FREE BARBECUE AND SPEAKING IN AHOSKIE FOR TOBACCO GROWERS OCT. 24TH.
Hertford County Herald
| A PAPER WORTH WHILE ?'
[Volume XIV. Twelve fVt% Afao.kie, North Carolina, Friday, October 19, 1923 One Section No. 25
Iahoskie to feast
tobacco growers
next wednesday
Tobacco Farmers Invited To
Brine Load Hare And Join
In Festivities Planned For
The Day
HON. HALLET S. WARD
WILL MAKE SPEECH
All Ware|iouses Expecting One
Of Season's Largest And
Best Sales
Ahoskie is grooming itself
for the visit of hundreds of to
bacco raiaers scattered through
out the Roanoke-Chowan terri
tory, and many others from
Gates and Chowan counties, on
Wednesday, October 24. The
Chamber of Commerce has laid
final plans for the big day,
when barbecued pig, and the
?accompaniments (minus the
"corn") will be handed out to
every tobacco farmer who
comes here that day, including
the whole family if he elects to
bring them.
Hon. Hallet S. Ward, First
District Congressman, has ad
vised that he will come over for
the day, and, unless the weath
er is badUIie will make an open
air address immediately fol
lowing the barbecue. His sub
ject has not been learned; but
folks who have heard him talk
and who know how he does it,
don't usually care about what
he may choose for a subject.
"The fact is, he will speak to the
farmera here that day. He is
vitally interested in the agricul
tural interests of this territory
and has been making speeches
in North Carolina and Virginia
this summer on farm problems.
Copeland's vacant lot haa been se
lected as the place for holding the
celebration. Large tables will be
erected on the lot, one for white per
sons, and another for colored. A
committee headed by John Haleges,
cafe proprietor, and composed of sev
eral of the town's women folks will
serve the barbecue. R. H. Jernigan
is in charge of the committee making
^arrangements for the feeding of the
crowd, and Dr. L. K. Walker is look
ing after the hogs. Five small pork
ers have already been donated to the
cause, and a few others will come via
the gift route. Others will be bought
and paid for out of the fund which
was raised three months ago for ad
vertising Ahoskie's tobacco market.
In the meantime, the tobacco ware
housemen here, including auction
and Co-operatives, are looking foi7
one of the really big breaks of the
season. They are aiding the Chamb-1
er of Commerce in advertising the
event.
The sales for this week at the local
houses have been larger than for
two weeks. Prices have also taken a
decided trend upwards, and growers
selling hem have been paid some
fancy prices for their weed.
No strings are attached to the feed
ing of barbecue next Wednesday and
and tobacco farmers from far and
near are Invited to come and eat
their All, at the expense of the Ahos
kie business people on that day.
There will be plenty to eat* and some
body there to serve you when you
call for it
Advertising matter telling of the
big day here is now being distrib
uted, and Ahoslde people and others
who read of this are invited to ex
tend the invitation to-his neighbors,
and thus see that everybody get# an
invitation to come to Ahoskie Wed
nesday, October 24.
OLLIE HAMILTON HERE
As usual, Oltie Hamilton's vaude
ville performances are proving popu
lar with his audiences which have
been filling his large tent since the
opening 'night, Monday.- He has a
brand new tent this year and a brand
new show in It, Ahoskie is the only
town between the Roanoke and Chow
an rivers at which he will show this
.year.
Nr. Whitley Ms Herald To
Let Him Alone In The Paper
He Doe* Not Like Way This
Newspaper Handled His
Recent Statement '
Th# following letter wss received
at the HERALD office this week, with
s postcript ?s follows: "If you want
to do so, you can put this letter in
your paper; if not, let it go to the
waste basket"
The latter Is as follows:
Murfreesboro, N. C., Oct 15, 1923.
Mr. Editor, Ahoskie, N. C.
Dear Mr. Parker:
I notice from the comments that
you have made through your paper
in reference to a remark I made at
Winton the first Monday in this
month relative to the home demon
stration work, it seems that yon are
very much offended of which I am
very sorry. I know you opposed
what I said which was all right I
did not know that you had any feel
ing in the matter.^ If so you should
have had it yt then.
