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Volume X. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, February 27, 1920 One Section No. 46
PREPARING FOR
BOLL WEEVIL
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WW to Expect
The boll weevil is now present in |
the south east corner of North ?aro- I
lina, and judging by experience in j
other states, it is estimated it will!
travel north at a rate of about 70 to
80 miles a year. It is expected to
reach the northeastern comer of Nor
th Carolina in the fall of 1922 or
1923, and afterward in the years
1924 to 1927 to fill in the remainding I
territory of the entire" cotton area of
this State.
The first year after invasion is one ;
of light injury, because the weevil is I
not yet estimated in all fields, accord
ing to'Franklin Sherman, State Ento
? mologigt, who says that the second
year after the first invasion is the
| real teat. ,
"The fact that the first year after
I invasion is one of'light injury is dan
gerously misleading. Thoughtless
and hagty farmers in the territory al
ready invaded will say this spring
when preparing for cotton?'Well
the Weevil is h*re, now we will see
what it amounts to.' The fact that
1920, the first year, will normally be
> one of light injury will lead these |
same men to say next fall:?'See,
we have made a good crop with the
Weevil among us,?it isn't nearly go
bad a< >t has been described. 'But,
this ye*r, 1920, will not be the year
of real proof in that corner of our
State, 1921 is the first year that can I
give the real test.
Amount of Damage Varios
"The year of first real test, the J
second year after first invasion by
the weevil,?may be one of unusu
ally heavy damage by it, or one of
nnusually light damage,?for just as
there is no fixed regularity about its
spread, just so there is also no fixed
regularity about the amount of dam
age done by it.
"In some years in wmc localities it
has decreased the yield per acre,
when cultivated and tended by form
er methods, as much as 80 or even 90
per cent. In other years the loss in
the same localities may be aa low as
10 or even only 5 per cent,?again,?
there is no fixed regularity about it."
Mr. Sherman's estimates of the 10
year average loss from the boll weevil
after it has been ^ully established,
_ assuming that present methods of
cultivating cotton are continued, give
an average loss of 26 per cent in the
southeast corner, the warmest part of
the coastal plain; 20 per cent in the
northern part of. the coastal plain;
k and in the upper or higher part of
the coastal plain a loss of 15 per cent.
In the piedmont the loss is expected
to vary from 6 to 10 per cent.
Lotui May Wipe Out Profit*
In commenting on these estimates, j
Mr. Sherman says: "Let us take the j
upper coastal plain, that area fori
which I am predicting a normal loss
of IK per cent in the yield assuming
prsent methods of culture. Does it
seem to you'that farmers can easily
stand this loss? If a farmer in this
area is now producing cotton at a net
? profit of 15 per cent.on his total in
vestment, then, theoretically, this
loss of 15 per cent will exactly can
cel his profits, leaving hia cotton gn
absolute profitless crop. I venture 1
the guess that the majority of men I
who grow cotton in this'area do not ,
clear 15 per cent on their investment,
or have not averaged it over any peri- ]
od of years,?and it is averages that ,
I am talking about. Much jess can ?
growers lower down In the coastal : f
plain afford to ignore their expected,!
Joes of 20 and 26 per cent,?if the
loss avereages these figures it will be
a heavy blew.
"Those who can produce cotton go 1
economically as to of{aet the loss I
from weevil can continue to produce I
cotton in spite ofweevil,?those Who 1
oaaaot continue. So it is s test of '
skill and resource of the farmer. i'
TH? Trying R??djsitm?t Period
"One of the mogt important fee- '
tors .in the situation is the feeling of I
panic and alarm that strikes into a 1
neighborhood during the first three '
to five years after the weevil gets ful- 1
ly establhlMt. Ifcat ii the trying-i I1
adjustment period. When the tarn- 1
er who lias not carefully laid hia pi- '
an* in advance, has planted his uso- '
al acreage of usual verities in the us- 1
ual way, on the usual credits, and '
then finds at picking tttne that he^ias
far less of a crop than usual, he is
seised with panic. This state of mind (
affects laborers, tenants, landlords, <
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merchants and banks. It is a state of
psychology in dealing with a new big
problem. It is here that county age
nts, banks, merchants and all kinds
if economic organisations can con
tribute toward holding the morale,
if you will, of the community at a
Ugh level.
'?Sober sense snd shrewd judge
ment will win oat, as they always
nave. To meet this condition we
must tell our people.frankly that the
weevil problem is serious, but not in.
rarmountable,? that it haa been met
iifd surmounted in all the states to
the south of us, even those where th?
ireevll will probably always be more
lestructive than with us."
