Hertford County Herald HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EAST CAROLINA Volume XL Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, December 10, 1920 One Section No. 34 TOBACCO MARETS WILL CLOSE INDEF INITELY DECR 17 TtUcco MarkaU ia Eulwn North Carolina Will Cloaa far tba Hol idays ob Dacarabar 17tk?No Do finite Dote Sot for Ro-Opoaing Aftor tko Holidays. Rocky Mount, December 7.?The Rocky Mount and other tobacco mar kets of eastern North Carolina will remain open until Friday, December 17, a* was first scheduled, according to a decision reached at a meeting of the Eastern North Carolina Ware housemen's Association, held in the city of Wilson last night and attend ed by several local warehouseman . While the date of closing the mar ket for the holiday season was allow ed to remain unchanged, the time for ra-opening the markets after Christ was was moved up considerably at last night's session It had formerly been planned to resume sales on Mon day, January 3, but on account of pre vailing price conditions and the finan cial situation and the apparent lack of demand for the weed it was decid ed by the meeting that the market should certainly stay closed until Jan uary 11, at the earliest possible date while no definite date for opening was fixed after that time. It is un derstood .therefore, that when the markets close on December 17 they will close for an indefinite peri&d, certainly not to open before January 11, while the opening some time after that date will depend upon existing conditions and the outcome of the conferences with the United States tobacco board of trade. ?Virginian-Pilot. A FORMER HERTFORD COUNTY MAN IS REMINISCENT The following letter, accompanied by a check for one year's subscription to the Herald, was received at this office on Sunday, December 6. "A copy of your paper fell into my hands the other day and I think I read every line in H. This must have meant something and so it did. May I tell you why? "I was born at Frazier's Cross Road*. I was raised in Murfreesbo ro; I lived in Harrellsville four years; and also lived a short time at Tunis; I love every inch of the country and everybody in the county, but partic , ularly so the few old friends yet alive. To name them would not take a very large space m the Herald, I have to ' sorrowfully say. But a host of nam es I see are familiar?some ef the son and grandsons, no doubt, of old ac quaintances and special friends. "Just over the line, too, are Ber tie folks which of them the same might be said, for I have also lived in Windsor and Lewis ton. Thus, t am constancy reminded of those linee of the poet?There are moments in life we never forget; They brighten and brighten as time stasis away.' "To read your paper regularly will help me to live over again those hal ycon days of yore; so, I am enclosing check to enter my nsme on your sub scription list.. Yours ver ytruly, iWm E. Dunstan, Elisabeth City, N. C." The editor of this paper, belonging to the younger generation, is' not, therefore, personally acquainted with Mr. Dunstan. Perhaps many of our readers, or at least, some of them, re member this former son of Hertford County. Although not personally ac quainted, the Herald hopes to per tray the news apd life of his native county in such a way, that thoee 'hal ycon days ef yore' may be lived ov er again every week, when the Herald takes its place in Mr. Dunstan's home. Recital at Cfcewaa Callage The Student's Christmas Recital i wi)l be held in tiie Chowan Collage auditorium beginning at seven o'clock P M. December 14, 1920. The pablie is cordially invited. Watch that label m your paper METHODISTS LEAD AT STATE UNIVERSITY Chapel Hill. Dec. 8.?Methodists followed by Baptiata and farmer's ions followed by the torn of mer chants lead by a wide margin in the total number of students registered this fall at the University of North Carolina. The figures were announ ced today in the annual report of Dr. Thomas J. Wilson, Jr., registrar. A total of 1,403 students, of whim 47 are women, have registered in 'the university this fall. In addition 437 students in the summer school al so took college credit work. When deductions for counting twice are made the report shows that a total of 11884 Students have taken college Iwork since last July. Last year at this time the number was 1702. The 1920 figures are the largest in the history of the institution. Of the students here this fall 478 are Methodista and 356 are Baptists, the figures in both instances being higher than last year. Presbyterians follow with 235, Episcopalians num ber 169, Christians 89, and the fol lowing denominations come in order: Lutherans, Jews, Roman Catholic, Mo ravians, Reformed, Universalists, the Friends, Christian Scientists, Disci ples, Congregationalists, Reformed Jews, and Unitarians. Farmers' sons, who have held the lead for many years, jumped further ahead this year with 375 and merch ants' sons showed a falling off with Graham, Mitchell, and Yancey, four of them up in the