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Hertford County Herald Published Evsry Friday by VINSON * PARKER * Owners J. ROY PARKER.. Editor JAMES S. VINSON Manager Subscription Piles Ons Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Thrss Months .40 Advertising Rates Vary reasonable and mads known on request. Entered as second-class mail matter February 25, 1910, at the poeoflce at Ahoskie, North Carolina, under the Act of March S, 1875. 1 thef^waq^"'rees8^3au^wiw FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1923 THE FAKE REMEDIES FOR BOLL WEEVIL? The faker is with us again, and this time he is trying to put off on the farmer his highly touted remedies for controlling, killing, and otherwise obliter ating the deadly boll weevil, which is coming into our midst as an unwelcome pest. The U. S. Department of Agriculture is not, however, asleep at the switch; it is telling the people to guard against these fellows, offering along with it approved methods of control and effect ive obliterators. The following bulletin has just been issued by the Depart ment: "The present great interest in the boll weevil problem in the Southeastern States has re sulted in a large number of patented preparations and ma chines that are being vigorous ly exploited, says the United States Department of Agricul ture. This is a repetition of what has occurred in every region invaded by the boll weevil. During the first few years the farmers are exploited and many useless or practically useless devices are sold to them. In a few years, however, history shows that such organi zations go out of business. Their operations are especially important at the present time since the losses caused by the boll weevil will be increased by the expense of buying nostrums of various kinds. "The claims for these pre parations are not based on scientific tests although in many cases the persons exploit ing them are undoubtedly sin cere in their belief that they will yield good results. Gen erally speaking they are based on misinterpretations of what occurs in the field. To deter mine whether a remedy is ef fective, it is necessary to have control areas and to consider . the effects of numerous cultural practices. It is easy for an un trained observer to attribute to some preparation he has ap plied, the beneficial results of some variation in climatic or cultural factors. "The Department of Agri culture and many of the State experiment stations have test ed the new boll weevil reme dies which have been proposed from year to year and many of those now being offered the public are not essentially dif fenent from the kind that have been tested and discarded. "The Association of South ern Agricultural Workers at its recent convention at Memphis considered the whole problem of boll weevil control and, in addition to certain cultural methods, it recommended the consideration of three reme "This convention heartily en dorsed the use of the dusting method in areas where the yield of cotton was big enough to warrant the expense. It al so endorsed the Florida meth od for the region in which it has been proven to be appli cable, and further recommend ed extensive tests of this meth od in other regions of light yields. "In another paragraph it called attention to the fact that the molasses arsenate treat ment, although not yet subject ed to sufficiently detailed ex perimental tests to warrant its endorsement, had apparently given results over a wide area that warranted further consid eration, and it therefore recom mended thorough and immed iate tests of this method by State and Federal agencies. "The State and Government institutions are anxious to help the farmers through the agen cy of any new methods of con trolling the boll weevil which may be discovered. As prompt ly as possible careful tests are conducted. The department strongly recommends that farmers exercise due caution in spending money for new boll weevil remedies. In all cases farmers should demand evi dence of official tests and com municate with their experiment stations for detailed informa tion regarding any of the new remedies. If anything of value is discovered by the State ex periment stations or by the Federal Department, prompt and widespread notice of the fact will be given the public. In the meantime it is safe to say that in all probability any money spent for patented mix tures or machines will be wast ed." * DONT LOSE OUT ? * Watch The Label * ??? * * Roads ia tbia county ara in * * pretty bad shape, mod it is bard * * far parsaae over tbe county to * * keep ap with wbat's (oiaf aa * * a neap their neighbors. If yaa ? * ara into rested ia what is happen- * * int. bat find year infersisllsa * * limited aa aecaaat of having to * * stay at homo, there's one goad * * way ta gat around it. * * Keep ap year subscription to * * tbe HERALD. It will tell yon ? * what ia happening ia Hartford * * County. Fall reports from every ? * section ia each issae. Its colamns * * keep abreast of tbe times in * * Hertford County; and you can * * depend aa them to carry fall and * * complete reports of the activi- * * ties of your neighboring towns. * * It also carries to you every * * week a complete digest of im- * * portaat happenings throughout * * the State. Two full columns ia ? * each