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^ripfs, Constipation, Biliousness, loss
?f Appetite ad Headaches.?ad*.
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DEATH OF MISS
ANNA DARDEN
Travling life's uneven dusty high,
way for more tf#n four score years
being weary with the journey of life,
Miss Anna Darden went home to meet
her Saviour on February 23rd at the
home of her nephew Mr. Mark Gat
ling on Church Street.
"Miss Anna" as she was always
called was only sick a few days with
asthma, she always prayed that her
Lord would not let her lnger in her
last illness, and He consented her
prayers.
She joined Mt Tabor Church when
quite young and ever lived a true and
faithful member, she attended the
chnrch here regularly, tho she held
her membership at Mt. Tabor near
Mapleton.
Miss Anna taught school for a num
ber of years, being greatly loved by
her pupils, as to know her was to love
her.
She being a woman of more than
ordinary ability and one who knew
and loved her Lord devotedly. In
her early life she pledged her alle
giance to Him and with an unquestion
ing faith and beautiful devotion she
followed her sscended Lord until He
said to her "Come up higher". That
she was ready to enter upon the rest
that remaineth for the people of God
was abundantly attested by her long
life of consecrated service, ss well as
by the testimony of her own words.
She left the impress of her holy life
upon all with whom she came in con
tact, she never failed to take a firm
stand for her church and her Lord.
She knew whom she had believed,
and was fully persuaded in her soul
that Christ was able to keep that
which she had committed unto Him
against that day. /
Through the years the gracious in
fluence* which she set in motion will
continue to minister to those whose
good fortune it was to come within
the circle of her acquaintance.
She visited all the sick in her com
munity regularly, and they would
wait and watch for her coming, to
hear her comforting words of encour
agement, which would always cheer
them so much; they will miss her
looving companionship, and her many
talks of hope, and treasures laid dp
above.
She has gone to be with father mo
ther, brothers and sisters who long
since preceded her to the better
world, she being the last to enter the
Great White Throne, and oh! how
happy she is now, her soul basking in
the sunlight of Jesus.
Her remains were taken to her old
home near Mapleton and the funeral
services cnducted by her Pastor Rev.
Underwood, assisted by Rev. Fred
CoUens of Ahoskie after which her
body was laid to rest in the family
She leaves to mourn their loss sev
eral neices and nephews and a bro
ther in law and a host of relatives
and friendp; and may they all meet
her in the Great Beyond. Knowing
that death to her "Means only life
with all joy peace and rest."
E- M B
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heart felt
thanks and gratitude to our many
kind friends snd neighbors for their
unceasing kindness during our recent
lickness, especially to oar nurse, Mrs.
Btlrk, and Dr. Greene for their faith
ful attention to as. Msy God bless
them all. ?"
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Slaughter.
murfreesboro news
Mia Mary and Ruth Btnthill |>vt
a rook party to a host of friends last
Wednesday evening. They were Mrv
ed with a delicious course of ambro
sia, cake and candies. Thoae present
were Misses Cloyce and Neva Futrell,
Sue Lawrence, Antoinette White and
Florie Barnes, and Messrs. John Saw
ell, Fred Joyner, Howard^Short, Her
man Babb, Mark Lawrence, George
Campbell and Jobe Futrell.
Miss Neomift Wiggins has return
ed from Richmond, Baltimore and
New York, vAiere she purchased her
spring millionery.
Mrs. Stanley Winborne and two
children Vaughn and Mollie are sick
with the "flu".
Mrs. Fannie Jernigan, of Harrells
ville, is the guest of her daughter
Mrs. Stanley Winborne.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
Evens Tuesday, February 16th a lit*
tie girl.
Mr. Robert Jernigan of Ahoskie
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Stan
ley Winborne Sunday.
Miss Marie Evens a member of the
Woodland Graded School faculty ia
now home as the school has closed on
account of the "flu".
Quite a number of our people went
to Edenton Friday in regard to Cho
wan College.
Mr. Robert Britton of Winton was
in town last Wednesday.
Mr*. E. W. Waters of Portsmouth
is the truest of her sister Mrs. H. W.
White.
Mr. J. A. Campbell and family
spent the wsak od with friends
relatives at Belvader.
Mr. W. D. Boone of Winton was
in town on legal business Tuesday.
