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Volume XIV. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, August 30, 1923 One Section No. 18
DELEGATION AGAIN
ASKS FOR WORK ON
THE UNION ROADS
Commi??ioner Snipes of That
Township Tolls Them He
Will Move The Force In
Week or Ten Days
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BOARD OVERCOMES ALL
FEAR AND BUYS OUTFIT
Majority Does Not Believe Ex
tra Mules Should Be Hired
In Any Township
" Re-inforced by about a doz
en good citizens of Union, a
delegation from that section
again went before the county
road board last Monday and
asked for some road work.
Two weeks ago, T. N. Char
les protested streuously against
the program of work in Saint
Johns township and asked the
road commissioners to wring
from their co-worker, Mr. Sni
pes, a definite promise of when
he expected to move the force
from the Menola section to
Union. Mr. Snipes explained
fully then that he was doing
all he and the force could ex
pect, and told his board and
complainers that he hoped to
get over in a week or two so as
soon as he had completed a
project near Menola.
The board took no action
two weeks ago; and the Union
folks are still unsatisfied, since
they have seen no relief ahead.
Sitting with the Union delega
tion were Dr. J. H. Mitchell,
chairman of the county com
missioners, and A. Lee Cope
land, rural mail carrier of
Ahoskie. Neither had anything
to say; but both evidently
could have told something~of
the conditions around Union?
and in other townships as well.
commissioner snipes knew what
was coming, and he suggested that
the delegations be heard before the
approval of accounts began. Little
developed out of the conference, ex
cept that E. E. Howell, former road
supervisor and superintedent in St.
Johns and a resident of Union, rath
er bitterly arraigned Mr. Snipes for
his policy of ignoring Union roads.
He knew he kept the roads in better
shape a few years back when he had
only six mules and three men. He
had beeh a worker for Mr. Snipes in
the primary, he said, but from" the
tone of his voice and the expressions
he made before the board, he was
mad with himself for having done so.
Commissioner Snipes admitted
that Un'on has so far been slight
ed, although he denied statements
made that nothing had been done on
them since he was elected "to the
board. He couldn't please all, he
said, and re-iterated his stand taken
at the previous meeting, that his
force was doing all it could and that
he would move over to Union when
the fag end of the work in the Me
nola section was complete. He believ
ed it would be a week or ten days.
The Union delegation went away with
the verbal promise that the force
would be at work on their roads some
time next week. T;
DF7 J. A. Powell, chairman, who
was not present two weeks ago when
the Union delegation made its first
protest, took issue with Mr. Snipes
when the latter amid he did not ex
pect to make any definite promise of
the date his road force would be mo
ved. He thought Union should have
the roads and that work should be
done on all the principal highways,
among which were two leading in and
oat of Union, The St Johns commis
sioner was not disposed to argue the
point with his chairman, and showed
little signs of worry over the view
Dr. Powell took.
Approaching the deal like a
"candidate" for first degree ma
sonry, drawing away from it as
a baby playing with fire, and
with innate fears that this or ?
that township might git the
lion's share of work not of it,
tfe' board finally voted unani
mously ?one at the time?to
Norfolk Man Gives
Points Of Advice
Harry B. Spear, consulting engi
neer of Norfolk, Va., has written the
HERALD a letter to be used at its
discretion, and which contain* poirits
of interest to agriculturally inclined
persons of this county and immediate
territory. Mr. Spear is prominently
connected with financial interests of
Norfolk and has had considerable ex
perience in financing various pro
jects. During the World War he war
one of the Government's most trusted
engineers.
His letter ia as follows:
1. "In order that the produc
ers (who are the farmers)
should receive the full intrinsic
value from their crops it is ne
cessary that the crops be moved
in an orderly manner. The banks
and bankers of these counties
have the disposition, resources,
and the facilities to assist the
farmer, along proper lines, to
bring afiout this much desired
end.
2. "There is no reason in the
world why the bankers should
not give the same close atten
' -.tion and supervision to the mar
keting of the crops as well as
they do to the production of the
crops.
"Notes are eligible for redis
count at the Federal Reserve
Bank. The proceeds of which
have been used, or are to be used
in the nroa.?ction, distribution,
or carrying of agricultural com
modities, pending the orderly
marketing of same. Therefore,
a note secure., by a chat*-, mort
gage "T warehouse reji "'. on
cotton or other tangiblo com
modities, properly protected and
insured, is eligible for redis
count the Federal Reserve
Bank. It should be a fairly sim
ple matter for the banks in the
Federal Reserve District to sub
stitute for what is ordinarily ter
med a crop mortgage note at its
maturity, a renewal note of reas
onable maturity, secured by a
chattel mortgage on the actual
produced commodity, properly
insured, whether in a warehouse
or not.
"This does not men that the
bankers or banks should be in
sympathy with the holding of
crops for speculative purposes,
the term is generally understood.
They do believe that the crops
should be sold, as the demand
will absorb it, and that the liqui
dation of the debts would natur
ally follow as the disposition of
the crops is accomplished.
"Yours respectfully,
HARRY B. SPEAR."
