IP) Hertford County Herald i^5
\ A PAPER WORTH WHILE
-Volume XIV. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, July 6, 1923 One Section No. 10
JUDGE KERR SAYS
POLITICIANS ARE
NOT FAVORING HIM
"They Are Not For Me Because
They Want To Go Congress
Themselves," According
To Speaker
SPEAKS AT AULANDER
ON FOURTH OF JULY
He Talks To About One Thous
and Persons On "Being A
Friend To Mankind"
Before an audience reckoned
to be about 1,000 persons,
Judge Jno. H. Kerr made a
Fourth of July speech at Au
lander Wednesday, and of the
fifty-minutes he devoted to his
talk, which was made from the
porch of H. B. White's home,
twelve of it was dedicated to
politics. His first few minutes
on politics was directed at the
Republican National Adminis
tration, and especially to the
ejection of politics into the gov
ernment. He spoke specifically
of the issuance of a cotton re
port by the Secretary of Agri
culture soiely for the benefit of
the "privilege class."
Judge Kerr said in the. be
ginning that he had always
chosen to gain the friendship
of man and know human na
ture through his official posi
tions and prided himself upon
the fact that he had met so
many people during his seven
years on the bench. He pre
ferred to meet and know men
to gaining popularity through
publicity; he said he was not
seeking the limelight. But, he
had felt amply rewarded for
the position as judge, not by
the monetary' return hut from
his added friendships.
"Being a mend to mankind" was
Judge Kerr's theme, and it was that
mission we all should have iji life, he
said. He interspersed his talk with
frequent references to the Bible, and
used the last commandment of Christ
to His disciples as being the basis of
all ideal human life?"love your fel
lowman."
Judge Kerr also spoke of the great
progress of North Carolina and the
Southland. "The Nation is turning
to the South for its leaders, and it is
1 right that they do so, for here we
have the purest example of Anglo
Saxon traits," he believed.
"This Nation is upon trial. You
may not believe it, but it is. There
have been other democracies and re
publics that have fallen into decay,
nations older and stronger than ours,
"fhe only way to prevent that decay
is for a universal education?an ed
ucation for-all the masses. So long
as education is witKeld from the
masses and a few are given enlight
ment, there-is danger of that few
becoming lords over the masses.
Might does not make right, in -our
Nation; and to make sure that it nev
er does, we must give every person
an equal opportunity for an educa
tion, that all may know their rights
and know how to assert them against
any possible self-styled Lord."
Following this exposition of what
j he believed to be the salvation of this
' Nation, Judge Kerr turned to politics,
spoke briefly from a National stand
point, and then smilingly told his
hearers he was going to have but lit
tle to say about his candidacy for
Congress. He gave only about eight
minutes to it.
His first statement was to the ef
fect that he had few friends among
the politicians of the district. "They
are not for John Kerr because they
know if he goes to Congress and
^nakes oath to perform his duty, the
common people's interests will be
served, and not theirs." He also add
ed that one reason why they did not
favor his candidacy was because they
wanted to go -to Congress themselves.
He took occasion to deny a report
in circulation, that he was opposed, to
the American Legion. With tears
flowing, he paid a high tribute to his
father, a Confederate soldier, and
asked: "How could I oppose anything
Which is so dose to my life and to my
? (Continued on page 6)
* AUTO BANNERS READY *
* FOR DISTRIBUTION *
* ' ?
* One hundred ?nd fifty auto- *
* mobile pennants, ordered for dis- *
* tribution by the Ahoskie Chamb- ?
* er of Commerce, came this week. *
* Many have already been handed *
* out to car owners, all of whom *
* are engaged in the business of *
* advertising Ahoskie's market *
* The banners have the following *
* wording on them: "Sell Your *
* Tobacco For The Highest Dol- ?
* lar in Ahoskie." There are red, ?
* orange and green pennants, the ?
* lettering being of white. *
* Car owners who have not se- *
* cured one of these pennants are *
* advised to come to the HERALD *
* office and get theirs. They are *
* free. Care should be exercised ?
