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VOL. 9 AHOSK.IE, if. C., FRIDAY. July, 26 1918 NUMBER 27
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UK OF TRACTOR
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Bcric, NoiUuuapton and Hert
ford Counties Represented
at, Aulander meeting
W8 PLEASED WITH ITS WOKE
Aulander, July 17th-The farmers
of Bertie, Northampton and Hertford
counties had their first opportunity
to see the new Fordaon tracter in
operation Friday when hundreds of
farmers from all parts of these
counties drove to the "Cookefarm".
live miles from Aulander, were the
demonstration was held. The event
was planned by Mr. Charles H.
Jenkins, who has been in charge of
the distribution of a car load of
these wonderful little plowing ma
rlines.
Bearing the threfttning weather,
which in a measure interfeared with
the attendance, the demonstration
was a success from every standpoint
and more than fulfil!ed the expecta
tions of all those present. The ap
pearance of these tractors on the
streets a few hoars defore had
created the greatest interest and
had become the talk of the town.
But the farmers had to de shawm
?-that they would actually null two
twelve-inch plows ele ven inches deep
through th etoagh soil of this section,
"fhere was doubt left in the
minds of those who attended the
demonstration.
The occasion tnok the form of
a holiday among the farmers and
from the time the first machine
pulled out o( town with its heavy
exhaust renrinding eno of an army
tank moving to batt.'u the crowds
eagerly followed the "fleet" to the
field of demonstation and were loatji
to leave. Mr. Foster, special
Fordson machanic, was in charg$
, of the plowing, and surprised the
crowd with the ease with which he
manipulated the machine and turned
the corners on the small plats of
grond.
The machines were drives to the
farm under their own power, making
I a speed of from ten to fifteen miles
an hour and returned a close secoud
to the aatomobiles that joined the
procession.
The machines of characteriatic
? Ford construction except of much
larger size, present the 'appearance
of sturdiest and compactness, being
capable of turning a complete circle
with 21 feet and easily manipulated
at the corners of the field.
It was suggested that the machine
would fill the reqnirements of bpth
the large farmer and the small farm
er since it can be used for plowing,
discing, harrowing and seeding and
with pulley attached could be used
for threshing and picking peanuts.
It was freely predicted that the
coming of these machines wool4 go
a long way to the releiving of the
labor shortage in this locality and
make a new era in farming. It can
truly be said that the Fords,?n "won
its spurs" and receive the approval
of ali tho farmers present.
Mr. Jenkins who who is himself ex
tensively interested in' farming and
uslly alert in adopting progres in
farming is being congratulated on
being among the first to secure his
section a shipment of these trac
tor He hopes -that by the early
fall he will be able to secure ad
ditional shipments of these machines
and begin a campaign of grain plant
ing that will make this section large
? y self- supporting. He says that
one of the be?t ways to fight the
Hun is to plant more food crops
?It- ? i' " ?' fiPi
-make enough for hoirje consumption
and a surplus to send the Allies, and
believes that the tractor will help
solve the problem.
Money loaned, busing War
Savingg Stamps is both Patrio
tic and profitable.
* POWXLLSVnjJE NEWS *
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I Misses Lin# and Cecelia Baas of
Richmond are spending their vaca
tion with theft: grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Ban.
Miss Lillian Hollomon is spending
sometime wish Miss Eunice Sessoms
of Ahoskie. ? - '
Quite a number of people from
here attended the Red Cross picnic
at Colerain last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Raynor, Wil
lie Wynns and Hattie Tayloe were
in Windsor Wednes day on business.
Miss Lucie Tayloe is viMtiting her
sister Mrs. J. R. Phelps, of San
Souci.
Mr. Jim Bass left last week for
the Navy where be enlisted some
time ago.
Mr. Oscar Whitley of Como was
in town Sunday.
Mrs. L. C. Searles and children
are visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Bass.
Mr. and Mrs. (J, (J. Mitchell and
children visited 'i heir parent* near
Aulander Sunday.
Mr. John Wiggins had the mis
forttfrne of sticking a nail in his
foot, and hasn't bqpn abie to be
out for several days.
Mr. J. W. Raynor and family
spent Sunday in tfae home ot Ur.
and Mrs. C. H. Pruden of Ahoa
Ml.
Mrs. Lizzie Prtidon spent several
days with her sister, Mrs. W. S. Tay
lor laBt week. >
Mr Frank Harden of Windsor
was in town last wfcek.
Mrs. H. C. Waters and little
daughtei Helen Ray spent Friday
in Ahoskie.
