Hertford County Herald
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A PAPER WORTH WHILE
v0L ,7" AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROLINA. DECENBEI13,1918 -f N0 3
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STORE KOBfJED IN
AH0SK1E
The large department store at
A. Feldn?n, on East Main
Street, was broken into and
robbed pf several hundred dol
lars' worth of mens and ladies'
clothing on last Friday night.
The actual anjount of loss in aol
lacs and cents can not be com
puted, owing to the enormous
rtock that Otis store carried,
however, probably fifteen la
die*' suite and a like number of
men's clothing was taken, be
sides several shirt waists, coats,
silk hosiery, and six suit cases
asd one trunk, the latter being
used in packing up the clothing.!
No trace.of the robbers has been!
found, as they evidently took
their loot off in an automobile,
leaving no clue upon which to
work.
Entrance was made through
one of the large windows in the
rear of the building, the robbers
being careful enough to remove
the putty from the window pane,
and carefully lifted out the
glass, rather, than break the
glass, which in shattering might
have aroused some one. After
removing the pane, the iron bars
on the inside were bent, so as to
admit a person. Once on the
inside, they opened the rear door
by removing a heavy bar that'
held it together. Later, prob-!
ably in making their escape,1
they forced the front doors ajar.
The doors were open on Satur
day morning when the proprie
tor presented himself for the
day's work. t
This is the second time within
the past month that business
houses have been robbed in
Ahoskie, and there is apparently
no way of preventing a similar
occurrence.
STATEMENT FOR THJC
PRESS
By Representative John p.
Small. _
The Federal Board for Voca
tional Education was" created by
Congress for the purpose of giv
ing vocational education to ev
ery man who has been disabled
in this war, either in the Army
or the Navy. After his dis
charge any soldier or sailor may
take advantage of this education
and without expense. The pur
pose is to rehabilitate everv man
with a disability and as far as
possible restore his capacity for
earning a livelihood. The pro
cess not only includes education
but medical treatment. Any
man whose disability entitles
him to compensation under the
war risk insurance act may be
provided with a course of voca
tional training. No man who
has been disabled should yield to
the temptation to indolence and{
dependency, but should grasp
this opportunity to endeavor to
{become efficient in some gainful
occupation. Any man disabled
in the service, or his family,
should write to the Federal
< Board for Vocational Education,
Washington, D. C., for further
information.
TONS OF DATES FOR
SAILORS
Tons of dates, the crop grown
by the United States Department
of Agriculture in the date-test
ing gardens at Indio and Mecca,
Cal., will be supplied to the Navy
Department for the use of crews
on board <festroyers. In supply
ing these dates to the Navy De
partment the specialists of the
Department of Agriculture will
? obtain valuable data on the
keeping qualities of the varieties
being tested, as well aa on the
effect of the different matura
tion processes and methods of
packing used in preparing the
dates for shipment ? informa
tion that will bo valuable to the
rapidly developing date industry
in,the southwest. The dates, a
confection rich in sugar, the de
partment specialists say, are of
gttat value ?s a concentrated
food.
Send your fob printing to
the Herald office. J
HARRELLSVILLE NEWS
We are glad to welcome back
to newspaperdom and to civil
life our old friend, J. Roy Par
ker, who for several months has
been serving with Uncle Sam's
naval forces in Norfolk, We are
glad to see the Herald and the
editor appear siroultmaoualy.
Some of the owners of big
farms are giving the small farm
ers a chance to buy land. The
W. ?. Pruden estate recently
sold 1,700 acres. H. 8. Basnight
offers about 600 acres, apd Dr
J. A. Powell about 450 acres, in
the next few days.
Produce is moving slowly in
this vicinity. The farmers are
evidently not satisfied with the
prices of cotton and peanuts.
Tobacco is/ selling good and mov
ing, but cotton and peanuts are
practically at a standstill.
Harrellsville has supported
the Government loyally in. every
call that has been made upon us.
We have gone well "over the
top" in all of the four Liberty
Loans; in the Red Cross dona
tion ; in the War Savings Stamps
Campaign, and the United War
Work Campaign. No other
township in the county has even
nearly approached this record.
Even though the war is closed
there will be other campaigns to
follow, and Harrellsville is ready
and anxious to meet each and
every call.
Four new cars have made
their appearance in town during
the last few days. Dr. Powell
has purchased a Studebaker six,
S. Sharp an Oldsmobile six, B.
N. Sykes a Studebaker six, and
B. Scull a Reo.
We are indeed glad to know
that Hertford County has held a
successful fair in Winton. The
horse racing was good; the ex
hibits were good, and everybody
seemed to have a general good
time. The promoters of the fair
deserve to be congratulated for
putting it through in ship shape
in the face of almost seeming
impossibilities. A good fair once
a year is a good advertisement
and a beneficial institution for a
progressive county. We trust
that it will continue indefinitely.
