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VOL. 6 AHOSK1E. N. C? OCTOBER 29. 1915. NO, 41
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Dr. c. g Powell
DENTIST
OFFICE
OVER 5. J. DtLDAYS STORE
AHOSKIE, N. C.
Wlnborn* A Wlnbome
B?nj. B. Winborne
Stanley Winborne
Attorneye-at-Law
MURFREE9BORO. N. C.
Phonea No. 17 and 21.
Edgar Thomaa 8nipaa
Attorney-at-Law
Loans Negotiated
Kaal Estate Bought and SoldJ
Offiea: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr.. Bldg
AHOSKIE. N. C.
ft. It. ALLEN
l*?al*r In
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GLASS, HARDWARE. PAINTS
AND BUILDING MATERIALS
GENERALLY
Wholesale and Retail
Ne. M7 W?ehl*#lee Hqaare
MJEKOI.K. VA.
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PAINTS. LIME.CEMENT. SEWER
* PIPE. CART MATERIAL. MILL
SUPPLIES. STOVES. RANGES
AND ETC. CLOSE PRICES.
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AND OBLIGE.
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8CPPOI.K. VA.
ROGERS & WILUAM8
Attorney e-ot-Lew
Prompt Attention Given to All
Business. ~
AHOPKIK. N. C.
C. Wallace Jones
Attorney and Ce*ineelor-At-Law
WINTGW. N. C.
Practice in all eoarta. Loan* nafotiat
?4. Soaelal attention to collection*.
Located in Bank of Wtnton
Roawell C Brtdgnr .
Attorney-at-Law
WINTON. N. C.
J. R. EVANS
Practical Tin Roofer And Sheet
Metal Worker
Price* Right.
MUKFREESBORO. K. C.
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FRANK G. TAYLOE
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Notary Public ?J
Ahoskib, Norm Caiolii?a.
J. L. PARKER
Notabt Pontic
HERALD OFFICE
Ahobkib, N. C.
Walter R. Johnson
Attositet-at Law
Ahoskir. North Carolina
Practices wherever service* desired
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1 G. J. NEWBERN,
Agent '
Ford Automobile*,
Aboakie. N. C.
Touring Gar..... $440.00
Runabout 390.00
F. O. B. Detroit.
FOR SALE.
CYPRESS SHINGLES
3 inches to 6 incites X 80 inches
sls6 Plastering Laths $8.60 per tn.
Copeland * Taylor,
Harrellsville, N. C.
Coujthi That are Stopped!
Careful people see that they
are stopped. Dr. King's New
Discovery is a remedy of tried
merit. It has held its own on
the market for 46 rears. Youth
an old aye testify to its soothing
nnd healing 'qualities- Pneu
monia and lung troubtes are of
ten Touted by the delay of treat
ment. Dr. King's New Dis
covery stops those hacking
coughs and relieves la grippe
tendencies. Monev back if it
fill*. 50c. and fl.00. Adv.
DRAINAGE OF OUR SWAHP
LANDS.
81nee we have up the question
of drainage, we might consider in
an abbreviated way the drainage
of aome of our swamp lands, and
more especially Aboukie Swamp.
We would urge upon the people
of our county ?the great benefits
that must of ueoesaity accrue from
tlie drainage of Ahoakie Swamp.
Surely, it is a gVeat undertak
ing, but after ail should the |>eu
pie who are interested tu this work
take up this matter in earnest, it
would be a comparatively simple
and paying proposition. Already
one of the large landowners of
the county, and a man who is inter
ested in both farm and health im
provement has openly said that he
would give the sum of one thous
and dollars to aid In this great
work. Ttiere are others who have
said they would aid in this project,
altho they have uo lands bordering
on this swamp, bat, belteviug that
it will be worth any amount of
money and time simply for sani
tary improvement, tliey are will
ing and ready to begin this -work.
Consider, and seriously consid
er, what such a work would mean
to a great number of our farmers?
farmers whose lands border on the
run of the swamp. These lands
that are now lying dormant, not
yielding one cent for the owners,
are no doubt the moat fertile of
any lands in Ibis county. With
these hundreds of acres pro|>erly
drained, and cropa growing where
now there is nothing but mud cy
press knees, possum hollows and
other wot tbless products, what a
blessing it would be to our county.
Tbee, the pecuniary benefits are
nut the only ones by any means.
The bad healthful conditions that
have existed end at present exist
along 'the route of this swamp
would receive a fatal blow. One
physician says that in several
years practice he has observed a
considerable increase of deaths
in the sections lying next to thie
swamp over other parte of the
county. There cannot but lielp
exist bad healthful conditions
where the water from these swamp
lands finds its way into the water
that is daily aerved upon our tables
and drunk by every member of
the household.
