be located at the
identical spot shown on the blue
print, Mr. Page said. The opposition
to' liocation of the draw is not of suf
ficient weight to cause any change,
Mr. Page thinks. Approval has al
ready been given by the War Depart
, mf nt and it wilk recommend to Con
gress that the plans be okehed with
the draw as shown oq the blue print
. Barge owners, and towers are mak
ing a kick on the location of the draw,
but, whether their fight will make any
dent in the plans i* very uiilikely, ac
cording to word brought back from
Raleigh.
AHOSKIE GOES TO BEACH
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Qhowan pleasure Beach at Cole*
rain is drawing heavily upon the Sun
day crowds at Ahoskie. On each of
the last two Sundays large numbers
of persont^jrom here have driven to
Celerain, some to spend the day and
others the afternoons on the beach.
The Pleasure Beach is growing in
popular favor ea$h year, and has been
Substituted for Norfolk beaches to a
extent. ,
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AULANDER TO STAGE
BIG DAY ON FOURTH
Aulander, June 3?The 4th
of July will be a big day in
Aulander. There will be stag
ed two ball games and speak
ing by Judge John H. Kerr, of
Warren ton. There will also be
free lemonade and barbecue.
Mr. W. C. Hardy, of Kelford,
the famous "barbecue king"
has been engaged to furnish
the "cue" and hot corn bread
for the thousand or more
people who are expected to at
tend.
This will be the first celebra
' tion of the kind Aulander has
had for the past several years,
and the citizeiA" and business
men of the town are entering
into the spirit of the thing with
real enthusiasm. The entire
town will be in a holiday mood
and a tremendous crowd is ex
pected. Everything will be
free except admission to the
ball park, where two ball
games between Aulander and
a champion Norfolk team may
be seen and plenty of barbecue
may be had for the price of ad
mission.
GOOD REPORT OF WORK
DONE BY MISS SWINDELL
Booklet Showing Balanced
Meal* And Other Informa
tion"* Distributed
In the reports of home demonstra
tion agents within the district sup
ervised by Miss Pauline Smith of
Washington, Hertford County for the
month of May makes one of the best
ratings of all and stands well to the
front in the work accomplished. The
following is a copy of the report sub
mitted by the District Agent to the
State Department
Miss Myrtle Swindell of Hertford
county has continued the work in
millinery. Miss Swindell's club
exhibits at the Hertford County
commencement were interesting fea
tures of the occasion. Sport hats
were shown in one room; booklets
showing balanced menus and'food
posters in another and meals cooked
and arranged by each club in the
county in another section. These
meals were as follows: Breakfast for
an adult and for a child; dinner for
an adult and for a child; supper for
an adult and a child; attractive Sun
day night supper; attractive lunch
eon; club party refreshments and
liquid dishes for convalescents.
These were arranged on separate
tables, the name of the club prepar
ing the dishes above the respective
tables. It was a most popular room
all during the day.
Miss Swindell opened her curb
market on May 11th. Turnip greens,
cabbage, onions, chickens, eggs, meat,
doughnuts, fruit cake, potato chips,
sweet potatoes, strawberries and can
ned fruits were sold. The sales have
amounted to more than $30.00 each
day. /
Field days 12; office 12; clubs visi
ted 10; attendance 85; schools visited
2; attendance 108; meetings held and
attended 16; attendance 2116; con
ferences 73; letters written 114;
miles by auto 430; demonstrations 8.
Bertie County
Miss Addle Sue Harry of Bertie
county has spent the month in organ
izing clubs. Sewing is the project
being presented.
Field days 16; office 8; clubs visi
ted 7; attendance 116; schools vjsited
7; attendance 314; nUmber meetings
held and attended 17; attendance
572; conferences 344; articles for
publication 10; homes visited 23; let
ters 62; circular letters 46; bulletins
07; number of miles by auto 638.
DILDAY-BRADY
Suffolk, June 11. ? Dallas Lee
Dilday, of the U. S. Navy, son of W.
