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Volume XIV. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, September 7, 1923 One Section No. 19
CUTTING EXPENSES 4
OF COUNTY IS JOB
HARD TOWORK OUT
Paying For Dipping Vats And
Thair Maintenance Will
Take All Surplus Saved
By Lay-Off*
H. L. MILLER QUITTING ,
AS FARM DEMONSTRATOR
Tax Collectors For Another
Year Appointed And Delin
quents Spared Again ?
As the end of the first year
of administration for the pres
ent board of county commis
sioners approaches, the six de
termined commissioners are be
ginning to cut the expense bud
get on one hand, while the un
popular dipping vat law on the
other hand is destined to take
whatever may be cut off and
then some. At any rate, that
is the way it begins to appear
from the record of bills being
paid out of the county fund for
erection, maintenance, and re
pairs of the vats which have al
ready caused the county to bor
row 110,000.
H. L. Miller, for five years
farm demonstrator for Hert
ford now has his resignation
lodged with the State Depart
ment. It will take effect Oct
ober 1, when the county will
also quit paying the $50 per
month. The commissioners
win not get a cnance to "nre"
the demonstrator, but it takes
no gypsy fortune teller to pre*
diet what will become of farm
demonstration in this tetntty.
"There ain't going to be any."
Doctor Mitchell toW District
Agent IdpCall, of Washington,
the county didn't expect to em
ploy another agent.
llr. McCall appeared before the
board at it* Marion last Monday, and
informed them of Mr. Miller's resig
nation, and asked that they signify
their intentions as; to employing
another agent, either then or at some
later date. While there was no vote
by the board, Doctor Mitchell acted
as spokesman and made quick work
of it by telling the visiting agricul
tural ifcsader, that this county couldn't
afford it any longer. The other mem
bers were apparently of the same
mind.
Miss Myrtle Swindell, home agent,
will hold over until the present ap
propriation ia exhausted. But, Com
missioner Jno. O. Askew wanted to
know Monday "Whan are we going
to lop off this appropriation ?" "Next
meeting will be plenty time," wna the
answer, and so there remains only
the formality. W. D. Brown, cblored
demonstration agent, is also invaded
in tho list.
Many bills were approved Monday
for dipping vat costs, and for axpen
sos ofjnaintenanee, including the fill
ing of vats with water, and rdpairs.
But, the perplexing thing about this
item was the appearance of one citi
zen before the board, and two others
by letter aB asking for reimburse
ment for cowi that had died the
rssultyof dipping. The board tabic no
actios other than agreaing ta take
up the matter of damages wife the
State. G. O. Heiloman, of AhOskie,
asked for the purchase price of a nice
cow that had died from drink lag the
solution; bat the commissioners could
offer nothing hotter than a promise
to tell the State about it
Fifty dollars went out of the
county expeaaa fund last Monday to
pay for lagal services in connection
with the levying of taxes for the
192S-24 school budget An attorney
was retained by the board to argue
Its ride against the board of educa
tion when the two boards were
wrangling over the tax rate for
schools. It cost them $60.
The Bank of Winton was again ap
pointed treasurer for tho county. It
will pay $ per cent on daily balances.
Lost year it paid 4 per cent on daily
balances, and, according to the com
missioners, helped them in other
ways. There was no competitor for
the position.
M. M. Browne waa re-appointed
(Continued on page 7)
TOBACCO GROWERS HEAR
ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEES
Phil R. Holt, of the Tobacco
Organization, Talks to Mem
bers At Ahoskie
Fifty or more members of the To
bacco Growers Co-Operative Associa
tion came to Ahoalde last Friday af
ternoon, and heard Phil Holt, assist
ant manager of Warehouses for the
Association, expound the principles
of co-ope retire marketing, and ex
plain the contract more folly to those
who signed last year. Mr. Holt, a
former auction warehouseman bat
now a thorough convert and staunch
supporter of the Association, came
here to substitute for T. C. Watkins,
manager of warehouses, who was call
ed to another part of the State for an
important conference of the Associa
tion officials and workers.
