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Hertford County Herald IERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EASTERN CAROLINA rolume XIII. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, June 23, 1922 One Section No. 8 yPRECIATION ? INDUSTWES lie South Has Many Advan tages to Offer Manufactur ers of Textiles, Indications Are That Additions Will be Made to Large Amount Al ready Invested in This Field The discussion of the status of the gxtile industry in the South which as resulted from the strike in a npm er of large cotton manufacturing lants in New England has served to ring home to our own people the magnitude and importance of the in ustry in this section. Newspaper wders have learned more about the ixttle Industry in the South during le past three months than they had uriSg the previous past several years nd they have come to appreciate the art this great industry is playing in he economic, social and civic life of h^r section. There is an investment of $166, 00,600 in the textile industry in orth Carolina, not including knitting ills. There is an investment of. 143,000,000 in mills in South Caro ls. These mills furnish employment ?r tens of thousands of workers, hey pay their portion of taxes for le support of State and, county tvernments and institutions. Their vners and employes alike are con ibuting to the progress and prosper y of our States. New England manufacturers have tcently admitted freely and fTankly lat the quality of goods manufactur 1 in the South suffers no whit by >mparison with the best qualities anufsctured in New England. They ive admitted the wholesomeness of ring conditions in Southern mill immunities. They have admitted at labor in Southern cotton mills, ire American and with initiative and spirit of independence, is no less llcient or desirable in any way than ? . ? ? ? - ?a - - --- a wvu? ?xwva ma* ii?n, uu^,ianu niiiio. icy have admitted the advantage it accrues to the South through the ility of the workers in the industry re to maintain a high living Stand d at lower cost than would be po? in New England. Probably most rnificant of all, they have admitted kt New England is doomed to lose e textile industry and that its fu re field will be in the South, which even today using considerably more tton than the mills of the North, in Ite of the fact that the North still s a slight preponderance in the mber of spindles. Commenting upon this last point, ? Greenville, S. C., News quotes ibert Armory, the new president of > National Association of Cotton inufacturers, who made this admis n in an address at Boston, recently, d -explained the cause. "Other ites have encouraged industry at ist by keeping their laws more lib it and their taxes less," said Mr. nory. "Our principal competition nee from the piedmont district of rth and South Carolina. There the *ate is good and bracing. The eratives are pure-bred American ck from the mountains. Like our ginal New Englanders they have 1 work to make a living and ireciate opportunity. Work is not y a necessity but a pleasure. These pie are of great native intelligence I quick to learn. Mills have sprung on every hand. Every little town its a mill and offers free land, ca ption from taxation and all sorts encouragement to the man who >ws how to make cloth and will t thd min." 'he News' offers the following wise tment: 'his statement is naturally a mat ot gratification to all Southern pie. There 1* a thought in the ation, however, that ie well worth i?g eloeely to heart, right now. agonistic legislation and a more or hostile attitude seems to be >ng the chief reasons why the tex industry is moving out of New land. The South wants these in tries. Let us see to it that we ntain our present attitude toward industry, aa pointed out by Mr. lory. Let ua not permit misguided calists to warm out* spirit of wel e and cause the development of tie or antsgnoistic translation. South is now in a good way to J* IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. R. R. COPELAND a most delightful reception at their home on the evening of June 16th, from 9:00 to 11:00 complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Rob Roy Copeland who had just returned that afternoon from their bridal tour. The drawing room, hall and dining room had been decorated with potted plants and cut flowers, all arranged with exquisite taste, making a happy scene for a; most happy occasion. As the guests arrived, they