Hertford County Herald
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February 26, 1910, at the j>osoffice
at Ahoskie, North Carolina, under
the Act of March 8, 1878.
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FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1922
THE HERALD'S WISH
Imbibing some of the holiday
spirit and with an inward in
clination directly antagonistic
to editorial writing, there is go
ing to be nothing to this column
but a sincere wish that every
HERALD reader will not only
be filled with the true Christ
mas spirit, but will,enjoy his
best Christmas in a lifetime.
TROUBLE CREEPS IN
With two hours* more to go, rep
resenting about three additional col
umns of reading matter, and a few
corrections to matter already in type,
our typesetting machine stripped a
cog last Thursday night at twelve,
and prevented the publication of
three news letters and other copy
intended for last week's issue.
An emergency appeal to the two
Norfolk papers brought to us two new
cogs Saturday, and we are thus en.
ahled to get out this issue on time.
Had it not been for our Norfolk
neighbors, the issue for this week
would hnve been delayed several days.
* WILL STAGE BIG *
* TIME DECEMBER 25 *
* The following lot tor of invito- *
* tion ku boon mailed to several *
* hundred porooao in Ahoelrie tnd *
* community, and to torero! rep- *
* reeentative citixont of nearby *
* towns: *
* CHAMBER OF COMMERCE *
* Chester O. Harris ?
* Ahoskio, N. C. *
* December, 19, 1922. *
* Fellow Members and Friends: *
* The AHOSKIE CHAMBER ?
* OF COMMERCE withes yon a *
* very Merry Christmas and a Hap- ?
* py New Year. ?
* Wo extend a cordial invitation "
* to you and your friends to attend *
* our COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS ?
* TREE to be held on Christmas ?
* night in the COOPERATIVE ?
* WAREHOUSE from eight till ?
* eleven o'clock. *
* A program of vocal and in- *
* strumental music has been or- *
* ranged, a special program by the *
* children of the High School will ?
* be rendered, there will be TWO *
* basket ball games, one between *
* the local beys and another high *
* school team, and the other be- *
* tween two girl teams of tho city. ?
* There will be fun for all{ and, *
* we want you to enjoy it with as. *
* Sincerely, ?
* AHOSKIE CHAMBER OF COM- *
* MERCE. ?
* By V. D. STRICKLAND, ?
* President. *
* Chester O. Harris, Sec. *
* P.S.?There will be a com- *
* munity Christmas tree for the *
* children in the afternoon at *
* Phaup's warehouse. *
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It is false economy for a county to
dispense with either the farm agent
or the home agent. In hard times
the farmer and his wife need these
two advisors more than ever.
Elver thought of giving you son a
partnership in the farm business?
Present the matter to him this Christ
Simple designs are the most beau-j
tiful. The best dressed woman is one
of whom people do not say "what a
beautiful gown," but rather "what a
beautiful woman."
What would your community be
like without your home town paper?
A ten year old boy beat his daddy
in the show ring at the Pinahurst
Pair and won $66 as the beat show
man at the fair. Ha had boon trained
in dab work.
OFFICE CAT]
TftAO* HANK
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CO*r?iOMT IMM ALLAN MOM.
THE OFFICE CAT WILL GET YOU.
Oh, Junius, the Office Cat, has come to
town to stay,
An' talk about the good folks, and all
the things they say,
An' look into the scandals and help to
spread them too,
An' make folks feel quite awful, just
like all old cats do.
So, if you have a skeleton within your
closet hid,
Just take it out and bury it beneath
a castiron lid.
For Junius is sneakin' and a pokin'
all about
And the Office Cat will get you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out.
An' if you are a married man, a slyin'
out alone,
An' tryin to make a chicken think you
have no wife at home;
An' if you have some moonshine
brewin' in your shed,
An' if you use Sage Tonic on a very
bald old head,
An' if you take your sweetheart out
and hug her in the park,
An' if you have a birthday and then
keep it in the dark,
You'd better be real careful, for .1
know without a doubt,
That the Office Cat will get you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out.
An' if yon are a gunman and just shut
your eyes and shoot,
An' if your car knocks someone down
you "step on her" and skoot,
An' if you go out fishin' and come
home without a one,
An' you tell an awful whopper and
make folks think you caqght a ton,
An' if the city fathers have a sassy,
breezy scrap,
An' if for humor columns you do
not give a rap,
I hope you'll watch your step, and
it will do no good to pout.
For the Office Cat will get you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out.
Having posed for a photograph and
otherwise revealing my identity, next
in order comes the business of select
ing a name?and Junius is my name.
Henceforth, it will be Junius; and
you'd better keep that admonition?
"Ef you Don't watch out"? ever be
fore you if you've said or done some
thing you care not for the howling
mob to learn.
