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Volume XIV. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, October 12, 1923 One Section No. 24
DISTRICT HOME AGENT
(MS REPORT OF WORK
MLm Swindell, Hertford A,oM.
Hu Been Unusually Active
During Summer Period
Horns Demonstration work in Hart
ford, according to Miaa Pauline
Smith, of Washington, supervisor of
the Tidewater District, in the sum
mary covering the period from July
80 to August 26, has been carried on
with increased meal and upon a larger
?> s^|e than ever by Miss Myrtle Swin
i dell, county home agent.
The District Agent's report has just
been issued, and includes thirteen
counties, among which are Hertford
and Bertie. The reports follow:
Hertford County
Miss Myrtle Swindell of Hertford
county //Ports that the people were
delightefl with the services of Mr.
Wardin/lAs-sistant Poultry Specialist,
who spent two days in her county.
Mr. Wardin taught several groups to
cull their flocks for egg production.
Miss Swindell spent two days in!
(Northampton county cuHvrtlng a
basketry school. This was n return
for days Miss Cnoley, Northampton
County County Home Agent, has
spent in Hertford. Mise Swindell is
establishing a reputation for herself
in piekle making. The women and
girls are anxious for this information.
One of the Hertford County women
won put on her pickles at all
the adjoining fairs last year. Miss
Swindell has spent mueh time this
month preparing for fairs. The
Home Demonstration Exhibits were
the main features of the County Fair
last year. The influence of the work
was shown in every department
Clething and fairs will be the work
for September.
In spite of the frost and then the
draught the housewives of Hertford
are Ailing the pantry shelves. Water
melon, vegetables and fruits have
been utilised. Two new clubs have
been organised and the women and
girls are giving Miaa Swindell unus
ual support
Field days, 16; office days, 8; clubs
visited, 12; attendance, 264; meetings
held and attended, 18; attendance
2860; conferences, 8T; letters writ
ten, 112"; articles for publication, 6;
miles auto, 662.
Bart!* County
Mis. Addie Sue Harry of Bertie
Cotinty entertained the Commission
er. on the first Monday.
Plain sewing is the main feature of
the work in Bertie County at pres
ent. The girls are making plain un
derwear, and school dresses, laying a
good foundation for broader work
later. Millinery is to be taken up
in connection with the sewing. All
day meetings hare been planned for
this. Miss Harry reports that a small
County Council has been organised
in Bertie. This is the- eleventh
Council organised in the Tidewater
The Windsor Ledger cooperates
with Miss Harry. A column on the
front page has been given for the use
- spfthe Home Agent
Field days, 16; office days, S;
clubs visited, 10; attendance, 94;
meetings held and attended, 16; at
tendance, 481; schools visited, 4; at
tendance, 390; homes visited, 11;
conferences, ISO; letters written,
124; circular letters, 88; bulletins
sent, 24; articles pent for publication,
Opuiles auto, 841.
COTTON CODITION TAKES
A BIG SUUMP IN COUNTY
King Cotton took an awful slump
{n the thirty day period between
August 26 and September 26. The
estimated condition of the 1928 crop
fell exactly 20 per cent within that
time, and is now 27 per cent below
the estimated average of July 26,
which was the highest of any county
within the State. The estimated con
dition of the crop ae of September 26
was 72 per cent normal. Last year
at the same time it waa 67 per cent.
A like condition prevails among the
large majority of counties in the
State, only four reporting as good
or better estimated condition Sep
tember 26 as of August 25. They ere
Bfteden, Hoke, Duplin, end Scotland.
Bertie dropped 19 per cent; North
ampton, 10 per cent; and dates, 34
per cent. The average condition in
the State was 64 per cent on Septem
ber 26, s decline of 8 per cent below
August 26th report. In the entire
United States, the condition for Sep
tember 25 was 49.6 per cent, a de
cline of 4.6 per cent since August
26th.
The cotton caterpillar, says the De
partment of ' Agriculture, has been
responsible for a great deal of the
lussege in North Caroline. He has
net. however, caused M much damage
as it was* first supposed he would, a*
It ws! late tp the season before
reaching this territory.
'see a herald man 1
and get receipt
A represeatativ* of the HER
ALD will bo ia Win too bob* Mob
A; a| tko opening of Superior
Court. Ha will bo loadad dova
with receipt*, and aaxious to Usue
them to old subscriber*, for re
nown 1 front oao to five years; or to
tboae who want to bocoaao anb
acribera. All aubecriptiona taken
will bo at At rata of 91 par year,
witb tko privilege of payiaf for aa
atajr aa See years at that rata.
