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i ' ' I JIB IB* J * -'*" '"*"' '""'"^MWBI Hertford County Herald. i M HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIU M IN EAST CAROUNA Volume X. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, March 12, 1920 One Section No. AS _ _ _ _ _ _ _. . _ N LEGISLATURE WILL BE ASKED TO ISSUE BONDS . | Good Roads Advocate* Will Ask for Large Bond Issue for Roada. WILL ASK FOR FIFTY MILLION IN BONDS Stat* Good Road Advocates Will Meet in Raleigh During Extra Sesaion of Legislature to Formulate Plans?Some Pertinent Observations Are Made The Herald publishes below psrt of the substance recently sent out by the Wilmington-Charlotte-Asherille High-way Association: * ? ? "The Executive committee of the Wilmington-Asheville-Charlotte Highway Association, in co-operation with the Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, Road Associations, Merchants Associations, Governing Bodies of Cities and Counties, Auto motive Associations, Agricultural as sociations and other organized units and progressive citizens are goint to meet in Raleigh when the General Assembly convenes in extra session which will be about the lit of July, and ask the members of our General Assembly to issue Fifty Million Dol lar* for bonds for the construction of a State System of Hard Surfaced Highways. * * * "In the event the General Assembly assents to our proposition there are two big questions to be set tled. 1st. On what basis the funds so appropriated can be distributed equi tably to the several counties of the Sfate? 2nd. The best mode and method of laying out and establishing these highways, in order to substantially and practically serve the greatest num ber of people and produce the big gest results? * * * "We have not definitely com mitted ourselves either to the sugg estions with reference to the basis of distributing the funds, or to the manner of laying out and establish ing the needed State highways, but all of these suggestions seem to con tain elements of faimesa, sanity and practicability." Under the heading "Program of North Carolina Road Building as Com pared with Other States", the follow ing observations are made: "Why is it that Maine votes $12, 000,000 for improved highways and North Carolina noneT "Why is u mat amdiitii provides ? bond issue of $26,000,000 for good roads and North Carolina none? "What do you think of the State of Florida with a six-year program to biild 8,000 miles of hard surfaced roada at a cost of $800,000,000 and North Carolina none? "How do yon feel when New York votes *60,000,000 and Illinois 9?0, 000,000 for improved highways and North Carolia nonet "Are you proud of the fact that ,Virginia plana a $60,000,000 program to bjild 8,760 miles of road and your State none? < "Are you gratified over the fact that Georgia is submitting a consti tutional amendment providing for a 850,000,000 program, when North Carolina has none? "Do you think your State Is pro gressive when Kansas proposes 1Q, 700 miles of hard roads and North Carolina nonet "Are you satisfied with the present conditions of your Stats, whan Louis ana shows a greater percentage of fin ished roada than yours? "What do you think when Arkan sas plana an 980,000,000 program to | build 7,220 milea of road, and North Carolina none? "Are you willing for Missouri to outstrip North Carolina in a compre hensive plan for road building? "Can you expect to compete with Pennylsvanla when she votes 9126, 000.000 for bonds nnd. North Caro lina nonet "The Legislature,o? Jlipsissippie is 1 preparing to pus a ISO,000,000 bond iMUt for food road*, why ihonld not North Carolina? "Idaho haa paaaed a 916,000,000 ? bond iiane, why can't North Carol!- 1 na? ? , Tenneaaee in preparing a $60,000 000 bond iaiua for good roadi. Will we la? behind?" HON. D. C. BARNES CAN NOT MAKE RACE FOR THE LEGISLATURE MR. BARNES WRITES ABOUT HIS CANDIDACY. Owing to Biuiuu Affair* H? FmU Thai Ha Cannot Find Tima How ?or Ho Boliovoa ? Good Man |a Damandad and Thinks Votori Shoald Think SariouaJy About tbo Coming Rapraaaatativas. In a letter addressed to the editor of this paper, Mr. D. C. Barnes has the following to say about his candi dacy for County Representative and also makes some further observations: "I desire to thank you for your kind expressions as to the article ap pearing in your issue of this week by Mr. T. T. Parker endorsing me fox representative in the primaries this year and assure you of my apprecia tion of what you say. I have not recenty given this mat ter any consideration and the article was a surprise to me. My obigations to those with whom I am associated i in business and those who have en trusted their affairs to me as attorney are such that I do not think that it < would be possible for me to give the 2 months nucnnry to be away front : business at what is the very busiest time of the year with me, and I trust that the people of the County can find one to represent them equally as well if not better than I who can and will do so. I feel, however, that the next session of the Legislature, especially in view of the fact of the recent new valuation and the readjustment 1 of the entire tax system which this revaluation is going to make