Hertford County Herald
Published Every Friday by
VINSON * PARKER
Owners
J. ROY PARKER Editor
JAMES S. VINSON Msnsj.r
Subscription Price
One Year ............ ... $1.60
Six Months 76
Three Months J .40
Advertising Rates
Very reasonable and made known on
request.
Entered as second-class mail matter
February 26, 1910, at the posofflce
at Ahoskie, North Carolina, under
the Act of March 8, 1878.
Foraisn Advsnisins PirmsiMln
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 1922
THE HEALTH OFFICER
Does Hertford County really
need a health officer whose sole
duty it shall be to attend to the
business of preventing dis
eases? Is there any work for
such an officer to do? Were
the county commissioners justi
fied in appropriating money for
the salary of such an officer?
A1I of these questions are vital,
timely, since Hertford County
commissioners have already
authorized the Board of Health
to secure such an officer.
There is a little bit of news
in another column of the HER
ALD that partially answers
these questions, and maybe it
is of sufficient significance to
warrant answering them all in
the affirmative. It is a com
munication from the State As
sociation for the prevention of
Tuberculosis, and the very first
paragraph says tuberculosis is
on the increase in Hertford
County.
It was in recent years that
medical men told the world it
could prevent the contraction
of tuberculosis; and since the
fact was made general knowl
edge there has been tiqae, ef
fort, and money expended in
trying to lessen the number of
tuberculosis sufferers. Pro
gress has been made here in
North Carolina?other sections
have employed health officer?
and spent money to prevent
spread of this disease and, ac
cording to this same report, the
State as a whole has made won
derful progress. But, - what
about Hertford County ? It has
gone backwards.
This is only one of the com
mon diseases with which a
health officer must deal, bot it
serves to give us a perspective
of what may be true of the gen
eral health conditions of our
County.
If we can spend money bo
curb and kill the cattle tick, to
look after our hogs, and poul
try, and to produce better farm
products, there's something
lacking in our county adminis
tration if money is witheld
when human lives are at stake.
Editorially the HERALD has
never printed a word of dis
couragement for 'co-operative
marketing of farm products.
It has, on the other hand, many
times over said the present
dumping system was unsatis
factory, and that it either need
ed doctoring or should be over
thrown, unless it were changed
to a better advantage for the
farmer. Some of the paper's
friends have accused it of "tak
ing aides", against the Co-Ops.
The accusation is without any
foundation or fact. Reference
to the newspaper's flies are
open to show the falseness of
any such indictment.
The old world is all right.
The swing of the pendulum is
steady, and turns back with its
accustomed regularity. The
United States, or a large por
tion of it, tired of Woodrow
Wilson and the Democrat
party. Voters suavely went to
the polls and registered their
disapproval in 1920;?the Jef,
fersonian party went down un
der an avalanche, and the G. O.
P. took up the reins of govern
ment. Tuesday a boulder?not
quite so large as the one in 1920
?came sliding down upon
many of the Republican office
holders, and Democrats will
take their places. "We want
a change" was no more true in
1920 than it is in 1922. It's
just human nature; and it may
not be ? bad idea at that, re
membering tl)e old proverb
about "a fool never changes."
WHO'S WHO AMONG
WOMEN OF COUNTY
(By Miss Myrtle Swindell)
The superintendents of the
different departments of the
Hertford County Fair are hard
at work in the interest of a rood
Fair. They are desirious of ret
ting exhibits from every section
of the county and are calling on
every reader of the Herald to do
his ''bit".
Misses Olethia Vick and Bessie
Lee from Winton have a large
collection of baskets to exhibit at
the County Fair. They sent a
fine exhibit to the Raleigh Fair
which was sold from the Income
Earning Booth in the Womans
Building. Their sales amount
ed to $21.50.
Mesdames A. G. Otwell and
P. H. Taylor also sold beautiful
. baskets in the same booth.