Ha will bo wearing a badge, or
aoaoo parapbrenalia by which ha
can eaaily bo rocogniaod. Rogard
laaa of whether you too Ida or not,
don't forgot tko apodal Octobar
offer. Raturn your anrolopo and
cheek if you fail to got your re
ceipt Monday.
Remember when you pay him a
dollar, you are going to receive
the Second Loading Nowtpapor in
North Carolina for twelve month*.
Regardleaa of tha award* wo have
boon made within the laat twelve
month*, yon who have road this
newspaper regularly, know it to bo
fufilling every demand for a now
ay weakly aewapapar.
"Everybody Uke* a winner."
I
COMO MAN THINKS
WOMEN TRUE BLUE
Professor Cooke Saw* Women
la Moneys Neck Have Been
Mis-Named
Editor of Herald:
My Dear Sir: I heartily agree with
the "OFFICE KAT" in last week'*
HERALD. The women who appeared
before the county commissioner* on
the first Monday (in behalf of Mia*
Swindell) ware not "flappers." While
I hkve only lived a year in Como, my
work has brought me into contact
with practically every white man,
woman and child in Maneys Neck
township, and so far I have found no
flappers. But alio, Maneys Neek has
no county commissioner. However,
she does have a live flourishing com
munity club, a club that has meant
great things to the consolidated
school and to tha general uplift of
the township, and in the'words of one
of its officers; "Next year It will mean
mere."
it 1 know the meaning of "flapper"
the women of Como, who are all
women of culture, modesty and dig
nity, failed to run true to form on
October the first, at Winton.
If, however, "flapper" is one who
flaps, the Como Community Club may
in time be filled with flappers, for
they aH intend to flap votes next
year. Thus with a proper represen#
tation on the board, it may not be
necessary for them to go in person
when they wish something at the
hands of the commissioners.
1 have stressed the high personnel
of the Como gentlewomen because all
but two of the ladies were from this
section! a section that has for over
a century produced women whose
charm, wit and poise of manners have
helped to make glorious the history of
Hertford County and tidewater Vir
ginia and Carolina) and, too, while I
do not profess to be up on the mean
ing of "flapper," I do profess to recog
nise true modesty, culture and dig
nity.
All praise to those ladies, both
from Como and elsewhere, who knew
what they wanted and had the cour
age to go after it E. W. COOKE.
* CONGRESSMAN WARD *
WILL SPEAK HERE *
e e
* Congressman Rallet S. Ward, *
* First District Congressman, has *
* advised the secretary of the *
* Chamber of Commerce that -he *
* will "run over" here Wednesday, *
* October 24, and make a talk *
* upon the occasion of the free *
* barbecue for tobacco farmers. *
* His visit here is always looked *
* upon as the occasion for a ring- *
* ing good speech, and he will in *
* no wise disappoint his hearers *
* when ha comes here on the 24th. *
* Plans for the barbecue are *
* taking definite shape now. Dr. *
* L. K. Walker, in charge of se- *
* curing and preparing the young ?
* porkers, is tabulating the returns *
* from his suggestion that some *
* kindly disposed hog producer *
* donate a hog or two, and the do- ?
* nation column E growing. Oth- *
* era he will purchase. ?
?eee?ee*?*eee
Superior Court WiD Begin
At Wiiton Next Mondaj
Judge Jno. Kerr, Near Con
gressman, Is Scheduled To
Preside Over Term ,
Superior Court begins at Wintoi
next Monday, October 15, and will
continue through two weeks. Then
will be plenty work for the court, tlu
bar, and all concerned, for the crim
inal docket is unusually large and th<
civil cases are piled up sq high thai
this session can hardly hope to mak?
more than a good-sized dent in th?
docket
There are more than forty criminal
eases already docketed for trial, and
that does not include the additional
true bills the grand Jury may return.
Among the number is the one sgains!
Walter Thomas and young Modlin,
charged with the theft of the Ford
Sedan belonging to J. H. Jenkins,
of this city. It will probably require
three or four days, and perhaps even
more, in which to dispose of all the
criminal cases. Little work will be
done on the civil docket this week.