"Just what I expected, except that
the victory was ever more complete
than 'Billy's' staunchest friends had
dreamed of," says K. T. Raynor, in
speaking of the overturning of the
anti-Poteat propoganda that has wag
ed among North Carolina Baptists for
more than twelve months, anent the
teaching of atehistic evolution within
Wake Forest College.
rwv.?? nrAi,n AknoUa
vwici naive rwivov uivn *11 *??voa?v
and eommunity express no surprise at
all In their former. mentor's complete
vindication, resulting from his speech,
at the State Baptist Convention.
I do not trot with those who hold that
Christmas gifts should be
Of Nature sternly practical?
It matters not to me.
If in my festive sock I find,
When Comes the Yuletide dawn,
Some gift for which I have no use?
I'll merely pass it on.
L'ENVOI
I do, however, yearn to kill
That Yuletide pest sublime
Who holds a present back until
I've spent my last thin dime.
"I used to take this paper, but when
my time ran out, I tried another; then
along came a third subscription solici
tor and I added my name to the list
of another weekly. My time has
about expired with both, and here I
come back to the Old Reliable. Here,
take this plunk and a half, for which
send me the HERALD twelve
months." Those are the words one
fellow spoke to the Editor last Satur
day. And, say it sun did make him
swell up.
Right on the heels of it, three other
subscribers called around to express
themselves thusly?"It was the best
issue of the HERALD I have seen in
many days." They were talking
about the Shoppers' Edition of last
week. Along about that time both
manager and editor swelled up to such
proportions that I began to think
seriously about giving them both a
brand new hat for Christmas?the old
ones simply were too small.
QUICK-WITTED
At D. L. Myers A Co. recently,
an Ahoslde lady who was paying for
the repairs on her husband's watch,
inquired what was the trouble with
it. fL
Jeweler: A hair got tangled in the
hair spring.
Lady (Anxiously): "What color
was it?
Jeweler (promptly): Exactly the
color of yours, madam.
"You might mention in your col
umns that there is some mud on the
streets of Ahoskie," one local man re
marked to the CAT Monday. Of
course, it is not news; but, then, the
CAT does not always confine himself
to mere news. He likes to chew the
rag.
"It is going to be one great Christ
mas for Ahoskie children," is the way
the chamber of commerce directors
are saying it. They expect to "say it
with Santa Claus" on Christmas af
ternoon at the tobacco warehouse.
"What's all that noise gwine on
ovah at you' houdfe last night?" asked
an old colored woman of another.
Sounded like a lot of catamounts done
broke loose." >
"Do? Why dat was nuthin' only.de
gen'man from the furniture store
collecting his easy payments."
DISGUISED
Young Lady?Were you pleased
with the new school, little boy?
Little Boy?Naw! Dey made me
wash me face an' when I went home
de dorg bit me 'cause he didn't know
me.
Banker Strickland says lending
money is a fine way to improve your
memory.
Alarm clock prices are back to pre
war figures, as the children come
home now just in time to wake the
old folks up.
A candidate for the position of the
world's meanest man has appeared in
the person of the editor of a small
Missouri newspaper, who published
the following item in bis "Social Gov
sip", column: "Miss Jones, a young
lady of 20 summers, is now on a visit
to her twin brother, aged 31."
SURE ENOUGH
"What in the world are you staring
at that maried couple so intently
for?" asked one young lady of anoth
er on the train. "Oh!" said the other
girl with a start and a sigh. "It's so
natural for us girls to contemplate
matrimony, you know."
SMALL AMBITION
Bailey Barnes says the man who is
entirely satisfied with himself wants
but little here below.
When a girl is so bow-legged that
she can wear a parenthesis for stock
ings she juS^ naturally has no use for
short skirts.
It is sometimes said that the office
seeks the man, but usually breaks his
neck to have it find him.
Every day is Decoration day with
the Flapper.
GIVES RECIPES FOR
CAKES AND CANDIES
Housewives who are looking for
something good for Christmas, or
young ladies who want to send their
fellows some sweets during the Yule
tide are given below a number of
recipes for making special candies and
cakes. Miss Myrlte Swindell, County
Home Demonstrator, sent these to
the HERALD with the request to
publish them. Here they are:
MEASUREMENTS
T.?Tablespoon
t?teaspoon
C.?Cup ??
Qts.?Quarts '
All measurements are level.
POPCORN
1 C. corn syrup (Karo)
1-2 C. sugar
1-2 t soda
1 T. butter
4 qts. popped corn
BoR syrup and sugar to the soft
ball stage, then add soda and butter.
Pour over popped corn, cool and
shape into balls.