were received in the hall by Mr. and Mrs. CHhrles Conger, who ushered them in to the drawing room and presented them to the receiving line, composed of tMr. and Mrs. Rob Roy Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Copeland and Miss Margaret Sessoms and Mr. L. C. Wil liams. The guests were then shown into the living room where delightful fruit cocktail was served by Mesdames M. O. Gerock and 3. L White. Each guest was then handed a- slip 61 paper on whicl) was printed twenty questions to be answe/ed by names of parts of the the ?ody. Mrs. Z. V. Bellamy showed more knowledge of physiology than all her competitors and was awarded the prise?a beau ful bonbon dish by Mr. L. C. Williams, in a few well-chosen words, which prise she in turn graciously presented to the bride. Mrs. copeland, aided by her assist ant* then served a most appetizing; course of fruit salad with grape-juice lemonade at the conclusion of which the guest* reluctantly departed, de claring Mr. and Mrs. Copeland very charming hosts. Those attending were: Mr. .and Mrs. R. R. Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conger, Mi\ and Mrs. Paul Dukes, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Boyette, Mr. and Mrs. James I. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. William Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Manly Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phaup, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brett, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Jernig'an, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Leary. Mrs. Jessie Camp, Mrs. Z. V. Bellamy, Mrs. Jim Sessoms, Mrs. Dewey Cherry, Mrs. B. E. Copeland, Mrs. J. I. White, Mrs. M. O. Gerock. Miss Audrey New some, Miss Mary Newsome, Miss Beu lah Jessups, Miss Ethel Futrell, Miss Earl Lawrence, Miss Thelma Boyette, Miss Lillian Boyette, Miss Julia Gat ling, Miss .Myrtle Powell, Miss Edna Askew, Miss Annie L. Sessoms, Miss Margaret Sessoms, Miss Sallie Barnes, Miss lola Wooten, Miss Margaret Copeland, Miss Feye Gerock, Miss Blanche Holloway, Miss Lena Moore Rawles. Messrs. Kenneth Raynor, Graham Newsome, Harvey Lee, Hugh Harrell, John Britton, G. C. Britton, Luther 8avage, Walter Curtis, Her man Gatling, Roger Johnson, L. C. Williams, Elmer Rowe, and J. A. Copeland. 0 THE HERALD RECEIVES FIRST COTTON BLOSSOM The first cotton blossoms of the season have reached the Herald office. However, these blossoms are not from Hertford county but were sent in' by Mr. -T. H. Dilday, formerly of Hert ford county, but now farming just over the line in Virginia. We con gratulate Mr. Dilday for his enter prise. The Herald has an offer of one year's subscription to the farmer of Hertford county who first brings us A cotton blossom. Mr. Dilday says that if anyone 1 doubts that this blossom came from his patch, he extends an invitation to come and see for themselves, he fur ther states that the first blooms ap- 1 peared on June 16th. INTERESTING ELECTION IN GATES COUNTY Miss Ethel Parker Is making a spec- < tacular race for the Legislature in our neighboring county of Gates. In the primary held June 3rd, there were three candidates and the result j was that R. W. Simpson received 253 < votes, Miss Parker received 252, and W. C. Beamon received 241. This I of course necessitates a second pri- i mary into which Miss Parker has en- i tared and at the present time is >x- j ceedingly busy convincing the voters that she should be elected. ? . ?. | come Into its own in cotton manufact- : uring prestige and leadership. Let us foster this development by nil i reasonable means." - ?? ERADICATION v* 1v3Lvwmx> SIS IN CATTLE Ccfisty Agent H. L. Miller Diacuaaea the Importance of Tuberculin Teat for Cowa? Off era Aid and Suggeationa Bearing on Thia Subject and Recommenda Prompt Action Did you know that a great number of cases of tuberculosis among people caq be directly traced back to a T. B. cow? Tuberculosis is one of, if not the most dreaded disease that attacks the human race, and when by studying statistics a little bit, we And that the family milch cow is one of the commonest carriers of this disease, it behoves us as sensi ble people to inquire into the sources of our milk and see if it comes from diseased cows. Of course our large cities have ordinances that require all the milk sold within thejwunds to be pasteurized and to be from cows that are tuberculin tested, but in our small towns and rural