J. Dilday, of Ahoskie, N. C., and Miss
Celestine Anne Brady, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brady, of
Winton, N. C., were married at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Tinkham in
Kingsboro Heights last night at 7
o'clock by the Rev. H. H. Butler. The
bride wore a dress of dark blue with
hat and gloves that harmonised. The
groom. Is a chief petty officer in the
navy. The couple will reside In
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ELECTRIC CURRENT
SERVICE EXTENDED
Council Votes To Run Plant
Seventeen Hours Per Day,
Beginning June IS
CITY TAGS FOR AUTOS
Whatever fears had been en
tertained about Ahoskie's n?w
town council curtailing the ser
vice given by the municipal
electric light plant were com
pletely dissipated last Monday
night, when by a. unanimous
vote Messrs. Basnight, Hayes,
and Myers ordered the plant
run seventeen hours out of
every twenty-four. Beginning
Friday, June 15th, the plant
will be operated each day from
12 o'clock, noon, until 5 o'clock
a. m.
This action is but the fore
runner, possibly, of a twenty
four hour service which is in
prospect from two sources.
The council is still seeking to
make agreeable contracts with
other nearby towns-for the fur
nishing of current, and at the
same time are considering the
installation of a smaller unit at
the plant for continuous opera
tion at a decreased cost of ap
eration. It is known that at
least one of the councilman, H.
S. Basinght, is in favor of such
an investment, and he believes
it will pay the town handsome
ly. The other two members
are also favorable to the full
service and are in line to make
whatever extension of service
humanly possible to do.
I Messrs. Burke and Caddell, con
tract engineers of Norfolk, hagfijfefien
in Ahoskie this week seeking! to ef
fect a contract with PoweDsville; and
also familiarising the new council
with the terms of the contract Ahos
kie has with' their company. They
have been conferring with the board
at Ahoskie, and also at Powellayille.
All automobiles owned and oper
ated in Ahoskie will be required to
carry "city licenses after July 1. An
ordinance requiring the tags was
passed Monday night, and a fee of
one dollar per tag was set. L. C.
Williams, clerk, was ordered to pur
chase the" tags and have them ready
for distribution within a few days.
All cars in the town will have to be
equipped with these licenses by July
1st.
The council has been in session
every night this week, and by its ap
plication to the work at hand has
shown a determination to "sweep the
carpet clean." Taxes and bond pay
ments have engaged it*- attention.
Another payment on municipal bonds
is due this week, June 15th, and ar
rangements have been made to meet
the demand promptly and without de
lay to the bond holders.
* WILL REMOVE ALL *
* INDIGENT OFFICERS *
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* With a view of prosecution
* and dismissal from Government
* service where the offender is a
* Federal employee, investigation
* is being made by the Bureau of
* Internal Revenue of reports that
* persons authorized to administer
* oaths are not, in all cases, per
* forming such duty properly and
* in accordance with the law.
f Section 100 of the United
* States Penal Code provides a
* penalty of $S00 fink or inkprison
* ment for one year, or bqth, for
* "whoever\being a public officer
* or other person authorised by
* any law of the United States to
* make or give a certificate or
* other writing, shall knowingly
* make and deliver as true such a
* certificate or writing containing
* any statement which he knows
* to be false."
* Such misconduct, it is declar
* ed by the Commissioner of Inter
* nal Revenue, D. H. Blair, in ad
* dition to the penalties prescribed
* by law, will i>e deemed sufficient
* reason for requesting the cancel
* lation of the oath-administering
* authority for any officer guilty
* of the offense, and in the case
* of Bureau officers, for dismissal
* from the service.
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ROAD BOARD GIVES
BRI0GE CONTRACTS
After delaying the awarding
of contracts for bridges on
three different occasions, the
Hertford County Road Board
voted last Monday to give W.
B. Barrow, of Roanoke Rapids,
contract for construction of
four bridges in the county. The
approximate cost of the four
bridges will be $12,000 half of
that amount being allocated to
the bridge across Stoney Creek,
Ahoskie Township.
Two bridges, Vinson's and
Vaughans, will be built in Mur
freesboro Township, and one
wilkbe constructed in St. Johns
Township, on the Aulender-St.
Johns highway. The board
spent two hours considering
the three bids made, and al
most deadlocked on a final de
cision. Messrs. J. R. Garrett
and H- G. Snipes were the only
members voting on the motion
to award contracts.
Besides the regular routine
business of approving bills, this
was tlie only action taken at
Monday's meeting of the
board.