necessary coming tip to be readjusted by rea son of the new conditions, that this and each and other county in the State should send to the next Legis lature, a practical, sound and season ed business man, whose experience is such that his consideration and ex pressions of opinion upon these im portant matters will be felt and lis tened to, in our law-making body. It is easy to make laws and many think, who are sent to the Legislature that that is the one thing that they are there for and must do, and so ma ny laws are enacted without due re gard for the effect that they will have 1 upon the business interest of the peo ple and the State. Much in my opin ion is dependent both for the contin- . ued business property of our people and the continued supremacy of oar party in the State upon the actions of our next Legislature, and the peo ple of our County, instead of getting ' indifferent and careless to their in terest and participation in public and political measures, become more in- , terested than ever before, and make up their minds that those who stand for public positions shall be fitted and capable of filling them to the best interest of the public. I have written at more length than I intended but candidly I do not think that at this time the publie can do better than to be careful in the selec- i tion of their national and State rep- ' resentatives." I C.rd of Th.nk. We wish to take this means to thank our many friends for their great and much appreciated kindness shown to us during our sickness with influenza and pneumonia, and especially do we thank Dr. Greene an dMrs. Bark* for their patient and untiring efforts in medical attention and nursing. May Heavens richest blessings be with you all. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mitchell * family. Taxpayer! of Ahoekie Take Notice! Taxpayers in the town of Ahoskie are urged t osee me during the month of March and settle for 1919 taxes. All taxes must be paid to me before the 1st of Aplrl. J. D. CULLENS. Ahoskie. N. C. March IS, 1920. 2t NORTH CAROLINA MEN HERE FORM SOCIETY BuaiaM* and Prof w i oaa I Mm Included in Now Or ganisation. (Fppm Philadelphia Public Ledger) Natives of North Carolina, meet ing at a luncheon at the Art Club on yesterday, organized the North Cora lina Society of Pennyalvania, to take in the large number of buainess and professional men who are here from the Old North State. Monthly luncheons will be held and an occasional banquet to which the ladies will be inrited and at which some prominent North Carolinian will be the guest of honor. Secretary of the Navy Daniels will probably be secured as the speaker for the first large banquet. Officers elected for the ensuing year are: Gordon H. Cilley, president; Howard A. Banks, vice-president; E. T. Snipes, secretary, and C. A. Car penter, treasurer. The committee _that will complete the organisation is composed of How ard A. Banks, Dr. Grier Miller and W. D. Gash. It waa stated that aside from the social feature, the society will endea vor to act in a big brother way to ward the hundreds of young men who come to Philadelphia to attend col leges and to enter business and pro fessional life. A large number of em inent citizens are here from that State. AMERICAN COTTON ASSOCIA TION TO MEET IN APRIL. (By Jule B. Warren.) While the postponement of the meeting; o fthe First National Conven tion of the American Cotton Asaocia tion from next week t othe middle of April was very disappointeing and its officials. Secretary-Treasurer, S. G. Rubinow believes that as large a delegation will be sent from North Carolina in April as woald have gone in March. The meeting had to be postponed because the health authori ties of Montgomery, Aalabama, would not give their consent to the lifting of the ban on public gatherings for (ear that it would aggregate the in fluenza situation. President L. S. Tomlinson and Sec retary Rubinow especially urge the delegates appointed for this conven tion to make their arrangements to ittend the meeting th middel of April the dates for which will be definitely decided in th immdiate future. At least 160 delegates have already in formed the secretary that they in tended to go to the meeting next ?reek and some of them have made irrangements for hotel reservations. The reports that have come back from the appointments of these dele gates has been very encouraging, for it indicates a wider and deeper in terest in the cotton organization than las ever before been manifested in luch associations of the cotton pro. 1 iocer. North Carolina Outdoas Virginia. North Carolina won in the recant lavings society contest waged with | Virginia, according to figures just an nounced. The jcontest was between I the school supervisors of the two sta-! -et In all 177 new savings societies I "?'ere organised. North Carolina was to organise two for-every five organ-| ized in Virginia. The supervisors of the Old North State turned in a total of 67 against 110 for Virginia, N^rth Carolina,1 therefore, winning by a margin of. ibout SO per cent. The best record here was made by lfiaa Blanche Holt of Edenton, who reported 30 new sav. ings societies. In a similar contest with North Ca rolina won from South Carolina