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CT2 The i oaeokeCIiow Times. ANDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER "CAROLINA. CAROLINA HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.00 volume: xxv SEABOARD LOCALS. . School News-Pleased With Common Ity Fair-Details of Death of, Charley Meson. Miss Mary Ellen Reid, Garys burg, spent last week here with her cousin, Miss Florence Leake. : After spending a month here ' with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Foster. Miss Fannie Foster returned to her home, Porte 's mouth, last Friday. She was ac companied by her brother, Mr Ripley Foster, who spent several - days, sight-seeing and shipping Mr. Ezra Bowers and daugh ter. Miss Daisy, Littleton, are on a visit to daughter and sister. Mrs. (Green F. Gay. Mr. James R. Taylor and wife, Gumberry, spent Sunday after ' noon here, guests of the family of Mr. J. ?R. Bradley. Mr. Ben Sykes and family, Garysburg. spent Sunday in the borne of Mr. C. P. Stephenson and attended services at Seaboard Baptist church After an illness of several weeks, Mrs. W. W. Jones is able to be out and mingle with her many friends again. Miss Annie Phillips, Fayette- ville, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. , L. Harris Several from here attended theCommunity Fair, Rich Square, last week. They were well pleased with this infant effort, and predict that many mare bucU fairs will be held in the county another year. Many Northamp tonians know that we live in the best county in "The Old North State" so why not advertise its good qualities, annually, all over the county, and let other folks see what our good county is cap able of producing. The Occoneechee Graded School opened its fall session Monday morning with appropriate exer ciees. witn Misses Elizabeth Harris, Principal, Zenolia Harris, Assistant, and Pauline Stratford in charge of the Primary depart- n ment, this school has a teaching force of superior strength , and we expect te hear of good work accomplished this session. The ' patrons showed their interest by assembling in large numbers. These folks stand bv their school, improvements are added each year and its doing a great work. "King Cotton" is still the topic of .conversation and considera tion also. The price, which has been the highest,' since the six ties, reached 17 cents here Mon- " dayi The belief still prevails. that it will reach 20 cents before the end of the season, and it looks now as if it might reach that high water mark- More than 2000 bales have been marketed here since the season opened about one month ago. Nobody is storing cotton in this section. The tragic death of Mr. Char ley Ericson, Jr., Monday, the 9th., was one of the saddest and . most shocking that has ever oc curred here. He; in company with a couple of friends, as fond of hunting as himself, were out . coon hunting at 2 o'clock A. M. In order to catch the coon a tree had to be hewn down, a limb from that tree struck him in the head and crushed his skull. His friends did everything possible for ; his comfort, . 'phoned for a doctor at Once, but he was so in jured no mortal hand could heir, .and he died before reaching his home. He loaves to mourn their loss a heart-broken yyoung wif s and 18 mos. old baby, a derated mother and father, two brothers and one sister. The funeral was conducted by Pastor K. D. Stu- . jkenbrok last Wednesday after noon, after which interment was made at Mt. Carmel church, be side his lamented sister, Mrs Anna - (Ericson) Harrell So young and vigirous, just begin ning to erjou life with his littl lamiiy, to wnom ne was an ipv,i and tenderness, it sec.m's liSiWi : that thu separation should naVa to be made, bat Gid knows best. To each of the bereaved, th- sympathy and prayers of tn? whole community are going out continually. To the prostrate young wife and axed mother we hope "The Everlasting Arms" may be close about them and through their rears and heart aches they may soon be able to say "Thy Will be Done." Quite a number of our town's folks are anticipating a pleasant trip to Raleigh Fair this week. Or. M. R. Stephenson and son, Matt, Messrs. Tommie Stephen son. Stonewall Edwards. Bailey Maddrey and Miss Mary Pruden expect to leave Tuesday night. this party will be joined at Gum berry by Mr. R. F. Barnes. Miss Inda Collins of the Sea board State High School is a vic tim of chills again this week. She has been at her post for sev eral days, but had to take her bed again Monday. Miss Mary Pruden is supplying for her until she is able to take her place again. Mr. R. F. Barnes. Gumberry. has contracted for Acetylene lights to be installed in his at tractive, country home. Mr. Barnes .expects to have . water put in his house also. The Betterment Association is arranging for an interesting meeting at the High Schoal build ing next Friday evening at 7:30. The meeting a week ago was postponed, owing to sickness a- . .1 V T mong cne omcers. ah who are SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER f9. 