issue, condensed for HER- * * ALD readers, giving you the * * essential facta about North Car- * * olina. * IN MEMORY In Loving Memory of Mr*. Jnlia Etta Riddick Three months have passed dear mother, Since yon left us here below. Left us in grief. Yet in our troubled hearts we Know that Christ has given You sweet relief. We have missed you Oh so much since you Silently from us laid away. To sleep the long last sleep Of Death, ^bpeath the cold clay. But we hope and pray to meet you, Where no farewell tears are shed. When our souls will be filled with Heavenly bread, For we know that you are resting. Your last hours tell us so. And when our toils shall be **j more, In this wide world of woe Well ever strive to make our home On that bright and happy shore. ?YOUR CHILDREN. STREETS IMPROVING ? ?? * Plenty of hard work with tractor, road machine, and drag has helped to put Ahoskle's principal streets bimk in passable condition. Dry weather has helped mightily in the program of work which was recently ordered by the town council. One or two drain age projects wil also be undertaken ?o|>n. Make the garden perform more reg ularly by proper plantings. Write for circulars 121, 122 and 128 which are free for the asking. The Agricultural Extension Service at Raleigh will send them to you. I OFFICE CAT TMOC MAUN w ^ I pulled another boner laat week. The editor had told me he m going to publish a communication written by his friend, J. C. Taylor* of Como; and acting upon that information, I inserted a squib in which was Mr. Taylor's name and a reference to the letter. The article did not appear last week; but in this issue my read ers will find it. And, it is good argu ment at that Did you ever sit down (I never could sit down upon such occasions) and watch an athletic contest be tween rough-and-tumble boys, of high school and college, and hey the root ers yell "Rough it, boys."? I am sure you have had ouch an experience. I have never heard that ejaculation hurled at the girls in any of their tilts with opponents. I have just dis covered the reason?they don't need any such admonitions, they're going to do it any way. I respectfully refer you to that bunch of girls who played a game of basketball here last Thurs day night They represented Ahos kie and Rich Square schools. "Is this Hertford County T" one resident of the county wanted to know last Monday as he rode over the route of the new State highway from Winton to Murfreesboro. Honestly it did not have much of Hertford's appearance. But, alas, a trip over the county road from Murfreesboro to Ahoskie, stamped indellibty upon that fellows's mind the fact that he still was riding over Hertford County soil. At that, however, I keep my system fit, my mind alert, and my hopes at their height with the anticipation that springs eternal ? that Hertford county will have some all-the-year round roads ere H has expended that half million dollar bond issue. An ticipation is a wonderful tonic. Asked for an appropriation for the work of Ahoskie's chomber of commerce, one of Ahoskie's substan tial citizens answered with a line of thought something like this. Go ahead with your efforts, and if you bring any good things .to the town or accomplish some 'great work, then 1 am willing to talk donation. In other words, "me too," or a sort of "show me" follower who has nothing of the iniatitive in him. 1 "When we gonna get that bridge at Winton"? asks Hertford County. Of all things, the CAT knows as little about the time it will be built as any other one thing mentionable. Mr. Hart said he'd build it; and he has re iterated again and again that he 'in tended' doing it. How long shall we have to wait is up to that gentleman. Which reminds me of the irritated expression of one Hertford County citizen the other day, whn he said "We folks here in the Roanike-Chow an section were long ago forgotten by the State powers, and in our orphan condition we might as well bark ftp the tree as expect anything extraor dinary from this here good State of ours." v~ "1 have nothing to say." Another expression patented by prospective candidates for official positions in the coming town election. You just can't get anybody to say, "yes, Pll run for officio." They are all prob ably waiting "to be urged by friends^' The CAT expects to select his men for office in next week's column; and due notice is hereby served on all "friend candidates" that my slate is going to wipe everything clean. If you don't get in the race before that time, there'll be no necessity of the trouble and expense. I have already selected the Constable, and he has confidentially advised me he would like the job. Frank P. Meadows, the main cog of the Chamber of Com merce, wants the job; and the CAT is his campaign manager. "It's a shame for Ahoskie to be rep resented by such school and church accommodations, from the standpoint of structures," remarked an Ahoskie young lady this week. Plenty of other persons have the same feeling about it, and are expreasing it freely. Let's have a little action, folks, to wards Improving what We have here. We need it! Im A. Stinger aays many a groom puts off the wedding until Ids father can afford it. What You Might Call Som. Cow From an Illinois small city daily: Harry Mahan has bought a cow and is now supplying his neighbors with butter and fresh eggs. Found in a Missouri exchange: "Missouri stands at the head in mule raising which is, in fact the only safe place to stand." How It Happened Bill Jones no longer owns a farm? He tills another's soil; He specializes in fancy stock? Not livestock?his was oil. The whiskey on the market is more or less accurately defined as a "combination of water, denatured alcohol, tin rush and a false table," Liquor Dick tells the world. Peak e "They tell me that that fellow has money to burn." 