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Hertford County Herald HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIU M IN EAST CAROLINA Volume X. Eight Pages - Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, March 19, 1920 One Section No. 49 PEANUT MEN CALLED TO A CONFERENCE Peanut Grower* of Carolina and Virginia Will Meet , March 31st. N O OUTSIDE SPEAKERS Meeting Has B?rn Called That Some Solution to Marlutiai Peanuts May Be Worked Out?Purely A Busi ness Session?Farmers Preparing to Work Innovation in Sale of the Raw Peanuts in Richmond, Va. (Special to the Herald) -A meeting of the peanut growers of Virginia and North Carolina has been called by the Board of Direc tors of the Virginia-Carolina Coop erative Peanut Exchange for March 31st at Suffok. On account of the importance of this meeting a full at tendance of all growers, those who are not members of the Exchange and of the Association as well as those who are, are urged to attend. As this wiU be strictly a business meeting for the purpose of taking steps for the betterment of the con ditions of the growers no outside speakers have been invited. The ma ny growers realize that the time has come for them to move forward in their organized work and they will have enough business before them on this day to keep the interest of all who attend. Stregthening their organization in order to enable them to build storage warehouses and to establish cleaners will be the big pro blem before them. The necessity for the growers to take definite action at this meeting is greatly emphasized by the present peanut market which is not justified in terms of the short available sup ply. With the American crop short more than all the imports into this country < and the exports from this country for the past two years and with the heaviest consumption up to this ime for aiiy past year, sentiment among the growers is growing strong that the present low prices are whol ly unjustified and that there should be no sales of peanuts for less than nine cents for bunch and ten centa for jumbos, whilt there is every rea son to believe that decidedly better prices can be Expected later in the season. In the efforts of the growers look ing to the marketing of their peanuts to the trade, plans have been complet ed for having a special sale of raw peanuts in packages in Richmond the week of March 21st. This step on the part of the growers is the out growth of the vender* putting their are now so small as to cause the con packages of peanuts to where they suming public to rebel against pay in ir their prices. Therefore, In or der to make a full teat of the possi bilities of having the housewives sup plied with peanuts in packages along with their other groceries, THE EX CHANGE is going to conduct thia demonstration in Richmond and oth ' er cities. It is believed that if the housewives once get into the habit of buying their peanuta raw in the packages and then take them home to prepare them aa they aee At, the consumption of peanuta will be great ly increaaed. 0 For tk? Liver aad Bowels. When your liver and bowels be come torpid get a bottle of Cham berlain's Tablets. They will tone up your liver and cause a gentle move ment ot' the bowels. They also Im prove the digestion.?advertisement. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE I OF CHOWAN TRUSTEES IN MEET AT AHOSKIE I MET HERE THURSDAY?11TH Meeting Was Held to Consider Ex pense Incident to Removal of the College. The executive committee of the Chowan College Trustees held a meet ing in Ahoxkie last Thursday, March llth. Meeting at the same time and on the same day were the ministers of this section. The trustees' session was purely an executive one, and what transpired in the conference is not known to this paper. However, it is well known that a Mr. Rogers of city of Charlotte, a widely known ar chitect, met with the trustees; and presumably plans in embryo were out lined for new buildings. Especially might this be true, in the light of the final action of the trustees at the : Edenton meeting last month, when it was voted by a large majority to re move the plant and college from its present location in Murfreesboro. | The cost and possible outlay of mon ey was also probably discussed and some understanding as to what in ducements would be necessary in a financial way to secure the college i was arrived at during the conference. Following the meeting. Chairman J. H. Matthews and trustee Stephen son of Pendleton, and Mr. Rogers, ar chitect, again surveyed the local site which has been offered by Mr. J. R. Garrett of this city. Three local cit izens also accompanied them on the tour of inspection. The high knoll situated at the rear | of Mr. Garrett's farm, to the right j of the street leading out of town, has been tentatively, agreed* upon as the best portion of the estate for the lo cation of the College. Just back of , this land is a four-acre plot of land covered by an old growth of pines, which will be included in the grounds I as a park, with winding paths and