J. V. Cobb, a director in the Asso
ciation, accompanied Mr. Holt here
and helped to answer questions asked
by members. The meeting was held
in the Richard Theater at half past
one o'clock, with Walter L. Curtis,
manager of the Association's ware
house here, presiding. V. D. Strick
land, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, warmly welcomed the vis
itors, expressing for the town and
community an interest in the system
of co-operative marketing.
Mr. Holt commanded the attention
of the members when he addressed
them for thirty minutes on the prin
ciples of co-operative marketing, the
success of the tobacco organisation,
end the plans for final and complete
victory in its fight to resist the fight
being waged against it by the well
organized and determined auction
system. "It is a fight for economical
independence," he said, "and only by
sticking by the guns, and going out
after your brother farmer can you
win this fight' '
He said co-operative marketing of
tobacco was responsible for the good
prices now prevailing, and predicted
a continuance of profit-realizing
prices so long as the Association
functions. "We have won every
contested point, an dhave done every
thing the auction men said we could
not do." Mr. Holt told the members.
He also recited some of his exper
iences on the auction warehouse
man in Rocky Mount.
At the conclusion of his talk he ex
plained to tiie members that the to
baco of all tenants would have to be
delivered to the Association, a fea
ture of the contract that was not car
ried out last year. This brought sev
eral inquiries from members, among
which was the question of notifica
tion, and when the next advance
would be made. Tobacco now on
hand grown in this boR is worth
$1,900,000, Mr. Holt told them; and
it would be sold when the tobacco
companies tired of trying to "jew"
the association down. A payment
would then be made. . ;
A meeting of the members of the
Cotton and Tobacco Growers Co-op
erative Associations eras held in the
cearthoose at Win ton, Saturday af
ternoon at half past two o'clock. Mat
ters affecting the organizations were
discussed.
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TOWN COUNCIL HAS
LITTLE BUSINESS
Beyond approval of a few bills, the
Ahoskie town council had little
"heavy" work Monday night J. R.
Garret was summoned before the
board to show cause why he erected
'a wooden structure in the fire limits.
He was ignorant of the ordinance, be
said, a?d was allowed to let his small
shelter remain until otherwise order
ed by the council.
The resignation of Chief Britton
whs accepted and appointment of
another offlcer deferred. Weeds on
the streets were ordered mowed down
at once.
A report was also given on the
conference held last Saturday with
an engineer for the Atlantic Coast
Line Rajlroad regarding the con
struction of side track to the light
plant A considerable Hem of ex
pense was eliminated from the esti
mated cost by the engineer's approv
al of track without retaining wall.
Figures on cost of construction will
be submitted to the council soon.
ANIMAL SHOW COMING
Christy Bros.' Wild Animal show
will come to Ahoelde fqr one day,
September 22. The show carries its
large tent and its performances are
thrillers, according to the advance
representative who was in Ahoskie
last Friday.
Cotton Suffering Setbacks As
Harvest Time Draws Nearer
"North Carolina is at last really
hit and hart by the boll weevil and
also advene weather conditions" it
the introductory sentence of the Sep
tember report of the Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service at Raleigh.
During August the crop condition
declined 13.5 per cent, or a loan of
almost 140,000 bales, had the condi
month.
in this county the decline has ?0|
been so great as the State average.
Loot month the crop in Hertford was
Wed 99 per cent, being the highest
of any cmnty in the State. The Sep
tsmber let report shows the condition
of the county cotton to bo ft. cW
ritock county, with an estimated 100
per cent perfect crop of cotton leads
the fold for August.
There are still a very few counties
reporting a better crop than Hert
ford. They are: Camden, 98 per
cent; Gates, 90 per cent; Perquimans,
99 per cent; Randolph, 94 per cent,
and Currituck, 100 per cent The
State average is 71 per cent normal;
the United States condition is 54.1.
Last year at this date the condition
was: North Carolina, 65 per cent;
United States, 67.
Cotton rust, the red spiders, and
a few isolated cases of boll weevils
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are responsible for the decline in
i Hertford County. In other counties
, adjacent, the weevil has done more
damage, noticeably in Bertie County,
where he is damaging many fields of
cotton. The condition of the crop in
Bertie is rated at 79 per cent; one
month ago it was rated 90 per cent.
In Northampton the decline during
the past month was only 6 per cent,
Hie August condition being 81.
