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North Carolina has eight improved
landing fields for airplanes and 18
unimproved landings listed on the
first map of landing fields and camp
sites for air and land tourists issued
by the National Aerounatic Associa
tion of the United States. Eight
camp sites for motorists are listed on
; the map. vvv :
A meeting of representative busi
ness men of central and eastern Caro
lina met at Ashe bo ro to discuss the
feasibility of constructing an impor
tant railroad through the state, run
ning east and west, from the sea
coast to the coal region.
A new boat line from Elisabeth
City to Norfolk to operate by way of
the Dismal Swamp canal is proposed
by R. A. Zoeller, of Washington, pro
vided that the proper local encour
amement and support can be given
the" enterprise.
Elisabeth City's traffic was hailed
into court last week for speeding, but,
when it developed that he was chas
ing another hpeeder, lie was turned
loose by the judge.
After a heated municipal primary
in Asheville, J. A. Cathey has been
nominated for mayor of that city,
over former police judge R. M. Wells.
The school children of Cumberland
County had their day last Wednesday
when twenty-five hundred of the
youngsters marched on Fayetteville
for the annual county commence
ment.
More than 300 women attended
the annual meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the M. E.
Church, held in Henderson last week.
In the first legal battle of Wiley M.
Person, former Franklin county sen
ator, against the State wherein he is
trying to nullify the tax exempt stat
ute on foreign stocks, the State won,
and the act was declared constitu
tional. i . :
"Be a Bull for North Carolina" is
the latest slogan by Governor Cam
eron Morrison. He declared that to
be his slogan in a speech he made be
fore the Raleigh Lions Club last
week.
Dan M. Nobles, Columbus county
man, was granted a reprieve by Gov
ernor Morrison last Friday just 41
minutes before he was to be electro
cuted for the murder of his brother.
Forest fires in Cumberland have
already done damage to the extent of
9100,000 within the last few weeks.
Acting upon the request of Gover
nor Morrison the State Board of
Public Welfare will make a thorough
investigation of affairs in the state
prison camp , and county convict
camps. This action is taken after
serious charges of mistreatment of
prisoners have been made by E. E.
Dudding, President of the Prisoners'
Relief Society.
Another record breaking attend
ance is forecasted for the annual
meeting of the North Carolina Bank
ers Association this week. It is being
held in Pinehurst.
John E. Mangum, Raleigh man,
who was pinned beneath the tender
when'the locomotive on which he was
serving as fireman was derailed by
striking a Chevrolet automobile at a
grade crossing in the town of Red
Springs was awarded damages to the
extent of $26,000 by a Wake County
jury one days last week.
C. W. Gregory Company, one of
the largest supply mercantile estab
lishments, located at Tillery, has en
tered bankruptcy.
Robeson county is enjoying worlds
of publicity over the atrocious deed
committed by a band of white robed
men a few days ago. These men were
charged with beating up and driving
away from home two white women of
the county. The women brought in
to magistrate's court identified sev
eral men, and they were bound over
for trial in superior court
Property loss estimated at 76,000
and injury of several persons result
ed from tornadoes that fell upon
Warrenton and upon the Lueama
section, six miles south of Wilson
last Saturday evening.
Greensboro has climbed to third
place in population in the State, be
ing outdistanced by Winston-Salem
and Charlotte only. Her population
is now 46,626.
A CORRECTION
It wu erroneously stated in the
eccoant tf superior court proceed
IOCS published in the HERALD last
week that Lee Stephenson was
charged with abandonment. In trans
cribing the court proceedings Mr.
8tephenaon's name was confused with
the one neat to him, and he was
credited with abandonment charge.
In fact, he received a nominal fine
for tnapsm, and had never been in
dicted for abandonment. We gladly
make this correction.
< CHOWAN COLLEGE
Mr. and Mrs. Norman, Mr. and
Mrs. Jordan from Hertford attended
Miss Bessie Jordan's recital Friday
evening.