Mr. Robert Vann of Murfreeaboro
R. F. D. has accepted the positon
with P. C. Parkqr and Son as salsa
man.
Mr. L. J. Lawrence is in Norfolk at
thia writting. s
Miss Mary Babb, who has been suf
fering with the mumps ia very much
improved.
Mrs. Earl Devernport and daugh
ter Evlyn who have been visiting re
latives and friends in Franklin retu
rned home Tuesday.
Mr. R. E. Story of Winton was in
town Tuesday.
Miss Antionette White spent the
week end in Mapleton the guest of
her uncle Mr. E. W. Whitley.
Miss Grace Pierce a member of the
Conway Graded School spent the
week end with her mother Mrs. Ella
Pierce.
Mr. John Sewell was in Conway
Monday.
Mrs. T. S. Vann is visiting in Como
the guttst of her father Mr. T. E.
Vann.
Miss MyTell Britton, who has been
suffering with the ,flu" Is much im
proved
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Vaughn spent
Saturday in Mapleton with their dau
ghter Mrs. Ike Wiggins.
NOTE OF THANKS
Mr. Editor:?We wish to ask space
in your paper to express our sincere
thanks and gratitude to our many
friends who have so generoulsy adm
inistered unto us during our berieve
ment, and who in so many ways have
shown their sympathetic care during
the illness, death and interment of
Mrs. Ella Mae Banks, wife of B. C.
Banks, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Garrett.
We wish to assure them that their
interest so manifested, shall never be
forgotten.
B. C. BANKS,
MR. AND MRS. A. E. GARRETT.
NOTICE ?
To the tax payers of Harrellsville
Township, Hertford County.
I will be at the following places on
the data* named below for the pur
pose of taking your personal proper
ty list*.
It will be nesaary for you to meet
me at one of these places and give 1
in your lista to avoid being returned
unlisted and double taxed. i
Harrellsville, March 6, 8, 9, 13,1020.
Lloyds x Roads, March 4 and 11, 1920
Newsomes, March 6, 1920.
Mt Pleasant Mill, March 10, 1920.
W. E. CULLENS
Tax Supervisor for Hertford County. <
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tiei It Wllle'tlio ftbos sensed freai fat.
faded cats, cares eld sereef teeter, etc
?dvertisesMsl.
WINTON WAVERLETTS
Mrs. John E. Vann spent Lut week
in Goldsboro with her daughter Loui
se Vans, who holds a position there.
Messers. Charlie and Sidney Mat
thews, who holds positions in Norfolk
spent last week end at home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bridger, son
Robert and Miss Zada Miller spent
last Friday in Ahoskie with Mr and
Mrs. Jeff Jenkins.
Mr. P. R. Eure'from Norfolk spent
last week end with his mother.
Miss Kate Williams, the assistant
cashier of the Bank of Winton, has
been confined home in Cofield for the
past week with influenza.
Mr. R. C. Bridger war in Raleigh
last week.
Mr. John Northcott, one of Win
ton's "boys who holds a position in
Norfolk spent last week end at home
with parents Mr and Mrs. J. A. Nor
thcott.
Court was suspended this week on
account of so much "flu" in town.
Miss Effie Grant returned from her
home last Monday where she was at
the bedside of her sister, for a week
who has been very ill with pneumo
nia.
Miss Myrtle Pearce is away at this
writing visiting friends at Cape
Charles.
We have several cases of influnxa
in town. We are glad to report they
are all doing nicely.
Mr. Robert Britton spent a few
days last week in, Ashville, N. C.,
at the bedside of his cousin, Ros
well Brittno.
Mr. Robert Vann from Suffolk was
at home last Sunday.
Mr. W. A. Sykes. of Elisabeth City,
has accepted a position as cashier of
The Bank of Winton and expects to
move his family here the first of
March.
Mr. Collen Sewell from Murfrees
boro was a caller in town last Wed
nesday nighty ,
Mr. H. L. Miller, our County Dem
onstrator, cam* last week, we give
him a cordial welcome to our town.
Messrs. R. E. Story and W. D.
Boone were in Murfreesboro last
Wednesday.
Mr. H. V. Bailey is spending s
few days in Raleigh with parents.
Messrs. N. W. Britton and John
E. Vann attended the trustees meet
ing at Edenton last Friday.
Win ton's new garage building
seems to be nearing completion. We
understand this garage will be fully
equipped with modern machinery and
do all classes of Anto and machine
work.
