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VOLUME IX. (TWELVE PAfcES) AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1?19. (ONE SECTION) NUMBER 46
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JUDGE BRODIE
B. WINBORNE
DIED MONDAY
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Hartford County's I fading
Lawyer and Man of Public
Succumb* After Mines*.
FUNERAL AND BURIAL
LAST WEDNESDAY
F?^ Many Year* Represented
County in G?era! Assembly}
A Vigorous Attorney.
On Monday, February 24, at a
Richmond,' Virginia, hospital, former
j Judge Brodie B. Winborne, and
leading lawyer <Jf Hertford county,
died after a few weeks of Intense
suffering, brought an by a heraiaor
hage at the head. The burial and
funeral took place at the old bury
ing ground-near Murfreesboro on
the following Wednesday. Hertford
county Superior court, which is in
session at Winlon this week, ad
journed Wednesday in honor of his
memory; and Judge Conner and the
entire county bar, as wejl as other
attendants in a body attended the
burial.
Judge Winborne was axty-five
years of age when daatfe claimed
him; and up until a few weeks ago
was actively engaged in the practice
of law at his oii home in Murfsses
boro. Associated wife Mnyin his
practice was his son. Hen. Stanley
Winborne, at present county repre
sentative of this county. During his
life time, he was one of the most
rigorous lawyers and jurists in this
section of the itat?. He was seve
ral years judge of the county court,
has been prominently mentioned for
Superior Court Judge, Attorney
General and other higfj state offices.
For many years he was Hertford
county's Representative at the state
legislature. In the practice of law,
he was recognised as the leading
authority on points of law in Hert
ford county, and the adjoining sec
tions.
Surviving him are: his wife, and
two sons, Hon. Stanley Winborne,
and B. B. Winborne, Jr., both of
whom make their home at Murfrees
boro; also one brother, Mr. S. P.
Winborne, of Como, and the present
chairman of the county hoard of
commissioners. HI* ancestry num
bers some of the most prominent and
influential personages of Hertford
county; and among thun, Judge
Winborne was one of the strongest,
ablest, and most vigorous of them
all. In hi* death the county has suf
fered the loss of one of its leading
public men, North Carolina one of its
able defenders, and the bar one of
its most learned members.
REFRESHMENTS WILL fcfi SOLD.
The Home Economics Cljib of
Ahoskie will sell refreshments, con
sisting of ice cream, cake, and other
delicacies, immediately after the
concert to be given by the Hawaiian
Quintette at the Ahoekie High
School Friday night. Proceeds from
this sale will be used to purchase a:
oil stove to be used by thi^ club '
the local school, where the lunch
system has been lately installed, Th"
club is working under auspices
the Woman's Betfferment Association'
Mr. R. L. Shelby and brother of
Hopewell, Va., were visitra in Ahos
kie Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Shel
by will be remembered here as a"
former assistant cashier of the Farm.
ers-Atlantic Bank. He now holds
the responsible peel tion of Cashier
of the First National Bank of-Hope
well. Va.
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I PRESIDENT WOODROW WILS0N
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PraUapl Wiltoa raturnad to the
United Stataa last wwk, after i|?i4
in? two urth in Franc*. Ha will
ranuin in this country only a short
whtla bafora fca rtturni to tha poaca
confaranca in Puk Wkila kara ha
will diacuaa tka prmpoamd Laafaa of
of Nations and jwm?t America n
riawt to tha confaranca.
Select and Test
Your Seed Corn
Cora Should Be Made Basis of
Southern Food Production,
S*r? Dr. Kaapp.
According to Dr. Bradford Knapp,
chief, office extension work in the
?oath "Corn should be made the basis
of southern food production lince the
wheat befr farmers" who have Umd I
left for food crops will plant spring
whest, instead oi com, a* they might
otherwise do, hots? of the govern,
ment's guaranteed wheat price.
Seed corn selecting is as important
as the selecting of sires and dams in
the breeding of lire stock
The yield of corn in the south can
easily be doubled -by proper selection
of seed and proper cultivation.