1916 COMMUNITY FAIR First Held In Northampton! A Fine Success Women Lead The Men In Exhibits. NUMBER 42 (BY DAVID H vvp be ipve thp most memor able day the people of this sec tion have had for a long time, was last Thursday, when at Rich Square we had our first Commun ity Fair. The fair was held under the auspices of the Com munity Service League of that place. This was one of the first steps this League has taken for the upbuilding of tho community. They coulo not have made a wirier move at this time, for we of neve mac mis very thing is destined to awaken the whole community to greater interest in Community uplift. There is noth ing which stimulates interest more than getting together a collection of different things which people in all parts of the BOWN) community are interested in. OfTto mention interested in the progress of th school are expected to evidence same- by their presence. Rev. K. 0. Stukenbrok filled his regular monthly appointment at the Baptist church last Sun day morning. He occupied the preaching hour in telling his flock Of the forward work re ported at the last session of the West Cbo wa n Association. The ideal Indian summer day filled the people with a church going spirit so a large crowd was pres ent and enjoyed to the uttermost his complete report of the Asso elation. Gumberry Graded School will open on the morning of the 23rd. Miss Baskerville has been secur ed as principal. She comes high- ly recommended, and with 'Miss Lillian Taylor as assistant, who has taught successfully in this school for the past three sessions we feel that this school ' will be gin a year of good work. Inter escea patrons ana irienas are cordially invited to be present at the opening exercises, The building committee of Sea board Baptist church are request ed by Pastor Stukenbrok to meet him at the church next Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Business of great importance will be transacted and all should be present. 'V Crocker & Stancell are having a new tin roof put on their store house. It will not only be water proof, but Will be a protection against sparks as well. Miss Willie Stephenson is spending this week in Washing ton, O. C , visiting the family of Mr. W. M. Stancell. Tha Fjuith Kepimeht Band of Norfolk v, ill furnish mmte fori the Emporia Fair October 24 to 27th, course we must admit that this was a small fair compared with some of the county fairs in the State, but we doubt if any com munity in this or any other State pan boast of a more successful fair for. its first. It was not until just a few weeks ago that a Community Fair was thought of for Rich Square and conse quently tbere was little time to get ready for it. But people in Rich Square and surrounding neighborhoods responded in a remarkable way to the requests that they bring out something to Exhibit and help make the fair a success. The live stock exhibit was not large, but there were some fine cattle, pigs, mules and horses there. The poultry exhibit was also worthv of mention. Mr. C. W. Stanford from the A. & M. College, judged the live stock. He was favorably impressed with the good exhibition of stock tbere; for so many people seem to have an idea that we cannot grow fine stock in this section. Mr. Roberts, the Farm Life School man, thought there were mules at Rich Square on exhibi tion that day that would take blue ribbons at the State fair at Raleigh. It is true there was not very mucn nne stock ex hibited. It is also true that there is not a great deal of fine stock in this section, but tbere is enough here, and there ... was enough at the fair last Thursday to demonstrate the fact that we can raise as good stock right here in the Roanoke-Chowan section as can be grown in North Carolina. The reason our people have not taken more to the growing of good live stock has been because of the fact that everybody's stock has been al lowed to run together in the woods. Now that every man must take care of his own stock we believe stock-raising in this section is going to be a profitable and a growing industry. In the school building in one of the large class rooms was a magnificient display of farm products. Products from our own Northampton county soil Products which any community might be justly proud :o see ex- iibited at a fair. There was corn which looked as if it might have come from the great State of Iowa, fine bunches of peanuts; excellent specimens of different varieties of cotton, pumpkins weighing 43 pounds, a fine lot of