Hertford County IIerald
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VOL. 8 v ' AHOSKIE, N. C., AUGUST 3LJ917. NO 33
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THE PRESIDENT.
CHAPEL HILL N. C.
The Beauty Secret.
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130,1 POUNDS OF TOBAGC OPEN
ING BAY; AVERAGE PRICE 20 CENTS
ALL' RECORDS BROKEN
Two Warehouse Floors Could
Not Hold Tobacco Brought
Here?Two Days Required
to Complete Sale?Tobacco
Raisers Elated at The Hi^h
Prices,
All records for the li cal market
were broken here last Thursday,
August 23rd, when over 130,000
pounds of tobacco was brought to
Ahoskie fojr the opening: sale. How
ever, this amount w^jt not sold on
the opening day, simply owing to
the fact that accommodations were
not sufficient to provide space for
so much tobacco. Both warehouse
floors, including office floor rooms
and every available spot wax filled
with tobacco, and many vehicles
could not be unloaded unti.! parti
had been sold and removed from
the floor. Still others, seeing no
chance of getting theirs on the floor
turned back homeward to come
another day.
At a few minutes past nine o'clock
Thursday morning the writer count
ed just eighty-seven vehicles stand
ing on the outside waiting for room
to drive in, while the road was dot
ted with others coming into town.
And this was after both floors were
over half covered and both drive
ways crowded with loaded carts
wagons and automobiles, waiting
for their turn. For two blocks the
street was entirely blocked from
all traffic, and pedestrians had dif
ficulty in squirming through to the
warehouses.
Large crowds of interesting spec
tators were also present, and alto
gether this was Ahoakie's biggest
day. As one'out-of-town man re
marked, "Ahoskie is a busy town."
This same pet son said further,
"There are more things going on
right here on Main Street than in
any town of 'this size I have ever
visited."
The first sale began :n the Bas
night Warehouse "after dinner and
was not completed until late in the
afternoon. Several buyers were on
lhe-fii>or, and the. bidding was soir
ited in spite of the large amount to
sell. The second sale in the Plant
ers Warehouse began at half past
four o'clock, and was not complet
ed until the following day. The
price averaged about twenty
six cents on both floors, with
"scraps" included in this.average.
Sales have been light since the
opening day, but buyers and ware
housemen have been busy clearing
the floor and shipping whfct they
bought on the opening day. The
buyers are at a disadvantage owing
to tne fact that the prize house has
not been completed.
From ' all indications there is no
doubt that this wiil be Jthe largest
and best season for the local ware
houses, more pounds being market
ed on this floor than on the markets
much older than the one at Ahos
kie.
PATRIOTIC ANNOUNCEMENT
To the Colored People of Hertford
County:
The Governor of North Carolina
has issued a proclamation calling
upon all the^ptople, white and col
ored to meet at Winton, N. C., on
Monday, September 3rd, to give
our "soldier boys" a farewell re
ception and dinner. I have been
asked to serve as chairman of the
Colored Committee on arrange
ments for these bvercises. The pro
gram will consist of a parade, both
white and colored participating,
speech making at the Courthouse,
presentation of bibles to, those who
are called to the colors; and ending
with a dinner. Dinner for our
colored soldiers will be served at
Water* Normal Institute.
We ask all our colored friends to
prepare a basket' of victual* and
bring to the Institute to Kelp make
this dinner for our boys who are go
ing to the front. This Is oar duty,
and'we hope that it will be bravely
done. Let every colored man and
woman come to Winton Monday,
September 3rd!
Yours truly,
Cf. S. Brown.
The Red Cross Work In Hert
ford County.
The Red Cross work in Hertford
County, heretofore almost wholly
dormant as regards publicity, has
suddenly sprung up in the form oj
a County Chapter, formed at Win
ton Wednesday, August 22. Do not
understand from this that the worK
has not been going on in several
towns in this county for a long per
iod of time, but they have made no
public appeal tor membership or
fund? for this work. Today, they
appeal to every person in the Coun
ty to join them in succoring and
aiding the boys that have already
left this County and for those who
will leave shortly to take up the
work of fighting for democracy.