Shedding of bolls is quite general
over the State on account of the dry
weather which net in about July 25.
The Government report says, how
ever, that " it should be remembered
that shedding is natural all through
the growing season. The plants can
not possibly set more than half of
the blooms that appear. Even six
weeks of shedding of bolls would
give a full crop."
"The condition of the cotton belt
is 54.1 per cent, indicating 185
pounds per acre or 10,788,000 bales
production. This was less than the
trade expeeted. The result on the
market was a substantial rise in
prices."
Cotton in this county has already
begun to open, and wil be only a few
days before the pickers will be in the
fields, and the annual harvest will be
gin.
CHOWAN COLLEGE WILL
HAVE NICE ENROLLMENT
Several New Faces Will Be
Seen In Faculty, No Formali
ties Opening Day
(Special to the HERALD)
Murfreesboro, Sept 5.?The sev
enty-sixth session of Chowan College
will begin on September 12 with en
trance examinations, registration and
classification of students. Class work
will begin on Thursday, the thir
teenth at 8:80.
Advance information indicates
that there will be a large enrollment
of students, practically all rooms be
ing already reserved. The enroll
ment this year will include students
from Virginia, West Virginia, Ten
nessee, Kentucky, and North Caro
lina.
The new building erected at a cost
of $76,000.00 is practically complet
ed and will be ready for occupancy at
the opening of College. It includes
a central heating plant, which will
heat all of the college buildings, a
swimming pool, shower baths and five
new studios for the special depart
ments. On the first floor, a commo
dious auditorium and "i gymnasium
on the second and third floors and a
number o^new dormitory rooms, in
the fourth floor. All the new dormi
tory rooms are needy furnished with
single beds.
Several new faces will be seen
among the faculty. Besides Dr.
Weaver, the new President, there will
be'Mrs. Thad Jones, the new house
keper, from Kenansville; Miss Inet
Matthews of Windsor, who succeeds
Misl Mattie Macon Norman as piano
teacher, and Dr. R. E. Clark of Cen
trfe College, Danville, Ky., professor
of history and Sociology.
Miss Matthews is a graduate of
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Bal
timore and has been doing special
work in the Asheville School of Mus
ic, preparatory to taking up her
work at Chowan thio fall.
Dr. Clark is a B. A. of Wake For
est, B. D. of Croser Thelogtcal Semi
nary, M. A. and Ph. D. of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and has
taught in Olivet College, Michigan,
Juaaita College, Pennsylvania and
for the past two ytars has been pro
fessor of Economies in Centre Col
lege, Danville, Kentucky.
The USU4I formalities attending the
opening of the college saateon will be
dispensed with in view of the fact
that the seventy-flfth anniversary of
the founding of the College is to ho
formally celebrated In October.
Classes will begin at 8:30 a. m.,
Thursday the thirtenth.
CUT WEEDS DOWN
Mayor L. C. Williams, at the di
rection of the town council, ia having
woods on the city property mowed
down this week. Ho also invites As
co-operation of individuals in the
movement to kill off the disease
breeding and unsightly woods on va
cant lots in town. A little work in
front of the house might also help to
give the movement impetus.
MURFREESBORO SCHOOL
WILL OPEN ON MONDAY
Fine New Structure end Mod
era Equipment Reedy For
Full Activity
(Special to HERALD)
Monday, September 10, will bring
the fulfillment of the dream of many
interested citiiens of Mnrfreeaboro
and vicinity. On that day at nine
o?clock for the first time the corridors
and classrooms of the new High
School building will present a scene
of1 activity and general gratification.
And, indeed, there is cause for uni
versal congratulation for Murfrees
boro is just completing one of the
best arranged and most modern
school buildings in this section of
| North Carolina.
In a setting of two and one-half
acres a well constructed brick build
ing has been erected. Large class
rooms with spacious corridors occupy
i the main floor. The class rooms are
fitted with the most modern equip
ment, large blackboard space, unus
ually attractive and convenient cloak
rooms, and splendid lighting and ven
tilating facilities. The floor above
contains two class rooms.and the aud
itorium. The building is steam-heat
ed througMbut.
