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VOL. 8 ssss^msmm^^mm^ami AHOSKIE, N. C.f SEPTEMBER 7, 1917.
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HERTFORD GOUNIY OBSERVED
NKH SEPTEMBER 3
Hertford County's People
Observe Patriotic-Labor
Day at Winton.
FRANCIS D. WINSTON
MAKES GREAT SPEECH
Newly Drafted Men, Both
White and Colored, Form
A Line of March, Followed
By Old Soldiers and Red
Cross Floats?Dinner Ser
ved in Picnic Style.
Hertford County threw aside the
mantle of every day business affairs
and made Monday, Labor Day, a
genuine Patriotic Day in accordance
with the Governor's Proclomation.
A lartre crowd from all parts of the
County met in Winton to extend the
.last farewell to the men who are
drafted on the first call and good
oldJWinton presented a scene'of true
patriotism and war-like decorations
with all of its horses and many
automobiles gaily decorated in the
National Colors.
Although having but a few days
in which to arrange a program the
County Council of Defense, having
as its chairman, Rev. J. N. Byrium,
executed the program, published
last week, with two exceptions. The
band disappointed them by wiring
at the last miriute that some of their
boys were drafted and that thev
would have to remain in their home
city to participate in a celebration;
and the Red Cross Chapter found it
impossible to secure the pocket
Testaments in so short a while. And
yet, neither these little disappoint
ments or anything else could mar
the real meaning and true intent
of that gathering of people.
The recently drafted men both
white and colored, formed a line of
march down the principal street of
the town and marched up this street
headed by mounted marshals and to
the tune of a drum. Following the
wouM be soldiers there came sever
al beautifully decorated floats repre
senting the work of the Red Cross;
and other cars also helped form a
long line of march. Arriving at the
Courthouse the boys and all preeent
took seats under the large shade
trees of the Courthouse Lawn, pre
paratory to the exercises to follow.
The speaker, members of the Ex
emption Board, 'Officers of Council
Defense, other County officers, with
a few Red Cross members occupied
the seat on the elevated platform
erected directly th front of Court
bullying.
Rev. J. N. Bynum took charge of
the meeting, beginning by an ex
planation the purpose of |the
meeting and why this large throng
had gathered in Winton. Following
a few remarks by him the entire
congregation arose and sang Ameri
ca, after which rRev S. N. Watson
offered a touching patriotic invoca
tion.
Hon W. R. Jjohnson, Chairman
of the Exemption Board, in a short,
stirring address to the drafted men
lambasted old Kaiser Bill wtth many
deep thrust*, and read to the au
didice'a self-made poem of what he
(Johnson) imagined we? the song
and aim of Brother William. His
speech was forceful, strong and
filled with enthusiasm. He closed
by an introduction of Judge Francis
D. Winston, the speaker of the
Day,
lis always with pleasure and
profiit that any people hear this
man address ttem, and especially do
Hertfosd Onnty's people I ike-to
have the Judge delight them with
?peeches always both instructive and
entertaining. - It is not for us to
iay how great an address he did
make; his speech should have been
lieard by everybody in this County
for he mingled facts of current his
tory with bursts of patriotism in
rach a way as to kaep his audience
fared with a love of their homes,
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: County, State, and Nation.
Judge Winston left nc doubt ir
the minds of hia hearers as to th?
cause of Urn war: Germany forced
it upon the United States. The
speaker himself would not have de
layed the war, but would have
avenged the atrocities of the Ger
man people upon little Belgium.
The conscription opponent,, must
have wittered away under th^iot
fire of facts and denunciation pour
ed out by th4 speaker to any such
persons if present at that gathering.
In fact, not an angle of this great
war was untouched by this (tates
man and orator .-'His closing phrases
were imbued witji true patriotism
that sprung from an undying
devotion to his native land; he would
not for 'once have a single soldier,
either white or colored, forget that
his native land was "'the home of
the free and the land of the
brave."
Following this groat speech, Dr.