ear- ; tier in the year. The North Carolina ViTgnia contest was badly handicapp-' ed by the influensa epidemic which mad* necessary the closing of a num ber of schools. But for this it is be lieved that the total would have been much larger. PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE. Helt a teaspoonful of home-render- ! a red fat and jtir into three tablespoon fuls of peanut butter. When well ' blended add three tablespoonfuls of I entire wheat floor, one-half teaspoon- ! tul of salt and one?eighth teaspoonful of pepped. Then atir in two cupfuls of broth from the stockjot and let boll If desired, a green pepper may be seal e?l, shredded and added to the sauce. GRANITE BLOCK FOR PAVING Material Regarded as Particularly Suitable for Trunk Llnaa Enter Ing Large Cities Study of various paving material" suitable for mucb-traveled highways has disclosed Interesting data on granite blocks to the bureau of public roads of tbe United States department of agriculture. Many road builders are coming to regard tbls material aa particularly suitable for trunk lines entering large towns and cities where there Is an Increasing amount of heavy traffic. Though the Initial cost of granite block construction Is high, the main tenance of tbe pavement. If properly laid and grouted. I* less than that of ? ~ The Maintenance Coat of This Kind of Pavement, If Properly Laid, la Less Than That of Almost Any Other Kind of Pavement. almost any other type of pavement. In Worcester, Mass., over a period of 10 years the average maintenance cost per yard was less than a half cent. This also Is trae In other cities, re gardless of the fact that In general the streets covered with granite block paving are those carrying the most severe traffic. i MURFREESBORO NEWS. Misses Effie Grant and Olethia Vick and Hon. R. C. Bridger of Win. Messrs. J. H. Matthews and Rev. ton were in town Wednesday. Mr. Haight of Windsor were in town last Tuesday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Win borne a boy, February 2nd. Messrs. Mills and Richard Jordan of Winton were in town on legal bus iness Thursday. Miss Lillian Alford of Aaheville, a 1 student at Chowan College, returned Thursday to continue her work. Mr. Spurgeon Vinson of Norfolk,' spent the week end in town, the guest of his mother, Mrs. Belle F.Wall. Mr. Robert Bridger and Miss Zada Miller of Winton were in town Thurs day. Mrs. Callie Ferguson, who has been on an extended visit to her daughter Mrs. George Debnam., of Suffolk, re. turned to her home Sunday. Rev. J. P. Bennett, the pastor of | the Meherrin Church, has moved hist family to town. Mr. Walter Griffith of Sounth Ca rolina is visiting Mrs. Mollie Beasley. Mrs. eomia Deans, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Brett of Ahoskie, has returned to her home i here. ut. John u. urewer spent a iew t days laat week in Scotland Neck. Rev. N. M. Wright is spending tkis week in Charlbtte. Mr. Ecton Grffln of Woodalnd was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Byrd, Miss Laura Ruth Parker spent the week end with Miss Florrie Barnes at her home in Newsomes, Va. Mr. Collen Sewell spent Sunday in i Winton. Mr. Emmet Byrd of Suffolk is tti guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Byrd. Mr. P. C. Parker is in Suffolk on legal business. Mr. Emmett Evans left for Balti more Monday where he will purchase stock for the Hertford Mercantile Co., Miss Mary Benthall went to Nor folk Sunday, where she went to the bedside of her brother, Sam, who is in a hospital that*. Mr. Robert Britton spent the week end in Winton aa the guset of his parenta, PEANUT BARS Sift tw ocups of flour, one-half teaapoonful of salt, and three teas poons of baking powder. Rub in two ! table-spoons at cooking oil, ui tM one cup of coarsely chopped peanut* and one-half cup of sugar. Mix one half cud of milk and one egg and add to tha first mixture. Turn on flour ed board. Cut in bars and bake. EFFORT WILL BE MADETOSECURE APPROPRIATION Efforts Being Made to Induce 1 County Commissioner* to Aid Fsnn Work. DISTRICT AGENT GAITH ER VISITS THE COUNTY Commssioners Voted on First Monday to Withdraw Coun ty's Appropriation for De montsartion Work?Effort to Be Made to Cause a Recon sideration at Next Meeting. District Agent E. W Gsither of the city of Golds bo ro, and Mr. H. L- Mil ler, County A (cent of Hartford Coun ty, were in Ahoskie Tuesday, in the interest of fsrm demonstration work in this County, which, on last first Monday, Msrch 1st., received a set back, through the action of the Board of County Commissioners, who voted to withdraw appropriation for the ' work in Hertford County. Several farmers, realizing the worth of the agent to ine iarming industry ol the ( county, have "chipped in" and are I advancing the county's part of the * money for the work of a farm de- ' monstrator for the month of March. , On next first Monday, which falls on April 5, a delegation of farmers will appear before the Board of Com missioners, asking them to reconsider their former action, and again make an appropriation that the work may be contiued in the county. It is the object of Messrs. Gaither and Miller to crystallise sentiment for the work in this County, and they are now bu sy