gjjj Hertford County Herald
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Volume XIV. Eight Paget Ahotkie, North Carolina, Friday, June 29, 1923 One NoTT
CHOWAN COLLEGE'S
NEW PRESIDENT IS
WAKE FOREST MAN
Dr. Chas. P. Wearer, Of De
partment of Journalism Ac
,u cepts Post Tendered By
Baptist Trustees
A DISTINGUISHED LINEAGE
He Was Also Formerly Dean
of The Tennessee College
For WoiAen
*
Dr. Chas. P. Weaver, head of
the Department of Journalism
and teacher of English at Wake
Forest College, has accepted
the presidency of Chowan Col
lege , at Murfreesboro. Dr.
Weaver, who was tendered the
post at a meeting of the college
trustees more than two weeks
ago, attended another called
meeting at the college last Fri
day, and accepted the office.
He will succeed Mr. Preston S.
Va'nn, whose resignation takes
effect on July 1.
Dr. Weaver will bring to the
Baptist college the prestige of
a North Carolina family that
has already furnished one pres
ident of Mercer University, a
Baptist College of Georgia.
Both of these college presidents
are natives of Greensboro,
North Carolina, and are grad
uates of Wake Forest College.
Dr. Weaver, Chowan's new
president holds two degrees, B.
A. and M. A. from Wake For
est, receiving his first degree in
1904. He later was awarded
the higher degree.
Besides the work he did at Wake
Forest College as a student, Dr.
Weaver received his Ph. D. degree
from Peabody University, and did
special work at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. He did his first teaching
at Chowan College, and, according to
Dr. Weaver, it was there, under the
presidency of Mr. C. W. Scarbor
ough, he first felt the teaching bug.
After teaching at Chowan one year
1904-05, Dr. Weaver went to the
University of Maine as a department
professor. Since that time he .has
taught at the University of Kentucky,
and the Tennessee College for
Women , located in Murfreesboro,
Tenn. The Tennessee town was
founded by the same family that gave
Hertford County's Murfreesboro its
name, a fact singular in itself. ,
For four years he was dean of the
Tennessee College, leaving there last
year, to become head of the Depart
ment of Journalism in Wake Forest
College. In the latter capacity he
made a signal success, succeeding in
. organizing this department, which
during the past session started off sev
eral young college fellows in the pro
fession of journalism and gained for
that college a greater amount of fav
orable publicity than it had ever be
fore enjoyed.
His election and acceptance of the
presidency of Chowan College last
week made another record for Wake
Forest College, in that two of its
faculty were elected president of in
stitutions within that week. Dr. H.
T. Hunter, director of the Wake For
est Summer School, was also elected
president of the Cullowee Normal in
this State.
Dr. Weaver is teaching in the Wake
Forest Summer School, but, as his
new office becomes effective July I, he
is seeking to effect his resignation at
Wake Forest in order to become ac
tively identified with Chowan and
help increase the enrollment for the
1923-24 session which will begin
in September. His first public ap
pearance in this county will be on
next Tuesday, when the annual min
isters' picnic will be held on the col
lege campus. Announcement of the
exercises for that day is found in
another column of this issue.
The new president was in Ahoskie
last Saturday morning, and to a rep
resentative of the HERALD outlined
a part of the program of advertising
he is planning for the college. He
said it was his desire to become ac
tively identified with all phases of
public life in this section, and was
ready and willing to co-operate in
every move for the uplift of eastern
^ North Carolina. Through constant
MOTHERS' AID FUND IS
AVAILABLE TO COUNTIES
Commissioners Must Match
Dollar For Dollar To Receive
Its Portion
The county commissioners on next
Monday, at their regular monthly
session, will have another opportuni
ty to "match dollars" with the State.
This time it will be for the purpose
of aiding worthy widowed mothers in
the county, under the provisions of
the Mothers' Aid Bill as enacted by
the last Legislature. The State has
Apportioned 9318.35 to this Connty,
provided the commissioners donate
a like amount.
This act was sponsored by the
State Welfare Board, and will be
administered in the counties of the
state through that department, with
the advice and co-operation of the
superintendents of public welfare in
the one hundred counties. The total
amount appropriated for the State
was $50,000, to be apportioned ac
cording to the needs of each county.
It provides for small donations for
support of mothers of minor children
in homes where there is not enough
material goods to properly rear the
young children. Rather than send
the children to state institutions or
county homes or cast them upon the
world, the money available from this
fund wilt keep the family united and
give the mother resources sufficient
to care for her family of children.