C. S. Brown, of Waters Normal in
stitute, spoke for a few minutes, ad
dressing the greater part of his talk
to those of the colored race who
had been conscripted, urging them
to remain loyal to their country and
to the white man's country, which
was all and the same. At the same
time he assured the white man that
the members of his race from this
County would surely remain true to
the flag that waves over white and
black alike.
At the conclusion of h!s speech
the audience adjourned to wait on
the spread that had been prepared
for them by the ladies of the turoi
of Winton and others in Hertford
County. The whites had their din
ner on the courthouse lawn, while
the colored people retired to the
Waters Normal Institute where
they were served with a picnic din
ner. The dinner concluded the ex
ercises fop the day?an epoch day
for Hertford . County and Democ
racy.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE
GREAT .STATE FAIR
(I; SmkI T. Irani)
Preparations are now rapidly un
dei way for taking care of the
largely increased number of exhib
its at the Great State Fair this year
The fair will be held Oct. 15th. to
20th., and it is gratifying to know
that a special committee will list
every home in Raleigh which will
accomodate visitors so that nope of
the tremendous crowd will be with
out comfortable quarters at night.
Another precaution which was wise
ly taken by the Executive Commit
tee, was improvements to the walks
in the fair grounds and the race
track so that if rainy weather
should prevail the pleasures and
benefits of the great fair need not
be diminished, for indeed this year,
the fair will not only offer greater
and cleaner amusements than ever
before, but beneficial lessons are to
be learned which are vital just at
this time" wheir food conservation"
and production is at such import
ance. Every farmer boy should go
as well as every housekeeper in the
State and visit' the new woman's
building. The /air belongs to the
people and President Everett will
spend his resourcefulness in making
it a grand meeting place for North
Carolinians.
W A N T E Dl
Yon nit Boy or Girl to Letrn
Printing Trade. Must Live in or
Near Ahoskie. Light Work and
Opportunity for Promotion. Apply
at HERALD OFFICE.
No. ,666
Ttilt la ? prescription prepared eapeclall)
for MALARIA or CHILIS * FCVCH.
Piye or all dmaa will break mj caaa. a?d
If taken thaa aa a taalc the Fever will no
UUrs. t acta on the Hear better . Ikes
^fomel tod doee aot trip* or tickaa. At
SOYBEAN PASTURES "
, FOR BROOD SOWS
The usual permanent pasture
season ends with the coming of the
frosts, and with the ending; of this
i summer pasture comes a period of
i expensive feeding, if the farmer, in
arranging his grazing system, has
i not looked forward 'and provided
something for fall and winter. This
summer it will be a particularly
discouraging situation unless some
other kinds of feed other than grain
are provided . As a matter of fact
the farmer who is compelled to feed
the br<>od sows through the whole
winter season upon grains alpne will
be sorely tempted to sell them and'
discontinue raising hogs. This is
just what he should not do at the
present tim?, and he may avoid it if
proper fall and winter pastures are
available.
One of the best fall and early
winter pastures for the brood sows
is aoy beans. Oftentimes this pas
ture alone will provide grac
ing until the middle of the winter
To determine just how valuable
soybean pasture will be for feeding
brood sows, the authorities of the
N. C. Experiment Station and State
Department of Agriculture fenced
off an old abandoned cotton patch
where the soil had been exhausted
some years ago and was overrun
with a rather dense growth of Ber
muda. Two and sixth-tenths acres
were enclosed.
The ground was broken in the
usual way and prepared for a seed
ing of soybeans, the beans being
drilled in rows about 3 feet apart,
rhe soil was exceedingly poor, so
consequently the yeild was small,
being a very small fraction under
16 bushels an acre. It coat very
little, however, to make the crop
probably not more than $6 an acre.
On October 9,when the period of
usefulness of the Bermuda pasture
was passed, 8 sows were turned In
to the soybean field of,2.6 acres.
At the beginning the sows averaged
227 ponnds in weight, and at the
close?49 days later, or November
27- they averaged 244 pounds in
weight. They were maintained on
the pasture alone, as not a pound
of grain was fed during this time.