Thia would be a comparatively
aimple undertaking if all the peo
ple wbo would improve sanitary
condition* were to co-operate with
those wbo own these lands. Fur
thermore, our national congress,
we believe, would give as an ap
preciation to be used in develop
ing these lands. Our congress
man, J no. H. Small, is very much
interested in this work, and lie has
bad vast sums pf money appropia
ted to aid in similar work for
other counties aud communities.
Hyde County only a few years ago
was simply a boggy, muddy, and
seemingly unprofitable swampy
expanse of land. Today, by the
co-operation of national and local,
governmenta, and by the strenu
ous efforts of tbe public spirited
citizenship of that county, these
lands are today producing some of
tbe very beet coi'n of any section
of the State. What was once
seemingly waste lan^s are today
yielding large and bountiful corn
crops.
Clarence Poe, in the Progresive
Farmer has the following to say
on Che subject of "Cooperation in
Drainage Work:"
" "In traveling over the upland
Soutli we constantly see farmers
almost wasting their time on poor
hillsides while rich black bottom
lands on the same farm, lands ca
pable of uroducing three times as
much per acre, are not in cultiva
tion. It frequently happens that
is expended on a poor hillside is
not giving the laborer a return of
more than fifty cents a day for bis
work, whereas labor expended on
tbe rich bottom lands would psy
for labor possiblv two or three
dollars per day iu net profits' Tbe
policy is !about as foolish as it
would be for a man to plow with
a poor ox while letting a strong
raroberon horse stand idle in a
SCHOOL HATTERS IN HEM
FORD COUNT*.
An Appeal by County Superinten
dent. Announcement of Meeting,
November 5th, 1915.
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1st., The writer ban been mak
ing ail effort to visit every acbool
house, white and colored, in the
county, the nbjeot being to ascer
tain the conditions and size of each
bouse, what kifid of seats the
bouses are supplied with, and bow
many children attend each school.
We have a few houses well eduip
ued for school work, and all hoDor
to those communitie* that have
taxed themselves or raised npeans
in some other way in order to
build suitable houses for their own
and their neighbors' children, but
the great majority of liouses are
not at aii suitable for our children
to be forced to spend six hours a
day for five months or more each
year. They are poorly lighted and
heated, have very few comfortable
desks, and about twice as many
children attend many of them as
can be well accomodated.
This is a mere outioe of the con
dition of things with respect to the
houses. I find many of the peo
ple not satisfied. Tbev are speak
ing right out against such a state
of affairs. It is of course impos
sible to build new houses all over
the county where they are so sore
ly needed or to repair old ones in
every case this year; therefore let
us do the next best thing, namely,
meet at onr respective school
houses at~tbe call of the committee
or some other interested person,
some time before the schools open
and clean up the grounds, clear
away the underbrush, whitewash
the trees, mend un the windows
and seats, put in a good heater or
repair and paint the old one, ar
range for a good supply of pure
water, and get about two gallons
of floor oil and oiTthe floors in or
der to keep down the dust when
the children are sweeping- the
floors.
2nd. The schools will open tlie
15th of November, and we want to
have a meeting to get ready for
the session. This meeting will be
at Winton the 5th of November
begining at ten o'clock, a morn
ing and an afternoon session. We
are going to invite to that meetii^g
the Board of Education, the school
committeemen of the county, the
attendance officers, and every per
son who is at all interested in the
uplift of the county. Of course
every teacher will be present, for
no live teacher could afford to
to etay away.
Among the subjects of interest
to come before the meetrng for
consideration will be "Moonlight
Schools." We hope to have some
one who is well acquainted with
this verv important move in our
State to spqak for us on that oc
casion. Let us get together on
the dav named and make it a good
day for the schools in which our
boys and girls are being trained
for life's duties.
N. W. Bbitton,
County Superintendent.
Diplomatic Johnny.
John .was Haying In the back yard
with a creed of other little fellows.
Suddenly r-rmeone said, "Let's have a
party.' A cordingly, each one want
to hie mo> her for something to f<n
tribute. /jhn'B mother was malfng
cookies ar-\ gave him one for eacl< of
the others. When he came down ~nd
saw that 'ae other little boys brorgbt
bread ane butter, he exclaimed, "O,
everybody oat whdt they brought!''
stable. Drainage work offers a
fine field for co operation among
farmers, and we hope the farmers
will take advantage of this oppor
tunity to improve their farms."
