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?? ? = Hertford County Herald PabUafced Erery Friday by VINSON A PARKER Mm ' J. ROY PARKER Editor JAMES S. VINSON M?"|? ? SwbreriptUm Friw One Year 11.60 Six Month* .76 Three Mealhn .40 Adeertfaieg Re toe Very reaaonofcle and made known on Entered aa eecond-claea mail matter February 26, 1610, at the posoffice at Ahoekie, North Carolina, under the Act of KaMfct, 1878. * ? 'AssoaATICN_! FRIDAY, FEB. IS, 1983 THE NEW HOTEL? With a secretary-less Cham ber of Commere, Ahoskie's prosposed new hotel project is lying in state, or rather, it sleepeth. Plans have been drawn and await approval; architects are ready to talk business, and contractors are just running over themselves to get the job. Of course the builders have nothing on the supply men, for they, too, are rearing to submit estimates and bids. About the only thing needed right now is a little more of that enthusiasm recently mani fested here. Along with that enthusiasm and effervescence must come the finances with which to carry out the plans made and drawn under the supervision of the Chamber of Commerce. The committee to solicit stock will soon get busy, and they anticipate no necces sity for argument when pre senting the proposition to pros pective investors. The need of the hotel is set tled ; that Ahoskie people want a hotel has! been pretty fairly demonstrated. But that dem onstration will not be complete until the stock is subscribed for, and bids are called for on the structure. Hay the hotel be one of early spring's accomplish ments. KEEP IT AT HOME? Only by bitter experience do tome people learn to shake off the foreign stock promoter. Too often, these fellows make i easy victims of their prospects. ? Plenty of living examples of ' easy marks are walking the : streets of Ahoskie today, and ; there are others in adjoining! I towns in the county. Highly j touted stocks in some foreign j corporation are now selling at j one-twentieth of their original ' purchase value. , Hertford County money in- ? vested in corporations far re-l it- > trom here reaches up in to thousands, that is, for a period covering only about five year?. One or two notable ex-1 atopies have served to take away several thousand dollars; all ecause the buyer thought ! he bad a better chance to win at a chance game than he did in a legitimate enterprise in his own town or community. , , Another notable thing about] tbt;S"? fellows who make a liv ing oiling wild cat stocks is the frequency of their visits. They keep their ears wide open for news of a degree of pros pc. t , and they invariably n.; k" their rounds when money is 1 .va to be plentiful. That . is - thev are unusually ac thc tuis year. ,^>t. these fellows are right no facing a little serious op Iponi-Vi. The State Depart of Insurance, headed by th;. it!1 ant Stacey W. Wade is < their heels. Warningr ^aro daily being issued again# th- t-Kik promoters, and along with t' eee warnings go that souitH advice "keep your) money at home." A general statewide campaign is being conducted by this department to educate the public against the foreign stock man and lead them into the only sound basis of doing business?invest in home enterprises. There is always a place for investment right here At home. Every town and community in this county has in prospect needed projects that should be put over; there are farms that need improving; all the county banks conduct savings depart ments; and, in many other ways can the investor find ready places for his cash. One of the excellent meth ods of creating more thrift, and using the revenues from this thrift to promote the building up of the county and towns is the Building & Loan Associa tions. Late bulletins issued! from the office of Insurance Commissioner tell of a growing interest in these home building associatons throughout the State. Hertford County is one of the few North Carolina coun ties that does not have such an association. There is a great need for one here; and it is go ing to come. Arsenate Is Scarce February 16, 1928. Gentlemen?1 have called at the office of the General Chemical Com pany, New Turk, in pereon, and from the enclosed letter from them it looks like the supply of Calcium Arsenate is very unpromising. Thi? Company ought to have it as it is one of the largest chemical companies of the country. I am very much afraid from the in vestigation I have made, that there sill be great difficulty in supplying the cotton farmers for such demands is they may make. You have seen where a Georgia darkey, faithful to Ilia natural attachment to both cot ton And molasses, has invented the method of mixing the arsenic with molasses, spreading K on the stalk and baitihg the boll weeviL This would take less arsenic, and reports that it has proven- very effective. I think that the combination of the in stinct a negro and of cotton and mo lasses, the two things he is best adapt ed to, may have a good result, and I suggest you let your farmers know about it Yours very truly, H. S. WARD. BETHLEHEM NEWS (Omitted from last week.) On Friday night, February 2nd, Mr. and Mia. J. F. Overton enter tained a number of their friends at ? birthday party given at their home in honor of Mr. Overton's birthday rhoae present were Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyatt, Mia. Joe Hyatt, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Wilson, Mr. W. M. Askew, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Colston and chil dren, Mr. and Mis. 0. P. