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Hertford County Herald HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER ' A PAPER WORTH WHILE NOT A BALKER, BUT A PUSHER m i - - - -- -v.... - J - , ? 1 i VOLUME IX. ANNIVERSARY EDITION AHOSKJE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1819. ANNIVERSARY EDITION NUMBER 52. ? ' ' - ?. I, I??? LETTER FROM LEE PARKER IN NORTH CHINA " ? Everything Perfectly White With Froet at Time Letter Was Written, Feb. 15th. TWIGS ON TREES ARE THREE TIMES NORMAL Hu Just Finished Up "l?wo Weeks Holiday, the Chinese New Year. Saturday, Feb. 15, 1919 Dear Papa and Mamma: How arc yon feeling today? Fine, I hope. I was glad to hear in your last letter that there was a good crop last year, and I suppose by the time you get this, youll be figuring on how many acres of peanuts to have in one place and how many acres of cotton in another. Today and the last three have been full of the spring feeling, tl is very Strange, for here all of the old heads Say they never saw it so warm for the season. It almost mskes me home sick it seems so much Mks this time of year at home. I went out this a. m. in a kind of park, where there were some small trees, and it was certainly pretty?everything perfec tly white with frost. The twigs ap peared about three times their sc. bill six*- The ground and everything absolutely covered in this heavy frost. We don't get anything that can com pare with it at home. The frost was so heavy that it leemed u if one was <? an artificial world. It was un doubtedly pretty, and if H is the same tomorrow I shall take some pictures of it and send them to you. We hrvae just had a long holiday of two weeks?the Chinese New Tear. That is their real holiday and you may be sure tbey do it in proper style. They celebrate anywhere from two to four weeks?depending on the finances. During that time business is dosed, hence B. A. T. Co, must also give holiday. I feel rather proud of myself, for instead of going on a pleasure trip, I remained here to carry on shipping, which is an im portant thing in Changchun, of all things in all the world. Perhaps if you are keping up with the world politics, you have no doubt read in the papers aJ>out the Chinese Eastern and Siberian Rail way question. But ther you have no idea of the meaning of it unless you were here on the spot, and experi- , enced the great difficultis and met 1 hods of getting stocks through this j port. Manchuria is a part of China! and a rich part. Up till' the Russo Japanese War Russia had a lease on it, and railway known as the Chin ese Eastern" running through the heart of Manchuria to Daires. The Japs beat Russia, thereby taking the lease and the p?rt of the "Chinese | Eastern" South of Cangebun. Now < that part of the old railway is known raa the 8. *. h>?h?m ????mnin railway.) From Changchun north the railway ia still the "Chinese Eastern" and ia spsrated by Russia who still, hold thair lease, hence control that part of Manchuria inthe railway area. | Russia and Siberia are all torn to pieces?anarchy, Bolaheviki, robery, | murder and everything but law and order, hence the railway* are suffer ing, aa it is run by the same kind of ] people. The result is that there are mountains of goods in - Changehun, waiting train shipment to Siberia to ? feed the starving population. But, to get the car space is the thing. It ia next to impossible and that ia what I've been on the job all the tim?' for?to get a square foot whea possible. To Igive you an idea? now^ af course, to ship goods it is necessary to pay for your ears and | all loading charges which one ex pects to do. Bat, we have paid and thought ourselves very fortunate,. for the can and actual expanses, and I oh tpp of that four, Ave and six times that coat as "squeeze," (graft as we call it.) This "squeeze" is private (Continued on page three.) > ARTHUR J. BALFOUR Arthur J. Balfour, Brltlih minister of fordgo affairs, Is one of the leading members of tlM peace delegation of Ms country. LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS Marine Corp* Offer* Excellent Opportunities for the Young Man; See Postmaster. T"? "Since