"Uncle Remus."
Successful Land Sties.
The farms sold by the Atlantic
Coast Realty Company for, 0. L.
Joyner on Monday and Tpeaday of
this week brought very high prices,
as land is wont to do around Ahos
kie; and this property was purchas
ed by several well known business
men of this section. Several auc
tion companies have been operating
in thia section for :he past two
months, and none of them conduct
ed a more satisfactory sale. The
Atlantic Coast Realty Company gets
the high dollar and both seller and
buyer have the satiafaction of know
! ing that they are dealing a wpll es
tablished and dependable "auction
I company. Their large adsappeared
in this oaper last week.
Mrs. W. G. Smith Entertain*
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Mrs. W. G, Smith . entertained
the members of the High School
Faculty last Tuesday evening at a
very sumptous and deligtful dinner,
which was served at 6 o'clock Fol
lowing the dinner other young peo
ple were invited to attend a social.
Mrs. Smith was assisted in re
ceiv'ng the guests by Mesdames
W. J. Bugg and Alma Burke. Mr.
and Mrs. Grier presided at the
punch bowl. The evening, was spent
indulging in games, nd an interest
ing Thanksgiving contest, in which
Miss Mary Thomas was winner. Ice
|cream was also served. Every' mem
ber of the tmrty enjoyed to the ful
lest that hospitality of which thia
hostess is always known to freely
dispense.
Members of the faculty present
?er#: Misses Flemtwr. and, Tor.
rence, Mabel HeUdfen, 9alHe Hom
es, "Mary Thomas, Eugeni* Brett,
Mina Holloman and Mrs. George
Baker.
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A PERSONAL NOTE TO OLD SUBSCRIBERS
This management regrets that its subscribers have been han
dled as they have; and that no explanation could be given of the
sudden disappearance of the weekly visits of this paper to the
many homes of Hertford County and surrounding territory. But,
with Manager in France, and Editor serving as a "Gob", brother
and sitter of Editor both returning to school; and, finally, our
hired man giving us "Dutch leave' after one week's service in
our employ, there was left to us no way in which to apprise our
readers of the realcause of the discontinuance, which came just
the week following our announcement that the paper would be
enlarged and improved. i
These circumstances presented above brought about the dis
continuance of the paper; and-,there was left to us no other choice
but to close the doors until after the war. The last issue of this
paper was published on September 13, 1918, which was just three
months ago. Our subscribers have been very considerate, and
we now begin with our same list of satisfied subscribers minus
just four names. This large number of readers is a source of
much gratification to us, and, we hope not only to retain all of
our former subscribers, but it is our hope and intention to en
large this list, until every home in this County receives the
Herald.
Our plan of readjusting our subscription list js this: Every
person's subscription will be marked up just three months?the
t rie during which they received no paper?and the paper will
be continued. Those who are in arrears, very few in numbers,
will also receive the paper until they have been.givaosufficient
time to settle their accounts. It is not our intjjjBfetp strike
from our list those who are in arrears by reu|jUMHp|cton
their part or by oversight. However, we
who have not paid their subscription in advattw will, act aa J
quickly as possible, and that when our subscriptidifTuiiii re-1
vised on the 1st of January, 1919, every name will be marked j
up in advance.
We could not close this personal letter to you without first J.
thanking every one of you for your patronage of this paper
heretofore. We, not through a spirit of reciprocity but by rea
son of our faith in you and Hertford County, promise to give
the very best service that can be obtained, and hope that this
may be sufficient to clinch your faith in the Hertford County
Herald.
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Entertains Musk CIms.
Miss Mary Barker entertained her
music class Tuesday night at her
home. Selections were beautifully
rendered by each of the pupils.
Gaines were played and refresh
ments served. - ?
Miss Annie Sue Barker read sev
eral short stories from the Etude,
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which were enjoyed by all.
Miss Eleanor Dilday received
high praise for the way in which
she rendered ner pieces, she b?ing
the most advanced pupil.
At ten thirty they returned to
their respective homes, a'ter spend
ing a most enjoyable evening.
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powellsville news
Our town is now lighted by elec
tricity, this being a gr?at improve
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hsrrell, of
Newport News, Va? has been spend
ing several days in town with Mrs.
Harrell's sister, Mrs. C. C. Mitch
ell.
Miss Ruby Myers, of Ahoskie,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Pow
ellsville.
Mrs. J. E. Jordan, Mrs. P. >
Raynor and Miss Lucte Tayloe spent
but Wednesday in Suffolk shopping.
