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Observer's Explanation
Flifnsy, Says Mr. Taylor
MR. EDITOR?
I notice the Hertford Observer un
der date of July 19th has undertaken
to reply tq my article that appeared
in the Hertford County Herald dated
July 13th, which had reference to a
former article 6t mine that was pub
lushed in the HERALD dated June
?9th and refused by the editor and
publishers of the Observer.
The editor and publishers of the
Observer's reasons set forth for not
admitting my article of June 29th to
the press are so flimsy and void that
my first impulse was to not pay any
attention to them whatever, but my
second thought impels me to .take
same cognisance of some statements
contained in their reply that are both
misleading and untrue which the pub
lic ought to know of.
Now, Mr. Editor, all readers of the
HERALD are not readers of the Ob
server. 1 feel that it is nothing
short of justice to me and to my
readers that they should know the
reasons set forth by the editor and
publishers of the Observer for the
suppression of my article, so I am
asking you to reproduce it and allow
me to reply under each paragraph.
Why We Rejected Mr.Taylor', Article
"The last issue of the Hertford
County Herald publishes a letter from
Mr. J. C. Taylor, of Corno, in which he
takes the Observer to task for its
failure to publish a certain article
submitted to it. Mr. Taylor draws
several deductions as to the non-ap
pearance of the article, none of
which even remotely were true. The
Observer does not undertake to cen
sor the views of its correspondents,
but we do require that their commun
ications be boiled down to a reason
able length, and that they at least
be legible. None of these qualifi-1
cations were found in Mr. Taylor's
article, hence it was not published.
"Mr. Taylor's article was written
on blank forma of the Post Office De
partment. These forms are ruled
crosswise, lengthwise, and contain
certain printed matter on them that
make it next to impossible to decipher
what is written on them. We make
this explanation because of the fact
that Mr. Taylor is so ready to impute
unworthy motives to the Observer,
and not because of any desire to em
baress him. We also desire to state
that the Editor of the Observer is in
no way to blame for the non-appear
ance of the article in question. When
an editor passes matter on. to the
printer for publication he does not
make a record of it, hence it is pos
sible for the matter to not appear in
the paper and the editor may never
be any the wiser for it.
"We do not know why Mr. Taylor
writes his letter of complaint to the
Editor of the Herald. That Editor
has probably enough troubles of his
own, if he hasn't he is unlike most of
the editors we know. Anyway, the
- Observer would have been glad to
have-answered any letter Mr. Taylor
chose to write us on the subject. In
any event we should like to disabuse
Mr. Taylor's mind of an$ thought he
has as to the questionable motives
that impelled the Observer to reject
hie article, and to show our good faith
in the matter we will be glad now to
publish the article if Mr. Taylor will
send us the issue of the Herald con
taining it Doubtless Mr. Taylor fur
nished the HERALD - a more legi
ble copy than he did us, in fact we
are quite sure he did. We hope this
"tempest in a teapot" will abate, and
that Mr. Taylor will believe that the
Observer is quite as anxious to serve
the people of this County well as he
himself can possibly be.
1. I have received numerous let
ters from reputable citizens through
out the county endorsing my article
in full,' stating that they were with
me and that all I had said was 100%
true, and needed to be said. So far
as the legibility is concerned, let me
say that I hare done much writing,
have been in business more or less
since my boyhood. I have been post
master twelve years and this is the
very first instance that my attention
has been called to the fact that my
writing was not legible. It seems to
have been legible enough for the pub
lishers of the HERALD to decipher
without trouble as I have had no com
plaint and they made a good job of
it. I have no doubt that the article
referred to would not have pleased
the editor and publishers of the Ob
server better had it been boiled dojrn
and boiled out, especially that part
which referred to the editor.
2. It is true that it was written on
blank forms of the Postofllce Depart
ment, but they were out-of-date
money order forms and are no longer
used byt the Department. Instead of
burning them as is customary, I saved
them for manuscript, they being ideal
for that purpose, furnishing a clear
space of 8 1-2 by 12 inches of first
class white paper, suitable for !>en
and ink, but I used a black pencil.