We'are sure the neople of dur
county, and especially those
whose farm lands border on Ahoa
kie Swamp, would be glad to co
operate in a movement to drain
tbis vast stretch of useless lands.
What they need odost of all is
someone to take the lead and show
that it can be, and no doubt they
would be ready and willing to
support tb<s worthy undertaking.
NATION WIDE IED1CAL EX
AMINATION DAY.
Will be Chief Feature of A usual
Tuberculosis Week. December
6th to 12th 1915.
One of the ehief features of the
annual Tuberculosis Week which
will be observed this year, Decem
ber 6 to 14, .will be a natioh wide
Medical Examination Day. This
announcement has just been made
by the National 4ssociation for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis, which
association believes that the next
treat step in the prevention of
diseases is the inauguration of an
universal periodical Medical Ex
amination.
Medical Examination Day is set
for Wednesday, December 8, and
will be the first effort on a nation
al scale to urge an annual physical
examination for everyone. Plans
for the day include an appeal to
induce everyone, sick and well, to
see a doctor and see whether or
not they are iu good physical con
dition. The scheme includes also
the inauguration on the part of
factories, stores and offices of an
annual physical examination for
ail employees. Thousands of anti
tuberculosis associations, other
societies and dUpensai ies all over
the country, are expected to co
operate in furnishing free ex
aminations for those- not able to
pay a physician.
-Tuberculosis week will end with
the sixth annual celebration of
Tuberculosia Sunday. Last year
on Tuberculosis Sunday over 100,
000 churches in the United States
gave attention to the subject of
tuberculosis either by sermons,
tslks, money contributions or ex
ercises. This year the governors
of all the States will again he ask
ed to issue proclamations calling
attentioo to this important meaiis
of increasing the knowledge of the
public on the Cause of, and means
of avoiding, tuberculosa. Clubs,
lodges and societies will also be
asked to consider this subject at
their meetings either on Tubercu
losis Sunday or .at some other time
duringTuberculosi8 Week.
Prize Winners Announced in
Better Babies Contest.
Akoikw Baby Scores One Hundred
and Receives Medal.
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Joseph Sennet Womble Jr., oT
Carthage, age 36 months, again
made the highest score and won
the gold medal in the Better Ba
bies Contest, held in Raleigh last
week. This baby scored 10p per
cent on every point and was on
the day of his examination exactly
three yeaas old. This is the sec
ond time that this Better Baby
has carried off the highest honor
of the Contest. Last year lie won
the gold medal on a similar score
of 100- Three other babies made
scores of 100 but owing to the
fact that Joseph Samuel Womble
was oldest of the four and that
his score varied least, the judges
again awarded him the gold medal.
The babies receiving the Bronze
| Medals, the next highest honor,
i three of whom were 100 per cent
babies, feere: Milton R. Gibson.
Jr., Raleigh, iige nine mpnths,
score 100; Inez Lee Willoughby. I
Ahoskie, age 6 months. score 100;
Edith Outlaw, Middlesex, age 17
months, score 100; Henry Clinton
Wxtkins, Wske Forest, age 10
months, score 99.5.
The number of prizes by the
citizens and various organization
of Raleigh were awarded as follows:
The $25 in gold given by the Ral
eigh Clearing House for the Ral
eigh baby scoring the highest went
to Milton R. Gibson, Jr. The
silver cun from the Woman's
Olub to the highest scoring Ral
eigh girl went to Marie Lipfortl
Washburn, and the ten dollaratin
gold from the Wake County Mid
ical Society to the third highest
scoring Wake County boy went.to
Gordon Smith, Jr. The gold.neck
lace given by Thomas Blake. J?v?
eler went to Ella Ctirrin Rqx,
IKSTALUITOH OF EPWORTH
LEAGUE OFFICERS.
Tbe Mu rfreexboro Epworth Lea
gue baa made a splendid record in
all departmeuta since its organiza
tion about two years ago. At tbe
regular service Sunday uight Octb
ber 17th, tbe following officers
having been_ previously elected
were installed for the ensuing
year. E. N. Evans, President, R.
C. Nicholson, Vioe-Pres., Miss
Gertrude Lawrence, 1st Supt..
Miss Elinu Grimes 2nd Supt., Miss
Mury Evans, 3rd Supt., Miss Sara
Vaughan, 4th Sunt., Miss Eva
Gary Sec., MiasThelma Nicholson,
Corresponding Sec., Mrs. Vergie
Wynn, Trees., Miss Elva Worrell,
Era Agent, Mr, Roger Vinson,
Press Reiairter.
r' Banquet.