Mrs. Frank Hines of Winton
won first prise on Dixie Relish at
the State Fair. She won the
same honor at the Tarboro Fair
on the same product. She will
exhibit the same jar at the
County Fair and will be glad to
tell her own County people bow
to make this splendid pickle.
Mrs. B. N. Bykes won first
prise on cucumber pickle at the
Tarboro Fair.
Miss Virginia Parker of Win
ton, Misses Mary Sykes and
Myra Scull of Harrellsville bak
ed the cakes to serve at the
County Teachers meeting Satur
day, November 4th. These cakes
speak for theselves as to merit
These young cooks will show you
some of their cakes at the
County Fair.
Misses Story and Christine
Brett from Wood row, Myra
Scull and Mary Sykes from Har
rellsville, Ivy Vinson, Tennille
Williams, and Emma Perry from
Cofield, and Myrtle Banks, Wil
lie Sue Matthews, Louise Matt
hews, Virginia Parker and Edith
Joyner from Winton assisted
Miss Swindell in preparing and
serving a dinner to the teachers
of Hertford County Saturday,
November 4th.
EXCHANGE MAKES
CHANGE IN NAME
The Peanut Growers Exchange,
Inc. has re-incorporated under the
Co-Operative Marketing of the State
of Virginia. The change was rati
fied at a called meeting of the stock
holders held in Suffolk last Wednes
day. It is now the Peanut Growers
Association. '?
The $60 membership fee has been
eliminated and it will now cost only
three dollars to join the organisation.
The old members will be paid back the
$47, first being issued certificates for
that amount.
The Association is ready to receive
the 1922 crop peanuts, urgent calls
are being sent out to the members to
send in their peanuts to the receiving
agents- Three cents per pound will
be the first advance this year, and the
officials of the organization say checks
will be issued and on the way to the
growers in less than forty-eight hours
after receipt of the peanuts.
In the meantime, farmers in this
section are rapidly picking their pea
nuts, and making them ready for
market The buyers for Suffolk and
Norfolk-cleaners, and independent
buyers are scouring the territory
around here, buying as many peanuts
as they can secure. Prices are rang
ing around five cents, while some of
the Jumbos are bringing better prices.
The crop in this section is unus
ually light, although the quality is
good. Most of the kernels are small
but firm.
J. M. Watts, a farmer of Iredell
County and a hog raiser of long ex
perience, has been added to the swine
extension office of the Agriculture
Extension Service. Mr. Wbtts will
assist W. W. Shay in charge of this
work.
Puer's College Farm Lady, owned
by the North Carolina State College,
Raleigh, leads all cows on test during
September in amount of fat by pro
ducing 1475.6, pounds of miHc con
taining*70.62 pounds of fat ?
II SEEN AND HEARD
THIS WEEK
BY THE OFFICE CAT
1 """"
"I'll subscribe to your paper if you
will promise me one thing." said
Henry Taylor of Winton. "If you
will refuse to publish dny more arti
cles without the signature of the
writer, you can take my name now."
Mr. Taylor then proceeded to tell the
Cat exactly what he thought of the
writer of "Taxpayer's" article.
?
Whereupon the Editor has asked
the writer of this colyumn to say that
he will not violate the confidence of
the fellow who wrote the article ap
pearing in the HERALD. And, in
saying so, he- is but following the
rule laid down by newspapers every
where. If the facts in the article are
wrong, or there is any ground for
court action, the paper expects to pro
tect itself by exhibiting the, letter,
which is now safely tucked away in
the office safe.
"I am not opposed to a whole-time
health officer for Hertford County but
at the same time I realize that we
cannot have everything we need and
want; we must stop somewhere. That
is why I did not vote for the approp
riation." Jno. O. Askew, Jr., Har
rellsville commissioner, thus explains
his attitude toward the action taken
by the commissioners last Monday.
"I think we should defer the matter
until next first Monday when the new
board takes over the reins. The board
may rescind the action, and delay the
work again." That is what Frank
Tayloe of Ahoskie thought about the
appropriation. He did not vote for
the appropriation.