The work of this organization is
world-wide and at once appeals to
those who know of the benefits de(
rived from the work of the Red
Cross. For years and years money
and time have |been given to this
organization, but never has there
been a time in its .history when these
were needed or demanded more
than at the present. Your own boys
are leaving everv day to fight and
.probably sacrifice their lives for
! vou and their country, and many
are abandoning homes of comfort
and wealth. Their bodily wants
must be attended to, and the Aed
Cross is organized to furnish aid to
sick and wounded of armies in time
of war, and is the only volunteer
organization for relief of war, au
thorized by the United States Gov
ernment, by act of Congress and
Presidential Proclomation.
The Hertford County Chapter
wants you to be a member and all
patriotic Americans are earnestly re
quested to join and uige members
of their families and their friends
to join.
Put In More Oats for Hay.
West Raleigh, Aug. 28?A large
acreage of oats for hay is very
much desirable for North Carolina
this season. The crop is well adapt
ed to most sections of the State,
with the exception of the very
coarse sandy soils of the Coastal
Plain, and. according to Mr. C. B.
Williams of the Agricultural Ex
tension Service of the College and
Department of Agriculture, every
one who can should devote at least
a small acreage to ^his crop. This
will aid in production of hay for
the work and other stock -on the
farm next spring.
Oats may be seeded during Sep
tember or early in October. In the
western part of the State the seed
ing may be delayed until October,
as given. For putting in the seed
it is necessary that , the surface*
three inches of the land be put in a
fine mellow condition, as in prepar
ing for wheat. The land should be
well drained and fertilizer should
be used of the same .kind as for
wheat. Only moderate amounts
should be used.
Cure for Cholera Morbus
"When our little boy. now se?
en years old. was a baby lie whs
cured of Cliolera Morbus by Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera ?nd Diar
rlioea Remedy, writes Mrg. Sidney
Simmons. Fair Haven, N. Y.
"Since t|ie;i other memljers ,,f my
family have used this valuable
medicine for colic and bowel
troublea with food satisfaction
and I irladly endorse it is a reme
dy of exceptional merit." Ob
tainable everywhere. Adv.
~ WINTON JfAVELEnS
Immediately after the organiza
tion of the Hertford County Red
Croaa Chapter a Council of Nation
al Defense was organized with Miss
Gertrude Lawrence of Murfreesbo
ro. Chairman; Mrs. Jno. E. Vann,
of Winton, Secretary; Mrs. Willie
Daniel, ^Registrar. A chairman
from each township was elected to
look after the work in her district.
.A Red Cross Auxiliary was or
ganized Thursday afternoon at the
Courthouse. Mrs. Jno. E. Vann
was elected Chairman, Miss Emily
Clark, Secretary, and Mrs. N. W.
Britton, Treasurer. Committees
were appointed to solicit now mem
bers. material, etc. Mrs. J. N
Clark generously offerred the build
ing which was formerly occupied
by her father, the late W. P. Tay
lor, as an office for Red Cross Head
quarters. The room will be fitted
up for carrying on the work of the
Auxiliary. Let every man woman
and child in Winton assist in this
great work. If we cannot go to
the front there is a work that each
one can do at home. The Auxiliary
will meet every Monday afternoon.
The Class of 1917 of the Winton
High School, the first graduating
class sent out from the school,
seems * to have a bright future.
Each member of the Class will en
ter college this fall. Bessie Lee
will go to Meredith, Susie Prett and
Ruby Banks to Chowan College,
Hugh Jone* to A. & E. College, Ed
die Knox to Trinity College, and
Paul Watson to Furman College,
Greenville. N. C.
Capt. T. D. Storey is moving his
family to Norfolk this week where
they prill make their home. Winton
regrets to give up this good family.
Mr. Mark Majette of Columbia has
purchased the home occupied by
Capt. Story and after making some
needed repairs will move his family
here.
Miss Essie BiggB, who has been
visiting Mrs. E. L. Jenkins, will re
turn to her home in Norfolk this
week.
Several people from here attend
ed the funeral of Miss Ret Vann at
Buckhorn Church Sunday afternoon.
