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Hertford County Herald i , : ?.??? . . ? . . .I i , HERTFORD .COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EAST CAROLINA Volume X. Ten Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, March 26, 1920 One Section No. 50 LOCATION OF CHOWAN COLLEGE 1 A MATTER THAT SHOULD CON CERN THIS ENTIRE SECTION i Ahotkie Has No^.liminate<f Itself in the Race for the Location i "r" of Chowan College, a* Some Seem To Think?Still ^forking for the College. T V AHOSKIE WILL SEEK THE CO-OPERATION OF THE WEST CHOWAN ASSOCIATION IN GENERAL Hon. Gilbert T. Stephenson, of Northampton C"unty, now of Winston-Salem. Writes an Illuminating Letter Fav oring Ahoskie as the Location I If any one believes that Ahoskie is "out of the. race" for Chowan Col. i lege, laid person or person* have another thought coining their way. In fact, Ahoskie it just now more in the ract than ghe has been at all; and I she is in it to not only secure the location of the college here but she is also < anxious to aid the trustee* in any way within the town's power to make i Chowan College the institution it deserves to be. With the decision of the i trustees to move the college to some more accessible location Ahoskie feels i that it can redouble its efforts, not only to include the town of Ahoskie and : vicinity but to solicit the cooperation of the^ entire Roanoke-Chowan sec- i tion, which comprises the West Chowan Association. So long as Murfrees boro, the present location, was under consideration, Ahoskie did not feel ; it within its perogative to call upon the other sections of the West Chowan for co-operation, although it was firmly believed that Ahoskie was the most : accessible location, and the one place which would draw upon the largest : territory. ' Now., as the matter stands today, Ahoskie is ready to ask the coopera tion of the outside; and Ahoskie pleads for a closer understanding between the people of this section. In this connection the HERALD ii publishing a letter below, written by one of Northampton's diatinguiahed sons?Hon. Gilbert T Stephenson. This letter was written some time ago and was addressed to Dr. C. G. Powell of Ahoskie; at the same time giving him li- ' berty to publish same. The letter is as follows: "The Board of Trustees, or is it the Committee with power to met, of Cho wan College has decided definitely, I understand to move Chowan from Murfreesboro. While I have nothing officially to do with the matter, na turally as a native of the Roanoke Chowan section I am tremendously interested in the future of Chowan. While the issue was moving Chowan from Murfreesboro or not moving it at all, I held my peace because, while I wa sloathe to see the old college moved after senventy--odd years, I deferred to the good judgement of those who knew the local condition! better than I did. But now that the > issue of moving Chowan has been de cided once for all in favor of moving it from Murfreesboro and now that there arises the possibility of its be ing moved out qf the West Chowan Association altogether, I think it is time for any one who has any inter est in and conviction about the mat ter to speak out. I have discussed the Chowan sit uation with sevsial Baptist leaders and was present in Raleigh a few days ago at the conference between the Committe of the Board' of Trustees and representative Baptists. The con sensus of opinion as I gather it, among the Baptists qutshte the two Associations is that the Baptists of that section ought to decide the loca tion of the College without any inter ference from the outside and that the Baptists on the outside should be con sulted only as to bringing and keeping Cljowan in harmony with the system of schools of the State. The Baptists of North Carolina are waiting, hands off, for the Baptists of the Chowan and West Chowan Asscoiations to de cide the location of Chowan College. Now, I am Informed, the issue as . to location has practically narrowed - down to Ahoskie and Edenton. In ' deciding as between these two sites, | one should consider which location would be better for the work of the Baptists of North Carolina as a whole and which is better for Baptists of ' these two associations. I sm fully convinced that, consid ering Chowan as a part of the general j system of Baptist schools, Ahoskie is I a better site than Edenton. We need a first class girls' school in eastern 'North Carolina that will draw patro nage from a distance as well as near by. Chowan at Ahoskie would draw largely from all the northeastern pounties west of Raleigh. Ahoskie hmsBETTER RAILROAD FACILI TIES THAN EDENTON AND FAR BETTER AUTOMOBILE ACCESSI BILITY. Chowan at Edenton would not draw patronage largely from the northeastern counties west of the Cho