Mr. Ross Overtpn, andMics Hattie
Tayloe accompanied Misses Retta
and Elizabeth-Griffin to their home
in Woodland.
Mr. Jaek Freemon left Monday
tor Camp Handcock, Ga. where he
will go in training for a Sammie.
Several of oor people attended
the play "Bar Haven" given by
Woodland talcat in Ahoskie Thurs
day nigfat.
Mr. J. Leon Alston was in Nor
folk laat week on business.
NOTICE!
It has been the custom tor the
past several yews, at this season of
the year to set apart a day for the
"Reunion of the Old Confederate
Soldiers of Hertford County". Thur
sday August 15" is the day set 8part
this year to meet at Winton N. G.
tof this purpose. So let us again
turn aside from our vocations of
Ufe and do honer to these men of
L861-65. As a committee for Ahos
kie Township fee nee this method
in saying to the people that they are
invited to attend this Reunion bring
ing with them a basket of something
to eat. A oomplttee will be pro
vided for to )pok Af ter these baskets
at the Court House. Those of yon
that read this notice will do the com
mittees favor to pus thenews around
to others. Lets all remember the
day and prepare to go to Winton
on August 15" with a desire to
make it the "Best Ever" day in the
history of the Reunion of the
County.
> M. D, Catling
R. S. Holloman
J. R. Miller
Committee.
THE PATRIOT
By ZIM
BUY YOU 8
THRIFT
STAMPS
in vms wneew. \
?antrtbutod by Kuaano Zlmmtrmin to the National Sacurity Laaguo'a Campaign at
Patriotlam Through Education.
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, NOTICE.
The advertisement of the North
Carolina State College of agriculture
And Engineering appears in this
issue of -the Hertford County
Herald. Technical education has
proved its worth not merely to those
who possess it, but to communities
and (P the public good. It is that
from of education which while train
ing the mind to think teaches the
hand to do. The college offers tour
year course in Agriculture. Agri
cultural Cheipistry, Chemical En
gineering, Civil Engineering, Mech
anical Engineering, .Electrical Engin
eering, and Textile Industry.
Piles Cured io 6 to 14 Day* j
' MONEY TO LOAN.
?Five, Seven and Ten years
time. Interest 5 1-2 per cent,
per annum, on the following
terms: On approved farm
lands in the counties of Bertie,
Hertford and Northampton.
No loans made under $1,000,
or five years time, or for a long
er period than ten years. Inter
est on all loans payable annu
ally, no part of principal to be
paid before maturity, except
loans of ten years, $100.00 on
the principal must be paid the
7th, 8th and 9th years. Party,
securing the loan pay to all ex
penses in connection therewith
.-Your patronage solicited.
Roswell C. Bridger, Atty.
Winton. N. C.
drove'* Tuteku chill TmIc
ihauxn tha material tarau which an tmumlttad
to tha blood by the Malaria Moaqnta. FrioaMt.
THE SLACKER |
I ? v Throughout North Carolina and the nation sentiment
toward the slacker is crystal iziag and the line finger of
scorn and contempt is searching him out
There are several varietie s of slackers. Here are some
i of them:
The service slacker?the man who should be in tlie
ranks and is not.
The labor slacker?the man who is able to work and
doesn' t.
The food slacker?the mule or female hog who refuses
? to readjust their diet so as to meet the demands of our
Allies for those foodstuffs which may be exported.
The financial slacker?the individual who can but does
not buy Liberty bonds and War Savings Stamps.
Slacking at home means more blood spilled by true blue
American boys in France.
Slacking in America means starvation .for innocent
women and children in England, France and Italy.
Slacking at home is a menace to the success of ths
American, British and French arms in Franoe.
THE SLACKER'S REWARD
The intelligent, observant, patriotic people of America
will not forgive slacking.
The slacker is a marked man. Not only during the
war, but as the war goes on and the casualty lists eotne
in be will be more and more scorned and hated by decent
citizens.
After the war is over he will be an object of oon tempi.
He will be without the regard of decent people in his
community. His children and his children's children
after him will pay a bitter price for his disloyalty?For
bis failure under tost to do his daty by bis country and by
humanity.
Inexorable fate is sotting him apart and he will not
escapa.
Every Bushel Saved Now Will
Supply a Soldier with Bread
Until N?xt Harvest.
Jas. S. Vinson.
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Above Is the likeness of Jemea
S. Vinos, half-owner and former
mutter of the HERALD, who it,
at he expressed it, on his way
across the Pond to <et the Kaiser.