recruiting for the United States Marine Corps was resumed the first of February, a large num ber of applicants hare applied at the various Marine recruiting stations and a large percentage *f the appli cants have been accepted and trans fered to the training station at Paris Island, S. C. The Marine Corps is offering ex cellent opportunities to men who en list in this branch of the service in the way of travel and promotion. A man enlisting in the Marine Corps starts in as a private at thirty dollars a month, exclusive of board, clothing and medical attendance, and is promoted to highfer rank strictly on his merits. The Marine Corps maintains its own recruiting service and no other branch of the service can enlist men for the marine corps. Applications for enlistment can be made through local postmasters or at the Marine stations, Richmond, V.a, Roanoke, Va., Charleston, S. C., and Hunting? ton, W. Va. ?J I TO ERECT AGRICULTURAL EX TENSION BUILDING AT THE STATE COLLEGE AT RALEIGH The executive committee of the board of trustees of the State Col lege met at the College on Wednes day March 26th. The committee pro vided for some very important ex pansion in the work of the college. Among other important steps tak en was to provide for the erection jMLao Agricultural, Extension build ing, to cost $100,000, where the ex tension forces of the college may carry on their woric. It will also pro vide a home for the experiment sta tion forces. Both of these important agencies receive muchof their sup port from the United States Trea sury, either directly from the trea sury, or as an offset from the state treasury in accordance with the Smith-Lever law. The amount, some thing like $240,000 dollars is appro priated annually to be administered by the college. The executive committee also ap propriated $15,000 to be used dur ing the next two yean for additional equipment in the Textile school. Two additional departments were 1 provided for, ? chair of highway en gineering and a chair of farm mech anics. The demand for highway en gineers due to recent national legis lation is unprecedented. State college will provide every facility for train ing North Carolina young man for this important work. The ehair of farm mechanics is also intended to meat one of the urgent needs of the time. The course will include through instruction in motors, tractors, labor saving machinery, farm and home conveniences, and many other bran ches needed by the tmnnar who de sires to maka hit horn* comfortable and modsrn. M'CONNELL IS 1 ELECTED NEW SUPERINTEND'! Cotton Marketing and Grading Specialist of Extension Ser vice Has Been Selected. ATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYS LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL Newly Elected Superintendent Has Been Connected With Department Five Seasons. Raleigh, April 8.?Mr. 0. 3. Mc Connell, Cotton Marketing and Grad ing Specialist of the Agricultural Extension Service, hag been selected by the State Board of Agriculture for State Warehouse Superintendent, and for the time being will carry on his educational work in cotton market, ing in addition to the new duties. Despite the fact that the Attorney General has recently ruled the tax ing clause of the recent warehouse bill unconstitutional, the Boa^d of Agriculture felt that they should go forward in compliance with this law and make plans for protecting the fanners of the state in all ways pos sibTe. The board ha* selected two of the moat able lawyer* of the atate, Mr. James H. Pou and Judge J. Crawford Biggs, who will fight for the retention of the taxing clause, when a friendly suit can be brought and the matter Anally reviewed by the Supreme Court. Mr. CcConnell will endeavor to utilize local machinery for storing cotton. Empty tobacco warehouses will be largely used. He will make a strenuous effort to relieve the pre sent situation by providing storage for all staple which farmers wish to hold, and to aid them in borrowing money at a low rate of interest on this stored cotton. In this, it is Mr. McConnell's intention to relieve, to some degree, the financial strain on local institutions. Certainly