North Carolina Newspapers

Hertford County Herald / . ? .? THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. VOL. 7 . AHOSKIE, N. C., NOVEMBER 10, 1916. No. 43 WANTED Mine Prop*, All Site*. / 0*11 or Writ* to Sterling Mine Prop Co. AULANDEtt, N. C. , Any one desiriujr to purchase tombextoues of any deecription, aee or write J. B. MOD LIN, Ahoskie, N. 0. A Kent* for United State* Myrbel Go. Dr. c. g. Powell DENTIST OFFICE OVER 3, J DtLDAVS STORE AHOSKIE. N. C. Winborn* & Wmborne B*nj. B. Winborn* Stanley Winborn* Attorn*y*-at-Law . HUB FREES BORO, N. C. Phenea No. 17 and 21. Edgar Thomas Sn'pes Attoroey-at-Law Loan* Negotiated Real Batata Bought and Sold' 0?ee: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr, Bldg AHOSKIE. N. C. R. R. ALLEN tiealer In 8A8H. DOORS. BLINDS. WINDOW GLASS. HARDWARE. PAINTS AND BUILDING MATERIALS GENERALLY Wholesale and Retail No. 02? Washington Square SUFFOLK. VA. SASH. DOORS. HARDWARE. PAINTS. LIME. CEMENT. SEWER PIPE. CART MATERIAL. MILL SUPPLIES, STOVES. RANGES . AND ETC. CLOSE PRICES. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED AND OBLIGE. E- L. FOLK CO. No. 017-010 Waahlndtoa Square SUFFOLK. V?. ROGERS A WILLIAMS Attomeya-at-Law Prompt Attention Given to All Boeineie. AHOSKIE. N. C. 1 p ' Jr R. EVANS Practical Tin Roofer and Sheet Metal Worker Price* Right. MURFREESBORO. N^C. Walter R.. Johnson Attosnkt-at Law A hook ie. North Carolina Practices wherever service* desired iu n**r J. ?. twwis iiiiiiis G. J. NEWBERN, Agent Ford Automobile*, Aboekie. N. C. Touring Car $S?0.00 Runabout .1 345.00 F. O. B; Detroit. Reeweil C Bridgar* Attornejr-at-Ijiw WINTON. N. C. a C. Wallace Jones Attorney and Cconiellor-At-Law WINTON. N. C. Practice in all courta. Loane negotfat ad. All matters given orompt and faithful attention. Loeatad in Bank of Winton IK II 1 1 HIV AN AGRICULTURAL IAP What the Soil Surrey ia. and Some Waya ia Which it ia Found Use ful? Only Bulletin bound by the Federal Depirtattata^ot Africul > tore Which Affords Firat Hand Information About Each County. The ooi| eurvey, which includea an agricultural report aud a base map abowing in color* the differ ent typos, ia of immense value to the people of North Carolina. 1 The report constate of five cha(> ters. tuned on sUtistics, ex periencea of the best farmers and observation* of the field men. This i* the only bulletin issued ?y the Federal or State Department* of Agriculture which will afford the people definite information of a county as regards its topog rapby, drainage, water posaibi'i tiea, climate, agriculture and aoila. The chapter* on description of the area, climate. aoila, and sam mary are of general interest, aod a knowledge il these should be in the possession of every citizeD who would be well informed as to condition* nrevailinir in his na live county. Home of the reboot* of the State now include a study of the soil survey among their course* of instruction; for instance, the graded school of Smith6elJ. The chapter* on agriculture and soil* are of particular interest to the farmer. In these chapters, recommendations are made as to deep plowing, fei ilizftion and ro tation of crop*. These are the fundamentals that the majority of Lite farmer* of the State are most interested in, and justly so. If the farmers in a county profit by the information given and the rec omendation* made in these chap ters, the State Department of Ag riculture. and other agencies co operating, will be well repaid for the expense of the survey. It is also pointed out in each report that certain soils are suited to the production of certain crops in the respective counties. This is of great value, for many farmers are trying to grow erupt to which their soils are not suited. Farm er* are als<r frequently led to be lievA that their soils are similar to the soils in a known section which is growibg certain special crops and that their soils will produce these crops. Tbey are told that the best farmers obtain large yields from soils similar to theirs. This is of vslue to s farmer who is getting poor yields, as it stim ulates him to try to bring his land in a higher state of productiveness by use of better methods. If only a small percentage of the farmers of a county actually read these reports and profit di rectly there from, a great good is done, as those who do react them will i<er petuate the good idea* by telling of them and by showing the neigh bors what has been learned. - ? a ? 