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VOL.9 . AHOSK.IE, N, C.. MARCH, 291918 >. NO. 10
HON. STANLEY *11
BORNE ENDORSED
I have read the published let
ter of Mr. J. N. Vann and Mr. B.
Frank Williams suggesting Hon.
D. C. Barnes for the House of
Representatives and heartily do
I concur in all the good things
?aid about Mr. Barnes. He Is
a fine man and my friend. I have
voted for him in the past and
hope that a like privilege and
pleasure may be afforded me
again. However, it does not seem
to me that it is either necessary
or right, at this time, that we
call upon Mr. Barnes. I agree
with Governor Bickett that this
is not the time for political
wrangles or the time to make a
change in our ^public officials
where they have been faithful
and true.
Mr. Stanley Winborne, our
present representative, is per
sonally well known to me and I
have followed his legislative ca
reer closely and he has served
his country conscientiously, ably
and impartially and, so far as I
can ascertain, his work has been
approved by the people. He ful
filled his pledges and did put the
county funds in the hands of a
banjc as treasurer, the Bank of
Whrton having been treasurer of
the county since September last,
having been selected by the
County Commissioners as being
most advantageous to the county
?a fact which my friend, Mr.
Williams, seems to have over
i i i
IWMM.
Not only has Mr. Winborne
served us faithfully and honest^
ly, but his stand in the Legisla
ture reflected honor upon our
county.
When at the very first of the
last Session three Emergency
Committees were appointed to
examine the large amount of Lo
cal Bills which the Constitutional
Amendment made necessary
should be acted upon within the
first ten days of the session, Mr.
Winborne was made chairman
of the first one named; when the
committee was appointed to es
cort Governor Bickett to the In
auguration, Mr. Winborne was
on the committee; when the com
mittees on Judiciary, Banks and
Currency, Constitutional Amend
ments, Appropriations and others
of the leading committees were
appointed, we say from the
newspapers that our representa
tives was on them; when the bill
to prohibit the coastal counties
from placing their fish nets
across the Inlets came before the
House, we saw that Mr. Win
borne, Chairman on the Fish and
Fisheries Committee, was chosen
by the inland counties to lead
what was probably one of the
hardest fights of the- session and
he did it successfully?and if fish
are scarce it is not his fault; and
in numerous other instances we
saw that our representative was
conspicuous, laboring for the
riprht and that he had the in
a?. L - m i_ ^ ? ? ?
lerest 01 nis people at neart.
If Mr. Win borne is returned to
the Legislature, from the stand
point of seniority of service, he
will be one of the old members
and we know that this increases
influence. In fact, I am inform
ed that he has been assured the .
support of a great many for..
Speaker and, from his previous
recognition, it appears that his
chances are good, as the Speaker
ship goes to the Bast next time.
Then, why shquld Hertford
County deny him and herself as
well the opportunity of receiving ;
this honor? I do not believe that 1
Mr. Barnes, in all the bigness of
hik nature, would even desire to
supplant him at this time es
pecially. ]
We should urge his return.
John C. Taylor.
NITRATE OF SODA. i
Hertford County has been al- <
lotted full amount pf Nitrate
applied for by the farmers, i
Practically all farmers will get i
full amount applied for. You '
know your amount, so be aure j
to make deposit at hank to pay i
for saihe, before arrival. You i
will no notified upon arrival of
soda.
FARMERS-ATLANTIC BANK, !
HORWSJTEMS
Rev. M. P. Davis filled his last
regular appointments here last
Sunday. He left for his new
field, South Mills, Monday. Mr.
Davis is much loved by his peo
ple here. They regret very much
to have to give him up.
Several of our boys have gone
to the training camps within the
last few days.
We are-sorry to report Mrs.
Winnie Williams is seriously ill
at this writing.
On Saturday, March 16th, the
Death Angel visited the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Parker and
took from them their baby, aged
five months, after a few days ill
ness. The funeral was conduct
ed by their pastor, Rev. M P.
Davis, on Sunday afternoon at
the church, after which the little
body was laid to rest in the fam
ily burying ground at H. W.
Greene's.
Mr. Andrew Minton, of Peters
burg, is spending this week with
his brother, Mr. W. F. Minton,
of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Greene
went to Roxobel Monday to have
some dental work done.