wan and Roanoke Rivers, and I doubt if it would draw largely from the counties west of Raleigh as Chowan at Ahoskie would do. And when one considers the needs of the two Associations alone, the ad vantage seems to be largely with the town of Ahoskie. The test must be the greatest accomodation to the lar gest number. It goes without saying that Ahoskie is a great deal more ac cessible to the people of Norhamp- ; ton, Hertford and Bertie Counties. It is just as accessible as Edenton to the people of Gates. Dare, Curri tuck and Camden Counties are sparse I ly settled and cannot be expected to i' sena a large number of gins to (^no wan no matter where it is located. [ I'asquotnnk, Perquimans and Chowan Countiee. put together, are not much larger than Bertie or Northampton, yet each of these counties has a large town with a good school in it. The West Chowan really needs Chowan, and Chowan at Ahoakie would accom modate far more peole than it would at Edenton. Dr. Powell, have out people in the Roanoke-Chowan section yet realised that there is a possibility of losing Chowan College or that the loss of it would be an irreparable one? For nearly three-quarters of a century Chowan has been a beacon-light of culture and piety. Its alumnae are the mothers and wives of the men of that section.. Today Bertie Stands first, Gates second, Northampton 3rd., and Hertford fourth among all the countiee of the State in the percent ages of their citizens who are church i members. Today the West Chowan Association stands first among all the sixty-five Associations in its contribu tions to Home and Foreign Missions I and to the Orphanage and to all the ? objects of benevolence put together, i Chowan has had a very great part t in making this record. And can it be that the people of that section will keep qtill and let Chowan College | be moved from their midst? Can it be that Chowan has been theirs so long that they take it for granted and lose sight of the possibility of its being taken from them? I know that the West ^Chowan Baptists are ible financially and 1 have enough Faith in them to believe that they will irouse themselves in time and save Chowan to their section, and, having laved it, will work together in making Chowan one of the best equipped and most thorough girls' schools in all of North Carolina. I do not feel that I am intruding nwriting this way; I am still one of' rou in spirit. It is time for the Bap- { iatn of that section to feel deeply ind, more than that, to act positively ibout the moving of Chowan College, t verily believe that the moving of Chowan fro? the Roanoke-Chowan lection would be the greatest blow ??hat the section ever received and :hat the future development of that irholc section would be retarded im neasurably." 0 Taxpayers of Ahoaki* Take Notice 1 Taxpayers in the town of Ahoskie ire urged t osee me during the month if March and settle for 1919 taxes. I Ml taxes mast be paid to me before he 1st of Apirl. I J. D. CULLENS Ahoskie. S. C. March 12, 1020. 2t. DISTRICT AGENT E. W GAITHER WILL PRESENT FACTS ON FARM WORK kT WINTON, MONDAY, APRIL 5 "ormer County Agent (or Hartford County Will Tall What Farm Da. monstrator Doas and Where tka Money for Farm Demonstration Goaa At the meeting called for April 5th. for the discussion of of whether Hertford County shall continue to employ a County Demonstration \gent, a full account of the work that aa? been done in the County since October, 1917, will be (riven to the public as well as a financial account ing, showing where the money comas from and where it went and who pays the freight. There seems to be some misappre hension as to just what County Agent work is and the feeling seems to ex ist that his whole duty is to hunt up every man in the county and do a day's work for him as an individual and to repeat the operation once or twice a month. A moment's thought wil show the fallacy of this impres sion. If an agent gets one farmer to do a thing that proves to be good and that farmer's neighbor sees it and does the same thing in the same way as the first farmer did it and is ben efitted by doing it, he is getting the benefit of County Agent work as if the agent had visited hi* place a doz en tines. If the County Agent tells your neighbor where to get good- seed or good livestock and he gets them and you get some of the same from him you are benefitted by County Agent work the same as if the Agent had gotten the seed or livestock from you. If the Agent prunes and sprays your neighbors' orchard and you see how it is done and do it, you are get ting help from the Agent, even if* you never saw him. Personal service to every farmer in the county is an utter impossibility for any one man. No agent can succeed without the farmers' cooperation and if he fails to