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Hertford County Herald ^Published Every Friday by VINSON * PARKER Owners and Publishers J. Roy Parkor.Editor. Ju. S. Vinton-.. Manafor. Subscription Pries. One Year $1.60 j Six Months ... .75 { Three Months ... ? .40 j Advertising Rates. Very reasonable and made known on request. Entered as second-class matter February 25th, 1910, at the post j office at Ahoskie, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3rd, 1878. Friday November 1.4, 1919 An all-day electric current?You said it. When will Ahoskie get it? 0 Holiday advertising is now in or der and the Herald is ready and wait ing to take care of your needs. 0 The peanut farmers of Virginia and North, Carolina, according to the reports of their various activities, are thoroughly organized, and are realizing the worth of organization. 0 ' City Extension in Greensboro lost in an election in that city on Tues day. We were pulling for "Great- j er Greensboro"?ably championed by : the News?but the policy of "put off" won, out. 0 Persons in Ahoskie who are en dowed with their share of civic pride still persist in their efforts to have the City Fathers place garbage cans on the principal streets of the town. The HERALD still insists that it is | an inexpensive venture, and well 1 worth the money. o The prospects for a knitting mill ; in Ahoskie are not very promising, I, with not a single application for work 1 in the hands of the Secretary of the loca] Chamber of Comerce. The promoters are very anxious to locate in Ahoskie, and but for the lack of , labor would be moving its machin- i ery here now. 0 : We folks here in Ahoske had just as well proceed with the bond issue ] for improved streets, and be ready i to put down hard surfaced side- 1 walks and streets, as fast as the con- 1 tractors can lay the mains for the , water and sewer sstems. Yes, We , hope Ahoskie will have these latter i two modern conveniences. The old ' proverb says "no news is good news.' ^ 0 , The Herald has recently mailed ? out several hundred notices to sub- ' scribers whose subscriptions will be due during this month, or whose sub scriptions were due in the month of October. To those of you who have \ received such notices, we call your j, attention to the fact that the HER ALD will not be sent to you unless 1 you are paid in advance. Therefore, i it would be wise for yon to send in j your renewal if you wish it to con- , tinue going to your home. We need ; ' not exploit the worth of this paper \ to you. It speaks for itself. ??? Newspaper* are threatened with " a serious shortage of newsprint pa- i per, and the solution of the problem i is not at hand. Probably not half of the leading papers of the country ' have contracted or can make contract for a supply sufficient to meet their 1920 demands. With the demand so* great and the supply not at hand, prices are advancing all along the line. Even the smaller paper can realize the meaning of it when it takes a check of one hundred and fif teen dollars to purchase a ton of pa per that "used to" be had for forty dollars or more. o '' Land values in Ahoskie have reach ed alarming figures, ant), as in the days of yore, the pessismist, whose sole occupation is that of preaching hard tlmea ia still wondering what has come over the folks of today. In pity, they offer sympathy to those who have bought real estate in Ahos kie recently. The trouble with these aOHBh _ " folk* it that they do not have the gumption enough to know a good thing when they see it. Never mind, thoee same purchasers of high price property will, in the courae of a few months or week*, sell that same high price land al even "more astonishing; figures. _ 0 A communcation in the hands of the Secretary of the Ahoskie Cham ber of Commerce states that there is little chance for Ahoekie to pro Vide sufficient labor to work in a knitting mill, unless HOMES are to be built, and FAMILIES brougt in here to make their home. These statements are made by men who have been in the business long enough to know what they are talking about. These people are ready to place a plant here; but they reiterate that experience has taught them conclu sively that labor can not be secured where the laborers have to board. The only solution is more HOMES. Somebody needs to turn loose a big pile of money here, expended in the erection of good comfortable homes for the ordin&ry laborer before the town can hope to capture and pro mote any manufacturing enterprise of any scope. 