Hertford County Herald HERTFORD COUNTY^ ONLY NEWSPAPER ' A PAPER WORTH WHILE NOT A BALKER, BUT A PUSHER ?? ' I i?rfitei. I I. , m iik 1 VOLUME X. (Twehre Pag**) AH OS K IE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 191? (ONE SECTION) No. 30. : _ ? -? - - ? A SUCCESSFUL ' FAIR HELD AT MURFREESB'O First Community Fair Was ' Held at M u rf reesbor o on October 17th GREAT 5UCCES IN EVERY I WAY SAYS WRITER County School Exhibits Were ; Especially Elaborate and Interesting On Friday, the 17 of October, the first Community Fair was held in Murfreesboro, N. C. Through some misunderstanding, the exact 1 date for the fair was not known un til a few days before the time, but, with pride for our community Fair, < willing hearts and hands got to work and the result was most gratify- < ing to all concerned. < The day was -dear and pleasant, | and all day Stanley Hall was crowd ded?was the scene of life and ac- * tirity, a meeting place for friends, new and old. The display of handi work snd farm products was good and that of the delicious delicacies , in the Department of Home Econom- !l ics was most creditable and wonder ful, considering the scarcity of fruit '< for any purpose during the summer; and showed that the artistic talent ' may be used to good effect in canning ' and the making of jellies and perser ves, as well as in other branches of home decoration. Each one pres ent felt a keen pride in the splendid and well arranged display of work from'the children of the Murfrees-j, boro Graded School, of which Miss . Mary Parham is the experienced and i efficient principal. Rivaling this ex- j hibit, both its earnest of good work . and promise for the future, was the exhibit of curios and relics, many of them the work and treasured posses sions of those who have gone on be-. fore us. V Possibly no feature of any com- ? munity Fair or County Fair should be stressed more than thii one, for ' without a true knowledge of the past the customs and history, both the ^ present and' the future are poor in- I deed, and lacking in one of the most valuable and broadening lessons of j true education. Let us carefully gather each year, these'visible records , of the past and explain and interpret ( them to the ehildren in our care, . revering oar schools and teaching them to reverence the noble work and | deeds of the-pact .the toun^pitla up on which we buBd. They vWl build better for the'''future At 2 o'clock there was a parade of j the Murfreesboro Graded School chil- 1 dren, and a truck arranged as a kitch- ji in with stove an'd a corps of compe- I tent looking cooks, represented the Domestic Science Department of Cho- i wan Collect, aad distributed sand- i wiches and iced coffee during the af- I ternoon. Rev. Mr. Whitley, pastor of the ? Baptist Church, gave an appropriate , ntalk on community spirit and the meaning of co-operation for work , and progress. A fish pond was a source of endless amtttement for the children and the proceeds will buy a much needed globe for the Graded , School. The touch of beauty and { refinement .such ae only flowers can give, was furnished by the display of plants colected and arranged by Mrs. U. Vaughan. The grateful thanks of those who were in charge of the departmenta are given to all thoee who rei^lered cheerful and invalua ble aid In many ways and made the Fair a succen. The officer! of the fair were: J. D. Babb, President; Miss Ciaudine Joyner, Secretary; E- W. Gaither, County A (rent; Miss Myrtle Swindell Home Demonstration Agent. They were ably assisted by the following Superintendents of Departments; Farm Crops, G. B. Storey; Truck snd vegetable, O. W. Vinson; Live stock and Livestock Products,, Rufus Storey; Poultry, Mrs. P. D. Sewell:' Home Economics, Mrs. C. T. Vaugh sn; Needle and Fancy Work, Miss Gertrude Lawrence; Education, Miss Mary Parhaa^ I . ? The loyal and faithful efforts of Mr. Gaither and Miss Swindell, our County Agents, should have the hear ty co-operation and support of each individual community. Rural life migh be called the great heart of our Americas