I did not mean to cast any re
flection on any good lady, or anyone
else, and will further state that there
is not a man in Hertford County that
will stand by and hold up the woman
hood any more than I will.
As to the demonstration work, I
did not oppose it at Winton, but was
asked by several as good ladies as
this county owns, to do it, and they
were not only ladies of the highest
type, but real home builders.
And, with all reverence, God kpows
we need home builders for we are
going very short on them every day.
Now I do not mean to hit the County
Home demonstrator for I think she is
a fine lady, and will further state
that I have not any doubt she is doing
some good work, but how is it being
applied? Now, as the word I used
might not have been the proper word
to explain what I meant, but if we
haven't got some flappers and a
plenty of them too, then I want you
to show me why we haven't I do
not mean to say that any of the ladies
at Winton that day were flappers, but
will say that they made a mighty poor
show in making their request. .
Now, Mr. Parker, if you have any
thing to say to me, or about me, you
are welcome to say it to me in person
or in a letter, but I think it very un
fair for you to make sport of me
through your paper. Now, I am go
ing to ask you as a friend, to leave
me alone in your paper, and just re
member I am not denying what I
said or taking it back. Again will
say I ?m sorry I worried you.
Yours very truly,
E. W. WHITLEY.
CORNERSTONE LAID AT
THE BETHANY CHURCH
It was my privilege to take part in
the exercises marking the completion
of the work of remodeling and en
larging Bethany Baptist Church. Tt
was a most enjoyable occasion on'
Friday, October 12th. Two sessions
rof the congregation were held and
dinner served on the grounds. A
full day of good speaking, good sing
ing, and good dinner, and good fel
lowship. What more could a person
born and raised in Bertie County wish
for? And if he, or she, wished for
more or better, it cannot be had. It
was a "perfect day."
Reverend E. J. Isenhower occupied
the pulpit at the morning session.
He is a man of parts and a preacher
of power. He is a strong, earnest
speaker, means what he says and says
what he means. He goes to the
heart of his subject. His illustrations
are apt His discourse was felicitious
and appropriate. It is a rare privi
lege to hear such a preacher.
A dinner was served; the proceeds
going to the building fund.
In the afternoon it was my pleas
ure to take part in the program and
to conduct the "corner stone" exer
ercises. The appropriate white
marble stone with suitable inscription
was presented by the Baptist Young
Peoples Union. ^ It was a thoughtful
and beautiful gift. A striking fea
ture of the day was the magnificent
singing by a very large choir of mix
ed voices conducted by Mr. W. L.
Daniels, choir master. One of the
numbers was a male quartette which
I have never heard surpassed. I have
lived my two-thirds of a century in
Bertie County; I know all of her
people. I hold them in loving keep
ing. A day spent with them fills me I
with joy unspeakable.
MtANCIS D. WINSTON. 1
MARCO, MAGICIAN TO BE
HERE ON LYCEUM COURSE
Second Number nt ' ?
Course Is Highly Spoken
By Newspapers
Tuesday night, October 28rd, Mar
co, the Magician, will entertain
Ahoskie lovers of things lyceum, com
ing here as the second number on the
1988 lyceum course. The first at
traction, given here three weeks ago,
was perhaps one of the best numbers
local persons have attended since the
introduction of lyceum here.
According to press reports and
comments made by newspapers where
the Magician Marco has been, the
second number will be another well
worth attending. The attraction will
be given in the Richard Theater
building, and Mr. Garrett, manager
of the theater, will give no show on
that night
With Marco also comes an assist
ant who is himself a clever trickster,
ably helping the leading magician
prove again that "the hand is quicker
than the eye,'' in what the press
agent calls -"the cleverest lot of
sleight-of-hand offerings and illus
ions you have seen in years."
Out in Houston, Texas, where Mar
co and his assistant recently exhibit
ed their skill, the News, daily news
paper of that city says:
"This week a clever conjurer is on
the bill at the Cosy. With hundreds
of tricks?things puzzling to even the
most observing?and a line of jest
ing and small talk that drives the
blues skyward, Marco proved mighty
interesting."