1. . _ . <1 - sne map wzicn acompames me report is of ineatimatible value. Ir not only shows everything that a county roa-l map shows, but gives the location and boundaries of the different soils as they oc-' cut in_the county. The far mers can refer to this map, and after studying the report intelli gnntl.v, can frequently fertilize and plant Ids crop to better advan tage than he has done heretofore. County Superintendents qf edu cation say they find the suiljf urvey map of great value to them in in telligently locating new schools. County Commissioners are greatly aided, by reference to this man, in granting or disallowing new pnbjic roads, as only a few coun ties of the State have an accurate map. Every county should have one. The cost of a county map is frmp, $8,000 to $5,000. Under ttfe present irrangmpnts, the State Department of Agriculture can make a soil survey and map of a is Mu "m of M m (Mil The Betterment Association ia making arrangements to have Karl Janaen, the noted Swede enter tainer, give an entertainment in Winton the firat of Decembei. The date will be given later. Dr. Barber returned to Winton Saturday. Aa stated before, Dr. Barber has located here for the practice of medicine. He ia stay ing at the Taylor Hotel. Quite a number of people from here went to Snffolk to aee "The Birth of a Nation," Friday and Saturday. Mia* Kate Taylor, of Chowan College, spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. S. P. Taylor. Mr. and Mra. James R. Mitch ell and children, of Washington, D. C., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell came home to vote. Miss Neil Covington, who has been visiting Miss Lillian Sbaw, will return to her home in Flor ence Wednesday. Miss Sbaw will accompany her home. Mr. Q. W. Lowe, whose eyes were so severely burned with lime several weeks ago, returned home from Norfolk Saturday, where he has been for treatment aince the accident. We are glad to report that Mr. Lowe is improving, al though he may loee the sight of one eye. Mr. and Mrs E. R. Banks spent Sunday in Lasker with their daughter, Mrs. L. L. McDaniell. Mr. W. D. Boone spent several days in Norfolk the past week. Misses Lillian Shaw and Nell Covington visited Miss Kate Brink lev in Suffolk the oast week. Mra. John EL Vino and Miss Louise Vann spent Wednesday and Thursday in Norfolk, shop ping. Miss Thelma Miechell, who has been elected to teach the school near Brantley's Grovh, took charge of the school Monday morning. Mr. R. E. Williams spent last Saturday and Sunday in Franklin, Va. Little Margaret Mitchell spent the week end with relatives in Cotno. Mr. S. D. Eure, of Coropeake, was in town Saturday and Sunday. E. F. Jones, a well known col ored merchant, died at his home here Monday morning, after a lin gering illness. IN LOVING MEMORY OF D. L BILL On October 4, 1916, juat one month from today, the death an gel visited the borne of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Hill and bore from it the form of thiroldestson Dillard. Even though he had been a suf ferer for nearly three years and we realized he could not be with I us much longer, still he was so oatient and seemed so bright and cheerful ud to the last that when the end came it was a terrible shock to us all. We miss seeing him move around in his quiet eusy way, we miss him every where and all the time. We always loved him but his affections seemed to him nearer to us and it seemed to hard to give him ud though we know that his sufferings are all ended and be is resting^ where love abiJeth al ways. He is gone but not forgotten for his memory will linger with us until that meeting when there will be no more parting. God bless our bereaved family, comfort and strengthen us in this our time of trouble. His loved ones. oounty for a great deal less than these figures, even in the largest ottyities. As a county map alone, the soil survey map is more than worth the money it costs. >\ *r mr. 1.1. mm on PRESENT m PRICES Mr. Editor: I would like to express my views, in your paper, on the peanut situation, with cotton from 