* in keeping them in good shape *
* after placed on the automobiles *
* so that they will not be destroy- *
* before the market has closed for *
* the season. *
PASTOR UNEBERRY QUITS
AFTER AN EXTENDED TIME
He Gives Some Interesting
Facts and Statistics Con
nected With Pastorate
Colerain, June 30, 1923.
After ten years and four months as
pastor of Baptist churches in West
Chowan Association I am moving
from Colerain to Winton. In this
Association, I have been pastor of
Colerain and Christian Harbor
churches for ten years and four
months, of Ross for four years and of
Harrellsville for seven years and four
months.
During this period it has been my
privilege to baptise 196 at Colerain,
89 at Christian Harbor, 107 at Ross'
and 66 at Harrellsville. A total of
467. Contributions to benevolence
at Colerain in 1912 were $400. In
1922 benevolent contributions there
were $2128, an increase of 432 per
cent At Christian Harbor benevo
lence increased from $87.60 in 1912
to $636.13 in 1922. This being 626
per cent increase. At Harrellsville
they have increased from $186.66 in
1916 to $806.76 in 1922, same being
339 per cent increase.
I congratulate Colerain, Christian
Harbor and Harrellsville in securing
Rev. T. E. Walters and his helpmate
companion to take charge of this
work. They are young, cultured and
consecrated and admirably equipped
by nature, redemption and training
for the great work of this field of
opportunity. I congratulate them
that God led them to this great, open
hearted people. I do not leave look
ing for better or more substantial
friends?that to my imagination is
impossible. They have beer* patient
with me in my weakness, encouraged
me when despondent, been loyal to
me in my zeal and loved me in spite
of my mistakes. I never lacked for
material comforts?if 1 seemed to* it
was my own fault. Outside and be
yond the regular and prompt pay
ment of every cent of salary there
has been an average of nearly $100
a year in special gifts. After I had
resigned, the W. M." S. gave Mrs.
Lineberry a sumptious reception, pre
senting her with an elegant and cost
ly set of silver. Soon after the
membership presented me with a
check, prized for its intrinsic value,
but more for the love which prompted
the donors at this time.
I leave with a heart filled with
gratitude for the continued kindness
shown me and my family through
these years and wish to assure the
people of these eom muni ties that I
cherish the recollection of them with
the highest esteem and keenest love.
If one of them has ever said an un
kind thing about me I have not heard
it I hav? tried fearlessly to de
nounce sin, to be loyal to my master
and His cause. If any thing I have
done or said has seemed a personal
ofTense,- I beg pardon.
In brotherly love,
, R. B. LINEBERRY.
ROCKY MOUNT WON
In the final'game of a doublehead
er at Aulander on the Fourth, the A.
C. L. shop team of Rocky Mount won
a 4-5 decision. Perry Morgan, of
Kelford, pitched for Aulander. In
the initial game, John White, Ahos
Ids's twirling phenom, held the visi
tor* to a 1-1 tie.
COTTON BLOSSOMS
EARLY THIS YEAR
Two Brought To HERALD Of
fice, Pulled June 28th; First
In 1922, July 3
CROPS ARE LOOKING GOOD
Notwithstanding the late
spring, the first cotton bloom
received at the HERALD offlce
was five days ahead of the 1922
blossom. Two cotton blossoms
plucked on the 28th day of
June have been received at
this office. One comes from
Ahoskie and another from Har
rellsville. Both were from the
cotton fields cultivated by ten
ants. ,
S. E. Vaughan of Ahoskie,
owner of a farm near St. Johns,
brought the first bloom, on the
29th. It was pulled the day be
fore from the field cultivated
by Henry Brett, tenant. On
June 29, the second bloom
was mailed from Harrellsville.
It was also pulled on the 28th,
and was raised on the farm of
Mr. E. R. Evans, by Charlie
Savage, colored tenant.
Three other blossoms were receiv
1 ed at this offlce Monday, July 2. They
were pulled from the farms of J. H.
WiHoughby, i route 5, 'Goodman
Early, of Earleys, and Gaston Down
ing, of Cofield, the latter on the
Petty Shore farm owned by M. T.