Messrs. N. J. and Leon Min
ton, R. H. Rawls, R. F. Daniel
and H. W. Greene were in Rich
Square last Monday on business.
Mr. Frank Minton returned
home from Petersburg Sunday,
having been under treatment at
a hospital for his arm which was
badly mashed in a peanut picker
last fall.
Mrs. u. J. Kawis continues
very feeble. v
Mr. J. C. Jenkins was in Rich
Square a short while last Sat
urday on business.
We were very sorry to learn
that the Manager and Editor are
expecting to have to go to the
training camps soon. We certain
ly hope some one will carry on
the good work of publishing the
Hertford County Herald, as we
cannot do without it now.
For Sale?Four Ford Touring
Cars, 1916 and 1917 Models, in
perfect shape. Write, phone or
call D. M. Evans, Colerain, N. C.
THE FARM LABOR
PROBLEM.
To make sure that there will
be ample Ubor to cultivate and
harvest the largest crops which
American farmers can plant, the
U. S. Public Service Reserve will
create an Emergency Farm
Labor Section. It will start soon
a campaign to enroll at least five
hundred thousand members for
this purpose. f
This force is to be essentially
a reserve. It will Toe composed
of men who are ready to give
from one to two days a week to
work on the farms in their
neighborhood to those who can
devote a month or more wherever
they may be needed. Men who
can start at once, and give all of
their tijne during the greater
part of the farming season
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snouia not go into tne reserve,
but should And work on*the 1
farms immediately. In view of
the possibility that the supply of '
labor available, supplemented as I
it will be by the large force of
boys who are joining the U. S.
Boys Working Reserve, may not i
be sufficient to meet the de- 1
mands, it is imperative that i
there be built up aq emergency I
reserve large enough to supply ]
any possible demands. The <
health and comfort of millions of l
Americans as well as the fate of
the war, hang largely upon our
ability to raise and harvest this '
rear a larger supply of foodstuffs '
than ever we have produced be- i
fore, I
There is available a host of 1
men who will be able and glad 1
to devote a part of theftr time i
this summer to farm work if the i
country needs them. College i
students, professional men, <
clerks and other employes who I
have vacations should be willing <
to give them this year to pro
ductive work out of doors. Men I
who have heretofore worked at i
farming should be especially I
'ought after. Already employee
In many communities are get
ting together and agreeing to
Eve up some of their men for 1
nited periods to work on neigh
boring farms. In Canada, and
last summer in many places in
this country, employers have
been found who made up the dif
ferences in pay for the men
whom they released. This is not
only patriotic, but in many
cases is no more than far-sighted
self-interest, for the whole ef
ficiency of a community may de
pend upon the ability of the lo
:al farmers to raise an adequate
food supply to meet local needs.
The farn labor problem is in
irery large part a local problem
which cannot be fully men except
with the aid of local initiative
ind energy. On the other hand,
the labor resources of any coun
ty or state, insofar as they can
t>e spared from local needs,
should at all times be available to
meet shortages elsewhere. We
ire engaged in a great common
snterprise and the national crisis
far transcends any local consid
eration.
Mr. S. E. Matthews, of Win
tpn, has been appointed enrolling
agent of the U. S. Public Service
Reserve for Hertford County, j
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PEDESTRIAN ATTACKED
UNAWARES.
"rtie old adage that a man will
f'ght over his dog came true Sun
day afternoon when a bull dog
belonging to Sheriff Garrett at
tacked a shepherd member of
the canines belonging to Claude
Greene and proceeded to give
him a flogging. Mr. Greene, feel
ing that the whipping given his
dog was sufficient attempted to
pull the bull off, whereupon
Sheriff Garrett came up behind
Greene and struck at him with
aii opened knife, also threatening
to cut his thnoat. Bystanders de
clared that if someone had not
interfered the Sheriff would
have cut Greene's back severely
while he was trying to rescue
the shepherd from the bull.
The Sheriff waived .examina
tion in the Mayor's Court, giving
$200 bond for appearance at the
April term of the Superior Court
at Winton.
The Government la diligently
trying to raise an army of first
class fighters and the fellow who
is anxious to engage in this class
of livelihood "would be welcomed
in France. Reported.