18 to 19 cents per lb. tobacco higher than in - several yeara, meal and flour soaring in prices I cannot see why peanuts should not sell for 4 cents per lb. The quality is better than in years, and the crop smail. T?e peanut cleaners hare a great deal of mon ey invested in sites, equipment, etc. and unless they pay a fair price for this years crop they will force the farmers to plant their land in cotton and their (the clean- ( era) equipments will be a loss. ; Already people are offering 16 , cents per lb. for 1917 and unless ( peanuts sell for far more than the present quotation-8 to Si ceuts ( per lb. the farmers will resort to ( the best paying crop, namely cot- | ton and tobacco. My advice is not , to sell a single bag of peanuts be- ( fore Christmas at any rate, unless ; the prices advance to somewhat in , proportion to other crops because ? they have nntil the 6rst of the rear to pay their debts. Seventy five per cent of the bags of lime, ; guano, ect. were shipped to the farmers in old bags, yet the pea nut cleaners have notified the pea nut growers that 10 cents per bag will be deducted for every old bag , used. I do not think tbey are , giving the farmers a square deal. I thina they ought to co-operate with the farmers in every way possible, I am willing to co-oper ate with tlie cleaners but I am not willing to sell my peanuts at the present prices with every thing else so much higher in proportion. Now. my fellow farmers and mer chants, if you will co-operate and bold for better prices, I think the cleaners will see what I sav is true, and pay a reasonable price for this years crop. Very respectfully, T. T. Speight. INAUGURATION OP A. AND M. PRESIDENT West Raleigh, Nov. 8 -February 22 was set aa the date for the inau guration of Prof. W. C. Riddick, aa President of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Me chanic Arts, at a meeting of the faculty committee on arrange ments, held for the discussion of a tentative program and speakers for the event. C^e of the princi cipal reason* for selecting this date was thai, being a holiday, more of the alumni would be able to leave their business to come back to pay their respects to the new execu tive. Toe Board of Trustees have made a suitable appropriation to make the occasion an elaborate one and has appointed a committee on arrangements, composed of Prof. W. A. Withers, chairman; Prof. J. W. Harrelson; and Prof. C. L. Newman. Alumni Secretary Bux ton White was selected as its sec setary. While the various speakers were not fully decided upon and all de tails mapped out, it is assured that there will be a distinguished dele gation of technical and academic ?aen to represent' the institutions and societies of learning through out the country, making this an occasion of much dignity. Gap tain H. H. Broadhurst, command ant of the cadet corps, was named as chief marshal and will be in charge of arrangements for the academic procession and seating at the exercisea. This will be the first inaugural ceremony that has been given a president of the A. & M. College and the committee etpect to make the event one of the biggest in the history tf the institution. Fur ther plans will be annoupced from time to time as they are decided upon. POee Cured in 6 to 14 Days Tour draniik will refund money if F&ZO OINTMRNt f*!t? to cure nay mm of Itehinc Blind, Bleeding or Protrndlnc Piles In 4to 14 day*. The trot npplicntio* fleet Ham and Rett, 50c. in twin I i in tun THOMAS BROS., CONTRACTORS Nr. J. A. Copeland Has Lat Coo tract to Messrs. Thomas, of this City, for the Immediate Construc tion of Large Brick Structure oa Main Street?Another Evidence of Growth. Pertly bearing ouV the state ment made in this paper a few weeks ago and evidencing the sub stantial growth and prosperity uf'Alioskie, homes the announce ment that Mr. J. A. Copeland has awarded the contract for the build ing of a large two front brick structure on the corner of Main and Katherine Streets. The new building will join with the struc tures of Mr. W. L, Curtis on one ride, and the same wall will be used for both buildings. The structure will be built by the Thomas Brothers, of this city, who are noted for the rapidity with which tbey complete s building when once actual brick