communities, too little attention has been paid to this by far. This state is now put ting on a campaign to rid our dairy herds of this scourge and are offer ing free, the services of a veternarian to assist in making the tuberculin tests among cows. If you live in an incorporated town, you can do a lot toward checking this disease by asking that your town commissioners pass an ordinance to the effect that all milk sold in the town must be from tuberculin tested cows. I will be glad to explain the matter fully to your town commissioners if requested or to any individual interested in hav ing his pows tested, if you will get in touch with me. I expect to have a veternarian down here on this work some time in July, and in the mean time I want to get in touch, if possi ble, with every individual interested in having these tests made (remember its free) and especially do I want to get the town commissioners or other town officials in all the towns in our county interested. If you as a town or county officials want to be of real and lasting beneAt to your constituents, you can't do better than investigate this matter of tubercu losis control. Please make it your business to write or see me at once. H. L. MILLER, County Agricultural Agent. 0 GREEN MANURING ANCIENT SYSTEM Green manuring?plowing under green crops?as a means of soil im provement, although it has been em phasized in reeent years, can hardly be called a new discovery, says the United States Department of Agri culture. It is really one of the oldest methods. Crops for this purpose were used by the ancients, the Romans used lupines, which were sown in Septem ber and turned under in Hay for the benefit of the following crop. In Germany the use of lupines be gan in the middle of the nineteenth century and has proved an important factor in reclaiming the sandy lands of parts of Prussia. In England leg umes and other plants are commonly used; in India and Japan the farmers gather green plants of many kinds, ?ometimes even cutting twigs from the trees and carrying them to the rice fields. In the United States the use of special green-manure crops is much more general in the South than in the North. Under irrigation they play an important part in orchard culture in the West, but not under dry-fkrming conditions. 0 CUMBERLAND FARMER SELLS 635 BALES The biggest deal in cotton by one individual ever made in Cumberland county was made in Fayetteville Saturday when R. B. Evans, one of the leading farmers of the county, ?old 935 bales to W. A. Vanetory A Company, the price paid being ap proximately $70,000,00. A large amount of cotton is being held in Cumberland county, and there will be other big deals in the hear future. By the way, this deal by Mr. Evans gives some idea of the. smount of money that ia wrapped up in cotton throughout the South. I THOMAS B. WYNN The Herald's Oldest Advertiser WYNN BROTHERS HAVE SOLD ENTIRE STOCK Wynn Brothers, Thomas B. Wynn, owner, have recently sold their entire stock of goods to a concern in Phila phia, Penna. Mr. Wynn is now on the . northern markets where he is buying a new and complete stock of mid-summer merchandise. The firm of Wynn Bros, is one of the leading firms in Hertford county and through a long number of years have built up the name of carrying the beat line of ladies' and mens' wearing apparel to be found in this section. Wynn Bros, are the Herald's oldest advertisers. In fact there has not ever been an issue of the Herald which did not carry an advertisement of thia reliable concern. In this week's issue of the Herald you will find a two column advertisement and we take-pride in calling attention tc "Murfreesbero's Greatest Store." o? L VIOLATORS OF FEDERAL BIRD LAWS CONVICTED Among the convictions obtained by the United States Department of Ag riculture during May for violation of the Migratory-Bird Treaty Act were 1 in Illinois, involving the killing of a gull, fine $25 and costs; 1 in Vir ginia, involving the sale of a heron, $25; 2 in Kentucky, involving the hunting of ducks from a motor boat, fine $25 each and coats; 2 in Florida, involving the possession of ducks in close season, $25 each; 2 in Oregon involving the hunting of ducks after sunset, fine $25 each; I in Oregon, involving the killing of a band-tailed pigeon, fine $25; 2 in Arkansas, in volving the sale of ducks, $20 each; 1 in Florida, involving the killing of ducks in close season, fine $50; 1 in Virginia, involving the sale