this will not be aggravated, if the Credit of the State is behind the recent act. The newly elected warehouse sup erintendent has been connected with th Agricultural Extension service of the State College and Department of Agriculture for the last five cotton seasons, having had charge of the cotton grading and marketing work in the division of markets. His first >work was done in Edgecombe coun ty. Lately, in addition to his other duties, he has acted as Secretary,to the Executive Committee of the North Carolina Association. His aggressive work in the state has already re sulted in the cotton marketing work, being able to save farmers of the state many thousands of dollars by the proper classification of their cotton. \ , RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION h- The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an ex amination for the county of Hert ford, N. C., to be held at Gatesville to fill the position of rural caiTier at Como and vacancies that may lat er occur on rural routes from other post offices in the above mentioned 'county. The examination will be open only to mlae citizens who are actu ally domiciled in the territory of a post office in the county and who meet the other requirements set forth in Form No. 1977. This form and application blanks may be ob tained from the offices mentioned above or from the United States Civil Service Commission at Wash ington, D. C., applications should be forwarded to the commission at Washington at the earliest practic able date. Help bring the boys home from France. Buy War Savings Stamps. COURT CALENDAR FOR APRIL TERM SUPERIOR COURT, MEET ON 14TH Will Convene on Monday, April 14th?Judge Connor Will Preside Over Thi? Term?Many Cases Are Oa Docket Will Be Two Weeks Term. Following is the court calendar for Hertford Superior Court to convene on Monday, April 14th, as arranged: FIRST WEEK. Tuesday, April 15, 1919. 117?Josie Johnson vs Nathaniel Johnson. 128?Jas. H. Sharp vs Rosa Sharp. 154?Robert Howard vs Mollie C. Howard. 171?J. T. Howell vs Lizzie Howell 5?J. W. Godwin vs W. F. Ward. 74?State ex rel F. D. Flythe et als vs J. R. Garrett et als. 75?J. A. Williams, Treas. vs A. E. Garrett, Sheriff. 90?A. I. Parker vs P. H. & A. W. Taylor & Jno. E. Vann, Executors. Wednesday, April 16, 1919. 4 w. N. Overten, Admr, vs Branning Manufacturing Co. 6?W. M. Mitchell vs J. E. Odom 13?D. A. Burch vs J. W. Powell. 22?E. T. Snipes vs J. C. Newsome, Admr. ? 60?Ahoskie Live Stock Co. ?J. D. Sessoms vs A. C. L. Railroad Company. 93?J. D. Sessoms vs A. C. L. Railroad Co. 96?A. I. Parker vs P. H. & A, W. Taylor & Jno. E. Vann, Executory. 97?A. I. Parker vs P. H. & A. W. Taylor & Jno. E. Vann, Executors. Thursday, April 17, 1919. 8?Jefferson Cumbo vs A. C. L. Railroad Company. 16?J. H. Chavis vs A. C. L. Railroad Company. 19?Jno. O. Askew vs Harvey Jones. 54?W. M. Parker vs Jos. P. Parker. 72?W. G. Mitchell vs H. C. Joyner. 87?Con well & Co. vs J. S. Lawrence et als. Friday, April 18, 1919, 32-?H. C. Brett vs J. $. Early. * S3?M. Early vs J. J. Askew. n 37?Paul Parker, Gdii, vs Dr^E. H. Horton et als. 50?Pleasant Riddick vs Alice Riddick et als. Saturday, April 19, 1919. i 55?W. P. Brewer vs C. W. Newsome. 91?L. D. Powell Co. vs W. W. Rogers. SECOND WEEK. Monday, April 21, 1919. 56?E. G. Sears & wife vs D. C. Barnes & J. S. Lawrence. 70?M. E. Worrell vs E. G. & R. B. Sears. 21?North State Life Ins. Co. vs H. M. Jones. 25?C. C. Askew, et als vs S. E. Vaughn. 26?L. C. Robinson vs Julian C. Drake. 29?C. C. Hoggard vs Dr. J. H. Mitchell. 30?J. H. Mitchell vs J. R. Garrett. 76?Mrs. H. K. Eyrick vs S. P. Taylor. Tuesday, April 22, 1919. 31?J. W. Godwin vs J. D. Gardner. 34?Edward Brown & wife vs John Archer. 36?C. H. Eure vs Southern Express Co. 48?J. T. Bolton & wife et als vs J. T. Baggett, Jr., et als. 65?J. W. Alexander vs J. N. Vann. Wednesday, April 23, 1919. 40?Charlie Penwell, infant vs A. C. L. Railroad Co. 118?E. C. Harrell vs Solon L. Marsh. 120?Ola A. Chitty vs W. R. Chitty. 1 huraday, April Zf, lsis. 38?J. W. Godwin vs Horace Moore. 69?Spurgeon Lassiter vs G. C< Willoughby. 148?W. K. Po^-Ws Jos. J. Parker. " 152?H. A. Moo^"vn Louis Robinson. 