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February 25, 1910, at the posofflce
at Ahoskie, North Carolina, under
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Fmiisii Adwtima Rspm?eiii i
THE AMERICAN PREbS ASauOATinN |
FRIDAY, JAN. 19, 1923
LET FRANCE DO IT
The spontaneous outpouring
of patriotism that swept over
the United States when it de
clared war against Germahy in
1917, and the intense loyalty
prevalent throughout the per
iod of the conflict has a flare
back that is just about as in
tense in its antagonistic ten
dency to ever again meddle in
foreign affairs. The former
doughboy today grins at any
suggestion of further hostilities,
or any thought of his taking
any part in another war in
Europe.
Discussions here and there on
the probable outcome of the
occupation of the Ruhr district
by France usually brings out a
pretty strong statement from
any former service man in the
'crowd. It doesn't take a mo
ment's thought for the average
fellow to answer "let the
'Frogs' do the fighting" to any
inquiry about the possibility of
his taking up the cudgel in
Europe again.
WILL IT COST?
The impression prevails
among the county commission
ers that a recorder's court will
be self-sustaining; that it will
not cost the county a cent to
operate it. That is the infor
mation secured by the editor of
this paper from the commis
sioners with whom he has talk
ed. There is also a notion that
it will be in session only once
each month.
The act under which the
court was created is a general
state statute and expressly
states that such a recorder's
court must be in session once a
week, or oftener if the Record
er deems necessary. Unless a
special statute providng -for
monthly sessions is enacted,
then the Hertford County Re
corder's Court will meet week
ly and a Recorder, a clerk and
a prosecuting attorney will
have to be paid salaries accord
ingly. *
it is still a question of doubt
whether any court of record
in which any amount of busi
ness is despatched can be oper
ated without cost to Hertford
County.
AHOSKIE TOBACCO
MARKET
Announcement has been
made that the local Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Associa
tion Warehouse will close on
February 2. The open market
warehouses have been closed
for about two months. Three
warehouses in operation here
during the present season has
added to the business of Ahoe
kie; it has started this market
off as one of the foremost
among the smaller markets of
eastern Carolina. >,*. ?
There is no reason apparent
or likely to develop against
the successful operation of both
an open market, ~and an Asso
ciation market here. On the
other hand, there is room for
both, and Ahoskie business* In
terests should take cognisance
OFFICE CAT] |
YAAOC MAMK
COWfWIOMT BY WOW OUAW MOM, j
Caught unawares at the last min
ute, the CAT did not have time to
ruminate upon the communication by
Mr. T. E. Vann, which was published
in the last issue of this newspaper
Mr. Vann is one of the county's fore
most citizens and, as he points out in
his article, has served in several de
liberative bodies and ift, presumably,
well versed in parlimentary order.
However well versed he may be, he
has plainly stepped into his own light
in uphoplding the right and practice
of a chairman voting to tie ^ vote and
'following it with another vote to un
tie that which he has tied.
Mr. Roberts says the chairman dies
not have the right, according to the
best approved parlimentary rules, the
attorney-general advises against H in
small bodies, and one of our national
representatives says it is wholly out
of harmony with the idea of fairness.
Our friend and former chairman, J.
M. Eley, sets the case out pretty
clearly in his article appearing in this
issue.
The Cat at least was laboring un
der a slight delusion in saying the
chairman was presumably the only
one who believed he should vote
twice; since Mr. Vann is another.
But, still he believes he is hoisting a
triumphant tail among the vast ma
jority of folks in Hertford County.
American doughboys on the Rhine
are making ready to bring their fair
German wives back with them when
they entrain for the United States in
compliance with the orders to evac
uate. What the Imperial German
Army failed to do in the Great War,
those fair lassies of the Fatherland
have accomplished to the queen's
taste?they have captured those
American doughboys.
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Goats in Hertford County are val
ued at one dollar apiece in every
township except Ahoslde. Over here
in this township, they are worth
almost twice what other county goats
are. In other words, Ahoslde folks
don't like to be goats, bat, what goats
there be among us, are just about
twice as "goaty" as other Hertford
County "Nannies."
Another peculiar fact revealed in a
study of the tax scrolls of the county
is the total absence of any negro-'
owned sheep. Not a single sheep is
listed by a negro in the county. But,
when it comes to goats, the colored
folks have just about as many as the
white people.
"What about this report of Ahoslde
of that fact. This town should
extend, and does so far ps the
HERALD knows, an open hand
to both classes of warehouses.
It should be the town's interests
to promote, so far as possible,
the success of both organiza
tions. It means more tonnage
for the market here; and larger
sal&s means more busihess for
Ahoskie.