On Oct. 22" there was a banquet
given in honor of the above newly
installed officers at the home of
Miss Gertrude Lawrence. The
League colors, white and yellow
were used in the dining room, the
centre piece of marigold ahd white
cosmos.
After tbe guests were seated
and the blessing asked by Rev. B.
B. Slaughter, the first course,
fruit punch was served. Then the
Toast Msster, Rev. B. B. Slaugh
ter gave us an idea of the work of
the League, calling upon the
President, E. N. Evans, for a toast,
who responded in a pleasing man
ner, his subject being ''jfcam
Work," following by Vice-^es.,
R. C. Nicholson, with a toast "To
Epworlh Leaguers," next Miss
Gertrude Lawrence, 1st Supt. giv
ing goodjMnnta on the ^evotional
department.
Hot rolls, oysters and coffee
were served, after which toasts
were called for again. Miss Elma
Grimes, 2nd Supt. responded. So
cial Service, being her subject,
Miss Marie Evans, ?.rd Supt.,' r?
snonded with ides upon the Liter
ary department, then Miss Sara
Vaughan, 4th Supt. with a pleas
ing Poenj on Uie 4th department.
-After a salad and sandwich
course was served, Mr. Roger
Vinson, Press Reporter g|ve a
humorous Toast "To Women,"
Thvn Miss Thelma Nicholson,
Corresponding Secretary, respond
ed with a poem, "The Spirit Meet
ing," then an ice course with cake
was enjoyed.
Miss Elva Worrell gave the
parting toast, in which she ex
pressed our enjoyment of tbe oc^
casiou. x
The object of the banquet was
to stimulate interest in and plan
for League work for the coming
year.
There will be a. League Social
for the entire League during the
first week in November.
Roger Vinson, press reporter.
CULTIVATE YOUR PERSIMMONS
? There came to us recently from
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture an illustrated communication
on the subject of cultivating per
simmons. which have the highest
food value of any frpit except
date*. The article seem to offer
such worthwhile information to
our farmer readers that we are
publishing it elsewhere in this
issue of The Herald.
This article should be of special
interest to our fanner subscribers,
especially to those who have per
simmon trees on their plantations.
If our farmer readers will take
the advice of experts, and utilize
the fruit from these trees, what
many of us have considered as al
most worthless fruit can be' made
a thing of value. Learn to increase
the value of farm products by
heeding the advice of experts. If
you have not been cultivating
your persimmon trees, read"this
article, and begin now.
Henderson; the gold ring from
Jolly and Wynne's went to Mar
graet E. Ford. Bethel; the silver
spoon fromtMahler's went to Mar
garet L. Washam, Belmont, and
the sweater milt (rom Belk Bros,
went to Louia^ Campbell Boyd,
Raleigh. ?.
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MOST PEOPLE?1
in this community carry accounts at this bank. Some are check
ing, others are savings, while still others are both.
We invite YOU to become a member of our happy family.
Checking accounts are the most convenient me thod of pay ins
bills, and they discourage extravagant habits
Saving accounts draw 4 per cent interest.
Merchants and Farmers Bank
^ Winton, AT. C.
An Expert Opinion
would sbow that our slock includes
the very beat varitiea. We keep
nothing but the beat quality df
grain, hay and feed of all kinds,
and our oats and bay are from the >
choicest crops raised. Prices no
higher than you pay elsewhere.
S. E. VAUGHAN,
AHOSKIC, N. C.
t A UTOMOBILE j
I > Don't rack your car by neglecting necessary repairs. A
(, Bring it to us in time and thus reduce the bill.
We make all kind ot repairs, and they are properly done. ?
, Buy your supplies from us and save freight or express.
VULCANIZING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE.
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T from such annoyances is the future.
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H Better be an Ant Than a Grasshopped. S
"There be things which are little upon the earth but are H
exceeding wise: The Ants are a people not strong, yet they 1
prepare their meat in the summer." Proverbs 30:24 and 25. H
The Squirrel has stored his granaries full of food; the Bee M
has all bis honey put up; the Ant's food bins are full to II .
bursting. M
But the OrasshoDper. the singer, the dancer, the frivolous II
Bone?what is left of bim but a slow perishing from hungry, a ?
certain doom?
Are you, like the Aat, "Exceeding Wiee"? H?ve yea mooey |
in the b*ak7 Or will yea go haagry, like the foolieh, improvideet B
Grtneopper? After yoa here thought thie?thiek of oar Beak. |j
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