SEEKING HIGHWAY
TO VIRGINIA LINE
Gatecville Citizens Want Road
Through That Town And
On To Somorton
HITS HEART OF COUNTY
Attorney T. W. Costen and
Mr. J. A. Eaaon, both promi
nent citizens of Gatesville,
were in Ahoskie Wednesday
conferring with local business
and professional men, and offi
cials of the Chamber of Com
merce about the route of the
State highway through Gates
County. They came here from
Winton, where they also pre
sented facts gathered by them
showing the most equitable
route to be taken by the high
way. From here they drove ov
er to Windsor where they pre
sented the same plan.
For the last four or five months, a
battle has raged between contending
factions in Gates county about the
route the highway to the Virginia
line should take. The original route
surveyed goes via Coropeake and
touches the eastern edge of Gates
county, running alongside the Dismal
Swamp to Suffolk, crossing the Ga
esviNe-Elizabeth City highway at
Sunbury. The other wing or faction
in Gates has been working on a road
that would go in a direct line ffom
Winton to Somerton, leaving Gates
ville off the route.
In the latter nJove the Gates peo
ple have been ably backed up by the
counties on this side of the Chowan
river. The local chamber of commerce
has endorsed the latter route, and the
people of Winton have also been at
work for theT direct route. This, how
ever, met with serious opposition by
Gates conty people, since it reached
only one edge of the county.
The State Highway Commission
has announced that this change was
impracticable. The latest proposal,
for which the visiting Gates county
people were working this week, is to
route the highway to Gatesville, and
thence to Gates station*and Somer
ton, connecting there with the Virgin
ia line. This route strikes through the
heart of Gates county, and will sat
isfy all contending factions, with the
probable exception of only one town
ship.
Persons living this side of the Cho
wan river are glad to accept the com
promise and let it go via Gatesville
thus cutting off ten miles from the
orginal route via Sunbury and also
making Edenton and Hertford about
six miles nearer the Winton ferry.
Gatesville citizens are working for
this route, Winton has lined up for
it, and Ahoskie persons have said
they believed it the best route. Pro
ponents of this route will be sought |
in all of the counties on this side of
the Chowan and they are expected
to falf in line with the proposal.
Telephone Office In Ahoshie
Opens For FnD Service
(Continued from owe 1)
meat ?* the extra service without ex
tra cost has been authorized for pub
lication. Ah operator has been on du
ty at the local exchange since the
15th. of the month.
With this announcement of no ex
tra charge and with the beginning of
the service as now given, has also
, Come several requests for the instal
lation of phones. Already as many
as seven new subscribers have asked
for phones with the telephone com
pany, and others will no doubt follow
suit. The Chamber of Commerce is
undertaking to locate many more
telephones in the town and it expects
to work to that end. It means better
service, fuller service, and easier
communication with a larger number
end the Chamber of Commerce is
working with that end in view.
Ahoskie telephone users thorough
ly appreciate the position the tele
phone company Has taken, and they
are going to back the company's ef
forts to provide Ahoskie with a bet
ter service.
The Chamber of Commerce is in
terested solely for the benefit it will
do the town. V. D. Strickland, pres
are subscribing the names of those
ident, and J. Roy Parker, secretary,
who want phones installed. The offi
cials of the company have promised
to give the service, install the phones
and give Ahoskie a service it is en
titled to by reason of its growing
Fifty-five Johnston County club
girls paid their expenses to the Tri
county dub encampment at Wilson
by selling produce at the new pro
duce market recently opened at
harrellsville news
Mr. G. D. Askew end sister. Miss
Lillian Askew left Monday afternoon
to join Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Britton
of Norfolk on an automobile trip to
the mountains of Virginia and other
points of interest.
Mr. H. C. Copeland returned to
Nbrfolk Wednesday for treatment at
SL Christopher's Hospital. \
Mrs. W. B. Gilliam spent Friday
afternoon in Ahoslde.
Mr. J. W. Taylor was'a business
visitor in Ahoskie Friday afternoon.
Mr. H. C. Holloman of Winton was
in town Friday.
Mrs. Charles Miller of Fortress
Monroe, Va., is spending some time
with Mrs. Mai V. Lowe.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gilliam and
Mrs. F. S White spent Sunday in
Merry HiU
Dr. J. A. Powell spent the week
end at Virginia Beach. Mrs. Powell
and children returned home with him
Monday, after spending several days
at the beach.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Scull left Saturday
for South Mills to attend the burial
of Mr. Pritchard, Mrs. Scull's broth
er.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Harrell and
children and Mrs. H. C. Copeland
spent Sunday with relatives and also
friends in Edenton.
Mr. M. R- Taylorf and son, Julian,
and Mrs. Betti* Taylor are spending
this week in Norfolk.
Rev. Walters and Mr. Yuya, Cole
rain, attended the B. Y. P. U. servi
ces at the Baptist church Sunday ev
ening.
Mr. J. W- Taylor went to Edentor
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mitchell of Alios
kie were visitors in town Tueadaj
afternoon.
Jessie Harrell Mitchell of Ahoskic
is spending this week with Evelyr
Gilliam and Jane Walton Tayor.
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Evans and chil
dren are spending this week with rel
atives in Edenton.
Mr. H. S. Basnight of Ahoslcie wai
in town Tuesday afternoon.
WOMAN'S CLUB TO MEET
Tuesday evening, August 21, at
the Richard Theater there will b?
one big meeting of the Woman':
Club. We want all those who are in
terested in cleaning our city ceme
tery and other community projedb
to be on hand. There are some inter
eating questions to be discussed. Be
sure to come and bring a friend at
4 o'clock.'
Generally speaking, Ben Forbes
says the lie repeated most often is the
one that "I'd just as soon sleep in an
upper berth as in a lower." <
NOTICE!
We wish to announce that we have pur
chased the HERTFORD AUTO & MA
CHINE CO.'S Machine Shop, Ahoskie, N. C.
We hope we have come here to stay
We want the public to know we are
at their service Day or Night
Anything in the line of
MACHINE WORK
ACETYLENE WELDING
GAS ENGINE WORK
STEAM ENGINE REPAIR
GENERAL AUTO REPAIRS
Our Slogan: if it Needs Fixing, We can Fix it',
Yours for Service
Ahoskie Machine Works
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I Crop this fall.
I The Little Giant will save from
I 80 to 90 per cent of the crop.
I More in use than any other make
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I PRICE $135.00 f. o.b. factory
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Car Load Just Received
I
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Bring Your Tobacco
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See Us For All Kinds
of Wire Fence
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