of ducks, fine $100; annd 1 in Louisana, in volving the sale of ducks, fine $100. i ? ti> ?? ,n. i, i ? in "ROPE OF TAILS" TESTI FIES WORK ON RODENTS A rope made of 3,000 gopher (ground squirrel) tails was recently On display at the office of the Mon tana Extension Director, awaiting shipment to the Biological Survey of the United States Department of Ag riculture. The rope was made by the Blackfoot Indian chief, Sulit-Ear, and his tribal assistants, who live near Browning, in Glacier County, Mont The Indians have taken an active in terest in the campaign against the rodents, and after burying more than 1,400 ground squirrels, decided to saye tails for the 19-foot rope now on exhibition. It is estimated that at least 15,000 rodents were destroyed by the Indians during the drive. PAINFUL ACCIDENT Mr. L. W. Sykes, Superintendent of the Branning Lumber Manufact uring Co., suffered, a very painful accident while at work fn the mill about 11 o'clock Monday morning, when his right arm and hand was caught in a planer resulting in the arm from elbow to shoulder being severely cut and mashed, also the end of his thumb was cut off. Medi cal aid to the'injured man was ren dered as soon as possible and while the injury is serious and painful, it is not thought that Mr. Sykes will lose his arm. Mr. Sykes, accompanied by his wife went to Norfolk Tuesday morn ing where he will receive treatment in a hospital of that city. STATE NEWS IN DJGEST COM- ,r PILED FOR READERS OF THE HERTFORD COUNTY HERALD I The Baptist Orphanage at Thom aaville celebrated ita thirty-seventh anniversary on June 14th. A well arranged program ^consisting of speaking, music and a play was car ried out. Hon. R. N. Simms of Ral eigh was the orator of the day and took for his subject, "Looking Life in the Face." It was estimated that a crowd of over 1,000 people were present at the exercises. The an nual report showed that the average daily attendance during the past year, including the Kennedy Home near Kinston, was 538. There were 000 applications for admission during the past year of which 67 of the worthy applicants were admitted. At the meeting of the Board of Trustees, Thomas P. PruKt, of Hickory, was elected to the Board to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Mr. C. W. Mitchell of Aulander. M. L. Hopkins, a prominent young business man of Scotland Neck, mysteriously disappeared from hit home Sunday. His clothes were ! found near the banks of the Roanoke River and it was thought he had been drowned. The river was dragged without result Later it was reported that Hopkins was seen on a north \ bound passenger train. Further than ; this his relatives and friends have no information. The cue against Olin Perrit, pit ; cher of the Colombia South Atlantic . Baseball League, charged with hurling a pop bottel and striking a child is ; the grandstand during a game be > tween Charlotte and Colnmbia last 1 Wednesday, was postponed for, twc I weeks in the municipal court a1 > Charlotte Monday. Will Mays, alias C. S. Drake wai arrested in Greensboro Monday ^ charged with the murder of Clevc Watkins in a poker game in 1914, , Immediately after the crime Mayi disappeared and his whereabouts hai r remained a mystery until he was ap , prehended Monday. Robert Hedrick, wealthy Catawba ' county farmer and his son, Raymond Hedrick were given a perliminary 1 hearing before the United State: Commissioner at Statesville Monday ' charged with having an excess amounl of unaccounted liquor in their pos session, and interfering with an ofli ' cer. One of the largest personal dam age suits ever heard in Wake county was brought to trial this week. A long array of legal talent has been assembled and the trial is expected to continue for some time. T. V. Gordon, formerly employed as a brakeman by the Norfolk Southern Raliway is suing that company for the sum of $75,000 as a result of injuries received in an accident.at Charlotte during January. The State Employment Service reports that the demand for skilled and unskilled labor continues strong. Figures for the past week show re quests for jobs as 651, places found 579. Requests for places have in creased considerably during the past few weeks due to students seeking work for the summer months. Harry Lee Baucom, of Raleigh, will serve five months in confinment and be dishonorably discharged from the army with which he never served. This is the result of a court-martial held at the headquarters