Hertford County Herald PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY Vinson It Parker J. ROY PARKER Editor JAS. S. VINSON Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One Year $1.60 Six Months. .76 ThfSe Months............. 40 ADVERTISING RATES: Very reasonable and made known on request. En edas saeonl-elass matter Feb ruary 26th, 1910, at the post office at Ahoskie, N. C., under the Act of March 3rd, 1878. The next Liberty Loan will begin in the month of April, and will be inaugurated on the first anniversary of the entrance of the United States in the war with Germany. ? o The current view of the new regulations governing the phy sical examination of Selective Draft Registrants is commonly expressed in such terms as the following: "If you can't pass, buy your plot in the cemetery and contract for your coffin." o ' Today the Herald reaches the homes of more Hertford County people than ever before since its birth over eight years ago, and, the most gratifying statement that we could make is "they con tinue to pour in." The Herald in every home in Hertford Coun ty" is our aim. o The present crisis facing the farmers of the United States as regards larger yield emphasizes j the need of intensive training, I especially in the face of the ' great labor shortage. The Coun ty Demonstration Agents are a valuable asset to the counties of North Carolina, and farmers should use them. Under war conditions, however, the Agent is usually an overworked person age. o Don't be alarmed when we slip you the information that both Editor and Manager of the Herald have been summoned for examination, pending orders to report for duty with Uncle Sam's ? Army; and that the former has successfully passed the examina tion. We ask that you be not alarmed; leave that to us. The Herald will continue to pay that weekly visit, whether present proprietors are in France, train ing camp or in the office digging up copy and grinding out the news and views. .?-o Are you going to enlist in that army of one hundred and sixty persons in Hertford County who pledge themselves to purchase a Thousand Dollars worth of War Savings Stamps during the cur rent year? People who have money to invest are slackers business slackers?if they do not plade thfeir money where they will count for the United States. Government securitfes offer safe, sound and legitimate profit; but, aside from that fact,, It ia.your duty to put your dollars where they count more for winning the war. c The Democratic Primary is now only three months off, and so far, candidates for Represent ative In the next General Assem bly are nil. In fact, it appears that Hertford County will take kindly to the suggestion of Gov ernor Bickett that political con tests be left off this year. Judg ing from comment by citizens writing to the Herald, the "of fice is surely hunting for the man", and the man the office calls is Hon. D. C. Barnes, of Murfreesboro. Of course, there is plenty of time for announce ments and campaigns of aggres sion. But, knowing the worth of the candidate suggested?Mr. Barnes?why not let Hertford , County set the pace for others , to follow? - Vt '*.1 ? $ ** "The farmer U the man who's going to get most out of the War Savings Campaign," says Mr. Gilbert T. Stephenson, in one of the best speeches he makes in the interest of War Savings and Thrift Stamps. Mr. Stephenson has made a careful study of what the Thrift Stamp Cam paign will mean to the various classes of investors, and says: "As a purely business matter, the farmer stands to profit more by the War Savings Campaign than anybody else in the State." Mr. Stephenson figures out that the farmer will for once be able to eat his cake and have it too. He says this can be done by the farmer lending his money to the Government with good in terest which the Government will use in buying food and clothed - for its soldiers. The farmers will grow the food and clothes-products which the Gov ernment will buy. So, the money which the farmers lend to the Government by purchasing War Savings Stamps will come back to them in the purchase of wheat, corn, cotton, wool, pork and beef, and other farm products that they have grown. The North Carolina farmer is not as rich as he ought to be, says Mr. Stephenson, for the reason that he has never learned to save. He says that the crop producing power of North Caro lina in 1910 was $24.84 per acre, while that of Iowa was $17.91, | of Oklahoma, $10.95. Yet the per capita Wealth of North Caro lina in farm property in that year was $322 as compared with $3,386 for Iowa and $994 for the United States as a whole. In per capita wealth the farmers of North Carolina and forty-fifth in the list, with only three other states, all Southern, showing a lower per capita wealth in farm property. However, Mr. Stephenson be lieves that North Carolina farm ers