laying has begun. Already the ground haa been broken and the work of laying brick will begin just as soon ss the bricks can be placed on the site. Although, it is not definite ly known by the writer, it is sup posed that these buildings will be only one story in height, and will be built on the same plan as the nne adjoining, which are nearing completion. With the addition of this new structure, the block from the rail- ' road to Katherine Street on that I side becomes almost a solid mass of i brick. There remain only two I small wocden buildings which are I not built of brick, these two be- i ing the small office building occu- i, pied by Dr. L. K. Walker, and a ( larger one occupied by J. M. Wil- I lougbbv and Company. 'This aide 1 of the street presents a striking I contrast to 'the opposite side, I which is lined with bid, wooden ' buildings?menaces to the business ' interests of Ahoakie. ' ?????? ' Cotton Ginned in Hertford County. J There rere 1407 bales of cotton, ( counting round as half bales, gin ned in Hertford County, front the crop of 1916 ? prior to Oct. 18.' 1916. as compared with 729 bales ' ginned to Oct. 18. 1915. 'A. T. Newsome, Special Agent. Administrator's Notice Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of Dillard L. Hill deceased, late of Hertford County North Carolina; this is to notify all peisons having claims against the estate of said deceased to ex hibit them to the undersigned at his office within twelve months . from the day of this notice or said < notice will be pleaded in bar of | their recovery. Any and all persons indebted to i said estate will please make tm- J mediate settlement. This the 1st. day of Nov. 1916. Roland Hill, Administrator. Administrator's Notice Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of M. J. Brett deceased, late <<f Herlfoad County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to ex hibit them to the undersigned at Woodland, N. 0. R. K. D. on or before the lOtb. day of November 1917. or this notice will be plead ed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi ate pay ment. This 2nd day of November 1918. M. C. Brett, Administrator, of M. J. Brett, deceased. ., Pftes Cared la ? to 14 Days Tear drayylet wffl refund money If MM OINTMENT lane le care tnyeeee of Itckias. Sllnd.BleedltirorProtruding Pilee lattoiedayo. Tbe&fst eppikeUon llmBaeenod Seat. Ski. [RUB OUT PAIN with good oil liniment. That's the rawA way to stop them. The best rubbing liniment is MUSTANG LINIMENT |? Good for the Ailments of Horses, Mulet, Cattle, Etc. Good for your man Aches, I * ' Plaint, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burnt, Etc. / I 25c. Me. Nt. AtsBDarfsw. HIGHER AID STILL HIGHER | '? > The cost of living is becoming serious. Prices I for the necessaries of life continue to soar, and ex it penses generally run higher and still higher. The hour for entrenchment is at hand. Waste must be ; cut out and saving introduced as its substitute. No belter means of Saving can be found than a Saving's Account in a good banking house. ? ******* | CITIZENS BANK of JMurfreesboro, N. C. J invites your account, large or small. A small ac count becomes the foundation for greater things, as ; "large oaks from small acorns grow." ? 1 " Open an Account With Us. DO IT NOW! Citizens Bank Murfreesboro, N. C. f?"Pr?. E. Vtigkai, Vltt-ftn. r. E. Juklit, \ liftr Witui, Cukler. V. 1. Irtilikta, lu't. Cukfor. fljl | THE PEOPLES BANK 1 I MURFREESBORO, N. C. | jjj CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. 925,000.00 Els better prepared than ever to take care of w its customers during the coming months when the X ? farmer needs financial assistance. It pays to patro- W IS nize a bank so prepared. X ^ Correspondence invited. W f-f-r- f- f f \ Fall and Winter Goods. || jv A grand assortment of Fall and Winter (floods now \ ? as adorns our shelve. Everything sold at same old prices. < ? + < ? X Buy your Garments here. < ? | J. P. BOYETTB, Ahoskie, N. C. ? > ' T1 We Want You to Have One of Our New 1917 Catalogs. It will prove the most helpful book you ever had?write today. : ~~~P ^ ;! '$ 2/our Svery Sift &*roblem Solved 9 1 / : Paul'6ale*6reenwood Co., Inc "LARGEST JEWELERS SOUTH" / NORFOLK. ?? 1*11 IWtr*U? ut Utwi MsmsI Mm. VTf