Now, what did it cost to feed the
eight sows the .49 days? During
this time they ate 40.2 bushels of
soybeans, but it is not fair to charge "
the beans against the sows at the
market price, as there was no ex
pense entailed in harvesting and
preparing them for themaiket.
The sows harvested them without
expense. If the eight sows had
been fed upon com alone during
this time and made the gains theydld
upon pasture, they would have eat
en not less than a bushel of shelled
corn a day, or 49 bushels. When
corn is valued at $2 a bushel, it
would, therefore cost about $98 to
$lT)0 to have fed them upon corn
alone. The 'soybean pasture ration
when everything is considered, cer
tainly did not cost over $30 for the
whole time.
There is only one precaution nec
essary to observe in grazing brood
sows upon soybeans and peanut pas
tures. These two pastures, when
very good, often provide too much
feetf and tKe sowil>ecome too fat ,
for breeding purposes. It is well ,
known that the sows to be used in
the breeding herd should never be
allowed to become excessively fat.
If it is seen that the sows are be
coming too fat they should be taken
off the pasture a part of each day
until the greater part of#the beans
is consumed.?Dan T. Gray, Cheif,
Division of Animal Industry.
Chamberlain'* Cholle. Cholera and
Dlarntoaa Krmrdy.
Thi* m a medicine that every
fH.uil.v should be provided with.
Colic one diarrh(<ea often come on
suddenly and it in of the greatest
importance that the.v be treated
promptly. Consider the"suffering
that the suffering that must be en
dured until ? phyaictan arrive* or
medicine can be obtained. Cham
lierlain'a Oclic. Cholero, and Diar
rhoea Hemedv has ? reputation
second to none for the qutok releif
which it afford*. Obtainable every
where.
RAPE PASTURES VAL
UABLE FOB HOGS
Wert Rareigh, N. C., Sept. 4.?
Just now whep corn and other
grains are very high in price the
farmer* should understand that
there are other kinds of hog feeds
which are cheap. One of the cheap
est available feeds is rape pasture.
This pasture when Bown in the lat
ter part of the summei very often
furnishes grazing throughout the
whole "winter.
Upon one of _the Eastern Test
Farms of North Carolina, Mr. Dan
T. Gray, Cheif. Division of Animal
Industry, N. C. Experiment Station
states that some rape was planted
on September 19. On November
9, or 51 days later the pasture was
ready to be grazed. At this time the
plants were from six to eight inches
high. There were five pigs weigh
ing approximately 45 pounds each
at the beginning of the test, placed
upon each acre of pasture and half
a ration of a mixture of com and
shorts fed as a supplement. This
small area of pasture afforded the
other half of the ration until May
1, when the hogs were sold and the
remaining crop and manure turned
under.
It was found during this time the
hogs made exceptional cheap gains
One lot of hogs was fed in a dry
lot and fed all the corn and shorts
they would eat. When corn is val
ued at $2.00 a bushel and shorts at
$40.00 per ton, it costs $9.20 to
make 100 pounds of pork in tfte lot
where nothing but corn and shorts
were fed.
In the second lot, where the ration
of corn and shorts was fed in con
junction with rape pasture, it cost
only $7.22 to make an equal increase
I" weight when corn and shorts
were valued as above and rape pai
nt $10.00 an acre. In a third lot
where a fourth ration of corn and
shorts was fed along with rape pas
ture, it cost $5.30 to make each 100 ,
pounds of pork.
When expressed another way, It ,
was found in the second lot that
acre of rape saved 18 bushels of
corn and 498 pounds of wheat shorts
In the third lot one acre of rape
saved 18 bushels of corn and 475
pounds of wheat shorts.