0 ROANOKE-CHOWAN FAIR GROUNDS COMPLETED Pouring in From Three Counties. New Free Attractions?Exhibits (By the Press Agent). Jackson, Nov. 12.?Everything is now in readiness for the big opening on next Tuesday, November 18th, at 9:00 A. M. All the booths space has been taken and .everything is in a gayety of colors. Exhibits from the counties of Northampton, Bertie and Hertford are cominr in and i? now looks as though we will be a little crowded before all the exhibits can be entered. Mr. J. H. Williamson will b? here with "Nell Thome," the Guideless Wonder of the world, her record be ing 2:09 1.2, She will give an ex hibition race every afternoon and ev ery child will certainly be thrilled to see her. Captain Walter C. Rogers, Com manding Recruiting Officer, 43rd. In fantry, with his party and a half dozen tents with nicc baifU will be here for the week. This band will assist with the band concerts. Mr. Tom Cannon will be the start er of the'races.and it looks now if we will be compelled to carry some it the horses up town to stable them. But, any way, we have everything -eady to handle that throng of peo ple that will begin coming on Tues day and stay over until Saturday. Lt. L. D .Merrill will land on the leld on Tuesday afternoon for his exhibition flights. He will give an utvertising tour over practically ev ery school building in the section on Wednesday between 12 and 1 oc]ock. He will be accompanied by one of ihe fair officials. All we ask is that you look out for him and guess who will be there to hand you a program. 0 MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. The Hertford County Fair Asso ciation held its annual stockholders' meeting on November the 10th, and the following directors were elected for the ensuing year: M. H. Babb, Stanley Winborne, J. I. Vann, J. C. Brett, D. L. Minton, J. B. Worrell, J. C. Taylor, S. Hare, B. N. Sykes, W. A Thomas, J E. New some, E J. Gerock, A. W. Holloman. B. G. Williams, C. W. Jones, H. C. Faison, W. M Jordan, aod W L Dan iel. "" Immediately" sifter "the Kockhotiterf" meeting the directors held their meet ing and elected the following officers: D. R. McGlohon, President; D. L. Minton, First Vice-President; B. G Williams, Second Vice-President; J. R. Jordan, Treasurer; C. W. Jones, Secretary. ' >' W .L. Daniel, J. A. Northcott, and B. G. Williams were a pointed a com mittee to audit the books and recQrds of the corporation. When the auditor* make their re turns, we propose to make a com plete statement of the financial con dition of the Hertford County Fair Association and publish same in this paper for the information of the stockholders and friend* of the Coun ty Fair. Your* fpr success, C. W. JONES, Secretary. SI Remember 1\ Thai every added wh- | scHfcer helps I* ? ah* this f paper bett?rf?Tsm|h*dy / ? ORDINANCES ADOPTED* BY TOWN OF MURFREESBORO (A) On notion of John R. Evans, the following ordinance, ia adopted: B? it orAuHil (1) That in order to pay the coat and expenses of obtaining title and in opening, extending, constructing and grtfding Main Street of the town from its eastern terminus to the eas tern boundary line of the town, at a ; point of interaection with the Mur freesboro-Winton road, now being constructed by the County and the | Highway Commiaaion in the rear and East of the Worrell mill House, lo cated near the town of Murfreesbo ro, and to pay the coat of construct ing and building a dam and culvert over the Tan Yard ravine in said town, the said town of Murfresebo ro, acting by and through the Mayor of the town, and the Secretary to the Board of Commissioners, make and execute its coupon bonds aggre gating the sum of Two Thousand five Hundred Dollara, divided into five in number, each in the sum of $600.00 bearing 6 per cent interest payable semi-annually, and becoming due and payable respectively December 1st., 1021, December 1st., 1922, Decem ber 1st ,1923, December 1st., 1924, and December 1st., 1926 and known as the 1919 Street or Permanent Im provement bonds. (2) That the probable period of usefulness of said extension and con struction of said street, dam and culvert, shall be and the same is here by declared to be a period of fifteen years. 3) That a tax shall be annually levied and collected sufficient to pay one each of said bond* ,and int. on the whole, as the same shall ma ture. (4) That a staement of the debt of the municipality has been filed with the said clerk, and open to pub lic inspection, as required by law. (5) That the average assesed val j ue of property subject to taxation j by the said town for the three fis- I cal years in which taxes were last ; levied, as shown by said statement on file is $140,527.00. (6) That the aiftount of the net debt outstanding against said muni cipality, as shown by said statement is $760.00. (?) That this ordinance shall take j effect thirty days from and after its ! passage. Adopted and pasted by the Board | of Commissioners of the town of Mur freesboro, North Carolina, at a spe | cial meeting called for that purpose and held in the Mayor's Office No- \ vember the 4th., 1919. Any action j or proceeding questioning the valid ity of said ordinance must be com menced within thirtydays after its last publication. Said ordinance was first published on the 14th. day of November, 1919. The present tax j rate of the town is considered by the Board of Commissioners as sufficient to discharge said bonds and interest without any increase of the tax rate. j I. PIPKIN, Mayor, C. W. GARDNER, Sec'y. (B) On motion of John