Mullen. The annual race between
the coming of Fourth of July and the
first cotton blossoms was asily won
by the blossoms this year. Last
year Mr. R. Li Callis, living near
Ahoskie, brought the first blossom to
this offlce on July 3.
Henry Brett and Charlie Savage,
the two tenant farmers pulling the
first blossoms, will receive the HER
ALD free for twelve months.
Rain of the lest few days has set
cotton and other crops to growing
with renewed vim. All crops in this
and other sections of the county are
"looking good,"-according to word
brought to this office. Corn was
needing rain badly last week, but,
now that it has come, corn and all
other crops are farther advanced
than they wefre last year this time.
Little grass is showing in the fields,
the dry and hot weather giving farm
ers plenty of time to get the fields
clean of crop growth retarders. Un
less unfavorable weather comes from
this date, the yield this year should
be good.
Some idea of what farmers in On
slow county are doing, and the con
dition of crops there is given in a
better received in this office Saturday,
June SO. It was written the day be
fore, by.E. J. Gerock, Ahoskie mer
chant and prominent business man.
The letter follows:
"I am enclosing cotton bloom
which will show that I am "some
farmer." This of course comes off
of my brother's farm, and I am mail
ing to you to show you how the crops
are down here. ALL THE CROPS
ARE FINE. They had a fine rain
yesterday and from all reports it was
a general rain. The prospects for a
big crop this fall is very promising at
this time. There are some boll weev
ils in the cotton at this time and the
farmers are very uneasy fearing
that the boll weevil will get the larg
est portion. The tobacco crop is
very promising at this time and no
worms to amount to anything up to
this time.
"The corn crop is almost- made, the
greater part of it is in full bloom and
is curing up fine.
"With no storms to destroy them
and with a few more rains they will
have the best crops irf several years."
E. J. GEROCK.
ICE TRUCK STRIKES
WATERING TROUGH
One of the large trucks belonging
to the Ahoskie Ice and Coal Com
pany ran headforemost into the ce
ment watering place erected in Rail
road street, Tuesday afternoon. On
account of the high radiator to the
truck, the driver, Mulder, failed to
see the trough in time to prevent the
compact.
The water pipe was broken off and
the cement trough knocked partly
out of place. Only a slight dent was
made in the radiator of the trade.
The trough and pipe will be repaired
at onoe.
PROPERTY WILL BE
SOLD THIS MONTH
Delinquent Taxpayer* Will
Have To Settle Now Or
Their Land Is Advertised
COUNTY JAIL EXAMINED
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Pay up or be sold out! De
linquent taxpayers who have
not taken advantage of the
generosity and liberality of the
county board of commissioners,
in extending time of payment
from month to month, will now
either have to pay or have their
property advertised and sold at
the courthouse door on the first
Monday in August. The com
missioners reached that decis
ion last Monday at the regular
monthly faeeting.
Many taxpayers are still
holding off, and meanwhile the
county is having to borrow
money at six per cent interest.
Provisions of a law passed at
the last Legislatures abolishes
the penalty on unpaid taxes for
1922, .and every month the
commissioners deferred the fi
nal settlement of taxes, the
county was losing the amount
of interest it was paying on
money borrowed, being $10,
000, for construction of dipping
vats.
In its dipping vat construction
program the county commissioners
did not reckon with the ferocious
ness of the Maneys Neck cattle.
COws grazing in the vast stretches of
woods across the river refuse to be
roped and carried to the dipping vats.
At least, two herds have not had a
taste of the government brine, be
cause the owners say it is impossible
to get them to the vat, three miles
distant. Application was made Mon
day for the addition of another vat
in that township to take care of
these cows. Another vat was order
ed constructed, the owners of the cat
tle to furnish part of the lumber, and
erect the vats. The cement and bal
ance of lumber wil be paid for out
of county funds.
The Como school will secure ?
loan of $3,000 from the State build
ing fund, apportioned to the counties
for building schools and teacherages.