The store adjoining the bank is
nearly completed.
? Mrs. S. B. Carter spent Saturday
in Ahoskie with friend*
The Graded School faculty at
tended the County Teachers Meet
ing at our County seat, Windsor,
last Saturday.
Mr. and MrB. Frank Harden and
daughter, and Miss Sadie Sttterson
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C.
T. Wynne.
The Junior Auxiliary was ?rgani
zad at the Graded School Monday.
Mr. W. S. Cowan killed a wild
turkey last week which weighed
14 1-4 pounds.
- Th? farmers In and aiound this
place an haying somewhat of a dif
ficulty in marketing their products;
whieh is very bad at this tkne of
the year. t
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hobhe, of
AhMRle, ware in town Monday/ af
Mrt- P. L. Raynor spent Sat^day
IMPORTANT TO SELECT
PEANUT SEED
West Raleigh, N. C., Nov-?
Good peanut seed have been
very scarce during the past few
years. Sometimes in the spring,
seed of a few varieties cannot be
bought on the market. This
scarcity of seed results in the
planting of much inferior stock,
which gives a poor stand, and in
some cases spreads disease.
Dr. * R. Y. Winters, Plant
Breeding Specialist of the Ag
ronomy Division, recommends
the selecting of good seed in the
fall, as this will improve the
stand, eliminate diseases, and
increase the yield. To plant poor
seedis costly.
Too much attention cannot be
I given to this matter of good
i seed,states Dr. Winters, because
"They are only young plants in
a resting stage, but are still very
sensitive to bad treatment. Heat
|ing in overloaded and poorly
i ventilated stacks, allowing the
| stacks to remain through wet
and freezing weather, packing
j away the peanuts in large bulks
I before they are thoroughly dried
| will naturally injure their ger
; initiation and may result in
I weak, unproductive plants.
"It will pay to pick seed by
hand from the best field of pea
nuts on the farm. Save only the
sound, well filled pods. Growers
Who wish to , further improve
their stock may pick seed from
plants that produce a large quan
tity of well -fitted pods. This
method wilL not only increase the
yjeld and quality, but will fur
nish a more uniform lot of nuts."
Select two bushels this fall and
plapt an acre next spring. The
acre will furnish sufficient seed
for planting the whole crop the
following year. The selection of
seed peanuts is much easier than
the selection of corn or cotton,
since they do. not cross in the
field. When one has selected out
a high-yielding strain, it is an
easy matter to keep it pure.
~ NOTICE.
All the personal property belong
ing to the estate of N. H. Parker,
deceased, late of Hertford County,
North Carolina, will be sold at pub
lic auction for cash, at the home of
W. D. Beale near Union, on the 19th
day of December, 1918, at 11 A. M.
Terms of sal*?Cash. - - ?
Place?W. D. Beale'i near Union
Ttme -December IS, 1918, at 11
P. M
D. T. Dunn A J. E Parker,
Administrators.
W. R. Johnson, Atty. ?
Nov. 28, 1918.
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FREIGHT TRAINJWRECKED
AT AHOSKIE.
A Southern freight train was
shorn of a part of i to load of box
ears early Tuesday morning, when {
a broken "frog" near the Church
Street crossing in Ahosfcie caused
the derailment of a box car. Be
fore the engine was b rought to a
standstill seven cars were off the
track. A portion of them toppled
over, while others merely left the
rails. The track was b adly torn up
for a distance of a hundred yards,
extending from South o* the Church
Street crossing to a point opposite
the Herald building No one was
injured.
The accident occurred between
1 and 2 o'clock Tuesday morning,
and traffic was blocked completely
until late Tuesday morring. the
track being repaired in time for the
li A. M. passenger trains to pass.
Train number 42, bound from Wil
mington to Norfolk, was delayed
at Ahoskie for several hours. An
Improvised train was made up at
Pinner* Point arrived a few minu
te* past eight o'clock, and carried i
tn? belay*! paaaajrars to Norfolk.
Amonp the fa imigw^in the train
were abo^t seven aaftyp/s from
Charleston thai, way to
theNaval Base, j
Betterment Association ''?*??,
The Betterment Association wi>.
meet next Monday, December 16 at
S o'clock. The meeting is sailed a
few days before the regular time,
owing to some important businea
that must be transacted.
All members of the Association
and friends of the school are urged
to be present.
A play "The Bird's Christmas Ca
rol" wiU be presented by Ahoskie
High School Thursday, December
19. This vill be given under the
auspices of the Betterment Asso
ciation.
Gveiyone is invited to come and
help make this, the first entertain
ment "of the school year a success.