sweet potatoes and second crop Irish potatoes and pecans. The fruit exhibit was one cf ihe mrst interesting features in the htge show room. Most of the fruit was Exhibited by Messrs Frank and Leroy Outland who live near Rich Square. We doubt if 'Raleigh or any other fair North Carolina will there be any nicer lruit exnioitea tnan was on exhibition at Rich Square last Thursday. The Outlands had four 6r five different varieties of apples, all of which looked to be perfect in every respect. They atso had pears and peaches, might be of interest to some say right here that these gentle men take a great deal of care growing fruit and their trees are sprayed a number of times eyery year, There were many other things' in this same room which we cannot now take time in In another class room was display of potted plants which was one of the most beautifu pictures we ever beheld. The plants and flowers were kindly furnished mainly by Mrs. Miller1. 1 be display attracted consider able attention. There was also in this room a health exhibit which was extremely interesting and instructive. in still another room was the exhibit from the ladies. In here tbere was fancy work, consist ing ''iitiiti:-taid most delicate work which the human hand can do. It was J . wonuenui display, surpassing everybody's expectations. The writer heard one person say, who has attended the Centra North Carolina Fair at Greens ooro ana also the State Fair at Raleigh, that the fancy work display was much better than she had.ever seen at either of these places. Then. too. there was in this room prize pound cake, bread and rolls, and home mcde candies, a fine display of eggs, and farm butter. Nor should we fail to mention the fine ever-bearing strawberries which were picked and brought there that morning bv Miss Bertha Copeland of Eagletown Just think of having fresh strawberries the middle of October. There was in this room, also, a remarkable display of canned goods put up in tin cans and glass jars. The exhibits by the county clubs presided over by Mrs. D. H. Brown, County Demonstration Agent, were good and deserves special mention. The beans and peaches were beautifully packed. The soup mixtures were equally as at tractive. Besides the thirty or forty different jars exhibited by the clubs, the ladies in Rich Square and surrounding com munities sent in Borne very at tractive specimens. Nor must we fail to mention the model kitchen which was fitted up by Miss Fallon, the Domestic Science teacher at Rich Square High and Farm Life School. This kitchen was in one end of this' same room. Every thing was conveniently arranced and phoned by Miss Fallon. She had her large edging ranKe, c.I stove, iceless refrigerator, fire Ies3 cooker, kitchen cabinet, Bink, tables, shelves, end in fact. everything which goes to make I in In only get the "old man" interest ed in using a few carpenter's tools Mr. J. W. Jessup. of George, sent, an ironing board and a clothes rack for the model kitchen which added much to the looks of the already attraC' tive kitchen. We must not for get to mention the fact that Mrs. Henry D. Holoman, who was chairman of the different com- I'mittees who got up the exhibits .in this room worked unceasingly in her efforts to make the ex hibits, from the ladies, a grand success. There was no one who saw the display in this room, who -waft not ready to pronounce Mrs. Holoman a lady with ex ceptional business ability. The Womans Betterment As sociation served hot lunches during the dinner hour. It was evident that skilled hands had prepared these lunches, and everybody who partook of the dinner could testify to this fact. Aside from the other attrac tions of the day there were number of addresses made the large school auditorium. the forenoon talks were made by Ors. Stephenson, Seaboard, and Lewis, Jackson, on the reason ijye need a county hospital. They both made some strong, earnest pleas for the erection of a bospi tal in this county. Tbere was large and appreciative audience to listen to these two eloquent speakers. Many people seem to have an idea that the doctor expecting a Dig rake ott by es tablishing such an institution in this countyf tutthese big heart ea aoctors saia mere was no foundation for this belief. "For it is not a scheme to make , the doctors richer, but that human ity may be served,'! said Dr. Stephenson. He further said Any doctor who does not have the health of his fellow man more closely to his heart than he does the desire to make money is not worthy to be called doctor," These two gentlemen showed that it was not a selfisi notion of the doctors to thus favor a county hospital, for so far as money is concerned I J -1 . 