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PPI Hertford County Herald W ^V" ' A PAPER WORTH WHILE , " '? -l-9 Volume XIV. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, September 14,19Z3 One Section No. 26 SEPTEMBER 27 IS DAY SET APART TO UNVEIL MONUMENT World War Veterans And Con federates Will Bo Guests of U. D. C Chapter* At Public Exercises BIG PARADE WILL MARCH MAIN STREET Speaker WUI Be Secured For The Day. Full Program WUI Be Announced Later If the plans of Mrs. R. C. Bridger, chairman of the U. D. C. committee on MosAiment to memory of Hertford County's World War dead, and also Di rector of the 16th District N. C. Division of the U. D. C., are carried out Thursday, Septem ber 27th, will be another big > day in the annals of the county's history. This date has been set apart as the occasion to unveil the monument on the courthouse lawn at Wiaton, dedicated to the WorWT War dead. It will be an all-day af fair, and will not; only be in commemoration of the late war veterans, but the Confederate Veterans of the County are in vited to attend and join in a joint affair, for both youpg and old. It has taken some heroic work to produce the coin with which i to pay for the granite marker and bronze tablet, but the! i money has been raised, princi pally through the efforts of Mrs. Bridger, although she has had aid from the other U. D. C. chapters in the county, and some of the county schools join ed in the movement. It was left to the seven banks of the county to close the subscrip tions. An appeal was sent to each bank in the county a few days ago, and the first two to respond with checks of 110 each were the Farmers-Alantic , Bank, of Ahoskie, and the Peoples Bank, of Murfrees boro. The other banks are ex ) pected to come up with their portion. Appeal* are issued by Mr*. Brid ger to U. D. C. member*. World War Vet*, Confederate Veterans, and the general public of the counter, and through the columns of this news paper she ha* asked that the news of the Big Dap be spread. Her# are the four attention com pelling, appeals: Attention U. D. C. "Yen as* ashed te sens te 1 Wintee, September 27 fer two roaseas: 1. Confederate Ro-Un lee; 2. Unveiling ef monnmeat te our Werld War barees. Both elassa* of votoiaas aro your gaesta. Please befog a basket SUed te the brim." , Te Confederate Vetereas "Yo| are Invited to come to Wlnr ton, September 27, se, the gueete of I the Hertford County Chapter U. D. C., at the Annual Reunion. You ate asked to wear T*r gray uniforma, if you hsfe one, and march In the par ade toVte courthouse to witneee the unveiling of the monument to the To World War Vmm. "AU World War Vetersne an ask ad to dome to Winton Septomber 27, * as gueft* of the entire County. Wear your dhifoms, join in parade to courthouse, to witness the unveiling of the monument to your heroic ef forts, sad to your beloved dead." To gatire Couaty I CWaea* of the county, U. D. C's, school*, Meads aad all, you aro invited to some te Win ton, September 27. to witnoes the an veiling of the monument , to our World War veteran.. Each family i* aebad to bring (Continued on page 2) New Teachers And Building For School Students Outside District Ac cepted By Payment Of Small Tuition Fee (By K. T. RAYNOR) Ahoslde High School will again open its doom for school on Monday, September 24th. The now building erected for the Primary department wil be completed by then, and thoroughly equipped for good work. The old buildings will be renovated inside and put In attractive condition, and will accommodate the grammar grades. The high school buildings will be renovated where needed. A laboratory and office will bo provided, leaving the four main rooms down on the first floor for tha four high school grades. The class room has been token out of the auditorium, leaving enough room to seat all pu pils comfortably at chapel exercises. Suitable opening exercises will be held in the auditorium Monday, Sep tember 24th, beginning promptly at 9:00 a. m., to which all friends and patrons and of the school art cor dially invitad. All pupils are requested and ex pected to enroll the very first day of school. Beginners (first grade) must do so. Alao all pupils iu the grades am Aws\au4aii A ^ agMBa* Alum wAaasaaaal are cxpecieo vo secure me necessary books and bring them to school tha first day, as class room instruction will begin the very first day of school. Pupils will not he excused at noon for Hie rest of the day as hereto fore, but will do a full day's work. Classifi cation and gradation will take place at once after opening exercises, and work begun in earnest An enroll ment of 350 Is expected. Many new teacnera wui be on our faculty tills year. The Beard of Trustees has been exceedingly care ful in selecting these teachers, and while we very much regret losing our good teachers last year, still we be lieve we have finally assembled an excellent faculty for the ensuing term. The teachers are as follows: first Grade.-Miss Helen Stone ham Second Grade..Miss Alimae Temple Third Grade Miss Amy Riddick Fourth Grade Miss Mary Geddy Fifth Grade Miss Bruce Vann Sixth Grade .... Miss Mery Thomas Seventh Grade.