nature, and from it flows Its very life blood in food and raw material, in men and women for nil the vast activities and businesses of life. S It is our privelege to help to make ank keep this "great heart" fine and stronger and more rhymltlc, so that it will Itself be content and send forth from it life and health and ab "The common problem, yours, mine, undant riches to th? world. everyone's Is not to faney what were fair in llfs, Provided it could be, but finding first What may be, then And how to make it fair Up to our means, a very different thing." TEACHERS OF COUNTY HOLD FIRST SESSION Teacher* of Hertford Count? ' Met In Ahoakie Friday, October 31st. * LEADERS FOR TOWNSHIPS WERE APPOINTED THERE Superintendent* of Education and Public Wei far* Gave Talk* On Friday, October 81, 1918, the Hertford County Teachers' Asscoia tion met ia the School au ditorium. Thete were forty-two of the county teachers present. Mr. N. W. Britton, County Sup erintendent of School* ..called the meeting to order and the following officers/were elected-: President, A. G. Otwell; Vice-president, Mia* Geor gia Pi land; Secretary, His* Mary Thomas; Treasurer, Mis* Mildred Durfey. Mia* Mary Williams gave a ver) helpful and practical talk on "Grad ing a Two"' Teacher School." The iliacuasion on "High School Woxfc in Two Teacher School" was led Myrtha Pleming. Mr*. Nejrfie S?w ell .Mr. A. G. Otwell, Miss Mary Wil liams and Mr. N. W. Britton fol lowed with remarks. "The Import ance af Music in the Public School*" waa shown by Miss Rosa Whitley. Mr. Rogert Britton, County Wel fare Officer, told the teachers their i duty in regard to the compulaory attendance law. There are four val id excuses for a pupil's non-*ttend ance at school: 1st, sickness of the child or in hi* family; 2nd., mental inability; 3rd., severe weather; 4th., distance of over 2 1-2 miles from the school. Miss Georgia Piland read a paper on "How ifi Keep Well" which show ed the necessity of a physical exami nation for *11 school children. In the absence of "Miss Janie Brown Miss Mina Holloman led the discus sion on "Betterment Association." Mr. A. G. Otwell spoke on "Ath letics in the Public Schools." Among the benefits derived from athletics on the par t of the pupil, are alert ness, ?elf control, a healthy mind any body, fair play and intense appli cation. It also advertises the indi vidual school. ? ? At the close he suggested athlet ics in some form for every school In the County with athletic contests be tween the schools .and before the close of the a Field Day for the County. This suggestion was adopted and Messrs. Robert Britton, A." G. Otwell, Misses Myrtha Flem ing, Mildred Durfey and Mary Par ham were appointed a committee to , make plans for the Field Day. ' Miss Myrtle Swindell, County Home Demonstrator, spok? an "How to i Feed the Child." She urtffcThoMun,. ches in all fthe schools whfcft practical because i| means so muftj, to the child's hefclth. The groups for the Readme Cir cle were arranged as la^yoarMian Mary Parham, leader tor the teach ers of ' Murfreesboro . >nd "Mnneys Neck Township*, to to#*t Friday af ternoon before ev?r? second -?uq day; Miss Mina Hollorftan, for Abos kie and HarrellsvUle,' to nWM Pri day afternoon befoffi^vory third "Sun day; Mr. A. G- OltfoU. leader for Winton and St. JohA, to moot Fri day afternoon before ivory fourth Sunday. ^ A. G. OTWELL, President t Mary THOMAS, SocretaryJ Wherever American soldiers welt daring tbe war and after, more also | west the American Red Cro?L Tbla policy carried Red Cross workers to far corners of the globe and here they are seen near the rim of everlasting Ice and snow In North Uussla. Automobiles were used whenever possible but on many journeys the reindeer pictured here proved most effective. ? "-?