"If we see our duty clearly, and
know that the county needs a health
officer, there should be no slacking on
the job. We should authorize the
money now, and do our duty, regard
less of what action may be taken by
the new board." This was the ex
pression of Jno. C. Taylor of Gomo,
and concurred in by the other three
members of the old board. *
"There is nothing so vital; so close
to the material progress of the
county; and so urgently needed in
Hertford County as a whole time
health officer. Gentlemen, H we ex
pect to conserve health and control
the spread of contagious diseases ef
fectively, the County must adopt a
better health program than it now
has," said Dr. Burbage in presenting
the health board's request for an ap
priation.
One of the HERALD'S good sub
scribers has been annoyed by some of
the neighbors who belong to the class
of newspaper borrowers. One of the
county papers has been serving sev
eral families in Ahoskie for many
months now; and some times the
borrowers even persist in taking the
paper home for perusal. It's a pretty
good compliment for the HERALD to
have folks so near who are interest
ed enough to go to the limit of bor
rowin^it; but it's a poor compliment
for the borrower to be relegated to
the class that witholds the subscrip
tion price and sponges on the neigh
bor.
This Office Cst has naught but pity
for such a being. A parasite with no
scruples is this fellow who continually
annoys the one next to him for a $1.60
a-year newspaper. Gracious knows, it
is hoped that fellow borrows this
issue, at least He should read this
by all means.
"I wish you fellows would fix this
bridge"? "Why not spend a little
money on Church street before the
winter comes?" "Why don't you
make these reckless automobilists pay
a few sheckels into the city treas
ury?" These are some of the typical
questions popped at Ahoskie town
commissioners. The Cat is reliably
informed that one squint at the bills
on file against the town of Ahoalde
placed alongside the bank balance of
the town treasurer will answer every
question.
The fact about the business' is
Ahoskie is overwhelmingly in debt
and has no finances with which to ex
tricate itself. Unless taxpayers come
across with 1922 taxes in short order,
there's going to be a merry scramble
for preferred judgments against the
town. The business of collecting
taxes in Ahoskie has been the cause of
many of its ills.
And, there is plenty of property in
Ahoskie that has not been listed,
others listed not more than-half what
they should; and still some have in
some way been listed at fifty per cent
too little, compared with his fellow
taxpayer. If you don't believe ft, ex
amine the list book of the town of
Ahoskie.
Increased yields of 200, 400 and
600 pounds of seed cotton per acre
are being received by those who dust
ed their cotton with calcium arsenate
over where no dust was used. Xhese
are the results of accurate demonstra
tions by Franklin Sherman, of the
North Carolina Experiment fetation.
NOTICE OF SALE ONE FORD
AUTOMOBILE
Whereas, W. D. Gatling being the
legal possessor of one Ford touring
automobile did during the month of
.October, 1921, place said automo
bile in the repair shop or garage of
the undersigned, in Cofield, N. C. for
repairs, which repairs have been made
according to contract, and demand
made on said Gatling and others for
the payment of said repair bill, which
bill is more than $50.00 and leas
than $100.00, and more than ninety
days having elapsed and said bill not
having been paid, and now for the
payment and satisfaction of said bill
and in pursuance of Section 2425,
Consolidated Statutes of North Caro
lina, the undersigned will on the 25th
day of November, 1922, between the
hours of 12 m., and 4 p. m., in front
of the store of Rill Bros, in Cofield,
N. C., offer for sale for cash said Ford
touring automobile to the highest
bidder as provided by said section.
This $rd day of November, 1922.
W. L HILL and C. L. SUMNER,
Trading as Hill and Sumner.
By ROSWELL C- BRIDGER, Atty.
FARMS FOR RENT
I have a splendid four
horse farm near Cofield,
good five-room residence and
one other tenant house, and
plenty of buildings, barns,
stables and shelters.
Also a part of the John C.
Newsome land about three
miles from Ahoskie.
. For particulars, terms, etc.
see?
E. M. WOOTEN
Ahosltie, ? N. C.
