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Entered a. second-class mail matter
February 26, 1910, at the postofflce
at Ahoskie, North Carolina, under
the Act of March S, 1878.
AN EDITORIAL THAT
IS WORTH THE SPACE?
Newspaper office, can usually be
counted upon to consign without ex-1
amination its publicity hunter.' ma
terial to the waste basket This of
fice is no exception. The long dis
tance contributor, to local newspap
ers find but little favor here, and, if it
did not mean the spending of postage
and time in so informing them, the
HERALD would return their stuff
without examination and with the
strict admonition to try another of-1
flee where they could have better',
hick.
However, there is one exception?1
a noticeable one?among the list of
new. disseminators. It is the service
released by the Editor of Cooperative
Extension publications of the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture.;
One of hi. latest bulletin, i. headed
"The Glib Tongued Canvasser is
With Us Again". That piece of writ
ing is worth editorial column space in
this newspaper, for it is but another
follow-up of the editorials written
from time to time in this office. It
follows:
Farm folks of North Carolina have
reason to bo thankful for the good
crops of cotton, tobacco and other
produce and to be pleased with the
price, which have been received for
these commodities to date; but, as
always, the travelling agent, the glib
tongued canvasser, the parasite who
follows where money is In circulation,
is with us again this falL Reports re
ceived at Director B. W. Kilgore's
office at the State College indicate
that these gentry are more numerous
than ever in rural districts this fall.
They are on hand to sell every kind
of thing both necessary and unneces
sary to the farmer.
Because of this, Dr. Kilgore ha.
written a letter to all the field work-i
en of the State College and Depart
ment, asking them to use their in
fluence in the right way to guide their
cooperating farmers in the purchase
of necessary supplies and equipment
and in the use of surplus money for
the purchase of those things which
will add to the comforts of the farm
home, to pay back debts and to im
prove conditions for better farming
next year.
Indications are that there is a reg
ular campaign on to get as much of
the farmer's money as possible
through the use of agent canvassers.
Generally, it i? found by workers of
the Extension Service that such
things as the farmer will need for his
farm and home equipment, or for his
convenience and home beautification
can be purchased best through the
regular channels rather than from
traveling agent or canvasser. The
business men of the home town are
thope who pay the taxes, support the
public institutions, advertise in the
newspapers, and keep things going in
the home community. The intergrity
of these men is known. An unsatis
factory article may be returned to
them and settlement made; but, with
the canvasser-once he gets the money
?the farmer may or may not get the
article purchased, and he may or may
not be satisfied with it should he get
it
"Let the traveling agent alone.
Purchase from your home merchants
and invest your surplus money wise
ly," is a warning Dr. Kilgore issues
at this time.
HERTFORD COUNTY
JOINS CHORUS?
Every person, we believe, in this
county who has any knowledge of
Hon. John H. Kerr, for twenty years
a public officeholder in the Third
Judicial District; every person, who
has watched hie career as solicitor and
Judge subscribes to the sentiments
expressed in the resolutions passed
by the county court officers and mem
bers of the bar at Win ton last week,'
and which are printed In another col-1
umn of this paper.
Hertford County?its people?do'
regret to see him forsake the superior
court bench, for the reason that he;
has made this district a competent
officer end in doing it has retained the
respect, honor, and love of those who!
know him. He has been close to the!
people of this county just aS he has]
to the people of other counties lying
within his district
However much they hate to lose,
him as Judge, there is nevertheless,
the good sport manship left behind
that Is willing be eOsr congratala
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OFFICE CAT I
tRAOC MARK
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I co?vwmiT ??W.iY??AWUAH HIM.
Well sir, just out of curiosity I
went around to the side door of the
Richard Theater last Friday night,
while the embryo Mr. Wells (his right
name is Eric Garrett) was showing
that old but still popular "Birth of a
Nation!', and while the crowd was
pushing and shoving for advantage at
the front door I sneaked under a
long row of those chairs, until I had
almost got to the rear seat Man, let
me tell you, Richard Theater stock
has done gone up since last week?
everybody's talking about how much
money the manager cleaned up. They
are talking so nice and sweet about
it.
'Ain't that just like folks, though.