Advertisement.
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HEROIC WOMEN OF FRANCE.
Dr. Afonzo Taylor.
My words are not powerful enough to do even scanty jus
tice to the most heroic figure in the modern world, and of ages
past?the woman of France. Of the healthy men who are en
gaged in the military service in France, practically all are en
gaged either in transportation or in the manufacture of muni
tions, leaving the agriculture absolutely to the women. Not
only this, but they have stepped into the place of work animals;
you can go into any section of France today and see women of
magnificent, noble womanhood hitched to the plough and culti
vating the soil. All of the agriculture rests upon their shoulders.
The home, always an extremely efficient home, maintains a few
old men, the wounded, and the tubercular. Uncomplaining, with
high devotion, with an attitude that amounts almost to religious
exaltation, the woman of France bears the burden.
Now, conditions being as tiiey are, does it lie within the
heart of the American people to preserve and hold to every con
venience of our life at the expense of adding an additional burden
to the womanhood of France? This is the exact question that
is involved in our substitution of other cereals in place of wheat.
The women of France must be enabled to hold up the morale
of the French soldier until next spring. The morale of the house
decides the morale of the soldier in the fighting line. We can do
This by giving to them the greatest possible freedom in their food
supply, and of this, wheat is the chief factor.
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ENSIGN VINCENT ASTOR AND WIFE VISIT GRAVE OF AMERICAN
AVIATOR.
Ensign Vincent Artor, U. S. N., and Mm. Astor accompanied by *
French officer visit the grave of an American aviator killed while fighting
with he French. Ensign Aitor, the richest American of his age and nrobably
the wealthiest officer in the Navy, has been serving aboard a V. S. patrol
boat in foreign waters.
1
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary McAdoo today au
thoized the following statement:
"The Secretary of the Treas
ury in a conference with Mr.
Kitchin, Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee, today
outlined his plan for the Third
Liberty Loan. Actual expendi
tures of the United States Gov
ernment and of the Allied Gov
ernments having been much less
than had been indicated by the
estimates, the amount of the
next loan will be only three bil
lion doUarn, the right being re
served to allot over-subscrip
tions.
"The Secretary will ask au
thority f#Sm Congress to issue
Bonds bearing- interest at the
rate of 4>4 per centum per an
num acceptable at par and ac
crued interest in payment of
United States inheritance taxes
and having the benefit of a sink
ing fund of 5 per centum per an
num during the period of the
war and for one year thereafter.
"It is the belief of the Secre
tary that the rate now proposed
is sufficient and that by re
striction of unnecessary capital
issues, by inducing the people
who subscribe for Liberty Bonds
to save and keep them for in
vestment, and by purchases with
the sinking fund from those who 1
find themselves compelled to sell,
future increases in the interest
?ate may be avoided.
"In order to put an end to the ;
expectation of higher interest
rates it is proposed that the con- 1
version privilege shall be elimi- ]
nated from the new bonds but
the holders of Liberty bonds of
all existing issues will be given i
an opportunity to convert their i
bonds into the new 4V4 per- i
centum bonds.
! "In addition to the foregoing 1
principal items of the proposed
program Congress will be asked
for authority to issue bonds to !
the amount of about four billion
five hundred million in addition
to those now authorized in order
to provide for future issues, for i
authority to issue additional i
Treasury Certificates of Indebt- i
edness, for authority to make ad- i
ditional loans to the Allied Gov- ]
ernments during the summer,
AND FOR AUTHORITL TO i
DEPOSIT INCOME AND EX
CESS PROFITS TAKES WITH 1
NATIONAL STATE BANKS !
AND TRUST COMPANIES !
throughout the United States in !
the same manner as the proceeds
of Liberty Loans."
The Secretary added, "I am 1
sure that the people will respond
to the Third Liberty Loan with
the same loyalty and enthusiasm
that characterized their support
of the first two loans.
