For long years Hobgood has been in darkness, but this condition of affairs is passing. With the coming of each night a new light shines. Friday night the first street light was turned on, Saturday night there were two, now there are six. The people of Hobgood hope to have the whole town lighted by Friday night. Both the Baptist and Methodist churches are to be wired as well as the new school building.
Mr. Jenkins, the County Welfare officer, visited the Hobgood school Monday to interview the parents who have been keeping their children from 8 to 15 years old out of school. (The state had recently passed a law that required children between 8 and 15 years to attend school. The welfare officer was a truant officer, and had nothing to do with welfare as we would understand it today.)
Miss Callie Craft spent the week end with her relatives near Ayden.
Miss Bess Edwards, Miss Elizabeth Hyman and brother, Mr. Edward Hyman, spent Easter in Wilson.
Miss Stafford spent Easter at her home in Kernersville where she attended the early morning Moravian Easter service.
Miss Lillian Bailey spent Easter with her mother in Hobgood.
Mr. Jeff Peak spent the w4eek end with his family in Ahoskie.
Miss Beulah Moore spent Easter in Hobgood.
Mrs. Fran Armstrong is spending a few days in Rocky Mount, N.C., attending the Baptist W.M.U. Convention.
Mr. Heartburger took a number of the Hobgood people to spend the day at the river Sunday. In the party was Miss Eva Kitchin White, Miss Louise Bell, Mrs. W.P. White, Virginia White and Daisy Bell.
The Norfleet School has consolidated with the Hobgood School. There are now five schools in the new community school. The enrollment is 212.
Tuesday afternoon Mr. Levira Leggett gave an instructive talk to the Civic Government Class of the seventh grade and the High school on taxes.
From the front page of The Commonwealth, Scotland Neck, N.C., Wednesday, March 30, 1921
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