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Hertford County Herald Published Erery Friday by VINSON * PARKER Owner* J. ROY PARKER- --Editor JAMES S. VINSON Mut|*r Subscription Prico On* Year ? |1.60 Six Months .76 Throo Months .40 Adrortlsiop Roto* Vary reasonable and made known on i?4wt Entered as second-class mail matter February 26, 1010, at the posoiRc* at Ahoaide, North Carolina, under the Act of March S, 1878. Form^m AJ~?' ins Hmmniln I THE AMpRK-AM POPS* AMUQATTN I FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 1923. GET OUT OF THE SUCKER CLASS? The stock broker, the "house to house solicitor, the intiner snt auctioneer, and all other of the species who seek to get rich quick by following up the returning prosperity of the rural class and the small town "sucker" have hit this territory once again. They have heard that there was plenty of money down here, and post haste they hit the trail for "Eastern Caro lina.' They are right here amongst us, and they are still success fully fooling the public. The slick tongued fellow complete ly bewilders the self-oomplac ent ruralite, and the small town person who figure to make a .."killing" on a few dollars laid aside. Thousands of dollars made right here in Hertford County have gone from us since the 1922 harvest, and the irony of the thing is that it continues to go up as uf smoke, although repeated warnings are made to those who become members of the sucker class. Right here while on this sub ject, it might aso be approp riately noted that some of the legitimate concerns of this town and persons who should know better are almost daily adding their patronage to out siders who are selling the same product that is easily obtain able right at home. The spec ialty salesman is in the business because he has a slick tongue and a way about him that gets his customer so completely won over to him that business and reason gives up to sentiment, and the victim gives a nice large order. When this kind of victim comes to his senses, he finds himself or his firm out of pock et for a lot of junk, his money gone to some place from whence it may never return, and with him is only left the remembrance of a nice ?'line" handed to him by the visitor. That's what it amounts to. But, the sad thing about it is the consistency with which some "carry on." "Trade at home" has been used so extensively that it has become a more or less trite ex pression ; and yet it is none too commonplace for those who continue to send their cash away from home for the very things their own home folks are trafficking in every day. This territory has all too many of that class. Victims there are a plenty right here in Ahos kie. The same condition applies to the promotion of any kind of semi-public enterprise. The stock salesman from "Kalama zoo" or any other far-away place comes into town and talks the local fellow oat of his money and moves on to the country to get more. That is about the last the holder of the stock ever hears of the scheme unless he reads of bankruptcy proceedings in some out of paper. But, when the same fellow is solicited for hote. , v';-' v v -?? ;vL^ COULD TOU IMAGINE Doctor Mitchell increasing taxa tion. Sam Vaughn without a tax book under hia arm. Sid Wataon minna hia name on a payroll. Good atreeta in Ahoalde. Jack Barker holding a steady job. Dewey Cherry working any other place than a drug store. Claud Vann mius a litter of dogs. The town of Ahoakie in good financial shape. An issue of the HERALD when the CAT didn't cause a rumpus; I bet this does. Mr. Lawrence is at least earning his pay in applying himself to the business of making laws. His latest piece of legislation leaves no room for doubting his ability through in vestigation of laws now in effect and affecting this county. "No siree, you must drain these roads before you try to make any permanent surface," says H. S. Bas night of Ahoslde. "And, say what you please, Harrellsville township is going to have some good roads out 1 of this bond issue," he added. The CAT has to hoist his tail pretty high these days in order to get it through the mire; and he is certainly hoping , Harrellsville will not be the only township that gets them. Mr. Clay Sharp of Harrellsville writes the CAT and upbraids him for 1 the editor's whooping it up for the road bond issue, and then coming right along in every issue with