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WESLEY BIBLE CLASS GIVES
VALENTINE PARTY
On Friday evening, February 20th,
1920, the Wesley Bible Claaa of the
Ahoskie Methodist Church gave a
very delightful Valentine Party at
yie attractive home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Taylor. This party was to
have been given on the 14th of Feb
ruary, but on account of the deatft
of Mrs. Roy Parker it was postponed
until the next Friday night.
The guest entered into the living
room where many interesting games
were played. Miss Annie Laurie Ses
soms and Mr. Walter Corwin won the
prizes for pinning the small h?art
nearest the center of a big heart,
while blindfolded. A string of beads
with a heart at the end was presented
to Miss Sessoms and a deliciftjis. re"},
"ouiow" tied with a d'ainty bow of
ribbon was presented to Mr. Corwin,
peveral other games were played and
after cards were drawn by the guest
with "trying" sentences on them they
met at their appointed places and
form there into the dining room
where they were served with delici
ous lead grape punch and cake. A
toast was given the committee by Mr.
R. B. Taylor. Then in the living
room proposals to the boys were rend
ered by the girls, each boy receiving
two proposals. Mrs. R. B. Taylor re
ceived the honor for the bast proposal
Other games were played and at 11
SO the guest departed, having spent
a most enjoyable evening.
Those present were; Misses Louise
and Ethel Baanight, Almeda Miller,
Hilda and Helen Johnson, Annie Lau
rie Scaaoms, Myrtle Powell, Mary and
Sue Barker, apd Mrs. C. G. Conger,
Messrs. Harry and Arthur Baker
Dewey Powell, Walter Corwin and
Jack Barker.
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ELECTRICITY j
FOR FARMS
An advertisement, published race,
ntly by the Delco-Light Company of
Dayton, Ohio, announces that there
are over 100,000 De)co-Light -electric
light and power plants in service on
American farms. To those who have
watched the progress of agricultural
country this announcement gives cau
se for thought as to thie future of
electric service for the farm.
Let us go back for-a minute and
look at another mechanical product of
rather recent origin, but in almost
universal use today on the farm as
well as in the <*ty.
In September, 1902, the towi) of
Lebanon,. Ohio, held its first Centen
nial Celebratfen. There wen at
that time two residents of the villege
who owned automobiles, wheezy and
asthmatic affairs of the "one-lung"
type, resembling madeover buggies
in appearance. Occasionally they
could be persuaded to run for a short
distance, but most of the time they
were "stalled" in the barn or on the
streets, and their owners were stret
ched on their backs underneath, tink
ering with the insidas.
Now one of the features of the Cen
tennial Celebration was a street pa
rade consisting of many horse-drawn
floats and other vehicles. And it is
a matter of record that His Honor the
Mayor iaqped an order on that day
that the town's two automobiles be
parked "in the lot back of the stand
pipe, lest they frighten the horses
during the parade."
What a change eighteen years
have made! The horse of today, what
is lift of him, casts an indifferent eye
on cars of all siss and kinds, whiz
zing by him at all speeds. And the
automobile is the universal means of
transportation for both city and coun
try. ~ . j.
Three thing* are responsible for
this universal usage. They are, first,
the sound senae of the self-propelled
vehicle idea, second, awakened and
educated public interest in that idea,
and third, the tremendous improve
ment in the design and construction
of the modern automobile, as compar
ed with that of 1902.
The history of the automobile sug
gests a prophesy for the future of
electric on the farm. And indeed to
day we find that prophesy well on *ts
way toward fulfillment.
The first farm electric plant was
installed some thirty years ago and
threr seems to have been little pro
gress during early years toward im
provment along mechanical lines. Li
ke the first automobile it had a great
maay mechanical faults. Further
more little if.any effort was made to
ward stimulating interest in the idea
of electric service for the farm. The
natural result was that despite the
fundamental soundness of the idea,
only twelve thousand plants had
been installed on farms in this coun
try up to four years ago.
Then suddenly a change took place.
The Dayton Engineering Labors tori- I
es Company of Dayton, Ohio, know i
all through the automobile world as I
makers of "Delco" starting, lighting 1
and ignition equipment, announced I
that it would market a farm electric i
plant designed and built along new I
lines. The experience of this com- I
1>any in building electrics! apparatus 1
for automobiles was doubtless of in-. I
valuable assistance in the early engi- <
neering work and probably helped ?
them to produce a plant which was I
successful from the first. A new con- '
cern, now known as the Delco-Light
Company, and also located at Dayton, '
was organised for manufacturing and
selling work. The product was pro- 1
duced under the name "Delco-Light."