are not only going to do their part in financing the war, but that they will be quick to take advantage of this easy, safe, profitable and convenient form of investing their savings in four per cent, interest bearing, non taxable Government securities in the shape of War Savings Stamps. He believes that the farmers in this State will recog nize what has been opened to them in this plan of purchasing War Savings Stamps and what it will mean to them in doing business on a cash basis after the war. a WHAT THE WAR-SAVINGS STAMPS WILL BUY FOR OUR SOLDIERS. A single Thrift Stamp will buy a tent pole or five tent pins, a waist belt or hat cord, shoe laces or identification tags; two will buy one trench tool or a pair of woolen gloves. Four Thrift Stamps will buy two pairs of canvas leggins; six will buy five pairs of woolen socks or three suits of summer under wear; twelve will buy a steel helmet. One War-Savings Stamp will buy one hundred cartridges or a cartridge belt or a scabbard for a bayonet; two will purchase two pairs of woolen breeches or two flannel shirts; two and a half will buy a gas mask. Three War Savings Stamps will buy an overcoat or two woolen service coats; three and a half will buy three pairs of woolen blankets; four will buy a rifle. BIG FOOD fKOUUUTXUIN CAMPAIGN. Raleigh, N. G., March 7.?The Agricultural Extension Service of the North Carolina State Col lege of Agriculture and State Department of Agriculture co operating with the. United States Department of Agriculture, has inaugurated a general campaign, the purpose of which is to call ihe attention of the farmers of North Carolina to the national food needs during the year 1918, and to explain to farmers and se cure their co-operation in an ef fort to supply these needs as far as possible, as an aid in winning the war," The State Council of Defense, Food Administration and other agencies interested in the con clusive waging of the war with Germany have b,een invited to ; co-operate and participate in this : campaign. The recent conferences of the i County Agricultural Agents and < Home Demonstration Agents ' was the opening gun of this cam- i paign. Small meetings will be < held later in every part of the < State and an extensive campaign ] of education will be carried into i every county. < Nothing is more important at ? J ? ' present than a full understand ing of the food needs of the Na tion by the farmers of the State, as a basis for arranging their work to meet these needs. The speakers will endeavor to fully outline the war situation and en deavor to bring home to the farmers of this State the full ex tent of the task which confronts the Nation. DJVector B. W. Kilgore, has received promise of additional aid from Mr. Bradford Knapp, Chief of the Office of Extension Work in the South. The Co operative Extension work in this and other states has been grow ing for some years past and has developed rapidly since the pass age of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. This work is the co-opera tive endeavor of the United States Department of Agricul ture, College of Agriculture and State Department of Agriculture in this state. The number of county agricultural agents, coun ty home demonstration agents and specialists has increased from year to year as the funds provided for this purpose have been augmented. Wheil this! country declared war upon Ger many in the spring of 1917, Con gress, recognizing the great | value of this work to the Nation, immedi&tely made provision for; its more rapid extension as a> part of the definite war pro-j gram. These men and women are joint representatives of the Col lege of Agriculture and the United States and State Depart ments of Agriculture and are a part of the definite machinery being used by this Nation in winning the war. During the Food Production Campaign this force will be relied upon to car ry the message to farmers with the help of patriotic citizens and farmers' organizations. i? "MEANS MORE MEAT." West Raleigh, N. C., March 7. ?Every County in Eastern North Carolina can well afford to follow the lead of Craven County as given by the Kinston Free Press in its issue of recent date. According to specialists of the Agricultural Extension Ser vice, the loss in pork because of barbecued pigs amounts to enor mous proportions each season. If these pigs were allowed to make full weight, North Caro lina'would not have to pay from 35 to 50 cents per pound for western bacon, which will be scarcer than ever this coming fall and winter. Editor Braxon thus gives his views of the matter: "The farmers of Craven are reported to be taking concerted action to prevent the decimina tion of their hogs this year through the barbecue route. The killing of pigs for barbecue pur poses costs the fanners of east ern Carolina thousands of pounds of meat every year. The cost