Hertford County Herald
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THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
VOL. 8 AHOSK.IE, N. C\, FEBRUARY 16. 1917. NO 5
WANTED
Mine Prop., All Sizea.
Cell or Write to
Sterling Mine Prop Co.
AULANPEK. N C.
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Any one deMiriiiK to purchaee
toinbe-umea of any description,
see or write
J. B. MODLIN. Alionkie, N. C.
Ajfcnt* for
United Slate* Marble (Jo.
DR. C. G POWELL
DENTIST
PHONE NO. 10
AHOSKIF.. N. C.
Edgar Thomas Snipes
Attorrin.v-at-Iaiw
I.okiis Negotiated
Heal Eetate Bought and Sold"
Office: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin, Jr.. Hldf
AHOSKIE. N. C.
R. R. ALLEN
liealei In
SASH. DOORS. BUNDS. WINDOW
GLASS. HARDWARE. PAINTS
AND BUILDING MATERIALS
GENERALLY
Wholeaale and Retail
Na. *27 Washington Square
Sl'FFOI.K. VA.
BASH. 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.
91 <-911) Wnshlnltoii Square
S1FFOI.K. VA.
ROGERS & WILHAMS
Atturneya-nt-I.aw
Prompt Attention Given to All
Buaineaa.
AHOSKIE. N. C.
J. R. EVANS
Practical Tin Roofer and Slice!
Metal Worker
Price* Right.
MURFREESBOBO. N. C.
Walter R.. Johnson
attoanft-at law
Ahockie. North Carolina
Practice* wherever service* desired
!a4 Deer J. V. Mali lilUlir
G. J. NEWBERN,
Agent
Ford Automobiles,
Alioskie. N. C.
Touring Car J $860.00
Runabout 345.00
F. O. B. Detroit.
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Roawell G- Bridget
Attorney-at-l j*
WINTON. N. C.
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C. Wallace Jones
Attorney and Ccunsellor-At-Law
wintcw. n.-c.
Practice in all courts. Loans negotiat
ed. All matters given orompt
and faithful attention.
Located in Bank of Win ton
Good for ConetipAtion
Chamberlain's Tablets are ex
cellent for constipation. They
are pleasant to take and mild
in effect. Obtainable every where.
I RUB OUT PAIN |
I with good oil liniment That's '
j the suredt way to atop them. ,
The heat rubbing liniment ia '
MUSTANG
LINIMENT
Good for the Ailments of
Honea, Mulea, Cattle, Etc.
, Good for your oton Aches,
Paine, Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Bums, Etc.
j 25c. 30c. 61. At all Dealers.
GREATER HERTFORD HIT EH
IH TO BE Him MARCH 2
A LIVE WIRE NEWS PAPER
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Material (or Special Edition
Pouring into thia Office?
Several Written Articles
Feature?An Illustrated Re
view of Hertford County,
Its Resources, Advantages,
and Wonderful Possibilities.
The management of the HERALD
take* this opportunity to announce
formally and definitely that the
GREATER HERTFORD COUNTY
EDITION will be issued from this
office on Friday, March 2. For the
past three weeks untiring efforts
have been put forth in every de
partment of this office to collect
and compile data and information
for exclusive use in this edition.
The results gained have been grati
fying, and we are very glad to state
the major portion of Hertford
County's business and professional
men and enterprises will be well
represented in our Special Edition.
Everybody has been given an oppor
tunity to join in this great move
ment - the object being primarily
to ADVERTISE HERTFORD COUN
TY?its resources, advantages, pos
sibilties, and its people.
Special Articles.
Descriptive end narrative articles
dealing with all phases of human
endeavor in Hertford County
have been carefully prepar
ed for publication in this paper.
They have in every case been writ
ten by men who are thoroughly
familiar with the subject under
treatment. All articles are well il
lustrated by pictures taken from
actual life and conditions bearing
on their subject- This is done to
giVe the outsider, who is sure to
read this paper, an idea of actual
conditions in this County.
Size and Circulation.