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NEW BANK Bin
WILL BJJMAGNIFICANT
The laying of the foundatiou for
the New Farmers-Atlantic Bank
Bbilding was be^un Tuesday. This
new building, which will be one of
the most modern and imposing in
Hertford and surrounding counties
will be an honor and attraction both
for the Bank and the town.
This building is located on one
of the best sites for such a buildihg
in the entire town, being between
the Colonial Appartments and the
Law office of W. W. Rogers.
The dimensions of the building
are thirty feet front by seventy feet
back, ltwill be three stories in
height with the Bank located on
the ground floor, the Town Hall
the second and offices on the
third. The construction of this
fir^ building ia under of the man
agement of Mr. Camp bell, a con
tractor of Eden ton. N. C
When completed, an event to
which we are looking forward to,
Ahoskie will have an imposing struc
ture of stone and brick,- with steam
heat, electric lighbi and many other
modern convenence*, the like of
which not many towns of Eastern
Carolina can boast of.
IMPORTANT MEETINGS
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Raleigh, N.C.'July 20th.?One of
the most important meetings of the
County Agents in Easterly
Carolina was the second group coo
ference help at Wilmington last week
under th? direction of Messrs. R. W.
Freeman and O. P. MoCrary, Dis
trict Agents in the eastern part of
the State. Problems connected
mainly with the work of these field
men of the Agriculture Extencion
Service were treated in ro und table
dtocnwions by the men themselves,
and, by short talks from memberj
of the staff of the State College of
Agriculture and Department of
Agriculture. The meeting waa
called to order 2:30 Wednesday,
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms,
with around twenty-five men present
located in the different counties In
the southern part of the State.
In addition to the discussions,
much practical knowledge In regard
to improved agriculture was gained
by visita to various outlying farms
near Wilmington, and to the trucking
branch station of th*Norih Carolina
Experiment station near Willanl'.
An important feature ?f th? meet
ings was a Hoover luncheon tendered
by the New Hanover food commis
sion in which prominent huaiseas men
of the city talked to the-Agenta on
different problems cnnected with
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! their work, and with Rtnerai ngri
| culture in its relation to the Dreamt
war.
Milt OF Fl
MUll HELD
Directors of Hertford Coon
fty Fair Meet and Discuss
Way and Means
ALMOST CERTAIN OF FAIR
Wednesday the stock-holders of
THE HERTFORD COUNTY FAIR
ASS'N., met at the court house in
Winton for the purpose of discuss
ing and formating plana for Hertford
County's first fair. The plans were
to have had fir. S. G. Rubinow of
Raleigh present to direct in paganiz
ing for the fair but previoo*engage
ments pre verted Mr. Rubinow from
being present, through he sent Mr.
0. F. McCrary of Winton, N. C>
to take his (dace. The meeting was
called at three O' clock P.M., with
a big bunch of stock-holders pr?
sent.
Mr. McCrary made a talk, des
cribing the way to begin a county
fair also other matter* of importance
were brought up and explained hy
him., He alao pointed out the way
in which the fair Ass'n., to get the
aid of the Stite"in sending judges,
giving premiums andetc. Mr. Mc
Crary's talk was a very helpful one
and now the enthusiasm is at top
pitch for the fair.
After Mr. MeCrary's talk commit
tees were appoint* d for the differ
ent work and advised certain times
.for completing their woik and re
porting to the hand committee.
So far about five thousand dollars
worth of stock has been subscribed,
several milU have offered to cut the
lumber without profits, team owners
and truck owners have offered their
teams and truck for a number of
days free of cost to help in rushing
the fair grourids into proper shaiie
for a 1918 fair.
And best of all, our stock-holders,
rather some of them, have offered
their labor free of cost, realizing the
scarcity of carpenters.
Prot pects now are that Hertford
county will hold a big and success
ful fair, not next year but this year
and every year hereafter.
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NOTICE!
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I hereby forbid any one from hireing
Tihce Lassi ter of Hertford County,,
N. C. I hired him for the your
1918, and he has left me without
a cause.
This July-3-P 9 18.
Robt R. Reid,
Murfreesboro,
N. C. v
State of Ohio, City of Toedo,
Lucas County, as.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the Arm of F. J.
Cheney A Co. doing business in the city
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid
and that said Arm will pay ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS for each caae of Cat
arrh that cannot be cured by the use of
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn, to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December
A, D 1886. A W, GLEASON
. (Seal) Notary Public
Halls Crtarrh Medicine is naken in
ternally anbacta through the Blood om
the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Send for testimonial FREE.
F? J. CHENEY * Ce. Toledo, a $
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