of maturing the pigs to full grown hogs is inconsiderable as com pared with their increased meat production and consequent value. The Craven County folks are said to have 'laid the lawn down* and that the barbecues there abouts this year must be with full grown hogs. The farmers of Lenoir, and every county in the State, could well afford to follow suit. Let it be an unwrit ten law that no porker under 150 to 200 pounds should be slaught ered. Then next year raise even that limit. The results will be apparent and convincing." INCOME BLANKS. Collector J. W. Bailey, of the Fourth District yf North Caro lina, in which this county is lo cated, is now mailing out Forms 1031 on which all corporations are required to file their annual net income returns for the year 1917 to his office. He is also mailing Forms 1096 and 1099 for the use of corpora tions in reporting the- names of employees to whom was paid $800.00 or more during the year 1917. These last named forms should be sent to the Commis sioner of Internal Revenue, at Washington, D. C. Collector Bailey states that in view of the fact that the blanks for excess profits tax have not yet been released by the Depart ment, it will be necessary for all corporations whose annual net income during the year 1917 equaled $3,000.00 to withhold their report on Form 1031 and make request to his office for ex :ess profits Forms 1103. The ?orporations liable for excess jrofits tax must make out that report before making out the in- 1 :ome tax report on Form 1031, 1 is the excess profits tax due i? ' M . a deduction in computing the corporation income tax due. The time for filing these re ports has been extended by the Commissioner until April 1, 1918. It is desired, however, that fll reports be filed as soon as possible, as np further exten sion of time will be allowed. VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE By virtue of the power and au thority to the undersigned trustee, given by J. C. and W. T. Taylor, 1 will on the 6th day of April, 1919, on the premises of the John C. Tay lor Mill and saw mill property, at Co mo in Hertford County, North Caro lina, sell t othe highest bidder for cash, the very valuable and desira ble property known as the John C. and W. T. Taylor mill property, the following: 1. The grist mill and fixtures. 2. Saw mil and fixtures 8. Cotton gin and press and fix tures. 4. The tool shop and fixtures. 6. The buildings and houses on said lot except the postoffice. 6. All the right, title and inter eat an priveleges of said John o the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This 23rd day of February, 1918. D. R. McGlohon, Clerk of Superior Court, ?. w 1IATI/?C> ??? 0 41 Bl ?v 1 IVC. vr I By virtue of a decreem made and entered on the 16th day of Februa ry, 1918, by the Clerk of the Super ior Court, of Hertford County, in the special proceedings entitled R. C. Bridger, Adm*r. of D. D. Reynolds, deceased, vs. Littie Ballard and hus band, Emory Ballard, Jimmie Rey nolds and others," to sell lands to make assets to pay the debts of the said deceased, the undersigned com missioner wil on the 1st day of Apr., 1918, between the hours of 12 M. and 1 P. M. offer for sale to the high est bidder, at the courthouse door in WJnton.^orth Carolina, for cash the follower described rtact or par cel of land; vis: A certain tract of parcel of land in Winton Township, Hertford Coun ty, adjoining the lands of Joe Rey nolds, Cofleld Mfg Co., and others, and known as the old home place of said D. D. Reynolds, containing 12% acres, more or less. Said sale made subject to confirm ation of the Courth This 21st day"fct February, 1918. s R. BRIDGER, Commissioner. FOR SALE?TWO REO TOU ring cars, one 1916 model, j_been run about six thousand miles, in first class shape, and five tires; onel918 mode has not been run over five hundred miles, in perfect condition. Prices right to cash buyer. Phone, write or call D. M. Evans, Colerain, N.' C. 2t pd. i Shipment of Boys Clothing ? HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS STORE / . Every article of this -shipment is of the Quality that this store is famed for? THE BEST AND MOST SERVICEABLE. 1 A SUIT FOR EVERY BOY was our aim in purchasing these goods, and they have been carefully selected so as to allow every one to get just what he wants at a price to suit. YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT THIS LINE. i ? | : > V # Carter Bros. 6t Co. , " The Quality Shop" 1 AHOSKIE, - N. C. u n?rc' 11 ? i iWYNN BROS, i i > Murfreesboro's Greatest Store i ;? Murfreesboro, N. C- ? 4 > % i > ? % i! Qur Buyers 1 I.. Are in the Northern Mar- ? | kets this \yeek Selecting | ? Goods for Our Various De- | | partments for | | Spring and Summer | X I Wynn Bros. > * f . ? 5 miss a. r. wiaa/ns * M LRFREESBORO, N. C. < ? i > . . ^ < J I am offering my entire Sock of Fall