Miss Vann was a sister of Mrs.
Thomas D. Boone and has been in
declining health for a number of
years.
Chesley Lee, who has a position
with the Cannon Manufacturing
Co. of Kannapolis, is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H, Lee,
W. D. Boone left for Norfolk
and other places Monday afternoon
to spend several weeks.
Mrs. E. Blake and niece. Miss
Elizabeth McMillan, of Arkadelphia,
Arkansas, who has been visiting
Mrs. W. P. Shaw, Sr., went to Ra
leigh Monday to visit in the horye
of Dr. R. T. Vann.
Mrs. J. H. Lee, Miss Bessie Lee
and Chesley Lee went to Franklin,
Va. Monday to spend a few days.
W. L. Daniel spent Sunday in
Franklin, Va.
Mips Annie Taylor, who is taking
training at the Protestant ^Hospital
in Norfolk, is spending her vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Taylor.
Miss Clyde Holland of Franklin, ,
Va.. was the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. J. H. Lee, the first of the
week. ,
Mrs. Etta Jordan, Mrs. Willie
KUtrell and daughter, Mrs. Benton
Thornton Northcott and W. Mills
Jordan spent the week end at Pan
acea Springs ,
J. Richard Jordan is in Balti
more, Md., this week buying goods
for Jordan and Parker.
Mrs. F. Q. King and children. 'if
Wilmington arte visiting Mrs. King's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Taylor.
Rev. S. N. Watson Is conducting
revival services at Brantleys Grove
this week.
Mra. H. B. Jones and children,
Meredith and Ann, left Wednenday
for Scotland Neck to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mra. Edward Johnaon
and baby, and Mrs. Annie White
were in Wlnton a few days the past
week. They are now visiting r?la
tives near Ahoskle.
The Winton' High School will
open Monday, September 10th.
Robert Bridger has returned
from a visit to Tarboro.
COUNTY RED CROS .
CHAPTERORGANIZED
Winton, August 23.?Yesterday
afternoon at the Courthouse in Win
ton representatives from all the
Red Cioss organizations in the
County met and formed the Hert
ford County Chapter of Red Cross.
Miss Louise Vann opened the meet
ing. Mrs. T. B. Wynn, of Mur
f-eesboro, was chosen temijorary
chairman and Miss Delia Dowell, of
Ahoskie, as 'temopary secretary of
the meeting.
Five of the six townships in the
County were represented, these be
ing, Winton, Murtreesboro, Como,
Harrellsville and Ahoskie.
The first step was to ascertain the
number of members in the County.
There- were in all reported two hun
dred and- forty six, Murfreesboro
80, Ahoskie 80, Como 35, Harrells
ville 16, Winton 35, making the
required number, two hundred,
neccessary to form a Chapter. Our
officers were then chosen; Mrs. T. B.
Wynn, President; Mrs. Jessie Pow
ell, Vice-President; Miss Sarah
Vaughn, Corresponding Secretary;
Miss Delia Dowell, Recording Secre
tary; Miss Louise Vann County Sec
retary. 4
Ahoskie was decided on as the
Distributirg Center. Each Auxili
ary turns its work here, where the
articles will be packed ready for
shipment wherever needed. Miss
Bettie Sessoms, of Ahoskie was
made chairman of this Department.
Many ftnportant questions were
discussed during our meeting, which
will be taken Op later. Each Aux
iliary will do the purchasing and
choose the articles they prefer mak
ing.?Reported.
A PROCLAMATION BY THE
GOVERNOR
North Carolina is about to send
twenty-five thousand men into bat
tle. These men are making; the su
preme sacrifice that forever here
after the wisdom of many shall de
termine the decrees of nations.
They go to make war on war. They
go to destroy 'with the sword the
government maintains that the sword
is, and of right ought to be, the
final arbiter of a nations rights.
When the government that defies
war shall perish in war then war
will come no more upon the earth _
It is fit that these guarantor's of
the world's peace 9hould be sustained
by the love and prayers of all good
men.