'He must have got hold of some German marks." Soaaa Difference Chaffeur: "Say, Bud, how far is it to LewisvilleT" Boy: " Well, mister, the way you are going now is just 24998 miles, - but if you tm around it is only four miles." Professor Raynor says a literary person never reads the comics in a newspaper in public?he waits until he gets home and alone. Did you ever see anything funnier than a little man trying to impress others with his dignity? Ye gods and little coyotes. Rosh Askew says there is no bar gain counter in the brain market. The chief interest in life with some people is that at the banlr. You Bet! "Let the howlers howl, And the prowlers prowl. And the growlers growl, And the grumblers go to it; Behind the night, There is plenty of light, And things are right, And I knopr it." A Proposal She?1 wish I had your talent. He?Well, that goes with me. Money talks, but if Henry Ford could carry out his ideas it would rattle. Take. ^WW the WorkOut^ of Dish - Washing Ev?jr housewife hates the drudgery of washing dishes and welcomes RED SEAL Lye, because it makes the Job easy. Spotless pots and pans, as well as shining - > silverware and dishes are sure when Red SEAL Lye helps. Thoroughly dissolve one half teaspoonfol in dishpan at ? .MllMI .1. i. ....A A.S? ? water?-tnen ptxt tne aisnes in. (Do not use on aluminum.) Write for booklet of house bold uses. Pull directions In each can.aiij^?~^ Be sure aod^NB^^ buy only the genuine n.ii en ?'s^ I FtxrlSj St HSMwSvfl ==: Wynn Bros. THE ONE PRICE STORE MURFREESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Big Line Renfrew Colorfast Crepes in ell shades, beauti ful showings in imported Ginghams. Shirtings in Madras, and Silk Stripes. Lovely line Ratine in Solids Checks and Stripes Ladies' Gl?ves in short lengths, gauntlets and 16 button lengths in the plain and new Egptian patterns Wonderful array of NEW EASTER SUITS, WRAPS AND DRESSES Arriving daily bringing with them Fifth Avenue's Distinctve Charms and Style Suits in Taiored Models, Balkan Blouse Effects and the Wrap-Across Side Ties which are the newest feauture for Spring Smart dresses ni Canton, Flat Crepe, Alltyme Crepe and Taffetas in colors and at prices that appeal to everyone Big line in all the newest models in Suits for Men, Young Men and Boys v FLORSHEIM SHOES Amoag the finsr thins* in Ufa preferred by the Man who earns are FLORSHEIM SHOES) their excellent quality end attractive style Justly deserve thi* distinction WYNN BROS. THE SHOPPING CENTER ? Get Ready For Easter V ? ?? ? :sx> Our stocks are replete with all kinds of Dress Goods for those who are getting ready for Easter Time. Only a little while left in which to do your shopping, and we are prepared to serve yon with any kind you want We'having just received the NEWEST SHADES AND PATTERNS IN Organdies, Crepes, Voils, Rattanais and Ginghams See Our Straw Hats and Flor sheim Oxfords for Easter Come Here and Inspect the New Arrivals Myers & Leary AHOSKIE, N. C. ' 1 1 * 1 j Clean kidneys By Drinking j Lots of Water j Take Salta to Fluah Kidneys If f * Bladder Bother* or I Back Hurt* a Eating too much rich food may pro duce kidney trouble in some form, says a well-known authority, because the acids created excite the kidneys. Then they become overworked, get sluggish, clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particularly backache and misery in the kidney region, rheumatic twinges, severe headaches, acid stomach, constipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness, bladder and urinary irritation. The moment your back hurts or kid neys aren't acting right, or if Madder bothers you, begin drinking lots of good water and also get about four ounaes of Jad Salts from any good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys may then act fine. This famous salts is made from the add of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for,years to . flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity; alto to neutralize the I acids in the system so that they no longer irrkate, thus often relieving Mad- ! der disorders. Jad Salts can not injure anyone; < makes a delightful effervescent lithia water drink which millions of men and I women take now and then to help keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus often avoiding serious kidney dis orders. By all means have your physi cian examine your kidneys at least twice i a year. ^ lake a box witkyou If you have headache, backache, toothache, neu ralgia, rheumatism, sciatica, you'll be surprised at the quick relief Dr. Miles* Anti-Pain Pills will give you. A package of these pills in your pocket or in your shopping bag may save you hours of suffering. Buy them of your Druggist
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