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Ahoskie Bankers Contribute
Articles To Big Special Edition
Featuring the sessions of the North Carolina Bankers Association, the Raleigh News &
Observer issued a special edition last Friday, carrying pfepared articles l}y State banker*, fcnd
scenes of Pinehurst where the annual meeting was held. Included among the list of baikers
whose pictures appeared in the newspaper were three bank cashiere who either *re working in
Ahoskie banks or received their bank training here.
V. D. Strickland, cashier of the Farmers-Atlantic Bank, advised keeping money in North
Carolina depositories and urged farmers to plant more feedstuff*; James I. Crawford, cashier of
the Bank of Ahoskie, suggested the promoting thrift the year around, and advised consultation
with banks in the floating of bond issues for improvements; Chas. M. Early, an Ahoskie boy,
now cashier of the Planters Savings Bank of GatesviJle, wrote about the banker's big opportuhi
ty of cooperation with, the farmers.
The articles appearing in the News 4b Observer are copied in the columns below:
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By CHARLES M. EARLY,
C*lki*r Planters Savings Bank,
Gatesville, N. C.
North Carolina, as we all know, is
one of the best agricultural states
in the.Union, ranking among the
highest in the production of cotton,
tobacco and peanuts, and yet here are
inestimatable hidden assets and unde
veloped resources, particularly in the
eastern part of the state.
I believe the time is here when
great good can be accomplished by
the banks and farmers of our state
working together, planning new and
greater things; working out new
ideas; studying the conditions of our
different localities and using our
ways, means and influence in solv
ing the many problems that confront
us in advancing this great common
wealth of ours.
Studying the economic conditions
of many counties of oty state, I
find that in a large per cent of the
counties there is being spent each
year more money for imported food
and feed such as hay, corn, oats,
meats, flour, potatoes and vegetables
than is being received from the entire
exported crops of fcotton, tobacco,
peanuts and truck. The unfortunate
fact in all this is that practically all
the food and feed bought in other
parts of the United States oan be suc
cessfully grown here at home in our
own state. North Carolna can
never be as prosperous as it might
be until we are educated to the fact
that North Carolina is the place for
our garden; the place for our smoke-j
house; the place for our dairies and
the place for our barns. We can
never really prosper as long as we
feed our cows from the green pa*1
tures of North Carolina and let them
be milked in Wall Street Here are
a few ways that I believe banks can
help to conserve and advance the
eastern part of our state:
Make loans to farmers to buy fer
tilisers and run them during the
year in making a crop, requesting
them to raise enough food for their
families and the necessary feed for
their livestock. Help them to arrange
a profitable and permanent market
for the convenience of selling any
and all surplus produce grown in
each territory.- Stand behind and
boost the cotton, peanut and tobacco
Co-operative Marketing Associations
for marketing their crops. There is
where we find our greatest difficulty,
not so much in how to produce a
good crop as how to dispose of it
after being harvested. Crops should
be kept off the market until the
proper time by some co-operative as
sociation instead of being dumped
on the market any old way, any time,
and place and at any old price. We
can not expect a good price for crops
unless we demand it. We have seen
slready that both the cotton and to
bacco associations have been a great
help, not only to the members, but
to many non-members is disposing of
their 1922 crops. This practical ed
ucation is greatly needed hi our state
and especially in the eastern part.
In my mind ffco f?* is not very far
off when the fanners of our country
will havwto be the best educated men
in the world. To be successful in
faming we must know the soil con
ditions, bow to drain properly, what
and how to plant and how to im
Mss^sofl more fertile. We must alec
| how to* prevent disease.
Another thing; that is of vital 1m'
portance to our bankers as well aa
to our farmers is the boll weevil sit
uation. We cannot begin to fight this
pest too early. We find that already
in some parts of the state they are
doing much damage, and in all prob
ability they will sweep the entire
state within the next few years un
less we get busy before it is tpo late.
We know it is impossible to raise
" cotton even under these conditions,
by doing it in a scientific way. We
can also help to keep them away
We therefore can be of a great help
to other farmers in finding out how t?
prevent this to a great extent by
diversified farming. '
Two more things that should be
of much importance to us are good
roads and better schools for. rural
boys and girls. An equal opportu
i nity should be provided for them
i to get his practical training in farm
work, and an education that will
; make them want to stay on the farm
; instead of drifting away and flocking
! to the towns and cities. I sometime*
think we not are enough Interested
in the welfare of our rural boys and
girls in trying to provide for them
better roads, better schools and many
conveniences, comforts and pleas
ures that they seek and find in the
, city.
Nobody denies the fact that the
farmer is the backbone of the world.
Then it seems to me that if we can
f help him to uncover the covered as
r sets and develop tho undeveloped
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not only to-the (armor but to North
Carolina aa a state and make it noi
only among the greatest states but
the greatest state in the United
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Br V. D. STRICKLAND
Cashier, Farmers-Atlantic Bank,
I Ahoslue, N. C
The answer to the question, "How
can the banks best conserve and ad*
vance the welfare of North Caro
lina?" lies within two important
principles as I see it
My fispt solution to this questions
would be for the banks to keep their
money in North Carolina depositor
ies. This has been under considera
tion and discussion by the hankers
for some time. There is a reason
why the reserve of the banks is kept
in other reserve banks in other
States. That reason seems to be the
clearing banks of this State don't
meet the competition of the outside
banks by extending the same service,
especially the liberal lines of credit
that dan be obtained from other re
serve banks. In order to keep these
millions at home to build our own
resources, the clearing banks should
meet the competition and keep this
money at home.