Last year and two years ago, these
fellows just simply had cramps 'in
their stomachs when you said any
thing about a moving, picture venture
in Ahoskie. "He's a good fellow, and
I'd certainly like to see him make
good, but I4-I am afraid he can't
do anything with that business; in
fact, I've heard he was losing money
heavily." That's the way some of
these calamity howlers piped up. The
thing was just making them lose
sleep.
Now, along they come with bright
faces (you can guess what is hidden
behind them) and speak fluently of
the wonderful success the moving pic
ture business has become. And, you
can't get a single one of them to
admit their woeful predictions made
just a little while ago. Moral: If
you can't say something good about
folks and their business let them 1
alone. .' O ,><j f
Right along that point, permit me 1
to say that certainly was a pretty
little girl who sat two seats ahead of
me at the show, and whose feathery
hat was directly in the path of my '
vision every time I looked towards
that screen. If I hadn't just finished
that lecture above, I wouldn't be say
ing nice things about her. And,
while I am in the business, I do want ]
to thank all those good women who j
had such manners as to keep their i
hats on while the show was going on,
even if it did cause some of us to
wake up the next morning with s woe
begone crick in the Beck. i
The presence of the boss's Con
gressman, Mr. Hsllet S Ward, in
town yesterday reminds me of what
I have 'hern abo.it this Democratic
nomination for Ooijgre? next year.
A whole flock of ni:i birds are being
groomed and some a'ready have rtueic
up their fighting feathers, all headed
for the primary to beat out Mr. Ward
for his job as Congressman. 2d
Aydelette, Doc Griffin, Harry Wbed
bee, and Lindsay Warren form a part
of the directory.
THE TOREADORS IN MADRID
GONE ON STRIKE AND NOW
THERE IS NO ONE TO THROW
THE BULL.
Prise fighters will soon be wearing
wrist watches as a precaution against
givng fans too much fighting for their
money.
Money doesn't grow on trees,
thinks the Wintonite or it wouldn't
take so much of it to keep one pair
of limbs in silk hose.
THE MODERN GIRL SELDOM
CHASES A MAN. FOR THAT
MATTER, MOLASSES SELDOM
CHA8ES FLIES.
Hard Luck says it is hard to bor
row money because people, who have
it, have it, because they don't lend
EPI
Axioms of aa Autoist
A detour is the loagost distance
tions to the voters of the Second
Congressional District for having
swiped our judicial timber (since it
was done above board) and placed
him in another department?the leg
islative.
The resolutions published herein
truly represent the feeling prevalent
throughout Hertford County. Speak
ing for the populace, we believe "vot
ers of Hertford County" should be
signed to the document, making it
unanimous all the way round.
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batwMi two JriMa petals.
"For a vary dollar spant on books,
$27 art spent on chewing gam. No
doobt, but then it must be remembers,
says the librarian, one can borrow
books.
Whee Progress Merited Tims
Well, after all it said and done,
We might have descended from the
ape;
But the scientific son-of-a-gnn
Must admit it took a lotta red tape.
IF YOU INTEND DO A MEAN
THING, WAIT TILL TOMORROW;
IF YOU ARE TO DO A NOBLE
THING, DO IT NOW.
Being poor is no disgrace, bat very
inconvenient, opines Most of Us.
"America" As Sung Across The Pond
Here comes the tourist flock
From that dear Plymouth Rock,
Just watch us fix their clock?
Sweet gold they bring,
Folks from the rocks and rills,
Hicks from the Yankee hills,
crave their dollar bills?
Tit thee we sing.
An old fogy is a man who be
lieves he knows better than some
old maid welfare worjcer how to
raise his own children.
TOMORROW IS A RISKY PROM
ISSORY NOTE. YESTERDAY IS
AN OUTLAWED ACCOUNT. TO
DAY IS REAL MONEY?INVEST
IT
Shutting the mouth is a simple op
eration, thinks Jim Vinson but it is
seldom done. >
A dead motor, sayB Clarence Perry,
usually adds much life to the party.
Gladys' idea of a tightwad la
a man who bets smokes all
around, then loses, and passes
around a sack of Bull Durham
and a package of papers.
Snappy Snipping
Victim?"Cut the whale three
?hart,"
Berber?"What three?"
Victim?"Heir, whisker, and chat
ter."
Jim Seasoms says Home la where
you can scratch any place that itches.