Judge Jno. H. Kerr, who by the la
test count lacks less than 500 vote*
having been nominated for Congress
from the Second District, is schedul
ed to preside over this term of court
In the event that a second primary
is held between Richard G. Allsbrook
who is his nearest rival, and himself,
Judge Kerr may or may not be here
to hold court as the primary will be
held Saturday, October 20. There is
plenty of hard campaigning to be
done in case there is a second prima
ry, and H is not to be expected that
Judge Kerr will hold court under such
circumstances. However, none of this
official. His course is not known hers.
Unless present indications fail, the
roads will be in good shape for court
attendants, and a big attendance is
expected throughout the two weeks
term.
NOTE?Since the above para
paragraphs were written and put into
type, the announcement has come
that Mr. Allsbrook has decided not to
enter a second primary and Judge
Kerr will, therefore, become the Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress. He is
expected to resign as udge soon, al
though he may hold Hertford's Octo
ber term of court before doins so.
COTTON MILL MAN HERE
Mr. P. L. Robbins, of Petersburg,
Vs., an experienced cotton mill man
and owner of two plants, spent Thurs
day in Ahoskie, conferring with offi
cers of the Chamber of Commerce.
BILL BREWER TO BUILD
NEW FILLING STATION
cy
Ahoskie will soon have a modern
gasoline filling station. Bill Brewer
is now erecting a station on the cor
ner lot where the State Highway in
tersects the Ahoskle-St. Johns road.
Rustic effect will be carried out, and
posts have already been buried in the
ground. Other timbers for its con
struction will be on the lot by the
first of next week, according to Brew
er.
It will be ready for use probably
will be along the same lines as the one
recently erected in Winton by W. M.
within two weeks. Its construction
Eley. Two 16-feet driveways will en
ter the shelter which will be built ov
er the tanks, one from each of the
roads.
The location is an ideal place for
the motorist, being on the two prin
cipal highways entering town and on
the State Highway, where it can serve
through motorists.
CLOVER SEED PAYS
FOR WEEVIL DAMAQE
IJncolnton, N. C., Oct. S.?Clover
seed can be made to pay for damage
done to the cotton crop by boll weev
ils, thinks C. E. Carpenter of the
North Brook Township in this county.
Mr. Carpenter has been raising some
clover each year, planting it tn his
cotton at the last cultivation. Some
times he would sell his surplus seed
and the returns were so good that last
fall he planted 14 acres of the cotton
land to crimson elover, picked out his
cotton and knocked all the stalka so
that the seed might be stripped clean
the next spring. County Agent J. G.
Morrison reports that this spring Mr
Carpenter shipped 10,000 pounds
of seed and would have obtained
more except for a storm which blew
his plants down badly. <
Road Bond Money WiD Be
r Parceled Out To Townships
? Commissioners Will Meat Fri
day To Settle Upon Ratio
of Division
i Each of th? six road commission
I on in Hertford County will hereaf
i tar be allotted their dues from the
i 910,000 monthly stipend available
- from the half million dollar bond is
i sue for roads, and with it he shall
build and maintain roads within his
i township as best he cam. The pro
i coeds of the bonds will be divided ac
cording to the taxable values of each
i township, not including the corpors
1 tion tax which will not be considered
I in arriving at the ratio upon which the
money shall be divided,
l The road board made the above de
' cision at its regular meeting in Win
1 ton last Monday. Commissioner Har
vey Snipes, of St. Johns, voted
1 against the proposal, Mr. Bridger, of
1 Murfreesboro, did not vote, while all
others voted "aye," on a roll call
1 vote. Mr. Snipes did not believe it a
wise step, saying the bond issue was
voted as a county-wide proposition,
with the express understanding that H
be used to construct all the roads in
the county without reference to town
ship boundary lines. ?
Divided upon the basis of taxable
property, Mr. Snipes said his town
ship could not get its mileage of
roads built, on account of the many
bridges to be constructed. Mr.
Bridger did not vote either way, be
cause, he said, there might be some
hitch in arriving at the ratio.
A meeting will be held in Winton
Friday, to settle upon the ratio to be
given each township. Each townahip
will be charged with the money
spent therein, since the bond issue
was first available, and that amount
will be deducted from its share. Us
ing the tax lists as a basis, the
amounts will be apportioned in the
following order, the first named re
ceiving largest share: Ahoskie, St
Murfreesboro, Harrellsville.
Winton, and Maneys Neck.
It required a large part of the ses
sion Monday to dispose of the bills
agui'ist the road administration, and
but little else was done except to
settle the bond money issue, and
clean the bill "hook." Certain citi
zens of Harrellsviile appeared before
the board asking for a public cart
way, to go over the lands of W. A.