Some laboratory equipment for the
science department has been ordered
and will be ready for the opening of
school. We hope to increase this
within the next fqw months. The
Junior Betterment is bending it ef
forts towards enlarging the facilities
of this department
Just a little more than three
months ago special effort was begun
towards enlarging our library. As a
result of the effort seventy-five vol
umes have been added. $(e want at
least to double that number before
the dose of 1923. Have YOU done
your bit? If not, won't you make
a donation either of books or cash.
It has been found necessary to
postpone our formal opening until
later in September. At that time we
plag to have as speakers some of the
educational leaders of the State. A
cordial invitation is extended to all to
be with us en this occasion. The
date will be announced later.
* DATES OF MEETINGS *
* IN THIS ASSOCIATION *
* Rev. R. B. Line berry, of Win- ?
* tee, secretary of the Whet Chow- *
* eee the following neitlqi eed ?
* da tee i ?
* Organised Seedey School ?
* Close Convection, it Ml. Tabor, *
* leptemhci 26. ?
* B. T. P. U. Convention, at ?
* earn# place, Saturday, Soptam- *
* her M. '
* Regular Acecrfctfoe, at Mar- ?
* freeebcro, Tueeday and Wednee- ?
* day, October 30 and SI. *
* Pee tor'e Conference. Tueeday, *
* October I, at Chowan College. *
* Woman'e Mlecioaary mooting ?
* of Hertford County, Tueeday, ?
* October S. at Chrietian Harbor. ?
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CONFEDERATE RE-ONION
VAS HELD AT AHOSDE
Lack Of Publicity Cause Of
Absence of Public Entertain
ment of Vets
Seven of the 32 living Confeder
ate Veterans natives of Hertford
County composed the entire gather
ing at the annual Re-union held in
Ahoakia last Thursday. Their pres
ence here was little known to the ma
jority of persons here that day, which
was also the opening day of the local
tobacco auction market. Lack of
publicity and utter ignorance of Hie
date contributed to the absence of
any form of entertainment for the
visiting Veterans.
H. Clay Sharps, of HarreUsville,
historian for the County camp of
Confederate Veterans, issued the call
for the gathering here. He was here
and looked out for the small group,
about the only regular order being
the roll pdl of his living comrades.
The following answered: Capt. Jul
ian G. Moore, of Washington, D. C.;
W. H. Miller and I. P. Newsome, of
Ahoskie; J. J. Alston and R. L. Ses
some, of Poweilsville; J. R. Barnes of
Virginia, D. A. Parker of Murfrees
boro; and H. C. Sharpe of Harrells
ville.
Sharpe of Harrellaville.
Although there was no publiq re
cognition given to the Veterans, the
few who were in Ahoskie from all ap
pearances enjoyed the occasion and
were happy to meet with their former
comrades. All day they mingled to
together, swapping experiences, and
rehashing the old days. Many of
later generations sat together with
them about town, and heard t?e
thrilling tolas; and, notwithstanding
the World War and rumors of other
wars now heard in Europe, the re
peated stories of conflicts in the Civil
War held the same intensive interest
it always did.
Captain Julian G. Moore, now of
Washington, D. C., lent a military
color to the day, being the only Vet
wearing the uniform. He command
ed immediate attention from the
crowds who were on the streets, and
it waa a busy day for him. The
other Veterans listened attentively to
him as he told of the days of 63-65,
and many times during the day Cap
tain Moore entertained others who
had known him after the war, as one
of the county's best and most honor
ed educational leaden.
Captain Moore lead Company C of
Moore's Battery, Artillery, during
the war. Following the war, he went
to Washington, and has lived there
forty years. He will be 88 years old
next month. This year he was ap
pointed to the Staff of Commander
in-Chief Julian S. parr, of the United
Confederate Veterans, and attended
the Re-union at New Orleans, La.,
lapt spring, holding the rank of Colo
nel. He w.re the uniform of his
rank while at the county re-union
last Thursday.
Since he has been in Washington
he has been actively engaged in the
movetnent to mark the graves of Con
federate who died while prisoners in
the North.