-Miss Mina Holloman High School Department Miss Emily Gale.......English and Science Miss Bessie Gaddy--Latin and Math ematics \ Mr. O. G. Otwellj History and Science Mr. K. T. Raynor. Mathematics and French i rOft; "J Music Department y Miss Grace Oliver Public School H Music Mies Agnes Johnson Piano The new books as adopted by the State Board of Education will be us ed throughout the glades. Last year we use# the new histories, civics, and science. This year we will have to get new books in all the other sub ects. These books can he secured from Mr. 8. J. Dilday of Ahoskie. He does not carry any hiff school books. These are secured second hand; or a new book can be secured from the Superintendent on opening day. These books win he^ strictly cash, as no profit is made on them. There will he no change of books in the High School Department for this session. All high school pupils are required to carry at least four regu lar subjects, unless for very special reasons, and none will be allowed to oarry more than five. Music does not count es a regular subject, neith er does spelling. A aew addition to our school for this session is the department of pub lic school mssic. This coarse will be given in all the grades, end will con sist of training in reeding mode, This coarse will be given in ell the grades, end will consist ef training in reading music, sight singing, and cherus work. All pupils ere expect ed to take the training. Books can be secured from the Superintendent on opening day. The prospects are fine for e big opening end e large enrollment The Senior class is the largest in the his tory of tho school. Enrollment in the high school department will prob ably pass the 100 mark. All together for a bigger and bet Tobacco Continues To Sell High Here Big Brvalu F?3 To Smsd PrioM Down; Average Advancing Every Day Addition of two now buyer* on the Ahpskie tobacco market within the last week, and the pmeaneo of eerenf other independent buyers and deal* eto hare given Mother spurt to the every-day large sales on the auction warehouse floors. Messrs. Isenhower and Bwert, the latter representing the American Tobacco Company, are now buying en the market here. There has been no let up in the big breaks that started the last four mar keting days Of last week. Not less than 40,900 pounds have been sold here e dey since Tuesday, September 4, and the average hat been much nearer 60,000 pounds a day. Yes terday, Wednesday's sale was tha largest since opening day, the total being approximately 86,000 ponds. Phaup's warehouse was almost as heavily stocked with the weed on thai day as it was the first day of the sea son. At the Old Basnight Ware house, operated by J. W. Emerson A Co., practically the entire floor space 'was filled with tobacco. Their Wed nesday's sales almost doubled the re ceipts of opening day. Early Wed nesday morning, wagons, carts, and Fords were crowding the house to its capacity. An other determining factor in tha largo receipts of tobacco on this mar ket is the high price beiag main tained on both warehouse floors. Prices since the first of the week have been improving, notwithstanding tha high figure made then. Warehouse men's reports on opening day gave the average better than $22.00 per hundred. That figure has bean tap-1 ped by daily averages daring the last two weeks. Averages have advanced as high as $24.50, and still the iewar grades are that the heaviest offerings. Little high grade tobacco has been sold. The Ahoskie market U standing squarely up to it* reputation of of fering prices that rank with the beat markets of Eastern North Carolina. There are reasons for it, too. The large corps of buyers, represent! ? all big companies, and the prseenie ef several independent buyers who know the value of tobacco has done a great deal to keep the price up to the level maintained. Warehousemen are also offering a better service, in enlarged floor space, quicker unloading, and on office force that cares for the farmer after his tobacco is sold. Having a prise house of sufficient size to take care of the tobacco as it is removed from the warehouses hoe also helped the market this year. Buyers ore enabled to move their purchaaes and get the product to the factory quicker and easier. The ad ditional warehouse space at the local depot has also helped the situation. CHOP CENSUS GATES COUNTY PUBLISHED Gates is the first among the 100 counties in the 8tate to compile ft* annual crop census and to forward it to the Crop Reporting Service at Ral eigh. The Department has issued the results of the census in a circular moiled out this week- v b The report includes several fea tures, among which is the acreage devoted to the different crops, ac cording to townships, number of idle acres, and fertiliser used. It also given total, by tewnahtps of ttves&wk owned, as well as horses and mules worked. Other equally Valuable data it included. Sixty-four per cent of the land In tha county is woodland, 19 per cent is cultivated by owners, 11 per cent by tenants, 4 per cent is idle, and 1 1-fl per bent it used for other pur poses, not specified in the report. ???i?? i tsr school for Ahoskie! A