R. Evans, the following ordinance is passed and adopted, to-wit: Ba it OnUiwd: (1) That for the purpose of a : permanent improvement and as a pub lic benefit, it is considered and order ed that Main Street of said town be extended, opened, constructed and built from its present eastern ter minus across the lands of J. A. Boy- : ette, to the eastern boundary of the said town at the point of intersec tion with the Murfreesboro-Winton ! Public Road, now being constructed I by the County and the Highway Com miasiolf in the rear and East of the dam of the Worrell Mill Pond. (2) That a strip of land be condemned or purchased from the heirs of Berry Joyner on the north era boundary line of - the?said }?y- ? ner's line of sufficient width so as to extend said Main Street to the line of Albert Southall's heirs of the same width as now exist at the northeast corner of main and First Streets, across Main Street. (8) That a strip of land be con demned or purchased from the heirs of Albert Southall and from J. A. Boyette extending said Main Street over and acroM the lands of said Southall's heira and the lands of J. A. Boyette to the intersection of the Murfreeaboro-Winton road at the eas tern boundary line of said town as set out in section one of this ordinance. Said strip of land to be not leaa than thrity feet in width. (4) That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its pas I. PIPKIN, Mayor. C, W. GARDNER, Secretary FOR S ALE?MY* HOME PLACE IN Mapleton, 'N. C. If not told wool . rant to responsible partiaa. See Mr. C. W. Stephenton or comma nicate with me at 287 West York St., Norfolk, Va. W. J. Boyette FARMS FOR SALE Good Bargains. Easy Term* Farm No- 1 98 acres high state o fcultivation, good build ings, good location, 4 1-2 miles to railroad, 2 mles to school and 1 1-2 miles from Church. | Fine Soil. Prico $8,300 (eight thou?and five hundred dollars. $3,000 cash, 5 years on remain der. Farm No. 2 60 acres 5 r wm house, good outbuildings, ab out 30 acres cleared, some mill timber, plenty of wood, 1 mile school and 3 miles railroad, Good location. Price twenty five huundred-dollars. Farm No. 3.?64 acres good soil. 35 acres cleared, balance mill timber and plenty of good wood. Location good, 4 miles from Sunbury. Fine stock range. Farm No. 4. Price $6,000 100 acres, 40 in cultivation, new seven room dwelling, plen ty outbuildings, 1-2 mile to a church, 4 1-2 miles to Sunbury. Price $6,000; $2,500 in cash anl six years on balance. Lo cation good. For further infor mation write Martin Kellogg or L. A. Rountree S.unbury, N. C. tf. ? ? i ELECTIONS IN SEVERAL STATES The State elections in several sta tes on Tuesday of this week showed little change in the ordinary vote. However, "in the states in which elections were held shorn a slight increase in the Republican vote of four years ago. In Massachussets Republican Governor, Coolridge, was elected over his Democratic opponent by the largest vote ever given a gov ernor in that state. President Wil son wired congratulations to the Re- \ publican Governor. Law and order was the issue in that State and the result was gratifying to leaders of both parties. The normal Republi can majority in New Jersey was ov erturned at this election, a democrat being elected in that State. The wets in the State of Ohio out voted the drys. WANTED?PEANUT GROWERS to send for sample copy of THE PEANUT GROWER, giving pea nut price* and prospect*. P?a*nut bags at SI cents for 8 ounce 70 inch new and 20 cents for second hand, all in balelot* f. o. b. Suf folk or Norfolk. Rush orders so aa to get in on cars now rolling. PEANUT EXCHANGE, Suffolk, Va. 11 ? ... . . . . ? ... . ... ... ,| ? ??? b 3v BIG THANLSGMNG BARBECUE G.O. P. RALLY 1st Congressional District PLYMOUTH, N. C. THANKSGIVING DAY, NOVfiMCER 27TH, 1919 A United States Senator Will Speak (NAME ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK) The Following State Leaders Have Been InviM to Attend i HON. JNO. M. MOREHEAD HON. FRANK LINNEY EX-SENATOR MARION BUTLER HON. E. C. DUNCAN . A Personal invitation will be mailed each returned sol dier in the District regardless of hs politcis, and he will aot be worried by being requested to wear his unifirm. WASHINGTON COUNTY REPUBLICANS TO FURNISH 100 P1QS?PITT COUNTY BARBECUE?Experts to Cook them? You Can Taste 'Em Now. ? ?BRASS BAND? A GOOD TIME?EVERYBODY WELCOME All Republicans EXPECTED Near Republicans Invited Luke-Warm Democrats given the GLA DHAND All others will be fed and entertained?Ladies CORDIALLY INVITED. s Nothing Like it Ever Attempted in This Section of the State. MAKE PLANS TO GO. | C. R. PUGH, Elizabeth City, N. C. COMMITTEE 'r W. J. MANNING, Bethel, N. C. | ELMER JACKSON, Plymouth, N. C. k 'J - I -ft , . ? Order Early? This year conditions are different than they have ever been before. It is almost impossible to se " cure additional merchan dise on. account of labor troubles, and, after our present supply is exhau sted we cannot promise any delivery. 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