AIHMIE YOUNG MAN TO
WED CATESV1LLE LADY
Shower Given In Honor Of
Bride-Elect Of Charles
M. Earley
Gatesville, June 7.?The home of
Mrs. Emmet L. Riddick was beautiful
in its profusion of sweet peas and
Dorothy Perkins rose Wednesday
evening when she entertained a num
ber of friends at a beautiful party to i
announce the approaching marriage
of Bliss May E41a Sarith and Charles
Marf(m"Earl e y which will take place
this month^
The rooms were tastefully decora
ted with potted plants and cut flow
ers, the color scheme of pink and
white being carried out in both deco
rations and refreshments. The man
tels were banked in magnolias and the
stairway was festooned in trailing
vines.
As the guests arrived they were in
vited to the dining room where de
licious punch and sweet sandwiches
were served by Misses Evelyn Rid
dick and Eliza Cowper.
After several games of progress
ive bride were played a love letter
contest, in which the missing words
were filled with the names of flow
ers. In the midst of the contest lit
tle Miss Elizabeth Greenleaf of Me
bane, N. C., and Penelope Cowper
brought in baskets of leghorn hats
filled with sweet peas and presented
the bride-elect with a shower boquet
of sweet peas and roses and each
guest with a minature corsage to
which was attached dainty cards
bearing the inscription Early-Smith,
June 30, 1923. A shower of rice
and congratulations immediately fol
lowed and a toast was given to the
bride. The hostess then presented
Miss Smith with a "Bride Book."
The guests were served an Ice
course, mints and nuts with favors of
pink baskets.
The out of town guests were Mrs.
J. Frank Weeks, Norfolk, Va., Mrs.
Martin Kellogg, Sunbury, Mrs. Louis
E. Greenleaf, Mebane, and Mrs. B. L.
Banks, Elizabeth City.
ANOTHER AHOSKIE
BOY IS MARRIED
Th? following announcement ap
peared in last Saturdays's issue of
the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. The
groom, Stewart Holoman, is well
known in Ahoskie and vicinity. For
two years he was salesman for J. T.
Williams A Bro., of this town, leaving
here for Norfolk to accept a position
there.
HoIloaMii-Brashear
The marriage of Miss Ruth Made
line Braahear, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Brashest, of this city and
Albert Stuart Holloman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Holloman of Ahoskie,
N. C., will take place this afternoon at
5:30 o'clock at the parsonage of
Knox Presbyterian church. Rev. W.
H. T. Squires, pastor of the church
officiating.
Mr. Holloman and his bride will
leave for a northern wedding trip
and upon their return will reside with
the bride's parents in the Wentwerth
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NEGROES DIVIDED ON TURNING
WATERS NORMAL INSTITUTE
OVER TO EDUCATION BOARD
Dr. C. S. Brown, President, Makes Offer To Board of Education,
And Arguments Advanced For And Against Proposition.
Ahoskie Negroes Fight Hard To Retain Appropriation
For Training School. Lawyers Employed To
Disturbing elements threatened to disrupt the even keel
which has so long been kept by the good ship Board of Educa
tion of Hertford County, last Monday. The members of the
board, however, remained comparatively calm during the temp
est, and emerged without a scratch, simply passing a motion that
was recommended by Profesor N. C. Newbold, of the State De
partment of Education.
A contest of heated argument and ill feeling engendered by
sporadic attempts to discredit both sides waged from eleven
o'clock in the morning until four o'clock, with an hour for
intermission. It was over the proposition whether the county
board of education should accept the Waters Normal Institue as
a gift, and make it an accredited high school for negroes and
a'trainingschool for negro teachers. The motion passed was to
accept the property, provided all legal tangles to the transfer
were ironed out and eliminated altogether- G. C. Picot of Como
made the motion, seconded by B. G. Williams of Cofield.
Jno. E. Vann, third member of the board, did not votl. He
did, however, make a speech in which he called upon the ne
groes to refrgin from such tactics as shown at the hearing, and
emphasized the fact-that he was willing to do all that he could,
as a board member, for the negroes of the county. He also took
a whack at Ahoskie for its repeated attempts to take everything
in sight, and by way of emphasis told those who were repre
senting the interests of Ahoskie negroes that the negro school
here had been bleeding the board of education'for money from
time immemorial. Mr. Vann said he was willing to help Ahos
kie, however, and would give them equal consideration with
other towns, notably Winton in this instance.'
