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Hertfor# County Herald , .11 n .'?-,?L.j?,?L??i . ... . _t m HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EAST CAROLINA I t?U ... ? ? , ,! 1 J lllll III.IBIIW . ' !1 I ?=Bgg==~B-B--!5g~ Volume XL ,t Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, November 26, 1920 One Section No. 32 i_^_i__ih mum i a in i i ^rii it m mil ? - colebain mews - Mrs. 6. it jpillaj went to Norfolk laat Tyis^ay. Dr. L. A..Mm* bmU a businees trip <? Viator last Wednesday. C, B. Morrip (past several days in Norfolk last week wHh wife at St Vincent* Hospital. H. & Basaight of Ahoskie was ia town last Thursday. H. L Britton of Norfolk spent last Thursday Bight with his sister, Mrs. Nowell. J. H. Myers and sob went to Wind sor last Thursday. Maurice Btasity of Baltimore came last Thursday and wfll spend some time hen. Mrs. J. C. Miselle left last Friday for Ldce View Hospital, where she will undergo treatment. Mrs. Winston of Wfasdaor was in town last Friday in tha interest'of the Red Cross. - Mrs. Dera Saunders went to Suf folk last Friday. Professor K. T. Raynor went to Ahos Ue last Friday. Miss Minor, the county supervisor, was here last Friday, and visited the school. Dr. L A. Nowell wont to Norfolk last Friday. Them waa bo preaching at the Bap tist Church laat Saturday, Mr. Line berry returning from the convention, failed to Mh> connection hot he fill ed the Sunday appointment Professor J. M. Andrews,who teach es at Mo-rat Gould, was in town last Saturday. Miss Lade Mitchell of Windsor is visiting her brother, Dr. Zack Mitch ?n Messrs, Molly and Morris speat last Sunday in Norfolk. C.X. Miselle spent last Sunday in . Suffolk. ? Clarence Myers sad Bennia Forbes of Ahoskie spent laat Snaday here. CONFERENCES <QF INTEREST OT MIDWIVES According to the Burma of Vital Statistics, North Carolina State Board of Health, about every other child born la Easter* North Carolina has an ignorant midwife to sea that K is started alone the Journey to ? heal thy life. This means that during the day* before and after birth one half of the mothers tpst their lives In the hands of these women. Some midwifes do very weU or as well as they know how; others cause the deaths of mothers and babies. They know ao better aad must be taught. With the aim to improve the situa tion the Bureau of Epidemiology and the Bureau of Infant Hygiene and of Public Health Nursing of NortlvCaro lina State Board of Health, are carry ing on an extensive campaign to edu cte women, most of whom are negro women. Important things am. to be done at the birth of the child other than ren dering surgical and medical aid. There most be filled a complete aad accur ate birth certificate to assurs the child Ma age for school attendance, etc. Sil ver nitrate must be dropped in the ayes to prevent blindness. Such must M done If physicians or midwife at tend the birth and parents should pee I- t? M. With view to instructing the mid wives along these lines a nurse from the State Board of Health, Raleigh, N. C.. will visit the following ptiwea. Pleaae inform any one you know act ing as a midwife and tell them to at tend the meeting. Gatesvflle, at Courthouse, 10 A. M., Friday, December Srd. aad Ahes kie, Colored School Beaie 10 'A. K., Saturday, December 4th. i County Offices Will Qaalify ware elected by a majority of the qua] Wed voters of Hertford Coaaty, in the election hold ea Tuesday, November Z aad are hereby requestd to appar at Wiatoa, Monday, Dcember ?, 1M0 fsr the purpose of qualifying for the va riofcs offices to which elected. J. A. Northcott, Register of Deeds; B. Scull, Sheriff; J no. 0. Askew, Jr., J. C. Taylor, P. G. Tayloe, E. W. Whit ley, J. M Eley and E. H. Sure, Com missionsrs; a E. Vaughn, J. L. Smith W. H?. Vinson and W. H Hill, T. T. Parker and W. L. Matthews, tax col lectors; L P. Nichols, justice of peace and Cf. W. Howard, Constable 8k Johns Township. E. J. Gerock. Chm. Board Election* NORTH CAROLINA GOOD MAM ASSOCIATION A* TB NEW MKMBRS The North Carolina Good Roads As sociation la aiM?t aa lali?in cam paign In eastern North Carolina for member* to the organization. Mrs. Kent J. Brawn, of Chapel Hill, Is. this week in Hertford County in the inter est of the organization, through an. nual r ember* to the Association. She is making her headquarter* la Ahos Ide, working out of here for other points in Hertford and Gates coantiea. She came her* from Chowan aad Ber tie counties, where, she say*, she was accorded the active support and coop eration of the leading men ef both of those counties and she is encouraged by the support she has received. la Ahoikie? Mia. Brown secured sev eral member* to the organization. She hopes to be able to enroll at leaat a hundred member* in Hertford County. Although slow to move, the people of this county are beginning to realize deeply the need of better highway* and they not fail