tuition charge based on actual expenses will he charged for Oil pu pils out of the district This amount has not been decided upon yet All pupils behind in the payment of tui tion for last year will not be admitted into our school again until snuch ac counts have been settled. This an nouncement is made by order of the Board of Trustees. Please see the Superintendent at once about the matter and avoid any incovenience. HOW ROADS SHALL BE WORKED WAITS ACTION JF BOARD Motion Made Last Monday To Divide Bond Money Tabled Until Meeting Scheduled ' For September 24 THREE MEMBERS DESIRE PURE TOWNSHIP SYSTEM New Tractor Outfit Makes Fine Showing On Parker's Ferry Highway Monday afternoon, Septem ber 24, will either witneae the passing of any pretense of a county highway administra tion, or the retention of the present dual system. The thing which has been in the minds of at least part of the road com missioners will be threshed out then, as a consequence of the action of the road board at its meeting last Monday. A motion was made by Dr. W. B. Pollard, of Winton, and seconded by J. R. Garrett, of Ahoskie, calling for a division of the bond money among townships on the basis of taxes paid and retroactive to the time first funds from the bonds were available. Expressing a desire to think over the proposition and to discuss it among his con stituency in MurfEaesbaro IX Bridgers agkedj ior postponement of a vote un til next meeting. H. G. Snfces, of St. Johns township, made motion to'table the proposition until next meeting, and upon second by Mr. Bridger, the vote we At Over. All commissioners agreed to the motion to table. ? Th? motion to east lots wag mads immediately upon the call for new business and the wording of the prapefafaon was put into writing. Weeks of caucusing among the aem I hers of the board continued Mofday whilg the board and other spectator* watered the new road outfit work on the Parker's ferry road, and tha mo tion pasted in the mee ti-S later was cut and dried. At least two, Messrs. Pollard and Garrett, and probably Dr. Pojlrell, chairman, are ready for the change. I The attitude of the other hSlf of the board is not quite so well known. Opposition may develop from either or all of the trio. Vt. Pollard's position is evident; he Wants it bteause a majority of the board has been slow to substitute tractor outfits for the mules. He wanted an outfit for his towafaiip; and' thought he had one when., the beaud ventured to buy one at its last meeting in August. Bttfa an 1 amendment in the motion as made by him, bought the outfit, not for any particular township but for the entire county. J. R. Garrett has wanted the tgwn sip system all the time; he W*ntWl it in (he beginning of his tenure of of fice, and there has been no change in his desires along that line.* "M is coming sooner or Inter and We ntlght as well do it now,"he said at *?e meet ing Monday. Dr. Powell fa dfeht muck of the same mind. "I'm get ting fared of being criticised from pne end ef the county to the other. And, petat where it is a grab bames be end of the count jrto the other. And, alnee, they say, it has coipe te the point where it a grab game between tween the aemhen, I see nething else for us to do.* That represent* hi" attitude. ?' * ?* '* Mr. Bridger thought it Wa* too much like "a thunderbolt from a deer sky," and he wanted te consult the taxpayers befpie voting on the proposition. Mr. Snipes alas thought it advisable to postpone action until sentiment was felt out. Bow ti*e Mansys Neck member, Mr. Worrell, view* the thing is net quits so dear ly defined, although it was apparent (Continue.! on page t) INSPECTORS COMMEND 1 AHOSKIE POSTMASTER "Yen ut HT for w that Port master Willonghby kttpi a fin* ?et of book* which giro a* a* troablo in chocking", said Inspec tor Sutherland last Saturday morning. Ho wo* spanking to a reporter on the HERALD who nsado inquiry about the condition of the posteffice bar*. With Mr. Satbarlaad at the time was Mr. R. E. Daueh, of Rocky Mount, Chief of tbi* division. The two bob came bore lata Friday night, checked the ac count. of A. T. Willougbby, poet, master, Saturday morning, and loft hero on the 10:30 a. a. train. "When yea see two inspectors vis it an efRco and leave within two or three boars, yoa may know everything is o. k.", said Mr. Sutherland. "That is the way wo found it bore. The records are kept ia good shape and be should bo commended for tha export man. nor fan which km handles tham." * BUILDING * LOAN WILL START ANOTHER SERIES In compliance with an action taken two weeks aye, the second series of the Hertford County Building * Loan Association will be issued on October 1. Subscriptions will be taken to the series beginning within a fsw days, and continue throughout the balance of this month. Active campaign for stock sub scriptions has been delayed since the first of this month, on account of the revival services at the Baptist church, preventing a meeting of the directors. Working committees will soon be ap* pointed to make personal canvass for the Second Series, which will prob ably he as lungs or larger than the first series. CORRECTS WRONG IMPRESSION