They were ruled, as stated, but it
was very fine and of a delicate yellow
and did not show at all under the use
of a blaek pencil.
The one line of printed matter at
the top and about two inches at the
bottom, did not interfere at all as my
writing was not confused with it.
The editor and publishers had abso
lutely no trouble in reading what was
written on them. If my feelings
towards the Observer had been im
paired or unkind feeling had existed,
it would never have had the oppor
tunity to publish my article. The
Statement that the editor had nothing
to do with the non-appearance of the
article in question is too flimsy to
argue.
3. I wrote my letter of complaint
to the HERALD because I konw
that it would be published and wish
to say that if my articles have been
or caused that paper any trouble, its
editor has certainly succeeded in
keeping it a secret from me. If the
Observer would have been glad to
have answered any letter that I
chose to write it on the subject, why
did it not reply to my letter of the
9th inst, asking why the article in
question had not been 'published and
inclosing postage for its return? No
reply has been received. My letter
bore my return address. It is alto
gether unnecessary and woud be fool
ish for hie to hunt up the issue of
of the HERALD that carried my ar
ticle in order that the Observer
might now publish it. The editor and
publishers have seen it. Everybody
knows that newspaper publishers ex
change papers, that a copy was sent
to the Observer by the HERALD. As
to a more legible copy being sent to
the Herald, I will reverse that, the
best copy was sent to the Observer.
The Herald got the original as it was
composed and on which many sen
tences were erased and changed. The
Observer got a copy, fiot carbon, but
re-written, and naturally more pains
were taken in writing it I suspect
that for the time being, the Observer
lost sight of the fact that we had a
real county paper and thought it had
the only copy and that by withold
in& and not attempt to reproduce it,
which would result in the whole arti
cle being suppressed.
JOHN C. TAYLOR
Como, N. C., July 24, 1923.
COMO NEWS
Messrs. Ferrall Hill and T. I. Bur
bage were visitors in Wakefield, Vs.,
Sunday.
Miss Mina Holloman of Ahoskie is
visiting in the home of her uncle, Mr.
T. E. Vann.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bowles of
Aulander visited relatives in Co mo
the past week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Darden and
daughter. Miss Homoiselle Darden of
Newsome, with their house guest,
Mrs. C. B. Darden of Richmond, vis
ited friends here Wednesday.
H. E. Picot spent the week-end at
his home hers.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Vaughan of
Franklin, Mr. J. A. Vaughan of New
York, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Vaughan
and Mrs. 8am Brewer of Raleigh, Mr.
and Mrs. J. N. Vann of Ahoskie were
guests in the Vann home here Sun
day.
Mr. Jack Campbell of Rocky Mount
l..s concluded a visit in the home of
Dr. T. I. Burbage. I
'< G. C. Picot has returned from a|
Visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Camp
at Virginia Beach.
Mr. W. J. Hill, Misses Marion and
Marietta Picot, Miss Susie Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Barnes, were in
Frsnklin Saturday.
Miss Kate Rowell is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Jack Curl of Mapleton.
Mrs. Robert Campbell and children,
Robert and Elizabeth of Plymouth,
are visiting Mrs. Campbell's parents,
Dr. and Mrs. T. I. Burbage.
Quite a number of Como people at
tended the Lightbourne meetings at
Boykins last week.
Mrs. P. W. Majette and daughter,
Miss Virginia Majette of Pensacola,
Fla., are visiting relatives in Como.
J. C. Taylor, G. C. Picot and J. B.
Worrell were in Winton Monday.
S. W. Savage, who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis in
a Norfolk hospital, is getting on nice
ly
The Girls Auxiliary of Buckhorn
church with their leader, Mrs. H.
McD. Spiers entertained the Royal
Ambassadors with a beach party at
Maneys Ferry Thursday afternoon.
After enjoying boating and bathing
a delightful camp supper was served.