Now, Therefore, I, Thomas Walter
Bicket. Governor of North Carolina,
do Request the people of the State:
First, to assemble on Saturday,
the first day of September, in town
ship and school district meeting, ;
and hqld patriotic exercises in honor
of the men we are sending to the
front;
Second, on Sunday, September 2,
Let special religious services be held
in all the churches in the State, and
let good men pray for the safety
and success of the men who are go
ing into battle that lasting peace
may come upon the land.
Third, That on Labor Day, Sep
tember 3rd, appropriate patriotic
exercises be held in every county
seat in the State and let the men
who have been drafted into the
public service be [the guests of hon
01 at these exercises.
Done at our city of Raleigh this
the twenty-fifth day of August, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and forty-second year
of our American Independence.
T. W. BICKETT, GOVERNOR.
W A N T E Dl
Yonnr Boy or Girl to Learn
Printing Trade. Must Live in or
Near Ahoakie. Light Work and
Opportunity for Promotion. Apply
at HERALD OFFICE.
LOGGING AUTO GAS
OLINE CAR ASUCCESS
f
Invention of Horton Corwin,
;Jr., Makes Demonstration
Run to Windsor and Return
Carrying Passenger Coach
With Twenty-Six Aboard.
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An auto gasoline car designed
and perfected by Horton Cot-win, Jr.
of Edenton, made its first schedul
ed trip from Ahoskie to Windsor
and return on last (Thursday, Aug
ust 23rd, carrying a regular Well
ington and Powellsville Rail Road
passenger coach laden with twenty
six passengers. Those aboard were
the invited guests of Mr. Corwin,
who had carefally made arrange
ments for a trip of pleasure and
profit to those invited. The trip
to Windsor was made in one hour
and twenty-five minutes, leaving
Ahoskie at 1T:35 A. M. and reach
ing Windsor at 1 P. M. Upon it's
arrival in Windsor a lunch prepared
by Diggs of Norfolk was served to
the passenger guests. The eatebles
composed a part of the generous
hospitality of the host, and was an
enjoyable feature.
The auto gasoline car ia compris
ed of a Winton automoblile mounted
on a truck, and attached to the au
to is a drive invented by the ingen
ious Mr. Corwin ? He has for sev
eral month* been working on this
invention, which ia designed to take
the place of the logging locomotives
used in the log wood*. The advan
tages of an auto car were, in Mr.
Corwin's ooinion sufficient to war
rant months of his time, energy and
brains to produce such an inven
tion.
Among the reasonh for prefer ins:
an auto gasoline engine is the com
paratively low cost of operation. It
consume* feul only when in actual
motion, does not cost as much to
upkeep, and is not as heavy and
destructive to rails and ties as the
locomotive engine. Again, the dan
ger of fires in the log woods is elim
inated by substituting this for the
locomotive. It does not emit the
live sparks given up by a steam
engine. Add to these facts the item
of outlay saved by the substitution
and others, less inventive than Mr.
Corwin, will readily agree with the
inventor that this engine is a won
derful product.
The writer is no mechanic ana
would not try to describe the method
of transmission and other mechanical
features of this engine, but he does
know that this engine with its in
ventor at the wheel pulled a passen
ger coach laden with human freight
twenty-three miles in one hour and
twenty-five minutes, without the
semblances of trouble of any kind
knd without a stop. The regular
passenger train and one coach ran
just ahead of this engine and car,
the former conveyance bringing a
part of the crowd back to Ahoskie
In order to make connection* with
the afternoon Coast Line train. The
writer was forced to abandon the
return trip via the auto engine in
order to print and mail last week *
paper, but other* of the party re
ported a highly successful return
trip.
Aside from the fact that this in
vention has proven a success mech
anics'ly, those of us accompanying
Mr. Corwin for other reasons enjoy
ed this initial demonstration trip,
and hope that the invention will
prove a success Jin itself and for it*
inventor Mr. Corwin.
Those composing the party wefo:
Mrs. A. T. Baker, Edenton, N. C.
Mrs.] E. J. Gerock.fAhoskie, N. C.,
Miss Leila ?jone*, Edenton, N, C.,
Mis* Flyrence Gerock, Ahoskie. N.