Whether Hertford County receives
this money depends entirely upon any
action the commissioners may take
next Monday. Only upon the condi
tion that they donate a like amount
from the county treasury does this
State appropriation come to the
county. This county now combines
the office of superintendent of Public
Welfare with the superintendent of
schools, a small stipend being paid
monthly for the work. There is a
county board of public welfare so
named and designated, but it has
never functioned
* FORMER HERTFORD LADY *
* RECENTLY BURNED OUT ?
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* Seldom does the HERALD *
* have an opportunity presented to *
* it like the one of last week. *
* The following letter from our *
* friend Mr. Thad E. Vann, of *
* Como, i? self-explanatory, when *
* we add that this newspaper has *
* placed this good woman's name *
* on its subscription list, to receive *
* the HERALD so long as she *
* wants it and is still "intarested." *
* The letter is as follows: *
* "Dear Sir: I am enclosing one *
* dollar for which I wish you send *
* to Mrs. John M. Vann, Merriton, *
* Arkansas, the HERALD. She *
* it a widow woman, whose father *
* went from this county about 75 *
* years ago, and she has become *
* eery much interested in your *
* paper. She has recently lost all *
* the had by fire, is 74 years old, *
* and is worthy of help. Send the *
* paper promptly and if the $1 *
* does not satisfy, you let me *
* know and 111 pay balance. Let *
* the paper go this week.*' *
* eeeeeeaeae*
RACE FOR CONGRESS ON
Although Hertford County voters
will not help to decide the nomination
of a candidate to succeed the late
Hon. Claude Kitchin in Congress,
they are much interested in the out
come of the race, since the resident
judge of this judicial district. Judge
Jpo. H. Kerr, is one of the aspirants
for the office. Having served this
district as solicitor and judge for
many years, Judge Kerr is popular in
Hertford County, a large number of
whoAe voters are favorable to his
candidacy for Congress. ?
publicity on the activities at the col
lege, he hopes to make the people not
only of this immediate section but
also of other sections farther remov
ed conversant with the affairs and
opportunities afforded at Chowan
College.
The new building at the college will
be completed and ready for occu
pancy when the next session begins.
And, according to the present out
look, more students will attend Chow
an this fall than any previous year.
Further news of the progress of
Chowan College and of the activities
of campus and classroom will appear
regularly in the HERALD.
DO IT NOW?SUBSCRIBE TO
THE HERALD-fl.50 pgr year
BUSINESS MEN ARE
QUICK TO RESPOND
TO TOBACCO FUND
About Two Hundred And Fifty
Dollars Subscribed For Ad
vertising Advantages of
Market
FREE BARBECUE WILL
BE GIVEN GROWERS
Other Ways Of Aiding Will Be
Worked Out; Suggestions
Are Invited
That Ahoskie business
houses are standing four
square to the winds for the
Ahoskie Tobacco Market is no
longer within the realm of con
jecture. Two hundred and
nine dollars in cash sub
scriptions, 10 gallons of ice
cream, 10 cases of soda water,
and 50 loaves of bread is the
result of five hours of solicita
tion on the part of a chamber
of commerce committee last
Tuesday. The money has been
placed to the credit of the to
bacco fund of the .Chamber of
Commerce and every dent will
be spent in the drive to soon be
gin for bringing tobacco farm
ers here during the 1923 sea
son.
S. M. Applebaum and J. Roy
Parker who made the canvas
were: turned down at only two
business houses in Ahoskie,
and all but one had a willing
mihd but a flat pocketbook.
Several business houses pro
prietors were not seen on ac
count of absence, and these will
come in later, to make the fund
of sufficient size to put on a
real campaign.
Ways and means of advertising the
market have not all been detailed, al
though several suggestions have al
ready been accepted aa worth putting
into effect. Automobile pennants,
auto tour through the tobacco sec
tions, barbecue for opening day, ban.
quet for buyers and helpers, and free
prizes for tobacco farmers are among
the ideas already advanced.
Directors of the Chamber met
Wednesday night to perfect some of
the earlier plans, and to devise other
ways of advancing the cause of the
Ahoskie market. They are open to
any and all suggestions, and solicit
advice and help from those who have
made donations.
Ahoskie business, with a unani
mity of opinion, knows its duty to
(Continued on page 2)
NEW SECRETARIES ARE
ELECTED FOR OFFICES
-? ?
Mr. Frank P. Meadow* Resigns
! Positions He Has Held For
Last Two Months
Two changes have recently been
made in secretaryships of local or
ganizations, affecting a majority of
the persons of Ahoskie. These or
ganizations are: The Chamber of
Commerce and Hertford County
Building and Loan Association. Mr.