Admission 15 and 26 cents.
LAND SALE!
By virtue of the power and au
thority vented in me by a certain
mortgage, executed by E. C. Hobbs
aud wife, Maggie Hobbs, to D. T.
Doughtie which is recorded in the
office of the Register of Deed*, for
County of Hertford, in book 54 page
87 the following property will be
sold at public auction, viz:
The house and lot on McClohon
Street owned by Mrs. Maggie llobb
bound on the north by Z. V. Bella
my lot, on the east by E. Hayes lot,
on the south by Mrs. Jacob White,
on the west by MoGlohon Street,
containing 75 feet by 160 feet deep.
^ Place of Sale;, at postqffice build
ing in Ahoskie, N. C.
Time of tale: December 28, 1818
at 12 o'clock M.
Terms of sale?Cash.
This 11th day of December, 1918
D, T Doughtie, Mortgagee.
W. W. Rogers, Attorney.
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Fo. Sale.
lot located on Railroad, North
and Mitchell Streets, being the lot
now occupied by A. W. Hollorran
for a sale (.table on corner i f Rail
road and North streets, running
along said North Street to corner of
North and Mitchell Streets now oc
cupied by Mr. F. D: Flythe for
coach and repair shop.
This is an ideal lot for coach shop
and sales stables; and is a most ex
eelient site for . garage and imple
ment busintss or wholesale grocery
etc., being located iust across the
street from Railroad depot, and on
three streets with two business cor
ners.
Wit the present growth it would
be hard to guess the value of thia
property in five pears.
Will be Kid cheap to quick buy
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4LT AdoIy fti OOM tO ?? 1 "T
R, J. B. H*ker. Ahodrte, N. Ck.
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WE BUY
OLD FALSE TEETH
We pay from $2.00 to ?S6.00 per
mt (broken or not.) We till W
?ttMd value for piamoai, MOM,
Silver and BridfH-wk. Send tt
one by parel by t>*reel port and ra
eive aah by return mall.
MAZER 3 TOOTH SPECIALTY
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? LOCAL 1CEW8 ITEMS OF ?
? GENERAL INTEREST. *.
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Starkey Jermgan, of Norfolk,
spent Sunday with his brother R.
H. Jernigan.
Rev. F. T. Collins preached < two
very interesting and strong sermon*
at the Baptist Church last Sunday
at 11 A. M. and 7 P. M. Urge
congregations were present at both
services.
Messrs J. 0. Askew, Sr. and Jr.
of HarraHaville spent Sunday with
friends in Ahoakie.
Mr. H. C. Sharpe, of Harrells
ville, was in Ahoskie last Fiidajr.
0. L. Joyner, of Greenville, spent
several days here this week on bus
iness.
Misses Clariue Scull and Janie
Sharpe, of Harrellsville, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jer
igan a few davs this week.
Mrs. A. S. Landgraff has return
ed to her home in Norfolk, after
spending some time with her moth
er, Mrs. R. H. Baker.
Mr. Vinson, the former manager
of the Herald, still remains abso
lutely 'eticent as to his whereabouts
in France. No word from him has
been received by relatives or at
i^a office since early September at
^Vh^me he stated that he waa in
getting on nicely.
rtiiHi 'fill H"|hi>f Pbweiferille
spent .. ^>?rt wMft farAbosk ie Sun
day afteri,.'oi>.?SH
was a visitor in AhJ^HH|R||k '<Mji
was here Sunday.
Mr. J. I. White, of Nashville,
has been in Ahoskie several days
this week on business.
A large crowd heard Mis. Chil
ton of the Lyceum Associaton, ren
der her interesting program
readings at the High School here
last night. The readings were of
the very highest order, and were
well taken by the audience.
I The local tobacco market wil
close the 1918 season on Friday,
December 20. The market has
been unusually active for the past
month, owing to having been clos
ed by reason of the influenza epi
demic. The price paid for tobacco
sface the closing order was lifted
has beeh much higher than during
any previous time of the currant
season. At the close of the season
here buyers on this market will
leave for markets in Kentucky, the
season there opening on the first of
the year.
Among the young soldiers to re
ceive discharges and return to their
homes here within the part ten
days were John and Jim Seasoma
snd LI r wood White. All of these
soldiers (in ths making) were men*,
bers of the Student Army Ttaining
Corps, the first of the trio being at
A. & E. in Raleigh, and the other
two in Trinity College. Like others
of us who have experienced the dis
cipline of military units in war
times, these boys seized the first
opportunity to secure their release
and return to their peaceful pur
suits. With the return of these
aud others expected to arrive daily
a feeling of relief returns to those
who have feared for the safety of
their sons.