The Delco-Light Company and oth- '
er manufacturers have placed about '
150,000 plants in service during the
last four years, a record which estab 1
lishes beyond question the soundness
of the idea of farm electric service.
A great amount of educational work
has been done not only for electric i
plant manufacturers but by agricul- '
tural colleges and other educational I
institutions as well. And there has <
been constant and sincere effort ,pn
the part of manufacturers to improv. I
their producta. The planU produced '
today an well made and are reliable i
in operation. They ean be counted i
on to deliver continuous and satis- i
factory service. '
All this means just one thing,? <
that the next few yea-s will see the I
' farm electric plant as common a th- 1
nf u the automobile,?will Me the
'?at majority of farm* in thi* coun
;ry enjoying the aame kind of depen*
iabie elect rite aa we And in the city.
It'a a Jons cry from the Centoa
?ial Celebration in Lebanon, Ohio, to
'electricity for every farm," and the
iveraire citiaen of that day probably
t reamed neither of the automobile aa
i real mean* of tranaprotatien nor
if the even remote poawbility of elec
tric litht and power for the fam. Yet
today And* one of theae dreMM ree
liietl and the other rapMly dawnta*.
DEATH OF MRS.
ELLAMAY BANKS
On Sunday morning, February 22,
at two o'clock at a aanitorium in Ashe
ville, Mrs. Ella May Garrett Banks
departed this life after a lingering
illness of several month, aged 26 ?
years and 10 months. ?
Mrs. Banks was the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Garrett of
Ahoskie. She joined the M. E. Chur
ch at the age of twelve years and re
mained a consultant member until
health failed.
She was married four yean ago
to Mr. Bernard C. Banks of Winton
and hand in. hand they turned their
faces with eagerness tojrard the
great task of life which they believ
ed God-had called them.
Only a little while, just a few miles
of the mortal jourpey did this young
couple walk side by side, cheering
and comforting each other. Their
young fives had scarcely fused in the
pure white flame of lovo's holy_ pen
sion, before the hands that classed so
lovingly at the Bridal Alter, were
wrendered asunder, she became a vic
tim of that dreaded disease Tub'losis.
and all life's tasks were done. Her
life work had just begun, but surely
God never blunders and through fai
th and sweet submission we must
leave it to him.
The glory of motherhood had cro
wned her young life, and she left a
bright sweet little girl of2 1-2 years
joves supreme gift, in w^oee pore
prattling presence the lonely husband
may live over again the few brief
years of wedded bliss, and find in its
holy companionship a bond and a
voice that will make the past more
than a memory. Why the dear Lord
called her so early with the dew of
youth still upon her, we cannot un
derstand, perhapsHe needed her for
some larger taak in some fairer worif
so we will think of her as still living,
still loving, still learning, until earth's
shadows lift and we shall know, even
as we are known.
Until a few weeks ago Mrs. Banks
was cheerful, sunny hearted abound
ing in hope, that she would grow bet
ter and return to her loved onee, as
she had done once before, but alas I
She grew weaker each day and only
a few hour^ before she died she told
her husband and mother she was ??
dy to die and prayed the Good Lord
would take her home as she knew
she could not recover. She went to
sleep on Saturday night and woke up
about one o'clock aaking if her hus
band was with her, he told h?r yes he
was by her, and she says well; 1 be
lieve i'U go to sleep again, and that
was an everlasting sleep from which
she never woke, but in an hour pass
ed to thegrest beyond as peaceful
and quiet as a lamb.
Her body was brought to Ahoskie
Monday morning and on Tuesday at
12:30 o'clock the funeral services
were conducted at the M. E. Chureh
by Rev. Boone of Windsor in a very
impressive manner, after which her
remains were laid to rest in the town
cemetery to await the ressurection
morn. She is survived by. her 1iu?
band and little daughter, father, mo
ther, brother and sister in law, her
youngest brother preceded her th the
better land just three months. ^The
many beautiful floral tributes proved
:he love and esteem in which she was
leld. And while her loved ones are
?ad and lonely and broken hearted,
nay they look forward to a joyful ro
inin over on the other shore.
'Your earthly voyage is over and yoa
have crossed the bar.
four day of life has snded and the
sun gone down in the west.
Earth's sorrows can no more your
peace disturb or mar.
for you're peasfully asleep and atreet
Beautiful hope we may meet in that
city afar,
When our voyage ia over and we too
have croused the bar."
E. M. B.