FARMS THAT PAY
Iu the Famous Shenandoah Valley
of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsyl
vania. Rich, level, smooth blue-grass
stock, dairy and orchard farms of 26
to 1,000 acres, with good buildings,
on or near National Highways.
137 acres, smooth, level farm,
showing up fine 6-room residence,
large bam, all kinds fruit in bearing,
large spring, running water through
farm, in one of the best sections of
the Valley; $6,600.
228 acres, 10-room residence, large
barn, good orchard, 100 acres, blue
grass pasture with running water, 20
acres heavy timber, near R. R. town
and High School, $46 an acre.
122 acres, splendid 10 room brown
stone residence, electric lights, fur
nace heat, running water, large 60x
100 foot bank barn, 2 large silos.
Near city, on National Highway.
Price less than improvements cost.
Perfect climate, abundant rain
fall, pure water, solid roads, cheap
farm labor, low taxes. Near the
largest and best markets of our
country.
write'for farm bargains
that will make you money
and gpod homes.
W. T. BIRMINGHAM.
38 W. Water St. Winchester, Va.
9-22-10t.
NOTICE OF LAND SALE
By virtue of authority contained
in a certain deed of trust executed on
the 19th day of June, 1920, B. J. L.
Bellamy and wife, to the undersigned
trustee, which deed of trust is duly
recorded in Book 08, page 108, office
of the Register of Deeds, Hertford
Count, default having been made in
the payment of the debt therein se
cured and at the reqquest of the hold
er thereof, the undersigned will offer
to the highest bidder for cash be
tween the hours of 1 p. m. and 3 p.
m. on the 18 day of November, 1922,
in front of the postoffice door, Ahos
lae, . C., the following described real
estate. On the north by North
Street, on the west by the land of W.
G. Liverman, on the south by the
lands of J. 8. Leaiy, on the east by
the lands of W. A. Brown, and E. W.
Sessoms, and more fully described as
follows, vis: Beginning at corner of
said lot on the side of North Street,
at corner of W. G. Liverman lot;
thence southerly along said Liverman
line one hundred and fifty feet to J.
S. Leary, line a corner; thence easter
ly along said Leary line fifty feet to
W. A. Brown, line, a corner: thence
northerly along said Brown line fifty
feet to E. W. Sessoms line; thence
along said Sessoms line one hundred
feet to North street, a corner, thnce
westerly along said street, fifty feet
to first station.
This the 14th day of October, 1922.
Z. V. BELLAMY, Trustee.
R. C. BRIDGER, Attorney. 10-20-4L
PROFESSIONAL^! -
CARDS
|
Dr. C G. Powell
DENTIST
Phoae No. 10. Ahoalde, N. C.
- ?
R. R. ALLEN St SON
dtaun In
SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, WINDOW
GLASS, HARDWARE, PAINTS,
and BUILDING MATERIALS
GENERALLY
Wholesale and Be tail
017 Washington Square
suffolk, VA.
TOMBSTONES
of any Description
See or Write
J. B. MODL1N
AHOSKIE, N. C.
Agent for
?COGGINS MARBLE CO.
- DR. CHARLES J. SAWYER
Practice limited to *
Eye, Ear, Nom, and Throat
Farmers-Atlantic Bank Bldg
In Office eve/y WEDNESDAY
Dr. W. C. Mercer
DENTIS^
Offices over Mrs. Britton's store 1
Ahoelde, N. C.
JUNIPER HEART SHINGLES
?The Wood Eternal
For Safe By
C. B. MORRIS
ColeraJa, N. C.
A?k for dalirary, pricaa a ad aampfe.
>
/fGot a cold
I MENTHOLATUM 1
clears it out I
SEE THE NEW
CHEVROLET
Open and Closed Models
AT TH
HERTFORD COUNTY FAIR
at Winton
All Next Week
,v
Also DELCO-UGHt Exhibit
Reduced Prices on Delco-Light Plants
J. A. ELEY, Ahoskie, N. C.
W. M. ELEY, Winton, N. C.