As an asset to the town and
community, the tobacco market
takes leading rank among all
other enterprises. It not only
turns loose a flood of cash, but
it brings large numbers of out
siders here. And, there is no
difference between the cooper
ative man and the non-cooper
ative man so far as Ahoskie is
concerned. She wants both.
It should not be a part of the
business interests of Ahoskie to
line up with one or the other of
the market systems; its policy
is to foster and aid both, to the
end that every tobacco farmer
who comes here will be a wel
come guest. If there is any
notion of hostility against either
of the systems, let us dispel it
from our rilinda; and exert our i
efforts towards building up a
larger and better market, re
gardless of how the farmer
wants to dispose of it. That is
nis business.
selling electric current to the other 1
towns in this territory T" A citixen 1
of one of the adjoining towns made
this inquiry last Saturdays and when
informed that it was true, he spoke
very optimistically about what he ,
thought it would mean for the smaller ]
town and the country homes along
the route where the lijpes aft run.
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Ideas entertained by the laiety I
about what Recorder's Court really
is make a rather interesting conglom
eration of fact and fancy, the large I
majority of which is pure fancy. One |
fellow thought there was no appeal- '
ing from a civil judgment rendered,
another was disappointed when he
discovered that no criminal case in- 1
volving a felony or above could be
tried in the Recorder's Court, et
cetera. And, they do say, the court
was created because the taxpayers of
the county overwhelmingly said so
on the questionairres mailed out by '
the county representative.
?I V ?
Where is the npn who ever heard '
Recorder's Conrt mentioned in any
questionairre to which taxpayers in
this County have signed their names? '
You can't find that fellow.
AINT IT THE TRUTH (
Short skirts on a small girl
Make a girl look smaller;
Short skirts on a tall gill
Makes a girl look taller.
Short skirts on any girl, '
Smaller or taller,
Make all the men look
A doggone sight longer. ,
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HOWEVER, ITS WARM IN
GEORGIA ?
The Young Ladies' Auxiliary
marched in the parade and there were
thirty of them. Their uniforms con
sisted of a narrow blue sash.?New
ton (Ga.)*News.
I ma Nutt concludes that one thing
wrong with our homes is that too
many couples think a pair beats a full
house.
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POOR PARKING PLACE
Even the youngsters keep up to
date in their atmosphere. Willie had
forgotten several of the things his j
mother told him to get at the store
and when scolded about it he said,
"Well, mother, all I can say is, my
memory is not a good parking place
for all the things you tell me to get"
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Professor?What do you use a fuse
for?
'Student?To Burn out
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Joe the Plodder says there is always
plenty of room at the top, because J
those who get theirs are the few who
started early to avoid the rush.
PUNCTTJATE THIS SENTENCE!
The late professor rushes into his
class room and throws off his coat and
pants.
Since an Indiana girl has bestowed
the name of "Galloping Gertrude" on
her coupe the fad is spreading and
other names like "Rambling Wreck",
"Shadow-rapus" and "TJnterrifled
Democrat" are being coined.
One good thing about the recent
World War was that the bird and his
sons who started it did not benefit
very much by their action.
A DARB OF A JOURNALIST GONE
WRO*G
Versailles, lad., Republican.
Our father, who ain't much on re
membering names, handed us this
news item last week: "What's his
name, at Lawrenceburg, who lire:
right across the street from uuu .e.
low who runs the store on the corner,
has sold bis farm to what you call
him, out there on Aurora pike.
A PROHIBITION EPITAPH
Her* lie* the body of Frederick Le
Farge,
Hie death is too sad for description.
He was killed by the mob in a terrible
charge,
When he carelessly dropped his pre
scription.
Cy Kology say* a maj isn't down
until he is down in the mouth.
We shall always believe that it was
more by design than accident, that
one New York evening paper put a
headline referring to the chicken
show over a bunch of photographs of
Broadway actress so,
If you writ* verses advertising
soup, soap, and cosmetics, you'll
never lie known as one of the im
mortals, but you will have a bigger
bank account.
SLAM, SUP AND SUD
A collegian stood
At Salina and Fayette,
A Ford hit him,
H* going yet.
Newspaper headline says: "Bandit
?IBs ?,* ?
Was Shot in the Holdup." Must have
lit him in tho suspenders.
BUZZING ALONG
An)0? Tash uyi a lot of people who
:an't live on their incomes seem to
le living on wheels most of the time.
"Can the flapper make her way?"
isles a professor. She does not have
to make her way. She has it
We 'have faifcd to see any special
proclamation for this week, so we can
do just about as we please without
interruption.