Frank P. Meadows, formerly of
Rocky Mount, has held the position
of secretary of these two organiza
tions for the last two months. At
a recent meeting of the directors of
each body, Mr. Meadows tendered his
resignation, to take effect as of July
X. Both resignations were accepted.
Last week, at the regular directors'
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, J. Roy Parker was elected as
secretary at a small salary. Two
nights later, the directors of the Hert
ford County Building & Loan Asso
ciation elected O. W. Hale secretary
treasurer, to serve without pay. He
will receive the monthly installments
at the Farmers-Atlantic Bank.
Lack of sufficient funds to continue
the employ of a full-time secretary
caused the resignation of Mr. Mead
ows, and the employment of a secre
tary who will serve with little cost
to the organization. The directors
will continue to function, and the
Chamber of Commerce will still re
tain its working committees. With
some revenue left in the treasury
with which to operate, the directors
felt that the work of the chamber
could better be done by a part
time man, with as little overhead ex
pense as possible. At present the
most important work at hand is the
strengthening of the Ahoskie Tobac
co Market.
The Building and Loan has tenta
tively made its first loan, and stock
holders who have paid their money
into the treasury will be gratified to
learn that it will soon be at work,
helping erect one of Ahoskie's finest
dwellings. Mr. Dan P. Boyette will
receive the first loan, with which to
finance the construction of his hand
some brick bungalow. Little over
head expense has been attached to the
organization, and the first series will
make a fine showing. The directors
hope to make further loans within a
few weeks.
MOVING THIS WEEK
Mr. James W. Green and family
who have been occupying the house
belonging to James S. Vinson, will
move Friday of this week to the old
R. B. Taylor home on West Church
street. Mr. Green recently purchased
this modern residence from Mr. Tay
lor, who is now living at Virginia
Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G. Cong
er, who have been occupying the
house, hnve moved to Mr. E. J. C cr
ock's home.
Murfreesboro Making
Kick On Road Board
ROAD BOARD MEMBERS
SAY THEY SAVE MONEY
While the county road board is
discounting to a large extent the
criticism being hurled against
its administration, it has caused
. to be itemized a statement of ac
count showing the comparative
operations under the present
system and the former system,
under the county superintend
ent The following figures were
compiled by the board and hand
ed to the HERALD for publica
tion. The figures compiled are
for the six months during which
the present board has had
charge.
The figures follow:
Mack Truck note $1,074.38
Bridge, steel 2,185.20
Terra Cotta pipe 664.12
Mack truck note 1,058.74
Gravel Cofield road -- 1,919.38
Automobile 382.00
Road machine 439.00
Gravel for Cofield road 876.87
Terra Cotta pipe 306.56
Gravel Cofield road 465.57
To mules 5,878.60
Gravel Cofield road 718.82
Truck note 1,074.88
Gravel Cofield road .. 1,016.72
Putting out gravel 4,00.00
Back accounts i 3,00.00
Building 140 ft. bridge 3,500.00
TOTAL $27,960.24
During this time, the road board
says it has constructed 26 miles of as
good road as has been built in the
county, besides maintaining others
already built Under the former ad
ministration, the members say,
$10,000 per month was used up. The
amount spent the past six months
does not quite equal one-half the reg
ular allotment which would be
$6,000.
* AHOSKIE WILL HAVE *
* A BONDED COLLECTOR *
* ?
* The Town Council has voted *
* unanimously to employ a city *
* collector, who shall be bonded to *
* a sufficient amount, whose duty *
* it shall be to collect all funds *
* due and payable to the town of *
* Ahoskie, making his report di- *
* rectly to the town clerk. This *
* was ordered done at the regular *
* weekly meeting last Monday *
* night. *
* This motion also carried with *
t it a rider to the effect that the *
* amount necessary to cover com- ?
* missions, at the rate of 2 1-2% *
* was to be deducted from those *
* city employees who now divide ?
* the job of collecting. O. H. *
* Britton, an elective officer, now ?
* collects all taxes and city *
* licenses; H. A. Yert, water and *
* power plant superintendent, col- *
* lects all bills due the town for *
* water and light. Under the new *
* plan, taxes, license fees, and wat- ?
* er and light bills will be collect- *
* ed by the bonded collector. *
* No person was named at the *
* Monday night meeting to take *
* over the new job, nor was any *
* reduction made in the salaries of *
* the two employees. *
* Little other business of im- *
* portance was transacted Monday *
* night. Extensions of water and *
* sewer lines, and construction of *
* electric light lines were consid- *
* ered, a coal contract was taken
* under advisement, and a final *
* settlement made jwith H. C. Rey- *
* nolds. ?