Misses Sarah White, Mattie Macon
Norman, Beryle Souter, Besaie Jar
don and Wilmer .Durham were in
Hertford and Norfolk during the
week end. v
Misses Glen Smith, Catherine
Fleetwood, Catherine Skinner and
Elisabeth Turnley have returned
from Greensboro where they repre
sented the college at the Students'
Convention.
Mrs. P. S. Vapn, Misses Thelma
Peterson apd Elisabeth Turnley are
attending the Association at Como
this weak.
Misses Henry Lewis and Mary
Eakins spent the* week-end in Ahos
kie.
The contest for the Louise Turnley
Parker medal was held in the auditor
ium last Saturday evening, Miss Lu
cile Holloman was declared the win
ner.
Rev Mr. Wheeler who is conducting
a series of revival services in the Bap
tist church here, is holding interest
ing services in the College Chapel
each morning at 10:80.
The President is filling appoint
ments at High school commence
ments every week and brings encour
aging reports of prospective enroll
ment at Chowan College next year.
UNION NEWS
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Miss Janie Parker of Menola spent
the last week with her sister, Mrs. A.
M. Brown.
Messrs. A. ft. Brown and T. W.
Sears attended the Masonic Conven
tion at New Bern last week.
Misses Jimmie and Mary Pruden
who have been teaching in a consoli
dated school near Goldsboro return
ed home Saturday from their summer
vacation.
Mrs. T. N. Charles and little son,
William, are spending this week in
Garysburg as guests of the parents
of Mrs. Charles.
Rev. and Mrs. Larkin of Murfrees
boro spent Saturday night here as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brown,
and were dinner guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Vaughan. Mr.
Larkin delivered a most inspiring ser
mon Sunday morning and added fur
ther to his service by rendering an
expressive solo, "Looking For You."
He also announced that he would
preach here Sunday morning at 11
o'clock instead of 3:30 p.t m., having
cancelled his regular appointment at
Murfreesboro on acipunt of revival
services in progress^ the Baptist
church there.
The Betterment Association held
its regular monthly meeting Friday
afternoon, 4:00 o'clock. The main
feature of the meeting was a live dis
cussion on the possibilities of the
school here another year. Our people
hare have become much discouraged
on account of being defeated on the
question of issuing bonds. Yet iq
the face of all this they are still en
thusiastic over the school question. .
We are in need of a better school
building and the new school laws
have so hampered that we Ore unable
to decide just what steps to take.
However, we are going to keep trying
until we land a better building than
the one we now have. After the
business meeting of the Betterment
Association, the social committee
gave a pleasant social hour. A con
test was enjoyed and refreshments,
consisting of sandwiches, pickles, hot
coffee and candy, was served.
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If Back Hurts
Begin on Salts
Flush your Kltfnoyo occasionally
If you oat too mueh
moat.
No man or woman who sots lots of
meat regularly can make a mistake by
dualling the kidneys occasionally, says
a well-known authority. Too much meat
may form uric acid, which ologs the
kid'nty pores so that they sluggishly
filter or strain only part of the waste
and poisons from the blood; then you
get side. Rheumatism, headaches, lirer
trouble, nerrouaness, constipation, dizz
iness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders
often coma from alnggish kidneys.
The moment yon fool a dull ache hi
the kidneys or your back hurts, or if
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by a sensation of -scalding, get
about four ounces of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take a table
spoonful in a glass of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys
ry then set fine. This famous salts
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juic* combined with lithia, and
has ban used for fenerations to flush
dogged kidneys sad stimulste them to
activity, also to help neutralise the adds
In urine so it no longer causes irritation,
thus often ending Madder disorders.