C., Miss Annie May Sutton, Wind
sor, N. C., Hon. Francis D. Wins
ton, Windsor, N. C., Mr. R. P.
DeReamer. Supt. Roper Mills, Rop
er, N. C.; Mr. A. A. Wright, Gen.
Supt. Montgomery Lbr. Co.. Spring
Hope, N. C.; Mr. R. P. Mitchell.
Expert Engineer, State*ville, N. C.;
Mr. W, P. Shaw, Jr., Winton, N.
C.; Mr. W. W. Roger*, Atty. Ahos
kie, N. C.; Mr. E. R. Conger. Pre*.
Edenton Ice and C. S. Co.; Mr. J.
W. Freeman: Wind*or, N, C.; Mr.
'*T * ??+ " *
W. B. Roper, Sec. and Treaa. N. C.
Pine A association, Norfolk, V*.;
Mr. Thomas O'Berry, Gen. Mgr.
Whiteville Lbr. Co., Goldaboro, N.
C.; Mr. B. B. Halatead, Gen. Mana
ger Farmera Mf'g Co., Norfolk, Va.;
Mr. J. Roy Parker, Editor Hertford
County Herald, Ahoakie, N. C.; Mr.
W. S. Whitehead, Southern Lumber
Journal, Wilmington, N. C.; Mr. J.
M. Hethington, Prea. Hollywood
Mf g Co., Young* Island, S. C.; Mr.
W. M. Sutton, G. F. and P. A.
Wellington and Powellavilla R. R.
Co., Windsor. N. C.: Mr. C. H.
Mitchell. Ahoakie, N. C.; Mr. T. J.
Bunch, Supt. of Logging, Farmers
Mf'g Co.. .'Norfolk, Va.; Mr. J. B.
Porter, Prea. Porter-Moore Co.,
Norfolk Va.; Mr. R. G. White.
Sales Manager, Brannlng Mf g Co., \
Edenton, N. C.; Mr. J. R. Wheeler,
Supt. Branning Mfg Co., Edenton
N. C.; Mr. H. T. Miller, MaaUr
Mechanic, Branning Mfg. Edenton,
S.C.
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A PROMOTER OF DI
VERSIFY FARMING
The Progressive Farmer,
I am enclosing a picture of my
two pigs earned in the Pig Club:
my 0. I. C., Miss Lucy No. 60901
and a nice Hampshire received in
June.
I think this a good wav for a
country boy to make money. I am
twelve yeari old,
Yours tiuly,
Harry Hoiloman
Hertford County, N. C.
The above cut and letter is re
produced from the Progressive
Farmer, and it shows what the boys
of our County are doing in the con
tests inaugurated by this publica
tion. There could be no more fit
ting time in which botfi boys and girls
livir.g on the farm should turn thiir
attention to the futhering of the
Livestock Industry in the South,
and our people should be gratified
to know that one of Hertford Coun
ty's boys is among those who are
aiding this endeavor.
Harry Hoiloman, shown in this
picture, resides in this (County near
Aulander, and as noted in his letter "
to the Progressive Farmer is only
twelve years old. Yet, he is lead
ing many of the older men in that he
started out to breed better livestock,
and believes in providing for home
consumption as against the policy of
of buying from other sections of the
country, so prevalent in the South
today.
The HERALD congratulates Har
ry on having won these fine pigs,
and we are looking to him and oth
ers of his calibre to make the South
and incidentally Hertford County,
the model farming section of the
eonniry.
To Combat Animal Diseases
A more intensive fight than ever
before will be waged by the Unit
ed States Department of Agricul
ture on hog choleA and the cattle
tick with funds made available by
the recently enacted food produc
tion bill. Between them, hog chol
era and cattle-tick fever cause an
nual losses of approximately $60,
000,00<). In an effort to stem these
losses and so, in effect, to increase
meat pooduction, the department
will put a greatly enlarged staff of
specialists to work in the field with
in the next few weeks. Tick eradi
cation, which is essential to building
up cattla raising in sections of the
South now infested by ticks, will be
extended in all affected States.
Twenty-five veterinarians will be
added to the department's staff to
carry on the work against bog chol
era throughout the hog-raising sec
tions of the country.