CHOCOLATE FUDGE
8 C. sugar
1 C. milk or cream
' 8 ounces chocolate
? 8 T. butter
1 to flavoring
Mix the sugar, milk and grated
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chocolate. Boll gently to the "eoft
ball" stage. Just before removing
from fire add the butter; then beat
the mixture until it thickens. Add
flavoring, and pour into a buttered
pan. Cut into squares.
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE
Same as chocolate fudge except
use 6 T. peanut butter in place of the
chocolate.
PEANUT BRITTLE
2 C. sugar
2 C. parched peanuts
Melt sugar in a shallow pan when
it becomes - a golden brown colored
syrup, add the nuts, pour into a but
tered pan, press into shape and set
away t<r harden.
DATE PUDDING
3-4 C. sugar
2 eggs
1-4 C. flour
1 t baking powder
pinch sale
1 C. dates seeded and chopped or
put through meat chopper
1 C. nutmeata, chopped
Mix sugar and eggs. Mix fruit,
nuts and dry ingredients, then add- to
first mixture. Mix and turn into oil
ed baking dish. Bake in a moderate
oven for 20 minutes. Serve with
whipped cream or Hard sauce.
HARD SAUCE
1-3 C. butter
1 C. powdered sugar
1-3 t- lemon extract
2-3 t. vanilla ,
Cream butter, add sugar gradually
and flavoring
PLUM PUDDING
1 lb. fat
1 lb. chopped raisins
1 lb. currants
1-2 lb. cut citron
1-4 lb. lemon peel
1-4 lb. orange peel
10 eggs
1-2 C. fruit juice
1-4 lb. shaved almonds
2 t salt
1 lb. brown sugar
1 1-4 C. bread flour
2t. cinamon
1-2 t. nutmeg
1 1-2 t. spda
1 1-2 mace
Chop and cut fruits and nuts fine.
Combine wet ingredients, add dry
ingredients. Steam in covered wet
ingredients, add dry ingredients.
Steam in covered greased molds 6
hours. This makes four-one pound
cans almost full. a
BETHLEHEM NEWS
Miae Irene Parker is expected to
arrive at her home next Saturday
from Eure to spend the Christmas
Next Friday night there will be k
school entertainment and Christmas
tree at Brantleys Grove.
At Hickory Chapel there will be a
Christmas tree next Friday night.
Mrs. W. ik. Askew who has been
sick at her home for the past week,
is some better at this writing.
Mr. and Rob Simons of Beth
lehem spent last Sunday in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Askew near
here.
Mr. and Mrs. M. JV. Wilson of
Ahoskie spent last Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Jim Overton.
Arthur Saunders of Brantleys
Grove spent last week end with
friends in this section.
We are glad to welcome Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Clark in our neighborhood.
They have just moved from near
Union.
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED
TRUST
Pursuant to and by virtue of the
power and authority conferred upon
me by a certain deed of truat exe
cuted by N. E^Jreene and wife Hattie
E. Greene on the 17th day of Dec.,
1920 and registered in office of the
Register of Deeds for Hertford
County in book 68 on page 131, de
fault having beeW made in the pay
ment of certain indebtedness therein
set out and secured, and having been
requested by the legal holder of said
indebtedness to advertise and sell the
land as herein provided; I shall on
Saturday, the 13th day of January,
1923 in front of the U. S. Postoffice,
in the Town of Ahoskie, N- C., be
tween the hours of 12 o'clock m. and
1 o'clock, p. m., sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder for cash, the
%
fallowing described real estate to-wit. |
That certain lot sitoate on the east 1
?Ida of Catherine Creek Road in thel
Town of Ahoelde, N. C., adjoining?
the lands of H. E. Greene, J. M.I
Phelps, J. T. Parker and more fully I
described, beginning at corner of
said lot on Catherine Creek Road at
corner J. M. Phelps line, thence along
said Phelps line easterly 210 feet to
J. T. Parker line, thence southerly 60
feet to H. E. Greene line, thence
westerly along H. E. Greene line 2l0
feet to Catherine Creek Road, thence
northerly along Catherine Creek Road?
60 feet to first station.
This the 13th day of December,
1022.
W. L. CURTIS, Trustee.
12-16-4t
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To Our Friends and Patrons
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'Tis Christmas Time?the season of good cheer and Santa
Claus; and we want to take this opportunity of extending our
heartiest greetings and to wish you a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
And, too, may we say a word of thanks for the business
you have so kindly turned our way during 1922. This business^
has been sincerely appreciated, and we trust it has been so
handled as to justify a continuance of our pleasant relations.
But now?at this Yuletide Season?we wish you and
yours a wonderfully Happy Christmas, and a 1923 filled with
joy, prosperity and plenty.
Cordially yours,
Ahoskie Department Store
AH0SK1E, N. C.