aaaaa?a'iii ii i*'ii .? .. ? ? ? ?! Hertford County Herald Published Evsry Friday by VINSON * PARKER Owners J. ROY PARKER. Editor JAMES S. VINSON Manager Subscription Piles One Year ...... $1.60 Six Months 7# Three Months .40 Advertising Rates Very reasonable and made known on request Entered as second-class mail matter February 26, 1910, at the postofflce at Ahoelde, North Carolina, under the Act of March S, 1878. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923. THE HERALD STILL DOING ITS BEST? It has long been the ambition of the publishers of the HER ALD to issue a weekly news paper of value to the communi ty it fortunately represents. Hard work and devotion to the best ideals there are in journal ism as it relates to the com munity weekly are two things its publishers have had. before them. If there is one other trait which is imprinted on every step in the history of this news paper it is the inclination and the habit it has of putting: back into its business every single reward it has received in the way of public support. That it has had support is easily attest ed by the fact that it continues to do business on an ever in creasingly large scale. If the publishers had not appreciated that support they never would have turned the receipts back into the channels from whence it came, by the constant addi tion of new and improved ma chinery and physical equip ment, until few small town weekly newspaper offices have a better equipped plant. Every new demand .for a weekly newspaper service has been met; at least, to the ca pacity of the publishers. While it is printed in Ahoskie and does its largest business here, county news rather than being neglected is featured above all others news. The HERALD seeks news; it does not wait for it to come its way unsolicited and without effort, that neces sitates time and money on its part. That is a newspaper's business, and the HERALD does its level best to attend to business. Now and then, as is natural in the best regulated shops, it is accused of attending to some other personfe business; but, more often it pleases rather than displeases by the news it publishes. "Pleasing the pub lic" is a catch phrase of the idealistic mind?to live up to it is not within the power of a newspaper. However, the HERALD is not making any protest against the reception it has been given by its readers and the public generally?it has been generous and free, and is one of the things that has driven us on to the ambition we set out to realize. The HERALD has been ac cused of "boasting" and has upon occasions, publicly and privately, been derided and be littled because it persists in printing the news about itself. Because it told its readers of the awards made to it at the State Pair last fall, the HER ALD was given an unkindly kick, notwithstanding which it continues to enjoy the public confidence as evidenced by its increasing number of subscrib ers. It was accused of having "fooled the public" by overes timating the significance of being singled out as the third best weekly newspaper in the State in the amount and ar rangement of community news. Perhaps, when the publish - -II A. i fin 1 IA 1. rre proudly out niUIIU| WHB out any boastfulness prints the news about the HERALD hav ing been one of the two weekly newspapers receiving "honor able mention" in the contest for the Savory Cup at the North Carolina Press Association's Convention, the editor may again be a target at which everything but what is congrat ulatory is hurled. However, he and his associates are re joicing over that small honor, which cannot be construed to be anything but a small reward for the effort to publish noth ing but the best As the HERALD heretofore promised, it intends to strain every point to keep steadily at its business until Hertford County shall be known as the home of the "Best Weekly Newspaper in North Carolina." Missing that objective, it shall not be content with anything less than the best product its combination of newspaper workers can give. Mr. Brown Writes Says He Likes The HERALD. He Also Tells About Condi tion of Crops Mr. W. P. Brown, Hertford County native but for many years a resident of Wynne, Arkansas, a town named after an old Hertford County family, has written two communications to the HERALD within the last year. His third one appears below, and is interesting to our farmer readers, as giving them some information about their neighbor Arkansas farmers. The letter follows: Wynne, Arkansas, June 17th. Editor HERALD: I receive the HERALD every week and 1 enjoy it Many thanks to you. You get up one of the best county papers I ever saw. I am proud to show it to my friends here and tell them it is from my native home county. I sometimes give our county editor a copy and let him compare it with his exchanges. The great problem here with us now is labor. The spring has been very wet, the farmers having to plant in the mud. There is a good deal of corn yet to plant There has been no cultivation of crops, except scraping and barring off, splitting middles and using the hoe. When the farmer can get in the field there has not been a week since the first of March when we coul