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Labor Day Dance in Ahoakie
The dance which was held in the
Tuscarora Club rooms at Ahoskie
Monday night, September 3rd, was
the most enjoyable social event held
in Ahoskie during the whole of the
summer season. It was the occa- '
sion of the first format dance given
in the Club rooms, and thosel parti- '
cipating in the dance were highly 1
delighted with the new dance hall, '
with its easy floor and spacious ?
rpom. . 1
Kemp's five-piece orchestra from 1
Norfolk furnished excellent music
for the dancers for three hours be- '
ginning at half past nine o'clock. 1
Several vocal selecti? ns were ren- 1
dered by ladies of the party during '
intermission. ?
In addition to the local partici
pants there a large number of in- |
vited guests, representing a large
per ce^t of_th e to Hert '?rd ..
and Bertie counties. About thirty
couples took part in the dance. <
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County Farmers Union To Meet
T^e Herftord County Farmers i
Union will hold its quarterly meet- <
ing with the Menola Local on Wed- '
nesdar after the second Sunday in ?
September, it being the 12th day i
of September, 1917. All locals '
will take notice and send delegates,
as it will be a very important meet- <
ing and we hooe to have speaker. I
R. H. Overton, President. '
Jas, S. Mitchell, Secretary. I
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How to (>in Hood Adrift*. (
The best way toffive good advise |
it to set a good example. When (
others see how quickly you get J
oysr your cold by taking Cham
berlains Cough Remedy they are
likely to foll.>w your example.
This remedy has been In use for 1
many years and enjoys an excellent '
reputation. Obtainable anywhere. '
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MEETING OF MURFREES
BORO COMMISSIONERS
Murfreeaboro, N. C., July 31,
1917.?Meeting Board of Town
Commissioners. Present I. Pipkin,
Mayor; M. E. Worrell, L. J. Law
rence, and W. C. Ferguson, Com
missioners. On motion J. R. Par
ker and J. R. Evans are excused
from meeting. On motion reading
minute* and report of committees
are dispensed with. On motion
Ordinance no. 18 is hereby amend
ed as follows: by inserting iff line
thirty-nine (39) after the word
"That" and before the word "All"
the following words, "one half of"
So that theproviso of said ordinance
a8 amended shall read as follows:
Provided however that one halfof all
charges for imprisoning stock or
other animals owned by a non-resi
dent of the town, shall be paid by
the town, such as feeding and ad
vertising, shall be paid by the non
resident owner.
This amendmeut shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption.
The Board of Health, consisting
of Dr. R. H, Gary, R. C'. Nicholson,
and U. Vaughan, report that they
have met and organized, Dr. R.
H. Gary is elected Chairman and R.
C. Nicholson secretary.
On motion the Board adjourned.
E. N. Evanr, Sec'y,
Murfreeaboro, N. C., August 14,
1917.?Meeting of Board |of Town
Commissioners. Present: I. Pipkin.
Mayor; J. R. Evans, J. R. Parker,
L. J. Lawrence, W. C. Ferguson,
and M. E. Worrell, Commissioners.
Minutes of last two meetings read
approved. Treasurer makes the
following report, Balance due town
last meeting, $962.85, received from
Constable since last meeting $53.50,
other sources $49.05, total $1065.
99. Paid out since last meeting
$825.05. Balance due town $243.
94. Constable reports $51.50 col
lected and $53.50 paid ovei to
Treasurer. On motion committee
to revise and redraft ordinances
having completed their duties is here
by discharge^. On motion Under
wood Bros, are given permission to
erect f slaughter pen on the river
hill south of the old Cemetery. On
motion the following accoants are
approved and ordered paid: Payne
Bros. $5.30, C. W. Gardner $6.00,
BL-S. Trader tUJU,
On motion the Board adjourned.
Delk P. Mixell Dead.
Mr. Delk P. Mizell died at his
home in South Norfolk last Friday.
He moved from near Windsor to
South Norfolk about seven years
igo, where he engaged in the gro
cery business. He waas bout 51
fears old. His wife survives him
with several children. His wife
was a daughter of the late David
rhompson who lived fn White Oak.
His remains passed through Ahos
tie Saturday for Windsor. He was
>uri?d in the old Mizell grave yard
n Indian Woods Sunday.