"The great events now hap
pening in France must fire the i
soul of every American with a' 1
new determination to furnish all i
the dollars and all the material <
resources of America that are ?
needed to put an end to the exe- i
crable atrocities of Gernfan Mili- <
tarism. Defeat faces the Kaiser. I
Let us hasten it by asserting 1
America's might with increased '
vigor in concert with our gallant '
comrades." 1
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RECITAL BY MUSIC 1
DEPARTMENT OF
AHOSKIE HIGH SCHOOL
1
The Department of Music of
Ahoskie High School gave a re
cital Friday evening, March 22. \
Each number on the program f
was well chosen, and the way in ,
which it was rendered showed ,
both skill and superior training. |
The entire program, from the <
beginner to the most advanced j
pupil, reflected honor on the
music class, the teacher of this <
department, and the school of j
which it is an important factor.
During the present term the
Department of Music has enroll
ed thirty-five pupils, the largest
class in the history of the school. ?
The excellent program on
Friday evening tells something
of the work of this department.
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COUNTY AGERT
OFFERS SUGGESTIONS
The value of good seed which
are adapted to your soil may be
illustrated by an experiment
conducted by the state at Tar
boro, N. C., on ten varieties of
cotton.
Variety. Seed Cotton. UmL
Wannamakers Cleve
land Big Boll..-I960lba. 784.011m.
Ordinary Cleveland
Bis Boll 1510 " 566.2 "
Mexican 1270 " 457.2 "
Ricks ...1400 M 490.0 "
Mudford ..1800 " (194.0 -
Cooks 1290 - 4902 "
Trice 1420 " 468.# u
Simpkins ...1170 " 48Z9 "
Hawkins .1190 ? 422J! "
Durango 880 " 326.6 "
All of these were grown on the
same soil, received the same fer- '
tilization and cultivation, the
only difference being in the seed.
Farmers are advised to try
two or three promising varieties
on their soil, decide on the one
that gives the best average yield
and then keep his seed pure or
purchase new seed every year
from some one who makes a
business of growing pure seed.
The best paying day's work
any farmer can do is the one
spent in-seed selection.
The pig club boyB will do well
to start a scrap book and make
clippings of the remedies for
hogs given in thin article and put?
them into practice.
I ne Foultry Club members de
siring eggs for setting may ob
tain addresses of breeders from
the County Agent by writing
him the breed they want to use.
The following formula for hog
raisers should prove of consider
able value for worms and gen
eral health:
Charcoal 1 Bu.
Hardwood Ashes 1 "
Salt 8 Lbs.
Air Slaked Lime 8 "
Flour Sulphnr 4 "
Pulverized Coperas 2 "
Mix lime, salt and sulphur
thorough. Dissolve coperas in
l/? gallon of hot water. Mix
charcoal and ashes after crush
ing, then mix the two dry mix
tures and sprinkle the coperas
solution over this. Stir well and
put up in dry place.
Keep some of this in a trough
or box so hogs can get it at will:
TONIC.
Charcoal 1 Lb.
Sulphur 1 "
Salt 2 "
Soda (coking) __2% " ?
Black Antimony 1 "
Sodium Hyposulphite 2 "
Sodium Sulphate (Gluu
ber Salt) 1 "
tablespoonful for each 200 lbs.
Give once a week in slop, 1
weight of hogs.
LICE.
Crude oil spray?or dig ?a
square hole in the ground about
S feet each way and about 6
inches deep. Set 10-inch boards
on sides and fill, in 4 inches with
clean sand. Mix enough sand to
fill 3 inches with 8 gallons of
crude oil and put on top of sand
in bottom of hole. It is better
to build a low shed over the box.
rhis is known as the crude oil
wallow. The hogs will soon learn
:hat a wallow in this box will
keep off the lice and will use it
He year round.
laniVKK UK SUKE UlUU in.
(Pigs)
Clip off the ends of the small
:usks soon after birth.
(After Infection)
Treat sores, after washing and
thoroughly cleaning them with
stick Luna Caustic (nitrate of
silver) and wash with a solution ,-j
jf permanganate of potash, 2 ox. j
to 1 gal. of water or % os. to 1
jt. if sores are not healing wiU
repeat in three or four days.
For information about hog
Cholera write for Farmers Bill
eting Nos. 379 and 206.
E. W. Gaithee, .jm
County Agent,
Winton, N. C.
ro the Voter* of Hertford
COUNTY.
I hereby declare myself ?
candidate for nomination for i
the office of Sheriff of the M
County, subject to the Demo- |
:ratlc Primary.
Bismark Scull.