According to Bob Mitchell investi
gation has proven that the average
man who goes sixty miles an hour in
a motor car has no place in particu
lar to go, and nothing important to
do when he gets there.
Tha rice-presidency is merely a
waiting list with ana nana on it.
Constitutional amendments can't
hope to get established in a day, says
Sam Vaughan. Think of the Ten
Commandments,
G. C. Britton says kissing a sweet
girl till you get red in the face isn't
?o much kissing.
DR. WEAVER WILL
SPEAK IN AHOSKIE
Dr. Chas. P. Weaver, President of
Chowan College, will makfe a talk be
fore the regular session of the Par
ent-Teacher Association here Friday
night, November 2. He will be ac
companied by members of the music
faculty of the college, who will give
a program of special music.
This will be Doctor Weaver's ftrst
appearance here in the role of speak
er, and he will be greeted by a large
crowd. In addition to his speech,
other features will make tomorrow!
night's program interesting to ail at
tendants.
The HERALD one year for $1.69.
It is worth the money.
Barbecue And Speaking
(Continued from page 1)
the output <rf your loom* rivals in
uaefulneas and beauty the illk of the
orient. A spirit of equality and jus
tice dominates the councils of your
officers; and an equal chance in life
for all is the shibboleth of ydtar citi
zenship. 1 see Ahoekie with a popu
lation of twenty thousand people;
selling ten to twenty millions of
pounds of the golden leaf; two-thirds
of which is raised for you in Bertie
County. This is the Ahoskie of my
vision and I call upon you to bring
this vision to a reality.
"The great highway passing your
door will bring here people fspra
every clime, and nation. Make your
city so beautiful, so rood, so busy, so
prosperous that they will hurry to get
within your city limits and linger long
before leaving.
Judge Winston ended his talk by
admonishing the crowd to remain and
hear Congressman Ward's talk; and,
in the course of his remarks, told of
the great work M*. Ward had done
in public life during the Reconstruc
tion days, and more recently in the
halls of Congress.
Eatiag Tim#
Following the Judge's talk, the bar
becue was handed out, accompanied
by corn bread and lemonade chaser.
Women did the serving; colored at
one table, and whites at the other.
The service was orderly and was done
with despatch. Every person was fed
until not an appetite remained un
satisfied.
Mr. Ward Finishes It
Congressman Ward spoke interest
ingly and feelingly upon the subject
of cooperation among farmers, pre
facing his remarks by complimenting
Ahoskie and its Chamber of Com
merce for promoting a better feeling
between the townspeople and the]
rural folks. Only by fostering agri
cultural interests, and aiding the
people who inhabit the rural back
ground can Ahoskie expect to grow
and develop into a great town and
city, Congressman Ward said. He
commended efforts to secure factories
and such like, but first of all he ad
vised the promotion of the farmer and
the farmers' interests. Ahoskie, he
said, was doing that; the barbecue
and speaking was a fine example of
what the Chamber of "Commerce and
business interests of the town should
first of all undertake.
He then launched into Us speech,
which was baaed upon the principles
of cooperation among the producer
?the farmers?by wUch the high
cost of living could be reduced. This,
he said, could only be done by re
ducing the overhead costs of market
ing, or lessening the consumer's ulti
mate cost by eliminating some of the
middleman's profit, Transportation
costs, and laborers' wages could nev
er solve the problem of reduction of
high costs?the one great thing which
would cinch the future of any politi
cal party. The only solution, he con
tinued, was cooperation.
While he strongly championed co
operative marketing of farm crops
throughout his speech, he paused to
state that he was not a "fool" about
it; and, unlike President Coolidge who
recently sent his emissaries to the
West to form a cooperative associa
tion for handling the wheat crop,
did not believe it could be done. In
fact, he said, "you need not expect
any help from the politician, or either
of the political parties; you must
work out your own salvation."
NOTICE OF EXECUTOR
Having qualified as executor of the
estate of John 8. Winborne, deceased,
of Hertford county, North, Carolina,
this is to notify all persons holding
claims against the said eftate to
present them to the undersigned ex
ecutor on or before the 5th day of
October, 1924, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment.
This, the 5th day of October, 1928.
C. W. WINBORNE, Executor,
Estate of Jdhn S. Winborne.
10-6-23-fit-pd.
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