fault i finding at what has been accomplished with the money. Playing the role of interviewer, the CAT sought a con ference with the paper's pilot; and he reiterated his approval of the bond issue, and said he was for spending it in a way to get the largest results possible. In fact, the whole HERALD squad, i force, or whatever you may call it has not nor does it expect to offer any downright harsh criticism of the road administration, in its handling of the affairs of offlee. If it does have any thing at all critical to say, it will be in the nature of suggestion. To con demn the bond issue and condone every effort towards building roads in the county is within the province of those who opposed it from the be ginning. But little of the funds has been spent for actual road construct ion; and, with any sort of favorable conditions this spring, summer, and fall, real road construction should get under way. "There never was any real demand for a Recorder's Court in the County* is the way our conversants deliver themselves on the question. Whoever advanced the idea that the majority of the people in this county wanted a Recorder's Court, he has yet to put up any convincing-proof. The very first editorial utterances this paper made about a Recorder's i Court cited the proposed legislation for additional Judicial districts as sufficient reason within itself for kill ing a Recorder's Court in the county. Our Superior Court, funct ioning at a reasonably degree of effi ciency, can clear up all disputes and litigation between persons in our The CAT thinks any additional ex pense (may there be none that will burden the "poor taxpayer") incurr ed by this county could be more ap propriately expended on better health, better schools, and passable roads. That's a triumphvirate rank ing higher in its benefactions than a Recorder's Court. GOOD NIGHT! I've a letter in my pocket I don't want my wife to see! If she finds it 111 have trouble; she will spoil the day for me. stock, or any other legitimate local enterprise he listens to nothing but the parsimonious whine in his system, placed there by the out-of-town brok er who got all he had. I can't barn it, and I wouldn't dare to throw the thing away. What if any one ehoold And it? There would be the deuce to pay. Here I am upon the threshold of my happy home, alack) I was told to mail her letter, and I've brought the darned thing back! Strange how every year we pin our faith to some new cure or belief. Stranger how quickly we forget the ones of the previous year. This year every one is talking about Coue and it's hard to believe that we ever looked the same way upon the Ouija board. APOLOGIES TO COUE Day by day in every way I'm getting sicker and sicker, All I do is rave and crave. Beer, light wine and likker. A prominent local spinster lady says she never had a chance to get married as whenever a young man called on her her mother sat in the room with them for fear the young man would go to sleep. O, Heins, preserve usI Junius says about the only excuse some people have for living la that they are hanging around to see what their neighbors are doing. One of the mysteries of this world is that, while most newspapers have "Lost and Found" columns, you never see any found ads in them. OLD MAID'S SONG Be it ever so humble there's no form like your own. Dewey Cherry says the size of the box of candy you should give a girl depends upon how many brothers she has. Amos Tash says neither depression, unemployment nor Volsteadism has kept cider from working. That's its business?working. , Friend: "My, vot a rotten cigar yot giff me." Storekeeper: "You should worry. You got vun, I got ilve hundred P' No matter what happens somebody always knew it would. it-stuff, it*stuff 'Tis easy enough to be pleasant While burning the boulevard; But to smile all the while While plodding a mile While others are RIDING?that's , hard. Georgette Eyelash, telephone op erator, breaks world's trilling record taking two and one-half minutes to say "three." "The fans", says the sport page, "are hopeful". They always are. That's why they're fans. We read of two men who were burned to death by the explosion of a still. A still may kill internally and externaly, it seems. BARBER'S DELIGHT8 Little Johnny?"What's freckles?" Ditto, Ethel?"Humph! Don't y?y. know? 1116/8 whisker seeds. It is claimed that married people