Dr. C. S. Brown, negro educator of
note, and president of Waters Normal
Institute for 37 years, made the key
note speech of the day and set the
torches ablaze. After presenting his
school plant he sat down to listen to
Professor C. S. Yeates, of the Hert
ford County Training School at
Ahoskie, Attorney L- C. Wiliams of
Ahoskie, Attorney Stanley Winborne,
of Murfreesboro, also representing
Ahoskie negroes, and Dr. C. G. Pow
ell, of Ahoskie, urge the board to
continue the county appropriation for
a training school, at Ahoskie. Each
of these men urged the appropriation
at Ahoskie, on account of the larger
number of patrons at Ahoskie, and
the better facilities oifered at Ahos
kie.
Not a note of bitterness prevailed
until Doctor Brown arose for a sec
ond time to advance his claims. He
was bitter in his denunciation of
some members of his race who had
opposed the move to turn the prop
erty over to the county. He reviewed
the work he had done for negro edu
cation, and impressed it upon the
board and all listeners that he was the
leader; that he knew what the ne
groes wanted; that they wanted to
come to Winton, the acknowledged
headquarters of the colored race in
Hertford County; and that all of his1
transactions in the many years he had
been "the leader were honestly per
formed and were free from any sus
picion of personal gain.
He condemned in strong terms
Ahoskie colored people for failing to
do anything for the education of their
youth. He told of repeated efforts
to arouse Ahoskie negroes to action,
and turned upon them all the strength
of his brilliant oratory for utter fail
ure to act except to make a kick when
he was trying to make a move that
would benefit the whole county.
Hia speech was a signafTor further
bitterness iq speech. Rev. J. S. Sills,
Ahoskie Baptist preacher, and his
wife both made talks, in which they
made a general denial of the willing
ness of the colored race to turn the
Waters Normal over to the county,
and strongly intimated that Doctor
Brown had used deceptive tactics in
securing their consent to the trans
fer. "He was president, secretary,
and the whole show" in a rrfcent
meeting of negroes to vote on the
proposition, these Ahoskie persons
said.
Attorney Williams made a plea for
the school'at Ahoskie, and presented
some census figures to show that
there was a much larger negro popu
lation in Ahoskie, and urged a con
tinuation of county suppopt to the
school on these grounds. He also ad
vanced further reasons for the re
tention of a training school at Ahos
kie?the heroic work done by the
Ahoskie negroes to promote a school.
their transfer of property to the
county for that purpose, and the rail
road facilities offered.
Mr. Winborne spoke for the Ahos
kie school and against Waters
Normal Institute, advancing the be
lief that legally the board could not
accept the gift tendered by Doctor
Brown. The property could not be
given away without consent of all
stockholders, he said, and it was his
contention that much of the stock was
not favorable to the transaction.
Certificates, either as receipts for
money paid as donations or as legal
stocks carrying with them part owner
ship, had been distributed among the
churches and Sunday schools in the
negro Baptist association, and many
of the holders of these were opposed
to the donation. He did not believe
the board could accept the tender.
In the midst of the wrangle ad
journment was taken for pinner. It
was then two o'clock. One hour lat
er, the board re-convened, caucused
in the superintendent's office, listened
further to pleas for Ahoskie, and vot
ed with the result noted in a former
paragraph.
N. C. Newbold, super
wsPP^yphegro education in the State,
attended the meeting upon the inva
tion of the board and county super
intendent and advised them to accept
the gift, provided there were no con
ditions attached. It was the general
policy of the state authorities, he
said, to take over private institutions
whenever offered, provided there
were no legal difficulties and no
strings attached.
The gist of the proposition resolves
itself into a situation like this: If the
county takes over the Waters Normal
Institute and makes it a county train
ing school, the appropriation, which
is small, will be withdrawn from the
Hertford County Training School at
Ahoskie. The Ahoakie colored people
are working to retain the appropria
tion and went to Winton determined,
if possible, to carry their point On
the other hand, the county will come
into possession of a valuable piece of
school property by taking over the
Winton school, although there are
some conditions yet to be met by the
owners before the gift can be accept
ed.
The proposition offered by Doctor
Brown was to give the property to
the county, provided negro trustees
were appointed to conduct the school
affairs, it to be forever used as an
accredited negro high school and
teacher training school, a debt of
$4,000 be assumed by the county, and
Brown be retained in charge of the
institution. It is these conditions
that must be removed, together with
a deed in fee simple for the pA)party,
before the county can entertain the
transfer in Its favor.
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