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Brinkley, Mr. and Mia. Irvia Colston and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Overton and children, Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Godwin and children and Mr. and Mss. G. K. Hol loman and family. Misses Thelma White, Iva Parker, Lelia Leggett, Myrtha Brinkley, Fannie Mae Dilday, Julia Leggett, Eriine Simons and lit tle Ruth Turtey of Lakeland, Fla. Messrs. John Parker, WUton Askew, John Ray Brinkley, Kelly Doughtie, Thellie Modlin Mr. Overton receiv ed many useful presents. Games were played and home made candy was served. Mr. Daniel Lowe made a business trip to Suffolk, Va., last Saturday, re turning Sunday. He was accompan ied by Mrs. M. B. Godwin of Suffolk and Mrs. 'C. A. Turtey and little daughter, Leone of Lakeland, Fla. Miss Rosa Leah Slaughter is on the sick list this week. Mise Susie Hill fi\ick at her home near Bethlehem. Mr. Frank Green is ill with the "flu" at the home of his neiee Mrs. W. G. Gowan. Friends are congratulating Mr. and Mis. 8am Hill on the arrival of a flue baby girl on Saturday, February the 10th. Misses Nancy Dilday, Ruby Wig gins and Eric Slaughter spent Satur day and ?unday with Miss Ray Hugh son. * uouauig?~)*ax8 saAiasmetp avoids IDA Xeqt poe XrusJ u??p tees* Inojt oj etut sq maa Xsir pus *0001 tsaij. The agenu held 8.T11 meetings at which there was s total attendance of 4(8,1 >4 people reports C. R. Hud son, State Agent I OFFICE CAT THAOC MAWt One Ahoekie firm has started some thing that will beat the "bad cheek" law all to pieces. Those legislators in Raleigh could learn something about modern business methods if they should make a visit to Ahoslcie and take a peep at the front window of Z. V. Bellamy's store on Main Street. Pasted up on the glass front are several of the memoirs of the fellows who carelessly strew their worthies* checks about Since these "bad checks" were posted on the window, several others who had similar memoirs in the loss column of this business house have voluntarily "com up" with the money and made good their checks. There are still others whose names are in the pot Mr. Vann of Como is hurling some of Solomon's logic at his neighbor, Taylor, this week. The CAT is a disinterested party in this setto be tween Maneys Neck friends, but it dees look a bit like taking a little ad vantage to bring the wise man of all ages into the discussion. Having a craving for excitement and liking those things imbued with pep and a plenty of it the CAT is howling at the way these Ahoskie folks are lagging on the business of selecting a Queen for the Eastern Carolina Exposition. Is it because we haven't the proper feminity, or what is it? V y ?? - .? wMsinJkklsgw i Just what it takes tq make a suc cessful small town weekly in the news department is one of the graver problems facing this pen pusher at this pftrtiehlat season of the year. Do the people want local news, or do they want clippings of somebody else's writings, about things of no particular interest to the section in which the newspaper is published 1 Several persons have interrogated the CAT along those lines lately. 1 About the best way known to settle the issue is to compare the sub scription lists of the two papers each subscribing to one of the two methods. The "dear peepul" are the arbiters. ? Since the departure of our towns man, Jack Barker, there has been genuine sorrow in this office. For, wee it only two weeks ago that he was registered in this column as un familiar with the process of holding a regular jobt But, on second thought, there bobs up a little feel ing of self- conceit when we believe those cruel sentiments expressed herein urged him on to acceptance of a regular position?not a Job. Yea,' he's gone. ** :#jf I Among Ahoskie's most confirmed bachelors there is none who hates that fellow Hauser (of the General Assembly) any worse than does our own Abner Holloman. This wise (f) legislator sought to tax the unmar ried fellows, and give the old maids a sort-of subsidy out of the funds derived. No Old Maid Subsidy for Ahoskie bachelors. In crossing the street either day pr night, fitat look to the left and then to the rfflit. ' 1 - j * LOOKS SU8PICIOU8 Scent foul play in death of man found bound and hanged.?Full page headline in the Toledo Time#. Paul Dukes says after a man CtM the bill for his ?hsr furs fce decides that the old otsrcoat is goad enough for the net of the winter. | _ When we see some husbands we have e good idea of the dent pert An hour spent wffh order saves a waste of hours lost in hunting things misplaced. SAME OLD THING . f "Whet did you aay when Jack ask ed yon for a kissT" "Same eld thing." "Semo'd ** d?T" "I know something I wont tall," ang e Mttlo girl, as little girls do. Never mind, child, chOd," eaid the old bachelor. "You'll get oyer that when you're a little older," There la strong objection to the return to the drew of grandma'* day. It la grandma who is doing the ob jection. MINNIE There was a young girl named Min nie, By nature fearful skinny. She grafted a pad To each bone she had, And today she's as