mountains and one along the Virginia line. North Carolinians make up 92.9 per cent of the student bdy, slightly less than last year or any year for the past decade. Ninteen states are ii [ii sai illeilpiflu District of Columbia, and Cuba, the Canal Zone and Japan 1 )9. Nearly every kind of business and profession is counted among the students' fathers, incTuding, fishermen butchers, bakers, livery men, electri cians, florists, plumbers, telegraphers, millers, ministers, mechanics, editors, stock dealers, and photographers. j The number of women in the uni versity has increased from 41 to 47. I "Until dormitory accommodations are provided", says Dr. Wilson, "it seems wise not to make any change in i the regulations governing the admis sion of women." Thirteen are grad uate students, 10 are special students |s are seniors, 5 juniors, 1 is in phar macy, and 2 are spcial graduate stu I dents, 1 chemistry and 1 electrical ; engineering.These two are taking the 'courses not provided in any women's college in the United States. Mecklenburg leads all counties by sending 77 students to the university. Guilford follows with 69, Buncombe with 68, Orange with 48, Wake with 46, Wayne with 45, Forsyth with 37 Rowan 86, New Hanover and Iredell with 31, and Alamance with 28, The others with more than 20 are Cabar rus, Catawba, Edgecombe, Gaston, Pitt and Wilson. Only five counties in the state are not represented?Caswell, Clay, MILK FOR THE FAMILY Good health demands plenty o M milk. It supplies the body with ne cessary materials in exceptionally healthful and economical forms. An abundant supply of good milk is of national importance. - The above is from the most attract tive and interesting little leaflet pub lished by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Department Circular No. 120, a contribution from the Dairy Division and the office of Home Eco nomics. It would be a fortunate thing for the future of the Carolines^ this leaflet could be placed in each hiyase hold, both white and colored, espe cially with each family on the farm. Use milk for strong bones, teeth, and muscles. Milk helps you grow and keep well. Milk gives us energy and strength. Milk is an economical food and a food for all. This is some of the advice given in the leaflet that is above referred to. Dr. E. L. McCollon of Johns Hop kins University, has made a discovery which is corroborated by Herbert Hoover as the moat important contri bution to the world's knowledge of foods made daring the last 100 years. This discovery that milk contains one of the two groups of elementa abso lutely essential to the maintenance and growth of human life. To Willi a coW Mb HI. COLERAIN NEWS J. C. Beasley went to Ahoskie last Tuesday. We are glad to report that little Thoma* Overton, who hax been on the lick list, is now convalescing. Manley White went to Norfolk on last Tuesday. Mr. Borum of Norfolk was the guest of E. White last week. The teachers attended the teachers meeting at Mars Hill last Wednesday, giving the pupils another holiday. H. T. Wilson made a business trip to Windsor last Wednesday. Mr. Leary of Edenton was in town last Thursday. Dough Perry and wife of Windsor were in town last Friday. Mrs. Dave Evans of Harrellsville was in town last Friday in route to Chowan where she spent the week end. We are sorry to report Mr. Nep Perry on the sick list this weak. Mr. &rb is here preparatory to con ducting a big sale at the store of E. White and Sons. Sale begins next Thursday. Messrs. C. B. Morris and G. M. Holley spent last Sunday and Monday in Norfolk. J. C. Mizelle went to Suffolk last Sunday. Coy Smithwick of Merry Hill was ia town last Sunday. Joseph Cherry of Windsor was in town last Saturday. Mrs. Em Perry of Winton is visit ing at the home of J. S. Deans. Mesdames Mitchell and W. E. White left Sunday for Richmond. Mrs Mitchell will go in the hospital at that city for treatment. Mesdames L. D. Perry and J. S. Deans went to Norfolk last Monday, Mrs. Eugene Holloman of Harrells ville was in town Monday. Rev. R. B. Lineberry went to Mur freesboro last Tuesday to attend the Pastor's Conference. D. R. Brit ton, Mesdames Britton, Henry and NoWell went to Norfolk last Tuesday. 0 : BUSINESS OF HOG TO PRODUCE PORK Outside the yards of regular breed ers, the business of the purebred hoc is production and it is poor practice to sell young pigs, according to W. W. Shay, speaking bffore the State Swine Breeders Association at the Salisbury meeting. "The idea that young purebred pigs can be raised profitably is fride spread, and is holding back ?he pork production in this State. It results in lack of home-grown feeds, little or no attention to grazing crops and consequent impossibility of economi cal production. "Under these conditions," contin ued Mr. Shay, "owing to the lack of demand for pigs the farmers finds himself with litters which he is not prepared to raise and cannot sail. He buys feed in sacks at exhorbitant prices, limits it because of expense, and raises a lot of undersized or rini ty pigs, which, though purebred, are not fit fcr foundation stock, and have cost hini mire I hap they will bring i>ver the "If ho "a I *<*? thoug'it of selling them as ?