Season tickets, good for this at
traction and four others equally as
good or better, can still be secured at
less cost than the single admission to
all fjve. The sale of tickets is in the
hands of the Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation. - I
COMPULSORY CONNECTION
TO TOWN'S SEWER IMS
Visit Of Sanitary Inspector Sig
nal For Formulation Of
Ordinance
Officials of the town of Ahoslde
have just about closed the deal for
compulsory tapping of sewer by resi
dents of the town whose homes or
places of businesses lie next to the
city sewer lines. A motion making
this a city ordinance was made at the
meeting Monday night of the coun
cilmen, but final action, which is
practically certain to be favorable,
has been deferred until the state
authorities may be sought to render
advice and counsel as to the nearness
a house must be to the sewer line
before the city can by ordinance re
quire connection.
State sanitary inspectors have had
difficulty in securing compliance with
the 8anitary Privy law here, as else
where, and have made several visits
to Ahoskie. Complaints of nuisances
have been made from time to time,
and Chief Inspector L. G. Whitley
came here a few months ago to give
! final warning to owners of the alleg
i nuisances. The return of another in
spector here this week was the occa
; sion of a revival of the interest in
this question. Several existing nuis
ances, in Violation of the State law,
have been found in the town.
This fact coupled with the failure
of some to use the city sewer, al
though amply able to do so, have
caused the commissioners to begin
action looking to compulsory connect
ion with the city sewer. The coun
eilmen are known to favor it, and
were ready Monday night to make it
a law; but, as noted in the opening
praagraph, they are waiting for final
action to hear from State authori
ties, about the distance the house
tnuajt be bofore requiring connection.
Condition Of Crops In Hertford Are
Better Than Uusual At This Period
North Carolina Crops In General Have Most Favorable Outlook
Agriculturally Than It Has Had For Many Years, Accord
ing To Departments Of Agriculture Reports
it
Like the average crop conditions in
this State, Hertford County farm
crops, according to the October Farm
report just issued, are better than the
average for thi3 period of the year.
The report" does not cover peanuts,
one of this county's principal crops.
The report issued for the United
States says the following" about pea
nuts; /
? "Peanuts with a forecasted produc
tion of 696,000,000 bushels, the pea
nut crop for the nation is estimated
to be 10 per cent larger than last
year and considerably better than the
estimate of one month ago." This
statement tallies with reports receiv
ed locally from those who have been
digging peanuts. The harvest indi
cates a good yield from the 1923
crop.
Statistics on the crops of Hertford
County are as follows: corn, condi
tion 87 per cent; wheat, per cent
marketed 25;; white potatoes, condi
tion 90 per cent; tobacco, condition
78 per cent; cowpeas, condition 79
per cunt; soybean, condition 85 per
?ent; apples, condition 20 per cent
The report for North Carolina is
as follows:
"That North Carolina is the most
fortunate of states is evident from
the fact that it has perhaps the most
favorable outlook agriculturally that
it has had for many year*. Most all
of the crops have a good outlook for
production and price returns, with
the exception of fruit which is very
short this year. The rank of fourth
In the total value of the twenty-two
leading crops of the United States is
expected to be maintained by North
Carolina this year.
"The corn crop has a condition for
October 1st of 89 per cent or 9 belter
than a year ago and the production of
66,405,000 bushels is about 12 per
cent more than last year. Tobacco
has an average of 9 per cent above
the final condition last year and the
847,000,000 pounds shows a prospect
of almost 50,00O.do0-pmM?4*^ricreas?v^
Cotton has an iflgaase of at least
26,000 bales^iffSrs than was made last
year. Wheat has the largest increase
of all, the 6,6338,000 trashelg being
17 per cent more than last year's pro
duction, with a yield of 11 bushels
per acre. Buckwheat's condition of
41 per cent of a full crop which is 9
per cent above last year's final condi
tion, gives us an estimated production
of 105,560 bushels. The state stat
isticians, while traveling through the
buckwheat counties, found that the
acreage was greater than estimated
which would increase the actual pro
duction.