plump as a guinea. ARE THEY "COU-ING" US? We received this greeting a few days ago. "Day by day in every way the Office Cat is getting better and bet ter. AND STILL SOME BIRDS WON ER WHY BUSINESS IS DULL "Is the offce boy on duty to keep people away from ma?" "Yes air." "Is there a bench in the hall on which busy men may sit while waiting to see me?" "Yea, sir." "Is there a hidden lock on the gate that leads into the outer office?" "Yes, sir." "Has the telephone girl been in structed to ask all who call for me their name and business?" "Oh, yes, our telephone girls know all about that." "And consult me before permit ting anyone to talk to her?" "Yes, sir." "Is everything arranged here to make it a# difficult as possible fo. people to transact business with thi firm?" "It is." "Good. Then I'll go into my of fice and begin plans for our salesman selling other people." HE MUST HAVE BEEN IRISH At a dinner party Mr. Jones had been trying to say something nice to his hostess. "What a small appetite you have Mr. Jones," she remarked. "To sit next to you, Mrs. Smith," he replied, "would cause any man to lose his appetite." And then he wondered why he was' n't invited to the next affair. Rosh Askew says remember ' the steam kettle tho' up to its neck in hot water it continues to sing. This year like most all others that have gone by, will be Just what are make it. Jim Sessoms says making money Is a fine thing?it is so fine yon can't see K. WHY 13 THIS THUST The alarm clock jingles on the stand? She sleeps. The phone rings oat in wild demand She sleeps. The neighbors dance on the floor above? The cate outside shriek their mid night love? She sleeps. In silence my key unlocks the door? She sleeps. In stocking feet I tread the floor? She sleeps, With .noiseless steps I cross the hall, From the bedroom rings the clarion f*11? "John, march right in here and ex plain why you're coming home at this hour of the morning!" We have learned that one of these cheese cloth dancing academies has been opened in the Yosendte fcnd it assumed that there is bp objection to letting a mountain peak. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS Give a girl a string of beads and a pair of earringe-and die feels all dressed up.. "Oh, you skid," remarked the chaipless auto M it left the road and A firm in Maine hps discharged two giris because they Used lip sticks and rouge. What is this .firm In tending to A??hire male help fx dudv*y.7:'-, ;-r; ; ?,/ * Some o' the new" servicable hats look as if they would be gulte ser viceable, in ease a man expected to I fall from a second story window head first A TOUCHING MATTER Pastor?"Don't yon think I touch ed them rather deeply this morning? Deacon?"I don't know, air. I haven't counted up yet" The people protested when com missioners in sight counties wanted to discontinue home demonstration work and now sll but One have decid ed to support the agents. Farmers in 976 communities bought cooperatively 15,70S tone of fertiliser at a cost of 91,MS,199-00 hereby saving $69,818.00 according to reports from county agents. ' ?? , =? Wynn Bros. THE ONE PRICE STORE MURFREESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Announces Big REDUCTIONS IN Ladies' Coats and Coat Suits and Dresses Mens' and Boys' Ready Made I . ' _V;,' . ,..: ;?y < . ? " , v iji~ ? ? Clothing in order to make room for Spring Stoeks WYNN BROS. THE SHOPPING CENTER 1 ' P* For Largest Yield " Ti?dewater F ertilizers Especially compounded mixture! for every crop, scientifically * prepared to suit the needs of Carolina and Virginia farmer*. Made of highest quality of mate. In increasing the yield per acre; .in rials by skilled fertilizer men who improving the quality of your product; baa tbd. a aarefu! study at f.rtili aar uuuda In tha CaruHnaa and Vittfn. v?ata.enf Tldawater FartUiaai ataad la over a period of many yean. supreme. Write for Prion. lUsponalMs Agents Wanted for Unoccupted Territory. Tidewater Guano Company, Norfolk, Va. For Sale by M. D. GATLING AHOSKIE, N. C ? WHY NOT MAKE A TRIP TO FLORIDA OR CUBA . Send for the Winter Tourist Folder "TROPICAL TRIPS" Which describes sll Resorts, Hotels, Boarding. Houses and Golf Courses in those famous Rivieres, and is replete with illustra tions, maps and other valuable information of interest to those interested. In connection with the above folder will be sent a copy of - the "Purple Folder" containing winter schedules and through car service. ATTRACTIVE EXCURSION RATES y^SSg 3 For detailed information, and pny desired infdrmation, appy to, F. M. JOLLY, Passenger Traffic Agent Room SOI, General Office Building, Wilmington, N. C. . ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of the South ??- * " ***?? - . i : ?\it lu Mil num mmji'Jiii /hotel southland^ nrt? <w tw iw <mu n i ?*? wiffci ??) him fa i " >? miflij |f|? ?' ^ j mi h*hi .fafaw. wifawl mm rffcm gib ihm *? iiw*pw i m?) >h ha <m* par **? Bmt.mii.., fa ?**??, an i ''?...' fa. c oiebauol mnij i. -' ? " " ? ." ? * ? ,=ss r " QueenAhoskie" ? $?* 'gjxHsscsiiStessdildifc i Str#cK. -?*. - SS-1- ,... I Ahoskie, N. C.t 1923. The unij -r.iit. ned hereby easts one rote for ?..? . - ? __ II to represent Ahoskie at the "Queen Contest" at the Eastern Carolina Exposition, March 22. . ... ; _ _ ' ?'
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