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? FURTHER GROWTH IS *
? SHOWN AT POSTOFFICE *
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* Unci* Sam it making prepara- *
* tion? to car* for tka increasing *
* business of Aboskia. Fifty- *
* throe now lock boxes bar* boon *
* added to the equipment of tbe *
* local postoffice. They have been *
* installed in the space heretofore *
* used for the drop boxes for out- *
* going mail, and the Utter bare *
' been moved to the other side of *
* the building, and placed under- *
* neatb the parcel window. *
* This addition is tbe third or *
* fourth time improvements have *
* been added within the last few *
* months. Several combination *
* boxes were added in the early *
* spring; and extra space was rent- *
* ed for the instalUtiea of water *
* in the building. ?
* The office has almost reached *
* the point whore It will become *
* a Second Class Office, and the *
* department U evidently looking ?
* for it. If the change is made *
* additional funds will be available *
* for elerk hire. ?
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OFFERING INDUCEMENTS
. Representatives of the. HERA1J)
will be at both tobacco warehouses
here today to take subscriptions. If
you do not see one, call at the office
before you leave town, and gat a re
ceipt for one year's subscription at
$1.50. All new subscribers and all
old subscribe is renewing for twelve
months today, the $0th, will be On
titled to a coupon worth twenty-flve
cento In trade at any Ahoslde place of
business. If you get a sample copy,
take time to glance through it, and
if you do, you'll subscribe. "
THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE TODAY
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This picture gives some idea of what is taking place in the tobacco warehouses of Ahoskie
today. We don't care to fool our readers into believing we are so metropolitan as to get today's
scene in this issue. This was taken on one of the floors of an auction warehouse at Ahoskie two
years ago. The same scene is being re-enacted today. Auctioneer, warehouseman, and buyers
are shown grouped around a pile of the golden weed. The crowd of farmers and spectators
are crowded around the group on all sides.
Auction Warehouses Starting Oft
Season Today With Large Sales
Two Houses Are Well Filled,
Farmers Bringing Loads To
Town All Day Wednesday
and Thursday Morning
MANY BUYERS HERE
TO FOLLOW SALES
Chamber of Commerce Serving
Lemonade and Handing Out
Advertising Buttons
As this article is being: writ
ten, late Wednesday^ night, a
steady stream of wagons, carts,
trucks, and automobiles is
headed towards Ahoskie, and
many another has already
parked his vehicle for the
night, and seen his tobacco un
loaded on one of the auction
warehouse floors. The flow of
tobacco into town will continue
until late Thursday morning.
The first sale of the 1923
season will begin immediately
afteT the arrival of the 11:06
Coast Line train Thursday
morning. Buyers' bosses and to
bacco men from Rocky Mount,
and Wilson will come here on
that train to follow the sales.
Already seven foreign buyers
are in town awaiting the cry
of the auctioneer. They repre
sent all of the leading tobacco
companies, and included in the
number are two independent
buyers. Besides these there will
be other local independent
buyers to bid on the tobacco ly
ing on the warehouse floors.
The out-of-town buyer* here are:
R. E. Foster, representing the Im
perial Tobacco Company, Mr. Simp
son, representing the Export Leaf
Tobacco Company; Johnnie Wilkins,
representing Liggett A Myers; J. L.
Threllceld, representing the R. J. Rey
nolds Tobacco Company; C. H. Ussell
and Mr. Hutchinson, two independent
buyers. Wooten Odom of this town
will also buy on the market. He has
just returned from the South Caro
lina market
Both warehouses were open all day
Wednesday, and their floor men and
truckers were busy unloading the far
mers' tobacco. By nightfall, more
titan one-third of the floor space at
each warehouse was filled with to
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CO-OPS WILL HOLD TWO
MEETINGS IN THE COUNTY
Tobacco Growers, Business
Men and Bankers Will Hear
T. C. Watkins, Jr. Here
There will be two meetings of the
members of co-operative marketing
associations held in Hertford County
this weak. Friday afternoon at half
past one o'clock, a meeting of farm
er members, merchants, bankers, and
business men has been called to con
vene in the Richard Theater at Ahoe
kie. On Saturday afternoon at half
past two o'clock, members of both'
the Cotton and Tobacco Associations
will meet in the courthouse at Win
ton.
Discussions at the Friday meeting
in Ahoskie will be confined solely to
the Tobacco Growers Co-Operative
Association. T. C. Watkins, Jr., Di
rector of Warehouses for the Associa
tion, will be there to speak to the at
tendants. He will tell the members
and business persons who attend how
the Association is working in South
Carolina, and probably explain other |
features of the Association which are j
not clear to even the members them-j
selves.
Many of the growers are not:
thoroughly familiar with their, con-j
tract nor do they understand fully the
method of financing. Business per
sons and bankers have also been in
vited to attend the meeting and hear
the principles of the Association ex
plained. A more thorough under
standing of the Association.
Ahoskie was the storm center of a
bitter controversy between Co-opera
tive 4wOdation and the open ware
hou*rhjafcem a year ago, and there Is
still a ehrtain amount of prejudice
existing not only in the minds of
growers but it is also prevalent
emong business to u degree. Little
outspoken denunciation of either
system has been heard here this year,
however, and both systems of market
ing have been recognised by Ahoskie
business and commercial organisa
tions.