The application for loan was approved
by the county board, in accordance
with the requirements of the State
Department of Education. The Como
district was given authority to bor
row the money by a special act of the
Legislature pased at the last session.
Inspects Jail
Carrying out the executive order of
Governor Cameron Morrison, the
commissioners made an inspection'of
the county jail Monday. The jail was
found to be in good condition, priso
ers well cared for, and gave the jail
er a clean bill of health.
Convict samps in the county must
also be inspected, under the execu
tive order. Commissioners of the
various townships in which the camps
are located were appointed to make
the investigation, and make report
to the full board at next meeting.
Child Wslfsrs Work
No money will be appropriated by
the county to match the State's dona
tion of $318 for Mothers' Aid, under
the provisions of the Mothers' Aid
Act passed at the last Legislature.
Th^ commissioners decided to defer
the matter until applications are re
ceived from worthy persons. There
is little disposition to "match dol
lars" with the State or any other
agency.
Superintendent of Child Welfare,
N. W. Britton, was ordered to make a
semi-annual report of the work done.
With this and other minor matters,
the commissioners approved accounts
and called it a day.
REVIVAL SERVICES
AT POWELLSVILLE
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A revival meeting will begin at the
Powellsville Methodist church, begin
ning Thursday night of this week.
Services will continue through this
and next weeks. Services will be
held each night at 8:00 o'clock ex
cept Sunday night, and next week
services will be held both afternoon
and night. Preaching next Sunday
at 11:00 o'clock A. M.
The pastor will do the. preaching.
We will be glad to have all come.
DR. CHAS. P. WEAVER
President Chowan College
FRANK P. MEADOWS HAS
JOINED THE BENEDICTS
He Was Married On Tuesday,
June 26, to Miss Lou
Spencer Avent
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Ahoskie persons will be interested
in the account of the wedding pub
lished below. Mr. Frank P. Mead
ows, the groom, has been acting as
secretary of the Ahoslye Chamber of
Commerce for the last three months.
Hi* friends here are numbered by his
acquaintances, and they wish him
well in his new role.
The following article appeared in
the Rocky Mount.Evening Telegram,
published in the bride's home town.
Miss Lou Spencer Avent Becomes
Bride of prank P. Meadows
A wedding marked by beautiful
simplicity was solemnised on Tuesday
evening, June 26th, when Miss Lou
Spencer Avent, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry M. Avent, of this city,
became the bride of Mr. Frank P.
Meadows of Ahoskie. The cere
mony was performed at 9:00
o'clock in the Church of the Good
Shepherd the Reverend Francis H.
Craighill officiating with impressive
ring ceremony of the Episcopal. The
chancel and altar were beautifully
decorated with palms, ferns, and lil
lies, and the standards bore lighted
Cathedral candles.
Preceeding the ceremony Miss Lu
cille Cuthrell sang "Without Thee" in
most charming manner accompanied
by Mr. W. B. Darrow at the organ.
The wedding march from Lohengrin
was used as a processional. At the
peal of the melodious notes the wed
ding cortege assembled. First to en
ter were the ushers: Mr. Vernon Av
ent of Elizabeth City, and Mr. Frank
H. Saunders, of Tarboro. The grooms
men, Mr. F. S. Spruill, Jr., and Mr.
Robert D. Gorham entered alternate
ly with the two bridesmaids, Miss
Helen Merriam and Miss Elizabeth
Pemberton of Richmond, Va. Both
maids wore dainty gowns of turquoise
georgette with edging of cream lace,
bedecked with tiny flowers and
streamers, of ribbon. They wore sil
ver slippers and large Leghorn hats
garlanded with pink roses and tied
with streamers of turquoise maline.
They carried shower bouquets of
rosea, sweetpeas and delphinium tied
with blue and gold metal ribbon and
chiffon. Mrs. Herbert B. Darrow,
lister of the bride, was dame of honor,
she wore a lovely gown of coral chif
fon with blue trimmings with silver
slippers and leghorn hat flowers trim
med and tied with streamers of coral
maline. She also carried a shower
boquet of sweet peas and roses. Lit
tle Miss Lyal Boice, the lovely daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Boice, was
flower girl. This little maid was
daintily dressed in a frock of flesh
Georgette with hat to match. She
carried a minature shower bouquet
of sweetpeas and delphiniums tide
with pink and blue ribbons.