rustic seats, as expressed by the gen tlemen surveying the plot. It was also suggested that about sixteen acres should be available for the site. All agreed that it was an ideal lo cation for the college; and Hr. Ro gers stated that, in all his work and travels, he had yet to see a site that admitted of better development for a beauiful and ideal site for a girls' college than the one offered by the aggressive citizen of Ahoskie. Mes sers Matthews and Stephenson also were effusive in their praise Of the Ahoskie site. 0 LOCAL REALTY COMPANY BREAKINC IN GREAT STYLE ^he South-Atlantic Realty Compa ny of Ahoskie and only recently or ganizei}, started things off with a rush attjieir initial sale on Wednes day. property sold belonged to Jordan and Parker of Winton and Dr. C. G. Powell of this city. The for mer property is located in the color ed section of town and for the most part was purchased by members of that race. The Powell property, locat edon East Main St., was purchased by H. S. Basnight and Claude Greene and the purchase price was seventy dollars per foot front, on which the auction company retailed a neat little sum. | The combination forming the local i ralt> company is a good one; and ev ; ery detail of a real honest-to-goodness sale was found in the line up Wednes day. The "red cap" auctioneer, A. O. Davis, is just about the best that has yet visited Ahoskie. He is well known to many all over this entire section. His home is In Wilson but ha will be with the realty company here from henceforth. Bailey's Con cert band of Rocky Mount furnished the music and they made music, too. The ground men were also on the job and the bidding was always spirited and never lagge^. The Herald con (fratulates the South-Atlantic on their v aergressivni-ss and the aparent success s tha;t is ahead of them, using their ini tial sale as a basis of making that pre. [ dictirfn. g ^The South Atlantic," howevner, is t going to pull off even greater hings, ii for they are now busy advertising a ti gigantic sale, which will take place p on Wednesday, the 24th., in the city g of Norfolk. On that day they will n invade the Virginia City and with S their sales force will "cry ?ff" 350 tl residential lots in one of the most c desirable suburbs of Norfolk?New- b ton Park. Other large sales are also in the making now and within the C next few months the South-Atlantic a Realty Company expects to put on y many sales, in all of which they live t sp to their motto?"Satisfaction guar- n anteed all Patrons." t h Burned Her House Down. ^ "For two months I never went into our cellar, fearing a rat. -One night in bed I smelled Are. Surely a enough the rat had been nibbling at c the matches. If I hadn't actel pro- / mptly my house would have been com- t pletely burned. Later we found the dead rat. RAT-SNAP killed it. It's great staff." Three aixes, 25c., 60c., and 11.00. Sold and guaranteed by E. J. Bell and Co., E. J. Gerock and ( 2 V. Bellamy.?advt. < MR. TAYLOR WANTS ARE !\ FOR BUSINES MAN He Want* a Business Man or Farmer L to Represent Hartford County Next Term. I notice that Mr. D. C. Barnes is being urged to stand for nomination a as representative, but that he has de- r' clined, stating that business pressure d will not allow him to enter the race, ti I am sorry. Mr. Barnes is a true P and tried man and has ably represent- o ed this county in both branches of the n Legislature. Mr. Winborne and Mr. P Barnes both are mature men and they n would make a fine team. It is my a honest opinion that no man is duly * qualified for a seat in the law making b body of our State till he does reach a mature age. * I would suggest that we now turn 0 to some farmer or business man who f is closely allied wih farming inter- * efts. We have plenty of them in ouc P county that would represent the coun d ty well. I don't care anything about c his oratorical power; training along d that line is not essential in making a c good legislator. A level-headed, good t thinking man, who knows the needs a of the County and State and who has P the welfare of his county at heart c and will uphold it with his ballot, is * the IrinH nf man we nppH for the office. 1 A combination, if it is to be had, I ' will admit is better, but if separated, < I much prefer the latter. J I beleive, Mr. Editor, to equal right 1 to all and special priveleges to none. < The lawyers have had and are having * their day. They are filling the leg- < gislative halls of both State and Na- I tion, which ought not to be done. I Now, why is it so? Let me answer. People are laying too much stress on s oratory, a training which all lawyers v have had, and is only one of the mi- ^ nor requirements of a good legisla- v tor. I do not blame the lawyers for I accepting these positions. If. I was I a lawyer I would do the same thing, t I have no fight against the lawyers. I believe they should be well repre- * sented. I believe that the law mak ing bodies of both state and nation I ought to be made up of men of all vocations. We will never have a pure democratic form