We have in this office a"list
of over three hundred names of
those'* who are directly interested in
Southern lands and their develop
ment. To each will be mailed amarked
copy of the HERALD. The above list
of names was furnished us by the
Agricultural and Immigration Agent
of The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
In addition to our list of sixteen
hundred regular subscribers in this
and adjoining counties, we shall
mail out several hundred extra pa
pers to others who do not now sub
scribe to the HERALD. The wisd
est possible circulation will be given
the GREATER HERTFORD EDI
TION. .We are just at this time
unable to say how many pages this
paper will contain; however, it is
our intention to print and publish
twelve pages, every page devoted
to Hertford County, and all printed
at this office.
Extra Copies for Advertisers
There are a long list of progres
sive concerns in the County that
have subscribed to this edition, and
according to agreement made with
us each of these have a complete
review of their business set forth in
a descriptive article. No doubt
many of these will desire to obtain
extra copies of this edition to mail
to their friends, patrons and pros
pective customers. Anticipating
such a demand, we have put in a
large supply of newsprint paper,
with the intention of printing sev
eral hundred for those who should
desire extra copies. All those wish
ing to secure extra copies will be
supplied in bundles to one address
at four cents per copy; five cents
will be charged for those addressed,
wrapped, and mailed from this
office. In the latter case, just mail
ua a list of names and their address
es and we will see that they get a
copy of this paper for that week.
Display Advertising Rates
Owing to the widespread circula
tion of the paper for that week, we
quote the follwing prices for display
advertising in this edition: one
HEART DISEASE CAN BE
LARCELYJONTROLLED
New York City Organization
Makes Study of Heart Dis
ease. Finds it Largely Pre
ventable.
That heart disease is largely pre
ventable and can be controlled is the
belief of the Association for the
Prevention and Relief of Heart Dis
ease, an organization formed in
New York City last year for the
purpose of making a study of this
disease and for bringing relief, to
suffering patients. The reason giv
en for forming this association were
that there were more than twice as
many deaths from heart disease
than from cancer^ahd a great many
more from tuberculosis.
According to an investigation, a
considerable portion of the cases of
heart disease should be considered
distinctly preventable. It is cheifly
those cases known as cardiac cases
which are due to infectious diseases
| such as rheumatism and syphilis,
i To prevent rheumatism it was
suggested that proper attention be
| given diseased tonsils, adenoids or
| decayed teeth, while the value of
outdoor exercise and sufficient sleep
in a well ventilated room was em
phasized. Any mode of life that
would develop body poisons, wheth
er it was intemperance in eating or
drinking, or immorality, was to be
' strictly avoided.
One of the most important relief
measures discovered for crippled
hearts was vocational training in
suitable trades. It was found that
under proper supervision and con
trol that those in such a precarious
state of health could not only work
and earn wages without injury to
their hearts, but that it was of actual
benefit to them.
EDITOR SHOULD SERVE
HIS COMMUNITY FIRST
The purpose of an editor should
be to serve his community rather
than win the applause of newspaper
brethren, in the opinion of R. P.
McColloch, until recently editor of
the Anthony Bulletir^ and one of
the best known newspaper men in
Kansas.
Country editors should devote their
energies to the development of citi
zenship, Mr. McColloch contended.
The newspaper man should always
lose himself in the upbuilding of his
commumity. He should hold fast
to the truth in editorial comment as
well as in news.
"Don't give too much space on
the editorial page,to either politics
or religion," he advised. "The ed
itor should be a religious man, and
this fact should be reflected in his
paper, but he should avoid discus
sion of detailed religious questions
on the editorial page in order to
avoid giving offense.''
Mr. McColloch laid special stress
upon paragraph writing. Editorial
matter should be put in a brief,
neaty form, he contended.
The speaker, in response to a
question, urged the study of the
best English prose writers as a pre
paration for editorial writing. He
mentioned in particular Bacon and
McCaulay, pointing out the mastery
in diction.?Kansas Industrialist.
Subscribe to Hertford Co. Herald
quarter page, $8; one-half page,
$16; whole page $26; any amount
less than the above will be charged
at a rate of twenty-five cents per
inch. Those desiring space for dis
play advertising should have their
ads in this office by Thursday, Feb
ruary 23, Regular advertising cus
tomers will be given special rates
GLEANED FROM CHAU
TAUQUA AT WINTON
Chautauqua at Winton Was a
Great Success and Every
Performance Well Attend
ed?Will be in Winton
Again During the Coming
Fall.
Winton, Feb. 18.?The ''Local
Scare"?the financial part -did not
scare Winton, although the guaran
tors lost a small amount. However,
we have heard no complaining.