A few weska ego there appeared a news Hem ia the HERALD, written by our Murfreeeboro correspondent, that Mot Elisabeth Tumlay, Presi dent of the 1923 Senior dsae at Chowan College, had be^n forced to change her plans about entering the Baptist Training School at Louisville, Ky. The reason given was tha lots of her personal belongings which she was carrying with her to Raleigh. Mies Turnley, writing from Lynch burg, Va., haa advised the HERALD that, while she had the misfortune of losing a snit case and clothes, it had not changed bar plans about entering the Training School. She left this week for Louisville. Crimson clover, corn, pasture and 35 cows make a good living for a fanner near Liberty In Guilford County AHOSKIE SEEKS WALL STREET CONCERN ? Tobacco Corporation Is Planning Huge Factory ? 1 *. 1 ?*? Dennie Greene, An Ahoskieite Through And Through, Respon sible For Coming Of President And Vice-President Of The Big Firm. Meeting^Wilj^Be Held Soon To Hear Not even titlenthusiasm and financial backing given in the campaign conducted three years ago for the removal of Chowan College to Ahabkie can match the spirit that has been engender ed here this W^ek by Mr. Dennie G. Greene, an Ahoekie boy, who is now Treasurer of the Wall Street Corporation, of New York City. Through the influenc he has with his company and the co-operation of the "people back home" who know some thing of his climb up the ladder of success, Ahoekie is fighting hard, holding fast, and hoping strong for the location of the Main Factory of the Wall Street Tobacco Corporation in this town. Ahoskie's spirit aroused to the pitch hardly equals that of Mr. Greene himself,who says "Boys,it's got to come to Ahoskie." And, he is out and out "sold" to his tome town as the location of the Main Factory, which will start off with a $100,000 four-story brick structure, with the ultimate aim looking to a plant ten times that size, employing 500 to 5,000 persons. With a name that smacks strongly of Money, Power and Destiny?Wall Street, the very synonym of money?with pion eers of the tobacco corporation headed this way believe with a faith that's binding in the ultimate building up of one of the very largest tobacco factories in the country, turning out cigarettes, cigars, smoking tobacco, chewing and dipping tobacco, and kindred products. The plans from the very start have been to make of the corporation a leading manufacturer of tobacco products. Mr. Greene, who ww born and raised in Ahoskie, the ?on of Mr. and Mra. W. J. Greene, has been connect ed with the company several months and has aided in its reorganisation, bringing to it bigger Northern finan cial interests, and helped lay the groundwork for a mammoth factory. From the beginning, he has had Ahos ie in mind as the logical plac^ for the factory; he has told his associates Ahoskie was "the town," and now, when everything is in readiness, he comes to Ahoskie with authority to negotiate with its people towards the establishment of the plant. A conference was held here Mon day night between Ahoskie business interests and Mr. Greene, it which time the general prepoeition was out lined and discussed. Ahoskie, through those present and sanctioned by oth ers who have heard Of the proposal, have asked that the President and Vice-President of the corporation come here, explain the details, and give Ahoskie the opportunity to grab H. They are now probably on the Way to Ahoskie, Mr. Greene having received telegraphic messages stating that they would be here shortly, with it) two or three days. The Wall Street Corporation is in corporated under the laws of New ^ork State, and Deleware, ?nd will also be incorporated in whatever state the main factory is located? Virginia or North Carolina. It now operates a cigar factory in the West Indies, and also has its "Wall Street" cigarettes on the market. Samples have been seen and smoked here this week. With the company Is affiliated a steamship company of New York City, in whose ships the corporation's manuals otured cigarettes hav# been shipped to foreign markets. Another plant will soon be erected on the Pacific Coast, according to Mr. Greene, who speaks with authority. Wherever the main factory is In oated, there will be the headquarters of all the vast operations they expect to carry on. Three Virginia cities are after the factory, and ethers are waiting to be given e chance. Ahos kie gets the first hid, and it will be Just like Ahoskie te cinch it. But, it will require the suited internet of every class of businees, and every Other person in this town nnd terri tory te bring it here. Certnin condi tions gte attached to the offer and must be met; it is s tremendous un dertaking by the town, but, it has the odds to begin with?Mr. Greene. The proposition to be submitted by tte two high officials who com# hero has not been made known and will not be until a mammoth meeting Is arranged after their arrival. How ever, it will not be of such big pro portions but that Ahoskie can meet it; and the united opinion here says Ahoslds will do the things necessary (Continued on page i)
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