Perry and the R, J. Baker heirs. The
latter asked for a continuance, and
it was postponed until the next meet
ing of the board.
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL
HAVE A MEETING
The Woman's Club of Ahoekie will
meet on Wednesday, October 24, at
the home of Mrs. Stanley Leary. The
members are urged to be present and
all others who wojdd like to attend
are cordially invited to do so.
Everyone who is interested in mak
ing their town and community more
efficient and a better place to live in
should be a member of the Woman's
Club. We want your help and your
co-operation to make the club bigger
and better.
We want those who visit our town
leave with a good impression. We
want the girls and boys who are leav
ing their homes for college and other
places to have a beautiful memory of
their home town and to want to come
back to it. We want to make Ahoa
kie a better and more beautiful place
to live in for ourselves; but to do this
we need the help of every woman in
town. It is to you we appeal and by
our united effort we can make our
town a place in which everyone can
enjoy living.
HIGHWAY TROUBLES IN
WINTON NOW SETTLED
Recommendations of Winton's
town commissioners evidently held
good with the State Highway authori
ties, in the matter of . the turn in the
highway which leads to the ferry
across Chowan river. The route se
lected is at the Bank of Winton cor
ner, the one recommended by the
commissioners of the town.
Another route desired by some of
Winton's citisens was the 1. E. Vann
residence corner. A stiff contest
was waged between the contending
factions for several weeks. Highway
contractors ar-t at work this wedfc on
the route chosan by the Bank of
H'inton. Cia> and sand ore being
hauled on the street, and Winton will
soon have a nice stretch of the high
way down its Main street
TOBACCO BRINGING
GOOD PRICE HERE
According to local warehouse -
men, average prices bow being
paid for tobacco on the Ahoskie
auction market are as bigb or bet
tar tbaa those on the larger east
ern Carolina markets. Close com
parison has bean made of the
prices paid bare and at the big
markets, and this statement is giv
en out upon the basis of accurate
information and statistics, not
withstanding the fact that some
tobacco farmers are skipping goad
grades away from here, and com
paring the prices obtained with
' -that brought bjr the inferior
grades.
The Emerson (Old Basnight)
Warehouse averaged $28.32 per
hundred at their Wednesday's
sales; which totaled 12,738 pounds.
These figures show tho avenge
bare to be well above the price
paid at the beginning of the sea
son, and is considered a good
price.
Although sales have not been so
large here since the first few
weeks, the total sales for the sea
son are expected to be larger than
last year.
MR. PARKER BACK
ON THE JOB AGAIN
He Gives A Few Facts And
Observations About Crude
Things of Past
Editor Herald:
There seems to be right much
curiosity among the readers of the
HERALD, about who the "Old Farm
er" is?who writes an article for the
paper every week. And, I think the
Editor is getting tired of being asked
who this Old Farmer is.
Why do people have so much cu
riosity, anyway? I don't care to know
myself, but there is no reader of the
HERALD who appreciates and en
joys reading his articles more than 1;
there is so much in what he says.
The one in the issue of week be
fore last touched a tender chord in
my heart, referring to his old boy
hood days, the 'ole Swimming Hole,
and other things. They caused me to
think of my boyhood days and the
pleasant memories of 50 years ago.
Some things I will mention, and may
be, it will be interesting to some of
the young people. I will describe
some of the styles of dress 60 years
ago.
The ladies then wore Hoop Skirts
?the first were what were called
doable-barrelled Hoop Skirts, nearly
four feet across, their dresses sweep
ing the ground. When they went to
church, they had to go down the aisle
in single file, because no one could
pass them and when they went be
tween the old home made benches to
get a seat, they had considerable
trouble in getting along. And/ they
had to be careful when they attempt
ed to sit down, for fear the hoop
skirt would turn up the wrong Way.
They had to be awful careful. When
I used to go to Murfreesboro, as a
boy, I would see them hanging up in
the dry goods stores. House flies
would roost upon them, for there
were notwire screen doors, then.
Next thing came in styles were the
bussels, I believe they were called.
They looked something like a hump
in a camel's back, although mighty
stylish. There were also long trail
dresses. They wore a trail about
three feet long. The upper classes '
would have a servant go with them
to take care of the trail when cross
ing mud and water, when they went
en dress parade. Host all the ladies,
then, dipped snuff, too.