make good in a county, at least half of the blame lies with the people he is there to serve. The Agent and the public owe some thing to each other and osme of the duties of each are summed up in another column of this paper. E. W. GAITHER. I ? ? DUTIES OF THE COUNTY 2 AGENT AND THE PUBLIC ARE HERE, OUTLINED SHOULD BE COOPERATION j Only by the Closest Co-operation Can ^ the BmI Results Be Obtained from the Work of the County Agent in Any County. Some of the Duties of County Agent t To find out the agricultural possi- k bilitiea of the county and to assist the farmers and business men of the county in developing these possibili ties. Find out the farmer*' problems and assist in solving them. Tepeh farmers and farm boys the things that have been learned by the various departments and other far mera and show them how to use this information to the best advantage, adapting the information to local con ditions. Assisting in the growing of better seed and in the care of same by pre venting diseaes and damage. Increasing the farmer's income by arrangement of cropping sytsems that give the largest return for the least labor and money investment. Improvement of the class of -live stock through better breeding and feeding as well as housing and care. Promoting a better feeling be tween farmers and business men of the community in every way possible. Assisting in getting the farmer in getting better markets for his pro ducts in accordance with the demands of the market. Introducing new crops that are adaptable to the conditions of the county. Aiding in the development of bet | ter business methods among the far- ' i mers. Promoting the improvement in the living conditions on the farms in nr ' <ler that the farm boy and girl will i | be satisfied to remain on the farm; rather than imigrate from the farm 1 'to the towns and cities. ! Some of the Duties of the Farmer ' and Business Man. I 1 . Find out what the county agent | stands for in the community before 'stating to your neighbor that he is , ' a public nuisance and a menace to | | the prosperity and good morals of ( | the continuity. , Assist him in every way possible a to make (rood and to be of service to { the greatest number of farmers. Do not forget that he is only a man ser- v ving seventeen thousand and that his j time does not belong to the indivi4- v ual but to the whole people of the r county. v v If you do not believe he can do you any good or help yon in any way ,do not be a "dog in the manger" and deny hii help to the farmer who can be helped by him. He is not in the 0 county to help the man 'who knows j it all' but to help the fellow who does t need help and can use it. a If he cannot get to see you person- * ally every week or two do not think 11 that he has left the county and that he is lotffing on the job. If you have a problem that needs his presence, do not forget that some of your neighbors may have the same problem. Call them together and talk it over and make one visit do for the neighborhood. ? ? a Do not think because you pay about " two cents a year for the County A- 1 gent that you have hired a field hand j for the whole year, to pfune all your trees, clean off the ditch banks, sub soil the farm, shear the sheep, milk b the cow, feed the pigs, order the ' fertilizer, sell the cotton, peanuts, " meat and seed and turn over the proceeds to you at a guaranteed net | profit . I If the Agent doesn't make good , ifter you have done your part in < lelping him to do so, notify the Dis rict Agent and he will find out the \ -eason and, ifthere i* sufficient rea- ; ion, he can be removed and another ( igent placed in his stead. j No man is perfect and every one j vho has ever accomplished anything a n life has made one or mmVmtst*- t ;es. If the County Agent never did f nake a mistake he most certainly r rould never have been a county agent t E." W. GAITHER, Dlst. Agent. e ?????? a Dissolution Not ice, I Notice is hereby given that the firm " f W J. Greene A Bro., has this day n issolved by mutual consent, and from h his date Mr. W. J. Greene assumes )< ill debts owed by the former firm and ccounta should be paid to him. The ( business will be conducted at same ' tand by W. J. Greene, N. E. Greene a aving retired from the business. c Thit 25th day of March, 1920. n W. J. Green*, t N. E. Greene. tl H.if.r Taken Up tl ?? t< I have in my possession one heifer t! bout 3 years old. If oprner will conie , ml claim same I will turn her over o him upon payment of coats. This March 20, 1920. ? " 4h. 26-2t E. Feldman, tl ti Denl with Wynn Bros., Murfrees- e ioro'j Greatest Store, thereby mak- t| ng shopping less frksome and more a if a real pleasure.?advt. _ e Subscribe to the Herald iCHOOL GROUNDS WILL ( BE MADE SHOW PLA- k CES OF THIS STATE WILL BEAUTIFY