OUTING AT THE BEACH
Members of the Senior B. Y. P. U. ,
?f the Ahoslde church had an outing
it the Pleasure Beach at Colerain
Wednesday afternoon. Picnic din- ,
ner was served at sunset, after the
members of the party had had enough
>f bathing. Other smaller parties of j
Ahoskie persons have enjoyed picnics
there during the hot days of thii
week. *
will Aiitnu wtuuinu ,
Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Strickland left )
iere Thursday for Gateseille. They 1
will spend the balance of the week 1
there and will attend the marriage
:eremony of Mr. Chas. Early, which i
will be solemnised on Saturday. Mr. <
Strickland will be one of the attend- 1
ints at the wedding.
Mr. Whitley Tell* Road Board
It Doe* Not Know How To
Build Highway* And Ask*
For A Change
NO OTHER PROTESTS
MADE AT MEETING
Inspection Tour I* Made Over
New Roads In Harrellsville
And Ahoskie Townships
"We are going to scrap
among ourselves as much as we
please but we certainly don't
expect to let any outsiders
come in and fight us," said
Dr. J. A. Powell at Winton
Monday, during the joint ses
sion of the county commission
ers and the road board. The
statement was made after E.
W. Whitley, Murfreesboro
commisssioner, had finished
telling the board of the utter
absence of road work in his
township, since F. G. Hines,
road superintendent, had left
the county employ.
Dr. J. H. Mitchell, chairman
of the county commisioners,
had called a special meeting of
his board at the request of Mr.
Whitley, and the latter was
spokesman at the meeting
which convened at two o'clock.
The Murfreesboro man told the
road board he had asked for
the meeting to present to them
the complaints as they had
been brought to him by nearly
all the people in his township,
and to ask the board for a re
turn to the former system of
working the county roads, by
superintendent.
He said no work had been done in
hia township at all this spring. Neith
er road construction nor maintenance
had been done, he asserted; and un
der such conditions his people were
revolting against the road adminis
tration as at present conducted. Ask
ed for a suggestion for improvement,
he suggested a competent road sup
erintendent. He explained that he
had no personal bitterness against
the board, and had the meeting call
ed solely for the purpose of trying to
offer some suggestions to improve the
county road situation.
Mr. Whitley was given a sharp
gruelling by Dr. J. A. Powell, of the
road board, who believed the under
lying reason for the complaint was
the desire upon the part of Mr.
Whitley and his people to have the
former road superintendent re-em
ployed. Dr. Powell told the commis
sioner he did not appreciate any crit
icism aimed at the board, unless it
carried with it something better. Mr.
Whitley insisted that he was acting
upon good motives, and had no harm
against the board and was not bitter
in his arraignment of the board. He
was giving facts, he said, and they
were that no work had been done in
Murfreesboro and Maneys Neck
township of any appreciable amount.
E. H. Eure, Wlnton commissioner,
made a talk to the road board, in
which he said the roads in his town
ship had been worked, were being at
tended to, and asserting that more
work had been done this spring than
ever before. He had no criticism to
offer. He did, however, believe the
roads could be better worked and that
money could be saved the county by
the use of tractors and up-to-date
machinery to be substituted for the
mules now being worked. He offered
that as a suggestion to the board for
what is waa worth, comparing thee re
sults of the two?one on county
roads and the other on the state
highway.
Dr. Mitchell had not a word of
criticism for the road board and
thought it had saved the county
money. Jno. 0. Askew, Jr., com
mended the present administration
ind said roads in his townships were
aeing well attended to. The other
two commissioners were not in at
tendance.
After each commissioner had
ipoken, another series of ssnrshlng
questions were asked Mr. Whitley by
Dr. Powell and J. D. Bridger, present
(Continued on page 1)
s
Herald Again Receives Honor
In Weekly Newspaper Contest
The HERALD publishers have again been
partly compensated for their efforts to give Hertford
County a weekly newspaper of which it can be
proud. Although there is no monetary consideration
. attached to this latest recognition, it does carry with
it the weight of opinion of a set of fair and impartial
judges appointed from amongst the newspaper pub
lishers of North Carolina.
At the State* Press Convention held af Blowing
Rock last week the HERALD was given second place
m the contest for the Savory Cup, awarded annually
to the best looking weekly newspaper in the State.
The Vass Pilot, of Vnss, N. C., won the cup. The
Smithfield Herald Wks also given honorable mention
along with the HERTFORD COUNTY HERALD.
The Smithfield pa|>er had won the cup for the tpvo i
yearn previous, this being the first time the Ahoakie
paper had competed.
The contest was open to all members of the
North Carolina Press Association, an organization
composed of North Carolina publishers. Each paper 1
. represented in the contest placed on exhibition four 1
issues of its publication taken from the last year's
files, being consecutive issues. The latter ruling was
made in order to prevent any special "dressing up"
by the different publishers. .
Copies of the HERALD included in the list
? were taken from the 1922 files. Mr. J. Mayon i
Parker, brother of the Editor, attended the annual <
convention and entered the paper in the contest.
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