Ted Skits is inexpensive and can not
injure -, makes a delightful effervescent
lithia water drink, sAich sen yuan ana
take now and then to b..|p keep the
aad the blood jwrOhsjn
NOTICE OF RE-SALE UNDER
DEED OF TRUST
By virtue of the powers contained
in a certain deed of trust executed on
the 20th day of December, 1919 by
J. E. Neweome to W. L, Curtie, Trus
tee, which deed of trust is recorded
in the Register of Deeds office for
Hertford County in book 68, on page
60; the conditions contained in said
deed of trust having not been com
plied with and, on request of the hold
er, the undersigned trustee will there
fore on the
15th Day of May, 191X3
Offer for re-sale to the highest bid
der for cash, in front of the U. S.
Post Office in the town of Ahoalcie,
N. C., county of Hertford, the follow
ing tract of land to-wit:
That certain tract of land lying and
being in Hertford County, N. C., ad
joining the lands of D. P. Baker's
heirs, Alice Kiddick, and others,
bounded as follows, vis: On the
North by the lands of Chas or Alice
Biddick and D. P- Baker's heirs, on
the East by the lands of D. P. Baker's
heirs, and F- G. Tayloe, on the West
by the lands of T. E. Browne and
Pleas or Alice Riddick, on the South
by the Cohnty Road leading from
Ahoskie to St. Johns; which is all the
land on the North side of said road
purchased by J. D. Sessoms from J.
H. Mitchell and wife on January 1,
1916, known as the Riddick farm
except that part of said land sold by
A. W. Greene and J. E. Newsome to
F. G. Tayloe.
Time of sale?May 16, 1923, be
tween the hours of 12 m- and 1:00
o'clock p. m.
Place of sale?In front of U. S.
Post Office, Ahoskie, N. C.
This 30th day of April, 1923.
W. L. CURTIS,
6-4-23-2t. Trustee.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified aa administrator
of the estate of A. C. Vann, deceased,
late of Hertford County, North Caro
lina, this is to notify all parties hold
ing claims against the said estate to
exhibit them for payment property
verified to the undersigned on or be
fore April 5th, 1924, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery. Those indebted to the said
estate, please make immediate pay
ment. J. N. VANN, Admr.
This 5th day of April, 192S.
4-6-23-61.
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
DEED OF TRUST
Pursuant to and by virtue of the
power and authority conferred upon
me by a certain deed of trust exe
cuted bp John H. Mountain and
Georgia A. Mountain on the 20th day
of January, 1922 and registered in the
register of deeds office of Hertford
County, North Carolina in book 72,
page 278, default having been made
in the payment of certain indebted
ness therein set out and secured, and
having been requested by the legal
holder of said indebtedness to adver
tise and sell the land as therein pro
vided, I shall on
Monday the 30th day of April, 1923
At the Courthouse doer in Winton,
N. C., sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following
described land to-wit:
That entire undivided interest of
Georgia A. Mountain in a certain
tract of land lying on both sides of
the County road leading from Aboe
kie to Winton, N. C., adjoining the
lands of Norman Hall, 8tarlde Hare
and others, this being the home place
of Luvania Walden and the place
whereon H. C. Weaver now resides.
Containing one hundred and ninety
acres more or less.
The following described land in
Cofield, N. C. Lots numbers 11-12
13-14 in Block 6 in the village of
Cofield, N. C. as shown on Map of
W. B. Trogan, surveyor, said map
being duly recorded in Book 46, page
34, Register of Deeds Office of Hert
ford County. Also lots Numbers 7,
8, 9, and 10 in Block 6 as shown on
map of W. B. Trogen, surveyor, said
map being duly of recbrd in book 46,
page 34, Register of Deeds Office of
Hertford County.
Time of sale: Between the hours of
12 o'clock m. and .2 o'clock, p. m.
This the 81st day of March, 1923.
4-6-28-4t C. W. JONES, Trustee.
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IIW tan* fertilising element and the
one MM and commercial fertilisers lack
moet? Nitrogen. It ia the cheapest
Nitrogen source?100% available at once#
aeetfrtng a pond atari without pushing
plant after growth should atop. Also re
pays cost many times on corn, tottaroo,
and genera i crops. Order early through?