TOBACCO CO-OPS ARE
GAINING SAY REPORTS
According to publicity matter sent
from the office of the Tobacco Grow
ers Co-operative Association at Ral
eigh, 6,600,006 pounds of tobacco
in the South Carolina belt was deliv
ered last week. This amount brings
the total deliveries of the organised
farmers to their association to date
over half of the total receipts for last
year in South Carolina and the bor
der counties. , .
The bulletin also says: "Contracts
by the hundreds and tobacco by the
millions of pounds ate pouting Into
the Association every week. Direct
ors from the South Carolina belt pre
dict that the association will double
?its receipts of last yaar in their ter
Tftqry,"
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Ruunion Powell Family
Mrs. E. M. Woo ten of AbosMe,
Mrs. J. A. Eley of Newport News,
Va., Dr. J. A. Powell and Mr. Tom
Pbwell of Harrellsville, and Mr J. M.
Powell of Georgetown, S. C., to
gether with their families enjoyed a
picnic and reunion at Colerain Beach
last Wednesday afternoon.
KEEPING HOUSE
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Williams have
taken rooms at the home of Mrs.
Raney White, and art now running
their own household.
TOBACCO BRINGING
A GOOD PRICE AT
E LOCAL WAREHOUSES
More Haul One Hundred
Thousand Pounds Sold Of?B
Day At Avwragu of $22.60,
. Say Warehousemen
POORER GRADES ARE
IN GREAT DEMAND
Large Quantity Has Been Sold
On Auction Floors Every
Day This Weak
The auction tobacco market
which opened with approxi
mately 100,000 pounds on the
two warehouse floors that sold
for an average of $22.60 per
hundred has continued to send
its farmer patrons back home
with a satisfied mind, a full
pocketbook, and a determina
tion to bring their next load to
Ahoskie. Prices for the lower
grades are holding up to the
high figure set on opening day,
and large breaks have occurred
every day this week, including
Monday which is usually a
light day.
Fifty to seventy-five thous
ands pounds of tobacco have
been marketed here for the last
three days and the average
price of the opening day, last
Thursday, has held its own.
Little of the better grades has
appeared on the floor of either
warehouse. Common tobacco
is selling unusually good, and
very poor grades are this year
bringing seven and eight cents
per pound, with the fair grades
running up to 36 cents per
pound.
According to actual figures given
to ttie HERALD by warehousemen
here, 100,984 pounds of tobacco were
sold here last Thursday, at an aver
age price of 822.60 per hundred. The
total amount of money paid out for
the tobacco was $22,822.67, these
figures being furnished by the opera
tors of the two houses here.
Some of the sales made on open
ing day were: Tyler A Jones, Boxo
bel, 1760 pounds for $479.74, an av
erage of $27.26 per hundred; G. O.
Holloman, average $28.10; Luther
Brown, 188 pounds, at average of
$27.00; Parker A Knight, 608 pounds,
at an average of $88.88; G. T. Pierce,
784 pounds, average $28.98; Parker
and Milier, 670 pounds, at average
$80:87.
Again this year, the AhosUe mar
ket in drawing heavily upon the to
bacco growing sections of Bertie
county, thin market having been
Btiongiy supported by theee growers .
for several years. Ail of the Hert
ford county tobacco is coming here,
and many loads have cease from
Gates and Chowan counties since the
market opened.
While there was no overflow of to
bacco here last Thursday, all the
growers from this territory spent the
day hare, looking the market over and
gutting a liae on prices. It looked
like circus day, without the circus.
The crowds were here, every street in
town being lined with cars, and all
parking apace in a block of ^either
warehouse was Uken up.
Those who had no tobacco here the
first day evidently were well pleaaed
with the prices paid, for thsy have
been steadily comirg hare since that
time, along with those who started
the season off en the first day's sales.
Business in Ahoslds has shown the
usual "perking up" since the advent
of Hte market season. Sales havt in
creased, and stocks are beiag re
plenished.
The Cksmber of Commerce served
free lemonade to all comers last
Thursday. A largs street banner
has also been placed at the end of
Church street, East, and it hide the
farmer welcome while It also solicits
his next load. Plans have been for
mulated looking to a big, free barbe
cue for the tobacco growers, to be
given either this month or early in
October.
Brunswick county women continue
to take in about $76 in cosh each
Saturday at the Women's Exchange
Market in Wilmington, reports ths
home agent W 1