=?? MISS LAURA M. WING FIELD RECEIVES MER ITED PROMO T 1 O N Miss Laur aM. Wingfield, formerly District Agent in the Home Demon stration work for the Agricultural Extension Service, with headquarters at Greensboro, has b?S4* promoted Demonstration Agent, an dtransfer red to Raleigh, where she -wil assist to the position of Assistant Home Mrs. Jane S. McKinnon in he admin istrative duties of this work. i ' Miss Wingfield is a graduate in Hum* Economics at the Kansas State AgricuTMpal College in 1914. In additioqf she took a special course at th^ University of Kansa. Coming to Raleigh in May, 1917, she was first assigned to Pitt County for educa tional practical experience in Some Demonstration work. Later, she was put in charge of the Central District, with headquarters at Greensboro. Miss Wingfield began her new work at Raleigh November 1. According to Mrs. McKinnon, in addition to bringing to the office a well rounded knowledge of all pha ses of home economics work, Miss Wingfield's experience in this State during the past three years has shown that she is also an executive of high ability. In her new work she will assist Mrs. McKinnon in the admin istration of the Home Demonstration work, as well as devote considerable time to the technical problems of the homo economics. Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris .formerly Tidewater District Agent, has been transferred to the Central District i to succeed Miss Wingfield, and will have her headquarters at Stnderson. The Tidewater District Agent has not yet been placed, but will proba bly be announced in a short wMle. ? : j SURVEY OF BOLL WEEVIL INFESTATION OF THIS STATE IS COMPLETED At present the boll weevil infes tation of North Carolina is confin ed to Columbus ,Brunswick and New Hanover counties, states Mr. R. W. ' Leiby, Assistant Entomologist of the ' State Department of Agriculture, fol- ' i lowing the completion of the survey , of counties north of these three made , during the past week. The counties of Pender, Bladen, Robeaop, Scot- i1 land and Richmond were scoutaS at I numerous places ,the weevil not be- ! i ing found in any of these. Th? boll , weevil line extends slightly north of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad run ning frm Chadbourn east to Wilming ton. (< Officials of the Division of Ento mology of the Agricultural Depart ment are not taking, apy chances, ; however, and have declared a safety zone approximately thirty miles wide 'north of this boll Weevil line.. The northern boundary of the safety xone extends from South Carolina at a point west of Luimberton, Rdbeson County, through the middle of Bla den County (a five miles'north of Elizabeth town) across the south ern end of Sampson County, crosses Pender. County at Watha, and stri kes the coast at the junction of Pen der and Onslow counties. The creation of this safetjr zone is in line with the procedure of en tomologists of states to thq south which the weevil has already traver sed. It is designed to hinder the artificial advance of the weevil north-!1 ward prohibiting the shipmentrof cot-,1 tonseed, seed cotton, cotton seed hulls used cotton bagging, or cotton in any form (except in compressed bales), from the weevil zone to any part of the State, except in the* weevil i r The quarantine win oe sincuy en forced by inspectors of the ^Division of Entomology, and violated of tfcia law will be punished and their ship ments confiscated by the Department of Agriculture. j i It is probable, thinks M?. Lei by, ' that tfi the ^|fcr-future another thir-l, ty mile wi^e ,ayne will bes created | north of the safety soqe. Shipments , of the above nkmed products from j this third sone would be allowed upon receipt of a pe trait ffom the State'; Entomologists, which woujd be issrfed I, if the authorities ^ had, evidence that it was absolutely safe, to do so. The importance of #u(h stringent I regulations arid .the efcctioji o{ sa^- ; ty zones is readily conceded in view j of ? known biological factor of the weevil, n?nelyH that it may advance . from twenty to thirty miles at ofcer flight ,and It is therefore difficult to draw a single line defining'its limit*. : ' Xi ' ?' J The Truly Witt. ? , . ?* He who has obtained nAy amount* ' of kpnwledw Is not truly Whw unteM ' be appropriates It and <-an iAe l""*.?*? ?' I t * V ? 8.,?