of the Fourth Army Corps. The young man is reported to be a member of a prominent Wake county farmer. He was charged with failing to report for service during the World War when called by his local draft board. Clinton, N. C., reports that $3,000 was paid out in that county last week for huckleberries at 26c a quart or eight dollars per crate. Large shipments of early corn are also re ported. Up until Friday of last week, 536 carloads of Irish potatoes, containing about 200 barrels to the car, had been shipped from Elisabeth City. Miss Temple Jane Batton of Wil son, who has served as head -deputy in the office of Register of Deeds of Wilson county for the past twelve years, was overwhelmingly elected as Recorder of Deeds in the primary election on June 3rd. She polled 2,287 votes against her opponent's 547. V' ' ? After much contention and wrong ling, trg Leon McGUl,_a_ Democrat, has" been 'appointed postmaster of Lumberton for a term of four yearo. Governor Morrison has announced that he will inspect the State's rivers and harbors during July. The Gover nor will be accompanied by several members of the General Assembly and the tour will last about a week. Beneficial legislation looking towards conserving and developing the fUh resources of North Carolina waters will be recommended as a result of the inspection. Frank Huffman of Winston-Salem is in the hands of the sheriff, on ac count of an attempt on his part to appropriate the contents of a safe in that city Saturday. Huffman was ' successful in gently opening the safe but was observed by a boy who re i ported what was going on. As a re i suit Huffman was forced to put thfl > amount of his pickings back in the i safe and accompany police officers to I the hostile. I _ JUiy ?tn will oe oDserved as none coming day in Goidsboro. An intor 1 esting program has been arranged ' and ivitations have been sent out to former residents of Wayne county . to come and spend the day. Moonshiners around States ville ? have been training dogs to act as 1 look-outs while they have been buajr " brewing and stilling. In a case In ' point the 'shiners got away without ' being recognised but the -dogs who gave thealarin were recognised. A special term of court will bo ? held in Wake county beginning July r 3rd, for the purpose of bringing to > trial R. G. Allen, J. H. Hightower, ? l and H. H. Massey, officers of the de ' j funct Central Bank and Trust of > j Raleigh. The defendants have made ? | a proposition to settle with the de positors at 75c on the dollar but the prosecution has declined to compro [ mise. Reports from over the state indi i cate that summer schools will be well ? attended this year. Trinity College : summer school opened Tuesday with an enrollment of 400 after having been forced to turn .away numerous applications. The cotton crop of North Carolina this year according to figures now will be considerably below normal being received. From Columbus county comes a report that "these will hardly be more than 600 bales raised in that county this year out of a nor mal crop of about four thousand, boll weevil, Teduced acreage and un favorable weather conditions fare contributed to the short crop this year in that county. Leonard Lyon, section foreman of the road force near Edenton was shot by a negro, Grant Holley, on Sunday. It is thought he will recover. Mr. Lyon was lying on a cot in his tent . when the negro shot him through the tent wall. The would-be-murderer escaped and has not as yet been cap tured although a vigorous search is being prosecuted. Clipping from a Kansas paper: "Mr. Brown leaves nine children, eight of whom are honored and res pected citizens of this state while the other one lives in Missouri. The annual state convention of Elks opened in Durham last week. Three thousand visitors were enter tained and the president reports that it was one of the largest meetings ever held in the state. State Insurance Commissioner Stacey Wade has announced the ag-. gregate losses from Are during the month of May just closed. The fig ures show a loss of 1351,871 which compares with a loss of $385,122 for the month of May, 1021. There were 11 fires in the state during the month of May causing losses of $5,000 and over. Stanley County is experiencing an unprecedented building boom of school houses. Five new school build ings, three of which are to be eight room brick structures, exclusive of auditoriums have been ordered erect ed.