The violinist was sick and unable
to take part in the program given
Monday afternoon and night by the
Gamble Concert Company. The
Manager returned twenty dollars of
the contract price on this account.
One-third of the town Hall was
reserved for the colored people. It
is but fair that we state that their
conduct was altogether above criti
cism. They came in quietly, took
their places, remained during the
performance, and left the building
as they came?quietly.
The talent that was to have beem
here Wednesday afternoon missed
connection in Suffolk, but the Hawk
eye Glee Club that was still in town
graciously denated an entertain
ment. It was enjoyed and appre
ciated as much as any entertain
ment that was given on the entire
program. Wednesday night we had
what th^y called a "double-header",
the afternoon and night perform
ances being combined into one. It
was a great delight Tto the large
audience which was present.
Dr. Jerome, the Platform Mana
ger, said that Winton could have
anything she wanted. Let's want
a new school building!
The Red Team having 'been de
feated, C. Wallace Jones, the Cap
tain, was made to saw wood on the
stage. This was very amusing, es
pecially to those who had worked
so faithfully on the Blue Team.
SOUTHERN LIVESTOCK
OF POOR QUALITY
If the dairy cows of Mississippi
are worth only $35 a head while
those of Wisconsin are worth $59.
50 each the Mississippi farmers have
lost, on their present stock of dairy
cows, over ten million dollars, be
cause they are not of as good quali
ty as the cows of Wisconsin. In
other words they sell their feeds
for about three-fifths the price ob
tained by the Wisconsin farmers.
Or if the cattle, other than milk
cows, of North Carolina are worth
$17 a head while those of Iowa are
$37,50, then the farmers of North
Carolina have sold their feeds for
about 45 cents instead of $1 which
was received by the Iowa farmer.
We are not poor in the number of
animals we have in the South, but
because of their poor quality. For
instance, Georgia has 2,tf42,000
hogs, whereas Minnesota has only
1,716,000, and yet Minnesota's hogs
are worth more than $5,000,000
more than the larger number of
Georgia's hogs. Pure-bred sires
and more feeds will add millions to
the value of our livestock. ? Pro
gressive Farmer.
National Week of Song at
Ahoskie High School.
"There's Music In the Air,"
Where? Ahoskie High School.
National Week of Song.
February 22, 1917.
Everybody's going to sing. Espe
cially Thursday 2 P. M.
Fat folks Thin folks.
Big folks Little folks.
Rich folks Poor folks.
Come and sing with us?if you
can't sing, whistle.
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WMMW Yom Nest a Osaeral ThIc
Take drove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
. chill Tonic la equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
wen known took propertieso(QUIN1NB
and IRON. It sets on the Uver, Drives
oat Malaria. Enriches the Blood and
huilda np the Whole System. 30 oesua.
DEBATE FOR UK
CUP OHPRIL13TH
High School Week Will be
Held at University?Fourth
Road Institute in Session
This Week, 12-17. Illustrat
ed Lectures and Demon
strations.
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The committee of the High School
Debating Union at the University
has aunounced that the final debate
for the Aycock Cup will be held
here on April 13. The elimination
contest will take place, as usual, the
night before. It is the plan this
year to have a high school week,
with many kinds of atheletic con
tests, such as a tract meet and a
.tennis tournament. Already more
high Bchools are Registered for the
debate than during the whole of i
the 1915-1916 season. The secre- j
tary has collected a large amount 4
of material on both sides of the 4
goverment ownership question, and *
is ready to Bupply demands. A ]
large amount of such material has <
"already been sent out. 4
The tenth series of lectures under ^
the McNair Foundation was deliv- 4
ered here during the past week by ,
Dr. Hugh Black, of Edinburg, Scot
land. Dr. Black chose as his cen- "
tral theme "The-Great Problems of
Life." |
The Fourth Road Institute of the [
State of North Carolina will meet at l
the University, Feb. 12-17. This |
Institute is now supplying a vital l
need in the state, as the program |
of the coming year shows. There |
has been a steady increase in attend- |
dance, and those present at the l
last meeting represented all the va- |
rious kinds of officials connected l
road work in North Carolina, from
county commissioner, road commts- ?