>< 4^Parker of Rich Square was h?rc Monday shopping . Willie Joyner and Irwin Sumner of St. John were visitors Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Futrell. Freeman Beasley and Mias Wade of Margarettsville were visitors on Sunday of Mrs. Mollie Beasley. Mrs. Robert Comette and brother Mr. Hare have announced their plans for a weekly Home Rending Circle at their home on every Friday even ing from hall past six to half past nine o'clock, for the social and spirit ual benefit of their friends and neigh bora. The ladies of the Betterment Asso ciation held their December bazaar on Monday afternoon and evening, December 6. Refreshments were al so served in the afternoon and a sup per in the evening. Proceeds for the benefit of the Graded School. 0 FREIGHT SERVICE REDUC ED BY COAST LINE R. R. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad has curtailed its freight service over its Norfolk?Rocky Mounty division to such an extent that shippers along the Hne are making efforts to have the former service restored. Thia railroad company has reduc ed its local freight service just half, snd, instead of giving the shipper'ua local freight each way once a day, hereafter only one train every other day each way will deliver th?e local freight shipments. For the past sev eral year* local freights have been running both north and south regu larly, giving daily service in and out. Ahoskie haa been the central point the freights running in and out of here each day. The reduced service provides only two shifts for both north and southbound trains, thus living every-other-day freight ser vice. The revised and reduced schedules ire delaying shipments of cotton,pea nuts, tobacco and other produce; and ia also delaying the receipt of freight here. A large amount of freight is handled here, both locally, as well *s over the Wellington and Powells ville railroad, abranch line that runs out of Ahoskie for Windsor and the intermediate points along that line. A local railroad employee states that not in twenty years has such Inter mittent service been provided. Other towns, it is understood, have already made protests snd shippers of this section are expected to join in the movement to have the freight ?enrlce placed back aa heretofore. Rsk-Mr-Tlaa caret braises, cats, burnt, seres, tetter, etc.?adv. (NIGHT RIDERS IN GEORGIA HAVE CEASED OPERATION Atlanta, Ga^ Dec. 7.?Practical 1 cessation of the activities of tile night rider* who were posting: gin* and threatening owners unleas they stop ped operations until the price of cot ton rosi, is attributed in large part t othe work of the Ku Klux Klan in letters received by Colonel William J. Simmons, imperial wizard of the organization. Colonel Simmons, according to a statement issued by him today, has received letter* from practically ev ery section of the southern states in which the night rider* were active for several weeks, commencing the imperial wizard and the members of the Ku Klux Klan for the prompt ac tion taken in aiding officers of the law and private citizens in supreeaing the activities of the night riders. When it became known that the night riders were seriously interfer ing with the ginning of cotton and were bringing censure upon the south for their efforts to raise the price of cotton by force and intimidation, Colonel Simmons immediately Issued a decree commanding every member of the Ku Klux Klan to do all in their power to assist officer* of the law in putting an end t othe outlawry. The imperial wizard especially call ed attention to the fact that the night riders, in some instance*, had been confused with the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan because they wore masks and robes somewhat reaemblin the official regalia of the Klan and he urged that the Klansmen especial ly vigilant in their work so as to em phatically refute the slander. The results of the imperial Vizard'* decree is shown in the hundreds of letter* of commendation he has re ceived. In many of these letters, according to Colonel UpHUi '* '* stated that members of the Ku Klux Klan actually stood guard at night over gins, barns and other property that was threatened with destruction and in other ways rendered valuable auitance to officers and property ow ners in curbing the lawless outbreak. In addition to the letters received by Colonel Simmons from persons not member* of the Klan he also has received reports from leaders of the various branch organizations that his order ha* been complied with that ev erything possible has been done to assist in supreising the gin posting and that operations have practically ceased. - Dairjr Cow Greatest Producer Food A good dairy cow is the greatest producer of human foods. Prof. Haecker of the Minnesota Experment Station and Professor Eclcles of the Missouri Station, report that the