of government till such is the case. Let the people of Hertford County break the ice this 1 a year and send a good man?level- ^ headed farmer?to the Legislature, f and Mr. Winbome to the Senate. |C Will some one mention a suitable ' man?. I await suggestions. c Respectfully yours, j JNO. C. TAYLOE. i VALUES PLACED ON ALL I LOCAL REAL ESTATE ' .ocit Taxpayers Have Rtcaived New Viluta?Soma Will Go to Win ton Friday. f Owners of real estate in Ahoskie nd vicinity this week received the eports of the County Supervisor un er the Revaluation Act. Letters sta ing the value as placed upon local roperty were mailed to each land ' wner and taxpayer; the letter giving N lotice of new valuation and other ' articular* about the workings of the iew law, which will take effect only iter the Legislature has met and fix d the tax rate which will probably >e during the month of July. Some revelations are being unrav :led hereabouts, since the reception >f these "billett deux." Some tall ears are being expressed that taxes rill be so burdensome that the tax layers will be unable to bear the bur len. Some, in their eagerness to atch at some straw by which to con lemn the work of revaluation, have :ven gone so far an to place a tenta ive tax rate, figuring from which an imaxing increase in 1920 taxes is ap parent. In fact, many jump at the onclusion before delving further to iscertain the real content of the law., rhey readily forget the provision that vould forbid the State in collecting ibove 10 per cent more taxes in the rear 1920 than for the previous year, rheir attention being called to that act, they at once have further fears hat the Hertford County valuation s above the State average. Which eads one to assert that "you can't get >y the tax dodger." Friday of this week has been set ipart for complaints and many there fill be. The Board of Review will lear all those who are not satisfied vith the valuation, Friday in Winton. netting facts be facts, the business iroperty in Ahoskie is given an equi able valuation; but, viewed thru the specks" of some Ahoskie folks, it is ilarming. 0 AR. J. A. ELEY, DELCO-LIGHT DEALER ATTENDING CON VENTION AT DAYTON. OHIO Mr. J. A. Eley, who is the Delco J;ht Dealer for this county, has won i great deal of honor for himself luring the past year by qualifying or their Kilowatt Club/ which is omposed of their star salesmen thru iut the United Statey4nd Canada. The Delco-Light K/fowatt Club is omposed of the la/laing Delco-Light )ealers and Salesmen throughout the Jnited States and Canada who have old during 1919 one thousand watts f business; the watt being the unit by rhich the Company measures their ales. There are three thousand 'Moo- ^ .ight representatives in the IJirl-iV' Itates and Canada, and for Mr. Eley ' a be classed as one of the leaders 'I 1 this large number ia quite a tribute a his all round sales ability. As a j eward for hig record, Mr. Eley will o to Dayton, Ohio, the first of this tonth for the annual Delco-Light ales Convention. More than one r liousand will be ip attendance at this ( onvention and the Kilowatt men will ; e the honor gueata. Mr. Eley is well known in HertfSrd ' 'ounty, and is known for his sales ' bility far and wide. During the past ' ear he sold a large number of the ' ?elco-Light plants to the lelding far iers in this community and has es- ' ?Wished a very enviable record for J imself and his Delco- Light plant. ' ? ? "axpayers of Ahoakie Take Notice! Taxpayers In the town of Ahoskie >re urged t osee me during the month if March and settle for 1919 taxes. U1 taxes must be paid to me before he 1st of Apirl. J. D. CULLENS. Ahoakie, N. C. March 12. 1920. 2t. 866 quickly relives CeMs and L? jrippo, Canatipetioa, Biliousaeta, Iota ?f Appetite ad HeaWaebea.?aJr. IEADY FOR HARD FIGHT 1 AGAINST CATTLE TICKS ' SAYS DEPARTMENT NINETY COUNTIES THIS YEAR ? # rdrI Au0iorities id Charge Hope ] ^ to Clttn up More Than 90 Coun ties Thu Year. Washington, 0. C., March 17.? March finds preparations well under * vay for the 1920 campaign against .he cattel fever tick. Prospects for | effective work are so encouraging hat Federal officials in charge of tick ;radication expect that at least nine ;y counties in the various tick-infest ;d States will be made ready for re ease from Federal quarantine next December 1st. This will mean a very much larger amount of territory clea ned up than was placed in the free ?rea last year. ? Only 30 per cent of the total area srigianlly quarantined remains under ' tick domination and it should be ma terially reduced this year. The end ' af the long campaign which began ictively in 1906 is well nigh in sight 1 ind with continued cooperation be tween the State and county govern ments the Bureau of Animal Husband ry, United States Department of Agri culture, hopes that in not more than ' three years the South will be tick free. Cattle will be sent through the dip ping vats as early in the season as i the weather and their condition will ' permit. Reports from field workers | say that cattle which went into the 