1 ww wuuiu uo mem narm. to prove that it was not for personal re Ward, Dr. Stephenson referred us to1 a little more than a year ago when the doctors advocated the free vaccination of every person in Northampton for the prevention of typhoid fever, nese aoctors oenevea every doctor in the county lost as much as $500 by this one thing. Dr. Stephenson said the year before the vaccination he bad 85 typhoid patients, and the year of the vaccination he had only one case. Still he was a hearty advocate of the free vaccination and so were all the other doctors in the county. They thought that a hospital built in the central part of North ampton, would prove a blessing to many nomes in tms county, for at such a hospital as they propose to build, they expect to be in a position to treat those whwqui ordinarily not be able to "go to Norfolk or Richmond, They expect to have a good surgeon at the hospital all the time one who can perform delicate operations. AFTER TAX-DODGERS. the farm kitchen convenient c. .d attractive. " And . still tho md not hffvo one thina more tbari tbj average farm woman ciu have at little expense if she will ThA Junior Rnrnrn nloea tP f Iia ; Uzpim cOrfeh will give a Hal- lore'en patty Friday night, in the sfchool auditorium. Come and e mi ning of fun. C 0. Powell of Ahoskie tcci; t '! A the members of the A ios!de Brass Band here Tues day i-iybt. On account of threat ening weathsr they did not reach htiltfta; Several Hundred Wayne County Citi zens Indicted For Failure to List Property For Taxation. A report comes from Golds borothat the solicitor of the local court had placed 470 warrants for alleged tax dodgers in the hands of the sheriff and hearings were to begin this week; and that more than 200 additional cases were being prepared, mak ing about 700 in all. The war rants charge non-listment of mre than a million dollars in Bolvent credits, notes, mortga ges and other personal property, and involve the wealthiest men and women of Wayne. Various methods of tax-dodging had been resorted to, it is said men made their property over to their wives and the wives had listed practi cally no property, and so on. This tax-dodging is an old story and it is not peculiar to Wayne countv or to North Caro lina. It exists in greater or less degree in every county. Men who pose as leading citizens, who occupy the chief seats in the synagogue and sing "Jesus Paid it All" with an unction that would lead one to believe they were ready to be transported to the Celestial City without dying, do not hesitate to rob the govern mentand to rob their neigh bors who bear their iust orouor- tion of the public burdens by keeping back a part when it comes to tax-lasting. . The fact tnat tnev swear lies when thev do that doesn't ' cause them to halt. They soothe their con sciences, when they have any, by saying "others do it" "taxes are too high, anyhow," . or, "I pay more than the folks who talk about me." In this respect also many women, good women, who raise their hands in horror as they contemplate the wickedness of this world, regard every cent of tax paid as so much money unjustly wrung from them, and they would keep back ah" if thev could when the tax lister apuears. But all this is an old story, it is repeated. The interest just now is to see how the Wayne authorities come out. We're hoping they will stand fast and wring from every tax-dodger every cent due, in addition U exposing him holding him up so that all can see the manner of man he is. But we don't expect that. We've known these in vestigations to be started with a blare of trumpets and later thev dissolved into thin air. The tax- dodgers of consequence are usually men of wealth and prom inence and influence. The men whose business it is to enforce the collection of taxes hold office by virtue of the votes of the populace. Except in rare cases they're afraid to offend men of this type and men of this type know it. Occasionally an officer. of courage, who believes that the- aw should apply to all alike, starts out after the special privi- ege class and at once the politi cal bosses and others start the cry: Don't! you'll hurt the party; you'll hurt yourself; bet ter let it go"-and usually they et it go. We have in North Carolina an antiquated and. unjust system of tax assessment one tbat bears unequally, which is so adminis tered that the less one has the more tax he pays in proportion to what he has; and the more he has the less he pays, in propor tion to what he has. But the people refused to endorse u pro position to change the method. . In addition our Bystem of collect- ing taxes is too often haphazard, , so that much is lots'; by incompe tent or kdiffewnt tax collectors ' failing to give dm diligence to -their work. So. esviiJe Land mark; i r J. '4. W S' i
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