"Of those crops hsving decreased
productions, there is White Potatoes
on acocunt of its decreased acreage
while the condition is 2 per cent bet
ter. Sweet Potatoes have a 4 per
cent poorer condition, which accounts
for almost 1,000,000 bushels less than
last yearr.'s production of 11,213,000
bushels. The hay crop of the state is
not equal to last year's but is unus
ually good. In 1022 North Carolina
made one of the best crops of hay
that she has ever had. The seasons
were unusually favorable and many
abandoned fields were harvested for
this purpose. During the early sum
mer of this year conditions were un
favorable for hay production, but the
late summer weather resulted in good
yields on a decreased acreage. An
average of slightly above 1 ton per
acre is estimated this year for culti
vated hays. Clover hay is estimated
to average 1.4 tons per acre, while the
alfalfa yield is reckoned at 2.8 tons.
Pasture conditions are given at 85
per cent of a full normal expectation.
"Cowpeas are not so good, averag
ing only 79 per cent, while soy beans
avearge 85 per cent of a full crop.
The Sorghum cane crop at 86 per
cent condition is expected to yield
2,618,009 gallons. According to
this, there will be some sweetening."<
Extract from the report of condi
tions in the United States are as fol
lows:
The national tobacco crop with an
average condition of 84.6 per cent,
has declined from last month's con
dition but is 6 per cent above the
level last year and 8 per cent above
the ten-year average. The present
outlook for 1,462,000 pounds is al
most 10 per cent more than last
year's production, but also a decline
of 90,0000,000 pounds from the fore
cast of one month ago.
"Farmers are likely to benefit con
siderably in both the quantity and
unit market price to be received. This
extends to crops other than cotton
and tobacco."
Automobile Accidents Are
Becoming Numerous Lately
Chrevolet and Coca-Cola Truck
Have Head-On Collision On
State Road
A fast running automobile and a
cloud of duat caused the complete un
doing of a Chrevolet touring car, and
slightly injured Joe Umphlett of
Ahoakie and B. R. Harrell of Cole
rain Monday afternoon on the Ahos
kie-Aulander State highway, about
three miles this side of Aulander.
The driver of a large Coca-Cola
truck which hit the Chrevolet head
on escaped without injury.
Thf car and truck smashed togeth
er almost without warning to occu
pants of either. Umphlett saw the
truck ahead of him a few yards away
before the two came together; the
driver of the truck did not know what
had happened until a minute after
the accident when the dust had clear
ed away. The front axle and one
wheel of the truck was wrecked; the
Chrevolet was torn beyond repair.
Umphlett received a few minor
bruises, while Harrell was cut on the
arm, his face and head scratched. It
was necessary to take several stitches
in his arm.
A cloud of dust caused by another
automobile which had just overtaken
and passed the Chrevolet, blinded
Umphlett and the driver of the truck.
Mr. Umphlett saw the truck just a
few yards away, and cut his steering
wheel sharply to the left in an at
tempt to avoid the collision. But for
that, the two would have Mt radia
tor-to-radiator. However, as he cut
the machine the two front wheels
struck. The Chevrolet was thrown
into the woods, but did not turn over.
The accident occurred a few hund
red yards this aide of the Holiness
camping grounds.
Willie Godwin, son of J. W. God
win, Jr., of this city, completely over
turned his Ford coupe last Sunday
night on the highway running across
the field of the J. P. Brett heirs. It
is said he was asleep at the wheel,
when it did the somersault. He es
caped uninjured, while he lost the
windshield and top of his coupe.
ROAD BOND MONEY
IS APPORTIONED
In pursuance of a motion passed at
the last regular session of the county
road board, the commissioners who
have charge of road administration in
the county met at Winton last Friday,
and worked out the percentages the
six townships are entitled to out of
the monthly bond money available.
The monthly notes which are now
coming into the treasury fr^m the
purchasers of the bonds amount to
111,400. The following is the per
centages of that amount to which the
townships are entitled: Maneys
10:64; Murfreesboro, 14.39; Winton,
14.09; St. Johns, 17.09; Harrellsville,
16.04; Ahoskie, 27.86. These are
based upon the listed value of prop
erty in each township.