155?H. A. Moore vs Louis Robinson. 161?H. A. Moore vs Louis Robinson. Friday, April 25, 1919. 133?A. E. Garrett vs G. W. Baker & C. B. Godwin. 136?Jordan ft Parker vs H. J. Vann. 128?R. C. Benthall vs John Fleetwood. MOTIONS. 7?J. C. Newsome vs Wright Mitchell. 12?J. G. Jenkins vs U. L. Holloman vs Richard B. Reynolds. 15?Fleety Smith vb Will Smith. 17?J. W. Godwin vs Jno. W. Weaver & W. B. Newsome. 18?D. T. Newberne vs Dr. E. L. Crumpler. . 23?J. H. Mitchell ft Paul Mitchell vs Geo. Farmer, G. C. Willoughby, et als. 24?E. G. Griffin vs Lawrence Porter. 27?H. M. Outlaw vs A. P. Robertson. 28?J. R. Garrett vs Dr. J. H. Mitchell. 85?P. H. Mitchell vs C. C. Hoggard. 41?E. H. Horton ft wife vs Paul Parker ft wife. 42?E. O. JHines vs A. J. Pearce & W. P. Shaw. 43?Norfolk Horse Exchange vs L. M. Mitchell ft C. L. Hoggard. (Continued on page four, this section.) WAR SAVINGS STAMPS FOR THE JUNK MAN They Will Be Asked to Grve War Saving* Stamps in Ex change for Junk. OVER FIVE HUNDRED IN FIFTH DISTRICT Director is Enthusiastic Over Outlook for Sale of Stam is For This Year. Richmond, Vs., April 8.?The old rag-picker, the buyer of leather, the collector of old paper and rubber are all to be asked to > take a big part in the 1919 War Savings cam paign in the Fifth Federal Reserve district. There are live hundred and nrty six buyers of waste material in the Fifth district, located as follows: One hundred and twenty-six in twenty six cities in Maryland, fifty-four in Washington, eighty-one in thirty-nine cities in North Carolina, forty-seven in twenty-one cities in South Caro lina, one hundred and eight in forty cities in Virginia and one hundred in forty-two cities in West Virginia. ? Every one of these dealers will be asked to join in the Thrift campaign by giving thrift stamps'in exchange for junk. The war loan organisation of the Fifth Federal Reserve District is planning an extensive educational campaign among the housewives of the distriet as to the value of the old papers, rags, rubber, leather and ot her articles that usually find their way into the trash pile or bon-flre. Two sets of signs are to be furnished. The one for the junk dealer to pat on his wagon will read, "I give Thrift Stamps for Junk" and the ot her, to be placed in the window of any home that has junk for sale, will read ''Salvage" and will carry the War Savings Stamp insignia. Albert S. Johnstone, director of the War Loan Organiiation, is en thusiastic regarding the outlook for the purchase of War Saving Stamp* in the Fifth District through the sale of salvage. Mr. Johnstone says that before the war it was necessary for the United States to import $2,600, 000 worth of old rubber, old rags, metals, etc., annually, and he thinks that through the momentum..of the Thrift Educational campaign far greater amount of these wasted materials can be salvaged and invest ed in War Savings Stamps, and that the result will be equally beneficial to the government, the nation's com merce, the junk man and the house A BOX OF ORANGES. Andrew Carnegie, one of the world's richest men, wu the son of a poor Scotch weaver. He early lear ned the advantage of economy. At the age of ten he saved a few shill ing?enough to buy a box of oranges ?which he promptly peddled at a profit of 100 per cent. At twelve, he waa brought to America and put to work in a mill. His earnings were 20 cents a day. While still a young nan, he mana ged, through thrift to accumulate (600 which he invested. His first dinevidd served as the inspiration for his achievements and financial power in later years. But the seed of his prosperity was first sown when he invested the few shillings he had saved in a box of oranges. There arc boxes of oranges all about us today?only they go under a different name. Wise men see them ?invest, and reap the profits in sue There are men and women too who sense the poesibilities of small beginnings, even as Carnegie. Oet your box of oranges today. Buy War J Savings Stamps and keep on buying them. Save and succeed. Boy War Bar. ings Stamps an get the thrift habit
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