to express their sen timent when called upon to do so. Du ring the first few hour* of canvassing the town of Ahoskie several leading citizens volunteered to assert that they would aid in the good roads movement by popular subscription, taxes or by any other feasible method. The county seat to county seat high way proposed under the present law, ealla for one fourth of the outlay to come frim the county, one fourth from the state aad the other half from the Federal Government. The purpose of th* North Carolina Good Roads Asso la this law by leaving out the county unit, the State paying one half aad the federal government one half. Under the proposed changed law, eountis whose wiwlidiian'i refused to appropriate fund* for their part of the highway fund* under the present law, would aa* have to be consulted la th? matter. Thus the StaU High way would he constructed by the StaU aa a unit instead ef the eewaty unit as at preeent Hertford County Is one of the several eastern counties that ha* not met the rtate aad federal ap propriations. BOOKS SUPPLIED FREE BY THE STATE \ 7* Books on many different subjects are loaned to residents of North Caro lina by the Library* Commission, at Raleigh. The special collection of books on advertising, book-keeping, salesmanship, etc., are of practical ?aloe to business men. They are (hid ing that it pays to get the opinion* of experts who have written books oa the various phase of business activi ties. Boys and girls are borrowing books from the library Commission dealing with the business and professional vo cations. Om boy is studying wireless telegraphy through books secured from the Library Commission. Farm ers are investigating the results of . there experience through books. One man wrote that he wished an exten sion time on his book on concrete as the construction of a septic tank was onder way and the book was nssdsd. The collection of books on agriculture Is very complete and includes material on subjects most useful to fanners. 1309 package lfbrmriM containing 11047 books and pamphlets were sent oat by the Commission in the year ending September 30th. The follow, tag list includes a selection from the subjects em which material was sup plied during the last two months? compressed air, school hygiene, dis eases of dags, dressmaking, farm san itation community Improvement ele mentary electricity, pansma canal, ap ple culture, child welfare, buagalows, machine shop practice, fertilisers Bo! shovism consolidation of mral schools canning, county government, Woman cltisea. The only coot to the borrower for this service la that of the postage whic^ can be refunded to the Library Commission when the books are re turned. Unless the Request is very unusual, materila is sent out the day the application is received at the Com mission office. The Columbia State ask, an women Democrats 7 They sure an in North Caroline. Brufc and Breathe an th? Two B*c ?f Um Health Craaade. Clean bo die* oataide come front brnahing and eloaniaf. Clean bodies inaide com* from detp breatha of freak, pare air, Theae children are a law of the thoaa ' anda whom TibemMa Chriatmaa Seals help gtre Ita two B*a in North Carolina. 1 THE HOUSING SITUATION Lack of new booses for people to live in is a national admit*. For ?ve yean construction has signally failed to keep pace with demand. Ev erywhere, in small town apd city alike the cry is the same. Where can I let a house? Yes, bad as the situation Is, it worsens as inifHn go by.' May day's papers say that 1,000,006 wad dings were celebrated in 1918 and par allele the state??t with another .that, only 70,000 new botnea were construct ed. In other words marriages, bene building last year were as 100 to 7. Had the proportions been even in pre vious year*, such state of affairs would call for aerioua thought, but eomiag on after yean of extreme building deficiency a problem of alarm ing magnitude confronts the nation., Congestion in cities, not only in shim districts but in more respectable quarters, is such that not only is con venience and privacy at a high prem ium but a new breeding ground of mo ral delinquency is found While the public is disturbing itself unnecessari ly over less important matters, the building situation grows from bad to worse. The hoftie i\ the foundation of all our institutions. Family life, safe and unhampered, is bedrocks When hundreds of thousands of people can not maintain their own family privacy bat must be driven from pillar to post the foundation is truly shaken. Peo ple develop their beat when they own ! their own habitations. The next- best thing to owning homes is to rent them and live in the same dwelling long en ough to become attached to it and gro# up in harmony with the enviro^ ment But when there is irregular or no security of occupancy, the people thua affected lose something of good citizenship and incentive to follow American traditions. A homeless per son is a dissatisfied person. 