K. c?rn should be so well cared
for that it will contain no ears that
will not germinate, and seed Ming
should be employed as s demonstra
tion of the fact that the seed has re
cehred proper attention rather than
?s a Screen to separate the wortfclaas
from the pearly preserved seed. If
through accident or carelessness a
supply of seed baa been so damaged
that s test of 100 or more represen
tative ears proves that lass than #7
kernels out of every 100 germinate,
and better seed can net be procured,
it is certainly advisable to test the
ears separately and discard the poor.
est.
Germination tests do net tell the
whole seed corn story. Corn that
Will come up but that will produce an
unprofitable crop, is worse than
?eed which won't grow at all, be
cause it fools a farmer into using
l? ho r and land that are lost. Know
what your seed will do by selecting
it yourself.
Cheap seed corn may prove very
dear; the seed corn that produced
the best crop 1, the cheapest, no
ttttter how high the cost may seem.
V you must buy seed, pay your
neighbor a reasonable price for
selected dried seed of a variety that
has made good in a neighboring Held
but don t pay ? stranger a f,ncy
price for seed claimed to give mira
culous yields.
"Trust In Providence and keep
your powder dry" i, ?? inJuncti()n
equally applicable to farming if
made to read; "Trust in Providence
?nd keep your seed corn dry."
Actual testa have proved that
Carefully stored seed corn will yield
Mm much as 18 bushels or more to
the aere than seed from the ordinary
storage of the y>rn crib. This woaid
mean almost double the yield ti>r
(Continued on page twelve.)
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EXTENSION BILL
PASSES HOUSE
LAST SATURD'Y
Bill Asking for Extension of the
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Corporate Limit* Pimm
Third and Final Readme
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BILL FOR BOND ISSUE
GOES TO THE SENATE
Ahoakie Is Assured of Place
She Belongs in Census That
Is Be Taken Next Year.
The bill asking for. extension of
the corporate limits of the town of
Ahoskie last Saturday passed the
third and final reading in the North
Carolina House of Representatives.
From the House this biH went to th:
Senate chamber, where it is expected
to pass in a few days. The bill de
signed to give the town council the
privilege of calling an election or
bond issue for water and sewrirage. ir
Ahoskie has also passed/the final read
ing in the House and has gone to
the Senate for concurrence. The fate
of the biH for improved streets is not
yet known; but, in all probability thiai
bill will also successfully pass both
branches of the state legislature dur
ing this session. ? X /
Thus is Ahoskie Assured the place
that belongs to her in the next cen
sus which will be taken next year.
Further than that, when the bond is
sue for water and sewerage has been
sanctioned by what is expected to be
^overwhelming majority of voters,
Ahoskie wilrSeTtf His tb attract be<
ter and larger business; and people
looking far modern conveniences a
improvements can find them at Ahos
kie?truly, 'the best town between
Chowan and Roanoke rivers.
LOCAL PUGILISTS
DIVIDE HONORS
Ahoskie's Town police, probably
growing weary of inactivityat the
lawlessness of his tribe, himself trans
greased the forbidden path on last
Friday, when he mixed with "Bod"
Burton, a local horse dealer, at the
latters stables in Ahoslcie. The re
sult of the encounter was a bruised
and swollen face claimed by B. S.
Barnes, the police, and a few sore
spots, the property of tVe other puli
gist. ? ?
The rbW'tfrew out of k horse trade,
in which policeman Barnes believed
he was worsted, after testing out bis
newly aeqaired animal. He proceed
ed to take the "swap" baek; having
gone to Burton's stables and demand
ed his first love. Burton refused to
give up, whereupon Barnes took mat
ters in his own hands and was pro
ceeding to take his horse by fores
Burton seeing this, decided to use a
little prsuasion via a buggy whip,
with which he struck Barnes to the
ground. The latter then "up and mix
ed it" with Burton, both participants
receiving bruises as mentioned above.
All of this happened in a very
brief space of time, but was rather
interesting to a flock of spectators
that rushed to the scene of battle.
The smoke was soon cleared away,
and the pugilists were hailed up in
magistrates court. Both were fined
by the trial justice.