LEMON JUICE IS
PRRfiKLR RRMOVRR
Sirls! Make this cheap beauty lotion
to clear and whiten your akin
Squeeze the juice of two lemons
into a bottle containing three
Duncea of orchard white, thake
well, and you have a quarter pint
if the best freckle and tan lotion,
ind complexion beautifler, at very
rery small cost.
Your grocer baa the lemons any
irug store or toilet counter uriil
lupnly three ounces of orchard
white for a few cents. Massage
Lhis sweetly fragrant lotion into
ihe face', neck, arma and hands
sa:h day and see how freckles and
blemishes disappear and how clear,
90ft and whit* the skin becomes.
ITesI It is barmleaa.? adv.
n? (Mm Tkat Dm mt Affect ftcM
l(ca?N of Its tonic and luativt effect. UXA
nvm IKOMO or IN 1NK ?? better than ordiaary
jMinln# tad ?oe? not tMM immwiii Mf
ringing In he?<1 Kemcmbfr the fall ua? and
ook foe tk? ticaaiava of *. W. oaQV?. X*.
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' AHOSHEMAHET
SEPTEMBER BIG SALES MONTH.
riRST FEW DATS THIS WEEK
BEST SINCE OPENING DAT
BUYERS ARRIVE-GOOD PRI
CES PREVAIL, WHICH HAS
STIMULATED BUSINESS.
The tobacco market at Ahoekie
beginning wish this week has taken
on the appearance of a real big
market, and every day both ware
house floors have been well covered
with the '"weed." Several addi
tionally era have arrived since the
opening of the market and the bid
ding has become more and more
keen, owing to the apparent fact
that each individual buyer seems
eager to a bumper portion of the
offerings.
The majority of the tobacco sold
here this year has been of the in
ferior grades as moat of the far
mere have not had sufficient time
in which to grade the last primings.
This grade of tobbaeo is bringing
prices far above those given during
the existence of the market at this
town, and it is the farmer who
wears a smile now, with his pro
ducts comnganding prices that al
low him T? wide margin profit.
Some few piles of tobacco have sold
as high as sixty cents jter round,
this, of course, being some of the
better grades. However, the In
ferior and middle grades range in
price from ten and twelve to thirty
cents per pound.
The month of September ia ex
pected to be the big month on the
local market, and the first few days
are bearing out thia expectation,
Tuesday's and Wednesday's sales
being the two largest since the
opening day of the market. The
tobacco planters of three counties
are givin#aImoet their entire busi
ness to the local warehouses this
year and this fact bespeaks a high
ly successful season locally, which
is merited by the excellent prices
paid and the interest the ware
housemen and all others connected
with the market are exhibiting in
their efforts to build up a strong
market here in easy reach of the
farmers in this territory.
With the tobacco in full swing,
the local merchaqts and business
men are receiving a large share of
the money paid oat by the local
banks. Every merchant and One
ness house feels the effect of large
tobacco sales at Ahoakie, and every
line of business has been stimulated.
And these men are always glad to
welcome the tobacco farmer to their
places of business. They invite
them to do their shopping in Ahoa
kie.
The people of the entire town
extend an invitation to the men
who sell on the local market a
welcome to the town and Invite
them to bring their next load to
Ahoskie, where they can get the
highest prices and a glad welcome.
Horton's Personals.
? We are having Uie worat fodder- ?
season for many years. Moat all
fodder ia badly damaged.
jiessrs. J, T. Cleaton and P. W.
Minton of Norfolk spent a few
hours at hoine Sunday, telling their
friends goodbye. They will start
for Alabama Tuesday.
Mr. Grady Hall of Slabtown was
a visitor here Sunday evening.
Mrs. Monroe RawLs continues
very feeble. Glad to report Mr. D.
J. Rawls still improving,
Mr., and Mrs. gParker were in
Woodland Monday afternoon.
The lumber for the new school
building is sawed?just waithvr for
it today. The place looks much
better since the old building has
been moved back.
Pair at Aulander, Nor. |9th.
A few of our people celebrated
Pataiotie Day at Wtatoa Monday.
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