food value in the milk of a good dairy cow in one year is equal to the food val ue in the bodies of five steers weigh ing pounds each . The record of progress during the past ten years in North and South Carolina is remarkable and inspiring. But with vastly changed conditions, the future presents some problems which ran best be solved by a citi zenship of .healthy, vigorous, straight thinking men and women. Milk and other wholesome foods?a well rou nded diet?will give us this kind of people. Some far-sighted bankers have al ready found profitable returns in neu business created by the encourage ment of "Bull Associations," "Calf Clubs," and the financing of "Family Cow Clubs". It is to be hoped that this work will rapidly spread until there is a good milk cow on every farm. ?My Standard of Ethics? 1. 1 will be honest with everyone in every relationship. 2. I wiir be kind to everyone re gardless of time, place, person or cir cumstances. 3. I wtll be generous and unselfish with all with whom I associate. < 4. I will be cheerful and optomis- i tic no matter how the tide of fate i may seem, temporarily, to flow against 1 me. ' 5. I will refute to slander any per- I son, with or without cause. ?? I 6. I will engage in no transaction i which doea not benefit all who par- I ticipate with me. 7. I will believe that love is strong er than hate?right ia more powerful than forea; and I will PKATICE my i belief.?Selected. i CONGRESS TRYING TO RELIEVE FAR MER OF CONDniON Congress la Now Considering Plsas for Relief of Fsrnsr?War Fiuacs Board Will Probably Begin Again to Function sal Give Relief to tke Growers. Congress met in short session on Monday of this week. The first day witnessed a demonstration for Preii denf-Elect Harding, who reeponded vfitfr a farewell speech to the Senate of which ha la a member. Congress immediately settled down to business. One of the very first thinK* to come up before the commit tee was the problem of relief for the American farmer, against the low pri ced produce, which was produced thia year under the highest prevailing pri ces of the past few years. The agri cultural committee, was in session on the opening day and listened to plans of relief suggested. Governor Bickett, enrout to Ral eigh from the Governor's Confar- - ence at Harrisburg, Pa., stopped off in Washington, and appeared before the committee, presenting the sugges tions, in the form of resolutions, that .were made by the conference which he had just attended. Governor Bic kett laid bare the facts aa they exist in North Carolina among the farmers of all classes. The relief asked for is a revival of the War Finance Cor poration, and the extension of liber al credita to farmers. The action of the Agricultural com mittee is contained in the following Associated Press dispatch, which ap peared in the State papers Tuesday: "Revival of Ibt War Finance Cor poration and action by the Federal Reserve Board permitting extension by banks of "liberal" credits to far mers would be directed in a joint resolution drafted late today by the Senate agricultural committee. Tha resolution will be reported to the Sen ate tomorrow by Seantor Gronna of North Dakota, the agricultural com mittee chairman, who will aak for im mediate consideration. "Members of the committee draft ing the resolution expressed confi dence that enough votes had bean assured to bring about its prompt passage but members of the finance committee indicated that they would ask that it first be referred to them for consideration inasmuch aa the Fi nance Corporation was created under a bill drawn by the committee. "Restoration of the War Finance Corporation to furnish fianancial aid to farmers also would be presented in a concurrent resolution presented today in the house by Representa tive Byrnes, Democrat, of South Ca rolina. "The Senate agricultural commit tee decided to report its resolution, ss a committee measure, hoping that thereby they might save time. . With unanimous consent under the Senate rules the resolutions could be read twice in one day and placed on tha calendar for the passage. "Senator Norris of Nebraska, a me mber of the agricultural committee, first proposed a concurrent resolution which does not require approval by the President, but other members objected on the ground that such a resolution would not be strong enogh. While not anticipating tha action of the President, Democratic Senator* made clear their intetion of voting to override a veto if neceaaary. ?HAPPINESS? To lira and be happy?to make others happy?to develop our minds ind make the best of the intelligaaea which has been given us?theaa are the things that all should strive to tccomplisht To foster this spirit of lor* for humanity is oar idea of a life work wall performed. We can nccaed only in porpartion te the ex tent that we can help others succeadt The same rule works just the sane Whea taeaesed and looked a^,froai your view |isint. To ret we maat rive! This is a law at nature?a law >? Immutable aa that of gravitation.