8elf-in tereat becomes his ruling passion. Ha begina to fight progress. Hf has few local interests He. jndines to be. grasp ing and cold-blooded or develop* a grouch against bis fellow-man. Many people see the economic side of the question. They understand how cramping to business and convenience the want of dwelling places is. The psychological aspect of the eaae, by aa meaaa the least impressive, la m( fully grasped. To build hundreds of thousands of aew homes is very necessary. How to do it, is another qAstion, bat oar in dustrial and social Isadora ought to and mast find a way to improve con ditions. WW Ho|d A Bazaar The Woman's MI?*ioT*ry Society of Holly Spring will havt a Basaar for the benefit of the Mission work. After the Basaar we will dtrve hot coffee oysters and sandwiches. Ever body iniirvited December 8, at half past seven o'clock.?adv BISCUIT BAKING CONTEST The following letter hu been mail ad to tlw teacher* of Hertford County: "Just ? word to explain fa ther our approaching biscuit contest for Hert ford Chanty which takes place next month. Friday, December Srd., the cOBtoaft in the schools will take place. Priaafeal of the school will provide Judge* to select the four beet biscuit wibh i? the schoo?. Theee four girta are incited to the Towaihlp co? toat for F*jMay, December 10th. At t?? faU the Judge^m ha Pr**ont to decideV>?? the bejft tyecuit maker* in the township.. On December the 17th' one repreeentotivs ehoeea at this con test will eoeie to Winton to enter the County wide contest, making in all six contestant* for th? flnal. Becipe for Making Biscait BAKING' POWDKK BISCUIT? 11 cup flowe., 2 level tcaspoonfuis of ' baking powwr, 1-4 teaspoonxul salt, 11 1-2 table ipoon of lard, milk or wa ter to make soft dough. CLABBER BISCUIT?1 cup flower 1-4 teaapoonful salt, 1-8 teaspoonful of soda, 1-2 teaspoon baking powder, clabber to make soft dough. Sift flower and dry ingredients two times; add lard and work until moaly add milk gradually until mixture is soft and spongy. Turn into a slightly floured board and roll until uniiorm, thickness about one half inch. Cot with a floured biscuit cutter placed on a greased tin and bake for twe've or fifteen minutes. Biscuit should al ways be separated on the pan as tiny will be more delicate and lighter. There are three thing* necessary in making good biscuit provided the pro portion* ire correct and the material U good. First, the dough should be made,too *oft to handle easily, second it muct bo quickly and lightly handled third, a quick oven is necessary. Bis cuits (hould not be more than two and one half Inche* in diameter. Bake in a dove with a strong undercurrent until smooth on top. Then place on the rack to brown. Pupils may make clabber or baking powder biscuits. List of Premiums for the Contort Colgate and Co., a tuba of tooth past to every girl between the ages ef ten and twenty one year* that enter* the contort. Five dollars to be given to Mur fi?*e>?iu Township to beat biscuit ma ker by the First National Bank of Mu freesboro. Five dollar* to be given to M?iy Neck Township to beit bis cuit mker by the Firat National.Bank of Mvfreesboro. Five dollar* to the Ahoetrie Township beet biscuit maker by the Farmers-Atlantic Bank. Five dollar* given to Harrelliville Town ahip by the Bank of Winton. Five dollar* givelTto St. John* Township by the State Extension Service. Five dollar* given by the county board of commissioners to Winton Town*hip. ? At th? County wide conte*t Decem ber 17 th |5 will be awarded to the winner of the flmt prise, come Pyrex* ware to the seond beet, one pound of FREE LIBRARIES AND SPECIAL SERVICE FOB SCHOOL Do bate libraries are loaned to school and debating societies by the Library Commission, Raleigh. Application must be made on the prined form fur nished by the Commission and must be signed by the superintendent or prin. cipal of the school or the presi dent and secretary of the debating so ciety. libraries may be kept three weeks. No charge ia made for the Ua? of li braries but borrowers pay the peitac* bqfth from and to Raleigh. Stamps should not be MM with applications. The Commission will prepay the poet age and this amount should be refund ed when the library is returned. The libraries must be placed where all taking part in the debate can have ac cess to them. Material on 80 debate subjects is available. Woman suffrage which has been the most popular debate for several years has now given away to industrial problem*. Fifty debates have been prepared for the inter-high school debate on Open Shop. Sub jects not listed in the pamphlet sent out by the Commission .may be ob tained upon application. The Library Commission has also special collections of declamations, re citations, school {days, and material for the celebration of holidays. Books on educational topics can