live longer than single people. Per haps it only seems longer. KNEW ITS CUE A man who believed he knew all about parrots undertook to teach what he thought to be a young, mate bird to*say "Hello!", in one lesson. Going up to the cage, he repeated that word in a dear voice for several minutes, the parrot paying not the slightest attention. At the final "Hello!" the bird opened one eye, gased at the man, and snapped out, "Line's busy." PRETTY CLOSE "Ie her leg broke?" ' "New, we found $1.49 in her sock." Oh my! I wonder why Oar diB men ie so slow! I think that he should harry. For sursly hs mast know Tii Saint Valentine's Day, And a little firi like me - ~ ? Ii very anxious to learn Who her Valentine may be? Joe the Plodder says that following the line of least resMance ie what makes rivers and men crooked. Space to a newspaper is as shoes to a shoe dealer; is the sole stock in in trade. One mast pay for news space in news values, and for adver tising space in cadi. i Worms won't injure yonr cabbage this summer if you know how to con trol them. Write the Agricultural Extension Service, Raleigh for C1S5, "Dusting of cabbage and CoQarde to control worms." * DRAFT FOR DRESS * * ? * * Measure length of drees from * * top of shoulder to bottom of * * skirt allowing the desired width * * for hem. ? * Fold material and then double, * * so the back and front of dress * * may be cut at one time. Place * * on table and take the following * * measure. * * Get your bust measure and * * add two inches to both back and * * front pieces of dress making a * * person having a bust measure * * 38 inches plus 40 inches. Meas- ? * ure then from center front of * * folded material 20 inches and * * mark. Measure the distance * * from shoulder seam to waist line * * line desired and mark, which is * * 10 or 20 inches. * * Next get the armhole measure * * which is usually 22 inches. * * Measure half this distance from * * shoulder to waist line desired ? * and mark, which is 10 or SO * * inches. ? * Next get the armhole meat- * * ure which ie usually 22 inches. * * Measure half this distance from * * side neck to waist line and mark. * * On this marked line cot in 11 * * inches curving your cut line at * * the point of the armpit, coming * * straight down until you reach * * the waist line mark, then cut * * straight down until you reach * * the waist line mark, then cut * * straight through eleven inches * * towards the folded selvage edges * * of material. From the angle at * * hip line cut a hip dart about six * * inches towards the center front * * and back. * * For sleeve measure one inch * * on the folded edge of material * * and slope up to a point two in- * * ches from center front. Cut on ? * on this line. Make a notch in * * in center front of dress and cut * * down the middle of front the de- * * sired length for front opening. * * The neck front and sleevs may * * be finished as desired. It is well * * to allow for shrinkage when cut- * * ting by this pattern. * * ?MYRTLE SWINDELL, * * Co. Home Demonstration Agent. * A young; lady of Anson County trained in poultry dub work won first prise with Silver Wyandotte cockerels at the Madison Square Gar den poultry show in New York last week. ' 1 1 '*1 Wyim Bros. THE ONE PRICE STORE MURFREESBORO, NORTH CAROUNA Announces Big January REDUCTIONS IN Ladies' Coats and Coat Suits and Dresses Mens' and Boys' Ready Made Clothing in order to make room for Spring Stocks WYNN BROS. THE SHOPPING CENTER ^ 1 SERES SOMETHING FORUDD^ HEADACHE You'll feel better as soon as you swallow the first one. Two or three pills usually stop all the pain. DR. MILES' ANTI-PAIN PILLS are absolutely free from all narcotics and habit forming drugs. They relieve without danger and ^without bad after effects. Your druggist sells them.j[ OUR COMMERCIAL PRINTING IS DONE WITH LATEST MACHINERY, NEW TYPE, A&D SKILLED WORKMEN Money Talks gft ^4nti^T^ey mmm0ak - - More lkor> 25 years ogc Ike farmers Guano Co commenced Ike study of Quo lily IP fertilizers. lodoy, it offer a a superior product-a Jerlilijer |tk?rl has grown in qualify oil fkrouqb Ikose years ond costs no rnore Ikon jusl orJioory fertilizer*. Write jor particulars and prices. fARMER3 GUANO CO, NORFOLK, C RAIL AMD WATER FACILITIES > ' i sasssssBBssssssasl OFFICE CAT] TAAMMMK J corywtaht mr tow mxm hbh. |
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