Cecil Lassiter, eight-year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lassiter,
died at the home of his parents in this
community Wednesday and was bur
ied in Buckhorn cemetery Thursday
afternoon. Rev. G. C. Picot conduct
ed the burial services. v
A value of $300 was put on the
ten tons of hay which one farmer cut
from a six-acre demonstration plot in
Pasquotank. He says the hay paid
all expenses of.putting out the pas
ture. j
J. O. Askew, Jr., is spending hie
vacation in Atlantic City, N. J.
Miss Jannie Sharp ie visiting rela
tives and friends in Belhaven, N. C.
Mr. H- H. Taylor was in Norfolk
a few days last week.
The Baptist Sunday School held
its annual picnic at Colerain Beach
last Thursday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Walters and their
guest, Mr. Yuya, a Japanese preacher,
spent Saturday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. E. Harrell.
Misses Bernice Harrell and Elsie
Taylor left Sunday afternoon to visit
their aunt, Mrs. H. N. Knapp in
Portsmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Perry were the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Mitchell
in Ahoekie Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Marcus Smith returned to his!
home here Sundity after spending sev
eral weeks attending summer school
in Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cullens, Mrs.
R. C. Mason and little daughter visit
ed in Ahoskie Sunday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Walters of Colerain
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. 0.
Askew, Sunday. ?
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Powell and
children visited in Ahoskie Sunday
afternoon.
Messrs. Douglas Sykes, Tennyson
Holloman and Marcus Smith went to
Cofield Sunday afternoon.
Miss Katherine Weller of Norfolk
is spending some time with Miss Mary
Sykes.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Callis, Misses
Lizzie and Ethel Callis visited near
Ahoskie Sunday afternoon.
Miss Edna Green from Suffolk,
Va., is visiting Misses Elizabeth and
Evelyn Smith this week.
Emerson Fountain of Leggetts
arived Monday to spend some time in
the home of Sheriff and Mrs. Scull.
Miss Madie Stbne of Phoebus, Va.,
is visiting Miss Olivia Lowe this
week.
Mrs. B. N. Sykes, Misses Mary
Sykes, Katherine Weller, Myra Scull
and Emerson Fountain left Tuesday
morning to join Miss Swindell's
camping party at Lazy Hill X)amp at
Colerain Beach.
We are sorry to report Mrs.
Starkey Sharp, Jr., real sick at this
writing.
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In 1920 2,276,000 automobiles and
trucks were produced.
RATE FOR SCHOOLS
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wrangling during the entire session.
Doctor Mitchell, insisting strenuous
ly for an itemised account of Super
intendent Britton's expenditures for
the past two years, was halted by a
motion passed at a former meeting of
his board. Be wanted that state
ment, but, as Mr. Eure explained, the
board had already yoted to relieve
Mr. Britton of the statement, provid
ed a monthly statement was presented
by the superintendent to the com
missioners.
This monthly statement, however,
turned out to be a report of the work
of Mr. Brlttoil as county superintend
nt of Public Welfare. Attorney
Lawrence explained that the commis
sioners could not request such a
statement from a co-ordinate branch
of the county administration. That,
he said, was entirely in the hands of
the education board. Attorney Stan
ley Winborne concurred in that point
Altogether, it was a godd day for
schools in Hertford County, although
a blow to the fretful disposition of
taxpayers. It means an increase of
23 cents over the 1322 levy, which,
together with the 10 cents additional
road tax, wil raise the 1923 county
levy to $1.25, or 33 cents above the
1922 rate.
SUMMONS
North Carolina?Hertford County:
Superior Court?Before the Clerk.
Effle Williams vs. Sam Williams?
NOTICE
The defendant above named will
*take notice that'an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Hertford County
for divorce absolute against the said
defendant; and that the defendant
will further take notice that he is re
quired to appear before the Clerk of
the Superior Court of said county on
Monday, August 27, 1923, at the
Courthouse of said County in Winton,
N. C., and answer or demur to the
complaint in said action or the plain
tiff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in said complaint.
D. R. McGLOHON,
Clerk Superior Court.
By W. R. Johnson, Atty. for Plaintiff.
This July 11, 1923.
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