Little Stewart Spencer, handsome
young son of Mr. and Mrs. Q. B.
Spencer, as ring bearer, immediately
preceded the bride. He bore the
wedding ring on a pillow of white
satin. The bride then entered on the
arm of her father by whom she was
given in marriage. She was met at
the altar by the groom who entered
from the vestry with his best man,
Mr. Herbert B. Darrow. The bride,
who is a petite brunette of much
charm was lovely in her wedding
gown of Chantilly lace and ivory
(Continued on page 8)
Dr. Weaver Makes His
First Talk At Chowan
At Joint Meeting of Alumnae,
Trustees, New President
Outlines the Liabilities and
Assets of the College, in
Making His First Speech
Since Election
(By REV. E. J. ISENHOWER)
July the 3rd was the time for
the regular annual picnic of the
pastors of West Chowan Asso
ciation. But it had been plan
ned this year to enlarge upon
it by inviting the pastors of
Chowan Association, together
with the members of the Board
of Trustees of Chowan College,
and other friends of the insti
tution to meet with the said
pastors, and to give over the
day to the consideration of the
interests and needs of the col
lege Hence, a great gathering
came together in the halls of
the historic old college.
The outstanding feature of the
day's program was the speech of the
new president, Chas. P. Weaver, Ph.
O. Other speakers were pastor
Whitley of the local Baptist Church,
and the president of the Pastors'
Conference, Attorney J. H. Mat
thews, the president of the Board of
Trustees, and Rev. Bob Stevenson,
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Franklin, Va.
Dr. Weaver began his address with
a brief history of his life, and db
pesially of the events that led up to
his election to the office of president
of the college, Btating that he felt
that it was the hand of God that was
leading him. He launched out upon
hfs theme, "The Challenge of Chowan
College."
First of all he mentioned what he
considered as the "liabilities" ef the
institution, and named three; a. the
location; b. the provincial character
of her constituency; and c. the stan
dard, or rating.
In discussing these liabilities the
speaker called attention to the fact
that the college was located in a
sm?tf town off the railroad, and point
ed out that the small town is being
overshadowed by the city, and the
college in the small town is greatly
overshadowed by those in the larger
centers. Again he declared that
Chowan served such a small territory
t^at it was hard to enlist the interest
of people in her in the other sections
of the state. He looked upon the rat
ing of the college as the most ser
ious liability and the greatest handi
cap of them all. He declared, how
ever, that these liabilities can be met
and some of them?turned into real
assets.
Next, the president set out the "As
sets". And as assets he praised the
"Chowan Spirit," and the "Chowan
Student," both of the past, the pres
ent and the future. He declared that
the student who has gone out, or shall
go out from her halls will constitute
the greatest advertisement, and the
richest asset the college will ever
have.
In summarizing. Dr. Weaver re
vealed to his audience just what
points have been reached, and just
the ones that must'be attained in or
der to give the institution an "A"
rating. He showed that all the lack
ing points are in easy reach, and urg
ed that we pledge ourselves to reach
them in the shortest possible time. He
maintained that the enrollment of one
hundred students in the college de
partment was the main point in the
way, and stated that these girls can
be obtained, and that if the people
would co-operate with him, he would
guarantee to get them. And then
said that they should be obtaine<f
even if he had to go after them alone.
At this he was greeted with applause.
After the President had finished
and Dr. Whitley had delivered * a
timely address on "The relation of
the college to the local church," the
audience was charmed by a violin
solo rendered by the new President's
daughter. Many of the company then
enjoyed an excellent repast as the
guests of the local Chowan Club,
while others ate in picnic style of the
lunches that had been brought along
by the company.
The afternoon program consisted
mainly of the address of the President
of the Board of Trustees, who gave
out some valuable information; and
(Continued on page i)