The- commissioners worked with
Secretary John Northcott for a couple
or more hours in arriving at the per
centages, which were arrived at by a
survey of the equipment now In each
township, and the amount of bond
money which had already been spent
in each township.
Hereafter, each commissioner will
draw from the treasury, via the bond
account, his proportion of the 311,
400 note, and to him will be dele
gated the sole power and authority to
use it as he sees fit. The regular
meetings of the board will continue
to be held, and the Secretary, Mr.
Northcott, will continue to issue all
checks.
:
SEEKING COTTON MILL HERE
Rev. E. J. Isenhower and Messrs.
E. J. Gerock, S. M. Applebaum and
J. Roy Parker will leave by automo
bile for Petersburg, Va., Friday
morning. They will inspect a cotton
factory at that city, the owner of
which is seeking to locate in Ahoskie.
They are representing the Chamber
of Commerce.
? \
YOUNG LADY BORN
Bom to Mrs. Carrol J. Lowe, on
Friday, October 12, a 10 pound baby
girl. The family, which resides on
route one, are all doing well and are
happy.
I
JUDGE JOHN KERR IS
HOLDING HIS FINAL
SESSIONOF COURT
He la Expected To Resign After
Holding This Term And
Take A Rest Before He
Goes To Congress
OPENS ON TIME AND
STARTS QUICK WORK
Modlin Gets Twelve Months In
Auto Case; Thomas Fails To
Appear
Holding his lastvterm of su
perior court for the State of
North Carolina at Winton this
week, Judge John H. . Kerr,
nominee for Congress from the
Second District, broke down
the traditions of all other
judges Monday when he open
ed court on time, delivered
another of his intensely human
interest, heart-to-heart talks to
the jury and immediately set
the court to working. The re
sult has been the clearing of
the heavily charged criminal
docket, and a superior court in
readiness for the civil docket
Thursday morning.
Although Judge Kerr has
made no announcement to that
effect, it is generally supposed
that he will tender his resigna
tion to Governor Morrison be
fore the present two weeks
term at Winton has been com
pleted, and will return to his
home in Warrenton for a brief
rest before taking the seat in
Congress vacated by the death
of Hon. Claude Kitchin. It was
thought he might not holcf
Hertford's court this time, but
he was importuned by the bar
to make this his last "stand"
while on the bench.
The charge delivered to the grand
jury closely followed the line of
thought in his last charge in July. He
spoke more than an hour, but made
only a passing mention of lawg and
rules of court, leaving it to the jury,
which he believed to composed of in
telligent men, to perform its sworn
duties under the oath they had taken.
He again suggested to the jury
that it speak kindly of the county of
ficers, if they were found to be dili
gent. The gi*nd jury's report turned
in Tuesday afternoon noted the fact
that all county ofllcers were per
forming their duties well, and spoke
of the excellence of the county school
system. It contained enly one
recommendation ? that a county
home inmate be transferred to anoth
er room.
Judge Kerr also re-iterated his be
lief that grand juries should be ap
pointed for at least twelve months, if
not for two years. He believed the
legislature should make it a State
law requiring at least twelve months
service.
Trial of criminal cases was under
way before the noon recess Monday,
and from that time until late Wednes
day afternoon quick work was made
of all actiosn "coming on to be tried".
Several defendanta failed to appear,
and forfeited their bail. Among
them was Walter Thomas of Ahoakie,
under indictment for the theft of an
automobile belonging to J. H. Jen
kins. Tony Southdll, a Murfreesboro
character, indicted on a liquor charge,
also failed to appear.
Among the jury cases tried were
those of Linwood Flood, colored, of
Ahoakie, who was convicted for en
tering Rufus Bizsell's store with fel
onious intent, and sentenced to
twelve months on t^e roads. Braxton
ModUn, co-defendant with Walter
Thomas in the automobile theft case,
was found guilty and given a twelve
months road, sentei>ce The jury rec
commended.
On the stand this time, Modlin
denied all of the story he tdd in the
hearing here, implicating Henry
Hyatt, Fricks, and Arthur Newsline.
He said this was a "story" Thomas
framed for him to tell, upon the
promise that he (Thomas) would see&S
that Modlin got out of JaU. He de
nied on the stand that he knew any
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