at work among the farmers and business men of the county in an effort to elicit their support for the appropriation, which amounts to only six hunderd dollars per annum, the State furnishing the balance of the money. In the issue of March 26 Mr. Gai ther will publish an article in this pa per concerning the work that has been accomplished in the county, and will argue that Hertford County should make the appropriation on the stren gth of what has been done, and what remains to be done for the farmers by Mr. Miller. Mr. Gaither says he has figures that, if viewed from un selfish standpoint, will make every farmer and friend of the farming industry in Hertford County an en-1 thuaiaatic supporter of the work. It is hoped that the farmer* of the en tire county will be on hand at the next meeting of the commiaaionera and expreas themaelvea on thia mat ter. It is, Mr. Gaither pointa out, up to the farmer to aay what he wanta and what he doea not want in thia matter. Eapecially ia thia true, ainea at leaat one, and probably othera of the commiaaionera, haa stated that ha voted against the appropriation in or der to retrench the county'a financial condition. The question now ia plain ly whether the work done and the reaulta accomplished are enough to overbalance the email pittance that the county appropriated and will be aaked to appropriate. The farmer ii the judge and he muat lit in judge ment on April Mh. The writer on thia paper ia none too familiar with the cauae of the 4 action of the commiaaionera in with- 1 drawing the appropriation; but from 1 the information we have thua far re- I ceived intimate* vary strongly that I one of the comfniaaioners, at leaat, < haa a grudge against th? former agent i ! F.. W. Calther, whereupon he led the i fight for the defeat of the county's ' ? '* ippropriation. We invite our reader* to watch the columns of Um HERALD Tor further information; and we far ther Inrtta viewi upon the action of the commiaaionera, pro and eon. How rver, no peraonalitim will bo allow, pd in any comaiunicaUon relating to the work of farm demonstrator la Hertford County. iMj wI HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE WORK ON BONUS CHAIRMAN TAKES RAT AT THE COMMITTEE. Congress Having Hard Tim* lo Pro dues Suits bis Lagialation far lbs Discharged Ssrvics Man?Mob Tksmsslvos Ara Ditidad oa Qua* tioo?Soms Plan Will Bo Aaaaua cad Soon. For several weeks now the House committee at Washington has bees listening to advocates and opponents A the bonus for ex-service men. So many different plans have been luggested and there have been so ma ny diverging opinions that the mem. jers of Congress are having a hard !ime framing suitable legislation. And itil another snare has been struck in levising means by which the revenue may be raised. The following Washington dispatch appeared in Wednesday's daily pa tiers: "Charges that the house ways and means committee members were "en deavoring to kill the bonus legislation by delay," were made today by the :hairman, Fordney, when the commit tee resumed hearings on soldier leg islation. I am ready to begin business now, the chairman said when member* sug gested that hearings be postponed un til after the legislative committee of the American Legion has met on the 22nd of March to. farther consider soldier relief plans. "I don't want to crowd this meas ure, but we know the attitude of the former service men," the chairman continued. "Every officer who had good pay doesn't want bonus. The privates who suffered financial losses are overwhelmingly in favor of some relief plan." Representative Kitchin, democrat. North Carolina, said treasury depart ment officials ought to be heard by the committee before any plan was worked. Chairman Fordney replied that the attitude of treasury officials was well known." "But we want to get their state ments into the record," Mr. Kitchin replied. The committee decided to rail Secreatry Houston, Assistant sec retary Leffingwell and Governor Har ding of the federal reserve Board Thursday." Death of W. V. St?pi?nu? On March Sth, 1920, the death an gel visited th ehome of our dear bro ther, Walter Vernon Stephenson, of "omo, and took him to that great >eyond where pain or death are no nore. He was thirty-two years, eleven nonths and twenty two days old. Ha eaves to mourn their loss a wife, two iroung children, a mother, hree bro ilers, a sister and a host of other rel ieves and friends. Vernon was taken sick only a tit le more than a week prior to his leath, beinir stricken with influenaa mvumonia. All was done for him that oving hands could do but God knew >est and took him to be with Him. hThe remains were taken to his old tome on Sunday March 7th and laid 0 rest by the side of his fatahr who >receded him to the grave only about 1 month ago. The funeral services vere conducted by Rev. J. W. Whit ey of Murfreesboro. The pallbearers were Messrs. R. S. ind K. B. Maddrey of Sunbeam, Va., jrady Sumner of Mapleton, Herman filand of Winton and W. P. Stephen ion and Troy Newsome of Ahoakie. May God bleas the bereaved, sick vife and restore her to health If it be His will and help us to say "Thy urill be done." BROTHER. -I
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