Of course, thiy don't do that now,
in modern times. It would be a dis
grace now to see a lady wearing her
snuff box and brush around.
The boys and young men wore '
frock-tail coats. I remember when
I was abdut 15 years old, my father
bought me one of the long coats^?
paid five or six dollars for it It
nearly struck my shoe tops, but I felt
like a King with it on me. I, too,
would get out on dress parade with
the other boys of the neighborhood,
evenings. Little boys, as soon as
they could work, wore long pants?
no short pants for boys and young
men, then.
I wish we had a museum in some
place, where old relics could be col
lected, and there place the old cos
tumes and different things on exhibi
tion. They would look mighty
crude, now, to all of us; but such has
COLORED FAIR HAVING
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
Friday la Woman's Day And It
Is Expected To Be Biggest
Of All Days
Good weather and fair crowds
have featured the third annual fair
of the Atlantic District Fair Associa
tion, colored, at AhosUe the first
three days. Tuesday was the opening
day." Besides the fast race program
which In. proving to be the main at
traction as heretofore, little was do
ing on the now busy mid-way on the
first dsy. Several carloads of show
tents and concessionaires were busy
on that day erecting their stands.
Although the first two days were
well attended, the nights have been
the big attendance pullers. The
Wednesday afternoon attendance
picked up considerably, and Thursday
afternoon an even larger attendance
is expected, owing to the big features
of the day, which is designated Edu
cational Day. Rev. P. A. "Bishop, of
Roxobel, and attorney J. T. Newsome,
of Newport News, Va., are billed to
make talks during the day. Wednes
day was Farmers' Day, with follow
ing taking part on the program; C.
S. Mitchell, County Agent of Gates;
Lu E. Hall, District Agent, of Ral
eigh; and J. D. Wray, State Colored
Club Agent, of Greensboro.
Friday will be the final day of the
fair, and it is on this day the largest
crowd is expected to attend. It is
Woman's Day. Mrs. Florence Wil
lims, State Health Department, Ral
eigh, and Mrs. Annie Holland, State
Educational Department, Raleigh,
will be the speakers of the day.
The midway is now one of the bus
iest sections in the enclosure, and
there are all kinds of concessions to
entertain. The Old Plantation Show
is doing a big busines; and along with
the other entertainers are getting
some of the shekels that are flowing
freely out at the grounds this week.
The exhibits, though not so large,
show to advantage the results of work
being done on farms, in the homes,
and the schools of Hertford and ad
joining counties. The farm exhibit
of Preston Pierce is good, and includ
es just about everything produced on
the well regulated farm plantation.
-The handiwork of Pleasant Plains
School commands attention, and is a
revelation to the person who knows
nothing about what's taking place in
the colored schools. Every manner
of basketry, and woodwork is on ex
hibit; and drawings and illustrations
of school work are all good. The
Waters Normal Institute of Winton
also vies strongly with the smaller
school in its exhibits.
The exhibits of the quilts, fancy '
work, and sewing, on the second floor
of the exhibit building are also in
dicative of many good housewives
ampng the colored race.
The races have been fast and in
teresting, the track is in excellent
shape, and there has been no hitch in
the program. J. E. (Bud) Hall is in
charge as secretary, with H. B. Rey
nolds as track manager. The program
for the two remaining days is as fol
lows: Thursday afternoon (races be
gin promptly at 1:80), free for all
trot or pace, and 2:20 trot; Friday af
ternoon, 2:24 pace, and 2:85 trot or
pace. The purses are $200, $125,
$160, and $100, respectively.
ROBBERS BUSY HERE AGAIN
Robbers again got busy in Ahoslde
Wednesday night, and this time got
X^ay with about $15 in cash and a
dozen or more automobile tires. Ses
soms Bros.'s garage was the victim.
This is the second time within ten
days Jim Sessoma has lost heavily
by thieves. Entrance was made in the
garage through the rear door. No
clue has been found to the identity
of the person or persons who enter
ed the place.
been of the past.
So much has been said about the
way our women dress?their dresses
are too short, this thing or the other
thing. They look neat in most of
the modern dresses, and when they
decide to lengthen their skirts, they
will do it, and not before.
Mr. Editor, I am rather modern in
most everything. I don't want to
hear any more about styles, for I
have seen so many during my life.
A child five years old would be well
entertained for a while if he could
see some of those old skirts now.
I don't want to write a long article.
I may write again.
JOHN A. PARTED,
jji. SSl&l'! A' .