old Hertford County. Yours truly, W. P. BROWN. a * e a a a*??????????? * NOTICE TO BUILDING & * LOAN STOCKHOLDERS * * Beginning with the Jul7 in- * * stallments, nil owner* of stock * * in the Hertford County Building * * and Loan Association will make * * their payment* to the undersign- * * ed, at the Farmors-Atlnutie * * Bank. Be sore to come to this * * bank Monday, July 2, and main * * the July payments, as fines for * * non-payment will ha imposed * * after that date. Either coma in * * parson or authorise ma to draw * * an you for tlm amount of your ? * installments. * O. W. HALE, * * Secretary-Treasurer,' * ?asseaaeeaeaaeaee* I OFFICE CAT TRAM MARK f ^WrmOHT IMi.MYraOMAUAII MOM, j Like the quarrelsome husband and wife, the road commissioners turned en masse on the outsider who tried to start something. No suggestions were accepted, the board went its way, and all protesters were made to feel uncomfortable. It almost look ed as if one suggestion would be ac cepted, but for the lack of a member to second Dr. Pollhrd's motion the board went on record as favoring the mule as motive power. That was a little item our reporter failed to q>ut into his cusory write-up of an interesting afternoon in Winton courthouse?the motion made by the Winton member to purchase a com plete road construction and main tenance outfit, similar to the ones used on the State highway from Ahoskie to Winton. Dr. Pollard be lieved it was the best way to work roads and made a motion to purchase one outfit. It Jiever reached the stage where voting was done. As between Dr. Powell and Mr. Whitley it looked like steel against steel. You couldn't get anything on either of these gentlemen. Evidently both were sincere in their beliefs and the statements they made at the meet ing. And, when you come down to the facts in the case, both were just about right; that is, in the position they took about the work done. Evi dently Murfreesboro township has not had much work lately, and it was ad mitted. On the other hand, good and sufficiient reasons were given for the lack of work. Ail of our contemporaries usually term such happenings as that in Win ton Monday "unfortunate." - The CAT in so far as he is personally concerned does not care to term it as such. It was entertaining from start to finish and had all the earmarks of a darn good developer of farther hos tilities. If you don't believe the CAT, turn to another page of this issue and read Mr. John C. Taylor's article. This, however, was in the HERALD office before the Winton setto, ac cording to the fellow who runs this newspaper. Notwithstanding the date of its inception and no matter from whence it originated, that said piece of literature may or may not be another torch to ignite the flame of contra-opinion about the best way to work Hertford County roads. Frankly, I confess belief it will be a pretty good igniter. * SALLY says, while it ain't none of her buai* ness and she ain't car ing much eeither way, ?L newspaper editors have more customers than ? are welcomed when an item or an editorial expressing; an opinion is published. Thee funny part about it is the fact that these customers are usually those who don't like the editor's opinion. The fel lows who approve usually stand off, the editor gets the cussing, and the crowd that protests gets a little bile out of its system. ^ - PATICA AND JR., have not a word for -Jill you, followers of the CAT column. It's too ?L hot for anything save fishing, and swimming. K-A-T So few men leave footprints on the sand of time because most of them are always busy covering up their tracks. Isn't there a close season for husbands??Suwanee, (Fla.) Citizen. (Sure?some husbands are "close", all the year round.) f Magistrate declares New York women gamble too much. That's | right: some of them have been mar ried three and four times. If you have an accident policy and get hurt, that isn't an aeddent. It's a miracle. Correct this sentence: "Thank, you no, I can't touch the stuf now ? ? *?-' . ?, #; , I that I'm a congressman." A beautiful thought! It isn't what you want that hurta?it'* the fact that you can't get it i ? 