Teacher?"How many seasons are
;.here?"
Pupil?'"Two."
Teacher?"Only tw?? Name them."
Pupil?"Baseball and basketball.
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Farmer?"What did you give the
lorshs?'
Servant?"Hay, sir."
Farmer?"What did you give the
;ows?"
Servant?"Hay, sir,"
Farmer?"What did you give the
lucks?" . |
Servant??"Hay, sir."
Farmer?"Hay 1 .Did they eat it?"1
Servant?"They hailn't hut were
alking about it when I left"
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
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WHEREAS, our Heavenly Father,
>n May 12, 1921, called out of the
sarthly tabernacle the soul of our
>rother, W. T. Taylor, age 84.
AND WHERA8 he was a member
>f our church, loyal and devoted and
For a number of years a deacon also.
RESOLVED That we acknowledge
>ur loss of a true workfellow in the
Hester's service, of an upright citi
ten, a kind neighbor and an affect
onate father to his children.
RESOLVED also that we cherish
lis memory as a christian whose ex
imple in faithfulness to his church,
n patience through suffering and in
oving trust in the Lord is worthy of
smulation.
RESOLVED FURTHER: That we
render our sympathy to the bereaved
Family and publish these resolutions
n the Biblical Recorder and the Hert
Ford County Herald.
Adopted by the Christian Harbor
Saptist Church, January 14, 1928.
CUSTOMER'S NOTICE
All persona needing building ma
terials of any kind during my absence
>f about six weeks will mail their
>rders direct to the "Building Sup
plies Corporation" at Norfolk, Va.
rhey will handle your orders prompt
ly. C. GREENE.
January 15, 1928.
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Wynn .
THE ONE PRICE STORE
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MURFREESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Announces Big January
REDUCTIONS IN
Ladies' Coats and Coat Suits
and Dresses
Mens' and Boys' Ready Made
Clothing in order to make room
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for Spring Stocks
WYNN BROS.
THE SHOPPING CENTER
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CANCERS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED AT THE KELLAM HOSPITAL
The Kellam Hospital treats successfully Cancers, Tumors, Ulcers,
X-Ray Burns, and Chronic Sores without the use of the knife, X-Ray,
Radium, Acids, or Serum, apd we have treated successfully over 90 per cent
of the many hundreds of sufferers treated during the past twenty-three yean.
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BoD Weevil ^ts a Mow
I manan entirely new quarter
Cotton farmers will be glad to
know that fresh help against the
weevil is now offered in the trust
worthy old Rqyster fertilizers. The
formulas have been revised in the
light of net/ discoveries, to make
plant food more quickly available.
For nearly forty years Royster
fertilizers have been known as reli
able and this season they will be
more satisfactory than ever before.
Promotes Early Growth
As soon pi Oo"?rnment demon
strations proved the value of
early maturity, the entire resources
of the Royster organization were
turned upon revising formulas
so the cotton farmer could profit by
this knowledge.
The phosphoric acid and the nitro
gen in Royster brands have been
made more quickly available to posh
plants to early maturity. Only the
scientifically tested and proven ma
terials, for which Royster is famous,
are used.
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Ask Your County Agent
Your county agent .will foil you
the tremendous importance of this.
Get his advice in your weevil fight.
Plant less cotton, plant earlier, use
enoagh Royster fertiliser, cultivate
often, gather damaged squares,
poison with calcium arsenate and
destroy stalks early. Do these sim
ple things and any good farmer can
grqw cotton despite the weevil.
Study Fertilizer
Learn to use fertilizer in ways to
earn the most money from it Fer
tilizer differs in quality just as seed.
To save $1 a ton, don't risk your
time, labor and money put on a crop
by using fertilizer of doubtful reh
ab'.:'.; r ' i
only material v. ;n
chosen because oi its ; , . alue
to that particulafcrop, sck radically
tested for its quality and compound
ed skillfully in the proportions ex
perience has proven right. Every
bag of genuine Royster fertilizer hss
the F. S. R. trademark plainly
stamps^ on the bade.
Experiment station tests prove
the profit in using the right quantity
of fertilizer. You wouldn't sow a
handful of wheat to the acre. Don't
skimp the fertilizer. On cotton, use
at least 600 pounds and if possible
1.000 pounds to the acre.
For advice or assistance, write .
the Farm Service Department.
F. S. Royster Guano Co.
Norfolk Oharlotte Colombia Birmingham
Richmond Washington ? ]' QU??" Macon Montgomary
Lynchburg Tarboro Atlanta
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