My second solution is, use every
possible effort to get the farmers to
plant more feed stuff and thereby
eliminate the thousands leaving our
State annually for feed stuff that
could be raised at home. It is very
hard to get the farmers to' realize j
this necessary and important mat
ter, and the only way for the b^nks
to eliminate this practice is through
county organizations of banks and
have a fixed rule of exefiding credit,
that there must be sufficient feed'
stuff planted by the applicant or
credit will not be allowed. This I
believe the farmers will appreciate
and with these two gaps closed up,
there will be millions of dollars stop
ping and remaining in North Caro
lina to advance and conserve our
good state.
JAMES L CRAWFORD ;
Cashier of the Bank of Aho.kie
The banks and bankers of North
Carolina can best conserve and ad
vance the welfare of our State, by
a discouragement of speculation, .the
speculator, and the blue sky stock
salesman, and a general' e n courage
men and promotion of co-operation
among farmers and business man and
the principles of co-operative market
ing.
I belive North Carolina bankers
can and should create a sentiment
which* would involve the Judgment
of more of the State's leading bank
era and acknowledged financiers, in
the floating of important band is
sues, and the liquiditation and sink
ing funds of same.
Thrift should be encouraged in
everyone, but more especially the
present growing g^peratioq. We
should encourage and" promote in
dividual home ownership, covered by
ample insurance, life insurance of
the proper kind, and amounts to fit
the insured is an asset to thfe sol
vency of our citizenship.
We should foster and inaugurate
progressive movement that tend to
promote thelive at home slogan for
North Carolina both agriculturally
and industrially. We as bankers
should finance purebred livestock,
seeds and. poultry. We ahould dis
courage such extensive use of com
mercial .fertilizers, and urge more
home grown fertility, from livestock
and winter cover crops and diversi
fication. ; ft ' .;;**-?> Jjla
Fo otorn Pornlino oanooialln oKnnlil
endeavor to remedy |he flush and
flat financial season each year.
Which can be dohe by more home
ferown and consumed products, with
less imported western hay, and .no
imported meat, which course would
not turn so many cash dollars into
circulation in the fall of the, year,
but would come nearer maintaining
an equilibrium the year arojind.
Which would be far better for-fet
banker and all his customers alike.
Farmers should not only be fill
couraged by their bankers to grpw
every possible product of home con
sumption, but should produce a wkfr
plus for year around sale.
These things and others alongfnij
line properly advocated, encouraged,
and finakced by North Carolina
baijkkers, both city ahd country alike
collectively and unanimously, . will
not only conserve North Carolina's
, welfare, but will advance it material
ly.
Such a course fay the North (jaro
, lina bankers, especially the Eastern
l Carolina country bankers; is a course
1 of prudence, good busines, agridul
. tural and indusrial economy.
TIME EXTENDED ' f?|
FOR TAXPAYERS
The Board of County Commjbion
er* in their regular meeting, held at
Winton, Monday, May 7th, votdd. to
extend for thirty days longer, tb?
time for taxpayers to pay their taxes.
| Under provisions of this order all
property on which the taxes have not
been paid by Jtine let will then b?
advertised for sale for delinquent
, ^xes-hy the collectors.
We wish to extend our sincere
thunlu for the kindnesses shown ty
the family during the recent illness
of ouf husband and father. Neigh
bor*, friends, and physicians were
faithful, attentive and always reipdy
to help us- Every act performed is
highly appreciated.
MRS. D. T, DOUGHTIE,
and Children.
Ahoskje, N. C., May 4, 1823.
Workers of the State College and
State Department of Agriculture find
that "good purebred sows have larger
litters,* which grow rapidly into pork,
use. leas feed per ,p*und and gain
more in doing so.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
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Raving qualified as administrator
of the estate of A< C. Vann, deceased,
late of Hertford County, North Caro
lina, this is to notify all partiep hold
ing claims against the said estate to
exhibit them for payment properly
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. ? t. N. VANN, Admr.
This 5th day of April, 1923.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
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Having this day qualified as ad
ministrator of the late Henxy Jen
kins, this it to? notify all persons
holding claims against his estate to
present them to me for payment with- -
in one year from this date, or this
notice wiR be pleaded in bar ef their
recovery. . Any persons indebted to
said estate will please make payment
to me. D. W. EARLY,
Alex. Lasaiter, Atty. Administrator.
4-6-28-St.
LEGAL NOTICE
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North Carolina?Hertford County.
Superior Court?Before the Clerk.
Elma Slaughter versus H. T.
Slaughter. '
The defendant above named will
take notice that' an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Hertford County,
N. C.,A to obtain a divorce "A VIN
CULO MATRIMONNII" upon the
grounds of adultery, and the said de
fendant will further take notice that
he is required to appear before the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Hert
ford County, at his office in the Court
house in Wihton, N- C. on, the 7th
day of May, 1923, and. answer or
demur , to the complaint of the plain
tiff in said action, or the plaintiff
'will apply to the Court fpr the relief
demanded in said complaint
' D. B. McGLOHON.
Clerk of Superior Court.
C. W. JONES, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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mort?Nltroaen. 1?. ia the cheepcat
Nitrop'ti suum? 10n% available at once,
a?ami ? rood atari without pnaUnx ?
plant altar frtrwth ahoutd^top. Aliq t*
paya ro-l many Unea on torn, tobacco,
and aancrai oropa. Order early through?
H. G. SNIPES
Woodland, N. C.
* or write direct tot. I. Oman A Co.,
Box Ml. Norfolk, Va.
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those patrons who enjoy a service
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one*third Gash.
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Agent , - - Winton, N. C.
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