REPAIR SHOP BEING ERECTED
J. R. Garrett is erecting on his lot
next to the feed and. livery stables of
lower fytyn Street a !at-ge frame
structure, whrch will be used as a
general re'piir shop, when completed
The buildlntf it rapidly nearjftg com
pletion and will soon be occupied by
local ?blacksmiths, woodworkers and
repair men.
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Mrs. L. K. Walker and two child
ren have been spemMng the past two
weeks with Dr. Walkw's parents near
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RAILWAY OFFICIAL WARNS FARMERS"
ORDER THEIR FERTILIZERS AT ONCE
Regional Director WindMll; Finds Situation is Becoming
Precarious and Urges Farmers Not To Dti^y
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"Please let we say a word to our farmer, patrons.
. "The normal yearly movement of fertilizers in this
region runs from three million to five .millions tons. . This
means, in round figMfes, 160,000 carloads to behandlod-.
"Ordinarily mosfrof this very large item of trafUpis
.thrown on the railn&ds in the months of Jantlfcry,
February and March. v Great activity, on their p<frt ie
necessary to handle the dlwne well. , 1
"By February 10th at Vast 40 per cent oi the whole
fertilizer tomiage has usually,been shipped, but this year
less than 15 per cent has moved so far, that-is-to say,
the movement up to date is about 50,000 cars $hort of
what it should have been. v , r
"It is easy for y<ju to see what I fear.
"A flood of busiBMs at the last moment cannot t e
moved to the satisfaction pf our patrons and complaints
will surely follow. We aire anxious to avoid />mpl tints,
but it is obvious vthat we cannot move al! of this tow ; ge
atone tfme. In order to do the job right it is. tecessury
that it "be well distributed throughout the /hoi t three
months.
."During the past four or five weeks c\r onditicns -
and weather have been favorable, but the fertilizers
have not moved freely and immediate icti 'ity ia nc w
necessary to avoid a condiion which will be serious
alike to the farmers and the railroads."
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Returns Must Be
Filed Before 15th
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fiill Provides for Heavy Penal
tie* for Those Who Fail to
Make Returns by 15th.
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Raleigh, Feb. 26.?Work on the
collection of 16,000,000,000 haa been
begun by the Bureau Wf Tnternal Re
venue. This is th? estimated yield of
the new revepue bill. The income tax
provisions ot the act reach the poc
ket-book of every single person in
tb* United States whose *et income
for 1918 was flJUX), or more, and
of every married person whose ne.
income was $2,000 or more. Person;
whose net income equalled or e>
ceeded these amounts, according <
their marital status, must file a re
turn of income with the collector of
internal revenue for the diatrict in
which they live on or before March
15th. \
Here is what will happen to them
if they don't; for failure to^lle a re
turn on time, a fine of not more than
$1,000 and an additional assessment
of 2$ per cent of the amount of th
tax due.
For "wilfully refusing" to make a
return on time, a fine not exceeding
$10,000 or not exceeding one year's
imprisonment, ?t bath.
For making a false or fradulent re
turn, a fine of not more than $10,
000, or imprisonment for not more
than one year, of both, together witl
an additional assessment of TO per
cent of the amount of tax evaded.
For failure to pay the tax on time,
a fine of not more than $1,000 and an
additional assessment of 5 per cent of
the amount of tax'unpaid, plus 1 per
cent interest for each fu* month
during which it remains unpaid.
In addition to the $1,000 and $3,
000 person*! M'liitUia, taxpayers
are allowed an exemption of $200
for each person dependent upon them
for chief suppbrt if <u?h person is
under eighteen years of age and in
capable of self-support. Under the
1917 act, thin exemptlop was allowed
only for each dependent "child."
The head of a. family?one who sup
ports one or mofe persons closely
connected with him by blood rela.
tionship by marriage, or.by adoptle?
?-is entitled to all exemptions allow
ed a' married person. ?
