Hertford County Herald
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
BY
Vinson It Parker
J. ROY PARKER Editor
JAS. S. VINSON Manager
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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.
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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."
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' 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ,
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"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.
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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 ?
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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.
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"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?
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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 <jl.
Taylor and W. T. Taylor, or either
of them, in and to said lot and other
property, whereon the above descr
ribed property, machinery and build
ings are situated, together with all
appurtenances and fixtures thereto
belonging; the lot being the one leas
ed for 99 yean to said J. C- and W.
T. Talor by G. C. Picot and A. C.
Carter and their wives.
The undersigned expressly reserve
the right after the bidding of aaid
property sold in parts as aforesaid
are closed, and to offer the whole of
sair property to the highest bidder
for cash, and t oaccept eitehr of the
bids for the property sold in parts
or as entirety, at his election.
This lot of land has on it some of
the most improved machinery, and
is located in one of the most prosper
ous sections in the surrounding coun
ty; this is a fine opportunity for an
active business man. ,
This February 25, 1918.
Stanley Win borne, Trustee.
NOTICE!
North Carolina - Superior Court
Hertford County April Terra 19 lit
Chowan Cooperage Company Inc
v?.
" L. V. Parker
The defendant above pamed will
take notice that an action entitled
aa above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Hertford County
against him to recover judgement
for $500 for money advanced to the
defendant for his use and benefit and
the defendant will also take notice
that a warrant ef attachment was is
sued by the court at the same time
against the property of the said de
fendant, which warrant of attach
ment is returnabe at the same time
and ploce with the summons, an said
defendant will further take "notice
that he is required to appear at the
April Term of said Superior Court
of said County, to be held on the
jnday after the first Montr
inin March, it being the 16th day of
April, 1918, at the courthouse of the
said County in Winton, North Caro
lina, and answer or demur to the
complaint in said action, of the plain
tiff will apply>o the Court for the
relief demanded in said complaint.
This 23rd day of February, 1918.
D. R. McGlohon,
Clerk of Superior Court,
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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.
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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.'
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