1 winter tick-free are showing up this spring in much better condition than the animals which were subject t i . continued attacks of the parasites. Cattle in poor condition may be kept i fiom the vat until they have a chance at spring forage but wherever pos sible earlv dioDini? will hp nrarti^il to kill the ticks before they have a ?hance to multiply by thousands and millions. Despite bad weather dipping was not discontinued during the winter in localities where the operation did | not harm the cattle. There was more than 300,000 dippings in January, md probably a greater number during February. The wint* work, with ?arly dipping in March, will give the ;ick eradication a flying start that s expected to be a big help in making hia year the big one. According to the latest reports 32, F56 dipping vats?,,canals to prosper ty"?are ready for the spring use. They areydividcd among the states is follow*: Alabama, 8,008; Arkansas, 2,628; ' rlorida, 1,516; Georgia, 2,984; Loui ana, 4,632; Misaissippi, 4.294; North Carolina, 430; Oklahoma, 1,160; S. 'arolina, 844; Texas (north) 4,786; Texas (south), 1,446. o tural Carrier Examination Ahotkie . The United States Civil Service Com ? nission has announced an examipa- f ion for the County of Hertford, N. i 'arolina, to be held in Ahoskie on the r Ith of April, 1920,;to rill the position >f rural carrier at Ahoakie and vacan cies that may later occur on rural,1 outes from other postoffices in the ? ibove mentioned County. t This form and application blanks j nay be obtained from the office above mentioned or from the U. S.Civil 3ervicr Commission at Washington, > ). C. Applications must be forward il to tlx Commission at Washington tt the earliest possible date. ANNOUNCEMENT 5 I hereby announce myaelf ? can didate for Commissioner of Hertford County for HarrellivilU Township, subject to the action of the Dtmo- , cratlc Primary. J. O. ASKEW, JR Harrcllsville, N. C., March 19, 1920. RED CROSS IS APPRECIATIVE NEWSPAPERS led Cross Praises Country Press for Valiant Work During War. t VITAL SUCCESS IN WORK Kod Cron Heidquirtcri Sajrs "On of Proudest Pages in the History of America's Slur, in th? War !? That Devoted to the Universal and U? Swerving Loyalty of the Newspa pers, Especially Country Papers. (Special to the Herald Among the many things which the war brought home-to the nation was the bin part played and the big in fluence wielded in the American life by what?for want of a better term ?is generally referred to as the small town or country newspaper. There was a time when the coun try newspaper and the country editor were the butts of jokes and the lift 1 nals for' smiles. That time has bone; gone, we believe, forever. The war helped to do it, for the war, m in ma ny other instances, jolted the sophis ticated and lazy national conscious ness into the realization of the im portance, the significance and the gen uine worth of the country press. One of the produest pages in the history of America's share in the war is that devoted to the universal and unswerving loyalty of its newspapers which, almost without exception, gave the most selfless sort of service to the common cause of country. And of America's newspapers, the patriot ism and service of none were more marked than that of the country pa pers. Their part cannot be overes. timated; their reward '? in gaining it recognition, which they always de served. of an importance which thev have always possessed and which will be theirs in a greater degree hence forth. . . i The country newspaper has a char acter and an individuality all ita own. It occupies, however small, a position in the community which no other pa per, however big, can displace. With out disparaging in the least the larger tallies, they can not, by their very sf t mture, ever dispute the peculiar Held which the country paper and it alone >ccupies. It has the place of an in ititution in the community life, a ? Jlace all its own in the community leart, and it should have the whole learted support of the community. The Red^ Cross, in common with he rest of the Nation, owes the ountry press a debt of gratitude for ts work in the war and a full meas ire of appreciation for its value to America today. In especial doe* the " Southern Diviiion of the Red Cross eel that the newspapers in the divia on merit the warmest of Red Cross nembers. They were most instru rtental in making the Red Cross a tower in the war, and today they are i prime factor in helping to maintain he Red Cross as a lasting influence or humanity's betterment. o V Rat Bred 6 to 10 Tiawe a Yea* A?r>|i>| Tan Young la a Littor Remember this, act an soon' as you lee the first rat. Get a package of IAT-SNAP It's a aura rat and nyee leatroyer. It'a convenient, comae in ?akt form, no mixing. MummMles at after killing?laavea no small. ,'ats or doga wont touch it. Three lite* 25c., 50c.. and *1.00. Sold and ruaranteed by E.'J. Bell and Co., E. r. Ore rock and X." V, Bellamy.?adv. Watch Ue labfl aa your paper : 1
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