H. G. SNIPES
WooSImS, N. C.
or ?Mo dirfft to W. S. Orooo * Co.,
Boo Ml, Norfolk. To.
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They Are Here
SUMMER HATS
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I have just received the
largest and most complete
shipment of summer hats
ever shown in Ahoskie, and
they are on display at my
shop. All moderately pric
ed, in styles, shades, and
quality you want.
Staple line of Ribbons,
laces, and other useful arti
cles for the discriminating
woman or for the little child.
Gall around and take a look
at them.
MISS NANNSfNEWSOME
AHOSKIE, N. C.
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SabKribe to the HERALD?$1.50.
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TOP DRESSER
IN WAREHOUSE
We have on hand supply of SWIFTS
ADVANCER TOP DRESSER, 10-3-2 at
both of our Warehouses, at Ahoskie and
Murfreesboro. We can make delivery
at any time you want it. Prices on this
Top Dresser are rock bottom. We buy
in carload lots and offer you the advan
tage of a very close price.
HEAD OFF THE WEEVIL
Put your soil in proper condition to
destroy the Boll Weevil. A good appli
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cation of Top Dresser will help turn the
trick. Also don't overlook the necessity
of giving the small plants a good start,
Top Dresser helps there, too.
TWO GOOD BRANDS ~
Swift's Advancer - - - 10-3-2
Swift's Special Top Dresser - 10-5-0
in 200-lb bags
S. E. VAUGHN,
Agent, Swift's Fertilizer, AHOSKIE,N.C.
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Yr. Annual Divs. Net Cash Dividend Total Pd-up Pd-up -
Deposit 1923 Deposits Value Accum. Cash V. A Ins. Add'ns.
scale Div. Accum. by Div.*
1 J89.26
2 ? $3.16
2 ? 8.66
4 " 3.95
6 " 4.87
6 * 4.81
7 " 6.26
? " 6.78
9 " 6.22
10 " 6.78
11 - 7.26
12 " 7.81
18 " 8.88
14 " 8.98
t 16 " 9.60
16 " 10.24
17 " 10.91
18 " 11.61
19 " 12.84
20 " 18.10
9785.00 $144.01
21 Deposit* $18.80 I
22 cease 11.18
28 with 11.51
24 20th 11.85
26 year. 12.20
26 12.68
27 12.06
28 13.87
29 18.80
80 14.26
86.09 $8.16
86.70 $67 6.87
86.80 96 11.16
84.88 124 16.09
84.44 164 21.70
88.99 186 28.05
88.62 219 86.18
38.08 253 48.16
32.52 289 52.06
81.99 326 61.91
81.44 364 72.82
30.87 404 84.84
30.27 446 98.06
29.65 489 112.56
29.01 584 128.48
28.84 581 146.76
27.64 630 164.66
26.91 681 186.28
26.15 786 207.59
$640.99 $736 $207.59
Deposit? $756 $281.86
cease 778 264.68
with 801 278.87
20th 825 304.66
year. 861 382.09
877 861.27
905 392.29
936 426.27
966 460.88
1000 497.61
$8.16 $7
78.87 $141 16
106.16 196 28
140.09 261 82
176.70 306 42
214.06 868 62
264.18 411 68
296.16 463 76
841.06 ? 616 87
887.91 666 100
486.82 616 114
488.84 666 1 128
644.06 716 148
601.66 764 168
662.43 812 174
726.76 869 191
794.66 ? 906 208
866.28 968 N 226
942.69 1900 244
1042.59 $1000 $244
$987.86 $1000 $262
1082.68 " 278
1079.87 " 293
1129.66 M 308
1188.09 " 328
1288.27 " 888
1297.29 " 353
1360.27 " 868
1426.83 " 388
1497.61 " 898
$786.00 $271.61 $640.09 $1000 $407.61 $1497.61 $1000 $$98
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for total and permanent disability.
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D. P. BOYETTE, Special Agent,
AHOSKIE.'N. C.