CAMPUSES i America's Foremost Landscape Ar- 1 ^ chitecte Will Develop Plane for School Grounde in North Carolina ?Plane Now Under Way, Raleigh, March 25.?To make I Jorth Carolina rural school grounds ieautiful spots that will attract vis tors from afar, and be a source of ommunity pride, is given as one of ' he ideas behind some recent efforts if North Carolina home demonstra ion agents, led by Mrs. Jane S. Mc Cinnon. Plans already underway are lot limited to rural schools, but in clude assitance to home owners who lesire to beautify and develop their grounds. ] America's foremost landscape de tigners, realizing the wealth of na tive material in North Carolina, and ;he possibilities offered by climate and topography, have become interested in the worlf. Designs for four rural home plots ind for the grounds of Lowe's Grove Farm Life School have been complet ed by Chas. F. Gillette of Richmond, Virginia, without cost and the blue prints carry the name of Warren H. Manning, perhaps the most distin guished landscape designer in the er. tire United States, as consultant Mr. Manning was the landscape de signer who developed the famous Pinehurst planting, and whose servi ces are always in demand by owners of the largest estates in America. The planting plans for Lowe's Grove Farm Life School will be fol- i lowed out this year, the work being done by the students so that costs will be nominal. Several home own- I ers are ready to improve their lawns I in accordance with the blue prints now in the offioe of Mrs. McKinnon st Raleigh. The first places planted afe to be used as centers to demon- ! strate what good planning and good planting should be, and will be su pervised and pushed along by the home agents. STOCK LAW IS BEST WAY TO KILL CHOLERA ? :V dr. A. G. Otwell Endorse* the Sock Law for Hertford County -IAS LIVED IN STOCK LAW TERRITORY 27 YEARS flr. Otwall Hai Lived ia Both Slock Law County, Also ia Fraa Rang* ?Ha Givaa Reasoai for Stock Law aad Eodoraaa Farm Daaoaatratioa, WHola-Tima Haaltb Work aad tha Wolfaro Work. Hertford County Herald, Dear Sirs:?May I claim a little space in your paper to sanction the article written by Mr. J. A. Parker in regard to a stock Ufa for Hertford County. I, too, think it is high time that Hertford throw off ?he old gar ments and put on new, not only in re gard to a stock law but in most every other phase of county government. Having lived in a stock law county for twenty seven years of my life, I feel that I have a right to express myself on the subject, and know whereof I am speaking. First, I want to say that I consider this law the only real and lasting cure for the Hog Cholera. In all my twen ty-seven years in the community in ? which this law was in operation I nev er saw a single case of cholera, the type of hogs and cattle was better, and there was an opportunity for herd improvement. Five years ago I came to Hertford County and almost the first thing I saw was a herd of hogs infested with cholera. Now, this waa was not a "happen so" but a red, every day occurrence. The cause ia patent. Mr. Jones' hogs run with Mr. Smith's and Mr. Everybody's else hogs in the community and cannot help coming in contact with cholera infeat edherds. In a stock la w county Mr. Jones' hogs stay in the pasture by themselves and can neither give nor ?et the cholera. Again, then, I want to repeat we need this law to help ?tamp out cholera in Hertford Coun ty. Perhaps the opponents of this law will say, "vaccinate your hog*-and fou can free your premises of thja Iread plague." To a certain extent, res, but you must keep on vaccinating rear after year as long as you and lit the other hog owners in the com ? ? nmrtty ?H<rw-y?ir-hoir? t\t run free; ? ?Jow, since I am a licensed Serum Ad ninistrator I know both the.cost and he trouble necessary to vaccinate ev ry year, and I know that the aver se farmer cannot afford to do this. will admit that under the circum tances it is the only effective treat lent, but when every farmer keeps is hogs in his own pasture it will no jnger be necessary. Still another argument in favor of his law Is the growing demand for single type, or breed of hogs and ows. Under the present arrange lent a farmer cannot allow his st'K-k 9 have free range and expect to keep hem true to type or breeds. Under fie stock law be can raise stock truj ? type: have It registered, command he highest market price and best of 11 get it. The opponents of this law see noth ig in it but MISERY and WOE for he poor overworked, overburdened inant. Again I want to refer to my xperience in a stock law county. In lie nrst place there are fewer ten nts than in this county. la the m- H ond plsce the few tenants that tkere (Contiued on rage tea.)
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