be borrowed ty teachers and parents. We Still Make Excuses, REASONS We are again asking that our read, era do not be too hasty in condemning the lateness and appearance of the Herald this week. We have worked, schemed, tlegrahphed, wrote and wor ried along four weeks until we surely thought we would be able to come out on time this meek. But the pleasure has been denied us again and we un indebted to a neighbor for the use of his office?that we are able to U?ue at all. We can not afford to make any promisee now; but we are sincerely hoping that we can make a mora pleas ant announcement in our next issue. Doee your label bear the numerals ?iMir If aot, we suggest that ytu ?end remittance. Walter Bakers Cocoa third winner. Saoers Flavoring extract fourth win ner. Extract for fifth winner and the sixth winner one can of Rumford's Baking Powdor. To all the second winners at the Township contests s ft of Bumfords Baking Powder will be given. For the best composition on : bread written by any school girl $6.00 will be given by the county Board of Education. Other details and further announce ment* will appear In the Herald next week, owing to our breakdown at pre* ent. REGARDING OUR LA TEN EM _.JU this to hetag written ear Ihorito. | *W?f Day. the ?IM|^inl to to hncat the iffmwi of thfcedi Itoi of the Herald. Onr I r l* T ij to entirely Mt W commission and ?? tow made away altcapta t* ton the defective part* replaced without wmc ceee. For four weeka we have later ed under dtoadvantagea eeldoaa under gone. Finally, w, are (breed to hold up work altogether on account of the breakdown. Everything to being done that can be by bs to publiah the paper in the fac? theae obatacleaa. We live to hope*, that can only be reaUied^lqr of thoee reeponaible for the defective machinery. To date, they have laht dawn on the jeh. (Friday night?The Northampton Prngiaaa of Jachaon haa again aided ua by aftowiag ua to Me their msshtn ery, whereby we are nahled to pnb Hah thto edition.?Editor.) WANTED A CHANGE So the country wan tad a change did it? And it voted for Harding to get it. Aa far aa the return* are in, the change to coming. Con to down below 70 cent* go the corn belt to get ting ita change. Wheat to around m dollar-seventy, and the wheat belt to getting its qhango. Cotton to un speakably iow, but-me ootton man to the victim of the change, not the eauae of it, for the cotton belt did not vote for a change. The factories are toy tag off hands, and there the rhango to in evidence The railroads are drop ping large numbers of men, and they hare the change. Investment securi ties are showing the change. AD a toag the Una the change ham shewn signs of Rs arrival. Per the ftrot time to years take* to facing a reduction in wages. In the placea the hands have voluntarily as sented to reductions In the hope ef keeping the mills at work. That if a change. For the tost eight years wag ea have been moving upward Now the motion to in reverse. The change haa arrived Undoubtedly all this adjustment la going to result in aome stable condi tion* lit the course of time, but let no man delude himself In the belief that it ia not a change. The prosperity that haa followed the advent of a Democratic administration at Washing ton eight years ago may not be whol ly the result of that administration, but certainly the unsettled situation that has follawed the election of Hard ing and a big Republican majority 1a Congress did not come aa the result at the change from Republican to Democratic. The country voted for a change, and " the change la an tvtng. Probably it ia not all here yet, for a lot of jockey ing for place is to tra&ipire before we settle down to that changed condition that haa been started. Probably it will be satisfactory when we get thoroughly fitted to It, but tkoee who voted for the change are not hi order if they complain that it haa begun to arrive. We have passed the day of silk shirts and cream and sirlota steak We are going to wear calico again, and drink skim milk and eat chuck and work a while, We have procured a change and It will be with ua for some time. Quoted values continue to melt a way, says a dispatch telling about cam ditions on the New York stock market The one value that ia mounting naw la that of Uncle Sam'a dollars. Usees who have some ef then salted away are the only ones who can look with seme degree of equanimity on praaea* conditions. i o If the income tax payers ef the ca untry had thought about it, they would have voted for Cos and the League ef Nations beeaoee if the lea gue gets well under way Europe aa* cut out its big expense for irraamist, Mr Uncle Sam what it owee and thus lighten the load on American taxpay ers. But that craving for change In this country would probably have wen out any way. When the folks sag their heads, It Is nseleae to get In their way.
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