sioner, road engineer, road super
intendent, road for eman and road |
trustee, to private citizens who are I
interested solely from the standpoint I
of general public betterment. I
At the first institute, March 1914
24 counties were represnnted and
54 men attended. At the second
institute, 1915, 80 attended, and
last year 127 men attended from 43
counties. The committee in charge
has tried to make the meeting as
practical as possible, and in many
cases the lectures are well illustrat
ed. A free interchange of ideas and
experiences in regard to road prob
I lems in North Carolina rather than a
series of cut dried lectures has been
sought after. Practical demonstra
tions will be given in regard to
maintenance and upkeep of high
ways, the use of various road mach
ines,etc. The staff of instruction
includes not only men of the Univer
sity but men of experience and high
reputation from other states and m
from various counties in North Car
olina. Time will be given for a
thorough discussion of each subject. <
There shall be exhibits of mach- !
inery, road material, road maps, in- j
struments and charts, while out- j
door instructions in methods of i
maintenance will be given. The i
University plans to arrange matters i
of room and boahd for those who at- <
tend. ' ,j
Some of the problems which come
up for discussion at the various
meetings are Road Administration
and Organization, Maintenance and
Repair of Roads, Road Location and
Construction, Road Surfacing Mat
erials, and Reports on Road Work.
There are in all 35 officers of in- ?
truction and demonstration on the
program.
Special Notice.
This is to notify the public that I
have bought the millinery stock of
goods belonging to Mrs. J, W.
Doughtie (nee Mfts Lizzie Flythe)
and will continue business here.
I have moved to the store between
the HERALD office and Postoffice.
I shall be yleased to have you
call in and see me before buying
elsewhere.
Miss Ellie Minton,
, Successor to Miss Lizzie Flythe.
IUEIT llll, Pr.iii.it, V. HTUII, tw Tmi. 1
FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION B
Of NortH Carolina.
NORTHAMPTON, HERTFORD. AND BERTIE BRANCH
?i?* Pr.tMll.i t.C.utn Priprtj mint Fire, NliM, ill Ligktiisg it Cut.
Directors: T. S. Norfleet, Koxobel, W. J. Harrell. Aulander,
I). N. Stepheuson. Pendleton, T. C. Peele. Rich Square,
K. P. Thomas, Cofield, J. \V. Boone, NVinton.
Ule Rave Been Doing Business Since 1$97?
Have not failed to adjust and settle all losses satisfactory to
the claims. This being a time of prepardnes* all farmers should
have their property insured in the Farmers Mutual. We have
now over two millions of dollars worth of policies in force, and
over leu thousand dollars to the credit of tlie Association. We re
spectfully ask all farmers to have their properly insured with us.
Albert Vann, President, R. W. (Jutland, Sec. & Treas.
Rich Square, N. C. W. S. Nelson, Agent, Murfreesboro, N. C.
? A HOUSE FULL < \
^ of Staple Groceries awaits your selection and purchase. < ?
Fancy Groceries also. < ?
Buy what you wunt from the Premier Grocery Store in Town. * >
r Our goods are as good as the best. < >
[ J. P. BOYETTE, Ahoskie, N. C. !'
NOT ONE MAN IN A THOUSAND
That ever gets a Start in Life does so outside of the beaten path
of regular Saving. It is the one sure way of getting on your feet.
Get a few hundred dollars ahead. It will open the way to
better things.
Labor judiciously directed and Capital intelligently employ
ed from the bedrock of private fortune. Accounts can be start
ed with us with any sum from $1 upward. FOR SAFETY.
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Wlnton, AT. C fl
JUST ARRIVED ^
Another Carload of Horses and Mules.
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We hitve 25 head of as nice Horses and Mules as can
be found anywhere, which will be kept replenished
with fresh stock during the entire season.
Be sure to look them over before buying or trading.
We appreciate your patronage in the past and shall
endeavor to warrant the continuation of same by keep
ing only first class stock.
I HARRELL BROTHERS
Murfreesboro, N. C.
1 Located in Stables at ear of Peoples Bank.
Building Supplies
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: We Have Just Received a Carload of Build
ing Supplies of All Kinds.
This is the place to get your Ceil- ;
: ing, Molding, Windows, Doors, and
practically everything you will need in
the construction of a first class building. ;
Our Prices Will Suit You
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Garrett Sr Jernigan
Ahoskie, N. C.
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