1 Efforts are being made to discon tinue the roller towel, note* Jim Vin son but that can't interfere with the printer's inalienable right to wipe his hands on his trouaer*. 0. W. Hale has discovered, "The hen is the only living thing that can produce dividends by sitting still." The motor knocks worse while go ing up' hill; but the worse knockers among men are those who are going down hill. "It's a great state," said the nut meg, as it was reduced to powdered .'uitn. The only ship that "omes to man who site down and waits <9 a receiver ship, notes Don Boyetts. Early to bed and early to rise is a motto now used by Hies. Would the weather be any better if they ft red all the government fore casters T When the sweetest girl jou know says she's never been kissed before, remember, "Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder." The man who appears dazed whlile you flatter him is merely trying to think of an excuse to use when you . ask for a loan. Sam Vaughan says the reason you should not hit a man when he is down is because some day he's going to get up. ne^er play cards, but if I did I would be a sanitary gambler like the sailor boys," says Lonesome Lncile. "It says in a book I'm reeding that they always wash the decks before they play." There was a tap at the door. He arose and turned it off. When a man says a woman under stands him thordughly, he fjenerally means that she lets him have his own way. Home is a place where the appear ance of the table cloth tells where the children sit. A contemporary omitted a young lady's birth notice from the 4 0-year ago items last week and is expecting a note of thanks this week. Is There Aay Good Reason Why The Author Of This Should Not Bo Hung 7 We wonder if? The violets in the hands of the Lit tle Fairy Soap girls ever wither. If?A1 Jolson knows any jokes be side prohibition ones. . If?Smith Brothers ever shave. If?Mary pickford ever wears hair pins. If?The Gold Dust Twins ever wear dresses. If?This is funny. Before marriage he may be the light of her eye and afterward shell take care not to let her light go out. They may lie to you about their age and get by with it with the aid of rouge and powder, but when you hear them buying shoes and they say, "Be sure and get 'em big enough across the toes, son," you've got them dead to lights. Fable: Once there was a man who could drop back to second gear with out offering some alibi to excuse his car. The happiest people are those no body is trying to "develop." The room for improvement never has a for rent sign attached, opines 3. Bailey Barnes. Have you noticed that: The flames L?f love usually burn brightest when heated by gold bricks. A Hick town is a place where there isn't much of anything to do between lodge nights. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION | " r Having qualified aa adminiatrator with the will annexed on the estate of Joeeph Carter, deceaaed, this is to notify all persons holding^ claims . against said estate to present the same to the undersignd, at his resi dence R. F. D. No. 8, Mprfreesboro, N. C., duly verified on or before the 9th day 0f June, 1924, or this notice ( will be pleaded in bar of their recov er. All persons indebted to said es tate will please make immediate pay ment to said administrator. ' The 8th day of. Jane, 1928. L. J. CARTER, Administrator. R08WELL C. BRIDGER, Attorney. ' 6-16-28-fit. . . . . ^ ;S*'" 6 ... ijA i-vf i v ??.' " ' I ====? Wynn Bros. ; MURFREESBORO'S GREATEST STORE" MURFREESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Big Values , Ladies' Suits, Wraps and Dresses at Greatly Reduced Prices Nifty Line Men's and Boys' Suits at Prices to Please ji Wonderful Line Footwear for Ladies Men and Children . WYNN BROS. THE SHOPPING CENTER i' BONDS ? RAIN - FIRE We Write All Kinds of Surety Bonds ? . ~..z ? 1 * ' ' ' ' ^ ? ? ''1 Oft Citizens Insurance & Realty Co. Ahoskie, N. C. # AUTOMOBILE - HAIL ? TORNADO To The Taxpayers of AHOSKIE TOWNSHIP ?? . - . * r "? V P83 The remainder of JUNE will be your last opportunity to pay 'your taxes before being adver tised. Please pay your taxes Ibis month. S. E. VAUGHN, Tax Collector, Ahoskie Township S^=======================Z====9 | TRINITY COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL J una IS to Jaly 28, 1923 For teachers, college students, and graduates of standard high schools. Jixty-elght courses offered for A. B. degree. Seventy-two professional cotirses for teachers. Thirty-three courses for A. M. degree. Address ' Holland Holton, Director :<>IUg. Station t t i it t t Durham, N. C. COMMERCIAL PRINTING OF ALL KINDS NEATLY AND PROMPTLY DONE At THE HERALD OFFICE . ' -' '? * *