The- normal rate of tax under the
new act is 6 per cent of' the first
$4,000 of Tlet ineome above tile ex
emptions,'and 12 t>er'cent of the net
income In excess of $4,000, Incomes
in tfcew of $5,000 as* sublet Ms<?
to t surtax ranging from 1 per rent
of the amount of the net income
between $5,000 and $6,000 and
$6,000 to 65 per cent of the net In
come above $1,000,000.
Payment of the tax may be made
in full at the time of filing return or
in four installments, on or before
March 15, on or before June IS, on
or before September 15, and on or
before December 15.
Revenue officers will visit every
county in the United States to aid
taxpayers in making out their re
turns. the date of their arrival and i
the location of their offices may be
appertained by inquiring at offices of
collectors of internal revenue, poet- 1
offices apd banks. Failure to see thes
officers, however, does not relieve
the taxpayer of his obligation to file
hia, return and pay his ,tax within .
the time specified< by law,, In this
case taxpayers moat Malt the 'gc ,
emment, not <h? government. tU
taxpayer.
The Herald goes on paM-in-tfd
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Last Notice To
Oar Subscribers
Be Given Thirty Day* in Which
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BRIDGES TO BE
CONSTUCTED
'OVERROANOKE
^ccordini to Plan* Two Bri4>
(n Be Constructed Actom
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ONE IN BERTIE Afrrf
OTHER NORTHAMPTON
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Bills Introduced in National *
Congress and North Carolina
Legislature Recently.
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; Recently there have been introduc
*d both in ' the national and state
legislature bodies bills designed to
promote the construction of bridges
Across the Roanoke river. Accoading
to these bills, one will be constructed
at Williamston and will connect Ber
tie county with Martin; another will "
$>e constructed near Scotland Neck
and will connect the county of
Northampton with Halifax county.
Representative J. H MatheWsof Ber
tie, introduced such a bill in the
House of representatives at ITalsigh
during the current session. Both
Congressmen Small and Kite Kin tap.
resenting the counties affected have
also asked the National Congress to
permit these bridges to be constructed '
According to .the plans in view, the
expense of building these bridges
will be borne .by (he cuonties csmti
gous to the Reanoke river. Definite
plans are not available for this publi
cation. " c * *?
(> Thpse projects of completed will
open up a section of North Carolina
that Has always been far t(moved, as
it were, from the Roanoke-Chowan
section. That part of the stats,
though by direct route, but "a-little
way from the counties oft Bertie,
Northampton and Hertford; Id order
to reach these potnts-by county, reads,
one must circuit around by We Won,
thereby goftig many miles ant of the
Way: With the plaeiag of bridges
across this river u designated this
tw?: sections' bf j the state will be
cemented more closely together, and
travel" to and fro will be greatly
facilitated. t '? '<
/With the construction of the state
highway, which is already under con
struction! both-In Bertie and Hert->
ford counties, quick communication
will be passible between all points tai
the above mentioned counties, and
the eounty of Martin, as well as the
section of the state bordering en
Martin county. ' r i ' ?
HERTFORD COUNTY FARMERS
COTTON CONVENTION.
There will be held at. the court
house at Winton on Thursday March
6th, a convention of all farmers in.
terested in the cottap situation fee
the purpose of discussing means ef
holding the crop now en hand and
making plans for the reduction of the
acreage for 1919 crop. : r.
The N. C. Cotton Growers Asso
ciation will furnish a speaker and
Mr. Wm. R: Camp of the Wvision of
Markets has betn feslfed to attend the
meeting and present plans for the
construction of a cotton warehouae
and peanut cleaner in the coia^ty. . 4
The county agent will submit plans
for the organization of the farms:
in each school district
. Bvery farmer white and colored
?houtd be present and give the niove^ i
ment his support. \* . V jfli
Come and tell all of yeur neighbors
t? corns.
E. W. GAITHER, |
County Agent '3
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Miss liouhe Turn ley, of Klnsto^
was the guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. Man- <?9
leY f). (Airtis, S^turds? afld Sunday.
Miss Clurine, ScuJl, of Ham*.
villp, was the guest ifi the home of ./
Mr.and "Mrs. It H. Jsrnlgan a few >
Uyt this week.
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