*ll Da'ly Task. Kothlng-jrerrly '* *> P?te6t as a lew. - Hist not Iw eyed. ft ha* f?e' I force of th? "watef-drop that hnUosre j th' stone. V small dally task, tf .It l be really dally. ,"Wlll beat the labor* 1 it. a st*amodlc Hercule*.? - i The canvaasen are sake* ?T til/ cotton warehouses to the ? Mermen and othera who will le seen during, the campaign, for orte of tM * ffrst worka of county and township*Organ izations should be thk perfection Of plana for the erection, of ? eoAmunU ty owned cotton warehouses'i% which the cotton codRTbe stored ajfd pro tected from* W have to pe erect ad througlj the' efforts of thtf county of the BOciation. The , Association In other stattmHk* already secured t*ree iW* lion dollars fir #a?ehetis<>sj and It Will do the salrte thfnp for this State. ? ? v gi'nri.I* *? ?' i" * ? ?:>???%???< J Kldd a New Yorker. The redoubtable Cspt. Kldd Jived sbyat 200 jr<-Kr^ n|p In a house that Steo'l qn tM presfnt site of 119-121 Peart 'free' Mew York <*?* "V," of Course. Before they were msfrted she tbonXht him n,trensmv. now she con sider* hint a treasury.- -Kdlnbunth Do You Enjoy Year Meals? If you do not enjoy your meals your digestion Is faulty. Eat moder ately, especially of meats, masticate your food thoroly. Let five hours elapse between meals and take one of Ohamberlaln'e Tablets immediately nfter supner and you will soon Ind your meals to be ? real pleasure?adv CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN FIRST MEETING Chamber of Commerce Hold* Busy Session on Last Fri day Nicht & "X- ' if NO LONGER BOARD OF TRADE OF AHOSKIE Ahoskie's Commercial Organi zation Chance* Nims ? . Gets to Work The loc^l members of the Ahoakte Board of Trade held their lint reg ular monthly meeting-in their rooms ~ ~"jr ? ? "? over the postoffice' on last Friday ev-, ening October list. At that meet-I ?li , I ing it wss decided to change the of the organisation to the Chamber of Commercehenceforth, therefore, it will be the Chamber of Commerce;. of Ahoskie. I- F^day oighl'tt session was a busy one. AtreBOrt.fcsa had from the committee ^pointed-: to rtrilTI place for the :?tfttMg imy at Ahosfrfe to: operate/ " This comm reported no places available for'the mill. It was then vc^d to appoint a commit tee to solicit subscriptions for stock to "a croporation to, be orgpfetzed, to purchase, site and construct frame OfM tHe company desiring t<5 focfcte here:, if. That committee has already secured sufficient 'stock, and Mr. McDowell,, pt Scotland Neck, haa been advised ? tVvtom* t?'.AtfJoskie ~?nd*aeet with. thWtdi^nHwa men and give thera spec- j ificatibjis #f a building suitable for Uqytttyq to corresp&id #ith certain capitalists of Clayton, whose purpura , yr* te establish a yam mill apme {iSace in Eastern North Caroling. Tjfe.iChan^ta-alsfc Rested the' cuBnoiUve appointed to raisy fqo<|s for Chowan College, to con^nut rocoive subscriptions. It ifas _aho suggested that, if the amount that Ahoskie expects t# dRarih not mfti cWtTo' fcWtijf fc?owan College (itie,' then the trustees be asksd * Wr j pe..p4-HMk- wh?He?nji*k. to bring the'tv,lhn.ColJege. Should ther derifc tor WW Mi, then the Chamber of Com merce will see that ?C.i?y sregtve*-??< entertainment, promNfl thejr V-cept ?< ken up at that m*ettng, which was largely attended. N?y ??e*>MT!v are enrolled at each meeliftg, arid tt Is cxpectiffl* to *|fn>w 1?t4?^sefml*,j ?es* ?t tb?? piepfMe* Advices received at this office state that the trustees of Chowan College will hold their meeting oa November 26, probably. The place of meeting has not yet been determined. This information was secured from Hon. J. H. Matthews, Chairman of the Board. Mr. P. LaDake, Farmer, San, "Ytm Bet Rat* (jn Bite Threagk Metal "I had feed bin! lined tfith ilhe last year, rata got through pretty *0'>n Was out A $1. package of Rat-Snap killed so many rata that I never have been without It sinee. 1 collie (fog never touched RAT-WA You try It. Three sites. 26c ifc. * and |1. S..I.I and guaranteed lnr S. V. Bellamy, E. J. Gerock and E. J. Bell A Company.?adv. u Watch the label on your paper.