A conference will also be held here
with the bunkers of this territory im
mediately after the speaking Friday
afternoon. The meeting is open to
all who cure to attend.
At Wfcntou Saturday, members of
bath associations have been called,
to attend to business connected with
the county unit of the co-operative
marketing associations. S. P. Win
homo, chairman, has issued the call
for thia meeting.
COUNTY AGAIN BORROWS
MONEY FOR ITS EXPENSES
Bank of Ahoskin Buys Note For
$3,000 Executed By Commis
sioners August 16th
Ahoskie is now rivalling its older
but smaller sister town, Harrellsville,
in furnishing revenues with which to j
operate Hertford county. The Bank
of Ahoskie has purchased a county
note, dated August 16, and payable
January 1, 1923, to the amount of
$3,000 and accrued interest. The
note was executed by the county
commissioners in anticipation of
taxes to be collected for the fiscal
year ending June, 1923.
Not many weeks ago, Jno. O.
Askew, Sr., of Harrellsville, came to
the rescue with cash in the amount of
$10,000, which was used by the
county commissioners to pay for cat
tle dipping vats erected under the
State law requiring the eradication of
ticks. With the execution of this note
the county is now borrowing $13,000,
in anticipation of collection of taxes
for general county expenses.
The larger sum used to pay for
dipping vats is an extra burden of ex
pense the commissioners are carry
ing. And, even ten thousand dollars
did not cover the entire cost of the
vata. Money out of the county ex
pense fund will also have to be paid
for upkeep of the vats.
A maximum levy of 16 cents on the
$109 valuation has already ening.n
$100 valuation has already been
made for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1924, and out of the taxes de
rived from it the county expenses
must be paid, including the $18,000
borrowed by the commissioners.
Either the county budget will have to
be shaved, or bonds will have to be
issued to take care of the dipping vat
expense is the way it looks now.
Np collections have been made of
taxee for the fiscal year ending June
$0, 1924 although the money has been
paid out of the treasury for two
months, and it was for this run-over
the $3,000 was borrowed. This will
be easily taken care of by the collect
ion of 192$ taxes. The books will
probably be turned over to the tax
collectors in October. The collections
they will make from that time until
January 1, 1924, will take care of the
money borrowed on the 16th, and the
commissioners will only have the dip
ping vat loan to worry along with.
EDUCATION BOARD
PRESCRIBES RULES
FOR ITS TEACHERS
Few Complaints Made Last
Session Cause Administra
tion Officials To Issue
Regulations
THEY MUST TEACH SIX
HOURS DURING THE DAY
Dates of Opening Day Are An
nounced For All Schools
In The County
In order to secure more effi
ciency in the public schools of
the county and that the teach
ers may perform their whole
duties, the County Board of Ed
ucation has instructed Superin
tendent N. W. Britton to lay
down certain rules governing
the work and activities of the
teachers for the 1923-24 term.
Every teacher in the county is
cautioned to carefully note the
five provisions of the "Rules
and Regulations" and see that
the administration of schools is
made as near 100 per cent per
fect as it is possible to attain.
Superintendent Britton says
passing regulations requiring
teachers to make six hours of
actual school work, exclusive
of the noon recess, and the one
making it mandatory for every
teacher to report non-attend
ance of children within the
compulsory attendance age
would not have been made by
the county board but for the
failure of a few teachers of last
year's corps to perform these
manifest duties. Only a few of
such complaints were made, he
says, but there were enough for
the county board to issue these
two rules, with a strict admon
ition to all teachers to follow
the rules as laid down.
Upenmg dates lor the county's
schools have also been set by the sup
erintendent and county board. Eight
months schools will open, Monday,
September 10; seven-months schools,
Monday, October 8; and six-months
schools, Monday, November 5. These
dates do not affect the special char
tered schools of the county among
which is the Ahoskie High School.
Here are the Rules and Regula
tions passed by the Board of Educa
tion at its August meeting.
First: The eight-months school
will open on Monday, the 10th
day of September; the seven
months schools, on Monday, the
8th. day of October; the six
months schools, on Monday, the
5th day of November.
Second: All teachers will be
required to make six hours of ac
tual school work, exclusive of
the noon recess, unless there be
a good reason for not doing so.
The two recesses, morning and
afternoon, of fifteen minutes
each, are to be included in the
six hours.
Third: All teachers must re
port to the attendance officer at
the end of each week all un
lawful absences of children of
compulsory age whether they be
gin school or not. The census
report will show the names of all
children that should be in school
except those that have moved
into the district since the cen
sus was taken. Then it is the du
ty of all concerned to look those
children up and see that they en
ter school. .i
Fourth: Failure to carry out
tiie second and third of these or
ders without a valid reason for
not doing so will result in a cut
of salary to the extent of failure
to carp them out.
Fifth; All children entering the
school for the first time must
be at least six years of age by
the first of the following January
or they cannot enter until the
next school year. All beginners
should enter school some time ?
within the first week and they
must not enter later than the
first of the second week unless
provldsnti ally prevented from
doing so.